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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1918-05-30
STEEL TUBE is UNBREAKABLE
SO Constructed That Even Dynamite
Has No Effect on 1t, as Tests
Have Proved.

Steel tubes are now being made
so tough that dynamite will not
break them. A writer in Railway
and Locomotive Engineering cites
some instances in which this has
been proved recently.
He tells of an 19-foot length of
5 3-16 inch steel casing that was
stuck in an oil well and 10 quarts
of nitroglycerin were shot off in the
well to blow out the pipe and at the
same time to "shoot" the well. The
explosion did not bulge the pipe,
however, but reduced it to about six
feet in length, making it crump, but
not even cracking it.
In an Oklahoma oil field a string
of $40 feet Of ten-inch oil-well cas-
ing fell 1886 feet to the bottom Of a
well. The casing was not broken by
the shock, although the thread pro-
tector was forced over the threads
about twelve or thirteen inches and
the bottom of the pipe was bent
backward and inward.
In a similar case $4,000 pounds
of pipe fell 200 feet AMI the impact
telescoped the three lower sections,
one inside and one outside, but no
weld failed, nor was there a crack
in any one of the pieces of pipe.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1918-05-30
RESEARCH MAY REVEAL MUCH
Whole World Will Await With Eager
ness Systematic Exploration of
City of Jerusalem.

Jerusalem is holy city of the
Moslems as well as the Holy City of
Christians. Having been in Islam's
possession, except for brief intervals,
since the sixth century, it has been
closed to Christian pilgrims except
under restrictions and has been vir-
tually denied to modern research,
Now that it has passed definitely ap-
parently, into Christian hands, or
under Christian protection, research
will be allowed and much knowledge
of the early years of Christianity and
perhaps, even of the life and char
acter of its founder may be won.
Jerusalem, moreover, is a very an
cient city, older than Rome or Ath-
ems, and if younger than Egyptian
Memphis and Thebes, still contem-
porary with them and with Babylon
and Nineveh. So that from it much
may be learned OF the civilization
preceding the Roman and Greek con-
quests of what we now call Palestine.
Excavation at Mycenae in the Pc
loponnesus, in Crete, in Egypt, and
in Mesopotamia, has revealed new
ancient history. The story of civil
lied mankind has been carried back
perhaps to 5000 B. G. A vast prehis-
toric age has been reconstructed out
of potteries, inscriptions, utensils,
foundations and the like. What
Babylon, Nineveh and cities before
them, were, we have now some intel
hgent notion.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1918-05-30
MAY HAVE BEEN CRIMINAL
California Authorities Puzzled Over
Death of Man Amply Provided
With Money in Certified Checks.

Gold and currency scattered on
the ground nearby, and two certified
checks aggregating $4,000 in his
coat, quite a distance away, added
mystery to the death by starvation
of j. H. Behan of Boulder, Colo,
whose body was found one day seven
miles in the mountains from Mu-
rietta Hot Springs, near Riverside,
Cal.
Behan arrived at Murietta Springs
from Los Angeles on january 20.
He disappeared from his room at the
Springs that evening. Two days later
hunter saw Behan. The latter took
off his coat and ran. The hunter
saw that Behan apparently wore
nightgown under his coat. He
thought possibly Behan was hunting.
Sheriff deputies said they accom-
panied the hunter to the scene, on
information that he had failed to re-
turn to the Springs. They found the
coat, containing, among other pa
pers, certified checks for $4,000 and
81, 900 drawn on Walker Brothers
bank, Salt Lake City. Later the
body was found.
Private detectives are Investigate
ing the coincidence Of the departure
from Riverside of Behan with the
time of cashing forged certified
checks from Long Beach bank, in
which banks of Los Angeles were de-
frauded of $4,000.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1918-05-30
RESTORED BY SEA SHOCK.

