i-, . . 1 J)tiU ?lt; mmrRrwF Pi , mi Jul JU iBdp ' FIREMEN EVERY TEN FEET They've raised your insurance rales So you're not fretting ns much protection for jour money ns you did yenr njro. Globe Sprinklers nre still jjlvinfr the snmc protection, oflsettlnjr the liifthcr insurnnce rate and pay intr for themselves out of re duced premiums. Telephone " for appointment. GLOBE AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER CO. 2033 lYafthliiRtnn Avp. Dlrktnhftfi ft31 FOUGHT SEA TWO DAYS IN TWENTY-FOOT BOAT NO MAN'S LAND PUT ' SEAL UPON MEMORY Impressions Received There Never to Be Forgotten, Says Lieut. Kent A KM description of No Man's Land. Its hardships, hazards and luckv ee.ipcs Is Blven by Flrt Lieutenant Henry T Kent In a letter to his mother Mrn Henry T. Kent, of Clifton HMBlit. I.lc-ulenant Kent enlisted In I'M 7 and roclve his commission at Tort OkIc tlioriic, Oa For braer the vdiiiK lleutemnt and three- of his men were publicly cited Lieutenant Warren T Kent, of the forty-ninth Squadron, Second Pursuit Troop, who was captured by the ter niaiiH when hla machine went vvrmiK while flvinR over the boche linos las Seiitember. In a brother of Lieutenant Henry Kent, Saturday the vounff a la ter was reported as nnvniR iwn n-ivm... from a German camp The Kent boys arc craduates of ( or nell I'nlverSity and William. Pcnn Char ter School In his letter descrlhlntr No Man's Land, Lieutenant Henry Kent wrote: Ilnrneil Into "Memorj "I think that no memory of the war can eer burn In im consciousness quite so deeply as No Man's. Land Just what that name means and the pictures it will alwa conjure up onlv the Infantrv soldier who h.is been thorn cm ever know- , . , "At nlRlit each side sends out pitrols to crawl out and oNplore, trvliiR to dU cocr what Is koIiik on oex on the other side. At first cerybodv wants to ko nen the 'rookie' wants to be able to "ay 'that ho has been there- I hae been out soernl times. It It a. deadly duel In the dark. , .!,. "Ah ou ko forward ou know that somewhere out there In the blackness is a little bunch of bodies bound on he same oirand as ou Thej are LijlnR for jou and diilnc their utmost to do strov vou before vou cm ambush and capture them. It Is a thrilling busi ness and calls Into pla all a mans te sourccfulncFs and cunning. mislit lii i:iirin W Ire "I can remembei one occasion when I lay facing a bocho patrol for forty-five minutes with tin men The enemy was so close tint wo could hear them whis per." Neither Hide knew exactly where the other was i:b wanted the other to mnvo first. 1'rltz had more patience than I had, to wo flnnll attempted to turn his fHnk ami rush him "The result was not all we ex pected Inside of hevon yards we ran into wire and got ho tangled up that we were unable to get loose. The boches Just laughed and pulled AUity. We threw a couple of grenades after them, but they held their flre. Why, I can never make out." Chief Officer of Foundered Philadelphia Salt Ship Tells Story Peter A Olson, chief officer of the Philadelphia steamship Venrut, which foundered off Watllngs Inland, bound from Turks Island to Philadelphia with a cargo of salt, told todav how he and Captain H Pecer, with eleen members nf the crew, were saved and five others drowned Olson and the eleven sun I vois arrived hero sesterdav from Malm Kit, where they were landed from the Bermudas "We were about 100 inlle,s oast of Watllngs Island on the night of October 20," said Olsen ' The silt cargo began to sh'ft, and the ship became unmanage able A high sea wah running We launched the large lifeboat which was smashed agtlnt the side before we could get away. Meanwhile two of the crew had launched n twpnly-foot work ing boat and got away from the founder ing Yenrut When the ship becalne almost awash there was nothing to do but