davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-15
NAVAL PLANES
SET FOR START
ACROSS OCEAN
N. C.-1 and N. C.-3 Tuned
Up for Hop-Of This
Evening.

The American SeaplaneS were
getting ready at p. m. for their
hOp-Off on the trans A tlantic
flight to the Azores. The start
was expected at any moment.
The two seaplanes which are
to undertake the flight, the y.
c. and n. c. 3, were all in
readiness and this afternoon
were brought to the stern of the
ArOOStOOk, mother ship, to per-
nit the sea- ing the lubricating
mechanism from the naval
ships steampipeS, in prepara-
ton for 'take-Off."
St Johns. n. F. May 15.-
The American naval dirigible
C-5, scheduled for a possible
nonstop flight from this port
to the British Isles, arrived
here today after day and
night cruise from MOnt3uk
Point, n. Y. The balloon had
been in the air % hours and 45
minutes.
The C-5 reached the Quidividi
anchorage at 1:45 p. m, Green
wich time (9:45 a. m. New York;
The start from Montauk Point was
made at s a. m. yesterday.
Ready to Cross Ocean.
The C-5 was ready for a flight
across the Atlantic, her command
er, Lieutenant Commander Coil,
declared as he stepped out of the
dirigible's basket. Both the crew
and the machine stood the trip
well he said AS yet, he added no
orders had been issued for future
movements.
Reports received through the
American air station here led
Hawker and Raynham, the British
airplane pilots, to hope that start
will be possible today in their long
delayed attempt to fly to England.
NC4 Makes Second Start.
Halifax, N. s., May 15.-The
American navy seaplane NC4 after
leaving Halifax this morning for
Trepassey, n. F.. descended at
narbor owing to en-
gine trouble, but resumed her
flight at 11:47 a. m. New York
time). The planes trouble. ac-
cording to a wireless message re-
ceived by the tender Baltimore,
was with the oil lines. A little
more than two hours work restor-
ed the mechanism to operating or
der
May Leave Without It
Washington. May 15.-Although
the NC4 should reach Trepassey
bay, n. F., between and O'Clock
this afternoon, the transatlantic
flight may be started late today
without this vessel in Commander
John H. Towers squadron. Naval
officials said that with good wealth
er forecast over the long course
to the Azores, Commander Towers
very probably would not further
delay the start of the NC1 and
NC3 to wait for the NC4
1t has been expected that the
planes would leave Trepassey just
before sunset so that the fliers
might have the benefit of the full
moon on as much of the long vOy-
The NC4 will be at Trepassey in
time for that start if no accident
intervenes, but she may not be in
condition to proceed Immediately.
Bad Weather Conditions.
First reports furnished Com
Towers at Trepa5sey bay
today showed poor weather condi-
tions for beginning the flight
across the Atlantic
Variable and fresh winds,
strong south and southwest over
eastern part of course; clouds, rain
squalls and poor visibility" was
the forecast sent from Washing
ton on the basis of data furnished
by the destroyers and other sta
ton ships on the course to the
Azores.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-15

EDITH CAVELL
PAID TRIBUTE
BY ALL LONDON
Public Funeral Service
Held Over Body of
Martyred Nurse.

