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extended to the interarticular portions
In such way as to inclose the limbs
In metal greaves; the hands were pro-
tected by an articulated gauntlet and
the foot by an iron shoe or solleret-
The body was still covered by short
ened coat about the length of a waist
coat-called the haubergeon-and the
whole outfit was known as a char
ness" to which was soon added steel
corselet. prolonged over the abdomen
by sort Of skirt Of interviewer metal
lie rings-the "tasselles."
invWnerabIe But Helpless.
Finally. in the reign of Charles VII.
the complete cuirass appears, aug
mented by shoulder pieces and the
gorget, which united the armor to the
round helmet. The. knight was now
practically invulnerable. but so
weighted down and so awkward of
movement that once dismounted he
was at the complete mercy Of his foe.
To lessen his chances of being dis
mounted, therefore, his horse was
equipped with armor, the tout en-
semble being a sort Of medieval tank.
The man on foot. however. needed
greater freedom of movement, and so
wore considerably lighter equipment.
namely, helmet, shoulder pieces,
shield, arm and thigh pieces. knee
pieces and short coat Of mail-or
haubergeon-to which was added, in
many cases, an abdominal demicuir-
ass. This equipment may appear
again on the modern soldier practical
ly as worn by the foot soldier in the
reign of Charles VII.
The elaborate armor Of the knight
which, in its completion. had meant
the patient acquisition Of centuries
was made useless in the space of some
ten years by the introduction of gun
powder. AS early as the beginning of
the fourteenth century. projectiles mad
become capable Of piercing the armor
in use at the time. and little by little
the use Of such defense disappeared,
the tendency being to substitute fab
rio for metal protection. This gave
birth to the epaulet. horse-tail plume.
the shake and the bearskin cap. With
modern wars, new device sprang up
namely. individual protection by
means Of the invisibility Of units and
scattered formations. From this orig
mated the idea Of the service uni
form.
Such methods Of individual defense
We're quite satisfactory for combat at
great distances; but in stationary
fighting or in trench warfare 1t is
quite another matter. and once again
the question of individual armor has
arisen, and already we see its use
in the shape of the steel helmet the
heavy breastplate worn by the Ger
man soldier, the lighter breastplate
worn by the English. the armored
waistcoats of the Italians and the
trench shields used by all armies. The
idea of the new armor Is not. like that
of the Middle Ages. to give complete
protection. 1t is rather to defect than
to stop missiles, and it does this with
a sheet Of metal that would be easily
pierced by bullet striking 1t at right
angles.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-10-02

No Restriction on Ostrich FISH.
Ostrich flesh Is meat which is not
very popular at the present time. but
Il was once considered one Of the
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-10-02
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QUIT -FOUR SCATTERING.
To prevent an automobile spatter.
Ing mud upssn pedestrians there has
been inventea flexible metal ring to
be attached close to a tire.
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Many Models Hane
Been Made and Are
Noqo Being Tried
Out BY Americans at
the Front.

ANY a visitor wandering
through the labyrinthian de-
lights of the Metropolitan
Museum in Now Vnrk and
Smyrna times., 1918-04-24

What is Town Council going to do
with the dog question in Smyrna? &?
The warmer weather of the past week
or two has brought dogs out at all
hours of the day and night. MANY of
these worthless hounds forage upon
the town upsetting garbage cans,
buckets and committing nuisances
annoying to the public. And not only
this, but there is that ever dreaded
danger of a case of rabies breaking
out with all its serious consequences.
There is plenty Of law on the ordinence
book if Council will but employ a
suitable dog catcher to enforce the
law, but TO find such an officer is what
Council seems to be up against. In
the meantime Smyrna is dumping
place" for worthless ours and the
menace goes on apace with seemingly
no effort to find dog catcher or have
our own police find owners and impose
fines. A citizen in another column
very pertinently refers to the question
What will Town Council do?
Smyrna times., 1918-04-24
Great Tibetan Industry.

