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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-30

If is necessary that the thousands of our soldiers who will handle macEtne
 guns should understand all about them.
 They have to know how to put the guns together. and take them apart; and they must know thoroughly their oneration. including the forward and backward movements. and what each
 part plays in the gun. n order 10 teach the soldiers, the government has to train experts who can be sent 10 the various cantonments and to Europe to instruct and train machine gunraers there For this purpose there has been established here at Springfield what might be called normal training school for machine gun experts. The students are selected by the officers of the various troops throughout the country and sent here to be trained They are picked out for their me- chanical skill, Yankee ingenuity and general capability, and according to soldier records as well. There are sev- eral hundred now in the school, ard new men are always arriving to take the nlaces of those who are sent ou. to teach.
 The idea of establishing this school arose during our troubles in Mexico When Villa and his band raided Co., lumbus in 1916. the troops there had four Benet- -Mercie guns and they kept some of these going in the darkness and confusion of the attack until the last strip of ammunition was ex hauste Nevertheless. the gunning was criticised and this brought about the founding of machine gun schools at San Antonio. and later at HarlinGcn. Tex, where I understand they are still training gunners.
 These schools were organized by Capt. J. S. Hatcher. who has now reached the rank of major He is per- haps the best informed man on ma chine guns and gunnery in the United States service. He has written text book on machine guns, and is con- sidered an authority in connection With them. He acted for time as the head of the Harlingen school and then came to Springfield to take charge of the school opened here just after war was declared. His first class consisted of 20 civilians, chiefly machinists fl om the factories and arsena1s of New Eng land. The most of them have since zone to France as machine gun experts. The second class corr nrised about fifty volunteer studen'A f om the Massa- chusetts Institute of Technology. They have also furnished many machine gun instructors for our soldiers in Europe Since then many other students have been enrolled. The course of instruc- tion takes about seven weeks, and there is a regular procession of would be machine gunners coming in from and of trained experts going out to the camps. No man is graduated with out he can prove his efficiency.
 To show vou what 1t means to be an efficient gun expert, l have visited the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-30

Dank.
 Other guns of the Gatling type were invented and then came the automatic and semiautomatic guns which are naw divided into two classes. One of these Is operated by the gas of the explosion acting upon piston much like the gas from the cylinder of an automo- bile. This gas feeds in the cartridges and fires the gun as long as the finger Is kept on the trigger, sending forth bullets at the rate of 400 and upward per minute. In this class are the Colt automatic gun and the heavy Browning and also the Hotchkiss and Yaman- ouchi, invented by Japanese, as well as the Benet-Mercie. which has been used so largely in our army and navy The other class of machine guns con- sists of those operated by the recoil or the barrel when the piece is fired This includes the Maxim automatic gun, the Maxim m-Nordenfeldt the Driggs and others
 The Lewis automatic machine gun, many of which are used by our allies in Europe, was invented by Col I. N. Lewis of the coast artillery. It is a light air-cooled gun of the gas type fed from magazine. It weighs 26 pounds and can be handled by one man. Some of the Lewis guns were used on the Mexican border in the summer of 1916
 A number of machine guns have been used by the United States army, and the contracts awarded for the heavy Browning are for more than 350,0O0. The Benet-Mercie automatic machine rifle has been in the hands of our troops since 1909. It was the first automatic machine gun light enough to be port able. @N
 And then we have the Colt automatic machine gun, which weighs 35 pounds. and, with the weight of the tripod 5619 pounds. It is fed with belts of cartridges somewhat like the Browning. It is ad- justed to shoot 400 shots and upward a minue. The Maxim automatic ma- chine gun and the Vickers machine gun what similar construction. The Maxim weighs 73 pounds and the Vickers s. in- clUding the water in the jacket. The water boils after the first 600 shots, and it evaporates at the rate of pint and half every 1000 rounds after that. We are now using the Vickers. l saw them made in the Colt factory at Hartford
 Our best guns by far are the heavy Browning machine guns, and the light Browning automatic rifle. These have been perfected only since the war be- gan, and they are now being made Tn quantities in several of the large gun factories of the United States. By July we shall be making 1s.oOo heavy Brown ings a month. The heavy Browning will shoot 800 shots and upward minute. It is light when it's efficiency is con- sidered. It is used with a tripod. The light Browning can be handled by one man and it will be one of the chief arms used by our soldiers in going over inc ton If will fire 20 shots in two sec onds It weighs only 15 pounds. It may be fired from the shoulder or from the hip. being supported there by strap ,,,ar tho sho1lder
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-30

