Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 25, 11 December 1917 — Page 9

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. TUESDAY, DEC. 11, 1917.

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FLYER AWAKES TO FIND PLANE IS UPSIDE DOWN Rrltick Aviatnr RlCfhts Him-

. ----- self After Faint and Downs Foe. BEHIND BRITISH LINES IN FRANCE. Dec. 10. (Correspondence of The Associated Press). Stories of daring escapades of British aviators, exciting aerial combats from which the air-fighters escaped alive seemingly only by miracle and of brilliantly executed raids upon German aerodromes and troops behind the German lines are narrated In the reports of the Royal Flying Corps covering the activities of about one week. Hair-raising incidents of fierce conflicts above the clouds or low over the German communication lines are described in these succinct report without bombast, as though these narrow escapes from death were commonplace and all in the day's work of the air-fighter. For example, there was the case of a British aviation officer, who, when nearly a mile above the earth was attacked by two enemy aircraft He shot down one of them out of control but was himself wounded and fainted while still hlarli in the air. Recovering consciousness he found his machine upside down at an elevation of 4.000 feet with one enemy aircraft still firing at him. The Britisher, however, managed after a struggle to right his machine and land safely. Foe Is Vanquished. In a somewhat similar instance, a German scout attacked a British airplane carrying a pilot and observer. One of the German's bullets passed through the gasoline tank of the British airplane and seriously wounded the pilot. The British observer, however, pumped a full double drum of bullets at the enemy scout at very close quarters and the German went to the ground with a crash. Meanwhile the British pilot had fainted and fallen against the steering "stick" In such a fashion as to throw the airplane Into a ppin. The British observer climbed over the side and forward along the plane to the pilot's cockpit, lifted the pilot to his seat and, still standing on the wing of the plane released the steering gear, brought the machine out of the spin and safely to the ground. Two British officers were returning from an expedition over the enemy llnea to locate hostile batteries when their machine was hit by anti-aircraft fire and tho engine damaged. Volplaning, the machine landed 300 yards from the Eritish lmes, the airplane turned over and the aviators were hurled out on the German side of a canal. Running along the beach under heavy fire from rifles and ma-rhine-guns, the aviators dived into the canal only to find it full of barbed wire but managed to reach the British lines in safety. Tell of Daring. Many Instances illustrating the reck-let-B, darin cf the British aviators sent over the German lines to obtain information, destroy aerodromes and harry the German reserves are contwined In the official narratives. One pilot who crossed the lines at Ypres, threw off two attacking machines.

bombed the Ileule aerodrome neaty

Ltllo ana was urea upon Dy two machine-guns. He dived at one of them, firing with both guns of the British airplane, drove the Germans from fheir guns, fired upon the aerodrome again, attacked and scattered a colinon of 200 German Jnfantrymen on the road. A German two-seater airplane was circling 500 feet above him for an attack. "I zoomed up under its tail and fired into it," writes the

KING GEORGE IS. POPULAR

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King George wildly cheered at munitions plant in Bedfordshire.

The great popularity King George enjoys among the English people is evidenced by the ovations given him wherever he appears in the kingdom. Here is shown a demonstration by workers in a Bedfordshire munitions factory, where the king paid a visit. It is worthy of an American throng paying tribute to a world's series hero.

The Wayne County Chapter of the Red Cross opened headquarters in the McGuire building Tuesday preparatory to the membership drive which' begins Monday, Dec. 17, and continues until Christmas eve. Mrs. Elbert Shirk is chairman of the campaign and Mrs. Fred S. Bates is vice chairman. Captains who will have charge of the wards are First Ward, Mrs. Joseph Conner; Second Ward, Miss Mary Peltz; Third Ward, Mrs. John H. Johnson; Fourth Ward, Mrs. Frank Druitt; Fifth Ward, Miss Olive Eliason. The Seventh Ward has been divided into two divisions and Mrs. W. O. Mendenhall will have charge of the first half of the ward and Mrs. George Chrisman the second half. Mrs. Shirk has appointed the following committees to assist with the work: Publicity, Mrs. Rudolph G. Leeds; Press Publicity, Mrs. Howard A. Dill; Booths at the various precincts, Mrs. Milton B. Craighead; Red Cross service flags. Miss Eleanor Sei-

del; Schools, Mrs., Demas Coe; Christ

mas carois, Mrs. Fred J. Bartel. Information may be had by calling 'phone 192S. The workers hope to have a Red Cross service flag in every home in Richmond by Christmas eve.