How sea shock restored a mans
reason has been officially told in the
war department records. When a
batch of British prisoners were on
the way from Holland to England,
one of them, who was bad mental
case, disappeared. 1t was thought
he had committed suicide. Later he
was picked up far out at sea and
brought to England completely re-
stored to normal condition. The
physicians said they believed the
shock of the immersion in cold wa
ter cured him.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1918-05-30
TOTES" FIVE AT ONE TIME
Representative kItchin Has Right to
Claim Efficiency When 1t Comes
to Carrying Children.

Claude Kitchin of North Caro-
lima, floor leader Of the house Of rep
resentatives, is modest chap. There
is one accomplishment, however, Of
which he is inclined to be boastful.
He contends that he is probably the
than-whomest person in the entire
country when it comes to carrying
small children.
81 can tote more kids" brags
Claude, ethan anybodyP
Doubtless he is right, for he has
had more favorable conditions to de-
velop his skill in that line than falls
to the lot of the average man. Claude
is the parent of nine girls and boys.
Who wouldn't attain a certain pro-
ficiency at Juggling youngsters, a GER
tain expert technique, as you might
say, with the wealth of opportunity
right at hand for daily practice?
Kitchin contends that he can carry
five children, all too small to walk,
and can do it with the utmost un-
concern.
'fYou tuck two under each arm" "
he explains, 'taking them firmly
about the waists, with the smaller
kid on top and the heads forward.
That makes four. The fifth you can
let ride on your shoulders.
And there are eye witnesses who
declare that they have seen Claude
Kitchin performing that identical
feat.-Illustrated Sunday Magazine.
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STATED coNsERVATIVELY.

The freshman class in trigonome-
try reciting.
"And have you proved this propo-
hon2" asked the "math. prof"
"Well," said the freshman,
proved is rather strong word, but
| can say that l have rendered it
nighly probable. Los Angeles Ex-
press.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1918-05-30
PROSPEROUS OIL YEAR.

The year 1917 has been the most
prosperous in the history of the big
oil companies. In the last few
months the oil-producing companies
have produced crude oil at the rate
of 100000 barrels day, the best
record ever made. The country's re-
ining capacity of 1,250,000 barrels
a day has been increased to meet the
greater demand.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1918-05-30
SPEED UP.

Proprietor-What's the trouble?
Head Waiter-Big crowd waiting
for table, sir.
Proprietor-Tell the orchestra to
strike up something lively. Maybe
it will make these people chew
faster.
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POOR SAMPLE OF HIS SKILL.

''TeIl me what people read and I'll
tell you what they are"
"Well, there's my wife. She's
forever reading cookbooks. Now
what is she?"
"a cook, of course"
'"That's where the spokes rattle in
your wheel, my boy. She only thinks
she is. "-Boston Transcript.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1918-05-30
THRILLING MATTER.

''Why, STRIP exclaimed the exact
ing person, gin the course of your
remarks you mispronounced several
words"
'Hear me, friend" responded
Senator Sorghum. 'In these days
if a man uses only words he knows
how to pronounce there isn't a
chance of his being able to keep up
with the war situation"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1918-05-30
HARDENED SINNER.

Pathrick, Jr.-Over at school the
master told us about breathing oxy-
gen into our lungs and breathing
carbonic acid gas out again.
Mrs. Pathrick-Sure, tits all
roight fer ye young folks to be
learnin' thin things. But Olive bin
breathing both ways too long to
change now.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1918-05-30
DRAWING THE LINE.

'You must love your fellow men"
Gwen those who injure my
friends and family?"
Certainly"
'That wouldn't be love. That
would be foolish infatuation."
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NO COMPLIMENT.

Mae-He told me that 1 am the
apple of his eye.
Fae-Can you ever forgive him?
The idea, dear, of daring to infer
that you are overripe and getting
seedy Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1918-05-30
IN THE THEATER LOBBY.

"The German newspapers are tell
ing their readers that American at
tention is engaged by an Indian up
rising"
ooh, they've got it mixed with
the war against the ticket scalpers."
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1918-05-30
PLAIN SAILING.

