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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-13
Speed indicators,

A useful instrument. especially Ii
clouds, is the air speed indicator. This
cells the pilot his speed through the
cir. IL also helps him to know wheth
er he is rising or descending. For In
stance, If the speed Of the machine fir
ing Level is 100 miles an hour. any
speed registered above that will show
that the machine y coming down. ant
anything, below It that the machins
Is climbing. The difference in speeds
will show to what extent the craft Il
descending or climbing. There is aise
a proper fore-and5aft level to indicate
climb and descend, but for variow
technical reasons the pilot usually. e.
pendy on the air speed Indicator.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-13
Art VS.. BRICKS IN sYGgE1
= Peculiar Controversy in Australia
That ls Auitst!nn Labor
Circles.

Here is q curious point OF law or
logic presented in the Sydney IN. S.
W.) Bulletin. The musicians union
Of Sydney charges the Melbourne eight
hours procession with something Ike
seabbing because it decided that union.
lists, even il they don't belong to the
musicians organization. may play in
It's own ranks on the annual gala day.
There are arguments on both sides.
It seems hard that union bricklayer
Shouldn't be allowed to blow his own
cornet in MS own demonstration On !
holiday, yet IL he found professional
cornet-player laying bricks on a Good
Friday he might object. OF course the
man In the procession ISM playing for
hire, but then 1t wouldn't improve
things much Il the cornet-pIayer laid
bricks gratis.
The brick1ayer might argue that
there are certain number of bricks
that must be laid, SO the cornet-
player would be doing another man
out Of q job, while there isn't any
fixed amount of music that must be
blown, so an amateur might blow q
sample or two without deprivlng any
other man Of a crust. And the brick
layer probably says that the cornet-
player couldn't lay bricks decently II
be tried, to which the cornet-player
possibly replies that the bricklayeZ
can't make music.
TO some extent It IS struggle be
tween art and materiaGsm. Music
properly played Is capable Of arousina
| the highest and noblest emotions OF
which the soul is capable; a brick
even If properly laid, isn't And SOU
isn't thing TO be lightly despised
But here the tangible bumps against
the intangible. Nobody has seen
soul, while almost everybody has seer
! q brick.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-13
SALVAGE.


The following letter was written by
the wife Of man fighting overseas to
a member of the Salvage club. an Off
eisi organization for preventing war
waste: ttl-e-- .,-..-
Dear Sir: called at your Office on
u dnesday at one o'clock, but was told
you were engaged on salvage, and that
I could not see you. I wanted to ask
you about Bert's teeth what he lost
at the front In. the mud-do still have
to keep up the payments Of them on
tie instalIment plan? feel quite sure
that your Salvage club what they
talks about would have the matter put
right if you would only mention 1t.
Yours respectfully --."-Londo
Tit-Bits.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-13
Then the Eioht Started.

Three men emerged from a Sixth
venue wet goods establishment las
light. They were apparently the hrs.
If friends. One said: well, Doyle, Tn
lad we are ell Irish. But let NE tell
FER. the best men come from Iirar
sick" Doyle said he d!dn't know abpui
chat. I'm from Kerry" And tmrne
lately fight started. The third mar
declared he yas from Kilkenny. AM
10 Kilkenny saan stood by when thert
xas any fighting to be done, begorra.
Ard when the three were pulled apart
- three cops they were a sight tc
sehold. It was hard to- tell from ths
appearance Of the three which county
d Ireland produced the best mem
Nav York Times.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-13
shlpbuildino In ! Dry Dock.

Il has been proposed that concrete
ships be built in floating dry dock,
the principal advantage being that the
forms could be retained In the dock 50
they could be used Immediately aftes
launching. for another ship. Tbs
launching would b effected by with
drawing the outer forms slightly and
sinking the dry dock until the ship
foated ON its own bottom. This would
avoid severe launching strains, and
would permit Of launching the boat
while the 1concrete was still green. |"
Hence there would be q reduction In
the period Of Observation-Disclosures
American. psi
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-13

Another thing In which the gas shel
has the advantage over the cylinde,
gas is In getting surprise, which 4
naturally much easier to effect Wit
shell. By the way, II the reade
wishes to be counted among those VII.
know. he will always speak sor wit.
the plural of shell without. adding /,
final s." To talk Of a number Of
shells II very civilian.-Maj. 3. J. n
Aud 10 the Saturday Dyenins PAaE
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-13
Marnerx pisanproyed.

