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The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-03-22
WARSH|PS CRASH;
d DEAD, 10 HURT
Lieut. Commander Elliot, JT.,
Among Killed in Collision.

Washington, March 22-One officer
and three enlisted men were killed
and at least ten men were injured
when the United States destroyer
Manley collided with a British man
of-war March 10, the navy department
announced.
A depth charge on the Manley ex-
ploded when the collision occurred
and both vessels were damaged.
The dead: Lieutenant Commander
Richard Mccall Elliot, Jr., of Philade.-
phia; Cecil Hall, Charleston, w. Va;
Lewis Cohen, boatswain's mate, New
York; Charles Magomi, water tender,
West Springfield. Mass.
The seriously injured are:
Edward Chester Landwehr, electri-
clan, Elizabeth; Charles Pierce. en-
gineman, Lake Crystal Mimi; Fred
Richard Lawson, engineman, Orange,
Mass; Clarence F. Dechens, fireman,
Joplin, Mo-; Carl Cecil Russell, sea
man, Stockton, CAL; Richard s. Gall
man, seaman, second class, Troth, 8.
c., and Alder Wallace Cecil, fireman,
first class, st. Louis, Mo.
The slightly injured are:
Ralph H. Christy, yeoman, Calais,
Me-; John D. Mercer, fireman, Varna-
do, La; Edward Henry Peters, sea-
man, New Haven, Conn; John F.
Quinn, fireman first class, South Min
neapolis, MINI.
The Marley was new type de-
stroyer. Its speed was thirty five
knots. being among tht fastest in the
service. 1t was launched within the
last year and has only been in Euro
pean waters for a short time.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-03-22

to be sniper or body snatcher," as
Mr.. Atkins calls it. The day that he
was detailed as brigade sniper he cele-
brated his appointment by blowing the
whole platoon to fags.
Being a Yank, Old Scotty took a Xix
ing to me and used to spin some great
yarns about the plains. and the whole
platoon would drink these in and ask
for mere. AnaniaS was IA rookie com
pared with him.
The eX-plainsman and discipline
could not agree, but the officers all
liked hitn. even if he was hard to man
age, Sc when he was detailed as Il
snipcr n sigh of relief went up from
the officers mess.
Old ScOtty had the freedom of the
brigade. He used to draw two or
three days ratiOns and disappear with
his glass, range finder and rifle. and we
would see or hear no more of him
until suddenly he would reappear
with a couple of notches added to
those already on the butt of his rifle.
Every time he got q German it meant
another notch. He was proud of these
nOtches.
But after q few months Father
Rheumatism got him and he was sent
to Blighty, the air in the wake of his
stretcher was blue with curses. Old
ScOtty surely could swear; some of his
outbursts actually burned you.
No doubt, at this writing, he is
somewhere in Blighty" pussy footing
it on a bridge or along the wall of
some munition plant with the &c. r.
or Home Defense corps.
(To be Continued)
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-03-22
Gk-s.s & 2 ssts-s.l
OLsgsssssssj u l.ls
GREAT OFFENSIVE
Push Back British Forces in
Opening Attack.
lombard ON 5O-M,LE LINE
Teutons Penetrate Front Between
Cambrai and La Fere-lnfantr
Fighting is Proceeding.

London. March 22.-By employing
masses Of troops, supported by a great
weight of artillery, the Germans ap-
pear to have penetrated the British
front line at certain points between
the Scarpe and Vendeuil, says Reut-
er's, Limited, correspondent At Brit
ish headquarters
The German attack against the
British lines was on a larger scale
than any thus far during the war on
any part of the western front, Andrew
Bonar Law, spokesman OF the govern
ment, told the house of commons.
Our outpost troops" he added,
"have been withdrawn on one part
OF the line which was very lightly
held"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-03-22

