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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-05-10

On the battlefields the pigeons are
cared for in mobile coops. These re-
sembIe somewhat the ordinary moving
van and are set about a mile apart
from five To twenty miles In the rear
OF the first line trenches. In them are
nesting boxes. obsersadon traps, stor-
age room COR feed and other Access
series and accommodations for one or
TWO men. who are constantly on duty.
Ring Bell on Entering.
The pigeons enter through a door
obstructed by bob wires. These hang
loosely and will swing In but not out.
When q bird enters the movement of
the wires sets of an electric bell and
the attendant catches the pigeon and
takes the message from an aluminium
cup-shaped receptacle attached to one
of its legs.
Major Griffin. at the annual meeting
OF the American Racing Pigeon union,
said that of the messages that have
been forwarded by homing pigeons
from the trenches at the front, through
barrage fire, in attacks going over the
top. in cavalry charges and In infan-
try charges. 81 per cent had safely
reached headquarters. He urged the
members to start their birds breeding
at once. This was in December; they
usually do not start until the middle
of February. The pigeon men acted
on the suggestion and are now pre-
pared to keep up a steady supply of
birds for government use.
The homing pigeon is a swift as we'll
as sure messenger. When travelling
with the wind it will fly at the rate
of more than sixty miles an hour. and
against the wind. at from thirty to
thirty-five miles an hour.
When liberated, the homer pigeon
usually circles around the spot, grad
ually rising until it recognizes some
landmark. and once 1t has scented the
direction. is off in direct line to its
home. The intelligence of these birds
, has been shown in the trenches, where
they have learned that TO circle adds
danger to their lives 1t is never any
too safe at these places of liberation,
anu tire ltstAhC0 bQAiCA dOto HOl EiSS
any higher than Is necessary 10 get
its bearing. usually flying direcH.g to
the rear, without ascending more than
few feet above the ground
This is not the general procedure
of honing pigeons. the tendency of the
birds when released In races at home
being to circle, sometimes for an hour
over the spot where liberated.
News to Germany by Bird
The United States Is not behind IN
pigeon racing. 1t has something like
! 1900 homing pigeon fanciers. In Bel
gium pigeon racing was long the ma.
| tional sport Ii has been reported
/ that as many as 10000 pigeons have
been released at one time In the grand
national races. In England a race
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-05-10
AI.SACE-LORRAINE
LOOTED BY HUNS


and solid. The styles which bear the
names of the kings Of France. and
which, In the villages. were Of fine
and delicate workmanship, acquired
In the country districts character
entirely original, rustic. 1t Is these
that the antiquarians are now after.
AS a consequence while attending
auction sales they stiad time also TO
seek out the little AIsatiaa homes and
find little difficulty by paying the
country people in actual currency in
acquiring the old family clocks, of
which the majority no longer run, and
the chairs with their magnificent
backs worn by age.
THE demand for objects of this
sort has increased immensely during
the year that has just finished. The
real buyers of them are to be found
in the large cities. For the most part
they are the new rich who have
made their fortunes from the war and
who from one day to the other find
themselves transported from the coun-
ter to the top of German society and
seek by all means to surround them
selves with objects of ancient art"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-05-10
THESE BOYS
BY ROBERT ADGER BOWEN


of The vieiIantes.
They are not heroes In their own es-
TEEN.
These boys whose souls with hero
ism glow,
Whose steadfast eyes so clearly see
below
The semblance and the glamor of the
dream.
Yet not the less upon their spirits
CLEAN
The joys and splendors Of young
life's bright show,
The ardent flame, the keen desire
to know,
And loves right royal guerdon to re-
deem.
win they come back? we ask with
quivering breath.
Nor dare to show the very dread
we feel,
SO calm and bravely unafraid are
they;
As though the challenges they make
to Death
The purposes divine of Life re-
veal
IT'S We who falter at the price
they payl
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-05-10
Transferred to Maps They Bring
French Artillery TO High
Efficiency.
PROCESS IS new INVENTION
Every Enemy object Accurately Re-
corded After Airmen's Scouting of
Flights--Maps Brought to
Date Daily.

