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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-06-06
TWO ANTI-BOLSHEvIK
ARMIES At PETROGRAD
Allies Sweeping Down From
North and Take Lake
Omega Stronghold.

London.-Strong forces are advanc
ing on Petrograd from three dlFec
tions, rapidly driving the BolsheVIS
army before them.
From the west an Esthonian army Is
advancing swiftly and has captUrec
the town of hamburg and the railway
stations at Weymann and MoloSko
why, on the NarvaPetrograd line
The town Of Koporje and several vii
lagos near Mohganpia, on the Gulf OF
Finland, have been occupied. This
brings the Esthonians within % miles
of Petrograd.
The correspondent at Helsingtors
of the Daily Mail says that the Bol
shevik resistance seems to have been
broken in this fighting and that they
lost several thousand prisoners ano
thirty guns, a great number of ma.
chine guns and five armored trains
South of Petrograd North Russian
army, cooperating with the Esthonl
ans to the west, attacked and carried
the Bolshevik position at Gatchina, Al
important railway station and june
ton 50 miles south Of the capital
Thousands of the Bolshevik troops IL
this area and in the coast region west
of Petrograd who surrendered viii
their arms joined later in attacks Oh
their former comrades.
1t is reported at Helsingfors thai
the Reds will defend Petrograd anC,
are arming all the Workmen. They
assert that they will have force Oh
100000 defenders.
Coincident with these highly sue
cessful operations on the west anC
south the allies are moving down from
the north. General Maynard, com
manding the allied forces on the Muir
mansk front in Russia, has moved his
Headquarters 400 miles southward or
the Murmansk coast to KEN, about 35l
miles northeast of Petrograd, on the
White Sea, at the mouth of the Ken
river, according to Reuters CORE
spondent with the British Murmansh
eNpeull
The allied forces on this point have
captured Medvyejyagora, at the north
western end Of Lake Omega, about 25t
miles northeast of the capital, after /
series of actions in which the Bolshe
vik rear guard suffered severely, s
statement issued by the British Wa,
Office says. The rapid retreat Of the
Bolsheviki, it is added, prevented
them from seriously damaging the por
works. The allies have occupied the
heights surrounding the town.
The railway lines between numbe:
of places in Central Russia have beer
dismantled, the reports say, in ordef
to improve main line service out 0,
Moscow.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-06-06
$1,000 killed DURING
GREAT JAvAN ERUP1I()}
KaIut, One of Java's "a Active
Craters, Pours Destruction
and Death Upon Natives.

Toxic. Sixteen thousand persons
were killed or injured in Il volcanic
eruption in Central Java on May ~
This information IS contained in ON
cial advices from Gatavia.
Amsterdam.-The volcano of kalnt
in Java, has burst into eruption, wlp
ing out 20 villages in the district "l
Brcngat and II in the vicinity OF Eiitm
and causing deaths estimated at 3D.
600. according to Il Central News DIS
patch received here.
The yalcano Of Kalut-Or Keioet as
most cartOgrapherS have it's LOCATED
in the eastern part Cf the island o1
Java, one of the largest Of the Outer
East Indies group. 1t is situated 10
the southwark of the district Of Soer;t
baja, in the rugged range which rises
from end to end of the island. There
are about 30 volcanic peaks in tie
chain, varying in altitude from 3.iHA
to 1900 feet. Of that number near
ly one-half are regarded as yet active
though usually at long intervals. The
others have been pronounced extinct.
Keloet is one Of the smaller of the
active volcanoes. The country. imme
diately surrounding it is dcvotec
largely to agricultural communities
and to plantations of sugar and coffee
upon which the periodic outbursts ol
volcanic activity have wrought havoc
Kcloet's last serious eruption, before
the present. occurred by Il singular CO.
Incidence almost IS years ago To day
beginning on May %, 1901. 1t cost tn,
lives of nearly 200 persons.
For its size Java has more y0lca
noes than any other country in the
world The volcano Of Cal0enggocb
became very active in 1922, and Ia
villages were destroyed and more thai
1000 lives lost. Much of ihe islanc
was laid waste by eruptiOns and earth
quakes in August, 1883, when the loss
of life was estimated at $4,000.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-06-06
HAWKER Tells
OF HIS FLIGHT
Rose Above Fog Banks to $4,000
Feet and Weathered Heavy
Storm With Rain Squalls.
HOW HE CHEATED DEATH.
Flew Seven Hours After Filter First
Choked Dropping Lower to Cool
Engine, Wasting Power Com
PEELED AIighting on Ocean.

