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ULADELPHIA
PACES SEEN ON
J'Quite a Bunch" Noticed
; Among Infantry and
' Artillery Troops
I Vames not permissible
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By HENRI BAZIN
ji fitlar Cerrttpondcnt ot the EvrntnaMacr icfti
i3-v ! Amrrtcon Armw tn Prance
riEI.D HEADQUAIlTEnS AMEIUWA
.' AltMY IN FRANCE. Sept. 14.
The new organization of an artillery
tmlUllon makes a slightly different dlslrl
.button than was the case In the United
LC iilai rmi hfnrp tile ffftf.
,? There are three batteries to a battalion
its before, but each battery now consists
of SIS men. Forty nnlmals haul their
' mitrit vtilrh numbers four KUns. eight c.ils-
Mtw, two extra powder caissons, one rolling
kitchen, one battery wagon with forge, one
More wagon, two carts of French type in
which most anything can be piled, and a
reconnaissance or phone wagon. The out
fit looks the real thing when on the road
nnd requires $500 yards of space as it
travels.
The chaplain of a certa n regiment of
a-tlllery l Father for his name Is not
rr.entlonablo In orders to correspondents.
And this Is a pity, for he Is a man with
a seise of humor, broad enough to give
nnd take a Joke Yesterdaj 1 met him on
, road leading out of camp. In his uniform
he looked Vke any other officer, and In his
Jovial face I saw the milk of human kind
ness. '
Father was endeavoring to converse with
a village cure who did not speak any more
English than the chaplain spoke French.
As In mrst of the camps, I have become
recognlicd as an unofficial interpreter, and
as Father knew me. I was requisitioned
on the spot.
"Tell the padre for me that I want to
know how long he has been In this village,"
he said to me by way of greeting.
"Why padre?" I asked ; over here there
are no padres, but cures."
'Sure there's nothing in names since
tbey all serve the Lord," answered the
chaplain : "ask him '"
n nhoriiioit v I fmimi nut that M. le Cure
II had been in charee of a flock in the lllage
of for forty-two years, and that he
could not quite understand why the Ameri
can cure was not In a priest's gown In
stead of khaki. After that was explained
I asked the chaplain to accept the cure's
Invitation to dejeuner upon a later date,
and then walked back to camp with the
former.
On the way he eidenced his sense of
humor In a story.
There was an enlisted man In our regi
ment when we were down on the border
that was a devil." he said "He was my
striker, and during the week he drank the
liquor I kept on hand for medicinal pur
poses, while on Sundas he served mass
for me. One Sunday while I was saying
mass from the tall end of an army wagon
a rookie came up and, addressing my
striker, said
" "Mike, them lead mules lies broken
loose.'
"Mike loolfed daggers at lilm and did not
Answer
"'Eh. Mike didn't you get me?' asked
the soldier
"Mike turned toward his questioner In a
rage and blurted out:
"'Say. you boob, ain't you got 'nough
aense to keep quiet during mass?' "
I would the censor were permitted to
allow me the mention of names, for I have
run across a bunch of Phlladelphians among
the officers anW men of the regiments of
artillery and Infantry that have crossed im
path, or rather whose paths I have crossed
Some (Save told me they had lived within a
stone's throw of the home I had In West
Philadelphia when doing local work on the
EVENING LEDOEn Others have known men
I knew, and we found something In common
on the Instant. And others still just came
from Philadelphia, which was enough for
me to enter Into a talkfest with them. To
each and all I promised Kveni.no Ledgers
and as I receive them I try to keep my
promise. I have just handed three cople
to a certain major who lives not far from
the City "all, It you take the subwa He
Is disturbed at the Phillies- likelihood of
finishing In second place Instead of first.
and asked me to tell the sporting editor of
the Evenino Ledoeii to put a piece In the
paper explaining why So. if said sporting
editor does, and I see It, I'll send the paper
t the major as soon as I get It.
The objectives upon which the artlllerv
Sammees are firing have been given fanci
ful names by 'the officers. Far off lh the
distance, dlscernable only under the glass.
Is a lightning stricken tree that in called
jafel Tower Other points are named Doc
tor Cook, Hlndenbutg, Iterlln, the neck,
this latter a name chosen by an ntticer
whose home Is south of Market street In
Philadelphia, and vln ordinaire, In memory,
perhaps, of an evening with too much of
the red Ink that Is the water of a French
meal.
G. H. Bright Fuel Director for Berks
, IlEADING, Pa.. Oct. 24 G. Howard
Bright, this city, a hardware wholesaler,
was appointed fuel administrator for this
city and county. He was designated by
State Administrator Potter and will name
six assistants this week
Why did Ger
many hate Amer
ica before the war
began?
Head the answer
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EVENING
108 LEAD BRIGADE OF ONE
General, Colonel, Six Majors, 100 Cap
tains for Lone Privnto
CAMP DONIPHAN, Fort Sill. Okln.. Oct.