London. May 15.-CBy Associat-
ed Press paid tribute
to Edith Cavell, the English nurse
executed by the Germans at Brus-
sells Oct. u. 1915, here today, when
her body, enroute from Brussels
to her native city OF Norwich. was
taken to Westminster Abbey for
an impressive memorial service.
1t was public funeral, in which
it seemed every resident of the
great metropolis endeaVored to
participate. The streets through
which the cortege moved were con-
gested with crowds and every inch
Of standing room in the neighbor-
hood of the abbey was occupied
by a densely ma5sed multitude
which was eager to do reverent
homage to that brave woman" as
the bishop of London described her.
r"who deserves a great deal from
the British empire"
High Officials Attend.
The congregation at the abbey
included high officials of the gov
ernment, representative of foreign
countries and men prominent in
many walks of life. King George
was represented by the Earl of
Athlone, brother of Queen Mary.
The service was conducted by
the dean of Westminster. No ad-
dress was delivered. The opening
sentences of the burial service
were sung by the choir, which then
sang the twenty-third psalm and
a short lesson from the Revelations
of st. John. Then came Sullivan
anthem. Yea. Though l Walk
Through the Valley of the Shadow
of Death" and Il Heard a Voice
From Heaven"
The Iitany. the Lords Prayer,
and two collects were then re-
peated. followed by the hymn,
abide With Me" The benedic-
ton was then pronounced and the
last post and reveille were sounded.
The services which began at
noon, lasted half an hour. The
procession left the abbey to the
strains of Chopin's funeral march
and proceeded to the station where
the coffin of plain oak was placed
on a train for Norwich.
On the coffin was the simple in
scription:
Edith Cavell.
Born Dec. 4. 1865.
Died Oct. 10. 1915
Gun Carriage Bears Casket-
At Norwich it was placed on
gun carriage and was taken to
Norwich cathedral. The service
which was officially designated
for the funeral of Edith Cayelle,
a nurse who gave her life for her
countrymen" followed.
AS the coffin was taken into the
cathedral the hymn Now the La
borer's Task is Der" which was
followed by the reading of the les
son. l Peter. II, 10, by Canon De-
chair. Then came the anthem Il
Know That My Redeemer Liveth, y
and Choplin's funeral march.
Sing Her FavOrite Hymn.
While the hymn Brief Life is
Here Our Portion" was being sung
the procession formed for the
march to the graveside. There the
latter portion of the burial service
was conducted by the bishop and
the hymn abide With Me-" which
Miss Cavell repeated shortly be-
fore her execution by the Germans
was sung. The benediction was
then pronounced and the bugle
sounded the last post.
The funeral party (which accom-
panied the body from Brussels to
Norwich included eight members
of Miss Cavell's family and prom
inent British and Belgian officials.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-15
FOSDICK WILL BE
ONE OF AMERICAN
HEADS OF LEAGUE

Washington, May 15.-Raymond
B. Fosdick, a New York lawyer,
who was chairman of the commits
sion on training camp activities
during the war will be one of the
permanent American officials in
the league of nations when the
league is organized. The exact
position to which Mr.. Fosdick will
be appointed was not known today
in Washington
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-15
PUT
ON MILKLESS
Diet IN T|EUP
Only Babies and Sick
Persons Supplied; No
Sign of Strike Break.

Chicago, Ill, May IS. Babies
and sick persons of Chicago will
have milk today despite the strike
of 5000 milk wagon drivers in this
city. Seven hundred stations
throughout the city are open from
which milk can be distributed.
This announcement follows a
series of conferences held by Health
Commissioner John Dill Robert
son with officials of the milk wag-
on drivers union and heads of the
milk distributing agencies.
Dealers Issue Appeal.
The Illinois Milk Dealers asso-
citation issued a statement to the
public today saying that the price
which the consumer shall pay for
milk is the question which is
raised by the strike. The state
ment adds:
''If the demands are granted the
price of milk will be materially
advanced and about s2.O00.OO0 add
ed to the annual milk bill of the
Chicago public. This is neither
fair nor necessary at this time We
ask your support in our fight
it."
The contract between the agen-
CieS and the drivers expired on
May l and since that time negoti-
atiOns regarding demands for in
creased wages have been in pro-
gress until midnight yesterday,
when the strike was declared to be
'on." Drivers were getting S26
a week and demanded $35; they
were offered $50. Foremen were
getting $35 a week and demanded
$44 they were offered $39 to SAL
Inside men were getting $40 and
demanded $26; were were offered
$22
$4,000 Customers Affected.
The milk wagon drivers declare
that the trouble is a lockout on the
part of the agencies. The agencies
say it is a strike. There are 80 big
plants involved in the tieup and
400 smaller plants. The daily sale
Of milk to the 100000 customers
of the concern involved is given as
l 100000 quarts.
Shipments of milk from the dis
trict from which the city gets its
supply were cut more than fifty
per cent, members of the dealers
association stated, and it was
thought these might cease alto
gether Many country dairy
plants were closed down, reports
arriving here said. District At
torney Clyne stated today that if
of milk in transit are
by strikers the Offend
ers would be prosecuted.
Milk Fed To Pigs.
The lockout of the milk drivers
caused a complete shutdown of the
big dairy plants in Kane county.
Daily shipments to Chicago of ap-
$4,000 pounds of milk
were stopped and no more will be
until the trouble is adjust
ed.
The milk which dairy men have
been selling to the distributors for
to Chicago is being fed
TO the pigs or made into butter and
cheese.
At shipping points in the coun-
.ry this morning the farmers were
notified that because of the lock-
out no milk would be taken.
The milk was hauled back to the
farms and rather than have it go
o waste the farmers fed it to their
pigs or Immediately began max !
ng butter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-15
ONE DEAD IRISH CLASH.

