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The Nenana daily news., 1918-10-25
AERIAL EFFICIENCY

The increasing destructiveness of Allied air raids is attested to by Ger man prisoners, declares an Associated Press correspondent, writing from London. While statements of this kind must generally be treated wiGn reserve, there is evidence that this particular information very near the truth.
 Valenciennes station, which IS now in the hands of the Allies, was heavily bombed by British airmen recently. A prisoner subsequently stated that for I numher If days following the raids :ans were un- able to pass through Valenciennes as a big engineer dump had been hit and barrels of oil and explosives were burning and blowing up.
 A raid was made upon an ammu- milton dump near Marais Wood, and several photographs taken during the raid showed tie explosion. \ party of prisoners captured later volunteered the information that the dump blew up and hat the moral effect was enormous
 
 A prisoner is responsible for the statement that not long ago an am- intuition train was hit and blew up in Valenciennes, fact which fully confirms the British official report that direct hits were obtained upon a moving train at Valenciennes on the night of May 31.
 Still another report by recently captured German prisoner records that saw-mill at Somain managed by German and employing 15O workmen was completely destroyed, as the result of an air raid. Somain was bombed by British airmen.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-10-25
A|RPLANES MORE SAFE
 NOW THAN FORMERLY

Behind the British Lines In France The absolutely fool-proof airplane has not yet been invented, but in the opinion of American pilots, who are working in British airdrome, the newest British machines have very nearly solved the problem.
 Left to themselves, these latest type of heavier than air machines will make their way safely to earth, except for slight damages which may follow a landing. The machines are so balanced and the wings so arranged, that when the engine stops they glide gradually and easily to earth.
 The following test, shows how stable these airplanes are: A pilot climbed to a sufficient height, and then stopped his engine and took HIS nahds orr the controls, merely keeping his feet on the rudder bar. He steered for an aerodrome 20 miles away and except for keeping her straight he let the airplane do what she liked. She travelled the whole 20 miles as steadily as a bicycle coasting down long, straight and gentle hill Of course, the pilot had to take hold of the control stick to land the machine in the aerodrome, but except for that, and the steering, the airplane made the whole journey by herself.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-10-25
AFTER THE BOLSHEVIKI

General Horvath, leader of one of the anti-Bolsheviki factions in Si- beria, announced to the newspapers on recent visit to Vladivostock that his first effort would be directed toward clearing away from Siberia and afterwards from Russia of the Bolsheviki and their co-adjutors, the Germans and Hungarians. He con- tinued:
 "I do not desire to limit the free dom which the people have won by the revolution, but it is possible that the circumstances of the times may render some abridgement ex- pedient necessary. My attitude to- wards the Siberian government is conciliatory. I shall not take any decisive action against it, but shall endeavor to realize my program as if it did not exist, and the people shall themselves judge which side to take. The Siberian government here wrongly considers the Western Siberian army theirs"
The Nenana daily news., 1918-10-25
GIANT AIRCRAFT
 OF BRITISH MAKE
 HARRASS BOCHES


 England.-In giant hangars ranged along the side of this aerodrome are to be found a squadron of the super-dreadnoughts of the British air navy. Many pictures of these great bombing machines have been published along with some details of their great size and weight, but it is safe to say that few people even in England, have any clear idea as it what these machines are like, says an Associated Press cor respondent.
 To be able to examine one at close quarters is naturally not privilege open to many people, and yet it is only by such close inspec- tion that one can grasp what a , mighty thing this giant airplaine is which has accomplished such feats as flights to Constantinoople and Egypt and has taken more than 20 people to height of 1000 fee: with the greatest ease.
 The Associated Press correspond ent reached the aerodrome just as one of the big machines was pre- pairing for trial flight At rest it suggested nothing so much as an enormous black grasshopper. It was impressive and yet almost un- canny, merely by reason of its big ness.
 Seated in the nose of the machine 1 the pilot looked extraordinarily small and insignificant, and it was hard , to believe that he could control the great planes and machinery behind him. At his side sat mechanic and around him in the cockpit were the , many instruments for control and bomb-dropping.
 To reach the front seats, the passenger climbs up a ladder under the body of the machines and then scrambles through a trap-door. There is plenty of room to move about inside, although much space is taken up with the store of bombs, all of which are securely fastened inside the machine. By keeping the bombs inside the body, no extra wind re instance is offered during flight, and this is said to be a notable advant- age in a machine of this size and speed.
 Behind the bomb cases is a space which might be called a cabin, and here there is accommodation for several gunners and their guns. To convert this space in peace-time into a passenger saloon, seating a dozen persons would be simple task.
 Each engine has little 'house" to itself on either side of the main body, and the gasoline is pumped to the engines from two huge tanks fixed above the bomb cases. Search lights are fixed on the tips of the wings and under the pilots seat for night flying
 The whole craft is so large that to move it on the ground without the help of its own engines it is necessary to employ a special tractor automobile. Yet in the air this giant airplane is very easy to fly and no special knowledge of aero nautics is required to see that it has wonderful future before it. The present model has, of course, been designed expressly for war pur- poses, but it has enormous possi- bilities for peace uses.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-10-25
NOTICE

