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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1918-08-22

BRAlDS made from combings. Elite
Hairdressing Parlor. 10 Fuqua Bids
Phone u. 2i6-tfc
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MISCELLANEOUS

AM GOING TO BERLIN Thy way OF
France. of coursel. therefore. will
rent four-room. modern bungalow,
aud sell my furniture. including
piano. Can at i30t-A Pierce 250-5tp
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NOTICE no CONTKlCrORS.

COUNTRY butter and buttermilk de-
livered. Phone ga. 2i9-6tp
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WANTED To buy from OWNER uyo|
or siN room. modern hous. 300 good
repair Phone 1882 .tl--tp|
WANTED To adopt a healthy baby
aiN months old Addres- \ care of.
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WANTED TO buy second hand
clothing Phone 953 -.l-lltp.
FOR SALE a ear OF reri tered Jcr
ecy COWS 900 so, Pierce. seli from uIr
up 90 prices uuhoard of Tor TINS elias
tur Win have man at 'u. Iuf
tll day SO call and sec i..m pr
phone 1il j % Ru 'll g. fuqaa
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WANTED Plain sewing can luoi
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FOR SALE Hens. frers and small
chickens Apply POS lincoln
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FOR SALE Fine .,If section
extra good improy,m.Yts shallow
water nine milo. u.roforI is.
miles Symmetrical rreRet D
pa,nc. owner summon. old Tr8.
a.f.un
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FOR SALE

FOR SALE Five-passengor Ford.
N condition. See W. D. Snoddy.
Emerson Birmingham Implement
Co.. corner First and Fillmore
2i7-6tp
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SPECIAL BARGAIN

Nru ,iN-room modern home With
basement. back ward fenced, trees,
walks. ~ tho price that you can't
afford Go turn down. Must see house
in appreciate a. Party leaving the
city.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1918-08-22

FOR SALE One 1890 Z. II. tractor
and plows, one tandom disc l6-lG;
enc twO-row lister. l5O head high
grade Hereford 2-year and 3-year
COWS. with calves. 100 good, white
face ycarlings mixed Phone or
write j. L. prichard, Canyon, Tex.
2iS-6tp
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WANTED September lst well out.
three nght housekeeping rooms have
'o-year-old girl. "A. care Daily
News 2i9-3tp
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COLLECTIONS.

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WANTED - Clerical position by
Young lady with six years experience
Can use typewriter. 2i1-6tp
GOVERNMENT needs 10000 clerks
at Washington. Examinations every
IS here in August. Experience UNI
necessary Men and women desir-
i.g government positions write for
free particulars to J. & Leonard for
mer civil Service Examiner). i6S
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WANTED To buy from owner tive
or siN-room. modern hous. 900 good
repair Phone 1852 ttl-lfp
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WfNTEB For house earf 70 EIrI
Who esu 20 home or nirhl Phone
see 0r raii AZ tto9 Tyler E.I.1fr
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WANTED
WANTED - Clerical position by
Young lady with six years experience
Can use typewriter. 9i1-6tT
GOVERNMENT needs 10000 clerks
40 Washington Examinations every
IS here in August Experience un-
necessary. Men and women desir-
i.g government positions write Tor
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mer civil Service Examiner). i6S
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Phone ZIG. 234-20tp
WANTED September LIST. well out
three light housekeeping rooms. have
'o-year-old girl "A. care Daily
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WANTED hree-burner gas stove
must be in first-class condition.
Phone 1859. no Fillmore 2ie-3tp
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one who can take short orders good
Fay; none but experienced need ap-
ply. Phone 533. 25O-3tp
WANTED Washing. called for and
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NEW Buick roadster 1918 model,
". +. Gabbert, Hereford, Texas
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FOR SALE
FOR SALE - T.ve-room, modern
house on pavement, paving tax paid
Phone 2l66. 2i1-6tp
FOR SALE Fiye-passengor Ford.
~ condition See W. D. Snoddy,
Emerson Birmingham Implement
Co.. corner First and Fillmore
247-6tp
FOR SALE vuloanlziug plant for
sale. Address r W Patton. 2i3-l2tp
FOR SALE One 1890 +. n. tractor
and plows, one tandom disc 1G-lG;
enc two-row lister, $50 head high
grade Hereford 2-year and 3-year
COWS. with calves. 100 good white
face ycarlings mixed Phone or
write J. l.. Prichard, Canyon, Tex.
2iS-6tp
FOR SALE -50xii0 It., east front.
lot AZ l7Oi Jackson st The most
desirable residence section Of Amar-
lilo. Terms Part cash. balance 10
"a, purchaser or would accept good
roid touring or as part cash pay
uent. Phone el9. 2i9-3tp
FOR -Fiye-room house zoe
Cleveland. 2iS-l0tp
BABY bury. s.; vacuum carpet
woeper. 81, high chair, 81 sewing
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HAVE Overland auto truck for sale
or will exchange for small car No
%. care News 250-3tT
FOR SALE Two sections Of land
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crop. aud two sections Of leased land
case is cheap Price Is right and
The terms are right For further in
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~ Charming. Texas 25O-5tr
FOR SALE 1917 Maxwell touring
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an bo arranged Sec Jack Green M
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FOR SALE Garland range. yaso-
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FOR SALE Belgian hare rabbits.
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FOR RENT
FOR Rent Room. convenient 10
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FURNISHED rooms for rent COS
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FOR RENT Tive-roOm. modern
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FOR RENT - Light housekeeping
rooms In home ~ private family 20
couple without children ll1o FIN
more So gf1-3fp
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WANTED To buy second hand
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-05-19
British Army Forced Passage
OfRiUer Jordan Where
Christ Was Baptized

