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The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-27
SHELL SHOCK BLINDNESS !S
 FINALLY CURED

WASHINGTON, May 27.-The gas cloud, the bayonet thrust and the bull let wound have caused many a repeti- tion in the war of the familiar story of The Light that Failed" But among the thousands of combatants their lives prove a poignant sacrifice IS one who almost miraculOusly has recovered his sight. And as an in spring sequal to the story of his phys ical rehabilitation, the victim has an- nounced his intention of going back to the trenches.
 It was in the fierce fighting before GallipOli in 1915 that Thomas Skey- hill, signaller in the Anzac forces, was instantly blinded by the blast of an exploding shell. Following a ter. rife bombardment from the Franco British fleets that succeeded in si 1S41NALiS LlLC l LII h4OA lOl dL IlS SA trance to the Dardanelles, thousands of Irish, Australians and New Zea landers, with British and French troops, landed in an effort to sweep past the defenses of the peninsula and take ConstantinOple.
 The world knows the story Fo1 nearly year the allied forces strove valiantly to take defenses that proved impregnable Thousands of lives were sacrificed, and many bodies were maimed by the whitening fire that came from the foes positions on the hilltops. It was in December 1915, just a month before the allies carried out their splendidly success ful evacuation, that the light was taken from Skeyhilps eyes.
 Months of service had given Skey hill deep insight into the motives that had induced his comrades to sac s rifice gladly their lives. Incapacitatet for further fighting, he sought tC preach the gospel of the allied effor ! from the lecture platform and through the press. Although barely over his majority-he enlisted at the age O. 19-he soon became known as power fully effective lecturer. His speeches were instrumental in rallying host! of Australia's man power to the col ors, and his verse published unde the title of Soldiers Songs of Anzac,
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caused him to be popularly known throughout the Antipodes as the blind soldier poet"
 Recently he left Australia, where his name had become a household word, to come to America for a series of lectures in the interests of the Red Cross. His first addresses at San Francisco were heard by more than 150,00O persons. He met with simi- lar successes in Reno, Salt Lake City, Denver, and finally in the national capital
 Although suffering from his phys ical disabilities, Skeyhill announced his intention of inaugurating an in dividual drive with the object of rais- ing a million dollars for the Red Cross. He had been afflicted with violent headaches for more than a month. In San Francisco he had been obliged to go to a hospital; in Reno he had nearly bled to death from hemOrrhage, and in Washing ton he suffered greatly from pains in his neck
 A Washington specialist found that the vertebrae at the base of Skey hills neck had been dislocated ir three places, presumably by the shock that had blinded him. A simple osteopathic operation was undertaken and as the vertebrae were snapped back into position the sight returned to the soldiers eyes. It was explained by the physician that the displaced bone had impaired blood circulation and nerve connections with the eye centers of the brain
 AS the realization came to Skeyhil that the darkness that had hung ove him for more than two years hat been dispelled, he became seized witt an ecstatic joy that nearly unhingeC his mind. His mind became a blank concerning the years that had elapsed since his injury, and he imagined him self back in the bayonet charge il which he had been wounded. His con ditiOn became so acute that he was removed to a hospital, but after nights sleep he regained his menta poise.
 Skeyhill immediately after the op eration was able to see objects witl perfect clarity, but for several day. was afflicted with color blindness This is rapidly disappearing, and hi sight s expected to be as good al ever in short time His case i believed to be the first in which complete cure of shell shock has beer effected
 The soldier-poet will complete hi work In the Red Cross drive and thel will try to rejoin his Anzac comrade in the trenches overseas.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-27
HOME GUARD EQUIPMENT
 EXPECTED HERE SOON

George C. Hazelet, chairman of the National Council of Defense, has re- ceiyed the following self-expIanatory telegram from Governor Thomas Riggs:
 Delayed answering letter Home Guards May 13 pending information from Washington regarding equip ment which may be expected. Home Guard organized under law of June 3, 1916. Am sending what information we have first mail Reasonable rent of armory is allowable. Advise me amount needed. RIGGS"
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-27
GERMAN SUBMARINE AT
 PORT OF SANTANDEP