had an enemy in front of them.
 The students have not only a well planned system of instruction, but they have practical training in testing the various guns and kinds of ammunition the army is using. They fire thousands of rounds of ammunition, and learn the good and bad parts of the chief weapons in use They also have acress to the museum at the Springfield armory, where they can study the gradual evolu- tion of the sword and gun-and, in fact, their business is to cram into their heads grea. amount of practical knowi- edge in the least possible time.
 Copyright. 1918, by Frank G. Carpenter.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-30
BURGERS BUY RUGS ON CLUB PLAN

Plain white voile, exceptional sheer quality, 40 inches wide; G. yard limit to a customer; regular price .29, special, 10 per yard sAC
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-30


 met Napoleon III, who wanted to lay in some of the guns to use against the Germans, with whom he expected to have war. That was in 1867. Dr. Gatling told me that one of his guns was smuggled out of the exposition Suilding a midnight and carried to the teMing grounds near Versailles. It was Sere fired in the presence of the Emperor and then secretly returned.
 During that same visit Dr. Gatling met the Austrian Emperor and later took the guns to Vienna to show them. He met also the old Kaiser of Ger many and got several orders for guns for the German army. He was rs- ceived by the Czar, who bought 300 of his guns, made at the Colt factory in Hartford. He also sold some guns to the Germans at Munich and was paid for them in silver. The bags were so heavy that they almost broke down his carriage on the way to the bank.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-30
The Wind-Up Sale of Rugs
 and DraperieS

Here is big lot of cretonnes beautiful materials that come in light and dark coors 36 inches wide Most of them worth 50 yard Your choice in this June Sale for .29
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-30

White madras, 32 inches wide, beautiful quality for shirts, pa jamas, rompers and baby dresses; regular price .35, OE special, per yard eLJ White crystal organdy, 42 inches wide, lovely sheer quality for any purpose; regular price .75, AO special, per yard sfJ
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-30
Sale of Flags

We are selling these flags at nearly cost price; every home should have one.
 In. the June Sale we offer flags of all our allied nations. 10 Extra special at sAV Service flags, of fast colored bunt- ing, size 3x5 feet. 7E Special sSJ
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-30

IS voile, about 200 differ ent patterns to select from; every color, figure, flower and stripe are rep resented here. July 1n Sale price, yard o1V
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-30

.59 Manhattan shirting madras, 32 inches wide, with wide range of beautiful patterns to select from; what hubby usually pays from 2.50 to 300 for ready made. AE July Sale price, yard efJ .39 soisette, beautiful quality, fine weave soisette, in solid colors, fancy stripes, dots and figures and plain white, fine for dresses, waists, shirts and pajamas. 0O July Sale price sAO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-30

To show vou what 1t means to be an efficient gun expert, I have visited the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-30

colored linens; comes in copen, rose, reseda, tan, gray, black and white; beautiful for skirts, suita and dresses. Crt July Sale price sCJ
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-30

Turkish bath towels, extra l size, 22x45, heavy quality; /! limit one dozen to a GUS | toner; regular r0 i price 40. Special .ZJ |
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-30
Mating Rugs

In this June Sale we offer a lot of 9x12 Mating Rugs, made of Panama straw, that sell regular at 700, for 500.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-10
Red-Hot Weather T!
Stomach OFF,
No Appetite? Mouth Dry? Tongue
Stiff and a Fierce Thirst?
Here's Relief !!

