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Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-01

big ship in ballast, standing out of
the water like cathedral, was nav.
igating to q certain port to pick up an
urgent cargo when the skipper, who
had been on the bridge for many
hours, saw the track of torpedo ap-
preaching his ship.
"Hard a-pOrt," he called to the quar-
termaster at the wheel, and Full
astern" was rung down to the engine
room, where Bob, "the third" was on
duty by himself. The ship spun
around on her heel, as it were, and
the torpedo passed her by. Then the
engine room bell changed for full
ahead, and down the voice-pipe into
BOb's ear came the insistent call for
speed and more speed.
BY this time the chief engineer and
his staff were on the foot-plate, and
the ship, which ordinarily did eleven
knots at her top gait Logan to cut up
the water at q rate which would have
astonished her builders. From the
wireless the S o S call was sent out
and the gunner got busy, but the
U-bOat was out of range and fire was
held until the pirate got closer, when
he was driven back again.
Fight Continues for Three Hours.
When the fight had continued for
four hours shell from the steamer
fell amidships on the submarines STAR
board side, but this did not prevent
him from continuing the engagement.
The German kept trying to creep out
on the steamers port side, but the
master checkmated him each time and
continued to keep him dead astern.
When the sun began to set the Ger
man tried to maneuver so that the
steamers gunners would have to fire
into the eye of the sun. But the
master prevented him from getting the
benefit Of such position until the
sun was obscured by clouds.
Throughout the engagement, which
lasted six hours, the German managed
to score only one hit. This shell
broke the steamers deck surface pipe,
punched a hole through the boat
sWain'S and carpenters room without
touching two men who were there,
finally exploding in the second cooks
room, which it wrecked. Apart from
this the steamer suffered no damage.
The last shell fired by the steamer
appeared to explode in the U-boat's
bow, whereupon the enemy turned
nway and abandoned the action.
The masters opinion of his crew Is
expressed in the following words:
Specially Praises Engineers Staff.
"They all behaved splendidly and
carried out their various duties coolly
and with will to save the ship. The
careful and deliberate shooting I'M
doubtedly contributed to our success
full escape, while the chief engineer
and his staff working in ignorance
down below, deserve special praise
for getting thirteen and an eighth
knots out of an unlocked ship. whose
usual speed Is about eleven knots"
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-01
THIJRMONT FREDERICK COUNTY, MD, THURSDAY Angus
PILOTS ARE WIRELESS MEN
Men Who Operate AirpIanes In Brit
ish Aviation Service Must Be
TeIegraphers.

Somewhere in France.-Every pilot
In the British air service Is now q
trained wireless telegraphist. The use
of the wireless on airplanes Is, how
ever limited by the weight Of the ap-
paratus and the noise and vibration Of
the engines. Heavier-than-air craft
cannot remain ~aloft, with engines
stopped, for the reception of long wire
less messages.
But the wireless has enlarged the
field of airplanes in warfare. Mes
sages transmitted by the Cavalry Of
the air" now keep headquarters In
touch with every visible movement on
the part Of the enemy. 1t is, how
ever in connection with artillery that
wireless is chiefly employed.
The difficulty Of receiving Sound"
signals in the air will be apparent
when 1t Is stated that conversation be-
tween pilot and observer is impracti-
cable, without the use of special cloud
speaking" telephones, on account of
the noise made by the engine, the hum
of the vibrating rigging, and the rush
Of air.
Signals sent when flying across the
ground station, or when turning, are
not so clear as those sent while flying
directly toward or away from the re-
ceiving station.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-01
20. K" ON PARK SPOONING
Cleveland Chief Of Police Will Not
Bother Lovers In the Public
Parks.

Cleveland, OFF the cops In your
town won't let you spoon in the parks,
come over to Cleveland. 1t is all fixed
here and Cupid has the key to all park
gates.
Cupid Chat Is, Chief Of Police
Smith) says police will not bother low
ers in Cleveland parks If they do not
annoy other park visitors. Rowdies
and others will not be allowed to
"spot" them with flashlights or en-
barrass them In any other way, Smith
orders, under pain of arrest. But the
chief also advises the loving ones to
stick to the park benches for their
spooning, instead Of searching out the
real dark spots. as the benches are
secluded enough for loving and the
chance of disturbance Is less in the
open than in the secluded spots, the
chief Oplnes.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-01
o. K. ON PAINT AND POWDER
Woman's Right to Improve Her Looks
II She Sees Fit to Do So,
Rules Court.

