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Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-04-13
JOKE ON SCHOOL VISITOR,
Fortunately Hamilton mable Was Wen
Able to Appreciate Unconscious
Humor of the Children.

The late Hamilton w. Mable, the,
well-known American essayist. was
one of those genial men who enjoyed
Joke on themselves. Illustrating this
phase of Mr.. Mabie's character, II Is,
told that when he was a student Mr.i
Mable made an address In which ne
told this story:
He had visited school In Philadel-
phia In which there was daily hre-
drill. The teacher regularly asked the
students, children. what would YOU
do IL fire were to break out In TINS
buildingT The children all repeated
In chorus. 1--WE would rise in our
places, step into the aisle, and march
quietly out of the building" On thel
morning when Mr.. Mable visited the
school. while he was sitting quietly on
the platform. the teacher stepped De-
fore the pupils and said. Children.
what would you say II l were to ten
you that Mr.. Mabie Is to speak to you
this mornIng?" The children prompt
Iy replied In chorus, ave would rise
in our places, step into the aisle anu
march quietly out of the building"
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-04-13
NEW AIRPLANE BULLET

bullet in daylight as well as in dark
ness, and thereby allow the aim of the
machine gun to be corrected, was in
troauced.
At the outbreak of the war, further
information was promptly gathered
from the allies and this subject was
studied by those responsible for this
work In the United States. OF course,
on account of the difficulties of the
problem, none of the special bullets
possessed by any country is entirely
satisfactory or what might be termed
perfect" in operation.
The bullets developed by the United
States ordnance department have been
tested on land and from airplanes to
see If there Is any difference In their
performance when fired from quickly
moving airplane in the upper atmos-
phere and when fired on land
These tests indicate that the United
States has developed class of special
cartridges with q performance fully
equal to or surprising that attained
abroad.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-04-13

WashingtOn.-The war department.
authorizes the following:
rrhe present war brought forth
o,.y, kind of ammunition for airplane
,,ya in the form of special cartridges
Containing bullets Tor armor-plerclng,
tracing, and incendIsry purposes.
W,th the progress OF the war the
mfre vital parts of the airplane were
ptot,.ctpd with light ufmor, so that II
became necessary to Introduce the ar
mor-oiercing bullet.
As the gasoline tanks were particu-
iarly susceptible to ineendlary eXplo-
sion. ii was necessary to procure Il
bullet containing an infammable sub
stance, ignlted upon discharge, which
would carry the spark of flame into
che tank upon piercing II.
AS the target, the enemy airplane'
was within fighting range for only
brief moments at time, and as there
were no means of determining the fire
effect as on land, tracer bullet con-
tanning bright-burning composition
which would Indicate the path Of the
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-04-13
HAUNTING jOLTS
FOR KIND FOLKS
Picking Up Passengers Does Not
Always Work Out as
II Should.
EXPERIENCES OF MOTORISTS
Trials and Tribulations OF Men VINO
Sought to Aid Those Not Fortunate
Enouqh to Have Cars to Ride
to Town In.

There are reasons why motorists do
not pay more attention to the casual
pedestrian whom they might pick up
from the safety zone along the street
car track and carry with them to the
city center. Advices to motorists TO
travel with all seats filled as means
to assisting in Transporting the people
at all hours, and particularly ut busy
hours, has been needed again and again
by motorists who have all too often re-
GREETED their kindly feeling later, says
Detroit Free Press. In a gathering OF
motorists at club recently some incl
dents were related of the trials ana
tribulations of men who had decided
to take the advice and aid those not
so fortunate In having ears in when
TO ride at the time
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-04-13
ARMY SUPPLIES IN
CHAIN OF CITIES