jump Into the sea Most of the men succeeded In swimming to the smashed lifeboat, floating near the wreck, and clung to Its sides (or two hours before the small boat could come alongside and take us oft one nt a time " "All our provisions and viator and compass wore In the larger lifeboat, and we took to the sea In such a hurry we worn" almost naked. A small sail was ho'sted and without the nld of a com nnss we shnnod a course for Watllngs Island Wo landed two miles east of Watllngs Island lighthouse Six (lavs later we were picked up li the schooner Water Bird and landed at as.iu "Consul Dowdy paid our passage to Miami tin the auxiliary schooner Iris ,T , of Nassau Captain reser, w ho homo 's 1800 Wtst Tlog.i street, was still In Miami when we loft." said Olsrn llrforo loading her i argo of silt live Yenrut. owned bv John .1. Tuinrv, 308 Chestnut street cirrled powder and othet high explosives to Cuba and Pan ama from Phlladilphla Thoso saved were Captain 11 I-'eser, Chief Officer Peter A olsin. Second Mate P I! C Pierce. Chief Engineer Chrlstensen, Itrt Assistant Ihiglnen C Petersen, Seamen Tonv Mlcus, lvari jo hanm, T II Harrows K. Habnnson, C. Bojce, John IinMi. Janus Jovce. The five im mhtrn of the crew lost were M Murphy, steward' S'amen Wil liam Wallace, l'red Unmber, Harr K Hemlngw.i, Tonv Oorvalls TO TALK TO RED CROSS SERGEANT SHUSTER DEAD Falls Victim to Pneumonia on Way to France Sergeant Henry S Shustor, Kiftv seventh L'nglneers. died from pneumonia. September 30. while on the way to 11 rH'sC Vo.'her.' nurel. Shuster. secretary of tho Inland Watervvavs fum,ml,,sl"; was notified of his death through the Tied Cross two oiner otduk'h " "" rl . OI mi's CIL, niin ....,. - ton. Mass, survive him Before en listing Sergeant Shuster was an employe of tno i orn i.xcikuik" q" FOOT AMI MMU TnOUIlI.KH Intntlv .relieved by our unerlal iirrh MinportH, fitted and adjusted by exports Our Seam le Elastic lloslorr tho most comfortable aupport for vari cose velnB. swollen limbs, weak knees and ankles. Trusses, abdominal and athlrtln sun- nnrlern nf All klnria T..rr.it mfrs. of deformity appliances in the world 1-llilndelphta Orthopedic Co., 40 N. 13th St, Cut oct and Keep for reference P. L. t FOR SALE: PHYSICIAN'S nESIDENCK ANI OFFICII. ON west BnoAn st., hkthi.khkm, PA. OAJIAOE AND OHAIIF FKHK'S QUARTEKSi AN K.. CEPTIONAL OPPORTUNITT. GARIS & SHIMER Wnolwortll Illdg.. Ttethleliom, Pa. SPECIALISTS IN I.AKfllJ TIU HEIt, WOOD PUI.P, COM,, IKON. OANISTEU HOCK. TtlNO STUN, MANOANESE, SUI.PIIUIi. SIINEKAI, PAINT AND OTKEK THACTH. GARIS & SHIMER IIETIII.EIIKM. PA. Washington Woman to Speak on Home Serviie Before Urquhnrt Chapter I ft.. . .....n. n..nA .. 'llM.Bt' A 1 .1 t tl I III lllll'Ut Hill, 13 Ul jUICtr. .T....- L A. I. llnt.'. .. til l. tlin ullllittnt fiuiiie rc"riitj ui i tit .'u in' ....jii of an address to members of the Crqu- hirt imp 01, American Jiou i ross, uy Mrs lliadlo tomorrow afternoon The m-1 ting l sihedulod for 3 o'cIock In thi Itod Cross chamber of the W, un make! -tore Mis Hradlov Is an expert In. homo i tirsing ana Is ixing soiu irom n tut.ltitvt.ii, frnnt tlm tttil I'mw boail- ilinrtiis Id Impirt some of her Knowl edge to the local workers (in VVi dniMiay tne canieen iicpari ment. iindir the direction of Mrs J. Now Mil Pi own, will be on dutv at North Plillulelph'a Rtntlon and at the Tvvent fouith and Chestnut streets station NUNS MAKE FLAG FOR 31&TH Cnnnclite Sisters of Arras Honor Philadelphia Regiment When the 31Sth reglmerit. "Phlladel. phla's Own," returns to this country, It will bring with It a flag made by Car melite nuns to commemorate the bravery of the bos nnd the help given by the people of Arras. France, to the American colonies during our Ilevolutlonary War Announcement of the .regiment to which the flag would be