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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-09-27

sNrpt ny eu,auN niuth"t ,'''
enemy oulp0sts could soe only ihr l"h
wings of my machine. bW began I"
shell II. So tore out the round ron
compass and the maps and ttlcd '"
burn the machine. but only fi'ed tue
wheat.
"The shells were coming close, so
cra,yIed toward the woods. As J calhe
TO n small watcr-hled ditch, ] almost
lost heart.
Helped by Enemy Fire.
"On the other side were three huns
crawling towards me. l was uh'
armed. but remembered that the com
pass looked like grenade, ] hau'eu
back as If TO throw II. Two Germans
iumped and ran. one falling, hit Dy
fire from his own lines, and the sccohu
being killed. The third cried 'kamerau
and threw down his rifle. ] got that
rifle. took his pistol, and ordered nm
to crawl ahead.
"He looked startled when he heard
English. and answered In good Eng
lish. He begged me not 10 XII rum
as he was married man.
81 told him to shut up and eraWl OH.
II he did not try to run he won'u NOT
he harmed. We reached the wool
thick with brambles and swept by mn
chine guns and shells. In the miuhIr
of the wood was stream nee Iee'
wide and four feet deep. heard
whispered groan in French, so
crawled along n few yards ana iouhu
n wounded colonel, who had been hit
in the leg and neck.
Cares for Wounded Man.
"The German prisoner followed me
without word. He started to give the
man drink from his canteen' nut /
took the canteen. washed II, gave the
colonel n drink, washed his wounds ;"
| could move him, and then picke't
him nm. | ordered the German I"
make his way with his hands up. The
Hun drew no fire. Then | went IN.
Snipers took three shots at us, hut thcy
only splashpd about, The brush was
very thick on the other bank OF the
stream and I had to drag the wounded
colonel through the Hun-shelied
thickct.
1--WE were suddenly fired on ana
challenged in French, | replied in
bad French, Officer milirarc Ameri-
cainc aux bleSse colonel Aviator
American and added about I'll tie
French knew. whole string OF
French came in reply.
"The German said. They say ~rawl
into the open with hands up did.
Then two men and "a French officer
came. They bristled at the German
but pointed to my gun and the wound
ed colonel, who talked fast whereupoh
the Frenchman threw his arms about
me and talked n lot. We crawled to
the outpost. ! helped the wounded
colonel to the dresSin" station. which
was being shelled. The Hun acted as
my assistant and Interpreter. Speak
ing French. he was able to give valua-
BILE information, and took him to the
division headquarters.
"When questioned | pretended l did
not know what was wanted and
wouldn't give my name. After time
the French commander got this infor-
nation by telephone from the British
commander
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-09-27

Fire at sea, collision. weather and other marine
risks are all dealt with by the admiralty salvage
section Just as much as risks such as min
ing and torpedoing; but it is, of course, the war
risks that provide the bulk Of the cases. Ihe
work of the section falls really into three parts
There are first of ALL the rescue tugs 1hcae
proceed to any ship that is in distress, Whatever
the cause and endeavOr to tow her into pofI
or at least to get her into shallow water, Wherc
she can go aground or even sink and stll De
saIvable In the latter the second part ol
the sections work begins-the patching up emp
tving and lifting. This may take anything from
six weeks to six months. When she Is lifted ana
ofoot again she is towed to the nearest Sheltered
anchorage and there temporary repairs are Ell
fected. she is cleaned up inside and her engine
room restored to something like ORDER II Is
thn aim as far as possible, to enable heF 20
nrnceed TO a Shipyard under her own steam.
irhere are cases, of course, where the torpedo or
tbe mine has exploded just by the englne-Eoom
and blown everything to fragments. Then the
buII Matched up, has to be tOWed to the repair
ino vord: but in the majority of eases the dam"
oge is in the bows or in the stern, and the Vesse
can limp along by herself after first aid from the
salvage section.
British salvage experts have little hope Of
salving any of the ships that are down in deep
water. The physical limitations Of divers alone
would make it an impossibuity to raise, for ex-
ample the Lusitania and, so far, no mechanical
devices that have been suggested or made hoid
out any hope of doing the work of the diver with
any success.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-09-27
BY FRAZIER HUNT.
In the ChIcago Tribnne.

