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Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-21

widow OF Thoma s Norton, at one
time station agent at Greenspring
She is survived BY the following chill
dren: Mrs. FL G. Mcdonald, Mrs g.
Il. Thomas, Misses Margaret E., and
Louise Norton, Cumberland; Harry
r. Norton, Youngstown, Ohio, and
Daniel Norton, Paw Paw, w. Va;
two brothers. Daniel Bevans, of Paw
Paw one sister, Sister Gonval, Of
the Sisters of Charity, Washington,
J.. c.
Funeral of Walter w. KimmeI.
The funeral of the late Walter w
Kimmell, who was accidentally killed
Sunday night last at the Baltimore
& Ohio station, was held from the
late residence Wednesday afternoon
at 2 O'clock and was largely attended
by friends of the young man and
family. The services were conduct
ed by Rev. DIR. Charles s. Trump,
'pastor of st. Johns Lutheran church,
Inrd interment was in Green Hill
cemetery. The pallbearers were
Messrs. Claude Caskey, Joseph Kelse-
come, Charles Matthews, Harry I'm
bach, Lawrence Caskey and Earl
Lloyd
Ex-Sheriff Long
former Sheriff Isaac S. Long, aged
62 years, died early this morning in
the Hagerstown hospital, where he
had been operated on an hour previ-
Gus for stomach trouble He was
sheriff of Washington county for two
and deputy for eight years. He is
survived by his widow and four chill
dren.
Miss Kate Brady
Miss Kate Brady, OF Romney, sis.
ter of Governor Cornwell's wife, died
Saturday at the home Of her brother,
Parsons. in Snyder, Texas. The body
is expected at Romney today for bur-
ial. She is survived by her aged
mother Mrs. l. p Brady, two sis
ters and three brothers.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-21
MR.. kINDLE DROPS
DEAD IN HIS GARDEN
Well Known Retired B. & 0,
Engineer Suddenly Expires.

Pausing for few minutes in the
work of setting out onions in the
garden at the rear of his home 104
South High street to remark to his
neighbor that it made his breath
short to stoop over, Mr.. George
KindIe, a well known retired Balti-
more and Ohio engineer, toppled
over. By the time his neighbor, Mr..
Cromwell Sigafoose. had reached the
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-21
221 GIRLS REPLY
TO MARRIAGE AID.

o. #. Winter, a Clarkburg painter
highly endorsed newspaper advertis-
ing as a medium for getting wife
when he obtained license in that
city for his marriage with Miss Eliza
beth Violet Davis, also of Clarks-
burg, which took place shortly aft
erwards. Winter explained that he ad
vertised for a wife two months ago,
had received 221 replies from
young women of that section, in
Guiding one from Miss Davis, which
resulted in their courtship and mar
riage.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-21
Miss Kate Brady.
MAJ.-GEN. WOOD HOME
FROM WESTERN line:

An Atlantic Port, March 21.-Major
General Leonard Wood and Major
General Franklin Bell arrived here
today ON a liner from French port
General Wood was injured by shell
explosion several weeks ago, while
visiting first,line trenches.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-21

les.
The final conference will be that
Saturday night at 7.30 o'clock at
Hotel Berkeley, this city, when rep
resentatives from Berkeley, Jeffer-
son, Hampshir, Hardy, Grant, Nor
gan, Mineral, and Pendleton will be
here to discuss these problems.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-21

Box Social at Honey Wood School
Friday, March %. Everyone invited.
8 Is st pd
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-21

Mr.. Geo. L. Weber, of Bolivar, was
at Hotel Berkeley.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-09-05

To shade the eyes or not to shade
the eyes, that is the question to be
decided when the quest is for auto
bonnets for fall motoring. There are
several requisites that the successful
bonnet or hat or cap must fill. First
of all it must stay on; no matter what
winds may blow or how much the driv-
er manages to exceed the speed himit.
TO wobble about or come off is the un-
forgivable sin in piece of motor head
wear. Besides this indispensable fea-
ture-and equally important-the bon
net must measure up to its wearer's
ideas Of becomingness.
Comfort In all our apparel is an at
tribute. that Git almost goes without
saying) is required of it today. Near
ly ell the hats and bonnets for mo-
toring have small brims, or visors at
the front for shading the eyes, but
there are some turbans and caps that
are brimless. They are in the mi
nority; so 1t is evident that If the ques-
ton Of shading the eyes or not were
put to the popular vote-the eyes
would have it. Nevertheless, the
"Blue Devil tam is so dear to the
heart of young Americans that it en-
tiers the ranks of fall hats for motor
wear. 1t sticks to the head as secure
ly as French soldier to a Sammy, and
withstands shocks of wind and wealth
er without betraying their punishment.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-09-05