ZeI'S and fired Il 3l-Inuud Il +. she'll
As you know, II. f. means high ex-
( plosive.' | don't like cumming up my
own battery, but We had record in
the division for direct hits. and our
boys We're just pining away for
! chance to exhibit their skill in the
( eyes Of Fritz.
/ "On the afternoon of the fourth day
of Fritz COntemptuous use of the road
mentioned the captain and | were at
! our posts as usual. Fritz was strafe
ing US pretty rough, just like he's doing
now. The shells were playing leap
frog all through that orchard.
81 was carrying on conversation
in our tap code with Cassell at the
other end. 1t ran something like this:
Say. CasselI, how would YOU like
| to be in the saloon bar of the Kings
! Arms down Rye lane with Il bottle Of
/ Bass in front of you, and that blonde
/ barmaid waiting to fill 'em up againP
! "Cassell had a fancy for that par
! ticular blonde The answer came Back
! in the shape of volley of cusSeS. !
/ cnanSeu the SUBJECT.
after while our talk veered
| round to the way the Boches had been
! exposing themselves on the road down
| on the chart as Target II. What he
! said about those RocheS would never
! have passed the reichstag, though I
believe it would have gone through
| our censor easily enough.
"The bursting shells We're making
such q din that I packed up talking
| and took TO watching the captain. He
| was fidgeting around on an old sand
| bag with the glass to his eye. Occa-
siOnally he would let out a grunt. and
make some remark | couldn't hear on
| what it was all right Fritz was get
! ting fresh again on that road.
"Cassell had been sending in the tap
! code to me, but l was fed up and
didn't bother with it. Then he sent
! @. S. and I was all attention. for this
was a call used between US which
meant that something important was
on. I was all ears in an instant. Then
CasSell turned loose.
"'1ou blankety blank dud, L nave
been trying to raise you for fifteen
minutes. What's the matter are you
asleep? Gust as if anyone could
have slept in that Internal racket y
Never mind framing a nasty answer.
Just listen
care you game for putting some
thing over on the BOches and Old Pep
per all in one?
81 answered that l was game enough
when it came to putting it over the
Boches, but confessed that l had a
: weakening OF the spine, even at the
mention Of Old Peppers name.
He came back with, It's so absurd,
ly easy and simple that there is no
chance of the old heather rumbling it.
Anyway. if were caught, I'll take the
blame
Under these condition told him to
spit out his scheme. 1t was so daring
and simple that it took my breath
away. This is what he proposed:
IF the Boches should use that road
again. to send by the tap system the
target and range. l had previously
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-03-22
"Over the Top"
By An American Soldier
Who Went
ARTHUR GUY EMPEI
Machine Grnn.r SeruiGg in fraHs
lCopvrisht, 1917, by Arthur Guy hmr'''T@
(Chapter WI Continued.

Farther down from this guide post
the trench ran through an old orchard.
On the edge of this orchard our bat
terry had constructed an advanced OBJ
servation post. The trees screened it
from the enemy afrmen and the roof
was turfed. 1t wasn't cuShy like ours.
no timber or concrete re-enforcements,
Just walls of sandbagS. From it a
splendid view of the German lines
could be obtained. This post wasn't
exactly safe. 1t was hot corner,
shells plunking all around, and the
bullets cutting leaves off the trees.
Many time when relieving the sig
Mailer at the phone. I had TO crawl on
my belly like worm to keep from
being hit.
''It was an observation post sure
enough That's all the use it was. Just
observe all day. but never Il message
back for our battery to open up. You
see, at this point of the line there
were strict orders not to fire a SHE'LL
unless specially ordered to do so from
brigade Headquarters. Blime ne, If
anyone disobeyed that command, our
general-yes, it was Old Pepper
would have court-martialed the whole
expeditionary force. Nobody went out
Of their way to disobey Old Pepper in
those DAYS. because he couldn't be
called a parson; he was more like a
pirate. If at any time the devil should
feel lonely and sigh for proper mate,
Old Pepper would get the first call.
Facing the Germans wasn't half bad
compared with an interview with that
old flrebrand.
IF company or battalion should
give way q few yards against SUI
perior force of Boches, Old Pepper
would send for the commanding Off
Ger. In about half an hour the officer
would come back with his face the
color Of q brick, and in few hours
what was left of his command would
be holding their original position.
II have seen an officer who wouldn't
say d-n for thousand quid spend
i've minutes with the old hoy and
when he returned the toM Gf LANGUAGE l:a4a HI
from his lips would make a navy
blush for shame.
what l am going to tell you is how
two of US put it over on the old scamp
and got away with it. 1t was Il risky
thing, too, because Old Pepper wouldn't
have been exactly mild with us if he
had got next to the game.
me and my mate. a lad named Har-
~ Cassell, a bombardier in y 23S bat
terry, or lance corporal. as you call
In the infantry, used to relieve the
telephonists. We would do two hours
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-03-22
TO TRAIN DISABLED men
Governor srumbaugh Names comrz(
tee to Make Plans.

