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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-11

Knit 2spurl Q forward and back on remaining
90 stitches for IL inches, always slipping first
stitch. Cast on % stitches loosely to complete
face opening, and knit 2, purl for "a inches.
adjust stitches by slipping from end OF
third needle to first needle. making AZ on first
neede).
Knit round plain. Knit stitches together,
knit II, knit 2 stitches together knit /. Repeat
to end of round. Knit four rows plain. Then
knit stitches together, knit Q, knit together,
knit |. Repeat to end of round. Knit four rows
plain. Continue in this way, narrowing on
every fifth round and reducing number OF
stitches between narrowed stitches by 2 (as z,
5, 3. etc. until you have % stitches left on
needle. Divide on two needles, having IA on
first needle and Ii on the other, and finish the
same as for the toe of sock.
MEDIUM SIZED MANS SOCK
Four Red Cross needles No. l: u pound
1.-TWO hanks of yarn.
Set up 90 stitches 20 on each of three
needles. Knit plain and pur for 50 rows
Az inches). Thirty-sixth row, knit plain
stitches, knit together; repeat this until the
round is completed. There are now 90 stitches
on the needles. Knit 80 rows plain until leg
measures II inches (61s inches Of plain knit
ting. Take half the number Of stitches (25l
on first needle for the heel Ceaving II and IL
instep) add on the % stitches, knit 1 row, purl
] row. alternately, for 26 times Tor 8 inches),
always slipping the first stitch. Begin TO turn
heel on the wrong side, slip !, purl -, purl
together, purl l.
Turn work over slip /, knit 4, slip /, knit
and pass it over slipped stitch, knitl. Turn, slip
/, pur 3, purl together, purl /. Turn, slip I,
knit g. slip /, knit |, and pass it over slipped
stitch, knit /. Continue working toward the
sides Of the heel in this manner, leaving
more stitch between decreases on every row
until all the stitches are worked in. There
should then be Is stitches on the needle. Pick
up IS stitches on side of heel; now knit the 20
stitches on second and third needles on TO one
needle which becomes your second needle; with
your third needle pick up the 10 stitches on
other side of heel and knit stitches of your
first needle so that you will now have II
stitches on the first needle, 25 stitches on the
second needle and 20 stitches the third
needle First needle (a), knit to within 3
stitches of end, knit 2 together, knit I. Second
needle o., knit plain. Third needle (c), knit
|. slip /, knit /, pass slipped stitch over, knit
plain TO end of needle. Knit around plain Id.
Repeat a, b, and d until you have 10 stitches
on first needle, % stitches second, II stitches
on third. Knit plain for 4 y inches. First nee
die (e) knit 10 stitches-knit together, knit
l. second needle % knit |. slip /, knit /.
pass slipped stitch over. knit 9 stitches. Knit 2
together, knit /. Third needle CD knit /, slip
/, knit l. pass slipped stitch over knit
stitches, knit rows plain (h).
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-11

week the figures had reached S95O,OOO. The
goal was then raised to s1,200,o0O, but that
figure was left far behind at the close of the
big meeting of October "a, when at the last
call $l,750,0O0 had been pledged.
Do you wonder that Miss Gunther is proud
of the committee she chose?
By the way, do you know why the first goal
was fixed at the peculiar figure of $4,000?
confess that was ignorant until Miss Gunther
enlightened me-
It seems that when the sight of an army
rifle lies fiat against the barrel it gives a
range Of five hundred and forty-seven yards.
This is called the battle sight," because it is
the way that the rifle is carried in battle. On
one Of the buildings at Plattsburg huge
Liberty Loan battle sight thermometer was
placed to mark the slow CD rising mercury,
the topmost figure being S5470OO. But, bless
YOUR heart! the mercury went up so fast and
so far beyond the original top notch that 1t
wasn't a bit Of use after the first six days.
Had it been real glass it would have burst into
a thousand pieces on Friday of the first week
Of the campaign!
