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EVEOTjKT PTJBLIO" LEDGER
CAPEMAYBASE I
M NAVAL ARGUS
Constant Vigil in Air
and Water
3'
aied up ami down ths dancerous
Alaskan coast
A devmty.inlle northeaster is n mere
Incident In hit dally routine and, whether
handling the tiller of a yawl or on the
bridge tf a cruiser, ho In at home. To
nun was delegated the tank of develop-
,nB nn cfIlcItnt forco of shpg and men
rvw r nnnn nr- V H must bo remembered that In the. ex-
SForCe OI Z))J JlCn JLVeenS panslon of tho navy It became ncces-
mt 10 jjinco me Annnpona men on mo
, btcKer craft nnd to tho naval reseno
.omccrg went assignments to patrol beats,
mine sweeepers nnd other small boats.
i Ono of these, Lieutenant Julius Zle-
, Bet, was made executive olllcer at the
TTS EFFICIENCY PROVED navnl station base. For construction of
" wuwuiui iiiuijii ncer the Nftvy DepartmeBt Belecte(. m
" lit. Mulford, nn engineer from Drldceton,
tic n -n n . 1 t, ' K. J. Ho holds tho rank of ensign and
OUD LtiaSCrS, I'atrol lioatS superintends the construction of every
. thing from a (lag staff to n large water-
boat. The latter has just been com
pleted and will servo the fleet that makeB
Its homo at Sewells Point.
Such an Important naal station must
havo a driver, so F. T, Prarla, of Phil
adelphia, fills tho pout, lie has suc
ceeded In teaching many others the arts
and sciences of deep sea dllng and Is
so fond of navy life that ho will remain
In tho service.
Ilnae Una Its Ovrn "U'lllielm"
Captain ltnake'a crew Is so efficient
that the Kaiser's navy won't take a
chance In the waters around the capes.
I bu. the boys lns'sted upon having a man
t mean, what time c rT) i irHD V AI3 PMVIYI
Diuvvmu vr ivin
SHOWN IN LOSSES
tured boy from 1038 Lelthgow street,
Philadelphia, serves In that capacity,
"There's a whole lot In a name," says
Wllhelm, "but I nm 100 per cent Yan
kee. Havo two brothers In France, so
the Wllhelm family Is well represented
In the fighting forces of tho country."
Go where you please and you will
bump Into a Phlladelphlnn, for residents
of tho Quaker City are In every branch
of tervlco nt tho base
"In sixteen months," paid Knslgn I.
Ij. Gordon, "our commanding officer has
taken a raw crew from the shops, olllces
and Hydroplanes Safeguard
! Important Section
JIlnttrnMons nhowlng netlrltles at
' (ho Cpe Stay Nt1 Section lime ap
pear on the pictorial page of thU
Imiir,
A big flying liont. .officially listed as a
nary hydroplane, Is sighted off Capo
Mayv It Is flying high, and like a bird
of the? air Is headed for Its nest.
At rst It Is a mere speck that stands
out against a pale blue sky, but quickly who would mako them think of the Ger
It annroaches. and In the brief moments man ruler. O T. Wllhelm, a good-na-
--'- ,...-., .
that the landsman gazes aloft In won
derment nt ,thls romantic device of mod
ern warfare It has reached the mouth
. of tl)e river where a flock of "sub"
chasers nhd patrol boats Is taking a
well-earned rest
Then tho navy airman, seemingly to
take a fatherly peek at hl.i snllormen
below, circles the post, and, confident
that all Is well with the men In blue,
point his craft toward the surface of
the rver. town ho swoops with nil the
malestv of a cull. He hits tho water.
but with such precision and nicety that nn(i manufacturing plants of l'hllade
not a standard Is loosened. With a ' pna nnj rounded out an emclent forco of
pilot, mechanician and a fow bombs that . sallormen." Mr. Gordon fan an Uvn
were designed to sink enemy U-boats, .vino puumc Ledoeb man before enter
the airman has Just returned from a ' ing the service.
patrol 'over tho cntranco of Delaware Ancthcr hydroplane came skipping
liny. J down from the upper reaches of the
,,' .I... - ...m,, rrntt In river As It reached a point In front of
bee" signed that' the UoTw?o"uard " club hour, tho pl.ot manipulated hi,
otir shipping nnd fight our foe from lovers and the flying boat took the air.