German, and having capacity for
storing 100000 pounds of flour, in adj
dition to not inconsiderable daily
output of bread from its coke ovens.
Those making the arrangements
knew that the time would soon come
when the city bakery would be mad
equate, so they went outside of the
city and leased from the French tract
of land consisting of several thousand
acres, upon which the conventional NH
itary wooden shacks soon sprang up
and where there is room for an IN
definite number of additional field bak-
cries as the need may arise.
. BY the time the city bakery had
reached its capacity the shacks were
fully equipped with the very latest in
baking machinery.
Spur tracks have been constructed
out to the field from the city, and over
them carloads of bread leave each
morning and afternoon for the training
camps and the front.
Each baking company has for some
time been exceeding the limit of 3o,o0O
pounds day and has been turning
out from $4,000 to $4,000 pounds. me
men, 101 to a company, work in two Il
hour shifts. Their product, chiefly
great, round, hard-crusted loaves, con-
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-04-13
CARE OF ANTISKID DEVICES
Great Harm Will Result From Their
Continual Use-Ceaving Them
On Is Expensive.

Antiskld devices are helpful under
certain conditions, but great harm will
result from their continued use. Be-
cause some devices are noisy there Is
temptation TO fasten them tightly to
the tires. When this is done the extra
pressure and the fiattening out of the
tires causes the cross grips to cut ana
gouge into the tire. When cross
grips become worn, sharp and rough.
they should be replaced. Otherwise
the tread will be cut and moisture and
dirt will do the rest.
Take off the antiskld devices as
soon as the necessity for using them
has passed. Leaving them on when
they are not needed Is highly expen-
sive In tires.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-04-13
TO RETRIEVE MIRED AUTOS
Device Serves as Shovel to Make Path
for Stuck WheeI-Then Acts as
Track for Car.

A novel device for retrieving mlred
cars Is one which serves first as
shovel to make a path for the stuck
wheel and then as track on which
the car may be run from the hole.
In addition n wheel attachment is pro.
as wrecklng truck when one wheel IL
disabled. This consists of metal
trough In which are series OF tire
cross chains which provide traction
One end is beveled to form shovel
edge and the other Is metal capped.
carrying hearing and wheel at.
tachment and serving as n handle.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-04-13
Car Was No Good.

Another motorist had car in which
he took much pride and which was run
ming particularly well at the time he
picked up a man. That passenger by
invitation Immediately started to be-
little the car of the man with whom he
was riding. and said that that par
ticular make had never been any good
and that the company would never be
able to make good ear If in business
a hundred years. The driver was one
of the partners in the company manu-
featuring the car he drove, so held his
temper, but Host no more confidence
In his product by picking up critical
business men without cars of their
own. but with decided opinions on the
subject with which they had no eXpe-
rience.
so it went on, and man after nun
of the party showed plainly by his cwn
experience that the dear people who
do not own mOtorcar care little for
the opinion which the real motorcar
owner may have of them after their
boOrsh acceptance Of kindness wall
meant but oftentimes not repeated.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-04-13
Tact and Charm.

Dinner conversation offers the OPP
portunity to eliminate all dIsagreeaDie
topics. To lay aside ones worries anu
keep ones Troubles from obtrudihs'
The same should be said of all occa-
sions and good form particularly ue-
notes that dinners. and formal dinners
MT that, should be freed OF persoha'
burdens retailed.
At all times give interest as wen Us
try to inspire 1t and one OF the eur
phatic ways Is to let the person VIM
happens to be speaking have your un'
divided attention. Attention ana con-
ceptration amount to about the same
thing and should apply to what one -
oneself saying as well as hearing
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-04-13
VAPOR BATHS IN LAPLAND
Writer'S Strenuous Experience az
Cleansing Process Finishes With
Being Bastlnadoed.

In Wide World Frank Hedges But.
Ter describes a vapor bath In the land
Of the Lapps. He says:
The bathhouse Is a small wooden
structure generally situated some way
from the dwelling house. II Is divided
into two compartments, one to undress
In. while the other contains the oven
which produces the steam. The oven
Is arched with large stones or pebbles,
and heated by a fire placed beneath.
Undressing in the first roOm one en-
tiers the heated compartment. After
which contains a place for the head.
the attendants come I'm and battle you.
Cold water Is thrown over the stones
and the kissing vapor soon sends up.
n cloud of steam. The higher you sit
from the floor the greater the heat. As
more water is thrown over the red-hot
stones the vapor becomes so intense
that one can hardly breathe. We were
soon gasping for breath and covered
with q profuse perspiratlon which Is
sued from every pore OF the skin.
Hanging up I'm the room were tender
branches or twigs In a green state and
retaining their leaves. Dipping these
in water, the attendant began lashing
and whipping me across the legs.
shoulders, loins and back, till my body
seemed quite red with the switching.
The bastinadoing over. l was then
washed with a soft flannel covered
with soap. after which jug of the
coolest water was thrown over my
haaA md ho1y
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-04-13
DANGER IN CRkNKlNG AUTOS
This is Especially So When Engine Is
Not Work ng Properly-Little
Tip Is Given.