Nenana townsite lots will be offered for sale at the townsite office at l a. m, October 26th. 18th and 29th, 1918, at public auc- tion.
 Anyone desiring . particular lot put up for sale please notify tho Townsite Manager on or before the dates named.
 a-
 H. B. JOSEPH.
 Townsite Manager.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-10-25
OUR WAR PROGRAM

we get TOT II, says feit,UIE be- partment statement, is a fair state ment of our war program ard of our national achievement so far, and indicates definitely the magnitude of our undertaking, the giant scale of preparation and the standard we have set for ourselves in this grim struggle to preserve our national life and the civilization of the world. What we have done so far points to what is before us-what we must do week by week and month by month till the war is won
 In normal times-in peace times it costs about billion dollars a year to run the government. Fer the fiscal year ended June 30, 1918, Congress appropriated in round numbers, including deficiences, S1S,- 8S2,0O0,0OO. For 1919, Congress has appropriated in round numbers at the present session, including de- ficiences and appropriation tiils pending, $24,330, 1000, 1000.
 The mind is often confused oyer Appropriations" and expenditure" Congressional appropriations fix the limit of what may be used. Then the governmental departments and bureaus spend what is necessary, and at the end of the year the aopro- priation lapses. Official figures show that for the fiscal year 1918 the government spent $12,696,702,- 471.14, and in addition during the war months of 1917 disbursed 1885, 000,000 for loans to Allies.
 Up to the very day we entered the war Germany believed that vic tory for the Central Powers lay just ahead. A strong factor in this ral- culation was their belief that the Entente powers were financially exhausted.
 Germany had spent fifty years for war of conquest. She knew that from its very start she must wage it from within the circle com posed of herself and her allies, that she must produce from within this circle her raw stuffs and manu- factured material, and by doing this, though the war has continued far beyond the eighteen months that Germany set for it's winning-if there was to be winning-she has kept her money at home, used it over and over again, as the same water often turns the wheels of many mills.
 Our Allies, on the other hand, ow- ing chiefly to their lack of pre- paration, had to come into the markets of the United States for most of their war necessaries, and in the years of our neutrality their account with us totaled approxi- mately $9,453, ,524,547.
 A nation and an individual are alike when they want to buy any thing-they must have money or credit, which is based on money. Our allies were short on both and we supplied their need. We ad- vanced them money and credit, and we called the transaction a loan. In the fiscal years 1917 and 1918 we loaned them $5,623,000,OO Their securities and governmental undertakings to repay lie in the vaults of the treasury of the United States.
 What our allies did with that credit or money is of vast import ance to us. They looked to us to supply them with wheat and corn and cotton from our fields, coal and ore from our mines, and fin ished products from our factories and foundries, otherwise they could not remain at war, so they brought
The Nenana daily news., 1918-10-25
DtPOTS
 CARRY B|G LOT
 OF ARMY STORES