Cleveland, O.-Woman has perfect
right to powder and paint and wear
short skirts. 1t Is woman's right to
improve her looks with paint and pow
der if she sees fit to do so, and if the
style says that she shall show an ankle
or maybe more, then she may do that
also, and may wear skirts as short as
she wants to, as long as the police are
satisfied.
This, in brief, was Judge Levine's
finding in suit for divorce brouGh'
by Sander Ignatz against Mrs. Mary
Ignatz, his wife. Ignatz alleged cruelty
in his petition for separation from
wife who painted and showed too
much of her anatomy to passerSby.
Ignatz must take her back or pay sep
arate maintenance.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-01
"SWAT THE YELLOW DOG"
Campaign Against Person Who Car.
ries Rumors Of Disasters, limo.
Gently or With Intent.

Cleveland, O.-"Swat the Yellow
Dog"
This is the plea Of pamphlet being
issued by the Cleveland Advertising
club as contribution to the cam.
paign against insidious rumors of mil
itary disaster and against German
propaganda. The pamphlet will be
used as letter enclosure and the
local advertising club will attempt to
get the other advertising clubs of the
United States and Canada to issue
similar pamphlets and push the cam
paign. The Yellow Dog is described
as u person who carries rumOrs of
disaster and spreads German prOpa.
ganda, innocently or with intent.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-01
SHELL DIDN'T DESTROY "U. S."
American Labor Mission Finds Good
Omen at Wrecked verdun
Cathedral.

London.-Members of the American
labor mission believe they found a
good omen in the ruins of the impos-
Ing st. Louis cathedral at Verdun,
which they viewed during their recent
trip to the fighting fronts In France.
Before the cathedral was subjected
to shellfre the word Louis" stood out
In bold relief on one part Of the build.
ing.
A shell, or possibly two or three of
them, freakishly tore away the H."
the 20" and the a." but left intact the
"US." In addressing mass meetings in
France and England the Americans
symbolized the incident with the out
standing part the United States is des-
tined to play in the conflict.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-01
EXPLOSIVES MADE OF CHEESE
Swiss Paper Launches Spirited Pro-
test Against Abuse of Food
Products.

Amsterdam.-Swiss cheese is being
exported from Switzerland to belliger-
ent countries to be used in the manu-
facture of ammunition. Vaterland, a
Luzerne journal, launched spirited
protest against what it calls a fla
grant misuse of valuable nutritive ma
terial for war purposes.
While there are many children with
out sufficient milk In Switzerlan-. says
the paper, no milk product should be
sent to the countries at war.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-01
GLASS HYSTERIA IS LATEST
New War MaIady That Is Giving
Physicians Considerable Unnee-
essary Trouble.

San Francisco, Cal.-Glass hysteria
is the newest war malady.
Surgeons at the Central Emergency
hospital gave 1t name after e. H.
Lundew had been subjected to a stom.
ach-pump treatment and his fears al.
layed.
Lundew came to the hospital in a
condition approaching panic. He had
dlned at a restaurant and was con-
vinced that there had been ground
glass in the victuals. He gladly sub.
mitted to the unpleasant treatment
and was pumped out. A careful anal
ysis failed to reveal any glass.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-01
AGED SO; WILL SETTLE DOWN
Davie viii Spend Balance Of Days
Quietly, Unless Rowing Spirit
Returns.

Pittsburgh, Pa.-William M. Dayie,
ninety-eight years old, has decided tc
settle down here after crossing the
continent twenty times. II am going
to spend the rest Of my days here" he
said, "unless the old rowing spirit again
seizes me-" Mr.. Davie says he re-
members New York when its popua.
tion was 100000 and the city was light
ed with oil lamps. He also remembers
when the New Workers kept pigs and
chickens in their back yards and car.
ried water from pumps in the middle
of each block.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-01

Thomas Joseph Kehoe of Liverpool,
England, has the unusual distinction
of being war veteran at the early
age of sixteen. He enlisted when he
was fifteen and but feet 10 inches in
height when sent to the front line
trenches. What he lacked in size he
made up for in fighting spirit; and
when the enemy launched an attack
on the Ypres sector, where kehoe was
stationed, he jumped right into the
thick of the fight. He was wounded In
the thigh and as he lay helpless on
the field German knocked him sense
less with blow from the butt of a
heavy rifle. Kehoe was picked up by
Red Cross nurses after laying In a
shell hole for more than 4S hours.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-01
Gorqed, Stuck In Chimney.