By far the largest herds of musk
deer are to be found on the southern
shores of the KOkO-NOr and the sup
ply of musk there Cat TaOchou) is
larger than the quantity that comes
through Sungpan. in fact, great guam
titles of musk do not come to Sungpan
at all, but are sent east to YuchOw,
in HOnan, where a fair is held in the
ninth and tenth moons, many of the
Sungpan traders visiting this place. At
Tachienlu musk is the most valuable
export, practically every hong reeking
with it, and nearly all the Tibetans
who come from the far interior bring
some with them. The price of medium
musk there is thirteen times it's weight
in silver.
Smyrna times., 1918-04-24

President Mitchell and the Faculty
of Delaware College and Woman ;
College at Newark, did themselves
proud in their entertainment of the
newspaper men of the Del-mar-via Pen
insula, Saturday. None who attended
but were impressed with the college,
what has already been done, and the
great possibilities in store for this old
and worthy state institution. No
Delawareans need think of sending
their boys and girls elsewhere when
they have in their state such an in
stitution. A visit to Newark hut
convinces any Delawarean with state
pride of what Delaware College and
the Woman's Affiliated College really
is now and destined greater to be.
Smyrna times., 1918-04-24

The British soldier, the French and
our own boys at the front are coming
their blood to buy freedom for US all,
as we'll as for the whole world. Can
we keep back any part of the price
which we can pay? "There should
be no slack ening Of the golden stream
which has flowed so copiously into
Uncle Sans Treasury, says the
Philadelphia Record. "That is of a
rich color, but we should not forget
that there is a richer, the red gold
from the veins of heroes and that
stream has not thinned nor slackened.
Indeed, it is bound to flow thicker and
faster. Ours should keep pace with
it. Buy Liberty Bonds.
Smyrna times., 1918-04-24
Attractions at Smyrna Opera House

Attractions at Smyrna Opera House
"a Daughter of the Gods" the
wonderful William Fox photodrama,
featuring Annette Kellermann (she,
with a form diVine) which will be
shown at Smyrna Opera House to-
morrow, Thursday night, has been
voted by the leading artistic pho
tograDhers of the United States as
one of the finest Photographic achieve
ments of the century. AS this
wonderful film unfolds itself before
the eyes of the audience there is
Enthusiastically stamped on their minds
the suggestion of the coloring that
makes this gigantic spectacle a film
classic. Saturday night, Maciste the
Great will be seen in 1.-The Warrior "
No, "The Warrior" is not a battle
picture, but superb comedy drama,
with stunts enough for the most fas-
tidious. The April Popular Mechanics
gives full details of 1.-THE Warrior"
marvellous feats. Monday, Montague
Love and June Elvidge in Broken
Ties. ." Coming attractions are Mat
alinck's "Bluebird" Madge Kennedy
in "Our Little Wife,; Theda Bsra
in "Dn Barry" See adv.
Smyrna times., 1918-04-24
WHAT A NEWSPAPER MEANS
some Truths That the Average Man
May Not Have Realized, but
Here They Are.

What does the newspaper mean to
you?
There is so much news no one can
carry all of it. Someone must make
selection. Do you appreciate how
much depends upon this selection >
Upon the selection and emphasis of
the news depends the picture of the
world upon which your judgments are
based.
II a business man, your decision in
business is affected by the newspaper
you read.
In politics your opinions as a voter
are swayed by them.
By what your wife reads Won can
see the trend of many of her interests
and needs.
You have your thought turned in
new channel perhaps by what Won
read, and, when you find others con-
cerned as you are and that the idea
mas been followed In their brains as
IN yours, you possibly discover how
you can do collectively what YOU alone
never could accomplish.
The newspaper enlarges the view
point Of life for your boy in his college
years. Stories of high purpose of
achievement strengthen and uplift his
standards. The great world of life
which he has not touched exists to
him only as presented by the news
paper.-New York Evening Mail.
Smyrna times., 1918-04-24

"Only so far as it may be abso-
lutely necessary should the war be
permitted to interfere with educa-
tional work in Delaware, &" SAYS the
Evening Journal. "'That is particu-
larly true with respect to the insti-
tutions of higher learning like Della
ware College and the Delaware Col
lege for Women which are more likelv
to be thrown off their balance by war
conditions than are the public schools.
DR.. Samuel Chiles Mitchell, president
OF Dela@are College, and Miss Wini-
fred j. Robinson, dean of the College
for Women, are engaged busily just
now working up the enrolment for
the next college year. They should
be encouraged by all right thinking
Delawareans, and particularly by
parents who have boys or girls, or
both, Of college going age. There is
ample official authority and incentive
for activity in this work of recruiting
students for the two colleges. Presi-
dent Wilson, Secretary of War Baker
and other Federal officials upon whom
the war burden IS resting heavily have
declared themselves in favor of bow
students below the draft age remain
ing in school and college until they
are called for service. They also
have expressed themselves in favor of
young women completing their college
courses. Therefore, it will be we'll
for the boys and the girls and their
parents to keep those things in mind
when planning for the future and also
to give particular cosideration to the
fact that if Delaware College and the
Delaware College for Women are to
succeed, they must do so through the
interest of Delaware parents and
through the enrolment of Delaware
boys and girls.
Smyrna times., 1918-04-24