Margery's mother took her to a cot
fage prayer meeting. The meeting was
led by returned missionary who be
lieved strongly In the efficacy Of pray
er. And she believed In prayer not
only from. the heart but from the
knees, as well
When Margery's father returned
chat night he began to question her
regarding her experience. IT UNDER
stand you went to your first prayer
meeting today. daughter" he said.
How did you enjoy itT
The youngsters answer came in Q
flash. II didn't like 1t at all, daddy,
not at ALL" she said. "They didn't do
a thing but just sing and turn overt"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-13
JerueaIen Eni.ys MMoxIe...

The moving picture has acquired q
sudden and enormous popularity IL
Jerusalem, particularly among the ma
tive population, according to letters
from soldiers there. 1t Is Impossible
10 sccommodate the crowds that try
TO attend the theater. People aimoss
fought to get into big theater when
the film depicting the occupation "a
Beersheba was shown.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-13
Tracing Slain by Wateb..

The first number of novel casua,tv
list has Just appeared in Germany II
contained the number of watches fopns
among the belongings of men killed In
action who cannot otherwise be Ident,.
fed. Watches. when sold or rana,rn,,
are usually marked and numbered nv
the matchmaker and recorded, and the
German military authorities, BY circu.
lating the new casualty list anon.
watchmakers throughout German,
hope to establish the identity Of manv
dead soldiers.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-13
WOMEN AND CHILDREN
Mist nE MAIZE SAT-
BY On. anna HOWARD SHAW,
Chairman of The Won1an's Division OF
the Council of National Defense.
Germany has outraged all that civil
cation has done for the world for thou
sands of years; in fact, it is beyond

question that the
conduct of the
g erm a n nation
during this war
proves that the
kind of "Kultur
which expresses
itself in the yio-
lation Of national
treaties, ignores
every rule of war,
glories Ia the mu-
tiiation of limo
cent children, In
the assassination
and worse thar
slavery of WON
-,toIntaC
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-13
Siuhta

Old Wayback-ole Bill Kidde-,.
son Rufe writes from France that ~
don't git chance to look around
scarcely fer watchin' the s,as..
Wnad1a reckon the teller means3
Mrs Wayback-wall. / am serti,,x
surprised at your ig'rnnce, Hiram W. Wy
PACK. Don't you know the young 81.
ier's one of them cannon p'intarsf
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-13

That China is being ,oo,,o
faster than most of as NAV ,,.s.i'ized
.,n.ss ey the Increased use Of tbs =
telephone in that vastvountry n r IN. me
Is worthy OF note that although n 4ls'o
tically the whole equipment lac
from ron abroad and Is to considersh ss
extent operated BY foreienerse 'aD'e
prices for service are sn,nch the
NY. .vse ~, = walensTs ere accustomea !.
.nls land Of high prices-chsc.,a
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-13
eur. n.h.

How did you manage to sell that
pasce Of goods that's al ont of date to
MA HidiT N a. IL -!
CPFkT told her II was Z great bar.
gsiH but ! thought Mn, Richcodn Had
had = lnM aside Tor one Of her dau96
- &hso shs took It hight %.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-13
{ Fitted for OFFICERS

Competitive drills will be arranged
to stimulate interest and enthusiasm
-One-of the advantages of the plan WIN
be that the men who prove most prof.
cient In the preliminary training win
have an excellent chance of being Sc
iected as nen-commissioned officers
when they arrive In camp"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-13
By ZIM

Mr.. Beat-Tell the gentleman ar
~ fOceiving today. Nora. New Maic
-But be amt delivering. mum, hes
es11oetin' HPuck. gss
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-13
"Disorganized RabbIe."

Under the guidance Of such q man,
aided by an influential local clergyman
and physician, the drafted men will 60
to their environments In efficient. or
ganized bodies rather than as a disor-
ganized rabble and with a spirit Of
self-reliance and comradeship. All the
strangeness of the new life will have
been eliminated, and, since the men
will have been taught what lies before
them, they will face duty with the con-
fidence of familiarity 81
1.-The military instruction will com
prise only the simplest evolutions, with
particular emphasis upon military cour
tesy-when, where, how and whom to
salute. a general supervision Of this
phase Of the training for uniformity
and efficiency will be conducted by the
government military authorities. Ar
mories, public parks and squares, pub
lie school Fairgrounds, etc, will be
utilized for the actual drilling. Drills
two or three times week of an hours
duration will be preferable to longer
periods at less frequent intervals
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-11

