The Glasgow courier. [volume], April 19, 1918, Page 2, Image 2

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FLYING ACE THRILLS
PHILADELPHIA CROWD
Famous French Airman's Spec
tacular Flight Witnessed by
Dr. M. D. Hoyt.
Dr. Mark D. Hoyt had the good for
tune to witness the flight of George
Flachaire, the famous ace, who gave
a wonderful flying exhibition at Phil
adelphia on Easter Sunday. The fol
lowing report of the flight appeared in
the Monday morning issue of the
Philadelphia Inquirer:
Before a crowd estimated at 100,000
persons, George Fachaire, Frence ace,
did all the stunts known to aviators
and some that had not heretofore been
shown in this city in an exhibition
flight yesterday afternoon over the
Belmont plateau, Fairmount Park.
Hundreds of automobiles fringed the
field and thousands of young women
clad in their Easter finery gave color
to the throng.
It had been announced that Flach
aire would fly at 4 o'clock. At one
minute past the hour a tiny black
spot, no larger than a crow was
sighted towards the southeast. In a
few seconds it grew larger and it could
be seen that the intrepid French air
man was on time.
He was flying at an altitude of
about 7,000 feet, yet the day was so
Serfect and the crowd so quiet that
is engine could be heard distinctly.
Doe» Famous Falling Leaf Dive.
Flaicteaire reached a spot directly
over the field. Then there was a cry
of horror es his machine was seen to
turn its neee to the ground and start,
falling. The biplane instead of drop
ping like tht traditional plummer,
darted swiftly from side to side and
this fact added an extra thrill to the
extraordinary performance. When
within about 500 f«*t of the ground it
wm seen that Flachtjre had not lost
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We carry a full line of Fresh Fish, Oys
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Vegetables and Fruit.
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Are You Prepared for the
Great Spring
Drive?
Now is the time to get busy and make
arrangements for the many necessary re
pairs and improvements to your property
this year. Let us go over the plans with
vou.
ORDER YOUR
Eaves Trough, Cisterns and all kinds of
metal roofing work done now. Do not wait
until the cold weather of next fall sets in
again.
How About That
Furnace?
During the early summer months is the
time to have that faulty furnace over
hauled and repaired. Proper repairs add
years of life to every furnace.
Elmer Johnson
Plumbing and Heating
control, but had merely electrified an
other crowd with his famous falling
leaf dive. He ended his first drop with
a series of loop-the-loops and nose
dives and then fiew off in the distance
upside down.
After he had sent shivers up and
down the spine of 99 per cent of the
spectators he circled low over the out
lying hills, shut off his engine and
coasted to within twenty feet of the
place where he was supposed to land.
Everyone started to rush forward. In
a second Flachaire realized that to
make a landing while so many spec
tators were on the field would be
dangerous, so he started his engine,
and, without touching the ground rose
like a giant "darning needle," fiyinj/
barely twenty feet above the heads
of the amazed throng.
As he passed over the crowds he
leaned from the cockpit of hich ma
chine, his face wreathed in smiles,
waved his hand gaily to his spectators
and started climbing into the clouds
again with the speed of a bullet. For
fully twenty minutes more he did his
stunt flying, illustrating the maneu
vers used in bringing down the Ger
man machines.
Signals Not to Land.
The second time Flachaire flew near
the ground he signaled to Colonel
George St. George Loftus Steele head
of the British recruiting mission and
asked if he should land. Realizing
the difficulty the police would have in
handling the crowds. Colonel Steele
signaled him not to make a landing.
As soon as he understood that he
was not to make a landing Flachaire
arose to a great height, pointed the
nose of his machine towards League
Island and was away like a shot,
amidst the shouting of spectators and
the tooting of thousands of automo
bile horns.
Among the distinguished spectators
of the flight were Admirals Benjamin
Tappan and James M. Helm, U. S. N.,
ana Brigadier General Littleton, W. T.
Waller of the United States marine
corps, and Major J. Kearsley Mitchell,
U. S. A.
Before the startling flights girls
from the emergency aid and the jun
ior service corps of the national serv
ice corps made a tour of the field and
collected hundreds of dollars to be
used in furthering British and French
recruiting in this country ar.d in aid
ing widows and orphans of French
aviators. Dr. S. P. Ross of the British
and Canadian recruiting mission, act
ed as treasurer, and when two score
and more pretty girls turned in the
money it filled a good-sized hand bag.
The flight made yesterday by
+ RED CROSS NEWS +
April promises to be a banner month
the work of the Red Cross for
Valley county. More work has been
given out and taken in then in any
proceeding month up to this time.
Splendid boxes of garments have
been received from Oswego, Hinsdale,
Ossette, Buy lor, Lismas, Roanwood,
Glentana, Opheim and the Thursday
club auxiliary. The Junior Red Cross
societies all over the county are doing
very commendable work.
