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The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-02-05
TO CROSS ATLANTIC
NrpIane Manufacturers Make
lonq-Distance Machines.
Tempted by BIC Prizes Offered By
Newspapers and Aviation
Clubs,

ParA-Airplane manufacturers are
losing no. time in developing l0ng-dis-
lance machines for transatlantic
flights for which tempting prizes have
been offered by various newspapers
and aviation clubs.
The rumors persist In Paris that .
Handley-Pagc machine has already
crossed the ocean, from Newfoundland
to Ireland. but that the flight was
kept secret in order that the Germans
might not know that q machine had
been produced which could bomb Ber.
lin. The allies had secret informa-
ton that the enemy felt perfectly Sc
cure about the inability Of airplanes
to fly that far into the fntherland and
get back and had practically no anti
aircraft batteries posted to protect his
capital. It was realized that once 1t
became known a plane had crossed
the Atlantic the Boche would take the
tip and strengthen his defenses ct
Berlin.
Farnlan has constructed a quadru-
pie motor biplane equipped with four
propellers and driven by engines gen.
Grating more than 1000 horsepower,
which he believes can negotiate the
Transatlantic flight. This machine viii
have TN average speed of 40 miles
an hour and can carry gasoline and oil
for SO hours. The body Of the ma
chine extends the whole length Of the
fuselage. from the nose to the tall
piece and the crew can walk up and
down through the passageway. Null
tiple wheels make landings easier
and safer.
Bleriot has also constructed q bt.
motor machine, with two tractor and
two, p,tsher propellers, which he be-
leves can fly 1900 miles without a
stop. The Bleriot machine is a BIZ
plane. but the lower wings are much
smaller than the upper, along the
lines Of the Newport chase model.
The Bleriot plane is expected to main
tain a speed Of $50 miles an hour for
"a hours.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-02-05

Brig. Gen. Evan n. johnson Of the
Seventy-seventh division who was Sc
verely wounded in action. General
johnson led a battalion Of the Seven
~ty-seventh in search Of the famous
Lost battalion" which was surround
ed during the fighting in the Argonne
forest.
General johnson Is q regular army
man, having enlisted as q private. he
10 q veteran Of the Spanish-American
war and the Philippine campaigns
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-02-05
ROOSEVELT WAS
COMING HERE

Only q few weeks before he was
stricken by death, Theodore Roose-
welt, ~ex-president Of the United States
had all plans completed for a trip to
his old stamping, grounds in south
western North Dakota and q real
reunion with his old fellow cowpunch-
ers, s. NJ. Ferris, ia. Ferris, A. N.
Merrifeld, Gl w. Meyer and others.
He again planned to ride over the vast
cattle ranges where he chased the long
horns thirty years ago.
When MI. Roosevelt passed through
Dickinson last fall he made arrange
ments with his old ranch foreman, Syl-
vane N. Ferris, for this reunion which
to have taken place early next
summer. He planned to stop off in
Dickinson and then travel into the Bad
Lands with Ferris and some Of his
other old pals who still reside in Dick
inson.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-02-05

here comes the strange part q tho
story, to which latest development
public attention Ii now directed for
the first time. Hardly ayard farther,
did the German advance progress.
From that day onward the green
gray hordes were pressed back. slowly
ct hrst, but with IN everincreasing CO.
lerity which finally developed to q
.rout.
In a word the luck Of the Huns
deserted them when the Virgin Of Al
bert was dethroned. From being the
truculent eonquerors Of nearly all Eu-
rope they were forced to their knees
whining for mercy. The foregoing
facts cannot be gainsaid.N Viewed in
retrospect they form one Of the most
curious and interesting episodes Of
the greatest Of al wars.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-02-05
MUNICH IS DANCING
Capital Changed Little
by Long War.
poeplo Paler Than Their Went 1T
Appeal 70 b Warmly
Dressed,

4unich.-Munich looks much lem
changed after four years Of war than
dose who knew 1t would have tho0&ht
possible. The city appears far livelter
and gayer than three years ago. Part
Of this impression Is unquestionably
due to the profusion Of Bavanan-GW.
man fags everywhere, emphasized by
the red banners Of the socialists.
Although fairly dark in the evening.
because coal must be saved, the streets
are crowded during the early hours.
Restaurants are open and q fairly pal-
atable imitation OF beer he served.
Many of the larger restaurants and
prominent hotels have paper napkins
and paper tablecloths.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-02-05

our Average Ninety. Two Years.
~Bowdoinham, Me.-Living together
in this town are Mrs. Eleanor Sparks,
aged one hundred years; her sister,
Mrs. Mary A. Green, aged ninety-eight
years; their brother. William K. Den
nam, eighty-fve years, and his wife,
cod eightv-6ve wears.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-02-05

Soldiers from overseas are giving
the customary number Of cheers for
the Red Cross. "We1l tell the world
that the Red Cross was on the job
every minute" is the way they state
the case. They ought to know.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-02-05
FALL Of STATUE
!. ENDS hun LUCK
Quaint Legend Of Albert Madon.
"a, Distorted by Germans,
Has Sequel
TRICK Of PARISH PRIEST
When viruln Of Albert Was osthroned
tho Huns From Being Truoulsnt
cenqusrors Wsre Forced %
Knees Ia eubmisslon.

