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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-06-04
THE FIRST STEAMBOAT
Some Question as to Who Really Built
the First Steamer.

the First Steamer.
AS to whether John Fulton really
41s nSsa a es aSS5tssa ss=s 1s'
much dispute. He certainly mad,
steam navigation practical. and tha
ought TO he glory enough.
| There is n story. ciIriously dcfnit,
in detail. to the effect that in 1913 :
steam vessel built 10y n SpaniarG
named Garay VAS Goated and on jan,
II Of that year. arrived nj Barcelona
from Colibrc with n cargo OF wheat
II was - side wheeler" of 200 tons
burden and its engine was driven 10y
"caldrUns OF boiling water" al a speed
Of three miles an Eour or nearly.
Unfortunately. tho story lacks proof
The earliest exact account OF this
steamboat dates back only to 1S26
quite while after the problem OF
steam navigation was successfully
solved by Fulton. and il may bc what
we would call in these days n pure
fake"
But undcniahly there were steam
boats before r'Ilton. In 1887. one was
built by Jonathan Ifull--tlccmcd need :
less to say. a crank" and visionary
In his day-that was used i'm an cX-
perimcntal way for towing sailing
ships. An authentic drawing Of 1t
has been preserved. 1t was driven 10y
n wheel at tho stern.
The origin of the storm -wh""l or
side wheel for driving steam vessels
is Obvious enough. II is simply a
watcr-whrol. or mill wheel. adapted
for the purpose Of propulsion.
Less than half n century later John
Fitch. a matchmaker 10y trade. put a
steam engine into boat that was
provided not with n wheel. but with
twelve paddles. operated by the piston.
TO push II along. The craft made n
measured milk. under test. at eight
miles an hour. off the water front Of
Philadelphia. Later on it covered
eighty miles in n day. But the boat
was deemed no better than a freak:
money was lacking to carry on the cx-
Dcriments and Fitch. II was said was
driven by disappointment and poverty
to suicide.
There were several other STEAMBOATS,
that antedatcd Fulton. whose first real
success uhough not his first boat.
which was launched on the Seine near
l'aris) was n side wheel steamer built
in New York in 1904. II differed in
no very essential respect from the
Clcrmont OF immortal fame. which
made its initial voyage August 7.
1907, from New York to Albany. at a
speed Of five miles an hOur--against
the current Of the river. b. it OBJ
served
While the boat was tied to tho dock
at Albany n man came aboard and
paid his fare to New York (for the
return trip)-onc would like to know
just how much it was. Fulton could
have hugged him. As it was he took
the money with tears in his eyes. say
ing that it was the first encourage
ment he had received for all his
abors."
The Clarmont made trips back and
forth between New York and Albany
until. though patched and patched !
again. she was too dccrepit to attempt |
another voyage-Rene Bache.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-06-04

r,Iy would hrd its last resting plac.
2.Du" feet l,.lOw anon" III" roC!-s.
Wh"G 'l,. first rrn reached the ri.!:;c
The .ius'r!ans would rush nut from
iiicir r'.OiIl and. cutting 'hc ron-g hN
which ~" supporting forces w'r"
climbing up 10 Join th"m. would hurl
"n'lr" patIcl> 10 deliberate d'struc-
,ion.
Success has been won in the rrrn-
fin0 in tire hi"gcst mountain hattie OF
IN" campaign. Nor "::nS hay" i"'n
found w:3ici w"r" aLHrdOn".! 10y III"
enemy. So "ro:r aic tn" ..lUnntainS
captured tAai il took twenty four
hours afi"" tn" Alpini had taken one
height Ia discover Il hug" cavern in
which were smother l2D Austrians.
SON" ui whom were Wounded. while
tie rest wrr" drunk from IN" cont MS
uf 4 StUvc-in cask OF brandy.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-06-04

Official announcement was made on
last Friday that 100000 men will be
called to the colors during June "a,
but 1t has not yet been determined to
what camps they can be assigned. so
the list Of apportionments Is for the
present being withheld. The quota Is
based on. estimates Of the space avail
able for the men in camps and can
tonments. II the rate of shipment Of
troops across again is raised still more
men may be called. In any event the
probabilities are that enough men will
he called for special service to round
the number out to 100000.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-06-04