Ice W "dNS TtSnos
Harrisburg, Pa, March 22!!EWftn
10000 places already open in Penn
sylvania industries for soldiers dis
abled on European battlefields-1829
for men who may lose the power OF
speech-the committee named by
Governor Brumbaugh to make prelim-
mary plans for physical restoration.
educational training and placement In
industry of disabled Pennsylvanians
feels that Pennsylvania will set .
pace for the remainder of the coun-
try in caring for its unfortunate fight
ers.
Even loss of both legs at the hip
joint, total blindness and loss Of both
hands at the prist are not risqualify-
ing handicaps against properly select
ed emplGyments.
DR.. ]. George Becht, secretary OF
the state board Of education, began
an investigation of state educational
institutions which may be temporari-
ly transformed into training schools
COR convalescent soldiers and sailors
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-03-22

on ard t0u. OFT. / would "r Nh hulH
in the advanced observation post,
while he would be at the other end Of
the wire in the battery dugout signal
ing station. We were supposed L. send
through orders for the battery to fire
when ordered to do so by the obSorva-
tiOn officer in the advanced post. But
very few messages were sent. 1t was
only in case of an actual attack that
we would get n chance to earn our
TWO and six a day. You see. Old Pep
Der had issued orders not to fire eN-
cept when the orders came from him.
And with Old Pepper orders is orders,
and made to obey.
THE Germans must have known
about these orders, for even in the day
their transports and troops used to
expose themselves as if they were on
parade. This sure got up our nose,
sitting there day after day with fine
targets in front of us but unable 10
send over a shell. We heartily cuSSed
Old Pepper, his orders, the govern
ment, the people at homo, and every
thing in general. But the BocheS
didn't mind cussing, and got very care
less. Blime me, they We're hallv il
sulting. Used to, when using a certain
! road throw their caps into the air as
a taunt at our helplessness.
"Cassell had been a telegrapher in
civil life and Joined up when war was
declared. AS for me, l knew Morse,
learned it at the signalers' school back
| in 1910. With an officer in the obser-
walton post, we could not carry on the
| kind of conversation that's usual be-
| tween two mates. so We used the
| Morse code. To send, one of us would
| tap the transmitter with his finger
| nails. and the one on the other end
would get it through the receiver
| Many an hour was whiled away in this
| manner passing compliments back and
, forth.
"In the observation post the officer
! used TO sit for hours with q powerful
pair of field glasses to his eyes
| Through a cleverly concealed loophole
! he would scan the ground behind the
! German trenches, looking for targets
and finding many. This officer, Cap
tain A. by name. had habit OF
talking out loud to himself. Some
times he would vent his opinion. same
as common private does when he:
wrought up. Once upon time the
captain had been on Old Peppers staff
so he could cuss and blind in the mos
| approved style. Got to be sort of {
| habit with him.
about six thousand yards from US
I behind the German lines, was a roaC
il plain view of our post. For the lasl
three days Fritz had brought compa
: nfeS Of troops down this road in brOat
daylight. They were never shelled
, Whenever this happened the captain
would frOth at the mouth and let Ou-
a volume of Old Peppers religion
/ which used to make me love him.
Every battery has a range chart or
which distinctive landmarks are noted
with the range for each. These land
marks are called targets, and are nun
bered- On our battery's chart, tina
road was called Target II, Rang,
5000, degrees 80 minutes left D 23t
battery consisted Of four AS howit
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-03-22
Hardly Drugstore in the Land =
That Does Not Sell This Remedy

appetite, a feeling of lassitude and
general weakening of the system. 1t
is then that you should promptly take
few bottles of S. S. S., the great
blood purifier and strengthened. 1t
will cleanse the blood thoroughly and
build up and strengthen the whole
system. S. S. S. is sold by all drug
gists. Valuable information about the
blood supply can be had free by writ
ing to the Swift Specific Co., "a
Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-03-22
Take Three Towns In Palestine.

