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Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-11-15
UNITED OLD AND NEW NO 2L0
Atlantic Cable, After Three Dist cart
ening Failures, Was sucoessft lily
Laid in July-Aueust, 1858.

Sixty years ago our broad Yankee
land awoke and learned that In old
country and the new mad been unltea
by magical tie-the Atlantic cable.
Through the courage aud persistenc4
of three Amerieans-there were othx
ers, but the three we're the actual cabI4
sponsors-Cyrus W. Field. his brother9
David Dudley Fled, and that fine Old
philanthropist, Peter Cooperate greaf
project was carried over. The total
cost was 81 1874 ,50G, the cable alon&
taking 81 ,256,250 and the line crossed
from Trinity bay Sewfoundland, e
Nalentia, Ireland. the cable being yerI
close 10 900 miles long.
Three times the attempt - lay th9
cable. had failed, chiefly owing 10 deS
fects In its material. The fourth att
tempt was success sful. The Niagara,
then the largest ship IN the United
States navy, and the Agamemnon. q
British warship, met in midocean on
July %, 1853 each carrying a section
of the cable. The ends were carefully
Spliced and then the two ships turned
homeWard, moving slowly rs they paid
out the cable. Oh August j the Ma
CARA reached Trinity bay; the Aga
memnon reached galentia on the 9Th,
On August 16 tie cable was pro-
nOunced in working order, and here Is
the first official message That passed
across: /
Europe and America nre united by
telegraphy. Glory to God in the high
est; on earth peace, good viii toward
men" res #s
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-11-15
a 72.Ye.r.oId Messenaer Rox.

Auburn. n, ~. has n seycnty-twe-
.yfar-old messenger boy. Although re-
tired from active work, +" decided HI
could do some war service by taklng
Some young mans place with the tefe-
graph company.
= II lpye had some amusing expert
etces, Z he remarked recently Il an
<wcrcdi, one cali. aud the matt said.
Are you from the Western i'nionT 7
replied that was. Well he said. =
wanteda boy. not The president or the
company There was another call to
the ST. Cloud and went, Tile man
said Are you a BOY? Bat before /
could answer ianother mdd remarked
faceticusly. He was when you
called"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-11-15
The Unexnected.

An amazing instance of the unex-
pected happening at the front
ended in French and German
pilot landing together. The French
man and the German were circling
and dipping for battle position.
Suddenly. the French pilot think
ing he had the advantage charged
his enemy from the rear But the
German did not swerve sufficiently
and the left wing Of the French
machine struck the right-hand
struts of the German. The collision
caused the French airplane to spin
around violently until its tail whizzed
between the wings of the German
and stuck. Apparently being too busy
or perhaps TOO astonlshed-to shoot
at each other, the opponents sniraled
side by side in close embrace, ulti-
mately crashing into the boughs. of
some trees. Neither pilot was hurt,
so they clambered ont. looking at each
other-and the German was reminded
that he was a prisoner.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-11-15
Well, Thst'a Different.

While highpriced lawyers argued
wrathfuliy for their clients over The
ownership of q little white Eskimo dog
the animal IN controversy was brought
into court in sack by ~ negro. dead.
Instantly rhe contestants changed
sides. 1his WIS az AtlaBtn. slsrass- ..
GIVE II 90 that woman there" ex-
claimed Mrs. NJ. NJ I,razell, who. had
sworn out possessory warrant Tor a
ssnltz dog before Judge l.. u. Rosser.
"No. give II ~ her, | want her to
have IT," retofted Mrs, ANN Iec. who
gTas contesting the possess6ry war.
Arant
The confused negro left the dog and
srftreated.
Judge Rosser gave the dead dog TO
Mrs. Brazell. ir.Jr = sd
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-11-15
Forestry After the War.

Nobody except those of us who have
seen something of life at the front
during the last four years can realize
what an enormous quantity of timber
has been taken from this country for
war purposes and what an enormous
amount of planting and tending OF
trees will he necessary to replace II.
Unfortunately foreStcrs who really I'M
derstand all flat afforestation means
nre not numerous in England ana
though the necessity of educating
Youngsters for the work has received
much more serious attention inl the
last few years than II ever did before,
when our methods--as in many other
things-werc h1phazard, the facilities
are still hardly sufficient to give US
enough foresters to cope with the de-
mand. Westminster Gazette.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-11-15
Where courage Is Common.

