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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-09-27
STUDY HOLDING OF CAMERA
Successful Work With the Instrumsnt
Depends Largely on tie Being In
Proper Position.

Successful hand-camera work de-
ponds largely on the power to Give
slow shutter exposures with the cam
era held in the hand. and in this con-
nection sunicient attention Is rarely
given to the matter Of grip" It -
not enough to hold the camera firmly
against the chest or stomach. The
best position must be found BY trial,
and this will vary with different In
dlviduals and different makes Of
camera. In general It will be found
that the most comfortable position IL
the steadiest. At waist level the
hands viii be usually placed SYM
metrically on either side Of the instru-
ment, the right, near the release. for
ward, and the other q little behind.
When the camera 10 held at eye level.
one hand 10 usually held rather under
the instrument a. q support. and the
other grips the back or side. or with
q folding type Of camera both hands
may grip the back. With the very
small types. one hand often almost In
closes the instrument and releases the
shutter, whilst the other IL used a. q
support. At eye level It IL often q
great assistance to q steady aim to
press the back Of the camera against
the cheek. Just a. the feel Of IA
yorite gun gives confidence, 80 the
use Of the camera should be familiar.
and regular and Systematic practice
with the unloaded camera will be a
great help in this. Trial exposures
should be given from time to time. and
the resulting negatives carefully ex-
amined. At FIRST fairly short exposures
only should be given, to gain conn.,
dence, gradually employing slower
speeds % the hand IL trained and
nerve IL acquired.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-09-27
ALL HAVE QUEsTIONAIREs
All Men Between 10 and 81 Have
Received Them

The work of sending out question
aires by the county board is finished
All of the men between the ages OF
10 and 81 have received them and over
five hundred have been filled out and
returned.
The local board announces that
there will be no more releases Of men
in this draft to allow them to enlist
in Marine or Navy service at other
places, but all induction into service
will be made through the local board.
Three to Funston Sept. 20
George Silas Frazier, of Columbus,
Harry Goad Lillard, of Pittsburg, and
Bryan D. Teel of Columbus will leave
for Camp Funston September 10Th in
answer to a replacement call.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-09-27
FIRST RECORDED AIR FIGHT.
Frenehmen, Rivals In Love, Had
Strange and Fatal Duel More Than
One Hundred YearO Ago.

The first battle in the air and the
strangest duel In the long history OF
the field Of honor was fought ITO
years ago near Paris. Two Frenchmen
were ardent rivals for the affections
of q woman, and 50 bitter did their
quarrel become that only blood could
wipe It out. Ordinary methods were
too tame for these nery spirits, 30 It
was agreed that the duel should be
fought from balloons. The cause Of
the trouble agreed to marry the VIC
tor.
When the selected day arrived the
two fighters and their seconds repaired
to the meeting place, only to find q
great crowd assembled, for word Of
the strange encounter had spread
broadcast. The principals, however.
were undeterred. Two balloons, pre-
cisely alike. had been prepared, and
into these they stepped. To each was
handed carefully loaded blunderbuss.
The word was given and the moor
ings cast of. Slowly the balloons as
cended, almost side by side. At the
height Of about half q mile, when the
great bags were but 80 yards apart.
the signal was given and both men
opened fire. Soon one Of the balloons
collapsed and crashed to the earth.
The record says the woman kept her
promise and married the victor Of the
aerial battle.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-09-27

Work days in the garment depart
ment are as follows:
Monday q. m. with Mrs. L. L. Car
din and Mrs. E. L. Clark as super
visors.
Monday p. m. with Mrs. Jas. Sim
mons as supervisor.
Tuesday q. m. with Mrs. Chas. OPP
perman and Mrs. Arch Weaver as
supervisors.
Tuesday p. m. with Mrs. Will Hart
ley as supervisor.
Wednesday a. m. with Mrs. F. M.
Perkins as supervisor.
Thursday p. m. with Mrs. Geo. Van
Dusen as supervisor.
Friday p. m. with Mrs. Donna Pat
ton as supervisor.
Colored Unit.-Monday, 2 p. M, at
the Masonic Hall, corner Eleventh
street and Park avenue.
There will be no work in the Red
Cross Garment dept. on Friday after
noon of this week as previously an
nounced. The ladies met on Wednes-
day afternoon instead to finish the
work on hand and prepare for pack
ing. Mrs. Donna Patton,
Supervisor.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-09-27
commnn hanthar prIna on.