In the chicago Iflpuhc'
American Naval Aviation Camp on
the French coast.-Time was when the
United States marines We're content
to be the soldiers of the land and sea.
Now they have added the air to their
provinces-and the everlasting luck OF
the marines holds good, even In the
clouds.
The other day fighting Yankee
flyer of the marine corps, First Lieut..
Edwin e. Chamberlain Of Texas, went
visiting British flying squadron on
the Marne.
ON the first morning Of his arrival
Lieutenant Chamberlain borrowed II
plane and shot down one GerF&ln in
flames and forced another to descend
so British flyer could get him
ON the next day he went as an es-
cort for party of French bombers
over the Marine. ON the way back he
got into = fight had engine trouble,
md one of his guns Jammed While
dying low he saw two Of his comrades
attacked by l. Germans. lie dove
Into the miNup and shot down four
enemy planes. His engine stopped
again, hut while gliding low he emp
tied his gun into German infantrymen.
He was forced 10 land in No Mans
Land. Leaving his machine, he ran
unarmrd into Hun patrol of three
men. Swinging his compass as ii IT
was grenade, he captured one Ger
man. Then ne picked up Il wounded
colonel, forded Il stream, and made his
way back to the French line.
The Marines Own Story.
He requested that his work be re-
Land. Leaving his machine lie ran
the British commander insisted on Il
full report. and now Lieutenant Cham
bcrlain is recommended for Il cap
taincy. Here is his report:
"Wr then started home and were
attacked by force thirty strong. \
dog fight followed. We lost three ma
crines and the Hun three. He with
drew. We were hit scattered, but
got together.
a few miles farther on the Hun
came at us in four formations of ten
each. this time Outnumbering us nearly
two to one. We had an awful dog
fight, and lost two homberS and four
fighters. | got several bullets in my
plane. one Of which partly disabled my
engine and made il die every few min
utes and then run fine for Il spell. One
gun also iammed.
1.-TWO other fighters and myself and
one French bomber found ourselves
separated from the rest, and started
home together I kept losing attitude
while trying to fix the gun. only
had 100 shots left in the remaining
gun.
about eight miles from our lines,
while flying in fair archie fire, and try
ing to get The iammed shell out of my
gun, all suddenly became quiet. I
knew this meant there were Hun
planes about. Looking up, | saw
twelve Hun fighters-a circus lot
circllng about my companions, and
quite a way above was one coming
for me.
Engine Bad, Hunts Fight.
MY engine was missing badly, and
had gone dead q moment before, but |
went to meet him like | meant to
fight. l fred just TO break the strain.
He suddenly pitched forward and dove
straight for the ground. Just then my
engine suddenly became very lively,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-09-27
OFFENDER HELD UP TO DERlsIoN

Perhaps it Is in the East that derison as
means Of enforcing amendment hourlshes most.
A Ceylon magistrate once had at his bar native
whose willy duplicity bafIed every effort to get at
facts lie lied and produced evasions and tricks
until the magistrates patience was spent Then
came the order that he should be tomtommed-
shat "a TO say, the offender was the center Of
little procession, which trayersed the tortuous
streets Of his town. The court usher led the way,
bent the tomtom, pointed to his prisoner ana re-
cited bis evil practices.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-09-27
OZONE AS A FROST SHIELD

IT is fact familiar to scientists that the rela-
lively large quantities of ozone to be found in
the upper atmosphere do much toward reguiat-
ing the earth's temperature by absorbing radiat-
ing neat The interesting suggestion has been
made that, If means could be found to charge
the lower air above orchards. for example, with
ozone It's capacity TO absorb radlating heat might
be sufficient to prevent frosts which otherwise
would be destructive to the fruit, so much of
which Is now imperiled few nights each season.
Popular Mechanics Magazine.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-09-27
fall behind the styles my head looks
like an egg" Darrell continued.
Owes Life to Button.