With the Plattsburg Liberty Loan an as
sured success, Miss Gunther turned her atten-
ton and gave her spare time Though where
she found any, goodness only knowsD to an
other cause. the compiling and launching OF
"The Plattsburger," a souvenir book OF the
second Plattsburg camp.
This is distant relative Of the year-books
which are published by colleges and schools,
sort of sixteenth cousin, but oh, how different!
for the men who are working on "The Platts-
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But the work of which she is the proudest
connection with the second Liberty Loan. When
the subject of this was preached at Platts-
burg it was decided not to conduct campaign
in the camp, the feeling being that these men
were giving their lives to the cause and they
should be allowed to do as they pleased about
buying the bonds. The powers at Washing
ton, however, thought differently believing
that the example of the Plattsburg men would
be of infinite value to the rest Of the country.
So it was decided to organize for Liberty
Loan campaign.
Colonel Wolf, as you may imagine is an
exceedingly busy man. Having firm faith in
Miss Gunther's judgment, he turned the matter
over to her, subject, of course, to his approval.
And so Miss Gunther laid out system. She
selected with infinite care a committee of ten
candidates and, after studying their records,
"age, character and previous condition of SER
vitude," chose those who had had the kind OF
experience which would best fit them to serve.
These names without exception were approved
by Colonel Wolf, and a meeting of the COM
mittee was held in Miss Gunther's Office. James
Imbrie, the banker, of New York. was chosen
by the committee as its chairman, sub-commit-
tees were appointed in each of the eighteen
companies and the campaign was on.
Nothing in the history of the Liberty loans
has had such an effect on the country at large
as the Plattsburg campaign. Cyclonic is the
only word that describes it,
The S547,O0 which the committee resolved
at its first meeting to raise was pledged dur
ing the first week At the end of the second
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-11

Repeat e, f, and h times, then narrow
every other row until you have stitches on
your first needle. stitches on your second nee
die and stitches on your third needle. knit
the stitches on your first needle onto your
third Your work is now all on two needles,
opposite each other. Break off yarn, leaving
l2-inch end. Thread into worsted needle and
proceed TO weave the front and back together,
as follows:
Pass worsted needle through first stitch, y,
of front knitting needle, as il knitting, and slip
stitch off-pass through second stitch as II
purling-leave stitch on, pull thread through
first stitch of back needle as if purhng, slip
stitch off, purl thread through second stitch OF
back needle, as If knitting, leave stitch on. Re-
peat from until all the stitches are off ths
needle.
Sock when finished should measure;
Foot from tip of heel TO tip of toe, II inches.
Leg. from tip OF heel TO tip of leg. Ii inches.
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unfinished the executive Offices were not even
planned for and there seemed to be no one
with the authority to push the work.
SO Miss Gunther put her shoulder to the
wheel, and by the time the candidates arrived
things were in running order. And still she
was not allowed to return to Wall Street.
Colonel Wolf needed a secretary, and little
later Major Baer, the adjutant needed an as
sstant. Both Of these responsible positions
she has held throughout the two camps.
Having been in the work from the very be-
ginning, in fact from the enrolment Of the
very first candidate, there is no one more con-
versant with every detail of the camp than
She / sat beside her in her office one morning
and marvelled at the manner in which she
settled alr sorts of questions and smoothed out
the difficulties which were brought to her by
everybody, from instructors and officers of the
camp to the army chauffeurs.
"How did you learn it all so quickly" l
asked
81 have lived it and breathed it since last
April" she replied, and" she added, 81
love it."
There is no work or activity in the camp in
which Miss Gunther has not been one of the
chief helpers. When the Y. w. c. A. con-
ceived the idea Of erecting Hostess House,
which has been such boon and blessing as
meeting place and eating place for the candi-
dates and their women folks Miss Gunther
was consulted. And her ideas were carried
out with such success that she has since been
offered the position of visiting manager for all
the hostess houses which have sprung up in
the different camps.