There is always danger In cranklng
a machine by hand, the more espe-
cially If the engine is not working
properly, as it may kick even though
the spark be retarded. Sometimes it
Is hard work to start an engine with
retarded spark-so here Is little tip:
Open the throttle, but leave the spark
off turn the engine over two or three
times. then turn on the spark and pull
the crank upward. not downward, and
you will not be In danger of breaking
your arm.--Club News. Keystone Auto
Club.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-04-13
Three Towns Behind the Lines
in France Hold Great
Stores.
BAKERY SYSTEM A FEATURE
FORTY Shipments of White Bread Made
Daiiy-AlI Facilities Being En-
larced-One Town Is Stor-
AGE Center.

Behind the American Front in
France-Less spectacular than the
continued arrival of American troops
and their occupation of definite front
sector, yet in it's way quite as impor-
tant for their success has been the
steady development of the system OF
keeping them in the myriad supplies
they must have.
Keeping pace with the increasing
training camps there has grown up Il
storage, transportation and distribu-
ton system that not only accurately
and efficiently supplies the needs OF
all our soldiers but is continually be-
ing enlarged against future needs.
Neither troops nor supplies can come
too fast for it.
The various functions of the system
bakery. refrigerating plant, ware
houses for clothing, nOn-perishable
foods and similar supplies, and the
main distributing plant--are locates,
for convenience sake in three towns
or cities situated respectively at the
three corners Of an Obtuse triangle,
ana near enough 10 tne trdiniuS camps
and front so that supplies can reach
The furthest points in "a hours.
Bakery Is Great Industry.
No link in the chain between IA port
Ia France" and the American front is,
perhaps, more interesting than the bak-
cries.
The supplying of the American
troops in France with white bread has
become great industry and is growing
all the time. The few bakers orig-
nally here have grown into companies ;
the relatively small daily quantity of
bread turned out in July has increased
to scores of thousands of pounds, and
entire shiploads of flour are arriving
weekly and are being stored away in
warehouses with capacity of millions
of pounds as reserve against the
arrival of still more troops.
The American army first took pos
session of a huge bakery in central
French city, formerly operated by a
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-04-13
What's the Graft?

One motorist related an incident
which made him hesitate about stop
ping to pick up a pedestrian. He said
that he came to full stop at Il safety
zone and asked a man standing there
If he would like to ride downtown. The
man turned round with sneer and
said, whats your graft, anyway
That man was left where he stood,
with no car in sight and with his ears
burning from the roasting he received
within the few seconds il took for the
motorist in question to get his ear I'M
der way again.
Another motOrist told of picking up
n respectable business man who seemed
in a hurry us he ran down side street
TO the main car line. The business
man climbed in gladly, but the moment
he took his seat beside the driver
settled back into that seat and placed
his boots squarely on the dash of the
car, where he left long scratches which
remained until removed by that ear
owner. That driver said that he had
stopped for no pickups except soldiers
and women and children since that
time
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-04-13
TROUBLE FOUND IN BATTERY
Corrosion of Terminals Decreases Pow.
err Of Current for Lights and
Ignition Of Fuel.

