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VOL XXII. Nd 28 1 i HENDERSONVILLE. N; C THURSDAY. JULY 22 1915 $1.00 PER YEAR, IN ADVANCE ... ,.'-v ' id" CAKXEGIE LIBRARY RECEIVED library is Frequented J)j byllaiiy Residents and Visitors; Hours . and Rules of Library;- ; ? . .:.-:.i--Aviri..s.v..,.--t"i.-; The Carnegie library , is one of the busiest places in Hendersonvllle. 1 v It is visited, daily :by from thirty to forty people, both residents and visi tors in the city, and there is a grow ing demand for the 5 books and maga zines of this institution. - : - ' The readers highly appreciate the installation of new books Jt and an-! nouncement of their arrival Is always received with interest-' by the most thorough-reading patrons of the' li brary. . V"-' ;-v- J --"-;r.-: ;; The librarian, Mrs. 'Norma Brysoh Sandifer, announces the list of maga zines received regularly,, new. .books and rules as follows V ' ' List of Magazines Received. " The Literary Digest, Harpers Month ly, McClures, "Skyland'V Ladies' Homo journal, American .Magazine, Smith's Magazine, Cosmopolitan, - Woman's Home Companion, 4'Dumb Animals. Books Recently Purchased and Con tributed. - ;..'.;. PollyAnna Grows Up -Porter. ? The Turmoil Tarkingtba,' Girl of the Blue Ridge Payne Erskine. Angela's Bus iness Harrison. Johnny Appleseed Atkinson. Primrose Hing Sawyer. A Far Country Churchill. - ' . Juvenile.- r5--'-'-- Boy Scouts in the -Philippines;1 Cat tle ranch to College, Hans Brinker; Moving Picture :vBoys;;; Jackanapes, Rebecca of Sunny Brook Farm, Bessie Among the Mountains, Mothers Yellow Fairy Tale Book, Out of , "Fashion, Frances Kane's Fortune, A Boy Cou-, sin, Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come; Stories of the Universe 4, volumes. Famous Tales Series, ' 14 volumes. Shakespears Works, 4 -vols;" '54-40 or Fight. A Brother to Dragons. - Bar bara, a Woman of the West. v The Ken- tuckians. : Their -Yesterdays. Spoilers. "The Westerners.- 11 .The Library Hours. The library is open each day from 10 to 12:30 am d2:30 tdr6vpVni. All visitors in the city . are invited to visit the library and make use of the reading rooms and magazines, whica are entirely free. Books - may be taken out by making a deposit, of $1.00 (which is reurned when last , bpok; is returned) and the- payment of, 2 cents per day or 10 cents perwk U v, etoWAk, route :i. A: it . . - .. . -II- 11- Rev.- Paton Corn delivered a very interesting sermon to- quite; a large congregation atJIOlly Springs Sunday. Mrs. W. O. Hamilton is on the sick list. Her many griends wish for .her a speedy recovery. Mr. E. G. Smith of this section ha recently purchased a new Rock Hill buggy. The work of repairing and' building the public roads in Crab; Creek town ship has at last .started. Mr. J. F. Gibbs with quite a number of hands, is building a' road "leading from 'Crab Creek church to Rev. J. E. Sentell's. Mr. Gibbs is an experienced road builder and . is doing some ; fine grad ing on this road. It is hoped that the new section of this road will be open in just a short time. There will be an old time singing at Holly Springs the third Sunday in August. Christian'. Harmony ; is ; the book to be used; it is expected that a good number of old time singers will be present. v- : ;.-; -v !- Mr. and Mrs. Lee Kilpatrick and Mrs. Manson Hamilton of Crab Creek visited thei rmother, Mrs. ! P. P. Pat terson, on Big Willow Sunday." , ? 'r- Julian Smith jwas a 'welcome visitor at the home of Howard Patterson' 'Saturday night. . TWO KILLED: CARELESS DRIVING Hickory, N. C, July i8.?Tw'o chil dren were instantly killed 4 and four other occupants of an automobne were injured tonight, . wherx'.'passenger 'train No. 12 struck. the' 'automobile at Lonjr view, just west of rHickory The car. was driven by Belton C. Shnford, man ager of the Brookford Cotton milis store, and was f occupied - by his twa children Carl. :agedc five, ; and Ruth, aeed three years; and by Mrs. Shuford, Miss Bettle Hpllyard ' and Miss Lola Munday. ' .. ." ' The two children were instantly killed, Mr. Shuford suffered a crushed leg and a badly bruised head, and the three