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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-14
MANY SHIPS SAVED
FROM SUBMARINES
~
Camouflage Proved Powerful
Factor in Preventing De-
struction of Vessels. ID:
Willy FOE IS OUTWITTED
Craft of Fantastic Patterns Pre-
vented Enemy Getting -,
Clean Shot. IN
Willy FOE is OUTWITTED

LONDON. Sept. 13-podsinr the
Nai Ii; I, boats was the favorite sport
and many schemes were resorted 10
IN order 10 outwit the willy foe Chtsf
among the successful ruses originated
tho use OF dazzle" ships-ships camou.
hased with fantastic patterns when
bew!ldered the submarine conmanders,
Judge within eight points the true
course Of the stripped and circled hull.
Wilkinson. Il. n. V. r.. is the officer
responsible for the camoufage idca,
anu its great success in altering the
tailed IN report written by him. He
cited numerous instances of ships be-
,ms saved from submarines because OF
daHzled" and tes HPpPsarSne o, o %hsn
naval officers substa ntates his state
During 1917. when the submarine
menace was at its height. ship cap
tains were asked to observe and re
dazzlc Ships THAT she sehem %, I sas
= complete success is shown by the
following reports made 10 the Ad-
Sighted oilcr Clam, about six miles
-FOUR points on starboard bow, and for
When about four miles distant de-.
Giued 1t was z tug towing lighter
W iah,ca short drift Of toy ropes The
the windward. appeared to be steering
an opposite course. 1t was not until
she was within half mile that 4
could make out she was ship steer
ing course at right angles crossing
from starboard to port. Tho dark
painted stripes on her after-part- made
her stern appear her bow. and a
broad cut of green paint amdships
looks like patch of water. Ths
weather was bright and visibility
good; this was the best camouflagaiI
sighted Fl. NJ S. Ebro in the Sound
of Null on the port bow, end on. She
appeared TO alter her course to port
Immediately after and seemed to con-
tinue TO do So whereas. in reality,
she was altering her course TO star
board. | should think confusion would
be caused in aiming gun or torpedo
was so sure she was trying to cross
my bows that I was on the pointEof
stopping my engines and going full
speed astern to avoid a collision. whom
] discovered that she was altering
course TO starboard After passing
the vessel il was almost impossible.to
say how she was steering. ~
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-14
THOUGHT DEAD, RETURNS
AFTER SIXTEEN YEARS
Father and Sister GrectS Soldier who
Served Five lcurS With
Canadians.
tBy Universal service.1

ALTOONA. PA. Sept. l3.-The war
has parted many sons from their par
cnts. but Charles q. kncpper, after five
years OF il in the Canadian army. has
come back from the dead to greet his
father and sisters after an absence of
sixteen years.
The story OF knepper's career began
when the orphanage school at Buffalo.
in which he was placed child. was
destroyed by fire in 1908. All records
were lost, and as 70 trace OF the child
could be found his father. Alexander
knepper. and his sisters. gave him up
for dead
The war veteran, on his return, told
how he had been taken from the school
before the tre occurred and raised as
Charles Nicholson by man Of that
name who resided near Toronto, Can
ada. AT the age of eighteen the young
man enlisted In the Canadian army as
machine gunner at the outbreak of
the war. He was SaSscd and wounded
vice.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-14
HIS TWO POSITIONS
KEPT HIM VERY BUSY
Accident Causes Man in San
Francisco to Lose
Both Jobs.
CASE IS MOST UNIQUE
Served as Messenger in Day,
While at Night Was
Conductor.
CASE is MOST UNIQUE
Ur- rr,-o-s,l Service. ,


effort to put old General orai II. G. /. to to
rout, j. +. Eshclman had his dream of
aff'uencc and wealth broken through
nearly knocked him from his bicycle.
but also resulted in his losing one OF
the two jobs he was holding.
The case OF Eshelman. unique In the
records OF the municipal departments.
was called to the attention of Tim
Ecardon:. president OF the Board OF
Public Works. and Reardon is now II,
a quandry as to whether Eshclman
should be rcprimanded for what he has
done or given medal for brave
light against 4 common enemy. Eshcl-
man is q conductor on the Municipal
Railroads on "A night run.
On June II. Fred Bocken. superin-
accident when his automobile almost
ran down a messenger boy on a bicycle.
The messenger, was pedalinS strenu
ously, apparently working hard to got
paper backed novel sticking from his
mp pocket Boeken took good look
at the, messenger and wondered where
he had seen that face before.
The, mystery was only recently
solved. While checking out some cars
Bockcn came face to face with tho
accident. But he wore the uniform OF
conductor and he was ringing up
fares with the nonchalance that comes
only from long experience.
Bockcn had the man on tho carpet
and it developed that for months
Eshelman had been working as Il con-
in the daytime. Boeken suspended him
for week without pay TO give him a
chance to. decide which Uniform to
keep. the blue or the gray.
l;shelman quit his job as messenger
and put in a claim for the seven days
wages which he lost by the lay off. TT
was hard work" admitted Eshelman,
but what's guy gonna do: 1 gotta
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-14
GHOST OF SCALPED GIRL
SAID TO HAUNT TOWN
Pennsylvania Mining Region Folk All
on EdSc Bccnune of Weird
Fittings.
tBy Un!,crsa! Service.D