Soldiers Can t Get Enough Mail, ,- Druley Writes to F rinds Here

Following are extracts from a recent letter to a friend here from Paul G. Druley, Company C, 113 Field Signal Battalion, Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg: On arriving at Camp Shelby from Camp Zachary Taylor, a part of our company was transferred to th3 Signal Service, which is entirely different from what we had. I think I will like this branch of the service much better as our duty is to keep lines of communication open and not fight unless in self defense, as we are to carry revolvers only. We have a Battalion here which is composed of three Companies. Company A is a wireless company. Company B is a wire company and does most of its work by telegraph. Our company which is Company C, is called an outpost company and most of our work will be done by telephones. We are supposed to operate from the first line trenches back as far as regimental headquarters. Then the other companies take it on back until it finally gets to the commanding officer. , We are in tents with wbod floors,

British aviator. "It crashed down onto the railway." Another British pilot had fired a .hundred rounds on German troops on the march when he was interrupted by two enemy airplanes. He attacked them and drove both down and then finished the job of driving the German infantry into trenches and shellholes. Flying at the height of 200 feet a British aviator engaged in a revolver duel with two German officers in a motor and while doing so ran into some lines of telegraph wires but for tunatrly his machine cut them. A few minutes later he attacked German infantry which escaped his gun only by diving irto a pond.

sides and frame, a small iron stove and wooden cots. There are eight cots in our tent and we have plenty

of room. South Not Prosperous The South, especially in seme sections, is not very prosperous. Most o? the cities are small and lack bushiest enterprise. Hattiesburg ha about 1,000 population, with about fifty per cent negro. The country about here is covered by pine trees, which makes the only enterprise worth mentioning. There is some cotton? rice rnd corn grown but not very much. You can go far miles here without seeing a decent house. We have school here in camn about

j four nights in a week, in which different subjects are taken up by our offij cers and explained to us. We have

had lectures on poisonous gases and gas masks,-camp sanitation and other subjects along that line. Our work here is about the same with very little change. We finished our telephone line from the camp to the rifle range, which is a distance of about eight miles. I understand that we are soon to build a line from the camp to Kattiesburg. We have d.ni in detail section and company formation in the morning and generally signal work in the afternoon. Our signal work consists of Semaphore signaling and Wig Wag. Enlisted In Ft. Wayne. Some of the boys who were here in the signal corps before we came are all from Fort Wayne, Indiana, and are all enlisted men, having enlisted in the National Guards and were transferred to the regular army. Last Thursday there were about 150 people came here on a special train from Fort Wayne, relatives and friends of boys here. They have been having quite a time here and have been making our camps at home. It looks rather funny to see white women and girls running around on our company

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street, as it is not often that we see very many visitors here, except some of the officers' families who are staying at Hatt'esburg. . Our band here that my wife spoke to you about does not amount to vry much, as jet. It is-not an official army bahd, but is privately kept up by our own battalion. Some of the boys have had very little experience in playing and most of the others have neve- played anything but light band music. So far, we have not played anything but light marches and waltzes. Tell Mr. Stoddard that I think often of all the toys at the post office and wonder how everything is coming on I suppose they are all looking forward to our regular Christmas rush which is approaching. I sure enjoy receiving your letters. I think soldiers cannot receive too much mail.

CLOTHES LACK TO BE PROBED

"VOTES"

PORTED

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11. A general inquiry into the operations of the war department in arming and equipping the American forces was decided upon today by the senate military affairs committee. Secretary Baker and other department heads will be called to explain various features of war activities. Senator Chamberlain, ehairman of the committee, announced it would probably cover a wide range. Questions of shortages of clothing for the national army, health, deficiencies in rifles and field ordnance contracts, he said would be inquired into. "The purpose of the committee is not to criticize but to secure information," said Senator Chamberlain. "There have been some complaints covering many army matters and we desire to look into them particularly regarding reported shortage of clothing, ordnance and other equipment."