MADRID, May 25.-An official statement was issued this morning to the effect that German submarine No. 56 had entered the port of Santander at 6 o'clock yesterday morning.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-27
NOTICE TO MERCHANTS

Notice is hereby given that Cindia D. Beran and the undersigned have separated from bed and board, and that the undersigned will not be re. sponsible for any obligations or debts hereafter contracted by her.
 PAUL BERAN. May 27, 1918.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-27
GERMAN SUB Is SUNK
 BY BRITISH IN PORTUGAL

LONDON, May PA British sub- marine has sunk a German submarine of the cruiser type near Cape St. Vim cent, Portugal, says an official admir- alty statement.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-27

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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-09
HOHENZOLLERN!SM AT STAKE

TNHE same cables that bore the report of
L the speech of Chancellor Won Hertling
to the franchise reform committee of the
Prussian upper house also bore the report
that the Chancellor has resigned ION &C.
count of bad health"
As to franchise reform. he told the com.
mittce that IT was Of the first Importance
and that those horYsre~opposed to it
must give way, for thexe' was involved in
1t 1.-The protection of the most precious
treasures of our political life-the dynasty
and the crown"
When Won Kuehlmann said that there
could be no peace by force Of arms, but
that 1t must be sought by negotiation, his
resignation followed soon after.
Can it be that there is any connection
between Won Herting's remarks about
the peril to the dynasty and the crown and
his reported retirement?
Whether there is or not we shall know
within year or so whether the Germans
think that there Is anything more precious
TO them than the fate of the Hohenzollerns.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-09
Won TIRPITZ'S LUCK

INNEMPT1ON from responsibilities is the
- one great privilege of demotion The
case of Admiral Won Trpitz causes one to
lament that truth. our only regret con-
corning the present glories of the Ameri.
can shipping situation, in which losses
have touched a new low mark and pro.
duction for the month of August sets a
world record, Is that the discredited dean
of sea pirates can duck the blame for one
of the bitterest exhibitions of frustrated
hopes in the Huns war annals.
Three hundred and forty thousand dead.
weight tons, divided among sixtyeight new
delivered ships, tell the unprecedented
story of American construction work
during the last month. Our submarine
losses during the last three months were
less than seven-tenths of one per cent.
Won Tirpitz, "snaked down. in the Ian
guage of Huck Finn, out Of high place
"can pass the buck concerning this sub
iect to other unfortunate compatriots
Our present triumph was so inevitable
that we must bewal his present obscurity,
We can't help resenting any wry pleasure
which the deluded boaster may take In
unshouldering the blame for disaster.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-09
TAMMANY IS TAKING HEART OF HOPE

LNR1ENDS of Alfred e. Smith, the Tam
many candidate for the New York gov
ernorhsip, are rejoicing over the indorse-
ment of Mr.. Lansing, the Secretary Of
state They are saying that the national
Administration favors their man. And
they expect the Endorsement by Mr.. Ian
sing to be seconded by Secretary Redheii,
of the Department of Commerce, and by
Secretary McAdoS, of the Treasury De-
partment, who is also general director Of
railroads. All three of these Cabinet mem.
bers are New York Democrats.
Whether Mr. Lansing speaks as the
proxy of the President does not appear
1t may be that Tammany will have to get
along without the formal approval of its
candidate by Mr. Wilson. And it may be,
also that it will have to be content will
out the public approval of Mr.. McAdoo,
for the general director of railroads has
called upon all men connected with tie
operation of the roads to refrain from
political activity of every kind. There are
men inclined to think that what is sauce
for the rest of the flock is sauce for the
bellwether.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-09
Member Of the Associated Press
HOG ISLAND AND HUMAN FRAILTY