/ 49, LAY L obitt HuiltpeIHS dDOut i've
hundred. including infantry, cavalr,
hnd artillery, to get up and git
This order all obeyed with alacrity
sibount sundown the whole command
movrd off through the swamp mud
for which that country is famous. The
next morning about daylight The troops
reached Beaufort and getting in q
steamboat, moved up to Port Royal
Ferry. tired, sleepy and hungry, ha> irg
left behind clothing. blankets, cook
ing utensils. eatablcs and everything
else calculated To make one feel com .
fOi ;able
| have never yet been able to un-
derstand why the commander of the
expedition failed TO send gunboat
up to Beaufort and bag the last one OF
our party. II could have been done as
easily rs falling off log. am glad
he didn't do it. however.
From Port Royal Ferry our command
moved mp to locotaligo on the Sa-
vannah railroad and was engaged in
picket duty at different points in the
Vicinity until the regiment Was order
ed to Virginia in the following; April.
On the first day of January. 1862
my COMPANY with three others oi my
regiment. ard another =. G. regiment
had Il skirlnisE with your troops in the
vicinity Of Port Royal Ferry. \ por-
tion of the troops on your side belong
ed, | think. to Michigan-the major
was shot in the skirmish and subsc-
Messy. It son of old man Massey who.
in your day. brought beef 10 Yorkvillc.
The major alluded TO, when shot, wGs
reconnoitering, and Massey shot him
at distance of three or four hun
idred yards. \ single shell from one
Iof the gunhoats killed eight Confed-
lerates and wounded ten mere. One OF
your men was wounded and captur-
|cd by the Confederates. He subse-
uuentlv died at Pocotaligo. But enough
|of this. Ii Is not pleasant. | only
mention these things to show you that
] was in the vicinity of you at one
time. II had known II then, the ap-
prehcnsion Of being captured would
not have been as great as it was. You
will understand that what ! have writ
len is not with any feeling. sectional
or political, but in order to tell you Of
some things YOU did not know, and
which you would not object to lie
made acquainted with.
Should at any time again visit New
York | shall use my best efforts to go
and see you. have no business in |
New York at present. but one cannot |
tell what day may bring forth.
In answer to your inquiry about n |
stereoscope, I beg to say that I have
one, and about seventy-five pictures.
have written hurriedly and amid |
frequent interruptions. If it gives you
any pleasure l shall be satisfied. II
YOU can't read 1t l regret 1t. sup
pose you cana printer and postmas.
ter should be able to read anything.
Remember me kindly to your moth
er-tcll her my eyes are getting dim
my hair and beard are sprinkled with
gray and l begin to realize the fact
that l am getting old.
Your friend. |
l. NJ. Grist.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-06-04

The graves Of 100 naval officers and
men. victims of the Lusitania disaster.
were decorated by the mayor and
American consul and citizens OF
Queenstown, England, on Memorial
day.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-06-04
His Bible Saved Him.-William II.

His Bible Saved Him.-William H.
Wilson. n nineteen -ycar-old soldier oi
Newcastle. Pa. is in Il hospital in the
rear of the American sector in l1cardN
rapidly recovering from minor
wound. writes Il correspondent. y Bi-
hlc and a small trench mirror. which
he was accustomed to carry in his LETT
breast pocket. DETECTED 4 German
Sharpshootcr's bullet from his heart.
According TO his friends. Wilson
who is an orphan. had been in the
habit of reading the Bible daily. H'
was resting in the rear lines last sun
day with his Bible rs his only com
fort. He was ordered to the from,
line. whcrc sharpshootcr's bullet
frllrd him. Comrades who carried
him off found that he was sufferln
only from 4 flesh wound in tho. .a,rcast
thanks to his Bible and tho trench
mirror through which the bullet pass
ed. \ second bullet struck him In th'
arm. hut this wound is not serious.
Wilson says he is going to present
IN" Bible TO tho United States as soor
as he is discharged from the hospital.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-06-04

Ship captains arriving at Atlantic.
ports. are reporting that there Is an
enemy submarine rowing around In
South Atlantic and Gulf OF Mexico
waters.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-06-04
FIGHTERS OF THE AIR
British Select Their Men With Very
Great Care.