If trouble develops In the battery
which upon examination Is found to be
up to normal and yet Is not delivering
enough current to furnish lights nor
spark enough to ignite the fuel, the
basic fault VIII very possibly be found
in corrosion of the terminals. When
the terminals are covered with hard
green deposit, no current can flow.
Sometimes this deposit Is so hard that
1t takes chisel to remove 1t.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-04-13
AUSTRIAN FOR AMERICA
FIRST, LAST-AL WAYS

Greensburg, Pa - Peter Dor
zuk, an Austrian shoemaker, Is
for America first, last and all
the time. He was sent back
from Camp Lee because Of ply
steal disability.
Before going to camp Dorzuk
invested all his savings. amount
ing to several thousands of dol
lars. in Liberty bonds. He also
made will bequeathlng "any
and all properties or money or
Whatsoever of value I may have
or possess at the time of my
de,th to the United States gov
ernment."
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-04-13
Brake Shoe Repairs.

TO tit around the cam. This should he
about l-32 inch thick. the same width
as the brake shoe, and should be bent
to fit snugly over the cam. When the
wheel is In place this bushlng cannot
drop out of position, and so there Is
not much danger of 1t coming or.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-04-13
Moon Superstition.

Among the Hindus and Egypt'"n'
the mouse was carried to the h'oon'
De Gubernatis says: "The pagan sun sun
god brushes under his foot the nouoo
of the night. When the cats away eh ~,
mice will play. The shadows Oh h'e"
dance when the moon is absent
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-04-13
"2 Helmet der Kaiser"

Columbus. GA unique sign has
been tackled above the counting room
door In State Auditor Donahey's suite.
1t bears the mineral "2.' then pic
ture of a helmet, and then the words
"der kaiser" reading "2 helmet der
kaiser"
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-04-13
Indian Rajput at Cambria Es-
capes Without Scratch in
Daring Mission.
IS GIVEN VICTORIA CROSS
Delivers Messages Which Perhaps
Saved Battalion of British From
Extermination-Thr Horses
Shot Under Him.

London.-Lieut. Gobind Singh mas
the Victoria Cross and he earned IL.
He is a Rajput from India and he is a
brave man. Three times he dashed
into what seemed almost certain death
and he escaped without a scratch, al
though the horses were shot from uh-
der him. And furthermore he dellV-
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-04-13
REPAIRING OF BRAKE SHOES
When New Parts Cannot Be Obtained
Excellent Substitute Found in
Piece OF Steel.

When brake shoes are worn. II is the
usual custom to replace them with new
parts, but If these new parts cannot be
obtained. nm excellent repair can he
made by bending piece of soft steel
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-04-13
Daily Thought.

We reap what we SOW; but ha.us
has love over and above that justice,
and gives us shadow and blossom "ns
fruit that spring from no pian''hs
ours.--George Eliot
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-04-13
RODE THREE TIMES
THROUGH BARRAGE

cred messages which perhaps saved
battalion from determination. There
is no prouder Indian in Great Britain
or France than Lieutenant Singh. 1t
is nothing unusual to see soldier sa-
lutte when he passes--just out of adj
miration
Braves Barrage Fire.
1t was at Cambria that he went
though the bullet-swept areas to de
Ii er his precious messages. The Off
Ger in command of his battalion felt IL
imperative to send wore to the gener-
al staff and volunteers were asked for.
There was no other way to communi-
cate. Lieutenant Singh offered his
services. He mounted horse and
Jared forth into No Mans Land. Five
others had volunteered and been killed
in the rain of machine gun bullets from
the German lines, but a few hundred
yards away. Singh galloped at full
speed into the region of death. He is
skillful rider and his charger was eX-
perienced. A short distance away his
horse fell under him. The Indian fin
ished his trip of 600 yards afoot.
The message required reply and he
volunteered to deliver 1t. He sailed
forth on another horse and with his
body glued to that animal he plunged
ahead with the machine gun fire again
playing on him. A second time his
horse was killed. He finished this
journey also on foot running as swift
ly as his trained legs could carry him.
His colleagues cheered him as b., drop
ped into the friendly trench and all
agreed that he led charmed life.
Makes Third Trip.
But his task was not finished. His
officer found that If one more message
could be sent to the staff the battalion
! might he rescued. Singh said he would
! 20 third time. The officers offered
/ him his choice of horses aud he select
ed a Splendid animal, which he on
ressed before undertaking the last and
most dangerous dash of all. The dis
lance he had to go was mile and q
I naIl. lie fONtEtu FluibSl nan inc 'liN
lance and heard not Il shot. But in
stantly barrage started from the Ger
man guns. A British sentinel in a shell
hole warned him to pause, saying no
human being could get through the
curtain of shell fir. alive. But Singh
ignored the warning. He spurred his
horse to new speed. A shell struck
the animal and aim Ost tore 1t to pieces
Singh dropped to the ground and half
crawling and hGlf dragging himself he
finished his pcrilous journey without
receiving a bullet wound. To the as
constituent of the officers who had
watched with ,.realhless excitement
his plunge through the shadow Ct
death the Indian asked If he were tC
make return trip. He was told II
was not necessary. A short time later
due to the order he had delivered his
battalion was rescued from most dan
gerous position.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-04-13