London.-The Daily Mail prints the
following despatch from Thurso, Scot
land, giving the simple narrative of
Harry G. Hawker, the British aviator,
regarding the unsuccessful attempt to
fly across the Atlantic made by HIM
self and Lieutenant Commander Mac
kenzie Grieve:
We had very difficult ground to rise
from on the other side TO get in
the air at all we had to run diagonal
ly across the course.
Once we got away we climbed very
WELL but when about ten minutes up
we passed from fair, clear weather into
the fog off the Newfoundland banks.
We got well over this, however, and,
Of course, at once lost sight of the sea-
The sky was quite clear for the first
four hours, when the visibility be-
came very bad Heavy cloud banks
were encountered and eventually we
flew into a heavy storm, with rain
squalls. At this time we were flying
well above the clouds at height Of
about $4,000 feet
About five and half hours out, ow-
ing to the choking of the filter, the
temperature of the water cooling our
engines started to rise, but after COM
ing down several thousand feet we
overcame this difficulty. Everything
went well for another few hours, when
once again the circulation system be-
came choked and the temperature OF
the water rose to the boiling point.
We, of course, realized that until the
pipe was cleared we could not rise
much higher without using lot Of
motor power.
When we were about twelve and
half hours on our way the circulation
system was still giving lis trouble, and
we realized we could not go on using
up our motor power.
Then it was that we reached the
fateful decision to play for safety.
We changed our course and began to
fly diagonally across the main ship
ping route for about two and half
hours, when, to our great relief, we
sighted the Danish steamship, which
proved to be the tramp Mary.
We at once sent up our very light
distress signals. These were answer.
ed promptly and then we flew on about
two miles and landed in the water
ahead of the steamship.
The sea was exceedingly rough and,
despite the utmost efforts of the Dan
ish crew, it was one and half hours
before they succeeded in taking us
off. 1t was only at great risk to them
selves, in fact, that they eventually
succeeded in launching a small boat.
owing to the heavy gale from the
northeast which was raging.
It was found impossible to salvage
the machine, which, however, is MOST
probably still afoat somewhere III lHid.
Atlantic.
From Captain Duhn, -of the Mary.
and his Danish crew we received the
greatest kindness on our journey nome.
The ship carried no wireless and ii
was not until we arrived off the Butt
of Lewis that we were able to com
municate with the authorities.
Off Loeb Eribol we were met by the
destroyer Woolston and conveyed to
Scapa Flow, where we had splendid
welcome home from Admiral Freeman
tie and the men Of the grand fleet.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-06-06
FOREIGN

The volcano of Kalut, in Java
bursts into eruption, wiping out thirty
one villages and $4,000 lives.
Count Romanocs, Liberal leader
was elected Premier of the Spanish
Parliament. =
The Polish National Council at
Przemysl interviewed to prevent mas
sacre in Lenberg of the Jews there
who had declared neutrality in the
conflict between Poles and Ukruinians
More Italian troops have been land,
ed on the coast of Asia Minor The
Turkish government has filed protest
with the peace conference.
Harry Hawker describes his triI
from st. Johns, telling Of how he hop
ped off, ascended TO an altitude Of
$4,000 feet and Of his fateful drop into
the sea and his rescue. London re-
ceived him as a national hero.
Lieutenant Roget, French aviator, ir
a flight from France to Robat, made
1913 miles in II hours and 80 min
utes. This beats the distance racorG
of the NC-4 TO the Azores.
According to statistics given to the
French Chamber of Deputies by NJ
Lebrun, minister of liberated terrific
ries, there are $4,000 buildings TO be
rebuilt in the devastated area OF
France.
School teachers of Upper Alsace
sent a message to President Poincare
assuring him of their loyalty to
France
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-06-06

Sheets of Real Rock Wall Plaster
For Your Walls and Ceilings

Quickly nailed 10 stuoons
ike Board.
warpngand it can not BURN This lnsures
beautiful turnsh
ed room FIBRE? Probably
exactly what happens NOW
appreciation for this same
tiful ceilings ROCK!
of Gypsum ROCK! Ih
board but complete Wano plaster 10 be
Bulge First cost is the last cost
Its surface offers economical pleasing
Sheeock joint joints All
papered painted paneled or left plain
building Sheetrock Wall Board will give
You
Sheeok Wall Board for walls cell
figure the estimate OF materials for your new buildings
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-06-06
Class Sends Risk Checks.

