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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-04-18

IL.
Elsewhere in this paper will be
found the announcement of Hon.
ID. 0. Rogers of Lakeland, who is
a candidate for the state IS attor-
ney. Many people in this county,
particularly at Wauchula, where
he practiced law for several years,
are well acquainted with him and
they know that he is a lawyer Of
ability and high character. We
do not doubt that, if he should be
and elected, he will
discharge the duties of the office to
which he aspires with fidelity to
the principles of law and justice,
and to the satisfaction of the peo-
pie of this circuit. We beg to sug-
gest, however, that Lakeland has
a United States senator, a con-
a state senator and a
curcuit judge, and some other
county in this circuit ought to
have something.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-12

miralty has officially announced.
with British and American marines
now In the line Il In interesting 10 re-
cali that this 10 not tho first time that
the two forces have fought side by
side.
One Of the has reiicfs Of the splendid
memorial TO the Royal Marine Light
Infantry In st. Jamcs's Park tells the
story. II shows an American officer
leading a party OF British marines In a
gallant attack The text explains that
the charge took place on the night OF
July 2-3. 1900. during the defense OF
Picking.
Officials records tell more. They
relate that the Chinese had dug q sap
leading to within twenty Ave yards Of a
barricade held by the allies and at the
end OF the sap had built tower from
which they could fire at the defend
ers. II WAS necessary TO capture the
tower and the sap and the forces avail
able were twenty-five British marines
Sergeant Murphy. fifteen American
marines commanded by Captain (now
coloneD Myers, and fifteen Russian
marines under Captain Vroublefrsky
Captain Myers took command OF the
whole force and decided that the Anglo
American party should attack the tower
A flank attack was to be made on the
barricade by the Russians.
At a given signal the party swarmed
over the American barricadc. The
English and Americans. with Captain
Myers at their head, entered the tower
to find it unoccupied. They followed
along the sap Where Captain Myers
was severely wounded in the knee and
was disabled. Sergeant Murphy at once
assumed command. After a hand to
hand fight. in which the small body of
Russian marines played a gallant part,
the enemy retired leaving twenty five
Of their dead.
With very natural pride the sculptor
responsible for the memorial proposed
to depict a British officer Of Royal
Marine Light Infantry. leading the at
tack. but they would not hear OF this
and for twofold reason: they insisted
the memorial should be historically
accurate and at the same time they
wished to show their admiration for
Captain Myers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-12
Steady Increase
in Hun, Airpldne
Losses Admitted

New York, Sept. 12-Steady increase
Of German airplane losses is admitted
bv Capt. Otto Lehman in an article
published in the Berlin Tageblatt re-
viewing the progress Of aerial warfare
during the year 191V-19l8. captain
r ehTnan attributes the growing losses
10 two causes. Development Of the
sighting airplane as a weapon against
enemy infantry and the enhancement
of the number Of fighting machines due
IN the transfer of those on the eastern
or Russian front to the west front.
"Tt will be noticed that since Janu-
ary and February, 1913 our figures for
losses show a steady increase, captain
T Gilman writes 1.-THE reason for that.
however. Is the Increased participation
OF airplanes resulting from the fact
that the German flyers who had been
operating on the eastern front migrated
to the western front when fighting
ceased in the Russian theatre. The in
creased participation, Of course, re-
suited logically in larger total loss.
.srhe eastern flyer, who had been &C
customed to quite different fighting
CO0QltlOhS, IN LIE DcS illIiili6, uhd'uDI-
edly had to pay bloody apprentice
ship in fighting with French and Brit
ish. The Russian as an aerial opponent
is nowise to be compared with the
Frenchman and Englishman.
at would be fundamentally wrong
to draw the conclusion from the rise
In German losses at the beginning Of
1918, that our superiority had waned.
Still another factor explains our
higher losses. AS an infantry plane the
aerial weapon is taking part in con-
siderably increased measure in fighting
the attackers on land. Entire squad
5rons OF battle planes so-called infantry
flyers, accompany the stor1ning of the
never failing infantry and by taking
full advantage of their speed, attack
the enemy reserves at low attitudes
witt, bombs and machine guns.
,.These attacks are made often at the
sridica1ously low attitudes of 100 metres
and even 10 metres. 1t is therefore,
Bat first glance clear that these new
I tasks expose the airplanes to every
shot fred from the earth and must in
crease our loss account"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-12
American Flying
Camp in France
Greatest in World
Provost Marshal General

