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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17

There is so much variety In the
styles of fur garments that every shop
per may go forth to buy with the hap
py assurance Of being pleased. There
are short coats ami coates, scarf and
huff sets, some long coats and several
capes that are part scarf and scarfs
that are part girdle. The short fur
coat shows signs of being the best
liked of all the assortment, by women
who expect to spend the winter in the
North, but it must admit rivals when
there is likelihood Of a southern so
jOurn. There are several fetching gar
ments that intrigue the favor of those
who have an eye for novelty and grace.
Especially when furs are to be worn
more for their beauty and becoming
ness than for actual warmth.
Some of the new capes are extended
at the front, suggesting the union Of
a cape and scarf, and these betray
pockets when you least expect them
in the scarf ends. They will keep the
hands warm. The cape shown in two
views in the picture has q collar form
ed of q band of martin which decides
to be generous and to perform the duty
of girdle. This is just one more ex-
ample Of the two-in-one-garment idea
which fur designers have enjoyed
working with this season. The cape
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17
USES FIVE Jumps IN COFFEE
New York Capitalist Carries Sugar
With Him to Supplement
Allowance.

San Francisco.-Because he has a
sweet tooth and because the federal
food regulation will not permit him
to have as much sugar as he wants
for his coffee. II. II. McMenimens, a
New York capitalist. carries with him
several bags filled with sugar cubes.
When he arrived at a local hotel he
handed the clerk several small pack
ages and asked that they be checked
and placed In the safe. Investigation
proved that the bags contained sugar,
and in explaining it McMenimens
said:
II always carry a supply of sugar
with me, and always keep one sack
In my pocket for immediate use. Tn
der the food regulations I am allowed
only two cubes for my coffee and I
require five each time. That's why I
have a sugar supply with me all the
time. use tive OF the sacks every
q hours"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17

Until something in textiles more
beautiful and more becoming than
crepe georgette and crepe-de-chine, is
invented, we may expect them TO re-
main the theme of the story OF blouses.
The delicacy of georgette and the
suppleness and sheen of crepe-de-chine
are unrivaled and with this they are
as durable as heavier fabrics. No
blouses wear better or wash and clean
so easily. The new blouses for fall
and winter are still Of these lovely
crepes-they are still silk and bead
embroidered, but there are a few new
style notes that place them as belong
ing to this particular season.
Among these are new methods OF
shaping and finishing neck openings,
the use Of batiste for collars, cuffs,
vestees and frills. The Introduction
Of two contrasting colors In georgette
is an idea carried over from last sea-
son. It was too good to be discard
ed and appears in the blouse pictured
with an emplacement Of old blue crepe
over a fesh-colored body on a blouse
with round neck-opening. The white
frin about the neck Is OF batiste and
It edges the band OF blue georgette
that forms the cuff, making the dainti-
est sort OF finish
Small beads in a tendrfl pattern
serve to border the dark chiffon and
little buttons find a place for them
selves as an ornamental finish, hav-
ing nothing to do with the fastening
OF the blouse.
Another blouse of flesh-coIored
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17
DYE INDUSTRY GROWING

WashingtOn.-The remarkable sue
cess of the American chemists and
chemical manufacturers in developing
the dyestuffs industry, when the sup
plies of dyes from Germany were cut
off, is strikingly shown in a report
just issued by the United States tariff
commission entitled, Census of Dyes
and Coal-Tar Chemicals. 1917"
At the outbreak of the European
war, Germany dominated the worlds
trade in dyes and drugs derived from
coal-tar. Before the war, seven Amer
lean firms manufactured dyes from
imported German materials. In 1917,
100 American concerns were engaged
in the manufacture of dyes, drugs and
other chemicals derived from coaI-tar,
and of this number, 81 firms produced
coal-tar dyes from American materials
which were approximately equivalent
in total weight to the annual imports
before the war. The total output of
the 100 firms, exclusive of those en-
gagged in the manufacture of eXplo-
sives and synthetic resins, was over
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17
DeStroyers Appear as Shell Falls
but Ten Feet Off
Stern.
HAS HUGE CARGO OF DEATH
EreIghter Develops Engine Trouble
and Falls Behind conVoy-Sub-
marine Bobs Up and Begins
Hurting Shells.
BY FRAZIER HUNT