Under the new ruling light takers
must pay SIP a month minimum
meter rent) for electric current whether
they use it or not. The current is
only on from about an hour after sun
down to hour before sun rise. Often
when light-takers need current they
can't get it, out are charged for it
just the same. The unfairness of
such ruling is causing much criticism
against Town Council. There is a
way to make good with the people as
well as increase revenues and that is
by the installation of continuous cur
rent on a cycle bases to admit Of
using the modern day electric appli.
ances.
Smyrna times., 1918-04-24
Rare Bargains in Farms
and Dwellings

$50 Acres, miles from Smyrna, on State
Road. good land and splendid buildings.
acres of wood. Price, $4,000, one-half
down.
164 Acres, 124 being in high state of cultiva.
ton, one mile from Townsend, new house
and outbuildlngs, two tenant houses.
Price, $1,000.
45 Acres, elegant house and buildings, best
of land, close to railroad. SIS, 200. 700
peach trees, apple orchard
100 Acres, rs tillable. close to Colts Station,
Z room house, good barns and outbuild-
ings. This land is not low. Price, s., 700.
So Acres, 80 tillable, balance in good wood.
at Blackiston's Cross Roads; good house
and buildings. Price, $i2,8CO.
IS Acres of the best soil, plenty Of good
buildings and house. 3 miles from Clay
ton. Price, $1,000. THIS is a bargain and
won't hang long.
One of the most desirable properties situa-
ted on South Street Smyrna-8 rooms
and bath, with all modern improvements.
See me for price.
Smyrna times., 1918-04-24
FOR A PERMANENT PEACE

Delaware Delegates to Convention to
be Held in Philadelphia May 6 to I8.
Governor Townsend has announced
the appointment of the following
named as delegates to the convention
to be held in Philadelphia May 1918.
on "Win the War for Permanent
Peace the call for which is signed
by ex. President William Howard Taft
and other prominent persons. Former
governors Charles r. Miller, S. S.
Pennewill and John HUM, James H.
Hughes, DR.. Samuel C. Mitchell,
president Delaware College, Hon.
George Gray, Chancellor Charles M.
Curtis, Chief Justice James Pennewin,
Associate Judges w. H. Boyce, H. C.
Conrad, Herbert l.. Rice and T. Bay
ard Heisel, Former Chancellor John
r. Nicholson, Mayor Lawson of Will
mington, State Commissioner of Ed
ucatiOn, Arthur R. Spaid, the Rev.
Herbert F. Randolph. pastor of Grace
M. E. Church, Wilmington. Dean
Winifred J. Robinson of Women s
College Newark, Herman C. Taylor,
Lieutenant-G Governor L. E. Eliason,
former Lieutenant Governors Philip
L Cannon and John M. Mendinhall,
Mrs. Preston Lea, former Congressman
Hiram R. Burton and Franklin Brock
son.
Smyrna times., 1918-04-24

THE SMYRNA TIMES is an independent paper
devoted to the welfare of the town it repre-
sentS and the State of which it is a part II
also gives the items of importance of the East
ern shore Of Maryland
ADNER ERilsEMENTS-TH SMYRNA TIMES is the
business medium not only for the town it rep
resents' but for the outlying district of which il
is the centre, embracing the towns of Clayton
kenton Cheswold, Townsend, Leipsic, &c
rate Of 80 cents an inch for first insertion and
% cents for each subsequent insertion will be
charged for transient advertising. Locals and
Reading Notices, 10 cents per line per issue
A special discount on all semi-annual and
yearly advertisements
Smyrna times., 1918-04-24
NOTICE.

The partnership of Edward G. Walls
& Son, consisting of Edward G. Walls
and Carlton B. Walls, and carrying
on mems and boys outfitters busi-
ness in Smyrna, Delaware, has been
dissolved. The business will now be
conducted by Carlton B. Walls as the
sole owner and proprietor under the
style of Edward G. Walls Son.
EDW. G. WALLS
CARLTON B. WALLS
Smyrna times., 1918-04-24
THE SMYRNA TIMES
SMYRNA, DELAWARE

Published Every Wednesday Afternoon, by
ROBERT D. HOFFECKER, Proprietor.
Founded by Robert d. HOtfecker July 5, 1854
Editor and Proprietor until February 10 1907
- OFFICE:-Next Door to the Fruit Growers
National Bank
Telephone. No. 10.
Smyrna times., 1918-04-24
Hack Service to Trains.