London, March 22.-The British
have made another advance in Pales-
tine, capturing three towns, it is an
nounced officially A counter attack
by the Turks was repulsed. The state
ment says: I'VE occupied Belt Rima
and Kefrtut, both east-southeast of
DER Ballttt, unopposed. We drove on
a counter attack at DER Ballett, and
took Elowsallabeh and the high
ground to the Westward
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-03-22
DROP IN WEEKLY U-BOAT Toll
Seventeen British Vessels Sunk, Els

Seventeen British Vessels Sunk, EIe
en- More Than 1900 Tons.
London, March 22.-The admiral
reports the loss by mine or subn|
rine of seventeen British merchaj
men last week.
OF these, eleven were of 1900 I'd
or more. Six were under that
mage. Two fishing vessels were II
Eleven merchantmen were unsucc(
fully attacked.
The losses in the last week
slightly under the losses Of the Il
preceding weeks, when eighteen vs
were sunk by mine or submarine
week
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-03-22
Renort Passenoer Shin Sunk

Buenos Aires, March PA report
is current that the Royal Mail steam
ship Amazon has been sunk. des-
patch from Rio Janeiro says the office
of the Royal Mah Steamship Packet
Company there has been notified of
the torpedoing of the Amazon near
Gibraltar. The fate of the passen-
gers is unknown. The American was
due to arrive on this side of the At
lapbc from Liverpool early III April.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-03-22
U-Roats to Lie in Wait.

Zuricl, y. Ich 22.-Holland must
expect the submarines will blockade
all er per as a result of tide take
ing over Uf Dutch ships by the alli;s
and America, it was semi-offic :ally
stated i'll Berlin.
The Netherlands must be com pell-
ed to bear al the consequences OF her
decision. the Berlin advices said.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-03-22
On the Market Half a Century

When you are in perfect health,
and are enjoying a strong and vigor-
Gus vitality, it is then that your blood
is free from all impurities.
You should be very careful and
give heed to the slightest Indication
of impure blood. A sluggish circula-
ton is often indicated by an impaired
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-03-22
Contractor Killed by RoIleri

Allentown, March 22.-Knockf
a sprinkler, which he was optr
by a ten-ton road roller who
beyond the operators control,
rem w. Horn, of the contracti4
of Horn and Neff, of Lehighto
crushed to death beneath the
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-03-22
Pass Mississippi Bone Dry

Jackson, Miss, March 22.--T
er house of the Mississippi legls
passed the bone dry" prohibited
The bill already has passed the q
1t repeats the present prohibited
with regard to the receipt Of
tain quantity of liquor q mont
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-03-22
10 Years For Abscon ling Navy CIerl

Washington, March pa sentence
of ten years Imprisonment and dis
missal from the navy. imposed upon
Pay Clerk Samuel Mitchell for de- ser
ton and misappropriation Of funds.
has been approved by President Will
son
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-03-22
Monitors Bombard Osten

London, Marsh 22.-Oste1
bombarded by British mont
Helgoland was attacked by SO
according to the official
ment.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-03-22
The Weather.

Forecast for this section: Fair to
,ay and probably tomorrow; variable
Winds.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-03-22
i, ,.IL;. ,,|,jI:
HOLLAND PORTS
Result Of the Allies Taxing
Over Ships.
u-BOATS TO lie IN WAIT

Netherlands Must Gear All the conse-
quences of Ship Seizure, B,r.in
Says.
The Hague, March 22.-Premier
Loudon, spfl,ing in the Chamber in
reply to Cit .i&ms CT the government
in connect on with the shipping situa-
ton, chara cte lied Americas policy
as "all but benevolent"
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-16
COLLECTION OF
 SALMON EGGS FROM
 ALASKA FOR SPAWNS

The Bureau of Fisheries Depart ment of Commerce. announces that a very successful collection of sock eye salmon eggs was made at the close of the spawning season in Al aska for the Afognak station, the total amounting to 54,6Sl 000 which constitute the largest take of that species since the Katmai eruption in 1912. and seems to indicate the complete recovery of the stream from the disasterous effects of that occur renee In view of the encouraging situation commercial fishing for sockeyes by the Natives, which has been prohibited for a number of wears. was resuTed on a limited scale during the Summer
 Hu~onback eggs to the number of FA7 DO were also secured, and con inuation of the Bureaus efforts to establish a run of this species in Puget Sound during the "Oft' year. 5.77G 9H0 of them were sent down from Afognak and divided be tween tho Birdsview and the Hoods Canal f'0'1 Seattle to Canadian hat cheries on t'a Fraser river The re mainder will be developed at the
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-16

cess in clam canning, shark taking for leather, picking, etc
 Government Assistance to Miners
 The experiment station of the Bureau of Mines located at Fair banks is in full operation, filling a long-felt want on the part of the min. CTS and prospectors. The station is thoroughly equipped to make mill and concentrating tests and quail tative determination of minerals Advice as to process of mineral ex- traction is given and already mills are being constructed along designs furnished. The work is most useful and constructive.
 At Anchorage the Geological Sur vey has located an office with one of it's most competent geologsts in charge, who co-operates fully with those interested in the mineral pro duction problem of the district. The establishment of such an agency is q long step forward in Governmental assistance to commercial develop ment.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-16

