The daily star-mirror., August 23, 1919, Page PAGE FOUR, Image 4

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Powerful 14-Inch Batteries For
midable Feature of West
ern Squadron.
[113 GREAT SERVICE IN WAR
Big Naval Guns Mounted on Railway
Carriages Were Strong Factor In
Reducing the St. Mihiel
Sector.
flagship, the New Mexico, and
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. _ , and construction of the 14
hub naval gun on railway mountings
the western front was one of thej
San Francisco, Cal.—Not the least
if the new Pacific
Interesting feature
fleet, is the 14-inch guns, 12 of which
mounted on Admiral Hugh Rod.
are
man s
si vend
De
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great accomplishments of tbo
during the war. The guns
can navy
burled 1,400-pound projectiles far be
hind the German lines,
and were a
hind the German lines,
and were a
reducing the St.
strong factor in
Mihiel salient.
Built in Record Time.
The gun was designed, built and de
livered in less than four months. On
December 26, 1917. according to Sec
Danlels' official report, not a
On April
ret ary
drawing had been started.
25, 1918, a completed gun was rolled
on its own wheels to Sandy Hook prov
ing grounds for long-range tests.
Daniels said,
The guns, Secretary
originally were intended for the new
battle cruisers, but a change in design,
of the vessels made the guns avall
ahle for other use, and it was recom
mended they he mounted for land serv
ice.
mounted on car
The guns were
>s which could he moved freely
over the French railroads. With them
Twelve cars
nag
went their naval crews.
required for each gun—machine
armored ammunition cars,
were
and wireless
shop
kitchen, berthing, crane
Tiie batteries were sufficiently
cars.
ca rs.
mobile that if an order came to move
while in action, they could be on their
Their pro
way in an hour.
Greatest Range of Mobile Guns.
The 14-inchers had greater range
than any gun over before placed on
mobile mountings.
Tbo German guns
Paris were "freaks."
which fin'd on
They were built on permanent steel
and conerete foundations,
jectile was small and specially built
This reduced their ef
for long flight.
ficlency and while they had moral of
feet, their military value was small.
Because of their permanent position
thelr location was discoverd by allied
silenced.
aviators and Hie guns
15-Inch gun in Finn
The German
tiers also became famous for its long
range bombardment of Dunkirk and
other allied bases, but neither could
be shifted from base to base without
The American 14
from one end
delay of weeks,
inch gun could move
of France to another and had n range
At range of 22,000 yards
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HARD TO SAVE IN BOLIVIA
of 30 miles,
it pierces armor successfully.
South American Salaries Are Higher,
But Also Living Cost, Writes
Youth.
Santa Fe, N. M.—Saving money is a
much harder task in
than in the United States, despite the
higher salaries paid there, says Eu
South America
gene Lujan of Santa Fe. who recently
resigned his position as clerk of the
American legation at La Paz, Bolivia.
jan points out that,. though one can
in South America than in
North America, the cost of living is
higher. Shoes which sell for $6 In the
United States cost $12 in Bolivia.
Board and room amount to $80 a
lonth, laundry at least $ 12 , and ev
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erything else in proportion.
"Although Spanish is the official lan
gnage " Lujan writes, "there are many
dialects, for the population is consid
cral.ly mixed. We have Ayamaras, j
who are pure Indians ; the Cholos, or I
half-breeds; the Bolivians, the Eng- ,
lish. the French and the Germans." |
In a letter to his father young Lu
earn more
PROBE CLAIM TO AGE OF 130
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National Geographic Society Will In- I
vestigate Case of Kentucky
Patriarch.
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vestlgate the claim of John Shell. ;
mountaineer of Leslie county, Ken
tucky, that he is one hundred and thir
Shell's neighbors cor
Louisville, Ky.—The National Geo
graphic society has been asked to in
ty years old.
robonite the statement concerning his
Shell has nine children. He says
He is
age.
the oldest is ninety years old.
said to have 200 descendants in his
several being great
home section,
great-grandchildren. The mountaineer,
who claims excellent eyesight, steady
nerves, and general good health, at- ,
tributes bis long life to outdoor liv- ;
Ing and temperate habits.
