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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-19
PRAYER AS AID TO FIGHTERS
Two Men of Different Faiths Declare
They Are Strengthened by Devo-
tions Before Battle.

Capt. Andre Cornet-Anquier, q
Protestant soldier who died for France,
tells us: "a Catholic captain said the
other day that he prayed before every
engagement. The major observed that
1t was no time for such things, and
that he would do better to attend to
his orders. Major replied the other
man, lit doesn't prevent me from TAX
ing my orders and fighting, and / feel
the stronger for it. Then 1 broke in
Captain. do as you do, and 1 also
am strengthened
''Those happen to be two believers. -
you will say, writes Maurice Barres
In the Atlantic. "There are always
some of them to be found" Yes but
they are men of different religions and
they are in harmony. In harmony
concerning what? A fact. What does
prayer mean to these soldiers? They
tell us that 1t is something which
makes them stronger; that they draw
virtue from it. We have all read
about such things, but these two men
speak from their own experience.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-19
AZ the Repunllc Tomorrow.

Over two hundred Georgia dark
les" picking cotton in the fields on a
plantation will be seen in 1.-THE Voice
of Conscience a Metro wonderfully,
co-starring Francis X. Bushman ana
Beverly Bayne, which will be shown
at the Republic Theatre tomorrow.
Edwin Carewe. director, took his
company of leading players to the
vicinity of Savannah, Georgia, for the
staging of these plantation scenes.
With the exception of three principal
characters, who were obliged to show
marked dramatic ability, all the coll
ored people shown in the scenes were
secured in the immediate vicinity.
The leading colored players were Paul
inc Dempsey, who plays Aunt Jenny,
Walter Broussard, Cray Pete) and
Anthony Byrd who plays Uncle Nose.
"The Hermitage" an old historic
mansion, was used as the home of the
heroine Miss Bayne). This. old dwell
ling which had fallen into decay was
restored to its former magnificence for
the purposes of the picture, by the
Metro technical staff. This house was
built before the Civil War by slave la
Dor from bricks made on the planta-
tion, and is surrounded by the old
"smoke houses" and slave quarters
used many years ago.
Also a Keystone comedy.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-19
NEW BRIDGE RESULTS IN
CREATING FACTORY SITES
Several Anne Arundel Countians Take
Quick Advantage of New Land
Near Curtis Bay Section

The Hanover street bridge, the mud
dy bottom of the Patapsco River and
the State Land Commissioner, together
with the foresight of several Anne
Arundel County gentlemen will, with
in sort time, be responsible for a
real dandy of real estate deal in the
section Immediately adjacent to
Brooklyn and Curtis Bay.
The building of the bridge and the
weight of its heavy metal reinforced
concrete piers forced up from the bot
tom of the river a rather solid dub
BILE" Said bubble after being driven
up and reaching the sun light dried
off and proceeded to turn itself into
four or five acres of good solid earth.
Messrs. r. p. Melvin, of Annapolis,
and Emory Gray and William N Crisp
applied to the Land Commissioner
office and secured a state patent to the
new tract Since then their find has
attracted the attention of parties seek
ing sites for additional industrial
plants in the neighborhood of Balti-
more, and it is understood that nego-
tiations are now on for the sale of the
property.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-19
LIEUT.. SAUNDERS PRAISED
Commended For HerOism By Secretary
OF Navy

Lieutenant Saunders received spe-
cial commentator from Secretary of
the Navy Daniels for gallant conduct
when the United States warship Cas-
sin was attacked by a German subma.
rine on October ID, 1917. He risked
his life by "going down into the
smoking handling room adjacent to a
magazine to ascertain the extent of
the damage done to the Cassin after
that vessel had been struck by the
enemy's torpedo"
Lieutenant Saunders was born in
Lima, Ohio, and is &c years old. He
received an appointment from Ohio to
the Naval Academy, where he was
graduated in 1912. He was one of
the landing party at Vera Cruz in
1914, being at that time connected
with the United States battleship New
Hampshire.
On March 20, 1915, he married Miss
Mildred Murrill Wagandt, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles l.. Wagandt, of
Baltimore. L lieutenant Saunders is
at present stationed at port in Cali
fornie and Mrs. Saunders is with him,
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-19
BURNING Water.