Starkville, Miss.-When Henry Red
us opened his grocery store he found a
seventeen-yearold negro boy wedged
in the chimney. The negro entered
the store by way of the chimney and
filled himself with good things to eat,
not forgetting to cram his pockets as
well as his stomach. Then he tried to
force his way out through the CHM
nay and stuck. "
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-01
REFUSE TO ACCEPT CHARITY
Japanese and Chinese Are Hardest
People to Induce to Take
Public Aid.

Pasadena, Cal. - When fire de-
stroyed half of the Chinatown of this
city the Pasadena welfare bureau dis
covered that Chinese and Japanese are
the hardest people In the world to get
10 accept public mid. The bureau
tried for week to give away good
suit of mems clothes. The suit was
offered to at least a dozen worthy ORR
entails who had lost everything they
possessed. Each refused to accept 1t
gratis, but several offered to buy 1t.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-01
COURT SHEDS TEARS AS
HE CHARGES THE JURY

Wheeling, w. Va. Tears
rolled down the face Of the
aged Federal Judge Alston G.
Dayton when he charged the j
grand jury with its solemn duty !
of probing alleged pro-German-
ism. He said:
1--WE are not going to allow j
such wretches as the kaiser to
sink our ships, kill our children !
and ruin our women. God pity
the man who will stand for such !
actions"
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-01
Aued Seeds terminate.

Connellsville, Pa.-When AUNT
Jane" Abraham, of Smithtield, acci-
dentally broke a gourd that had been
in her family for more than fifty years
n number of seeds rolled out. She
planted the seeds and they have be-
gun to terminate.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-01
u. S. Soldiers Tauuht English.

New York.-Y. NJ. c. A. war work
secretaries are teaching the English
language to thousands of enlisted men.
These men in many cases cannot even
understand the co.lManos.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-01
Sweet Innocence.

Author have books in my library
that can be found in no other library
In the world.
Girl-Of course your own works are
all there.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-01
Appropriate Advice.

"Bill went all to pieces and what
do you think his wife said to him"
"What did she say?"
"Bill. collect YOURSELF"
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-01
DR.. Fab EY
HAGERSTOWN, MD.
DiAGN0STICIAN

Specialist in Chronic Diseases
Acute diseases get we'll Of themselves or
run into chronic form. There is always a
cause and you can not get well until the
cause is removed. Cause and effect is the
great law Of nature. You know the effect
find the cause. Send me your name
and address and let me study your case.
Consultation Free
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-01
S .hedule In Effect June l6,- 1918.
All trains Daily unless specified

II UOp. m. saturday only 60 OiVuctIII'
Note-All trains arriving and leaving
rhurmont scheduled from Western Mary
land station.
Note-All trains arriving and leaving
Frederick scheduled from Square.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-01
CLEVELAND, O., L0AFERS
TO JOIN INDUSTRIAL ARMY

Cleveland, O.-The habitual
loafer-poor or rich--is to be
drafted here and made a mem
Der of the city's industrial war
army. Mayor Davis has or
dered that there be no indolent
ones allowed to hang around the
streets or in saloons or pool
rooms when their labor Is need
ed for war purposes.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-01
Preachinu Thrift,

To speak on thrift was his delight,
And eloquent he was. and strong.
And yet, twas whispered in his set,
He'd been In debt his whole life long.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-01
Western Maryland Ry.
GOING WEST

Schedule In Effect June l6, 1918.
Subject to change without notice.
Arizona republican., 1918-05-23
ISlgned) GEO. ". r. HI MI,
 Governor of Arizona.
An Unfortunate Error


 In reproducing Chairman Heard's letter in the Arizona Republican of yesterday, an unfortunate typographi- cal error was made which directly changed next to the final paragraph in the letter. MT. Heard wrote:
 These malicious reports have re- gently decreased in number The sen tence appeared in the paper-have re- gently increased in number" The paragraph as it should have read was as follows:
 While it is a fact that the commit tee has been seriously handicapped in the efficiency of it's work by re- ports which have been circulated through the state that the Arizona council of defense was a republican organization, it is equally a fact that these reports have been made without justification. These malicious reports have recently decreased in umber, and : have reached the conclusion that those who circulated them have become thoroughly ashamed of their unfair methods; and I am of the opin- ion that the democratic members of the executive committee who have served upon it since it's inception, will agree with me in the statement that the committee has conducted it's work solely from the standpoint of non- partisan service.
Arizona republican., 1918-05-23
NEARLY HALF FUND
 FUR RED CROSS |S
 RAISED BY PEOPLE
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

