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Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-15
Man in the Making.

We are all sculptOrS of life. From
the anthropoid ape stage clear up
through the ages, in the slow process
of evolution, man has been at work
chiseling himself. Always on the whole
bettering himself little, eliminating
the animal, the brute qualities more
and more, in spite of setbacks, he has
persistently struggled toward the real
ization of his ideals-the higher man,
the ideal man.
Our sculpturing is mental; our
thought is the chisel that traces the
ideal in life's marble. Angel and de-
mon, beauty and ugliness, success and
failure lie side by side in the mar
BILE of life.-Dr. Orison Swet Marden,
in New Success.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-15
The Early
Bird
o0
BY LOUISE OLIVER
copyright, 1918. by the Mcclure Newspa!
Der Eyndicate.)

In the spring young mans fancy
lightly turns to thoughts of new suit
Thus Charlie Emerson emerged one
Sunday morning when the sun was
swelling the buds, and a gentle spring
wind was playing tunefully IN the
porch lattices, arrayed In suit OF pale
gray with hat to match, gloves OF Il
modlsh tan, English shoes Of most ex'
pensive leather, and walking stick.
Charles thoughts haG lightly turned
to thoughts of love long before the
snow was off the ground. and the
spring regalia was intended to impress
the recipient of his affections.
Louise Jones was the girl he adored.
but Louise being pretty and everything
a girl of nineteen should be had not
reciprocated the feeling with the In
tensity that Charlie craved. 1t is 20
unsatisfactory to be told that you are
n dear nice fellow and that you're liked
all tC pieces, but that some one hasn't
time to be bothered these busy days.
He never sent her pound of candy
that some one hadn't "beaten him to
it, and sent two. It was the same
thing with flowers. Some other fe'-
low always got in first.
The "other fellow" the thorn that
pricked unendurably. was Roscoe
Wright, and Roscoe Wright also had
the amazir.g affrOntery to be Charles
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-15
Bathing Is & Luxury, Not a
Necessity. hccorfinn to
klvt.3 Explorers Theory

II Is not essential to one health that
one bathr Frequently, according to the
hypothesis oNpouHuca by NiIh'lmur
Stefansson, the arctc explorer, in u
philosophical discussion of ScurVy in
the Medical Review of Reviews. Mr.,
StefanSson asserts bathing is purely
on esthetic principle and that the
value Of rlcaulin, - to health has rot
been established hy The medical prac-
titioners.
Mr.. Stpfanss0n's prOU0unccmcnt
will be greeted with iuhilation by the
clements which possess IN in@r0Wn
dislike for hydrogen and oxygen in
proportions Of two TO one. 1t has been
accepted as dr%matic by the Mexican
pelados for years, WHO as Il religious
function, bathc only on ST. ,loln'S
day, which is celebrated early in May.
"Much of what the ordinary pil|E-
toner tells you about bathing for
health is either not yet demonstrated
as true or else is demonStrably u!l-
true" declares Mr.. Stefansson. "Thr
fact is that, according to the point of
view, cleanliness is matter Of eSthrt-
les or else Cf taboo observance rather
than of hea.lh."
The explorer makes an apology in
the article for his attack on medical
orthodoxy by declaring he has been
divorced from medical books and jour
nails for more than ten years. Mr..
StefanssOn wrote the treatise while
in the arctic region in 1916. He was
reported as dangerously i'll from ty-
phod fever on llcrSchel island.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-15

