Till? SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, ,fKCII 10, 1913.
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-BATTLING WITH THE CRAFTY HUN AMONG THE CLOUDS
The Experiences of an American Archih aid Johnston -in the Lafayette Flying Corps of
the French Army Told by Himself for the Benefit of Our Boys in the, Aviation Service
Thle U aa Intimate daerrlpttoai
la four iBstaJlmente of life wlta
the dartnr bird-nan of tbe French
front. Archibald Job tiMon. for
mer! ertrnl p'.lote of the La
favatte riylnc Corpe of Franca.
og iba iron da liuerre for ala
bravery at tbe front. II baa
cred.ta for destroying two enemy
PIuul II obtained bla die
cherce from tha French rovera
bibi to Jot a the Anartraa
Array. an4 ba la bow First
lieutenant la tba aviation ac
tioo of tba btcaal Cor pa.
r
BT AP.Cn I BALD JOiTXSTOX.
N TOE Uprise of I waa la tba
Americas) .ambulance sac Hon No. S.
quartered ta Lorraine, performing
!i:y iba dutlea of tbat aerviea. Near
or raBtosmant wit on a of tba ftmovi
bombtnc equadroaa of tba Franca aria-
ticn.
Natirra-. wa aoatrht eqaaln tanee
with tha aviators, and tba ambition to
f.y otip tba llaae cama to every man
In tha ambulance aectlon. Tbara u
hardly oaa of as who dt4 sot ak hlm
atf daily wh'thT or not ba bad tba
rerve ta -strafe" tba bocho to tha
Ir. Aa wo bcame Inttmata with tba
pilots, wa besjaa to fl tbat tbay prr
pe waro bo batter inaa tbaa wa, aad
all of u bca talkies; and evea
eiraamlna; aviation.
la Jane oar ambtitanra eectloa vti
enoved to Verdun. There wa were
e.aartere-1 for two waeha biM tha
fimoue f'lhtlnf aquadroa. of Captain
da Haauchamp.
ta Beaarhamp waa ana of tba Idols
f tba French aenrlce. Ha waa aa aim
r ! aa ba waa coaraaoua. and asked
rone of bla mn to do mora than ba
d hlmaelf. Thla waa tha pilot wbo
from France to Munich borabad
tha city aa a reprisal for Oarmaa at
tacks oa Franca hospitals -aad landed
In tha Italian lines. Ha waa latar
kltlad la combat oa tha Vardua front,
and bow Ilea, farina- tba linen, la tba
littla charrhyard at t . Po raapactad
and loved waa ha that bla a-rave la
aiwaya covered with flowara a shrine
whra French pilot do homaa to a
arallant warrtor. For tbat reason tba
anaa of bla squadron adorad him. and
frsrad bla dlxolraaure mora than tha
ahatl or tba Han. Tba eplrlt of tha
anura eqoadron waa a revelation to
aa. Wa mat tha pilots, aaw thara whea
arf duty, watrhad tham rise from tha
ft'td to fight, disappear la tba distance
for tbalr patrola oa tha linaa and
.m homa to tba neat aftar work.
At tbat ttma our ambulanra aectfoa
u come Into Verdun. In tba middle
of tba laat Oarmaa attack. Thereto
fore oar work had beea easy aad not
?inrtroM. Most of oa bad not yet
tad aa opportunity to know what
would bappaa to da or what oar feel
tr a mlcht ba whan tha ahella burat In
our Immediate nelchborbood. and wa
ware suffering from tba greatest fear
a aotdiar knowa wa were afraid that
wa would ba afraid.
Two weeka later, when wa cama eat
f Verdun, wa kaaw. each of us. to
what extant faar could cripple oar
rtr of reasoning and action.
Ho Jeaaa tao rreark) Araay.