GREESSBURG, PA, Sept. l3-Resi-
dents OF Carbon. mining village
southwest Of here, are all on edge
over the weird hitting about late at
night OF what is declared TO he a
ghost. clad in snow-white gown.
This ghost, ii ~ said, has ON three
different occasions. between midnight
and ! O'Clock. aroused Peter Olcson. "A
Norwegian miner. VINO lives alone in
small hSuse, with its strange RAP
pings on his door. more vigorous than
those OF Poe's raven.
Olcson arose promptly each oc-
casion. and when nc opened his front;
door the hgure OF what he believed
"Wha, do YOU want? Come into the
house. would no, hurt you" Ole
but he failed to get any answer. and
~hen ne would attempt TO lay hands
on IT; the ghost would give shril
on three Succeeding nights the hob
s s0S appeared "a, the oieson home
figure refuse H the 90 sns nyf,
iion to come into his house.
frank Piso. an italian neighbor. was
nc k,nockinEs OF the woman" in white
Frank ehpcricncc was similar TO that
o. olesons.
William Maicrs. grocer and local
ghost authority" says the nocturnal
visitor is tho ghost OF 81 very pretty
young woman captured by the Indians
wanna "A century and three quarters ago
With the intcnsion Of making her the
bride OF ono Of the Indian chiefs sons.
In making her third and last at
tempt to escapc from her captors. the
girl was killed and scalpcd near where
Carbon is built. This. Maiers declares
rs an indian legend told him years
ago by descendants OF pioneers who
$50 years ago.
Ma!ers believes tho ghost is greatly
embarrassed by the changes wrought
during the past few decades
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-14
HUNDREDS OF BLIND
LIVE ON So A WEEK
Alfred Short Declares Fear OF Work
house Is Stronger Than Panss
OF Hunger.
'By Universal Scryicc.D

LONDON, Sept; 13.--Said Mr. Alfred
Short. Laborite. in the House OF Com
mons: seven hundred blind persons
live in London on less than 10 shi!lings
$3.50 a week"
With all OF these unfortunates the
fear OF the workhouse is tronger than
the panss OF hunger. and they will
content themselves with one meal a
day. consisting of tea, bread and mar
gerinc. rather than report themselves
AS indisents needing state aid. Nearly
all OF them are half starved. according
the Institutes After Care COMMITTEES
these ind:sent Blind BIN arc " too old
70 be Trained in the crafts for
the siEht,css. Poor helpless chips on
this aftcrthe tide OF restlcSsncss
which catches millions in its back
waSh-just helpless chips!
Here is a story which is typical OF
the thing called life these sightless
ones lead. II was told by kind
hearted charity worker who confines
her activities to the helpless blind:
There were two Old people we knew
about-the husband. nincty-three, and
the wife eightyninc. One day we
brought them a dozen new laid eggs
We had to struggle with them to pre-
vent their sharing an egg between
them. SO precious did they regard eggs
The man is a helpless invalid. bedrid-
den: the wife is street singer before
theatre queues. They live on about s
sh.lInss t;2) week"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-14
QUEER NATURE FREAKS
One Chicken Iins Onc-Hnlf n Bill and
Eye over its E1nct
Center.
tBy Universal Scrvic..)

