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The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-07-17
TWO MEMBERS ROYAL
FLYING CORPS PERISH

Toronto. Ont, July 1.-Two Ca
madam fliers. Lieut.. w. B. TAFT and
Mechanic II. Belford of the royal fiy-
ing force, were burned to death when
their machine fell at Leaside camp
last night They were testing the en-
sine when 1t stopped and the machine
burst into flames.
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tariff board and is the author Of the
parcel post law. He is reputed to be
an authority on transportation and
maintenance, and Is prominent In labor
circles.
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FIRE CAUSES NEARLY
HALF MILLION LOSS

Richmond, Va, July H. The
Shockoe mills, owned by Moore & Co.,
were destroyed by fire early today. The
loss is estimated at $450,000, believed
fully covered by insurance.
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Glad Of Bows Play.
May Rain, Says Billy 'Possunl

The good old
days are come
again, Apollo's
harp's not mute,
for all the girls
are d a n C | n e ,
dancing gail y
with a lieut..
Out e) : tn G
I h | n e. 81 n o I
spelled as once
1t was. but yet
! I lac ks n o
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on July 2, and was sworn in as first
lieutenant on July 7. He left almost
Immediately for overseas and after q
short course at French aviation
school was, on Sept. 13, Of last year
admitted as a full -fledged aviator
With Patrol Of Thirteen
Lieut.. Roosevelt was last seen In
combat on Sunday morning with two
enemy airplanes about ten miles inside
the German lines in the Chatea-
Thierry sector He started out with
patrol of thirteen American ma
chimes. TheAencountered seven Ger
mans and were chasing them back,
when two Of them turned on Lieut..
Roosevelt.
Glad Of Boys Play.
Oyster Bay, N. Y. July 17.-"Quen-
tins mother and l are very glad that
he got to the front and had the chance
to render some service to his country
and to show the stuff there was in
him before his fate ebfell him."
This was the statement issued by
Col. Roosevelt today after press dis
patches had furnished confirmation of
earlier reports that his son. Lieut..
Quentin Roosevelt, had been killed in
an aerial BATTLE in France.
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Dispatches Unquestioned.

Washington. July 1.-THE war de-
partment today was without any Off
cial confirmation whatever Of the Lon
don reports that Lieut.. Quentin Roose-
welt had been shot down behind the
German lines while in combat with a
German machine. officers, however,
did not question the accuracy Of the
press dispatches. They said they
would beat official confirmation by
many hours. as Gen. Pershing would
not report on the matter until all of
the details had been obtained. Off,
GERS Of the air service expressed the
most keen regret ever the loss of the
gallant young officer, OF whom great
things had been expected. The last
reports received dealing with him in
dicated that he was on duty about the
section where he is said to have met
his death.
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charms, II strings you on effectively,
what's more. this lieut.. has arms.
The weather? Probably rain and
continued warm tonight and Thurs
day.
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international News Service.)
Nav Sariaa of AssauIt

Paris, July 17.-Throwi1s Forward
fresh forces the Germans began an
other series of savage assaults south
of the Marne river last night. the
French war office reported today.
Violent attacks were made against
the heights north of st. Agnan and In
Chappelle (both of which villages had
been re-captured by the French and
Americans yesterday
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forces to the aGllipoli peninsula, where
he lost an arm and was seriously
wounded in the right thigh. He was
succeeded by Gen. Sarrail and re-
turned to France. where an official
statement said that he had been as
signed to the command OF one Of the
armies at the front.
Driven Out by French.
A powerful attack likewise was made
by the Germans in the direction of
Monvoisin, but were driven from this
locality by French counter -attack.
On the front between the Marne and
Rheims the fighting developed violently
in the Courton wood. The Germans
attacked in the Vrigny region on this
front, but their assault here broke
down completely.
Along the line to the east of Rheims
the Germans delivered local attacks,
notably in the Prunay region. These
efforts by the enemy were fruitles. In
renewed assaults upon Beaumont the
enemy suffered a sanguinary repulse.
The French positions throughout the
region to the east of Rheims were
maintained intact.
(Courlon wood Is between 8 and 10
miles southwest of Rheims)
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London, July 17.-Lieut. Quentin
Roosevelt, son OF former President
Theodore Roosevelt, was. shot down
and killed on the Chateau Thierry
sector OF the Marine front on Sunday
according to an Exchange Telegraph
dispatch from Paris today.
According to the dispatch Philip
Roosevelt, from his station in the
trenches. saw the young American
aviator fall a victim to a German air
squadron.
Lieut.. Roosevelt, the dispatch says.
was returning from patrol fight
when he was attacked by German
squadron.
1t was seen that Roosevelt suddenly
lost control OF his machine. having
probably received mortal wound.
Quentin Roosevelt was the youngest
son of the former president and shot
down his first German airplane In n
fight north OF Chateau -Thierry one
week ago today. This was his third
flight over the fighting front.
Lieut.. Roosevelt received his COM
mission in the aviation service on July
IA, 1917, after being graduated from
the Mineola, N. Y, training school.
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this war as senseless and purposeless
bloodshed, which might at any mo-
ment be ended by the -emergence
Of feelings Of humanity in our enc
mics.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-03-07
20 in number, were counted by our