Particularly pat, at time when the
shortage of coal has required many
emergency regulations of business, is
the announcement that a chemist has
found way in which 1t will, it is
claimed, be commercially profitable to
use water as fuel. A man who saw the
process exemplified describes it to the
Christian Science Monitor in these
words: II have seen water burning, |
have seen water streaming into n flame
of blazing oil, and, instead of putting
out the fire, it made the flame rear up
ward and develop q temperature of
1000 degrees Fahrenheit, enough TO
melt copper" 1t should be said that
the water alone will not burn now any
more than in the past, but, combined
with equal parts Of any oil that will
flow freely, 1t becomes excellent fuel
This is the way the observer explains
the process technically: "The combus-
ton of water Is based upon the fact
that when fine stream of water is put
through an intensely hot metal coil II
is not only turned into vapor but the
water molecules are split up into their
constituent elements, oxygen and n.y.
drogen."
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-19
ADDING HORROR TO SITUATION
Conversation as Reported by Boston
"Humoriet" Would Seem TO About
Approach the Limit.

1.-THE coal situation is getting very
accuse. isn't tt?" nskod ma. as she
looked over The morning paper.
Eyes" said Peggy 81 WIS reading
where Mr.. Stomorrow. the fuel demon
strator, is trying to get coal from the
minds"
"But the paper SAYS there is short
age Of anthrax coal" interrupted ma,
'and that we should use voluminouS
coal"
mot 'voluminouS.' MAJ" corrected
Peggy. "buytoomany coal :"
81 don't care what they call IT," said
ma you can't get any, anyhow. It's
just too aggregating for words. a
pound of sugar or u bod of coal today
is worth more than all the wealth of
the ancient inkstands."
"Who were them?" asked Peggy.
"Them was Indians as used to live
down in Texaco." ma told her. at does
look as If this war would never ter
minal"
at will be terrible If the Russians
continue their armature with the Ger
mans, wouldn't it, MAJ"
ooh. he's a terrible. terrible man."
sighed ma.
"Whom ISL" asked Peggy.
"Why," said ma, as she went TO get
dinner, "who but the geyserT-Joe
Toye in the Boston Post.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-19
WHEATLESS WEEKS ARE
PREDICTED FOR 1919
National Defense Official Foresees
Small Crop at Price Fixed By
aforementioned
Fear Loss.

Wheatless days will be replaced in
1919 by wheatless weeks, Charles H.
Hyde, of the Oklahoma State Council
of National Defense, told the Senate
Agriculture Committee yesterday.
Farmers are producing so little
wheat at the present fixed price, Hyde
declared, that the use of wheat will
have to be suspended for long periods
in 1919 in order that there may be
enough of the commodity to send to
the front.
With the present fixed price OF
wheat, Hyde declared, it is the cheap
est food that can be fed to cattle in
Oklahoma, and he gave long table
of statistics gathered from many coun-
ties showing that there are hundreds
of bushels of wheat being fed to cat
tie daily.
Meatless, and wheatless days, he
said, have caused a lowering of pro-
duction. Farmers have become afraid
that these days will decrease the de-
mand for the commodity, and as a
result they have decreased their pro-
duction.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-19
STATE HEALTH OFFICER
URGES GREAT CARE
Against Dread Disease Pneumonia Eek.
IRENE Weather and Coal Shortage
Blamed fnr Prevalence Of Cases

That the prevalence of serious dis
eases, especially pneumonia, and the
marked increase in the death rate are
due in large measure to conditions af-
fecting both the physical and mental
functions was the statement of DR..
John d. Blake, State Health Commits
sioner.
Pneumonia is the disease that is
creating the greatest anxiety at pres
ent MANY causes are contributory
to the present prevalence of danger
Gus diseases" DR.. Blake said.
Weather conditions, which have been
the most severe for so years; the
shortage of fuel and the constant
strain and worry caused by the war
all tend to weaken ones power of
resistance to disease. The disease is
prevalent everywhere.
Pneumonia is sometimes conta-
gious, some times infectious and
sometimes both. Persons who come
in contact with case of this malady
should exercise great precaution
Everyone should take constant care
not to run any risk of exposure.
Tuberculosis also is causing many
deaths. We are hoping that the pres
ent Legislature will appropriate suf-
ficient money to erect hospital for
colored tuberculosis cases."
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-19
WOMAN HAS SHOWN 4. LITY
Has Demonstrated Her EHJ-ieaey ~
Professions and Trades Never
Opened to Her Before War.

