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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-15

Ing station and cantonmsnt in the
country are sent here. where they
are formed into aero xauadrons and
then shipped 20 other points for
duty. either at flying fields In this
country or behind the battle Ines
overseas. In addition TO the as.
sembllnE camp there Is n flying
school that Is probably the largest
In tho country. or at least has the
most lying hours 20 its credit. due.
perhaps. 20 the fact that flying Is
permissible nearly every day OF the
year.
when a windstorm. known as n
Texas Sorther. hits the place. ever.
body ducks for cover. because the
wind comes at terrific rate. brink.
ing most Of the landscape for miles
arou Id along in the shape % dust.
and lasts for hours. and there Away =
follows cold spell that nearly
freezes crybody. The '%orthcrs'
come up without any notice. and
there have been cases where the
temperature has dropped 50 degrees
in the short time OF a couple OF
hours.
Has 100. 900 Population
san Antonio ia no doubt the big
military center OF the country The
city has about 100. 900 people. In
normal times. with usual Southern
characteristics OF narrow. dirty.
crooked streets. filled with the over
prevalent dirty blacks and Mexlcans
and. on n hot day. the smells from
the street are nearly unhearabie.
Besides Kelly Field there are a
number OF other army reservations
near by.
Inside the city limits there II the
ancient Fort sam Houston, head.
quarters Of the Southern department;
Just outside Of the city limits. on the
opposite side from Kelly Field. Is
Camp Travis, the select service can
Torment. named after General
Travis. OF the Alamo mission
fame. There Is also the Remount sta
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-15

The United States army pistol is
n Browning invention.
\ Browning pistol manufactured
by tho Fabrique Rationale of Bel
GUM was made the standard equip
ment for the armies OF Belgium.
Russia, Spain, Italy and Serbia.
Honored by King Albert
on completion OF the one mill
ionth pistol by the Fabrique Ma
tionale, King Albert of Belgium
knighted the modest inventor, so
he Is now, officially, "Sir" John
Browning.
OF Brownlns's now guns IL is
not. of course, permissible to give
any details. one, however, is a
light rapid-firc gun, weighing only
10 pounds, which can be fired from
the shoulder like the ordinary rifle.
Each magazine carries 20 rounds
and the empty magazine can be
detached aud another substituted
by pressing "a button
The heavier gun II a belt-fed
machine. capable OF firing 600 shots
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-15
Corporal Don Stewart Writes
From Aviation Camp; He Used
to Be Cub Reporter on The Star
We knew him ~ Don. -

We knew him ~ Don"
Ills fun name u Donald
Stewart lie was cub" when
We first got acquainted with
him. lie came 10 The Star "a
tackle the newspaper business.
lie was only 10. II seems but
few months ago.
Now he's at Kelly Field san
Antonio. Texas. learning aNia.
ton.
A hoy 4 cub
Corporal Don stewart l. now
very much man. Read this
letter and Judge for yourself;
Dear Folks;
Just a few words from your eN
cub.
After nearly six months In ser
vice | anu more than satisfied that
left civil life and donacd the khaki
for. while the change from what
was used to In seattle 20 what l run
M against here. was rather hard "a
become accustomed TO az first. the
advantages / have gained from army
life more than pays up for the dis
comfort felt in becoming used q
tho change.
In Line for Seconds"
From a few years OF stuffine
myself with candy and living down
town. never getting any exercise
and eating my meals at Chaunccy' s.
really forgot what real living was
like. and could hardly eat n good
solid meal. but now my inner man
holiers very loud three times day
and I'm right in Tine for seconds
With the rest OF the bunch. As "A bit
OF explanation. seconds Is army
short for another helping. Oi
course. we don't get any OF the
restaurant frflls. but. nevertheless.
the food Is wholesome. and there Is
lots OF IL. and while most Of US In
the aviation section were not used
TO lumber camp style OF grub. W.
haven't much holler 20 make now
san Antonians claim that this
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-15

place IN the most ideal spot Ia the
country Tor army camps, but the
thousands of men who are now, aud
have been on Kelly Field won't bear
their claim out The weather here is
like a cold storage plant one day and
"a Turkish bath the next the control
resting "a unknown hands. and
changing without notice. Co the
soldiers discomfort
largest Aviation Camp
Kelly Yield is the largest aviation
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-15
every development In firearms.
Was Great Hunter

