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The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-08
OUTSIDE PALE OF HUMANITY
That German Spies Can Be Classed
Only as Dangerous Reptiles, Is
Opinion of One Writer.

It Is not dishonorable to be spy.
saws the Santa Fe New Mexican. One
of the Americans we most revere.
whose only regret was that he had but
one life to give to his country, was
shot as a spy. The spy must be most
daring and courageous, must face ex-
traordinary perils, must have remark
able nerve and resourcefulness.
That, at least, is the conception OF
the spy which we had until the Ger
man spy got into the game and made
the word synonymous with all that Is
most execrable in treachery and cum
ming. dishonor and all forms of evil. A
spy has come to mean an incendiary
and murderer, an assassin OF women
and babies, a poisOner of food ana
water, a dynamiter and train wrecker.
a coward and a human reptile.
The fate which made Capt. Nathan
Hale immortal is much too good for
the men whom America has sucked
and who have become vipers at the
bosom of their adopted mother. The
sooner government valves charity ana
leniency and drops hesitation and half
way measures the better for all con-
cerned.
The German who breathes word OF
disloyalty should be interned, no mat
ter who he iisi; the one who conspires
against the government or its work
should be promptly put to death. We
are at war. The traitor at home helps
kill our boys at the front. Why should
fhe government parley with him?
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-08
Disc Battle Renewed.

Paris. April S.-The Germans again
are pounding against the French front
in the region of Chauny and BarisiS,
where enemy attacks on Saturday led
the French, after fighting along the
outpost line, to retire to prepared po-
sitiOnS
Although there was severe fighting
as far north as GriveSneS. west of the
Avre, where the French repulSed
German attack, the French war office
says the Germans were chiefly active
on the southern MontdidierM oyOn-
Chauny front. Besides the battle east
of Noyon, in the Chauny-BarisiS sec
tor there was fighting west of Noyon,
where Il German detachment was
elected from the advanced French
line by a counter attack, while on all
the front from MOntdidier to NoyOn
there has been artillery fighting on
large scale.
BariSiS is twelve miles west OF
IaOn and six miles due south of La
Fere Chauny is seven miles south
west of La Fere. Prior to Saturdays
attack the French front on the Chau-
Observation-Disclosures sector formed sa-
lent projecting into the German line)
Saturday evening the French re-
pulsed a German attack in the region
of GrivesneS," says the French state
ment. In the course of the night the
artillery of both sides displayed great
activity between Montdidier and No
yon.
West of Noyon a German detach
ment which had succeeded in gaining
a foothold in the advanced French
trenches was Immediately eected by
rs.;' 'i,sr attack.
"On the Disc front the Germans re-
newed their assaults in the region of
Chauny and BarisiS.
"A German attempt to raid the
French lines north of the Chemln DIES
Danes was unsuccessful. Rheims was
violently bombarded in the course of
the II, ght.
The German attack on the left bank
of the river Disc between Chauny and
Barsis is taken by some military crit
les as indicating that the enemy. find
ing himself cramped in the salient his
offensive has created toward Mont
didier and AmienS. is seeking more ell
bow room. as without il he will be UNI
able to deploy his masses in linden
burg style
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-08
RUSSIANS LEAVE
ENGLAND FOR i. S.
Seek to EVdde Draft, Fearing
Call on Foreigners.

London, April S.-The American
consulate has been deluged for the
past few days by applications from
Russian reSiden. : in England for pass
ports to America.
This is the result of current reports
as to the features of the new act for
enlarging CONSUMPTION, which. it is
said, may enmesh the residents of for
eign nationality.
There are many thousands OF the
various races of Russian nationality
living in the Whitechapel district, and
there is considerable feeling among
the English people, especially work
ingmen, against these foreigners, who
are living in the country and enjoying
the protection of its army, navy and
laws, but taking virtually no share
in its military burden. Moreover,
many of them are stepping into the
shoes of small business men, who
abandoned their occupations to join
the army, or they are taking the Jobs
of wOrkingInen who enlist.
The large proportion of the appli'
cants for passports say that they
wish to go to America as students"
The majority of these look like any
thing but Students" many being old
men and others workingmen who are
hardly able to read or write. The rea.
son they register as students is be-
cause they understand this is a priv
LEGGED class which is admitted to
America with little difficulty.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-08