nor mad ne squandered a months sal
ary on new spring outfit to naunt
before the adored ones eyes. Charlie
was not going to hide his light under
a bushel even If old Boreas had taken
sides against him. Sun or ciouos'
warm zephyrs or scurrying snow
Charlie was going home with Louise
and he did. 1t was showing In spe'ls
and the wind was so violent pv tihs
time they had to stand close TO '''e
houses while the heaviest gusts pasSeo
Louise was inclined to be merry a.
though conversation was difhcult. one
teased Charlie about rushing the sea-
son. but owned up that he looked ni'e'
and she always did like gray for men
II YOU can strain any sentiment out OF
that you're miracle, but Charlies
soul sailed straight into the last heaven
Of delight.
And when arrived at her own front
porch she asked him In, Charlle WIS
ecstatic beyond reply. How hio ne
know that, like Kitty, she knew th"'
he must be cold, and as she said ar'er'
wards. how could she let the poo.
thing stand out there like feeceu
sheep and freeze to death!
Now the Joneses had decided lor
ohvious reasons to do their painting
and papering early on account Oh
certain event which the world was
soon TO know would take place the ihs'
Of April, And Saturday had seen 'ne
last oily coat Of white applied TO lhe
living room paints.
Louise turned to tell Charlie 10 "'
careful, but she was too late. rr"'"
shoulders to cuff he was solid wh''e'
At the same instant her horrlhe" eyes
fell on the new Boston pup who was
Just disappearing under the victoria
seat in the hall with the new pearr
gray hat.
"Oh. Charlie. I'm so sorry crled
Louise. II should have told you about
the paint. But ! was so busy thinking
of the other thing I wanted to tell you
that the paint went out of my henn'
You see-you see-we're fixing up t"r
for the wedding. My wedding KOS
coe and are to he married next
month. Are-arent you surprlseo'
Won't you congratulate me?'
But Charlie took his hat, stick,
spring clothes and coat OF paint, OH
without expressing an opinion.
He'd have had pneumonia hut TOT
Kitty Park. His family were all away,
so was Kitty's mother, but she heard
him coughing when he came nome
So domestic Kitty, a born nurse
took him in hand and sent for the doc
tor. and between them they pulled poor
Charlie out Of the grave.
One evening In real spring KITTY
was out watering her sweet peas wheh
Charlie came into the yard.
"Say, Kitty, have you heard the
news. I've got Roscoe Wrights OLD
place at the office. He's gone to New
York"
"Oh. Charlie, I'm so glad. love to
have you get along and get the things
you want"
"Do you? Then there's favor you
can do me-"
"What?"
Marry me. rye loved you all IhF
life, but never knew It till that fool
Sunday i"
"Never mind, don't say It, dear
whispered Kitty. i've loved you III
ways, too, only l did not know II,
either, you see"
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-15

While Maryland subscribed in larger
proportion to the Third Libetty Loan
than any other State in the Fifth Re-
serve District, its record was not as
good IN over-subs scriptions as some OF
The other States, but what it lacked in
this respect, it more than made up in
per capita subscriptions.
Maryland's appo.t.o onment of the
tirSt loan was $2O.0V0O0O minimum,
$35,0OO,0V0 maximum and total sub
scriptions amounted to s370iS,750 or
s2,QlS,150 over-subscriptions.
In the second loan Maryland was ap-
portioned $4,000 900 minimum, $685.
100000 maximum and subscriptions
amounted to $5i,343,300 or $40 656,7Oo
less than the maximum.
There was 10 maximum apportion-
ment for the third loan.
Maryland's share of that loan was
s3S259, 900 and subscriptions totaled
$4S,729,S00 or $lO,470,0O0 more than
It's allotment
Subscriptions in all the States COM
prising the Firth District were larger
by $9l4l2,S5U for the second loan than
for the first due, no doubt, to the in
tensive educational campaign conduct
ed especially to impress upon the wage
Garner the Importance of practicing
thrift and Investing the savings in Lib
erty Bonds.
While total subscriptions in the Fifth
District for the third loan We're nearly
S1400O,0OU less than for the second.
they exceeded the first loan by $751;
52O,68O. Subscriptions for the entire
Fifth District for the first Liberty Loan
amounted to $109,73S 900; for the sec.
ond loan $2OI 700. subscriptions
for the third loan exceeded the appor-
tioument by $56259,03
Many subscribers to the first and
second loans contented themselves
with the belief that they had done
their full duty and refrained from sub
scrlbing to the third loan.
Every effort will be made during the
fourth loan campaign to impress upon
leCtlC!lIdIlS lLdl II Is lucI uuts W
subscribe to the limit of their ability
to every loan foated by the United
States,
1t is estimated that one out of every
5h persons in Maryland bought bond
of the third issue. In Baltimore City
1t Is estimated that one in every 2.S Of
the white population bought bond.
The total number of subscribers in
the State. including Baltimore City,
was 253,916 of whom 1T 43S were resi-
dents of the city and 76,47S were resi-
dents of the county. Only the District
of Columbia exceeded Maryland in per
capita subscriptions. The per capita
subscriptions for the State, outside OF
Baltimore City, was 1888, while that
for the city was $685., making the
total for the whole state $34,51. The
District Of Colulrhia per capita sub
scriptons was So .; Virginia $2051;
West Virginia SIS 4; North Carolina
$1O24; South Carolina $1218. The
per ca.ta subscription for the whole
Fifth District was $20.26.
Maryland also !ead in the number
of subsclihes to the third loan
Against its to.al OF 253916 was the
District of Columbia 1854; Virginia
3787; West Virginia 1884; North
Carolina S1,582; South Carolina ST..
9O5, making 4 total of S5S,35S. The
percentage o! the population of the
Fifth District subscribing to the loan
was 9.34.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-15
Natural Freaks.