An American Naval Base in France.
A lad from the Q. S. S. Destroyer
$50 had just finished narrating how
close they had come to getting a sub
marine on the last trip when they had
brought in big convoy OF troopers.
Some boat she is" he remarked
.offhand. 1--WE did seven thousand
knots last month and in three sub
fights. Say, what was those funny
steel drums you had piled on the deck
of your old cargo ship when you come
In yesterday"
A lad from the Atlantic freight ferry
boat turned to the destroyer COB.
'Those steel drums you asked about
didn't have nothing at all in them ex-
cept about a million gallons of the
most dangerous poison gas ever made.
Can you imagine what would happen
If a torpedo or even a shell had hit
one of those tanks 2"
This ship, which we shall call the
convoy of 10 stores ships.
Cargo of Death.
thousand steel drums of poison gas
that the army needed badly. 1t was
a dangerous cargo. Any explosion On
board would tear open these drums Of
concentrated gas and iii ten seconds
choke the crew to death. The only
hope would be to use reSpirators, so
a hundred gas masks were borrowed
from the army and the executive Off
Ger of the ship called all hands for in
structions three times a day.
The first ten days of the trip were
uneventful Then the Terrance's en-
gines began acting badly. 1t could not
make the required ten knots and slow
ay it fell behind. There were not sufi-
cient conveying destrOyers to have one
remain behind, so all that stood be-
tween the Terrance's drums of death
and a German submarine was the fore
and aft guns.
Finally, at six o'clock one evening,
the gas mask drill just had ended
when the lookout in the crows nest
shouted down that a submarine was
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17

100000 pounds with a value Of
about $69,OOO.OOO.
Large amounts of the staple dyes
for which there is a great demand are
now being manufactured in the United
States. A few of the important dyes,
such as the vat dyes derived from aliz-
arm, anthracene, and carbazol, are
still not made. The needs of the wool
industry are being more satisfactorily
met than the needs of the cotton in
dustry.
The report gives in detail the names
of the manufacturers of each dye or
other product and the quantity and
value of each produced, except in
cases where the number of producers
is so small that the operations of in
dividuaI firms would be disclosed.
Seventeen hundred and thirty-three
chemists or engineers were engaged
in research and chemical control of
this new industry, or 8.8 per cent Of
the total of 1858 employees. The
report also contains an interesting ac-
count of the history and development
of the industry since the outbreak of
the European war.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17
POISON GAS SHIP IN
RACE WITH U-BOAT

coming to the surface on the port side,
some 1900 yards astern. And here was
the Torrance with crippled engines
hObbling along six or seven knots an
hour, with the convoy 20 miles ahead.
"Open fire with the stern gun. Call
general quarters. Send S. D. S. TO the
convoy. Send word to the chief en-
gineer," were four orders the skipper
on the bridge gave first.
Through his binoculars he could see
the submarine coming to the surface.
Even now the Terrance's stern gun
was peppering away shots, but falling
short of the mark by 1000 yards.
In half a minute more the subma-
rine's coming tower opened and men
crawled out and uncovered the subma-
rine's two guns. In another minute the
first shell came whining toward the
Torrance. 1t, too, fell away short.
Call for Help.
In the radio room the operator was
pounding out the call for help, and
now came the answer that the destroy
ers were coming to aid. Down below
the whole engine force was working
madly. Suddenly a miracle happened
and the starboard engines began sup
plying power to the propeller. From
u bare seven knots the ship jumped
to ten-then eleven, twelve.
Meantime on the bridge the officers
with gas masks strapped at alert pO-
sitiOn were getting the thrill of their
whole life as the old boat picked up
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17
CHARGES DEATH TO SAVE MEN
American Staff Officer Falls MortaIIy
Wounded in Gallant Action in
Lorraine.

