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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-03
SPECTACULAR
AIR FIGHT IS
DAR|NGLYVVON.
by AMERICANS
At An Altitude of Fifteen Thou
sand Feet Meissner Sets Fire
To Enemy Plane Which Falls
Like Blazing Meteor
FOURTH MACHINE TO BE
D0WNED IN T0UL SECTOR
Lieutenant Makes Landing Be-
hind His Own Lines In Spite Of
Fact Lower Wings of Plane
Are Badly Torn In Battle "

"A MERICAN FRONT, May 3
"A -lAssociated Press)--One
of the most spectacular air bat
ties that has occurred over the
foul sector was fought yesterday
and the fourth German airplane
to 60 down to defeat was sent
crashing to the earth, a rpass Of
flames, going to the credit of
Lieutenant James A. Meissner of
Brooklyn. .a
This battle opened at a height
of $1,000 feet. Lieutenant Meiss-
ner's machine chased through the
enemy's tailspin In the collision
the, enemy craft tore the lower
wings of the American's plane
but Meissner succeeded in setting
flames to the German air craft,
.Careeping and blazing like 4 me-
;te6f the kheiny Sircrafl shot
earthward ana disappeared be-
hind the German lines,
In spite of the damage to his
own machine the American avia-
tor succeeded in reaching his own
lines and made his landing in
safety. .-........ ~ %#s,
OFFICER Is KILLED
Reports received here from the
Picardy front tell of the death Of
Lieut.. Richard Griffiths, COM
manding a battalion of infantry
who was killed by the explosion
OF shell just as he stepped from
the dugout he had been occupy
ing.
Lieutenant Griffiths had served
as a major in the Philippine con-
stabulary before the war.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-03
.PRO-GERMAN TAILOR
IS GIVEN NEW COAT

SAN JOSE, May g Associated
Press The knights of Liberty"
II yiEilante organization, last night alb
durted an Oakland tailor here who was
charged with seditiousneSs and after
trial at midnight on the highway gave
him coat of tar and feathers. He was
severely beaten during the struggle to
emit urt him.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-03
WILL INVESTIGATE
AVIATION SCANDALS

WASHINGTON, May 2-(Associated
Press) An investigation Of the army
aviation service and conduct of the
aviation preparations, with a view to
criminal prosecution, was urged in the
senate today, when allegations were
made of gross extravaganza and mis-
use of appropriations.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-03
VIJILSON SETS OTHERS
" BEST OF EXAMPLES

WASHINGTON May 2-(Oficial)
President Wilson has started the
"Buy Another Bond" movement by
the purchase Of $50 bond. The sub
srribcrs to the third Liberty Loan now
number more than l2,OO0,000 as com
pared with 9,95U,O0O for the second
loan, and far exceed the number of sub
seribers to any German loan, but it is
hoped to get more than 100000 sub
scrihers to America 5 loan by the end
Of this week. besides exceeding the
three billion dollars set as the min
imum.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-03
TWO HUNDRED MORE
WOOD SHIPS ORDERED

WASHINGTON, May 2-(Associated
Pressl-The shipping board has an
thorized contracts for 200 additional
wood ships about $500 tons each and
also 20 large sea going tugs. The wood
ships now completed or planned under
go>ernment auspices number $50.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-03
STATIC SPARKS ARE
CAUSE Of DISASTER

OMAHA, Nebraska, May 3--(Asso.
riated Press Two men were burned
beyond recognition and eighteen others
were burned painfully, though not ia
tally, by an explosion followed by a
fire here yesterday in an envelope fac
tory.
The explosion was caused by static
electric sparks which were created
through friction.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-03
IMMENSE ORDERS FOR
ROLLING STOCK PLACED

WASHINGTON, May 3 lAssociatrd
'PrcssJ Following the placing of an
order for more than a thousand new
locomotives, to cost sixty millions, the
announcement was made yesterday THAT
the railroad administration has Just
placed orders for seventy thousand
more freight ears, the contracts total
ing upwards of three hundred millions,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-03
WORK Of French ON
DESTROYER PRAISED

At ATLANTIC PORT, May 2-(As-
socinted Press of the
wrecked steamer City of Athens, which
collided off the Delaware coast yester,
day morning with a French destroyer,
arrived here today with much praise
for the rescue work of the destroyer =
crew. They agree that the rapidity
with which the steamer sank was re-
sponsble for the loss of the sixty-six
who perished.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-03
FORMER NEWSPAPERMAN
FALLS TO HIS DEATH

