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The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-05-01

Yes" continued the first apple BIOS
som. Il knew you must have been told
the same secrets. because just at the
end we heard the same whispering of
every tree"
1--WE heard the same story" said the
first pear blossom.
"And so did we,' said the first cher
~ blossom.
Now some of the blossoms were out
ahead of the others but they all look
ed their best, and indeed the orchard,
which was in front of the shabby
house, looked just like fairyland.
And how happy the first apple bios
som and the first pear blossom were
when they heard some people driving
by say, "How wonderful it must be
to live there and to see that orchard
all through the spring. And more
than that, the fragrance is quite the
most perfect in the world"
And once again the blossoms gave
COY to the people in the dingy farm
house, who every year had the most
beautiful place the country around
owing to the spring and their fine Or
chards.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-05-01
First Appendicitis Operation,

There was a time when appendi-
citis was quite fashionable disease.
In some parts Of Europe Is was known
as the american disease" The first
operation for appendicitis was per-
formed at st. Luke's hospital, Denver,
Colo, in January, 1885. A young wom-
an residing in Davenport, Ia, had the
distinction of being the first person to
have the troublesome vermiform ap-
pendix removed. The operation, neces-
sarily, was in the nature of an ex-
pertinent, and the patient was so in
formed, but she pluckily declared her
willingness to submit to the knife as a
last resort. 1t was not until about two
years later that another operation Of
this kind was performed. Since then
thousands of such operations have
been performed in every hospital in
the world.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-05-01
Presidents Scotch Forebears,

When people meet these days the
subject of war invariably crops up,
and when one or more Scotsmen are
in the party, the men from the land of
the heather cannily swerve the subject
to President Wilson and throw their
chests out as they attribute all of his
best qualities to his Scotch anees-
try.
They assert that the president is re-
lated to several prominent Scotch fam
lilies, being descended from Rev. Rob-
ert Woodrow, the well-known historian
of the Church of Scotland whose name
he bears. Another of the presidents
ancestors was Robert Williamson, a
prominent Glasgow citizen, through
whom he is distantly related to the
archbishop of York.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-05-01
MOTHER HAD REASONED WELL
Decision That Combined Strict Justice
and knowledge of the Child
Character.

My child and my sisters two chill
where my sister and l were talking.
Presently her older boy came in and
said that the others were bOthering
him. He was building a railroad and
they took his things; would mother
please make them stop? To my sur
prise, she said surely she would; it
was too bad they bothered him, and
she called them in with US, and when
she had started them playing there
she quietly closed the door between the
two rooms. In a moment it opened,
and the young railroad builder said he
did not care about having the door
shut, he only did not want to be both
cred. But the mother answered that
she could not keep the little folks hap
py if they saw him with all the things;
the door would have to stay shut. Ev-
cry little while, for half an hour or so,
came open, and just as surely rea-
son was given why it must be kept
shut. Then the law of the Kingdom,
the Spirit in Man, worked; every one
knows nilaf would hannea The hoy
came where we were, and leaning
against his mother, had treble in his
voice as he said: sid rather stay In
here; it's lonesome in there and I
don't care about the things"
She had not told him he was wrong.
but it was just as the inventor said:
eff you understand the case and the
law governing it, any one can tell what
will happen. Certain things always
work certain ways."-Eleanor Scott
Sharp1es. in the Philadelphia Ledger.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-05-01
UNABLE TO EXPLAIN HORNS
Scientists at Loss to Account for
Growth Which Sometimes Ap-
pears on Head of Horse.

One of the strangest freaks Of ma
ture is the horse with horns. Such
horses are foaled occasionally, and
have provided rich field of specula-
ton for scientists. Certainly the pres
enCe of the horns would seem to indi-
cate that in some faraway period this
animal was so provided by nature.
In most cases where horses have
been fOaled with horns, the horns were
upon the forehead, and usually three
or four inches long. But a colt near
RogerSville, Tenn, the existence Of
which is on record, had a curved horn
just below the aperture of the right
eye. This is approximately the same
position from which sprout the horns
OF many animals whose horns have
full growth.
Despite this evidence of return to
some earlier state of development, no
trace of their presence can be found
on any of the skulls of horses which
belonged to other ages. Thousands
of these skulls have been uncovered
in many lands. The oldest goes back
just 100000 years, and is of a size
to indicate that the horse of that time
was no larger than good-siZed dog.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-05-01
General Education.