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transform the quiet, conventional army post
into big training camp in the limited time
in which it had to be done. l doubt if it could
have been accomplished had it not been for
the efficiency of this selfsame young woman.
whose modesty has hitherto kept her from APP
pearing in the public press
So it gives me great pleasure to be the first
to introduce to you Miss Elsie Gunther, secre-
tary to Colonel Wolf and assistant to Major
Baer the adjutant of the Plattsburg camp.
You will find her a CHEEKY, brown-eyed
young woman, dressed in khaki-colored tweed
with most becoming hat-as feminine as can
be, and yet performing the duties of major
in the camp, in addition to goodness knows
how many other duties besides.
Less than a year ago Miss Gunther was
civilian Of civilians. She had had no connec-
ton with the army and knew nothing about it.
Every morning she came from her home IN
New Jersey and spent the day at desk IN the
Office of financial firm in Wall Street.
She had proved herself extremely efficient in
Organizing the work Of the Office and so, when
an office was opened in Forty-fourth Street
for the enrolment of candidates for the first
Reserve Officers Training Camp, her employ
ers loaned Miss Gunther for the day, that she
might get the work systematized and the Office
in running order. She stayed on for three
weeks. working from early morning until late
at night. Wall Street saw her no more nor
has it seen her since, although her desk Is
waiting for her and her position is still OPEN
week before the camp opened Miss Gun
Their was in Plattsburg ready for business
Everything was in chaos, the barracks were
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be glad to receive the garments and to send
them directly to the Red Cross or the Army
and Navy League.
All articles knitted either for your own spe-
cial soldier boy in the training camp or at the
front, or for any soldier boy who may have no
"kin folk" to knit for him, must be made ac-
cording to Red Cross directions. These are
sent out in a special little pamphlet, but in case
you have not received the pamphlet, here they
are:
WRISTLETS
Half hank of yarn (ls pound, pair Red
Cross needles No. g
Cast on AZ stitches, knit and purl for
Y inches, and sew up, leaving inches open
space for thumb inches from the edge.
SLEEVELESS SWEATER
Two and a half hanks of yarn Is pound),
| pair Red Cross needles No. 3.
Cast on so stitches. Knit 2, purl stitches
for 4 inches Knit plain until sweater meas
ures 25 inches Knit % stitches, bind OIL "a
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stitches for neck, loose. Knit 20 stitches Knit
ridges on each shoulder, cast on "a stitches.
Knit plain for II inches. Purl ., knit
stitches fer inches. Sew up sides, leaving
9 inches for armholes. Two rows single
crochet around neck and row single crochet
around the armhoes.
MUFFLER
Two and one-half hanks of yarn rs pound),
| pair Red Cross needles No. 3.
Cast on so stitches or II inches. Plain
knitting for SO inches.
KNITTED HELMET
/ hank of yarn u pound; Red Cross
needles No. q
Cast on Sc stitches loosely. Knit plain for
inches for front piece and leave on extra
needle. Knit another piece to correspond for
back. These pieces must be at least inches
wide. Slip the stitches of both pieces on to 3
needles, arranging for last stitches OF back
piece to be on beginning of first needle, with 80
stitches of front piece added (making 40 on
first needle).
Divide rest of stitches on other needles
1886.
BEGINNING with first needle, knit 2, purl
for six inches Then on first needle knit 2,
purl 9 for 1s stitches. Bind off % stitches for
face opening TRY TO keep same arrangement
Of stitches on needles for further directions)
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II hard road; long lines of khaki
L figures moving over the
g. browning grass of the parade
&&A ground; rows of faces, keen
EA& and alert with the look in the
ttE16h-J eyes that one sees in lie
S.-os Jeanne dare; the click, click of bullets
..nn, the distant rifle range blended with a
Aorus of deep voices near at hand singing
over There" clear, blue sky, crisp autumn
~ and the sparkling waters of Lake Cham
,ain-that'S Plattsburg
rornerly a regular army post-and a small
o,e at that-a sort of little brother to Fort
rtban Allen across the lake, Plattsburg has
blossomed out into a training camp from
.rb;cb by the end Of November thousands of
brand new commissioned officers will have gone
forth 10 take charge of our brand new army
and lead it to victory.
