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FEW HEROICS FOR
AMBULANCE MEN
Do Their Work Without Fuss
or Feathers.
NOT ALWAYS FAGIN6 DEATH
LOta Sana People, They Kaap Out of
Rango of Quna aa Much a* Poaaibl*.
Wrltar Diaolaima Taloa of Thrilling
Dooda Sant by Overzealoua Corro*
•pondanta.
▲ letter written by Philip O. Mills,
•on of the late General Samuel L.
Mills, U. 8. A., and published In the
New York World, describes tbe work
•f the American volunteer motor am
bulance corps in France. Mr. Mills
claims that all the heroics with whom
American ambulance drivers have been
surrounded should be ascribed In a
great degree to overappreclatlve corre
spondents In the war *one. Mr. Mills'
letter Is written to Eliot Norton, broth
er of Hlcbard Norton, who commands
an American volunteer motor ambu
lance corps. It says:
'•France, Sept 1.
"Dear Eliot—Through various chan
nels tbe highly colored articles In mag
axtnea and newspapers about ‘the
brave American boys’ at the front come
floating Into our corps, stationed tem
porarily within sound and almost sight
of the guns beyond the town of Ver
dun.
TTDey are our greatest amusement
•Ad relaxation. I do believe our Amer
ican public loves to be bulldozed and
stuffed. The half baked war corre
spondents who write the rot about the
ambulance drivers at the front have au
imagination that is stupendous and
awe inspiring. They should head their
articles, ‘War as She Ain’t.'
“Stories of regiments returning from
the trenches crowding around ambu
lances to thank them are rot, pure
and simple. They are either too tired
to do anything except keep walking
or else are apt to sluig the usual sol
dier Jokes—the same the world over.
No Ballroom Spoochos.
"Host wounded are too busy keeping
their own nerve in both hands to both
er about ballroom speeches. The first
wounded load I had any acquaintance
with had one among them who spoke
a little English, and his first question
was, ‘When does the train leave for
Paris?’
“Because you see a star shell it
doesn’t mean you are within sight of
the enemy and right behind the first
line by s long shot, for you can see
them twenty miles from behind the
lines.
“Sentries asking for passwords on ,
roads under fire Is foolish. You can
go right up to any front line trench if
you are a big enough fool without wor
rying about any password. Every one
takes it for granted you wouldn’t be
around there unless you bad to.
Not All 8erious.
"You can’t make all life serious out
here, and this ‘driving by the stars
With an iron grip on the steering
Wheel’ may please some people, but I
can’t see why.
*7 wish you could have seen our
corps the other day indulging In an
afternoon game of one-old-cat when
Ova German taubes came sailing over
When they began dropping bombs
•very one did a 220 In record style and
In all directions and did not wait for
taube bomb checks either. But even
as they started to run the gang began
to laugh, and it developed into a pur
ault race in two minutes.
“Don’t get the ides that they come
over every efternoon; they don’t
“Don’t get the Idea that the daring
little ambulance driver lives in a con
stant atmosphere of shell strewn roads,
dashing through fires of barrage, for
be doesn’t, thank heaven. I don’t be
lieve they ever put a barrage fire on
a road an ambulance had to travel.
They have put roads under heavy shell
ing for hoars and days at periods, but
bo ambulance or anything else can go
through a barrage. That’s cold fact.
Interesting Work.
"At time* this corps has been through
periods of night and day work, but it
hadn't lasted more than two or three
weeks at a time, and the work has
been dangerous to a degree. It has
been a miracle that it has come
through with no casualties, but mostly
It gees on its way doing its dally tank
and making no fuss over it.
“The work Is interesting and has a
good element of chance, but It Is not
filled with nights and days of daring
deeds, bat good, solid, helpful effort
Where it does eonnf.
“And, of coarse, nor close association
with ell the baslnese of war has a
©ever ending thrill, for we are a little
pert of the great game.’’
PANAMA FAIR LAND SOLD.
City ef San Franciaoo Acquires Prop
erty For $184,000.
Psrt of the site of the Panama-Pa
cific exposition on the edge of Han
Francisco hay has been sold by Mrs.