The Kansas soldier who. after tax
ing part In battle on the Western
front, wrote 10 his mother, "Say, moth
er dear, / never knew courage was so
common" has expressed the sentiment
Of the nation. We never knew that
there was so much latent heroism
among the young fellows in the offices,
the factories and on the farms or
America. Thank God that TO our young
Americans courage is common p
Lawson Constitution. s-st14
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-11-15

livestock Subcommittee Of The Agr,-
csltgsa Advisory Board, together
VIII special swine members aud The
representatives Of the packers, to i'm.
prove the present unsatisfactory situ-
alton, which has unfortunately result
cd because Of the injection of uneon.
trollable factors.
We ask the producer 10 cooperate
with US in most difficult task.
The members of the Conference
were
Produeers-H c. Stuart, Elk Gar
den, va. Chairman Agricultural Adj
visory Board W. NJ. MeFadden, Chi
cago, Ill; A. Sykes, Ida Grove, In.
John ~ Evynrd, Ames. La. J. II. Mer,
Ger, Live Stock Commission for Kan.
sas; J. q. Brown, Monon, Ind. T.. G.
Brown, President Chicago Livestock
Exchange; y. Il Gentry, Sedalia, Mo.
John Grattan Broomfield Colo. Eu-
gene Funk. Bloomington, Ill.,; Isaac
Lincoln, Aberdeen, s D.; c. w Hunt,
Logan, Ia. c. +. Yancey, W. r. Dod-
son 43s
Food Admihistration--Ile Hon.
yer, F. s Snyder, Major r. L. Roy, G.
II. Powell. 81
Department of Agricuture-Louis
D. Hall, F. Il. Marshall 100
The packers present and others
sharing In foreign orders were repre-
scented by the elected packers commit
tee. Those represented were.
r Paekers--Armour & Co. Chicago,
i'll. ; Cudahy Packing Co. Chicago, ILL.,;
Morris K Co, Chicago, H.; Swift &
Co., Chicago, ILL.,; Wilson & Co, Chiea.
go, H.. !; John Agar CO.. Chicago, H.;
Armstrong Packing Co., Dallas, Tex:
Boyd Durham 4 Co, Chicago, H.;
Brennan Packing Co, Chicago. ILL.,;
Cincinnati .Ahattoir Co. Cincinnati,
O.; Cleveland Provisions Co. Cleye-
land, o. Cudahy Bros Co, Cudahy,
Wis. J.. Dold Packing Co, Buffalo. y.
Z; Dunlevy Packing Co, Pittsburg.
Ia. J. +. Decker & Sons. Mason City.
la; Evansville Packing Co, Evans.
Vile, Ind. East Side Packing Co, East
81. Louis Ill. /; Hammond Standlsh +
Co. Detroit, Mich; @. A. HORNED 4
CS., Austin. MINI; Home Packing 4
Ice Co, Terre Haute, Ind; lndcpefid-
ent Packing Co, Chicago. ILL., Indian
apolls Abattoir Co, Indianapolis, Ind;
International Provision Co, Brooklyn,
n. Y; Interstate Packing Co. Winoha,
MINI; Iowa Packing Co, Des Moines,
Ia; Powers Begg Co. Jacksonville.
ILL., Kingan & Co, indianapolis, Ind.
Krey Packing Co, st. Louis, Mo. Lake
Erie Provision Co, Cleveland o. ;>Lay.
ton Co, Milwaukee Wis Oscar Mayer
& Bro, Scdgwck aud Beethoven
streets Chicago, Ill; J. T. Mcmillan
Co. st. Paul, Mimi. Miller < Hart,
Chicago. Ill. ]. Morrell & Co, Ottum-
wa, la. Nuckolls Packing Co, Pueblo.
Colo; Ogden Packing and Provision
Co, Ogden, Utah; Ohio Provision Co,
Cleveland, o. Parker Webb x Co. De-
.trolt, Mich.j Pittsburg Packing and
Provision Co, plttsburg, Pa. Rath
Packing Co, Waterloo. Ia; Roberts &
0nke, Chicago. Ill; Robe & Bros, New
York City; W. C. Routh 4 Co.. Logans-
port. Ind ST Louis Ind. Packing Co.,
st. Louis, Mo Sinclair < Co, I. NJ.
cednr Rapids. Ia, sullivan & Co. De
troit, Mich. TheurerNort0n Provision
Co, Cleveland. o.; Wilson Provision
Co, Peoria. ILL.,. Western Packing and
Provision Co. Chicago. ILL.,; Charles
WolfI Packing Co.. Topeka. Kan
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-11-15
Praised for Devotion TO Duty.