With the American Army In Lor-
raine.-The fighting on the new Amer
lean front in Lorraine was featured by
the gallant action of an American
staff officer.
When the officer saw there was
danger of part of his advancing forces
being outf1anked by German machine
xunners he personally led his men In a
charge against the guns.
He captured one gun himself and
his men took the others. The officer
was wounded, probably MORALLY.
The officers troops belonged to the
division operating on the eastern wing
of the American offensive sector. They
had taken the village Of Norroy and
were pressing onward In the face Of
opposition from machine gun nests.
The irregular advance suddenly ex-
posed one unit to a thanking fire and
the officer forgot that he as a staff
officer was supposed to stay away from
the fighting and rushed in.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17
'rwar Service Riouses.

The woman who would look spick
and span even to the end of the day
as she goes about her war work
chooses these strictly tailored blouses
of white silk, linen, madras or even
a dark radium silk, provided 1t has
the high turnover collar, long sleeves
and perhaps a pin tucked or box plait-
ed front with pearl buttons that really
button. One girl caught up her en-
listed brothers cuff links and slipped
them into the sleeves Of her linen
blouse. Before she could finish telling
1t another girl displayed a brand new
pair Of cuff links with a military in
sigma thereon
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17
TEUTON SHELLS ARE BAD

teriOrating. There mad been day after
day of rain during the retreat, and it
was believed possible that in the with
drawal the Germans had not been able
to take the usual precautions against
dampness, the result being that many
projectiles from some Of the big guns
failed to do anything more than strike
the earth with a thud.
One officer suggested that possibly
the Germans had been firing old shells
rather than no shells at all, the off,
GERS realizing that only few of them
were exploding, but preferring to keep
the big guns pounding away merely in
an effort to keep up the morale of the
men putting up the rear-guard fight.
The average number of faulty shells
is generally from 2 to 6 per cent.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17
He WOULD SEE TO SHIPMENT
Old DarI<ey In No Sort Of Doubt a. 70.
the Disposition Of His
"Remains."

Judge Milton G. Elliott Of Virginia.
counsel Of the federal reserve board
told q story last week which quickly
spread over all official Washington.
II appears. says the judge. that an
old darky recently applied for q Job
at high wages at the Du POnt pow
der plant In Hopewel, Va
He was ushered into the employment
bureau and piled with the usual Ques-
tons put to all new hands taken on at
the works.
@And who would you like to be noti-
fed In case OF a serious accident?"
was asked.
Uncle Jake after a little while
thought Of two persons who might like
to know Of his misfortune.
%And, last Of ALL" said one Of the
examiners, where would you Ike your
remains sbipped?"
where would I Ike my remains
shippedT' repeated Uncle Jake IN a
zroggy sort OF voice. BOSS, FSe gwine
to take 'em away from here right
noWF'
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17
ALABAMA BUCK KEEPS WORD
feet Answer to Theology
OF Huns.

Paris.-'Rev." Arthur Jefferson is
his name. Before the war he used to
preach 'roun" in northern Alabama.
Now he's the Quickest buck private in
a negro regiment that has already
earned fame in the line. He evolved
the perfect answer to Prussian theol-
ogy 10 minutes after he got into that
line. The Germans opposite-it was
a quiet sector-had hung out a big
sign bearing the Potsdam proclamation,
"Gott NIT uns."
Arthur Jefferson took one long look
at it. Then he disappeared into a
dugout. He appeared later with the
legend, laboriOusly inscribed on box:
Germans: Consign your souls to
the Lord. In bout four minutes your
bodies going to belong to Alabama"
And they did.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17

geOrgette is simple in design with a
silk embroidery in color and a cape
collar to redeem it from plainness.
But one looks at it twice because Of
a little eccentricity in this collar. It is
slashed in q ''V'' at each side and the
edge Of the ''V'' Joined by little straps
of geOrgette. This simple little deco
ration proved so good in the collar
that 1t was introduced in the cuffs.
There are some very trim high
necked blOuses among new arrivals
with deeper shoulder Jokes than those
Of the past season. They have long
sleeves and hint OF mannish styles
just a mere whisper OF the mannish
line in cut and fnish-and they are
made Of the same sheer materials as
their more-trimmed comrades.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17

