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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-24


THE exploits of American aviators
L were the topic of daily conversation
in our battery. One of our f1iers was
scouting fifteen miles back of the boche
lines when engine trouble obliged him
to alght in the enemy's country. He re-
paired the engine without any trouble.
but discovered to his dismay that he had
not enough gasoline to get back to his
hangar. It was a desperate situation
but the Yank was not discouraged. Ee
and. taking a brass container, started
foraging for oil. He located an enemy
hangar near a farm house. and. as luck
would have II, the place was unguarded
He had just finished filling his contaner
with oil when a car filled with German
officers whizzed around a bend in the
road. The Yank jumped through an open
window of the farm house. ran upstairs
and hid under a bed. BY the sounds the
American soon concluded that he had
butted into the very thick of a German
staff headquarters meeting. There was
nothing for him to do but remain under
the bed until things had quieted down.
In about an hour two Hun officers.
dusty from travel and apparently dog
tired from the stress Of battle. numbered
into the room. and after many German
curses and much imbibing from a suS-
picous- looking black bottle. tumbled into
bed with grunts and groans of weari-
ness. They were quickly fast asleep,
their snores sounding like French bar
/ rage fire
The Yankee arman crept from under
the bed and, clinging. tightly to the
contairer. he softly opened the door and
reached the top of the stairway, only
to run plump into fat German officer
coming up.
The Hun let loose wolfish grunt and
his big watery eyes threatened to pop
from his fat face. Down came the con-
tainer on the top of his head, and the
Teuton crashed backward down the
stairway But three or four Huns had
rushed into the lower hallway, and with
! fierce cries they started up the stairs.
| TIE Yank dealt with them in a typical
breezy American fashion
From the top of the stairs he leaped
into their midst. dealing blows to the
right and the left with his container
| There was cork fastened securely in
| the top so that not drop of the precious
| oil was spilled. The Germans went down
| as if they mad been felled with an AK
The Yank darted out of the house and
| sprinted to the hiding place of his plane.
| He replenished the exhausted tank and
n few minutes later was 1000 feet aloft
headed for the French lines, where he
! landed in safety.
Our avia tors are doing excellent work
mapping the enemys country, bombing
trenches and blowing up munitior
dumps. railroad stations and lines OF
communication.
Well, ] got mine. the latter part OF
March, 1918. While under fire my mask
was cut by piece of shrapnel. and
got my first bad dose of gas. 1t was
mustard gas. too one of the worst
kind the devlish boches send over. |
was pumping away at my gun, wher
suddenly I felt choking, singing sen.
sation, and then l passed out like a bab.
hit with brick. When I came to
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laugh. Startled, he looked at her, mean
Whlle forgetting to steer in his surprise
He drove the car straight into the foot
both from the car, badly shaken but un.
hurt. Jack regained his feet first and
crossed to his companion to help her :
but she was safe and sound; In fact,
she was sitting on the ground, her body
shaking with uncomfortable laughter.
Jack simply stared at the change that
mad taken place In her, for her dishg-
uring glasses had fallen off, showing her
frank blue eyes to an advantage, and
her loosened hair had fallen about her
pies. Jack recognized in Miriam the
sa who Was known in Nsw S nTrk
shook her pretty head saying: "No
here Tn. just plain Miriam Shelby, al
fhGnsh ame p North You ss hss she
rising and coming toward him. When
was of age, attended a school OF
dramatic art, and later. with a. recon-
me. / started out seeWlng more fame,
and I met you. I recognized you i'm
mediately. though you didn't remember
me. I guess. When 1 heard your. yer:
me. .' and m how how confidentiy you expected
everything to turn out for your own
benefit. and thought all could be easily
fixed up with Miriam and that you
Wouiu ENJOY EourSei1 mere anu iHe,
return to your Marion I determined
to use my art in teaching you a les
son. by upsetttng your self-conhdent
state of mind for the time being. So
here I am" she finished.
well. you certainly turned the trick
of frightening me somewhat. Jack
grinned. as with a sigh of relief he took
Miriam In his arms.
Their silence on the return trip that
afternoon was not. as before, one OF
cold reserve.
T.z,~,a..a,,.,, t,,,j1ytr
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Auntie Was Shocked

