THE SUNT? AT CITIZEN, ASHETTLLE, N C, APHTL 1, 1917.
THOUSANDS LIVE IN RUINS AFTER TORNADO
KILLS 40 AND DOES $2,000,000 DAMAGE
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Tiie second tornado that swept Indiana within a month left thcra
ftands of people homelea and among rnlni. The storm swept New
Albany and surroondlng cities, killed 40 person, injured 140 and did
$2,000,000 property damage, inhabitants of New Albany are here1
hewn .making the best of the disaster.
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STAR SPANGLED BANNER"
ALMOST CAUSE OF DEATH
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' 1XDNDON, March 81. The pomp
&nd ceromony which surrounds the
ibresentation of diplomatic creden
tials to potentates of Eastern coun
tries by representatives of the United
States, Or of any other country, have
developed many delicate and , em
barrassing situations. The Eastern
mind attaches great Importance to
Ceremonials and to make a favorable
Impression all diplomats must conduct
themselves in strict accordance with
precedents.
IA! story regarding the arrival of
Peter Augustus Jay, United States
Consul atd diplomatic agent in Cairo,
Egypt, has. reached. XrfMJdon through.
Englishmen who nave -maae jays
acquaintance. . . - -
It seems that the ceremony coh
Cldent to the presentation of creden
tials to the Khedive requires a vai
About a week before the Khedive
was to receive Consul Jay the master
of ceremonies dashed up to the con
sulate and asked to see the new dip
lomat with every appearance of ex
treme nervousness. It Is customary
for the master of ceremonies to open
a conversation by Inquiring into the
state of being of the consul and his
family, with protestations of respect
for his progenitors and immediate
friends. But on this occasion the
nervous messenger got right down to
business.
"Tour Excellency," he said, "the
loathsome and unspeakable vile dog
who is, leader of the imperial--band
h,as'had the effrontery butthte very
morning to crawl before me on his
belly and - with loud lamentations to
tell me that he has mislaid or lost
the music of the i "Star, fiOansrled'TtanV
Sount. of 515Si3
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the diplomat stepping to the stree
and hailing a hack to convey him to
the royal palace, the Khedive sends
a procession of lancers, lackeys,
buglers, and torchbearera to conduct
the stranger to hie presence, - When
the procession reaches the palace
gate the impertaV-band: strikes up.
the national anthem ofHhe, couatry
which the visitor frspresehtp and he 'is
Cshered in to it.Hprtraltrainfc f-
If the son of a dog and a thousand
dogs cannot find the music for the
Star Spangled Banner would It
suit your Excellency if the band plays
"Marching Through Georgia" when
your Excellency arrives at the palace
gate?" , . - v
.'Being a true diplomat Consul Jay
fdse to . the ..occasion. .It' might also
he : stated-j that i Jay i-was born north'
of the Mason and Dixon line,
otherwise complications might have
ensued.
"it would please me greatly," said
Jay, "if the Imperial band should play
.Marching Through Georgia' upon my
arrival."
"Oh, Say, Can Yon See."
Thereupon, the master of ceremon
les backed himself out of the room
with many assurances of his thank
fulness and protesting bstween thanks
that regardless of whether the dog
of a band master' found the music
or 'not, he and all of his players
would have the skin removed from
their backs by public, flogging; they
would be boiled In oil, drawn and
quartered.
- uji the morning of the presentation,
consul Jay stepped Into an open
faced "punkln" carriage drawn by
prancing chargers. Two lackeys stood
behind. The others walked ahead
and behind. The carriage was pre
ceded by a troop of lancers and
buglers.
As the carriage entered the postern
gate Consul Jay was prepared to hear
the air of .Marching Through Georg
la," but, instead, there was a crash
of cymbals, and bandsmen, with all
the force of their lungs and all the
spirit they possessed, sent up the
good strains of "Oh, Say, Can You
See!" And Jay passed Into the palace
through a lane of dazzling smiles
from bandsmen who had escaped a
horrible death. They played the
American national anthem as it has
seldom been pluyed before.
fcOCRISHJLNG SOUPS WITHOUT
MliAT.
