Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 January 1918 — Page 2

MAKES WARSHIP LOOK LIKE TUB

Painters Disguise Craft to Deceive Foe Lurking in Enemy Waters. CAMOUFLAGE IN THE NAVY < 'Even Dreddnaughts Made to Appear a* Something but the Monster* They Are—Navy Men Like Gray the Best. By J. M. DAIGER, i Correspondent Chicago News. Norfolk, Va.—“ And what is that old tub lying over there, captain?” “That happens to be a brand new torpedo boat destroyer that has just arrived to be manned and put Into imUnediate service.” ' The thing that made me call the new destroyer an old tub is the thing that makes the commander of a German iU-boat look through his periscope and (remark: “A fine morning, but not a ship in sight.” If the next Instant finds the submarine banked straight down into Davy Jones’ locker, it is because the commander failed to launch

a torpedo at the “fine morning” and ‘because the “fine morning” got in its ■shot first. It is the naval camouflage—the painting of ships to look fit a short distance like what they are not and at a long distance like nothing at all. Even a Superdreadnaught. Impossible as it might seem to make teuperdreadnaughts appear anything but the monsters they are, there are nevertheless processes of camouflage (for them. Jt is obvious that details as to what designs are being used on various types of ships are not for publication, especially in view of the fact that experimental schemes for having ships sail In false colors—not under them —are constantly being tried out. I saw one of the largest of the naval colliers, which has several times crossed the Atlantic since America’s entry into the war, that had a very simple scheme of camouflage in which iPnly grays were used. Simple in conception and execution, apparently, but It had anamazing effect on the appearance of the ship a short distance pt sea, and from what happened at (that short distance I have no doubt the icollier was lost to the eye when it got much farther away. The older naval officers incline to the opinion that the regulation navy •gray by itself is better than any camouflage that the artists have invented, and they are frankly skeptical about (these riots of color and freak designs that the scientific application of one of the fine arts is smearing over their ,'ships- ? The camouflage used by a great many merchantmen is familiar to everyone who has observed the shipping An the harbors along the Atlantic coast. These vessels close up look like (scrambled rainbows or like the palette of an artist in his cups. The weather has much to do with the power of these gay colors to create optical illusions. It is almost impossible for people (living comfortably in large cities to (imagine the hardships which the men (who watch our coasts are suffering at (this time of year. Twenty degrees bellow zero In the Rocky mountains is (not so cold as the weather around the (capes. The government has supplied |the hundreds of men on the patrol (boats, the submarine chasers and the imine sweepers with their allotment of winter clothing, but they need knitted articles. Sometimes Must Let It Sink. Should disaster overtake a. ship the irules in the district office at Norfolk say the first consideration must’ be The war needs of the country. One vessel must not risk danger to save another. (The conservation of ships and of men, not the chivalry and the courage and ’the heroism of the sea. must guide the decision of those who would save a shipwrecked crew. If the number of lives involved is very great—great (enough tb justify the risk of a smaller number of lives-- then the rescue may be attempted. But if there is doubt that a rescuing party will itself return

“MILITARISM” IN THE CONGO FREE STATE

Scene in the Congo Free State showing native soldiers riding on a flat gar Which is propelled by native civilians. y

from a perllous journey tb'save a srnfiir number,of lives, then the war time rule is firm. Early every morning the ships go out in pairs, sister ships, with their huge “broom” stretched across from one vessel to the other, to make clear the path for the merchantmen and warships that must pass, through the capes and out to sea and for those that come in during the day. Do they find any German mines? I don’t _know. But if there are German ffiines to be found near our coasts, the work of the mine sweepers is a risky business Indeed. Even if there are no German mines, I suppose it is quite possible for an American mine—there are thousands of them planted In the district — to break loose from the great mine field In Hampton Roads, or elsewhere, and drift in the way of unsuspecting ship. And there is always the possibility of the enemy within doing what unceasing vigilance in the naval district is trying to prevent him from doing. “

Damages for Being Called Traitor.

St. Louis.—John H. Boyer has been awarded $1 actual and S2OO punitive damages from Gus V. R. Mechln, who tried to force Boyer to stand while “The Star-Spangled Banner” was being played. Boyer testified that he was called a traitor and assaulted.

Coal Gas for Motors.