When the city of. Norfolk Va, was
threatened with the complete destruc-
ton by fire of its thriving business
section early In January, every avail
able fre-fighting force at hand and
from nearby towns was called into the
battle. At the height OF the fire the
enlisted men of the United States
navy on duty at the navy yard and in
the harbor were called on TO help not
only in subduing the flames but con-
trolling the crowds. To man they
gave splendid account OF themselves.
Among these men was John Joseph
Mclaughlin, a chief boatswalns mate.
Although he had worked all night, had
narrow escapes and was drenched to
the skin with ice-cold water, McLough-
lin declined n relief when 1t was Of
fered and remained on duty continu-
ously until the danger was passed.
For this conspicuous service he has
been commended by Secretary of the
Navy Daniels Mclaughlin enlisted
in the navy In 1908 at New York.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-11-15
STEADIER HOG MARKETS PLANNED
Hoq Producers and Packers Confer With Repre-
sentatEes of the Food Administration and
Agricultural Department and Adopt
New Plan of Regulation.

policy Of the Food Administration since lis founda
industry occasions
importance special industry, October Il there
the Live stock Subcommittee of the
Agricultural Advisory members the swine
indu 10 uside stttion IN the hog market
days and during this time with the
executive committee fit! packing orders
the
foreign foh purchases
The conclusions Of Use follows:
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-11-15
Bills Occupation.

The Actor--What has become OF
your brother Bill
The Aetress-Brother Bill Oh! he's
n .beauty doctor" Makes real blondes
In 90 minutes.
The Acior-Blondes, Ell? H'ml ]
supposc he Is doing fair business.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-11-15
A Great Loss.

"Ah, what loss ] have suffered In
the death of my mother-in-lawW
"Shc meant u great deal TO your
eyes: she WAS vegetarian and gat&,
MS her meat car.l.'--f.aP ele-Mele.
- ri
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-11-15
Immense Export OF Oils.

More mineral oils were exported
from the United States during the rs.
cal year 1917 than ever before, the
total amounting to 2,749, i3S, 434 gal
Ions.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-11-15
Had Enough Eggs.

First Barber--I bet that fellow Is =
bum actor.
Second Barber-Why?
First Barber-When | asked him II
he wanted an egg shampoo he put on
his hat and walked right out.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-11-15
Either One.

He-He's got an awfulIy res nose,
but he swears he never touched drop
In his life.
She-Maybe It's water color.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-11-15
He Waa Sure Of Il.

First Dog Fancier--This dog used to
belong to n woman.
Second Dog Fanclsr--How do you
knowf 2.s..,-.'
First Dos Eanclar--lt stops In front
q NJ % stQrs rlnasra III
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-11-15
Mo DANCER.

Don't take me out in the breakers
I feel so dizzy
Then It's all right, II your heads
swimming" 5t
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-09-14
DEEM PICTURE OUT OF PLACE
British Authorities Request Removal
of kaiser's Portrait From
Tonga Kings Palace.

Germany's interesting relations with
the little kingdom of Tonga in the
South Pacific are recalled by recent
incidents there. A few years back a
life-size portrait of the kaiser mounted
within a massive gilt frame was pre-
scented by the German government to
King George Tuboa II, the present
this picture adorned the walls of the
wooden palace at Nukualofa, the cap
ital of the kingdom. Germans-who,
shortly before the war, were rather
conspicuous in Tonga-were wont to
admire the painting when they came
Moreover, close al hand were busts of
Emperor Frederick of Germany and
Prince Won Bismarck. So delightfully."-
Informal in many ways is the Tongan
court that the busts did excellent serv-
fee as hat racks on festive occasions.
"All Highest" But alack for the big
picture of the kaiser in little Tonga!
After the war had been in progress for
some time the fact of its existence and
whereabouts came within the purview
of the British government and that
government requested the Tongan gov,
eminent to remove 1t from the palace,
The pith of this request was that Ton.
ga Is a British protectorate. But not
withstanding Tonga is British pros
tectorate it is the last Independent
kingdom in the Pacific and it prfdes
itself on having not only a monarch
but cabinet and parliament.-New
York World.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-09-14

and fifty minutes American anu
French batteries hammered the woou'
Hughes, with the Tenth company 'nen ,
went in, and his first message was
tbot the wood had been cut TO hiihee-
mont Oyerton, leading the Seventy
sixth company, finally charged tne
rock plateau, killing or capturing eYe' go
gunner and capturing all the guns
with few casualties. :,
The Eighty-second company iost an
its officers. and Major Sibley ana MS
odiutant. Lieutenant Ballamy, reorgah-
lied it under fire and charged ma
chine gun nest at the most critical uine
in all the fighting. :.
~ wonder If ever an outfit" the ie''
fer said. went up against more ues-
nerate lob. stuck to it gamely' WIN
ont sleep, at times on short ratiohs'
with men and officers going OH IKE
flies. and wonder II In all our long
list of gallant deeds there ever were
two better stunts than the work OF SID
ley and Holcomb."
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-09-14
"O1d Glory" at Front