"Well, see you came out victori-
Gus in that trial"
"Yep."
"Cost much ?"
"Nope. The girl was SO pretty we
didn't need any alienists to speak
ofw-Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1918-05-30
HooVERIzING.

"What's the matter, dear?"
Mamma Gated up one of my
toys"
cate one of your toys?"
eyes; she emptied my bean bag
and cooked the beans for supper"
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THOSE DEAR GIRLS.

Edith-Jack says there isn't an
other girl in town with a complex
ion like mine.
Maud-And you still speak to
him Boston Transcript.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1918-05-30
BREAD RATIoNs IN FRANCE.

Only the very poor men and wom-
en- doing the hardest kind of work
may have more than seven ounces of
war bread a day in France.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1918-05-30
POSSIBLY.

Attorneys Wife-My husband
seems unusually cross tonight. l
wonder what has gone wrongP
Miss Higgins-Perhaps one of his
witnesses double-crossed him.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-08

that the flower of American youth to
the number Of about 1900 was sent
abroad to be trained in France in the
use of battle and other planes at the
front, and yet at this very day some of
those very men have not had the ad-
vantage of training in American built
planes or in any planes whatever.
" has become the purpose Of the
chief signal officer, as he testified
before the committee, that these young
men would be returned to America and
trained here after having been kept
over there nearly year with nothing
to do.
In reply to a question from Senator
Walsh, Mr.. Chamberlain explained that
it was "the extreme optimism of the
chief signal officer and the men asso-
ciated with him" in airplane produc-
tion that caused these men to be sent
over.
"Did he indicate to the committee
the basis Of his expectation that they
would get planes there?" asked SEN
ator Walsh.
"Oh, if the Senator had been watch
ing the newspapers and the testimony
as it was adduced before the commit
tee he would know that they had been
disappointed in nearly every oxpecta
tion that they had" replied Senator
Chamberlain. "If the Senator will
come into my committee room some
day will give him a confidential state
New-York tribune., 1918-05-08
IL Die on u. S. Vessel
Torpedoed OFF France

The American steamship Tyler, a
former Old Dominion freighter, navi-
eating under United States Shipping
Board control, was torpedoed and sunk
off the French coast on May 8, with
the loss of eleven lives, according to
information received here yesterday.
Of those who perished six were Of
the merchant crew and five were navy
gunners. Those of the crew killed
were: E. W. Mears, third assistant
engineer, of Washe Creek, Va; Clar-
once E. Knowlton, oiler. Norfolk, Va;
F. Kasamato, messman; Jose Rodri-
guez, fireman; Gregario Caro-, coal
passer; Fernando Lasse, fireman, the
three last from Corunna, Spain.
Word was also received yesterday
of the destruction of the Canadian
steamship Medora. This came as a
message to the Marine Insurance Com
pany, which read: "Tyler and Medora
victims of war peril" 1t is thought
possible that both vessels were sunk
by the same U-boat.
The Tyler was 1928 tons gross and
was built in 1913. She was last re-
ported as leaving Portland, Me-, March
6, for Genoa, carrying grain. She had
delivered this cargo and was return
Ing empty when torpedoed.
The Medora was owned by the Ca
madam Pacific Railway, was of 5,135
tons gross and built in Liverpool in
New-York tribune., 1918-05-08
Baker to Investigate
Browning Gun Delay
If Plants Cannot Handle the
Work u. S. Will Take
Them Over
(Spccial Dispntch to The T,;b,