EATONIC Tablets have amazed
people everywhere with the marvellous
benefits they have produced for thou
sands of stomach sufferers. Start the
test today and let your own stomach
tell you the truth. -''rs' ~D~'5 Vi 5 s3ssssS
EATONIC works quick-it absorbs
and neutralizes hurtful, poisonous
acids, juices and stomach gases caused
from undigested foods. Thousands
testify that it quickly puts the stomach
in a clean, sweet condition-recreates
builds up the lost appetite and makes life
worth living for the man who likes good
things but who suffers every time he eats
them. =
EATONIC is absolutely guaranteed to do
all this and you are to be the judge. If 1t
doesn't rid you of stomach and bowel mis-
cries most common in hot weather-you
get your money back at once, right from
your own druggist whom you know and
can trust. No need Of your taking q
chance of suffering. Start EATONIC to
day. You will see.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-10
What "Maru" Means.

The word "Maru," attached to the
name Of every japanese merchant ship
and commonly accepted as meaning
ship" has no especial meaning, ac-
cording to Captain Takeshima Of the
Japanese steamship Hudson Afaru, re-
Gently captured and released by a Ger
man raider 70 the South Atlantic. Cap
tain Takeshima said that the word is
the survival Of a Japanese custom
centuries old. He explained the or
igin as follows: "There are two Opfn-
ions as to how the custom originated.
One Of the stories Is that in ancient
times the japanese attached 'maru'
to the name Of anything highly priced.
1t was first applied to a ships name
about 1000 years ago, when the EN-
press lingo sent an expedition to
Korea. She added the word to the
name of the ship that transported the
troops to Korea. Ever since then
'Maru' has been part Of the name OF
every steamship or sailing vessel 1t
Is never used with the name of war
ship.'-Fishing Gazette.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-10
Ftst4fffFEsstIEEEsFEEkEaa Observation-Disclosures
HAPPENING S
OF THE WEEK
In WISCONSIN

Sturgeon Bay-Weather conditions
last fall and during the blossom time
this spring have caused the failure of
the great cherry crop in Door County.
Only so per cent of the famous prod.
uct will be available for the market
this season. The exceedingly light
cherry crop of this county will mean
loss of thousands of dollars to the
growers here and to fruit merchants
throughout the country. Fruit growers
predict big apple crop this fall.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-10
Hard Boiled Sergeant.

AT a regular Saturday morning In
spection, private was not wearing
his belt.
First Sergeant-Have you a belt?
Private-No, sir.
First Sergeant-You report to the
quartermaster sergeant for a new one,
and don't forget to tell him to charge
you for the one you lost. I'll stop this
carelessness
Private-All right, top, but loaned
you the belt about two months ago.
Corp. s. @ Samuels, Battery C, One
hundred and Twenty-Sixth Artillery
in Judge.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-10

Ho+ heavy foods and iced drinks
oftan DIav havoc with bad stomachs
in hot weather. The weak ones haven't
rot a chance. A quickly chilled or
oyprworked stomach is a starter OF
untold misery for its owner.
When you have that dull, depressed
feeling after eating-stomach pains,
bowel disorders, heartburn or nausea,
belching food repeating-it is the dan
ger point. You want to look Out-and
be quick about it in this hot weather.
way has been discovered to make
sick stOmachs well and to keep them
cool and sweet. It is a cOmmonsense
way. No starvation plan of diet is
needed. Make this test and see how
quickly you get a good appetite in
hot weather and enjoy the things you
Ike without misery to follow.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-10
Spent Yeast Put to Many Uses.

Spent Yeast Put to Many Uses.
The spent yeast which collects in
brewerieS and distilleries is put
through a process which turns it out
in the form of buttons, doorbell plates
and knife handles. Formerly this
leftover material was considered to
he bOtherSOme waste; now it is util-
lied, every bit of it. As it is gath
cred from the watts the yeast is of a
dirty, gray-brOwn color. The first OF
Grafton is to dye it and then TO work
L over until it assumes the form Of
powder and can be hot pressed into
any worm. In this stage it Is called
'enoIith.' 1t may be saved, scraped,
hIed drilled, engraved, turned to an
edge and polished.-Popular Science
Monthly.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-10

Madison-High prices of farm i'm
plements will be cut, the secretary of
agriculture warns the state food adj
ministration . 1t will be necessary to
survey the industry with view to dis
cover whether the commissions, profits
or prices are unjust, unreasonable,
discriminatory and unfair, and if so, to
cause their discontinuance. The law
but the food control act grants power
to prevent unfair profits.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-10
Soft Coal Increased.

