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The Washington herald., 1918-04-22
The Method of the Madness.

Mai. l. c. Eckenelder. OF the French High
Commission, explains the method OF the Teuton
madness most clearly and it must be admitted
that it has a strong chance of winning in the
present drive if the German resources suf
hcient Mai. Eckenfclder says in the Chicago
Tribune:
"On one side, the Germans have estimated that
they would spend many hundreds OF thousand
lives of their soldiers break through the British
and the French armies By the way, you remem-
Der that two months ago the German press pub
lshed in cold blood that they would go to Paris
at the cost of 100000 Germans killed.
"On our side, the only policy which has been
followed so farsis to try to kill many Germans
possible and exhaust the strength of the Ger
army befde certain point would be reached
1t seems ineredible that a modern army would be-
have like cloud of grasshoppers; nevertheless
every one must admit the fact that the Germans
using the elementary tactics of the grasshop-
According to the last events the Germans at
tack position in this way:
They rcales11te how many divisions must be
sacrificed to Keep the allies machine guns rifles
and cannons busy to the moment when those diff
ferent weapons will be red hot and out OF order
until the supply of ammunition runs out
"If they estimate that it will take the sacrifice
of three divisions, they will lanuch six divisions to
the assault hurting that human fool in waves at an
interval of 100 200 yards.
"Of course, before launching the attack they
make preparation by terrific bombardment dur
ing or two days, sometimes more, to destroy
stop the arrival OF re-enforcements. and then,
The Washington herald., 1918-04-22
Letter to the Editor.

To the editor of The Washington
Herald: A local minister was report
ed in your issue Of April Il as having
replied to the question whether there
was anything in Christian Science
which would successfully postpone
old age, as follows:
mo. Old age can be postponed by
hygiene. exercise and common sense
and the suppression Of worry"
The gentleman Is entitled TO his
opinion. but so far as his denial re-
lates to Christian Science he Is mis-
taken as to the facts. Many people
can testify to the great efficacy Of
Christian Science in postponing old
age and this expectation is clearly
within the promises Of Christianity.
Christian Science claims to be moth
ing other than the reinstatement OF
primitive Christianity and its lost
element Of healing" (Church Man
ual) Both Christian Science and
primitive Christianity offer protection
against the ravages Of old age: Hast
thou not known" demands Isaiah
(4o:20 hast thou not heard 80 that
the everlasting God 80 fainteth not.
neither is weary? - He giveth
power to the faint: and to them that
have no might he increaseth strength.
Even the youths shall faint and be
weary. 80 But they that wait upon
the Lord shall renew their strength: /:
they shall mount up with wings as
eagles; they shall run, and not be
weary; and they shall walk, and not
faint"
Moreover. neither Christian Science
nor primitive Christianity teaches re-
lance on hygiene. Jesus said Matt.
81 mo man can serve two masters.
- Therefore, / say unto you, take
no though for your life. what ye shall
eat, or what ye shall drink: nor yet
for your body. what ye shall put on.
Is not the life more than meat. and
the body than raiment?"
Closely allied TO this clear statement
Is that of Mrs. Eddy on page 1c OF
the Christian Science textbook, Sci
ence and Health with Key to the
Scriptures: 1T is plain that God does
not employ drugs or hygiene. nor pro-
vide them for human use; else Jesus
would have recommended and employ
ed them in this healing" and on page
2lS: IF you sss believe I'm God why
do you employ means which
lead only TO material ways OF obtain
ing help, instead Of turning in time Of
need to God, Divine Love, who is an
ever-present help?"
Through her study Of the Bible and
the application of its teachings to
human needs. Mrs. Eddy discovered
that Ubid p. 245 "Decrepitude Is not
according to law. nor is il necessity
of nature. but an Illusion" And she
continues:
Timetables Of birth and death are
so many ,conspiracies against man
hood and womanhood. Except for the
error of measuring and limiting all
that is good and beautiful, man would
enjoy more than three-score years
and ten and still maintain his vigor.
freshness and promise. Man, gov
erned by immortal Mind. is always
beautiful and grand. Each succeed
ing year unfolds wisdom. beauty. and
holiness. Life is eternal. We should
find this out and begin the demon
stration thereof"
Therefore there Is something in
Christian Science which successfully
postpones old age and that something
was found i'm original Christianity.
AVERY COoNLEY.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-22
Liberty Bonds Give
Chinese Prisoner
Freedom from Jail