WASHINGTON, May 7-Delays in
the production of the heavy Browning
machine gun, revealed in the testimony
Of War Department officials before the
House Military Affairs Committee yes
terday. are to be exhaustively investi-
gated, Secretary CT War Baker said to-
day. Colonel Bascom Little, aide to
Assistant Secretary Crowell, and for
mer business partner of Crowell in
Cleveland, is to direct the inquiry, it
is understood.
Secretary Baker frankly admitted to-
day that his knowledge of the machine
gun situation was not extensive, due
to the fact that Assistant Secretary
Cowell had been handling this phase
of war preparations. He declared that
the department would make efforts to
ascertain the reasons for the delay and
would apply the remedy.
1t is known that Secretary Crowell's
Office has been in communication with
the manufacturers of heavy Browning
guns for some time, in an effort to
eliminate some Of the delays, and it
was disclosed that a recommendation
from General Pershing chat the metric
system OF measurements be used in
making the guns has been one of the
causes contributing to the delay.
One of the suggested plans for speed
ing up work is for the government
to take over the plants engaged in
heavy machine gun work. If it is found
the present management of the plants
is unable to handle the work as speed
lily as the War Department demands.
steps will be taken to commander the
plants, it is stated.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-08

ment that he can almost read at
glance"
ais it not true that there were young
men sent over there who were partly
trained, who have not had their feet of
the ground since they have been
there?" asked Senator Lodge.
81 could not state that positively
said Senator Chamberlain.
81 can only state it in general way"
Senator Lodge said, "but they have
not had an opportunity to fly"
~ will say to the Senator that have
letter from young man who went
over to France who claimed that the
morale of these 1900 young men ~as
almost destroyed by months of weary
waiting. They went over there expect
ing to become the aces Of America
They were the young college men from
different colleges in the United States,
who were sent because it was deemed
that they would be most efficient and
likely to be the best fighters thar
America cold send over for battle craft
use. Since they have gone over, Sc
lected as they were as the best young
men in the country. others have gone
over outranking them in commissions,
and an effort is now being made to try
to arrange the order in which the COM
missions shall be issued to protect
these young men, so far as it is possi-
BILE. against the optimism Of the air
craft board"
New-York tribune., 1918-05-08
She'll Shock Victims
From France ON Wav
IoLakewood Hospital
Especial Dispatch to The Tribune,

Especial Dispatch to The Tribune)
PHILADELPHIA, May 7.-Twenty-
'Afee OF Pershing's men, wounded in
aeton IN France, passed through Phila-
0eiphia this AFTERNOON.
They were on their way to the army
aospital at Lakewood, N. ]. Two are
emporarily deranged from she'll shock
aAa all are suffering more or less from
'n's malady. Three have bayonet
Wounds, one has a she'll wound in the
eaek and bayonet wound, and he
proudly wears silver plate in his
ssAull, which was fractured by she'll
ingment.
ane contingent is in charge of Lieu
kaant Il. +. Sutton. 1t originally num-
.ea zoo wounded, but all but the
isn,y-three who passed through here
Saltimore. - 80 "'''6 '0'' anu
whe men bring wonderful message
AZ aope and courage from the trenches.
M NV w,th the exception of the two de-
ths;sseu, say they are going back and get
sst pl, nun or die in the effort.
rnvate Martin r. Tackeberry, Of
sla.!pss, Fla, was run through the left
S,S sSloer with a bayonet and clubbed
AZ 1ut got my boche-darn him!" he
~ with eyes ablaze. "With the bayo-
!. is s.u sucking cfean through my shoulder
nss; Ssse MIN five chambers Of my auto
rss and blew his face away"
;esr waro Olson, giant Swedish Amer
hset tlom New York, is eager to get
: Sir although his body has been terri
os 4sstered in battle. There is lump
aas forehead where the frontal bone
/, scattered g by she'll fragment.
plss. eae top Of his head is a silver
dish 81 big as an individual butter
iae ae has bullet wound in his left
sInr,1Ia lag hayonet wound in his right
exhss;sf: This afternoon he proudly
bocts the helmet, chevrons and
IA oI German lieutenant whom he
res' ~ Killed in hand to hand strug-
New-York tribune., 1918-05-08
Casualties Among Our
Fighting Men Abroad

