av BDemorni Ya Bellefonte, Pa., February 8, 1918. Over Edge of Hell in Tank. Oliver Warren drove a tank at the battle of Cambrai when General Byng bit the Hindenburg line in the famous surprise attack. Oliver, says the Brooklyn Eagle, is a second cousin of Edward B. Lent, of Freeport, Long Island. And his letter about the bat- tle of Cambrai as he witnessed and felt it follows: “For just two weeks I have been right in the thick of the fray. It seems years. Really the Tank Corps has justified its existence and has made a great name for itself. Every- thing went according to plan and the men, officers and all, were splendid! «Well, after great preparations in secret training with the infantry, ete., we crept up behind our own lines. Marvelous how it was done so quietly. We did that the last moment, the night of the 19th (November 1917). My own experience I had better start with: First of all, my own Old Tank be- haved splendidly. I had no mechanic- al trouble when I called upon it at a critical moment. On the evening of the (date censored), after dark, about 5 p. m., I started on my last journey before “the day,” a distance of three miles, and only one mile from our front line. I slipped into a big ditch in the dark—I mean my Old Tank did. 1, of course, was outside leading itt just like a child so I would get it safe- ly there. It was very dark, and some- how or another, before I could warn my men inside, the Old Tank slid side- ways down an enormous ditch. 1 was disappointed. I knew I could get it out all right, and I also knew it would take three or four hours. Instead of getting up there in good time for a rest before the dash I would be busy, working hard up to the very last minute. We dare not show a light—pitch dark, the dear Old Tank standing on its head, kicking its caterpillar legs in the air, ten Tommies sweating in the mud, the black blanket of night over all. It was the very edge of hell. I can’t give you the mechanical details for getting a tank out of a hole like that, but it is an interesting piece of busi- ness. There is a certain appliance— after very hard work and the use of that certain appliance, which is a bit of British war secrecy we carry with us—I got back onto terra firma again just as it was getting light; 6:20 a. m. is the time I should make it. Still leading the tank, I got to the appoint- ed spot on time. One minute after I arrived hell was let loose! Shall we who live to tell the tale ever forget it? We all realized that never in the history of the world had there been a fight like this. This time it was our hell prepared for the enemy. I never spotted a gun, so cleverly was the Hun artillery con- cealed. But at the very minute ap- pointed our barrage started. It does not sound much on paper, but guns were strewn along the line, batteries touching each other. The tanks pitch- ed in and led the infantry upon that successful day. : : My job was to cut wire, which I did without a hitch. What a sight with- in an hour! The artillery and the cavalry were then coming forward. The tanks had made it possible for all this, and it filled us with pride to see how we had hacked through. The so- called Hindenburg line crumpled up. Some of the enemy were slaughtered; some fled; some gave themselves up. Just before we started one of my men was outside and got a stray bul- let through his knee—my first and last casualty. Well, we chased the en- emy like a fox hunt. Thousands gave themselves up. As you know, our cas- ualties were very slight. . At one spot in the Hindenburg line 1 had great difficulty with my enor- mous machine in avoiding the pros- trate bodies of the killed and wound- ed, but I wended my way in and out between the fallen somehow. By 3 o’clock in the afternoon I had gone as far as I could with the petrol and oth- er material it takes to run the tank, and I came back to a pre-arranged point. In the long run back we had many casualties. We got so far ad- vanced that we came onto the enemy batteries before they could skedaddle. Some of their guns knocked our tanks out at point blank range. One of their batteries gave attention to me, but I was not hit badly. All the Hun batteries were captured and the guns were used the next day against the enemy. News to Give the Kids a Pain— The Circus Cannot Go By Train. News Item—Owing to a rail- road blockade, circuses will not travel next summer. Since railroad trains must rush along munitions, food and other freight, the papers say (we hope they’re wrong) that circuses have got the gate. But some new Barnum, possibly, will prove a Johnny-on-the-spot and make his whole menagerie, his clowns and trainers