Friends who believe that the
world should know something about
this firearms wizard, furnish the
following sIdelights on his career:
Browning comes from an old
stock Mormon family OF Ogden. As
"A young man he was great
hunter. going off into tho woods
for n month or six weeks at a
time with only his gun for COM
pany.
He was only "a when he worked
out his ideas for gun carrying a
magazine fun OF cartridges, which
could be fired rapidly In success
sion lie pounded out the parts
for his first rapid-flrc gun with
hammer and cold chisol.
Since that time the pump and
trombone" shotRuns. automatic
pistols. rapid rifles produced
by the biggest firearms manufac-
turers In the country have been
Browning products
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-15

pared. as is Wise Field. where the
new army balloon school viii be 10
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-15

pared. as IL Wise Field. where tho
new army balloon school viii be 10
Gated.
S~attlsitrs Make Good
The Seattle boys down here have
made good Dave I.ogE. who used
to play football under pobis. at
center. Ia d first lieutenant. and a
Junior military aviator here. acting
a. flying Instructor over N, cadet
flyers
Milton n'nu Turner. aon Of the
Turner % Turner q Pcaac. Seattle.
has passed the physical exams for
flying end left for the ground school
Tor flyers at the University OF Texas.
school similar 20 the aviation
ground school at the University Of
California.
"Raiph Smith. university ban play
or. and I. have both passed the
exams for entrance to tho balloon
schools to train for commissions as
balloon observers. and We both hope
70 be called to school for training
some day.
'Ioring Pickering. who was with
the San Francisco Bulletin before
going into tho army. is now a cap
tain In tho signal corps. and is one
n my immediate bosses. He knew
I'D II. Hughes very well. naturally
There is one thing that the sol
diers have TO complain about-their
treatment In San Antonio--and I cor.
tainly hope. for Seatio's own future
good. that the soldiers from tho forts
and from Camp Lewis cannot make
the same complaint For every sol.
der who has been first brought here.
and who spent any time at all In
this town. has left n very vigorous
knocker against san Antonio. and.
while some people contend that "A
knock 3 a boost. I don't think that
the thousands Of knocks from sol
dierH rom all over the country will
help the town after the war.
Prices Arc Fierce
The complaint Il In an abnormal
raise 81 prices for everything. and
especially on the articles and tho
ways that the soldiers naturally
spend their money. Eats are ter.
ribly high. and only small portions
are served. and a decent order with
the ordinary side dishes. hits q
SOLDIER pocketbook for a days pay.
The theatres have raised the
prices and are playing to packed
houses. Films that we used TO pay
Is cents TO sec at the Liberty or
Coliseum. cost us % cents n shot.
here. ana as to anything else, they
add their normal profit to the cost,
double IT, and then add "a war profit
besides. and the soldier pays the bin
Boost Room Rates
During the week you can get
room and bath for $50 night.
but Friday, Saturday and Sunday
nights the same room costs 1900
economic principle Of supply and de
maud. with the soldier footing the
bill again. According TO the prices
being charged everybody with a
finger f. the retail pie Is trying TO
or most OF us in service miss our
guess.
Nearly every letter that leaves
the fell takes It's crack against san
Antonio merchants for their misbc
havior along that line. and every
toldier that leaves this camp viii
always carry walking hammer.
ready for knocking when they leave.
and while this town IL very pros
porous now. because Of the rush or
newly made soldiers here, there Is
likely TO a back fire"
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old J. NJ Invents Two
More Guns for u. S. A.
ny HARRY u. HUNT

"wcll. old J. NJ. has done II again
That Is the chief topic OF con-
versatlon these days In the big
shops Of Hartford, New Haven ana
bridgeport. whore the bulk OF the
rifles. pistols and machine guns FOR
Uncle Sans army IL being turned
out.
For In these towns 10 say that
"Old J. NJ. has done II again Is
tho simplest and most direct way
Of stating that John NJ. Browning
has invented n new kind OF frearm.
This time. however. "Old j. NJ.
has done II twice. lie has Invented
not one. but two new guns. Both
have been accepted by tho United
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-15

minute. Altho IL is watercooled.
II weighs. water Jacket and all.
only rs pounds For airplane work.
where the firing is In bursts and
the speed of the machine helps
cool the gun. the jacket is discard-
ed and the gun weighs only 20
pounds.
Browning is tail. slender. slight
~ stopped. &C., bald except for a
rim OF gray hair. and wears a
closely clipped gray mustache. His
face is marked by a network OF
fine lines.
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tates government.
He's Edison OF Guns

