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AIR RAIDERS FEAR
THE SEARCHLIGHT
Mies Find Powerful and Far*
Reaching Illumination an Im
portant Factor.
USEFUL IN SPOTTING TANKS
Pick Up Hun Bombing Planei at ■
Distance and Keep .Them Con
stantly In View—Equipped
With 8ound Detector*.
New York.—Lout fall, when the Aus
trians were driving the Italian sol
diers from their hard-won mountain
fortresses, the defeated army had one
weapon which It constantly used to
harass and impede the foe. This was
the electric searchlight, a newcomer
on the field of battle.
Powerful lights were trained every
night upon the odvandng Austrians
whenever they came to a river cross
ing or whenever they were obliged to
halt for another reason. This ham
pered and Irritated the enemy ex
ceedingly. It was not only that se
rious danger attended any disclosure
of their operations. They suffered
also from nerves when the long feel
ers of light brushed over their faces
and hands and revealed every detail
of the work upon which they were
engaged.
' The use of searchlights by our
own expeditionary forces Is becoming
an Important branch of the engineer
ing service. Not long ago. congress
voted an appropriation of $1,000,000
for searchlights of both the field type
and the anti-aircraft type. The lights
commonly used are 88-Inch lights, hav
ing a candlepOwer of 1,000,000,000, and
n maximum range of approximately
10,000 yards, or nearly six miles. '
First Use In Warfare.
When searchlights were first Intro
duced In warfare It was expected that
they would bo primarily service
able in battlefield illumination. The
scheme was to throw light upon the
opposing battle line and show ad
vancing companies of Infantry the
kind of ground over which they had
to go. Another plan was to have
rows of searehllghts parallel with the
trenches and sweep the terrain be
fore them, lighting up the barbed-
wire entanglements laid by the foe
and exposing pnrtles of enemy sol
diers at work repairing them. How
ever, neither of these nses turned out
to be especially significant. The dif
ficulty was that, ns soon ns the lights
were In operation, they were easily
picked off by tho enemy’s, guns,
the same manner, they could not be
plhccd along the line of trenches
More recent experiments have dem-
onstated that there Is a real useful
ness for field searchlights. They are
now being employed to spot tho en
emy’s tank advances. Instead of be
ing hauled by horses, ltko the first field
searchlights, the newer ones are
mounted on motor trucks. They are
flashed for only a minute or two at a
time, and nro Instantly shifted to an
other vantnge point. This affords
them a greater measure of self-pro
tection.
The antiaircraft searchlight Is the
most valuabto type of light now used
by our soldiers. It Is our most ef
fective defense against the low-flying
night-bombing plane of the Germans.
Antiaircraft guns have proved almost
hopelessly Inadequate In coping with
nlght'alr raids, and If It were not for
the long pointing fingers of the search
light the foe would be able to effect
some very deadly work In night at
tacks upon supply depots and ammuni
tion dumps.
miles away from its objective. For
this purpose the searchlights are lo
cated at points likely to be attacked.
They are sunk In holes in the ground
and are heavily sandbagged. Both tbe
light and the men working It are given
considerable protection..
Fitted With 8ound Receivers.
To detect the approach of airplanes
the searchlight apparatus Is furnished
wth sound receivers. Without these
receivers tbe outfit Is practically use
less. The receiver can' be swung
around to catch the sound vibrations,
and they are remarkably accurate In
discovering the position of the plane.
Usually It can be located within a few
degrees. The light Is not turned on at
all until the airplane Is practically lo
cated. Then It Is suddenly flashed on
the craft. Once n bombing plane Is
found It Is hnrd for It to get away from
the Inexorable pencil of light. Bomb
ing planes are not like battle planes;
they must fly In comparatively
straight lines and are aot free to
twist and turn so ns to wriggle out
of rang? of the light
The first thing an aviator does when
he finds himself In the spotlight Is to
rise. That Is Just what the operator of
tbe searchlight wants him to do. Tbe
higher, he goes the less accurate his
aim becomes and the smaller grows
the chance that he can hurl his bombs
at a desired point. Furthermore, he Is
dazzled by the light and his sense of
security Is completely destroyed. Some
times he can be found out by one of
the antiaircraft guns, or pursued by
one of our own airplanes. Even If the
searchlight crew does nothing more
thnn to frighten an airman and drive
him awny It lias performed a defensive
act which may save quantities of
stores and ammunition, to say nothing
of lives.
Health
About
Gone
Mtnjr thousand* of
women suffering bom
womanly trouble, haw
been benefited by the use
of Cardul, the woman's
tonic, according to letters
we receive, similar to this
oaebomMis.Z.V.SpcH,
of Hayne, N. C. "I could
not stand on my feet, and
Just suffered terribly,"
she says. "As my suf
fering was so great, and
he had tried other reme
dies, Dr. —— had us
getCardul. . » I began
improving, and It cured
me. I know, and my
doctor knows, what Car
diff did for me, lor my
nerves and health were
•bout gone."
TAKE
SEORGIA MEN ACTING
AS SECOND'LIEUTENANTS
Plattsburg, Aug.—The Students’
Army Training Corps camp, has now
reached its full quota of 3,300 men
and the force la now being reorgan
ized into two prdvisional training
regiments of infantry of three batal-
lions each of 12 companies to the reg
iment. „
There are a large number of young
men from Georgia among the new ar
rivals and nil of these have been put
in commands above Company R, but
the roster of these new organizations
will not be completed before next wek
A roster containing the names of the
Georgia men, whow ere here in the
first camp in'June nr.d whoh ave re
turned and are now serving ns non
commissioned officers and instructors
will also be prepared some time next
week.