How ,!o"s tn, British air s'rvic"
J.i, l. urr i:um il. thousands al airin' II
Ii.!. particular m!..m wiin ;ir'. ~ StIE"'!
| front! i'h:s question WAS pH' 10 an
| OH, ial "I Iic air ministry in London
| hy the .tSsuriaIrd l'I''Ss corr"spOn-
dent in Hn interview. Her" is his
| anSw r.
"rh" InIUi Mno iS destined 20 ny tho
| sii. gl -s"Li"i ina' hines "f the air force
is discovered almost as soon as h"
has been baptized in III" air.
"'ro I". lin with hr must have pass, Il
certain physical tests with 100 per
cent result. Many Wise men. doctors
and organizers sit in con"lavc over
these tests. Th"y driin" certain fac
tors that 20 to make up a perfect
airnltn perfect sight. az" twenty -four
or it's equivalent in physical makc-ur.
- total alrStaircr. good hands. quick
brain, kr"nn"SS. confidence. II is odd
how much emphasis is placed on a
mans hands hy the examines. who
nr-:u" that tn"rc is AS much difference
h,twrrn flying Il scout and an ordi-
nay machine aS th"r" is L"tw"cn rid
ing Thoroughbred! and = cart horse.
From the Jump.
''SUInc men show their destiny from
In" first moment OF training. Men
like l:all and Bishop promiS" we'll
right from the start: they r"v"l in
iin.ling new stunts and tricks Of their
own. long before their heavier headed
brethren begin 10 attempt the things
that are safe on all modern machines.
"Othcr men bc%in slowly. and find
Themselves through Sh""r !'lnch N,
hard work. Having gone over The
channel To pilot placid artillery oh-
$crvaiion or Photographic macrinc
they give q good account Of Themselves
in the first scrap they get mixed I'm in:
thereafter they look for and seem Io
ru 10Y fights An observer in his o.
Gci::i report casually REMARKS that
Pilot So-and-So is always wanting 10
tackle the Huns instead Of taking
photographs or ranging guns. and,
- .a-'r nN"''.n ~ "
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-06-04
the proper course to pursue in the

WIG PiopeI COuTSt 10 puiSut III Ink
south. ETC.. will pass over with the
single remark that / agree with you
IN toto. ! am conservative in every
sense Of the word. cannot say that
! am either a democrat or a republi-
can-thcre are things connected with
each party that approve of. and there
are thinrs connected with each that
disapproye of. am for the right
though the heavens fall. The great
difficulty is. however, TO decide at all
times what is right.
And you were ir the expedition
which captured Hilton Head? Well. !
was thcreabouts. TOO. but on the other
side of the fence. was on Bay Point
island in front OF Hilton Head. Well do
| remember that Saturday night in
November. when Your expedition
reached the vicinity or Port Royal
harbor. | was the officer on duty with
the guard on the beach. About eight
o'clocE iE the evening l cast my eye
seaward when ] saw n light, In
monert another. then another. and
another. and another: but 10 what
limit I do not now remember. knew
then. Nearly ten years have gone by
since that night. The next day was
the sabbath and what a grand and
glorious day it was-the waters were
smooth. the sun was shing brightly.
anl the very mir WAS peaceful and be-
tokcncd peace. Rut how deceptive ap-
pcaranccS sometime are. In the aft
ernoon Of Sunday. Commodore Tab
nall with his mosquito" fleet as il
was called, composed OF two or three
old steamboats, with small gun on
each. steamed out and opened fire on
the Cnitcd StHtcs vessels. Soon nc
was replied to, and ii was not long
before. in slang parlancc. he had To
get up and Sit," .one Of his boats
pretty badly crippled. On Monday
there were no movements on either
silc. Monday night boats from your
fleet were busily engaged in recon-
noitcring AMI making soundings.
Tuesday morning four Of your vessels
car" up within distance and opened
iirr both on Fort lScaurcgard on Bay
Point anu Fort Walker on Hilton
Head. Not much damage done on
either side. Wednesday. the water
was very rough and no movements on
either side. Thursday morning tho
water was smooth and about 9 o'clock
Sour men were hear to quartcrs-l
heard the drums and saw Your ships
commence TO move. First Game tn.
Wabash" fiity-cight guns, next the
81 guns. then tho Roanoke.
They came In and gave Fort Beaure-
gard broadside from larhoard guns,
and then from stern, md thcn sailed
round-or rather stCamed-and gave il
TO Fort Walker in the same way. Our
guns replied and so the fight COM
mcnced. 1t was not long. however be-
fore II was discovered that our fort
WAS beneath notice. and the whole at
tention was giver to Fort Walker on
Hilton Head. About three o'clock In
the afternoon II was discovered that
: mon 81 haor ahap5
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-10-17
STATE CONFERENCE POSTPONED
Daughter Of the American Revolution
Lay Over State Conference
Until November.

