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Federal service. Before that time
Johnson had lived the transformations
life of working man employed by a
coal and wood dealer in North Albany.
He joined Company c, with his friend,
Charles Jackson. The latter's sister,
Georgia, married Johnson just before
the regiment left for France, and as
she and her mother sat in their humble
home in North Monroe Street in AL
bany they received the congratulations
of the whole neighborhood. Mrs. John
| son declared that when her husband
gets back to Monroe Street he will find
the most hospitable reception that any
soldier could wish for.
While Mrs. Johnson told about her
soldier husband her mother sat across
the table knitting socks for soldiers
She said she had just come from the
Red Cross headquarters, where lot OF
sons, brothers or husbands in the SER
vice, had been doing their share for
the comfort of the men in the nations
service.
Was Going to
Get One, At Least
The family Of the other colored war
rior, Needham Roberts, who is only
twenty years old, live in Trenton, N
j., and are the envy of the town, white
as we'll as black. Roberts's father. the
Rev. Norman J. Roberts, is on week
days porter in the white marble
building of the Trenton Banking Com
pany, and as he goes to work these
mornings he holds his head very high
On Sundays the Rev. Mr.. Roberts is
pastor of the Mount Holly A. M. E.
Church, position he has filled for the
past ten years.
Needham, when he enlisted in the
old 18th, was an elevator boy in a New
York City apartment, and before be-
successful attempts to join the navy
!! His sister tells with great pride how
she helped him to run away several
times to join the navy, when he was q
mere boy, only to return, for he woul6
not be accepted, as he was then toe
young.
The confidence the family had tina,
their boy would make good in the army
was expressed by the mother.
"He used to say to NO." she said
MON, I'm goin' to get one of The
Germans before they get me- an hs
did. And he sure did get one of tn.
big prizes"
The news. quickly spread through
che negro neighborhood that the stal
in the window Of the Roberts HON.
stood for the first Trenton boy to wi,
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say, fourteen pounds of oil. You omit
your bombs, which for ordinary work
would total at least $50 pounds, and
pounds. Now your armor, being built
into the machine, takes the place of
certain parts of the body and of the
slight amount of armor usually put on
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26
The Fighting Filler
Explains Things

But the experienced military a;rmer
took 1t calmly. They had met nartlv
armored aeroplanes before, had fouobt
with them and analysed them. rhev
knew that aerial armor is no new IN.
vention. They knew to what exter+
steel plate could be added to EXISTING
models of planes and what disadv.rs
tage would go with the Innovation
In all this they had a cruel advar.
tage over the parlor strategist. who !.
forced to take his information from
the newspaper headlines, and who A..
cordingly had never been informed
that arnaor has been used on aero.
planes for fully three years.
The first partly armored plane was
Boche continuance which made Il.
debut in the second Battle Of Ypres. In
the spring Of 1916. It carried one.six-
tesnth Of an inch Of armor underneath
the cells protecting the pilot and
gunner and the gasolsns tanks against
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26

suggests, and see what you can omit
from its burden for the purposes of
ordinary patrol work. The machine
ordinarily carries gasolene for five
hours, which. at twelve gallons per
hour and eign, pounds per gallon,
amounts to 4S0 pounds. You can re-
duce your supply to suffice for 3h
hours and save 1886 pounds, besides,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26

an ordinary unprotected battle plane.
The large British Handley-Page. for
instance, is capable of carrying 1000
pounds of bombs. Dispense with these
bombs and you have more than enough
to spare to encase all the occupants
and the vital parts of the machinery
with steel SIG Of an inch thick.
Take an ordinary machine, Mr.. Lamb
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26
Our Negro Dou&hb0ys Make Go0d-As Usual