At Llarnr-en-Rarrota, when tha ae
1oa waa "aa repoa." I beard a atory
that finally derided ma to become a
Cumbatant la tha French army. It
waa In front of IVmaumont. tha fort
whera French and Germane had al
ternated for weak a la taklaa earh
other' a front Una. that a little French
man, a "Blue ITtl." received a hip
wound la aa attack, and fell la tha
Ctniua wtra entanglements. Ma
Jived for tbraa daya aad threo atchts.
icr.mm for help. Hie comrades
who went ta tha nlaht to rt blm did
not coma bark. On tha third nlcht.
whea tha Frenrh took tba position,
ttey found tha littla polla dead, with
arorea of bla comrades around him.
They found also that ha bad been
tied to the wire, with a rnarhlne rtia
trained over blm and used aa a trap
1r which to catch bla comrade, aa
uey attempted to rescue blm.
HaTlnc eo determined. I left tha
frtnl early la July to slsrn an enlist-
rnent aa a second-clae soldier In th
rorelaa Leclon: a week later I put
on my blue uniform and went to
Tvjon. detarhed from tha Lefton
Ktrancera aa a atudent pilot la tha
arrond croup of aviation. There
I II II ... A .11
ItlS I ' l' t A 1 nlT "Kood evening" and "frood night"
Cw l' rt" .JVvw AS Q ln German. After 21 nlsrhta tn forced
Lf h f - " UA i Irkr marching and 20 daya in htdlna;. they
, a I I .. . " : 3 1 I I 1 J crawled across the frontier Into Swltx-
r I ' ; H kilt erland. From there it waa easy. P
I r aJ I f - I I -Jl
First Lieutenant Archibald Johnston, who won the Croix
da Guerre for hia work at the front. lie haa credit
for destroying two enemy planes.
want throuca tha necessary formal
Itiea. received my first two days pay
a a French soldier tha sum of ten
cent and waa ajslirnrd to tha fly
Ire srhool at Bmc. whera my aerial
duration waa to bejrtn.
Tha Blerlot school at Boo waa situ
ated on a birch plateau, soma four or
live mtiee s-iuare, not far from Ver-
aaltlea. Tbera I arrived one biiicht
Aururt morn In a; tos;ther with a man
whom I had known In tha ambulance,
wbo bad enllated la tha army about
tha same time aa I. After climbing- up
a, winding road through a forest, wa
auddenly emerged on a plateau, to find
tba buildmara be fore us. A roar of
motors, and wa looked up, to find tha
aky fairly awarmine; with littla mono
planes. It waa a Joyful arrival. After
going th roach tba necessary formall
tiea and being enrolled aa atudent
fHula In tba school wa wera shown
over tba balldincs and equipment.
Tfeea wa wera D resented to aoraa It
Amerlran comrades, who wera at var
ious stages tn tha Instruction.
These mea wera drawn from almost
very class of society and every walk
of Ufa. There wera men from Amer
ican universities mea from 1 to 4
years of age: thero waa a profesalonal
automobile racer and a music-ball dan
cer; men who had dona two years In
the trenches with tha Foreign Legion
tha hardest Ufa a rua can lead alept
bealda mea who had never dona any
thing. But all had two thlnga In com
mon the lova of adventure and the
ealre to lend their alj toward tba ex
termination of tha Hun.
Wa went down throurh tha woods
to luncheon In a litis village, where
oar new friends explained to ua the
system of tba school aad what wa had
before us.
Tha rrytac febeal at Bae.
This school waa for tha eola parpoea
f training fighting pilots. In order
that a man arrive aa quickly aa poasl
bla at tha point where be might have
fult confidence la himself the students
never flew with a teacher. The work
exsa on a machine whlcn could no
fly. Tha new pilot, strapped In tha
machine, learned to guide it at top
apeed over tha ground, mora or leas
rough; then ho waa given a macnine
which could Jump from tha ground
for a short distance and fly not higher
than IS to IS yards. After ba bad
learned to land from such feeble alti
tude he waa aent oat to fly. or pern ape
to amaah tha machine. It waan't a
very cheering outlook. Wa felt that
tba mea wbo were flying bad attained
a auccesa which wa would probably
never reach. .