FORT WORTH, Texas, May 2-lAs
s"riated Press)-Cadet Paul Herriott
Of California fell to his death while
trimming for the aviation service today
llerriott was at one time well
known newspaper man in California
and held the position as city editor
for the Associated Press at San Fran
cisco. That position he gave up to be
come the private secretary for Governor
Johnson.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-03
CAPTIVE BALLOON BURSTS

OMAHA, May 3--(Associated PreSsJ
"A captive balloon Of the CacGueOt
type exploded in its SHE'D at the Flor.
cnce aviation field hero Yesterday,
vrecking the building. 1t is report
ed that several men were killed as a
result Of the explosion.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-03
AiRPlANE FALLS

IAWTON, Oklahoma, May Gas.
sociated Press)-Lieut w. d. Thomp.
SON was killed and Lieut.. Foster Bailey
was seriously injured here yesterday
when the airplane in which they were
flying crashed to the ground.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-03
POPE NAMES BISHOP

ROME, May 3-(Associated Press) -
The pope has nominated Rt. Rev. Pat,
rick Hayes, auxiliary New York Bishop
to act az Bishop Of the church with the
American Army at the front.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-03
PLAN LEGISLATION
TO BAN ''NOBDL|ES"

WASHINGTON, May 2-(Assoclated
rrrss) The senate judiciary committee
today approved the text Of legislation
which would place the l. w. w. and
similar organizations under the ban of
the government.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-03
LARGER COMMITTEE IN
SENATE IS NOW PLANNE D

WASHINGTON, May 3--(Associat-
ed Press) 1T is planned to enlarge
the membership of the senate commit
tee on military affairs. Senator Hoke
Smith Of Georgia and Senator P. G.
Knox of Pennsylvania are prominently
mentioned as the two to be added 10
the committee, giving it total mem
'bership Of nineteen.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-03
lsIf ''. ~ u.
Hertling's Tenure
Nearing End
AS Reforms Fail
President Of German Council Of
ministers and, Chancellor
Seems To Have Made Prom
isos Ae win Be Unable To Keep

d LONDON, May 3-(Associated
tPress) - An Exchange Telegraph
despatch from Berlin via The
Hague Indicates mat the tenure
OF office OF President Won Hert-
ling OF the council Of ministers is
nearing its end. The despatch ex-
presses the fear that the Prussian
diet my reject the plan before
10 for the reformsof the electoral
system Of Prussia to which Won
5Hertling has pledged himself. If
this rejection comes, the Kaiser is
expected TO dissolve the diet and
call for the resignations of Won
Hertling and the members of the
ministry Of state, all of whom he
appoints. s
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-03

Won Hertlilg is imperial chan.
cellor OF the German Empire and
head Of the secretaries of state
Of TIE Empire, MS well as being
head Of the Hruasian ministry.
Prusdr Is . Kingdom, of which
Wilhelm g king. hnd is part Of the
German Empire, Of which wilhelm
ir emrsror wSsthsr the resion"-
tiot Of won Hsftling as head Of
the Prussiail ministry involves hls
reclamation Is imperial chancellor
Of the Empire Is not plain, but it
may be inferred that 1t does.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-03

EsTRoYER aet do patrol work well Here
II TO of
M soldiers M4I8@ q
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-12-13
EX|LED BELGIAN TOTS
SEND GREETINGS TO +.
j. S. CHILDREN

Washington. - 'Fraternal and cor
dial greetings" have been sent Amer
ica's school children by 600 Belgian
girls and boys now returning from!
exile at Havre.
A giant scroll bearing some 62e
names thanks American children for
the aid their country has sent Belgium
through the war years,
Long live the allies! Long live
Belgium! Long live the United States
Of America! Honor to the American
Red Cross and to its Commission tor
Belgium!
"The Belgian scholars. boys and
girls, in exile in the Havre region.
appreciate with a deep emotion the
value and the reality Of the high
services rendered by the American
Red Cross to the Belgian population.
driven out of their dear country, and
refugees in foreign land.
''They have themselves felt its con-
stant and generous solicitude, always
ready where there is good to do, .
misery to relieve, a misfortune to
comfort.
'"They also send their grateful and
most affectionate remembrance to the
kind children of America, whose ia
theirs and big brothers have crossed the
big ocean either for the American Red
Cross or in the gallant, powerful and
glorious American army to share in
the triumph and the right of civiliza-
ton, to help the Belgians reconstruct
their homes, and Ito save their
country.
"Fraternal and cordial greetings to
our little comrades. the American
scholars"
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-12-13
NORTHWEST MEDINA co.
LITCHFIEL..D

