Show Yankee Inventiveness Is Triumphant Over Damage Wrought by the Germans rr TT I Br Dr Universal Service New York March 23 How J-How How American 1 inventiveness triumphed over o German en ss is graphically told by Fred II 11 Hope of Ill a gra graduate graduate grad grad- of or college Mary Maryville Tenn in a a. report to the tho Presbyterian board of oC foreign missions received a at Presbyterian headquarters here heie Mr 11 Hope is superintendent of or Elat Blat Industrial Industrial Indus Indus- trial plant tho Frank Franl James Industrial Industrial Industrial Indus Indus- I trial school and his was as the genius which directed native talent hi in achieving ing results in tho wal wake e of ot the ho GUI GOlma man forces S when lieu tho th Germans evacuated Elat Ela I station of or the Pr mission In hi West Vest Africa th they ilL lufi behind d only a il I scrap heap file They th the bl bl- cycles motor motol autos and auto trucks Some they wrecked cIl with I Sl sledges some some- with dynamite and the lie I ruins were burned The French of officials officials of- of considered what was left leCt as only junk and allowed the mis mission flits mis- sion slon to take talc It as scrap Iron Out of oC the scrap heap heal the Presby- Presby torian mission school man preSbY-I preSbY an automobile and an auto truck An auto en engine inc was tUrn turned d Into a en engine on- on sino gine connected with the sawmill and operated a shaft for or a planer a boring boring- machine A 1 shingle mill mill a grinder and anda 1 a large lathe When hell the carpentry class ran out of oc nails they were made in in inthe the mission shop from rom old wire which the Germans had coat d w with ith brass and sold to natives for fot 01 j jewelry or for use uso as money When hon the tile supply of solder gave ga out the bullets and metals left Jeer behind b by the the- Germans III In their flight melted as ns a su substitute te The carpentry class put up new dwelling houses a new dormitory a for the tho French school a dry shed for tho the plant rebuilt ruined structures and built a town for tho Presbyterian evangelists to accommodate date 1 12 families Furniture was made mado for or tho new dwellings and for other Presbyterian stations One Ono house was for tor one of the native Christian young oun mon and one room was lined colled and finished In maho mahogany an Tho The young man mart said he was ivas spending his money In a fine lne house rather than buying buying- women The tailor class turned out 7 1 04 pairs pain of oc pants 6 S shirts fin dresses 40 coats coat and hundreds of or garments such as arc worn by native men and women wom wom- en On The rue class has hns rebuilt au automobiles automobiles nu au- and a steam engine and kept tho the bicycles bicycle motor trucks truck und ami motorcycles motorcycles motor motor- cycles in repair for or the ml missionaries thus saving sa a t great rent deal of the mis mis- time Tho rho class also made mademan man many new garden hoes forks folks spoons knives cs cai carving car sets and many other use useful ul articles Time The hat class found difficulty in ef effecting of- of sales for 01 or as RM one nc African put it Will IlI Il a a. aman man bu buy a hat while whilo tho rest Iest of of his body I Is naked 1 Tho shoe class could get ct no leather from America so u used cd native cowhides and aHI antelope skins tanning them b byan by byan an process iced for Cor broom corn was secured ec from froni the United States and it grew gle so 80 well that making broom has b been el added to the thc list list of of trades Whon When sugar sugar sug sug- sugar ar was scarce an old cane pre press s which had lial been burned bummed was rebuilt and out or of the sugar sugar- sugarcane cane a n fine syrup was was produced A satisfactory experiment was the I making of or soap com froni the native castor bean benn a A. finer grade of soap and amI cheaper heap r rtha tha than the mission lied had formerly Imported Import Import- ed eti from Europe Peanut soap was also made niale but proved pro too expensive Pupils in this great reat indu industrial trial plant I are required to attend all of the ser I ices In In the Elat gial church Morning prayers arc had er e every das and a native nall minister ter gives his entire time to the tho school chool During the ten years of or tho the schools school's existence it has been outside of or tho tim missionary's salary Presbyterian I self su self S e 1 f- f si pp a r 1 n g. g |