Correspondence Associated Press1
American Aviation Center, Lssodoun,
France, Aug. 22.-This American fly
ing camp is The largest in France and
IS said to be greater than any other in
the world
A flying field of thirty-six square
miles the area of an American coun-
ty, with nine separate flying fields Oh
which American aviatOrs advance to
the stage of tight combatants and air
planes-Liberties, Nieuports, Capronis
and all the )thers with officers, in
structors and newly equipped avl-
ators swelling our squadrons each
month-these were some of the main
features of this vast aviation ground
AS The Associated Press correspond
ent entered one Of the fields a big
gray machine rose from a nearby field
with loud droning noise.
There goes a Liberty airplane',
said one of the officers. 1t was one
of the fast-increasing number now
coming, and every flight was watched
With keeneSt interest and growing en-
thusiasm by those who will put it to
the supreme test on the fighting front.
Only one opinion was heard among
these men, that it was the biggest and
fastest machine Of them all. 1t was
doing wonders in quick ascent and
besides straight away flight it had
been pronounced equal to the whole
range.
Groups of aviators were lined UP as
we arrived, preparatory to taking the
air. They were 1.-THE, stocky, young
men, like two football elevens aobut
to take the field. The flying grounds
stretched off for miles-nine fields of
four square miles each-all clean cut
stubble fields On which the machines
could light without shock. Above them
circled countless p4anes singly and in
squadrons drawn out like wild geese,
looping and living and in all the ev-
olutions of flight, with groups of ac-
robatic planes over to the right max
ing hcadlong spirals, wing slips and
reversements. p.
In the foreground rose city of BAR
racks, one story pine shacks 100 feet
long, not very highly ornamental but
very practical. Fully thousand OF
these barracks had risen on this level
plain 10 house the army of flying men
on the way 20 the fighting line.
I'VE went from field to field to note
each stage in the development of COM
bat aviators. Generally speaking, it
was explained, there are three distinct
branches of this aviation for warfare:
Chase und combat work in which most
! OF the fighting occurs, bombardment of
enemy forces, camps and towns, and
scouting or reconnaissance work for
purposes Of observation OF enemy &C
tivities 1t Us Tor combat and bonn
pardTnent that the training is done
here and Of those going forward
monthly abort four-tift'hsi are com
batants and one-iifth ,bombardment
pilots
These are the 'grasshoppers' said
the captain us we came to field No.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-12
NAPOLEONS KIN A HERO.
French Soldiers Loaded With Honors
For Bravery.

Chicago. Sept. 12-Leut. Marcel
as marks Of his two and a half years of
active service with the French army
seven wound stripes, five service strip
es. the emblem of the Legion of Honor
the French war cross. tho British mill
tary cross, the cross Of st. StaniSlaus
the rcgimental fauragere and the bar
pin Of gallantry.
Lieut.. Levie. who was born twenty
three years ago in Normandy of a fam
lily that hailed from Corsica, is visiting
America to tell what France has suf-
fered in the war.
and, already I am part American
for I purchased a new glass eye in Ne"
York. he told the crowds at the big
war exposition in progress here. "Vari-
Gus wounds have reduced my sight to
four, per cent and ended my chances of
returning to battle"
Tt was at Champagne in 1914 that the
first bullet bored into Lieut. Levie's
arm. Three months later at Argonne
two due -dums removed a piece Of his
shoulder, and in the February following
a hand grenade sprinkled fragments
INTO MS lace ana lOaQeC MS legs "nlle
he was charging over no mans land.
He staggered along blindly and fell
over an ENHANCEMENT a few yards from
the German trenches. There he re-
manned for ten hours and during lulls
in the battle the Germans took pot
shots at the French corpse" until his
uniform fell off in shreds. He was
rescued later, and in seven months was
back fighting in Flanders, where
stretcher bearers again gathered him
up to have gas drained from his lungs
On Christmas day, 1915; a clustre Of
bullets paralyZed his left side. He
staggered into the German trenches
and for three months was a prisoner.
wandering about demented.. Finally
there was an exchange Of wounded, and
in February Of 1915 Levie was on the
battle front again at Verdun. But
shrapne ripped out his left eye and
closed his right, and he received bull
let in the back at short range He lay
In a shell hole four days before being
rescued.
Then realized with great menta,
pain, that my part Of the fighting was
over" he said.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-12