1t takes a master mind to live en-
tirely on its own thoughts, notably II
one would not grow morbid, and a
good book will do wonders to remake
thoughts.
The habit of the day seems to be to
eliminate poetry from chosen lines of
reading. This is an error. Those who
are to reasonable proportion familiar
with best verse will find that they have
a smooth and easy grace in general ex-
preston that is worth while.
No one can afford to live without
Goftening their thoughts and keeping
art before themselves in whatever form
II may be available, and poetry is one
OF It's most available forms.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-05-01
Character ard Obedience.

Character is grounded on obedience.
All the human derelicts stranded on
he rocks of life came to wreck be-
.ause of continued sdisohedience to the
hart of right living. Wrecked lives
ire directly chargeable to the parents,
Who did not compel obedience during
he formative period of childhood. In
;istence on course of action lays the
foundation for obedience during iu-
iancy, but as soon as the child de-
elOps reasoning power something
more than mere insistence Is needed to
!evelop obedience.
Parental commands are laws which
ule the domain of childhood and, like
he laws of nation, they are Obeyed
the degree that they are believed to
)e reasonable and just. The child is
ational human being. however much
We may ignore his capacity for reason,
md our commands must be founded on
.eason if we are to expect reasonable
'omplisnce with them.-Mother's Mag
zine,
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-05-01
Concerning Natural Death.

"Under normal conditions most COM
pick animals have a characteristic and
rather sharply defined duration of life.
But one-celled animals, which repro
duce by fission, are apparently i'm
mortal unless life is stopped by what
may be called an accident, for as the
cell divides in half, neither part may
be called the parent, and both halves
will go on reproducing. And by TAX
ing cuttings from a plant, part Of
the original may be kept living indefi-
nitely by repeated cuttings, while the
parent plant dies at the close of its
usual duration of life. Thus it would
appear" concludes a writer in the
Journal of Heredity, "that natural
death is connected only with organ
isms which are composed of different
organs which are inseparable."
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-05-01

fe very soon to come out and look
Ze world. You are to appear with.
Z short time because the spring is
|here, and you are the spring blossoms
People love the spring because the
blossoms are so beautiful and because
the birds sing.
.But Of all glorious sights in
! the world there is none quite so per.
feet as an orchard filed with gor.
Egeous blossoms.
Now IN this farmhouse the peo
. pie are very poor. They cannot even
And 80 you must try to make up for il
during this one season of the year
You must be just as beautif.i as you
can be. so that people will e. get the
house needs painting as they drive by
and win think the place is very
lovely with ali the wonderful trees Sc
full Of spring blossoms.
"sWhen the fall comes and the late
summer you will give excellent fruit
for you never disappoint the people
who live in the farmhouse. They al
ways say that they can depend on theil
orchard. Nothing, they say, ever hap
pens to 1t.
And so pear trees, apple trees and
even cherry trees, listen while I whis
per to you And we heard the wind
1t this time, carrying the secrets OF
every tree to the spring buds.
".An of you be beautiful so for one
season in the year the people in the
farmhouse will think they have the
loveliest of homes. Make their dingy
home look like a fairvland
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-05-01
Germans Exhausted.