20 in number, were counted by our
white-faced lieutenant.
"Our ship began to zig-zag. and,
through port l saw destroyer rush
ing along toward white streak in the
aboard the Destroyer volume of wa
ter rushed In the air directly in It's
wake. There was heavy explosion.
and one more sub had gone to the
happy hunting ground.
"The next morning our bugle again
blew "to post" and our guns on the
port side cut loose. In less than no
time our whole fleet, transports and
oil, were blazing away. Zig-zagging
and rushing in all directions. We
had plugged whole school of subs.
and instead of zig-zagging our boat.
plowed right into them.
"At one time the ship next to us and
our boat were shooting into the
same center and 1t looked like n bat
tie between the two ships. l saw
three periscopes myself and one cut
its way so close that our forward gun
could not be brought to bear.
"One torpedo missed our bows by
less than 80 feet. At the same time
we could see land ahead.
"While this was going on three air
planes appeared. How we shouted
when we recognized their nationality.
Soon they were swooping down like
hawks, dropping bombs and marking
out the places where the Boches lay.
at was simply great. 1 felt just as
did before the touchdown against
Harvard last year. At one time four
big guns on our boat were playing
away at the same time.
"Finally at ten o'clock the whistle
blew, and our first big fight was over.
Nobody scratched and from three to
five Boches went to h. There were
from 8 to - of them waiting. and, be-
lieve me, they got all they wanted.
"If we'd only had band the morn
ing would have been complete"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-03-07
coNscRIPT is CALLED BACK
Bound to France on Transport, He
Is Ordered Home to Care
for Parents.

Chicago. Ill.-Called back from n
transport 100 miles out at sea while
on his way to France. Edwin Sweiger
returned to Chicago recently to take
care of his mother and crippled ia
ther. He found his mother taking In
washing to support the family.
Sweiger's father lost his leg in an
accident n few days before Draft Reg
istration day. The boy registered and
did not claim exemption. He went to
Camp Grant with the first contingent.
Friends OF The family. however. ap-
pealed to the government to release
him from the army so that he might
support his parents. The government
took action, but found Sweiger was
aboard transport. The transport was
wirelessed and young Sweiger re-
turned to his home.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-03-07
WILSON AS POTENTATE
Gypsies Turn to President When
DeadIocked on King.
WranoIing over Election Of Successor
to Late Ruler, They Adjourn With
out Making Choice.

Berkeley, Cal.-The Gypsy world has
new potentate. He is President
woodrow Wilson. To him fifteen hun
dred representatives of the wandering
tribes have pledged their fealty.
Assembled to elect king, they have
split up into factions and are wrangling
over the candidate who shall succeed
his late Majesty Alexander. who died
several months ago at Sacramento.
But while undecided as to whom
they should choose to pledge their al
iesiance, the Gypsy delegates are unit
ed In the admission that no matter how
strong may be their attachment to
kingly rule, they and their sovereign
must bow to the president Of the Unit
ed States.
In automobiles, in Pullman palace
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Comfort Babv
|WithCuhcura
sesp 7Ss. Oi.s.s,t IS saA SOC.
Vjrujn Of Fate.
Sesp 2Ss. Oi.tas,t IS aaA Soc.

"When 1 began business" said the
plutocrat wearily, 81 made a solemn
vow that when 1 had made an even
million l would quit"
"But you've made that many times
over" said the other man, land still
you are accommodating"
"That's the curse of it. Whenever I
think I've made an even million find
on figuring 1t up it's either little
more or n little less, and I've got to
renew the heartrendlng struggle"
And the unfortunate man sighed heav-
ily,
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-03-07
LIKE FOOTBALL GAME
Yale Man Graphically Describes
Fight With U-Boats.
Convoy Accounts for Several German
Submarines While Travelling to
War Zone.