French Front.-Accuracy and eff
cheney have been made possible for the
French artillery by the invention of
an instrument that enables French
mapmakers to locate almost exactly
an object within the enemy lines which
has been photographed from an air.
plane. In transferring to a map the
photographed object, such as an enemy
battery or munition dump, the margin
of error is limited to less than five
yards.
This permits the French artillery to
pogr it's shells with almost certain aim
cato German gun emplacements,
trench positions, crossroads, canton
ments, railroad lines, aviation camps
and other enemy organizations. 1t is
unnecessary for the gunner to have
even distant view of the object he is
firing at.
Invention Makes Transfer Easy.
To take a photograph of the enemy
lines from French airplane is an
easy matter, but to transfer the OBJ
iects photographed to their exact lo-
cation on a map was for time ex-
tremely difficult. This was due to the
varying heights and angles from which
the airplane observers made their
photographs BY the invention of one
of the officers attached to the geo
graphical section, this difficulty has
been almost eliminated.
Not only the aerial observation serv-
ice but other methods of spotting Ger
man positions-more especially can
non and machine.gun emplacements-
are utilized as aids to the work of the
military map-maker. The flashes Of
guns as they are fred from the Ger
man side form one valuable adjunct
to his work, but the most important of
all Is the calculation of the speed of
the sound of the firing charge of the
German shells. This has been brought
to basis of such perfection that the
guns can now be located with almost
absolute accuracy. In fact, in recent
operations it has proved that the sys-
tenn of observation by sound has given
successful results In over so per cent
of instances.
In every army there is branch of
the geographical section and each is
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-05-10
HAS HARVESTED MANY CROPS
Alabama Farmer Takes SO of Them
From One Piece of Land In
Nineteen Years.

Montgomery. Harvesting 80
crops from one patcn in 10 years. pur-
chasing seed potatoes only once in
that time. is the record Of r. W.
Phelps. a prominent farmer of Shot
well. Ala.
Mr.. Phelps looks after the digging
II his potatoes himself and sees that
! sufficient number of potatoes are
left in the ground to furnish seed for
the next crop.
After the crop natures the ground
is covered with pine straw, not only
protecting the crop from cold but also
furnishing fertilizer for the next year.
Two full crops are grown each year
and potatoes fresh from the earth
twelve months a year are had by Mr..
Phelps method and gratifying results
are obtained in every case.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-05-10
CLOSE LARGE STORE
TO FIGHT FOR COUNTRY

Chicago. - When the lights
were put out the other night in
the four-story department store
of Moeller Brothers. here. the
curtain went down on the first
act Of a stirring drama of pa.
triotism.
The Moeller brothers. John p.
and Earl c. have offered up the
milli0n-dollar business as a sac
rifice on the altar of loyalty TO
the nation in which their father
and grandfather, both German
born, made their fortunes. Stock
and buildings have been sold
and the brothers now are await
ing daily the call to report for
service in Uncle Sans army.
For 40 years the Moellers.
grandfather, father and sons,
have been building up the bust
ness, uptil last year its transac-
tions totaled more than $1,000
600. Three and a half years ago
the father died and the sons
took up the business. which at
the time of its liquidation had
over $50 employees.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-05-10
No More Cherokee chIefs

Il Is along the line of progress that
the chieftaincy is to be dropped by
the Cherokee Indian nation. The
Seminoles have already dispensed
with this relic of tribal government
Thus two of the five civilized Indian
nations win soon have abandoned n
tradition that has served only TO bind
them TO past which had better be
forgotten. II has long been the con.
Vietion Of the students of the Indian
problem and friends of the Indian
People. Ike Commissioner Cato Sells.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-05-10
HIS NURSE A ScHooLMATE
United States Soldier Has = Remark
able Experience in an English
: Hospital.

Tacoma, Wash.-To be nursed back
to health in far away England by
former schoolmate is the happy for
tune of Perry Howard, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Howard of Puyallup.
Mr.. Howard is confined in an Eng
fish hospital suffering from exposure
following the sinking of the Tuscania.
At the hospital he was assigned to
the care of Ada Allan daughter OF
Mr.. and 1drs. James Allan of Puyal-
lun. Mr.. Howard writes his parents
that his sufferings and disappointment
We're in measure ass1aged BY meet
ing with one with WHOM ne could talk
over old times.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-05-10
New Use for. TeIephone.