Having purchased rubber tired hack, 1
Station and will call for passengers in all
parts of town.
COCHRAN TRANSFER SERVICE.
Phone 146 R2 Smyrna, Del.
(Doughten's Garage)
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1918-08-03
MIKE LEATHERWOOD
RECEIVES Commission

Word has been received from Carl
P. Lea.Iherwood, alias mike" former
all round West Virginia University
athletic star, and later after gradua-
ton a prominent young attorney of
Parkersburg, to the effect thar he has
Just been commissioned a lieutenant
at Camp Joseph E. Johnson, near
Jacksonville, Fla, and that he will
leave there within the next few days
for Camp Beauregard, Louisiana,
where he will be assistant camp
quartermaster.
In Mikes" own words his honors
have come through his cwn efforts.
an excerpt from a letter received
by The Gazette saying: TT represents
the accomplishment of an ambition
10 join as private and come up
through the ranks, rather than go to
training camp and get it in three
months. am happy, you can bet"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1918-08-03
tail their forces.


The entrance of the United States
into the war marked the end OF ex-
tensiye shipping between this coun-
try and Argentina Besides a few
steamships some sailing vessels still
visit Argentina, according to consu-
lar adyices, but they are so small
that navigation is dangerous and they
do not even approximate the demands
of commerce. The most needed arti-
Giles are heavy iron castings and coal.
Argentine business men are greatly
concerned because some of the vessels
arriving at Buenos Aires have come
in ballast, caused. they say, by the
fact that they were sent way from
The United States hurriedly to get
the cargoes of products in Argentina
that are needed in this country.
The United States has a credit Of
$50, 100000 in Buenos Aires which
will be increased, according to this
information, by s40,O00,O00 to be used
as basis of exchange in trade. 1t is
said this situation requires diplomatic
arrangements and that this is one of
the affairs to occupy the attention of
Ambassador Naon, who has JUST re-
turned to Washington after six
months absence.
materials from Argentina sought by
The United States and the other ma
tons at war with Germany include
beef, sheep, hides and wool, princi-
pally. According to official figures
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1918-08-03
HAS MINUTE SILENT
PRAYER FOR SAMMY

ARKANSAS CITY, Kan, July 3d.
Each day as the evening twilight fades
away and o'clock is announced by
the screaming of whistles in this city,
every head is bowed in prayer for a
minute in silent supplication for the
welfare of our soldier boys and their
cause across ahe sea.
Fifteen thousand people obey the
admonition of the ministerial assoc
iation. The city commission made it
I'm official moment of prayer. Business
stops for just one minute, then the
Whistles sound an "amen' and the
regular whirl takes hold again.
Perhaps the idea cf prayer was new
er more forecfully impressed upon a
people as this program has impress
ed it here. When you look about you
and see every head bowed and per-
feet silence reigns supreme you au-
drift into a prayerful at
titude.
Taxicabs here bear this placard:
We stop at 8 p. m. for one minute
while the city engages in prayer for
our soldier boys and the cause they
represent in France
Traffic stops on the streets and
on the sidewalk.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1918-08-03
BUSINESS WITH
SOUTH AMERICA
es
IS HURT BY WAR
SOUTHERN HOUSES COMPLAIN OF
NOT BEING ABLE TO GETNE-
cESSARY RAW MATERIAL.
LACK OF SHIPPING FACILITIES
RESPONSIBLE FOR MOST
TROUBLE
SOUTHERN REPUBLIC PLANNING
TO CONVERT OLD SHIPS
INTO MODERN VESSELS.
tBy the Associated Pregs.J

WASHINGTON, July 30.-Commer-
cial relations between the United
States and South tAmerica are in a
serious condition because of the war.
The lack of shipping has caused a
decrease in the amount of manufac-
tured goods exported to Argentina,
and the factories of that country are
unable to meet the demand. Some of
that have formerly been obtained in
the United States and have been COM
PEELED to shut down or greatly to cur.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1918-08-03
GOOD FOOD CHEAP
At LONDON Y. M. C. A.
(By the Associated Press.)