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. l3@One
chicken with one-half IL bill and one
eye over it's exact center. and another
chicken with three half-bills and three
eyes, one over each incomplete bill. is
a freak nature played with the eggs
of Paul Krolrs setting hens. One of
the chicks was born with one Of the
ewes and one of the half bills that
should have been the lot of the other.
and before the shells had been COM
pietely shed from their backs both
prospective hens died
IF they had been twin chicks hatch
cd out OF the same egg 7 could under
stand it," said Knoll. The two whites
and the two yoiks might have been
sort OF scrambled IL they had been In
one she'll. and anything could have
happened. But this is beyond me, and
am unable TO account for the freak OF
nature"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-14
PRISONER is 4OEORED
FOR SAVING AN AVIATOR
Great britain Gives German Silver
watch and Fursc of Money for
His Efforts.
LBy Universal Service. l

LONDON. Sept. l3.--Becausc he
saNed the life of a British flying officer
who crashed in Il blazing bipIanc on
= wiltshire aerodromc two weeks ago.
i at!aI bIuchinann German
prisoner Of war. has been presented
with a silver watch and a purse Of
money az military ceremonial pa
radc held at Dorchester.
rms is the first time in the history
OF any war where Il prisoner of war
has been thus signally bonored by his
captors Besides the citation for
bravery and the presentation of the
watch and money. Bruchmann is to be
lnInedlateiy rcpatriated to Germany
home.
The presentation was authorized by
the military officials at Dorchester i'm
Inediateiy upon learning the details of
rruchmann was working in the aero
drome with body of prisoners when
the aeroplane crashed. Disregarding
his own safety he rushed into the
burning wrcckaEc and succeeded in
pulling the almost unconscious airman
from his seat He was seriously
burned about the face and body.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-14
HAVE YOU ROUNDED UP
NECESSARY CALORIES
each Person should Have 1000 OF Them
In Food Every Day, Says
Expert.
(By Universal Service.)

Each person should have 5000
Galleries a day to be well fed. ACCORD
ing TO James p. kilcourse. head of the
Chicago Board Of Health. He explained
ton 20 the human machienry that a
heat unit or calory bears to the steam
boiler. 1t takes 5000 calories a day to
keep the human engine working prop
erly.
Mr.. Kncourse invaded the restaurants
to see how many citizens were getting
1000 calories and what they cost them
He found most folks don't get the nee
csSary number. At tho cheapest res
taurants they cost s1.i5, in fairly high
toned places S2.05. and in places where
one gets music with ones meus the
5000 life preservers cost from $500 M
Pork and beans run about 7I5 CAL
cries to the plate, Mr.. kilcourse cx.
planned. and said IL milk Is substituted
for coffee the number of calorics will
be increased.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-14
LAVENDER STATIONARY
Only Commodity That Hns Not Scared
With ~. &. l.. in
London.
nv rn,ycr.al snr,icnN

LONDON. Sept. 1.-THE only COM
modify that has not scared With old
General II. c. L. In London is syee,
lavender. and that because of me
strange reason that the merchants OF
TINS ancient household necessity. can
no. set higher price 20 music
Here's the testimony of a sweet Law.
"nder hucks,er. .Nho declares his faith
cr ana his grandfather before hin,
reared their families solely on tha
proH margin for the plant choraliy cs-
tablishcd.
To sell lavender you've go, TO know
no" 10 sing. and /, YOU try singing.
sixteen branches for tuppence' or
Twelve branches for one penny Won
spoil the harmony. and might as vol
go out OF the business"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-14
Wife Uses Wheel to
Warn Flyer-H husband

LAKE PLACID. y. ". Sept. 13.
Watching her husbands Night IN
an nirplanc here recently, Mrs.
Raymond stevens, bride OF twenty
three. of New York, noticed mn oh
Ject drop from tho plnnc as IL few
over Sentinel Mountain three miles
away.
SuspectinE II was n wheel she
at once unfastened an eItrn mount
ed wheel from her automobile and
when the plane hove over the
lnndinE field at the Lake Placid
Club, Mrs. Stevens held up tho
automobile wheel as "A signal to
Lieutenant T.. q. Davies. the pilot,
md her husband, the passenger.
MIR. stevens hnd seen Capront
wrecked when IL lost n wheel in
flight and interpreted his wifc's
signal to Lieutenant Davies.
Davies ncw nbout the field, then
tilted the plane so thnt II swung
around like top on the remain
ing wheel md finally stopped witt,
the nose Of the machine in the
ground.
both men nIiEhted snfeIy, the
plane being slightly damaged.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-14
Rich Find" Repays Man
Hunting a Ground Hog
NV Universal Service }

NEW CASTLE, pa Sept. H.
Tho rcsuIt OF grounding hunting
hrrenbOutS prOmiscs 10 nttruc; the
attention OF hunters Nil over the
country. Antonio Bnllini started
the sport here recently, md IL so
enthusiastic over HIS first ..baI"
that nothing else will Interest him.
Antonio was Introduced TO tho sport
when lie hpied one of The animals
uuck into hole. The hunter pro-
ccedcd to dig 81 out. when hr came
upon whisky cache containing six
quarts.
when asked if he found the
ground hog. Antonio mid he forgot
nil about IL.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-14
Many Leather Stock
Items Show Decrease