Atlantic City. N. J.. April 21-
Patriotism is the reason why
Charley Quong. a Chinese resident
OF this city. is enjoying his liberty
instead Of repining in a cell.
Quong was arrested charged with
violation OF the dry laws. and after
trying In vain to get a bondsman
complained to his counsel that IL
he hadn't bought so many liberty
bonds he could have produced the
$1,000 bail asked in cash.
Me got plenty bonds" COM
planned Quong. Me want to help
country lick Kaiser"
The astonished lawyer learned
that the Chinese had more than
enough bonds to cover the bail and
obtained permission from the court
for his client to go and get them.
The court promptly accepted the
$1,000 bonds as security for Quong's
appearance. Now Quong thinks
more of liberty bonds than ever.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-22

nor can he see that the future holds
out the least encouragement. The
matter probably will not be reached
right away by the Newlands joint
committee on investigation, but one
Of these day we expect to see reasons
for it all brought out by some sharp
lawmaker. The country wants to
know the full history of transactions,
and does not want the weak spots Of
public operation concealed. even to
please men who are so strong for
public ownership they might want to
do so in order to excuse their own
past, fervid support OF this principal.
Many men connected with the ad-
ministration continue to have ambi-
tions to get into Congress-now we
have 1t that Breckenridge Long is to
be a candidate this fall. He Is well
know among the Democrats OF Mis-
souri,. where he early leaped to the
head as a prolific contributor to cam
paigns. Like many other holders OF
political honors he practiced law. and
so found it fairly easy to fill an ap-
pointive niche in the administration
when the positions were handed out.
%h'. AAohoi oAAs VIC sun
servient to the White House in every
thing, and inspiration for all of his
good acts and exculpation for his bad.
would flow the other end of Pennsyl-
vania quite as freely as water does
down hill were he to be elected.
There is one thing about Mr.. Baruch
he can gather around him some of
the country's strongest business men
in a shorter time than some Of the
political leaders hereabouts ever
though the task could be done. The
truth is. Mr.. Baruch happens not to
be politician. He sees only the
necessity Of accomplishing results for
the country, not for the party. This
enables him to tread with some as
perity upon the forms of political pre-;
cedent. Moreover it enables him to
gather men who do big things I'm
business, rather than big things in
politics. Mr.. Baruch is distinctly one
Of the big contributions to the war
giants group. THE OBSERVER.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-22
Civic Pride.

The conversation at a Washington social gath
anecdote told by Representative Willis G.
Hawley, of Oregon:
Some time since two men were riding on a
Western train when one Of the pair remarked that
he lived in the town of Rockville.
$50 you live at Rockville, do your" responded
the other, with bettling smile. 81 don't think
very much of the place"
"Why, my dear mani" exclaimed the other in
surprised voice, when were you there last?"
"yust two weeks ago." answered the second.
That's what l thought" responded tie native,
proudly. "You just ought to see her now
Philadelphia Evening Telegraph.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-22

President Wilson proclaims April 26 Liberty
Day." when he wants the people to assemble
in their respective communities and pledge
their support to the cause. If you can't assemble
get down your knees in the presence OF the
Almighty alone and declare this OATH Right is
might and 1 won't quit while there's an ounce OF
might left in me-" That's the way the boys with
their backs against the wall in Flanders are feeling
The Washington herald., 1918-04-22

Voiunteef WORK.
Shooting sausages IL a maneuver
requiring the finest calculation OF
many brains. The balloons must be
brought down in flames at precisely
the same moment To pick on one
would alarm the rest and they would
be hauled down at q ao-mile clip un-
harmed. Let me describe one Of these
aerial forays.
The major commanding the Groups
Of Combat called the captain of the
squadron into conference" There In
Ia pow-wow over maps. The captain
returns to the squadron, picks the
chasse pilots and calls for volunteers
for the actual task Of tackling the
sausages. This is volunteer work. It
Is a ffty-nfty chance that you will
ever get back.
Then more poring over maps. Each
patrol-there may be eight or ten to
a 10-mile front-is given one balloon
to destroy.
The" morning arrives. The volun-
teer has changed the barrel OF his
gun to take the special incendiary
bullet-the thickness of a finger. The
chasse pilots are ready to provide the
protection from German air patrols.
Army headquarters teleShones that
the schedule stands-which means
that II has been a fine night, with no
dew or rain, and that the fabric Of
the boche sausages must be very dry
and infiammable. Had the night been
different there would have been a
few hours postponement TO give the
gas bags of the doomed German aero
mats O chance TO dry out. You can't
fire a damp sausage.
Watches are corrected by wireless
The Washington herald., 1918-04-22