Soups without meat are very nutrl
tlous, containing both vegetables and
milk, which have high food value. I
Is beet to serve a clear soup at the be
glntng of a heavy dinner, but if the
soup is to be the main part of tho
meal always serve a thick cream soup,
or a puree of beans when the menu
does .not contain meat.
Corn Soup.
1 can corn
blesponful salt'
DasiTrm pepper
2 quants sweet milk
3 taheapoonfuls butter
1 cupful boiled mashed potatoes.
Ml ingredients In the order given
ana" bolt -five- minutes. Serve with
asrted bread cut In dice.
Peanut Soun.
cupfuls shelled and blanched pea
nuts
1 slice onion
1 stalk celery
1 quart rich milk
2 tafolespoonfuls butter
2 tablespoonfuls flour
Salt
Pepper.
Cook the peanuts with the onion
and celery In water until tender- Press
through a' sieve, and reheat with tho
milk. Rub flour and butter togetner
and add to mixture, stirring constant
ly. Season well with salt and pepper.
Pea and VennlceUI Soup.
1 quart green peas
1 quart of milk
2 ounces white vermicelli.
Cook the peas, pass them through
a sieve, and put In a saucepan with
the milk. Boil the vermicelli separ
ately for ten minutes In salted water.
Drain, put In the soup, boll ten mln
utes longer, gkim and serve. Lela A.
Burt In the May Mother's Magazine.
Within Hospitality's Limits.
"Willie, you are going out to din
ner. You may ask for a second piece
of cake If- you -really want It. but
there'a one thing I wish you to re
member.
"Yep, ma."
"Whatever vou do. don't ask for a
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;ree rxepa. i , , . t j.
Locomotive engineers have dig
carded the smelly oil torch used for
Inspecting and oiling engines at night
and now powerful electric flashlights
are usea.
'. Horseback ridmg atntght has been
woue more, saie ror Both herse. and
rider by the Invention of an electric
neaangnt awacuieo te Dobbin'ejvrtdle;
U W ?
can near
So Distinctly
if
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MSVe. '
"No, I am not visiting in
the city. I am at home almost
fiy hundred miles away. We
have just had a Bell Telephone
put in and I couldn't resist call
ing you by Long Distance. It's
marvelous that we can hear each
jiother as -distinctly as though we
. were in the same room, and the
', Lrbng Distance rates are so
Treasonable!
"I really don't see how we ever managed with
iout a Bell Telephone. All the merchants and every
one we know uses the Bell: It hasfsaved me thou
sands of steps.and hours of worry already.
jv;ilt'suWQrth.the cost-simply to 4 be able to sit' at
homeland visit with friendsjiundreds of miles away,"
Every Belli Telephone is. a Long Distance Station.
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In the Chalmers
Chalmers puts quality materials and quality workmanship into
every piece of every Chalmers car. Therein lies the difference
between the Chalmers and most other cars.
Connecting Rods Strong, Light
Here are three parts out of thousands
in the chassis. They are hidden mov
ing parts of the motoi: the crankshaft,
connecting rods and pistons. Chalmers
makes them of extraordinary materials
with extraordinary care and thor
oughness. One -Piece Crankshaft
The crankshaft is drop-forged from
heat treated carbon steel in a single
piece. Balancing weights are integral
with the shaft. The shaft is Z)i inches
.-in diameter. Sturdy, but not heavy.
. J&gid. Strong. It is balanced while
rotating at a fast rate of speed, on a
unique rrmchine. This helps you to un
derstand why the Chalmers motor is
so smooth.
Connecting rods are designed to
secure rigidity and lightness. They
are made of special carbon steel. Are
unusually strong and dependable. Each
rod weighs only 41 ounce. Yet they
will withstand greater stress and strain
than some connecting rods weighing
almost twice as much.
Light Weight Pistons
. . Chalmers, pistons are of Lynite. A
light--and tough, metat; about the
weight of .cast iron. - Chalmers pistons
reduce the strain on the bearings. They
insure the marvelous Chalmers smooth
ness. They make possible the femark
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Al! of t ha abovt msan quality. Tht kind of quality you if J in tha
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Touring Car, 7-passenger
pouring Car, S-passenger
. $1350
. 1350
Touring Sedtji, 7-paisenger . $1850
Roadster, 3-passenger . . 1250
(All prices tab. Detroit)
Limousine, 7-paisenger T"T $2550
Town-Car, 7-pessenger : . 550-
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Chalmers 7-Pawenger Touring Car
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CENTRAL GARAGE
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SPRINGFIELD ARMORY IS BEING
CAREFULLY GUARDED AT PRESENT
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Guard KpringHeld Armory.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., March 27.