For no one can look into the clear eyes Of
those three thousand men and see the deter
mined set Of their jaws and not feel confident
that these men are destined to do very great
deal toward winning the war and making the
world safe for democracy" They are not of
the stuff of which failures are made. Way
down deep their spirit is that of the Crusad-
srs. and this war is to them holy war.
The personnel of this second camp is quite
different from that Of the first, which included
in its ranks great many college men. These
candidates are much older and therefore much
more serious. They are not, as a rule, so we'll
p-do as the candidates of the last camp, and
"a the sacrifices which they have made have
been greater. There are many gray heads in
the ranks-fathers, some of them, of commits
stoned officers already at the front.
But please don't think for a moment that
because the spirit of the camp is serious
there is anything of the morbid or solemn in
The atmosphere Far from it, The old adage
about men being but boys of a larger growth
is proved true at Plattsburg. One has only
to 20 to the gym" half-hour before the time
prescribea for lecture to realize this.
The men march to the hall half-hour early
and fill in the time while waiting for the lect-
urer TO arrive with singing TO the accompani-
nent of the regimental band. Company ri
valry is keen, each company trying to drown
the other with catcalls and cheers, exactly like
the battle between the freshman and sopho
more classes in university.
And right here let me say that if you have
never heard a chorus Of three thousand mems
voices singing keep the Home Fires Burn
ing" 81 Saw You" and THE Last Long Mile"
(Plattsburg's favorite) you have something
TO live for.
And if you have never seen those three
thousand men in khaki with that inexpressible
look in the eyes stand at salute while "The
Star-Spangled Banner" is played by regi-
mental band, let me tell you you don't know
what real thrill is!
But have strayed long way from my
text, which was TO have been the story of the
ore woman-what shall / call her, official or
oficer?-at the Plattsburg camp Hers is an
unique position and one without precedent in
army circles. Had she been born man, 1t is
said she would by this time have been rejoic-
ing in the rank Of major.
As you can imagine, it was no small task to
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~stsssries Of life can be supplied without the
nslD Of women. Uncle Sam feeds and clothes
ss s'idiefs IL u true but II the women did not
up ~ save food he would soon run short OF
bDpies; II the women did rot make the socks,
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2 OUR boys in the trenches on
the sea, in the training camps
are 10 Keep their bodies ana
their patriotism warm and
nourishing through the winter
Gey must have the two essen
Gals-foOd and warm clothing.
Neither Of these fundamental
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Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-23

Election returns from the Bristol Bay district, opened yesterday in Val deg. Alaska, gave James Wickersllan, independent republican candidate for reelection as delegate to congress a plurality of 34 over Charles Sulzer democrat
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-23
TRIAL OF DETECTIVE
 WILLIAM J. BURNS
Charged With Publishing Private Lett ters Relating to War Contracts.

New York, Jan. 22-Testimony was introduced today at the trial of Will liam J. Burns, a detective, and Martin; Egan. publicity manager for J-P. Nor gan and Company, charged with pub fishing private letters relating to war contracts taken from the office of Seymour and Seymour patents attor- neys, to substantiate charges that sin- side" information of the Morgan flrm's S business with the French and British governments had reached the Ger man embassy at Washington. A brief filed on behalf of Burns and Egan fn- volved a Washington lawyer who was characterized as friend of Count won Bernstorf, German ambassador, and who later in the trial was said to ke John Clifton.
 Clifton's name was drawn into the case through question put to Fred erick Seymour, the first witness, in- quiring if he was familiar with certain testimony previously given by Burns admitting he had entered the offices of Seymour and Selmour.