Ona of tha man at luncheon was
Dennis Dowd. wbo was to finish hi:
Instructions the aama day. Dowd had
already dona two years tn tba 'Foreign
Legion. In tba service, and bad never
beea wounded. Ha waa known wher
ever Americana max la rranca lor oia
careful courage, bla generoalty and bla
rheerv a-ood nature. At luncheon ba
Impressed upon ua tha necessity tor
a careful examination oi piana ana
motor before flying. Ho told aa tbat
ba had never flowa without testing
every atay and every atrut In bla ma
china. Ua that aama afternoon, while
doing hla -hour at Moe feet." Dowd
fell and waa killed outright. It waa my
flrat experience of tha sort. Wa wera
all very much aobered. Little Rufan,
who bad eaten and alept and fougbt
with Dowd In tba trenches, waa broken
up. Ted Parsona had been everywhere
and aeen many aldea of life. Ha bad
tears la his eyes whea ha brought tba
word.
My first day at tha school ended
very sadly. I went to bad thinking of
tbat bravo man wbo bad weathered
two years In the-trenchea to die far
from tha front.
Karly on the morning aftar Dowd'a
death my Instructions began. Wa
wera awakened at about 11 by tha
siren, which summoned us to rollcsJL
After a cup of coffee, black and atrong,
Instead of breakfast, tha beginners got
into aa autobua and were drnven to
the acene of tba morning's activities.
Upon our arrival at a field soma two
mllea long, wa were Introduced to the
Penguin. Tba Penguin la a machine
with power to fly. but whoaa wtnga are
clipped. It baa almost human Intelli
gence, and Is probably the naraest
thing to steer In a atralghl line that
man haa ever tried.
My firat effort waa anything but a
auccesa. Once started turning, there
seemed to bo no human means of pre
venting tha machine from going all the
way around. It aeemed to ba aiwaya
one Jump ahead, and to think mora
quickly than tta operator. After many
attempts, I aucceeded in running to
the far end of the Held, where a me-
chanio turned the thing around for
my homeward Journey. As It started I
noticed another machine coming from
the far end. There waa a width of
mora than half a mile ln which to pass
each other, but the two machlnee
seemed to see each other and ran.
head on. Ilka two knlghta ln a tourna
ment. Tha result waa a terrific crash,
and a black mark on tha booka for
both the embryo pilots. However.' after
some 2 attempts. It became possible
for me to drive the Penguin In a
straight Una and then cama my pro
motion to a real airplane, one which
would really fly. For some three days
I drove thia machine back and forth
serosa tba field, following Inatructlona
so to do. and with no other ambition
than to keep it on the ground. Then
came the proud morning when I, was
told to leave the ground and land aa
soon thereafter aa possible. I believe
I landed a little eooner. After five or
'x attempts of tha same nature and a
great deal of encouragement from my
teacher I was Invited to fly once around
tha field at a height of 300 feat and
come back, dive and land.
Learalag ta Fry.
I flaw three tlmea around tha field.
to tha great Joy of all beholders, before
I dared take the dive necessary to land
ing. The sensation was a very uncom
fortable one, since I feared every mo
ment that the motors would stop and
compel me to land In a lake or a forest.
However, after 10 or rnqre rides of the
kind. I became sure enough of my land
ing ability In case of accident to lose
all sense of fear and I experienced for
the first time tha Joy of mastering tha
air.
Tha teachers at Bae 'were for the
moat part men wbo had never been to
tbe front aa aviators. However, they
had all of them fought In the Infantry,
cavalry or artillery and were always
ready to exchange anecdotes and expo
rlences. We Amerloans looked eagerly
forward to the rainy and the foggy
mornings, when flying waa Impossible.
Then, before tbe etova In the little
house of Madame Mercier. which atood
at ona corner of tha field uaed by the
Clasaa de Perfectlonment. the French
men would relate their experiences and
argue out battles.
There waa one man. the Adjutant
P , In charge of the "Petlta Voy
ages." wbo did not Join tn the conver
sation, although he wore on hla breast
the yellow and green, which meana tha
coveted Medaille MUltatre. aa well as
the more common green and red bar of
the War Cross. Our curiosity was
piqued.