ployed during the whole Of one night
at a medical station, the following af-
ternoon ne brought up gas masks tray
cling across a sheliswept area in full
view Of the enemy. He administered
treatment to the wounded. His fear
lessness and untiring endeavors came
under my direct observation.
Il can not speak too highly Of his
spirit of self-sacrifce, his bravery and
his calm disregard of all danger. He
supplied men in the first line with Gig
arettes and chocolate, even visiting ad
vanced observation posts helping all
men he found The gratitude of the
officers and men of my organization
toward him know no bounds.
He. later, assisted in the disposal of
the dead. In every possible way that
he could, he assisted, refusing to go to
the rear until the troops were relieved
though he had not slept or eaten for
many hours"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-12
RATS IN TRENCHES DOOMED.
"Stars and Stripes" Tells Of Work Of
Graduating Rodents on the
Battle Lines. 4.

Washington, Sept. 12.-The STARS
and Stripes" the newspaper published
for the American expeditionary forces
in France, recently printed the follow
ing regarding the work Of former mem
bers Of the scientific staff Of the bio
logical survey.
AS you may have heard five or
eleven times already, this is a scientific
war. Whenever an annoyance or an
actual menace to the Army is discov-
cred. scientific steps are taken to ami
hilate the pest.
Even the cootie is doomed. II Is
said that the research work Is in
charge Of an officer to be designated
as a Cootenant. But this story is
about rats.
The rat, figuratively. is about to be
trapped. A year or so ago there was
mana member of the Biological
Survey-who had great success in ex-
terminating the prairie dogs out in
Kansas and Colorado. When America
came into the war; somebody in the
War Department suggested that maybe
this scientific exterminator of prairie
dogs was SO good at the job he might
be able to solve the rat problem in the
trenches. So they ordered him over
here to give the rat critical and mi
croscopic, look.
HE came over and went up front
and studied the rodent. He studied
it by and large, hither and yon. here
and there, and through and through.
He found out what it liked for supper,
and its favorite flavor and how it
cared for its young. And he doped out
a way to lessen it's ravages il not to
actually exterminate it.
He found out. too. that not all the
rat trouble is at the front. A large
part Of it is at the base ports where
the rats get into the big storehouses.
and cause damage to the food and
clothing waiting to go to the front.
Often the rats go right along up with
the food and clothing.
The rat specialist made his report
and recommended that some men be
sent to assist him. 1t is said that his
request has been granted and that a
successful barrage against the rat has
already been laid down."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-12

10 ready ana 10 In no fear o. another
breakdown Of the supply machinery,
such az developed cserly In the war,
General Wood gave an outline OF goods
In stock ready for immediate issue.
Stocks include 100000 wooden ana
s, $1,000 cotton brecches; 1000. 900
WOODEN and 100000 cotton coats, 49,
600 900 summer and winter drawers,
100000 undershirts. 100000 blan-
kets, and 3,149,650 winter overcoats.
This In exclusive OF clothing already
issued.
In addition contracts have been let In
France for 100000 pairs of leggings.
3, O0O, 900 pairs of shoes, 100000 fannei
shirts and 100000 wooden breeches.
General Wood said the war depart
ment's requirements for wool for the
fiscal year 1919 aggregates 2o0,O0o.0oo
pounds. Inasmuch MS the domestic clip
Is only 10000, 900 10 165,0o0.oOo
hounds, II win be necessary to import
wool.
Eventually the heavy demands Of the
government taking more than the total
American wool clip. will cause serious
shortage in wool and rise in prices, It
is predicted. General Wood believes,
however, stocks on hand in mills, stores
and tailoring houses will be sufficient
to tide over the pinch until next year.
Raincoat contracts have been taken
from all the raincoat manufacturers in
volved in recent graft disclosures. Gem
eral Wood said and stocks of goods
these. firms held have been comman-
deercd by the government. Attic con-
tracts aggregat,ng $1,000 900 were held
by the firms involved. the government
will bear no pccuniary loss. General
Wood said. but will lose only the time
in redistributing contracts.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-12
AGREE TO CURB PACKERS.
Permanent Ownership Of Yards and
Cars Indicated.