WASHINGTON, May 7.-The casual
W list to-day contained fortv-one
names, divided as follows:
Killed in action. a; died of wounds
z; died of disease, 8; died Of other
causes, Il wounded severely, 15; wound.
ed slightly, 1S; missing in action. J.
Lieutenant Edmond j. La Porto ~
flainfield. N. j., was the onlv oficer
named. He died Of disease. The ls.
follows:
{ AH names not otherwise ,na,.l,cd
are those of 7aIvates.) ~
Killed in Action
~ :BJoRMHANG. Herman, corporal Tof+e
G1HRlIlFF1TH. Oscar c.. Gadsden. Ala
,.JI JUN rs; Marcus. Minneapolis,
MULLEN, Julius F.. Missouri Valley Iowa
Died of Disease
LA PORTE. Edmond j.. lieutenant Plain.
WHALEN. James P. jr. corporal Hart.
HENDERsON. Claude, Hanna. Okla
LANG. Andy Martin, Racine. Wis.
TEEI' John. Hollygrove. La
Died Of Wounds
bOOTHE. Willis, Hanson. Okla.
!, CAVALLARIA, Giovanni Torr;ng+or
Conn. Aorrlngton'
Died of Other Causes
CoLLUM. Malcolm, Naborton. La.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-08

tracts for the Liberty motor of 5000
each. to manufacture instead the two
foreign types.
Not Adaptable to Swift Craft
He said the Liberty motor was good
Tor the heavier aircraft, the bombing
machines and other heavy work, but
tnat it required great breadth of
wing and was not adaptable to the
swlfter craft that go after the enemy's
last air raiders. He added that the
LIBERTY motor was still 'in process of
rehnement and perfection" that it was
an especially good engine for certain
classes of airwork and that the gov
ernment was continuing with the Lib
eerty motor manufacturing programme
Tor the heavier work. The French
government wants 10000 of them.
II there was any criticism to be made
OF the aircraft situation, Mr.. Potter
told the committee, it was that too
much time may have been wasted in
experimenting with the development of
a a. new single type of engine, taking up
time that could have been used in get
ting better results from existing en-
gine types.
He said aircraft progress had been
obstructed by lack Of sufficient spruce
and that of the spruce that was OBJ
tanned for air machines in this country
1iour-tifths was shipped ever to the Al
lies. leaving only one-fifth for Ameri-
can a1rplane manufacture.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-08
F. oe Admits Success
OF Zeebrugge Attack

LONDON, May THAT the recent
British attack en- the German subma-
rllne base at Zeebrugge was successful
IS admitted by the "Frankfurter lei
tung.' The newspaper urges that the
German navy take measures to deal
with an antagonist of remarkable
boldness."
1T would be foolish to deny" it
says. that the British feet scored q
great success through a Enthusiastically
audacious stroke in penetrating into
one OF the most important strongholds
over which the German flag floats.
"However unpleasant it may be. we
must frankly admit that the enem,
ships actually entered the port of Zee.
brugge. That being so, there is M
reason why they should not achieve, 3
similar feat at other times. 1t Be
hooves our navy to be alert. for W.
have to deal with an antagonist or
remarkable boldness."
New-York tribune., 1918-05-08
Lieut.. La Porte Died
Following Operation
Many Men From Cities Near
New York in Days
Casualty List