W. K. Vanderbilt and Mr*. Hermann
Oalrlch* of New York to the Panatna
Pactic Exposition company for $184,
CGO as tbe first definite step In pre
•orrlng and presenting the famous
Expedition Marina and the Palace of
Pina Arts to the city of Han Francisco.
TELEGRAM OF 50.000 WORDS.
Minnesota Getting Names and Homes
of Guard on Border.
A telegraph message said to be about
»,000 words long, claimed to be the
longest telegram ever bandied try a tel
egraph company, ha* Just been sent
from Llano Grande, Teg., where Min
nesota guardsmen are encaaaped. to
St. Paul.
Two operators sent the name and ad
drea* of every member of the Minne
sota guard on the border, together with
other Information desired try the state
of Minnesota In Ita preparation of a
ballot to tie sent to Llano Grande for
registering the votes of the guardsmen
in the national electloo.
Prlnee Mircea ef fteumseie O*ad.
Prince Mircea of ftoum’<xl* wbo had
lew suffering from typho fever
dead, according to dlspex.iea r
Buk barest. Fringe Mlrc w«« the
fwmgeet eon gf Bing Ferdinand ||*
$me bom at E'r-.ihareet I>ec 2l, 1818,
nepe-laUr f//)D
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♦ ALI. COMFORT# OF HOME 4
♦ IN A GERMAN TUNNEL 4
4 4
4 An amazing atory of German 4
4 Ingenuity In tunnel building 1a 4
4 told by th* French troop* who 4
4 took Chilly, on* of th* most Im- 4
4 portant point* on the allied line. 4
4 More than 400 men and 10 offl- 4
4 cor* were captured In one under- 4
4 ground passage. 4
4 This tunnel Is nearly 1.000 4
4 yards long, with eightean Inch 4
4 railroad track running from 1**- 4
4 ginning to end. Within, at a 4
4 depth of twelve yards, were 4
4 sleeping quarters, munition de- 4
4 pots, an Infirmary with the moat 4
4 modern surgical Instrument*, 4
4 fresh water wells, tons of equip- 4
4 incut, electric lights and ventlla 4
4 tion pipes. 4
4 The German commander's 4
4 room had painted walls, solid 4
4 doors, chairs, tables, beds and 4
4 telephone system. At a depth of 4
4 forty feet was an excavation suf- 4
4 flctently large to hold a whole 4
4 company of soldiers, with hoists 4
4 for machines. 4
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CENTRAL POWERS MAKE
POLAND A KIN600M
Will Be Established Out of Terri
tory Conquered From Russia,
Says Proclamation.
"Polish provinces occupied by troops
of the central powers," says a dispatch
from Berlin, "were the scene of a great
and momentous historic event When
Germany and Austria-Hungary by I
Joint action proclaimed Warsaw and
Lublin the kingdom of Poland and re
established the right of the Polish na
tion to control Its own destinies, to live
an lndcpendont national life and to
govern Itself by chosen representatives
of the nation.
"A few days ago a Polish delegation
had called upon tho Imperial chancel
lor, Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg. Its
members were representative Poles of
all classes, nil parties, all ranks of so
ciety and all creeds. They transmitted
to tho German government tho wishes
of the Polish nation, which now have
been granted to them.
"Thus the ancient kingdom of Po
land, from which In the past came fa
mous rulers like the Jagellones (a dy
nasty founded by Jagello which reign
ed In Poland from 1380 to 1572), and
glorious soldiers like the great Sobles
kl (Johu III., king of Poland, in 1074
1000), is now resurrected to new life.
"The Poles are free from Russian op
pression, no more to be trodden under
the heels of the Cossack. The liberty
that had been destroyed a century ago
on Russian instigation now Is restored.
The rule of the knout has been abol
ished. Poland has been given back to
western civilization."
RIVER OF GASOLINE.
Almoat 2,000,000,000 Gallons Will Ba
Ussd In United 8tatas This Year.
We will consume In this country this
year almost 2,000,000,000 gallons of gns
ollne, which, says tho Popular Mechan
ics Magazine, la the equivalent of a
stream six feet wide and one foot deep
flowing at the rate of one mile an
hour. Five years ago gasoline retailed
at 85 cents In England and from 40
to 75 cents on the continent, and there
are those who even predict forty cent
gasoline here some day.
There is also a strong probability
that with the reconstruction and re
sumption of business abroad at the
close of the war consumption there
will be much greater than now.