London, May 1.-ThOrOughlE ex-
hauSted by their vain and costly on
slaughts. the Germans did not renew
their attacks on the Flanders front.
There was only local fighting during
the day, the official night bulletin from
British headquarters says.
The statement reaffirmS that the
Germans lost very heavily in the bat
tie. 1t follows:
''In a successful counter attack car
ried out at Locre, the French took
ninety-four prisoners.
"There was only local fighting dur
ing the day.
"Reports confirm that the enemy's
losses were very heavy Monday.
"South of the Somme we took a few
prisoners.
'There was the usual artillery ac-
tfvity. Otherwise there is nothing
further to report"
The correspondents with the British
army agree that the enemy suffered
nothing less than a disastrous defeat.
1t was the first phase of the battle
in his desperate attempt to recapture
the line of hills held by the allies
which endanger his possession of
Mont KENNEL The Germans have
probably used thirteen divisions from
the east of Ypres southwark on the
lire of battle, with two more north
ward; and the violence of the gunfire
was never greater or more unceasing
at any period of the war.
The successful allied defense made
the day the bloodiest yet experienced
by the enemy, as attack after attack
was smashed by artillery and infantry
fire. The Germans had already suffer-
ed heavily on Sunday, when their con-
centration of troops were caught and
shattered by gunfire Their waves
Monday were moved down, and the
British wings and French center nei-
| ther bent nor broke.
The entente allied line has been
advanced between LaClytte and KEN
| mel The Franco-Britfsh forces also
have made some progress south Of
that region.
French forces Tuesday morning
held the whole of the town Of Locre,
| west of KENNEL, including the holly
contested hiSpiee The allied line also
made some progress, slightly improv-
ing the position around Villers-Breton-
neuX.
The attack was the biggest effort
the Germans have vet made in the
Flanders offensive, the enemy employ
ing about thirty fresh battalions Of
reserves, in addition to the large num-
Der of divisions in position at the be-
ginning of the battle.
A satisfactory feature of the strug-
gle is that the British and French
employed relatively small forces to
defeat the enemy.
At one point the French were fore
ed to yield a little ground, but sup
ports promptly arrived and drove
back the Germans
The correspondent with the British
army sent the following:
SIN front of the defending positions
gray uniformed men lay in great num-
bers, representing the awful price
paid by the Germans in their attack
''ThuS far the German capture Of
KENNEL hill has done them little good,
for the entire allied artillery has kept
the crest so smOthered in shellfire that
it has been impossible for the enemy
to occupy it in force"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-05-01
WILL CALL 100000 DRAFTEES
May and June Quotas Will Be the
Largest Yet.

Largest Yet.
Washington, May 1.-The largest
draft yet summoned to the colors
since the initial cali which organized
the national army will be made by the
war department almost Immediately.
1t is likely the first call will come
soon, affecting the May contingent
ordered out. If the plans now consid-.
cred are carried out, as is believed alb
solutely necessary, the call for May
will total 100000 men, while the call
for June will reach very nearly 200,
600.
Army officers refused to discuss
their intentions in advance of official
action by Secretary Baker and Pro-
vost Marshal General Crcwder They
figures mentioned were approximately
correct Quotas after May and June
will be reduced to fit the cantonment
and camp limitations. 1t is hoped,
however, to get as large percentage
as possible of the men who will be
called this year into service at once,
so that they can be sent overseas to
complete their training before next
winter.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-05-01
ri DADCY'SEy[NINQ'
WI FAIRY TALE
LII s. hAN @AaAl1 eQMR
SPRING BLOSSOMS.

'How do you feel?' asked the first
apple blossom of pear blossom or
one Of the other trees in the orchard
"Splendidly," said the pear blossom
"How about yourself?'
"Never better" said the apple bios,
som. Now when the other pear bios
SONS and apple blossoms heard these
two talking they all wanted to see
what was going on.
And before long they were all out
talking and chatting while some @:
them were having games with the
Breeze Brothers who blew them to the
tround and made it look as if the snow
had come again.
did your trees have secret te
whisper to your" asked the first apple
blossom.
YES" answered the first pear bios
som. Il was just about to ask you the
same question"
Its this way with u.s." said the
first apple blossom. 'sYou see the farm
house is very shabby. It's been need
Ing coat or paint Tor so many years
And the people who live inside are SO
poor they can't afford anything they
don't actually need.
'aThey don't have to have the paint
But they feel badly that they cannot
afford to have their house painted fol
1t would look so much brighter and
prettier.
swell, it's been this same way for
SO many, many years as 1 said before
And they have bad luck with the pota
toes and the corn every year. Some
thing always happens. Bugs eat up the
potatoes and storm is likely to come
and hurt the corn just when it would
be growing quite perfect.
"All these things my trees Whispered
to me and to all my sisters and broth
ers. The trees said. Little blossoms
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-05-01
Safety in Industries.