London.-An the world knows tho
atory Of the Madonna which was dis
lodged by German shell fire from its
perch on the tower Of the parish
church at Albert during the first mad
rush Of the Huns through France in
1014. The statue did not fall, o was
It greatly damaged, but the base was
% shattered that it hung precariously
over the main road from AmIens to
Bapaume, which passes under the
very walls Of the beautiful old church.
1or some reason, when the red tide Of
var swept westward through Albert,
the Hun did not complete the desuuc-
ten Of the tower, and the statue stu
maintained it's strange poise after the
invaders had been rolled back Ut tho
battle Of the Marne.
: Daya Of Great Hope.
Those were the days Of great hope.
France was lighting with skill and de-
termination. Britain was steadily In
Geasing her small but wonderful
army, and the Russians were advanc-
ing almost ct q -gallop through. East
Prussia. In fact, there wer optimists
Who thought Germany would sue for
peace before Christmas Christmas,
1914! Some hint Of the trend Of popu-
lar thought vas given by the quaint
conceit which grew up in the hearts Of
the people, namely, that when the Vir-
gin Of Albert fell Gas fall she mus, In
the opinion Of all who saw the statue)
the war would end In q victory for
France and her allies. But the war
did not end, nor did the statue fall.
md the opposing armies settled down
to nearly four years of trench war
fare, with the odds greatly In favor
Of the Hun, and success constantly At
tending his efforts and those of his ILL.,
omened helpers, the Turks.
The Germans, who certainly never
miss a point In their efforts to under
mine their opponents morale, seized
ON the legend. Varying it to suit their
purpose they spread the story far and
wide that when the statue fell France
would lose the war. Now, the town Of
Albert possesses a most patriotic and
efficient parish priest. No sooner did
the Hun version of the story reach
his ears than he sought out q skilled
blacksmith. The two ascended the
ha1f-ruined tower. surveyed the broken
base. and 50 braced and riveted the
statue to its recumbent position that
hll it could not until the tower itself
1kve way.
Hun Again In Albert
60 for many a day every British
Tommy who marched to the front
along the road to Bapaume raised his
wondering eyes to the Madonna high
above his head and few there were
Of any denomination who failed to
6nd in it's strange attitude a species
e benign benediction. At last, during
those black days Of last March and
April, the seemingly impossible hap
pened. The British line bent before
the fury Of q German assault, aided
% It was. BY bng-continued fog, and
the Hun was once again in Albert.
When the British retired the statue
was still intact, but, whether by &C.
cident or design Is not yet known, the
Germans brought down the tower, and
with it fell the virgin and child. And
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-03
Roads To Connect Cemeteries In
 France