For the second time the state confer
ence Of the Daughters of the American
Revolution has been postponed, and it
is now planned to hold the meeting in
GAINESVILLE, Nov. IA and Is. This post
ponement is on account of the preva-
lent epidemic. The first time the ga
thering was postponed for patriotic
reasons. Tt was not wished to inter-
fere in any way with the Liberty Loan
drive which opened the same week
the conference would have been held
The meeting should be an especially
fine one as the delegates and speakers
will have had much extra time to study
topics and the affair should be all the
more enjoyable when it does come.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-10-17
BOARD GIVES OUT
DRAFT NUMBERS
(Cnntinued from naua ~
Continued from page u


74-Elfdur, Gust, 4So Wisconsin ST..
75-Fobiani, Paul, III Brockett St.
76-Strickland, j. n, 10 N. Ridge St.
77-Riel, Albert Alous, 500 Park St.
rs Siliafer, Matt, 582 Bond st.
79-Steinbach, P.J.J r., Milwaukee Av
80 schlax, M. NJ, 459 Wisconsin St.
81-Hansen, Ingemond, 1119 Salem.
82-Waitkus, John, 420 Orange st.
83-Kasten, Otto R. p, IL N. Oak St.
84-Sandberg, Henry K, 1866 Salem.
85-Cooper, Albert W., 800 Prairie.
86-Perkins, Frank A., $50 JENNIE St.
87-Norregaard, P. H., 9o4 Salem Av.
8S-Olinsky, Joseph, 672 S. Engel St.
89-Camosy, Domonic, 80 N. Edward.
90-Sitzmann, L. Geo., 512 South St.
91-Piehl, John Jacob, 81 Maplewood.
92-Brook, Albert, 621 Pomeroy st.
93-Ciezlivich, J., Box 2, R. F. D. 8.
94-Yonkus, Frank j., 7O5 Strong st.
95-Budwick, Charles, 315 Orange St.
90 Milheiser, Fred, 303 S. Chicago.
97-Rustellis, Jonas D., 116 West st.
98-Sweetland, G. j., $50 West st.
99-Kalinowsky, Bany, 768 John st.
1O0-Chart, John c., 756 Middle st.
101-Monnier, Emil E., 1860 Ann St.
102-Taylor, John A., 773 Prairie Az.
103-Bobero, Sam, go Elm St.
1o4-Martens, Alfred G., 1867 Prairie.
l05-Koehler, Herman, 459 Rowland.
1o6-Eckhardt, W., Box 90, Racine Az.
1O7-S edaj, John, $50 Lake Ave.
108-KOlpin, EdW. A., 715 Grand Ave.
109-Bulik, Joseph, 1S6 n Fremont.
11O-Bounsall, Aft. E., COZ Rowland.
111-F1esch, Peter H., 26S N. Congress.
112-Firchon, Westley g., 572 Grand.
113-Daheke, Max, 374 Lake Ave.
114-Blahuta, Paul, 1o4 N. W. Main.
115-Michiewicz, Joseph, IT'S Pomeroy
116- Gallager, John J., GIL Prairie.
1T-Threinen, Anthony r., 661 Grant
118-Wise, Leo S., 7S9 Fremont Ave
119-Fechner, Ed. G., ZIG N. Pleasant
120-Johnson, Stern J., 15S Market.
121-Conforti, Albert, 5 N. Fremont
122-Meyers, M. L., PSI Milwaukee
123-Ripley, Floyd s., $40 Fleet st.
124--Infusino, Giavonni, 1859 Jenne.
125-Krebs, Simon, J., 422 Grand Av
126-Engel, John, $50 Engel st.
127-Simon, Max, 119 Market st.
l2s-Brown, Ben. H., 564 South St
129-Bordka, Alex, 663 Garden st
Ksonda, Sam K, GA Elizabeth
131-Rexine, William, 426 Edward St
132-zayex, Antony, SO Ounce st.
133-Malm, Albin, 162 Park St.
Russell, Sidney NJ, 159 Main st
135-Laruk, Philip, SO Bond St.
136-Benedict, Dale. B., 621 West st
137-Dettmer, Z. W. as n. Pleasant
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-10-17
PRAISES SALVATION ARMY.
Kenosha Boy Tastes Pie In a Hut In
France the First Time In More
Than Seven Months.