Knocklong, Ireland, May II
-Four policemen taking Sim Fein
prisoner to Cork. were attacked by
an armed band here, one police
man being killed, another serious
ly injured and third is missing.
The prisoner was rescued by the
band.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-15
BERGER DEMANDS SEAT.

Washington. May 15.-Nictor
Berger. convicted for violation of
the espionage act, and at liberty
pending appeal of his case to the
United States supreme court, ar
rived here to demand his seat in
the house of representatives
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-15
NEGRO LYNCHED AND BURNED.

Vicksburg, Miss. May 15.-A ne
gro, Lloyd Clay. aged "a, was
lynched and his body burned by a
mob, because of his alleged GRIM
inal attack on a white woman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-15
The Weather

Probably showers this afternoon.
Mostly cloudy tonight. FRIDAY, gen
orally fair. Not much change in
temperature.
Temperature at a. m. 50; high
est yesterday, Il; lowest last
hight. So
Wind velocity at a. m, 6 miles.
Precipitation in "a hours, none.
Relative humidity at Z. NJ, So.
at a. m, 65.
RIVER FORECAST.
Steadily falling stages in the
Mississippi will continue from Du-
buque to Muscatine till heavy rains
occur.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-15

The map above shows the entire
route from Rockaway, L. l.. where
the planes were made ready ana
from where the flight recently start
ed, to Plymouth. England, where
the flight is expected to end. From
Rockaway to Halifax, n. S., the first
leg. the distance is $40 nautical
miles, from Halifax to Trepassey,
N. F., the jumping off place, 460
miles. From there to Punta del
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-15
WFNRY HEINZ DEAD.

Pittsbargh. May 15.-Henry J.
Heinz, president of the Heinz
Picking company, died last night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-15
RTYER FORECAST.

J. III Shcriar, Meterologist-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-17

About % per cent of the worlds coal
supply is mined north of the Equator
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-17
JOHN MAKES HIS
FAMILY HAPPY
Being the Story of How Dream OF
Youth Caused a Change of Heart
Peaceful Fireside Scene.
ZIP HOME. November *

UP HOME, November Is.
Editor of The Reformer:-
s'John DEAR said my wife as she
seated herself YEARLY after the day Is
work, ~ saw some wrappers marked
9S cents. Don't you think YOU could
get one for me2' ssAlways wanting
dresses l growled, finishing check
for a box of Perfectos.
land the baby feet are right
through the soles of his Shoes She
continued.
BE more careful of his footwear. -
| snapped, as / buckled on my warm
coat preparatory to going for the mail.
And John, our best tablecloth is
about gone" added my wife
''Well l told you to not let the chill
dren play games on it and tear holes,
said /.
why, they don t. replied my bet
ter half, "your cigar and pipe ashes
burned all those Places
l waited no longer but angrily and
in rude manner left the room. As ]
did so / saw something glisten on my
wife's eyelashes.
81 wish, said l the next morning
! at breakfast, ''you would teach the
| kids better manners at. the table They
loll around like so many rag dolls. -
"Why John, how can I? You have
your feet on your chair rungs, both ell
bows on the table and dip your dough.
nuts in your coffee, - replied my spouse
And / continued, determined Il
gain point some way, 81 want then
to stop putting their tin toys on thu
library table. They have scratched thu
varnish all off the corners -
.'Why, / never allow them to play
there and those marks are right wher.
you put your feet when reading" shl
replied
II SUPPOSE said l, ''you will mex
accuse me of skating on the dinin.
room floor and knocking that varnisl
off over by the door,
"No," replied my wife, "that i
where you spilled oil and in attemptin.
to clean it up poured on scalding waite
and took the finish off y
Sensing defeat and burning m,
mouth with hot coffee. left the table
blowing and spluttering, and sough
refuge under the old : .Sopsyvine. -
lighted my pipe and as / watched tn
smoke curl slowly up through the Leaf
Hess branches a sparrow aHghted on
Itwig and peremptorily said, "Come.
g Where toe" I asked "Never mine
follow me-" he commanded. 1 did Sc
He conducted ME to my boyhood schoC
grounds and left me, saying as he oil
$50, Lock around here for while y
As / looked the school door opene
and bunch of girls and boys rushe
out. Among them was one in particr
liar that attracted my attention A
she caught sight of me she waved he
hand and smiled.
| Pretty girl, thought l. l watehe
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-17