Replica of Lincoln's Cabin.
Richmond, Mo.—A replica of the log
cabin in which Abraham Lincoln was
born is being built here.
26 by 38, with porches and chimneys,
Is an exact reproduction of the famous
cabin, even ,t° tiie bark of the Iogs '
However, there is a difference. The
The house.
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Training School to Develop More
Officers for Tasks of
Reconstruction.
fO HAVE LARGER BUILDING
\ Onllege Gives Men and Women Severe
Tests for Social Welfare Work
—Students Trained With
Care and Patience.
New York.—The Salvation array,
; now that the war is over, is planning
nul preparing for its work of recon
The active part that the
i «W- took In the war called many of
its officers and men to France, many
' are still there and may be for some
; amy alM , , ts work
1 expanding there
^ fea| Iieed ,,, more
A few days ago the army
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j struction.
; officers.
! graduated a class of fifty-four officers,
thirty-three of whom were women.
When the next class is sent out it
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thirty-three were
When the next class is sent out it
will be twice this number.
This institution trains its students
with infinite care and patience,
lias its training college at 333 West
Twenty-second street, which is in
charge of Colonel Charles Miles, who
has been a member of the array for
In the near future
It
thirty-eight years,
the army will either purchase or erect
a larger and more conitnodious college
building at an expense, if necessary,
$400,000 and $500,000.
of between
Many College Graduates.
Many officers today in the Salvation
army are college or university grad
uates, and others were just graduated
world's school of hard
They are all, however, men
if more than average in
from the
knocks.
ahd women
telligence, and some have made really
great sacrifices for the privilege of
wearing the simple blue uniform of
Of the class just
j , j, e
organization.
] graduated one young man won honors
at Cornell university.
and a degree
| !ln( ] seventeen of them were in the
{ country's-service during the war, one
of whom won
Since the war many soldiers and sail
or? have expressed a desire to join the
organization.
It is not an easy matter to become
iffleer in the Salvation army be
cause the organization is exceedingly
| l)ar ticular about getting the right kind
of men and women to guide its des
tinies, and, although many are called
Die croix de guerre.
an
f(>w nre chosen,'and a person before
; becoming an officer Is put through a
( rnttier severe acid test. Some can
disillusioned at
quickly
; dictates are
the outset by the smallness of the pay,
for lieutenants and captains receive
]))|t $9 an( j $12 n W eok, and must pay
gelves to
for their board and lodging out of
this sum, and they also pledge thern
retnain with Hie army for
They must devote all their ener
life.
gies to the organization, and are not
permitted to labor outside of their
work for remuneration.
must have worked long and faith
fully to attain such a high rank—re
ceives a salary of $21 n week and a
I small allowance for house rent and
Most of the higher
A major—and
: one
for each child.
officers in the army could
i and older
out into the world and make a fat
go
living without any difficulty, and they
have been frequently offered lucrative
cause they have preferred to be faith
f u i to their trust.
positions, which they have refused be
To become an officer In the organi
sms t possess a
zation a candidate
certain degree of natural intelligence,
must love the Lord and his neighbor,
an( j niust possess the indefinable some
in * «»liege a
signed to fin army coips tor a period
J . ,, 1Ik . (r}von Mn
of tax months. He is Hieie given an
opportunity to prove that he is made
of -he right sort of stuff by showing
Ws willingness to do ' hee.-rully any
kind of task assigned bi n. He L
immediately sent out on the stieeds
with the corps and often to a tough
neighborhood in the city whcie he
may encounter a decidedly unfriendly
Almost at the start he must
the Salvation army
thing known as
spirit.
Must Prove Worth.
Before being admitted to the train
candidate is first as
clement.
make his prayer or plea to Hie night
f . |wd on tIlR s(re et corner. If at the
end of his period he has shown the
proper spirit lie is then sent to the
army training college,
here is nine months.
course of Bible study, learns the cus
toms and laws of the organization, and
The course
He pursues a
If he does not pos
attends lectures.
the sticking qualities demanded
SPSS
of Salvation army officers, or shows
that he is not fitted for the work, he
Is frankly told so, and is advised to
return to his home town where he
may nevertheless work for the organ
ization, and take up for his life work
Hier line of endeavor for which
At the college the
t
'.Ollio
hi* is better fitted.
weeding-out process
irmy exercises a
so that it may make no mistake in its
Many who aspire
selection of officers.
quick to realize
to attain rank are
Hiat they are not intended for such
rigorous social welfare work, and are
frank to say so when they realize the
sacrifice and hard nor* it entails.
