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The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-12-19

property. This purchase Is in keeping
with the well-known policy Of the Nc
Combs people of purchasing producing
properties and paying for what IL is
worth. This will be good news TO the
hundreds Of people who are Interested
financially In this company, as the
properties are undoubtedly Of very
great value and should yield hand
some returns upon the Investment
Market Letter, Kentucky oil Ex
change. Nov. ., 1918.
"McCombs Producing and Refining
Company Gets More Production in Lee
County. Following its usual policy Of
investing conservatively in only ALSO
lufely proven fields, McComhs Pro
ducing and Refining Company has
closed deal whereby II becomes the
owner OF an undivided thrce-fourths
interest In the Butcher and Ilarsis
leases in Lee County"
THE consideration - approximately
S25o0oo-is typical OF those involved
in recent transactions where producing
properties have changed hands In this
territory. The advantageous features
of unusual large wells and high per-
centage of successful compilations that
have marked the development OF the
Big Sinking District are now begin
ming In he ref.gtpd in tho nriggs "A al I'D
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-12-19
HOME FOLKS MUST HELP.

westinghouse Especially The War
Department Commission ON Training
Camp Activities has hit upon an I'M
portant and entirely new idea In the
"Letters-from-hOme" plan just an
nOunced.
Pull the boys through the most try
ing period Of their service by writing
the right kind Of letters, letters full OF
the homeffeeling, he mother feeling.
This appeal is nIade 10 mothers, fa-
Tiers, sistefs and sweethearts by the
War Department II Is hoped that mil
lions of inspiring letters will be writ
ten the week Of December II. desig-
mated as "Letters-fron-home" week.
Pulpit and press are cooperating to
make great success Of the plan.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-12-19
ecretary Baker Urges Letters
With "Home-touch" For the Boys
~Aa ossAarssSv
~Ass,sovos
- dear NJ. rosdicf'

y rcsdicr,
mo eyes OF wcrlt SOLDIER overseas
today net for Wat they are
them lie tho asn OF helping
70 rshaeiliate rnnoe and besiun and
making vhioh they have 90 soriousy
shall DO a permanent enc.
W s1peot soon to have thsr all
ns postpneusnt OF
voll In thoir Minds
in and many diff
vi
rsy need help and
other tina since hy
b inspired and strBhsned
conduee
has universal respect.
believe .Dons all in flusnoss ~hioh nay b
focused object reaching
Is letters, and therefore
fathers soldiers
their letters tsir
hero and % constantly uphold.
Cordially yours.
h-~---------n1s,----"
D.
ssoNtaIy Of var.
M. Rzyncnd ,. rosdef,
Chairman. on Training c.up Activities
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-12-19
Author Of Immortal Song.

"Home, Sweet Home" was written
in 1873 by John Howard Payne. In
but q very few If the sixty years Of
his life Payne was sufficiently long at
any one place TO call II his home. He
died in Tunis, Africa, April |. 1882.
and II was thirty-one years afterwards
before his body was brought 10 his
native country. the place he no doubt
had IN mind when he penned these
appealing words.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-12-19

We cannot go back. The old places
are not the same IL We revisit them,
the old pleasures have lost something
II we try TO repeat them, the old groups
can never be rcgathcr"d In complete
ness Of presence and spirit. Life Is a
kaleidoscope. II holds many beautiful
combinations, but when We have turned
one cut Of sight, no effort will bring 1t
back again.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-12-19
OPPORTUNITIES N OIL
RECENT DEVELOPMENT IN KEN
ruckV OF UNUSUAL MAGNITUDE.
Decided Success Attends Efforts Of
Kentucky Company - Big Profits
Assured.

Kentucky as an oil producing state
Is coming rapidly TO the fore, due
largely to the aggressive and progress
sive management of one OF the pioneer
independent oil companies OF the state.
the McCombs Producing and Refining
Company.
This organization has quadrupled
its production recently simply by going
after oil when IT knows II was there.
This is emphasized by the fact that
this company has as yet not drilled
what is technically called one dry
hole, that is, a non-producinr well.
As a result IL announces a 4oO-barrei
well just drilled in" in the Big
Sinking District" a 2l0-barrel well in
Lee County. and loobarrel well
near Torrent, Ny.
This makes an increased output Of
$50 barrels per day in only three wells
here lately, and there are now 81 pro-
ducing wells belonging TO the Nc
Combs people.
Mr.. Abr1m Renick. president Of the
McCombs Company. announces that
within the next ten days he expects
also the completion of eight addition
al wells. This is going to make a
tremendous Increase in the production
of crude oil by this company.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-12-19
Increasing Facilities.

