Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 162, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 July 1918 — Page 2

ASK NO QUARTER IN FIGHTS WITH HUN U-BOATS

Lion-Hearted British Crews Give Good Account of Themselves in Sea Warfare. MANY DEEDS OF HEROISM Led by Clever Skippers, Sailors Battle Against Almost Hopeless Odds, Winning Victory Frequently by Scantiest of Margins. London. — Sometimes it is illuminating to look deeper into shipping reports than the statement, for instance, that "in three weeks six, four and eleven British ships of more than 1,600 tons have been sunk.” Doing so, one finds that in one month —mid-March to mid-April—64 vessels were attacked by U-boats and escaped. From the logs of a few tramp ships In the custody of the admiralty which have come safely to port with their cargoes in recent days some typical tales may be told. A tramp proceeding at a leisurely six knots, entered the danger zone. All precautions were taken, extra lookouts were posted and the gun’s crew — for she was defensively armed —were standing round their “piece.” The day had just dawned and there was every promise of a fine day. Another three miles away to port, with the red of the morning sun glinting on her gray back, a German submarine was sighted. As she was seen the U-boat opened fire and shells dropped all-round the steamship, which shifted her helm and put the U-boat dead astern, firing at her all the time. The steamship’s gun crew were very cool and planted their shells all round the submarine; and the U-boat did not like it a bit. Then the steamship put up a smoke screen and the U-boat dived in a panic, apparently expecting instant dissolution.

Second U-Boat Appears. She had hardly disappeared when another U-boat, about 300 feet long, .find mounting guns fore and aft of the conning tower, broke surface. The smoke screen was no longer serviceable, for the wind was blowing the yvrong way; so the steamship let fly at her second antagonist, who replied with vigor, shrapnel sprinkling the tramp's decks. For half an hour the fight went on. Then one of the steamship’s shells fell close to the U-boat, which dived and vanished under the water just as a patrol boat appeared on the scene and loosed off a couple of devastating rounds. It was a fine performance to beat off two pirate ships in such a short space of time, and master and gun’s crew received commendation from my lords of the admiralty. In another case it was a duel both of gunnery and seamanship. Proceeding steadfastly on her course, a British steamship heard gunfire in the distance, but could see nothing of the enemy. The propeller thrust her ahead. The white cliffs of Albion were lifting on the horizon when, just as twilight was falling, a U-boat appeared a point or two on the starboard bow to the northward. Instantly all hands were ordered to their stations.. Helm was put full over, and the U-boat brought astern, fire being opened on the enemy, while a firebox was lighted. It was difficult to distinguish the enemy—a large boat, apparently mounting two guns —which maneuvered backward and forward across the steamship’s course in an endeavor to bring both her guns into action at the same time. Skipper Gets Fritz in Tangle. But the British skipper was a better seaman than the German, and he skilfully thwarted the enemy’s scheme, and got Fritz in no end of a tangle. Now and again the U-boat scored a hit The steamship’s wireless aerials were carried away, her mainmast was holed, the exhaust steampipe was perforated and the starboard lifeboat and dinghy damaged. But that did not bother the steamship or her crew. The latter were grinning at the gunners, who were having an exasperating time of it. Just Imagine a crew of expert gunners with a fine gun, and a burning desire to strafe a submarine, finding that their gun platform has collapsed, and that with a “sub” as a target they have to fire more or less by guesswork. But as the navy men always do, these gunhers buckled to. The gun kicked abominably, and the slghter had his eyes blackened and his face cut, but despite this the shooting was 400 close and too hot for the U-boat, which kept at a respectful distance. The bos’n and “Sparks," the wireless man, took the risk of the U-boat’s fire and repaired the aerials, and the steamer plugged ahead for harbor. But It was some hours later before the pirate drew off, baffled by the Indomitable pluck of the British sailormen. Crew Below Decks Also Heroes. „ And just a word here for the “black •quad.” Both watches of engineers and stokers were below throughout the action, and though a shell came through the bunkers and filled the stokehold with coal and ashes, they “carried on” with amazing pluck. •Hew Is another fine bit of work. A big ship In ballast, standing out of the water like a cathedral, was nav-