A ; Hie outbreak of the war the Sal
vation army pledged itself to sene
and stand by the nation. Almost every
member was engaged in some kind of
VISITED GEHE
HEX OF THAT TOWN PERPETRATE
SERF RISE ON VISITING LODGE
MEMBERS
(Genesee News)
About 40 Rebekahs from Moscow
paid the local lodge a visit Tuesday
evening. As there are no men belong
ing to the order here the male per
suasion of Moscow lodge decided to
the lodge here a surprise visit
the lady
members of the Moscow lodge, but as
•the best laid plans of mice and men"
sometimes fail, the .Moscow ladies got
the fact and hired an auto
bring them over, reaching
pay
without the knowledge ol
wise io
truck to
here shortly after their brother mem
bers.
The Genesee Rebekahs extended the
visitors a hearty welcome, sent home
for music and a splendid impromptu
program
provided and a social
Luscious watermelons
and every one went home happy ex
cept a few of the men. who were still
peeved at not being allowed one eve
ning to themselves.
It has also leaked out that some of
the married ladies of the Genesee
of entertainment was' soon
time enjoyed,
were served
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lodge passed themselves off for single
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Cat Scared by Tin
Can Raises Rumpus
Stamford, Conn.—A stray cat
snarled things here badly early
this morning. The feline hobo
was desperately hungry, and In
its haste and eagerness to sat
isfy the hunger, thrust its head
into a salmon can that ap
peared to shrink. The cat was
unable to get its head out and
rushed about blindly, knocking
down babies in its efforts to free
Itself. People In the neighbor
hood called the police and the
lire departments to kill the cat.
Tabby was very tame after the
can was pried off by a cop.
Hereafter all purcheases made fir
Moscow Highway District must
made upon a requisition from the of
fice of S. E. Monal an, engineer in
charge and must be signed by Mr.
Monahan or some one having author
ity to make the purchase. No bills tor
goods bought without the proper re
quisition will be paid.
257-79 S, E. MONAHAN. Engineer.
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Gets up tired on a morning because
his system is beihg poisoned by let
ting the effete matter accumulate in
his system. Take M. A. C., which
never fails to expel the poison from
your system and stops auto-intoxi
cation. For sale by the Corner Drug
Store.
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MARKETS
The following market quotations
are the prices paid to the producer
by the dealer and are changed daily,
thus giving the public the accurate
quotations in all classes of grain,
produce and meats.
Hay and Grain.
Wheat, Marquis, bulk..$2.06
Wheat, Bluestem No. 1, bulk,
net, delivered to warehouses. . 2.04
Wheat, White Club, No. 1 , blk.
net, delivered to warehouses.. 2.02
Wheal Fcrtyfold, No. 1, bulk
net, delivered to warehouses.. 2.04
Wheat, Red Russian, No. l,blk. . 1.99
No, 1 Feed Oats, sacked, per
cwt. nèt. Delivered to ware
houses
No. 1 Timothy Hay per ton... 31.00
White Beans, per pound. 6 <
Ipring lambs, per lb.
Mutton, per lb .
2.90
9@10c
.5@7
Produce.
Eggs, per dozen
Butter, creamery, per pound. 66 c
Butter, ranch, per pound
New Potatoes, per pound. .. ,3t4@3%c
45c
55c
Spring chickens, per lb.
Old Roosters, per lb .
Hens, live wt.
,Hogs, live wt., light, lb.
Hogs, live wt. heavy lb.
Hogs dressed, light, per ib..
Hogs, dressed, heavy, per lb
Veal, live wt., per lb.
Veal, dressed, per lb.
.20@25c
.. 8 @ 10 «
. . 18(3)20
19@19%
17
23
21
. 9@10c
15@17c
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