To accommodate this product the
entire refining plant Of the CONSOLE
dated OIL Refining Company OF East
St Louis has been purchased and will
be literally removed in its entirety to
Beattyyille
Beattyylile is on the l.. and ~ Rail-
road AID within six miles of the pro-
ducing properties of the McCombs
Company in Wolfe County. A pipe line
is now being constructed from the
wells To the location of the refinery
at Beattyville.
fleet Of 80 steel tank cars has been
purchased TO convey the finished prod
uct TO the market.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-12-19
Refining in kentucky.

Meantime, production from wells al
ready having a consistent record Of
production and many new wells which
are constantly being brought in
through the active drilling campaign
inaugurated by the company. assures
an ample supply of oil for the re-
finery from its own wells
The far-sichtedness of the manage
ment in securing a ready-to-hand re-
filming plant at a reasonable figure may
be appreciated when II is realized that
under present conditions the construc-
tior Of new plant would have been
impossible The establishment OF the
plant at Beattyville will he followed
by the construction of an additional
plant for the manufacture OF lubricat-
ing oils and pnraffina Wax
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-12-19
Future Possibilities.

With the prospect OF increasing the
number of new wells by 80 or more
within the next six months, the Nc
Combs Producing and Refining Com
pany is justified in believing that AT
least $1,000 900 worth Of oil will be
sold from the property within the
next six months.
Adding TO this the profits OF rein
ing. and marketing in its own ears, IL
easily takes rank as the foremost in
dependent oil company in Kentucky.
II must be remembered that the i'm.
mcnse acreage as yet undeyeloped CON
tains possibilities OF future profitable
expansion which can hardly be calcu'
lated. IL includes over 1900 acres in
the Eastern Kentucky oil belt.
Under the able executive manage
ment Of Abram Renick, the president
of the company, and the field mana ge-
ment OF ]. g. McCombs, there has
been an enOrlnous Increase In the total
value of the company's holdings and
this has been accomplished without
jeopardizing the safety OF the share
holders interests.
Further expansion, however, e-
Quires an additional amount OF work
Ing capital and this VIII be supplied
by the sale of additional stock yet
retained In the treasury.
Recent Newspaper Comment.
.McCombs Buys More Production In
Lee.--The lease purchased consists OF
116 acres and are regarded as very
valuable property. There are now two
wells on the Butcher lease, one OF
which under actual test for Is hours
produced 292 barrels Of on."-Oil
World. Nov. 2. 1918
"McCombs Producing and Refining
Company has completed It's arrange
ments for a very active drilling cam
paign on the Butcher and Hargis
leases 1t is anticipated that the pro-
ducuon Of this company, On account
OF It's operations On the above leases,
will be very greatly Increased In the
Immediate future. = Market Letter.
Kentucky OIL hxchange, Nos. ., 1918.
The prominent feature Of rhe week
was the purchase by the AcCombs
Producing and Refaing Company VI
q three-quartes interest In the, Bueises
and Hargis tracts- These lssses ass
SsGnsds1 - sxessdnnsiy vnAaaha1
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-24
AMERICAN TROOPS
FINE GUNNERS
Target Practice at Camp Dix
Shows Rare Skill of
Draftecs.