relation of the leopards and panthers,
he said, and I'm also cousin Of the
cats. And lead happy life.
What is finer than to be up here
in the high, high mountains where it is
cold? grow to be so beautiful here.
My fur becomes very long and heavy.
It's really quite lovely.
my colors are interesting, too. I
am pale gray, with dark spots, and my
tail is quite exquisite
$50 the Ounce family lived happily
up in the mountains in Asia, and Os-
w;,ld was the leader Of all.
They were given such funny name
because 1t at one time sounded like q
word which meant leopard. When you
children grow to be bigger you will
learn how different words come from
roots and parts Of other words. But
we weren't going to have an arithme-
tic story, and neither will we have q
lesson on words. But the roots Of
words are the foundations of words,
just as the roots Of the trees are the
foundations or starting points Of the
trees.
And the Ounce family liked their
name because 1t was so differen from
all other names, and they would tell
folks how it used to be called Once
but that since they had become so
beautiful and important and had real
lied it, they had put a u in the word
which made them more distinguished
and stylish, which Is now the family
name"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-08
MANAGER FOR KRUPPS
BUILT 65-M|LE GUN
Designer Also Of Famous A.
Centimeter Ordnance.

Paris, April S-The bombardment
of Paris by the German longrange
gun was resumed.
1t was Professor RauSenberger, an
artillerist manager of the krupp
works and builder of the famous forty
two-centimetre gun, who planned the
giant long-range gun, according to the
correspondent at Frankfort Of the
Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant, says
an Amsterdam despatch. The pro-
fesSor witnessed the first lombard
ment of Paris with the gun.
Professor Rausenbe.ger, i'll an inter-
view in the Berliner Tagehlatt in Feb
ruary, 1916, declared that artillery
powerful enough to lombard England
from the continent would be the cer-
tain product of the near future.
The cannon of the future, he as
serted, would be able to penetrate the
strongest fortified shelters and nulli-
fly 'England'S shimmering ocean ar
mament, the old proud wall Which for
centuries has protected it from the
continent"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-08
CAME FROM DAMAGED STOCK
Idea of Blotting Paper Was the Direct
Result of Act Of Careless
Workman.

BlOtting paper, like many another
valuable discovery, was found entirely
by accident. One day in a paper mill
in Berkshire, England, careless work
man forgot to put in the sizing and it
was necessary to throw out the entire
lot as spoiled. Later the angry pro-
prietor sat down to write a note and
possibly for reasons of economy used a
sheet of the condemned paper. To his
increased annoyance the ink spread all
over the paper and he was about to
give up in disgust when the thought
struck him that it might be possible to
use the paper for absorbing ink in
place of the sand then universally used.
After some successful experimenting
he was able to dispose of his entire
damaged stock under the name of blot
ting paper.
From that time on plotting paper
came into general use. At first it was
always pink in color, red rags being
used. Red was a fast color and diff
cult to bleach, hence the red rags were
useless in manufacturing writing pa
paper. But as the color of blotting pa
per did not interfere with its useful
ness, red or pink was as good a color
as any other, and thus provided a
means of utilizing otherwise wasted
material.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-08
British GEOLOGICAL Photos,

A committee of the British Associa-
ton for the Advancement of Science
has been engaged for many years in
forming a national collection of photo
graphs illustrating the geology Of the
British isles. According to the last
report the collection now includes up
ward of $500 pictures. More than a
thousand of these were taken in
Yorkshire. A collection of the same
character has been made by the geolo-
gical survey of Great Britain, which
has recently published list of its
Scottish pictures. Both the r. A. com.
mittee and the geological survey offer
prints and lantern Aides for sale. The
Tunbridge Wells Natural History So
ciety offers prizes for photographs of
scenery illustrating geological features.
-ScientfRc American.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-08
CURE FOR LITTLE AILMENTS
Real Trouble Can Usually Be Depend
ed On to Make One Forget
the Smaller Ones.