WASHINGTON Sept. 12.-Negotiations
were opened yesterday to bring con-
gress. the federal trade commissions,
and the food administration into agree
ment on the. proposed legislation to
take over parts Of the packing industry
Favorable progress was made, it Is
reported. although the food admins
tration heretofore has not been friend
ly to carrying out the recommenda-
tons Of the federal trade commission
at this time.
Senator Borah Of Idaho, who has
been selected to take charge Of the
proposed legislation, and Herbert {.
Hoover food administrator, held a long
conference on the subject this after
noon. The senator said after the meet
ing that 1t appeared likely an agree
ment would be reached on a program
Of legislation. Some time will be re-
CURED, however. to work out details
of the bill to be presented.
Mr.. Hoover and the senator. it was
stated, were agreed upon the neces-
sity for congressional action of per-
manent character to meet the condi-
tions reported by the federal trade
commission. There was no difference
Of opinion as to advisability OF taking
over the stockyards and the rolling
stock controlled by the five big pack
ing concerns, the senator said.
Mr.. Hoover. it Is understood, is not
convinced that this is an opportune
time for taking over the branch
houses OF the big packers in various
cities throughout the country. He
takes the position that it might inter-
fere with food distribution vitality uec-
essary to the conduct Of the war.
The method of procedure with re-
gard to the separation OF the big
packing concerns from the various
other Industries in which they are en-
gagged was, also a matter upon which
the food Administration and the fed
eral trade commission were not in
complete accord.
Senator Borah is strongly Of the
opinion that the packers must be di-
vorced from nearly all the 108 indus
tries in which they are interested out
side Of the meat packing. To break up
their alleged monopoly, he contends
II will be necessary to enact legislation
to confine them to the business for
which they were primarily organized.
The probable solution of the remaining
differences will be:
I. Permanent government owner
ship Of the stockyards as natural
public utility.
,. The taking over of the refriger-
ating and other rolling stock Of the
packers.
8. Separation of the packers from
the branch houses and the various in
dustries in which they are engaged
outside the packing business after an
adequate period OF adjustment.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-12
,Ex-cZARIND REPORTED SLAM,
Four Daughters Of Former Empress
Also Renorted Put Ia Death

Also Reported Put to Death.
London. Sept. 1.-THE Daily Ex-
press claims to have unquestionable
information that the former Empress
of Russia and her four daughters have
been murdered by bolsheviki.
The paper prints the following:
1.-THE Express understands from a
source which is beyond doubt that
the Empress Of Russia and her four
daughters have been murdered by boil
sheviki. The whole immediate family
of the late car has thus been exter-
minated.
1T is further understood that the
dowager empress who, with her
daughter and n-law, the Duke OF
Oldenburg. has been staying at Yalta,
was recently attacked by Red Guards,
who sought to kill all three. Sailors of
the Black Sea fleet interviewed and
fought the Red Guard.
For a full fortnight the fight con-
tinued until the Red Guard were
beaten. It is now understood that the
dowager empress is safe"
The four daughters Of the former
Emperor and Empress OF Russia are:
Grand Duchess Olga, born in 1895;
Grand Duchess Tatiana, born in 1897;
Grand Duchess Marie, born in 1899.
and Grand Duchess Anastasie, born in
1901.
The former Empress Alexandra was
born Princess Alix Of Hesse. in 1872.
Recent Rome advices reported that
the Pope had taken steps to assist out
OF Russia the former empress and her
four daughters, who had made press
ing appeals for their liberation.
A later dispatch from London re-
ported the assassination of Alexandra
and her daughters. but this rumor was
doubted in Spain where King Alfonso
had taken steps to obtain their trans
fer to Ma drid, where preparations were
being made for their reception.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-12

now announced ere tAe ArSt fron> a
Unitsd StstAs 10 be sent into ncrthesV
Russia. ~
For military reasons the number q
soldiers landed and their point OF sm1
harIation were not revealed. It was -
sumed they came from ENGLAND and
were from northern states and used tc
cold weather. 49,
|. The allied campaign Is to keep open
the railroad from Archange, TO Vol
logda and TO protect the government
Of the north. through which u q
hoped to re-establish order In Russid
and overcome German influence.
Germany has been impressing Finnd
into its army in Finland and 10 gath !
ering q force to attack the ailies.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-12
Tradition wlthes. Foundation.