Official "stimaIr at Liberty loan SUBJ
%cripti"us in tho Fourth district Thurs
citv tryruin% WIS $:""":."22.07h with i
total Of 2HU honor flags.
Eniontuwn. IL. with Il quota OF 81
Sll.9jn. took IN" h"n"lS by again going
over tn. top. TiluSvillr. Pa" also mad"
it's quota tot"E.
In WhrciiLI ". Va. Sitl'S hav" taken
Il decided jum;, and if subscriptions con-
,iuur to come in as RAPIDLY as has been
s,cIl. the city will more than subscribe
it's quota Ivy tn" end Of the campaign
Tonight will pass The 'iv" million marx
Chairman X. l.. MrrarrHi' OF inc
Washington. Pa. district. reported TO-DAY
that less than 81 percent Of The area
nunta had been subscribed. He said that
nm average of $2320nu 4 day from now
on will -" required Ia put the district
over the TOP. ClaySvillc leads with II
percent If it's total. and Canonsourg has
NJ percent. Houston is second win
$50 percent.
Mrundsvillc. w. Va, reports total Of
$500. quo. about one fourth OF It's quota
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PARIS. Oct. lh.-A quarter OF Il mil
lion Germans now are in full retreat be.
tween Cambria and ST. Quentin. with the
allies hot at their heels. according IN tho
through the night. At some points the
advance has exceeded fifteen miles IN
the last two days.
This forward movement of me allies
is regarded nS the first step in the great
general retreat 0f the Germans which
now seems inevitable for il is doubtful
whether General LudcndurT has such
fortified positions on The Upper Disc
and the Sombrc canal as to permit him
effectively 10 resist the exploitation If
the victory Of the last TWO days on the
allied side.
In fighting north OF tho. .,isn" French
pressure resulted in wrestling the
plateau Dc Croix- Sans-Tcte from tho
n the Aisnc canal was effected in the
region NJ Villicrs-cn-Praycres
Attacking vigorously in the Cham
parnc. the French captured Liry. two
miles west of MouthoiS.
The success in thr Camhrai-St. Qucn-
tin section Of the front WIS in n large
measure made possible by the splendid
achievements Of Central Gouraud'S men
and the Americans from rheims Ia The
Mouse. Because a break in that part OF
tho front would have mad" much worse
CONSEQUENCES for the enemy than any
where else thr Germans conccntratrrI
NEST of their reserves ther", General
C:ouraud not only succeeded in holding
them therein itself II valuable services
-hut notwithstanding tho difficult
country and the powerful artificial do
lenses. he has made and is continuing 10
make wonderful progress, thus enhance
mr. the victory further west.
Yesterday General Gouraud's forces
advanced still farther toward the imp"r-
tant junction of Vouzirrr, while tn"
Americans pushed forward and joined
the French south Of Grandpre thus com
plotting the conquest OF the ATgonnr for
est. .
Tho result Of Marshal Foch'S skillful
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LIFE BOATS
Continued from Page one.}

taehmeut OF soldiers detailed % caro-
for horses
Tho rteouderoga was attacked, pre-
sumahly on October 2, when she fell be-
hind her convoy because Of engine
trouble.
According to the story Of the sur
v1yors tho submarine was not sighted
until shc had sent torpedo crashing
into the side Of the ship The torpedo
did not strike q vital spot and the cap
tain crowded on full steam, at the s5lne
time ordering the gun crews into action
nrainst the submarine, which appeared
about = mile OF.
"our gun crews did not hre naorS
than Ave or Six Shots" one Of the sur
vivors sa1d. ''The forward gun was
shot away almost ut once. The after
gun and tts crew were done Tor almost
as quickly. Then the men went to the
boats, but It was no u7e, as the Tying
shrapnel was spraying the decks anu
rsn fell In scores, either killed or bad
II wounded"
Another Survivor declared that seven
Of the rieonderoRa's eight rfeboats
we're riddled with shrnpnel before they
could be launched. A number Of men
who tried to get into the eighth boat
were killed by shrapnel, he said
ssr,nally,r this survivor continued
lone Of our men, In desperation swan
close to the submarine and hailed an
officer, asking him In Gods name to
stop firing.
nrne lieutenant who answered him
did so with loaded revolver, saying
that II he did not swim back he would
shoot him
"When our boat had only twenty men
In It we were ordered alongside the
submarine and nads to tie up while
the Smelling Of the dead and dying on
the sinking ship continued.
1.-THE leader Of our boat was asked
some questions which he refused to an
swer, and suddenly tho submarine sub
merged and only the parting Of the
rope with which we were tied prevented
our going down with It,"
One Of the survivors said the. sub
marine was Of the cruiser type, and
lad the largest guns he had ever seen
On q submarine. One Of the engineer
Officers, he said, whose room was
pierced by o shell from the submarine
declared that the shell was an eight
inch projectile. Heretofore only SIX
inch guns have been reported on sub
marines
Tho survivors, who were adrift for
four days before they were picked up
raid that a raft with Eve wounded
men on It had put off from the Ticou-
dsroFa and that they had attempted to
tow It with them, but that 1t broke
away during the night and disap-
pearsd
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WAN IS KILLED
WHEN AUTO GOES
OVER HIGH BANK
ERNEST JOHNSON, OF WooDSDALE,
rs CRUSHED TO DEATH AL
FOOT OF FULTON HILL.
wns Driving Car When Blinded py Ap-
proaching Machine-Death
Was Instantaneous. -