Of the former camp men, Colonel
Denver has selected 22 who ho has
designated to act as second lieutten-
ants during thep criod of the camp,
five of whom aref.rom tho state of
Georgia, this state furnishing the
greater number by two over any oth
er state. The meq selected are: Dav
id P.Welchel, Gainesville, a member
of Company A; W. W. McCrea, Tif-
ton of Company B; Clement N. Eyler,
Savannah, of Company Q; Ivey W.
Duggan, Clayton, of Company U, and
T. N. Cooley, Grnntville, of Company
W.
The duties of these men will be
those of second lieutenants, but their
privileges will bo those of other stu
dents anil their relations with respect
to other students will remain as be
fore. Thesem en'will not be saluted
The insignia of rank will be one round
silver button to bo worn on the right
side of the olive drab shirt collar.
The Woman’s Tome
She writes further; "1
tm in splendid health...
can do my work. I feel 1
owe it to Cardul, for I was
in dreadhff condition."
II you are nervous, run
down and weak, or suffer
from headache, backache,
etc., every month, try
Cardul. Thousands ol
women praise this medi
cine for the good it has
done them, and many
physicianswho have Used
Cardul successfully with
their women patients, for
years, endorse this medi
cine. Think what it means
to be in splendid health,
like Mrs. Spell. Give
Cardul a trial.
Afl Druggists
The manager of two high-class mo
tion picture theatres in New York has
issued ap roper protest against “the
prevailing tendency to make capital
of the patriotic fervor which imbues
the American people at the present
moment, as evidenced in the produc
tion of crudely conceived and badly
executed pictures in which an ill-con-
ccaled attempt is made to commer
cialize our love of country.” The
press of thee ountry may well devote
seme critical attention to the' exploi
tation of patriotism involved in many
clap-trap productions of war feature
films, in which thes pirit of the Amer
ican fighting forces ia grotesquely
caricatured.
To The Farmers
We wish to announce that we are going to
operate this season the BUSBEE GIN on the A. B.
& A. Railroad track, also the RUSHIN GIN, in
East Vienna. .
We are installing new machinery with a view
to handling you cotton quickly and to the best
advantage. Both gins will be ready for operation
as soon as the season opens.
We are prepared to serve you and solicit your
patronage through the coiping season.
We will be in the market for your surplus
cotton seed.
J.J. & J. L. LASHLEY.
A patent has been iazued for nn
attachment by which any person can
The method la to pick up n hostile lessen the amount of sound given by
bombing plane when itjs about five telephone bells.
Now as ever, there must be in
journalism, ns everywhere in organiz
ed effort, a man behind the guns. He
may not be visible. Hut he is there
nnd he is bound to be there.—Henry
Watterson,
Mr. Garfield, the U. S. Fuel
suggests that each farmer furnish
to gin his cotton. We are in the
wood in any quantity.
Administrator,
sufficient wood
market for cord
A MEMORIAL TO THE MEMORY
OF BRO. AND SISTER B. G.
McKINNEY BY THE MARS
HILL BAPTIST CHURCH
All that skilled physicians and lov
ing hearts could do was to no avail,
God in his infinite wisdom has sent
the grim reaper into oui* midst and
called from our body Bro. and Sister
McKinney.
‘Aunt Frankie” as Sister McKin
ney wns familiarly -known to her
many friends and really so was she
to one of the community indeed, and
in fact, by all that the ties the name
aunt implies, was born Nov. 19, 1860
and died Jan. 10th, 1918.
She was before her marriage, Miss
Frances Pollock, in her childhood and
as a young woman she gained the
friendship of many, the high ns well
as the low, and by her unselfish dispo
sition and earnest desire for the wel
fare of others retained the friendship
of nil to the end. Although she had
not united with the church until 'she
had reached" middleage, she lived a life
we would do, well to emulate.
Bro. McKinney was born July 28th,
1847; Died March 12th, 1918. “Un
cle Ben” in his quiet unassuming way
was always ready to lend a helping
hand or to speak a word that would
bring cheer to n sorrowing heart.
Time and time again have we known
he and his dear companion to visit the
sick and bring with them delicacies
for the sick.
He too, joined the church late in
life, but was n loyal member at- his
death. In his last illness he bore his
suffering with fortitude, longing and
yet patfently waiting for the end that
he might join his loved ones.
B. G. McKinney and Miss Frances
E. Pollock were married Jan. 12th,
1871, to this union were born seven
children, six of whom survive them,
they are T. W., W. H„ G. L. Mrs. G.
R. Adams, Mrs. Rufus Buscelle, Mrs.
Jack Adams We would say to these
that their father and mother are at
rest and with the redeemed are
around God's throne, beckoning you
to come and be with them. Besides
the children nnd grand children a
host of relatives nnd friends mourn
their death.
Therefore, be it resolved, first,
That we bow in humble submission
to the will of our Heavenly Father,
knowing that all things work togeth
er for the good of those that love him.
Second, That we extend our heart
felt sympathy to the bereaved ones
in this double sorrow that has come
into their life.
Third, That a copy of these resolu
tions be furnished each of the chil
dren one to the Vienna News for pub
lication and a page be left blank in
our minute to their memory.
Respectfully submitted,
R. B. MOYE,
S. N. LUPO,
A. D. HENDLEY,
Committee.
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bor for a sound apple—and a newspa
per conducted on unsound policies ia
a thorn in thes ide of its better-man
aged competitors.
Indestructible prescriptions for
spectacles invinted by a Chicqgo oc
ulist, are stamped upon aluminum
and can be filled by opticians in any
country.