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During this month six cases of sup
plies have been shipped to headquar
ters at Minneapolis, which include
the following articles: 20 bath mitts,
35 sweaters, 5 scarfs, 40 pair socks.
10 wristlets, 120 bed shirts, 180 bed
socks, 20 pajama suits, 5 French caps,
3 bath robes, 13 layettes, 2 boxes of
Squibbs sugar, 24 irrigation pads, 52
gauze compresses, 186 gauze wipes.
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Resourcefulness comes easily
enough when buildings and equipment
are complete; it is in completing them
that the Red Cross doctors, nurses and
relief workers in France have shown
their native genius. At Evian, on the
Swiss border, for instance, where
trains come in daily bringing the re
patriated from Germany, Belgium and
the invaded country, the former kitch
en of a hotel was turned into a dental
dispensary and a workable dentist's
chair evolved from a wine barrel.
The garage on the same place was
made into a children's dispensary
where—naturally enough—a kitchen
table served as an operating table
until the regular equipment arrived.
Physicians of the children's bureau
established by the American Red
Cross examine an avarage of 500 chil
dren arriving there each day, and send
those ill from contagious diseases to
the hospital. Every case thus stopped
and isolated at the border means that
the chance of epidemic elsewhere in
France has been avoided. Among the
first cases to be treated at Evian was
that of an under-nourished boy from
I<eM& whose family of seven had lived
for t WA veai'i and a half in the cellar
pf their ruined nomé.
orities to turn
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The American Red Cross is sending
'ai-ge orders to its chapters through
out the country for surgical dressings
for the United States army medical
service. The make-up of the dressings
will conform to army specifications,
but those who have been working on
the Red Cross standard dressings will
have little difficulty in following the
army directions.
It is the intention of th* - drmy auth _
to the Red Cross
, such as gauze and cotton.
Inquired to make the dressing definite
ly asked for by the medical corps. The
Red Cross chapters will in turn have
the benefit of this arrangement.
The productive capacity of the Red
Cross workrooms throughout the
countrv has been steadily increasing,
and with much of the work practic
ally under army direction, the Red
Cross will be even more helpful to the
medical service than in the past.
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Beresford, S. D., again claims cham
pionship in knitting sweaters. Mrs.
Wertor Smith, a worker in the Red
Cross branch, has established a record
recently by completing a sweater in
exactly four hours and forty-five min
utes.
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During the month of February, the
Minot. N. D., chapter of the Àmer
Red Cross completed ? 10,000
worth of work for the Red Cross.
This was the largest amount sent in,
in spite of it being the shortest month.
Queen Mary of England has re
cently made a gift of a beautiful pearl
of great value, taken from among her
own jewels, to the committee which is
endeavoring to make a collectinn of
these lustrous gems with the idea of
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Commencement Day!
The yean jrlU bring wistful
memories of father, mother,
uncle, brother, sweetheart
What are ftu planning as a
lifelong remembrance?
You'll find five charming
Graduation Watches in our
display window* new
modelt created especially for
young women and young men.
Each model distinctive
dependable—
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A. M. St Clair & Co., Jewelers
Flachaire, who has brought down
twelve Boche fliers was made in order
to stimulate interest i'i British and
French recruting in Philadelphia.
NOTICE TO FARMERS.
The Women's Patriotic association
will furnish good seed wheat to farm
ers who are willing to put in an acre
or more of ground for the benefit of
the Red Cross. Crosses will be fur
nished with which to mark off the land
used for this purpose.
forming an historic and unique neck
lace to be sold later for the profit of
the Red Cross.
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At a recent conference in New York
between Harvey D. Gibson, represent
ing the Red Cross, and Dr. John R.
Mott and others, representing tha
Young Men's Christian association, an
agreement was reached by which these
two great organizations which have
for a long time been working side by
side in different fields, will co-oper
ate in the operation of the Red Cross
convalescent houses. ,
The Y. M. C. A. is to place at the
disposal of the Red Cross its program
of social, recreational, educational and
religious activities, and arrangements
will be made for the Y. M. C. A. rep
resentative to work as a member of
the staff of the Red Cross camp field
directors, and to reside at the Red
Cross canvelescent house.
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The attention of all chapters,
branches and auxiliaries is called to
the fact that for the next few months
we are asking for the following knit
ted articles only: Socks and sweat
ers. And we want these in the propor
tion of six pairs of socks to one sweat
er.
YARN COST EXPLAINED
BY high WOOL PRICES
Considerable complaint has been
voiced by various chapters at the high
cost of yarn as compared with the
prices paid for wool.
When analyzed, however, the dis
crepancy in the price of wool and the
cost of yarn does not seenl so start
ling. It must be borne in mina that
the average shrinking of wool in clean
ing and refining is 60 per cent. Then
the cost of cleaning, transportation
and refining must be paid, together
with the cost of manufacture into yarn
and the transportation of the yarn.