WASHINGTON. Sept. 13.-Lcnthcr
stock for tho quarter ending June
30, 1910. shows decreases for most
OF the itemS covered, as compared
with the quarter ending March ~,
according to reports OF the Burcnu
or Census. Department of Com
mercc. The iorScst derrcnscs were
follows:
Goat md kid skin. COS per cent:
calf md kid skin. .2.S per cent;
cnbrettn skim rs per cent; sole
Onnl, 25.3 per cent.
The most important increase was
shown for sole leather. backs, bends
and sides, which was re-. pcr cent.
shcnritnEs Increased ::.i per cent,
md glove leather 13.3 per cent
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-14
B0ILERMAkING SAPS HEALTH
Fennsylvnnia Mnn Brings Action for
Damages Rccnu.e Of Dis
turbinC Noises
my I.nivorsal s.rr,..A

rank has brought suit against The
Ia master Iron Works. claiming .sooo
o. M Ees because of the disrurb;rr
noses produced by thu factory in the
'nanufacture OF boilers
Frank ola inns tn. noise has affected
niS own hca'th and comfort and that ~
MS vic and two sons. and tina, hi
80 In!nS Capacity has thereby been
greatly diminished In addition 80
disiurhinS the ncaceable enjoyment o.
ms nome during regular WORKING
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-14
pidnt Cnrr MUCH for wiz.

SIN FRANCISCO, Sept. l3.-Bccausc
her husband told her he loved rattle
snakes better than her. Mrs Eva
Maker has been granted divorce
from George Il. Maker. former SER
vice man Mrs. Maker also charged
that Immediately after their marriage
her husband spent all her savings and
taen sent her to her mother. Maker ad :
mittcd, according to his wife that he
was in love with n Mexican scnorita
The admissions of the husband were
in tho form OF letters he wrote to Mrs.
Maker.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-14

Charles Mitcbeji. Win 6roiSere x anu
enlisted in the United States Army by
the local recruiting Office. After they
were stripped, measured. weighed and
sized up from every angle ii Was dis
covered that all the figures taken for
both were exactly the same to the most
minute detail.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-06-26
UNPARALLELED SUCCESS

We are closing up our Decoration
Day business with 1913 contracts COM
pleted, representing over $50 pieces
of memorial work erected in five
states. We attribute this success to
disposing Of some of our former
workmen and employing a full force
of up-to-date marble and granite
workers. Our stock is much reduced,
but we have ordered large stock of
finished monuments of latest designs
which is now coming in. Among our
stock we have a great many bar
gains which would pay anyone need
ing memorial work to investigate.
Mail orders receive prompt attention.
]. B. WILLIAMS COMPANY,
Marble and Granite Dealers for AZ
Years,
SO Center ST.. Cumberland. Md.
60 E. Union St.. FrOstburg, Md.
Advertisement. Jun6, St.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-06-26
PERSONAL AND LOCAL
NOTES OF INTEREST

Mr.. E. F. Teats, of near Cranes
vile, spent Saturday last in Oakland
on business.
Messrs. Leslie E. King, D. E. Boil
den and H. P. Stuck motored to Cum
berland last Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. Robert White, of Pittsburgh,
is here for visit of two weeks to his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F.
White.
Mr.. Henry Fredlock and children,
of Elkins, West Va, are at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Clark DeBerry for a
visit of few days.
For Sale-A family. driving horse.
Apply to John w. Davis, Oakland
Advertisement 2t*
Mrs. Edward Pendergast, Mrs. c..
D. Bosley, Mrs. Eugene Baumgart-
ner and Miss Bertha Helbig formed a
motor party which visited Cumber-
land last Friday.
Mr.. Charles Hazlett and family, of
Wheeling, w. Va, have leased Crook
Crest for the summer and arrived
here on Friday last in their automo-
hilo from fbof cifI,
Mr.. w. A. Gender is in New York
City attending a convention of deal
ers in one of the talking machine
companies. He will return to Oak
land the latter part of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll A. Elliott have
gone to a point near Petersburg, W.
Va, where they will spend the
president week camping along the
banks of the South Branch of the Po-
tomac.
On sale at Sincell's Friday, $50
pairs high grade Oxfords at $500 to
3.5O-AdVertlSeme
REWARD-For recovery Of young
SHEPPARD dog, lost June 81; black,
with brown markings. white fore legs,
white ruff around neck. Had on
Collar with paddock; name Bob
Apply at Republican office-Adver-
tisement
Miss Eva Falkenstein, student at
the West Virginia Wesleyan College,
Buckhannon, and Miss Mildred Dixon.
who is a student at Ohio Wesleyan
University, Columbus, Ohio, have
both returned to their respective
homes in Oakland where they will
spend the vacation months.
Lost-A pocket book containing
considerable sum of money. Reward
if returned to The Republican office
Advertisement. 2t*
Miss Grace Loar left Oakland on
Tuesday morning for a trip west. AT
Grafton she was joined by her broth
er, Mr.. George Loar, who accompa-
MED her to Huntington, West Va, and
from that city they will go to Column
bus, Ohio, to attend the Centenary of
the Methodist Episcopal church.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. W. Stewart and
daughter, who moved from Oakland
to Grafton last fall, returned here on
Friday of last week and are occupy
ing rooms in their former residence
on Third street. Mr. Stewart will be
engaged in the Photographic bust
ness in Oakland and now has his stu
dio open.
Rev. and Mrs. w. M. Shultz and son
Jennings left Oakland Monday morn
ing for Richmond, Va, where they
will visit DIR. Roland Shultz a few
days and will be accompanied to their
home in Oakland by the family of
the latter upon their return here the
latter part of this week. Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph E. Harmed went with the
party as far as Baltimore.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-06-26