Industrial accidents cost this coun-
try $4,000 human lives and many mill
lions Of dollars annually, according to
the Arizona State Safety News. "In
addition, acknowledgements and other
serious injuries total about $4,000
yearly, while the annual number Of
minor accidents causing loss of time,
exceeds 100000. The putting forward
of Safety is effected by well-known
methods: First, you must have an Or
ganization that will handle the propo-
sition; second, you have to put your
plant and equipment into proper and
safe condition; third. you have to edu-
cate people as to the Importance of
their own responsibility to the safety
cause. To keep the ball rolling is the
problem which confronts all Safety or
Plantations"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-05-01
Steel Glasses for Soldiers

Steel spectacles are the latest adj
dition to the equipment of the Meth
erlands army for modern warfare.
The commander in chief has ordered
that they shall be supplied to all the
machine-gun sections of both infantry.
hussars and fortress artillery, as a
protection against splinters of projec-
tiles flying chips of stone, and the
like. Stocks of the glasses will be
Kept in readiness to serve out to in
fantry in case of war
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-05-01
BILL AIMS Allow AT |. W. W.
Activities of Organization Punishable
by 1O-Year Sentence.

Washington, May IA bill. design
ed to crush the I. w. w. has been APP
proved by senate judiciary sub-cOm-
mittee, as substitute for a measure
proposed by Senator King, Democrat,
Utah.
It will he considered by the entire
committee tomorrow.
The substitute bill by Senator
Walsh, Democrat, Montana, would
make such organizations unlawful,
providing ten years Imprisonment and
$4,000 fine for membership, manage
ment, circulation of their literature,
advocacy of their doctrines or rental
of rooms for meetings.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-05-01
C RMAN LOSSES
VERY HEAVY
100000 Huns Lost in Ten
Days Drive.
KALI MILLION IN 5 WEEKS
Casualties in Flanders Greater Than
in Any Offensive of War. Washing
ton Experts Believe.

Washington. May 1.-Germany Is
losing more in her attack on the Brit
iSh front than She has ever lost in
Il sustained offensive since the war
began
Army officers estimate that begin
ming with the attack on Mt KENNEL,
the German losses not only have been
large, but more uniform than ever be-
fore.
At the outset of the German drive
In March military experts frankly ad-
nit the German losses were exagger-
ated, due to the fact that estimates
were based on losses by smaller units
such as companies, battalions and reg
iments.
1t is the opinion that from March 81
up to the beginning Of last week the
total German losses in killed. wound
ed and missing did not exceed 100000
men. This figure was originally given
as the German losses for the first
week of the drive
In the last ten days, having met
with a stiff resistance everywhere and
gaining ground only here and there
after the most painful effort. the Ger
man losses have been estimated at
close to 100000 men more. making the
total of German casualties approx
mately half a million in the last five
weeks
A recheck of the divisions identified
in the German drive shows that the
original 1876 German divisions employ
ed on the entire western front on
March 21 have increased to 30. of
which 10 have been thrown into the
drive. the remainder helping to hold
The balance of the line in France
Many of these divisions have been us
ed two and three times each and many
have been withdrawn entirely because
of heavy losses.
Reckoned at a German divisional
strength 12.50O men. this means more
than 100000 German combat soldiers
have been fighting on the western
front. The force along its line of
communications digging trenches and
doing police duty is estimated at not
less than 100000 more men, These
troops are, mostly. in Belgium. That
the present offensive is backed to the
utmost by the man-power of Germany
and marks the maximum effort of the
whole war. on either side, is no longer
questioned.
The resistance put up by the entire
British army to the German drive,
which resulted in heavy losses with
out gain. led military experts to pre-
dict the safety of the channel ports,
probably for all time
StrategiSts do not believe these
ports will be given up in any event
" & tack
the allied forces. This attack as yet
shows no sign of delivery, indicating
that defensive tactics are still thought
sufficient for the present.
Meantime reinforcements from Eng
land and America are being poured in
behind the lines in unprecedented
numbers The lines of communication
somewhat disrupted by the initial sue
cesses of the German drive, have been
restored or renewed elsewhere. Faith
is everywhere expressed now in the
ability of the allies to withstand fu-
ture shocks.
Should the entente regain the initia-
tive soon the manifest weakness in the
German position should prove costly
10 them in men, material and terrain.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-05-01

TIRED WOMAN
TOOK VINOL
Now She is Strong and Hearty.