= = t.~- - ~ ;
them at their games and as thew en-
tered the school / Joined them. For
years I studied and played with them.
I watched the pretty girls dresses
iengthen. saw her curls 90 up into
braids and finally later into a little
psyche. How beautiful she lookedl +
took her to parties, to dances, for
walks, for rides, to the singing school,
the county fair, and finally one day
to my home to stay.
Come said the sparrow. / started
up. | was on the old settee under the
"Sopsyvine l had fallen alseep in
the warm sunlight and now my wife
was calling me from the porch. Her
once blue and white dress was now a
faded pink, her former bright and
cheerful face careworn She entered
the house. ! thought again of youth
full scenes. / looked towards the sta
bic. tCobwebs,n I muttered. feeling
n queer sensation on my face. I put up
my hand and attempted to brush them
off, but it WASH t webs, it was my old,
hard face trying to crack smile
| entered the stable and harnessed
old Ned and headed for town. 1t was
dark when / returned Entering the
house, | greeted my wife with CHEEKY
Hello;' and pat on the shoulder.
She looked up surprised and pleased.
The youngster ran to his mother ex-
claiming, Is papa sick2" &. Why no
dear, why, do you ask?p answered his
mother. Because the said Hello and
smiled, - said the kiddie. ''Hush
child" said his mother.
After supper | brought in package
and handed it to my wife with the re-
mark. THAT is for you and the chill.
/, dren. | then went for the mail. Upon
my return / was greeted by my child
with. See, papa, my new shoes AS
/ | entered the sitting room my eldest
was admiring himself before the glass
in his new, warm coat. 11Geei pop
said he, you must 'er busted your
heart today!"
| Just then my wife came down stairs
and exclaimed, '.Why, John deari Thi,
dress is just lovely and fits me beauti
fully
The scratches are still ON the library
table and the spot remains on the din
ing room floor, but there is sunshine ii
the hearts and faces of the wife ant
kiddies, and tonight as | sit here in tn,
old Morris chair the oil in the lam
has burned low and with final puff
and flutter the light gone out. TIL
Iyoungster is asleep on the sofa, still
clasping his old rag doll. his big broth
er stretched before the fireplace, il
the land of dreams. The tired wife
knitting has fallen to her lap, her hea
dropped back on the chair pillow, an
as the fire light plays upon her fai
features I again feel the cobweb
creeping, creeping, Ger the face of
JOHN.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-17
Carried Out Instructions.

Mr.. Root was fond of telling this story
about himself One day he said to his
office boy, "Who has taken my waste
paper basket?''
Mr.. johnson, sir, the caretaker," was
the reply.
Some time later Mr.. Root asked
James, who opened this Window"
Mr.. Smith, sir, the window cleaner?
Now, look here, said Mr. Root, I'VE
call men by their first names here. We
don't mister them in this office. Do YOU
understand"
Eyes, SIR
Ten minutes afterwards the door opened
and the shrill voice of James was heard
saying, There's a man as wants to see
you, Elihu!D
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-17