B. r. Turner was in Columbus on
business last week.
Fred Gott and wife entertained the
following for Thanksgiving Mrs.
Gott and daughter Laura Of Yelling
ton. Mr.. Nelson Scoville and family OF
Elyria, Lon Taylor, wife and son OF
Penfeld, Mr.. and Mrs. Werish, Mr..
and Mrs. Jim Bachtell of Litchfeld.
Miss Ruth Eaken has returned
home from Lodi. /.
Martin Fritz and daughter Pearl
entertained p. e. VanV Valkenburg and
wife Of Penfeld and son Clare Van
Valkenburg Of Elyria Thanksgiving.
ID. II. Farnurn and family of Cleve-
land ate dinner at Father Smiths on
Thanksgiving.
Yuba Moreh0nse has a sore hand
which he is having treated in Elyria.
Mrs. John Bart WHO has been quite
sick, is on the gain.
Mrs. Dudley Tries spent several
days in Cleveland last week.
4 Bernice Hastings, daughter OF Ray
1 Hastings and wife, was taken g
| Elyria Memorial hospital last week
Dr. Foss of Wellington removed
her tonsils and adnoids and she i
doing fine. !,
Mrs. John Bart has been quite sick
i again, but is better now.
4 Miss Osborne Of Willoughby, super
4 intendent Of the public schools, is II
\ town. for a few days.
There will be no school here unit
/ after the holidays.
Miss Libbie Benton, who has livet
in Spencer for several years, Is oc
cupying her home on North street.
Rev. Beard and family will soon b
occupying the Baptist parsonage. Key
Beard received a call from the churcl
4 several weeks ago but owing to sick
4 ness in the family, was unable +
j, come until last week. The famil,
! 4 are living with Miss Lille Starr unit
they are ready to. live in their nes
home.
/ Mrs. Georgiana Shank is in Medin
caring for N. p. Nichols.
2. O. Shank was in Akron over Sun
day visiting his son Mack and family
4 K. G. Falconer is quite sick wit
q heart trouble.
g. I'M, Turner has bought propert
on North street of A. r. Stranahal
now occupied by Frank McNally.
n Mrs. Geo. Damon is In Clevelan
caring for her daughter, Mrs. Albel
Rowe. Miss Lille Starr is looikln
after the household during the q
sence of Mrs. Damon. :,
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-12-13
APPEAL FOR HOMELESS

The Children's Welfare Department
Of the Ohio Beard Of State Charities
is asking the people of Ohio to help
in the gigantic task of eliminating
tragedy from the lives Of some of the
dependent children of the state.
Upon all the children of the nation
will rest the responsibility Of carrying
on what we have won in Europe. To
make every child fit for his task is
the duty of society. Ohio is asking
you who are childless to perform your
part of this duty and to provide the
new setting which will blot the tragic
past from some child's life.
For further information address
Children's Welfare Department, Board
of State Charities, Columbus, Ohio.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-12-13
= ABBEYVILLE

Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Gunkelman made
a business trip to Cleveland last We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kemp entertain
ed Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Selby of Cleve-
land from Friday until Monday.
Those on the sick list this week
with influenza are: Arthur McDavitt,
Ed. Kemp and family, three in Albert
Singler's family and Albert Frank and
daughter Ozella and Miss Helen
Gunkelman.
George Ulmer was in Medina help
ing Albert Bartholomay move his
meat market and grocery department
Mrs. John Kemp went Monday tc
Fairview Park hospital, Cleveland, tc
! undergo an operation for the removal
of her tonsils.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bauman anc
little daughter Norma and Mrs. julia
Otterbacher were visitors at Mr.. ane
Mrs. George Churchman'S Sunday.
Eugene Frahley Of Valley City Wis
tied at George Weber's Sunday.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-12-13
VALLEY CITY