The use of coal gas Instead of gasoline for motor fuel is rapidly increasing in English cities despite the fact that engines that are driven by it develop but 90 per cent of the power obtained from gasoline.

Edith Cavell's Cousin in Army

Seeks Vengeance for Brutal Murder of His Boyhood J Companion. NOW IN THE SIGNAL CORPS • ‘ Rejected Many Times by Recruiting Officers in United States and Canada on Account of Small Size -—Wants Blood for Blood. Camp Gordon, Ga.—There is one lad wearing khaki in this camp who entered the army with a fixed determination to avenge a deeply seated private wrong. He is Lawrance R. Cavell of Chicago, first eousin and boyhood companion of Edith Cavell, the English Red Cross nurse whose execution, at the hands of a German firing squad in Brussels sent a thrill of horror through the world. It was no easy matter for young Cavell to break Into the army. Not until after several vain attempts, both in the United States and in Canada, did he succeed in getting himself straightened out on the first quarter of the course which he expects to lead to the satisfaction of his desire for revenge. At the time of the murder of his cousin he was only eighteen and small for his years. His father had been engaged In business in Chicago since he had transplanted the family from the native heath In the county of Kent, England, some years before. Kent was also the 111 fated nurse’s home, and as a very small boy young Cavell had developed an admiration and affection for his cousin, some ten or fifteen years his senior, that bordered almost on adoration.

Inexpressibly shocked by the news of his cousin’s atrocious death, the boy immediately presented himself to the agents of the Canadian recruiting forces in Chicago for enlistment in the overseas service, he was rejected on account of his age and size—he was many pounds' underweight. He even went to Canada and brought all the political influence he could compass to bear in order to carry out his purpose, but again was turned down.

THE EVENING REPUBLICAN* RENSSELAER,, IND.

DOES HER BIT AT 95

Mrs. Thomas Edwards of Oberlin. 0., at the age of ninety-five years has supplied her four sons and numerous grandchildren with enough canned stuff from her own garden to sugply them for the winter. She did all her garden work except the plowing, and canned her products under the direction of manuals furnished by the national emergency food garden commission.

No one could have hailed the entrance of America Into the war with more real joy than he. It would give him his long awaited opportunity to gain some recompense for the murder of his cousin, he thought. He was. again doomed to disappointment. A recrultirfg officer told him that he was too small. Nothing daunted, he carried his case to Washington In person and the matter was placed before the war department through an Influential army officer in Chicago. Permission was given him to volunteer In the signal corps, and this he did in Cfclcago last June. He has just been transferred to Camp Gordon as a member of the outpost company of the 317th signal battalion under Major Hemphill. Eagerly devoting himself to his duties and apt to learn, he already has been scheduled for the rank of top sergeant In his company. He also,has developed his physique until now he is as hardy as the best .soldier in the army.’ He hopes for a transfer to the aviation section, as it is the goal of his ambition to hurl bombs on the Boches from the air. A visitor to Camp Gordon this week to see his son, Cavell’s father called on Captain Allen of the outpost company and recited the story of Lawrence’s long baffled determination 01 .revenge, a thing the boy himself ,had been too modest to do.

The father /aid- the lad had beer brought up in the same house in Kent with Miss Cavell, and that her relationship to him was rather that of a devoted elder sister than of a cousin. “It matters not what branch of service I am in,” the boy told his father. “I shall die satisfied only when I have drawn blood for blood, and I pray God to live to see that day. I expect to. He will answer my .prayer. “Edith was murdered without a hearing in cold blood b? the kaiser. She was an English girl, and they sang the hate song over hpr dead body. I expect to sing the song of hate over the dead bodies of Germ Ans. No sacrifice is too great, no punishment too severe, no hardship too trying; death Itself a coveted reward, just so I am permitted to put bullets into German hearts as that firing squad under orders put them into my cousin’s heart. I am in the war for a purpose' and I shall accomplish it.” Deeply grained as his hatred of the Teuton race had grown, Mr. Cavell said that his. son had no quarrel with Individual Germans. Scores of them in Chicago, he added, had expressed to his fapily their horrifrud resentment of the execution of Miss Cavell.