The fuel administration announces
that during a recent six-day period
net tons of bituminous coal
were mined In this country. This
amount is an increase Of 81 per cent
over the production of the week be-
fore. For the month, 1t Is estimated,
46,47S,000 net tons were mined, which
is about 10 per cent over the amount
mined during April, 1917.-Pathfnder
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-10
naafs Hun Glass.

The United States bureau OF stand
ards has just issued report on It's
tests of American-made glass for
chemical use, which shows all the new
American brands to be superior to the
Kayalier and equal or superior to the
lena. both German glass that was al
most universally used before the war.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-10
Cuticura Is So SoothIno

10 itching, burning skins. It not only
soothes but heals. Battle with Cuti-
cura Soap and hot water, dry gently
and apply Cuticura Ointment. For
Tree samples address, "Cuticura, Dept.
\, Boston" At druggists and by mail.
Soap 20. Ointment rs and 5O.-Adv.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-10

,rIber Of immigrants entering enter ~
The he n 5--.as the period of 1908 to
Brazil oL l.5 7aaf. 2s2. Their national
1910 Io'~ nrIncipaIly as follows; { Ger 'a :,
lg was % KS KS Austrlans, 21'843;
pans, 'g o2o-: spanlards, 190'76a !;
French 1880; Japanese l2,' 90 ;
ltalals % 9zAS2O; Russians 49'4h
a,5 II, Tsurco-Arabs. 4S1' 0Sf,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-10

Madison = Boys livestock judging
contests will be held this fall at at
least "a of Wisconsin's county
fairs. Officials of the Wisconsin Live
stock Breeders association were mott
fed by the fair secretaries that this
judging event has been added to the
list of special features and have ap-
piled for gold medal which the state
association is offering to encourage
greater interest in livestock breeding.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-10

La Crosse-At banquet ATTENDED.
by leading La Crosse business men
Gov. e. L. Philip denounced profit
GERS, saying large war profits should
be made impossible by law and that
no one should think of amassing a
great fortune in war time. Referring
TO the shortage of labor on farms, the
governor said every one must be ready
to do farm work if necessary. He also
said the state is doing all in it's power
to obtain a sufficient supply of hard
coal to meet demands, but that many
people may have to use soft coal this
winter. He declared the state will
have $4,000 men in service by Aug. /.
This number includes the July draft
figures. He predicted that Wisconsin
will furnish 100000 men without in
creasing or diminishing the military
ages.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-10

Appleton-Appleton is not as hard
hit as during the civil war in 1862, one
year after the war was declared, this
county had furnished SGT men or about
only per cent of the population, or
1850 men, are in the service. Nearly
so per cent of the men are drafted,
while in the first year of the civil war
only So per cent of the men were
drafted.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-10

Racine-Salaries of members of the
fire and police departments, excepting
the head of the two departments,
were increased 10 per cent at meet
ing of the common council. No in.
crease was granted heads of the two
departments because they are now re-
ceiving higher salaries than paid sim.
liar department heads by other cities
of the state.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-10
Discreet.

She-That dealer is a fraud. He
said the parrot knew lot of words.
He-Maybe they are words he
doesn't like to say in the presence of
q lady.-Boston Evening Transcript.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-10
Reverse Methods.