In the case Of such q plant a. the
common heather of England and Scot
land, found growing wild In Nova
Scotia, It is q matter Of curious inter
est to determine whether tbs 6AEiVe
to the soil or has been introduced from
Europe. Lawson dscidsNthat the plant
had its home here There was . time
Il h thought. when the plant was ehun'
dant IN our northern lands. and its
present rare Occurrence marks q dying
out Of the species On this side Of TIE
ocean. Its Vigorous growth In Europe
4 due 10 TIE circumstanco that thers
Rba young plant on yiEFn sol
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-09-27
CHICKEN ROAST

The Builders Glass Of the M. E.
Sunday school held their annual chick
en- roast at Riverside Park on Tues
day evening. About 40 members and
guests were present.
There was chicken galore, roasted
on sticks, fried and large old fash
toned iron pot full of chicken and
dumplings that made you think Of
home and mother, all cooked over a
trench of glowing Goals.
After the bountiful repast, the en-
tire company, with few exceptions,
played the old time games "three
deep" and "grunt" until time to go
home. DR.. M. !. Nichols, the class
president, then took charge and re-
quested that we sing our closing song,
"Blest Be the Tie" and Rev. Orion
led in an earnest prayer for the well
fare of the class and also for our
teacher and a number of our class
who are Somewhere in France. At
the suggestion of member of the
class all joined in singing "The Star
Spangled Banner" in remembrance of
our boys "over there"
Those present were: Messrs. and
Mesdames E. M. Richardson, ]. w.
Kaltenbach, R. M. Gilman, Moore, E.
M, Mitchell, L. L .Cardin, E. L. Clark,
M. /. Nichols, J. E. Hunt, E. w. Mad
dox, o. L. Orion, r. l.. dresser, G.
W. Skinner, W. W. Wyatt, Mrs. Hazel
Cammack, Mrs. J. W. Twente, Misses
Lois Belle and Marian Kaltenbach,
Helen Richardson and Masters Walter
Skinner and Elwood Kaltenback.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-09-27
GARMENTS NEEDED
FOR BELGIANS

The Belgian Relief Committee, OF
which Mrs. Paul Mason is chairman
has headquarters in the Horton build
ing on south Military Avenue.
This is the week in which people
throughout the country are invited to
make contributions of cast off clothing
to be sent to Belgium for the relief
of war sufferers.
All Baxter people having garments
to donate are requested to take them
to the headquarters, first door south OF
the Globe clothing store or notify Mrs.
Mason.
Building will be open from Q Til IL
a. M. and 2 till 5 p. m. Do not bring
or send garments of flimsy material OF
gaudy colorings, party dresses, high
healed slippers, ETC., stiff hats either
mems or women's, rubber rain coats
or rubber boots.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-09-27
Insurance at sprntt's.
SILENCE
By ]. N. Smlther

By j. M. Smither
In silence on his stately throne,
The ages thru the sun hath shone,
And by his stern, potential might,
His universe he rifles with light.
The daylight is the smile he wears
And so at night the moon and stars
Respond in gleeful revelry,
To Souls benignant chivalry.
And us the shafts Of light are spread
The living riseth from the dead,
Stride DER the earth and scale the sky,
Unmindful Of the monarch high,
Altho from him is all Of life,
That speaks in all the antics rife,
In earth below in sky above,
Where creatures, men and planets
move,
And yet in silence all is done,
By moon and stars and parent sun,
And higher, overriding all,
Is God, the quickening Oversoul.
He like the sun and moon and stars.
In silence rules from earth to Mars
Pervading space and worlds beyond,
And light is his almighty wand.
But man is prone to lose his pose,
And then presume by making noise,
That he can show authority,
Tho this is but stupidity.
From God in thought, man borrowF
wit,
In silence is his gumption lit,
And tho he'd rant, and rail and fight
Thereby he'd ne'er obtain the light.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-09-27
THE RED CROSS
IN SWITZERLAND

