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The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-22
All Arms and
Ammunition in
Ireland Taken
By Authorities

London, April %. Military authori-
ties have taken over control of the
principal Irish railroads, postoffices
and telephone exchanges, according to
the correspondent of the London
Chronicle at Cork, who stated also
that the police on Saturday removed
all arms and ammunition from the
punshops in Dublin and that similar
action will be taken throughout Ire
land. "a
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-22

Der must engage in any military ser
vice whatever?
Applicant: No; but one of the ten
cts of this body is freedom of thought.
sd. c. Halderman: Which means, do
as you please?
Applicant: Yes.
"Mr. Halderman: While my cnly
son is fighting for you?
Exemption was refused, and when
the youth said that he should appeal
he was told that he could do as he
pleased"
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-22
British Advanced
Their Lines Last
Night at Several
Important Point.

London, April 22.-The British adj
svanced their lines slightly last night
in local operations on both Of the
principal battiefronts, the war Office
announces. Gains were made at Viii
lersbretonneux and Albert on the
Somme front, and at Robecq, on the
tip of the Flanders salient. Strong
local attacks made by the Germans
north of Albert were repulsed after
the enemy had captured one of the
British advanced posts.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-22
Another Famous
Hun Birdman
Hits the Earth

London, April 22.-Captain Baron
Won Richthofen, the famous German
aviator, has been killed, Reuters cor
respondent at British headquarters re-
ports.
lose their reward. Thank you one and
all in the name of our Lord, the evan
gelists, the pastors and the churches
of Tarpon.
We came out nicely on the taberna-
Gle debt. If there is anything over
it will go to the evangelist. We would
bevvery grateful if we could send him
little more for his labors.
PASTOR "A. E. GAMMAGE,
Chairman Publicity Committee.
The meetings viii continue at the
Baptist church this week with services
each evening at 5 o'clock. Mrs. Cams
mage will speak at some of these
meetings.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-22
Ten Million
Bushels of
Grain Headed
for Belgium,

Washington, April 22.-Food ship
ments to the civilian populations of
allied countries will be suspended for
ten days to move three million bush
els of grain to the Belgians, who are
declared to be in desperate straits.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-22
Virginia Wants
$4,000,
From w Va.

Washington, April 22.-The SUI
preme court today ordered re-argu-
ment of the proceedings brought by
the state of Virginia to compel the
state Of West Virginia toassY jadg-
Fment of more than twelve million dol
lars, resulting from suit to collect
Virginia's Civil war debt,
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-22
Scores of Build
ings Collapse in
California 'Quakt
SAN JACINTO, F1EMET AND LOS
ANGELES SUFFER DAMAGE

Los Angeles, CAL, April 21.-A gen
eral earthquake shock felt throughout
souther California at $3.50 this after
noon took toll of one life alta near
by resort, caused the serious injury Of
one woman in mad rush from a
downtown theatre, broke large plate
glass windows, shook down cornices
and cut off communication with at
least two small towns. Verified re-
ports from about these towns said
there had been serious property dam
age and possible loss of life.
Los Angeles. April 22-Portions of
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-22
Readjustment Of
The Aircraft Pro-
gram Decided

Washington, April %. Readjust-
INT of the aircraft program has been
cided upon by President Wilson, and
,cretarys Baker has been directed to
~ III OUT. N was indicated today
d man not heretofore mentioned
be given full charge of the pro-
lion. The announcement will prob
be made within two or three
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-22
State Funeral
of the Chilean
Minister Senior
Don Santiago

Washington, April 22.-State funer-
al services will be held today for the
late Senior Don Santiago Aldunate,
Chilean ambassador, who died last
Wednesday. President Wilson and his
cabinet will be among the attendants.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-22
q 4 49, + I Z = + ! !. : + :
8 RED CROSS ITEMS !

