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The Elbert County tribune., 1919-04-25
SHE KIDS THE UNDERTAKERs
sixtecn-Year-oId Pennsylvania Girl
Calls Them Up With Fake
Death Stories

Allentown. Pa.-Charged with hav-
ing sent all the seven local undertake
ers on wild goose chases through fake
telephone calls. Elsie Orcorto. aged
sixteen. was taken into custody by the
local police and put In charge of the
probation officer. Thomas b. Kellow.
Several rural undertakers were also
among her alleged victims.
1t is charged that the girl summoned
the funeral directors to a number of
local homes by telephone on represen-
tations that member of the family
had died
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-04-25
Allies MASTER
spy A WOMAN
Miss Westermann, Guest in Ger
man Homes, Learns Deep
est Secrets.
STEALS GAS FORMULA
Fascinating Young Woman outwito
German Secret Service Wizards"
Who Are Trying to Capture
Her-Steals From Spy.

Paris-From the mass of thrilling
entente spy stories, there stands out
one master mind" q young woman.
She Is Miss Irene Westermann. From
the outbreak of the war, this mysteri-
Gus and fascinating lady, whose gifts
made her n welcome guest in many
Berlin homes, CLEANED from German
high officials information of the great
est value to the allies. Despite the
price of 5000 on her head, she worked
successfully in Germany during the
four years of war, even associating
with and obtaining information from
the very German secret service "wiz-
ards" who were trying to capture her.
1t was not until the eve of the arml-
stice. In October. 1918. that the Ber-
lin secret service discovered Miss
Westermann's real work. When they
went to her apartment to arrest her
she had flown.
According to the Germans own
story, Miss Westermann obtained and
passed to agents of the entente infor-
nation regarding Germany's construc-
tion of new tI-pes of submarines, the
latest type of aeroplanes and the new
gun which The Germans had invented
to deal with tanks.
What the German high command evil
IDENTIFY felt most of all was the fact
that when they had arranged for the
preparation of new poison gas, which
was to be greater surprise to the al
lies than the first gas, this mystery
spy obtained the formula in some way
and passed 1t on to the allies. The
result was that work was begun on
new type of respirator, and when the
gas was used it proved a great failure.
Toyed With German Agents.
Miss Westermann was master of the
situation in Germany. She had estab-
lished a wide connection and gave
music lessons to children in Berlin be-
fore the war. She spoke German
fiuently, and to all outward appear
ance was n typical German girl.
The first hint of clever girl agent
in the employ of the entente was re
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-04-25

ceived by the German secret service
In 1915, when they were warned that
a lady was obtaining very important
information and passing it to suspect
ed agents in neutral countries. Maj.
Weissmann. Germany's spy expert,
made a six months search throughout
Germany, but finally confessed fail
ure to locate her, Weissmann appears
to have been among the last to sus-
pect the charming Miss Westermann,
who was personal friend of his and
actually on several occasions discussed
with him the mystery of the woman
spy who was battling the best brains
of the German secret service.
Took Papers From Spy Expert
On one occasion Weissmann cap
tured and had shot two French secret
service men who had stolen some i'm
portant documents from him. Weiss
mann was rather proud of his success
in getting these papers back and in
having the two spies executed.
He could not help boasting about his
success to the lady and he even showed
her the papers. She appeared greatly
interested In them and lost in admira-
tion for the resources and skill of her
companion. 1t was only when he
reached his own lodgings that the
major found the papers missing
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-04-25

You must say 'Bayer.' Never ask
for merely Aspirin tablets. The name
"Bayer" means you are getting the
genuine "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin"
proven safe by millions of people.
Don't buy Aspirin tablets in pill
box. Insist on getting the Bayer pack
age with the safety "Bayer Cross on
both package and on tablets. No 9TH
er wayi
Beware of counterfeitsl Only re-
Gently Brooklyn manufacturer was
sent to the penitentiary for flooding
the country with talcum powder tab
lets. which he claimed to be Aspirin
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-04-25
British Join Prov Of One and Stern
Of Other and Have New
Destroyer.