Hos EdISon OF OUnB
who is John NJ. Browning You
never heard Of him?
Wen, Browning * the father Of
rapid fire and automatic firearms.
Ills Is the brain behind practically
every basic small flrearm invcn-
ton In the past 40 years lie has
been TO the development OF fire
arms what Edison has been to
electricity,
"Unquestionably the greatest in
ventor of firearms in the world. q"
H. the unanimous verdict of the
gun experts Of the Colt, Remington
and Winchester plants. whose bust
ness 1t Is to study and criticiso
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-15
Mourn for Wonderful Bird

CONNELLSVlLl.E, Pa. March
l5.-Connellsville is mourning the
loss OF its wonderful bird" II was
found dead in it's cage at the home
Of its owners. Mr.. and Mrs. Waiter
Dun. The bird could talk without
spluttering and could crow. sing.
whistle and yell .Hurrahr'
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-15

camp IN the country Men FOR the
aviation service from every recruit
ton. aH tho old flyinR field Is
knowl
About 90 miles away ia Leon
Springs uud camp Stanley. where
tho largest camp Tor the training Of
student officers Bog now situated.
Hrools Field second aviation field
named after cadet iirooka who was
first to die on Kelly Field, San
Autouian youth. is now being pre-
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Examination and Consulta-
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-13

4 tiny candle fliekered on top Of a
table made of old boxes, A little
Hheetiron stove displayed etii dsro
sition by emitting large puffH 81
smelly smoke The dug out was Soy
en- feet hy seven. ak feet high 1t
was papercd with black, waterproof
paper Two hunks Aor. constructed
on opposite slides
There are no rooms with hath out
here. but there's a place Just over
the top. outside. where one can take
plunge II he wants to- lnid my
host ITS shell crater made by a
German mortar the other day
We blew out the camille and got
into our hunks. with all our clothing
on except our boots. coats and hats,
about midnight
They Never tndr~@s
we never undresa ont here" tn"
lieutenant explained. You see. tho
Huns might come over after us any
night. and we'd look nice. wouldn't
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-13

countries with such rapidly an 20
have produced the superstition that
It's onset IL du. TO n maiign "infin'
enco". hence ttn name.
II IL known now that there II no
mysterious influence and that inf~o.
ton In due TO "a micro organism. the
Influenza bacillus. discovered and
described By rfeiffer ia 1899. in the
bronchial segrctionn Of persons huf
forinE from the disease.
Influenza may b. regarded As a
nlid disease. the complications con.
HtitutinE the real danger. especially
among elderly people and thos1 who
are physically run down"
OF the complications the most I'm
rortant and dangerous are the iobar
and bronchs pnrumonlas.
There can he no question but that
there exists in all cities certain
number Of carriers Of the influenza
germ The carrier % this dis~asr
germ IL peculiar IN that although the
germs may be present. In the s~crss
tons OF throat nons. mouth or hron
chIai tub~s. little or no Immunity IL
established BY the existence Of the
micro-orxaniama IN the body which
seem 90 await conditions Of lowered
vitality 60 produce and reproduce
the disease IN the same individual
from tlne TO time
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-13
LETTERS FROM SOLDIERS
The Star VIII Gladly Publish Interesting Communications
From Sammies

In towns they run the Telephone
lines over the tops Of the houses. in.
stead Of using poles The racks that
hold the wires on top OF the houses
are snsdc Of steel and set into the
walls. The insulators are cemented
onto iron pins and bolted TO the
racks Telephones are not so com.
mon here as they are in the United
States There are about an many
phones in a town OF 10000 inhabi.
tants are there in the Fan City ex.
change
We have been having the wors,
weather Of the winter. until today.
IL mas showed almost all the time for
the last three days, but has melted
NJ fast as II came. The first night il
broke down all Of the wires. II even
J pulled the racks Off the tops OF the
houses
Getting along fine. have plenty 10
eat and good place to sleep. and do
not have TO work very hard. only its
long hours.
i am trying 10 learn French. I
don't have much time to practice
but when ! do | get a French boy
who Is studying English, and trade
English for French.
Write and tell all the news.
y. T.. KELLEY.
u. s. A. Postoffice No. Tss.
Prov. Truck No. L.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-13
THIS SEATTLE MAN
SAYS HE SUFFERED
FOR FIFTEEN YEARS
Two Bottles of Tanlac Did More
Good Than Treatment That
Cost Him $500