Washington. - Secretary Of the
Treasury Glass received Il cablegram
from President Wilson stating that he
will sign the appropriation bill which
provides funds for the war risk insnr
ance and that the checks covering de.
layeG allotments and allowances
should be sent out Immediately.
Checks for allowances and allot'
ments for May are already going out.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-06-06
MAIL FLIER LEAPS TO DEATH.
McCusker's Plane Caught Fire as He
Started from. Cleveland.

Cleveland, o.-Hundreds of persons
saw Frank, McCusker of New York,
pilot of mail airplane, leap 200 feet
TO his death from a burning machine
here Fifteen, minutes before he an
gnounced he would attempt to establish
a record on his flight to Chicago. The
cause of the accident is not known.
Witnesses saw puffs Of black smoke
come from the rear Of the De Havi-
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-06-06
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TWINS THRICE IN THREE YEARS
Five Boys and Girl the Record Of
Shamokin Mother.

Shamokin, Pa.-NIrs. Annie Cholick
twenty-four years old, became Sha
mokin's champion mother when the
third set of twins in three years made
their advent at the ShamOkin State
Hospital.
The first twins, two boys, were borr
in 1916, the second pair, boy and 8
girl in 1917, and the other day two
boys arrived, giving the woman rec
ord of six children in three years.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-06-06
ssssssgs svsss ssss
, ALLIES AGREE U. S.
MAY KEEP GERMAN
SHIPS SEIZED HERE.

r. Observation-Disclosures car D
u ried in a news dispatch from ,
y Paris that President Wilson has b
/. informed officials here in Wash D
b. ington that the big Four" has >
b. reached an agreement by which .
D. German vessels seized in the .
b. United States will be allocated .
y TO the United States was con- .
s firmed here by Edward n. Hur- ,
" ley, chairman of the Shipping ,
b. Board.
- 10 "a "a ~ - 4, 10 - . Se % y p y b y %
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-06-06
AUsTRIANS PLEAD FOR TREATY.
DR.. Renner Complains to c!emenceau
Over Delay.

Copenhagen.-Dr. Karl Renner, Aus.
d.ian chancellor and head of the Ger.
man Austrian peace delegation, has
addressed note to Premier Clemen-
ceau complaining over the delay of the
Ieace conference in submitting the
peace terms, which he says is "arous-
ing grave ANXIETY regarding the main-
!enance of peace and order in our
FntllerhEd. Attention is called to ex-
uense OF the delegation abroad.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-06-06
FAVOR DAYLIGHT LAW REPEAL
House Committee Approves Rider or
Agricultural Bill

Agricultural Bill.
Washington.-Th Agricultural Com
mittee has approved rider for an ag
ricultural appropriation bill repeating
the daylight saving law. This is large
ly due to the fact that the committee
membership is recruited almost en-
tirely from rural communities. They
expect, however, to secure the house
approval for the repeal.
The real fight will come in the sen
ate.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-06-06

The Recorder and Thrice
a Week World one year
$2,35, the two a good
combination of local and
national news.
Gilpin observer., 1919-10-09
women NEED SWAMP-ROOT

Thousands of women have kidney and
bladder trouble and never suspect it.
Womens complaints often prove to be
nothing else but kidney trouble, or the
result of kidney or bladder disease.
If the kidneys are not in healthy
condition, they may cause the other or
gans to become diseased.
Pain in the back. headache, loss of am
bition, nervousness. are often times symp-
toms of kidney trouble.
Don't delay starting treatment. DR..
Kilmer's Swamp Root, physicians pre-
scription. obtained at any drug store, may
be just the remedy needed to overcome
such conditions.
Get a medium or large size bottle inn
mediately from any drug store.
However. if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton. N. Y, for
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
Gilpin observer., 1919-10-09
ROYALTY AS A "SIDESHOW"
On Payment Of Small Sum All Who
Wished Might See British Mon
arch at His Devotions.

George III was the last of the Brit
ish monarchs to live In regal state at
the palace where the prince of Wales
has taken up residence. says the Man
chester Guardian. After George had
abandoned st. James In favor of Buck
ingham palace, he continued to attend
the services at the chapel royal. It
was here. as Fanny Burney relates.
that the king stayed so long over his
prayers that "the queen and family
dropped Off one by one. used to leave
the king. the parson and his majesty's
equerry to freeze It out together" An
eighteenth century guide book to Lon
don informs visitors that Eat the st.
james chapel royal, by knocking at
the side door and slipping shilling
for each person into the hand of the
verger who opens 1t. you may have
admittance, and stand during divine
service in the presence of their mai
esties. For one shilling more each
person you may sit in the royal pres
ence, not in pews. but on turn-up seats
on the outside of them"
Gilpin observer., 1919-10-09
RATED OXEN ABOVE HORSES
Good Reason Why the Early Settlers
Preferred the Slower but Safer
Method Of locomotion.