Washington.-A novel example of
naval salvage is now<on duty with
the British feet in II. NJ. S. Zubian,
en- almost modern destroyer, which In
structure as well as In name Is the
successor of two destroyers damaged
during the war.
When H. NJ. s. Nubian was run
down and almost cut In hnlf, It was
learned at the navy department, the
after portion of the ship, less than
two-thirds of the original vessel. was
brought into port and the work of re-
building undertaken. Before great
progress had been made, however. the
destroyer Zulu, sister ship, was SIM
ilarly run down. and more than third
of her stern sheared away.
British engineers were prompt to
see the opportunity, and within a
short time the stern Of the Nubian
had been combined with the undam-
aged bow of the Zulu and the COM
plete destroyer launched and commits
stoned as the Zubian.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-04-25
"l'm Not an Idiot"
Crown Prince Says

Copenhagen. The former
crown prince. Interviewed by
correspondent Of the Berlingske
T.dende. admitted the possibility
OF his being tried by an interna-
tional court, but declared he did
not believe he would be exc
cuted. He stoutly maintained
that he is not an idiot. He
frankly admitted his unpopular
ity.
''People say I melted war, but
Clemenceau has done 30 all his
life" Friedrich Wilhelm was
quoted as saying. IT was of the
opinion Germany ought to be
prepared. but ! did not desire to
cause war.
II do not ask people to con-
slider me especially Intelligent.
but / am no idiot or degenerate,
as English and American papers
say i am.
'T know Germany is the most
hated nation in the world. Why?
Because the reichstag never
voted anything for propaganda
until too late. When the war
began we commenced propa-
ganda. but, alas. what propa-
ganda ~
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-04-25
German Is Making the Best of the
Business Of 0ccu-
patton.
COBLENzL LIKE AMERICAN CITY
BootbIack Stands, "Photos on Buttons
While You Wait" and German In
20 Lessons" Among Lures
Which Get American Money.

Coblenz-Coblenz is beginning to
look as American as Milwaukee, and
with each additional day of occupation
the old burg seems to acquire more
American touches-particularly since
1900 doughboys are blowing in daily
on leave, to say nothing of the perma-
nent American garrison of approx
mately 1900, and the beaucoup Off
GERS in transit to and from France or
just dropping in from the provinces,
the bridgehead and the Hinterland-
for taste of metropolitan high life.
Coblenz, with a native population of
$4,000, has permanent and floating
American population Of ut lenst 10000 !;
and as the American soldier is very
much in evidence, out to see and do
everything he can and some things he
can't, the unreasonable pictorial i'm
preston is unacceptable that we own
the town. Which we do.
The Teuton. with an ineradicable
elementary business shrewdness. is
making the best of the business of
occupation by catering to the big pur-
chasing power of the American SOL
dier In every conceivable ingenious
way, and yoL note evidences on every
hand that the commercially live Ger
man in Coblenz is getting his full
share of the new prosperity springing
from American dollars or their equiv
alent in francs and paper marks.
"FashIonabie Shines"
A local Teuton genius. for instance.
discovered for the first time that
doughboys would part with money for
having their shoes shined, and now Mt
least dozen shoe-shining emporia
have blossomed out In Coblenz and
are prospering nightly. The curious
fact Is that until the coming of the
Amerikaners bootblacks were un-
known in Germany, likewise public
bootblacking stands on street corners
and shoe-shining establishments gen.
orally.
American prosperity, too, came to a
German family which set up large
umbrella" in the market place of Co
blenz, and under this shelter proceed
ed to operate one of those photos on
buttons" cameras while you wait. A
northumberland of dougbboys is al
ways hanging around this open air es-
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-04-25
Tall Soldier cassed.

Cleveland. Ohio.-If "the bigger they
are the harder they fall" Private
C"Cupid") Miller of Cleveland was the
hardest hit man in France during the
"late unpleasantness." He is seven
feet two inches high, and said to be
the tallest man in the United States
army. He was gassed in Argonne for
est, according to word just received
from him. An enclosed photograph
shows two "buddies" of his standing
under his outstretched arm with sew
eral inches to spare.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-04-25
MAKE SHIP OF
TWO WRECKS

earth also could be located with great
accuracy.
Almost equally valuable uses will
be found for the geophone In mining
operations, the bureau stated, either
for sounding purposes or In determin-
ing the location of men blocked from
escape by cave-ins or explosions.
Many lives are lost each year in
mines through inability of searching
parties to locate men thus held prison
er. and In such cases, the bureau
states, the instrument could be used
&c great advantage
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-04-25

Despite the anti-fraternization rule.
many German booksellers guessed,
and guessed right, that numerous
American soldiers would pay real
money to pick up a smatterlng of con-
versational German; and In all book
shops you now find pamphlets teach
ing German In 20 lessons, pamphlets
of useful German phrases, and the
like. One sign in bookshop window
advertises ''The German Interpreter.
Conversation With Pronunciation for
British and American Soldiers"
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-04-25
eEoPHoNEs TO SAVE MINERS
War Instrument viii Fix the Location
Of Men Entombed by Ex-
ploslons.