Mansfield, O.-The breaking O.
collar button in his shirt saved Leslie
Stagers from death. He was at work
on drill press in an electrical plant
here when his clothing caught on some
machinery In such way as to tighten
his collar. He was rapidly choking to
death when the button broke, releasing
him. His shirt aud undorclothlng
we're torn from him.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-09-27
WILL MAKE BRIToN CHEER
1ansbing of Berlin and Defeat Of Hun
Navy May Break Their
Calm.

London.--The Englishman's pride in
being calm and undemonstrative in the
face Of good news from the front has
been great mystery to American Off
GERS, one of whom has gotten from a
British brlgadler general enlighten-
Ment as to what Is worth cheering for
~Chere are two events which, when
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-09-27

Sheboygan, VISA raid on summer
hotels and dance halls at Crystal and
ElEhart lakes conducted by members
of the defense council and similar or
ganizations failed to round up any
slackers. as every young man accoSted
by the officers produced a registration
card
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-09-27
FooIino the Coolies.

Mansfield, O.--"It is the fashion
here to have your hair clipped and
then have your head shaved" writes
Darrell, youngest of the three sons
Charles M. Nichols has at the western
front lighting against the Huns.
"As l have not allowed myself to
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-09-27
HE BIT.

"When was boy" said the stout old fellow,
"crcus parades used to have glraffes In EN-
"rhey couldn't let giraffes parade in the streets
now" said the slim fellow"
"Why nOt?
"Why not? They would eat the currents off
the electric wires"--Boston Evening Transcript.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-09-27
FAIR TREATMENT.

A beautiful young lady approached the ticket
window, and in voice like the ripping of
brook asked the clerk: What is the fare to the
fair?"
TO which the clerk replied: Same as to the
hOmely, madam"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-09-27
TEACH WOMEN HOW TO
FIGHT HUN PROPAGANDA

Seattle, Wash.-Seattle wom-
en- are learning how TO combat
German propaganda. AT the
University of Washington, an
institute under the direction of
Miss Hunley Coldwell, dean of
women, is in session giving
large class of women accurate
information of the governments
war program.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-09-27
UP, SEE, UP.

ITS just dawned on why those trapeze
performers are sech funny fellers," said the man.
ager of the op'ry house.
.''Wall, why is it, ole Smart Alec" asked the
sherf of the taoun.
'Why, cause the dern cusses is alters actin up"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-09-27
A DISTRESSING PROSPECT.

"They say there's no fool like an old cool"
'SThat make me shudder for tho future. I've
already been all the other kinds"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-09-27

of Nero. 81 told him that the Bonaparte family
considered this the very image of their mother.
When Madame Mere was in Naples, her daughter,
Queen Caroline, induced her to sit by the statue,
and made a large party remark the striking
resemblance"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-09-27

they come to pass, will make us throw
our hats in the air and smile as loudly
as you please" the general said. "The
bombing of Berlin and the coming out
of the German navy"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-09-27
Salvage Lessens Ueoat I!q!! !!I,; :;
Raising of Manu- Sunken
Ships bU England Helps
10 Defeat the German
Submarine Campaign

Hiding new ships 10 replace
losses is not the only way to defeat
the German submarine campaign.
Saving ships that have been dam
aged, lifting those, even, that have
been sunk, and restoring them to
Scagoiug condition, are among the
methods which have gradually been
improved in England as the strin-
gency of the shipping shortage be-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-09-27
Engine Bad, Hunts Fight.

MY engine was missing badly, and
had gone dead q moment before, but l
went to meet him like | meant to
fight. l fred just TO break the strain.
He suddenly pitched forward and dove
straight for the ground. Just then my
engine suddenly became very lively,
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-06-06
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
A HELP TO FARMERS