Miss Margaret Glotfelty, of near
town, is on visit to friends in Bal
timore.
Mr.. Elliott C. Harvey, of District
No. 8, spent yesterday in Oakland
on business.
Mr.. Donald Teats, of Aurora, West
Va, spent portion of yesterday in
| Oakland visiting friends.
Miss Edna Shank was a visitor to
Grafton on Sunday. returning to her
home here Sunday evening.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Falkenstein spent Sunday
at Terra Alta and Cranesvile, where
he was the guest of relatives.
Mr.. L. C. Shaffer. of the firm of
Shaffer & Bush. spent several days
this week in Baltimore on business.
County Commissioner George War
nick, of Bloomington, spent Thursday
of last week in Oakland on business.
Deputy State Health Officer DR.. R.
H. Riley, of Cumberland, visited Oak
land on professional business Tuesday,
returning to his home the same after
noon.
Mr.. Horace. Warwick, of near New
Germany, was in the city yesterday
on visit to his sister, Miss Bertha
Warwick.
Mrs. Lewis Walter and little grand
son Junior Walter. spent last Thursday
in Keyser, W. Va. where they were
the guests of friends.
FOR SALE-A 25 h. p. Steam Saw
Mill, fully equipped and in good con-
dition; call on or write A. T. Moon,
Hutton, Advertisement
Miss Ruth yelling returned home
Tuesday afternoon from Berkeley
Springs, West Va, where she had been
visiting relatives for several days.
Miss Gertrude Carney has entered
the State Normal school at Frosc-
burg as student to better fit her
self for the profession of teaching.
Mrs. Charles Linville and members
of her family. arrived in Oakland on
Tuesday and are making their sum-
mer home here ready for occupancy.
Chance Cover, who served in
France for more than a year with
the American troops, returned to his
home here on last Friday evening with
an honorable discharge.
Mr.. King Delawder, of Washington,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Delaw-
der, has returned to his home after
having spent some days with his par
ents here and visiting relatives at
McHenry.
The Republican has been requested
to announce that there will be no pic
mic held at the Gnegy church on July
4th this year, but that on August 23d
the annual event which has given
many'so much pleasure will be held.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. S. Martin and
family, of Chicago Junction, Ohio,
spent Tuesday and yesterday here as
the guests of Mr. William G. Hine-
baugh. From here they went to
Petersburg, West, Va, to visit other
friends.
FOR SALE-A pair of 60-inch Mine
Mules, weighing $50 pounds each; 8
and 8 years old. Apply to or write
Jemes Frantz. Selbysport, Md.-Ad-
vertisement. Jun. 12.4t.
Lieut.. Morris Sincell, who was at
his home on furlough for few days
from Camp Dix, N. j., returned to
the camp on Monday. He was ac-
companied as far as Cumberland by
his mother, Mrs. BENZ. H. Sincell,
who is visiting relatives and friends
at various points in Allegany county.
Lieut.. Sincell expects to receive his
discharge within short time and will
then return home and probably en-
gage in agriculture.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-06-26

and returning to the States about
month ago. His many warm friends
here and at other points in the county
where he is we'll and so favorably
known and liked, were pleasantly sur
prised and delighted with the visit he
made them. He has not as yet de-
termined where he will locate for the
coming winter.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-11-28

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80 waf knnw that yon need 4 dose
- NhaHibefinin's Tablets They not
.hlF cause a. agreeable movement OF
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