Ona morning, when wa were comfort
ably full of Madame's fragrant choco
late and "petlta palna't with new butter.
ona of tha boya aaked the queation we
wanted to hear. In tha far corner
De Gsngaud and Teurler were arguing
out the case of Navarre, the flrat ace,
In another wo had our adjutant aur-
rounded.
Hon adjutant, whera were you when
all those thlnga were taking placer
, young and blond, and much
embarrassed, said he was In Germany,
and then fell silent. It took many
questions to get tha atory out of him.
A Darlag Soldier.
It was early In 1915 when ha waa
wounded during an attack and taken
prisoner. Tha bochea did not mistreat
him, for he waa carefully obedient and
cneenui. i ney carea zor ma wouna
which waa not much. Then they sent
him to a .prison camp soma 400 miles
northeast of the Swiss border. He set
his heart on escaping; with-him tt was
his duty simply to go back to France.
One could sea that from the wa ha
told hia atory.
Anyway, a hatch of "grands blesses
were to be exchanged ln Switzerland
for an equal number of mutilated
bochea. P and a comrade got in
touch with ona of them and gave htm
certain verbal Instructions. In a month
P began to receive tins of "pate"
preserved meat. Ona tin contained a
small pocket compasa burled in the
heart of the cake of meat others con
talned money in gold and, allver.
Than one night, when the nights
were beginning to lengthen, P and
hla friend got away. They wera able
to acquire one suit' of civilian clothes.
P gave them to hla comrade, who
could apeak aoma German. They trav
eled all night at top apeed. All day
they hid In foreata or deserted build
ings. They lived on bread, chocolate
and aausage, bought In email wayside
stores. They paid In gold and got
away fast, trusting that tha cupidity
'
of each storekeeper would overcome
his patriotism. Their narrow escapes
were innumerable, since P could say
only "good evening" and "good night"
in German. After 21 nights ln forced
marching and 20 days in hiding, they
crawled across the frontier into Swltx
erland. From there it was easy. P
did not think he had done any more
than his duty Tequired. He did not
think he deserved the medaille.
When the French "a race of de
generates" do such deeds as this as a
matter of duty, how can any nation
expect to defeat themT
In the meantime our training pro
greased. On rainy days and windy day
we were taught how to repair the
motor, to read a map and follow
course In the air, to have some knowl
edge of weather conditions and to use
the Instruments In trie pilot s seat.
We were then ready for the finish
lng touches.
Early tn October I began flying
SO-horsepower machine to perfect my
self In Its control before making the
tests for my brevet. These tests, three
in number, consisted In making a land
ing at a given point from a height of
3000 feet without a motor; ln remain
Ing at an altitude above 6000 feet for
a period o,f one hour and in making
three prescribed overland voyages.
Each of the voyages was a triangle of
about 70 miles to each leg, the last one
being to the home field. We were
allowed the period of 24 hours to make
each of the first two, but were com
pelled to make the third with no stop
other than those assigned. My first
two "trlanftles" I made without a mis
hap, and early In November, aitnougn
mv third voyage was -still to come.
was expecting my coveted wings with
out delay. In fact, I waa so sure of
them that I went to Paris to order a
new and resplendent uniform with the
winged star of the pilot on its collars;
but then, my troubles began.
Etsht Days Prlsea."
Tha second Sunday In November we
wera givaV our biweekly leave of 12
houra In Paris. I left at noon, with
orders to return before midnight. Early
ln 'the evening I met a man whom
had not aeen for some three years, and
whom I bad not known to be in Paris
As a result of talking over days in
college I missed my train, and, as a
consequence, arrived five hours late at
the school. An hour lster 1 was awak
ened by a flashlight tn my face, and
looked up to see two bebratded Cap
tains gaxlng down at me. One of them
asked: "Did you Just get In?" I said.
An hour ago." He said, "Report to
me ln the mornlng.7 After that, sleep
was impossible to me tn the distress of
worrying over what form of punish
ment would be meted out to me.