Horses will be scarce and time will
be everything, and the motor truck will
receive a great Impetus. Just how
long the present oil wells will continue
to produce or when and where new
oil fields will be discovered no one
can say with certainty. Before that
day arrives, however, it Is fair to ex
pect that chemists will have found
some substitute or inventors a method
of making one gallon do the work of
more.
TO SELL HISTORIC GEM.
Francis Ferdinand's Emerald to Ba
Used to Aid War Sufferers.
An 8 karat emerald that once re
posed In the coffers of the Archduke
f'rsuria Ferdinand, whose assassina
tion precipitated the war, will l»e sold
for the relief of allied war suffer
ers. It has been presented to tbp com
mittee In charge of the ten alllee' cos
tume ball to be held on Nor. 28 In
Madison Square Garden, New York.
The history of the gem prior to Its
acquisition by the Austrian archduke
is not divulged. He gave It to Adjah
an Indian dancer, and she, an arden,
supporter of tho allies, gave It to the
committee to sell.
A SAUERKRAUT FAMINE.
Cabbage# So H.gh Production Will 8a
Curtailed. i
CeMiege prices are so high at pres
ent that many makers of sauerkraut in
western Pennsylvania declare their In
tention of curtailing production until
values come down.
One Pittsburgh manufacturer an
nouncee he will raise the price of all
kraut In stock $* a cask and make no
more for the present.
U-53 BUFFETED BY STORM.
Craw Gala Littla Tima .n Dock Pa.
turning to C«rm«ny,
Gaptala /Jans Hose of the German
| submarine L' f«3. whose safe return to
s German port after If a visit to New
port and operations off the American
const has Just been announced tu U«r
dn. reports that he had an exceedingly
stormy return passage
The seas were so high that the crew
of the submarine were at no time able
to exercise on the deck or to take the
sir eicept In little group* on the con
ning tower Even this was impossibly
duriog one i*ertod off the Newfound
land banks and again p, the north of
England, when the submarine sub
merged entirely to escape the an bear
able buffeting by rha tempest
The oflh-ers and crew nevertheless
returned in splendid conditio*. Jhe
voyage, including the brief stay on the
A""'l *o lasted forty-one and
,,! daya, of which seventeen were
' ms ed by the westward voyage
—1 ■ ■ a
^^jtdAlweys better If reu bey It
HtaHMkdvertieers.
HIGH LIVING COST
SOLVED BY OOTCH
Government Regulates Prices
For All Food Products.
EXPORTATION RESTRICTED
Merchant* May 8*11 Only Certain
Quantity of Foodstuffs to Foroign Na
tion*—Pricsa Fixed on Food* For
Oomsatio Consumption, but Not on
Foods For Export.
Holland has placed a thumping wood
eu alioo on the high coat of living.
8ho lias successfully curia*! domestic
food price* despite the fact that the
foreign demand uimmi her stocks of eat
ables Is enormous. She has conquered
the problem that besets America to
day. How tha Dutch have not only
preserved their neutrality, but a rea
sonable scale of living w’as described
by Edwin W. Thompson, United States
commercial attache for Gcrinuny and
Holland. Mr. Thompson la In Amer
ica now to confer with official* of
commercial associations concerning
foreign trado opportunities now and
after the war. The attache declared
that neither Germany nor Holland
was In a position to manufacture
any quantity of commercial articles
at this time to be "dumped" on the
American market at low prices when
peace returns.
"Enormous purchases of Holland's
foodstuffs were contracted for by Ger
many at exorbitant prices after the
outbreak of the war," said Mr. Thomp
son. "In keen competition came the
buyers of the allies. Tills naturally
forced up tho prices of all eatables,
and the wealthy folk of Holland were
in a fair way to become wealthier, and
tho poor were facing starvation.
"But the Dutch government saved Its
poor from suffering and did uot terml
nate the profit muking of the rich. The
minister of agriculture began Issuing
weekly bulletins, which Informed pro
ducera and middlemen Just what i*er
cent of their output could lie exported
during the next seven days. Also the
bulletin llxed the retail prices of all
articles of food within Holland's bor
dera, and these prices have risen only
slightly over the rates before the war.