According to information from re-
liable source. experiments conducted
on the Canadian government rail-
roads with a telephone apparatus thar
permits verbal messages TO be trans
mitted to and from moving trains
have met with highly gratifying re-
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-05-10

containing from 5000 to 10000 was
considered common occurrence.
The English government discovered
shortly after the war began that in
formation was being carried TO the en-
envy by method which 1t could rot
detect for long time. Finally 1t was
learned that German, subjects had es-
tablished lofts in England where birds
were Kept for the express purpose or
carrying messages to Germany. The
authorities thereupon ordered all pig
cons liberated. and put under govern
ment control all that returned to their
lofts.
The supervision over homing pigeons
in England now is so severe that an
owner cannot take even one bird into
the street or transfer 1t to another
person without a police permit.
Some of the war performances Of
homing pigeons. as recorded in recent
issues of English pigeon papers. are
interesting. During December patrol
smack released pigeon as 1t was
torpedoed by German submarine. The
4
clingIng to wreckage.
The Germans saw the bird and
wounded ii with rifle shot. 1t was
not brought down. however, and
twelve miles away landed OF. the deck
of another patrol smack. with five
fight feathers missing and nearly ex-
hausted. The bird knew It could not
reach land and sought this place OF
/ safety.
The message the pigeon bore gave the
| location of the wrecked patrol boat,
and the captain of the vessel on which
1t landed succeeded In reaching the
spot In time to save every man.
Another story is that the pilot of
a seaplane doing spa cial work in the
| Flanders section encountered mum,
her of enemy planes. He released one
pigeon stating his location and asking
helm. A minute later another pigeon
arrived at headquarters telling thal
his tank had been destroyed and ask,
ing that fighters be sent quickly to his
aid.
Eighteen minutes later another bird
arrived from another patrol seaplane.
announcing that it had been shot down
ard that the pilots companion had
been killed, and that he thought his
machine would float for some time
! That was the end of the messages.
Two seaplanes were quickly de-
spatehed to the location given, and
several small boats put out. This in
formation could not have been con-
veyed by any other means. 1t was
learned later that German destroyers
had appeared on the scene and that
they had probably rescued the pilot
who had been clinging to his disabled
plane. as when relief arrived the ma
chine was found and the German de-
| stroyers were seen speeding away.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-05-10

suits. Standard equipment IS used
and no difficulty has been encoLstered
In getting distinct tones. Connection
between the instrument and rail Is
made through t.ae car wheels. Con-
trol Of the system differs in no respect
from ordinary telephone operation.
and artificial amplitiers requiring aa-
justment are not employed. The in
vention makes it possible for connec.
lions to be made between the train
instrument and that of any regular
telephone Observation-Disclosures Ne
chanics Magazine.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-05-10

DINING pigeons quickly
proved their value for
military purposes after
the war broke out.
They did work which
the wireless, telegraph
and telephone could not
do under certain condi-
tions. Thus the pigeons
have furnished a means
of communication be-
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-05-10

that the sooner the individual Indian
is released from, tribal connection and
environment the better it will be for
him and for the country.-Ch Christian
Science Monitor.
The Meeker herald., 1918-01-05
Rolier-Templeton

At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. J..
Cassius Templeton, Price Creek,
Colorado, on Friday, December %,
1917, Mr.. Charles II. Roller and Miss
Frances Irma Templeton were united
in holy matrimony by the Rev.
Philip Nelson of St. James church.
Miss Beryl Beatrice Templeton and
Mr.. H. Howard White attended the
bride and groom, and the BRIDES
father gave her away. The ceremony
took place in thu presence of num-
Der of relatives.
Mr.. Roller is the son of Mrs. j. q.
Roller of Hayden, Colorado, and has
been resident in Browns Park for
the past few years, taking up fine
homestead in that section, whore he
is making good as n rancher. The
bride is II daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. G.. Templeton, and has wide
circle of friends both In Rio Blanco
and Moffat countiss.
After visiting with relatives, the
young people will proceed to their
home in Browns park. Pm.
The Meeker herald., 1918-01-05
Stock Show Special Train

The Stock Show Special Train via.
Colorado Midland will leave Rifle at
3:29p. M, Snday, January Goth, for
the big show at Denver. This special
will carry STANFORD Pullmans, re-
clining chair car and diner, arriving
Denver Z IL. m, following morning.
Everybody invited to join the jolly
crowd. All tickets good returning
until January 2Sth.
Write r. f. Vickery, general agent,
Grand Junction, for Pullman reser-
vations. Do 1t Now. j5-D
The Meeker herald., 1918-01-05
St. James Church.