women were . less seriously in jured. Mr. Shuford is in a hospital here and ' the bodies "ofl;the two chil dren were turned over to , an under taker. ' :v ; ; , . ' HORSE SHOE NEWS. Summer visitors are; arriving daily.' . Mr and Mrs. : Roy Johnson and-: sis - ter, Mrs; Z. T Pinner , of vPomarIa. S. C, are spending some time with their mother, MrsjDorrie Johnson.;. Miss Sue( Cannon is attending? the teachers institute in session f now at Brevard, wtiere she expects to teach in the high schoblthls je&F-:-r' Mr. and Mrs. Bright Sitton of Blacks, urg, s. C. are visiting their mother Mrs. A. E. Sitton. : : S .preacher: clothes. . P There 'are two extremes' in the minv1 Isters garb; which should be avoided. Pne 9f them is 4he business suit which some preachers' wear ; oh all occasions. We heard a .brother, remark, on one oc casion that he tried' to dress as much like a drummer as possiblc,and that he had often been mistaken for a "Knlgnt othe grip." Well, he ought not to aresc that way. 1 "A" short sack coat ?on a .minister in the "pulpit , is an abomi nation. ' That kind of a coat oh any man ; who appears in public on the stage is hot in good, taste. : Lawyers; lecturers and preachers ought all to dress alike and for the reason that they are the centre of observation 'when performing j their : public duties. Nothing else is so attractive and ap propriate as a neat-Prince Albert coat that clings to- the form but does not sag. -. These are not ''clerical" clothes, but are appropriate for all public speakers.- There ought nver to 'be any clerical clothes. ( ' And this leads us to speak of the other extreme which ought always, to be avoided. Episcopal preachers and Romah Catholic Priests have always been known on account of their . pug dos collars and their, vests that button behind. We mean no re 'flection at all on these gentlemen when we say that, we would ' vote against calling a pastor-with that kind of tog- gery on if he was as big as John Broadug-. We-H regret rto see '-. that our Presbyterian brethren, in a few of our cities, are adopting the pug dog collar, the-coat-with-the. boiler rivets and the waist coat that enfolds the body like a black : sash. The ' .writer was reaed' among.' Presbyterians ; and . all the preachers Jof;his; boyhood wore men's clothes. - We hope ; the contagion that has begun will not spread: So far as we know not a'single Baptist preacher inthe : state in the ' South .advertises his calling by hig clothes. The Metho dist people are usually ; very sensible in the way they ress.- Up North the' thing is dfferenL One of the greatest Baptipt preachers in the United States (.never, appears In his, own. pulpit with- outhis gown. He 'means no" harm, but ; does, some by adopting this, fool-' ish style. It is not a sign of humility, but of the opposite to appear in . un- usulgarb before. thepublic. It is an evidence of -ministerial; vanity to ; thus call public attention to one's calling through the clothes that he wears. It is .no his garments, but his message that should distinguish the minister of the gospel, any anything in. the wxrhl I that - tends to distract attention front the message should Tavoldedr bestMreisedm-in.thfr-comm he whbse clothes - makes vno Impression" at all: iA loud tie or a shirt front too wide and white, even ? a pair of hose J rthat 1 shriek can -spoil an otherwise tasteful outfit. And when a preacher appears with clothes that clamor lop 5 nublic -notice nis message, wmcn is . ma breal business. Is to that extent obscur- .Charity and Children. MILLS BITEB RIPPLES. 14 ? " The W. O. W. exercises Saturday tnlght presented a very., enjoyable oc casion. - Sovereign ,XJrant or tienaer sonville was the principal speaker of the evening. Rev. R. F. Huneycutt and others were speakers on the pro gram. Refreshments were served to a large crowd, many being present from ilendersonvllle and Horse Shoe. ;: r Revival services at the Methodiat church began! Sunday, Rev. Dawson delieverd a strong sermon on "The Mystery ofr Godliness. . He has an nounced services for each morning;, at 10 o'clock and also for each evening at 8 o'clock. - -- -- V::-;- ; Work on our road grading from near Horse Shoe toward Mills River is pro pressing rapidly, the roaOeing nearly completed. ' ' . : Mr. Jone Thorne of Rutherford JOun ty is visiting ! JoWtV JV Ittcnoiik V Rev. R. vjF- Huneycutt is recovering from an illness .which threatened to be serious The people are-all glad be has sufilciently .recovered' to be able for work in,, the' revival, services as he has been -under medical treatment lor. -M' -":- - "I .