Double nuts often grow on the wal
nut, chestnut and hickory trees but
these are more frequently double
only on the outer covering with an
Ill shaped interior and kernels that
are deformed.
Double cocOanuts are deemed a
wonderful curiosity among the natives
of the lands where they grow. They
are highly priced as charms against
disease and other calamities, and are
kept for centuries by some tribes.
The best explanation of such freaks
Is that they are due to the peculiar
manner in which the fertilizing pol.
len is caught and retained. The posi-.
ton of the fruit or nut may have
some effect on its growth in double
form and in the case of vegetable.
this factor Is doubtless responsible
for large percentage of the doubles.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-15
Pay Employees to Exercise.

For the last few months the office
employees of a large manufacturing
concern have been paid to exercise an
hour day, says Popular Mechan-
les Magazine. The company feels that
the best possible physical condition of
it's men is so desirable that it has At
ted up a gymnasium for them and
placed an experienced physical in
structor in charge. Executives, super
intendents, managers and others are all
urged to spend one hour of the COM
pany's time each day in the gym.
naSium.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-15
TRADE BRIEFS

Horse nose guards and kitchen uten.
sils made Of wire are wanted In Can.
ada.
Paints, hardware, hosiery, patent
medicines and felt hats are needed In
Venezuela.
Motion-picture films, especially those
depicting war scenes, are wanted In
Switzerland.
Dry goods, hosiery, tapestry, Office
supplies, chemicals and dyestuffs are
wanted In Argentina.
Hardware, tires, tubes, rubber goods,
metals, stationery and novelties are in
demand in Madras, India.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-15
Kitty Sat Right Beside HIM.

superior In the office at salary that
quite warranted the extra expenditure
In offerings at milady's shrine. So 1t
kept Charlie busy trying to put his
best foot foremost to keep up with his
more substantial rival. The new
spring suit was happy inspiration.
1t was almost unseasOnably early, but
Charlie had learned the truth Of sew
eral axioms in his courting, among
Others that the early bird catches the
worm. There should be q cOrOllary to
this, however. for foolish young low
ers, that he also sometimes catches
cold For Of course with the sun and
wind so balmy 1t would be quite awful
to eclipse the radiance Of his new
wardrobe with an Overcoat. Besides
Charlie had had to use the scissors on
the stopping place of his overcoat
sleeves several times Of late.
In church, Charlie gazing reverent.
ly, not at the Reverend Mr.. Smith
in the pulpit. but at the back Of
LouiSes blond head, did not see the
admiration in Kitty Parks eyes. Kitty
sat right beside him In the pew.
Kitty Park had always sat beside
him in church, and lived next door to
him at home So of course to Charlie
she was Just Kitty Park. She was
taken for granted quite as much as the
sycamore tree on the lawn, or the
chimney on the roof. She was some
hnt hnI alu haan a w
would be--a fixture.
Kitty was very pretty. Up to the
time of the Jones advent to town she
had been the acknowledged town beau.
ty. But being domestic and somewhat
shy, she had affected none Of the en-
bellishments that usually attract the
gulllble male, as had Louise Jones
So the palm had passed from Kitty to
Louise without the former knowing
that she had ever owned 1t.
The fact that Roscoe Wright was
not at church was both balm and net
ties to Charles soul. Settles because
his new outfit had lost half of its in
tended triumph, balm because he saw
an unobstructed opportunity Of walk.
ing home with Louise.
The bright colors in the art glass
window toward the sun turned sud.
denly somber and darkened steadily as
n shadow crossed the path Of old Sol's
rays followed quickly by another.
Then tiny whistle Of wind became
barely audible, increasing slowly and
tho hnp dtpttp
tested the powers Of Mr. Smiths al
ways powerful voice. An Icy breath
pervaded the church. The janitor had
long before slipped In and closed the
red and blue transoms
Charlie, with chill creeping slowly
ND and down his spine. tried to look
stoically Indifferent to the change of
Temperature A man Of the world, he
argued, always took things as they
came. II the weather changed, that
was up to the weather. He was all
right.
But Kitty Park noticed with aInrm
that the line around his lips YVES dvav-
ing tight and his whole face had
blue look. She had heard him cough
In the night, his window facing hers,
and she had a conviction he was try
Ing to suppress cough now.
At last church was out! And or
course anybody with the sense OF
newly hatched egg would have gone
straight home, taken hot bath and
rub down and hot lemonade, put on
a warm house robe and stayed In all
day. But then that person didn't
think he was In love with pretty girl
who lived on the other side Of town
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-15
American Hospital In Ireland.