Large shipments of yarns, materials
for hospital garments and surgical
dressings are expected soon by the
local chapter, and there will be work
for those who wish to help.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-22
Seventh Son of
Gov. Manning
Sells Business
to Enter Army

Greenville, S. c., April 22.-yivian
M. Manning, the seventh son of Gov
ernor Manning to offer his services
to the country, will shortly sell his
business here and enter the army as
a private. he announced today.
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Casualty List
Today Carries
II Names

Washington, April 22.-The casual
ty list today, includes seventy one
names. Killed in action, 10, all pri-
Yates; died of wounds, 5; died of ac-
cident, 1; died of disease, A; died of
other causes, 2; wounded severely, z;
wounded slightly, az.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-22
Dynamite Bomb
in Life Building
Found Today

New York, April pa bomb, con-
tanning five pounds of dynamite and
declared to be very dangerous con-
trivance, was found today in the door
way Of The four story building of the
Life Publishing Co., ON west Thirty
first street. 1t was wrapped in a Phil
adelphia newspaper dated April 81.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-22
Violators of
Sedition Law
May Escape
Army Execution

Washington, April 22.-President
Wilson, in a letter to Senator Over
man today declared he believed the
Chamberlain bill, which would try vi
olators Of the ,sedition law by court
martial, to be. Unconstitutional.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-22
German Raids
Near Rheims
Are Repulsed

Paris April %. German raids east
of the Avre river, near Rheims, were
repulsed last night, the war office an
nounces.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-22

the business Districts of San Jacinto
and Helmet, both in Riverside county,
are in ruins today and scores of resi-
dences were wrecked by a series of
earthquake shocks which rocked all
of Southern California late yesterday.
Half a dozen other towns, including
Los Angeles, suffered minor damage.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-22
honor German
Aviator Baron
Richthoffen
BURIED NEAR SPOT WHERE HE
FELL-HAD WON EIGHTY
VICTORIES

With the British Army in France,
April 22.-Baron Richthofen, the fam
Gus German aviator, who was shot
down and killed last night back of the
British lines along the Somme front,
will be buried with military honors
near the spot where he fell.
London, April 22.-The official state
ment reporting the aerial operations
issued yesterday in Berlin says: Bar
on Richthofen, at the head of his
trusty chasing squadron, OF, Saturday
gained his seventy-ninth or eightieth
victory"
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-22

San Jacinto, Cal, April 22.-Two
more earthquake shocks shook Hemet
and San Jacinto this morning shortly
after 9 o'clock. Some wreckage was
shaken down, adding to the general
win
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-22

Los Angeles, April Portions of
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e Evening Leader is the only
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FIRST IN THE LOCAL FIELD
All the local, county, and state
news-thst is news-while it is
news. Boosting Tarpon Springs.
Wide-awake, Truthful, Unafraid
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-11-02
HOSPITALMOVE
LIKE A BIGCIRCUS

menagerie, acrobats and clowns, but
house hundreds of cots, wounded sol
diers and Red Cross nurses.
All that reminds one of the .cfrcui
days OF old are the methods and or
ganization of the people connected
with this tent city. For they, like the
circus people at home, are here today
and gone tomorrow. And every vestige
of their equipment Is gone with them
On an hours notice they strike their
tents, and within twenty-four hours
they are putting them up again-prob!
ably twenty miles away.
Carry Complete Equipment.
Their equipment and methods are
interesting. They carry every sort OF
sanitary, surgical and electrical phara@
phernalia to be found In the most mod,
ern Of hospitals. They have X-rag
outfits, sterilizing outfits, radiators
with steam heat, several operating ta7
bles with full equipment, electric light
plant and accommodations for the
care of more than two hundred and
fifty wounded-and all with a person
mel Of less than one hundred men and
women.
But where they have the advantage
over the modern circuses Is that they
supply their own transportation. Three
huge motOrtrucks are the keystone OF
the outfit. One is used as sterilizing
machine and electric light plant. An
other carries an emergency light plant
and central system for supplying steam
heat in the operating tents. The third
serves as laundry and surgical in
struments carriage.
The tents, cots, bedclothing and 9TH
er equipment are slowed In three or
four trucks which are requisitioned
from the transportation department Of
the army.
Like q regular circus, this mobile
hospital organization back of the lines
in France operates when the order
comes to move. The patients are evac.
uated first by ambulance. Then the
tents are struck and packed. Each
member of the hospital staff has spe-
cited duty to perform.
The personnel, nurses, army sur
geons and orderlies are the last to
leave the ground, riding In ambulances
and trucks. When they mount to
their places the grounds are cleared Of
everything, just like the abandoned
circus grounds in America.
The commanding officer, with his
staff, jumps into touring car and
| moves to the head of the column which
has formed in road near by. The or
der Is given to move and the hospital
is gone-where no one knows except
the &c. O." who leads the procession,
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AIR GUNNERS EXCEL