Kenosha Boy Tastes Pie In Hut In
France the First Time In More
Than Seven Months.
"Well, I have never given the Sal
walton Army any money, but when I
get back to the states I am going to
help them out every time they pass
the tambourine, = says Sergeant A. E..
Axtell, Of Kenosha, who is with Com
pany D of the Sixth Engineer Corps,
A. E. f., in writing to his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George Axtell, of 700 Ere
mont avenue.
His letter is dated September 7 and
he says among other things:
5Well, mother dear, / am. writing
this letter in a Salvation Army hut,
the second one I have run across since
being out here, and you can imagine
how surprised I was when in speaking
to the officer in charge to find out that
he knows Jim. Net him in Minneapolis,
and he sure was glad to see me, as he
said he had heard quite little about
Captain Axten. His, or rather their
name, is Commandant and Mrs. Hale.
eve are camped only a few miles
from the town and we come over every
day and we are going to get some pie.
This will be the first time have tasted
pie in over seven months.
well, mother, I have been made
a sergeant, and sure feel pretty big,
so you can tell them all when they
write to me to change my address a
little and Sergeant, if you please. I
sure was surprised and very glad to
get it and am going to do my best to
make good.
"We are working quite hard every
day, but don't mind it, as I am sure
feeling great. 1t is quite hot here in the
day, but gets real chilly at night.
.'The Salvation Army is doing fine
work over here and all the fellows
speak very fine of it, and I have heard
a great many fellows say: well,
never gave the Salvation Army any
money, but when I get back to the
States I sure am going to help them
every time they pass the tambou-
rine. , -
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-10-17
MISS SHEARER ON TEXTBOOK
COMMISSION.

Miss Elga M. Shearer has been APP
pointed a member of the state text
book commission by Gov. S. v. Ste
wart in place of Prof. J. P. Rowe of
the University of Montana, who re.
signed to enter war work. Miss Shear
er is assistant superintendent Of
schools in Butte.
Miss Shearer is a Kenosha girl born
and bred. graduate Of the local
High school and the Milwaukee State
Normal. She taught at Madison, Col
umbus and Superior in this state be.
for accepting her present position in
the Montana schools. She is sister
of alderman Conrad Shearer, secretary
of the manufacturers association.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-10-17
RECEIVES FRENCH LETTER.
MRS. j. Gottlieb, Chairman of Jewish
Relief Society, Receives Letter
from Grateful French Woman.

MRS. j. Gottlieb, Chairman of Jewish
Relief Society, Receives Letter
from Grateful French Woman.
Mrs, Jacob Gottlieb, chairman of the
Jewish Relief Society, has just re-
ceived the following letter from little
French woman, who has lost her hus-
band in this great conflict, and in
whose now humble and saddened little
home somewhere" in France this
charming letter was written and was
translated into the English language by
a well known Kenosha teacher.
The Jewish Relief Society:
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Gottlieb-I am
greatly moved by your kindness,
more than grateful to you for the gen.
erous gift you sent my little daughter.
which increases greatly our gratitude,
that we owe to our brave allies.
My little girl is four months old and
is the youngest of my daughters, the
others being thirteen and twelve years
Of age. This little one has not known
her father for she. was only a year
old when he fell in battle-October,
1915. He is one of many brave and
valiant heroes who died doing their
duty. He gave up his life during the
most horrible conflicts, which took
place in the north-since then sadness
and sorrow have crept into our empty
home.
Dear friends america, you can
not know how grssteAe we are for the
comfort and solace that you are Civ
ing and sending to our French families
our grief is less hard to endure,
since we know what generous and kind
hearts you all have.
My little girl name is Marie The
reese. Her enclosed picture is one of
last year.
If did not think it rude, I would
like to ask some details about the per-
sonality of my benefactress.
Will you be so kind, now, my dear
madame, to accept my gratitude
Signature.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-10-17
WOMEN DO GOOD WORK.

somers women are doing grand work
for the Fourth Liberty Loan, having
up to this morning sold $44, 1000 worth
Of bonds. The work has been done
under the supervision of the chairman.
Mrs. 3. q. Ozanne The men of Som
ers have stood back. and allowed the
women the first inning. When they
have done their best the men will
take their turn and put over the quota
allotted to Somers to raise.