WASHINGTON, May 22-Nearly one-half of the American Red Cross second $100, 900, 900 war mercy fund has been subscribed on the face of re- turns received at headquarters here tonight at the end of the third day of the weeks campaign. The total sub scriptions from the F districts was $44.010, ,555, but it was recognized that these figures were incomplete and did not represent the maximum of sub scriptionS up to this time.
 Although success of the campaign seems assured, workers are not letting up as it is hoped to roll up an over subscription. Necessity for those chap ters, towns and states which have over subscribed to continue their eff forts was emphasized in a statement sent to war fund managers by Henry P. Davison chairman of the Red Cross war council
 MT. DavisOn called attention to the fact that the arrangements for the campaign were made early in the year before the recent German drives in Pi- cardy and Flanders and that changed conditions called for increased Rec ! Cross funds.
 Mountain division Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Wyomng) has raised S719,555 and the Pacific divis- ion (California, Nevada and Arizona) S554,9S4.
Arizona republican., 1918-05-23
ELEVEN BILLIONS
 ARE APPROPRIATED
Republican A. p. Leased wirel

WASHINGTON. May 22 The eleven billion dollar army appropria- ton bill for the next fiscal year was agreed to unanimously today by the house military committee and will be reported to the house this week by Chairman Dent. Early consideration win be urged.
 In addition to the regular army bin. Qualifications bill carrying $3,- 300 900 900 is under consideration by the house appropriations committee and today Secretary Baker asked for si.500.0 0.0O0.0 900 additional for ordnance and ordnance supplies with authoriza- lion for the war department to spend S711S.562, ,466 additional for ordnance during the coming fiscal year.
 Of the more than seven billion authorization asked, s4.160.000,000 is for armament and $2,701, ,S94,437 for ammunition.
 Some of the big items in the con tract authorization sought by the de- partment are:
 Armored motor cars. $212 .422, 500; automatic rifles, $SS7,726,000; manu- facture of arms, $207 ,000.000; manu- iacture and purchase of ammunition for small arms and ordnance stores, Sl .056 900 900; small arms target prac- tice. $S4 4.073.725; manufacturing and ,epairing arms. s2O7.S24325.
Arizona republican., 1918-05-23
COPPER PRODUCERS
 ASK HIGHER PRICE
| Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

WASHINGTON May 22.-Declaring that the present copper price fixed .by the government at 23l2 cents a pound is insufficient, owing to the high cost of labor and material, representatives of the copper industry today asked the price fixing committee of the war industries board to grant an in- crease to 90 cents a pound for the three months beginning June 1.
 The smaller producers said many of them would probably have to dis continue business unless the new price is fixed at least 30 cents
 While no announcement was forth coming as to whether an agreement had been reached it was indicated that compromise would probably re- suit after further discussions Twenty five cents at eastern refin- cries was hinted at as the probable figure. leaving the producers, smelt- CTS and refiners to settle among themselves a division of the price.
Arizona republican., 1918-05-23
GRAND MARSHAL FUR RED CROSS PARADE
 NAMED BY LEADERS

Colonel James H. McClintock has agreed to become grand marshal for the Red Cross parade pageant of Sat urday evening. He was selected by the committee because of his extensive experience and because of the notable success he has made or previous pat riotic pageants.
 The parade pageant of Saturday is to be one of the most striking in the history of this valley A single motif the Red Cross-will be used and this thought will be carried out in every way possible.
 Phoenix and the Salt River valley, which are already ranking with the best in results accomplished for the Red Cross, will turn out en masse for the big climatic feature of the week.
 Details of the parade pageant, route and plans will be announced as rapidly i as formulated.
Arizona republican., 1918-05-23
VAST TRACT TO
 BE RECLAIMED
 FUR ARMY MEN
Secretary Lane Outlines
 Plan to Create Farms to Aid Returning Soldiers of Vital Interest Here
Republican A. p. Leased WireJ