It takes about 2% pounds of raw wool,
Montana grade, to make one pound of
wool ready for spinning and carding.
Thus, while the price of yarn is un
deniably high, it is not so much high
er than the price paid for wool, as it
would seem at first glance at market
quotations.
REQUEST FROM SOLDIER
MUST ACCOMPANY GIFTS
Shi pment of any articles to troops in
France, unless they have been re
quested by the soldier himself, has
been forbidden hv Maior n
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will bô. jcgïÙFên by thé p<jst«jffice and
express coinpanies unless accompanied
by an approved request from the se
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No explanation of the > oruer was
given in tntfi statement issued by
General March, but It is known that
the purpose is to conserve transporta
tion space, both tri ships crossing the
Atlantic and ftii the badly congested
French railroads.
may Take civil
ä1ervice examinations
WHEREVER GIVEN
The United States civil service com
mission announces that on March 27,
1918, the president approved a joint
resolution of congress suspending,
during the period of the present war,
the operation of the provision of law
which required applicants for civil
service examinations to be examined
in the state or territory in which they
reside. During the period of the war,
therefore, applicants for any examina
tion held by the commission may be
examined at any place at which the
examination is held, regardless of
their place of residence.
An act of July 2, 1909, required ex
aminations to be taken in the state of
residence. While this provision is
suspended for the period of the war,
it is still required that only those wno
have been actually domiciled in the
state or territory in which they re
side for at least one year previous to
the examination may become eligible
for permanent appointment to the
apportioned departmental service in
Washington, D. C.
The commission expects this chinée
to make it easier to obtain applicants
for positions in Washington. Compe
tent stenographers, typists and book
keepers are in great demand. Exam -
inations for these position? are -held
weekly throughout the country. Rep
resentatives of the civil service com
mission at the post offices in all cities
are furnishing detailed informaton
and applcation blanks.
WARTIME LEXICON.
In a communicating trench, where
the trcnch is broadened and dug in a
square, leaving the center untouched.
This island is about eight feet by
twelve feet, with the longer side fac
ing down the communicating trench.
This serves two purposes: (1) de
fense—as the island affords an excel
lent protection for a machine gun
sweeping the approach from the fire
trench and thus covering men who
may be driven from the front line in
an attack, and (2) as a kind of switch,
by which men going up to the front
«nay pass those coming back with less
difficulty than in the narrow stretches
of the trenches.
Flying Traverse:
A roof of sod, gravel and earth,
built over the communicating trench
for a distance of perhaps twelve feet.
The sod and earth are effective cam
ouflage, and the distance of the trav
erse from the fire-trench is such that
the entrance to this protected portion
of the communicating trench, is just
out of range of vision of German out
posts across No-Man's Land, and in
stead of seeing soldiers going under
this false roof, they see only the
roof and cannot distinguish it from
the rest of the ground, while air
nlane scouts cannot distinguish it
from above.
Rheumatic Pains Relieved.
"I have used Chamberlain's Lini
ment for pains in the chest and lame
ness of the shoulders due to rheuma
tism, and am pleased to say that it
has never failed to give me prompt re
lief^' writes Mrs. S. N. Finch, Batavia,
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The best place to keep fire and life insurance policies, notes com
ing due, mortgages, and deeds and in fact all valuable papers is in
a fireproof vault. Every man cannot have a vault or safe in his
home, but every man can afford to keep his valuable papers in our
fireproof vault because the rental charged is as nothing compared
to the protection afforded. You can lease a steel box with a non
pickable Yale lock big enough to contain all your valuable papers
inside our vault at a very low rental. There is no time like the
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parked his automobile on the wrong
side of the street was asked by a jus
tice of the peace if he would like to
serve a sentence of thirty days in the
county jail.
"Go as far as you like, judge," he
replied. "Ah 'M driver for Warden
Conley at the state prison and Ah 'M
serving life now, and thirty days moah
don't make much difference."
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The Ford Model T One-Ton Truck Chassis has
been thoroughly tested for more than two years.
It is sold you now in the assured confidence that it
will meet your requirements and expectations.
The regular Ford frame, only larger and heavier,
the regular Ford motor with direct driven worm
gear; wheel base of 124 inches and will turn inside
a 46-foot circle. It has all the simplicity of the
Ford car, all the economy in operation and main
tenance. Come in and we'll give you further de
tails.
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TEACHERS' EXAMINATION.
The next examination for teachers'
county certificates will be held at the
High school in Glasgow, April 25 and
26, beginning at 8 a. m.
NELLIE JOHONNOTT,
County Superintendent of Schools.
Let your dollars march forward.
Invest in War Savings Stamps.