washington.-Th geophone, invent
ed during the war to determine the
exact location Of sounds above and
beneath the surface of the earth, soon
will be used extensively In mining op-
erations in this country, the bureau Of
mines announced.
The instrument proved of great
value to the allies before the cessa-
tIon of hostilities In determining the
location of hostile batteries and In de-
iecting the approach of the enemy.
Digging of trenches or tunnels In the
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-04-25
PET DOGS INHERIT $4,000
Ohio Woman Left Entire Fortune in
Trust for Comfort Of Her Pets.

Trotwood. Ohio-The VIII of Louise
B. Iams of this place bequeaths her
estate. valued at $4,000. TO be held in
trust for the care of four pet dogs.
The caretaker, the instrument directs,
shall be selected by Mrs. Mary Lowe
Gaddis, Of Dayton. Ohio, whose inter
est in animals has attracted the at
tention of Mrs. Iams.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-04-25
~ DON'T BUY ASPIRIN
~ IN A "PILL" BOX
! Ask for "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin In Bayer
package-marked with "Bayer Gross"

In the Bayer package are proper di-
rections and the dose for Headache,
Toothache, Earache, Neuralgia, Rheu-
matism, Lumbago, Sciatica, Colds,
Grippe, Infiuenzal-Colds, Neuritis and
pain generally
"Bayer Tablets of Aspirin" Ameri-
can made and owned, are sold in vest
pocket boxes of II tablets. which cost
only few cents, also in bottles of "a
and bottles of 1OO-also capsules.
Aspirin is the trade mark of Bayer
Manufacture of Monoaceticacidester
Of Salicylicacid.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-04-25
His Wifc's Husband

smith, lost my identity for two
whole weeks last summer.
JOnes-How did 1t happen?
Smith-Spent my vacation among
wife's relations, where / was simply
known as Annals Observation-Disclosures (.
phia Inquirer.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-04-25
U-Boats Sank 125
U. S. Ships in War

Observation-Disclosures ship
ping suffered comparatively lit
tie at the hands of German sub
marines during the war, accord
ing to complete figures on allied
and neutral ship losses.
Only 125 American vessels
were lost, as compared with
3,157 British. In tonnage figures
the United States lost 3S5,967
tons, against Britain's 7,S1S,S70.
navy department figures show.
Neutrnls and some of the
smaller entente nations suffered
more than the United States.
Greece lost 162 vessels and Nor
way 7S1.
Grand totals covering sinkings
from August. 1914, to November
l. 1918, are:
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-04-25

At that, the fellow who shutters has
time enough to figure out what he's
saying.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-04-25

The milk of human kindness is new.
er run through cream separator.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-07

In the history Of organized ball
there has been no season in which SO
many team changes were made in
the two major leagues as during 1919,
and none in which the changes were
made clear up to August 1. In making
this statement the season of 1918
must be omitted, as 1t was made ex-
ceptional by war conditions and tho
Crowder "work-or-hght" order, which
induced wholesale desertion to the
ehipyards and munftion plants, apart
from the many players who were
drafted. But no normal season ever
eQualed 1919 in universal changes,
and especially in the transfer of high
class players. due largely to the close
ness OF the pennant races and the mad
scramble OF the two New York clubs
for pennant honors.
In the National League there have
been f1fty-three shifts Of ball players
to other clubs or to the minors de-
spite the fact that the Optional
agreement" system Is supposed to be
abrogated. The American League has
been less frenzied than the senior
major league, but even the number
OF player shifts has reached thirty-six,
with almost two months Of the season
left. In addition we have had manage
rial changes in Philadelphia and Cleve-
land. with another one in Pittsburgh to
follow in the near future. In the Ma
tional League the New York club
leads in the number of player shifts
with sixteen: and Pittsburgh has the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-07
CLASH OF RACKET STARS
Williams and Tilden to Furnish
Feature Match of Day to
Newport Tourney. 4.