Morning came, and I went from roll-
call to a little square of carpet in front
of the Captain's desk. The Captain
looked up. aald. "Eight daya prison,"
and immediately looked down again.
My hearing was finished. I found the
sergeant awaiting me at the door, and
In his company was led to the Fort de
Buc The room assigned to me ln the
local bastlle proved to be tw6 stories
underground, equipped with a plain
wooden bench and a bottle of water,
and lighted by an alrshaft, very care
fully barred to prevent unlawful com
ing and going. I spent the day tn
meditation, and ln the morning was
awakened an hour before dawn by an
underofflcer, who Invited me to come
forth and spade up the Captain s gar
den. This I very foolishly refused to
do, and after a stormy session with the
officers, during which we all talked at
once, I was returned to my cell, with
orders to stay there alone for the eight
davs of my sentence. Time passed
slowly, although I had plenty of books
and writing materials whlcn were
smuggled to me by my American com
rades, who expressed themselves as
outraged at such a method of treat
ing a free-born citizen or tine unitea
States. Although cigarettes and wine
were forbidden, my misguided friends
smuggled quite a store, which was
proudly gracing my window sill. On
the sixth morning ' the Captain came
to visit me. The first thing that met
his attention waa my stock of pro
visions.
Again we both talked at once.
and he threatened to send me to the
trenches. On the eighth day my re
lease came, and I was sent to report
to the Captain. He told me very stern
Iv thst I was to leave the school the
same day, to go to the base for further
orders, which I had every expectation
and belief to be orders to Join my in
fantry regiment, and perhaps be sent
to the trenches as a ' pollu. I sorrow-
fully went on. my. way to the barracks,
to find that another disappointment
awaited me. My beautiful new unl
form, which had come during my ab
sence and been placed under my bed
had used Its wings and departed. My
cup of sorrow seemed brimming over.
However, upon my arrival at DIJou,
was called to the commandant, who
Informed me that I had been made an
example of in order to break up the
practice at the school of going to Paris
without leave, and was to be permitted.
even urged, to continue at another
school. The next night I arrived at
the second step of my pilgrimage, the
school at Juvisy.
At Juvisy I found an atmosphere
altogether different from that of Buc,
The food there had been almost un
eatable. Here the students bad a
"mess" of their own. At Buc our only
recreation room was the cold, drafty
wooden barracks. Here we bad a
'sails de reunion" containing a piano
l large writing table with pens, ink
,nd paper, such games aa checkers.
chess, etc, and a "bar," with a genial
middle-aged barmaid who dispensed
light drinks at a bargain rate. The
ora was large enough for soms 80
aVMdenU, was decorated, with, tha ailled,
and the records of such graduates since
leaving Juvisy. Here we gathered for
lectures and recitations, as well as for
games and songs.
The Captain L t chief pilot, was
known familiarly to every man at
Juvisy as the "Mere Poule." The
"Mother Hen," a gaunt, stern soldier
who looked to be all of 45. was beloved
of every man in the school, and with
reason. Underneath his crusty exterior
was the warmest, kindest heart that
ever beat. He gave me to understand
that If I did my work as he expected
me to do It, every one in the school
would mSjke mo forget my past mls-
Juvisy was a double command school.
using the Caudron 80-horeepower bi
plane. Here no one flew alone until
he had satisfied his teacher of his ability-in
the dual-control machine, and
had made two test flights with the
Mere Poule. (Just imagine' a man of
that age flying 20 to 30 times a day
with green students and you have the
spirit of France today.) -
I made four or five flights with a
teacher to familiarize myself with the
differences in control between my for
mer mount and the new one.
Then I was Instructed to report to
the captain for a test flight. SCf
teacher- told ma to let the captain
land the machine alone. I reported,
climbed up ln front of our chief, and
we were off. AH went well. Wa
climbed, leveled off and made a great
circle around the field. Then I cut
the motor and dived for the edge of
the grounds, face to the wind. A few)
yards up I took my hands and feet
off the controls. The captain landed
perfectly. We turned and "taxied" offi
the field. I took off my glasses and
turned to face my chief.