Washington, Sept. 26.-The Ameri-
can Red Cross will have expended ST.
100000 in Switzerland for war relief
by January /, next, says a report just
made public by the War Council OF
the American Red Cross, which is is
suing a series of reports dealing with
the use of the first Red Cross War
Fund of $1OO,OOO,OOO. Of the money
already expended, $125,OOO has been
given the Swiss Red Cross to aid it
in the work of caring for refugees,
and $4,000 has been given the Swiss
Government to aid in the care Of in
termed Russians. The American Red
Cross is expanding money directly by
aiding crippled soldiers passing
through Switzerland and in aiding re-
fugees and stricken civilians.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-09-27
NOTICE

The Loyal Women's Class of the
Christian Bible School will give a So
cial Friday night at the home Of b.
F. Hoskins on 10Th street, 2 blocks
east of Military.
Supper 25c.
Music and entertainment.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-09-27

Mrs. Ben Covert who has been at
the Baxter hospital for the past three
weeks suffering from q severe attack
of pneumonia, was reported slightly
better yesterday. Her infant son
has also been very III since Monday
with the same disease. he Is beng
cared for at the home Of Mrs. COverts
mother, Mn. J. C. Godfrey.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-09-27

The citizens of Albany, N. T. ex-
perienced a thrill on February %,
1875, when 500 emlgrants' sleighs
passed through that city on their way
to the distant and llttle-knOwn Gene
zee country Of western New York. The
Genesee valley was then considered
the '.far West"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-09-27

Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Mitchell enter
tanned informally Wed.evinng at their
home on north Military Ave-, the fol-
lowing guests: Messrs. and Mesdames
Chas. Baker, Chas. Jones, Fred Mich
OILS, H. C. Koelker and Mr. o. M. Long.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-09-27

Miss Hazel Kirby of this city, was a
guest of Mrs. Alva HORNE and Miss
Flossie Simmons in Galena Tuesday
night.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-09-27
PICTURE SHOWS TO
COLLECT GARMENTS

Manager Tindale, Of the Elite
theatre, believed so much in the eff
ficiency of his plan to increase the
contribution of clothing for the Bel
gian refugees, that he wrote to Gov.
Capper suggesting that all theatres
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-09-27

Mrs. Percy King and Miss Irene
Dent are spending the week in Tulsa,
Okla, guests of their brother, C. Z.
Dent.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-09-27

E. C. McWilliams is in Kansas City
this week purchasing stock for the
S, 10 and 25c store.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-09-27

We must love ideals and struggle
toward them ourselves. but We must
not uSs them excessively In the meas
urumaut Of 0thsrh-Dayid Swing.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-09-27

Harry Vert, manager of the Jen-
kins' Music store in Joplin, was bus
mess visitor in this city Tuesday.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-09-27

Mrs. Bertha Dempsey was a Joplin
visitor yesterday.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-09-27

Mr.. and Ms. CALVIN Cooper Of Col
un,bus, were quests Of F. n. Perkins
and family Wednesday.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-09-27
It Is Safe-and Sane

"Never again." says Bill Cuff, as he walked into the
postoica with double ointed limp in his left leg and
his head done up in plaster Of paris cast.
"Never again will you catch me out in dark street
with pocket full Of COIN not only lost my money, but
the holdup guys like to crOaked me-" The bank Is the
safest most convenient logical and sensible place to keep
money. Don't tempt things, and risk life and limb by
carrying funds your person. Put your money in the
bank
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-09-18
KENWOOD ITEMS
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Seonke Mahnke was a business call
err in Dow City Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Clingenpeel and
children spent Sunday in Charter Oak
visiting at the Oscar Samuelson
home. p
A number Of people from this vicin-
|ity attended the Geo. Sweet Co. show
in Charter Oak the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Tebbe and Mr..
and Mrs. Jurgen Detlefsen were Sun
dav callers at the VIM. Kuehl home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Fetters, Robert
Fetters and Caleb Squibb drove over
from jefferson Sunday and sspent the
day at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jas.
Turner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Birkhofer visited
at the VIM. Birkhofer home Sunday.
Mrs. john Garrett and children, ac-
companied by Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Fien-
hold. were Denison shoppers Saturday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Zeph Fienhold and Mr..
and Mrs. S. Mahnke called at the home
of Mrs. John Garrett" Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Sharp were
Sunday callers at the VIM Birkhofer
home.
Seonke Mahnke transacted business
in Denison Monday.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-09-18
BUCK GROVE ITEMS
+ 4 X X 4 \ < J. ;. i i !. < + !.