walk—why not? The elephant could check his trunk and hike along the railroad track, and carry tents and other junk, like birds and monkeys, on his back. They'll let a dromedary tote a cage of tigers on his hump. The kangaroo and mountain goat will take the fences at a jump. The hippopotamus, it seems is slow enough to gither moss; but when it comes to fording streams he’ll ferry all the show across. They’ll lead the lion through the street, around his neck a piece of rope, and when he roars the’ll give Jum meat—some grizzly bear or ante- ope. The tattooed man, the funny clowns, the acrobats and human flies, will travel in and out of towns on dus- ty pikes and railroad ties. So let the circus rumble on, and cease this pessimistic talk; with rail- road trains and schedules gone, we'll let the pesky critters walk. ——Subscribe for the “Watchman.” DEVIL WANTS TO RESIGN. The devil sat by a lake of fire on a pile of sulphur kegs, His head was bowed upon his breast, and his tail between his legs; A look of shame was on his face, the sparks dripped from his eyes— He had sent up his resignation to the! throne up in the skies. “I'm down and out,” the said it with a sob— “There are others that outclass me and I want to quit the job. Hell isn’t in it with the land along the Rhine; I'm a has-been and a piker and therefore I resign; One ammunition maker with his shot and shell, Knows more about damnation than all the imps of hell. Give my job to Kaiser William, the au- thor of this war; He understands it better a million times by far. I hate to leave the old home, the spot I love so well, But I feel that I'm not up to date in the art of running hell.”—EXx. devil that lies bloody From the Sheep to the Sock. Because she raises the sheep, shears them, cleans and cards the wool, makes yarn, colors it to the Red Cross standard gray by carefully mixing the wool, and knits socks, sweaters and helmets out of it for the Red Cross, Mrs. Chris White, of Dell Rapids, has obtained the title of “America’s cham- pion Red Cross helper,” says a dis- patch from Dell Rapids, South Dako- a. This title was given Mrs. White by the Minneapolis Red Cross headquar- ters where she sends all of her work and her name leads all the other workers in the Northwest. She also knits for her grandsons in the army and for other boys with whom she personally is acquainted in army can- tonments and “over there.” She is 70 years old. The number of articles she has knitted since the United States enter- ed the war, Mrs. White said she could not estimate, but she protested that her work was “not worth making so much fuss about.” “What I did for the soldier boys and what I'm doing, isn’t much,” she said, as her hands made her knitting needles fly. “When I sheared the sheep, washed and combed the wool, spun the yarn and knit the socks, I had no idea of anybody taking any no- tice of it. You see I simply did it for the soldiers. To me it seems very easy, because it’s something I learned in my childhood. “Up here,” she continued, still knit- ting vigorously without looking up, “you know we women can’t run to the store every time we need a little yarn. Why they charge too much for it, much more than they ought to charge considering what they pay us for the wool we sell. _ “It takes me about a week from the time I cut the wool off the sheep to the time I have finished a pair of socks. But then you must understand that I do my housework in that time, t00,” she continued as she looked up for the first time and stopped her knitting to pull up a little more yarn from the ball on the floor. * “If the women in other communities want to make their own yarn, tell them it isn’t hard to run a spinning wheel,” she said, resuming her knit- ting. “Not nearly as hard to learn as one of those new-fangled sewing machines.” Mrs. White was born in Denmark and came to South Dakota 45 years ago. She has one grandson fighting in France, and several in training in this country, all of whom have been benefitted by her knitting. “This winter,” she said, “I am going to knit more for I won’t have so much work to do, like putting up fruits and vegetables. You see I will have much more spare time and I'm going to make good use of it? Resume Making Binder Twine. The making of binder twine, a bus- iness which formerly resulted in prof- its to the State of thousands of dol- lars, has been ordered resumed at the Indiana State prison at Michigan City, by Governor Goodrich, says the Indianapolis News. The immense binder twine plant at the State prison has been idle for a year, according to information the Governor has receiv- ed, and the reasons therefor are not clear. The