NEWPORT. r. l., August Fog
and mist blanketed the Casino early
today and the tennis courts-except
two covered by canvas--were still
soaked from yesterdays downpours.
Nevertheless it was announced that
play would be resumed in the invita-
ton tournament in both singles and
doubles.
The match between r. Norris Will
.liains II of Boston and William T.
Tilden of Philadelphia, was expect
ed to furnish the chief interest of the
day.
Six matches, all of them of cham
pionship caliber, were finished in the
third round of singles at the Casino
yesterday before rain broke up play
for the day.
The only thing approaching an upset
was when Maurice E. Mclaughlin of
San Francisco. former national cham
pion, was defeated by S. II. Voshell of
New York. 6-3. 81, 7-9, GO, g..
The last set was played in rain. Nc
Laughlin showed neither the f1eetness
nor the accuracy of placing his
smashes that once marked his work.
The point score for the five sets show
ed $50 for Voshell to ISL for Nc
Laughlin.
Only one match remains to be play
ed in the third round. In this N. W.
Niles of Boston will meet the present
champion, r. Lindley Murray of Mia
CARA Falls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-07
WHITE SOX TO WIN FLAG

PHILADELPHIA, August kid"
Gleason's pennant chasing Chicago
White Sox, who were forced to sit
around and decorate a hotel lobby
yesterday. will take two cracks at the
Athletics today.
Yesterdays rain and consequent
postponement made Gleason sore, and
he spent large part Of the day say
ing things about the climate of this
enough to get in a few words con-
corning the sterling worth of his ball
team, and a close listener could CLEAN
that he likes their chances.
II believe we'll win the pennant
sure" he confided when he could
subject Of rain.
I'VE are out In front now holding
a comfortable lead, and the boys are
mighty confident. I'm not claiming
that it's going to be easy or that we
think we can be stopped II we get
fair share Of the breaks.
The number Of games which we
have lost this season by one-run mar
gins indicate that the boys are in
they're never beaten until the last
man Is out. We've been getting some
hne pitching, and 1t has helped US
along considerably. but it's more the
nghttng spirit or the club as q whole
that IL keeping US so well up In the
race.
williams 10 going great. and is at
the top Of his form. Cicotte, Faber
and the rest Of our pitching staff are
holding up their end. and think very
we'll Of young Kerr.
Right now we haven't our full
strenGth-can't have with cripples on
the club. Felsch. Schalk and Weaver
are all bothered with charley horses.
but believe that they all will come
around before long. With those three
going at their best pace, I can't see
how any team in the league can beat
us out"
Gleason has no deep scientific the
Org with which to account for the
batting Of the White Sox.
who are now leading the league In
club stickWofk.
1.-THE boys have just started to wal
Top the bail. that's all there is to It."
he explained.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-07
MEDAL WINNER BEATEN
IN WOMEN'S GOLF PLAY

NEW LONDON, Conn.,. August L.
There was one very great surprise
in the women's Shennecossett cham
pionship when In the first round Of
match play Miss Beatrice Lounds-
berry, TueodAyS medal winner. was
beaten by Miss A. e. Stumer Of Chi
caEo. Miss Loundsbery did not play
within . dozen strokes of her score
on the first day, and 1t was quite
evident that her nerves had not set
tied from the automobile accident
Tuesday night, In which Miss Elaine
Rossnthal, Miss Kate Boman and her
self were thrown from q motor car
hit by q train.
Miss Rosenthal defeated Miss Be-
man, the little Plainfield champion.
who hobbled around the links with
the support Of q cane, and was too
game 70 quit even when 1t began
raining several holes from the finish.
The other stars, Mrs. w. A. Gavin
Of New York and Mrs Ronald Bar
low Of Philadelphia, experienced no
trouble in their matches. winning by
wide margins. Mrs. Gavin met Mrs.
Myra Patterson of Englewood. Mrs.
8 and5. Mrs. Barlow beat Mrs. Eber-
hardt Faber Of Sleepy Hollow by
ana .. The Philadelphia star moved
along at steady gait and was never
extended. Today she meets little
Miss dilemma Colletts Of Providence.
the sixteen-year-old golfer. who beat
Mn. C. n. Bicknell OF Cleveland yes.
tefday by . wide margin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-07
Keeps the Doctor Away.