the deck of tiny "sub" chnsers lire Its noo headed for tho sea, It noon dls
wU and happy and then turns In for a appeared and began Its lonely v'gll.
few hours' rest i "What a flno training." said Captain
J Haake, as tho winged craft made Its
riylng Jlont Operating ho tlmli getaway, "i:ery man hero has reaped
This airman will tell you that operat- the benefits rf a wonderful training,"
Ingr a flying boat off the storm-swept n titled the base command .-. "nnd to
capes Is not a "cinch," that there Is not thoio who wlh to remain In the service
a particle of romance about It, but a- there ore gotdtn opportunities ahead. I
he doffs his leather suit nnd warms his know of nn better career than that of
chlllecj body ho will tell you that lt' fered by tho navy."
great sport ana mat ne longs io mm
a boche.
Ho Is but one man of more than 2000
who are stationed nt the Cape May
naval section base, which, to tho serv- i
Ice man. Is the very heart of navy op
erations on the Jersey nnd Delaware.
coasts.
It Is from this base that "sub" chasers
and patrol boats, to say nothing of tho ,
fleet of flying boats, operate To them,
or rather to their crews. Uncle S.im Iwb
(IMee'iifpri n mnst Imnnrtant task. I
. . . . . ,. , Mr. Whitehead tolll answer uour business
They are to watch for enemy undersea i ou,,non, OH buying, selling, advertising und
boats and. In a word, make tho waters rnipioymr-r. Ask uour questions clearly and
fro nnrl ifn Vnt unfit nffpr th war ohie oil " facts. i our correct nnmr nnd
..? f. T. .v, . j .t " address must tie st'it to all inquiries.
Will It be possible to spread upon the Those whtctt are anonymous must be ionored.
public records the achievement"! of our Answers to tiehnicat rjuotlon; tod! he sent
r., .u n,nUA,1 ,1-. Knan till Viatl. OIlT QUCStiOHS U'ili DC QMWered
-Jackles who are attached to the base. X m,CoUmn. The most intcrestlno vrob-
but the censorship does not withhold the i,m, inquirers will he woven into the
Information that fliev have constructed , ttorv oi vetcr runt,
BUSINESS CAREER
OF PETER FLINT
A Story of Salesmanship by
Harold Whitehead
(Copyright)
mighty strong arm of defense
To Become. Pprmnnrnt tlnte
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CCXI
S SOON ns I got to our office last
..;; sxz sir wrx m ;;; n. my $ooo policy, which
decided to make it a permanent naval got mo more than my quota 115 points,
base. Steps In that direction have been , ,n facti knew what the trouble was.
laxen in me rorm oi new ouiiuings inai
are to cost more than $1,000,000. They
'will be ready for occupancy In nnothcr r" ,
.fortnight and when'Captaln F J. Haake. I ,J";a.
for the fellows wens congratulatlnc
was saylnfft ""Well, old chap.
...i . . i- ui A m KlitU J U11 KUl 11. Jl tuuiac, j. wamcu
WJilimmiuu "l iire uv, iciii-rs ma H.r - .a1F l.i. 1M nth. vnti
ai'df h tiw rrnun nt iililTrilncra. th Kyt "4it fujc,., uvt ,. - uvv
. . . rrtJi tliai .nV nTVa ulDO "
Navy-, Department will announce that'",, ', C';?,,"" i,
the Cape May naval section Dare Is
permanent Institution and one that
ranks In Importance with any navy yard
In the. country.
The submarine, torpedoboat destroyer
and "sub" chaser are no longer regarded
by navy men as auxiliaries to larger
fighting craft, but considered as definite
units and Just as Important In the navy
scheme as the largest type of battleship.
The war has revolutionized naval sys
tems, and the small boat, tl.e craft that
can he constructed -quickly and then
worked with bee-llko energy and eltl
clency, today occupies a fixed position
of Importance.
And whether we are at war or en
Joying peace, these tiny craft will con
tinue to form a most Important part of
the navy. They need a home ana a
nest Where their crews can be trained.
Naturally, the nest must occupy a post
Here, hold on a minute," I broke In ;
"how many points has 'C. C got?"
"What's it matter how many he'n got,
sci long as he's got 100 first?" Garta
growled. "Now you Just cut out the
cackle."
I looked at the ladder. "C C's" doll
was sitting on the top of It, so It didn't
really help me. I looked at the black
board and there I saw:
Crofton Ill points
"I'm first," I yelled. "I got 116
points."