East Haven. Conn.-How the convoy
IN which he Travelled to the European
war zone with the Yale unit account
ed for several German "subs" is graph
ically described by letter to rela-
tives by Lauren Lyman of this place.
"One night as we were below. fix
ing our hunks" he says, 1--WE heard
the whistle and then the sharp note
of the bugle. We shouted. the subs
at last and leaped to our posts. l
had been appointed stroke oar in
a lifeboat, and our particular gang,
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-03-07
Every State in the Union to Boast
of Irish Brides After
the War.
CUPID BUSY At NAVAL BASE
Briaid o'Rourke, Descendant Of King,
Weds q Rancher From Colorado
Record for Love at First Sight
Goes to Seaman.

Base American Flotilla in British
Waters.-Every part Of the United
States has supplied a hero in love ro-
mances that have eliminated in happy
marriages between American bluejack-
cts and blue-eyed Irish maidens since
the arrival of the American destroyer
forces In the south of Ireland.
After the war. every part of the
United States from Maine to Califor-
MIA and from the great lakes to Flor
ida will boast of an Irish bride who
was wooed and won in her native land
by an American sailor.
All of the brides are looking forward
to that happy day when they will see
what their husbands so proudly pro-
claim as Goods country" Already the
American sailor has supplied his Irish
bride with all necessary documents to
establish her identity us an American.
and some have even had their property
in the United States transferred to
their wives as a precaution in cnse
they lose their lives for their country.
Raneher Weds Irish Maid.
There is the marriage Of former
oeIt huuAhos " DAh6AN
O'Rourke, whose family descends from
an Irish king of that name. Adams.
who is boilermaker on one Of the de-
stroyers, halls from Hugo. Colo. He
is now arranging to have his ranch in
Colorado decided to his wife us pre-
caution in the event of his being tor
pedoed. His wife's relatives live in
Bruce, County Limerick, and there is
plenty of anecdote connected with the
family's relation to the O'Rourkes Of
kingly fame.
~ don't know anything about ranch
Ing" Mrs. Adams told the Associated
Press correspondent. "but 1 am pre-
pairing myself for the fair land Bert
has told me so much about by studying
n history of Colorado"
Then there Is the case of Mary
Ridge, head waitress at the leading no.
tel here, who lost her heart to Harland
G.. Richie, a machinists mate, first
class, of Allston, Mass. She was one
of the most popular girls in town. The
dining room over which she presided
is out of bounds to enlisted men, but
Richie contrived to see her while she
was off duty. They knew each other
for four months before Mr.. Richie led
her to the altar of the village church.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-03-07
II Was Mother,

During n Bible lesson teacher was
trying to explain the parable Of the
tares.
"Can anyone tell me who is like the
evil one who sowed the tares7"
A hand instantly shot up from .
small boy at the foot of the class.
"Well, John. what person do you
sayT
please, ma am. my mother"
"Why?" asked the teacher in aston
ishment.
"Well," he answered, eying his
patched trousers, "she sews all my
tears"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-03-07
BoscHEE's GERMAN SYRUP

will quiet your cough. soothe the In
dammation Of sore throat and lungs,
stop irritation in the bronchial tubes,
insuring a good nights rest, free from
coughing and with easy expectoration
In the morning. Made and sold In
America for fifty-two years. A won
derful prescription, assisting Nature In
building up your general health and
throwing OF the disease. Especially
useful in lung trouble, asthma, Group,
bronchitis, etc. For sale in all civil
ICED eouatries.-Adv.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-03-07
Evidently Contemplated Visit

Mrs. .Joynson had begun to keep
hens, while Mr.. Joynson cultivated the
back garden. One day there were
ominous sounds from the cabbage
patch, and Mrs. Joynson exclaimed to
her little boy:
"Qulck, sonny. See IL the fowls
have got out. don't know what your
father'll say If they're among his vege-
tables"
Sonny ran off and came back BEAM
ing.
"Yes, mother. they're out !" he cried.
But they're just going in again; /;
they are all wiping their feet on the
they are all wiplng their feet on the
onion bedv'
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-03-07

cars, in buGgies and wagons and old
prairie schooners" the Gypsies came
from all parts of the country. For
weeks they have been lettering in
northern California.
. Queen Mary. widow of the late king.
objected to the balloting for his sue
cessor. claiming that she was entitled
to rule. The necessity for having
male hand at the helm was pointed
out. Then there arose Michael Adams,
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-03-07
C0LLEENS WIN AMERICAN TARS