igating to a certain port to pick up an urgent cargo when the skipper, who had been on the bridge for many hours, saw the track of a torpedo approaching his ship. “Hard a-port,” he called to the quartermaster at the wheel, and “Full astern” was rung down to the engine room, where Bob, “the third,” Was on duty by himself. The ship spun around on her heel, as it were, am* the torpedo passed her by. Then the engine room bell clanged for full ahead, and down the voice-pipe into Bob’s ear came the insistent call for speed and more speed. By this time the chief engineer and his staff were on the foot-plate, and the ship, which ordinarily did eleven knots at her top gait, began to cut up the water at a rate which would have astonished her builders. From the wireless the S O S call was sent out and the" gunner got busy, but the U-boat was out. of range and fire was held until the pirate got closer, when he was driven back again. Fight Continues for Three Hours. When the fight had continued for four hours a shell from the steamer fell amidships on the submarine’s star-

CANADIAN LOADING TRENCH MORTAR

Here is a Canadian on the west front loading a trench mortar with the big projectile that will carry death to the Huns not far away.

TO REFIT ARMIES FOR INDUSTRY

British Cabinet Already Has Plan of Work for Soldiers After War. GERMANY ALSO PREPARING Colonization on Farms, Carefully Worked Out by an Expert, Liable to Be Upset by Revolt of 4 the Proletariat. London. —The British government is now at work considering how the great task of demobilizing the army and the resettlement of the soldiers into civil occupations at the conclusion of the war is to be accomplished. The plan drawn up by the minister of Ihbor is receiving careful attention, and it is understood considerable progress ha§ been made.

Germany also is giving this subject her attention and the series of articl.es by Herr Utsch in the Deutsche Landwirtschaftliche Presse considers the proposed settlement on the land of soK diers returning from the war. Herr Utsch begins by pointing out that it is a national duty to provide the disabled or Injured soldier not only with an adequate pension but with suitable employment which will enable him to support himself and his family in sufficient comfort. In providing such employment, he says, due regard must be paid to the wishes and the capacity of the Individual, and no better means for effecting this can be found than home colonization, for In no other domain are the possibilities so great, since vast tracts of waste land still exist in Germany waiting to be opened up and the returning soldier cherishes no dearer wish than to have a home of his own. - / Sees Added Wealth. At the same time, says Herr Utsch, the interests of the country will be served, since every fresh small colony increases the national wealth and makes It more independent qf foreign countries In the production ot food. He sees a further advantage in ati-’acting labor to rural districts. The writer divides the nature of the employment of the settlers as follows: Settlements for men employed in industries or factories. Holdings for agricultural laborers. - Holdings for independent artisans. .Small holdings with land attached up to 60 acres or more. Considering the first class named they necessarily will be only possible In the vicinity of towns or large industrial concerns. The question of the settlement of those coming under class two will be vt-

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board side, but this did not prevenl him from continuing the engagement The German kept trying to creep out on the steamer’s port side, but the master checkmated him each time and continued to keep him dead astern. , When the sun began to set the German tried to maneuver so that the steamer’s gunners would have to firq Into the eye of the sun. But the master prevented him from getting the benefit of such a position until the sun was obscured by clouds. Throughout the engagement, whichlasted, six hours, the German managed to score only one hit. This shell broke the steamer’s deck surface pipe, punched a hole through the boatswain’s and carpenter’s room without touching two men who were there finally exploding in the second cook’l room, which it wrecked. Apart from this the steamer suffered no damage. The last shell fired by the steamer appeared to explode In the U-boat’l bow, whereupon the enemy turned away and abandoned the action. The master’s opinion of his crew Is expressed in the following words: Specially Praises Engineer’s Staff. “They all behaved splendidly and carried out their various duties coolly and with a will to save the ship. The careful and deliberate shooting undoubtedly contributed to our successful escape, while the chief engineer and his staff, working In ignorance down below, deserve special praise for getting thirteen and an eighth knots out of an undocked ship, whose usual speed is about eleven knots.”