A railway goods yard is near the
Jacksons' house, and little Arthur is al.
ways running about there, all the men
being great friends of his,
Naturally, he is fond of playing trains,
and one day persuaded his aunt to have
game with him.
"You be the engire-driver," he explains
ed, land I'll be the guard. Here's the
engine: sit on it,
Auntie obediently sat down on the
first chair of long row. and waited.
Now, then. you red-headed, owl-faced
idiot, get a move on. - came to her horri-
fed ears in childish tones.
arthur" she exclaimed. What do
you"
"Thats right Make a bloomin' song
about it, you cripple! Start her off, I
tell you. We're three minutes late al
ready and there'll he the dickens to pay.
Get off, you bloomin' stick-in-the-mud 7"
Arthur doesn't play in the goods yard
nowadays-Pearson's Weekly.
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teeth and it looked to Peggy as though
there was going to be mad battle be-
tween the brothers, for Balky Sam met
his attack just as savagely. But in a
moment she saw that for all their pre-
tended fierceness they were only foCling.
giving expression in this rough way to
their affection for each other-just like
two puppies in growing play.
A'bugle call sounding from the show
grounds brought both mules to sudden
attention.
It's the get-ready call for our act,
brayed Circus Mike.
our act" corrected Ralky Sam
We're going in your places"
Are you a strike-breaker? brayetl
Circus Mike Indignantly.
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London Opinion.
Lady (to soldier who has been
decorated for bravery)-And what
inspired you to act in that heroic
manner?
Jock-Weel, ye maun ken, ma'am,
Alive put ma money in the War
Loan, an All want to keep it safe.
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CHAPTER III
In the Dressing Tent


the circus grounds nhen three ami
mails, belonging to the act of Jerry
the CloWn, escape. The clorn and
Little Countess Alice, his daughter,
are in despair until Billy Belgium
and Pe0gy UOlUntcer TO supply their
places ,cith Bdlky sam, Johnny BuH
and Billy Coat
..TTEE-HAW Hee-haw! Save us
IL from these terrible Eagles,
brayed Circus Mike, bucking franticaliy
in vain efforts to get rid of the Birds on
his back.
Peggy laughed at his thinking that the
Swallows. Woodpeckers and King blrds
were Eagles, but nevertheless she calied
off their attack. -, .
General Swallow. please keep On guard,
so if these animals try TO escape again
you can drive them back.
Don't YOU worry about that, prayed
Circus Mike. trying to reach his sore
spots with his tongue. We'll not ven
tIre into that awful woods again While
these voracious Eagles are at large
wS SsS weEs Essef any ny nHfas FSFHy
pointed to the Swallows. Woodpeckers
and King Birds, who had lined up on the
limb of a tree and were grinning down
at the animals ,, ,-,r,.,s Mike
"
They were Eagles or Nultures or Os-
triches, or maybe Auks. could take off
the heads of these whippersnappers IN
ernI Swallow. who lodged quickly.
"Oh, could you?" screamed General
Swallow. He darted to Circus Nike
back and dug in with his beak.
ouch, Oh. Quit" hrayed Circus
Mike thrashing out with his feet whlrl-
ing around and reaching ont with his
wide-open jaws. But General Swallow
where Circus Mike could not reach him
and there he kept boring in and boring
in. until Circus Mike yelled for mercy. .
stop" he brayed. Il believe you =
"Hee-haw Hee-haw Hee-haw y
laughed Balky Sam. Licked by Swal.
low, Hee-haw Hee-haw"'
We'll. If it isn't that tough old army
mule brother of mine" brayed Circus
Mike, surprised at seeing Balky San
there Il can lick you, anyway" Will
that he went at Balky Sam with barred
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-13

