MRKfe? ir IHi'jTIST MMF' J ' ,.i , i rw'rfflFrTOWJWOTiiinnvKTT c f.'i , . JWT'f ., XV '" 1 -I'JVM'JllllVH I lllJIlf lyi'JI IITI'J 1" W t-! I IfAl IVIiJIJIII .A J XllJiyiJL .. v ,... v jmm.w jl. . .4LIS.B.W m , . - w -- 'i w - .- w .w . j. ,, j- jj-.. r ' WSBAKE-UP r -. - t hT-Vfe Agree on Im , provements fc v-t-a MEN SHIFTED , ;V . K V f. t" --! I.N II Lto-PeMlM8 Tell Story of diets Freezing to Death ; tit, o flfatf correolii t KADE. Admiral. Md.. Jan. 3. Ienn Is to cat better railroad ..Thla much was assured today eral Nicholson sent for J. J. 'MJernt manager of tlio Washing' Hflmoro and Annaoous isiecino discuss a plan for ImiToved If, the n'owepaner men that better ltooa assured. K Ml' probably the most, welcome that has. coma for Uie camp for weeks, not only to the 40,000 but to thousands of relatives ends who had been forced to ac- ttw wretched and hazardous service i opsnlne of tho' cantonment. to the curtailed vervtco In the anla Jtallroad, 95 per cent of the W anu inner jicrsuns cuuiiuciru camp ure loreou n nnirgnizo Nfctrlo Una which operates between ore and Washington. A spur track , from Naval Academy Junction to nter of tho camp, but servlco on i has been of such a "Joke char- r;' slnco the opening of tho amp it-It Is styled tho 'Toonervlllo Trol- crowding of cars, failure to irmln- l ft definite running schedulo and the enness of motormen In stopping ' tal tho tracks of the Tcnnaylvanla ad, over which express trains are form the basis Of tho com- als. Ff"Al Odenton Station the electric lino the tracks of the Pennsylvania Although regarded as n dan- a crossing because of the fust ex- , trains operated In tho l'cmisjl. sysicm ai mis itoim, wiu uuuin ' the' Washington, Daltlmoro and An- 41s Electrlo Lino aro frequently on tho crossing. ,0ne of tho more frequent causes for pwinc is tne inrreqeuncy ot iroin K out of the camp. On days when I'oamp Is thrown' open to visitors this la more marked, for hundred ot Iters and eoldlers aro forced to wait i. than an hour for cars. cThi camp cor.tlnues to loso men to ' branches of the service, today's 'tiding moro than twenty men In t Medical department of tho National y. The following men wcro sent to hlngton. n. C: 312th 1 If Id .rllllfrv. in .Ml.I'l.lln. i orsanliRllon: Unt'rt . Jones, Jainea n ana Arinur j, liennr. (lutlan: William II. IIuulT. Wllllani .1. Walter It. Kundltcr ana Joutph M. aAOIth Ammunition TrAln. an All. 'Irani unit:' Jaraea J. dkrlly and Oa. t Slflth lnfantrv. an Alt.TVnrtMtlvanla tl. yilllam O. Uoyer. llarry J. lleckr. HM M. Stephen and accrue W. lloltntr. . Jinn jniamry, All-l'tnnalvanla I Harry f. Htnali. hobert A uvtble. UMiV, Ilrennan. Utear J. Downlo and D. Jonca. .or inetfo men win servo us clerks stenographers. erman propagandists aro Mill active their. efforts to break tho morale of JOeriy Division: they ure clrcu- t.a,-yarn, mat liny men of the dlvl- re Iroicn.to death whllo on guard Ij story gained such & wide clr- .,., wvniM'tiuiuiwil luuajr lilt r.eceseary.tc. Iseuo a denial. ..absurd He' was the terso com. tAof nittlo Vtnn'a fighting com- ATARCTfC RELIEF SHIP AURORA BELIEVED LOST Vessel That. Took Part in Shackle- tlon Expedition, Homeward Bound, Unreported LONDON, Jan, 3. Fears that the Antarctic relief ship Aurora, which took part In the Khackleton expedition', has been lost with nl hands, whllo return ing to Unglnnd, aro expressed In the newspapers of today, H. l understood the vessel stattcd from Wellington, N, 'A, last June, with u crew of about twentyrtwo. , Nothing lias been heard from It since. Phlps sent out to search for It, found only a life buoy, marked "Aurora,'' nnd some wreckage Lloyd's recently posted It as being considerably overdue. SAMMEES GET t-JEW WORD; IT'S "BUSHED" Term Imported From Australia Whcro Peoplo Sometimes Are Lost in "tho Bush" WITH THU AMEltlCAN AltMY IN KUANCL', Jon. 3. Hero Is tho latest bit of slang picked up by tho American sol dier tho word "bushed." Ho got It from tho Australians. "I say," eald nn Australian soldier to a Ydnkeo uergcant In Paris, "can you direct mo to tho Hotel, Ucllovuo. Klrst tlmo I've been In this town, and, damme, I'm bushed." Nor all of tho doughboys Use It. If they can't find tho right road In tho darkness or they don't get