"Butter, cheese, cabbages, cauliflow
er, potatoes, incuts and fish are all sub
Jeot to domestic price regulation.
About 50 per cent of the food stocks Is
generally allowed to l»e shipped abroad.
The prices charged foreigners are not
regulated. The Dutch government has
a most complete knowledge of the
stocks of food In storage and tho crops
In the fields."
BOLO MAY REPLACE
SWORO OF MARINES
Latter a Military Heritage of Lit
tle Value In Present Day
Warfare,
Another step In the constant evolu
Uon of wnrfure comes with the con
sideration of the abolishment of swords
as side arms for officers of the United
States marine corps. Perhaps the last
military heritage of the days of cblr
airy, the sword, becuuse of Its cumber
some length and virtual uselessness In
modern combat. Is to be supplanted by
the Philippine bolo knife.
The bolo came Into prominence dur
ing the Agulnaldo Insurrection of 1D00,
When It was used very effectively on
tiie American troopers by the natives.
The blade of the bolo is about dfteen
Inches long and U wider and sharper
than that of the ordinury broods wor*'
It also has two edgue.
Officials of the equipment factory ut
the marine corps say that though they
heard of the proposed change of arms
they have as yet received no orders for
the countermanding of the swords.
The bolos will probably be made at
the Frankford arsenal, Philadelphia,
from Philippine models.
Active In Pidpit at Ninety-nine.
The Itev. David Jordan Higgins of
Tasadena, Cal., former Geneva M. p
church pastor, has Just celebrated hi*
ninety-ninth birthday. He la believed
to be the oldest minister In the United
Htates who is still active as a preacher
and a writer.
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4 NEW ROSE WORTH $16,009. 4
4 - ♦
4 Search Is living iuadn for a 4
4 name for a new rose, developed 4
4 by John Cook, aged eighty two, 4
4 of Ilaltlrnore and taken to Har- 4
4 rtsburg. Pa., to 1»e photographed 4
4 by J. Horace McFarland, editor 4
4 of (he American Rose Annual. 4
4 Cook value* the rose at $15,000. 4
4 Hpeclme-* have a diameter of 4
^ luv*rg than five Inches. The color 4
4 Is pink. McFarland speaks of 4
4 the rose ns a sort of ' gi^yl/led 4
4 J.a France.” * *
4 Expert* say the Cook rose ♦
4 ranks with any rose produced In 4
4 America a/rl may stand ahead 4
4 of all »
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Valuable fruit.
Or apes are a wholesome and isllgbb
ful food They are In tha elaaa of de
mulcents and are highly beneficial to
those suffering from various Illness**
Apples are corrective*, and are very
aneful In overcoming nausea from see
sickness and othor '•nog'-*, They ere
also vorv cooling i« itomacb sedative*
SIOO Rswsra, |IOO
The reader* of this psper will p<< ***(
V» learn that tlierr* is at least one drearier!
disease that sriencr has lsv*n aide to cere
in all its stages, and that is Catarrh.
Mail 0 Catarrh Cure j* the only positive
r nre now known $0 tlie rnedir-al fraternity.
Catarrh hHng a *u*«*t«fjjtp/p*| disease,
retires a comgitntional treatment Mull's
Catarrh Cure la taken internally, sr-Ung
hieeUy njon tlie blood and mitrou* sur
face* of the system, thereby dcstr-.ylng
the foundation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up tlie
constitution and aswisting nature in doing
its work. '#i>* w/oprietor* have so much
faith in it* curative pow«v»*hft they offer
f>ne Hundred Dollar* for anV caw, Uinl it
Faila co cure fcend for list of t**Mmonik|n,,
Address F. J. Cw*i»*t A Co., Toledo.'O.
Hold h? ail dmgirista, Mw.
Take Hall's Family Pill*Ur const! jiatiuo
GIRLS MUST COOK
OR LOSE $10,000
Will of New York Woman Im
poses This Condition.
MUST ALSO MAKE DRESSES
Btquuti to Throo Granddaughters
Hlnga on Ability In Kitohan—Must
Prapara Simpla Msal Whlla Attired In
Dresses Made by Thsmaslvss—Three
Persons to Act as Judgas.