"It's all right," he said, "only youtl
landing was a bit rough."
Only a twinkle in his eyes told mo
that he knew who had landed tho
plane. We tried It again, and I found
myself approved - to fly alone on tha
Caudron. and take up my brevet testa
where they had been left off at Buc.
The next morning I set forth on xuyj
last test voyage.
I climbed into a shining new ma
chine (witness the courtesy of my new
captain) and set forth for a field soma
70 miles away. The weather at 6000
feet proved very cold. A mist waa
gathering over the valley of the Seine,
spreading westward over the "depart
ment" of "Seine et Marne," but I couldl
see clearly at the vertical. In 50 min
utes I saw the field where I was to
make my first landing. I found myself;
over it, cut my motor, and fell in swift
circles to face the wind at a hundred- .
meters over its boundary. Then at
short dive down straight into the windv
the ground came up to meet me, and,
I. leveled off to place my machine on
the field. -
After having my tanks refilled wlthi
oil and gas I climbed stiffly back into
the cockpit.
"Coupe" a mechanic turned thei
propeller, drawing the "mixture" into
the cylinders. Then, "contact," and as)
I threw on the switch, the "mechano"
pulled down the propeller and the mo
tor started with a crashing roar. Then
with "bon voyage" from the mechanics
and the ever-present crowd of French,
youngsters I opened up the motor and
again took the air.
The next hour and a hair was d-e-
voted to watching the ground mova
U too slowly under me as my piano
tore into the strong wind which had
aided my voyage ln the other direction.
Then the white and green hangars,
which marked my next stop, came into
view, and I landed to report and "fill
up" for the homeward Journey.
(Continued next Sunday.)
LEGAL SIDELIGHTS FOR
LAWYERS AND LAYMEN
By Reyaelle G. E. Cornish, of Portland Bar.
SEALS. When la an Instrument
properly sealed, ln a legal sense?
w We may be surprised to find that
the law, so technical ln many matters,
has shown Itself very broad on the
question of what constitutes a legal
seal.
The case of Cannon vs. Gorham, 71
S. E. 142, contains an Interesting dis
cussion of tha seal question. In this
case a corporation had signed "The
Savannah, Americus & Montgomery
Railway (L. S.) by S. H. Hawkins,
president (L. S.)" The question was
raised as to whether this constituted
a sufficient corporate seal, and the
court said ln part:
same agency Is a mere scroll, and,
therefore, not a valid seal." In this
respect the court said in part:
"A printed scroll Is no beter than
one made with pen and ink. And the
fact that It was a fac simile of the de
vice of the corporate seal did not
change its character and convert it
from a scroll into a seal. ... If we
should pronounce every scroll a seal,
we should speedily be called upon to
take the next step of pronouncing
every flourish to be a scroll; and noth
ing would remain of the ancient for
mality of sealing."
However, it will be noted that a pre
ponderance of the decisions is ln favor
of the' more liberal construction, and
cases are to be found holding that
"Section 5 of the Code of 1910 de- l molI , ,,0KH v,
Clares that the word 'seal shall include I , .,.' , . .
impressions on the paper Itself, as well
as impressions on wax or wafers. With
the exception of official seals, a scrawl,
or any other mark intended as a seal,
shall be held as such.' No distinction
is made ln this statute between the
seal of a . corporation and that of an
individual.
The letters L. 8. are an abbreviation
of locus slgilli, the place of the seal,'
and it has been said that they, are
usually Inserted within brackets In
copies of documents to Indicate the
position of the seal in the orfcglnaL'
. . The deed reciting mat tne seal
was attached, these letters with the
enclosing parentheses, following the
signature, were apparently intended as
leal . . . Is it a matter or com
mon knowledge that these letters, with
the enclosing parentheses or brackets,
are often used, in this state at least,
by individuals, as a seal without more.
. . . If they adopt a seal different
from their corporate seal for a special
occasion, or if they have no corporate
seal, the seal adopted Is the corporate
seal for the time and occasion."