But the record for love at first sight
among the Americans belongs to
young seaman. Paul valachovic by
chine shop of the General Electric COM
pany at Schenectady, N. Y. He fell in
love the first day he stepped ashore
here, from the destroyer. Ada Jones,
Cork girl, was the object of Cupid's
dart. After the war Valachovic Is 60
ing to take her back with him to that
thriving city in New York.
A few of the Americans first met
their wives on visits to England.
Charles Harmon Cobia of Charleston,
S. c.. fell in love on the beautiful Cor
nish riviera with Ada Gilbert, widow
of twenty-four. whose home was in
Plymouth. Another English bride is
Nora Elizabeth Kit, who was married
to Joseph w. Highfield of Des Moines.
Iowa.
Cupid Busy at Naval Base.
But the majority of the Americans
married Irish girls who lived In the vi
cinity Of the American naval base and
whom they met ut the dance hall or
roller skating rink. Thus Doris Fran
els Phillips is now Mrs. Leo Vincent
Flavell Of Hanover, Mass, and Mary
Ellen Sullivan has become the wife Of
Thomas A. Balschi Of Mount Carmel,
Pa. After the war Mary O'Keefe. who
became the wife of Edward c. Turner,
expects to desert the trying climate of
southern Ireland for that of sunny San
Jose, Cal. which Is her husbands
home. William Spaulding OF DeLand,
Fla, has married Ester Allen. while
Oral E. Cox of lola, Kan. won the
hand Of Phyllis Rose Rogers.
Among others of the American sail
Ors who have taken to themselves n
wife over here are Benjamin ]. Moore
OF Dallas. Tex. Ebert r. Buckingham
of Pensacola, Fla. Harry E. Holder of
Denver, Colo. and Michael j. Della
RocO of Schenectady, N. Y. And the
list gives promise of growing steadily.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-03-07

sixteen-year-old nephew of the de-
ceased sovereign, but the leaders pro-
claimed him but a boy.
"a man must rule" became their
slogan.
"Woman has the vote. Why should
woman not reign?" said the queen.
Agreement was impossible, and the
Gypsies decided that there could be
no lawful selection of new ruler un-
til the body of good King Alexander
should repose in an appropriate mauso-
leum. A large delegation packed their
tents. started their automobiles.
checked out" at their hotels and de-
parted.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-03-07
WEALTHY WOMEN WOULD
DO THEIR BIT IN WAR

Los Angeles, Cal.-Wealthy
women of this city who have au-
tomobiles and leisure have vol
unteered to drive government in
vestigators during their busi-
ness hours and have formed
new war organization known as
the Emergency Automobile Driv-
ers. Mrs. Ralph 4. Stark
weather sold diamond neck
lace and donated the proceeds
for the new work.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-03-07

The queen is just acknowledging the
gift of n bouquet from one of her Off
GERS. Queen Marie spends most of her
time in the service of the destitute and
the wounded, and the Red Cross has
been able to carry desperately needed
aid to the little nation which is iso-
lated from all the allied world except
for the route through Russia. The
American Red Cross maintains a mill
tary hospital at Roman and civilian
hospital at Jassy, and has distributed
great quantities of medical supplies.
serums. vaccines and the like, hospital
beds and mattresses, food stuffs and
clothing.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-03-07
Patriotic Corn.

Yuma, Colo.-Fred Clarke, a rancher
living near here, has placed on display
in local store an ear of corn grown
on his land with distinctly red and
blue grains interspersed between the
white grains. Clarke says II was the
only red. white and blue" ear in the
field.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-03-07
Strategy.

Officer - Conscientious objections7
Rubbish. II you were to come home
and find your wife fighting burglar,
wouldn't you interfere?
mo, sir! I'd leave the burglar to
his fate."-Life.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-03-07

A rocking chair which revolves on
a circular base has been invented for
railroad cars.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-03-07

Red Gross Bag Blue makes the laundreas
happy. makes clothes whittier than Enow.
All good grocers. Adv.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-03-07

It's great pity that some animals
can't talk and some men can.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-03-07

Use Goldfish Flour in Iceland.
In Iceland Goldfish are dried and
ground into flour for use in bread
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-03-07

Sloth wears out the body and con-
sumes the mind.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-03-07

Nobody ever got anything by nurs-
ing crouch, but the crouch always
gets bigger. Be cheerful!
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-06-03
EVENT
HERE ON FLAG DAY
To Have Patriotic Ceremony at
Majestic Theatre on That
Day.

