v-vitt t:- f w $ EVENING LEDGER-l'HJLLADlflLl'llIA, TlWUflDAY, OCTOBER 11. 1917 P jLffiERTY LOAN PLEA OTteQ tamp Mir.Ani? kmu.juu,u vicuna. MJuunxrju I' Fenty Thousand Men St'tfjphe When General Kuhn Makes Appeal Tit WILL WED CAMP MEADE'S COMMANDANT 3ENE IS IMPRESSIVE ff' jj i.i tv:. .!! -., jetuuru ouvuuiy-iuiuii uivioiuii Sings "America" in Pntri T otic Demonstration V i?l o SlnJT Correspond t CAin MEADE, Admiral, Md , Oct. 11. ,1 t Twenty thousand men the entlro Sov 1' Jnty-nlnth Division assembled on the par- 'idoround today and after an address by Major General Kuhn cheered and sang '" ''America" to tho music of all the bands. In lone of the most remarkable demonstrations of patriotism and loalty to country ever engaged In by an almy. It Was a Liberty Loan meet'nR of men nnd soldiers the greatest of the sort held lnco the United States went to war for their own preservation and the preservation ef other States whoso Ideals they sharp General Kuhn said: "You have pledged your lives, and I want you to pledge your dollars to the cause of world democracy and human liberty for which you are about to fight." Tho 20,000 burst fortli Into mighty cheers. "You have made a wonderful record al ready,'1 said General Kuhn ' nnd I want you to make more wonderful records What you havo done In tho llttlo time you have been here speaks well for the x ifety of your country and woo for her enemies You must make our country 'and civilization cafe, and you v 111 " Tho Tenth New York Infa.itrj, which has been doing guard duty here. leaves tomorrow for a southern training camp, mid the men's placed will be Ukcn by selected men. CAMP MRADK, Admiral, Md , Oct 11. Organization of tho Heventj -ninth Divi sion was complolcd tndny when announce ment was made at hcadquaiters that Gen eral Kuhn.'s army contains a genuine Irish battalion. It I the only 100 per ctnt Irish unit In Camp Meade and Is ctllci.tlly known its Battery F 312th Field Artillery Philadelphia, which has contributed the lion's share of what Is r.ood at Little l'cnn. must also have credit f -r the Irish battalion, for It was the West Philadelphia draft boards that sent the fighting Irish to Ad miral. And true to traditions of the Emerald Jte, this bunch, who ovcntually will shoot ell kinds of missiles Into the Uoches, has captured first honors In tho reg ment. In an exhibition drill they walked away with the honors nnd are a bit cocky about It. Joe Mullen, In private life Is chauffeur for Mayor Smith, but how that he Is wearing olive drab ho belongs to tho Irish battalion. "I am proud of It, too," said Joe, when ad dressing war correspondents. "Battery F Is Irish to the core We havo a bunch of Mac., a ton of O'Donnells, a few Murphys, and a line collection of Bull! vans. And we arc waiting for a Hag. an Irlnh flag, that wo can suspend from the rafters cf our mws hall Harlclgh Burlcy, 0910 Walnut Mrc, who served on the bolder in j ' ' ' , ? J tCtrrts The oiiRnKcment of Miss Helen II. Squier, of Washington, to Major General Joseph E. Kuhn has just been announced. General Kuhn is in charge of trnining Philadelphia nnd other draftees at the Maryland cantonment. He recently completed a term as president of tho army War College. MEN AT HANCOCK HOPE TO SAVE UNIT Keystone Officers Regard Split-up Order as Real Calamity ANXIOUS TO GET OVER Regiment, PC. O. P., Is with the bunch and has been made a sergeant C c Mcl.tan, court stenographer, nnd Mah'on Smith, a salesman, living at Sixtieth and Catharine streets, nre t-erreants too Dan Diamond, 3416 Havcrfont avenue, who made a reputation In athletics at tho Catholic High, Is a corporal, nnd Tex Shep- ,, pard, also n veteran of border service, is &mots the new sergeants. "Are we proud of our Irish battery?" suggested Michael McGarrity, of C230 Cath arine street. "'Who wouldn't be proud of an outfit like this?" Norman II. Hlehards, of Fifty-first and Chestnut streets, tiniest In the regiment who Is not 100 per cent Irish, chimed In that Battery F Is tho purest Irish organization In tho I'nlted States army. AUGUSTA Ga. Oc't. 10. Cfllcers of the Twenty-eighth division are of the opinion that a drastic change In reorganization plans Just now would bo a calamity, and would -handicap the ,iii i.inn m tur ms training Is concerned. the Third This opinion is held chlelly by olllccrs of tho preserved regiments., Reorganization orders are occupying tho attention of almost every ofllcer and man In the division, and tho temporary sus pension of the order has given hope espe cially to the dismembered regiments, and while the men of thought see disadvantages of making a drastic change Just at pres ent those of tho dismembered regiments btlll havo hopes of being taved. It Is understood that a radical change In the reorganization plans Just at pres ent will require ten days or two weeks time to work out, while the work of Uam lug will go on as usual, many officers will be taken from this dutv in order to map out the new reorganization If puch results. At present the Tvvent -eighth division Is In the midst of Its fourth week of In tensive training, and Is farther advanced in this line than any ether National Guard in the ibuntry, with tho exception of the Kainbow division Some of tho regiments are in their sixth week of training, espe cially In General O'NcIl's brigade, where the second nnd third weeks' training was combined as wero the fourth and fifth weeks. This combined work put the brl gado In a position more advanced than that of nny other of the Infantry units. SEARCH FOR CHICAGO GIRL Niece of Potter Palmer's Mysteriously Disappears From Asheville Sanitarium ASHEVILLE, N. C , Oct 11 County and local authorities today Instituted a section wide search for Miss Graco Potter, promi nent young Chicago society girl, nleco of tho potter Palmers, of Chicago, who disap peared from Asheville Sanitarium October 1. Miss Potter hid been under trentment for a nervous affection. She is believed to have strayed off Into tho mountains, as on sever il previous occasions, which were nlwas followed, however, by her icturn within forty-eight hours. Woman Too Busy to Visit Deserter HEADING, Pa , Oct. 11. "Too busy" was the response, ofllcers bay, of a woman of this city to a message asking her to come to the police station to see a prisoner taken today to Fort du Pont, Del , for trial on a charge of desertion The prisoner was Henry C Hothenberger n Heading guards man who left Camp Hancock, Ga ,- recently to rejoin a woman here Itothenberger was arrested on arrival hero by a pollco detective A'&MW&summ,w''aa hVr IwirfS I fc Make a rapid-fire machine job of all your figure work u " hi" :. WHEN you put it all on the Comptometer, that's exactly what you do. , And in doing it, you multiply the effectiveness otthe human unit two fold threefold even fourfold, depending on the kjnd of work. No matter what it is in figures Proving Postinesj Balanc ing Accounts; Footing Trial Balance; Extending and Footing Invoices; Figuring Pay Roll, Cost, Inventory, Estimates; Taking off Dis counts; Adding and Figur ing Fractions he Comptometer will make a tuick, easy, and dependably accu- , rate job of it at a worth while saving M time and labor. SPEED combined with JCCU RJC Y that' s the explanation. One-motion, direct key action of the Comptometer accounts for its phenomenal speed; the Controlled key (which allows no slighted key stroke to pass unnoticed) safeguards accuracy. Right now, when the burden is so heavy, is the time to break away from slow methods that mean unnecessary labor and expense. Why not call in a Comptometer man and let him demonstrate, by a practical test, just what it will mean to make ALL your figure work a rapid-fire machine job. No cost no obligation only the opportunity to show you. CONTROLLED-KEY ( 1 .on I " . " tometer Philadelphia Wahnetah S. k Mills N. W. 