The afternoon of the 18th Mr.. and
Mrs. Dan Hemphill received a tele-
gram from their son, Glenn. annOunc.
| ing that he was married that day and
was leaving for the west on wedding
trip Glenn is assistant in the Buck
Grove bank and is highly esteemed
| on account of his intelligence and bus.
mess integrity He will receive the
Ifelicitations of a host of friends.
Sunday Mrs. John Weller returned
from a two weeks visit with her moth.
er, Mrs. j.. Chefs, who will visit here
for a few days.
nail Saturday and has very sore
foot.
Last week Mrs. Bonney received
from her son, Lieut.. Bonney, in
France, a German steel helmet 1t
weighs IA pounds and has several
dents in it, showing that it saved the
wearer some bad shocks.
Mrs. Scott, accompanied by another
lady. came over from Dow City with
Mr. Scott Saturday evening and ex-
amined the articles in the drug store
sent from France.
Mrs. J. P. Welsh was under the
weather one day last week.
Mrs. Bonney left Friday morning
for Aberdeen, S. d., to visit with her
son, Dr.. Tom Bonney. While away
she will visit Mrs. Nellie Mallory and
Mrs. Jack Fotheringham. She eX-
poets to be gone until October 1st, if
the doctor lasts that long.
Miss Linda Neubaum was home for
Sunday from Denison, where she is at
tending school.
Mrs. Bonney was delayed on her
journey Friday by burning bridge.
She suggests in letter to the doctor
that it looked suspicious. She did not
arrive in Redfield until 4 o'clock in the
morning. Her son, Tom, and wife
were to meet her at Mr.. Mallory's
place for Sunday dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kepford left on
Saturday for visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
Marx Gloe, at Dell Rapids, S. D. They
expect to be gone two or three weeks
Mrs. Henry Stickelberg has been
seriously i'll this week.
Charles thinner recently sold 100
acres of land, the consideration being
$165 per acre.
Max Guttermeyer left Monday for
Omaha. He formerly had charge Of
the Jones farm west of here.
The local school opened Monday
last with Miss Fishel as teacher.
A recent letter from Sid Bonney
states that he was blown out of a car
door by hun shell and as a result is
deaf in his left ear. He evidently has
had some rather close calls.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-09-18

Lieut.. Clarence Chamberlin arrived
in Denison Monday for a visit with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. e. C. Cham
berlin Clarence has just completed
his machine gun course at the Wilbur
Wright flying field out of Dayton, Ohio
and was giveIf furlOugh. He expects
to be ordered overseas in the very
near future where he will be- given
the advance course in flying. prepare
tory to going into active service. Clar
ence is very enthusiastic over the
aeroplane branch of the service and
has only words of praise for the man.
ner in which the government trains
its birdtmen. Clarence has forged
ahead rapidly as flyer and his many
friends predict that he will be an
lace" before many months.
So far the court plaster people have
not raised any kick about safety razor
blades being short.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-09-18
THE BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES

large audience attended the dedi-
cation of a new honor roll and service
nag last Sunday morning. The Boy
Scouts assisted in the service by bear
ing the flag and honor roll to the pull
pit at the appropriate time. The
mothers club attended in a body and
sang the added stanza to America
A patriotic sermon was preached by
the pastor in honor of the forty-three
soldier boys and one Red Cross nurse
represented by the stars on the flag.
Next Sunday morning the pastor
will preach on the subject Reaching
Out In the evening the graduating
exercises of the senior class of the
Junior Union will take place, at which
time seven will receive diplomas and
be indicted into the B. Y. P. U. The
pastor will deliver the graduating ad-
dress on the subject Gaining the
Heights"
At the prayer meetings hereafter
beginning this week, we shall devote
a short period of time to news from
the soldier boys. We are studying
the social principles Of Jesus.
The Brotherhood will meet on next
Wednesday evening, September 25th,
at o'clock, at the H. A. Carpenter
home. All the men of the congrega-
ton are invited.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-09-18