Tradition without Foundation.
A short time ago the curio colleo
lion Of = Philadelphia went to the
auction room. Two whisky bottles
into which was blown the name q
e. c. Booz, q distiller in philadelphia
about 1910. brought S7s and $40. They
we're empty, but there u . tradition.
wholly unfounded. that Mr.. Booss
brand Of whisky was soI popular tAse
It brought the word booze" into TIE
yernacular. Etymologtsts may point
to the old English house to an old
Dutch word. or even to the Arabic.
The Philadelphia has neither eyes
nor ears for etymologists; hs forests
that Sheridan used "boosed:" he kneW
only E. c. Booz and remembers thss
the distiller. an sdmirer OF William
Henry Harrison. had his bottles made
in the form Of q log cabin. He should
have gone further and filled his bot
ties with hard cider, for Harrison's
campaign was known - the hafd-cidss
one
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-12
ANOTHER AMEs SOLDIER KILLED.
Private Anthony Walsh Second u Fam
lily 70 Fall In France.

lily to Fall In France.
Anes. Sept. 12.-Connrmation 6f th1
death Of Private Anthony Walsh.
brother OF Patrick A. Walsh, OF New
York City. previously killed. has been)
received here in a letter from Martin
Rhoer. Of Chicago. written to Miss
Marjorie Stokka- M
Miss Stokka. who 10 teaching school
at Stanope. declared that Private Rhoeri
said he was o. k, but four of mis- Ames(
comrades had fallen in battle. He
mentioned Sncedcn Winter Patrick a.
Walsh, Joe r. Kemble and Anthony
Walsh.
There have been rumors current on
tho streets Of Ames for the past three
daS that Private Anthony had been
killed. but owing to the fact that he
declared New York City his nome. his
name has not appeared on the Iowa
casualties despite the fact he enlisted
here and served on the border and was
sent overseas with Company I, 1ssth
infantry.
Private Anthony, Walsh. the letter
says, was killed on the field OF honor
during the great American drive which
begun at sunrise July Is, and At witch
time three other boys from here were
killed. y.ssG 4f-% III
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-12
Free Of CharuS,

Any adult suffering from cough. cold
or bronchitis. is invited to call at the
Old Reliable drug store and get ahso.
lutely free, sample bottle Of Boschss's
German Syrup, a soothing and healing
remedy for all lung troubles. which has
successful record Of Nifty years. Gives
the patient a good nights rest free
from coughing. with free expectoration
A standard medicine for fifty years.
For sale in all civilized countries.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-12
HEROIC Y. M. c. A. SECRETARY.
Stephen r. Brown. Of St. Louis, Shows
Daring Under Fire.

81 Paris, Aug 20.-(By MaiD Repeat
eddy exposing himself to terrific shell
lire. giving first aid to the wounded and
going without rest or food that he
might help those on the firing line with
cigarettes and sweets, were only a few
III. 1.-the thinge that won the personal
of a battalion com
4 itiandeF for Stephen r. Brown of ST
Tksduis Y. NJ O. A. secretary.
n The attalion commander writes:
sES*fss.{1n recent severe engagement,
&f5fenasen r. Brown displayed undaunted
hS6t,fAalc by time and again exposing
! ~ during terrific shellfire. En-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-12
Cut rhi. Quit !. Worth Money.

Don't miss this. Cut out this slip,
enclose with s cents and mail it to
Foley & Co., 1885 Shefield, avenue.
Chicago, H., writing your name and
address clearly. You will receive in
return trial package containing
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. for
coughs. colds and Group; Foley's KID
ney Pills. for pain in sides and back:
rheumatism, backache. kidney and
bladder ailmentss and Foley's Cathartic
Tablets, a wholesome and thoroughly
cleansing cathartic, for constipation,
biliousness, headache and sluggish
bowels. Sold everywhere.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-12
WINTER CLOTHES FOR SELECTS.
Quarternaster Says Stocks Provide For
Eittina Out Of 100000 Men.

Washington, Sept. 12.-"There will be
winter clothing, shoes, overcoats, blan-
kets and other supplies for every one
of the 100000 men between IS and
az wears old to be called ont between
oct. / and July next, under the new
draft" Acting Qualtermaster General
Wood announced. 4.eg, 4.
The quartermaster corps, General
Wood said, will face its greatest rush
within the next three months, because
it is necessary not only to supply cloth
Ing ana equipment for new contingents.
but the 1,0o0, 900 or more men called to
camp last summer must have winter
wooiens, NJ /. y -.s v
Assn illustration that his department