24 A brigadier general, a colonel, six
majors and 100 captain" are command
ing John doings, late of the Third Kansas,
the lone private of the depot brigade. Until
men from the National Army cantonment at
Camp Kunston nrrlve. Oolngs will be the
sole enlisted soldier of the brlgnde. which Is
to be filled with the drafted soldier. He
hai fix e bands to give him music, but on the
other hand, his pleasures are spoiled by the
all-to-frequent necessity of saluting his 108
superior officers
LIBERTY DAY PROGRAM
SPOILED AT CAMP DIX
Rains, However, Fail to Affect
Loan Campaign, Which
Passes Million
Itu (1 Staff Corrrspondrnt
CAMP UIX, WKiaitTSTOWN. V .T
Oct. 21.
Tile elaborate plans for Liberty D.iv here
were completely spoiled by the torrential
rains of Inst night, which converted the
camp Into a muddy lake. The monster ath
letic meet has been postponed Indellnltelj.
but. In all probability, will bo held net
Wednesday afternoon.
It was rumored unofficial!. that the Lib
erty Loan total passed the $1,000,000 mark
enr'y this morning and the committee Is
now dinging to make the total it quarter
of a million more by Saturday night. The
leports hate not vet been received from the
contractor"' cmilnves. but there will bo nt
least $loo,ouo rnlefl among them.
The response In some of the leglments
has been wonderful The leading regiment
Is the 310th Hcglment, comprised of New
York men. which has subscribed over $150.
000. Kvery man In the sanitary detachment
of this regiment bought at least one bond,
another company has a 06 per rent sub
scription, while C9 per cent of the whole
regiment subscribed.
Although there are many rich men. both
In the ranks and among tho ofllccrs, the
significant feature of the returns here In
the percentage of men who have bought one
oi two $50 bonds
SCENT PLOT ON CANNING
Enemy Propaganda Spread Belief Gov
ernment Would Seize Surplus
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 I apartment of
Justice officials are convinced that the cam
paign of misrepresentation which has been
advising householders not to can surplus
foods on tta ground that the 'Jot eminent
will seize them It part of Herman propa
ganda. Not only does the Government lack au
thority to commandeer household canned
goods and supplies, but It never has enter
tained any Idea of doing ko.
Tho food administration is doing every
thing possible to encourage the canning of
food on the ground that It would lessen the
drain on tho commercial supply of food
stuffs. SfJfejH.
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LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24,
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JOHN FOX
The former manaper of the Sham
rock Field Club, of South Phila
delphia, is now training for mili
tary service at one of the army
camps in Georgia.
RESTRICTS SOLDIERS' GIFTS
WASmNUToN, l)ct 21 Seen pound
Is the limit for Christmas presents nnd
other gifts from home for American sol
diers In France
The Postolllce Department has announced
that It had been Inforimd hv the Amer
ican postal authorities in I-'ranoe that
under the arr.intm nt. with tlin i-'mmicii
railway.', the l'n m li i-t il servln- i un
able to c.trr In ilii- iiil pci'-t packages
in extess of seven pound-
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with a sense of appreciation who
knows and delights in the rare good
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LIEUTENANT ARNOLD KILLED
Creat-Grandson of Doctor Arnold, of
Rugby, nnd Nephew of Mrs. Wnrd
LONDON. Oct 24. Hccond Lieutenant
Thomas Arnold tiled from wounds on Oc
tober 11. He was twenty-one yenrs old
and was a great-grandson ot Doctor Ar
nold, ono of the principal characters In
"Tom Urovvn nt nugby," nnd n nephew
of Mr. Humphry Wnrd. He was ahot
by a sniper during the advance on October
P, but recovered consciousness nnd wrote
a hopeful postcard home.
M'CLELLAN ALL ASTIR
OVER JERSEY ELECTION
Commission Busy in Camp and
Men Have Rallies All
Their Own
f AMP McCLKLLAN. Annlston, Ala.. Oct.
?! --I'ointnlssloners sent here by Secretary
of State Martin, of New Jersey, havu opened
election business and have started the
various candidates back In New Jersey on
the way to offices or to the rea'm of would
lie It la election time for Jersey men who
are here In tho blue and gray division of
the grand army of liberty, and although
tlirlr ballots won't be counted until election
day. they have an early start
With the arrival of the commission from
cu Jersey politics Is buzzing about Camp
Mn'lelhtti. InsteHd of the (Hants and the
N hlte Kov It Is nn argument now between
the supporters of Kzeklel Hannibal Ogden.
Mho wants to be constab e, and Thomas
Jen"er-)n Splnnor, who hns vcr.v positive
des'gns on the R.tme Important post Groups
"f Jerspymen d'scuss favorites and stajre
the big polltlcnl fights with realistic argu
ments They have all of the elections back
lionie settled already All that remains now
Is for the voters to cast their ballots and
1 t the election boards count 'em up.
The commission sent here Is composed of
Christopher S. Hahd. of Tuckahoe. Cnpe
May County: Charles A. Uobertson, of
I nlon Hill, Hudson County, and James
Long, superintendent of tho Camden Water
Department. They wll remain here until
the election"
At present their work consists principally
ot obtaining the registrations of the men
who wish to vote nt the elections. They are
established at hendquarters of the Klfty
seventh Infantry Hrlgade, (he center of ad
ministrate n of nffalis of the New Jersey
Infant r organization? Krom there the
election buienu will be operated Much
dllllculty is experienced In locating the
men, because with the reorganization of
the division men have been transferred right
nnd left.