Remarkable. indeed. was the state.
ment made by Arthur Alhro. well.
known carpenter. living at 1908
Mead street, while in the Barten
Drug Company's store recently. Mr..
Albro declares that he has received
more real genune benefit from two
bottles OF Tanlac than from other
treatment and medicines that have
cost him nearly three hundred dol.
lars. His complete statement fol.
lows.
Il have suffered terribly with my
stomach for fifteen years. Nv food
would not digest and the gas formed
by IL caused me untold misery. The
gas would get all up around my heart
and cause It to thump until / felt like
a hammer was beating against my
side | had to be very careful about
my eating. and got so tired of eating
the few things that half way agreed
with me that l would sometimes get
reckless and eat meats. pie and such
things. but | always paid dearly for
IL In suffering. Finally | Just had to
give up eating any supper at ALL for
when | did eat anything for supper |
would suffer all night so | couldn't
sleep. | was constipated all the time
and also suffered for years with my
back. When stopped over my back
would cramp me so bad l could hard.
ly straighten up. My kidneys were
all out of order and disturbed me
SO often at night that couldn't get
any rest scarcely. | paid out near.
ly three hundred dollars for treat
ment and medicines of various kinds,
but kept getting worse. even tried di.
citing and almost starved myself out.
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he answered You Hee. In the first
line every man and officer must be
up and standing by IA the trenches
an hour before daybrenk. 80 an to be
prepared % repei any attack u u ~
made. Practically all attacks are
made just at daybroah our ~ my
doesn't propose Ia bc caught In Ted.
shiveresl Ia Trenches
We went out and stood around ard
Hhlverod IN tho trenches until n.nriy
G o'clock. when the sun began 10
show itself over the horizon.
Somebody gave the word and We
went hack 10 our dugout.
Nothing doing this morning from
the Germans" the lieutenant said.
"Iet'n get ready for breakfast"
Thus we killed time until nearly :
o'clock. when the company cook and
HIS gang Of hnshiteers came thru the
trenches with big milk cans filled
with breakfast
II consisted Of something that was
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-13
OLD AGE A CRIME!

Some people Rr~ young al GO
red checked ruddv and Vigorous.
Others are old si tA-~1ntntH begin
ming To nttffsn up a bit. atsp be-
ginning 80 lag ard lose It's snrinEt.
ness occasional touches OF pain In
the hack. feel tired Without cause.
and passibly n twtnEs OF rheumatic
pain
In most cases these are the dan
ger signals TO warn you that the
kidneys arc not promptly doinE
their wofk of throwing ofr the poi
sons that are always forming In the
body To neglect these natural
warnings IL crime against your.
self ~ you have these symptoms.
you can find prompt relief in GOLD
MEDAL ftMaEtetn ufi Capsules. For
msFu than geo fsarH thln has heen
tho recognized remedy for kidney
and bladder ailments
GOLD MEDAL HaArlem Oit Car.
sules are imported direct from ih.
laboratories a. Harlem Holland.
Get them at your druggists. DO not
take q substitute. In boxes. three
sizes
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-13