Htudy of the science or art of cook
ing received a great Impetus In tho will
of Mrs. Marie Zinsser, which has Just
been filed In the surrogate's court In
New York city. To three granddaugh
ters the testatrix left $10,000 each pro
vided they can cook a meal under con
ditions specified by her. Miss Ellen
Zinsser, another granddaughter, quali
fied for u $10,000 reward before the
death of her grandmother.
Tho other grandchlldreu, who are tho
daughters of Dr. Hans Zinsser, a pro
fessor of Columbia university, aro Miss
l’eggy Zinsser, a student at Smith col
lege; Miss Helen Zinsser of Bryn Mawr
college and Miss Margaret Zinsser,
nine years old, who Uvea at home with
her father.
Mrs. Zinsser provided In her will
that if for any reason either of tho
granddaughters mentioned fulled to
comply with the requirements of the
test set down by her the share of
such beneficiary should become part
of the residuary estate, which la left
to three sons.
l>r. Zinsser anld that he was not
quite certain what tho specifications
drawn by his mother called for In the
way of a meal and referred Inquirers
to his brother, August Zinsser. Tho
latter’s wife kindly furnished tho In
formation that the meal by which tho
young women must earn their $10,000
lega« tea Is to be Just a plain sort of
repast In the way of proof that the
girls have not neglected the domestic
sciences.
According to a letter from Mrs. Zlns
■er to Miss Ellen Zinsser, now n Junior
at Smith college, and which Is men
tioned In th« will, each girl must pre
pare the meal while wearing a dress
of her own making. Tho test may be
made at any timo between tho ages o
seven ami twenty-one, und there mus
l>e three disinterested persons lnvltm’
to tho meal to net as Judges of the
cooking.
Miss Ellen Zinsser chose n chicken
dinner ns her test and invited a dozen
guests. She was only seventeen then,
but was permitted to receive not one
word of advice either us to tho mar
keting of the food or Its preparation.
SAYS U. S. CITIZENS ARE
CHAMPION COUNTERFEITEHS
Secret Service Reports Puts
Number of Natives Arrested
Last Fiscal Year at 301.
The annual report of the secret serv
ice division to the secretary of ttie
treasury shows that for the lust fiscal
year, ended June HO last, 4J7 arrests
were made for violation of federal
laws regarding counterfeiting. Of
these arrests there were 2‘JO convic.
tions, nineteen acquittals, fifty-five es
caped through uoniudictmcnt or other
wise ami 114 were awaiting trial.
The report shows that citizens of
this country now rank ns lenders in
counterfeiting, whore In years past the
greatest counterfeiters were Italians
and persons of foreign birth. Of tlis
arrests in the year mentioned 301 were
of natives of the United States, fifty
qiue of Italy and the remainder of oth
er foreign countries. The inrgest nutn
bar of gfyesls wefe from California,
slxty-ono, and file surliest nutnlielf In
Arizona and Connecticut, gqe pucif'. 1
Many molds, dies, plates and coun
terfeit coins and numbers were cap
tured and confiscated. Along the Tex
as border counterfeiters of Mexlem
notes were quite active, and the hauls
from counterfeiters In Texas yield**'
Mexican notes and coins of the face
value of more than f.V)0.000.
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♦ BRITISH HONOR BOELKt *
♦ AS “ADMIRED ENEMY" 4
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♦ A dispatch to Iteuter'a Tele- ♦
♦ gram company of London from ♦
4 Amsterdam quotes the Berlin ♦
4 Isrkal Anzelger as saying that a 4
4 wreath for th« casket of Cqptalj} 4
4 Boelke. the German aviator kill. 4
4 ed recently, was given by the 4
4 British officers who are prisoners 4
4 of war at Osnahruck. 4
4 The dispatch adds that a tele- 4
4 gram from the officers asking 4
4 permission to present the wreath 4
4 characterized Boelke as a much 4
4 admired and lion red enemy 4
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♦ NATIONAL SANK DEPOSITS
♦ REACH $11,382,000,000 4
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♦ Report* of national bank*' con- 4
♦ ditlon on Kept. 12, the coniptrol- •>
♦ ler of tho currency ut Washing- 4
4 (on hu* Just announced, show 4
♦ total resources of $14.411,000.000, 4
♦ or $210,000,000 greater than e'er 4
♦ t*efore In the nation’* history. 4
♦ Thl* was an Increase of $485.- ♦
> 000,000 over June 30 last and 4
♦ $2,144,000,000 over Sept. 2. 1015. 4
♦ The previous high water mark 4
4 "a* on May 1 last. 4
♦ Total deposits amounted to 4
♦ $ 11.302.000,000, or $227,000,000 4
♦ greater than ever before. The 4
♦ Increase was $485,000,000 over 4
♦ June 30 and $2,133,000,000 over 4
♦ Kept. 2. 1015. 4
4 Loans and discounts were $7,- 4
4 850,000.000, the largest amount 4
♦ ever rcjs>rted. 4
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$3,323,265 SUBSCRIBED
FOR PRESIDENTIAL FIGHT
Reports From Washington Show
$2,012,525 For Republicans and
$1,310,730 For Democrats.