wounds on his arms. The right arm
was rendered useless, but with the left
he CROPPED around for his basket Of
grenades and although lying on the
ground began throwing them.
Johnson fired his rifle at the nearest
adversary The German fell, but an
other jumped toward johnson and was
almost upon him when the colored boy
swung his dubbed rifle and sent the
butt crashing through the enemy's
skull. Then he turned toward Roberts,
who was battling with three Germans,
one of whose hands was clutching at
his throat At the same time a dozen
others had penetrated the wire, fired
three revolver shots, and Johnson went
down with three bullet wounds in the
left leg, the right hip and the right
forearm. Staggering to his feet he
unsheathed his bolo knife and sent
the blade slicing through the skull of
the man whose hands were at the
throat Of the PROSTATE Roberts. Turn
ing he drove the knife through the
stomach of another.
What happened then seems a bit
hazy, for Roberts had tainted and
johnson was weak from loss of blood.
However. the German raiding party
fed and after them Johnson hurled his
last grenade and saw the explosion
scatter the hindmost German in pieces.
French General
Praises Negroes
When the French general command
ing the division received the report of
the American officer in immediate
charge he declared it was much too
modest to signalze so daring an ex-
plot. His own view finds expression
in the following citations issued in the
divisional order Of the day:
Private Henry johnson, finding
himself on night sentry duty and
neing attacked by a group Of more
than q dozen Germans, put one hors
dc. combat with rife shots and two
others with knife cuts. Although
wounded thrice by revolver bullets
and grenades at the start Of the
fight, he went to the help of, his
wounded comrade as the latter was
about to be carried, of by the enemy
and continued the struggle until the
Germans were forced to fee. He
gave magnificent example of cour-
age and energy.
Private Needham Roberts, and
ing himself on night sentry duty at
tackled and badly wounded in the leg
throw hand grsnadss. although fallen
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26

WV HEN reports Of the new Ger
w man dying tank" which
brought down Major Lufbery
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the war cross, and one of the first two
American negro soldiers to be deco
rated. The colored boys stare long at
the star. One of them expressed the
hopes and expectations of all the
others. He said:
"Needham's done somethin' powerful
big over there. We all must be SOL
diers and get one of them medals, too"
In all the negro circles in the city
pride in the achievement of the two
soldiers for the past several days has
taken precedence over every topic. 1t
is the negroes one subject of CONVEX
sation
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26
The Colonel's Praise
Of His Battalions

Recently Colonel William Hayward
wrote to Frederick R. Moore, editor OF
"The New Age" of his experience with
and confidence in his negro soldiers
He said in part:
To-day / have two battalions in
the trenches of the first line The
officers and men have done splendid
~. The men sing song (they are
always singing) that has couple of
lines like this:
We used to use the picks and
spades,
But noaU aUe throV the hand
grenades.
"And they surely do throw them.
One of the men tossed one prema-
turely the other day when we were
laying down barrage. afterward
scolded him for his haste and asked
him what had made him so precipi-
tate. He said, why, Kunnel, dat ole
grenade she started to swell right
up in nah hand an l simply had to
fling 'er.'
Il am very proud of them. They
are clean, brave men, fearing moth
ing, daring everything. General Foch
says of them: They are very strong
and stout-hearted-and very rash.
The friends Of the regiment ought
to rejoice that we are up here with
the splendid French, where bravery,
hardihood, character, and not mans
color count"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26
Tot,

This is admittedly conservative es-
innate for armor, but it would be ade-
quate to meet the problem and sug-
gests how simple the principle is. The
tables here show a leeway of 303
pounds for additional steel plate if
desired.
The machine on which this estim ate
is based might probably carry motor
of from ITO to 230 horsepower and
might have 5o-foot span. It's normal
weight without passengers or equip
ment might slightly exceed 1000
pounds. If armored even beyond the
735 pounds here allowed, it could still
carry the additional weight by means
of greater cambre or curvature of
the wings. This would, of course, d.
minish the agility OF the machine, but
, that is to be expected.
A Low Flying
Slow Machine
The new German flying tank, to
judge from reports, seems to be Of the
two engine tractor, twinfusilage type,
carrying a pilot and two gunners. 1t
is unusually heavy, but apparently no
effort has been made to increase it's
size proportionately with its weight.
Instead sacrifice is made in speed and
mobility. Its span is reported as sixty
feet, far less than that of the huge
British Handley-Page, which has been
known to spread its wings ninety-sis
feet. 1t remains, then, slowmoving
low-fying piece Of machinery, probably
capable Of no more than sixty miles ar
hour on a straightaway run, and quite
incapable of the dive, the spin anc
other sensational stunts. Any ordinary
aeroplane can fly all around it if it car
escape the bullets from its machine
guns. Presumably the nocelle, in which
all the military business is transacted
is wholly built of steel. sixteenth:
of an inch thick. Mr.. Lamb believes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26
Problem. However,
Is Not Simple