The following ls "a letter written 20
Artie Burns. Of Fall city. by J. +
Kelley. now in Francs;
Dear Artle. /; IN Sunday. Febrn'
airy "a. and has b~cn beautiful day.
The Sky has becu overcast with
clouds. but no aign Of rain. The air
L. warm and feels like spring.
Il got up at this morning and
went and got the captain of the
truck company. then got my break
fast t~fore I sent TO bring the colo.
mel TO the office After brought the
colonel I washed and polished the car
and then rested until dinner time.
After dinner I took tho colonel and
the French commanding officer OF
the town 20 school where they
were erecting memorial 10 the
first school teacher of the town who
was Killed on the firing line. After
thr ceremony. We took the French
officer home and went TO another
town pusie miles distant
They have fire roads and lots OF
them. running in every direction. All
os the cultivated land H. more care
fully attended than the choice foyer
gardens tn America. and the forests
are just like parks. All OF tho under
brush is cut down and tied up In
bundles. and used for wood.
There are small villages every
few miles on the roads. These vii
lagos have very narrow streets. and
the houses sit right an TO the street.
with no sidewalk or front yard. In
stead OF having garbage cans, they
dump all their refuse into tho street
IN front OF their houses. 80 vhsn !
so down the streets in the morning.
| have some time lodging piles Of
garbage They are not very particu'
lar about collecting the piles Of stuff.
30 sometimes they are pretty large.
Don't Use Poles
The Weather classes live in fine
houses. most Of which are SGT in fine
gardens, fenced in with high stone
walls. so that you can't sec them.
/ really don't zee the reason for the
wall. unless they are afraid some one
win steal the flowers.
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and sometimes felt little relief, hute
just as | said. whenever | ventured
TO eat n fairly good meal II would
knock me completely out 1 lost two
solid months from my work last win
ter and it had begun to look like
my condition was hopeless
Il had been keeping up with what
the papers published about Tanlac
and while / had my doubts about IL
being as good as some said IL was
| was in such a bad shape that was
willing 10 try anything. So | bought
bottle and soon found II was lust
the very thing | needed. | have
hardly finished my second bottle VET
but have already been benefited
so much that win never doubt
anything good | read or hear about
Fanlac from now on. My appetite Is
fine and | can eat most anything /
want without feeling the least bit
uncomfortable afterwards. Why. inst
last night, l ate hearty supper and
topped II off with n big piece OF
mince pie--something have not ven.
tured to eat for years-then went 10
bed and slept all night like a log.
I'm not constipated. my kidneys and
back don't bother me like they did.
and so ! get good rest every night.
have gained all of five pounds al.
ready and feel that l am still gain.
ing, not only i'm weight but also In,
strength and energy I'm begin nins
TO feel like a new man and consider
myself lucky to be able to get such
medicine -as Tanlac.-
Tanlac is sold in Seattle by Bar
tell Drug stores under the personal
direction OF a special Tanlac repre-
sentative.--tAdvertisement)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-13

We. parading down the streets Of
lietlln without any pants or, II We
happened 60 be taken prisoner
A little later I thought I heard or
felt a rat prowling around Ia the
immediate vicinity Of my bunk. and
I casually mentioned the matter To
my host
They're part Of the outfit" he
laughed. Don't mind them nt alt.
They're 40 tame we've made pets out
OF them. The devil Of Il is. tho. none
of them understands word of Eng
lish. Their language Is Frenoh'"
II seemed ms II I hadn't been asleep
more than an hour when somebody
stuck his head inside tho dugout and
yelled
outside. everybody"
looked az my watch and II was 4
o'clock
whats upf" ! demanded of the
lieutenant, Germans attacking
No. but they may any time now. :
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-13

Remember you wani 10 poke
fun At the kaiser and win s.. write
a limerick and send Il TO the Lam
erick Editor BY Tuesday Hent ore
wins IN. kal~. Here arc fsss
our 'eonntrys AZ war; get IN i3ns
Your freedoms at stake. 80 IL mine.
II you can't pack n gun
To help halt the Hun.
a bond il a substitute fine
- " s
Freedom for The world. our rndesvor.
II L. now we shalt win or never.
Mea. boats bonds and guns.
Shall tame the wild Hnns.
Democracy for all. forever.
MRS NJ. u cox.
ANA Avalon way.
Kaiser BiIi had a flt Of niSgucssine
A successive. successful" suec~mpinE
Half a million or more
OF his Huns in their gore.
Or covered with nsayonnaiss dressing.
II W. Bremerten.
These manlcas dances out st the
University Of Washington. while
highly successful. must. after all. h~
rather lonesome affairs for the girls.
But cheer up. boys. They've stiIl
got TO have US for weddings.
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la NIGHT IN FIRST LINE TRENCH WITH STAR REPORTER

a cross between soup and stew,
but IL contained about everything un'
der the sun, including meat. potatoes.
tomatoes. then there was plenty OF
white bread on the aide. and oceans
Of coffee that went right 20 the spot
After breakfast everybody went
back 10 bed again. except those who
were 10 stand guard during the gay
Not many men are needed for day
duty. because the infantry works
mostly NJ night, leaving the days Tor
the artillery To bang away nj one an
other.
We were routed out again about
40 that afternoon for supper. which
consisted Of that same KIND OF soup
stew. except that We had side help.
Ing Of beans.
AZ o'clock the night men took
their stations in the trenches and the
day men knocked off 20 smoke and
chat until they felt sleepy enough 70
turn into their hunks.