tai for agriculture after the war. These holdings, he says, should be large enough to enable the settler to grow sufficient cereals and potatoes for hlm.self and family and to keep one or two cows. As for the independent artisans in class three, it would be for the interests of every community to do its utmost to attract labor to the land in its immediate vicinity. Under class four, which would be providing for peasant holdings, the district authorities and the provincial settlement companies would have it to deal with. These settlers would be those who could command adequate agricultural knowledge, those who before the war were tenant farmers, farm agents, or belonged to the more efficient class of farm laborers. Herr Utsch believes that during the first period after the war it will be necessary to proceed mainly with the establishment of individual settlements near existing villages, for the settlers will find it easier to malW a diving and with the assistance of the communes, buildings will be cheaper. It will not be necessary to undertake road making and drainage operations on a large scale. This character of settlement, he believes, would Induce soldiers to settle near their old homes, where, as they are known, assistance will be more readily given to them. Funds From War Profits. As to the capital that will be necessary to establish such communal settlements, the writer suggests that about 10 per cent of all war profits which after the payment of taxes exceed 20,000 marks ought to be lent on mortgages on the settlements at the rate of 3 to 3% per cent. Another article dealing with condl tlons in Germany after the war, but on entirely different lines from the pen of C. D. Stelling, considers the extent in which revolutionary ideas permeate the German army and what may be the outcome. The writer says: “The fuel of revolt is being heaped up to await the torch that will set it aflame. Competent observers foretell that revolution will inevitably follow the conclusion of the war. The drugged and brutalized proletariat is waking from its trance. With organization and leadership the torpid German people will at last turn against the false gods it has been worshipping and dash them to the ground.”

Two-Headed Calf Lives.

Eau Claire, Wis. —A two-headed calf born on the farm of Matt Leet, who lives a short d'stance from this city, is Both heads have perfectly formed mouths, two eyes and two noses, * but there are only twc ears, one on the outer side of at cl head.

“THE WORLD DO MOVE”

A gasoline torch that cannot b® blown out supplies the heat for a new cooking stove for campers. A new mop for washing automobiles has a hollow handle through which water is fed by screwing it to hose. A holder has been patented for safety razor blades to enable them to b® used by tailors or dressmakers for ripping seams. A Californian is the inventor of a registering device to be attached to a hen’s back to record the number of eggs she lays. The extermination of all flies is the alm of two British physicians who are experimenting with a parasite that kills the insects. The vacuum-cleaning process has been applied with specially designed ’apparatus to removing soot and dirt from tubes. To make a kitchen stove help warm the room in which it is used a metal cover that radiates the heat evenly Has been patented. With government encouragement, extensive experiments will be made with a view to reviving the growing of flax in Scotland. r Made of flat steel spring a quickly adjusted belt has been invented to take the place of strings on kitchen or A rudder has been patented, normally within the hull of a vessel, but which can be projected through the bow to aid in steering.' A method has been Invented in Europe for treating old hops so that they can be used as an acceptable substitute for tobacco.

HITS FROM SHARP WITS

What is called temptation is only inclination’s opportunity. — Albany Journal. Little sins are eggs from which great sorrows are hatched. —Chicago News. Charity begins at home, but it isn’t charity if it stays there. —Birmingham Press. Lima Beane doesn’t think supporting an automobile td be grounds for military exemption. —Toledo Blade. ' Do they call a battleship “she” because it is determined to get in the last word in a scrap?— Milwaukee News. It is almost impossible to ship success over a line that’s all clogged up with good intentions. —Binghamton Press.

STRAY PLANTS.

The very best place for a professional “iron fist” is the scrap-heap. ’Tis a mighty, innumerable host, when Humanity girds on the armor. Even a great nation like ours has many sins to answer so “champion pugilists.” Some men want to be the stamens In the blossom of life —but the fragrance they bring gives them away. Where is .the good old brother who used to shut his eyes and sing through his nose “Jee-ru-sa-lem, My Hap-pee Home?” But, If you ask your dealer to shake down the potatoes in the measure, don’t you see it would bruise your potatoes? Sometimes you meet a food conservationist who would be more entertaining with a mouth full of mashed potatoes.

BITS OF WISDOM

It’s a wise head that knows its own mind. What will Hoover say when it comes to filling a long felt want? The quickest way to reach prosperity is to look in the dictionary. Some people appear to think that they can win the war by going to a photographer. This country will never' run out of heroes as long as the press associations hold out.