IOURS, Central France.-The supply of clothing for American soldiers in France is maintained here on prodigious scale, for sol dier service is hard on clothes and shoes and besides the million outfits always on hand there is the con. tinual renewal and up-keep. This up-keep for a single month for the American force now in France is 300,000 service coats, 100000 pairs of trousers, 100000 overseas caps, 340,000 pairs of puttees, 100000 pairs of socks, and 340,O00 pairs of field shoes, or about three million articles monthly of these six essen tials, with a long list of lesser articles.
 More is coming all the time,'' said one of the officers of the quar- termaster's department, "but if noth- ing more was sent we would be in good shape to look after all require ments for the next three months" "
 "A considerable part of the big reserve stock must be kept at the hospital, where the calls come sud denly and cannot wait. The wound ed come in with clothing blood soaked and muddy and most of it has to be renewed. So that at a 10,000-bed hospital there are 10000 complete outfits, besides reserve of 10000 more.
 Sizes and weights also greatly in- crease the requirements. There are some 70 sizes of army shoes carried. One soldier called for 1872 A, which was so beyond anything in the millions of shoes on hand that he had to be sent to an orthopedic hos pital. It is estimated that about four pairs of shoes per man are re- quired for a year, which for an army of a million men means 4,OOO,OOO pairs of shoes.
 In underclothes, wool and cotton, light and heavy are carried, but the soldiers seem to prefer wool even in summertime.
 Looking ahead to the winter, it is calculated that 55,000 stoves will be needed to keep the troops warm through the four or five months of cold weather, and some 10000 wood cutters will be required to produce the wood for heating. There are already 15,000 foresters at work, but as their product is being used largely for buildings, more will be put on for the wood-cutting and the total enlisted foresters may reach 45,000.
 Wood is the chief dependence for warming, as the 175,000 tons of coal brought in from England every month is used chiefly by the rail- roads and constructive works French forests are proving the mair source of supply, but Spain and Switzerland are also furnishing large supplies of timber.
 Every day a table is made up to show the exact state of all the SUD- plies required by this big army. This table is a sort of barometer which gives warning of any shortage But there is no shortage, and on the contrary all the articles considerably over-run the provision for three months stock always ahead. Flour, for instance, is on hand much be- yond the three months limit, and so are beans and tobacco.
 It is known each day, too, whether the advance zone has it's required minimum of fifteen days of reserve stores, the intermediate zone thirty days, and the base ports forty-five dayS-ip all thrao pooptbc of rocorya supplies constantly on hand and con- stantly moving forward as they come from America on the way to the fiOhfinr fropt
The Nenana daily news., 1918-10-25

|. S. Food Adlnin;strat.cn Jist ez de buckwheat cake Ec. f"p over on his face, Er'er EaccE- r!n' dance 'roun' en say, se=ee:- One good tu'n desarves en nutf- CT" seZee.-Meanin' dat ef de sojer boys go en GO de fght:n' fer us, de leas' we al,s Fin Go is ter sen 'em all de whea.-en eat ouckwheat instid. Con meal, 1yc en barley flour fer US Will hep r. too.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-10-25
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The Nenana daily news., 1918-10-25

There is work for every person to do in this war-food is ammuni- tion, are you wasting it?
The Nenana daily news., 1918-10-25
WANT ADS

WANTED-Two or Three con genial fellows to occupy 4-room residence with me. Kitchen fla cilities if desired See Slippern FOR RENT-Upstairs residence, four rooms furnished. See Slippern WANTED-R Reliable party to rent or manage Central Lodging House. Inquire on premises. O-2I ~>-~-~~---~--->-->---->- >-~--- FOR RENT-Four-roo unfurnished cabin, hot and cold water con nections. Inquire Waechter Bros Market.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-10