The Kansas State Agricultural col
lege has helped the farmers of Sew
ard county either directly or indi-
rectly in many ways. 1t is not only
providing an education for several
students who are attending the col
lege, but is furnishing much informa-
tion to farmers upon request.
The division of extension reaches
directly or indirectly nearly half the
people of Kansas through its insti-
tutes, demonstrations, home study
work, and literature sent out.
The department of Chronology is
always glad to answer inquiries in
regard to insect pests, and if condi-
tions seem to warrant, will send out
man to make a thorough investiga-
ton of the situation and advise a
remedy.
The department of chronology has
done much for the farmers through
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-06-06

variety tests. This department test.
ed thousands of sample seed for the
farmers of the state this year free OF
charge. All departments of the col.
lege in fact are glad at all times to
answer inquiries and to be of assis-
lance to farmers.
The department of zoology sends
out prairie dog and gopher poisons
at cost. The department of veteri-
nary medicine supplies blackleg and
hog cholera serum at cost.
The students enrolled in the col
lege this year from Seward county
are Miss Gladys Carson, freshman in
the home economics course; Miss
emoq u! eIomqdos 'pIozla 4eIeSIeN
economics; Mabel L. Evans sophmore
in home economics; and Earl Carol,
who is taking work in the school of
agriculture, all of Liberal. Miss La
Faun Wilkins enrolled the first of the
year but has withdrawn.
A gardening club of 30 members,
a bread club, and a garment making
club have been organized in the coun-
ty and all have been doing good work
according to Otis E, Hall, state lead
B. Henderson.
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'OLD PARTY" MAN is OUT
AGAINST ELECTION SCRAP
Suggests That Parties Put Aside
Politics Until After the War

Editor Of The Eagle:-
/ noticed in the Eagle of May 5
that Charles Ferguson has struck the
right note in relation to the coming
election for United States Senators
and representatives in Congress. And
we might add for members of the
State legislature.
There are hundred million people
behind Woodrow Wilson in the pros
ecution of the war aims of the allies.
1t would be just waste of powder for
disorganized and disrupted party
to make any great Roadway in
campaign against the administration.
| remember the campaign of 1858
1864 when the same character of
campaign was made against the adj
ministration. This campaign is still
in the hands of the old veterans and
their families and men who are now
about the age of 70 years. The oppo-
sition did not get very far, and no
party with the "ifs" ."buts" ana
lands" with a constructive criticism
of matters long past can make any
great success. The Republican party
is now as hopelessly divided. as it was
in 1912. There is nothing in the is
sues before the people except work
ing to the end of winning the war.
1t is not a question of what we did
not do, nor is it a question of what
ought to have been, but real ques-
ton of what we are going to do, and
who is going to do it. My
notion is that the people are going
to do it and they are going to do, it in
first class style under the president.
So it is the duty Of every patriot to
put his shoulder to the wheel and
push with all his might, and not be-
come the Maude Muller style of pa
triot who hides under the camoufiage
of sit might have BEEN" We have a
duty to do. Lay aside all undue crit
icisms of small issues. Do not be a
patriot for a mere country or state
office. Do not say that this man or
that man could do better, for l am
telling you that nation of 100, OOO,-
600 is behind Woodrow Wilson to a
finish.
We have the Simon pure Democ-
racy now. We intend to follow it
and strengthen it and make it abid-
ing, and we do not intend to allow
party demands to swerve us from the
great duty before us. cannot make
a campaign against Wilson. / would
consider myself Stacker if I lent aid
and comfort to a set of men who
wish to send to Washington those
who would hamper and distress the
administration in the arduous duties
before it, duties thousand fold more
than ever fell to the lot of an admin
istration, and which have been met
in statesmanlike manner by the
loyal Democrats behind the Presii-
dent. Keep your shirt on. The adj
ministration is going to win, no mat
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-06-06
THE KAISER


| wish | had the Kaiser;
Never even seen the Kaiser
Wouldn't know him if did;
But | got strong suspicious
He isn't baby nor kid.
| never seen the devil
Kaiser Bills his brother, | fear.
| hold no i'll will against Kaiser Bill,
But | wish | had him here!
Never knew there was Kaiser
When | was a tiny tot:
For if | had he'd never been Twin
now,
But he'd be where it's awful hot;
Pm afraid they must have brought
him up
Not on milk, but on very strong beer.
| hold no i'll will against Kaiser BIZ,
But | wish | had him here!
Never thought much about the hal-
ser
Until this war broke out,
An now I'd go over there and lick
him
If l was just awful stout.
I'll stay at home but I'll never send
him
Anything to give him cheer.
Bhold no i'll will against Kaiser Bill,
But, Il wish l had him here
MARY SEALEY.
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LETTER FROM CECIL PEARcE