the directions of .their Kronen InstructorH they nro "hushed." Tho Australian wilderness is known as "tho hush." VETERAN COLONELS GO TO MUELLAN DK TO KEEP SCHOOL TO TRAIN OFFICERS TURKEY AND MEASLES MAKE SOLDIERS ILL Allcntowji Camp Men Eat Canned Bird and Suffer From Ptomaine Poisoning Believed That Some Former Guard -Officers Will Be Ousted IIIlMJClUAUTI'IlH 1ILVU AND UiiAY DIVISION, Camp McClcllan, Ala., Jan. 3. Four now, regimental commanders, Colonel John 13. Woodward, of tho 113th; ColoncJ Fred O. Strltzlngcr, of thovlHth; Colonel Frank U. Watson, of tho 115th, and Colonel 'Hansford L. Tlirclkcld, of tho llCth, all experienced army men, wcro recently commissioned to their new rank in tho National Army, colonel Woodwnrd was no stranger to Jersey olllccrs, having been adjutant of tho dis trict In which tho latter served last year at Douglas, Ari. Tho other men wero formerly majors In regular army units. They Iiavo been recently In Na tional Army camps. Tho duration of tholr ttay hero Is not determined, hut their conlmand ot the guard units Is he lloved to bo temporary, Tho new year has brought a resump tion of activity In tho division nnd nn Influx of men returning from holiday leaves. Hvcry train brings a load of men who have been vlnltlnc their fam ilies In tho' North, llrltlsh and French instructors resumed their classes tod ly after a week's Interim nnd the regular routlno of tho dllslon was on anew. To safeguard against tho cntranco Into camp of measles and meningitis Lieutenant Colonel Andrews, Real War Veteran, Will Direct Work CAMl' DIN, WrlghtBtown, N. J., Jan. 3. Tim Training School for Olllccrs will be mado n permanent feature) of tho cantonment hero. This will bo good hews for thoso soldiers who did not re cclvo appointments to tho school, which will open Saturday. When tho present courso l.i completed other rllglbles will bo named. Lieutenant Colonel Lincoln C. An drews Is tho commanding ofllccr of tho school. Ho was graduated from Wcf-t I'olnt 111 1803, herved on tho staff of (cnernl H. S. Sumner and us nld was sent to summon Colonel Itooscvclt and his I'.oUKh Itldera at tho Dattlo of San tiago. In lf59 ho went to tho Philip pines as major of tho Forty-third United States Volunteer Infantry nnd entered tho .Island of Lytc, where ho senrd ns Governor for u year to piop.it o It for American occupation. In 11103 ho lc- turned to West Point as Instructor of cavalry and was In Mexico and at the Kcrond occupation of Cuba, llu Is an author of note, bin latest hook being "Leadership and Military Training." Ills book "Fundamentals of Military Service" had a wldo circulation. Colonel Andrews reported hero In Oc tober, coming from tho Philippines, ALLENTOWN, To., Jan. 3. There Was a reminder of the embalmed beef scandal of Spanish War days at the United States Ambulanco Camp, on the Allcntown Fair Orounds, last night, when hundreds of tho men became violently III from eating canned turkey for BUp- pcr. Stany of tho men wero suspicious of tho tupposed delicacy and did not touch It A majority ale It with u hearty nppctltle. Tho first complaints wero heard about midnight, nnd soon thcio was n hurry call for doctors. Hundreds of tho min suffered for hours witli ptomaino poison ing, but eventually all wcro relieved. Thero Is also an outbreak of measls In tho camp, which hns been nnnoylng to tho olllccra for several dayr. Four sections wero under miarantlno yester day, and last night another section lmd to be Isolated, HrqUh Officer J. T. llutz of tlio clty'H Health lluicau, Is on tho, nlert to prevent tho malady from spread lng Into tho town. Precautions have been taken, if necessary, to iiuaraittluo tho entire camp. Tho rourco of tho cut. break Is unknown, hut It Is suppored somo soldier becamo Infected whllo away on n Chrhtmas furlough, nnd on his return spread it among liu feilow.