Supplemental report* tiled In Wash
ington show the Republican national
campaign fund totaled $2,012,535, and
the Democratic national campaign
fund totuled $1,310,720 at the close of
business Oct. 30.
In addition to contribution* already
acknowledged the treaMurers of both
national committees report supple
mental collection*.
The Democratic committee reported
an additional $304,440 to the $1,000,283
previously reported, and the Repub
Ucan committee reported $344,778 In
addition to the $1,007,757 previous!j
acknowledged.
Tho accounts to dnte show total ex
pendlture* of $1,880,509 for the ltepu’
Ucan* and $1,120,702 for tho Demo
crats.
H. C. Frick and Fay tie Whitney
made tho largest individual contribu
tion* to the Republican campaign fund.
With $25,000 cucli. The Union Lcugue
club* of IMii'.udclphlu and New York
were next, with $20,000 and $13,25n
respectively. A late list account* for
tho contribution* of 5,008 additional
jiersons.
Tho most liberal contributor* to the
Democratic fund were Clevelund II.
Dodge of New York, $20,000; Edward
L. Duhony, $25,000; Thomas D. Jones
and David It. June* of Chicago, $12,500
each, and Roger C. Kulllvuu of Chica
go. $12,000.
TO PROBE LIVING COST.
Those Guilty of Unjust Price Boosting
Will Be Puniehed.
The rising cost of living Is being in
vestigated by the government to ascer
tain whether the lucre islng prices are
being pushed upward unlawfully.
Wherever that is found to Imj the case
persons responsible will be punished
to the full extent of the law, according
to Attorney General Gregory. Agents
of the department of Justice at Wash
ington particularly are seeking evi
dence of unlawful price increases
through conspiracies or other meuns.
The attorney general has authorized
the following statement of his depart
ment's activities in that connection:
‘."Thp department of justice is Inves
tigating ihe recent abnormal and sus
picious (iioren >s In the prices of yurl
ops pecgssane., of life, especially coal.
Wherever any sucp Increase Js found
to have been due to conspiracy or pfh
er unlawful action fbo department will
Invoke against the offenders the sever
est penalties which the luw prescribes.”
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POISONED ON LIGHTSHIP.
On* Dies, T *o Others Brought Ashore
by Destroyer.
The destroyer Cushing has returned
to Norfolk, Vit., from a hurried trip
to the Diamond Shoals lightship with
the Inxly of Andrew Thlsle, the light
ship's first mate, and bringing also R.
fi. Jttuc)i, the ship's wireless operator,
eipl G. lyenip. ^ seaman, both 111 of
Ptomatup poisoning, fl'ibdp' died of
heart failure |i|d||<pi| by pfonpiiiies.
The Cushing left Norfolk »f|er the
receipt of n wireless >11 from the
lightship, carrying a surgeon to attend
the sick men. Thlsle died before the
lightship was reached.
Judicial Sale.
M. E, Crpuabore’a Admr. va. Joseph
Daria et a!.--Equity.