NOTICE
 Notice is hereby given that on the 21st day of May, 1918, between the hours of 8 o'clock a. m. and z o'clock p. m., an election will be held in the town of Cordova. Alaska, and in the territory hereinafter described, to de- termine whether or not there shall be annexed to said town of Cordova that certain territory adjoining said town on the north described as fol- lows, to wit:
 Commencing at Cor. No. 1 of U. s. Survey No. 449, thence south 89 deg. 20 min. west 521.5 feet to the point of beginning; thence north 30 deg. 30 min. east 663.4 feet; thence north 10 deg. east 1,715 feet; thence north 37 deg. east 1880 feet; thence south 53 deg. east 1925 feet to Cor. No. of U.s s. Survey No. 829; thence south 39 deg. 40 min. west 1,510 feet; thence south 19 deg. 30 min. west 490 feet; thence south 0 deg. 40 min. east 1920 feet to the northeast corner of that portion of said town of Cordova com monly called the Thirteen-Acre Tract, but which contains 1865 acres, which corner is on the north boundary line of said town; thence south 89 deg. 20 min. 1.313.5 feet to the point of be- ginning.
 All qualified voters are entitled to vote at said election by placing upon their ballots the words, For annexa- tion to the town of Cordova," or Against annexation to the town of Cordova," or words equivalent thereto.
 The polling place in the town of Cordova shall be on the second floor of the city hall. on Second street, therein. The polling place in the ter ritory proposed to be annexed shall be in the office of the Pioneer Pack ing Company, on second floor of their warehouse, situated on the approach to the Ocean dock.
 The officers of election in the town of Cordova shall he the following: Fred Rayer, D. A. Mosser and R. K Hegg, judges; and George Kennedy and H. l. Lewis, clerks. The officers of election in the territory proposed to be annexed shall be John Gillis and A. E. Black. judges, and Emma Shepard. clerk.
 Dated this 17th day of April. 1918.
 NATHANIEL GREENE, Crown Seal) Town Clerk.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-13
MIDLAND FIRM
 MAKING BRITISH HIGH EXPLOSIVES

BIRMINGHAM, England, May 13.- When the call came in the early days of the war for a greater supply of high explosive, the government turned to the chemical manufacturers of the country to help them out of their diff ficulty. In the Midlands not far from Birmingham they found firm which was engaged in the manufacture of chemicals on fairly large scale. To this firm was given a contract to erect and operate factory for the produc- tion of T. N. T. and from this factory today the British army receives a large part of it's supply of the necessary high explosive.
 A day spent here shows what the young scientist Is doing for his coun- try, for in this factory at least all the experts are young men, many of whom before the war were dealing with the simple things of life, never dreaming that they were destined to invent and produce a material which was to make a shambles of every bat tlefield in Europe and Asia.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-13
NEW OFFICERS
 CAMP OPENS AT
 TACOMA, NAY 15

CAMP LEWIS, Tacoma, May 13.- An officer one day, kitchen mechanic the next. That is part of the training given the men at the Officer Train. ing camp at Camp Lewis and it's all part of the days work for the new officers in the national army are put through a thorough course which makes them familiar with every phase of work among the men whom they will be expected to command.
 Most of the men have had extensive training in the details of soldiery from the enlisted mems viewpoint, however, for they are drawn from the ranks. Not much of the details of the training of the officer is permit ted to be published, but 1t is permis- sible to say that the embryo officer has a very strenuous three months, if he is fortunate to last through the training period.
 The third officers training camp at Camp Lewis was finished April 20 and the fourth camp will open about May 15.
 There are interesting scenes about the training camp. It looks very much like the training battalions of the depot brigade, except that in stead of the leather leggings and gold and black hat cords, the officer is designated by a white band around his left arm and all students are dis tinguished from the ordinary soldiers by the red, white and blue hat cord The non-commissioned officers wear a red arm band.
 The officers are selected for a pe- riod of one week and the following week they are assigned to the ranks again while another candidate be- comes commander. This is repeated until every man has had his fling at being in command and a wedding out process reduces the ranks from time to time until only the best fitted men remain to be awarded commissions whenever the government has need
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-13
GOAL GAS INVENTION
 FOR PROPELL|NG AUTOS

LONDON, May 13.-A prize of $5,- 900 has been offered by the British Automobile Association for the best invention enabling coal-gas to be used as propellant for motor-cars and motorcycles. The cost of the in stallation must not be over $100 and
 its weight may not exceed 14O pounds.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-13

of their services in the capacity of second-lieutenant.
 Beyond this there is little that can be said. The officers work hard, they study hard and they play ball hard They live very much as do the men of the ranks and they may be officers and they may not.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-13

LosT-euneh of keys; one pass key, two trunk keys, two safety deposit keys and beer opener on small ring. Finder return to Alaskan hotel
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-13

FOR RENT-Two and three furnished rooms for housekeeping. Apply American Bakery. 3-3t
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-13

WANTEO-A maid for general house. work. Apply to Mrs. E. L. Har- wood. 23-3t
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FOR sALE-Lady's fur coat, value $16O; will sell for half; one set gents collar and cuffs of beaver fur, cheap for cash. Call at Times of flee. if
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-13

FOR sALE-Five-room house, fur
 nished; everything in first-class
 order; lights, water and phone. h.
 quire Clayson's store. \ 25.tf
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FOR RENT-Nice, large, front room, suitable for housekeeping. Apply J. K. Smart. 3-2t
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-13

FOR RENT-slx unfurnlshed cot tages. Cordova Abstract & Realty Co.,, Adams building.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-13

FOR SALE-1 HIP. Vulcan Marine
 Engine complete. Inquire Blum O'Neill Go. e.16
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-13
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING.