The first horses imported into the
United States were brought to New
England in 1929. One horse and seven
mares survived the voyage. Horses
were not highly esteemed nor much
needed In America at that time nor
for n hundred years afterward. There
were no race courses nor trotting
parks and the roads generally were so
poor that speed was not desirable had
1t been possible with safety. Oxen
were found to be much better for all
farm work
Most of the land was rough. rocky
and full of stumps. so that oxen. be-
ing strong. patient and slow. made
much the better team for agriculture
al purposes and numbering than did
horses. and they were cheaper kept,
needing but little grain even when Ut
hard work and none at all when In
pasture. They required no expensive
harness like horses. only cheap yoke
and chain. and were quickly yoked.
Gilpin observer., 1919-10-09
MARKS SPOT OF
YANKS LANDING

numerous detachments of French and
American soldiers, sailors and ma
rines assembled among the sandy
dunes of the Pointe giving color to
the picture. The guard of honor, for
instance, was composed Of United
States marines, many of whom were
veterans of the fighting on the Marne
in 1918
Distinguished Gathering.
In addition to Premier Clemenceau
Marshal FOch and other distin-
guished Frenchmen, numbers Of prom
inent Americans assisted In the cere-
mOny, among them Frank L. Polk. un-
der secretary of state; Gen. Tasker H.
Bliss and Brig. Gen. w. d. Connor,
now commander of the American
forces in France.
A crowd of some 5000 witnessed
the ceremony.
called to America to continue that
close relationship which caused the
United States to come to the aid of
France.
I'm the plains of Picardy, Lor-
raine and Champagne by the side of
100000 whom the war has mOwn
down." said he, 'sleep your Ameri-
cans whose mothers do not know
their tOmbs. They all sacrificed to
the same ideal the French died for.
LET us bend down over these tombs
and listen. 1t is the same voice which
everywhere arises from the depths of
the earth. We have suffered they
say, in order that the world should
become free To you now falls the
duty to watch that never again may
leap up this danger which we have
removed. Do not allow France and
America to estrange themselves one
from the other. Do not draw apart
those hands which are now Joined
BE on your guard that there shall
never be kept between you misunder.
standings which sooner or later might
be transformed into disagreements.
Tomorrow no more than yester-
day can you dispense with each other.
Separated You will quickly be exposed
TO the offensive return of violence.
Side by side the peoples who have
won the war will be strong enough
to make such war impossible"
Praises Spirit Of France.
American Ambassador Wallace said
the monument would be to "victory
and liberty"
The speaker praised the spirit of
France and said that while "many and
great are the glories of France there
is none that compares with the glory
OF the Marne''
Gilpin observer., 1919-10-09
But Revolution Failed to Gain for
Them Their Independ-
ence.
PEOPLE HELPED WASHINGTON
Supplied Ammunition With Which Con-
tInental Army Forced British to
Evacuate Boston-Islands Dis
covered as Result Of Ship
wreck.

washington, d. C.@"The Bermuda
Islands suggest the adventures of Rob-
inson CrusOe in their colonization and
present in their later chronology GU
rious parallel to United States his
tory, with the events consistently pre-
dated by number of years"
with this statement the National
Geographic society prefaces bulletin
on the Bermudas, principal group of
the British West Indies. which some
Englishmen suggest should be ceded to
the United States in part payment of
the American war loans to Great Brit
ain.
The Robinson CrusOe comparison
obtrudes because the islands were dis
covered and later settled as the direct
result of shipwrecks. and the settlers
had to build themselves bark to set
sail again." the bulletin continues.
"As for the anticipation of Ameri-
can history, on miniature scale. 1t
may be noted that the colonization
took place seven years before the Pill
grims landed at Plymouth. Mass. that
witches We're burned. Quakers were
prosecuted and miscreants were
ducked before similar occurrences are
recorded in New England. and that
slavery was abolished in 1884. The
Bermudians protested long before 1776
against the mother cOuntry's rule
until the island prisons were over full
but relief came, in their case. not
through declaration of freedom but
by the accession Of Cromwell.
Helped to Start Revolution.
but the essential point of contact
Of the American with the Bermudian
arises from the all-but-forgotten fact
that while the immortal Lafayette gal
lantly helped the colonies conclude
their war OF independence. the Ber-
mudians supplied the ammunition to
begin it.
80 acute was the need for powder
In 1775 that George Washington wrote
to the governor of Rhode Island that
mo quantity of powder, however small
is beneath notice. Learning that there
was store in Bermuda, and that the
islanders were anxious to have the en-
barge lifted upon shipment of food
supplies from the colonies. Washing
ton addressed letter to the people of
the island, who had shown themselves
fered during the war by the cessation
sympathetic with the American Revo-
luton. promising them ample supply
Of provisions and every other mark of
affection and friendship which the
grateful citizens of free country can
Gilpin observer., 1919-10-09
Snakes.