With the British Army in Palestine,
April 26.-(Correspondenc of the Asso-
ciated Press)-It was at Mahadsthadjlan
where the baptism of Christ is said to
have taken place, that the British army
forced a passage of the River Jordan
after a brisk engagement with the Turks
and small body of Germans on the
night of March q.
The crossing was attempted at three
spots. The average breadth of the Jor-
dan is 30 yards and even in the dryest
season the water fords are never less
than three and a half to four feet deep.
Both banks are lined With thick jun
gle called by the Arabs 'Ezzor," and is
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Boy, Well Known Here,
Tells Mrs. Pittman About
Thrilling Trip in Ter
rifle Wind
READY TO GO AGAIN
IF CHANGE COMES
AROUND HIS WAY
After Ride of 81 Miles He
and Lieutenant Pilot Took
Parachute Jump From
5000 Feet

J. H. Kern, who is in the 40th ball
loon company at John Wise camp, San
Antonio, Tex, is one of the men who
took that wild balloon ride in Texas
the other day, when one of Uncle
Sans big air vessels snapped a cal BILE
and scared away in a gale. Kern is
we'll known here and has many friends
in Birmingham. especially Mrs. Louise
W. Pittman. now in charge of the local
United States employment offices, but
who at the time she assisted Kern
was at the Church Employment bu-
reau.
Mrs. Pittman has received a highly
interesting letter, giving the details
of his recent wild ride across Texas
above the clouds.
Kern has had some remarkable ex-
periences. He went to France in 1914
with the Toronto light infantry, and
was gassed with chlorine, which killed
all his hair follicles, so that he is as
bald as a door knob, and has no eye
brows or mustache. He has to wear
a wig all the time. He returned to
America to convalesce, and went to
work in Buffalo for Dun and Brad
street. He took out his first papers,
was drafted and sent to the balloon
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the haunt of wild boar 1t is trayersed
| by very few tracks leading to the fords.
AT TWO OF the fords even men on horse
| back were unable to breast the strong
| current, while RATS and pontoons were
swept away. The Turks, alive to the
fact that the crossing was being at
| tempted. set fire to some dry scrub on
their side of the bank, which lit up the
waters almost with brightness of day
| light revealing with cruel distnctness
our men venturing from cover in the
thickets at Mahadsthadjlah There the
| river has straighter run and the cur
rent is consequently less swift Seven
volunteers succeeded in swimming to the
| other bank with a rope by means of
which pontoon was pulled OYER, serving
as ferry for a sufficient force e.,
| The British established a. strong Bridge
head before dawn. The Turks were not
. very numerous, but were plentifully sup
piled with machine guns, while the
ground lent itself to defense Beyond
the belt IF scrub through which it was
necessary to cut ones way was a bare
open space about 500 yards WIDE and
then a series of lodges where the Turks
were ensconced in trenches with a per-
feet field for fire in front of them. While
daylight lasted it was impossible to cross
this lane. After dusk the British rushed
the Turkish positions. steel pontoon
bridge was constructed which was
crossed most calamity under shell fire
by cavalry, which promptly made an
end to the Turkish resistance. galloping
down the machine gunners and capturing
three Maxms and 70 prisoners.
Wheeling to the left the troops secured
the opposite bank of the Ghoraniyeh ford
and soon the infantry was pouring
across following close on the heels of the
Turks who made another stand at
Shunetnmrin across the old caravan road
leading to Els Salt
There the troops we're among the foot
hills of the mountains of Gilead, which
rise 1000 feet from the Jordan plain. IT
was short struggle and the position
was rushed, 50 prisoners, all German,
falling into the British hands, as well as
four guns of which the teams were shot
down by Lewis guns. Then the troops
raced toward Es Salt. which was entered
in the morning. Els Salt is the center of
an important grain region, which fur
nished the main supply for Jerusalem IN
the days of the Turks. 1t is now again
available.
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Capture of Their Planes

