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filth Field Artillery Operutor
Takes Dpv Nauen Code
Messages
"C.O.'S" LOSE EASY JOBS
Secretary Lansing's Cousin Comes
From Michigan to Marry Officer
at Little Pcnn
By a Staff CorrfjjiotiOnl
(Jwp Meade, Admiral, Md., April 1Z.
It was midnight and Jim MeKeever.
the Philadelphia newspaper teleerapher,
and now wireless operator In Head
quarters Company. 31!th Field ANIL
lery, was fretting- the war news that
'filtered through the trenzled storm
clouds from the Government Radio Sta
tion at Arlington.
In tho wireless room were Lieutenant
E. It. Smith and Howard Itonengarten,
aloo of Philadelphia, and a radio expert
Gray Donchoo, tho West Philadel
phia, youth, who gave tne J6000 Inatru
men. to the Government, was getting
ready to cay pood night. He was In
bed, but through the medium of a "cut
In" was gettlnp tho newo of the night.
A. fifty-mile gale wa sweeping acrosr
the reservation and hitting the pine bar
racks come heavy blows. 'The ohlps
rs getting a terrible razile-daaale to
night." said Donehoo, as ho adjusted
the headpiece that he keeps near hie
pillow. "Ves. it's a tough Kale," an
swered MeKeever. 'This blow hits ni
hard off Hattcras ami some of 'cm are
having a tough time In it. '
The radio messages that vere (IheIi
lnp through the Btorm verllled McKee
Tero suspicions, but he did not read
them. "What's that funny stuff that
you're getting?" anked Donchoo at. a
mysterious code message trickled doivn
the aerials and Into the dimly lighted
station "Trying to get it." McWrever
replied. Ho turned a thumb screw on
one of the Instruments, and turning
to Smith made an announcement that
has been awaited for six long months
17-lloal Order from Nauru
"The SIStli Held Artillery. Mr Smith.
la hooked up with the Kaiser I'm get
ting a code menage from Nation."
Then Smith out in ana uurc enough he
cautht fragment or the mt-siagc that
wVH being tlung over, the seax to the
coVardly commanders of llermany's
urio'erea boati The mc ttage wan Jot
te'ij down and forwarded to the proper
officials.
Two months ago Uic SOtth field
Signal Battalion p'eked up Nauen un
lis wireless and the 311th bunch has
been eager to turn the .-ame trlcl;
MeKeever la a sergeant and liven at
'327 Flrmount avenue, Philadelphia.
Pefofe .entering the anny he was a
telegrapher on an afternoon etewpaper
and after Joining the Philadelphia
artillery unit became attached to the
Wireless section.
Kvemnci Pi-pi.'c LiiDiiKi; renders Hill
recall that Donchoo gave his w Irclet-s out
fit to the Government In return he ob
talned a fort -eight hour pai.8 to vlsdt
hid home, lie will wet tho wlrelem outfit
back when the Kalber Is licked
Little Peiin's ooiihcicntloUM objector
have lost their eas Jobs In the lloitCft'
Ucuoo and other rei-reatlon buildings.
and from now oi have their choice be
tween working for the Government or
spending their tlni In the stockade. Just
what General Kulin plans to have thl
bunch of slackei-K do cannot be learned.
but offlcera admit that the "toft days"
are- over Krom Washington haa come
the order thai glvcti tho Camp Meade
l-ownmander the power to make the crowd
A,at. religionists, poolroom sharks und
corner ioarcrs earn ineir ooaru
flattie MmiriMrr In HmIii
Despite tho heavy gale Htid down
fti 4 pour of rain tb Sl'.'th Held Artillery
executed a battle maneuver scterilay
Morning. The Puppl c'oiiip;ui took a
position on a hill top near Odcnton and
the "rest of tho outtlt made an attempt
to dislodge tho "enemy." as the ho.vs In
the Supply Companj were called. The
cntmy was located, but In taking the
hill nearly half the artillery men were
mowed down by machine gun lire. Ac
cording to the censor It was a drawn
battle and after tlrec hours of heavy
lighting the bo.vw trudged homo to dry
their clothes and get some "eats."