Daniels Inspects Sailors' Training
CHICAHO. Oct. 2t After Inspecting the
naval training stntlon at (treat Lakes and
making several addresses Secretary Daniels
left for Kansas city. Lord Northcilffe.
who had Just arrived here from the Hast,
made a iuirk automobile run to the I'nlon
Station to ra a few wolds with the Sec
retary m
sizes frpm
to & ior
H. K. Ugar to.
Philadelphia
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FIRST MEADE MAN
INLUCK; GETS OVER
Julius Fischer, of Philadel
phia, Selected for Serv
ice at Front
SUBSCRIPTION OF $50,000
By a Staff Corrtspondtnt
CAMP Mi:ADK. Admiral: Md.. Oct 2t.
Philadelphia's first selected man to leave
for Franco Is Julius Fischer, Wamock
street and Indiana avenue.
Flec'iier, who came to Little Venn less
than four weeks ago, was a member of
Headquarters Company, 31&th Infantry, and
was transferred to the Pershing expedition
when (Jeneral Kuhn learned that there was
a pressing need for carpenters In France.
That many others will follow In the
near future Is the opinion thnt Is shared
by officers and men, although nothing ofll
clal concerning the departure of men for
France can bo obtained nt division head
quarters. Determined to do his bit In the war for
world democracy, a reserve olllcer entered
the headquarters of Hrlgadler tleneral
Nicholson this morning, nnd after a two
minute discussion of the Liberty Loan, an
nounced that hm wanted to subscribe for
!00,000.
"Flftv thous md," stammered tleneral
Nicholson, who Is In charge of the lamp's
Liberty Loan campaign.
"Yes," replied the outhful office! . "I
have the money nnd my country needs It
It Is no moro than 1 should do for my coun
try." Then the patriot made the lnlti.il payment
and Little Penn's Liberty Horn! total werl
to JI.320.Oft0
"1 cannot divulge Hip mime of this 1 00
per cent American." said (ieneril Nicholson,
"hut It goes without s.tylug that he Is u
sterling character"
The enthusiasm of the Seventv -ninth Divi
sion III I'ncle Sam's drive fur war funds
Is reflected m several of todai's Incidents.
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Spare-time subscription representativeswanied
everywhere. If you need more money, we need
you. Address Box 1624, Philadelphia, Penna.
1917
One enlisted man subscribed for $1100. anil
a score of others entered subscriptions tnni
ranged from (200 to 1000.
Directors nnd workers of tho V. M " A
had their own rally and garnered subscrip
tions that totaled $100,000.
The campaign will end In a bHie tit
glory tonight at a mass-meeting to be held
In the V. M. l A. nudltorlum. Clenerm
Kuhn will deliver the principal address.
The 315th Infantry (Philadelphia's own)
leads all other organizations, with a total
of $215,100.
Ninety-two soldiers from the StMli In
fantry, made up of selected men from Phila
delphia, have been chosen for service In the
Thirty-fifth lttllway Engineers, it unit that
Is being organized at Camp Orant. Hock
ford. III.
The selected soldiers transferred from
this regiment are Privates Maurice Herbst,
Louis F. Water. Jr., Charles Sclivvonder,
Joseph Kohlcr. K. J. Hart, II. M. Wilson,
PFrist Watches for Men
Wc arc well prepared with
an extensive assortment at
moderate prices.
One, with radium dial at
tached to a wide leather wrist
hand, is excellent value at $10.
S. Kind & Sons, 1110 Chestnut Si.
DIAMOND MIMICHANTS Ji:Wi:Li;nS RILVnnSMITlIS
ade Caruso
aLa
can't be done, and sing, too,"
dder
the tenor.
"You must," was the answer.
" Let me see you do it," said Caruso.
I did.
Never has there been such theater
articles telling how actors and actresses
are made and have been made. You' see
the most famous actors and actresses
and the theater in the most astonish
ingly intimate way. Read "The Truth
About the Theater" in the November
Ladies' Home Journal.
Spend 15 Cents on It
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.vieenan, Harvey W. Taylor n ii t.V'Pn. J.
and N. Snimder. - oievensoB
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McCnrdle. Kdtvnrd A. Tovw.M jmt."Vn
mond, Thomas H. Ollleslile. Vinn '""
dine. !:. H. Allen, A. n. Doyle w 2 B
and Walter O. Ke.medy . "' W' Glrt
The other divisional units that
men for.'the Thlrty.fiftl, l"ngin, furnllM
314th Infantry. 316th Infantry atn,Sr
Artillery. 3Uth Field ArUllerV lltt
chlne.gun Ilattallon and the 304th Hl,
Train. vitn SintUry
Tollego men are here numerou.lv v
can hump Into them In n, ,?,!'.? You
FtutnKe over them on the tiar3. . n 0r
Here, mere nnd everywhere
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