By virtue of a decree of the Circuit
court of Preaton county, Weat Vir
ginia, rendered In tho above atyled
cause now pending In said court, the
undersigned special commissioner will
offer fpr public sale at the front door
of the court hou*w iff »ui-i cqunty on
FRIDAY, DK< EMBKK 1, 1916,
the following described real estate de
creed to be sold in said proceedings:
108 acres of land, more or less, situ
ate in Grant district, Preston county,
West Virginia, near the village of
Plagah. This is a good farm in a fair
state of cultivation, with dwelling
house and o' her outbuildings, and un
derlaid with Freeport and other seams
of coal. It is Inc property upon which
Joseph Davis latoljrreirfded, and be
ing the same which he purchased in
various parcels from W. O. Walls,
Robert Wakefield and Wi.llam Good
ing The timber pn 30 acres, 3 rods
and 26 47 perches will be reserved as
the same iias been heretofore sold by
the owner pf the land to the Caddell
Dumber Company, fart pf this tim
ber reserved is on the Wakefield par
cel, and part on Ihe Gooding parcel.
TKRMH OF HADE. Enough cash In
hand to pay ths coat* of suit and ex
penses of sale, and the residue in six,
twelve and eighteen months, the pur
chaser to execute Interest hearing
notes with good security for the de
fevred payable to said spec
i*l commission**, "* ■*
Hale to commence at 1 o’clock p in.
P. J. CROOAN,
Special Commissioner.
I. J. W Watson, clerk of the Circuit
opMxl pf f'rpyttjip countv. West Vir
ginia, certify tb#t Jf. the
special commissioner named shore,
has given bond with good security as
required by the decree for sal* In said
DMM.
J. W. WATSON,
Clerk.
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TEXAS DESERT A
TROPICAL GARDEN
Guardsmen Have Planted Palms
Before Their Tents.
"MUD BOULEVARD" VANISHES
First Now York Cavalry, Ordorod to
Now Camp Sit* Aftor Getting Old Ono
"All Fixed Up,” Takoo Its Palm Trooa
Along — Strumming Mandolins by
Moonlight la Romantic.
How the New York troops made Tex
as beautiful and much to be desired la
told In the Rio tirunde Rattier:
You may recall how the wise ones
laughed when, July rapidly nearing its
clout*, certain regiments and conqiaules
began to invest in palm trees and ferns,
with u view to making their new sum
mer homes more attractive and hab
itable. “What a foolish waste of time
and money! No one knows how long
we will stay in this spot." the knowing
brothers chuckled.
Rut now the foresight of the palm
growers has borne fruit, for their
camps huve become the most sightly
and picturesque places iu the magic
valley. Within the space of u few
months the pultns have grown until in
some places they spread out over the
tents uud form au Inviting shelter from
the sun's ardent rays.
Tropical Gardan Spots.
At McAllen practically all of the
comps have become tropical garden
■pots, and one regiment vies with an
other In the plunting and cultivating
of beuutlful southern vegetation uloug
their streets. Division headquarters
has Its Aveuldu dc 1‘ulmas, where
palms, cedars and ferns grow in pro
fusion. Hut a few weeks ago the mem
bers of the commanding general’s stuff
lived In h row of tents on Mud boule
vard, for that was Its name then. With
the advent of the comfortable frame
buildings and the structure that houses
the division offices came a desire to
beautify the spot ns much as possible.
Small cedars were set out and the
plaza In the center was plunted with
tall nml stately palms. It now reminds
one very much of the Prado, at Iln
vnna, except that the dusky eyed seno
rltas are nowhere to lie seen. Humor
hath It—but no one should believe ru
piors.
Poth the First and Second Field ar
tillery have gone to considerable trou
ble and expense In setting out their
palm groves, but the completed result
more than justifies their patience and
liberality. Combining with the trees
and plants that grow naturally ©n their
cuuip sites tlio transplanted palmettos
help to make n pleasant aud attractive
spot. The effect of this verdure Is to
keep the artillerymen much more con
tented with their lot than they would
be if living on a bare, sandy waste.
Didn't Mind Moving.
Unfortunately for the First cavalry
they hud no more than succeeded In
turning the swamp In which they were
camped Into a charming oasis thnn
they were moved to n new camp site.
Hut their new home proved to lie a
much better location, so they gladly
dug up their palms ami cedars and
brought them along with the nu>ss
shacks and rumors. All were trans
planted together and are beginning to
thrive again.
Each officer In the Twelfth has his
own private little palm tree alongside
91 his tent until Commission row has
taken pn the appearance of I*nlm drlVe
at Monte Carlo. I.ct us add. paren
thetically. that (ho resemblance to the
“Joy capital” of the Hlvlera goes no
further,
The Hlxty-nlntb found u few palms
when they moved Into Koventy-flrst's
camp, but have decided to order no
more until that consignment of sham
rock arrives from the "ould counthree.”