Man and animals alike, it's wonder
full what shock will do to heal our
errors and our weaknesses. The only
thing that ever stopped Uncle Bill In
an argument was q dishpan, or some
heavy, blunt instrument clouted over
his brow, and In his younger days he
was some argufer, as his scars attest.
Here Is the case of the blind man in
San Rafael, Cal, who fell 40 feet off
the roof of his house, and found his
eyesight restored; Aunt Ellen, who
was bedridden for years. was the first
person to reach safety when the house
caught fire, and her bad hip has been
practically all right ever since; you
remember that crippled negro who
beat even the dogs home when the bear
charged out of the brush.
A lot of us have troubles that are
only in our minds when we are fed Il
little real trouble we forget the smaller
ones. There is, perhaps, an opening
for a sanitarium that win take a Grip
pie or an invalid and throw him off a
cliff, or crack him over the head with
a brick or q crOwbar-anything to wake
him up, make him forget his small
worries, and heal his diseased mind.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-08
Chances in Mems Clothes.

Fashion is doing its bit too. The
International Custom Cutters cOnven-
ton ruled out patched pockets. belts
and turned-up trousers. If they would
only 20 back to the Old-fashioned shirt
cuffs, sew the buttons on the trousers
on the outside of the waist band. and
take off a yard or two of the fourth
hand neckties we would get somewhere
near where the weary are at rest. They
already have made overcOats fit more
closely in order to save material, but
they dissipate that saving by making
sack coats q trifie longer. OF course,
there is sort of economy in long
sack coat, for in ruling out the patched
pockets all other patches are, doubt
less, included. 1t is quite hard for a
fashion convention to make mistake
If it only changes the styles.-Ohfo
S1aIe 55o:.iitrins.!
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-08
SAW NEED OF GREAT HIGHWAY
washington Long Urged Road Across
Country to Aid in Development
of the West

If George Washington had continued
his early career as a surveyor and en-
gineer the development of the United
States might have been even more rap
id than it turned out to be. The pic
ture of the pioneer hewing his way
through forest growth and underbrush.
fording streams, and working his way
across mountains is one of our ira
ditiOnS of early American history. but
the husky pioneer breaking his way
alone was not Washington's idea of
what travel should be in these United
States.
Ruins of Washington's work as an
engineer may still lie seen along the
banks of the middle Potomac, but his
greatest engineering plan never mate
rallied during his lifetime, though sew
eral of his illustriOus compatriotS gave
their enthusiastic approval of the
scheme.
This plan of WashingtOn's was q
quicker. Surer route toward the West
TO supersede the blazed trail and foot
path. The government did not take
any steps toward the construction of
so expensive bit OF road building I'M
til three years after WaShingtOn's
death. For fifteen years work on the
road was under way, first on paper,
then with pick and shovel, and finally
the national road between Cumberland,
Maryland and Wheeling, w. Va, was
ready for service.
In the mind of the far-seeing Wash
ington, the highway had reached to the
shores of the Mississippi-perhaps
even farther into the West. But the
government turned to what it c0nSid
cred affairs of more pressing impOr-
lance. The national road passed into
the hands of the states directly con-
cerned, and in time became the Old
National road. The development of
railroad and steamboat made cross
country highway route no longer a
pressing necessity and the old road was
In danger of sinking to the level of
dusty country roadway.
Just in time to save the Old Nation
al road from this semi-tragic fate came
the automobilist demanding good roads
with attractive scenery ranged along
side and few spots of special Inter
est thrown in. To all these demands
the old road responded, and today it Is
in high favor with the goggled ones
who coast recklessly down its gentle
slopes and speed through its villages.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-08
| DADOYSEy[N|NQ
[A|R TALL
THE OUNCE.
81 MACY RAHAM BONNER