HNHE chronic inability of man to cut his
= acts to the measure of his ideals is
characteristically displayed in the Federal
Investigators report on Hog Island. Waste
and extravaEance in getting under way
are charged. The chiefs of the. huge uu
dertaking point TO the magnitude of their
achievement and the necessity of turning
out vessels as quickly as possible.
Explanation rather than ethical justif.
cation of their acts is thereby offered
The wish that better excuses for mistakes
could have been offered is general. Only
on the assumption, however, that man Is
o perfect being, and that hence his CO.
ordinated efforts should be without flaw.
can the superb accomplishment at the
worlds greatest ship construction plant be
denied frank and generous praise.
Z The errors committed were largely born
Of the somewhat fiamboyant and also
almost boyish enthusiasm which regarded
Uncle Sam as the modern prototype of
Aladdin's slave of the lamp and over
painted the capacity of giant enterprise.
The announcement that Hog Island is
unable to live up to it's schedule calling
for the delivery of forty -eight vessels by
GNcW lear uOcs nWt mean Ine snip
yard has failed, but simply that even the
most glorious facts cannot keep pace with
the sweep Of the human ina gination.J
The forty-eight contributions TO the
bridge of boats, it is authoritatively said
will be launched before 1919. That ac-
complishment will be stupendous, unprece-
dented. 1t is a pity that any of its luster
should ever have been dimmed by a fan
ciful picture.
S It is regrettable, too, that blunders now
happily rectified should have been COM
mftted at the outset. Hysteria over Hog
Island conditions today is wholly unwar-
ranted good way to cool off is to recall
those pessimistically CHEEKY and incontro.
vertible lines:
AS 1t was in the beginning,
~ Is today official shining,
And shall be forever more
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WAR THRILLS AT HOME
Here is Broken Song OF Railroading in the Day
of the Ladies

AND now amid the piled woes
"A In the seventh circle
OF light lunch hell at Camden, North
Carolina,
Labors this misfortunate man seeking
BY elemental toll to find means to return
To his home and loved ones in Camden,
New Jersey. ..
ELSEWHERE. too,
- At Missoula, Montana, and Buffers
Point,
And at Memphis and Tunkhannock
Are crowded
Woeful men who didn't want to go
To those places at all.
Martyrs were they to the causes of
Democracy.
And what l want to know is when
The hat will be passed to return them
To where they should have stayed
Till the trouble was DER! CIR.
Philadelphia, September 7.
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A WAR DRAMA IN PREPARATION

TNHE report that but per cent of the
l. American troops sent to France are
now engaged in the most active battle
zone Enthusiastically indicates that the great.
est reserve army in the history of warfare
is in process of formation. Britain and
France are chiefly responsible for the
present magnificent victories. Meanwhile
our men are landing in Europe in numbers
far superior to the aggregate of weekly or
monthly arrivals at Ellis Island or Castle
Garden in the days when the human tide
flowed the other way. The 100000 United
States soldiers reaching France in August
surpasses the total of fighting men of
Germany's 1920 class of recruits.
It is idle to deny the significance OF
Fochs present disposition of the Allied
forces The outstanding of American
strength is evidently deliberate and pur.
posefu 1t would be presumptuous to
forecast when the curtain will rise on
new act of the greatest drama in history
But the feeling that an epic scene is being
rehearsed is difficult to suppress.
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The Longs in War

As the marine corps has In its complenieut
of about $1,000 fully so per cent of YOUTH
official figures, 1t Is one of the best examples
of the part which boys are taking In this
II even eniists boys younger than
eighteen to the number of per cent, each !
case being made the subject of special action. I
Only a few days ago there was accepted a
tall youth of fifteen. Andrew Kennedy Long
because he could not wait longer to live up:
to his family traditions as a fighting man.
He asked to enlist in the name of Captain
Andrew Kennedy Long of the Revolution. Of
Colonel Andrew Kennedy Long of the War Of,
1912, of another Colonel Andrew Kennedy
Long of the Mexican War, OF Colonel An
drew Kennedy Long ~ who served in thei
Civil War, and in the name Of his fatlrer,'
Lieutenant H. d. F. Long, Of the Spanish-.
American War. So he was sent to Paris
Island to be trained for the usual six months
of intensive drill. Within eight or ninss
months he is likely to be in France--New
York Times. y.S.,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-09
What Do You KnOiU?
QUIZ