"Say," said Garta to tho fellows. "I
an some of you could Just sit en Flint.
He's a damned nuisance."
nut I wasn't gone to be done out of
It like that, so I went to the blackboard
and wrote my name nbove Crofton's
with 115 points opposite It.
Just then Goldman came In to see
what tho racket was about.
About ten of ui began to tell him all
application ln7
"I turned it In ,ubout 11:3 i. I got It
signed about a. quarter past eleven, so
came right In to get .credit for lt-
"Then I beat him." 1 yelled.
"Listen to me. Flint. Keep your yap
shut, can't you? I'll have none of that
bulldoilng around here," came quietly
from Goldman.
I saw ho was getting mad, so sat down
sulkily.
"What time did you turn your appli
cation, Flint?" he asked next.
"I cnly Just turned It In, but 1 took
It by 10 o'clock nnd I can prove It, too,"
I said hotly.
"Humph, If you took It at 10 o'clock,
why did you wnlt till nearly 12 before
(iirnlncr It In?"
"Because because. I wanted to see HaccrStOWn Man PcrSliatlcS
somo one else about business. I tcle-i c uouuuui
phoned In right away, but tho lino was
busy."
I saw the fellows grin llko they dldn t
believe mo, nnd thnt made mo hotter
than ever. 1 turned en them nnd yelled:
"That's right, grin, you darned Idiots.
Think It's clover, I suppose 1 I bet you
wouldn't grin llko that If wo were out
side,
I felt Goldman's hand
then ho said, "alt down,
get excited."
I In then sent
German Treachery Mixed
With, Bravery of Penn
sylvania Selected Men
SNIPER CAPTURES 36
Bodies to Conic Out of
Their Dugout
Casualties among Pennsylvanlnns of
the Seventy-ninth Division, the selected
men who trained nt Camp Meade, con-
1 on my arm and ,lnue ,0 bs reported in letters coming
;. Flint, and don't from J'mnce telling of tho fighting
i near Verdun. Stories of the heroism
fn- tho iitihtin.iril of these boys are mixed with first-hand
operator and said, "Miss Isaacs, can you reportsfrom the men themselves of tho
remember If, nt nny tlmo during tho , treachery of the Germans.
morning, all tho lines wcro busy7" A lied Cro.i station, with tho flag of
She thought Tot a moment ann men mercy flying over It, was used ns pro-replied-
"N'o-o-o, I don't think so, Mr. taction for n German three-Inch field
Goldman. I had qulto a rush once thli gun, according to Lieutenant Charles
morning nnd couldn't glvo Mr. Perkins jjorrls Slncell, of Oakland, Md , n mom
a linn when lta nsked for It."
"Whnt time was that. Miss Isaacs?"
he next nsked.
"I can't say for sure, but I should
think nbout 10 o'clock.
Just then Perkins came and tho mat
ter was explained to him, nnd he snld
that about 10 ccloclt all the line had
heen busy ns ho wanted a hurry call,
so he had gone to tho next office to
phone.
There was dead Bllence after that,
and we all wondered whnt Goldman
would say. But "C. C." was tho first
to spenk.
"I think, Mr. Goldman," ho said In
a casual manner, "that Flint deserves
the first prize, and he's sure worked
hard to get It." Then to me, "'.'ongratu
latlons,. Flint."
Gee, but I did feel small. At once I
said, "NIxle, 'C. C.,' you turned It In
first nnd are tho real winner."
Several of the fellows said something
about "C. C ," of course, bng first
They knew It till I butted in I could
see I wasn't popular, all right, Ml right
"My, but ou'ro a nuisance, Flint,"
groaned Goldman. "First you scrnp
because you aren't first and then you
scrap because you are Anyhow, I'll
decide this matter I decide that It Is
a dead heat between Clifton and Flint,
so an unbrolla of equal value will bo
sent to each of tho ladles they nomi
nated to rtcelvc their prize.
"Now, you fellows behind the 100, get
busy and get your quotas before Satur
day midday,"
ber of the 113th Infantry Ha was
wounded nnd lot most of his command
In a 300-yard advance against a wpod
'hat bristled with machine guns.
Home of the casualties mentioned In
letters from Franco follow:
Sergeant Harry T. Morrow, 310th In
fenlry, son of former Assemblyman
Alexnnder Morrow, of Catasauqua,
killed September 28; Private Clifford J.