Great Lakes, ILL.,, May 2S, 1913.
Dear Sister:
l am sure glad that am in the
navy instead of the army.
You should see me in white navy
uniform, or my full dress in blue.
I'm sure one of the 100000 men that's
here. We are in detention camp
for three weeks, but there is an aver
age of 500 men coming here day.
You would like to see me salute an
Offices wouldn't you?
There are 140 in our company and
there's enough musicians in it to
make a band. We have one of the
new and best companies in camp.
There's three of US in tent, and one
of them is boy l met in X. c. He
sure can play piano. We are at the
Y. M. c. A.
Sis, this is one of the most beauti-
full camps or places ever saw; the
food is fine.
I'll tell you what they give US in
clothes. 2 suits of blue, suits OF
white, 2 pair shoes, 2 white hats, ]
blue sailor cap, neckchief, A suits of
summer underwear, 3 winter sweat
ers. Sea bag carries clothes, need
les, thread, swell baskets, lot
more clothes and shoe brushes.
We went to a show in the camp to-
day-six thousand in all, everyone in
white.
The theater was on both. sides of
valley, with seats right on both
sides, and the stage down in the val
ley, with pretty little stream OF
water running under the stage.
When the show was over the big
3OO-piece band played The Star
Spangled Banner and everyone had
to stand and salute till the piece was
played.
can hear the bugle calling mess,
or supper. So will finish.
We came to Chicago on the train
then took the elevated railway to the
camp.
Lake Michigan is sure big Every
morning it's foggy. The camp is on
the slope of it.. | was vaccinated for
typhoid and small pox. 1t never hurt
me any. ne~fellow fell in the line,
but he came right up again. It's not
the shot of medicine nor the inocu-
lation that hurts-it's just the
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-06-06

thoughts, you see. Sis, they make
you step upon box, then an expert
judges you and throws your clothes
at you, and they fit, too.
We have to wash our own dishes.
I'll send a picture of the camps later.
4 III bet you folks enjoy such let
tiers as this. It's just like picnic
nothing to worry about. Every man
is the same here. ! could write a
book.
When they shoot the 8-inch guns
off here, you can hear the bullet go
through the air like a cyclone; in
about half minute you can hear the
bullet hit the mark and go "plunk'
into the water three or four miles
away. Out of 48 shots IL gun crews
of A men each only missed the target
three times.
The machine guns sound like tic
tao. I'll be assigned to band later
Some wonderful bands, too. /
There were so wounded French
men and Belgians here at the show
today and the 5000 cheered like ev-
erything. 6000 men at the show and
one officers wife, ha, ha!
AS ever,
Your brother,
CECIL D. PEARCE,
Great Lakes, ILL.,, Old Detention Co.
1876.
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ter what happens hereafter. We
have the soldiers to do it and it will
be done, and they are real soldiers,
too, taken under a draft from all
classes of citizens, a democratic army
of aims and worthy ambitions that
nothing can swerve from the great
duty before it.
| note that the people are well sat
isfed-at least all the people who
have no political axe to grind. The
primary will be expensive, the cam
paign will cost the candidates more
than 10 per cent of their yearly sal
airy and then all cannot win. You
say "Keep up the organization" Let
the party organize after the war if it
has any well proposed legislation for
the after the war policy, the policy
of proper administration of public
affairs which will demand the best
talent and courage and loyalty of
America. No high tariff issues can
again demand the suffrage of the
people. We have got far beyond
that issue, and if the Republican
party exists after the war it will be
on live democrats issues, betokening
the greatest good to the greatest
number. So get behind Woodrow
Wilson. He is worthy of all conf
dence. He is alert, active and strong.
Give praise to the master work of his
hands and be silent on mishaps and
what you think others might have
done Lay Maude Muller to rest.
Get busy. Let us donate the ex-
penses of the campaign to the Red
Cross.
j. H. R. KING,
"a Republican of the old school)
From the Equity Union Exchange.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-06-06
TrAcuERs, EXAMINATION

<. The regular teachers examination
will be held at the superinteendents
office Friday and Saturday, June Il
and %, beginning at 8 o'clock.
EMMA THOMPSON,
s-t2c County Superintendent.