QUIZ =
1. who !. a. present United States. Attornss
2. What IL . celesta? ~
3. What Is tho plural Of the werd sersphS
4. What IL the capital Of ssxony?
IS. In addition to French. the inhabitaptts e
sss nsslys nsrfs%ss. fsSsSsss 'h 9hels II own. WHAT
9. How does calico get Its name? Vf
Z. What Is an intaglo? sss =
Q. Who was sittins Bull?
Q. What Is the highest mountain In the wor1exs
10. Wh9 said. God made him and therefore ~
him pass for . MANI
Answers to Saturdays Quiz
aks. Is rsEs H;sh ffGI :hi fots,S tsrn .s e
now driving.
tce Of the United states.
S'ss 81 s.s S.vSss Ii %as; AMI 4
4. A n~cp tide occurs soon sfter the m:ens eFss
and third quarters, In which the was%
level 10 at its lowest
nrastieai-minded servant of Don quixS44
In Ceryantes's celebrated novel sf snes
name. -
"a n eants i French ,pr .sy y. ~ sss3
ddnia diner asSrro", tie b,li ~ fare. IN ssntss-
aistinst.o1 70 one ssranssd % q aSsA ps'ss
=. Jonathan swift wrote ''Golliver's Travels. =
y. Anatele France Il the pen nams. u Austel{'
= wslsss. lssn" Of % SSs Say. w ''' -'' *
O. 'sS sa. E:,s.s I. III. t.:; . rs sssss:. n''''a
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- ~ y XII|1 ~ |'I4 , | fr>'o< ~
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AUX POILUS|
OH, THE wind blows sweet DER the hills

0H, THE wind blows sweet oer the hills
~ of France,
And quiet shadows call
The tired poilus where the poppies dance =
And the fairy whispers fall.
Long has the wind blown sweet and fair =
For the tired poilu's return; 'N ~
He has come-but to kiss and be gone
again -
To where the star shells burn.
But the whispering winds from our own
far hills /, 4
Have called to US sweet and low
by the dream of home that your long
night fills, '.-. ,.uH' 'yt.
Stand and destroy the foe. ,
LET the pledge of youth from the western,
shores . -#.. Aers;
Given to France in her woe, .e.- ... 3 h
Be the bolt and the bar of freedoms doors.
That all of the world may know" u
So we shall stand as do Frances own,
Though time without count we pay, /
That Pierre may dream by his hearthstone
Though ours may be far away.
Face to the dawn, through the fiery night
We shall stand by the line to the end;
For the worst that the gods can do is to :
write,
"He gave his all--for friend"
Stars and Stripes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-09
THE READERS VIEWPOINT
A Call for Airplanes

To the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
sr--An order dated Washington, August
II, issued by General Crowder, calls for
men from eighteen States for special aero
nautic service.
Let us for moment or more consider
how We can enlist our efforts for special
aeronautic service" Let every one of us
mot women and children we do this TO
save them) open our hearts ard pocket
books, and gave a modest dollar for the
construction of a fleet of airplanes
The cry was ships, ships, then more ships
this is being accomplished.
Now let the cry be planes, planes, then
more planes. This may be accomplished for
the small amount of 81 per man. Let each
citizen take this matter Improperly or
ganized-name the machines after his own
town or city, say, Philadelphia. Phlade-
phia I'd and Sd, so that we may follow their
great work and movements, as we do our
boys at the front. Let them be operated
by men from the same city or town.
How proud and honored the lads that man
their own eity's machine What a stimulus
to our patriotism! Shipbuilders munition
workers and all who are working for the
cause of democracy, think with what sn,al,
effort and how easy It would be to raise
$1,000 900 in Philadelphia alone at 81 per man,
| trust this will meet the eye of men who
will take the matter up. become interested
and consider its possibilities. Bonds and
stamps are an investment. Don't stop buy
ing. But remember, this would be Rift
to the nation to help win the war
''Procrastnation is the thief of time"
Go to II, men. Let us do II now
E, GRIFFIN SMITH.
Philadelphia, September Z.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-09
HIGH TAXES TO BE PERMANENT