cred messages which perhaps saved
battalion from determination. There
is no prOuder Indian in Great Britain
or France than Lieutenant Singh. 1t
is nothing unusual to see a soldier sa-
lutte when he passes--just out of adj
miratiOn.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-06-27
King of the Khyber
k1fH0% A Romance of Adventure
By TALBOT MUNDY
cpRhb the hobbs Merlin Company

And what does She intcndI' King
asked him suddenly.
"She? Ask Allah, who put the spirit
in herl How should I know"
I'VE will march again. my brothers,
King shouted. and they StrCnmcd along
behind him, now with no advance
guard, but with the Orakzai rathan
Striding beside Kings horse, with n
great hand on the saddle. Like the
others, he seemed decided In his mind
that IN" hakim ought not to be allowed
much chance to escape.
Just aS the dawn was tintinG the
surrounding peaks with softest rose
they topped II ridge, and khinjan lay
below them across the milc-widc bone
dry valley. And while they watched,
aud the Khinjan men were beginning
Ia murmur (for they needed no last
view of the place to satisfy any long
ingS y zone else than Ismail rose from
behind n rock and came to Kings stir
rup. He tuggcd and King backed his
horse until they stood together apart.
"Shc sends this message" said Is
lllll' Nll'N lilE HIS lttlH III lI' IitSl
peculiar grin that surely the Hills"
ever witnessed. "Mnny of her men.
who have never been in the army, are
none the less true to her. and she will
not leave them to the mulluh's mercy.
They will leave the caves in a little
while, and will come UP here. They
are to 20 down into India and he made
Vrfaaparu a a.. .ssl.n. ,,t1l ,-s Anlt.,
them. You are to wait for them here"
as that all her messenger King
asked him.
NAY. That Is none Of II! This IL
her message: THOU SHALT KNOW
THIS DAY, THOU ENGLISHMAN,
WHETHER OR NOT SHE TRULY
LOVED THEE! THERE SHALL BE
PROOF SUCH AS EVEN THOU
SHALT UNDERSTANDS"
Ismail slipped away and lost himself
among the men. and none Of them
seemed to notice that he had been
away and had come again. 1t was II
little more than an hour after dawn
and the chilled rocks were beginning to
grow warmer when the head Of n pro-
ccsSion came u Of Khinjan gate and
started toward them over the valley.
In all more than tiv" hundred men
emerged and about II hundred ome
and children. Then:
"Muhammad Amin comes. :" shouted
a voice from II crug top.
They Struggled into better hiding,
and there was 40 thought now of leav-
ing before the mullah should 90 by.
II needed an effort to quiet them when
the mullah rose into view at last above
the rise and paused for n minute TO
stare across NJ Khlnlan before lead.
ing his four thousand down and on
ward. He was silent as an image, but
his men roarcd like u river In flood and
he made no effort n check them.
He diSmouutcd, for he had to, and
tossed his rcinS to the nearest man
9th the air OF nm emperor. And he
led IA" way down the Cli!fSide without
hesitation, Striding like n mountainecr.
Ills mrn followed him nOisily.
II was thirty minutes after the last
Of the mullah's men had vanished
through the gate, md his own men In
dozens and twentles were scattered