So far, the problem looks absurdy
simple. There is a machine that can
shoot down the flying tank, and We
should worry, you say. But of course
the problem is not so simple. No war
problem ever is. What, for instance
about a machine that will shoot down
machine that will shoot down tank!
And a machine that will sh Dot that
machine down. and so on? II the
boche can provide a sufficient escort
Of rapid manHuvring planes to ward Of
the attacker, the tank can continus
its deadly work.
In this, say the experts, VIC have en-.
tered new phase of aerial warfare
The problem is somewhat analogous 70
that Of naval fighting. On the sea you
nave dreadncughts that can pound
anything ont of existence But thsst
are vulnerable to a squadron of fasta
ships. There Dust be battle cruisers
10 protect the dreadnoughts, and lishf
cruisers to protect the battle cruissfh
and destroyers to protect the lsss
cruisers. In other words, wSssh'P
must usually travel in families.
And so, too, it appears, must sese'
planes In the future. The ssmores
tank is regarded here as the expen-
mental precurso or of an aerial aymorea
battleship, which may some day g.
velop into dreadnought- By ITSELF "
will probably be almost useless. bus
protected by fleet of light air cruis'l
ers, capable CT clearing away oppos''|
ton, it may become deadly in the e.
IRENE. Beyond a doubt the Boone
working on this very problem o. -
proper composition Of the aerial nss'
o. the future. 1t Is common knoWs''s,
that he has tended to do his ss
lighting in squadrons. sometimes =
many as forty planes at time, -,
mas shown himself adept IN N
movement. Mere mass attack 1ra
no means be the aim CT their 49,.
of grouping. The period OF VA =
tiation appears to have Begun ~ 81,
may soon hear the elsborate - ~
aeroplanes OF all sorts, esce ca 80 sssf b
ing a specified work, ana sn -
their functions by signals from
trail flagship. a.. a61
In short, expert opinion ~ W Z
regards the flying tank Of ~ d
mere experiment. or no sieh's ss,tnsf
fact that it brought to earth -
liant Major Lufbery. - .k,s51 f
But what may develop from "
neriment that gives the expe! =
Tor thourhtf n. 6. Wells uiSe9
: new "Nar in the Air" % ~
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-12
5SSSSSSG5S
! Try Making Your OsUfl
Cough Remedy
! YOu can save about 50, and have
q better remedy than the ready
made kind. Easily done.
1slsls15ls1s5s1S7s757s7E

If YOU combined the curative proper
ties Of every known "ready-made" cough
remedy, you would hardly have in them
all the curative power that lies in this
simple homemade" cough syrup which
takes only few minutes to prepare
Get from any druggist 21s ounces of
Pinex (60 cents WORTH, pour it into a
pint bottle and fill the bottle with plain
granulated sugar syrup. The total cost
is about So cents and gives you a full
pint OF really better cough syrup than
YOU could buy Geady-made for $3.50.
Tastes pleasant and never spoils.
This Pinex and sugar syrup prepara-
tion gets right at the cause of cough
and gives almost immediate relief. 1t
loosens the phlegm, stops the nasty
throat tickle and heals the sore, irri-
tated membranes that line the throat,
chest and bronchial tubes, so gently
and easily that it is really astonishing.
A days use will usually overcome the
ordinary cough and for bronchitis.
Group, whooping cough and bronchiak
asthma, there is nothing better.
PineX is most valuable concentrated
compound of genuine Norway pine ex-
tract, and has been used for generations
to break up severe coughs.
To avoid disappointment, ask your
druggist for go ounces of Pinex" with
full directions, and don't accept any,
thing else, A guarantee of absolute
satisfaction or money promptly re-
funded, goes with this preparation. The
Pinex Co., Ft. Wayne, Ind.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-12
GAS|N THESTOMACH
IS DANGEROUS
Recommends Daily Use of Magnesia
To Overcome Trouble, Caused
by Fermenting Food and
Acid Indigestion