Woman's sphere of usefulness viii
be limitless. Since the war began
men have had to recognize her ability
to cope successfully with every trying
emergency. She has demonstrated hcr
efficiency In trades and professions
never before opened to her Int row
to remain open for all time. Woman
abroad has won her right to laurls
with which the future promises 10
crown her. British parliamentary
leaders have acknowledged that i,e~
work in the war Inns won FOR her ihe
right to vote after the Europecn con-.
fiict
Millions of women. nine millions
Germany alone, are in the ccaaa
ranks of the belligcrent countries
Europe. American men are rccog
ing in advance the future standiN
the no longer 'wey ker" sex Sad
generously Offering to help her I'd
position at their side. 1t is gratfy.
10 observe that one school Of cs,.-
merce has agreed TO train huu4.
women for business free of charra.
and IT is safe to assume thar ct'
schools will follow this commcnGo' r.
example. \ tendency among c,,
mercial organizations TO grant equ
pay for equal work for women "
take the places of mon released fe
military duty is noticeable thus eo
in Americas participation in the 81
-Leslie's Weekly.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-19
MOVING PICTURE ATTRACTIONS.
At The COLONIAL Theatre TopIeht.

/ CN~g~@A-~A
Mary Pickford, In "Stella Marie
will be the extremely pleasing sttrac.
ton at the Colonial this evening.
Stella Maris. cripple, has been
brought up in ignorance of the dark
side of life. Her greatest friend is
John Risca, young journalist, who,
like the rest of the family keeps the
darkness of the outside world from
Stella's life. Unity Blake, an ugly
duckling, is adopted from the orphan
age by Mrs. Risca, wife of John, and
one who has sunk to the lowest level
rof humanity through the curse of
drink. Unable TO stand the abuse,
Unity tries to run away. She is
caught by the woman and whipped.
Unity is taken to the hospital and
after her recovery Risca decides to
adopt her and gives her a home with
his aunt Stella Maris regains the
use of her limbs, after an operation,
and she begins to realize the misery
and hardship of the outside world.
She visits the CASTLE" supposed to
be owned by RIGA, and learns for the
first time he is a married man. She
returns to her home heartbroken.
Risca plans to commit suicide and
Unity, after learning of this hurries
to the home of Mrs. Risca and kills
her. See the picture.
Tomorrow, Crane Wilbur, in 1.-The
Blood of his Fathers. /"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-19
At The Republic Tonight.

Olive Thomas. in Betty Takes a
Hand, is the truly extraordinary pic
ture to be shown at the Republic to-
night.
Betty Marshall's father informs her
that in the past he was defrauded by
8 business partner named James Bart
lett in connection with a mine. She
pays a visit to her aunt in Los An
geles, Mrs. Hamilton Haines, whose
husband. now dead, had a hand in
running Peter Marshall. Tom, the son
of James Bartlett. millionaire, has ar
ranged to go on a yachting trip with
Ida and her mother. When Ida sees
Betty she decides that the latter is too
dangerously pretty to take with them.
Consequently they persuade Betty to
stay back and keep house during their
absence. Tom Bartlett qusrrels with
his father. On his way to the yacht
he stops at the Hsines mansion, and
finds a sign on view advertising room
and board. See the picture.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-19
Fooled Food smuaaIers.

Smuggling of foodstuffs into Ger
many is being praeticed in ingenious
and unexpected ways. Three weeks
ago a party of 80 persons crossed the
frontier to take part in masked ball
in n little Swiss town. Toward mid
night they returned in automobiles,
which were warned to stop at the from
tier. No notice being taken of the
warning the Swiss sentinels fired and
brought the cars TO a standstill. The
occupants, most of whom were discnv-
cred to be German soldiers. succeeded
in making their escape. but the cars,
in which were found to be hidden
large quantities of soap, chocolate,
butter, leather and fats, were seized
by the authorities.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-19
Why They Lsuahed.