Camp Dix, Wrightstown, n. j., April
"a American men must be born gum
ncrsr' is the expression of n foreign officer
attached to Camp Dix as adviser in
strlictor, after witnessing the work OF
the 18th Division cannoncers during their
initial period of handling the big guns
on the rang here The high percentage
of novice artllierymcn in rangc-iinding
has astonishcd the Frcnchmen, who rep
resent nation famed for its efficient
artillery work Ii is only fair TO say that
these American gunncrs during the long
delay before they got their field pieces,
went through long, hard grind of the
oreticsl work SO that when the guns
actually arrived they merely had 10 adapt
their theories to practice.
Over on the big gun range one can get
some idea of the destructive effect of
these field-picces on the landscape. Day
after day for two weeks, first the hight,
then the heavy, artillery has been blazing
away at the distant targets. The targets,
erected over q wide stretch of territory,
represent other battery positions. trenches
and battaions of infantry. Both cxplo-
sive shells and shrapnel are used IN
target work These shells have moved
down the young pine trees in the vicinity
of the targets, and the targets are rlddied
with the continual spray Of shrapncl,
while the big shells have SCARED and
pitted the ground.
Several large details Of South jersey
bows, recently attached To what were
formerly New York artillery regiments
are getting the first smell Of gunpowder
while serving behind the big guns III the
rife pits on "Nimv Ridge this week
These Jerscymen expected ~ go INTO
infantry regiments when they reported
here. Now they couldn't be pred away
from the big guns with anything less
powerful than a War Department trans
fer
"Skv Pilots, who because Of the nature
Of their duties in camp cannot share tho
weekend holidays Of other officers and
men Will hereafter he granted q mld-weck
recess from duty under orders issued by
Major Genera lScott today The chap
lains will hereafter be granted passes
from noon Tuesday to = m Thursday,
and thcv will have the same proportion
Of HOLIDAYS each month rs other officers
The telling effects Of the campaign
organized by Major General Scott when
he took command Of the cantonmcnt 20
make this the ideal training camp IN
America are SAID TO have received official
commentator this week from BrigadIcr
General Eli HelmIck. Of the Inspector
Generals Department. who has Just
completed IN official praise for the efficient
work Of the men in training here The
camp j. also said 10 have impressed him
- the best in every respect Of the II
he has visited on an inspection tour
Major Charles + Fisher. who has been
with the Booth Field Artillery, was
transferred yesterday to the i53d Depot
Brigade Captain John T Annessen. Of
the sanitary Tram, is detailed rs officer
in-charge q the Camp Medical Supply
Depot
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-24
KINGS GUARD, FINE
BUT NO FIGHTERS
Sixty Monsters Barred From
Battles But Keen TO Join
Comrades in Trenches

Rome April 24-Among the most
unhappy men IN Italy are said to be the
sixty soldiers Of the king Guard who
are not permitted to 70 10 the front and
fight like their brothers The reason for
this restriction Is that these sixtv men
could probably not be replaced If killed,
injured, or taken prisoners. They are
chosen with the utmost care not only
as regards their habits and training hut
for their height the minimum OF which
Is six feet
They begin where other men stop
growing. . according TO a popular saying
Many OF them are even seven feet IN
height They are chosen from the cara
blner or military police and must have
absolutely unst AIMED records Each newly
enrolled man, if he accepts the appoint
ment. must agree to remain for a term Of
five years, in the guard after which he
may or may not reenllst. During that
period, also, he may not marry.
The guards and their horses are quarter
ed inside the grounds OF the royal palace
on the Qulrlnal Hill The Guard does
sentinel duty inside these grounds when
King Victor Emmanuel ls III Rome, and
also accompany HIM on state occasions,
as on that of March IA, 1912, when, as
the King was going along the Corso to
visit the tomb OF has father in the Pantheon
the anarchist dAlba fired twice and
wounded Captain Lang Of the Guard
instead Of the King
Since the war began, although the
King lives at the front and undergoes All
its dangers, members OF the Guard arc
to be seen now and then walking through
the streets Of Rome attracting attentions
and admiration because Of their immense
figures and shining helmets. but, for alf
that, Jealous Of the stained and despatched
gray green uniforms Of soldiers on leave
from the front trenches
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-24
CRUEL WAR WEAPONS
MADE IN GERMANY
Every Instrument of Horror in
CHASTITY Collection Taken From
Boche Prisoners.