No amateur botanist In the Sixty-ninth
can foretell how palm trees ami sham
rocks will mix when planted in the
same soil.
Say what you will, there's a charm
to the graceful fronds of a slender
i>nlm, and when the night breeze sways
them gently to and fro and the magic
beams of the moon shine through on
the Iwys striu&mlhg m.injjollns -and
guitars Texas doesn't sta in such n fab)
place after all. The fnnn who brought
the first mini free to comp planted
better than lie knew,
A REMARKABLE
STATEMENT
Mrs. Sheldon Spent $1900 for
Treatment Without Bene
fit. Finally Made Well by
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Veg
etable Compound.
Englewood, 111.— “While going
, through the Change of Life I Buffered
.n.i.nwith headaches.ner
vousness, flashes of
heat, and I suffered
so much 1 did not
know what I was
doinR at time*. I
spent $1900 on doc
tors and not one did
me any Rood. One
day a lady called at
my house and said
\ she had been as sick
as I was atone time,
and Lydia E. Pink
sham’s VeRetable
v/viuwuuiiu miiiniT wen,so i look it and
now I am just as well os I ever was. I
cannot understand why women <lon’t
see how much pain and suffering they
would escape by taking your m«*licine.
1 cannot praise it enougn for it saved
my life and kept me from the Insane
Hospital."’—Mrs. E. Sheldon, Gf>57 S.
Halsted St., Englewood, III.
Physicians undoubtedly did their best,
rattled with this case steadily and could
do no more, but often the most scientific
treatment is surpassed by the medicinal
properties of the good old fashioned
roots and herbs contained in Lydia F
Pink ham’s Vegetable Compound.
If any complication exist* It
nays to write the Lydia E. Pink
liam Medicine Co., Lynn, P’
for special free udvice.
TAXPAYE RS.
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned will be at the following
places, on the dates named for the pur
pose of receiving taxes:
Austen, Friday, November 17, 1916,
from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m.
Manhetm, Monduy, November 20, 1916,
from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m.
Erwin, Tuesday, November 21, 1916,
from 10 a. m. to 2 p. m.
Amboy, Tuesday. November 21, 1916,
from 3 to 4 p. m.
Albright. Wednesday, November 22,
'916, from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m.
At which time and places a discount
of two and one-half per cent will he
allowed to all persons who pay the
whole amount of their taxes In cash.
H. FOSTER HARTMAN.
S. 1*. C.
Sec. 8 of Chapter 5 of Acts of 1904:
Interest at the rate of ten per cent per
annum on the amount of each tax bill
j shall be added thereto from said first
, day of January until payment.
('(•miiilNNfoner's Notice
Commissioner’s Office,
Kingwood. W. Va., Oct. 11, 1916.
To the creditors of the estate of Jos
eph T. Rhodes, deceased:
You are hereby notified that at the
request of W. A. Rhodes and G. H.
Rhodes, executors of the will of said
decedent, I have fixed the 20th day of
November, 1916, at my office in King
wood, W. Va., as the time and place
where I will sit to hear the proof of
debts and demands against the estate
of said decedent, at which time and
place you may be present.
J. BEN BRADY,
51-Ct Commissioner of Accts.
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A. G. HUGHES '
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
KING WOOL. W. VA
General practice in State and Federal
court*.
VESTER B. DUNN
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
KING WOOD, W. VA
Office: Court Houae.
J. T. DAILEY
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
And Commissioner in Chancery.
Practices in Preston and adjoining
counties. Prompt attention given to
all business submitted to my care.
J. V. GIBSON
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
KING WOOD, W. VA.
Office in Martin building.
SAMUEL B. MONTGOMERY
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
KING WOOD, W. VA.
Offlv.o In Rank of Klngwood building.
ROBERT L- BROWN, Jr.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
KING WOOD, W. VA.
Office In Rank of Klngwood building
S. R. GUSEMAN
COUNTY SURVEYOR
REEDSVILLE. W. VA.
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county.
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VV. Va. Residence 87 Beechurst Ave.
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great numbers jf men were employed
in the Industry.
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