from the Eiffel Tower. and on the Dot
the squadrons dash OF for the Ger
man lines-the fellows with the In
cendiary bullets flying more or less
independently Of their protectors.
We never approach our prey head
on. That would be a dead give away.
We fly in between and behind a cou-
pie of balloons. This confuses the
anti-aircraft ground batteries Of both
sausages and also enables theL4neen-
diary" to be diving towards his own
lines (arie safety at the moment OF
attack.
The smallest misplay would wreck
the whole game. The sausages are
anchored from 500 TO Loo meters from
the ground. The chasse pilots engage
any German airman that may be
lurking around while Number One"
from a height Of 1000 meters. swoops
down to the level OF the balloon. fat
tens out and lets Il pass across his
gun sights as he shoots by. The gun
ner opens fire at ]. 500 yards. At that
distance air friction turns the phos-
phorous covered little shell into a red
hot mass. At less than 500 yards the
shell might pass harmlessly through
the balloon, starting nothing more
serious than a couple OF punctures.
The sausages don't explode when
I hit. The red hot shells leave a little
burning PHOSPHORUS on the edges OF
the balloon fabric as they pass
through and up goes the hydrogen bag
in fiames-the aeronaut-observers
IL they are quick enough, dropping to
the earth In parachutes.
We don't linger over the German
lines after this. An attack on sau-
sages is like stirring up a hornets
nest We get greeting from every
pest on the list-"Archies' Of all kinds
and caliber. flaming onions" that
weird device OF the Germans TO set
airplanes afire. and sprays OF bullets
from all the watching German air
planes in the neighborhood. It's like
hell let loose.
Carefully Guarded.
Nothing in the German army is 80
carefully guarded as a sausage
unless Il be the Kaiser himself. A
balloon outfit is hard TO replace. To
tow one up from the rear behind an
auto truck during an attack means
delaying the reserves going UP and
the smbulances coming down. Tho
roads are crowded at these times.
Besides, q perambulating captive
balloon would attract the unpleasant
attentions of all the French airnen
in the vicinity.
The only time I took a successful
part in one Of these expeditions was
at the Aisne. Then our special ma
chine downed three balloons while
one OF the protecting chasses brought
down another.
Another time a squadron from the
next army shot down the sausage We
were after and when We turned 10
the left after a second the squadron
on that side cheated US out Of it.
(Continued Tomorrow.D
The Washington herald., 1918-04-22

The and the necessity for speed and eff
cheney which it has created in industries has
wrought many interesting changes in the American
industrial world and perhaps, of the most
interesting is the choice of wood for construction
purposes in place of steel in the very home of the
steel industry.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-22
Columbus" Day Spanish Holiday.

Madrid. April 21.-The Spanish gov
ernment has decided to make Octo-
ber -. the date of the discovery of
America by Columbus i'm 1892. a ma
tional holiday hereafter. This action
Is taken at the request Of the
Spanish-American republic.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-22

A voluntary agreement has been entered into
between the musical instrument industry and the
War Industries Board for a curtailment of 80 per
in the output of pianos. talking machines and
other instruments during the next few months.
Instead the musical instrument plants will be given
contracts for the manufacture of arplane frames
and propellers.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-22
Shooting "Sausages"
Most Perilous Job
By LIEUT. GRANVILLE A. POLLOCK,
American Flyer in the Lafayette Flying Corps French
Horeiru 1eoion.

The thing of cavalry
a of German sausage balloons
When, weeks of toll behind the lines with aerial
taken, the French the
push, thing
of enemy blind him. When infantry
attack
direct artillery barrage the advancing
The Washington herald., 1918-04-22
3.7oo.TON COLLIER LAUNCHED

Camden. y. J., April 21.-The COL
Iier Glen White. of S,7OO tons and
400 feet long, was launched SAT-
urday. She was built by the New
York Shipbuilding Corporation for
a Boston concern, but has been
Communicated by the government.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-22

Little Scotland has in the fight for
every 7I-2 of her population. How many dollars
OF what you've got have you in liberty bonds
The Scots are fighting your fight.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-22
A LINE O. CHEER
EACH DAY O. THE YEAR.
By John Kendrlck Bangs.
CARRYING THROUGH.