given was made vesterdav by Moiislgncr Ixuls Jullen, bishop of Arras, and member of tho French mlssloir to congratulate Cardinal OlhhoiiH on his golden Jubilee "Arms Is Im Inncpr hnbttnhlo.' ho rtnld. "and 300 villages In my diocese have boon rnzed to the ground until all the hind resembles a desert Hut the nuns nf the Carmollti' f.rder are staving nt their post to make tho flag that will he given to the regiment from Philadelphia "tloneral Pershing was asked by me to mine the regiment that was ox cltslvely composed of Phlladelphlnns rras wants the flag to come to scur city because It was In Phlladelphli that fieedom was reborn And flenoral Per shing said that onlv one regiment, the 3 1 nth, made up. he told me of the first men to be called, was eligible for the honor " WRITES IN DIN OF SHELLING Lieut. Taggart Tells of Dangers of Moving Ammunition "I wruld go, shells or no shells, ns tint ammunition has got to go to thi gunners, and the show has got to go on ' Lieutenant Morrill Tnggnrt. of Phlli dilphla, wnte this as the conclusion nf a letter to his wife As he wrote ho was In the safctv dugout and slulli worn bursting all around "I must meet an ammunition train at a crossroads' not far awav from here at 8 JO and take It up tw the nuns nearer the front lino The shells arc bursting with more r.n. ... i,1 Bi.m in full nil around us It Is pure luck that they don t fall on our dugout Tilt bovs In hero with .... ....III.., r Kin tt. tllrtit tills lion- lllf Hit V.1IIIHK . '"i 'i ".'-I' ell and bo human, nnd my apparent calmness aggrevaies mem 'Hut, believe mo, 1 dare not drop th's pencil I am slmpl clinging to it is i drowning man grasps a straw 11 stiadlrs my nerves Spuiklng of nerves. I must go to niett that ammunition train now, and ,. u .. 1,..n lual fi.ti,fl utrrl tn.ll the fast slu 11 burst light at tho crossroads whore I am to meet them, I need all mv nerve with me , Ilv tho way. If vou got this lot tor ou will know that no shclT dropped ni mo while I was keeping 'my engage ment " HOSPITAL BOYS PRAISED Phihulelphians of 319th Probably Will Be Cited Ptitl.idt-lphlinn of the 310th Field Hospital, who trnlnul nt Camn Lee, prohabl) will be cited for their braverv and elllclencv in ministering to wound ed T hr have boon praised b divi sion and lorps surgeons Thov pitched their tents between shell holts in what lad heen no man's land for jfnui vtars. and they worked night and di without flinching when shells were falling thick all around them Among the Phlladclphlans In the unit are Sergeant John Sherman Ser geant vv ilium KinsrT. nergoani narrv llnhln'on, (V rporal Charles O Hoop, Sol giant William 11, Sadler, Privates tgn itlus T Colllton, William II Sklrm, 3d, Clark M Miller, Albert 11 Davis, lbert T Lv rich, Joseph M F Shields, Charles F 1 Manuel, Joseph F. savage, Walter Hotz. James H. Lownes, Thomas C McMrhead. Alexander II hkcath. Art Lnunav, Joshua Powdermitker Arthur Sterner, John Hoffman, Kdward H Con nor, lWgar II Kromor. John tlorcke, Jnmes H Watson and Karle C Wills USED RIEE AS CLtlB TO REPULSE GEHMANS Granville Foy, Pliilatlclpliian, Fought On, Though Pistol Was Empty flranvllle Foy, son of Mrs Win' fred Foy, Nineteenth nnd Waverly streets, with several companions, was surrounded and his pistol was emptv, but he kept on fighting Seizing n heavy Oerman rifle, dropped bv one of the iit- tackers. he wielded It like n club Al though. heavily outnumbered he and his friends drove the onomv back Mrs Foy has two other sons In tho service CJeorge, nlso In the nrm. and William, In the navy. The story of Fov's thrilling fight Is told In n letter to his mother ' "At nightfall of one of the darkest nights I have ever lived," he writes "the Huns pulled a surprise counter attack They had us outnumbered twenty to one, nnd hrfd us surroundtd before