WANTED-Boat builders and ship car
 penters. Apply to Ohm Fish & Pack ing Go. 11-tf
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-13

FOR SALB-Singer Sewing Machine,
 A No. 1. Cheap. Call at Ameri. can Bakery. s-4t
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-13

FOR sALE-oas boat "B. F. M., forty two foot, twelve-foot beam, ten tons net, thirty-six horsepower, Kahlen- berg engine, full equipment Ad. dress W. R. Willard, Valdez. 5-4-2w
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-13

WANTED-Girl for general house. work. Apply Mrs. J. sapiro, Hos pital building.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-13

FOR SALE-9x12 rug, like new; also other pieces of furniture. Room 16, Nicholson & Currier building.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-13

PIANO FOR SALE-Prlce $25o. Write Mrs. J. c. Martin, Valdez, Alaska. for further particulars.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-13

FOR SALE-A box house, good as new. Inquire Manhattan Baths.
 11-13
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-13

FoUND-6unch of keys on ring. Owner can secure same at Daily Times office.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-13

WOMAN-First-cIass cook, wants DO sition in camp or restaurant. Apply Daily Times. 2O-3t
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-13

WANTED-Position as fisherman orI handy man around cannery. Apply room 30, Northern hotel. 16-2t
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-13
NOTICE

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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-04-24
CZERNIN RESIGNS OVER NOTE
Austrian Foreign Minister Was Not
Told of Letter When He Said
France Had Approached Vienna.

Amsterdam, April 16.-Count Ger
min, the Austro-Hungarian foreign
minister, according to a dispatch from
Vienna, has resigned. Emperor Charles
accepted the resignation and intrusted
to Count Czernin the conduct of for
eign affairs until his successor is ap-
pointed.
Count Czernin did not know of EN-
peror Charles letter to Prince Sixtus
when he made the statement that
France had initiated the conversations
with Austria. according to a Vienna
dispatch to the Lokal Anzeiger of Ber-
lin. On learning of the letter, he re-
signed, but yielded to request that
he remain in office until the conclusion
of the peace agreement with Rou-
mania.
An official statement received here
on Monday from Vienna asserts that
the latest statements of the French
premier, M. Clemenceau,' concerning
the conversations between Austria and
France regarding the possibility Of
opening peace negotiations do not al
ter the situation as regards the ma
jority of Count Czernin's declarations.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-04-24
COLLIER LOST; 293 ON BOARD
Sailed From West Indies on
March 4-ConsuI a Passenger.

Washington, April 15.-The big
American naval collier Cyclops, car
rying 81 passengers, Is officers and
221 men in her crew, has been overdue
at an Atlantic port since March Ii.
The navy department announced
on Sunday that she was last reported
at West Indies island March 4, and
that extreme anxiety is entertained as
to her safety.
The vessel was bringing cargo of
manganese from Brazil.
A. L. Moreau Gottschalk, United
States consul general at Rio de
Janeiro, was the only civilian among
the passengers. the others being two
naval lieutenants and "a naval enlisted
men returning to the United States.
The Cyclops was commanded by
Lieutenant Commander G. W. Worley,
United States naval reserve force.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-04-24
ADO GERMANS FALL
IN -FOUR Daylight
WITH j. 8. TROOPS
Americans Capture SO Prisoners
Northwest of Tout.
HUNS FAIL TO BREAK THROUGH
Enemy Makes Two Attempts to Pene-
trate Positions Near Appremont
Forest-Gas Shells Used in
AIt-Night Bombardment.