"Yep-Main 26S9. They left
word they'd be there at SIX"
Why, that's my boarding. place.
I'm on my way there now" Eloise
passed on TO her dressing room, and
in a Iifeiess way began gathering
together her belongings. ON the
wall were three photographs at
which she looked hard for a mo-
ment before slipping them into her
bag. One was OF Marian Bard who
had been her cloest friend in the
old student days in Paris The
others were rolEcking Larry Carton,
a singer with a rich tenor voice,
and Guy Fullerton, a young COM
poser, who always reminded her of
Watts famous picture or Sir Gala
had. She was estranged from all
three now. on the evening before
she left Paris 10 return TO America,
she had told Guy positively that it
was better for the careers OF each
that their ways should divide. Larry
had never forgiven her for what ne
termed her bad treatment of Guy,
and Marian, since her marriage to
Larry the following spring, had held
the same opinion. 1t was three years
since she had seen any Of them.
Quietly she left the theater,
boarded a car and sank back YEARLY
in a seat. Now that the sustaining
excitement of her talk with Reeve
was passing. she saw things more
clearly, and knew that he had il
ia his power to make it very hard
for her 10 get another position. Had
she done right after all?"
When she reached the house
where she boarded and roOmed, she
was starting to 60 upstairs, when
her landlady called to her.
There's two gentlemen waiting
TO see you in the parlor, Miss Dun
bar"
Eloise thanked her, and came
down again. In her absorption she
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-10
The Crossroads
By Katherine Hopson

Resolute- eyed and outwardly
calm, but with Inward tumult.
EIoise Dunbar came out of the pri-
vate office OF sam Reeve, business
manager of the Reeve Waltham
Opera CO. She had been asked 20
come in 10 Sc about her contract
which had not yet been signed.
For days she had been revolving
in her mind the question. uncertain
whether or not TO sign, and she
knew she stood at the crossroads
in her career. There had come to
her ears ugly tales of graft and
greed, and the crooked means Reeve
and Waltham had used to usurp the
rights of another company.
That afternoon, when Mr.. Reeve
with his business suavity. laid the
proposition before her, in spite Of
it's apparent fairness as he presented
it. she suddenly felt that she did not
want to join the company, and told
him she would not sign the contract.
EIoise with her voice of gold and
touch of the divine fire we call
genius, was a pprize not TO be lightly
lost, and Reeve tried every tactic
to induce her TO stay, but she re-
NAMED firm in her refusal. At last,
realizing the futility of further argu-
ment. he had threatened:
This backin' out at the last min
ute ought TO blacklist you among
reputable companies. and I'll make
it my business to see that it does"
The memory Of his puffy apoplec-
tic face was stamped on her mind,
and his angry voice rang in her ears
as she went out the door. In the
hall she was met by the Office boy,
who said:
There's been a party tryin' to get
YOU by phone all de afternoon, Miss
Dunbar They called up again while
you were in there talkin' TO de boss.
Did you take the number
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-10

woman approaching middle age. a
coptented woman who no longer
holds any illusions about life Ny
husband is wonderfully kind. gentle
and generous. love him very
much" There was no sparkle in her
blue eyes. the corners OF which time
was beginning TO etch with fine
lines. She was like a portrait OF
beautiful woman, nothing more.
I. too. am quite content, ap-
preaching old age in placid faith
that all will be well with me until
the end. Perhaps time mas burned
me out! At any rate. I realize that
I have never sounded great depths
OF feeHng-the fire OF passion. the
splendor Of remuneration, agony and
JOY that can be born of pain. Do
you know what I mean? Life is
like that. probably, for each of US
We dream Of soul-stirring expert
ences and-we are content with
sort OF conventional happiness. We
blame time and circumstances but
the fault is entirely our own He
sighed a little and Strengthened his
dropping shoulders. Il am going
back to the city tomorrow he said
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-10
Barnhart Thankful
to His Friends