Miss Marie Sailer is home from
Massillon after a three weeks visit
with her sister, Mrs. @. f. Murray.
Miss Mary Appleby went to Cleve-
land Monday ON business.
Mr.. H. M. Orvis and family spent
Monday at Elyria.
Mrs. Jack Worth returned after a
weeks visit with her daughter at
Akron.
Miss Stella Yost has the flu. Marie
Sailor is acting as substitute at the
exchange.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hasel Of
Cleveland spent Sunday with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Frank.
Mrs. John Mellert celebrated her
birthday by giving an elaborate din
|ner to her friends and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Bower moved
to Cleveland, where they will make
their future home. u ,s
A well ll-lnown young man, Stanley
Valek, age 28 years, died at the home
Of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Valek, last Friday morning Of pneu.
monia. Funeral services were held
at the Hardscrabble cemetery. He
will be missed by his many friends.
Our postmaster, Robt. E. Carr, is
confined to his bed with the flu.
Mrs. j.. "A. Sailer and daughter Bea-
trice, were in Cleveland, Saturday.
4 Miss Anna Krebs returned home
4 after ten days visit with her daugh.
ter, Mrs. Louis Presher Of Dunkard
I'm. Y.
!. Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Mack Of
4 Cleveland visited at his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Gottlieb Mack's, last week
I. Mr.. Stanley Nelson and Edwin Law
are home from camp.
4 IL "Dame Rumor" is true, DR.. Ap
pleby will be here soon.
4 Mrs. Kate Auer from Cleveland i
4 spending few weeks here with he
4 sister, Mrs. E. P. Steyer.
\ Ellen Powelson and son Robert hav
gone to the home Of her parents a
! Sarahsville, O. !,
4 Valley City has been hit hard wit
the flu. Nearly every house has tn
i whole family in its grip.
:, Miss Hester Taught has gone T
her home, Topeka, Ind, while tn
: flu ban is on the school.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-12-13
nd has a trained nurse caring

and has trained nurse caring for
her.
e. E. VanOrnum had the misfortune
to break two ribs while cranking
gasoline engine, Friday.
Mark Garrett and family of La
Port spent from Thursday till Sun
day at Chas. Garrett's. Miss Pearl
Garrett returned home with them for
a weeks stay.
Miss VonGerichten and Miss Riser
left Thursday morning for their
homes in Columbus.
S. "A. Dutt had the misfortune to
lose, his barn and all the buildings
around it by fire on Saturday evening.
The fire started about 8 o'clock in the
evening, the cause Of it being un-
(! known. The hay, oats, wheat, corn
fodder, harnesses, farming inple-
ments and some chickens were burned
Rev. Town and family moved to
Lima, O., Friday.
Edwin Indoe, who has had pneu-
monia, is better.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. VanOrnum Wis.
tied r. A. Hunt and family at West
Park Sunday. &.
Mrs. Lee johnson Of Cleveland came
Sunday to visit at J. D. Johnson's
4 and was taken sick with influenza the
4 following day. Other sick ones arr
i Mrs. B. T.. Johnson, Burton Arick, ]
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-12-13
MALLET CREEK

Clarence Oberholtzer, six-year-old
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. C. Fl. Oberholt-
zer, died Of pneumonia, following an
illness Of influenza, on Saturday night.
Funeral services were held Wednes-
day afternoon at the home, followed
by burial at York cemetery. The
community extends sympathy to the
parents in their hour Of sorrow.
\ Mrs. n. s. Ziegler, who has pneu-
monia, is improving.
Mrs. J. M. Seeley has pneumonia
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-12-13

secretary; Dr.. Street, treasurer; Miss
Smith wished me to say that all those
who have knitting, to try and have it
done by the first of the year.
Dan Hammond, who has been crit
.ically i'll Of pneumonia, is slowly i'm
.proving.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-12-13

S. Yost and family and Harry Branch.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Cham
berlain, daughter. ~
Alfred Fieldhouse, 81, died Wednes-
day night, at 10 o'clock, from infrm-
tiles incident to his advanced age.
He was a former resident of Bruins
wick, where burial will be made.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-12-13
Compare.
tie tone

This little beauty has the
& fam ously sweet-voiced
Starr Singing Throat, Z
carved fronlS Silver Grain
Spruce, Natures chosen
music-wood the self
same wood that you find
in 4 Stradivarius vio lin
worth many thousands
Of dollars.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-12-13