A large dwelling house, with a con-
siderable area of land attached, has
been acquired near Queenstown for an
American naval hospital. 1t will be
used for men from American warsbips.
Wooden dormitories will be added to
the existing building so as to bring the
capacity of the hospital up to $50 beds.
The dormitories arc being built in Sec
tions In America and shipped to Ireland
In knock -dowSl form.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-15

Prisrend makes remarkably modest
demands on orthography for Balkan
town, being spelled in only six differ.
ent ways.
1t has no need for water board,
because the river Biritza, called the
Martha by casual geographers, cuts
the town in two, while in almost all
the streets there are brooks that be-
come torrents after heavy rains.
The Prsrendan nuts" are the most
gaudily dressed people in the Balkans,
and the local bazaars blaze with gar
ish garments, beside which the rain
bOw-hued neckties inflicted on innO-
cent Englishmen at Christmas would
look drab.-LOndOn Chronicle.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-15
DISTINGUISHING Mark.

"This check is doubtless all right"
said the bank cashier politely, hut
have you anything about you that
would serve to identify your
81 have mole on my left elbow"
faltered the pretty girl.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-15
In the Boarding-House.

eve never get quantity for more
than one help apiece from the Kitchen"
"Well, you couldn't expect anything
to be repeated by CT dumb waiter could
X0uT"
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-15

The great war has emphasized the
truth that God never created either
men or nations to he absolutely inde-
pendent Of neighbors and friends.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-15

II you would rather make things
hot for the Hun than cool for your
self, save ice. The ammonia from
which most OF Maryland's supply Is
made could be used instead in the
manufacture of hand grenades.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-15
+f+fii,a!,,l.i' .i'hfs'.ars"ftf,ii.I'..i't"'t
+ SUMMEi,, SMILES

Brlst!ec hight Up.
"Niiss jones'" lid the hostess. "n2r
init me to introduce Mr.. llogG. author
of those delightfully."- clever poems yo'.
must have read"
81 am glad to meet MIR, IIog"," saiH
the young woman. "parGDn thc Qu@S-
tion, but is that your real :lameT
Ser ainly" said Iogg, brist!,a, W
"Did you think it was my pen n@me!
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-15

Maybe "his imperial highness'
mustache turns up because II Is trying
to get away from mouth filled with
blaSphemy.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-15
The Disagreeable Man!

Are NOi 'ii''
taking raintiE ,
lessons, JaCk :!
"No; ! left a.
yesterday. ! don
like my maSt2I'.'
Wh% not ?"
"Hc has such 4
GiSagrcab}c " 4 =
of talking, He tGi J
me that if | kept
on for some time
longer | might,
amount cf h,In iva
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-06
By John De Gandt

UNITED Press staff correspondent
Paris, Sept. 6.-(3:5O p. m.) = The
right of General Humbert s army oper-
ating against st. Quentin, Ham and
LaFere, has nearly reached Chauny
which is being encompassed from the
north by an outflanking movement to-
ward St Simon. (St. Simon is mile
and a half east of Ham,
General Mangin S men today still
further lesSened the value of the
Chemin-des- Danes positions, that the
Germans are endeavoring to hold, by
aceentuating their tenacious infiltra-
tion of the defilcs in the grove oppo-
site Laon.
American disisions ae bordering on
the south bank of the Aisne.
Encircled from the northwest, south
west and from the south, the import
ant Junction point of Ham on the road
to st. Quentin is virtually taken, ae-
cording TO battle front advices.
Ham is in southern part Of Pi-
car,iy, twelve miles north of Noyon.)
General Humbert in his movement
from the west Of Chemin-des Danes
ard the positions noeth of the Aisne is
outflanking Genlis woods and nearing
the line of the Crest canal
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-06
GERMANS Find
NODEFENSEL|NE
FORSOL|DSTAND
Allied Threat To Flank Chem
in Des Danes Most Ser
iOus Obstacle.
ENEMY MAN POWER
SEEMS NOW EXHAUSTED
Americans Find Gas-FlIed Ra-
vines and Machine Gun
Nests. Il
By Fred Ferguson,