wo knew they were near "I was the gunner on a gun team and before my 'londor' and I could got our gun In action, a hunch of them closed In on us to tnke us and tho gun as prisoners After I had shot niv pistol a few timer, they did not give me time to reload, so I picked up a heavy Oerman rifle nnd used It for a club until I was able to mao tnv wnv to mv machine gun nnd get It working "We mnde It too hot for the Huns Aft,i"Hwentjr iplnutea o't stiff fighting. they turned and ran, and I think they ore running yet. That Is what tho most of them do when they sec the Ameri cans. They seem to be scared to Idcath of us." ASKS SANTA FOR DADDY Soldier's Son Wunts Father Home for Christmas fionr Santn Claus "PleJtso send mv Daddy home from 'n Man's Lnnd He's been there an awful long time now, and Mother nnd I miss him so much Cant )ou get him here to us before Christinas? ' Tills was one of the first Santa Claus' letters received at tho local twslofllce, this vear It was signed bv a little loy In Frnnkford Pathetic as It is snowing a cmni s longing lor ins lnrent. It Is nr more touching than the sonris of others asking for clothing, tois or other things which have tint tntered the senders' homes In abun dance liven In the letters asking for to.vs the Influence of tho war on tho minds of children can bo perceived The bojs often ask for soldier suits guns (real, honest-to-goodness ones that shoot, nnd other warlike toss The girls desires run to Itod Cross outfits, Ited rross dolls nnd knitting supplies The letters are carefully preserved at the postoftlce nnd will be disposed ot in i manner tc be determined later ( liurrli Honors Bovs In Service Ftftv-four bovs who entered the sorv Ice from tho Kjcventh Baptist Chun h. Van Pelt and Diamond streets, wore lion tired it a victory celebration there list night Tho Itov (Jeorge T Horter made an iililrtss, and a song ! .Mrs Hollo Itlttti When the Bovs Come Homo ' was introduced RED CROSS AT CHURCH Urquhart Auxiliary Holds Thanksgiv ing Services More than 200 iio"ibors of I'rquhart Auxiliary No ., .mci:can Hed Cross, filed Into historic Christ Church ses terdav. nfternoon to take ptrt In an Impressive thanksgiving service fori pence and victory Headquarters of the I'rquhart Chnp- tor is in the Wannmnker sqro and John Wnnnmaker who has been a con stant benefactor of the nuxlllnrv was prisinl and made a brief address Music way furnished by the chinch choir, the hvinnll used containing sptclal selec tions arranged under direction of the llov L C Washburn for services umong soldiers and sailors Tho flags of the auxiliary wore used In tho decorations Tilt women were led by Mrs (teorge W I'rquhart chairman, who founded tho auxlllnrv two .vears ago -,rwrT -vwws Wfsv xjl: C3 Cpi Remember This! fold weather In hard on mnplrT ion that are not protected M our kln Pond which cleanup Hnftnn h nl nourishes w I thout ha rrn e on tlir tenWet nkln Start Itn ute earh im! aoirt rounh hrh harul md cheek lfAnri) tube TV Jar LLEWELLYN'S IMilliulrlphln'fi Miindurtl llnir Store 1518 Chestnut rWriiyj.Jwwvlw,!..4' mmi" --- rei inir ftore Street MVt dliVVlfLl: LH:Qf SlLYIEKSbUlliS SlVmQUlEUS R00KWOOD American Pottery Soft Glazes and delicate tones commend this for bridal jjifts or where an exquisite bit of harmonious color is required in the home Philadelphia Agents jC WHEN YOUR'E OUT WEAR Underdown's i.50Stiirt THEN YOU'RE IN. Vou re "hi tnonr" when vnu hu thpso LTni1rdonii Shirts Ihoj are 3 for M Oood uuulltj, porfect ni Cuffs Attached or llelurhrd A. R. Underdown's Sons Rubber (JooJfi nnd Blen'n Furnlshlnn 202-204 Market St. K.lulilMnil Hlnio 1H3U Original Etchings by The Greatest Masters $24.00 up - ' r The Rosenbach Galleries 1320 WALNUT STREET Christmas Cards and Calendars 11 fllllllllllllim llliliiiiiirmmn FOR two years you've j b ee n supplying a "buying" market. From now on it's going to mean in tensive "selling." HERBERT M. MORRIS ; Advertising Agency Every Phaie of Sales Promotion 400 Cbettnut Street, Philadelphia. 'iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iniiiiinni niiirirrn Lamps and Lighting Fixtures of artistic excellence. Exclu sive designs that combine art -and utility. A comprehensive showing of types that are now the vogue. TJw Horn & Brannen Mfg. Co. Makert to the Critical and Exacting Vnuin" 427'423 Nor"' Broad Street "A short walk along Automobile Row" TrrrrrnmrmTTTTTTmtlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllUlUlllllllllflMmii limn rmrf J. E. Caldwell & Company JEWELERS-SILVERSMITHS A Comprehensive Department Of Stationery Christmas Cards That Are Different individual Monograms That Are Mev3 Pierced Style Special Christmas Boxes Of Stationery That Make Most Acceptable Gifts Visiting Cards That Are Correct Individual Book Labels Beautiful "Ex Libris" Indications Commercial Stationery That is IMPRESSIVE Special engrossing A Most Successful Activity IMMEDIATE CHRISTMAS SHOPPING IS RECOMMENDED miiilllllllllllMIIIMIIU4IIIIUIl'lllllllllUIIIIIIIIIIIIII,fem'lllll'Hllllillllllllll 3fr. .4 I.WV'I l',"t'T"tt SJ ' '- rr introducing Our New ":-i Pnce $6.00 BkMiifsHHLM 1 This Blaylock&Blynn creation B "lBlHHfi is dedicated to 'our boys" who WHBtil 1 threw the war into "re- jjaJSgS 1 . verse" at Chateau Thierry. Ssl- fjsRL E W? lhe excellent worKtnansnip i v ry fil4C' and exclusive quality are of I ) JJ i Hf ., n the usual high standard char- ST A ''' acteristic of a "Blaylock." &y J0 we respectiuny suimiu i j i &- s mw f.Z vraip nnnrnval. -rr s Mvs I x:)p Gowns Wraps Coats W $ 1 i ; - n.... t, d... m tMsr ssr- 1 Jtp: Millinery -Furs and li l. 1 lifrrrrrrrrTTmiiniiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiM Rough-Weather Clothing for Men who will be exposed to the Elements this Winter! ff Whether you drive your own car, or drive somebody else's car, or a commer cial Motor Truck, or any other kind of vehicle that calls on you to reckon with the weather even if you take a flier through the air, the coming mode of getting quickly from place to place you will be interested in these various outer garments specially built for your protec tion and comfort. Reversible Motor Coats $65, $75, $80 I Beauties ! Not cumbersome, not heavy, but protective against Sleet, Snow, Rain and Cold. One side is all leather, fine, light tan, with pockets, sleeve straps, double rows of buttons; the other side is either a gabardine rainproof fabric of dark tan, or a fancy gray cheviot in a herring bone pattern, double breasted an out-and-out Overcoat. Men are buying them for use Jn long motor trips. Motor Drivers' Short' Coats $25 $28 $40 I These have a gabardine outside with a buckle belt, and a leather lining; or a leather outside and a corduroy lining a handy rough-weather garment. Sheepskin-lined Raincoats, $28, $45, $60 I Some are rubberized shells, some are shells of rainproofed gabardine fabrics double-breasters with all-around belts. Sheepskin-lined Jackets $15 Moleskin shells with frog fastenings. The same with fur collars of wallaby, kangaroo or opossum, $25, $28 Fleece-lined leather vests, $10 A fleece-lined corduroy Suit, $27 And9 of course Storm Overcoats and Ulsters with big, roll-up Collars and Muff pockets, form-iltting and moderately loose-fitting, up to Fur-collar Overcoats, Fur-lined Overcoats, all - fur Overcoats A Wonderful Collection of High-grade Winter Garments Perry & Con.b.t 16th & Chestnut Sts. . - &; .m ft) I - m m ffi? j i m S1 ft rl M s) .$3i v:m tt.-xi ar. r$4 ( V "m ' ' T'- .,- ' '- 1? ,, x. . V "C ii. t; - ,". H . ("t ' 6' ,.,. jj.,,:-v .. i i. .' KKiwaw:u!nj l
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