Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-13
PRIVILEGE TO GIVE
|. SELVESA AND MONEY
Senator Lewis Tells Soldiers In
Loan Appeal at Camp
Meade.
1900 HEAR ADDRESS

From a stan Correspondent.
CAMP MEADE. October 18.-That Il
10 not only the duty but the high priv
ilege of the selected men Of the Ma
tional Army to give themselves to the
service OF their country and to lend
to their government a part OF the
money with which the war must be
waged and won, was the declaration of
Senator James Hamilton Lewis to the
men at the 18th Division today in be-
half of the second liberty loan.
For the second time within three
days the entire division, approximately
1000 men, was massed around the re-
viewing stand on tho dress parade
ground to listen to arguments this
time presented by the members Of tho
United States Senate as to why the mon
of the Army should invest in liberty
bonds
"Your Money or Your Life"
To-day" said Senator Lewis, you are
called to answer IL you will surrender
your purse that your country may sur
vive. The demand before you Is your
money or your life'-your money to
your country or your life to Germany.
TO America 1T Is a CledT Call iHhI
comes from the spirits of the fathers.
The sons are summoned to preserve
what the fathers gave-a free land.
Every dollar of America and every
American of every spot is rallied to the
colors. Your money to your country
or your life to Germany"
No Passes Necessary on Sunday.
General orders today revoked the
former order requiring passes for per-
sons desiring to visit Camp Meade. Tho
order. which is effective today. permits
visitors to enter camp without passes
on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons
and all day Sunday. On other days tho
passes will be required.
D. c. Detected Men Return.
The sixty-two District men rejected
on their final physical examination
were returned to washington today
On orders Of Maj. Gen. Kuhn. 1000
men will remain in their barracks In
readiness to leave on short notice for
. southern training camp. These men
are to fill gaps in National Guard or
the south The entire 1000 men are
from Philadelphia. Five thousand more
are to be sent from Camp Meade to
Camp Gordon shortly. but these have
not yet been designated
Streets Seas of Mud.
Yesterdays downpour of rain again
turned the streets Of Camp Meade into
seas of mud and resulted In the can
collation. Of drills for the afternoon.
The men put in the time in the squad
rooms. in Company Cs library-which
Is one end of the mess hali-and around
Company BIS newly acquired baby
grand pool table.
''It lie on days like this that pianola
would be boon to the men" said
Lieut.. Newlin of Company c. There is
nothing for them to do but stick around
the squad rooms, write letters or read.
Those who don't care a great deal for
reading would have a lot pleasanter
time If there was piano or a pfanola
with which they might amuse them
selves"
About forty men from each of the
three companies composing the 312th
Machine Gunners were made happy to-
day by receiving passes to go to wash
ington at noon and return before taps
tonight. Forty more, or thereabouts.
from each of the three companies have
been granted passes good for all day
tomorrow. though they must be back
in barracks before taps or go on the
list OF those absent without leave. For
the present. at least. absolutely no
week end or overnight passes will be
granted. according to orders from Maj.
Gen. Kuhn.
AIQleClC LAu1UlllOu 4OulRQL.
Preparations are complete for the
athletic exhibition and boxing program
to be staged tonight at the Y. NJ c. A.
building by athletes Of the 18th Machine
Gun Battalion and members Of the 310th
Machine Gunners. Lieut. Jordan is in
charge of the affair and some surprises
are promised.
The battalion foot ball team has been
hampered by bad weather in its prac-
tice for the game to be played Sunday
afternoon with the eleven representing
the 310th Machine Gun Battalion. Only
three or four hours of practice have
been possible, but every member Of the
team is in f1rst-class shape. the men
have picked up in their game to a
marked extent and the contest promises
to be interesting.
Ofiicers of the various units of the
18th Division are organizing a foot
ball team and expect to schedule games
with similar teams of other National
Army divisions. Many former college
foot ball stars are included among the
officers III carr here there . men
from Yale. Harvard, Pennsylvania.