It is the children of school age, and
the young folks going away to school
that claim attention in August. Early
In September they begin another years
work and must be QUILTED with
clothes for the first quarter of the
school year, at least, and often for
half of 1t.
The early display of clothing is a
great help to those mothers who under
take to have their children's clothes
made at home. 1t is probably quite as
economical to buy little cotton dresses
ready-made as to make them at home !;
but in homemade garments individual
taste can be brought into play and
more handwork and "stitchery" used
than can be had in moderately priced
frocks bought ready made.
Besides, remodeling is an item in
wartime economy that every mother
should consider. All wooden frocks that
are either remodeled for the children
or handed on to some one who can
wear them save the consumption of
energy, and this is patriotic service
that Is worth while.
Blue serge-the never failing-is
featured In the new displays. Some-
times it is combined with heavy linen
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-09-05
ELoPE, THEN DIE TOGETHER
Chief Of Police and Neighbours Wife
Carry Out Suicide Pact.

Rochester, N. Y.-Elmer Fish, chief
of police of Macedon, and Mrs. Elmer
Phelps, who were found shot to death
In the woods near Spencerport on
Thursday, left their homes on July 8.
Fish, his wife and their two small
children lived opposite to Mr.. and Mrs.
Phelps in Macedon. Fish represented
the Standard Oil and Phelps is barge
canal operator. Mrs. Phelps was fire.
auent visitor to the Fish home, al
though Mrs. Fish protested against her
visits.
Mrs. Phelps was driving Fish's au-
tomobile on July and crashed into
another machine. Fish took the car to
Palmyra and wanted to have it repair
ed Immediately. AS this could not be
done, he and Mrs. Fish returned to
Macedon. He and Mrs. Phelps left
there on the trolley at four o'clock and
nothing was heard from them until
the finding of their bodies.
Mrs. Fish and her children have gone
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-09-05
MARINES HAVE
NO FEAR OF HUNS

march, then a group of women and
children. Although the road winds
over the face of a well titled country
SIDE, few birds are seen, except for an
occasional pair of ring doves. Such is
the 1ncongruity of warl
Aircraft Hum Continuous.
I'VE find the marines headquarters
at an old farmhouse, shut in on every
SIDE by woods. Here the hum of air.
craft Is continuous, and links up the
intermittent crash Of artillery fire. A
Boone observation balloon hangs above
the woods to eastward, and a 'woolly
Dear shell lays a vivid black smudge
against the limited skyline ahead. In
the farmyard we seem to stand in a
little world apart, but the sounds Of
adjacent fighting are close about us.
"A marine officer who has had no
sleep for three nights comes in, dusty
out cheerful, from the trenches. The
marines are doing themselves proud
out there, he says. There has been
some stiff fighting in the woods, but
the Boche will have to shift soon that
Is the opinion Of this old campaigner,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-09-05

who has fought by sea anu land all
over the globe. We leave the farm
under the guidance of young leu
tenant broth of a boy with the
face of a Greek god.
"a rough cart track runs behind a
belt of woods, and in this vicinity the
American artillery is stationed. we
approach one of the batteries, well hid
den even at close quarters. A tele-
phone fixed to tree trunk rings sharp
ly, and the captain, capless and WITH
out tunic, megaphone in one hano'
answers the call.
every good, sirl' he swings 'round
to the guns.
"'On barragel FireP
Through the megaphone his order
penetrates to every corner of the WOOD
and the gunners leap to their work IN
a moment. Crash! Crash-Crash
Crash The guns fling out their dear
ening message Of death almost stimuli
taneously, and in the momentary 81
lence between-the rounds the whlzz OF
the shells can be heard as they fly on
their way to the wood where the Boone
still fingers.
'Tt is real team work, this gunnery,
nothing else describes 1.-THE work OF
a team, perfectly trained, in whlcn
keenness and efficiency produce a re-
suit beyond praise. For time salvo
follows salvo. Then comes the order
Cease fire 7 and silence descends upon
the battery"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-09-05
Half of Torpedoed Craft OF Great
Britain Have Been
SaIvaged.
METHODS GREATLY IMPROVED
Much Greater Weights Than Believed
Possible Are Now Being Lifted
No Hope of Ever Raising
Lusitania.