That many of the Little Pcnn tnldleri.
who six weeks' ago were drafted for a
railroad building unit are "over there"
la apparent from a letter received today
by the men In Headquarters Company
Bllth Field Artillery. Ilobert Moore, an
Employe of tho Standard Holler Bear
tng Company, and Owen Lake, who
worked for tho I'eiins.vlvanlii Kuilroad.
were members of that oulllt. l'rom
France they sent u letter to their com
rudes which announced that they had
arrived safoly.
Although It Is bomowhat doubtful
whether Camp Mead will have a third
Liberty Loan campaign for subscrip
tions, everybody Is working In lh In
terest of the loan and urging frlendt
and relatives to get busy General
Kuhn Jiaa requested every man In iho
division -to wrlto at least ten letters
to friends and relatives and urge them
to buy bonds. The Mdlern have n.
ponded to the appeal and hundreds
of1 letters are being written each day.
An Illustration of the Mncerlly of
the men was furnished today by Vln
cepxo Leonardo, of I Company, 315th
Infantry. Tho wildler cannot write and
lias no relatives In this country, but
asked his top sergeant, Leonard Do
Pail to forward un appeal to hi
former asioclatea in the stetson Hat
Company plant In Philadelphia "1
worked there as an engineer." said the
eoldler. "and know many of the Italian
workers." De Paul wrote a letter and
In hla appeal for tho Li.iv.-rty Loan ald
In part:
"Italians tnu.t buy Liberty Bonds to
support the Government under which
they are now earning ineir living. And ,
also for the sake of tho home land.
an both countries arc waging wari
ualpst til Germans for the ramo j
i
Iii democratic Ideals. A bond bought Is u
blow struck for bolli countries and Is I
'iAtifl.tuft uti arcument of sunnort to thA I
many sons ot iiaiy wno are lighting j
Mlde by side with their American i
brothers." I
FOREST WORK BACKWARD j
"Weather Has Delayed Program of
the State Department
Harrltburg, April IS. The plans of
the State Department of Forestry In Ha
reforestation campaign have been de
layed by weather and traffic conditions.
nd although two camps for planting
ajttncti have been established In Union
County and preparations' completed to
oen others next week In Looming and
pothern tier counties the weather is re
tarding work.
Considerable difficulty Is experienced
In getting the trees from the State nur
series because of poor transportation
conditions and the planting work Iv held
back by ground conditions. Hundreds
at acres on State reserves air to be re
planted with seedling trees.
JPISCUSS10N AT CITY CLUIJ
PrvMe-ms Created by 'War Will Be
Considered at Luncheon
A. luncheon to discuss problems be
tho enurenro. aritung irom mo ircs
nltonal and civic condition, will be ,
STEEL MILLS RUSHED
TO FILL WAR DEMANDS
French mid British Governments
Supply 750,000 Toim for Urgent ,
Nccdn of Anny
Waihlntton, April 12. According to
testimony of Chairman Hurley, of tho
shipping board, and J. Leonard lteplogle,
director of steel supplies for the war
industries board.' glven the commerce
committee several dan ago In executive
rerslon, General Pershing has obtained1
760.000 tons of steel products from the
French and British Governments to
meet urgent needs In France with an
agreement to replace tho tonnago In
plates, projectiles and other forms from
the United States.
American mills nro now working to
capacity, tho witnesses said, to meet tho
demands of the Allied countries and .the
requirements of the United States.
Mr. lteplogle told tho committee he
did not believe It practical for tho Gov
ernment to arrange to tend steel to fab
ricating plants as Mr west as Oinahu,
Neb . when tho fabricated material must
bo thlpped back to tho Cast to be uw-d
In speculation Other testimony ban In
dicated a belief that tills would be pruc
tlcable.
JERSEY REGIMENTS'
OFFICERS SHIFTED
Many Changes Reported From
Camp MeClcllan in Reor
ganization Ordern
TEXAS TRAINING ENDS
Camp MeClrllan, Aunlfton, Ala., April
IS. The return of Held officers from the
fchool at Kort Sam Houston, Texan is
accompanied by u reorganization In toim
of tho regiments. Iiolably the 113th In
fantry, a New Jersey organization, in
cluding the former First, Second and
Fourth Infantry regiments. Colonel
Harry Jones, of Baltimore, commander
of the linth Infantry, hue rcashlinied
command.