THE ounce" commenced Daddy, but
both the children interrupted him.
"Oh, Daddy" they said, "oh, Dad
dy!"
We'll, what is the matter?" asked
Daddy.
Are you going TO give us story
about arithmetic" asked Nancy. You
never have before, and we have
GOOD deal of arithmetic in school,
I'VE shouldn't complain" Nick whis-
l;ared to her, for Daddy tells us so
.uany fine stories that we could certain
y put up with one about arithmetic
Tor once"
IN try to be nicer" whispered
%ancy, although l do hate arithme-
tic"
Cheer up said Nick. Daddy has
.n.yer told us an arithmetic story be-
ture and we will probably not hear
one again"
Daddy smiled when he saw the chill
r,n were whispering. "Secrets? he
used.
Il know" said Nancy, cheerfully,
y hat an ounce means. It's meas
ure of weight. Sixteen drains mean
hv same as one ounce. l haven't got
Ell that far in the book, but l heard
some of the children reciting those
ablns. They were big children, too,
nd one of them forgot that sixteen
drains made an ounce. She had to re-
~; it so many times that l knew 1t.
Dear mel" laughed Daddy, "and
% lou know what an ounce means.
That's a good joke"
IFS a good one. all right said
SICK. when Nancy, who hates arith,
:.lctic, knows something l don't know.
Ii, e arithmetic. l think it's easy"
",iell," said Daddy, Nancy is right
in hat she says. But this isn't to be
an arithmetic story. Goodness, you go
10 hool to study that and this is the
lima, for story. I've never heard OF
IN arithmetic story before"
Beth the children smiled. Its not
% be an arithmetic story?' asked
Nancy.
"Oh, no, indeed" said Daddy.
What is it going to be about?'
iSi:rd Nick.
An animal" said Daddy.
WAS his name Ounce?" asked
E;@cy. And was he named that be-
caUse he only weighed a little, little
.il:"
Il do believe Nancy wants an arith-
.nctic story" Daddy said, with twin
lie in his eye. "She seems to be think
ing Of weights and measures and
aDles."
Il don't have to-" said Nancy, laugh
ing. Its easier for me not to-"
Good" said Daddy, "for the time
being We'll pretend we never heard OF
arithmetic It's fine thing and we all
have to learn it-but not in the story
hour; oh, no!
The family name Of this animal I'm
going to tell you about is Ounce. They
are known as the Ounce family. Some
times they are called the Snow.
Leopards.
Now, Oswald Ounce was fine
looking animal and he knew it. I'm a
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-08
SUES HIS MoTHER-IN-LAW
Asks $75, COO of Her and Daughters
= Mia

Asks $4,000 of Her and Daughters
For Alternating his Wife.
POttsville, Pa, April S.-MrS. A. w.
Seltzcr, the wealthy widow of the for
mer head of il packing firm of this
city; her son-in-law, William Knight,
manager of the Tilt silk mill, and her
daughters, Mrs Dora Knight and Miss
Annie SeltZer, have been made the
defendants in g $1,000 damage suit
which has been FLED against them in
the United States diStr,cc court by
Daniel Foster. OF Youagstow.. ..
The latter is Il SCn-in-ilw OF Mrs.
Settler. and alleges that the defend
ants alienated III aft. ct oii> o. his
wife. who was ii Mss Sci GER, before
her marriage He says that. owing 70
this interference. his wife no longer
lives with him.
1t is alleged in his charges thar the
defendants com'ai te;i many overt
acts in their conspiracy to damage.
injure and defanic aim. A civil SIit
for alleged conspiracy also IS pending.
\ The papers We're served on the de-
PENDANTS by Deputy Marshal Fred
HOch, of Cressona.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-08
Can't Help But
Admire Babies
Every Woman Caste Loving Glance at
the Nesting Cuddled in its Bonnet.

It is a joy and comfort to know thcs
those much talked of pains and other d.;
tresses that are said to proceed collaborating
may be avoided. No woman need fear dis
comfort if she will fortfy herself with the
well known and time-honored remedy, Moth
er's Friend.
This is a most grateful, penetrating, ex-
ternal application that at ouce softSns and
makes plant the abdominal muscles and liga-
ments. By regular use the muscles expand
without the usual strain when baby is born
and pain and danger at tie crisis is con-
sequently less.
Women everywhere who have used this
famous remedy tell how they entirely avoided
nervousness, twitchinS spells, bearing down
and stretching pains, and rel;..e hJr- they
enjoyed entire freedom from tie many de-
bilitating and distressing experiences usually
incident to approaching motherhood.
Mothers Friend is recommended only for
the relief and comfort OF eZpectalt moth
| ers, thousands of whom have used and
recommended it. 1t is for external use only,
is absolutely and entirely safe and won
derfully effective.
Write the Bradfield Regulator Co,
Lamar Bldg, Atlanta, Ga, for their "Moth-
erhood Book" so valuable to expectant moth
ers, and in the meantime obtain bottle of
Mothers Friend from the druggist today and
| thus. forsify yourself against pain and dis
! comfort.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-08