With the American Army in France,
April l4-An American divisional in
telligcnce office in the rear of our Toui
front, one day recently, rcscrnbled
museum in an American police head
quarters. The only difference was that
in the intelligence office there we're
wider variety Of more deadly weapons
than any police department ever gathered.
In one corner there was n captured Ger
man machine gun on IFS tripod 4 rolled
belt of cartridges Was near n Ia an-
other corner there were number of
flame projectors the German flammen-
werfcrs which had been brought IN from
No Mans Land On ono table there was
n small automatic pistol taken from a
German killed in our trenches during
raid On another table laid ont IN an
orderly row was n collection of other auto
matte pistols. large and small Ono had a
stock that could be fitted to the pistol
handle, forming weapon that might be
fired from the shoulder like a rifle
Another was packed away IN a leather
holster So constructed that three spare
loaded magazines could be carried IN it.
Both were Of makes we'll known through
ont the world and both were, from the
German point of view, the last words IN
the pistol makers art There were still
other pistols, club, n wicked looking
trench knife equally good for choppng
flre-wood Or slsushng throat.
There was short bayonet with
blade as sharp as a razor and a point Is
sharp hs n needle The blade WAS hardly
moro than SIX inches long and the weapon,
fitted on the end of rifle was designed for
close work
Bunches Of grcnadcs wcro sprinkIed
here and there BY a table leg stood
German du1' she'll Nearby part Of
nm aerial torpedo rested Clips of enemy
cartridges both for rifles and pistols were
everywhere German snpcrs rife
was standing IN corner. There was
telescope sight for sniping. ono tool
used for eliminating the flash on the end
ii splitting machine-gIn another for
sIcncing the report from n rifle
Added to nli this. there we're hanging
around the wall on various nails big
American automatic pistols on belts
the property If officers and men IN the
othcc. hung up in a place within easy
reach
All the weapons except these last had
becn tho property Of the German govern
rnent until American soldiers On 6nc
captured them Some of the articles
had tied to them little, tags upon which
vas written the name and organization Of
the American who scured them Each
tag signihcd that some doughboy
wanted hls trophy returned 70 him. pro-
viInd IL was Of M use to the army But
"a q soldier in the line has no place 70
keep such things, which would simply
add 10 his already heavy load all that
intelligence officers did not desire for
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-24

pilates are said - contain phpsphorgs 50
state very similar - that in Yhicb a. De-
found In tbe nerve and brain cells ~ man
~ vii 10 seen from ne aboyt. twp ifn-
pprtant Ingredients Of NuIated iron Iron
P.pbonate and lycrrOphpsphatfs art Frr r
eKpfrneiye product a. compared with mref
other tOuics
Under such circ,nuetaucrr the temptation
80 adultcrafl0u and slIf4tiffftfDu by ilr.l.Yt4
pItoua pornOna ~ Ffry grrsi ana rho pfItlr
is hereby warned 90 D" careful and zee rsrr,
bottle is plainly lab"l.d N1ratod irru
~ lhe Dar Urnlth labnra prifs. Paris,
ikJBdOu and Drffnlt a. s as THIS i- Do
only Rrnuinr article. " yOu have taken
d'Ts uul prove Nu1atcd Iron Nili not beip
ypr We HIardnteo rati-f1rtiDn ~ rFary
purchase 0r tour moury eIli be frf4nGfd
IN regard 10 tnr tsiur ~ NuEsfrd Iron.
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thr fjfY Of fhiraEo sud lprws- UDuas -4r-
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-24
PA. PLANTS 5000. 900 TREES.
States Ref0restation Operations Greatest
in History Of the Work.

Harrisburg. April "a The most ex-
tensive reforestation ever attempted by
the State Department Of Forestry nov
IS ~ full swing, according TO State Com
missioner Conklin, who says that, if
the weather continues suitable, more
than 100000 young trees, All raised
in State nurseries, viii be planted BY
State workmen alone Fully 2,OOO.000
more are being planted on corporation
and private land near State reserves.
The reforestati0n work was under
taken early in the month, but because
Of shortage Of labor, poor tIansporta-
ton and weather conditions, operations
were held back more or less until last
week The men now are working ia
Union, Lycoming, Tioga, Potter and
other central counties The rains tins
month have prevented the usual out
break Of spring forest fires
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-24
.CAT-L|kE KAISER
IS NOW READY To
POUNCE ON DUTCH
Little Hollands Experience Like
That of Other Nations That
Failed to Obey the Hun.
FORCING HAGUE TO WAR