-. - AMERICA FIGHTS UJJISEASE,. London, July 18-"Miraculous":4s the only proper, adjective to apply to. the work' being done by American doc tors and nurses In Serbia," says Sir Thomas Lipton today after his return from'his second trip to the near east with', the hospital yacni n.rm. "AS 'usual" continued Sir Thomas, "the Americans excel in organization and preventative measures. -The French and English units are doing good work in the hospitals but con duct of th$ work of sanitation Is rap Idly making typhus a thing of the past r.rMt must co to the . Americans whose magnificent, efforts, haye made. them loved by every &erDianiroui king to the lowest peasant, all f whom seem fully. apppreciaOye oftie efforts ofUe Red Cross intheir behalf. --,-;" -; Fruit of AOMno. . f . : Vii work. .vC'- ;s- -.;'-.'. -."":. . . . Madge--Have .you really onnd ;t'CMrcPatilwni not resign for some absence, inakbtfiebeart'-roir ionder? timer higi work as road; supervisor for irnririeliideedll hare! ue y?1' a w a j v T44tt Hs under construction. Jack ever.ao-jnuch more. Lippincotrs , , not ' known who - will be his Magazine. . ' T- ' r. ! - j. it r si - o HA!T if ; we' should: go to,one of bur local storekeepers and say: ' "Hero , Wyy. is a ten-dollar-bill; . I want you to buy for me such-and-such an article, y made so-and-so, this color, 'that size, and deliver It to me at your convenience say,. SO... (flaya; V'if v-'. '" VC-'T VTy ';'fr-,. Along comes another townsman; and-another; still; another, until 60 of us, all living : here, in: our community storekeeper a sum amounting to a thousand "dollars, with 'similar instructions. W would then have treated our; local torckeepep with the ame Hberal : Ity as we, who have been, buying of the mall ordep houses, have treated these monopolistic concerns. We would Have tin 'supp cash capital sufficient to buy what we Ordered nd civ him a fair profit on his deal. ' - Yes, we would thus1 enable Mm.. to , taketa . trip to the city, buy ; frpm. ,ithe manufacturers the articles ' desired, "'ship them . to . us, spend , a day or two enjoying himself if he so pleased, and.leaye' him-a fair, percentage of profit OTer .and 'above the cost of the articles and his expenses. - ' DO WE DO .THIS? ; YES.; W:J)p) Not.tjv, ::r?i:iy- 't- ";i','; -; But this is exactly what we'-dd ' with the mail orde nian in the big city. ; We send him the money in advance, f Ha . has the use of. our cash for that . purchase of his merchandise. He sends us. whatever he chooses and if we do not like it we can whistle forour money.. -; 1 - '. ' , , He takes pur money and buyi that which we have ordered. Then he may take a trip to Europe if he so wishes, all at our expense. - v; . Few of us realize that we. the. people outside the big 7 cities, furnish th capital for the conduct of the big; mall order houses. We do not stop toT think that it is our money which; ia buildirig-those great structures which are :the pride of Chicago and.some other'ciUes. We do, not stop to consider tha we are the capitalists who are supplyingjthe sinews of war against our own local business men. : ' '". ' l ... v . ; ' -. -v JTJ ST THINK OP IT DIVIDENDS OF FIFTEEN MILLIONS OF DOIa LARS PAID TO THE BIG-MENItJ THE MAIL' ORDER BUSINESS AS, A t PROFIT EACH YEAR ON OUR MONEY. I : ir We send the cash in -advance them. - They require practically no In vestment except for the printing of -their catalogs and other stationery. .They are doing their business on the ' "money which we, poor, . deluded, country dwellers, send to them, when we are pnly cutting our own throats and help ing to diminish . the prestige and strength of our local tradesmen.' . ; . ; "What