A plan Is now being urged for will lead from one famous battle ground to another or from one ceme- tery to another. "The great army that died must ever be kept in remem- brance," Clemenceau has said. The British Imperial War Graves Commis- sion is now working to mark every grave for Great Britain believes in hallowing the spot where her heroes lie buried. Rudyard kiplfng, a mem Der of the Commission, speaks of the Stone of Rem em brance and outlines the work in this way:
 These resting places are situated on every conceivable site-on bare hills f1ayed by years of battle, in orchards and meadows, beside popu- lous towns or little villages, in jungle glades, at coast ports, in far away islands, among desert sands and deso- late ravines. It would be as impossi- ble as undesirable to reduce them all to any uniformity of aspect by plant ing or by architecture.
 "In each cemetery there should stand a Cross of Sacrifice and an altar like Stone of Remembrance, and that the headstones of the graves should be of uniform shape and size.
 "In due time, then, wherever a man may be buried, from East Africa to North Russia, his headstone will carry his regimental badge, identifiable the world over"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-03
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transportation of food, fuel and the
 like had to be accomplished largely
 by means other than rail. Some hard
 ships were entatled. The motor truck.
 however, over such roads as were
 passable, rendered excellent service.
 When the present road-building pro-
 gram Is carried out and the total of
 improved roads is several times larger
 than at present, the service possibili-
 ties Of the motor truck will be cor
 respondingly increased and the safety
 of the nation and the comfort of the
 people more fully insured.
 The American Forestry Association
 Is registering all memorial trees plant
 ed in the United States The Asso- citation is sending out certificates of registration to the organization or in-
 dividual planting these trees. A re-
 newed assurance of the fact that we
 have a united country is given in
 memorial tree planting for the Daugh- ters of the Confectionery and the Daughters of the Am erican Revolu ton. alike, are planting trees. Bu. trees are not being planted alone for those who gave their lives. they are being planted in honor of those who, offered their lives to their country. Trees are also being planted to mark centennials and like dates.
 In France they are going to convert historic Vimy Ridge, which saw some of the bloodiest and fiercest fighting of the war into vast mem orial park , to the Canadian soldiers. Fitted as 1t is with shell holes and craters made by mines it can never be turned again into agricultural land; and so the Canadian government will plant on it the naples of Canada. It has been suggested that in the same way the Argonne be made an American park. a shrine hallowed by the blood of | American soldiers. In the work of reforesting the battle areas of Europe.
 the American Forestry Association at 1 Washington is helping It is receiv ing subscriptions from every part of the country to further this work. A great work is to be done there, but on this side of the ocean a great work can be done too in connection with the construction of our highways. As roads will connect those historic spots where the heroes of free lands laid down their lives that freedom might live so let us have Roads of Remem- brance.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-03

mosques, but the most important is that of St. Sophia, probably founded by Constantine the Great and finished by Constantius. It was dedicated with great pomp in 360. Several times it was burned to the ground, but rebuilt at once. After the taking of Con- stantinople it became mosque and is today the largest one in the world It contains many relics of the days when it was Christian, and a Turkish guide will point these out. Among these relics is the Cradle of Jesus made of red marble and the basin in which He is said to have been washed. Both of these, according to tradition, were brought from Bethlehem. There is also a column which always emits a dampness and by touching it one may obtain a marvellous cure from disease. Of course, this cure can only be made if the sick person con is only one of the many paradoXes of the city,,
 The mosque itself with its great dome is beautiful structure. Many of the fine mosaic paintings have been covered with light platter, but they can be easily seen through its thin cover. One of the Virgin. with her hands lifted in prayer can be plainly seen. The mosque, like all others, is entirely devoid of seats for the Mos lems carry mats and bow upon them during the service. Many additions have been built to the church, but these are not nearly so artistic as the original parts. There are any num- Der of other mosques, some even more beautiful but none so large.
 In the olden days when the city had no public water supply there were numerous ctsterns and the most famous of these are still shown and the most blood-curdling stories told of them. There are many public foun- tains for hundreds of houses are not connected with the water system
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-03
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essity of having good roads for his truck to be run over and appreciate the economy of truck operation when the roads are of the right sort.
 Uncle Sam Helps
 The last Congress. shortly before ad- journment, made an extra appropria- ton of S2O9, 100000 in the postoffice appropriation bill to meet the Federal part of the program. Officials of the bureau of public roads, United States Department of Agriculture. point out that this is the largest appropriation ever made by any government for a similar purpose, and that it will en- able the Federal and State Govern ments to carry on a road-building pro- gram of a magnitude never ap- preached in the history of the world. This work, it is estimated, will employ more than 10O.0o men in active road work, in addition to the men engaged in the production and furnishing of road-building materials. It affords one of the large opportunities for profitable employment for returned soldiers and sailors.
 When it became necessary two years ago to concentrate great numbers of men in cantonments it was found that the rOadWayS connecting me canton mentS with the surrounding cities were in no sense adequate. For the most part new roads had to be con- structed. There is always the possi- bility of another such emergency, and the only means of insuring facile con- munication is by the construction of surfaced roads over which motor trucks can operate.
 While the security of the nation in such an emergency might depend upon good roads for military uses. their service to the nation would not be confined to military matters. For a great portion of the time during the past two years 90 per cent of the railroad capacity of the country was required for military purpOses. The
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-03
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~ DADS of Remembrance! What poetry Is in those words! With
 those words Great sBritain chal- U NlenEes the United States for over there plans are being put forward for the linking mp in an intelligent way local memorial endeavors and "The Roads of Remembrance" We hear in this country much of the millions 10 be spent for Improving motor high ways. The sum Is staggering, but is there not 2 fine opportunity in the making of these roads 10 let the peo- ple of the communities through which they pass have part-and a big part-in the making by the planting of Memorial Trees in the proper To- cations. The beauties of the roads of Franco are a legend. What are we going to do in this country? Me morials of various kinds there will be. Monuments too but do monuments not tell our grief rather than our glory. It is the latter that should be perpetuated as Charles Lathrop Pack. president of the American Forestry Association points out. To this end an organization has been effected in Great Britain for the Roads of Re membrance. The central idea is told by Millicent 1T. Morrison. of 47 Vic toria street. London. the secretary who says:
 ''war memorials there are, and
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-03