‘FAMILY HISTORY’ LOSES SUIT

New York Wife Charging Husband Flirted" With Her Sister Is Denied Dlvo're. Cold Spring, N. Y.—»Justlce J. A. i Young of the supreme court, denied iin Dutchess county an application j made by Mrs. W. A. Deyo of Verplank, ! for a separation from her husband, i whom her sister accused of flirting with her. The. justice refused a decree after the plaintiff’s sister, Lillian, admitted M?s. Deyo was the fourth of their family to bring marital actions, twd sisters having received divorces and two having sued for separations. The plaintiff’s sister declared that on two occasions when she called on Mrs. Deyo, Mr. Deyo forced his attention on her and made proposals to her. Mr. Deyo absolutely denied the I accusations of the sister-in-law, who was divorced some time ago from her [ husband, and he won the action.

CHECKERING GUN ART

Pleasant Pastime to Improve Appearance of Firearm. Amateur- WIH Derive Much Satisfaction From Experience and Will Be Surprised at Result of His Handiwork. Many sportsmen find It an interesting pleasant experience to take a favorite rifle or shotgun and improve Its appearance by checkering the stock or forearm. This is an art in itself and the amateur will find experience the best teacher. A good plan to follow in making the first experiment is to take a block of walnut with a polished or smooth surface and draw two lines diagonal to eadh other. The shape of the diamond produced by the checkering is dependent upon the angle formed by these first two lines. A hand-tracing tool with three parallel scraping surfaces is then used, starting on the diagonal lines. This tracing tool simply marks the lines for filing, after the surface of the stock is still flat but marked with the parallel lines, crossing each other diagonally. These lines serve as guides and the stock is then filed up with a small band triangular file cutting Into the wood to shape up the small diamonds, and the stock is afterward gone over finally with a file to perfect the shape of the diamonds and raise the small points at the top of each diamond. After this is done a border may be put On with a small hand tool with two parallel cutters. These serve to give a finished appearance to the checkering.

Ordinarily the process of checkering the stocks and forearms of factory produced guns is all hand work and done by skilled help. Although of course not an unusual operation, it requires ordinarily six or eight months time to learn. Some operatives are never successful in mastering the trick. The amateur will derive much satisfaction from the experience of checkering his own guns, and by exercising a little care and patience will be agreeably surprised with the results of his handiwork.

REGARD GAY CRUSADER AS A MARVELOUS HORSE

English turfmen refer to Mr. Falrie’s three-year-old bay colt, Gay Crusader, by Bayardo, out of Gay Laura, by Beppo, a son of Marco, sire of Omar Khayyam, as marvelous. In succession he has won six races, Including the Two Thousand Guineas, Saint Leger, Derby and Gold Cup. Although he Is only a three-year-old, racing experts assert that If he were in the Cambridgeshire, for which Phalarls, the acknowledged champion of British four-year-olds, is top weight, his impost would be 137 or 138 pounds. He has been racing since the first meeting In England this year \ and Is described as a marvel of constitution and quality.

BILL JOHNSON ENTERS NAVY

Athletic Outfielder, Together With Andy Slight, Big League Catcher, Join* Colors. Bill Johnson of the Philadelphia Athletics, . who played brilliant ball for Chattanooga in the Southern league last season, has entered the

Bill Johnson.

Sreat Lakes training camp. Andy Slight, big league catcher, was another. O’Connor, Pavlicek and Wallen, famous amateur swimmers, got Into the naval branch.

LIEUT. JOE HIGGINS AVIATOR

One of Holy Cross College Star Athletes Receives Commission at Plattsburg Camp. t _____ Lieut Joseph T. Higgins, one of the greatest of Holy Cross College athletes, who received his commission from the second Plattsburg training camp, is to become an aviator. The national 880-yard indoor champion has been ordered to report in Washington, when he will be designated to a brand! at the aviation service,

NO BOXER HAS SHOWN MORE BRAVERY THAN GEORGES CARPENTIER OF FRANCE

The “big guns” of America’s pugilistic world have not gone in for actual! fighting in the world war as have Carpentier, Wells, Piet, Wilde and others, who have added to the glory of the ring history of France and England by gallantly serving at the front. No boxer has shown more courage than this Carpentier, once called a quitter in the ring game. Georges has been awarded the Cross of War for “conspicuous bravery in flying at a low . height of about 50 yards” above the German trenches and batteriesjiuring the French offensive at Verdun. Scores of machine guns and thousands of rifles popped away at him, the wings of his airplane were bullet-riddled, the frame was splintered, but Carpentier continued to keep above the German lines, his observer signaled back the German position and the French gunners wiped them out, one after the other.