London-When the Illinois troops
and Australians attacked together at
Valre wood and Hamel. sergeant OF
the American contingent took into ac-
ton small American flag, the gift of
his mother. The men under him sur
rounded and destroyed machine-gun
post hidden among tree trunks just
inside the wood. AS they went on af-
ter bombing the German crew, the SER
geant brandished the little flag over
his lead and shouted, "Come on, fell
lows there's another one" Just ahead
some Australians were fighting around
a shallow pit in which were five Prus-
SLAMS and a machine gun. Two or
three Chicago boys dashed up with
their bayonets poised. One of them lit
orally fell on big Rhinelander who
was about to throw bomb and sent
him sprawling with a cracked skull.
and, with the Australians, put the re-
mainder of the crew out of action and
cleared dugout behind of IL submis-
dve fugitives.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-09-14

Still following the tiny Stars and
Stripes. little bigger than a pocket
handkerchief, but, as one of the men
said afterwards, docking like a regu-
lar flag" the Americans, shoulder to
shoulder with the Australians, passed
through he eastern end of the wood
and out into the open fields again.
1.-THE first time have ever fought I'M
der the American flag, Yank." said a
tall, raw-boned Queenslander with a
first-aid bandage round his head. They
arrived at their final objective, group
Of strong. well-sheathed trenches
linked with the rear defenses of Ham
ell village, and here the Chicago SER
geant planted his emblem on bit of
wood and set 1t on the parapet. Bull
let's whistled all round 1t. cutting the
silk into ragged strips and eventually
1t was wholly<shot away save one I'M
recognizable fragment, which was pre-.
served MS precious souvenir of an
historic day.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-09-14
He Couldn't Smell

In the spelling list for a class In a
certain Indianapolis school were the
words singing and smuggling. The
class was asked to write sentences
using these words 70 show that they
knew the correct meaning of each
One little fellow. Robert, wrote:
THE Italians are singing nation
"The allies WIN soon be smuggling the
beard Of the kaiser"
With sideward glances he watched
his teacher mark his paper and tlmid
ly asked:
us II all rlght7"
YES" she said, but the kaiser has
no beard he has a mustache."
know, | know; but wanted 10t
on my paper, and couldn't spell mus
tache."-lndlanapols News.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-09-14
Within Sound Of the Guns.

A new sound arose in the darkness,
q sound which held for me a thrill as
vital and incomparably more alluring
than the hint of distant battle. 1t rose
slowly, a rich, mellow undulation,
which stirred every fiber, and then
quavered. descended and broke off. We
stood motioniess. listening with all our
ears, ard again it came, Enthusiastically,
from the depths Of the misty woods.
My companion smiled at me In tri-
umph. His first surprise had come off
promptly, even ahead Of time, for 1t
was only now growing dusk. We could
see in Imagination the dropped tail, the
hollow-cheeked muzzle raised skyward
"a wolf utterIng that cry which Of all
sounds Is most symbolic of the north
ern wilderness; I'm hurlement plaintiff
ct lugubre. could not believe my ears,
that here in the heart of France, with
in sound of the guns at the front,
had heard the voice of wild wolf
William Beebe in Atlantic.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-09-14
HISTORY WROUGHT IN STONE
Marvels of French Architecture Which
the UncivIized Hordes Of Ger.
g. many Would Destroy.

In architecture France is supreme,
It well may be said that without
France there would have been no Goth
ic architecture. The cathedrals of
France are absolutely unrivaled, says
Cass Gilbert in the Worlds Work. One
has only to mention the names Of No
tire Dame de Paris, Boupges, Relms,
Charities, Rouen, Amiens, Eeauvais and
'Coutauces to bring up memories of mir
;acles of creative design which no
words can flttingly characterize or de-
scribe.
Wonders Of constructive ingenuity
us they are, they have yet more su-
preme significance as evidence Of the
refinement and taste of people in
stlnct with emotion and ennobled by
idealism In its most exalted phase.
These great buildings give expression
to the spiritual aspirations Of a great
people.
They are constructions Of superb
scale and fascinating beauty, embel-
lished by tracery and arabesQue. cary.
ing and inlay, stained glass, tapestry.
bronze and iron of marvellous crafts
manship and exquisite design. They
are the product Of thousand years
of faultless taste, the contribution OF
innumerable thousands of craftsmen
devoted to the glory Of God and the
love of France. And 1t Is this glorious
nation that the hordes of Germany
would destroy.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-09-14
Spy Rounded Up
By Trap Shooter