CARRYING THROUGH.
The thing that I set out TO do
With Drawn and brain I'll carry
through.
Nor daily for mere empty play
Along the rough or easy way
Until the end, and nothing short
or Victory Of fullest sort
Will leave my soul OF its urge free
No Halfway House will do for me!
Copyright. 1851
The Washington herald., 1918-04-22

Now they're predicting shortage OF soda water
next summer. Oh, well, the soda water business
has always been more or less OF fzzle.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-05-03
ASSESSMENT FIGURES

The assessment Of property for tax
alton is perhaps the least system
attic of all the departments of the
county's business. A dozen, or per-
haps score, of deputy assessors ap-
proach the property holder and ac-
cept whatever value he elects to place
on his property, as a final list, and
then a board of supervisors, the mem
bers of which do not know a thing
about the value of one tenth of the
property in the county, take a ran
dom shot at equalizing the burden
of taxation.
For the benefit of those who are
interested in such matters we offer.
by precincts, the number of acres of
land in each, and the assessed value
per acre:
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-05-03
SEARCH BEING
MADE FOR CYCLOPS

Washington, April 30.-As the
final phase in the search for the miss
ing naval collier Cyclops, the Navy
Department announced to-day, num-
erous boat crews are being landed by
war-ships to question fishermen along
the coasts of the West Indian Islands
near the route taken by the collier
when she sailed from Barbados near
ly two months ago.
Not one of the many vessels en-
gagged in the search has reported the
finding of wreckage or of any other
clew that would aid in solving the
mystery.
Navy officials admit that the time
is drawing near when they must for
mally give up for lost the big collier
with nearly three hundred persons on
board
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-05-03
BREWING
IN AUSTRY-HUNGARY

London, April 30.-A dispatch
sent out to-day by Reuters Limited,
says it has been learned from Serbian
sources that unmistakable signs Of an
approaching revolution in Aurtria-
Hungary are becoming daily more ev-
ident. A plebiscite is being held
among the Serbs, Croats and SlOvenes
in favor of their union with Serbia
and Montenegro in one national indie
pendent State under the scepter of
King Peter OF Serbia. The prime
archbishop of Carniola is at the head
of this movement.
Demonstrations of very serious
character are taking place in the
Jugoslav provinces" says the dis
patch. Now comes news that at the
request of the Austrian Government,
and with the sanction OF the pope,
the nuncio at Vienna has opened a
disciplinary inquiry against the arch
bishop of Carniola for placing him
self at the head of this revolution
AIRY movement. Great developments
are expected"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-05-03
DIED ON TRAIN.

Rodney Ross. of Centertown, who
had enlisted in the U. S. Naval Ser
vice, and was en-route from his
home to the Great Lakes Naval Train
ing Station, Camp Logan, ILL.,, where
he had been ordered to report for
duty, died ON the thain early
Wednesday morning, as II was
nearing Chicago. We were unable
to learn anything whatever as to the
cause of young Ross death. The re-
mains will be brought home for buri-
al, arriving late this evening perhaps.
Young Ross was 22 years of age,
unmarried and is survived by his
Father, Mr. Frank Ross, of Center
town, three sisters and three broth
ers, one of whom, Herbert, is now in
training at Camp Logan, in the naval
branch of the service.
The writer was with the deceased
young man, over a short lap of his
Journey, made to answer his country's
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-05-03

sisting OF quilts Is wash cloths,
SO towels, 25 dress skirts, and rs
chemise have been completed. These
garments were made according to the
fashion OF the country for whose use
they are intended. and strictly by Red
Cross directions, and the material
was purchased with the money re-
ceived from Sunday eggs contributed.
Next Saturday, there will be on
display at the Tea Room an afghan
knitted by the 9Th and 9Th grades
out OF scraps of wool donated by
friends of the work.
A valuable feature OF the Junior
Red Cross work in Louisville is the
fact that 1t has been incorporated
into the regular school curriculum.
Supt. o. l.. Ried recommended and
the Board of Education authorized
that all industrial work in the school
should be Red Cross work.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-05-03
RED CROSS NOTES.