Germanv's efforts To force Holland into
war appcar quite in keeping with the
HIM characteristics. as have been revealed
In the last three years. vt first, IT should
bc understood that Germany. early in the
war. expected the support q the Hague
government. That not forthcoming she
then tried To force Holland TO take up her
cause through her favorite method of mis-
representing the attitude Of the other
nations toward the Netherlands Germany
also compelled Holland to break the
neutrality laws and favor her; threatening
her with both arms and with cutting off of
raw materials necessary for Holland exist
encc
An army on the Holland border was
always a reminder OF Germanys presence.
while Frustrated, looted, sacked and de
vastated Belgium was reminder as 10
what regard Germany had for treaties,
civilization or humanity
In the present crisis, while the actual
facts have not been revealed, the first
move in the game has already been played
lay Berlin. This consisted of sundry
articles during the last few days in German
newspapers, carefully forwarded by Ber
I'm news agencies, purportlng 10 be IN
spired by anxiety over the possibility
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-24
SCHOOL GIRLS WORK AT MINES.
In Bloomers and MILDLY BIOuses, They
Serve rs Time Keepers and Scale
Tenders.

Nesauchoning, Pa, April 24.-Fe-
male employment Mt the mines was in
troduced at the Lehigh Coal and Navi-
CATION Company's colliery here yesterday
when "A number of young women, among
whom are graduates of the Nesguehon-
ing High School, went to work with
enthusiasm They are engaged III vari-
ous capacities, but in positions they are
capable Of filling Some of them are
switch tenders, Others time keepers,
weigh scale tenders, etc. They wear
bloomer uniforms, MILDLY blouses and
caps to cover their hair, all furnished
by the company.
They were little timid at first in
accepting mems employment, but as the
work becomes more fascinating it is be-
Iieved they will be as satisfactory MS
the men
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-24
Of Holland being able to maintain her
neutrality.
PAPERS RrsrNT uIrN "fNTrREST"

ututtAutN.
PAPERS RESENT HUN INTEREST"
"The first suggestion of deep mo-
tive behind this press campaign is con-
tanned in the Nic,we Rotterdamschc
Courant, in an article headed German
Solicitude and Dutch Anxiety. The pa
per, after defending the manner in which
the government has sought TO MAINTAIN
neutrality throughout the war, says;
During the last few days the Ger
man press has shown especial interest
in our neutrality This benevolent IN
tcrest is superiluous Ii only awakens
distrust and gives rise to the Thought
that something lies behind this German
sohcitude. The German press would do
better To reserve its interest for the IN
ternal affairs of the German Empire.
Gas a result of some initial sue
cesses on the battlefield, there is again
rising IN Germany a military current
which is filling with anxiety the whole
world outside of Germany, and especially
Holland If tins current continues TO
rise. then the war will be prolonged Tor
wears and will cost hundreds of thou,
sands more lives 1t would be better IL
in Germany they gave their attention
to this and to the dangers which can
flow therefrom instead of making thcnl-
selves anxious about us.
'''Fo tins the paper adds:
The danger of the moment is hid
den not her, but in Berlin. This con-
CluSlon is perhaps somewhat alarming lor
our readers, but we can give no other.
GERMANY SEEKING a rRETExT.
aEnowledge of the accustomed methods
Of Germany in such affairs makes 1t
Al Il, hnhNnH
these press manpuvres. Berlin Is care
fully constructing peg on which To
hang the complaint that Holland has de-
parted from her neutrality. These schem-
crs try to hide their real purpose under a
Cuise Of sympathy for the Dutch, con-
stantlv harplng on the theme of Entente
pressure.
THE cloven hoof was first shown
when in the renewed discussion of the
shipping question, sudden renaissance
which In itself is OmnOus, they opened
up an entirely new argument. What is
suggested is this:
The Dutch government In it's note TO the
Entente accedcd to the requisitioning Of
part of its mercantile feet, but on condi-
tion that the ships should not be employed
m the danger zone or for the transport Of
troops and munitions.
GERMANY SHOWS HER HAND.
The Entente being unable TO accept
this condition, the ships Will be SO used
Therefore the Dutch government, be
cause il did not reject outright the En-
Tente proposal, is rcpsonible for the use
being made Of it's fleet, so il has abandoned
its neutrality and is favonng Germany 5
enemies
The campaign is now carried 3 step
further by one or two German newspa-
pers publishing a staten ent that the En-
tente intends requsitioning the Dutch
ships lying in Dutch colonies, accom-
panying the allegation with threats
against Holland The semi-otficial Ber-
lin correspondent Of the Cologne Gazette
repeats the statement, which. so far as
i known here, is sheer invention