London April 2o.-(Correspondenc
of the Associated Press. British avia-
tors and mechanics sometimes are
compelled to destroy their own ma
chimes to prevent the Germans from
obtaining a jealoCsly guarded secret
about the new type of airplane Oc-
casionally 1t is necessary for the avia-
tor to sacrifice his own life together
with his airplane. Such an instance
is described in an official report of a
brave aviator who deliberately blew
himself and the airplane to pieces
with a bomb to eyade capture by a
German flotilla of destroyers.
There were two men, the pilot and
his observer, in the latest flying boat
which British makers had turned out.
They had been well out to sea when
fog had suddenly cut them off from
the rest of their companions The pi-
lot headed for home, but few sec
onds later the engine died" and the
pilot brought the boat to rest on the
waters. He climbed up to the engine
to see il it was in his power to make
good the defect. A glance showed him
that only a repair shop and squad
of expert mechanics could hope to
make the engine run. His face was
slightly more grave when he climbed
down to the hull again.
| <AEC YOU SoIliS W iIdNc tilC WI Ms
go round again, daddy?' asked the OBJ
! server. 55.-
Cant be done, my SON. said the pi-
lot I'VE shall have to wait on some
one coming along to pick us up"
II suppose the fog will lift soon
and give our chaps a sight of us,
Wake me up before they come" and
snugsled still further down into his
| seat, the observer went to sleep.
,,,y rf,t..
up on the deck cembing. and listened
intently for the slightest sign of APP
i preaching rescuers, while behind him
down in the cockpit slept the boy
dreaming of home.
with the coming of the morning,
| the fog lifted and the observers
glanced eagerly over the shadowy
waters For on the horizon was a
little black snudge growing steadily
in size, and behind it another smudse
1 and another, 1t was n patrol flotilla
fast approaching them.
1T is German, my son." said the
pilot rs your lifebelt on securely"
Yes
wei, get down over the side and
| swim as hard as you can"
| But don't you want me to help
Get over the side" said the pilot,
curtly. and there was that in his voice
which made the junior man instantly
obey. "Good-by, sonny" he added, as
+. the observer slipped into the water.
| TT is my privilege. you know"
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Four Famous Pitchers