Omitted Press staff correspsndent)
With the American Armies in France,
Sept. 5.-(Night)-A pressing demand
for men as well as the allied threat
to the flank of the Chemin-de Danes
defense line is forcing a German with
drawal which is likely to wipe out
the last vestige of the spring gains west
of. Rheims. The retreat will probably
continue north of the Aisne, possibly
with sharp fighting and attempted
stands here and there.
The Americans are maintaining CON
stant contact with the enemy Extens-
i've preparations were made for the
withdrawal, smoke from burning dumps
blotting the sky.
AS the Americans advanced north
of the Vesle, they found that all ra-
vines had been filled with gas in an
effort to slow up the pursuit. A heavy
smoke screen was stretched along the
Aisnc from Maizy to Ponta- Dury, five
miles concealing the movements north
ward
Following American patrols combat
elements advanced up the almost i'm
pregnable heights on the north bank
of the Vesle They encountered slight
resistance from machine gun nests.
These groups Of Germans were quickly
mopped up. Caves and quarries in
which German stragglers lurkcd, were
cleaned out with hand grenades. En-
emy rear guards were quickly handled
by the Yankees who crossed the Vesle
and advanced in a northeasterly dir
ection leaving some towns flanks.
Meantime American guns, horses and
eaissons were going forward, raising
clouds Of dust on the roads as they
pushed up close to the Vesle. There
they swung unto action and sent shells
screaming over the plateau where the
Americam troops. were close on the
heels of the retreating boche. Hun
airplanes repeatedly attacked Ameri-
can infantry, sweeping low to use their
machine guns and dropping bombs on
our troops.
The first crossing of the Vesle was
made over trunks of trees. Later
footbridge was thrown across and
material rushed up for construction Of
heavier bridges to permit passage OF
heavy guns and transports.
West Of Fismes the boche withdrawal
was more pronounced. To the east
ward our men alcrmishcd over the
territory beyond the river without meet
ing much resistance but with the with
drawal from the north bank in that
region was seemingly not so rapid 1t
was expected the German resistance
would stiffcn later Real fighting was
looked for when the Americans started
their descent from the plateau on the
Aisne side. German machine guns in-
creased their gathering as large groups
of Yankees advanced to more exposed
positions.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-06
BRITISH DOWN HUNDREDS
OF GERMAN AIRPLANES
Four Hundred And Sixty-Five
Enemy Machines Destroy
ed In Month.

London, Sept. 6.-Since the start of
the British offensive on August 4,
465 enemy airmen have been brought
down by British fliers alone and ex-
.actly 200 enemy planes were brought
down out of control, the latest British
air ministry communigue says.
The cOmmunique says that sixty one
German captive balloons have been set
afire and 9l1h tons of bombs were
dropped in that period on enemy OBJ
iectives. British machines that failed
to return numbered 262.
''Much reconnaissance and photo
graphic work was accomplished by the
air force on September 4 and large
number of artillery and contact patrols
were carried out )" said the commun-
ique.
"The weight of the bombs dropped
by us during the day was 23 tons.
No bombing was possible after dark.
Enemy machines working in large
formations on the German side of the
lines showed considerable activity,
Twenty five hostile machines were
brought down by our airmen and no
less than nine balloons were shot down
in flames. In addition fourteen hos
tile machines were driven down out
of control Sixteen of our machines
are missing One of our machines re-
ported as missing in the fighting Of
September has returned.
@ In the course of the weeks which
have elapsed since the commencement
of our offensive on August 8, 465 enemy
machines have been brought down by
our airmen, their destruction being in
every case clearly established, In ad-
dition the total of enemy machines
proved to have been driven down out
of control, many of which must have
actually crashed, is exactly 200
''The above figures are exclusive of
the considerable number Of enemy ma
chimes brought down by gunfire from
the ground. Sixty one German bal
looms have been set on fire and 91lh
tons of bombs have been dropped by
u.s.
4" Practically the whole of the all
fighting has taken place on the enemy S
side of the line. The number Of our
machines which have failed to return
during this period is 262. y
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-06
WILSON, CANNOT MAKE
LONG SPEAKING TOUR
President viii Be Too Busy
With Public Affairs To
Leave White House

Washington, Sept. 6.-President Will
son has been forced to change his
plan for his liberty loan tour of the
country ard win conduct his part in
the great selling campaign for the most
part from the White House.
Because of rapidly changing world
events, he believed a trip into the west
"would extend too far the line of
communication between the general and
his headquarters.
Other things figured in the deeis-
ion of the president to give up his
trip.
1t is likely, however, that the presi-
dent will make one speech or more in
the east and will issue a number of
statements from the White House Civ
ing account of the administration
stewardships and showing why the
great loan is vital to the cause of vic
tory.
He is writing one loan ''ad' now.