FELT SORRY FOR NO. 4 OAR

Coach Ride of Columbia Tells Story of Football Player Pressed Into Service as Oarsman. Jim Rice, coach of Columbia’s crews, tells a story of a football player in an eastern college who was pressed into service as an oarsman. The first day the embryo oarsman reported for practice it seemed that everything he

Coach Jim Rice.

did was wrong. He had been assigned to row No. 5 in the boat, and all he heard from the coach during the afternoon was: -■* “Hey! No. 5, you bonehead —Don’t hold your oar like that!” or “No. 5! How many times do I have to tell you not to place your feet like that?" The following day he was moved down one position in the boat, but didn’t do any better, and the coach nagged at him continually. That night a friend asked him how he was getting along with his rowing. “Well,” he replied,/*! had a tough time the first day and got bawled out a lot, but I did fine today. I feel sorry for No. 4, whoever he is, because the coach rode him to beat the band today.”

LET PROFESSIONALS COME IN

Question of Or®Rnized Amateur Associations Letting Down Bars Agitates Coast Sports. ' * y The question of organized amateur associations letting down the bars to professionals doling the war period is agitating sporting circles at San Francisco. Phil M. Ward, chairman of the Olympic club commission that put on the successful international boxing exhibition there, says that the move will be a good one, not only for boxing, but for every other line of sport. Wand says there is plenty of sentiment in favor of amateur rules.

Don’t Overtook Schupp.

Fertile Schupp, Giant pitcher, stole a base during the season, which should not be overlooked. ? \

JOCKEYS SELDOM, COME BACK

Unlike Ball Player or Fighter Rider Rarely Returns to Saddle—Hla Cunning Gone. A ball player who has been a hitter will retain his hitting eye until the very last, and a fighter who was clever will keep his knowledge of how to fight when everything else is gone, but when a jocky goes, he goes, every which way, seems like. He loses his judgment of pace, and his hands, along with his seat on the horse, and everything else. "Then, like the ball player, returns to the sticks, the jock drifts to the bush tracks, or, like the fighter, quits altogether. Some become trainers, like Odom and Willie Midgeley, and Maxey Hirsch and “Snapper” Garrison, and Mickey Miles, and. “Puddin’ ” McDaniel, and Frankie O’Neil, who trained in France, and some who are not smart enough or ambitious enough to handle horses and who did not save their dough when they were getting it as riders, turn tout. Willie Knapp, a real oldtlmer, who was down on the ground for several years and who was reinstated this spring, is about the only genuine jock comeback. Willie has put up some great rides and a few bad ones, but he is a real comeback.

FUTURE OF LAWN TENNIS PAINTED IN ROSY HUES

The future of lawn tennis in America was' painted in rosy hues at the annual meeting of the United States Lawn Tennis association A New York city. There werb many predictions that the coming season would be the greatest in the history of American lawn tennis,, partly because of the steadily increasing popularity in the game and partly because the war department has approved tennis as an ideal game for training purposes, and has created 100 courts at army training camps. The annual meeting, held, Friday, was unusual in that no ranking of players for 1917 was announced, a result of the war. Exhibition games during 1918 for war funds were discussed and approved at the annual meeting.

BOB PECK JOINS ARTILLERY

Star Center of Pittsburgh University Has Enlisted in Indiana Company at Laporte. Bob Peck, the University of Pitts* burgh star center, and Walter Camp’# All-American center for two years, who has been coaching the Culver Military academy team this fall, has enlisted in the* Second Indiana Field artillery. This regiment was recently organize# and is being enlisted throughout th«. state. Peck is a member of the head* quarters company at Laporte. t

PRAISE FOR NEHF AND TYLER

Big Ed Walsh Says He’s Never Seen Two Left-Handers on Any Team With So Much Stuff. * Big Ed Walsh says that in all hid experience he has never seen two lefthanders on any club with so much stuff as Nehf and Tyler of the Braves, with whom Ed is now connected. He ranks them higher than Schupp, Benton and Bailee. T < \ < ■' ■ ' \