LONDON, July 29.-The dining
room in ehe Eagle Hut, the famous
Young Mems Christian Association
center ia London, is filled to- capacity
every day BY. American soldiers and
sailors, because of the small prices
charged for real American food. Uncle
Sans fighters pay from Ia to %
cents for breakfast, lunch and sup
per, and keep coming i'm at a rapidly
increasing rate
The hut feeds between 1000 and
$500 American fighters daily, and
she noon hour is a continuous rush
which taxes the efforts of the wait
resses, all volunteers who minister
with smiling patience and friendlimess
to the appreciate lads from the Unit
ed States.
The dinner costs a shilling. 1T In.
cludes Scotch broth, stewed steak or
cold beef, potatoes, buttered beets,
currant pudding, bread, tea or coffee.
An Eagle Hut shilling supper pro-
vides The American fighter with meat
pie, containing more meat than crust,
or sausage, potatoes, jelly, bread and
butter cake and tea or coffee Conn
eating places in London
charge two or three times this amount.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1918-08-03
WILL FORM INSTRUCTION
BOARDS FOR DRAFTEES

Provost Marshal General Crowder
is now asking the County Councils of
Defense ITO appoint Boards of Instruc-
ton in the several counties of West
Virginia for the express purpose OF
fitting for selective service men
through educational, moral, physical
and military instruction, for the task
ahead of Them when they become a
part of the National Army.
They are to be taught the necessi-
ty for loyalty, moral and physical de-
cency and tsobriety before they are
indicted into service.
Some of the duties imposed upon
ehe Boards of Instruction are.
TO provide methods, through meet
ings and otherwise, by which selec-
tives shall become acquainted with
the reasons which forced IAmerica to
enter the war
To instruct the selectives of their
duty to enter the service willingly and
with loyalty to country.
To remove ignorant impressions
that frequently exist and which result
from the circulation of enemy propa-
ganda
To show selectives the necessity
that requires them to enter the service
clean and sober by avoiding sexual dan
gers and the use Of Intoxicating liq-
uors.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1918-08-03

recently issued by the Argentine gov
eminent there are $4,000, GOO sheep in
the Repnhlic as compared with 49,.
100000 In 1914, the last year in which
figures ere available. The wool clip
last year was estimated at 140, 000, 900
hios, valued at approximately $780,
100000 The total exports of Argen-
tina last year aggregated about $175,-
100000 and the imports 100000, 600
There Were 100000 head of cattle
exported, principally to the United
States, England and France.
To meet the situation caused by
the lack of ships the Argentine gov
eminent has decided to change sew
eral old warships to merchant YES
sells and to buy more ships wherever
they can be found. This is another
of the problems with which Ambas-
sador Naon will DEAL
Similar conditions are reported
from Chile. Exports from the United
States, of manufactured goods have
been virtually suspended except on a
limited number of articles. Com.
plaimt is made that large number
of vessels from the United States ar
rive at Chilean ports in ballast to
bring nitrates to the United States.
Urgent requests have been made to
this country to permit those vessels
to carry cargoes of needed commoli-
ties.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1918-08-03
BREWERY NOW VINEGAR PLANT.

The large plant Of the Virginia
Brewing Company, at Roanoke, Va,
from which vast quantities of beer
used to be shipped, is being convert
ed into vinegar factory. and ma
ehinery ds being installed for the con.
yerting of both apples and grain in
70 vinegar The plant is expected to
consume daily about 1000 bushels of
apples.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1918-08-03
eERRARDsTowN TAXPAYERS.

The Taxpayers Of Gerrardstown
District will vote at the Primary Elec-
ton on August on giving the Board
OF Education the power to raise the
levy ten cents on the one hundred
dollar valuation Of property so as 10
produce enough money to run the
schools seven months.
j. p. MASTERS, Sec.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1918-08-03
ASKS $4,000 FROM
3. g. o. RAILROAD COMPANY

Mrs. Clara Barrager, of Cumber-
land, widow and administrative of
George w. Barrager, has filed suit in
the office of the Federal Court here
for $4,000, naming the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company as defendant.
She alleged that her husbands death
was due to negligence of the COM
pany.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1918-08-03

POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
To the Voters
/ am a candidate for Congress in
the Second District, subject to the
Democratic primary, to be held on
August 6.
Respectfully,
b. H. IiINER.
Z IL If.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1918-08-03
FOR STATE SENATOR.

i am a candidate for the Democratic
nomination for State Senator and re-
spectfully solicit the support and in
fiuence of all Democratic voters at
the Primary Electin to be held on Au-
gust the sixth.
6 6 tt MILTON BURR.