speed. Sub shells now were falling
within 300 yards Of the ship.
With the Terrance's new speed the
sub gained slowly, but the skipper
and officers knew it's guns would out
range their own and soon find mark.
1t was a great race with life or death
for the goal.
Then from the edge Of the world
came the smoke of destroyers shoot
ing ahead like flaming arrows. Thirty
knots and more they were making. In
another minute they could trace their
outline. But the sub was nearing, too.
One shell broke less than thirty yards
away.
Seconds seemed like hours, but each
brought the rescuing destrOyers near
er. They were heading straight for
the sub, and nc sub cares for that.
There was one more shot, then the
gunners ran TO the coming tower and
climbed inside. Two minutes later
she submerged. Their last shot hit
within ten feet of the Terrance's stern.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17

graceful trails and sprays. Finally
she pressed them into place with
moderately warm iron. The finished
effect was almost that Of q hand-paint-
ed design There are many ways In
which these flower borders can be car
red out. They VIII not wash, OF
course, as the paste soaks on If damp
ened, but the pattern can be easily re-
placed. A shell pink easement cloth
wreathed with wistaria and lilac de-
sign, would be exquisite, while shaded
pink roses look vel on q green back
ground
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17
centenarlan War worker-

Albion, Mich.-One Of the Oldest
women to register for war service is
Mrs. Juliet -Blakeley of this
place. She registered on the day she
was ninety-nine years eleven months
old. two weeks before the formal reg
tstration OF women was begun in
Michigan by the wOman's committee,
council OF national defense The ser7-
Ice which she volunteered was the use
OF her automobile with its driver, to
anyone doing any kind Of war work,
for six months q the year.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17

is heightened at the front and the
extensions of the collar are brought
about the figure and fastened at the
back, some distance below the waist
line, like a sash. A cape of this kind
would be effective in some OF the rich
fur-fabrics having the collar made Of
genuine fur, with a muff to match IT.
OF course the scarf and muff sets
remain the greatest favOrites, the
most practical Of all furs. Muffs are
round and not very large, and in scarfs
there is a great diversity in styles and
lengths.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17
Born Advertiser.

The other day q flshmonger went
through the streets OF q small New
England town blowing a horn and be-
tween blasts yelling Soup and scrod !"
"Scup and scrod"-two wen-known
kinds Of fish In that country.
A woman came to a door and said
Gimme some SOUP"
Haven't got any SOUP" said the
hshmonger.
'WeH, then" said the woman, what
are you yelling soup for II you
haven't got any tscupT"
well" replied the fshmonger. Y
didn't want you TO forget soup when
I got soup Printers Ink
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17
Added Touch OF Color.

Il your plain white window curtains
are not to your taste. get some rose
patterned cretonne to match your wall
paper, and apply it as did one clever
woman to curtains that were hemmed
top and bottom. With a pair OF curved
scissors she cut the flowers, then laid
the pieces face downward and covered
the backs with paste. Then she ar
ranged them on the curtains about two
inches from the edges In such q way
as to make delightful border with
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17
From so to 70 Per Cent Fail to
Explode.
During Marine Retreat the Germans
Used Old Stuff to Keep Up
Morale.

With the American Army in France.
American artillery officers estimated
recently that at certain stages of the
German retreat north of the Marne
from so to 20 per cent of the shells
fired by the enemy failed to explode.
One night, after the Germans crossed
the Vesle the enemy fired q shells
of large caliRer into wooded tract
where American troops were supposed
to be Quartered and artillery experts
of one of the divisions engaged re-
ported that only four of these shells
had exploded.
None of the American officers Sug-
gested that the German shells were de-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17
cHASES KAISER IN SLEEP
Ohio Man Dreams He's Fighting Ger
mans and Shoots Self in
Shoulder,

Toledo. O.-John Brooks, while
dreaming he was fighting the Germans
and had the kaiser chasing upstairs
in the palace at Wilhelmstrasse, drew
a revolver from beneath his pillow and
hred at the fleeing Hun. Doctors
called to take care Of Brooks said that
the bullet had passed through his
shoulder, but that he would recover.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17
G.A ,2zmA
A New Brown.