Medina g.t os g. hereby svs notice "as
Fund os mill state Common on0
Funds MILL
!. Mill gsa ssgfgs sgssss @ @ @ @ " @ @ I ri 5Ss
FORLo
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-07-02
ANNUAL PARTY READERS Club
Hear Reports of Officers and Elect
New Officers To Serve This Year

Mesdames Geo. r. Gray, Elizabeth
Wales and B. c. Wooledge were host
esses at the annual party of the Read
er's Club last Tuesday afternoon. the
event taking place at the Gray home
which was beautifully decorated with
pink and white roses the club colors
and flower. Annual reports of the
officers were made, followed by the
election of officers and discussion of
study and work to be taken up the
ensuing year after which the ladies
enjoyed a social hour on the beautiful
grounds and delicious two course
luncheon served by the hostesses.
Election of officers resulted in Mrs.
Gray being unanimously chosen pres
ident; Mrs. Wales, vice president;
Mrs. Wooledge, secretary treasurer,
and Mrs. Wiley, corresponding secre-
tary. The report of Mrs. Fred Mccall,
ecretary-treasurer, for the past year,
was read and showed the club finances
in good shape, and while a number OF
valued members have been lost
through their removal from the city,
several new members have been taken
into the club showing the increasing
popularity of the organization. Mrs
Wilson gave a very complete and in
teresting report of theprogress of the
Bonners Ferry public library, showing
that about $40 had been expended for
books and furnishings in the past
year and of this the Readers Club had
contributed one-third besides taking
the entire care of the library.
Mention was also made of the do
nations of books and furnishings by
various citizens and the commercial
club.
The ladies selected as their main
topic of study for next year, France
and Italy, supplemented by miscellan-
eous topics, library and war work.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-07-02
samuels Gives Address Tuesday

H. F. Samuels, the owner of a 1000
acre ranch at Samuels, Ida.,gave an
address last Tuesday evening at the
Kent hall in the interests of the Nom
Partisan League, Mr.. Samuels having
espoused the cause recently. Only a
few people were present to hear the
talk.
Mr.. Samuels' address was quite
brief. In the forepart he extolled
President Wilson, the boys at the front
and all those who are helping to win
the war He declared against the
profiteers and argued in favor of pay
ing the expenses of the war as we go
saying that under the present system
the men who risked their lives on the
battlefields will have to come home
and pay off the war debts. He stated
that the farmer should have the right
to organize the same as any other
class and that he was not opposed to
the government setting the price on
one commodity if it also set the price
on all others.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-07-02
MINING CAMP SETS THE PACE
Idaho Continental Crew Has Gone 0v-
er the Top in Every Campaign

A. j. Kent and o. C. Wilson returned
Saturday from the Idaho-Continent
Mining company's camp at Hickman
where they made a canvass for the
w. s. S. drive with very great success.
The committee reports that it col
lected $50040 in cash and the total of
cash and pledges amounts to $6,095 90
over ten times the quota of the
camp.
The committee secured cash or
pledges from every employee of the
mining company and were assisted in
their work by the president and gen
eral manager, A. Klockmann, and the
head Officials of the camp. Messrs.
Kent and Wilson have the greatest of
praise for the men at the Idaho-Conti-
mental camp and said yesterday: 1.-THE
men up there are all true patriots
There are a lot of foreigners among
the crew but they all contributed and
in nearly every instance were glad of
the opportunity. Many came right
up and bought stamps without even
waiting to be solicited. The men at
Hickman have and are setting the
pace for the whole county when il
comes to giving for patriotic purposes
or buying w. S. S or Liberty bonds. u
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-07-02
sHULTIs BUYS MILLER RANCH
Trades In Town Property On the
Deal Concluded Recently

A deal was closed this week where
by f. A. Shultis bought the w. Nj. Mil
Ter ranch in the Paradise valley dis
trict. The Shultis residence on the
Schoolhouse hill being traded in on
the deal.
The ranch which Mr.. Shultis ac-
quires is considered one of the best in
the Paradise valley district There
are 100 acres of which some % or &c
are under cultivation and the property
is improved with good buildings in
GLIDING a large barn which cost be-
tween $500 and $4,000 Mr.. Shultis
will hold the property as an invest
ment.
Mr.. Miller is planning to go to the
coast in the near future. He will
lease his newly acquired residence
property to Mr.. Shultis this season anC
it is probable that Mr.. Shultis viii
build a new home next spring on his
residence lots in Park addition.