Edwin A. Goewey, in Leslies.
Learn control of the ball" was the
slogan to which Young chung, and upon
it he founded his success Speed" he
would say. "is a decidedly had asset
for pitcher unless it is accompanied
by accuracy. That is the reason 50
many slow pitchers make good in the
wasted and sends the ball Wild there
by giving the batsmen their bases, Is
equivalent to base hits And control
can be obtained only by practices"
Young also insisted that the belle.
that it was essential to be able to
curve the ball before anything else
was incorrect, and that only after
twirler had learned accuracy should
he attempt to master curve pitching,
Christy Mathewson was not only one
of the most successful, but also one
of the Understanding pitchers of mis-
time. He and Alexander hold the three
years consecutive pitching record for
80 games or over. Matty pitched 20
games in 1908 SO in 1904. and 81 in
1905. Alexander pitched 81 in 1914, 33
in 1915 and 80 in 1917. Mathewson
was insistent that one of the most inn
portant things in pitching was control
of the body swing. He figured that no
matter what kind of ball was pitched,
the body was compelled to do a large
part of the work, and that the most
successful pitchers we're those who
realized this fact early and performed
accordingly. TT is seldom nowadays"
he asserted. that you will find
pitcher standing with both feet flat
upon the ground. simply drawing the
arm back and throwing with all the
force in his biceps. without calling
upon the back and shoulder muscles to
do their share of the work.
When Matty was ready to deliver
the ball to the batter. he bent mis-
body in unison with the movement OF
his arm, and the whole effect was that
of a splendid human machine working
with perfect ease and accuracy. Hs
knew how to save himself when on
the field and did not dissipate when
away from 1t. and that is why he re-
manned king of all boxmen for so
many years.
Nap" Rucker one of the games
greatest SLOW ball" pitchers, insisted
that the pitcher must make the plate
his target and keep his eye upon it at
all times. He held that when a twirler
was In. position and ready to deliver
the ball. he should not look at the
ball to see IL it were grasped in u
perfect manner, or at the ground. but
that the gaze should be focused
straight at the plate at the point
where ne expected to send the ball
across 1t. and then throw. All motions
he asserted. should be as nearly invol-
untary as possible, and every pitcher
should learn to tell by the feeling or
the ball whether it was being held
right. Nap pitched as a hunter
would shoot. and the sphere usually
reached the point where he intended
1t should go.
Walter johnson, who probably
throws the swiftest ball of any man
in baseball today. follows the exam
pie OF Mathewson, conserves all the
strength he can and never makes 1
waste motion. Make everything tell"
is his motto. and he surely lives w
to it.
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This is the assertion OF John b
Bartholomew. president of Avery com
pany and former authority on motor
| farming.
Ground plowed in July and August
| is worth more than the same ground
plowed. in September or October" said
Bartholomew. why? 1t conserves the
moisture in the soil. And herein is one
of the big advantages of owning a
| tractor. 1t makes it possible for the
| farmer to not only work more land,
but to actually increase his crop on
the land he does work., according to
the results of tractor owners In the
winter wheat belt
Plow Early and Deep
This has been proven by many let
ters received by the Avery company
Early and deep plowing always brings
bigger returns. A Kansas farmer who
plowed both early and late said, My
wheat looks pretty good but the early
plowing looks the best and 1t all looks
better than the neighbors' wheat
around here who did their plowefng
with teams
In almost every case ground plowed
early and deep raised the most wheat,
If other conditions were favorable. In
tests held by the Kansas State Agri-
cultural college, it has been conclu-
sively proven that on an average for a
series of years deep and early plow-
ing is the best assurance for a big
crop. More winter killing is done on
poorly prepared seed beds than on land
plowed deeply by tractors -
John. Fields, editor of the Okla
homa Farmer, says that the reason so
many farmers are unable to conserve
the moisture in their ground after hav-
ing harvested their wheat crop is not
because they do not want to, but be-
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cause they are unable to do the work
! If they depend upon animal power. He
says Those who grow wheat do mot
| deliberately choose the methods of
| preparing soil for wheat which their
own experience has shown give the
smallest yields. Farmers generally do
the best they can and very many of
! them cannot always do as well as
they know. The work piles up beyond
the capacity of man power and the
horse power which is available. or
which may be obtained. What must be
done first is done. Anything which can
be put off is left to wait So, after the
wheat is cut, the crops are given an
other cultivation and the wheat is
either stacked or. there is a period OF
waiting until it can be threshed And
in the meantime, the weeds grow up
on the stubble lands and the moisture
which the next years wheat crop could
use so well is gone
Farmers Chance
Here is one way in which the
farmer can answer the call the world
is extending to him this year to raise
bigger crops. He can drive a kerosene
motor to the limit all day where he.
could not attempt to push his work with
horses. AS one Nebraska farmer said
Where we need the tractor most, if for
nothing else, is for the summer plow-
ing, This is work that kills our horses.
and II we turned over two or three
acres day we would say we had good
luck but with a tractor pulling two.
three or more plows. an acre an hour
is common. and we don't have to wor-
ry over firing out the outfit on hot
days. It's as fresh at o'clock in the
afternoon as at o'clock in the morn
ing and 1T can stay on the job day
after day until the work is done.'".
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-05-19
Let His German Blood Out
n the New York World.