Feast of the Epiphany: Sunday,
January 81
Holy communion, 7.30 a. m.
Church school, 9.45 II. m.
Holy communion and sermon, 1l.W
a. IN.
Evening prayer and sermon, 7.30
p. m.
Choir rehearsal, Wednesday, 1870
p. IN.
The Epiphany, or the Manifestation
of Christ to the Gentiles, is n con-
tinuation of the Christmas season,
and partakes of the festive character
of Christmas. The Eastern churches
observe Christmas on January 6 The
Epiphanp is n Holy Day of obliga-
ton, which only falls on Sunday once
every seven years.
PHILIP NELSON,
Priest in Charge.
The Meeker herald., 1918-01-05

BIB in cut.
disappeared. The change was wonder
full and it was all to the good. Here
s photograph showing before and
after taking and am sure no patent
medicine advertisement could beat it.
swell, mother and I were delighted.
That was ten years ago, and Howard
says the year he spent at the military
academy was the best yenr of his life.
Now" said Uncle Dan, with great
earnestncss, "when such training does
so much good, makes better citizens and
at the same time fits man to defend
his country, why should not Uncle Sam
furnish this training at the govern
ment's expense? The government has
the right to call anyone to serve in
case of war, and without training,
man is worth nothing as II soldier. I'm
Gle Sam has splendid new training
camps that will soon be available for
the purpose, therefore. here is double
reason why the Chamberlain bill for
compulsory military training should be
passed at once. so that every boy ply
sically fit may have this training and
not leave it for his parents to pay for.
On account of the expense, not one boy
in so can take the training now. I am
glad that you can do so. These big
crops and big prices. find, make the
farmers rather 'cocky,' and that the
best is demanded by them"
Billie was up with the lark the next
morning. more excited and enthusiastic
than ever. He had plan. He knew
Jimmie owned colt worth 500; that
he would make almost another 500 on
his potatoes If they turned out well,
and that he had from his previous
savings, bought 500 Liberty bond.
Billie's plan was to have Jimmie cash
in and go with him. He was disnp-
pointed to find that Jimmie would still
lack about $500 of having enough to
see him through. His lip quivering, he
said: I'm mighty sorry to leave jim
mie."
Uncle Dan was silent moment or
two, then he asked Billie to go down
to the orchard and get him some ap-
pies to eat on the train. While he was
gone. 1t was arranged that Uncle Dan
and Mr.. and Mrs. Graham would adj
vance the money necessary so that
Jimmie could go. When Billie returned
he was told about it. He ran to the
phone and called Jimmie, saying:
Come on over, run just as fast as you
caL, I've got the greatest news you
ever heard Of"
The Meeker herald., 1918-01-05
WAR TALKS
By UNCLE DAN
Number Sis
Billie and Jimmie viii Take Military
Training.
Number Sis

~ am mighty sorry, Uncle Dan, that
this is your last night with us. Can't
you stay longer? We boys are having
a peach of time" said Billie.
swell, if you get more out of 1t in
the way OF pleasure than l." said I'm
Gle Dan. you are going some"
'Billie. have been talking seriously
with your father and mother about
sending you to II military academy and
they asked me to Talk with you about
it."
"Whoopee" Billie screamed, like a
wild Indian.
'Now, hold your horses" said Uncle
Dan, land listen to me. You know
sent my boy, Howard, to one of these
schools for year when he was about
your age. He was narrow chested,
stoop shouldered, rather loose jointed ;
he had the big head and needed dis
cipline and physical development. He
was growing fast and wanted him to
be strong physically"
"Say, Uncle Dan" said Billie, II be-
Iieve your description of Howard fits
me pretty well, eh?"
SWELL" said Uncle Dan, "to be frank
think it does; you need the same
thing. Howard did not like 1t at first.
am told for few weeks he had rough
sledding,' but after he found that the
only way was to obey orders, he caught
the spirit of the institution and liked
1t. We did not see him for about six
months, then he came home for a few
days. We We're astonished at his ap-
pearance. He had gained about 20
pounds in weight, his muscles were as
hard as nails, he stood as straight as
an arrow, he was courteous, consider
The Meeker herald., 1918-01-05

Patriotic citizens will note the call
In this issue for the formation of a
local military company, to be known
Is the Home Guard Of Colorado. 1t
is the wish Of the state authorities
that as many as possible from the
different sections Of the county be
enrolled In this organization. None
but Americans will be admitted to
membership.
The Meeker herald., 1918-01-05
Wonderful Cucumber
Skin and Freckle Help
local druggist tells some very inter-
estins facts of the effect of veSc-
table Juices upon the skin.