Gas and wind in the stomach ac-
companied by that full bloated feel
ing after eating are almost certain
evidence of the presence of excessive
hydroChloric acid in the stomach
creating so called "acid indiges ton. +"
Acid stomachs are dangerous be-
cause too much acid irritates the deli
cate lining of the stomach often lead
ing to gastritis accompanied by serf-
Gus stomach ulcers. Food ferments
and sours creating the distressing gas
which distends the stomach and hamp-
ers the normal functions of the vital
internal organs. often affecting the
heart
1t is the worst Of folly to neglect
such a serious condition or to treat
with ordinary dig stive aids which
have no neutraliZihg effect on the
stomach acids Instead get from any
druggist a few ounces of Bisurated
Magnesia and take a teaspoonful in a
quarter glass of water right after eat
ing. This will drive the gas, wind
and bloat right out of the body.
sweeten the stomach, neutralize the
excess acid and prevent its formation
and there is no sourness or pain. Bis
urated Magnesia Gin powder or tablet
form-never liquid or milk is harm
less to the stomach, inexpensive to
take and the best form of magnesia
for stomach purposes. 1t is used by
thousands of people who enjoy their
meals with no more fear of indiges-
tion. Geo. A. Gorgas.-Advertise
ment.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-12
AVOID ALL MEAT
IF KIDNEYS AND
BLADDER BOTHER
Uric Acid in meat excites
Kidneys and irritates
the Bladder.
Take Salts at first sign of
Bladder weakness or
Kidney-Backache.

Kidney and Bladder weakness re-
suit from uric acid, says a noted au-
thority. The kidneys filter this acid
from the blood and pass it on to the
bladder, where IL often remains to
irritate and intiame, causing a 0urn-
ing, scalding sensation, or setting up
an irritation at the neck of the blsd-
der, obliging you to seek relief two
or three times during the night. The
sufferer Is in constant dread, the wa
ter passes sometimes with a scalding
sensation and is very profuse; again
there is difficulty in avoiding il.
Bladder weakness, most folks call
il. because they can't control urina-
tion While il is extremely annoy
ing ami sometimes very painful, this
Is really one of the most simple all
ments to overcome. Get about four
ounces of Jad Salts from your phar-
maCist and take Il tablespoonful in a
glass of water before breakfast, co =
iinue this for two or three days.
This Will neutraliZe the acids In the
urine so it no longer is a source of
irritation to the bladder and urinary
organs which then act normally
again.
Jad Salts is inexpensive, harmless,
and is made from the acid of grapes
and lemon juice, combined with
lithia, and is used by thousands of
folks who are subject to urinary dis
orders caused by uric acid irritation
Jad Salts IS splendid for kidneys aud
causes no bad effects whatever.
Here YOU have pleasant, efferves-
cent lithia-water drink which quick
ly relieves bladder trouble.-Adv.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-12
DRY" FORCES
TO MEET HERE
Prominent Men to Talk at
Statewide Rally on
Thursday

ON Thursday, the state conven-
ton of the Dry Federation of Penn
sylvania will convene at Chestnut
street hall in anniversary of its or
ganization. A program that takes
up every minute from $3.50 until late
at night promises to be the most in
teresting and instructive ever heard
at these conferences.
One of the big features which will
attract the general public is the
array of speeches at night which are
to be preceded by a band concert
The general topic Patriot Politics"
will be discussed by Governor Brum-
baugh; Major f. Lowry Humes; j.
Denny O'Neil. and w. f. Porter.
After opening prayer by Dev. DR..
Lewis 5. Nudge, the morning session
will start with a discussion on Pro
hihition Progress, led by Rev. Har-
Ney Klaer. With an interim for
business reports the morning will
conclude with an address by Clin-
ton y. Howard, Rochester.
BY way of estimating just what is
to be expected from the dry forces
there will be expressions from work
ers on what my organization will
do" participated in by Mrs. Ella NJ.
George. Beaver Falls: Mrs. j. O.
Miller, Pittsburg; Rev. b. L. p.
Prugh; Rev. f.. V. Claypool, Harris
burg; S. f. Gill, Pittsburg and Rev.
Charles Scanlon.
Other men who will contribute to
the various discussions are Lex n.
Mitchell, PunXsutawney; Rev. w.
Scott Nevin, Philadelphia; John II.
Cole, Coatesville and Rev. John
Royal Harris, Pittsburgh.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-12
Sawmill Roof Crushed by
Heavy Snow Near Blain

Blain, Pa, Feb. 12.-The roof on
r. l.. Ernests steam sawmill at
Sandy Hill has been crushed in by
the snow and the engine and ma
chinery considerably damaged.
j. Y. Dillman, of Sandy Hill made
three dozen of brooms on his hand
machine last week.
Thirtw tons of ice have been stored
by several families which was taken
from G.. E. Beck's mill dam at Blk
Ter. The ice was eighteen inches
thick.
Harry Trego, of North Dakota,
who has been away for fifteen years,
is visiting friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Rhea, of
Iowa, are guests of Perry county
friends.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Foster Sea-
ger, of Seagertown, boy, on Thurs
day night.
S. Mitchell Dromgold, of Blain, was
seized with a slight stroke several
days ago, but is improving and able
to be about again.
Boys have been born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Ricedorf, of Madison
township, and Mr.. and Mrs. George
l.. Mumper, of Jackson township.
Mrs. Elizabeth Kline, is visiting the
family of John d. Grubb, in New
Bloomfield
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-12
Plan to Bring German
Prisoners to America