would be the result if we shouldhand our dollars; in advance, to our local "storekeepers and give thm the same chance to make profits, w out investment? What would be th effect on our. community? . ' It would mean' prosperity' foriu U. Jt would mean more taxes to be paid by our business men. Improvements; of. a municipal character, better school facilities, better street lighting, better paving, etc. Of course, our local storekeeppars do not expect us to do business in this way. ; Yet why should we not?... : We do it with the mail order houses and when we are fooled we take, our medicine because we are ashamed to let our friends know how we have been buncoed. ' r '' - But we should do this we shouldgive all of our business to those men who have made their 'In vestments; in our "town, who are. trying to build up the community, who are paying the taxes and who are helping us to increase the value of our real estate holdings. ?' We all know that the value of our houses and lots, here in town, will be In prosperity, and the only way-for the wr rwotM PATBnKTvTm! OURSELVES. We all hope to aavance. When we buy from the' mall order house we' are. helping monopoly to put our storekeepers out pf .busin-ss;. , When . we send a dollar , to the big city, instead of ' spending it at1 ivcmd, k& "are d.epriTlnf our .ildreaibf "sbme of ' the 'opportunities 1CcVredufeatica- Ich they are "iatltled itx& i -'Lt;'usE?enl Q. vo seep up ui9 KczLoc3tta ' ouerwxocaiauTanjcju lor our .children unless -we havT?rospeix)usconununito,. T. Xet us not to mail order xaaa does not pay any- cf oir taxes in Uiis towlttj v !'tb'i&'it4 paid by " the .''lioiCtout mei ,itleaBtvtl greater proportion and -the raore business wet do .with them, the more taxes .they ; must. pay. v ....,v; u ... ;:.:- . ' r'"-;," ' - : . LET US WAKB UP TO"' A. CONSID2RATIOW -OF OUR BEST IN- tsrests ..vv, ; , . ' ' . i-; LET USSUPPORT -THOSE; -WHO HELP TJS, AITOOUR CHU-DREN. Merchants Association of Hendersonville JURY SAYS THAW. SANE, if " New York, July 14.- Harry-Kendall Thaw was declared sane by a jury which for nearly three weeks had lis tened to testimony given in the Su preme court here before Justice Peter Hendrick. Forty-eight minutes wer3 consumed and two ballots were taken in reaching a verdict. Justice Hen drick on Friday morning will announce whether; the commitment upon which Thaw was incarcerated- in the state "hospital for the criminal insane at Matteawan shall be vacated thereby giving the slayer of Stanford White tho liberty; for which he has fought In the courts for nine "years. ' - - It was at the end of a day of ad dresses by. counsel and the charge of the justice.that the jury retired. While the twelve ; men- were . deliberating the crowd in the courtroom and about the courthouse was augmented by . scores of people who . believed that a verdict quickly would be found.. ..; - . -; "MAY LOCATE HERE. ; ; . Dr. J.Richard Allison, -brother in law of E. R. Black is a visitor in the city. Dr. Allison - graduated a year ago from a medical college in Phila delphia'and since that time has heid a position in a hospital in, that citv.' He has passed the State medical exam!-; nation of Pennsylvania. He is' think ing seriously of locating inNorth Car olina He is a' son of J: E. Allison of this county; MR. PATTON LEAVES SOON -.. FOR GREENTILLE ROAD . WORK. When inGr0enVillerS. ;C Saturday P. F. .Patton," the' newlyelected road supervisor-f orv Greenville county, S. O, was advised to assume his new duties at an' early date.. -He promised to be gin road building' there about 'AUg. 1. ' -The attempt to restrain by law the issuance" of roa bonds has not stopped the road ,,' work. The representatives of the county in the General Assembly and the road authorities nave Instruct ed Mr. f'Pattbn; to: proceed with the -t: 'k. :- v. V-..-..