A new shade of brown is Cordovan
browh-a reddish shade, supposed to
be like old Cordova leather. It is a
rich. warm tone that inadeauately
lives up to the Spanish note suggested
by the name. Great popularity Is pre-
dicted for it this autumn
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17
c,,tI.urs KIN. DansrTz-

AnoInt spots Of dandrun with Cut1s
cura Ointment. Follow at once by =
hot shampoo with Cuticura Soap, II =
man; next morning IL q woman. For
free samples address. -Cuficura. Dept
Z, Boston" At druggists and By mall
Soap ., Ointment . and 5o.-AdE.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17
NEW ZEALANDERS EAT
PRISONERS, HUNS TOLD

LondOn.-New Zealand troops
always eat their prisoners. Such
is the latest output of the Ger
man behind-the-lines prOpa-
ganda which recently armed the
Americans with tomahawks and
ShOtguns.
First the New Zealanders
give you cigarettes, then you fig
ure in their menu" officers had
Informed q bunch of Huns re-
Gently captured. They refused
the cigarettes.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17
Inexorsble Law

The law OF reaping as We SOW runs
through the universe The man who
sOws pennies viii reap a penny crop.
The man who sows dollars VIII reap
dollars.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17
snnar - Erneriments-

By experiment with sugar beets it
has been proved that plants growing
close to the ground thrive better when
planted In rows running from east TO
west rather than from north to south
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17

An Arizona scientist hopes to fix the
time of the cliff dweIlers by comparing
the age rings of tree trunks still stand
ing in their homes with the rings on
the oldest trees now living.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17
Metal Rrocade eIrdIes

On dresses of plain colors girdIes Of
embroidery and metal brocades or
woven in brilliant silks add a smart
color note.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17

Some women's idea Of being strenu-
Gus IS to belong TO seventeen different
societies for the suppression Of thingA
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17

Health may be wealth for some
but If is poverty for the doctor.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17

Male gossips are the worst Of the
breed.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17

Rumor has caused many q good
nerve e sick IN the mud
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17

Coal stands for IS per cent Of all
minerals dug.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17
Whsa YcuF Eyes Need care
m E4Elrina Eve Remedn

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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-02-14

St Mary's county is closely interested in the
joint resolution, introduced in the Senate Of
Maryland by Senator Charles S. Grason, ex-
tending the term Of Judge B. Harris Camalier
from September 10, 1919, when he will reach
the age Of retirement, until after the election in
November, 1923, when his term expires.
Judge Camalier is in robust health and in full
enjoyment Of every faculty involved in the dis
charge Of his official duties, whose retirement at
this time would be contrary to the public good
1t is not the purpose or intent Of the law limit
ing the age Of service on the bench to 20 years
to deprive the state Of the services Of men who,
at that age, have just reached the summit Of
their mental abilities Judicial service requires
the clear reasoning and unbiased judgment
which are seldom acquired until man has
attained the age Of ripe maturity.
The Seventh Judicial Circuit will be glad to
avail itself Of Judge Csmalers years Of expert
ence, both at the bar and on the bench, and
the extension Of his term will not only be APP
preciated in St. Marys, but will receive the
sanction and approval Of the citizens Of the
IS $40 O0(Gountes in the circuit.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-02-14
1.-THE HRAMRLE,"

containing in the aggregate between
seven and eight hundred acres, more
or less, and being the same land men
toned In deed dated July IL, 1910,
from James u. Forrcssell 10 John 4.
Parker and Harry +. Shockley, and
being the same land of which John Il.
Parker, late OF Worcester County,
Maryland, died seized and possessed.
The above land Is improved by a good
dwelling, comparatively new, aud
necessary outbulldings.
II contains a large quantity OF
splendid timber, for lumber, pulp
wood and railroad ties. &c., and has
on It large and an excellent marsh
which affords exceptional advantages
for the raising OF cattle, as the same
Gan be used for pasture nearly all the
year
II Is conveniently located, being only
about 3k miles from Leonardtown,
where there are schools, churches,
steamboat wharf and public landing
and convenient modes OF travel.
TERMS OF SALE, as prescribed by
decree:--One-half cash and one-half Ia
twelve months, or all cash az the OPP
ton OF the purchaser or purchasers,
the credit portion 10 bear interest from
day OF sale and to be secured 70 the
satisfaction OF the trustee. A deposit
of five hundred dollars will be requir-
ed on the day and at the time Of sale.
WIN. MEvERELL LOKER,
2-l4-5t. Trustee.