Mr. and Mrs. A. f. Boylan went up
to Lake View the latter part of the
week where they are enjoying a few
days outing at their cottage on Deni-
son Beach. Mr.. Boylan has enlisted
in the Motor Truck branch of the Y.
M. c. A. service and expects to be
called in the very near future. He has
offered his services for over seas duty
and will help to keep the Y. M. c. A.
trucks in good mechanical condition,
so that the supplies of writing paper,
chocolate, tobacco, etc, can be rushed
to the boys in the front lines. Mrs.
BOylan plans to visit her relatives in
northern Iowa while her husband is
in France.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-09-18

One way of preventing auto acct
dents in Denison is for the police to
enforce the state laws and city or
dinances in regard to the operation OF
motor vehicles. II stiff fines were
given violaters, drivers would not use
the streets for a speedway endanger-a
ing the lives OF pedestrians and people
in cars who are content to ride at a
safe and sane rate of speed.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-09-18
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NOTES

There will be services at 1880 a. m.
and p. m. The morning service will
be an eXaltation of "The Christ We
Forget" In the evening an effort will
be made to show THE Reasonableness
of Religion.% Sunday school at IL
o'clock with classes for all ages.
Christian Endeavor meets at p. m,
at which time there will be discus
sion of favorite bible characters. You
are invited to attend all of these SER
vices which have but one aim, namely,
to comfort your heart. Appropriate
and attractive music, together with
cordial welcome are features that
make the services more helpful to
you. Robert Karr, Minister.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-09-18
PAGE FIVE

We wish to call your attention to-
the advertisements of the Presbyteri-
an and Baptist church services which
appear in another column of the pa
ner
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-09-18
TRINITY EPISCOPAL NOTES

Sunday school every Sunday at 10
a. m. Services on the second and
fourth Sunday in each month. Holy
Communion on the second Sunday Of
the month at II a. m Services at
p m on the fourth Sunday of the
month. Rev. J. Morgan Williams, Pas
tor.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-09-18


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The daily Alaskan., 1918-09-07
TRAVELLED FIVE MONTHS
 TO SAVE 4 LITTLE TIME

H. S. Tristan, who spent the past few months in Interior Alaska in the interests of fur concern, left today for Vancouver, B. C., During his stay In the Northlanc be passed through some trying situations.
 Arriving at Cordova the early part of last December. he went in over the trail as far as Gulkana and endeavored to cut across coun- try to the Forty Mile country by way of Tanana Crossing and Lake Mansfield. All went we'll with him until hu left the beaten trail and tried to make his way through 8 country unknowS to him and sparse- lv inhabited. With dog team and a full equipment of camp outfit, he made good progress until he encoun' tered many overflows on one of the creeks on which he was traVeling, getting soaking wet all over. His supplies were also made unfit for use at the same time. Owing to nigh wind and cold weather, he was compelled to stay in his sleep ing bag for three days, suffering from hunger during this period. Completely lost, his position would have been g hard one but for the timely arrival of a party of In aians, who took him to their camp and made him comfortable until he was ready to travel again. Acting on their guidance. he succeeded 'n arriving at Chicken creek, in the Jack Wade district, about the middle of May, being five months making the trip and crossing a country that even & hardy sour dough would consider some time before undertaking.
 With the experience he had pass ed through he still entertained good opinion of the country, and his main regret was that there was a scarcity of fur.-Cordova Times.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-09-07
MUsH OVER THE TRAIL NENANA TO ANCHORAGE

Anchorage, Sept. 7.-SeVenteen days were required to traYl by trail' river and railroad from Nenana to Anchorage, a distance of about 2S6 miles. The trip was made by Hen " Ehlen, formerly in charge Of the docks and warehouses of the government railroad at Nenana; M, Hyland, a government railroad train conductor, and c. J. Ensley, pros pector from the TOloYana district
 From Nenana to Indian river, distance of 1S0 miles, the travellers took the summer trail. At Indian river, they built a raft and on 1t floated down the Susitna river to Montana, a distance of seventy miles. At Montana, which is the northern end of steel on the Anchor age division, they boarded a gov efnment railroad train and came to Anchorage, distance of ninety SIX ulleS.
 Mr. Ehlen says that the summer trail between Nenana and Indian river is fairly good but that it neets blazing in places. With a comparatively little expenditure, he declares, it could be put in excel lent condition. All the winter trail roadhouses were closed. The party saw no persons after leaving Liz Iite creek, which is only a short distance from Nenana, until Indian river was reached. The travellers were fortunate in finding the water low in all streams and experience ed no difficulty in crossing them.