When n throng gathers about the
cages of the sometimes wild. some
times tame, sometimes quiet, but usIl-
ally noisy monkeys ut the New York
Geological park. it Is 10 be expected,
and the keepers regard the gathering
with but little interest But when the
same sized group gathers about The IN.
closure of some less amusing exhibits
the keepers are Immediately active,
usually finding a bit of geological tenn
permanent has resulted IN tantrum by
the long-ignored occupant. Recently
keeper saw a laughing battalion Of
sightseers surrounding the cage Of
Minnehaha, the smallest donkey in the
world. Minnehaha is cute, odd aud tn
teresting, but there is nothing ab"at
her to cause observers to shout with
laughter. So the keeper walked over
curlously. Someone had pasted pic
ture of the German crown prince UNI
der the sign which announces what
Minnehaha is.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-19
FOR BELIEVERS IN oMENS
Numerous Popular Superstitlons, Many
of Which Are Common Among
Men on the BrIny Deep.

A well-known superstition Is that
will-o'-the-wisps, or devils eyes, seen
on the tips Of the spars after a gale
in the tropics, appear only when the
ship is nearing her doom.
A cross-eyed man for messmate
means plenty of good luck, Jack
thinks, and 1t is the best Of luck to
sail under red-haired skipper. If,
however, he happens to have cross
eyes, also, the combination is fatal.
and trouble viii be experienced before
the voyage is ended.
Sunday is considered a fortunate
day upon which to begin a voyage,
while Friday is, of course, very I'M
lucky.
If the ships bell is made TO toll by
the rolling of the vessel it is a sign
that there is going to be a loss of
life.
All luck is disposed to desert a
ship which carries a dead body.
Sailors have been known to hang
the end of a rope over the side of a
ship when leaving port. The belief
is that friends and relatives draw
upon this rope, causing the vessel to
come safely back.
1t is a common belief that for bar
Der to lather the face Of patron with
a single stroke Of the brush inevitably
brings bad luck.
It is considered bad luck TO see a
hunchback in the mirror standing or
passing back Of one. 1t is said TO
foretell a death in the family.
The habit of sitting with legs cross
ed in a barber shop viii, it is said,
make the hair come out early In
life. and render a man prematurely
bald.
To be shaved by a red-headed BAR
Der is believed by many to be sure
cure for rheumatism.
Good luck is said to follow the man
who has his shoes polished at the time
he Is being shaYed.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-19
Fine Attraction at the
Colonial Tomorrow

Crane Wilbur in a powerful and
tense drama of unusual interest, THE
Blood of his Fathers" will be the
splendid attraction at the Colonial
Theatre, tomorrow evening.
In this production, the popular star
plays three distinct roles, disreputa-
BILE captain of guerillss in the Civil
War, the SINE man fifty years later,
and his grandson.
The story is a striking study in
heredity. illustrating we'll the Bibhcsl
saying that THE sins of the fathers
shall be visited on the children, even
unto the third and fourth genera.
tions.
The artistic settings for the Civil
Wsr part of the story as we'll as the
more modern ones, are artistic in the
extreme. How the harvest OF crime
aud wantonness is rsaped by the inno-
cent descendants of the weakness Of
the father is well and most grippiDgly
told.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-19
To Reopen Algerian OIL Fields.

The negotiations between the
French government and an important
group of interests in Paris and Lon
don for a concession to exploit the pos
sibiIities of the abandoned Algerian oil
fields are still proceeding. A contract
has been signed by the firm and the
governor general Of Algeria, and now
awaits ratification by the French gov
eminent. An interesting feature of
this pending Anglo-French concern in
Algeria is the fact that French direc-
tors and capital win predominant, but
the French state viii participate to the
extent of % per cent of the profits.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-19
InonIoatinn the Spirit.

II was holiday week, but mother
and child had managed somehow to
get q whole seat on the car. Sudden
" the little girl slid off the seat, and
facing her mother. cried out with
anguish in her childish voice: "Oh
mother, / forgot to git anything fer
teacher"
"WeIl, what NV it?'' the mother an
svered tartly. "She didn't git nuthin'
fer you," and she sat the child down
hard on the seat. partly to keep the
woman in the aisle from taking any
privileges, and partly, perhaps to i'm
press on the child the Christmas spirit
--as she saw ii.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-19
NEW CLEANER Run BY WAITE.
Recently Invented Device Can &c Ops
ated at Any Point in House Whcre
There Is Hydrant.