information to the Governor is that the plant was closed following orders from Samuel L. Ralston, for- mer Governor, prior to the expiration of his term as Governor last year. Edward J. Fogarty, warden of the State prison, who “flirted” for a time with a proposal to become manager of a cordage business for Samuel T. Murdock, former power in the Demo- cratic administration, which held sway at the Statehouse during the Ralston administration, has been in Indianapolis recently, but would not indicate the nature of his business in the Governor’s office. It is known, from reports received from Mr. Fogarty by the Governor, that bids have been obtained on va- rious ingredients entering into the manufacture of binder twine and that a large quantity of sisal has been or- dered from Central America, to be shipped by way of New Orleans. Em- ployees who formerly had charge of this branch of the State prison’s ac- tivities have been retained and will continue to supervise the operation of the plant, the Governor has been adivsed. It also has become known that the United States Food Administration has asked that the production of bin- der twine be forced to the utmost ca- pacity everywhere in the country and the Governor has information that the Government will fix a price on binder twine that will insure a profit to man- ufacturers regardless of the fact that the cost of all materials entering into the product has increased rapidly. . The exact date of beginning opera- tions at the State prison is problem- atical because of the impossibility of accurate forecast of arrivals of the shipments of sisal. Habit. “Why did your wife leave you?” “Force of habit, I guess. She was a cook before I married her.” said—he i What Hospitals in France Need. | Everyone in your town is doing some sort of Red Cross work. Here are some suggestions, taken from the i February Woman’s Home Companion, which will prove very helpful. The magazine says: “Special points emphasized in the "report of the committee are: “1, Convalescent robes should be { warm, heavy bath-robing preferred. “2. Pajamas should be made of good outing flannel for winter use. “3. Convalescent suits (lined paja- mas) are needed, as the men wear them in place of suits in both the American and the French hospitals. “4, Both pajamas and lined paja- mas are preferred with a turn-over collar with which a tie can be worn. Pajamas for French hospitals may be made in dark colors. “5. Convalescent suits (lined paja- mas) should be made of bright color- ed materials so that the convalescent patient may be easily discernable. “6, Nightingales are not desirable for either American or French hos- pitals. Bed jackets are used in place of them and should be made of warm material. “7, Operating leggings are desira- ble made of flannel or heavy canton flannel for winter use. «8, Heavy, warm, machine-made sweaters with long sleeves are need- ed by the men in the tuberculosis hos- pitals; no particular color is men- tioned.” Expert Claims Late Blight Caused Vast Potato Loss. According to the State Department of Agriculture, the 1917 potato crop amounted to 25,674,500 bushels. Fig- ures compiled from over 200 reports on potato losses by C. R. Orton, of the botany department of The Rennsylva- niz State College, show that eighteen per cent. of this crop or 8,402,563 bushels were destroyed by the late blight. This enormous loss might have been saved if proper spraying had been carried on throughout the State. One bushel of potatoes could thus have been furnished to every man, woman and child in Pennsylvania. The survey shows further that last year’s potato crop was reduced 4,668,- 090 bushels or ten per cent. by early blight, another fungous disexse which can be controlled by timely spraying. It is thus evident that the potato crop in Pennsylvania was reduced more than 25 per cent. last year by fungous diseases which might have been prevented by proper spraying with homemade Bordeaux mixture. Every potato grower should plan to secure a supply of copper sulphate now to spray the 1918 crop. With a labor shortage and the necessity for increased production, every acre cul- tivated should have its efficiency pro- tected through the control of plant diseases. Three Did the Trick. Speaking at a dinner, Senator John W. Weeks, of Massachusetts, referred to the various ways of measuring time, and fittingly related this’ little story: Some time ago the parson of a country charge stopped at the home of one of his parishioners for lunch, and after being warmly welcomed he was placed at the table by the good housewife. “We are going to have eggs, par- son,” she said, arranging the culinary tools. “How do you like yours boil- ed?’ “Medium well done, if you please, sister,” answered the dominie. With this the housewife repaired to the kitchen and in a minute or so the preacher heard her happily singing “Shall we meet beyond the river?” One verse was sung, then another and yet another. Then the singing stop- ped and the songstress returned to the dining-room. “Sister,” asked the parson, as the eggs were placed before him, “why didn’t you finish the hymn 7! «Jt wasn’t necessary, parson,” ans- wered the housewife. “It takes only three verses to boil them medium.”— Philadelphia Telegraph. Lincoln and the Cowardly Legs. The February Woman’s Home Com- panion says: “One day his generals had brought case after case to him, each deserving death; and each sentence he had man- aged, by one argument or another, to commute. At length they brought him the final case—a most flagrant one. The boy had been proved a cow- ard in battle; he had been convicted of stealing from his comrades; he had no relatives dependent upon him. The arguments were all gone over; they waited for him to sign. But Lincoln turned to them: «¢ know he deserves it,” he said, ‘but I guess I'll put him in my “leg cases.” They are the cases that you call by that long name “Cowardice in the face of the enemy,” but I call them, for short, my “leg cases.” If Almighty God has given a man a cowardly pair of legs, how can he help running away with them?’ ” ——For high class job work come to the “Watchman” office. CASTORIA Bears the signature of Chas. H.Fletcher. In use for over thirty years, and The Kind You Have Always Bought. How Any Girl Can Have Pretty Eyes No girl is pretty if her eyes are red, strained or have dark rings. will brighten the eyes and a week’s use will surprise you with its IN- CREDIBLE results. A small bottle Lavoptik is guaranteed to make eyes healthy, sparkling and vivacious. The quick change will please you. Alum- inum eye cup FREE. Green's Da macy Co., Bellefonte, Pa. WASH with pure Lavoptik eye wash Cuba to Help Solve Sugar Problem. “Cuba is going to help solve tem- porarily at least, the sugar prablem by shipping to the United States large quantities of cane sugar,’ re- marked R. A. Knight, an American who has lived on the island for 10 years, to the Washington Post. “The crop of sugar this year that will be { turned loose upon the markets of the world—75 per cent. of which will come to the United States, and in all prob- ability more than that—will be close to 4,000,000 tons, the greatest crop Cuba has ever produced, and which will represent 60 per cent. of the cane sugar production of the world. More than 200 sugar mills are actively at work in Cuba now, and when the ship- ment of the raw product begins and the Louisiana mills start turning out what is called ‘plantation granulated’ there ought to be enough sugar to supply all the needs of our people, and then some. . “The Cuban sugar crop will, in my judgment, bring a drop in the price of sugar to the American consumer of at least 1 cent a pound. There will be an immense saving in the cost of su- gar production because of the better transportation facilities between Cu- ba and New Orleans. Many of the important Louisiana mills which have had a short season this year are op- erated by natural gas, and this fuel is available in sufficient quantity to make the output of sugar by the Louisiana mills large enough to re- lieve the demand for sugar in the Sonn and other sections of the coun- ry. : “President Monocal and the Cuban people generally are doing everything in their power to manifest their friendship for the United States. This is evident in many ways.” Ve getable Seed Tests. To grow vegetables successfully no factor is more important than good seeds. Good seeds are those which will germinate strongly, and produce vigorous plants true to the variety for which they were purchased, and which later will produce a profitable crop for the market. In order to ascertain the quality of the seeds, they should be purchased several weeks before they are needed for sowing and germination tests made. From the results secured by such tests it is possible to determine how thickly the seeds should be sown secure the number of plants desir- ed. A germination test may be made by placing some af the seed between pieces of moist blotting paper in a saucer. Another saucer inverted will serve as a cover. If possible, how- ever, it is better to make the test in soil, under conditions similar to those under which the crop is to grow later on. Such tests will eliminate disap- pointments when it may be too late to secure a new supply