LOS ANGELES. May 22.-"The i'm mediate duty" of preparing for the return of American soldiers from ser vice overseas by making agricultural lands ready for their occupancy WIS presented by Franklin K. Lane. secre- tary of the interior, in an address at the University club here tonight.
 To this end he urged the wisdom of immediately supplying the interior de partment with a sufficient fund to make necessary surveys and studies for the reclamation. of arid lands in the southwest. the clearing of cutover lands in the Pacific northwest, in the gulf and south Atlantic states and in the lake states, and the drainage Of overflowed and swamp lands in various parts of the country.
 To Reclaim Land
 By this means he said. much of what remains of the public domain can be made available for our home coming soldiers.
 We should know by the time the war ends,' Mir. Lane said. not merely l how much arid land can be irrigatol. nor how much swamp land reclaimed. nor where the grazing land is and how | many cattle it will support, nor how | illuCtl tl ldllu tdn Dt tttdTtu, Dul we should know with definiteness where it is practicable to begin new irrigation projects what the character of the land is. what the nature of the l improvements needed will be, and what the cost will be. We should know also. not in q general way, but with particu | larity. what definite areas of swamp lands may be reclaimed, how they can be drained, what the cost of the drain age will be, what crops they will raise. Vast Tract Available
 The secretary said it had been of ficially estimated that more than fif- teen million acres of irrigable land remains in the governments hands. of which more than t-iree million acres lay in the upper and lower Colorado river basin projects. Total area of swamp and overflow lands, he said had been estimated at between seventy and eighty million acres of which about sixty million acres could be reclaimed and made profitable for agriculture The area of cutoyer timber land h. said. had been roughly estimated al about 200,000,000 acres but unless : new policy of development can h, ; worked out in cooperation between tn, federal government, the states and tn, individual owners. a greater part of i
 will remain unsettled and uncultiyated
Arizona republican., 1918-05-23
GOVERNOR DEFINES
 PARTY STATUS FUR
 ARIZONA DEMOCRATS

Governor Hunt has made the follow ing reply to Chairman Heard of the Arizona State Council of Denfense, who wrote in protest to the governor at that portion of Governor Hunts message charging partisanship in the councils executive committee:
 May 22, 1918 Mr. Dwight E. Heard
 Phoenix Arizona.
 My dear MT. Heard:
 Your letter of the 21st instant, in which you take exception 10 state ment embraced by my message to the legislature, relative to the political af- filiations of the members of the Exc cutive committee of the Council of Defense. has received my careful con- sideration
 While reiteratins that no statement in my message was intended to reflect in the slightest degree upon the per sonnel of the committee. l may advise you frankly that when l said that the committee consists of single politi- cal party in the ratio of about three to one, I had in mind President Will sons well known definition: "A demo- crat is one who votes the democratic | ticket"
 By way of amplification. I ma- safe ly assume that membership in any po- | litical party carries with it the re- l sponsibility of loyalty supporting mem | bers of that party in election, federal | state and county, and of adhering tC | party principles at all times. After having carefully reviewed the l list of committeeman incorporated ir | your letter l find no occasion to alter my statement as made in my message nor to question it's application. In conclusion, 1 would reassure you that it is neither my desire nor eXpec- tation that the governing body of the ! Council of Defense should lean by c | hairs breadth to any particular politi- cal party. 1 would say, rather. tha' the ideal organization for the counci is a strictly bipartisan one: that is {, say, an organization formed withou regard to politics, but having in view the sole purpose of efficiency in wal | work and the interesting of every clas! | of people in the councils activities II | this connection you will. of course, un derstand that such reference as 1 hav' made herein to demorats is evoked onl, by your own statement indicating tha a majority of the committeeman be long to the democratic party
 Trusting that l have made mvsel clear regarding the contents of you letter and assuring you and all Ameri cans of my earnest desire that tn Council of Defense may achieve a rela lively perfect organization, l am
 Sincerely yours.
 (Signed) GEO. W. r. HUNT, Governor Of Arizona
Arizona republican., 1918-05-23
CONVICTED FOR SEDlTION
Republican A. F.. Leased Wirel

TUCSON, Arizona, May 22.-G. W. Strode, a Bisbee street car motorman was convicted in the United States district court here today on a charge of sedition. He is native born Amer ican. but his father was born in Berlin, he said. Witnesses testified that he said that the president had sold out the country to the Cousin Jacks, and that all he owed the United States was the difference between the wage he could earn here and elsewhere.