Gangewer nnd Trlvato Elmer T. Uom
boy, both of Bethlehem, killed In action;
Private Harry P, Hoyle, Company L,
Jltth Infantry, of Mnhanoy City, killed
September 28 ! Private Walter M. Albert,
Company C, 313th Infantry, of Hagers-
town, Md., killed October 1; Sergeant
Arthur P. Undercoffcr, of Christiana,
killed In action.
Captain Fred A. Muhlenberg, 3Hth
Infantry, an architect of Heading, has
been wounded, Corporal Fred Kromer,
314th Infantry, of Allentown, Is recover
ing from shrapnel wounds. Private
Lloyd Hlmlro 316th Infantry of Lan
caster, wns wounded by shrapnel.
Corporal Karl Kunkel, Company I'
320th Infantry, of New Kensington, wns
killed with several other noncoms of
tho company when n shell burst In the
midst of their group.
Only fourteen years old when ho en
listed, Prlvnto Harry M, Kncrr, of Al
bums, has been killed. Corporal Oscar
E. Troxcll, Company C, 328th Infantry,
of Allentown, died of wounds. Trlvnte
Oliver J. Mosscr Seventy-second Infnn
try, of Allentown, was killed October 6,
Privates Thomas Kennedy nnd Frank
Kownlchak, 311th Infantry, of Wllkes
narre, have been killed.
DR. PATTON ANSWERS
CHRISTIAN PACIFISTS
Princeton's President Emeri
tus Quotes Bible to Justi
fy Fighting Against Kaiser
Pacifists who take refuge behind
their professions of "Christianity" were
roundly criticized by tho nov. Dr. Fran
cis L. Patton, president emeritus of
Princeton Seminary, last night In Cnl
vary Presbyterian Church, fifteenth nnd
Locust streets.
Under tho tlllo of "Tho Wnr and
Christianity," ho took up various re
ligious arguments advanced by pacifists
and showed Just how they nro wrong
nnd how even tho Bible teaches to fight
for tho right.
"Whatever else Is true of ChrlMhnltv.
It has not made men too cowardly to
fight." declared Doctor I'atton. "With
nil deference to the pnclfMB, I think
the trend of Scrlpturo Is .In-fnvor of
wnr under certnln circumstances."
War was forced upon the world by
Germany, he declared, nnd tho lnrgo
audience applauded as he continued:
"Wo know tho name of 'tho man upon
whose shoulders rests the guilt of this
colossal crime."
The war, Doeter Patton said, mustJ
go on until the righteous nas (or wnieh
the Allies are' striving are attained. lib
called attention td the splflt'of-natlon-nltsm
that has sprung up In central
Huropo among tho Czechd-Slovaks ond
.lugo-Slnvs, necessitating, ho raid, "a
reconstruction of the map of Europe,
which makes tho removal of the Frencn
frontier to tho llhlne a matter of minor
Importance,"
"Are CtirUtlans eowareVr' MkM p jttt ,
Jor fatten. "Let UntfaM. Been4jf
tnly, Prance and Betgiura'siwak!; jitlkfjf t
not only1 true 'thai Christianity hasnoVvft
veakened courage; It Is, pretty aaftite
ay It hss given courage. The men. ,wh
inve gone forth' from this country to
ght the battle of liberty, I think, will , t
testify thnt their Christianity Is the
very Inspiration of their bravery. ,.
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The disloyal man is the business
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Hon of stateglc value, hence, the estab- at once. Excited as I was, I noticed that
llshment of tl.e permanent naval base
at Sewells Point, Cape May.
How tho base was organized In an
old recreation pier near the Corinthian
Yacht, Club by a bunch of naval re
serves and how It developed to Its
present size and Importance form an
interesting chapter of naval history.
Facts Conrernlnc the Hate
At this time the following facts con
cerning the base can be recorded, To
' 1cgln with, t must be distinguished
from tl.e Wlssahlckon Barracks, for the
latter Is a training station and not a
base Of operations. On the Cape May
naval section base rests the real work
of protecting shipping and keeping the
Waters of tho Fourth Naval District
free of German submarines.
To do that requires a force of men
that numbers more than 2000. To feed1
them Uncle Sam pays a yearly bill
amounting to 1750,000, while the bill
for clothing and other items used by
', the men and listed ns "personnel ex
pense'V requires more tl.au $400,000 a
year.