-
IT Thoughtful had a few drops of
German blood in my veins. so prick 1.
my great toe and let them flow out.
Now I'm ready to take the OATH"
SO saying. William Strasburger ~.
applicant for enlistment in the United
States marine corps at Newark, NJ J.
removed his shoe and displayed to the
astonished- gaze of -Sergt Thomas
Green a bandaged little pig that went
to marketp -6 =
How do you know that the bIood
you let out was German and NOT son, !
other kindY's ask ed Green.
Il Il pricked at a point furthest fror,
my heart" returned Strasburger. wbo
is 'American-bo and pugnaciousiv
anti-Teutonic.
But Strasburger scapt be a IJn;.ed
States marine; He lacked the weipbt
and height necessary
New Jersey woman has invented. q
rresh m ~ ho'' asdoorf keysand pre ,s.,t
1t from being lost among the contents
OF pocketbook or shopping bag.
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Educational Advertising

The Hyatt Roller. Bearing company
Detroit are known to be consistent be-
levers in advertising of general ed
vocational nature. s@#
Perhaps it is to be attributed to this
fact, says their manager, B. G. Koeth-
err, that thew frequently receive re-
quests-menfioning by name booklets
and folders describing. other we'll
known makes of bearings-from pros
pectiye motor car buyers in whose
minds the Hyatt name has evidently
been uppermost. and associated with
bearings generally.
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Motorized Farming
To Feed the World


the most business that the forces of agriculture faced
plains the of will find
work
to twom searer thanh usual.
"Much fall will be
and October Tractors make possible rapdity of
ion a few yearsa was not reamed o.
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There came the roar of a mighty ex-
plosion. He heard the swish of the
air blast along the surface waters.
and the rush of the approaching wave
from the sea disturbance The waters
engulfed him. just as he began to
hear the splash and splatter of the
falling Debris, and in the blackness
of his heart his sense swan into un-
consciousness. He was still sobbing
deleriously when the British patrol
boat picked him up an hour alter.
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About 200 yards away the observer
paused and looked back at the dis
abled plane. The pilot was crouched
on the top of the wing under plane
just over the bomb rack, with heavy
spanner in his appraised hand ready
to strike a blow. A mile away the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-05-19

Yowie made a wild ride but now that
it is over and my nervousness has
cooled off, I'd do 1t again. Am almost
o. k. with the exception OF torn shirt
and breeches, skinned knee and funny
bone, and a mouthful of Texas sand
when I dug my nose into terra firma.
Ye gods. what a sensation. but l
reckon I wasn't meant to be killed,
was I?
LAST SEEN OF HAT
Tn case you should see anything
of nice-looking service hat with a
pair of goggles attached, it's mine.
The last 1 saw of it was somewhere
up there about 10000 feet, headed
northeast, possibly for Birmingham and
should have arrived there by Friday
night at the rate it left me. l managed
to catch a new bonnet from the quar-
termaster but am just out ~ bucks
on the goggles.
Il have been very busy the past
week, working like thunder and get
ting fat over it, too. as I've gained
IA pounds in two months. Speaks
good for Uncle Sans bears, don't it,
But if it's all the same to you. Just
forget to tell me about those deli
cious strawberries. The work of art
in your letter looked good, but the
nearest we get here to stra wberries
is plum and apple jam.
TITS hot as blue blazes in this coun-
try. and I dread the prospects of sum
mer here, if it gets any worse than 1t
is now.
1--WE are having mothers day pro-
gramme at the Y. M here tonight.
and so, mother dear, I reckon I'll have
to go and clean up. so as to be pre-
sentable.
Write me when you can, as I am
always glad to get your letter. don't
think can ever thank you for all
you've done for me, but I want you to
know that appreciate it very much.
Believe me, L am, yours gratefully,
"KERNJE"