must be, to express national glory. civic and corporate pride, family af lection and personal love: and build ings of all sorts. as well as scholar ships and chairs are being urged as appropriate forms for these to take.
 Nevertheless, something more Is wanted to meet the craving for me- morial at once national and corporate, with a place also for the family and individual gift. What is wanted is something imperialistic in conception; undoubtedly useful and necessary; psychologically satisfying in the sense of linking together separate memorials by giving all relation to each and each relation to all; beautiful and artistic; entirely democratic-that is, accessi- ble to all people at all times; enduring to remote posterity; health and pleas ure giving; a setting for architecture and statuary, for guns and other war trophies; a link between the amenities of country and town life; centrifugal in its influence as against the modern tendency to excessive standardization.
 Big demands! Yes, and the road Of remembrance, commemorative avenue, with the necessary bridges, meets so frankly each one of them that the writer challenges the name of any other form of war memorial of which the same can be said.''
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-03
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A Good Suggestion

Right in line with this comes the suggestion made to the American Forestry Association by Col. Webb C.. Hayes, son of the former president Colonel Hayes is chairman of the Cuba-China Battlefield Commission. This would provide for county unit system of placing memorial tablets to the men who gave their lives for their country, the tablets to be placed on the county court house or on me morial highways extending from county to county, preferably at the points where these roads enter ad- joining counties. In this connection the setting of Memorial Trees along these roads would be pushed. Colonel Hayes has offered to provide the tab ty, his home county in Ohio, and Will liam G. Sharp, former American Am bassador to France, has made a sim liar offer for Lorain county.
 we cut the tree down ruthlessly, but the time will come when we will wish that we had more trees" de- clared J. l.. Dumas, in addressing the Western Washington Horticultural Association at Everett, Washington, recently. He then went on to say that he knew of no better movement than that of planting memorial trees. to soldiers and sailors, and he added:
 Highways And Trees Go Hand-In-Hand T think that we should join in the great movement for planting trees along the roadsides." In Missouri one
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-03

Some of these fountains are very pretty and are named for the different SultanS who have ruled the city. None of them are very sanitary. although there seems to be little sickness, per haps on account of the delightful climate caused by the currents of the Bosphorus, and it's natural drainage to the sea. The traveller is sure to be taken to see the Dervishes, either the7 ones who dance, howl or whirl. This is a part of the Moslem faith and seems to the average person more of an exercise or acrobatic performance than religious feast. Then too it Is carried out solely for the amusement of foreigners who pay a small fee for the performance.
 Harcms And Columns
 Of course, only women visitors are admitted to the Harems and to the American women the girls found there are but young women who wear little clothing and lounge around in lazy fashion and are for the most part uninteresting.
 The monuments run to columns of which the column of Constantine is considered the finest. It was built in honor of that Emperor and said to have hidden somewhere about it ar piece of the Cross upon which Christ was crucified, also one of the nails. It was surmounted by a figure of the Emperor, but shortly after the Turks came into possession the figure was shattered by lightning and it IS said the sacred treasures were revealed and taken away by the natives. There are many other columns and number of curious old cemeteries to be visited, but it would require many pages to describe them. <
 The suburbs of the city along the Bosphorus are unusually attractive, but it is the streets, the people and the bazars which interest the traveller in this fascinating old city. whose fate is in douhf. at present s1s.sss
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-03
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buying. This bakar. some parts of which are underground, seems to be miles in length
 Bazars And Bridges
 There are many beautiful things from the Orient on sale, such as Chinese silk of the finest kind, Persian knicknacks, Turkish and Persian car pets, large vases with Arabic inscrip- tions and all sorts of worthless muslins and jeWelry, in fact there is everything on sale and many Americans have pur- chased rugs at this bazar after spend- ing hours in bargaining with the deal CT. only to find on returning home the same article in a New York shop at half the price.
 The bridges are intensely interest ing for if one will stand at their en- trance for an hour it will seem that the entire world passes in review. Costumes of every land, people from the Orient and people from Europe all in one constant procession.
 Hundreds of the little Turkish car riages, drays, wagons and cattle of every variety seem to be out on parade yet this endless procession seems to ''go on forever"
 Mosque Of St. Sophia
 Constantinople has more than it's share of Byzantine churches. the greater part of which are now