The ladies have been quite busy
at the Red Cross rooms this week,
finishing and inspecting the Hospital
shirts, so that a shipment may be
made Friday. This will be the larg-
est shipment they have yet made.
Nearly half of the garments were
made by the Beaver Dam unit, and
great credit is due them; not only
for the goodly number, but for the
beautiful style in which they are fin
ished.
The cutting committee, composed
of Mrs. Annie Lashbrook and Mrs.
Mrs. John Riley, has given two days
work this week.
The inspection cOmmittee-Mrs.
Sam Barnett, Mrs. w. NJ. Fair and
Mrs. Carlisle Render-have also Civ
en- two afternoons.
The Tea Room continues to be
quite attractive, and a substantial
help in providing funds for the Red
Cross work. About $500 has been
turned into the treasury by the Tea
Room, from three Saturday openings.
The knitters are busy too, and
have a good number of socks and
sweaters ready for the Friday ship
ment.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-05-03
KENTUCKY CHILDRENS HOME.

The Kentucky Childrens' Home, at
Louisville, is an institution organized
as a philanthropic clearing house,
through which the abandoned child
rem of the state could be gathered up
nd eventually be placed in the homes
of people who would give them par
entail love and training.
Saturday morning we took the
three children of Jesse Cook, of Ech-
OILS, to Louisville to place them in the
Home. Mr.. l.. S. Hardin, the As
sistant Superintendent. met us at the
depot and took charge of the child
ren. At his invitation we visited the
institution, and were shown through
the various departments. The object
and purpose of the Institution as well
as the order and system of its man
agement, were explained to us by the
Superintendent, Mr.. Sehon, and the
other officials and attendants.
This was our first acquaintance
with this admirable institution, and
we are pleased to say to Ohio county
people that we found it in every way
worthy of the highest commentator
We saw the children, grouped by
ages, from the incubator up, and all
of them had every appearance of
having received careful and skilled
attention. From the Superintendent
down to the humblest attendant there
was a spirit of service that appealed
to the observer. Every one seemed
to be in love with his work. We were
especially pleased to find in the baby
ward a woman, Mrs. Bruner, with
maternal instinct big enough to
mother a score of babies. Cleanli-
ness, sanitation, was apparent in
every department. The children
were all clearly happy and cOntented.
The business of this institution is
to gather up children who are already
paupers, and who, if left to their
present environment, would, many of
them become criminals, and find
homes for them among the best fami-
lies of the state. The care Of the in
stitution does not stop with placing
the children in private homes, ba;
at periodic intervals a representa-
i've of the Home visits the children so
placed to see if they are being prop
erly cared for The visitor carries a
camera and snapshots the child just
as he finds it in the home or at
play, and before the family have had
time to prepare it for the occasion.
Inquiries and other means are used
to keep in touch with the treatment
the child receives in its adopted
home. The writer will visit this in
stitution again at an early date and
will give the readers of this paper
an extended account of the workings
of this remarkable medium Of saving
helpless children from the slums ana
prisons.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-05-03

The Inquirer, which plays second
fiddle to the Messenger in the news
paper field at Owensboro, has deliver
ed itself of this brilliant, scintilating
paragraph. I'VE had always under
stood that Hartford went by sun
time anyhow. Before the advent of
Ed Leigh into second class journalism
in Greensboro such a stroke of editor
ial genius was unknown. The Ha-
gers were of course handicapped by
some measure of decent respect for
the citizens of a neighboring county,
some of whom were on the subscrip-
ton list of the Inquirer, but Leigh is
so heavily charged with witty sarcasm
that he must shoot, let the dart strike
where it may. This coarse criti-
cism of the good people of Hartford,
by the Inquirer, should not predju-
dice the people of the town and coun-
ty against greensboro, a city of ex-
cellent citizens and the home of at
least one decent newspaper.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-05-03
WRESTLING JACK JAILED.

Whistling Jack, the sable music
machine, the Hayti hooking bird
who loved John Barleycorn, not wise
ly but too we'll, fell into the meshes
of the law and the arms of the city
marshal at an early hour Monday
morning. When he signs the mar
riage bond book, or replevin bond for
a probable fine for early morning jag
he will sign Just plain Jack Collins,
colored. but in the early hours of the
night when he ladens the south winds
with whistling melody everybody for
blocks around says, listen to whistl-
ing Jack"