TAKEN FROM EXCHANGES

Strong paper has been made in India from pulp obtained from a species of ginger plant that grows throughout that country. / z A nail puller patented by a Pennsylvanian has jaws with a graduated Series of serrations to grasp nails of different sizes. A scientist In Sweden has advanced the theory that bearded grains draw electricity from the air to aid th°m in their growth.

Concerning Coats for Summertime

Light summer frocks demand that their wearers shall provide themselves with summer wraps of some sort, to be carried along In case of need. The midsummer frocks accomplish their mission by looking, pretty and comfortable when the thermometer registers high, and as the thermometer often backslides to the region of cold, when It hangs near the sea or in the mountains, the summer wrap must be responsible for comfort.” In wraps the choice lies between capes and coats and garments that combine the two. For there are many compromises that are part coat and part cape. With'the vogue for sleeveless coats there comes about a two-ln-one arrangement whereby a cape may be added to a coat and each of them worn separately. There are not many of these but there are several good combinations

Wars and rumors of wars failed to divert June brides from their determination to have as lovely weddings as ever were* staged upon this distracted but beauty-loving planet. The great war has hastened many a wedding, and brides have been more than ever inclined to make themselves and the wedding cortege something superlatively beautiful —a picture to linger in the memory of the groom, even though Mars snatches him away and flings him to the other side of the world. Here are three hats from a wedding cortege. They prove that it takes more distractions than we have now to dampen the enthusiasm of designers of the most beautiful of all headwear. At the center of the group there is a stately hat for the matron of honor. It is made Of sand-colored malines and pale gold lace and there is a mantle of the malines flowing from a collar

Batiste Blouses.

Smart little blouses of fine batiste In white or delicate color, pink or blue or lavender, are made with contrasting collar and cuffs of washable satin. The collar Is narrow and Is attached to the body of the blouse at the edges In a point, below whit® the collar extends in long sash ends, which are loosely knotted In cravat form. Some of the new models In satin or crepe de chine have overlapping collar and cuffs of georgette crepe in the same tone or contrasted color.

Waistcoats.

Waistcoats of cheeked gingham are seasonable accessories for the tallleur or dress. They are liked in two-tone effects and some of them have fluted edges. It is frequently possible to pick up handkerchiefs with a border matching the pattern of the waistcoat, or one’s initial may be embroidered in the predominating color of that adluncL

For the Wedding Cortege

of coat and cape like the handsome example shown In the picture. Duvetyn and light weight wool velour, heavy wool poplin and other lightweight coatings are used for making them. Cape coats are shorter than either separate capes or coats, the length pictured being about the limit. In this coat a narrow girdle is provided made the material and the coat is much like a sleeveless sweater coat. The buttons arc covered with cloth and the design smart and elegant. Always we have the dependable silk coat for wear over summer frocks. At the right of the picture there is shown a new model in black taffeta with large white pearl buttons, proclaiming that it is a midsummer garment. It is long, with a panel down the back and front. No one need be told that It Is of the all-round useful sort that is always popular.

of .thfe’gold lace. This mantle Is very full and is to be worn with a frock in the same color. Below and at the left the small hat made of Vai lace ove'r pink crepe georgette may be worn by either bridesmaid or flower girl. It has a short veil of pink tulle and a clusteiof small pink rose buds for trimming. At the right a hat is shown made of. white malines and Hiles of the valley. It has a huge bow at the back with a long hanging end of malines. This is -swathed about the throat and face as shown in the picture. This hat may be worn by a bride who prefers it to a veil, or it may be made up In pale pink for a bridesmaid w’ho is to attend a bride wearing a veil.

Knitted Braid.

The vogue for knitted trimmings, such as collars and cuffs, pockets and belts, has gained such headway that now one comes upon a frock trimmed with knitted braid. Truly, it Is a bright idea with capital letters. How easy it will be to make the new trimming for your jersey dress. You need not have it necessarily of wool, either, though a combination of wool and silk is lovely, especially if done in two colors. Braids of silk, twine, cotton and even ribbon can be knit on needles with the _ plain knitting stitch or a Variation of purling and knitting to make fancy patterns. Twine braid for a linen suit will be very good looking and cheap, too.

Kerosene.

To remove paint from the. hands or wearing apparel wet in kerosene and wash at once.