London.-Of 400 British ships sunk
in the last tNio and half years at
least 80 per cent have been raised
from the bottom of the sea. The or
ganization responsible-the Admiralty
Salvage departments composed en-
tirely Of experts employed by a COM
mercial firm which engaged in the busi-
ness before the war. Ships were SO
cheap then, however, that often it did
not pay to raise a sunken wreck and
restore her to seagoing condition.
Things are very different now, and
the result is that invention has been
stimulated to an extraordinary extent.
1t used to be considered that LOU
tons was the greatest weight that
could be lifted from under water ny
wire ropes. A sunken government col
lier that was obstructing fairway
was lifted out of the mud recently and
carried away by>four lifting ships, with
sixteen 9-inch wire ropes, and the
lightweight carried was calculated at
$3.50 tons. The wreck was shifted
one mile at the first lift, and so was
gradually taken to the beach, patched
up and sent off to the repairing yard.
She went back into service and made
several voyages before torpedo end
ed her career altogether.
Cannot Raise Lusitania.
Ships sunk in deep water cannot be
salyed. 1t is not expected that the
Lusitania, for example, will ever be
lifted. Divers cannot work in more
than Is fathoms successfully, though
for special purposes they may some
times go down to 80 fathoms for
brief spell Of work.
The bulk of the ships saved have
been sunk in less than 20 fathoms, or
have been towed inshore by rescue
tugs. and have gone aground in fairly
easy positions.
The salvage men face considerable
risks, not only from bad weather put
also from submarine attack. Only one
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-09-05
Dry by a Fan.

In the household which possesses an
electric fan, the drying of small guam
titles of material can be easily done,
provided that special care be given the
preliminary treatment of the products.
ALL that is necessary is to make trays
of wire screening, with one end of each
or preferably both ends open. The
materials to be dried are spread thin
ly upon the trays, which are stacked
one upon another with the open ends
turned toward the fan and covered
with cheesecloth, and the fan is placed
close to the end of the stack and run
at moderate speed, thus driving a Wig
orous current of air over the material.
Drying occurs much more rapidly at
the end nearest the fan, hence the
stack must be reversed after four to
six hours and again after longer
interval.
All materials requiring blanching
that are to be fan-dried should be
blanched in steam or boiling water or
serious deterioration is likely to oc-
cur. Also, since the rapid movement
Of air over the product has tendency
to dry out the surfaces Of the pieces
while the inner, central portions are
still too moist, fan-dried material
should be placed in baking tins and
placed in the oven of warm stove to
be finished. The door of the stove
should be left ajar and the fire so
regulated that the temperature is held
at $50 to 160 degrees F.. for two to
three hours, after which it should be
raised to $50 degrees f. for minute
or two in order to destroy any eggs Of
fruit insects which may have been de-
posted in the material while exposed
in the drier. After this treatment the
product may be placed in permanent
containers, but should be examined
from time to time and returned to the
oven for a short redrying in case any
parts Of it appear to be too moist to
keep well.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-09-05

| as In model showing q plated, long
wasted blouse of amethyst-colored
linen to which a plated blue serge
skirt Is buttoned. A broad belt Of
patent leather slips through crocheted
loops of amethyst silk floss that hang
from the blouse. They are fastened to
it with a few fancy stitches, an inch
or so above the buttons SO that the
belt covers the joining of skirt and
blouse.
Heavy linen In natural color makes
collars and cuffs and sometimes ves-
tees on serge one-piece frocks. Needle
work in yarn or silk floss is more used
for decoration than anything else.
Usually one or two colors in contrast
to the frock are used and the designs
must be simple. The little frock pic
tured for the girl of six years Is good
model for any sort Of material-wool,
linen, heavy cotton or plain wash silk.
Wool and linen are most worth while,
for the stitchery that must be put In
by hand
Collars and cuffs or vestees in heavy
natural linen are beautiful in combi-
nation with blue, brown or green wool
ems. They are made so that they can
be taken out and washed; hence two
sets are necessary to each dress.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-09-05