When you rob the trolley company
Of a nickel by walking you add a
dime to your deposit of health.
Tennis up to the thirties. but golf
after forty.
Nature never Furnishes a man for
getting his legs tired. She has pun
ished many for getting their nerves
exhausted.
Don't ask the heart to pump extra
blood to the brain all day and then
to an overloaded stomach all night.
The best way to use the Sunday
supplement is to stick 1t under your
vest while you walk an hour against
the wind, and then come home and
read it.
Many a man finds too late that his
motor car has cost him more in health
and legs than it has in gasoline and
tires.
You never saw dog fill his mouth
with food and then take drink to
wash 1t down.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-07
HOW PAT MORAN FIGURES
REDS CHANCES FOR FLAG

Manager Pat Moran has finally
dropped into the bad habit Of figuring
on his team winning the pennant. He
figures that If the Reds come east
next week leading the race by three
games and break even in six games
with the Giants. his team will return
home for victorious tight through
the month Of September.
In addition to the three double
headers at the Polo Grounds on We'd
nesday, Thursday and Friday Of next
week. the Reds still have two games
with the Giants in Cincinnati. on Sep
TENDER Is and Is. Moran says that
the Reds should win as many games
from the other National League teams
as the Giants and that the ownership
Of the pennant depends almost entire-
ly on the eight games his team 10
scheduled to play with McGraw's men.
The Giants. by the way. still feel con-
fident that the Reds soon will crack
under the strain" But will they?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-07
Our Blue Laws.

1t is interesting to read in these
days the old Connecticut Blue Laws,
and see how we have progressed since
those times.
Enacted by the people Of the DO
minion of New Haven" and printed
on blue paper.
No one shall run on the Sabbath
day. or walk in his garden. or else
where, except reverently to and from
meeting.
No food or lodging shall be offered
to Quaker, Adamite or hereto. ..r-
No one shall travel. cook victuals
make beds. sweep houses, cut hair
or shave on the Sabbath day.
No one shall read common prayer
books, keep Christmas or set days
eat mince pies, dance, play cards or
play on any instrument of music ex-
cept the drum. trumpet or jewsharp.
Married persons must live together
or be imprisoned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-07
of dys
Chicago Cubs Bidding High
for Cards Star, Hornsby

Eager fer . winning hall club,
the owners Of the Chicago Cubs
are said to be bidding high for
Third Baseman Rogers Horns
~ 81 the st. Louis Cardinals.
TIVE years ago the Cubs oner
q 97HyOO0 fer Hernsby was
turned down hy Preatdent
Hickey. But the patronage Of
the Cardinals ut home has been
% light ana the clubs expenses
are 10 heavy that the Chicago
magnates evidently believe that
hickey will accept big money
for his star player. The
Cubs owners are determined
to have q club that will COM
pare favorably with the Giants
and Reds next year and they
now are beginning to lay the
foundations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-07
GARDNER WHITES GOLF
RECORD MAY STAND UP

Comparative record performances
in golf when made over different
courses are always unsatisfactory for
the reason that no two layouts are
exactly alike. Even so. one cannot
help feel that the feat credited to
Gardiner W. White in winning the
Nassau Country Club championship
the other day will stand up against
almost any other effort on the part of
an amateur. Consecutive rounds in
one day of So and 81 for total of
1876 would make even Vardon weary
Only once during his 81 round, which
established a new course record, was
White in trouble. That was when
he pulled his drive at the sixteenth
to a trap. Had it not been for taking
three puts on two greens the mark
would have been IS. Incidentally, 1t
was a hard day for John N. Stearns,
jr., who was Whites opponent. Storms
had 72 in the afternoon-his best at
Nassau-only to be badly beaten.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-07
CANADIAN BOXER KILLED.
Clements, Heavyweight, Fatally
Injured in Dive.

ST. JOHNS. N. B.. August Jack
Clements. sergeant In the Canadian
expeditionary force ANA claimant Of
the heavyweight boxing champion
ship of Canada, died as result Of q
dive in shallow water near hts homo
at Grand Anse Tuesday.
reputation in the training camp bog
ing contests. was sparrinG partner to
Frank Goddard. who was beaten by
Joe e. Beckett, the champion Of Great
Britain.
Clements intended to invade the
American rings this fall and had been
swimming daily as part Of . training
campaign.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-07
WAR RACKETERS SCORE
THREE MORE VICTORIES

Wars tennis team added to it's un-
broken string Of victories in the De-
partmental League by taking two
contests from Commerce, the runner
up. on the bureau of standards courts
Tuesday. Nos. 8. and matches
were postponed. rain interfering.
In the No. contest, Gore and
Foote Of War disposed of Fischer and
Cragoe of Commerce. GO. II. and in
No. 2. Purinton and Edgar Of War de-
GO, Is.
In the postponed contests with In
terror. Gore and Foote won over Green
and Cliff on the Dumbarton courts
Monday, 81, 6-1. Three others.
which 1t was first decided to forfeit to
War, will be played this afternoon. If
War wins all three 1t will need only
one more victory to cinch the pen
nant