Philadelphia, Pal was over
worked, run down, nervous, could
not eat or sleep. 1 felt like crying all
the time. 1 tried different remedies
without benefit. The doctor said it
was a wonder l was alive, and when
Vinol was given me 1 began to i'm
prove. 1 have taken eight bottles
and am now strong and perfectly
healthy in every respect, and have
gained in weight. 1 can not praise
Vinol enough. Mrs. Sarah A.
Jones, 1925 Nevada ST., Philadelphia,
Pa.
We guarantee Vinol to make over
worked, weak women strong or re-
turn your money. Formula on every
bottle. This is your protection. c.
P. Craig & Son, Druggists, Cam
bridge, and at the best drug store in
every town and city in the country.
ADV
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-05-01
The Itching and Sting r.
of Blazing. Fiery Eczema

blood, the disease beng caused by an
infection which breaks out through
the skin. That is why the most salts
factory treatment for all so-called
skin diseases is S. S. S., for this REM
edy so thoroughly cleanses the blood
that no impurities can remain. Get .
bottle to-day at any drugstore, and
YOU will see results from the right
treatment. Write for expert medical
advice, which you can get without
cost, by addressing Medical Director,
q Swift Laboratory, Atlanta. Ga.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-05-01
MAN HURLED 1926 FEET
Driver CatapuIted Over Rail of VIII
Iiamsburo BRIDGE to Death.

New York, May From the road
way of the big Williamsburg bridge
across the East river between Manhat-
tan and Brooklyn, an unidentified man
was catapulted from the front seat Of
a motor car.
The machine skidded and crashed
into the guard rail. The body plung-
ed more than 125 feet into the river
and disappeared. The number of the
car may serve as q clue to the mans
identity.
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BRITISH BREAK
YPRES DRIVE
Weakened by Losses Germans
Fail to Attack.
HUGE TOLL IN LIVES TAKEN
Exhaustion Again Compels the Teu-
tons to Stop Offensive-Say Hun
Defeat Was Serious.

Not an inch has been gained by the
Germans on the Flanders front for
two days. They were so exhausted af-
ter their enormous sacrifices on Mon
day that they were unable to attack.
These pauses in the Won Hindenburg
offensive are becoming significant.
Even with YpreS within their grasp,
the Germans failed to sustain their
Offensive.
Correspondents at the front apply
the word disastrous" to the German
defeat Monday. The British official
reports confirm stories of the huge
loss of life suffered by the attackers
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-05-01
Board to Speed Up Shipping.

Washington. May IA commission
on port, terminal and harbor improve
ments, charged with speeding ND load
ing and unloading of ships, was ap-
pointed by the shipping board. 1t is
headed by Edward S. Carry. 1t COM
prises representatives of the shipping
board. the army and navy, the railway
administration and the shipping inter
eStS.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-05-01
Seems Like the Skin Is on Fire.

seems Like the Skin is on Fire.
There is a harrassing discomfort
caused by Eczema that almost be-
comes a torture. The itching is al
most unbearable, and the skin seems
on fire with the burning irritation.
A cure from local applications of
salves and ointments is impossible,
because such treatment can only al
lay the pain temporarily. The disease
can only be reached by going deep
down to its source.
The source Of Eczema is in the
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-05-01
Part of Your Education.

Training in cheerfulness should be
regarded as one of the most important
features Of education. What is the
use of learning science and mathemat-
les and foreign languages. If when all
is done, you are so miserable that you
ask yourself If life is worth living!
A training in cheerfuness is the best
foundation for education.