A vacuum cleaner has been icVc, e
cd which can be operated where's
there is hydruut in ile house.
a pipe of the right diameter is
screwed into the hyGrGujs mouth aHd
runs down 10 the bottom of the s1 s..
A spiral nozzle fits The pipe just e
the mouth of the hydrant An aa u
pipe opens into the vertical pii,c ~.
medlately below the nozzle ana Slopes
up TO connect with q rubber hose e.
the guiding rod.
To clean the room you turn on u;o
water and guide the rod over the ear
pet. After traversing the spiral NOE
zle the water whirls around and pass
the opening Of an angular pipe, foic
ing out all the air rear IT, The
vacuum so created starts the Gir how-
ing in the rubber hose.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-19
County Home Inmates to
Be Removed to Hospitals

Upon the recommendation of DR..
John Collinson, physician at the Coun-
ty Home. Joseph Newberry will be
taken today to a State hospital for
tubercular patients.
Another inmate of the County Home,
upon the recommendation of the
Board of County Commissioners, will
be removed to Springfield Hospital.
The patient is Frisby Anderson, who
has suffered two strokes of paralysis,
and whose condition has become such
that it is impossible to care for him
longer at the Anne Arundel County
Home
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-19
BUY BUSINESS AT EASTPORT
Place Formerly Occupied By MIR.
Frederick Boessel Druggist.

Messrs. John G. Hoffman of East
port and Thomas j. Cullimore, of
Baltimore, have purchased from
Messrs. M M. Fisher and Fred Palmer
their drug, patent medicine and con-
fectionery business located on the cor
ner of Third Street and Severn Ave,
Eastport, in the Store formerly occu-
pied by Mr.. Frederick Boessel. drug
gist.
The new owners expect to lay in q
large stock of goods and conduct sr
up-to-date store Besides the drug and
patent medicine business they say
they expect to carry fine line of con-
fectioneries. Will handle Chaplin.
Sacks ice-cteam.
The store will run under the name
The Community Store. See adv. In
another column.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-19
Prodiual Providence.

II don't like TO see warning armies
call too persistently on Provide q. II
savors of arrogance and seii-right-
eousness. Providence may take re-
venge."
The speaker was a certain bishop,
who went on:
"There was once young couple that
had no children. The husband was
anxious that heaven should bless them
with a girl, the wife was anxious for
a boy. Being very religious, both be-
sought Providence morning, noon, and
night to grant his or her desire.
"And Providence heard. Providence
granted both yers."-London Tit.
Bits.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-19
CHILEAN GOLD RESERVE IL
Peculiar Deal by which II ~.
Transferred From Germany to
the United States

AT the outbreak at che war 49,,
the London Economist, the. Clnlrl,a
government owned 4 large amount Ui
gold in ~tiernany, which WAS aeSliu a
to form 4 basis for its note issue. aua
was held up by the blockade. SO wert
vast quantities of nltrates, bouSh
from German producers in chile fsa
export To Germany. and their Stuppa.,,.
compelled the German nitrate pro.
ducers in Chile to cease workins
These producers too were i'm debt To
the Chilean government. That gov.
eminent therefore bought the nitrate.
paying FOR il by drafts on Berlin
drawn against the gold which il could
not reach. Ii then sold the nitrate in
the United States to the DUPONT Elk
ploSiveS company. receiving payment
In gold in New York. Thus il trans
ferred its gold reserve from Germany
TO the United States, and incidentally
added TO the stock of raw material 20
be converted into explosives where
with TO defeat German troops, The
deal has naturally been interpreted in
France as a preliminary step toward
o breach with Germany, but IL WAS
carried out with lie sanction of the
German government. Partly, no doubt
the latter desired to eNtrlcate its sub
jects in Chile and an important Ham.
burg mercantile firm from their Seri
Gus pecunlary difficulties, but IT must
also have been moved by an extreme
anxiety TO keep on good terms with
Chile, which contains a large German
population and is an important field
for German trade.