Japanese Protestants Observe

Anniversary of Reformation

TOKIO, Dec. 11. (Correspondence of The Associated Press) 'Japanese Christians of rhe various protestant brdiea celebrated the 400th anniversary of the day on which Martin Luther nailed hi3 theses to the church door in Wittemburg by protesting against the government's policy of compelling participation in Shinto rites. The. day being also the. Emperor's official birthday gave a natural opportunity to express first of all the patriotic and faithful devotion of the Christian body to the Imperial House. A declaration read by the Rev. Danji Ebana, who represents the extreme radical wing of the Congregationalists, contained one article reading: "Freedom of religious beMef is guar

anteed to us by the constitution of our J

Empire. We should exert ourselves in order to bring about a perfect realization of our rights under this provision. Consequently, the performances and events connected recently

with shrines, the relation, between those shrines and the national education, the many practice carried oa in towns and villages, all of which are more or less coercive in nature, must be viewed aa infringement of tho freedom of religious belief. ? We believe It to be the duty of the public-spirited men of our Empire to correct these evils and to seek to bring about a more perfect realization of right and justice," ' ' This action on the part ot protectant Christians in Japan has been precipitated by the transference of tho Government's Department of Religion from the Home Department to the Department of Education. It has always been a matter of debate aa to whether the Shinto cult is a religion or not: tut many of its ceremonies have a distinctively religious character and as such the enforcement of them in pchools and at patriotic ceremonies is felt by Christians to be an infringement of religious liberty.

Night School Echoes

The cold weather reduced the attendance at night school Monday evening. ..; One of the largest classes was in typewriting. Fifty-five were present. There will be three classes in Spanish next term. Beginning class, intermediate class for persons who have just finished this terms work and an advanced conversational class. , Persons are asked to fill out blanks for next term's work at the night school. Karl Wolfe of the Ballinger Printing company, who will assist with the printing at the school, visited classes Monday evening. There was a eood attendance in the

practical nursing class Monday even-

in s. Several suggestions were made

to Principal Carman relative to a subject to be studied next term.

Tiventv-nitip members of the auto

mobile class visited the Davis Automobile plant Monday evening.

Wednesday evening will be the last meeting of the school until after the

holidays. Registrations may be made January 7.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11. The constitutional amendment for nation-wide woman suffrage was reported without recomnwidation today by the house judiciary committee. The judiciary committee amended the suffrage resolution to provide that the amendment dies unless it is ratified by the states within seven years from the time of its adoption in congress. This is the same provision that the committee included in the prohibition amendment. - . The suffrage resolution has not been voted upon in either house but is on the senate calendar.

OFFICIAL ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM

(By Associated Press) ' Official entry into Jerusalem, the holy city of the Christians, is planned for today. Allied troops entered the capital of Palestine after it was surrounded and the Turks were forced to surrender. Capture of the city was delayed through the fear that, fighting operations might result in the damaging of religious shrines. The .deliverance of Jerusalem from the hands of the Moslems marks, not only the success of General Allenby's drive into Palestine, but probably ends nil TurkGerman hopes of cutting the Suez canal.

Cures Colds in South Africa LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE tablets remove the cause. E. W. GROVE'S signature on box. 30c.

W. A. Gross will not have charge of

DISCUSS MISSIONS

Missions in Mexico were considered Tuesday by the executive committee of the Friends Foreign Mission board at a luncheon at the Y. M, C. A. Business matters pertaining to the work of the board were also given consideration.

PALLADIUM WANT ADS PAY

the automobile classes next term as he will be in the employ of the government. Another teacher will be secured. Members of the Arts and Travels class will visit the home of William Dudley Foulke Wednesday evening. The automobile class will meet in the regular class room Wednesday evening. W. A. Gross will give a demonstration on ammunition and and other new war appliances. Only naturalized citizens may attend.