squad was repairing signal wires back
of the trenches. The sergeant halted
In his work and gazed skywards. A
pigeon was going over his head. The
sergeant watched 1t idly, calculating
as he stood there how far he'd lead II
with a 12-gauge. Then with a sign
he went to laying a wlre>again.
A few minutes later the sergeant
stopped again. Another pigeon had
risen from the wood. But few min
utes later. when a third pigeon rose
from the wood, the former trap-shooter
tarried no longer. A half hour later he
bolted into the quartermaster's depart
ment, clicked salute and spoke hur-
riedly.
Gimme a shotgun" he demanded.
Shotguns are a regular part of GER
tain quartermaster's supplies. Soon
the sergeant might have been seen
standing behind hedgerow gazing to-
ward the nearby wood. Presently he
was seen to stiffen, at the same time
murmuring "pulI." The 12-gauge
swung briefly In an arc; a crack and
a crumpled ball Of feathers came tum-
bling toward earth. To make sure, the
sergeant gave II second barrel just
before 1t hit the earth.
Clever Shooting.
It was pretty clever shooting. The
bird was high. going over fast and
duartering. "Kill." murmured the SER
geant methodically, as he retrieved the
fallen game.
That afternoon the sergeant got four
other birds. Alta ched 10 leg Of each
pigeon was code message In German
handwriting.
A short time later detachment OF
military police got the owner OF the
pigeons In his blouse and sabots he
looked like any of the peasants filling
the fields behind the lines. On being
stripped. however. he proved to be a
German under officer. Since his cap
ture the nightly bombardment OF the
"Y" huts and other places where SOL
diers congregate has been more or less
haphazard. The Fritzles still chuck
heavy stuff at them. but thanks to the
ex-pigeon shot. the sergeant, they are
not scoring as frequently MS formerly
"It's bum cards they're bringing In
says the sergeant.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-09-14
Advancing Foe Had Surprise OF
Life When He Found Ameri-
cans in Line.
GRAPHIC STORY IN LETTER
Tells of Our Troops Heroic Resist
ance in June--Held by Many Off
GERS to Have Saved Paris
From Huns.

Washington.-A graphic eyewitness
account of the fighting near Chateau
! Thierry, in which American divisions,
| Including the marine brigade, took
part, early in June, was made public
recently by the navy department. 1t
is in the form Of long letter from an
officer 81 the marines to Major Gen
eral Barnett, commandant of the
corps, and the story told is of peculiar
significance, as in the opinion of many
officers here it was the stand of the
Americans along this line which saved
Paris.
The name of the writer is not dis
closed. The Americans were rushed to
the line in motortrucks to support the
hard-pressed French. On June l the
marine brigade deployed in support
position, the battalion commanded by
Maj. Thomas Holcomb hurrying into
the line as the men climbed out of the
trucks. The Germans were coming on,
and June 2 the French dropped back,
passing through the American lines.
house in La Vote Chatel, little vii
iage between Champillon and Lucy-le-
Bocage," the letter says. From one
side we had observation of the north
and northeast. They came out on a
wonderfully clear day in two columns
across wheat field. We could see the
two twin brown columns advancing in
perfect order until two-thirds of the
columns, we judged, were in sight.
Foe Slowed Up by Shrapnel.
"The rifle and machine gun fire was
incessant and, overhead, shrapnel was
bursting. Then the shrapnel came on
the target at each shot. The white
patches would roll away, and we could
see that some of the columns were still
there, slowed up, and It seemed perfect
suicide for them to try.
Then, under that deadly fire and a
barrage of rifle and machine-gun fire,
the Boche stopped. 1t was too much
for any men.
THAT men should fire deliberately,
and use their sights and adjust their
perience. 1t must have had telling
effect on the morale of the Boche, for
1t was something they had not counted
on. AS matter of fact, after pushing
back the weakened French and then
running up against stone wall of de-
Tense, they were literally up in the
air and more than stopped. We found
that out later from prisoners, for the
Germans never knew we were in the
front line when they made that at
tack. They were absolutely mystified
at TIE manner in which the defense
stiffened up, until they found that our
troops were in line"
The letter tells in detail of the days
of fighting that followed. 1t describes
a daylight charge against machine
gun host and of scouting raids up to
June 6. when the whole brigade swung