It has been held that under tne com
mon law a scroll cannot uo u-iu iu
take the place - of a seal, and a few
early authorities may be found which
state that a seal Impressed directly
uDon the paper without the use of wax
or other tenacious substance is not a
sufficient corporate seal. In Massa
chusetts the court has refused to hold
that "a fac simile of the seal of a cor
poration printed with Ink tn the blank
fnrm of a-n Vil i cration at the same time
when the blnnk is printed end by the!
to an instrument executed by a cor
poration and without any specific mark
or stamp, is a sufficient corporate aeai
so, too, that the printed Impression of
a seal or the word "seal," whether
written or printed, alone, or Inclosed
ln a scroll or brackets or parentheses,
or the letters "L. S." similarly em
ployed, will constitute an adequate
seal.
Wa Wish We Owned It. Wa ran
across the following statement of facts
in the case of Singer vs. James, 100
Atlantic Reporter 642, the other day,
and It has been haunting us ever since.
We wish Mr. Hoover would plant a few
lota Just like it out our way. Just
listen to this:
"The bill alleges that tha defendant
has now, and has had for some time
past, confined with the narrow limits
of a small lot near the northeastern
boundary line of his land, and adjoin
ing .the property of tbe plaintiff, a
large number of fowls, hogs and dogs,
namely, 600 or more chickens, 200 or
more ducks, 60 or more geese, a large
number of guinea fowl and turkeys.
also one or more dog kennels contain
ing 60 or more dogs, and several or
more hogpens containing 40 hogs, and
that he also keeps and maintains on
the premises one or more cows, calves
and horses."
The plaintiff ln the case was asking
for an Injunction to abate the nuisance
arising from the various noises and
odors of this various assortment. The
court granted the relief asked, but
what we are really Interested Ifl is
the question of where the fortunate
lot owner acquired his valuable assort
ment of domestic animals. It was our
impression that most of them had en
listedfor the war I
AMERICAN IS DECORATED
Frank Loftin Is Given Red Cross by
British Admiralty.
WASHINGTON, March 1. Although,
officers in the military forces of this
country are not allowed to accept dec
orations or gifts from foreign govern
ments, the British Admiralty has just
conferred honors upon a young Amer
ican officer.
To Lieutenant Frank Loftln. TT. S. N.,
on duty on an American destroyer op
erating in the war zone, has been given
the Distinguished Service Cross. The
Navy Department announces this rec
ommendation made through the British
Ambassador. Loftin was executive of
ficer of the destroyer, which, with oth
ers was coyvoying a number of troop
ships, when general quarters was
sounded as a torpedo was sighted com
ing toward the ship. The Lieutenant
was the first officer to reach the
bridge. Sizinz the situation he rang
down to the engine-room for full speed
ahead. Getting this he altered tha
ship's course and headed directly for
the periscope of the U-boat. Quick
maneuvering followed, and a depth,
charge dropped in the course of the
submerged enemy sent him out of sight.
Lieutenant Loftin is from Tennessee
and graduated from the Naval Acad
emy in the class of 1907.
POTATO BUTTER INDORSED
Substitute Can Be Produced at Cost
of 1 0 Cents a Pound.
LONDON. March 1. An excellent "po
tato butter" has been produced, which.
can be made by any household for 10
cents a pound, the Ministry of Food an
nounces after experimenting.
Following is the recipe: Peel the
potatoes and boil or steam till they
fall to pieces, ruh through a sieve into
a warm basin. To every 14 ounces of
mashed potato add two ounces of but
ter or margarine and one teaspoonful
of salt. Stir with the back of a wood
en epoon till the whole is quite smooth.
It is claimed this butter will keep
for a considerable time if wrapped in
grease-proof papr.
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and tried so many remedies that were of no use.
I read about Lydia K Pirikham's Vegetabla
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pain and feel so much better than I used to.
When I hear of any girl suffering
as I did I tell them how Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
helped me." Dxuna Martin,
29 Bowers Street, Nashua, N. IL
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
made from native roots and herbs, contains no
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