--:'. - successor, i 5? S fehair have placed in the hands of the Increased as the community advances community to advance .Is for our busl- iinm wnn atw rpvnsia -rh ttutt vve au nope.io Decome prosperous. THOUSANDS, DIE NEEDLESSLY IN VAIN SEARCH FOR HEALTH. From 10,000 to 15,000 consumptives go West in search of health every year. Such is an estimate made byv the Na tional Ass.ociatton for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis in a state ment issued today based on recent in vestigations of the United States Public Health Service. The Association con cludes that there .are at present be tween 100,000 and 200,t)00 consumptives In the States of California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and Colorado. Investigations were made during the past year by Sqrgeons of the U. S. Pub lic Health, Service, P. M. Carrington in California ; , E. j A. Sweet in Texas . and New Mexico, and A. D..Foster in North and South Carolina. ., The National As sociation draws the following conclu sions from these studies: . (1) Thousands of consumDtives attracted- by the -climate migrate every year to the, West and Southwest. While ho definite figures an "be procured, tbt facts ascertained .would indicate an annual migration of at least 10,0,00 and possible 15,000 into the' States of Cali fornia Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Texas..-.. r.v :-..; ;,;.,,;;:;, ..... . , (2) i . From 30,to 50 per cent of these' consumptives are hopeless cases and die within six months after their arriv al,, the percentage of those dying with-; In 30 days running as high as 15.. ", - (3) ; A large, bu$ unknown precent age die in almshouses or are i the? recip ients of charity, and the great niajority of these could have been made com fortable -in their last days" if they had stayed at home among'friends and rel atives.'. ,";. .'';;'; ;;; ;:; ' v(4).From 40 to 90 per cent of all deaths' from tuberculosis . in "the West and Southwest are of natives of other states, nearly 50 per cent coming from Illinois, Missouri, Ohio; Kentucky, Ten nessee and New York. "? . ;y : , y-- (5) .People; who can afford it . and who: are not in too far advanced stages of tuberculosis will find the climate of the West and Southwest and aid in the treatment of tuberculosis. : ' - ;i (6 ; No .one should . think" of . going1 West or Southwest. for his health un less he has at least .$1,000 above his railroad fare, and can leave his family,' CHILDREN OF;THEmOUOTAI 1 - . "We find in the " Florida Metropolis 1 ,:; ;. 1 GOOD BUT A LITTLE1 SHO RT of Jacksonvin 'Fla.,;;an vv" -spired by the recent visit of the editor j Visitors Arriving Daily j-accqiti- of that paper tov Asheville, where he ;Modations Tfot Taxed; PredJctlons- attended the meeting of the Southern tv oajx uuixiaxxcx p . . aooutiia civilly which fits in so welL. with the address at. Chick Springs i last night by' Rev. ' Mr Crain,-we publish it, showing that not only the man of the hills., but the nian of the coast who visits the moun tains, see the situation alike. SDeak- ing of the Ellen Wilson ' memorial, an organization . founded by the late Mrs;' Wpodrow,t Wilson for the education of the children of the southern - moun tains, this writer says: . : 'There has never: been - any , move-1 ment started in " America that has a worthier motive;;. There has never been a movement that promises mo,re for.. the good of the country at large and the benefit of these people in par ticular as this, and, every . good citi zen ought to encourage it with their moral support . and , help with their financial aid. , ;. 'r . , -.. "How few of the public at large have lived in these , mountains, have. etf those people,; and know . their condi ition ? In the Elegy" we learn that: 7 " 'Full many a. gem of purest ray . r serene ' . ; ' . - The dark unf athomed caves of ocean bear; . - ' - . -; 'Full many . a ; flower , Is bora to blush .,. unseen., ; ; ... , "' And waste its fragrant on the desert r .air. j' ' :.Vi7-.;.. j ' i ."How true that is of the mountain tTchildrenl, . put In-the. hills, gathering wild flowers, and fruits ;, and - berries, and nuts little waifs of .nature with minds as pure and keen as those of the most - patrician;, birth; with limbs as strong as lions' and with: heart as pure as the pool at the springhead! And don't believe don't be . misled that you shall send to the mountains tr Art urn f a theftA phildren as a benefit - .to them alone, i ; 1 1 ; is not true. With their pure hearts and minds, their rugged constitutions, their ; strong bodies, unused to excesses, with their capacity to -know and do, you will edu cate an army of young men and. women who shall, go out into the world and do it honor, and. do you . honr and do the world good. .; ; ' "And that term 'Christian Educa- tion That appeals to us morkeenly , in on th n-irMintnin npn,1 ple. , Their faith in God, their love pi home and church and state 4s socmv grainecL im tnemnatureana , me ins mountwiis nave iut;iiniixu,viP and Tree ana , suscepiiDie -xnai wnen SaZfer.ar 1 mini ,oa"f4ii4v fil"r f hrtrrwv ArkllTA ut the.niountains have always kept them because while they.-havfe Jiigfi.per-,, eentage in Illiteracy; they have a; high percentage in morals. . Give them a Christian -education. 'I - - C ; "Don't be satisfied with making them think. See that they, continue tothink right, and the Ellen Wilson, memorial, will do a work that will.blecs the na tion so long as ; civic righteiausnesX shall be held as the most priceless jeweUof Civilization' ?rj?-: - President DeCamp, of the, press as sociation, presented Rev. J. D. Craini i of Greer, to that body last night, and, that gentlemanin. the course of , his original and thoroughly interesting address, presented the people of. his native section, "The Dark Corner," to his audience in words that brush away understandings and - bring out the 'strength of their character and the beauties of their simplicity. His Idea that these people, isolated through years by nature's barriers, the mighty mountains, are to come: into the civil ization of the next few years a sa new and fine force for; good is being shown correct . " in v many . ways.. Mr.. Craln himself is an example. Spartanburg Herald. : - SWISS SKILL TO MAKE, DYES. Washington, July 18. Importation of a corps of Swiss - dystuff chemists to aid i nthe development of the new Americkn coal tar dye industry is the latest project of the bureau of foreign and domestic; commerce in its- effort M meet the American dyestuff , famine resulting from the cutting off of the 'Gertnatt supply -. -: - ';J-- ' A combination : of : Swiss fe'chnical skill, American capital, and the vast 'American supply of coal tar -would; be of '"untoldi value in developing the 'new American industry, according to a statement by Dr. Thomas H. Norton, , of the bureau, made -public today. In comfortable circumstances; and no one. should go; who is in an advanced stage .of tubeiculosis or who has not taken careful medical advice. "; (7) 'Tuberculosis cai be cured in any part of the United States, and it is far better for a consumptive of moder ate means, suchvas the average wbrk ingman, to go to a sanatorium near at homer; than to go West and live in a more favorable climate without proper food and medical care, ;" f (8)1- Finally, there may be plenty of jobs. in, the, - West .and . Southwest for able-bodied;men, but the consumptive will "find the greatest difficulty in get ting work,, and no one should ge Wesf therefore in the hope of getting a Job. . The . National Association for the Study- and Prevention ; of Tuberculosis will, send free literature or grvenuror mation about sanatoria and.nospitaif to any one inquiring at its "office, 10J: East 22d Street; New York City. , . - ; i onort Season Heard.' .;.. " While the ' tourist . season , f o r Hen dersonvllle and vicinity has not reach ed its hefghtj there are many strangers in this section. . ? . . , During the pastweek there has been a great influx of hotel and. boarding house : patrons and a Jew cottagers -but the latter for the greater, part ar rived several days ago, - iv - - The "number of guests inh Vif v ? make a finB showing on' Main street at uigai, dui very rew boarding house and hotels have had their capacity for entertaining taxed.' -1 , . " Visitors are arriving rtatlv a i o .aw a7 - eipectea mat tne tourist . season iu Hendersonvli i j will have reached "ta , height by the, first of August, The opinion prevaiisthat the seasont Is not as good as it was last year f Jr the" COrresnondiner -nfirinf! arA nnrlnt' to business depressions brought on by -the European war it ; is not believea that Hendersonvllle will entertain as many visitors a$ it did Iact year. -;( The majority of the boarding house and hotels are not .discouraged .for reservations have been made and with-; in a few days many hundred hew faces are expected in the city.; - ; ' - " LONG RANGE BOMBARDING. ; i Terrible Force of ' Shells Fired - at a J - Distance of 28 Miles. ' . i f ' -' - -. e--" v.ti-' - " A thrilling story' of ;,the havoc?