Ernest Giovanni. better known as
Ernest Johnson, aged 45 years. well
known resident Of Woodsdalc. was IN
stantly killed about 1880 o'clock inns
morning, when the 'automopilc ne WIS
driving went over the steep phii>
about 100 feet from the foot Oh fuito''
hill at Fulton. the car landing on the
tracks of the West Virginia Traction
and Electric Company and then tui'-
ing over on the, other side OF the tracks.
Mr.. Johnson was driving the car
alone, and WIS returning from the CITY
Flo was driving at n good rate OF speed,
and when L car coming up the NH
turned OH it's bright lights. ne was
blinded and Swcrrcd TO the right. "che
over the curb stone and over the TELL
foot. cmbankmcnt.
Persons nearby Immediately rushed 70
his aid, bur life was extinct. lie hau
brcu crushed by the steering whrel
about the chest and head. and suffered
q deep cut on his right side.
Johnson was employed by S. Q. Laugh
lin. but was driving Jeffrey touring
car owned by c. +. Ambrose OF WOODS
dale. Mr.. Ambrose WAS called lmme-
diatcly after the accident and ldcnI ihe"
The body. Mr.. Ambrose stated 1T the
scene of the accident he did not Know
that his car had been taken out OF the
garage.
In the pockets Of the dead man were
n number of cards. one being post
card from Arthur Winliler. somewhere
in France with the \. F.. +. y Third
Liberty Loan coupon book was also IN
his pocket.
Mr.. Johnson was n member of the
Vance Memorial church Of Woodsdale'
and also Of the Vance Mems Bible class
and was well known. For number o.
years he was employed by Mrs. Cadc!r
PAUL of Woodsdalc. He was sober ana
industrious and it is thought lhat Inc
accident was an unavoidablr one MI.
Sweet. the well known Market street
jrwrlcr. went over the hill ut the same
nlncN some Tine ago.
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LONDON. Oct 9.-Prcsident Wilson'S
reply to Prince MaNimiiian found fullest
support in this evenings newspapers.
The Westminster Gazette says:
1T fulfillS the hopes and expectations
Of the allies in Europe and adding the
immediate result is TO furnish the last
opportunity to the Prussian ut bay"
The Fall Mall Gazette s;lys III" answer
will put 10 an effective test the sincerity
Of the German uvcrturcS.
The standard says the quest ions asked
hy President Wilson go To the riot of
the matter and indicate very clearly the
inSinccrity weakness and hnllowimS5 ct
the proposals put forward by Prince
While expressing, belief that general
satisfaction is felt throughout tho allied
countries with President Wilson'S note
in response To the German peace offer,
note was not intended To W 4 full and
complete statrmcnt either M the arrIis-
tic" terms or The peace terms.
1T is not rnply but preliminary TO
It" the newspaper says. If the 2rrllmi-
nary attains the object Il full statement
doubtless will be made after cnnSulta-
tlJn with the allies and will naturally
rmbody much more than the fourteen
points. which in some respects are out
Of date"
Demands for something more than uE-
conditional surrender from Germany is
becoming intensified in tho newspapers
here
Letters recalling ~" crimes OF Ger
many and urging retaliation include one
from Profession SpcnScr Wilkinson. who
declares that Il condition precedent for
tn. cessation Of hoStilitit'S should he the
nrCupatior by the allies nf Metz. StraSs-
burg. Mainz. Trent. Triest and Pola
EiScount Middleton. former secretary OF
state for India. asks that The IL les made
a declaration that rcac" shall not hn
mace until rctributior is cXactcd from
German towns for vadaliSm in France.
The Times describes tn" .n"my'S policy
Of burning and destroying towns ~ be
retreats as II "crurl and moan hlackmail'
and SAYS that German towns lik" Frank
fort and Hamburg must II" marked dnwn
for ransom in return for French and
Hclgiin towns wautOnly destroyed.
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for the submarine. firing several shots
and dropping depth charges.