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CMmn DIX ROOKIES IN BOND SALE CONTEST Van Dyke's Appearance Postponed, but Opening Has Plenty of 'Pep' MILLIONAIRES SHELL OUT Bu a Staff Corrtaponttcn t CAMP DI.Y, Wrlghtstown, N. J., Oct. 11. Unfavorable weather conditions caused the postponement of the visit of Dr. Henry Van Dyke to Camp DIx, vvhero ho was icheduled to open the Liberty Loan cam paign today by addressing tho men who are training here. Ho will visit tho camp next Tuesday. In spite of tho fact that unfavorable weather and tho mud of tho enmp, as well as tho disappointment of Doctor Van Dyke's nonappearance, havo taken a little of the punch out of the opcnlns day, tho campaign has started with a rush. AH sorts of posters greeted tho "rookies" when they crauled out In the dismal, dark, drizzling dawn hours this morning for reveille. "Send your money to Uncle K.im" was the principal appeal of tho posters. In stead of the familiar call to duty and patriotism that nro seen In the cities Inter reglmental contests have been promoted to stimulate the Interests of tho men, and the officers nro pulling not only to get tho biggest total, but also to show tho greatest percentage of men on the reglmentnl sub scription lists. Among tho drafted men there aro many men of wealthy families and of largo for tunes. These men como principally from the wealthy districts of northern New Jer sev, Morrlstown, Iakowood, llnglcwood and other well-known suburban towns, und largo subscriptions nre expected from thesu "rookies." It Is known that ono of these men has subsirlhed to S3n,noo worth of bonds already tind nnothcr to $30,000 Tho campaign managers do not desire to publish the names of men who made these large subscriptions, for fear that It would discourage tho Interest In tho Intcr-regl-mental contest If ono regiment knew that a rival outfit had several millionaires A dally total of the subscilptlons will bo given out every morning fiom he-ulquartcrs October 24 will be Liberty Loan day at tho camp, and tho half holiday will bo de voted to a sports contest that will bring about 10 000 men Into one hlg athletic meet There will be every kind nf Jnterregimentnl contests from football games to b.tjonct charges. The principal event will be a road relay race between tho camp and Trenton of thirty-six men, who each run a liftir-miio Arrangements have been mnde with tho public authorities of Now York Stato where by alt soldiers from New York wilt bo able to voto on November 0. Lists of tnoso qualified to voto will bo prepared by tho election officers of the respective districts of New York, nnd these lists will bo for warded to tho camp. Tho soldiers will cast their ballots herl- nnd duplicates will bo forwarded to their districts. Tho 0000 men who will leave hero In tha .iear futuro for southern camps under the new redistribution order will ,0.180 lectcd pro rata from every organization. That Is, the men will bo selected more or less by chance, tUo Idea being to causo tho least Inconvenlcnco to tho least number or units, nnd making every regiment bear Its Inconvenlcnco to tho Bamo extent ns any other outfit. CLUB FOR U. S. OFFICERS London Pilgrims to Open Lcsconfleld Mansion to Yankee Guests LONDON, Oct 11 Tho club for Ameri can naval nnd mllltury officers organized by tho London Pilgrims will be opened next week It Is housed In Lord Leconfleld's mansion, ono of the show places of London, In tho heart of the club district American officers as honorary members can Mecp and get meals thero .it a most moderate rate Tho club Is also Intended to bo a means of Introducing tho officers to Hugl'h country life, affording to them opportunities for golf, shooting nnd other sports. Tho looms aro spacious and comfortable and, decorated with Lcconlleld family por tialts, nre admirably suited for club pur pose". Tho Tlrltlbh Government has active ly supported tho club, which Is Intended to RED CROSS ALONE CAN SUPPLY SAILORS' GIFTS Ruling by Secretary Dnnicls. Mrs. Stotesbury Accepts Ad visory Chairmanship tllfts for sallorB will bo accepted from no organization but the American Ited Cross, according to n statement Issued by Secretary of tho Navy Daniels, who named Philadelphia nnd Washington as tho bases for tho supply work. This decision by Secretary Daniels set tles Conclusively the question1 eC tt or not the woman's section nf ' V TtncpllA wnv mhMmtA In ....... Vi ."', sailors, following Secretary n.Hiriif'Wi troversy with the league and hi. iJ"a to ticcju lurtner glflB from It, " A letter irom airs. Edward T ntn, S wns mndo public In connection i.t3 statement. Mrs. RtntoMm... J. w'Ul tVl the woman's section of the ,Navv?TJr 1 In accepting tho new position of chlrvO nf ffiA nrlutcnrv ivti..Ui.. . 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