weapons are useless unless properly
aimed, and this Is no small task, as
the pilot must aim not his gun, but
his whole machine. He must use his
airplane as gun mount. 1t is easy
to conjure some Of the pilots difficult
ties when the gun mount is maneuver-
ing and travelling twice as fast as any
express train, while its target is In
similar action.
Nor Is that all the difference be-
tween aerial and ground gunnery. On
the ground ammunition Is practically
unlimited. In an airplane every ounce
of weight counts, and ammunition Is
therefore strictly limited. The great
er. consequently, is the need for ac-
curacy In shooting.
1t is important that no ammunition
shall be carried which Is not absolute
ly reliable, and all Is selected and
tested. Guns are vigorously inspected,
for jam at a critical moment might
prove fatal. In training, on the other
hand, ammunition is carefully select
ed for its badness, the object being, by
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That's What Y. M. C. A. Man
Says of His Work, but See
How He Does 1t.
STILL "DEL|vERSTHE GOODS"
Former Salesman, Now canteen Work.
or at Front Totes Pack With
Chocolate, Cigarettes and Candy
Through First Line
Trenches.
BY A. ~. GURNEY.


Paris.-Tom Barber says he isn't
doing anything but holding down his
lob. He was salesman for twenty
years, back in Utica, N. Y, before ne
went into this war game, and ne al
ways delivered the goods" That's
what he's doing now.
He delivers the goods" under q
7. M. c. A. sign that is denied ana
pierced by shrapnel. Sometimes ne
"delivers the goods" by carrying his
stock up and down the crooked line
Of the trenches, themselves. Inc
shells may whistle over his head, but
Tom Barber is perfectly matter-of-fact,
as he doles out sweet chocolate, and
Paris papers, and friendly grins to
the men who are so glad to see him.
He's just holding down his job.
The Y. NJ. c. A. hut that Is his job
lis right up near the line Of action.
The soldiers in 1t wear their gas
masks always at alert. Gas alarms
are frequent, and shells explode night
ay in the ruins Of the village. Within
an hours walk are the trenches that
stretch across France.
There are many graves, both French
and German, along the road that leads
to the hut. Some of the crosses are
already gray and weather-beaten. BY
day you may not pass along the road
for the enemy might see, and then
there would only be another grave te
dig.
Village In Ruins
For four years the village has beer
In ruins, only one family remaining
Of its former population. The church
Bpire, once a landmark for miles, fel
long ago, and the rain pours in upor
the altar. Rats infest the half-de
stroyed houses.
Over Tom BARRIERS door Is a notice
forbidding entrance by 1t in the day
time. Across the road In the shadow
of sentry box, an, armed soldie
stands to see that the sign is obeyed
if you want to get into the hut be
tween sunup and sunset you wall
through an orchard, 60 in a small
back door. and feel your way alonl
b tiny, black corridor. Suddenly Their
Is a turn to the right, and you com
into the sunshine Of Tom Barber
canteen.
It's as cozy as the home kitchen
and as tidy as If New Englan
housewife had 1t in charge. Next t
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woods, and arrives at the trenches.
"HefIO, Dad!" call the men when
they see him coming, and they jump
to help him with his supplies. Who Is
going to appraise the worth OF an
orange or of cake of chocolate when
II comes fin the middle of long day
in the trenches? Tom Barber grins
at the men, and deals out his stores
as casually as if he were back In
Utica, N. Y. After all, this Is only
his job. He turns away regretfuily
when the things are all gone.
"Good-by, Dad" call the men after
him. when you comm again? Make
it soon, Dad!'
"Sure!" answers Tom Barber conn
fortably.
And then-because he has "delfw
cred the goods''-he gets out OF the
trenches, goes through the WOOD
across the field, crosses the road thai
it is not we'll to travel in the day
time, comes safely at last to the or
chard, enters the tiny black corridor
and hurries through to his work In the
canteen.
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list HOLDING
DOWN HIS JOB