The B. P. O. Elks of this city are
planning to make flag day, June IA
memorable by holding a big patriotic
meeting at the Majestic Theatre.
Under the laws of the order every
lodge must conduct exercises on flag
day but on previous occasions Perth
Amboy lodge has held these cere-
monies in the lodge room and the at
tendance has been limited to the
members. This yeaI, having In mind
the two hundredth anniversary of the
city and the fact that many members
of the local lodge are in the service OF
Uncle Sam, it was deemed appropri
ate to make it big public event.
Preparations for the celebration are
we'll under way. The titualistic work
by the officers of the lodge, patriotic
music, and brief talks by prominent
members of Perth Amboy lodge will
be interesting features and a noted Or
ator, new to Perth Amboy audiences,
will make the principal address. He Is
DR.. E. ]. Cattell, statistician of the
city of Philadelphia, philosopher wit,
orator, we'll known in all the larger
cities of the country and always in de-
mand as a public speaker.
The exercises will be public. Ad-
mission will be by ticket, which may
be obtained from any member of the
lodge, without cost.
The committee in charge of the ar
rangements consists of Ferd Garrett
son, George H. Miller and Charles
Simmens.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-06-03
Mayor Sponsor for Flag
At R0umanian Exercises

The Roumanian Benevolent So
ciety Bihoreana yesterday morning
dedicated two flags a services held in
the Greek Catholic Church Of st.
John the Baptist at Broa, and Divi-
sion streets, the edfice being filled 10
capacity during the exercises. Mayor
John F TenBroeclI was present at the
services and stood sponsor for the
American flag. Both the American
and the Roumanian flags were bless
ed by DR.. f. Lucaciu, of Trenton. DR..
Lucaciu is a brother of DR.. V. LuCaciu
who headed the recent Roumanian
Patriotic National Mission to this
country. Delegates We're present at
the ceremonies from Trenton. Phila-
delphia, South Bethlehem and other
places
Following the dedicating of the
flass a meeting was held in Washing
ton hall by the newly organized Rou-
manian society. at which speakers
were heard and banquet was served.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-06-03
Try to Push Westward
BIZ United Press.

LONDON, June 3:-Employing the
Marine river as a shelter to their
southern flank the Germans are try.
ing to push westward between the
Disc and the Marne, it was indicated
in the night official statement.
They have made some progress on
this front between Noyon and Cha
teau Thierry, but are being held in
the center, along the Marne and on
the eastern flank between Dormans
and Rheims.
In the capture of Feren-Tardenois
on the eastern flank. which the
French announced Thursday, the
German war Office claimed the acoui-
sition of "a Franco-American DEPOT
including far over half a million
shells. incalculable supplies of pion-
eer and telephone material and over
a thousand vehicles" This probab
referred to munitions manufactured
in America which were being used by
the French army.
Field Marshal Haig last night re-
ported only artillery activity on the
British front in Picardy and Flanders.
Rafding, artillery and aerial opera
tions We're reported on the Italian
front.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-06-03
JEWS HERE FORM
WELFARE LEAGUE
To Be Branch of National Body
Looking to Help Jewish
Soldiers.

The Perth Annoy Branch OF the
Jewish Welfare Board was organized
at a meeting held in the Y. NJ. H. A
Hall here last night for the purpose
of looking after the Jewish boys in
the army and navy. The local organ
ization is to be part of national or
ganization which has been started for
the purpose of furnishing entertain
ment and recreation for the Jewish
bows in the cantonments and to pre-
serve the morale among them.
At the meeting last night the Y M
H. A. was represented together with
the Hebrew Fraternity, Paoli of Zion,
Haddash Chapter and Congregation
Beth Mordecai Dr Charles l. Silk
was chosen temporary chairman and
Nat Eiten temporary secretary. An
executive committee consisting of c.
Bardin, Nj. Shapiro, NJ. Guttman. DR..
Feldman and Mrs. Joseph Slobodien
was named.
At the next meeting Of the local
branch which will be on Wednesday
night, June IL, permanent officers
will be elected and speakers Will be
present from New Y York headquarters
to address the representatives of the
local Jewish societies on the work OF