hen worth noticing in the barnyar,l.
Really, it wasn't such fine name
as Mrs. Henry Hen or Mrs. Henrietta
Hen, do you think SO?
Il saw something so absurd just
now" said Mrs. Hen.
What did you see?' asked Mrs.
Henry Hen.
II saw something so absurd" Mrs.
Hen said again.
80 you told US before" said Mrs.
Henrietta Hen. "You haven't yet told
me what it was that was SO absurd"
Nor have you tod me-" said Mrs.
Henry Hen.
That's right, hens, get excited,
don't wait for any one to be given
a chance" said Mrs Hen.
well, if you don't want to tell us,
YOU needn't" said Mrs Henry Hen.
NO, of course you needn't" said
Mrs. Henrietta Hen.
Nov hens" said Mrs. Hen. don't
get mad. There is nothing funny
about it and 1 meant no offense. l
only want you to be quiet and calm
and patient"
"Well, as you're Mrs. Hen and
we're only Mrs. Henry Hen and Mrs.
Henrietta Hen we had better be pa
tent, l suppose" said Mrs. Henry
sadly. She. had always wished she
could put on the airs Mrs. Hen did.
She knew she could put on the airs
all right, but she didn't think anyone
would pay any attention to her if she
did. She had tried it once or twice
and no one had!
This was what I saw which was
so absurd" said Mrs. Hen.
She paused. cleared her throat
cackled some more and then began
with her story.
''SOme of the children were having
| their first summer picnic. | am moi
sure whether they called it their sum
mer picnic or their late spring picnic
But at any rate 1t was a picnic. Ant
| they had it by yonder brook. They
left there just a few moments ago.
Now / know enough about picI:ici
| 10 KNOW tif1Iz crumbs are leIt afOtl1t
and often goodies. So l walked dowI
in stately splendor to the pond. | wai
hoping nothing had gone into The pont
for that would have been far from
pleasant"
The other two hens listened atten
lively and only wished they coul,
walk in stately splendor, or at leas
say that they had and not have
creature smile at the thought
81 found, as l had thought" con
tinued Mrs. Hen, 'some very mic
crumbs, some delicious crumbs, wei
seasoned, with a good taste, and wei
come to my appetite.
But ! saw something very strange
| saw knife and fork which ha
! been forgotten.
1--WE noticed when the children hay
given other picnics that they ofte
eat with knives and cut with fork:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-17

had delightful little meal, but !
paid no attention to the knife and the
fork. A hen is not going to lower her
dignity and use the stupid tools of
peoplei
Imagine them thinking l wanted
such things. Just imagine ~
But just then the children went hur-
rying by. "Oh, I am sure we left the
extra knife and fork by the brock.
We couldn't have dropped it." And
Mrs. Hen didn't say again that the
children had left the knife and fork
for her.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-17

you do, cackle.
cackle," said Mrs.
Henry Hen.
Hello, friends, "
said a third hen
known as Mrs.
Henrietta Hen.
Mrs. Hen, the
first speaker, was
always known as
Mrs. Hen as she
was one of the
oldest and finest
hens in the barn
yard and she had
a special liking
TO be known as
just Mrs. Hen.
S h e al W a Y S
I h 0 Il 6 h I t h a I
made her seem
70 he the only
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-17
Feminine Bargaining.

A woman wearing an anxious expression
called at an insurance Office one morning.
4 understand" she said, that for five
dollars / can insure my home for thous-
and dollars in your company
YES" replied the agent. that is right.
II your home burns down we pay you one
Thousand dollars
"And,' continued the woman anxiously
do you make any inquiries as to the
origin of the FREE
Certainly was the prompt reply; we
make the most careful inquiries, madam
"Ohl"-and she turned to leave the Of
fice-''I thought there was a catch In i
somewhere
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-17

Oh uO, Uley cut
with knives and
eat with forks,
and they eat with
spoons too.
well, l be-
lieve that those
children m Il s t
have thought that
/ was going TO
take up eating
with knives and
forks too. / inag-
Inc they left those
for me to try.
They thought |
would copy them.
but | shall
show them I do
my own way. /
ate some delici-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-17
Improved With Ace.

One day small Hazefs mother re-
proved her for soiling her dress.
"Be patient with me. mamma" said
Eazel. You'll like me when we get
better acquainted"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-17

ADVERTISE YOUR TO RENTS
IN TEE DAILY REFoRMER
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-17
DADDY,5 EVENING
ufAIRY TALE e.
6YnARY MAI1AM BONNER
THE HENS TALK.
.RAHAM BONNER
oAHsAuTHoS

"Cackle. cackle, cackle," said Mrs.
Hen, as she walked into the barnyard.
"Nhv how do