"You are the same kind Of scamp
your father was before you"
"Well, then, why Is it he is now al
ways after me?"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-10

-.., may succeed in becoming a
i t III his w. Valet. but to his mother-ln-
,--r-no- by any means
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-10

Sparta George B. Hall of this city
and William G. Hall of Parkers Rrai-
RE, Mimi, twin brothers, celebrated
their eightieth birthday at the home
OF George Hall, in this city, recently.
William Hall is veteran of the civil
war, having served four years in Com
pany d, Eighth Wisconsin infantry.
Thirty relatives gathered for the birth
day dinner party. Each of the two
brothers has five children. George has
eight grandchildren and one great
grandchild. William has fourteen
grandchildren and one great-grand-
child. Out of a family of eleven boys
the twin brothers are the only ones
living.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-10

Better say only half you think than
to think only half you say.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-10
A DAYLIGHT Scorner

The Bee-That freely is a Stacker.
Inc Ant-Yes, if he got up earlier
We wouldn't have to make a light.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-10

Milwaukee-Three candidates will
fight it out in the primary for the Re-
publican nomination for governor, Gov.
E. l.. Phillip, Senator Roy P. Wilcox
and j. N. Tittemore. E. J. Gross, who
announced himself as the La Toilette
candidate for governor, will be with
drawn, according to the latest report
from Madison, where the La Toilette
leaders held conference Lieut.. Gov.
E. E. Dithmar is said to have dropped
his gubernatorial aspirations and will
run for reelection as lieutenant gov
ernor.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-10
Poor.

Poor.
Flows your gardenY'
Nothing TO brag about. Even my
neighbor's chickens disdain It,"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-10
The offspring of the pugilist Is apt
to inherit his fathers black eyes

ass11y.
A defective stomach keeps more peo'
pie awake than a guilty conscience.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-10

Mayville-Postmaste Paul A. Her,
bert of this city was almost instantly
killed when he was struck by large
touring car in front of the postoffice.
Mr. Herbert had alighted from his au-
tomobile and in attempting to pass
around it, was struck by the other car.
He died shortly after. He was 40
years old, and was appointed two
years ago, upon the recommendation.
of the late Senator Paul Husting.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-10

Wausau-A rural motor express
service may be instituted in Marathon
county as a result of a request of the
State Council of Defense asking the
Marathon County Council of Defense
to take the matter up with farmers in
this community. The plan is to have
one or more lines established in each
county, possibly owned comparatively
by farmers. L
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-10

Madison-One of the most cOmpre-
hensive surveys ever made of the
health resources and actual conditions
in Wisconsin is about to be started by
the health and recreation department
Of the woman's committee, Wisconsin
state council of defense, working in
cooperation with tie Wisconsin Anti
Tuberculosis association and the state
board of health. 3D., : So
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-10

Washington-Muc ordnance mate
rial will be made in Wisconsin. The
war department announced that con-
tracts had been awarded to the fol
lowing Wisconsin firms: Paine Lum-
Der Co., Oshkosh; Nash Motors Co.,
Kenosha; McIntyre-Burrall Co., Green
Bay; ]. c, Nichols Co., Sheboygan;
Four Wheel Drive Auto Co., Clinton.
vile.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-10

Madison-Stephen w. Gilman, pro
lessor of business administration at
the University of Wisconsin, has been
appointed special assistant to w. N
Fitzgerald, United States fuel admin.
istrator, to aid in enforcing the re-
quirements in Wisconsin, as to coal
handling and distribution during July
and August.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-10

Madison-Under instructions from
Herbert Hoover, federal food admins
traitor. the Wisconsin food administra-
ton ordered 1884 pounds( more
than 458 tons) of sugar taken from the
Jiffy Jell company and White Rock
Mineral Springs company of Wauke-
sha, and distributed to relieve the
threatened sugar famine in the state.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-10

Ashland Ashland's fifty saloons
have gone out of business. The entie
Chequamegon Bay district, including
Ashland, bayfield, and Washburn, and
all nearby towns, including those adj
jacent to the Indian reservation at
Odanah, are now dry by vote of the
people.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-10

Madison. B. Borden, for several
years first assistant to state superin-
tendent of schools, c. P. Cary, became
assistant dean of the college of agri-
culture at the university Mr.. Dor
den has been prominently connected
with the educational system of the
state since 1897 when he graduated
from the university.