of seed in case of failure to germinate. It is often desirable to secure seeds from more than one source for impor- tant crops. Germination tests will doubtless show differences in vitality and subsequent field tests will show differences in time of maturity, true- ness to type and productiveness and make possible the planting of seeds of known value. — An order has been placed by the Government for 65,000 dozen safe- ty razors, with blades to match, for the soldiers in the trenches. —— Subscribe for the “Watchman.” Medical. That Bad Back Do you have a dull, steady ache in the small of the back—sharp, stab- bing twinges when stooping or lift- ing—kidney and bladder disorders? For bad back and weakened kidneys Bellefonte residents recommend Doan’s Kidney Pills. Read this Belle- fonte woman’s statement. Mrs. Mattie Evey, R. F. D. 1, says: “Off and on for years I suffered from kidney trouble. My back was stiff and sore and I had a dull pain across my loins. There was a dull, heavy feeling in my head and black spots often floated before my eyes. Dizzy spells were common and I usually felt languid. Doan’s Kidney Pills were the only remedy I ever took that did me any good. Others of the family have taken them and have had as quick relief as I. We keep Doan’s Kidney Pills on hand and recommend them whenever we can.” Price 60 cents at all dealers. Don’t simply ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same that Mrs. Evey had. Foster-Milburn Co., Mfrs., Buffalo, N. Y. 63-6 mama 1 How One Industrial Plant Made Gardens. A writer in the February Woman’s Home Companion says about war gar- dens: “At a big industrial plant in New York State, where they are in the habit of tackling a job with enthu- siasm and team-work, there was a six- ty-acre tract over the canal which the company had reserved for factory ex- tension. A canvass of the works showed that fully one thousand em- ployees wished to cultivate a war gar- den. So the company bought a trac- tion engine and gang plow, plowed and harrowed the whole tract, cut it up into one thousand plots of 25 by 75 feet each, with streets and avenues that made it look like a real estate project and allotted it to war garden- ers. . By that time there were fifteen hundred applicants, and some of the plots had to be cut in two. “Fach employee got a badge with the number of his plot upon it. Tools were purchased and a seed house built and a flag pole erected, the American flag hoisted, and a farm expert secured to give advice and is- sue gardening bulletins. The produce of this big factory garden was worth fully ten thousand dollars, and this year there will probably be twice as many gardeners, and as most of them will want more ground the acreage will be greatly increased. “One of the most interesting things in connection with this factory war garden, they say, was to watch the way in which each man or woman ap- plied his or her business knowledge to the unfamiliar task of raising food. A survey of one plot planted by an engineering expert showed that he had staked it out on a precise mathe- matical plan, just as many beans in each hill, with exactly the same space between, and he probably calculated his crop in advance on a slide rule. The molders and heavy workers farmed on a rough and ready prin- ciple. The stenographers and typists kept their plots neat, like careful housewives, and some of the foreign- ers wrought marvels in the intensive use of soil, and brought to light strange agricultural tools which they had carried with them from their homes across the ocean.” Hood's Sarsaparilla. To Increase Your Strength Power and endurance you will find the new medicinal combination, Hood’s Sarsaparilla before eating and Peptiron after eating, to be remarka- bly, even wonderfully effective. There is nothing better for weakened, run- down conditions. The economy of taking these two great medicines together is being proved every day by thousands who must be careful of their expenses. If a laxative is needed take Hood’s Pills. They are purely vegetable. 63-4 FINE JOB PRINTING o—A SPECIALTY—o0 AT THE WATCHMAN OFFICE. There is no style of work, from the cheapest “Dodger” to the finest. BOOK WORK, that we can not do in the most satis- factory manner, and at Prices consist- ent with the class of work. Call on or communicate with this office’ (Get the Best Meats. You save nothing by buying poor, thin or gristly meats. I use only the LARGEST AND FATTEST CATTLE and supply my customers with the fresh- est, choicest, blood and muscle mak- ing Steaks and Roasts. My prices are no higher than poorer meats are elsewhere. ° I alwavs have —— DRESSED POULTRY — Game in season, and any kinds of good meats you want. TRY MY SHOP. P. L. BEEZER, High Street. 