With the American Army in France.
April 15.-Preceded by an intense
commandment of high explosives and
poison gas shells, picked troops from
-FOUR German companies hurled them
serves against the American positions
on the right bank of the Meuse north
OF ST. Mihiel, but were completely re-
pulsed after terrific hand-to-hand fight
ing. The Americans captured some
prisoners. The German losses already
counted are thirty-four dead and ten
wounded, who were in the American
trenches. and thirty dead in No Mans
Land.
U. S. Troops Kill 100.
With the american army in France,
April 16-After another night of ter
rlhc artillery fire and a bombardment
with gas shells, the Germans continued
their efforts to drive through to the
third line of the American positions
near ApremOnt forest, northwest of
TOul.
They made two attacks. both of
WHICH ldlIeu.
The enemy's casualties In the four
days fighting are estimated at between
300 and 400.
Yankees Kill 100 Germans.
Of this number more than 100 were
killed.
Although the enemy wasted fully a
half of his specially trained shock
troop battalion of 800 men, he was
unable to penetrate the American
lines, which remained unchanged.
OF the 36 prisoners taken by Amer
lean troops in the fighting on Friday
northwest of Toul, during which two
German attacks in force were repulsed
with heavy casualties to the enemy,
Il have since died of their wounds.
Capture Machine Guns.
The American troops also captured
two German machine guns, besides a
quantity of small arms, grenades and
other war material.
The prisoners taken belonged to ire
Twenty-ifth and Sixty-fifth Land
wehr units, the Sixteenth Pioneers and
the Uhlans. The prisoners said they
had had no food for two days, as the
American artillery had prevented their
rations from being brought up to their
position. The captured Germans
quickly devoured the food given them
by our men.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-04-24
sCHVAB HEADS SHIP BUILD,NG
Named Director General of Emer-
gency Fleet Corporation-Will
Direct U. S. Work.

Washington, April 17.-Charles NJ.
Schwab on Tuesday became director
general of the Emergency Fleet cor
poration and will assume entire con-
trol and direction of the construction
of the governments shipbuilding pro-
gram. At the suggestion of General
Manager Charles Piez, the office of
general manager of the corporation
was abolished to give Mr.. Schwab a
free hand in his work Mr.. PieZ will
remain vice president of the ship
ping board Announcement of Mr..
Schwab's acceptance of the position
followed conference at the White
House.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-04-24
TH|RTY-SEvEN DIE
WHEN SHIPS CRASH:
Crew of British Oil Tanker Burned
to Death.
SOME SAVED BY DEsTROYERS
Warships Rush Through Blazing Oil
and Gas to Rescue-American
Boat Also Lost During
Collision.

An Atlantic Port, April 18.-Thirty-
can steamship O. B. Jennings and the
British steamer War Knight, both
laden with naphtha and inflammable
oils, collided off the British coast
March "a, according to members of the
crew of the 0. b. Jennings, who ar
rived here.
All who persisted, with one excep-
ton, were on the British vessel. They
were burned to death by blazing gas
and Oil.
Those who survived the flames on
the War Knight were rescued in the
nick of time by destroyers, for soon
after, while the blazing hull was being
towed toward shallow water, it struck
a mine and was blown up.
Through Blasting Oil to Rescue.
The destroyers went to the rescue
through field of blazing Oil and took
off also the crew of the Jennings. Sew
eral of the crew of the American ship,
however, were seriously burned and
had to be removed to hospitals after
being landed.
An officer of the o. B. Jennings, who
told the story of the disaster support
ed in his statements by members Of
shortly after 2 a. M, when they were
within fifteen miles of their deStina-
ton. He added that it was caused
by the necessity of running without
lights owing to submarine danger.
"We had an exceptionally rough
trip" the officer said "As result the
churning of the bulk oil we carried
had caused a tremendous amount of
gas. When the War knight hit us
there was an instant explosion, caused
no doubt by a spark from the impact
of the steel setting the gas on fire.
Men Are Incinerated.
Immediately there was a roar Of
flame spOuting out of the hole in the
G. B. Jennings side which all but en-
veloped the Britisher. l learned aft
erward that SO of its crew of about
so were on the deck at the time and
they must have been almost instantly
incinerated.
''In some manner the burning
ship drifted onto mine field and she
blew up.
'We had our own safety to look
after. The burning naphtha had poured
out onto the sea and it would have
been folly to launch lifeboats. It was
then that the destroyers showed their
resourcefulness, for they dashed
through the burning oil, bumped along
side of US and we jumped to their
decks in saftey.
"We lost only one man, seaman
named Shea, who was either burned
or fell overheard and drowned
'The o. B. Jennings being menace
to other ships, the destroyer proceed
ed to sink it, which they did with
number of Shots"