Word has been received in Plain
neld, N. j.. of the death at base hos
pltai In France of Lieutenant Edmond
j. La Porte, twenty-four years old, fol-
owing an operation for appendicitis.
His father, Alfred E. La Porte. is EN-
pioyed in the postoffice at Plainfield
Lieutenant La Porte was born in
Brooklyn and was graduated from the
North Plainfeld High School in 1910.
he left his newspaper work at Beaver
rails, Penn. to enter the officers
training camp and was commissioned
in November. He had been in France
since January. ''0o
Henry Monaco, mentioned in the cas-
ualty lists as having been severely
wounded In action, is twenty-one wears
ola, member oS regiment of engi-
1neers, and up to the time of his en-
Prletor OF butcher shop at 227 Hoyt
Alexander and Mary Monaco. Of 3S
River Street, New Rochelle. N. Y. Mo-
naco enlisted at Fort Slocum and ar
rived IN France last August He acted
as a motorcycle dispatch bearer for
three months and was then sent into
Clc IIcUCAeS.
James P. Cutter. reported to be Sc
verely wounded, is twenty, and enlist
ed IN the 1st Engineers, Company A.
last May. He is a graduate of Public
school 6S (Brooklyn), and before he
enlisted was employed with the Doeh-
Ter Die Casting Company. Ninth and
huntington Streets, Brooklyn. His par
ents live at III Second Street. Brook
lyn.
HARTFORD, Conn.,, May flames
0. Whalen. who died in France. was a
member of Company N, 1st Regiment.
motor mechanics section of the Signal
Corps: He died of lumbar pneum onia.
according to a telegram received hv
his wife, Mrs. Alice D, Whalen H.
was in the first draft sent to Camn
Devens, and besides his wife leaves q
small son. @
Private John l. Potter, of Orient N
7" severely wounded. was EMPLOYED
bv the Phoenix Fire Insurance Com
pany. 00'-'-
Sergeant Lewis R. Ziegra, of Deem
River, who was reported missing in the
casualty list. it is believed, has the
distinction of being the first German
american officer to be reported missing
from the Connecticut troops. His mar,
ents came from Germany His father
Rlchard Ziegra, has bitterly opposed
German mllitarism, and his son. Lewis
went to New Haven and enlisted last
July in Company D. 102d Infantry. a.
companyng it to France two months
later. Lewis is twenty-five years old
and unmarried VI"
New-York tribune., 1918-05-08
Wounded SEVERELY

wounded Severely
~ BAUGHER. Clarence A., sergeant, E!kton
:. GRAHAM. Orlando L., corporal. Avon,
Mass. o''
- CUTTER. James P, cook, Second Street,
Brooklyn WI ee ~
= scMUBERT. Joseph. horseshocr. Ford
JENKINS. Homar B.. Stanley, Va.
Manifold, John E., Salt Lake CITY.
Utah. ""' N'''
MMONACo. Henry. New Rochelle. N. Y.
O'CONNOR. Jsck W.. Rose, Cal.
ODELL. Clarence, Spokane
POTTER, John l.. Orient, N. Y.
RODVANSKI, Thomas. Chicago.
SEATON. Leslie. Huntsville, Tenn.
UNDUTCH, George c., Baltimore.
WALTERS. Maurice. Detroit
Wounded Slightly
KARDASENIC, George r., corporal, Au.
=, BUcHEN Edgar L.. musician, Decatur,
Ill.
ROBINSON. Harry j.. cook, Boston.
mento.
COONS, Carlton S., Elk Grove, Cal
GWYNNE, Raymond E., Mentor, NJ Y
HARRISON, Britton o. Greenville, Tenn.
York N'."
HOFFMAN. Carl p. Oregon City, Ore.
LUBY. Patrick j.. Elizabeth, N. ].
M'TEAR, Alexander D., Wollaston. Mass.
PlNKSTON. William j.. Christine, Tenn.
Missing in Action
ZlEGRA, Louis r.. Deep River. Conn.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-08
Senate Starts
Aeroplaneh,quiry;
To Spare No One

Continued from page 1
New-York tribune., 1918-05-08
Accepts Over1nan Bill
Without Any Change

WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE Over.
man bill, granting broad powers to the
President to reorganize and coordinate
government departments, was ordcreG
favorably reported to the House to-daS
by the Judiciary Committee by vote Of
Is to /. ~
An amendment by Representative
Walsh, Republican, of sachusetts. te
exempt the Interstate Commerce Com.
mission and the Federal Reserve Boart
was defeated, II to 6. Another propo
sal TO change the language of some sec
tions was defeated without a recore
vote.