34-34-1y. Bellefonte, Pa. boxes, sealed with Blue Ribbon.: Deere, “A or ONTO AT DIASIOND BRAND PILLS, for years known as Best, Safest, Always Reliable OLD BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE sap MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANAAAAAAANAAAAAAAANANN CHARLES M. McCURDY, PRESIDENT. JAS. K. BARNHART, CASHIER. The First National Bank. WAR SAVINGS. Thrift Stamps and War Saving Stamps are the most democratic of 1n- vestments, because every one can buy them. Every one should buy one or more just to show that he is doing his little part in the great struggle to set the world free. Go to your postmas- ter or to your bank and help the gov- ‘ ernment in its great cause. The First National Bank, 61-46-1y BELLEFONTE. PA. PAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANAAANAAAANNNINNIIN Attorneys-at-Law. KLINE WOODRING—Attorney-at-La S fonte, Pa. Practicesin all ES hr Room 18Crider’s Exchange. 51 ly. B. SPANGLER.-Attornev-at-Law. [Practic in all the Courts. Consultation in Eaclich or German. Offi Crider’ Bellefonte, Pa ce in Crider's Exchatife S. TAYLOR =At0maY and Counsellor at Ww. ce in Temple Court, Belle fonte, Pa. All kinds of I i - tended to promotly. 59% legal neimetest M. KEICHLINE—Attorney-at-Law. Practice J in all the courts. Consultation in English and German. Office south of court house All professional business will receive prompt a tention. 49-5-1y KENNEDY JOHNSTON—Attorney-at- J Bellesonte: Pa, Prompt, attention Ta p usiness en i ces—No. 5 East Hieh —— od 10 ls <a>: : G. RUNKLE.—Attorney-at-Law. Consul tation in English and German. Office in Crider’s Exchange, Bellefonte. 58.8 Physicians. State College, Centre county, Pa S. GLENN, M. D., Physician and Suigecn at his residence. * 3541 DWIN S. DORWORTH, M. D., 2 Yes High Bt. Bellefonte, Pa. 4 1al attention given t prsaane and massage, Also Ereatment of — , sores, bunions, new and old ¢ both hard and soft, and callous, (callus.) Crt ESTAURANT. Bellefonte now h irst- Rh ante as a First-Class Res- Meals are Served at All Hours Steaks, Chops, Roasts, Oysters on the half shell or in any style desired, Sand- wiches, Soups, and anything eatable, can be had in a few minutes any time. In ad- dition I have a complete plant prepared to furnish Soft Drinks in bottles such as POPS, SODAS, SARSAPARILLA, . SELTZER SYPHONS, ETC.. or pic-nics, families and the publi ally all of which are ras et the purest syrups and properly carbonated. C. MOERSCHBACHER, 50-32-1y. High St., Bellefonte, Pa. Employers, This Interests You The Workmans’ Compensation Law goes into effect Jan. 1, 1916. It makes Insurance Compulsory. We specialize in placing such in- surance. We Inspect Plants and recommend Accident Prevention Safe Guards which Reduce In- surance rates. It will be to your interest to con- sult us before placing your In- surance. JOHN F. GRAY. & SON, Bellefonte 43-18-1y State College The Preferred Accident Insurance THE $5,000 TRAVEL POLICY BENEFITS: $5,000 death by accident, 5,000 loss of both feet, 5,000 loss of both hands, 5,000 loss of one hand and ene foot, 2,500 loss of either hand, 2,000 loss of either foot, loss of one eve 25 per week, total disability, (limit 52 weeks) 10 per week, partial disability, (limit 26 weeks) PREMIUM $12 PER YEAR, pavable quarterly if desired. Larger or smaller amounts in proportion Any person, male or female, engaged in a preferred occupation, including house keeping, over eighteen years of age of g moral and physical condition may insure under this policv. Fire Insurance { invite your attention to my Fire Insur- ance Agency, the strongest and Most Ex tensive Line of Solid Companies represent- ed by any agency in Central Pennsylvania H. E. FENLON, Agent, Bellefonte, Fa, 50-21. Good Health Good Plumbing GO TOGETHER When you have dripping steam pipes, leaky water-fixtures, foul sewerage, or escaping gas. you can’t have good Health. The air you reathe is poisonous; your system becomes poisoned.and invalidism is sure to come. SANITARY PLUMBING is the kind we do. It’s the only kind you ought to have. Wedon’t trustthis work to boys. Our workmen are Skilled Mechanics, no better anywhere. Our Material and Fixtures are the Best Not a cheap or inferior article in our entire establishment. And with good work and the finest materml, our Prices are Lower than many who give you poor, unsanitary work and the lowest grade of finishings. For the Best Work trv . Archibald Allison, 0 ite Bush House - Bellefonte, Pa Bpesite 56-14-1v.
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