If any of the plotters who have en
gaged in the popular sport ot blowing
up munition works in this country at
tempts to make the Springfield ayn
ory the object of an attack he will
And himself confronted by 'the most
difficult task he has vet undertaken.
Day and night the historic armory,
which la the verernment'e largest
small-arms plant. Is surrounded by a
cordon of sruards. Not since the civil
war has the olant been so carefully
watched as at present. With the an
nouncement of the severance of
diplomatic relations with Germany all
entrances to the public were closed
except the main gate. The person
who wishes to enter must state his
business to an orderly, and if the or
derly thinks It of. sufficient Import
ance the stranger is escorted to the
armory office. A guard remains with
the visitor until he leaves the armory
grounds.
No government munitions plant has
been plotted against oftener than the
Springfield armpry, and on no occa
sion has more than trifling damage
resulted. It was on' the armory site
that Shays' rebellion met Its quletu
in 1787. Daniels Shays, a brave sol
dier in the- Revolution, was one of
many who found taxes oppressive In
the' years Immediately following that
war. Gathering together a handful
of armed followers, he set out to
remedy matters by force. Rich Cltl
iens of Boston organised a body of
several hundred men, which started
forth to give battle to the Shays out
fit. Meantime the state had sent Gen
eral Bhepard with 600 men to Bprlng
fleld. Bhays, leading 1.000 followers,
attacked Shepard's force. Four of
Hhaya men fell at the first volley sjnd
the others fled.
During the civil war extreme care
was taken to guard the armery
agalgBt plots of Hputhe'rn sympathis
ers. In 14 two strangers asked per
mission to ascepd' the arsenal tower
In order to obtain' a view of the city.
The guard finally, granted the Re
quest. When the stranger departed
the guard went to me tower ana
found a 1undle wrapped In . news:
(paper, it was a(Domo wun juse at-
mcnea. ,
At the time ' of the draft riots In
New York city In 18 a report
reached Springfield that a strong body
of Southern sympathisers was march
ing up the Connecticut valley, to at
tack the armory. Extra guards were
stationed at strategic points and ar.
rangementa were made for. the safety
of the women In Uie officers' families.
The story proved to be without foun
dation. In the Spanish war, notwithstand
ing the usual crop of plot rumor com- i
paratively little difficulty waa expe
rienced by civilians In passing the sen
tries. tA the same time all stranger:
were carefully watched, aa thejrmeT-l
ed about the ground and buildings. '
For nearly a month past the great
plant ha been operating en a war.
time basis, thousand of skilled work
men being engaged In turning out
rifles for the United. State army. No .
infantry in the world I equipped with
a more effective weapon than the
Hpringfleld rifle, which has a range
of five miles and Imparts velocity to
a bullet sufficient to penetrate mv-:
! era! inch of? timber and In addition
pass tnrougn naic.a aosen soiaiera
standing In a row. In addition to
rifles. the armory I making swords
and . pistols, and I expected soon to
begin the manufacture of machine
guns. ,
The Springfield armory Is rich In
history. The sit was choaen by Gen
era) Washington In 17l. and it was
the first government munitions plant
established after the United States
took It place among -the nations of
the "world. It supplied the musket
for the: war of 1111 and the Mexican
war. It turned out nearly a million
guris during the war between the.
states, and in all ha produced upward
of three million gun and an enormous
quantity of other munitions.
UNITED STATES CRUISER KEEPS GUNS TRAINED Oil CERI.UII LINERS!
J . ' - On ef Cnde-Baa eot rier U here bwa wits gun trained ba two InUmeg CermaM raidera at tie Philadelphia nary yar
-4-h Kronprias Wllbelm and the Prtnoe Eltel medertch. Arrow point to the sua held ready for ea tha taaUat aa anipicioua
keUaa la beerred aa tha latemed ahlpa. : - -
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