Detailing the various departments one
must mention a machine shop, radio
station, railway for repair of ships, dls-
pensary, flying boat nests, bakery, mess
halls, barracks for men on shore duty
and a half dozen minor establishments.
"But Ain't we a great g.vng?" asked
Kamtny Frcedmarr, when the Evening
- Publuj Lephbr reporter was Introduced
, to the dapper sallorman from Philadel
phia, "A treat gang" Is absolutely
right for, considering the bunch from
any angle that you wish, there will be
but one conclusion, and that will po
liwtde' with Sammy's assertion.
"1 . Miv-Freedman Is twenty-six years old,
in'd before his debut In tho naval servlc.
ft Uncle Sam he presided at the box
,H,9cJj frf the Casino Theatre. In the
WtTy'he made good and Is now a full
ft4T4l quartermaster, or, as a landsman
'says.' 'a helmsman."
Oaftaln Ifatke a Heaaoned Rallor
f JButVhen one considers the gang It
t wgaesrary to Include the genial skip-
gaptam ir. j. iiaake. irom the
r nis snoes to tne prim or his
the commander of the naval section
him Is a sailor. For thirty years, he
Jw'Wn an officer in the United States
eosxrt. guard service, ah arm of the navy
thai us a' wonderful string of achieve
faetUsTto 1U credit. For three years
fee was In' command of the Perry and
C. C." didn't have anything to say.
"Hold In, there, hold on," said Gold
man : but as we didn't stop, he banged
his fist orr a des"k and yelled, "For the
love of Mike, shut up."
That did the trick, and when we were
quiet he said, "Now, the prize goes to
the one who got 100 points first It
doesn't matter how many points over the
100 a man has so long as 100 Is attained
first."
"Now, Crofton, when did you get your
"U'rUc or call for our fifty
and interesting Booklet
"Looking Into Your Own
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A Series of
Eye Talks a
Onr Nevt Talk Wed.. Nor, 20.
By Joseph C. Ferguson, Jr.
RKIXCI. hearing,
feeling, tasting nnd
smelling.''
Early In your
school days j ou
learned that these
were tho five
senses.
It requires hut lit
tlo thought to realize that of
these the sense of sight Is of
tho greatest Importance.
Why. then, risk Injury or loss
of sight when It can be bo
generally prevented by early
and correct treatment?
The best way to provent or
correct eye troubles Is to go
to an Oculist as soon aa you
sui-pect that such trouble
exists.
If classes nro necessary, they
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distribution of Bessemer Motor Trucks in this territory.
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We are tempted to adopt the
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during the duration of the war be
cause it is absolutely and unquali
fiedly true.
A fine illustration is this:
We offer at $2.00 each Men's
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fine cloth, made in beautiful and
tasteful designs and colorings. They
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nated with luster stripes.
Finished with French cuffs.
We could justly ask $3.00 for these shirts one
maker says we're foolish not to ask $3.50 in view of
present values but that doesn't appeal to the Reed
Merchandising policy at all.
The price is $2,00, and we confidently expect a
big drive on them, because they are wonderful value. H
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This step has been taken
after careful investigation of
the merits of a number of
leading makes of motor trucks.
In offering to truck-users here
about the Bessemer Motor
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no other make offers so many
advantages from the truck
owner's standpoint.
The Bessemer Motor Truck
Company (now of Grove City,
Pa.) is building a new plant in
Holmesburg, just outside
Philadelphia.' It will be in
operation within a few weeks,
and it will bring the factory
headquarters almost to our
door and to the doors of our
patrons.
Prompt deliveries of Besse
mer Trucks are insured by the
location of the factory. Trans
portation conditions cannot
affect deliveries.
Immediate deliveries can
be made.
The Bessemer Motor Truck
Company has been in the truck
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been successful; it is well
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thoroughly tested in almost all
lines of business.
In response to questions as
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from every one of the large
number of users of Bessemer
Trucks to whom we wrote.
Every one of these re
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Bessemer.
We investigated ten makes
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only the Bessemer showed a
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In design and construction
the Bessemer compares to ad
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It was the privilege of the
Bigelow-Willey Company, Jn
recognition of its prominence
in the motor field, to act as the
distributor for any one of more
than a dozen different makes'
of motor trucks. . ' '
From this number the Besse
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greatest care and deliberation.
We are confident that Bes
semer quality plus Bigelow
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opportunity ' to every truck
owner in this district.
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