In letter written 20 his edi-
toriai friends of the district outside
St Joseph county. ConEressman
Barnhart gives MS opinion OF cleo
ton result causes. tells OF the pleas
ures and displeasures Of the con-
gressional offices and expresses his
gratitude for many favors Among
other things ne saws
In my defeat / have nothing but
gratitude and everlasting good viii
20 my friends throughout the dis
trict for having made The layat feh-
FOR me they did. against great odds.
on election day. As ] look 20 it. our
defeat Is due TO elements of dt-con-
tent of various war necessities
Those who were peeved because OF
the drafting OF their bows or or
food. fuel and liquor control. ur of
taking over public utilities. or ~
prices too high or too low % slIr
them. or of helping finance the wal
and the pro-Germaus all joined th.
republican leaders jon wholesale
campaign of misrepreseutatiou ~
Pres't Wilson's appeal for the cleo
ton Of congress that would stand
with him. This combination won.
although no United States president
was ever before embarra SSed i'm war
time. But I have been So highIv
and so many times hou1red and
have been treated So literally bK
both my party and others. .n This
republican district that I take mv
defeat complacently and with no
serious regret. I have had unusual
opportunities 10 come in touch with
the great activities and the great
men OF our nation and feel wen
paid for any sacrifice I may have
made In holding the Office. Tn.
pleasure that my national position
gave TO my dear wife and the salts
faction il gave Co my children and
my friends have all been worth
while and ] feel that J can never
repay friends like YOU and many.
many others for helping nae 20 this
good fortune. ] am ambitious 20 Doe
good fellow the balance OF my
time and try TO return some OF the
favors that have been shown me.
and if / can do this ] believe ] can
sit on my front porch, as the eve
ming shades of life approach. and
feel self-satisfaction and "a COM
fort given, by kindly. fate. To- very
few men"
Congressman II. A. Barnhar, has
also sent the following message to
q Co.
LapCrte:
Official returns clearly show sour
election TO congress and YOU have
my congratulations and well
wishes.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-10

declaring that his success was due
90 the help Of Jehovah. This lie Is
again repeated when Isaac questions
him further One lie calls for an
other. Having started on the road
Of deception ne was obliged 10 lie
in order TO cover up his deceit.
2. The paternal blessing wv. &c
29)
II embodied the following partic-
ulars. CD A fertile soil and album
dant products ". 28). Man is de-
pendent upon God for the fruitage
Of the soil Few stop TO consider
their obligation 20 Him for temporal
blessings CD National pre-emin-
ence ". 29) God was TO give him
a numerous and powerful offspring.
This has in a large measure been
fulfilled. but in a still larger meas
ure IL remains 10 5e fulfilled 90
Pre-emineuce among his kindred
w. 29). The elder shall serve the
younger" CD The object Of Gods
especial care ". 29). Being Gods
choice. God obligates Himself TO
care for him. Those who would
misuse Jacob would suffer: those
who would favor Jacob would be
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-10

favored. Those who are chosen Of
God enjoy His special care. and woe
be to him who would dare to mo-
lest them. This included emporal
and spiritual blessings Happy is
he who enjoys the friendship Of God.
". Esau's RemOrse (vv. 3O-3s.)
Scarcely had Isaac ceased bless
ing Jacob till Esau came for the
blessing. The secret was not out.
Lying and deceit cannot long be hid.
In the face of what had been done,
Isaac shakes with fear. No doubt
this is due TO the manifest presence
Of Jehovah. Esau gives forth
terrible wall. While shedding Bit
ter tears OF disappointment. he
RACES with passion and plans TO
murder jacob after Isaac's death.
This is a most bitter experience for
Esau, but he is merely reaping what
he sOwed. For a brief indulgence
OF his flesh he sold his birthright.
May Esau's folly warn US of choOs-
ing' heshly indulgence rather than
spiritual blessings. Whenever one
turns from the love of God to the
qualification of worldly lusts, he is
guilty of Esau's profanity.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-10

suddenly. "and I shall take away
with me. not the memory OF a
charming new friend. but the re-
freshed memory of a pretty young
girl in a faded blue smock. singing
her hopes and dreams in marvel
ously beautiful voice"
Eleanor Rods gers rose 70 meet
the oncoming crowd OF golfers. She
felt stirred, vaguely unhappy. as il
she had seen a little ghost OF yester-
day, tapping IN vain at memory's
doors. She moved on. methodically,
with the gaily chatting crowd. Then
she paused for a minute on the
wide steps of the porch. Looking
back, she saw the tall, erect figure
OF Gerald Manning walking slowly
forward, his fine gray eyes smiling
at her. Some lines of Browning
crept into her tortured conscious
ness.
I'VE have not sighed deep. laughed
free,
Starved, Toasted. despaired, -been
happy
This could but have happened once
And we missed {. lost il forever"