 Objection was made to the question. whereupon Delancey Nicoll. counsel for Burns and Egan, argued that the qaes- ton should be admitted on the ground that there had been a conspiracy starting in September, 1915, "when an employe of Morgan and Company got in touch with John Clifton, a Wash ington lawyer" who he asserted was an attorney for Count Won Bern storff." In this way MT. NicoH al leged, information regarding French and British contracts was sent to Seymour and Seymour through Cliff ton.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-23
American Troops
 Leaving Mexico
REPORT RECEIVED AT cARRANzA
 CONSULATE IN FL PAso.
START FROM FL VALE
Three Thousand Mexican Troops Are
 to Police the Country After General
 Pershins's Troops Have Been With drawn.

Fl Paso, Jan. 22-Information re- ceived at the Carranza consulate lats today said the American punitive ex- petition had begun it's movement from Fl Valle towards the border.
 The general movement of American troops toward Columbus. N. M., iron, Colonia Dublan. the field base, is ex- pected to be under way within tho next 24 hours, it was said at the con- sulate.
 Trucks Loaded With Supplies.
 Thirty-three trucks loaded with sur plus ordnance have left Colonia Dub Ian for Columbus. N. M., while other truck trains from the south which have arrived in Columbus carried ord- nance supplies.
 Road-making machinery, piping barbed wire, rations, engineering out fits and spare parts for motor trucks have been received here from field headquarters.
 A section of the first aero squadroD which has been encamped at Ell Vallc has broken camp and moved it's air planes to Colonfa Dublan, according to reports from Columbus.
 It was announced in Juarez today that 5000 government troops of Gen eraI Dieguez's command at T0freon would be sent to western Chihuahua to police the country after General Per- shing's troops were withdrawn.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-23
HANDWRITING EXPERTS
 TESTIFY IN sAFFoRp TRIAL
Say the "oIiver" Osborne Letters Are in Handwriting of James w. Os- borne.

New York, Jan- 22.-Two handwrit- ing experts, testifying today at the trial for perjury of Franklin D. Saf- ford expressed the opinion that James W. Osborne, former assistant district attorney, wrote three "Oliver Os- borne" love letters to Rae Tanzer, whose suit for breach of promise of marriage against the lawyer resulted in the indictment of Stafford and others. The handwriting experts were Albert T. Hamilton and John V. Haring. Saf- ford is being tried a second time on a charge of having falsely sworn that James W. Osborne was the "Oliver Osbornev who visited Plainfield, N. J., with Rae Tanzer.
 Harfng, who agreed with Hamilton that the love Hissives were in the same handwriting as that of James w. Osborne, added also that a hotel reg ister in Plainfield, N. J., bore similar handwriting. The word ..honeybug,' in one of the Tanzer letters. Haring de- clared. was not enough Nike the same phrase written in court by Charles H. Wax, who claims to have n1asqueraded as Oliver Osborne" for him to say whether both were written by the same hand Hamilton asserted tI1at Wax's handwriting in court was copied from .'one or two kinds of mental models before him.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-23
EFFORT TO ExPEDIATE
 "LEAK" INVESTIGATION
Cooperation of Leading New York Fin anciers and Stock Exchange Off, ciaIs.

New York, Jan. 22.-Cooperatio:l of leading New York hnanciers and stock exchange officials in an effort to ex- pediate the Teak investigation was promised the rules committee tonight when it arrived here from Nsashiugton pfeparatory to resunning its inquiry tomorrow
 Transactions on the exchange for the three days beginning December 19, when. rumor has it, persons il, possession of advance information that President Wilson's peace note was coming, profited greatly, are to be ex- plained to save the time it would re- quire expert accountants to uncover them from records now in possession Of the committee. High officials of the exchange will make clear it's workings to the committee that a graundworl Tor the inquiry may be obtained
 Armed with advance Information ob |. tained today, the accountants tonight were at work on material to submit to the committee immediately The first witness before the committee it was said tonight on good authority probably will be H. G. s. Noble. president Of the exchange. He has not been subpoeuaed but is willing, it was said, to give the committee the benefit of his knowledge of the workings of the exchange which up to the present have been more or less of mystery to some members of the committee.