CITY COAL IS DISTRIBUTED

. City coal was being distributed lUesday to Richmond families who have been suffering from smallpox. The coal is being taken from tbe Richmond creamatory and several bushels left at each house as a temporary relief. Many of the quarantined families have been without coal since Sunday, according to Dr. S. G. Smelser. secretary of the city board of health. There are less than eighty families in Richmond at present who are quarantined for the disease. The quarantine has been lifted at several houses and the situation is improving over the entire city in the belief of Dr. Smelser. The general vaccination, it is believed, has been responsible for the further spreading of the disease. ... Two new cases were reported to the health authorities Monday night. They are first new cases reported in several days.

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Only a six days' supply of coal remains in the bins of the city light plant. The situation is not. believed to be alarming by Superintendent Kleinknecht, however. Six more cars of coal are enroute here from the mines, according to word received by Superintendent Kleinknecht Tuesday. One car daily is consumed in the operation of the plant. "Every effort is being made to secure coal and there is no immediate danger, at least, that the plant will be compelled to suspend , operations because of a lack of coal," Superintendent Kleinknecht said. Several times it has been necessary to appeal to Dr. H. A. Garfield, the federal fuel administrator, and coal has nearly always been immediately started here. City officials have never been able, since last spring, to secure coal for storing, the superintendent said. Early in 'the spring 4,000 tons which had been stored caught fire and it w-as necessary to move the fuel. Since then there has been no place to store a great amount of coal even though it could have been secured he said. .

CHINESE TROOPS ARRIVE

COPENHAGEN, Dec. 11. Petrograd newspapers report that Chinese troops lave arrived at Harbin, Manchuria, to protect Chinese Interats, according to the Berlingske Tidende.

Remaking a War Map of Mew York

NURSE

ARRIVAL AROUSES

INTEREST OF THE NEIGHBORS

Nurses Are Fighang a Winning Fight Against Pneumonia.

HOME CARE OF

PNEUMONIA MP AN;

A aCAREFUL INSTRUCTION'

In the oface of the Henry street settlement on the lower East side of New York there is a war map of New York city. It is different both in purpose and appearance from Ihe war map of Europe. It is a peace time war map, but it depicts the advances against pneumonia, one of the worst enemies of mankind, just as those maps of the western front picture the progress against tbe imperialistic enemy of democracy. This peace time war map shows graphically the need for .replenishing the war-decimated ranks 'of our army of nurses-just as those wavering and ever changing lines on the face of Europe argue for keeping our army up to full strength. - This map in the "House on Henry street" was made under the direction of Miss Lillian D. Wald, director of the Henry Street settlement, who is one of tbe foremost leaders of the increasing army of public health nurses.

The curses of the "House on Henry street" are striving to remake this pneumonia map just as the contending armies are striving to remake the map of Europe. Each blue headed pin represents a case of pneumonia that the nurses, under the direction of a physician, have cared for in the patient's home. Each, black beaded pin represents a death. In certain sections of the East side, particularly where the Italians live, these pins are clustered bo closely that there is literally not room for a pin point between them. The map la a constant reminder to the nurses of the task they hare set before themselves. This is to get rid of the black pins entirely and gradually to eliminate the blue pins. Last year the Henry Street settlement had more cases of pneumonia nnder its care than all hospitals of the city put together. The nurses in their house to house risits cared for 3,983. while the records of the hospitals totaled 1.S04--..Most at the borne care given by

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nurses was among the Italians and foreign born Jews.' About 43 per cent of the cases were babies under twe years and 70 per cent, were children under five. Home care of pneumonia fs not easy to give. Tbe nurse must have Infinite patience. She must convince tbe mother that fresh air Is imperative. She must persuade her that bathing will be more likely to save tbe baby than to kill it. She must also fight for open windows as well as for cleanliness. She must make two or three calls a day in tbe early stages of tbe disease and she must supervise the administration of all medicine. While this all means bard worlf tbe results have been gratifying. Of the 3.988 cases cared for by the Henry street nurses last winter, 3,571 were cured. The case death rate was 8.67 per cent, which was much lower than tbat of the hospitals. Altogether tbe effects of home care of pneumonia have been so satisfactory tbat the- nurses believe that their ultimate goal, tbe elimination of tbe bine and black pins is within the possibilities of the future.'