MR.. KITCHIN has prophesied that the
AsA annual budget of the United States
will be $4,o00,00o,O0O for many years after
the war and that the Government will
have to continue to levy heavy taxes on
the wealth of the nation to meet its bur-
dens.
1t has been known that the burden of
the war debt would weigh heavily for
many years, but Mr.. Kitchin is the first
man in position of authority to make a
definite estimate of the tax bills of the
future.
Here are his figures: Interest on the
war debt, $3.50, 900 900: maintenance of
the army and navy, $1,000 OOO, 900; pen
sions and insurance, OO,oOO,oOo ordi.
nary expenses of the Government $780,
100000. Total, $4,000, 100000.
Mr.. Kitchin's figures may be a little
too high, but if the war continues longer
than Is now expected they are more likely
to be a little too low. We are doomed to
m era of big tax bills. The necessity of
raising enormous and unprecedented sums
in times of peace ought to develop some
tax experts who will devise a way to raise
the money by a more equitable distribu-
tion of the burdens than Is provided for
IN the war-revenue bill now before Con-
gress.
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in what was once one Of the most charm
ing md staxiad nx,.,ts ix, oil Icla adars

in what was once one Of the most charm
ing and storied spots in all Flanders.
1t is stimulating to speculate on what
the spirit Of Spa, were 1t vocal, would say
of its vanished and unwelcome intruders
The venerable little town, which demon
strated far back in the eighteenth GEN.
tury how the pursuit of health and pleas
ure could be proftably combined, long
since gave its name to all analogous places.
Saratoga is a spa; so Is Vichy, so is Hot
Springs and so is even a soda fountain.
Those, however, like Homburg and Maui
helm, are in a sense parvenus. Apoplectic
British colonels and dashng French Off
GERS of the old regime tasted the delights
of effervescing waters, casinos and gaming
tables in the most comfortable place in
Belgium. Under the control Of the Teu.
ton general staff. which, significantly
mindful of Foch's progress is just reported
TO have moved out for destination un.
known, all the old easy.going traditions Of
Spa must have been sorriy outraged.
Its release from crown princelings and
their upstart kind is a pertinent index
that the Hindenburg line has been tan
gled. Indeed, there is soothing warranty
for the hope that SO far as liberty-loving
lands are concerned the Hun chieftans
have abandoned their last resort
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IMMINENCE OF PROHIBITION

TIME order of Mr.. Hoover closing all
breweries on December 1 and forbid
dfng them to buy any more grain will
probably result in a beerless country be-
fore the end of the year. The dstilling
~ spirits was stopped long ago. When
5 1Er. Hoover was asked earlier in the year
- cut Off the grain supply of the brewers
r ~ refused on the ground that there would
= = nothing but spirits for the use Of those
Tho wanted alcoholic stimulants The
X}hortage of fuel and food grains and the
6ongestion of the railroads are given as
the reasons for the new order.
The Senate has passed the rider to the
horticultural appropriation bill forbidding
k1he sale Of spirits after July 1 Of next
year. and the House is expected to agree
With the changes made in 1t since that
body passed the amendment originally.
The Hoover order and this amendment
Uill make the nation absolutely dry after
Iuly /. Between that date and the end
IL the current year spirits and wine will
!. - the only alcoholic drinks on sale. In
hat interval the Legislatures of a ma
11rlty Of the States will be holding their
11nnial sessions and an attempt will De
- 20 bring about the adoption OF tie
1hhtiOn amendment to the Constitu-
Y this attempt should succeed the
<oepnas permanently drx
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THE LAST RESORT

TNHE reported mysterious departure from
L Belgium of the German general staff
suggests that it has gone to the bad-Bad
Kissingen. Bad Nauheim or Bad Homburg.
It is hard to imagine that 1t could be con-
tented at any dissimiar places in the
fatherland. Furthermore. it needs a cure,
and although that was not attained in Spa,
the daddy of all health resorts the world
over. the now discounted "Piff- -Paff-Poufs
OF the Hun high command unquestionably
appeased themselves with high hopes and
delightful surroundings for many months
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-09

Food exposes are often painful, but those
Lehigh and South College avenues are
productive only of satisfaction and healthier
pocketbooks.
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Going Down

A aooo-foot drop or leap by parachute
from an airplsne travelling ninety miles an
hour Is reported from an American camp In
Texas which indicates that the parachute.
which Is q good deal older than the airplane.
= past the experimental stsss-Toronto Naii
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OF course. there are men who will try to
drink enough between now and July of next
year to do them for the remainder of their
lives.