- ?" " " & ; rlx M w oy nuge uer man guns that shelled that town from a point 28 miles away is told by John. . P. -Brady, . a Chicago newspaper mai ' wha returned this Week from the war ; zone. ; Brady was ; in-Dunkirk during. th a sennnrt hnmharrlmont ..wttk TVn'r, Borden, the Chicago r millionaire and member of the New York yacht club y. . "There were two bombardments,"' said Mr. Brady. The first took: place on April 22 and 23, and Jie second on April 29 and 30. We were in Dunkirk when the second V bombardment com menced at 10:30 o'clock on the 29th. It lasted that . day until 2 : 30 p. m., ' dui-Jns; .which time 20 shells of a di-.' ai'eler' of-19 1-2 'inches "were hurlcT ihto. the town. The first chell struck: in ' front in the ' tilaza nf front of ritr- btel, about 350 yards 'from us. and yerxclose to the arsenal at which thV Gerxnans were aimipg. It killed 20 Boldiers and. 1 woman. i ;Tm,AI( A , Bhpii sha1- m withla ' I . .. . T- -v--.. an area of a suuare mile. . The vaccunr caused by the explosion - of ' the shell" - ;was sastrohgthaf up those in ;tnecinity.;ijMd r threvr themj to the ground.. - 1. r "Two shells struck a; housed next toH the military hospital, . completely de ?- molishinc: it The concussion caused , by the explosion was po great that 40 , seriously wounded soldiers .in the hos- v pital were killed. - W....-,. . -; , 'Another'.shell hit the railroad sta-: tibn and' killed 3 nleh. One struck the Casino a,nd killed several.; I afterward went into this buildihg.4' The effect or that the boneVof one victim had beentr. driven into the woodwork. - "One shell chugged into thebay and -a second later the waters of the harbor seemed to heave upward in a solid body.:' All;" the torpedo craft lying: i "Thesecohdrd: onlyi eight shells were fired. Throughout the bombard ment a German Taube aeroplane clr-; cled" above the city signaling to the . distant gunners. The French gunners trained - their anti-aircraft guns apdt rifles at the aviator, but Jailed to drive him off. '- - ' " v ' " "The result of the bombardment' from a military view was entirely sat-' isfactory. - Dunkirk has been render-. , ed untenable as a base. All the sol diers have evacuated th barracks and1 the wounded also have-been removedLv " "The gun; was stationed 28 miles?-; away, just beyond Dixmude. : ItT wasr-: apparently fired from a concrete base, which according to nilHtary men Jbad not thoroughly, set ' Thercharge usecT' .to burl the projectile over thia tremen dous distance was some f orm of. high- ly explosive gis; v--'; -l -; ' "In all about 300 were either-killed? or. wounded as a result of this bom ' bardment. - The mintary authoritfesr 1 enjoined strict silence and refused' to- alio w, any ucuiiis w. vv pi imlcu. nueu - we arrived mir London, I ; offered the . story to the Daily Mail, . but was " told" they could not print it" Mr. Borden, who returned with-V ... J 1.11. X . I. - jJX IVfc ... . 'The. most surprising thing about!' the battle fields in France Is the rapid "- manner, in which .all battle 'scars' aret removed as soon, as an action is over -Soldiers and civilians alike set to wor!c ciaui. nam . . . (Immediately after a' shell has , landed. to clear; away the debris and! remove AAA. LIALC. ' ' ;---..:!- vr.VV!iy.nrhty. LhdLn&-" ey are iiinetyljeaw Etrsz ger--Tjo what'dO thexcret their long Uyes? NativeQne; !cause7 hefTrcdi backer and one caislf he never xizeC ItChicago' Newk'.H' 'ftV 7 ? ' - - v
French Broad Hustler (Hendersonville, N.C.)
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July 22, 1915, edition 1
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