New York, Feb. 12.-Prisoners
taken by United States forces in
Europe are to be brought to this side
of the Atlantic ocean and landed at
Ellis island.
This was learned yesterday. COIN
cident with announcement from Sec
retary of War Baker in Washington
that the immigration station at that
place can be made available for the
Army and Navy. Wounded soldiers
returning from the front will be
landed there. pending distribution to
hospitals. Discharged soldiers will
be taken there for transports and
held until allowed to go to their
homes.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-12
To Hold Funeral For Judge
William N. Seibert, Who
Dropped Dead on Thursday

Funeral services for Judge Will
liam n. Seibert, who died yesterday
of heart disease in the Duncannon
station, will be held Thursday morn
ing at IL o'clock at his late resi-
dence, in New Bloomfield. the Rev
r. Cotter Hayes, officiating. The
Masonic order will be in charge of
the services.
Judge Seibert was stricken while
running to catch a train. He had
been a sufferer from heart trouble
for several years. He left his home
yesterday, apparently in good
health. At Duncannon, it was nee
essary for him to run a short dis
tance to catch the train for Miffliu-
town, where he was about to hold
court. The eXertion brought on an
attack of heart disease, which caus-
ed instant death. The body was i'm
mediately sent to New Bloomfield,
where he is survived by his wife,
Elizabeth Heiges Seibert, and two
sons, William Sponsler Seibert n
we'll known barrister, and John
Heiges Seibert.
The judge was 60 years old. He
was a member of the bar for about
fifty years, and was Democrat, rep
resenting the dry element. He was
active in politics in his district, and,
in 1911, was elected as president
judge, after warm contest. He
was q son of the Rev. Samuel Sci
bert and Eleanor Nelson Seibert. He
was an active church worker, and
was warmly opposed to the liquor in
terests. For thirty-five years he
was an elder in the Presbyterian
church. He was we'll known in Har-
risburg, having spoken here num-
Der of times, and having sat on the
bench, presiding over sessions of
court here. He was a forceful and
eloquent speaker.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-12
Another Harrisburg Boy
Is Pleased With Training
Work in u. S. Army Camp

John w. Swart2, former Har-
aviation service, tells, in an interest
ing letter to the Telegraph, many
interesting stories of life in the avia-
ton camps. SwartZ is with Com
pany 6, 161st Brigade. He is filled
with unquenchable optimism, and
his letter breathes the spirit of con-
fdence in ultimate victory. II have
been here five weeks writes
SwartZ. THE weather is rather
cold, being around 10 below zero and
much snow. The snow in our COM
pany streets is as high as my head.
We hike through snow knee deep.
so you can see we get loads of fun
out of it.
Last week we enjoyed trip to
the trenches in the eastern part of
our camp" he continues. There
we saw drafted infantry going
through trench warfare, throwing
hand grenades and bayonet charg-
ing. 1t certainly was Il treat for all
of us, believe me. There are quite
a few Allied officers here to instruct
them.
"Our work here consists of drill
ing. Two hours in the morning and
two in the afternoon. Guard duty
comes about every fifteen days.
Upon arriving in camp, the men
are put into a fourteen days quaran-
tine. If any illness develops in that
time, by being in quarantine keeps
it from spreading through the camp.
If nothing develops, you are released
from quarantine.
AT present everyone in our COM
pany is in the best of health. Our
platoon has had the least of sick
ness in the whole brigade, which is
excellent"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-12
TROLLEY CAR PUSHES AUTO
UP SUBWAY GRADE

A little auto truck, of the chain
drive variety, this morning did it's
best to hold up traffic in the Market
street subway, but a Harrisburg Rail
ways Company car refused to let it
have it's way. Just as the machine
was going up the grade the chain
was too heavy for the driver to push
up the hill. so he procured a piece of
timber and placing it between the
rear end of the truck and the front
end of a street car, allowed the car
to push ii up grade. When it reach
ed the street again, car men pushed
it from the tracks and traffic was re-
sumed. The few minutes holdup
however, was sufficient to fill the
subway with cars, wagons and auto
mobiles.