The total investment in the fish. cries in 1917 was $54937,549, of which $46,S65,271, or approximately S5 per cent. was invested in the salmon canning industry The in vestment of $54,937,549 in 1917 com pares with an investment of $39- 569,612 in 1916, an increase of $15,- 367,937 in 1917.
 The total value of fishery pro- ducts in 1917. exclusive of aquatic furs, was $51 ,466.9S0 The value of the 1917 products exceeded by $35,- 310,421 of that of 1916, which was $26, 156,559
 As in the previous years the sal mon industry remained the predimi- nant factor in the fisheries of the Territory, the value of it's output being several times that of all the other fishery products combined
 The value of the canned salmon in 1917 represented about 97 per cent of the value of the total products of the salmon industry. In 1917 there were operated in the salmon in dustry 11S canneries, as compared with 100 in 1916.
 The output of frozen salmon in 1917 was 1,2S2,1S2 pounds, valued at $S1,574 In 1917 there were shipped from Alaska 3,559,7S5 pounds of fresh salmon, valued at S304,04S In addi- tion it is estimated that 1000, 900 pounds of fresh salmon, having value of $100,000, were consumed To cally in the Territory
 There were manufactured from waste products of salmon 25,150 gal Ions of oil, valued at $19,560 and S21 tons of fertilizer, valued at s42,313.
 The halibut industry is second on ly to the salmon industry In 1917 the investment in the halibut in dustry was $2200,9S7. and in 1918 t was s2,149 9t1, or $51.S76 less. The number of rnrsons employed in 1917 was 909 The total production of halibut credited 10 the Territory was 13, ,15S411 pounds. valued at S f'n 226, an inornase of 1,G5T.254 p9und3 over that of 1916.
 Other fish operations are mild cur ing and picking of salmon, the in- creased value of cod fisheries, due to more extended markets having been provided, the greatly increased value )f the herring industry through Gov 9rnment assistance, increased whai- ;ng fisheries, and the gratifying sue
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-16

Quinalt station, in an effort to build up the depleted run of fish in the streams of that region.
 Though not unusually large the take of eggs at Yes Bay was satisfac- tory the total of the season consist ing 4S, ,665 900 sockeyes and 1885, ,000 hurophacks. Most of the eggs of the Maine stations, in continuation of the effort to establish the hump back in Atlantic waters.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-16
GRAINS ON HAND SHOW
 GREAT INCREASE OVER 1917

WASHINGTON Dec. 13.-Report of Director-General McAdoo shows that there was on hand in primary elevators 114 041,000 bushels of grain. compared with 1856, 1000 bushels in 1917 Wheat and corn supplies especially showed an in crease over a year ago.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-16

Christmas books for everybody now on display at Nelson's.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-16

Buy your Christmas candies at The Luncheonette.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-16

Headquarters Tor Ladysmitb coal Tnneau Transf Co. phone 48.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-16
Printed Christmas Cards.

Our stock is now here. We have on hand Christmas cards and en- velopes of the best quality of stock with pretty Christmas designs. We print these to order in the latest society type faces.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1918-10-25
Risk Lives TO Catch Fish.

Even the lads of nine and twelve
years at the old Indian settlement Of
T. Push, nesting behind the pinnacle
rocks shat rise out Of the Pacific
ocean Of the mouth OF the Quillayute
river in Washington. are doing their
share toward winning the war The
lads, half dressed, dash across the
beach To meet the incoming tide, wade
into the water and wait for the waves
to- break with fish. AS the combers
break the lads dash into the boiling
surf and rake the ocean for fish. Ere
quently the waves dash over the boys
heads, but they never lose their foot
ing and the danger OF the work does
not excite more than passing atten-
ton from the old women weaving
baskets.
During the day the Indians at Ia
Push village average fully a ton OF
fish caught with dip nets The older
men help with the curing when their
days work is done, but lit il the boys
task to capture the fish
With each tide thousands Of smelt
are driven inshore Each lift OF the
dip nets from the surf generally
brings basketful of fish.
Three of Quillayutes are now i'm
the military service There are now
$50 men, women and children firm the
little settlement, but each is doing his
OF her share with fishing, war gardens
and other activities to help win the
war.