the door Is a counter shut IN py
frame tust large enough for a soiuieI
to stick his head and snouluer'
through comfortably. Next to the
counter are rows Of shelves, DIVIDED
into compartments, and reaching 10
the rafters. Here Tom Barber dis
plays his wares, which range 1roln
canned peaches to the latest inasa-
zines that he has been able 10 &c"
weeks old, most Of them.
On the side of the room where the
light is best, are empty packing Boxes
which serve as chairs, where the boys
sit, while they eat their CAKES ol
chocolate, and read the latest news
from home. Upstairs is little room'
dim of light, but austerely clean'
where the men guther for Sunday
servfces-when there's preacher TO
be had-and for whatever entertain
ment Tom Barber has been able 10
get for them. It's a part of his JoD
to keep the soldiers entertained, ne
thinks.
"DeIivers the Goods"
Tom Barber has a striker, Joe, by
name, a big outstanding chap, fine
specimen of the draft army, from New
York. Sometimes Joe IS the whole
show in the canteen. For every few
days Tom Barber takes his musette
THAT'S French for haversack) and q
stout canvas bag, fills both with choco-
late, cigarettes, biscuits, soap, smok-
fng tobacco, and bundle OF papers
from Paris, and sets off for the
trenches.
He walks across fields, through the
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him at the close, and some enthusiasts.
tic ladies '.mystically kissed his hand"
to his great CONSERVATION.
Again, when he was the guest Of
honor at o dinner party given by q
Japanophfle American. a ball was Its
main feature. It can be imagined.
therefore, in what an awkward plight
the austere holy man found himself
when some ladies' insisted upon hav.
ing the guest Of honor for their partner
In profane gyration called tango.
From East and West News.
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Allies Flyers Guido Foe With
Machine Guns.
sklIi In Use of Weapons Gives Vic
tory In combats With
Huns.