Generations ago women rubbed the
faces and bodies of themselves and
their children with freshly cut cucuni-
bers. and found in this homely remedy
an almost invariable relief from sur
fering and Disagreement caused hy
sunburn. freckles. chanping OF face ard
hands, and the myriad skin afilictious
OF the race. We have found a way 10
make compound, including cucarnhei
Juice, flower oils. and otter irgredl-
ents. which not only impart delight
tul odor of Lily of the Valley. bur
produce an exquisite liquid cream thai
cools. soothes. heals chapped. sum
burned. chafed or other pain-Ji si;
surfaces. and Is the best thing f..
freckles and their prevention, ever
known.
We call this preparation a Ph. Lait
De Concombre 1t Is at once a family
comforter and the peeress of boudoir
requisites. 1t is Mother g-cssv ror
sticky: Clothing. wells and gloves may
re adjusted Immediately after Its ap-
pltcaticn. rvs cents n bottle.
4. Pii. La;t de Concoslbre is made,
old and guaranteed by
ThH Nfea1rer 71
The Meeker herald., 1918-01-05

Mrs. Clarence Mathes was In town
Monday, having, with her mother,
Mrs. Bridges, returned from Salt
Lake City. where they were with son
and brother Wilkie Bridges, who re-
Gently met with an accident while
employed on an Idaho railroad
whereby he lost one Of his legs. Az q
boy and young man. Wilkie was
always we'll thought Of In this COM
munity, and all will sympathize with
him in his misfortune.
The Meeker herald., 1918-01-05
What is Bull Convention, We

What is Bull Convention? Well
to answer our own question-it is a
gathering Of stockmen having for
their object the purchase Of registered
bulls for range purposes and the con-
sequent improvement of range herds.
A very enthusiastic convention of
this class was lately held At Glen
wood. Over here, 10 this community,
Simp Harp has been In this improve
ment business for . good many years,
and he continues ut 1t. His latest
addition to his pure bred Shorthorn
herd 10 KingRood, . bovine aristocrat
of the purest blood from the famous
Wyatt herd Of Scribner, Mob.
The Meeker herald., 1918-01-05

Charlie Leckenby, state auditor.
just can't keep out of the newspaper
game. Every week, no matter how
hard beset by department business,
Charlie must need take his typewrit-
er In hand and grind out his Denver
items" for the Steamboat Pilot. Other
editors have discovered that these
items are generally interesting and
are copying them.
The Meeker herald., 1918-01-05
Not For Him
"And you didn't know that it was

"And you didn't know that it was
loaded?'
NO, judge, / swear didn't"
but before pointing it at the
deceased. why did you not look into
the barrel to see whether or not it
was loaded?"
"Why. judge, that would have been
a fool thing to do! 1t might have ex-
ploded and killed me.'-Houston
Post.
The Meeker herald., 1918-01-05

AL Lloyd received a letter last
week from Paul Cleave. who is In the
Artillery branch of the National
Army service, and stationed at Long
Island near New York. At the time
he wrote, Paul said they were having
field work In IA inches Of snow, and
the weather was cold and disagreea-
BILE,
The Meeker herald., 1918-01-05
Stomach Troubles

If you have trouble with your
stomach yon should try Chamber
restored to health by the use of these
tablets and their cost is so little, %
cents, that it is worth while to give
them a trial.
The Meeker herald., 1918-01-05
The Red Gross Campaign

Miss Mary Moulton, who had
charge of the recent Red Cross cam
paign In Meeker reports the follow
ing results:
Annual members, 3O5, at $l.OO
each 1905 90
Subscribing members, ID, at
81 90 each ..>--,..-,.,---..-.,-,.--,.-...,. $500
Contributing members, 3, at
IS 90 each,....-..-- .-,---....,-.........-. 1900
Three donations of -..-...---...,,.-... 2s 90
Total receipts s374.O0
Total members .--............ 32l