-t. with tho return of tho men on leaves,, wheie ho assisted In organizing tho first orders havn gono out from tho division i National Ouaul on tho Island. All his surgeon calling for nn examination of nsMntnntH hero lira graduates of tho first oery ono Immediately upon his return. and second ulllccrH' training camps. Tho Ofllcers will bo given Indoor Instruction. Frnlor InstnirloV will bo Major Lewis fi. for tcvc.iil days. nnd enlisted men will Wallace, a New York lawyer, whose bo sent for a period to tho divisional homo Is at LiKowood. Assistant icnlor quarnntlno camp. Physical examina tions, of all will bo carried out. What is said to bo tho llrst ladlo tractor Issued to a National Guard unit has been received here by tlio radio com pany of tho 104th Field Signal .Uat tallon. Tho wireless masts, capable of nn extension of eighty feet, aro raised from tho roof of tho car. A raugo of 200 miles Is claimed for tho new ma chine A number like It havo been Is sued to tho regular urmy. Ma'or Alvln II. Graff, of Newark, who commanded tho horsed section of tho 10 1 th supply train. Is believed to be slated for retirement. Ho has been re lieved of command of tho unit, to which a number of now odlccrs havo been sent, Including Captain II. Baldwin Ms ere, Lieutenant L. A. Porter, of tho llCth In fantry: Lieutenant C. K. MIzell. of the tilth Artillery! Lieutenant J. P. Kcr-1 rick, of -tho Fifty-fourth Artillery Url gade, und Lieutenant Gcorgo 1'. Hoffman. Instructors will Im Major W. A. Green, publisher of tlio Iloston Journal, and Major D. M. Goodrich, of New York, a business man of tho family of tho Good rich rubber manufucturcrs'. Tho lecturer will bo Major I". M. Mr. Itae, who spent threo years lit West Point and tnllKtcd In tho war with the Canadian foices, commanding troops at Vlmy Itldge, Tho school will bo made up of two student companies of Infantry ami ono battery of field aitlllcry. Major V.. L. Dougherty will command tlio first In fantry mid Captain Vanderworkcr tho second. Captain Devercaux Mllburn, the famous polo player, will havo a company In tho artillery and tho other captains will bo Samuel Wi-ldou, Chester Long. well and M. It. Wood. Tho captains of infantry nt tho school will be Wood L. Ity.L.tr;. Mcwlc, F, W. Dusk, V. N. Camp,"L. II llctz, George F. Ilea and Andrew Porter. The first lieutenant will bo It. A. llarveson. rwi 7 ARGE cities usu " ally have at least ne firm that is known ns an . ''-nrity on 'fen's styles. For nearly three nuarters of a century, Tien who seek the best in good wearing ap narcl have been com ng here. Our Army and Navy 'niforms have the same iistinctivencss that char icterizes all our garments HUGHES & MULLER 7"oi7or 1527 Walnut Street EitablUhtd 1848 I J lu. WiW. - fSSrS m fti'lT & e;vj". :oi m r&i pifep M What a THRIFT STAMP Is t jA Thrift Stamp is a small stamp that is sold by our Gov ernment to help people save and to raise money to win ,the war. It costs only a quarter It's easy to save this . way: Buy one as often as you can, at stores, post-offices, banks and many other places, most everywhere. When you biiy the first Thrift Stamp you get a card witli. - emoty places for 16 Thrift Stamps. When you get 16 : Thrift Stamps on the card (which have cost you then '$4.00) you pay twelve cents more and exchange this t card for a War Savings Stamp, a bigger stamp that in five ' ' years pays you back $5.00 cash. FV w . v IrO '':.- It's an easy way to make money while you are savins; it- , ana neiping our iNation at the same time: svr v fig -tfv; & Your First Stamp Today ftr. n iwwffw.'yw 'MMteJ9uiks : i ' , . ii- r., v -xrrr.A. -. Vi.'S. Vvf. W551 . The National . War Savirtgrs Committeer 1431 Walnut'St., Philadelphia 'Phones Locust 4670, Race 5180." '.-- "" Jl "WAR SAVINGS STAMPS minm irtu WARNING TO GAS CONSUMERS Gas consumers are warned that we may be unable, tempo rarily, fully to meet the great in crease in the demand for gas, due to cold weather and the shortage of the domestic coal supply. There is danger of some burners going out when the gas demand is heaviest, and gas coming on again later. Be sure that, all burners not in use ARE SHUT OFF. Do not go. to sleep with any gas burning. If any burner will not light, be sure to close the gas cock before you leave it. Do. not keep a burner lighted unless some oiie is in,the room. If you smell gas, examine and shut off all burner cocks. Do not under any circumstances search for a gasf k with a candle .or. HlctiCJl. " '. .'.' -.;, $;?;, v;':;. ..'" r- i - .j tm ,UNITED.qAS IMPROVEMENT COMPANY Y 'J S.S&H Wi ..i.Cc i.11',
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