Somewhere In France. = Accurate
machine-gun fire is the chief require
naent Of the successful combat avia-
tor, allied aviation experts agree. For
tunately for the allies, that is one de-
partmsat in which their aviators ex-
eel.
It Is interesting to note the progress
made In the weapons used by aviators.
At the opening Of hostilities airplanes
were used mainly for observation
work. Their pilots were armed gener-
ally with carbines. and sometimes only
with a revolver. Then came the fight.
ing airplanes and the single and dou'
Bile machine gun.
But these newer and more deadly
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ed was old enough to accept employ
ment In 1t, and for years I worked
as a clerk for the generals father. As
/ remember the Johnny Pershing OF
those days he was q quiet, well-be-
haved little boy"
The elder Pershing was strict In his
discipline. AS the boys grew up he
kept them steadily employed at useful,
wholesome work. BY the time John
had reached his teens the family pos
sessions included a 160-acre farm q
mile from Laclede and there the fu-
ture soldier worked from spring plow-
ing to corn husking.
Every morning, IL you were up
early enough, you could see John and
Jim with their teams going out to the
farm" says c., G. Bigger, boyhood
friend of General Pershing, now d
lawyer at Laclede.
"John was worker. His father,
though not unduly severe, was strict
in his requirements; yet never heard
John complain. he always had gen.
uine interest In carrying to success
full finish every piece Of work that he
was directed to do.
Not a Genius.
"John Pershing was not genius"
continues his boyhood friend. HE
possessed clear, analytical mind, but
no better mind than thousands Of other
boys possess. He was clean in char
acter, absolutely so, and regular at.
tendsnt at church and Sunday school
at the Methodist Episcopal church, OF
which he was a member and In which
his father and mother were active
workers. His parents were intensely
religious.
"The traits distinguishing him from
many other boys" concludes Mr.. Big
ger, "were those that characterized
him as a tireless worker, indomitable
! In his purpose to perform every task
set before him. And he never was
tough; he never considered 1t neces
sary to seek questionable companions
| or places In order to have good time
In the wholesouled fashion Of healthy
country boy he enjoyed our neighbor
hood parties, our taffy pullings, oul
baseball, fishing and swimming, but hi
never resorted to rowdyism."
4 Though never quarrelsome. Pershinl
was abundantly able to take care O
himself. his old associates proud!
tell OF the frst term Of school b,
taught, when he was eighteen.
4 Itwas at Prairie Mound, in Charlton
county. Il became his duty In thu
course OF the term to thrash big boy
and he addressed Himself to this re
sponsibility in his usual direct and Wig
orous fashion. The discipline had tn
desired effect on the boy, but brough
the boys father rampant to humiliat
the young teacher.
1 "John was then only boy himself
big, strong. broad-shouldered boy
but only q boy says Captain Henley
with whom the young teacher boarde'
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at Prairie Mound, while his assailant
old man Card, was a burly giant, fully
six feet four and wildly determined
to lick the young teacher.
"He made 1t plain that nothing else
would appease him. John tried to pre-
sent a reasonable view Of the situas
ton, but Card only grew more insolena
in word and gesture.
Showed Iron Determination.
"Then it was, as my children re-
counted at the time, that Johns usual
ly rudy lips whitened and his big
blue eyes narrowed to steel-gray points.
He stepped toward the big man and
his words had cold precision that
was truly ominous.
"'You get out of this house and OF
these grounds and stay off as long as
I'm teacher--or TIL kill you
"With mumbled apologies. old man
Gard hastily backed out Of the school,
house." concludes Captain Henley,
'ah1 he did not trouble the young
teacher again."
From other sources there Is addition
al evidence of the sturdy fiber Of John
Pershing's courage and power Of will.
"John was no sissy, even IL he was
clean and well behaved" asserts
Charles r. Sturgeon, who was Per.
shing's boyhood chum and his college
roommate. HE was manly, upstand-
ing boy. In his classes he had his
lessons, and when asked to work q
problem he would step promptly to the
blackboard and do II in a way that
proved his heart was In the work.
"It was the same at college. Al
Kirksville Normal, where we were
classmates, John was a Woodworking
student. He always was thoroughly
| interested in his class work and was
/ always looking forward to the succeed
ing years In the course and the finish
"When we came home at the end OF
our first term I was offered posi-
ton IN store, took 1t and, by heck
I'm clerking yet. John had a similal
offer, but turned it down. :
"T'm going back to Kirksyille, any
way he said. 7 don't know what III
finally do-probably be lawyer. bu
just now I'm going to stick to thu
school,
~The next time saw him was wher
ne came home the time the Lacied'
post office was robbed. His father wa
postmaster then. and Of course the los
fell upon him personally. John cam'
home from college aud turned over tn
remainder Of his savings to his fathe
i gave up his college course to hell
the folks at home.
sTt was just then that Congressman
Burrows Of the old Tenth district an
nounced the first competitive examins
ton for the appointment of cadet .
West Point John heard of 1t, saw hi
chance. went to Trenton and won tn
appointment fairly and sQuarely b
the sheer merit Of his work"