Colonel Thomas . Lutvlon, of Uorden
town, commander of lh tilth Infantry
and former!' commander of the ''"umdeii
regiment, the former Third, ot New'Jer
60v. is to return from Hie tchool In a
few dajti.
Another prominent ,ew Jerte olll
cer expected back from school toon I?
Colonel Qulncy A. Glllmore, command- !
Ing the 112th Heavy l'lId Artillery and
a resident "f Phllaselplna and Vtlantlc
City. He has been at the school of flr
at Fort SMI. Oklahoma.
SwecpInK charge have been madt Ir
the butt-illon command. In the 113th In
fatitrj-. Miijor William A lllgglia. of
J erne I'll v. is placed op the uiiastlKnee'
lli-t and Major Camlleld hn been put IP
Ills place. The h'lr.-l Uattallou N now
under conhuand of Major McCullougli '
who cununandeil the Second llattallon I
made up from the Trenton regiment
Two medical boards haw been naineC j
to hold the ph.Vblcal examlnulloiis of tht
"Indents at the third olllcers' training !
camp One board iniide up of Major
Jacob C. Uuwman and ""uiIhIii .lames
V Kuapp. The otiier conslhtf of Major I
itrael llrowu and Lieutenant vMUIam
J. Whn len.
Plana lor thr coining hike ot the
Fiflv -seventh lnfnnlr Urlgade and
auxlllarv organizations art- belns made.
An olfer to General Morton by Cuptaln I
It R K.v le. tendering tin liovrnmcnt
the un- of -'0.000 acri-M or land Ju I ''
voiid liadidcn. inaUeti It un prolmblu
that t'u rite will be utlilnul a: f.i- ,
furthest point of activity.
Halutt'n In the fulure mutt be clono
properlv. An earelostne's le being i
checked ii against cither on officer or
enlltU-'l man Special detiillK of officers
and noncomnilssloued officers ot the j
military police are un dut- dallv no'"
observing the manner of salute, with a
Mew to correcting curolesMieit. '
Private Warren S Horner, of Coin
pan C lOtth HiiKlneiTN whote hoinr t.
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CAMP HANCOCK POLICE
SEEK MUMMY THIEVES
! Soldiers Alleged to Have
! Stolen Curiosity From Un
dertaker ut Augusta
AjieVtal Uia.nufci (0 the Lvtntno riibhc terfser
t'emp Itanrnrk, (la., April 1'-'.
Military police ot the l'wcnty-elghth
DlvUlon are today MarchlnR tor two
wldlers who are said to have utolen a
mummy from the establishment of 11.
I 11 Elliott. Camp Hancock undertaker.
I The mummy was lant teen Saturday
, nlpht at a RatherliiR of yountr Ausufta
poclety folk, In one of tho leadlnc 1ioi1h.
I There was a dance on that time and
I ho mummy wan carried there by two
foldlers He was wrapped in a chcet
nnd laid In a dark corner on tin Hnor
The toldlern paraded sIHh at the dance
iKar the object and frightened them
vii'in they etumhlrd over the bmv Th
i -idlers It l tald. were boastful of thplr
ml. ami frei-lv iidmlttcd ili.il thev utolu
t hi bully fruni thr '-amp undertaker.
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The mummy 1 tlio body of a negro,
who waa killed thirty years ago. At
i.. i.A ,A iinvnp oaiiM not be ap
prehended and the pollco authorities
left the body with the undertaker for
lafekeeplng.' rxndlnc tho search for the
murderer. Scientific embalming wa
new at the tlmo and the body was
embalmed ami Mored away, and a
days pareed ua forgotten. Tears la
ter In cleaning up the entablltlimcnt,
the' body was discovered In a corner
and brought to IlKht. perfectly pre
terved SUED COKX IN DUMAND
State Bureau of Markets Buys nnd
Sells at Cost to Meet Needs
Harrlnbure, April U'. Seed corn lor
fanners and "war gardeners" nf the
Stat! has been to much In ilemand
that the State Uureait of Markets will
continue ItB plan of buying und selling
ot cot. Thous-ands or bujhela have
been bought through lint. State agvncy
In the latt eIx nionlht, unc Uurc i i-cnit
to be no dearth In the northern tier
Xlimbere of the State t.'oniml i-ion of
Agriculture have been ntVed tr. mu' e
ri-i'urtv on the eccil corn .lluatinn in
thflr localities
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