London, April S.-Successful Brit
iSh counter attacks were launched on
Saturday against the Germans in Ave
Iliy wood. on the West side of the An
ere river (two miles north of AlberO.
The British war Office statement
says the British recaptured all their
former positions. A German attack
on The British positions opposite Al
bert was repulSed and another enemy
attack south of Hebuterne was broken
up by the fire of the British artillery.
Counter attacks carried out by us
says the British statement, success
fully re-established our prior posi-
tons in Aveluy wood and resulted in
the capture of more than 120 prison
erS and several machine guns.
Later in the day the enemy again
attacked our positions opposite Albert,
but was repudSed and another attack
attempted EARLY in the night south of
Hehuterne was completely broken up
by our artillery fire.
BY Il successful minor operation
carried out by us south of the river
SOmme we improved our positions and
captured forty prisoners.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-08
MORE GERMAN LIES
tEIlG CIRCULATED
Says $3.50 Grain Combination
Gives Intestinal Trouble.

Philadelphia, April Sit is reported
from many parts of Pennsylvania that
people are being warned of the dan
GER of eating the "50-50'' cereal gra in
combinations suggested by the food
administration as the easiest way Of
saving the wheat which must be sent
to the fighters and workers overseas.
1t is said that even some domestic
science experts are saying such COM
binaliOnS give rise to intestinal trOu-
Bile.
Wherever information" of this sort
is passed along, it should immediately
branded as another German lie-am
da to u new field.
The state food administration and
scores of chemists, physicians and
food experts denoUace all such state
ments as absolutely without founda-
ton. In the words of one of the high
est food officials in Pennsylvania, 'We
are hearing from many of the fore
most physicians and scientists in the
state that these 5000" combinations
are positively beneficial to health.
There - no ground whatever for any
other view, and all who make such
statements are aiding and abetting
our enemy with absolutely baseless
reports
Every time you hear such state
ment, report it to your local food adj
ADMINISTRATION tO0pther with the name
of the person who thus misinformed
you. The "50-50'' cereal plan is so
desirable from a health and food
standpoint that it will be continued
long after this war is ended. Neither
intentional disturbance nor any other
body ailment is caused by it. These
are facts backed by the highest au-
thority. And only German Sympa-
thizers will seek to question them.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-08
TO EXTEND AIR MAIL SERVICE
Time Saving Won't Be Confined to
Three Large Cities.


Washington, April S.-Besides the
saving of time to be effected in the
delivery of letters to New York. Phil
adelphia and Washington. the postA
Office department expects the aerial
mail service between these points to
speed up delivery vi tirst-class mail
for other cities by making connections
with earlier trains to sections beyond
the terminals.
Rail connections which otherwise
would be impossible will be made, the
department says.
By the Washington connection much
time would be saved in mail address
ed to southern points.
Letters despatched by the air route
from Washington also will connect at
Philadelphia and New York with earli
er trains.
An airplane leaving Washington on
the noon schedule would make the
late afternoon city delivery over the
entire city of New York To make
this delivery by train, letters now
have to be mailed before nine A. NJ.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-08
The Itching and Sting
of Blazing. Fiery Eczema

blood, the disease being caused by an
infection which breaks out through
the skin. That is why the most salts
factory treatment for all so-called
skin diseases is S. S. S., for this REM
edy so thoroughly cleanses the blood
that no impurities can remain. Get q
bottle to-day at any drugstore, and
you will see results from the right
treatment. Write for expert medical
advice, which you can get without
cost, by addressing Medical Director.
q Swift Laboratory, Atlanta. Ga.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-08
Truth Will Out

In the schoolroom the teacher was
trying to illustrate phrase found in
the reading lesson, "a debt of graft
tude."
Jimmie, think of the care your par
ents have given you and all that they
have done for you. Don't you think
you owe them something's"
well" said honest Jimmie, 81 don't
knew about that, but l do know that
my dad owes me so cents"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-08
Tremendous Speed.

illuminate of mercury, which Is
used as the original decorating charge
in torpedoes, expands at furious rate.
A writer in the Illustrated World
makes a comparison between this rate
of expansion and an express train trav-
cling at the rate of 60 miles an hour.
Imagine" he says. $4,000 feet q
second-instead of the SO feet sec
ond made by a mile-a-minute train
and you will know why illuminate of
mercury going off in your hand will
carry a finger with it and yet not burn
your coat" That is the ultimate in
speed.