LONDON, Oct. 1o.-The Dublin mail
boat Letnster has been torpedoed, ac-
cordinS to the Exchange Telegraph Com
pany. The steamer was making trip
from Dublin to Holyhead.
The reported torpedoing Of tho Lcin-
ster on her regular voyage from Dublin
to Ho1yhead would indicate that the
German U-boats have again succeeded In
getting into st. Georges channel Moth
ing has been reported Of U-boat opera
lions In that water for q long time, and
It was reported that extraordinary pre-
cautions had been taken with respect to
this channel, as well as the English
channel.
Four hundred persons persisted IN the
torpedoing Of the Ieinster, according to
report which has not yet been con-
fxmed.
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ITALIAN View,

ROME. Oct lr.--"ThC answer nf the
American government to the proposals
~ The Central Powers is what tho whole
entente. in it's soul. looked for says the
sclnI-nilcial Strfani news agency. Inc
terms used in answering the German
note arr . clear demonstration thni
President Wilson is aiming at Il just ana
lasting pclCc.
at is now for the Central Powers 10
show by their acts that i'll making pro-
pnsal for an arlnisticn they were, m
splrcd by that good faith upon when
President Wilson makes dependent the
possibility of conducting negotiations TO
n hap3y issue. Tho Italian government
* alive to its uticS and is proceeding IN
most complete agreement with its allies.
II is sure of interpreting the unanimous
desire Of the nation.
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HUNDREDS LOST
Confined from Page one.)

ine1ndtng the women and children but
to PLUNGE into tho ocean A large num-
boz went down with the ship. The ves-
sol disappeared completely within seven
ntnusss after being struck by the tor
pedo.
While the American destroyer stera
rot was engaged In the work OF mercy
and picking up the men and women
struggling In the water the German SUBJ
maxine drod two torpedoes ut the war
ship. Both missiles, happily, missed
their mark After making q thorough
search for survivors the SteTrctt beaded
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WIN Germany Acted.

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 10.--Thc Frankfort
Zritung, in explaining IN its readers the
reason why Germany asked Of peace
says:
After BulSaria's collapse AastriaI
Hungary resolved Ia approach President
Wilson with an offer of an armiSticc for
tho purpose Of bringing about peace me-
gotiations. At the, same time similar
step was being prepared in Turkey
Germany thercupon decided to join the
movement, and Chancellor MaXimiliar
made his appeal to President Wilson
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Ee RxHi HtotT,N.

ROME. Oct. S.-Thr IMPRESSION IN
italian diplomatic circles is that one of
the principal reasons for the German
and Austrian movement in the direction
OF peace was 10 prevent Turkey from
seeking n separate peace. Turkey was
told, ii is understood. that following the
new German chanccllor's speech and ar
msticc proposals that there would he
formed in all entente countries and eS-
pccially in America, peace parties.
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MAC CORKLE
(Ccnttrued f=om Page oue.)


citation Of their continued patriotic sup
port
The housc-to-housc personal canvass
To complete tho Fourth Liberty Loan.
which is to replace the Columbus day
celebrations throughout West Virginia.
will be continued over SundayfTf the
suggestion OF Governor MacCorkle con-
veycd in kilograms TO county chairmcn
Is followed:
The appeal ends with this significant
statement:
We arc In the midst Of 4 very serious
situation Every hour is vital. Only
ono wn"k left in this canIs,iFn and only
onc fourth Of our quota subscribed.
TN the darkest hour OF the German
advance. the British soldiers fought with
their hacks to tho wall. In West Nir-
l-inla. in the midst of our campaign for
funds To carry on the war. We hav" been
overwhelmed Ivy disease. Our backs are
H. the wall Therefore, 7 appeal To the
urcss. tho one great pOtrutialty which
In West Virginia will enable us to emu
late tho work OF our brethren in tho
battlefield. If the press enters the cam
paien with its Who'll" soul. the Liberty
Loan In West Virginia will be safe. The
press alone can do this work. It's work
already has been immaa:atrably potent
Cleveland District