Young Clifford was hauling supplies TO
hutments along the line. when SUDDEN
ly three big planes circled Immediately
over his head and opened up terrific
fight.
In short time one plane shot down.
ward in flames and crashed to earth
less than 100 feet from Gifford's truck.
The young Salvationist ran to the
wreckage, and after desperate efforts
extricated the broken and bleeding avi-
ator. who was still alive. Two French
soldiers, who had been concealed near
by ran up, and noting the condition OF
the aviator. raced OF in different di-
rections for a doctor and ambulance.
Young Clifford held the dying airman in
his arms, enabling him to lie back, and
withbfast closing eyes gaze at the con-
fiict still raging Immediately over their
heads. The French plane put the Ger
man to rout, whereupon the English
fighter with a smile relaxed and ex-
pired in the arms of the Salvationist.
Clifford states that for month he
has not had his shoes of, and that this
is no uncommon occurrence with the
supply drivers. He spent "a hours un-
der his truck on subsequent trip
when it ran off the road into ditch,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-09-05

1t is for youthful wearers and shading
the eyes is not a matter of concern
with it. There are wells and goggles
for that-if shading is needed. This
tam, made of silk, appears at the left
Of the two pictures.
AT the right there Is corduroy bon
net-clearly of Dutch bonnet inspira-
ton. 1t has becoming dropping brim
all about the face, but brief brimless
space across the back. Here is a bit
of strategy which is successful In keep
ing the bonnet on the head. A short,
strong elastic band Is set into the base
of the crown at this point and its ten
sion makes the bonnet hug the head.
The crown is flexible and the bonnet
has soft lining of silk. Everyone
knows the enduring quality Of cordu-
roy and this model will surely COM
mend itself to motorists. A small
chiffon veil, gathered over an elastic
cord with snap fasteners at the end, is
easy to adjust on it-and easy to take
off
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-09-05
DIES As foe FLEES
British Aviator Killed in Triangu-
lar Fight.
Salvation Army Truck Driver Figures
In Tragic Air Battle at
the Front.

Paris.-Dying in the arms Of a Sal
tation Army supply truck driver at
the front in France, a British aviator
who had just been crashed to earth
in desperate triangular battle in the
sky had the satisfaction of witness
ing the defeat of his German antag-
onist by French plane just before he
drew his last breath.
The struggle, according to a report
reaching here occurred recently just
behind the allied lines In France, and
was witnessed by Ransom Clifford.
eighteen-year-old son Of Col. Adam
Clifford, head Of the Salvation Army for
New England, and residing in Boston.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-09-05

pits, but it is difficult to get them out
in cold weather, so that when pit is
opened it is desirable to remove its
entire contents at once. For this rea-
son 1t is advisable to construct several
small pits rather than one large ono,
and instead of storing each crop in d
pit by itself it is better to place small
quantity of several kinds Of vegetables
in the same pit, so that it will be nee
essary to open only one bank to get
a supply of all Of them. In storing
several crops in the same bank 1t is
desirable to separate them with straw,
leaves, or other material. The veg
etables from the small pit may be
placed temporarily in the storage room
in the basement, where they will be
easily accessible as needed for the
table.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-09-05
Wounded Are Only Anxious to Get
Back Where the Battle
Is Raging.
ONLY CONTEMPT FOR ENEMY
Say When They Get Into Actual Fight
ing Contact With Foe There
Is No Fight Left
in Him.