~ had been losing eggs for some
time, and had been laying the loss to
some hounds OF n neighbor, which were
frequently around" writes l.. b.
Holmes In Boys Life. Perhaps some
Of the loss was Justly laid to them.
"One night | found only one egg
in house where thought there
should be quite a number, and was
just leaving the house when discov-
cred n black snake about six feet long.
with knot or bunch In his middle
that looked as If II might be an egg.
killed him and carried him to the
dwelling house. where ! opened him
to get the other egg. 1t proved to
be n glass nest sgg. II had probably
prevented his escaping through the
hole he entered the hen house by. and
so proved u snare for him."
Gilpin observer., 1919-10-09

to Its destination bearing with II two
serenely happy hearts. who. because of
the love between them and the happi-
ness nearing. had no question of the
future.
Only one fear remained with Elder.
Mrs. NOrcross In her determined. tena-
cious way might have reached out In
some other way to wreck the plans she
had sensed might be formulated. But
as the lights Of Canton showed faint.
ly in the distance and the car sped to-
ward them the fear passed.
In half an hour the fear had gone.
for Elder found himself In Mr.. Jud-
sons library. the rosy-cheeked. golden
haired girl beside him.
Mr.. Judson smiled at them. I'VE
shall have to locate another witness.
Mrs. Judson was called away sudden.
ly. My housekeeper will serve as one,
l will see If"
1--WE don't want to wait. Mr.. Jud.
son. really. Why-why not ask the
chauffeur" she Queried. turning to
Raymond
"I'll call him." the housekeeper said
hustling out.
A moment later the door opened and
the driver stepped in, his low-fitting
cap Off. revealing graysh hair, and
Betsy screamed: "It's fnther!"
Raymond stared, beyond speech.
Mr.. Norcross grinned with delight.
"Yes. it's the old man. Now. you
youngsters get busy before your moth
er finds out what we are up to!"
"But-but-what-ho Raymond
tried to say something.
"Simple enough, my boy. Mrs. Nor
cross is quite set sometimes-as you
may find this young lady to be--and
must be handled with care. sympa-
thized with you, and made up my mind
to help you. When she called Novel;,
listened. Novel; called. saying that
you wanted car at S:45. She told
him not to let you have 1t. Then I
took hand-I got 1t. Then. too.
Doctor Judson happens to be friend
of mine and he telephoned to find out
If everything was all right. 1t certain
ly is. Now let's get busy. and Wen
motor back. and all three of us will
break the news to mother. I don't
want to do 1t alone-nnd, Betsy. here's
something you don't know-your moth.
er and eloped want you to use
that as clinching argument. Now.
Judson. your turn!"
Gilpin observer., 1919-10-09
BERMUDASHAVE
STORY LIKE U.S..

bestow upon its brethren and benefac-
tors II they would make this ammuni-
ton available for the Continental army
1T so happened that the powder had
been procured before the letter was
delivered. and with 1t the Continental
army compelled the British to evacuate
Boston.
Not only the sale OF powder but
the fact that Bermuda allowed the col
onies to have salt. so incensed the gov
ernor of Bermuda that he upbraided
the citizens for treason, and feeling
ran so high that he was removed. His
successor was native of Salem, Mass.
whose loyalty to the mother country
was such that he gave up large estates
In the colonies rather than Join the
revolutiOnists. He was connected, both
by blood and by marriage. with the
winthrop family. Under his rule the
Islands full allegiance to England was
restored.
Browne was succeeded by Henry
Hamilton, during whose administration
the town of Hamilton was founded and
named for him. This town today is
the seat of the island government. 1t
has population of less than 5000.
Hamilton is on Main island, or Ber.
muda, while st. George, the former
capital. is on the island of the same
name. There are more than 300 small
islands in the Bermuda group, Of
which only score are inhabited. The
total population of the islands In 1915
was little over 10000, of whom about
One-third were white.