LondOn.-A naval attache who saw
about 80 American marines in hospital
suffering from wounds or gassing in
the recent German offensive found
every one of them full of cheer regard
ing the future; every one anxious to
get well and be back in the fighting
line. And every one of them held q
poor opinion Of Fritz as fighting man.
They were unanimous, the attache de-
clared, in stating that the Germans
were long-distance fighters only. AS one
of them said:
"They are not so bad when they are
so yards away with machine gun, but
at close quarters the German soldiers
are no good"
Marine after marine asserted that
when he and his comrades got into &C
tual fighting contact with the enemy
there was no fight left in him. Then
the Germans would throw down their
guns, and, waving their hands over
their heads, cry out 'Kamerad!
Feel Contempt for Huns.
"Our men," added the attache, gave
me the impression Of looking with ut
ter contempt upon the German soldiers,
who can fight only when they feel that
they have the protection of artillery
and gas, and surrender when it comes
to hand to hand fighting.
Ear from feeling the slightest dread
Of the enemy, every man expressed
eagerness to get out of hospital and
return to the front. Every one of them
wanted chance Of getting even with
the Germans for having been gassed
or wounded.
"The men were justly proud of the
record that the marines had made, and
their morale appeared to be of the
very highest quality. The cheerful
ness of all, including some infantry in
the wards, may be summarized by the
remark of one recovering from gas:
Why he said, there's nothing in It.
When all of us marines get going, we
will wipe Fritz off the map, and we
will eat our next Christmas dinner at
home at that"
A British officer who has seen much
of the American marines at their head
quarters in France, and seen them at
work against the Boche, writing on
what he describes as IAN instructive
glimpse at the American war spirit
and American efficiency in the field"
says:
"On the roads to the front there is
perpetual movement. Hundreds of mo-
tor lorries, each one packed with
French soldiers, pass us in quick sue
cession on their way to another part
of the line. Again and again we pass
bodies of American troops on the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-09-05
Disbursements Markets.

Curb markets are helping city wom-
en- solve the problem of finding short
er and less expensive route between
producers and consumers. Such mar
kets are the shortest routes between
farm and city kitchens and are in sue
cessful operation in many American
cities. They have proved to be Of real
service to both city and farm women.
The city women have found them a re-
liable source Of farm produce which
reaches the table by this method at
less cost and with a greater degree of
freshness than by less direct methods
Of distribution. The farm women have
found them reliable source of income
and satisfactory outlet for their
products.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-09-05
CAN'T KEEP A
GOOD SHIP DOWN

salvage ship, however, has been lost
through enemy action.
One of the largest oil tank steam
ships was mined and caught fire.
There was heavy explosion and the
decks were flooded with burning oil.
The cargo consisted largely of benzine.
Most persons would conclude that the
case was hopeless. Not SO. The ves-
sci was scuttled by gun fire and thus
the fire was extinguished. Then divers
plugged all the shot holes, besides clos
ing other apertures.' On being pump
ed out the vessel fioated and was
forthwith taken to repairing port.
New Pump Is Valuable.
AS showing how valuable is the new
submersible electric motor pump, a
recently torpedoed ship which carried
cargo (mainly foodstuffs) Of more
than $15,000,000 value had a hole 40
feet long by % feet deep in her side.
She was taken I'M tow by rescue tugs,
but went down before time had served
to beach her suitably. No ordinary
pumping power would have served the
need, but the new type pump enabled
stokehold, engine room and all her af-
ter holds to be pumped out, so that
cargo could be discharged and the ves-
sci taken higher up the beach. Then
the tightening process was continued
until the. vessel was floated and taken
into dock, practically all her cargo be-
ing saved.
The number Of the ships of the mer-
camille marine actually salved by the
department in two years from 1915 to
1917 was 260. All these vessels were
of big tonnage. For the present year
the monthly totals of such vessels
salved were: January, ID; February,
Al; March, 81; April, SO, and May, 10.
Thus the department has saved 407
important vessels of the mercantile
marine. This does not include vessels
salved outside of home waters.
The larger figures Of the latter pc
Rod were due, not to increased enemy
activity but to improved salvage meth
DDS.
Many risks are run by the divers,
particularly from gases generated by
decomposed vegetables and meat in
the holds of sunken ships, deaths hav-
ing resulted from this cause. Grain, 1t
seems, develops sulphuretted hydro
gen, which occasions blindness and
violent sickness.
A chemist, however, has found
preparation which when sprayed on a
rotting cargo Immediately kills the
gases and enables men to carry on
their work In safety.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-09-05
CATTLE RUsTLING ON AGAIN
Ranchers In Southwest Complain OF
Depredations Of LaWIess
Element.

Ell Paso, Tex.-Cattle rustling-the
romantic sport of the lawless charac.
tiers Of the Southwest-is on the in
crease, according to the annual report
Of the Pan Handle and Southwestern
Cattlemen's association.
Since January this year pa head OF
cattle belonging to members Of the
association have been stolen. Ninety.
five have been recovered. Five hun.
dred and twenty-seven hides also have
been found which bore the brands OF
association members, for which the
members had not received any remu.
neration. The number Of line riders
between Ell Paso and Las Cruces will
be increased.