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Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-14
He's DriUi1g For
America NoU
lBY ]. G. RURroN.

(5Y J. c. 5URToN.)
tie used to tour the boulevards and never
knew row,
He took the nissues rfdin' and the kids,
But he's serving in the army dressed in
greasy khaki now
Where there's things far worse than
blowouts and near Skids
He may have drove a flivver that went
rattiing- on its way
Or lounged back in regal limousine
But poor or rich, at present he is DRAWN
As the knight Of that great monarch,
Gasoline.
Give him gasoline and oil
And he's ready for his toll
He don't consult guide book fore he
He's not finichy bout roads
When the gunners yell for loads
OF shells and men are down with empty
sleeves.
He is always cool of head
And his Sght foots fun Of lead.
And he'll use it till the shrapnel claims
And he coaxes and he pleads
With his car for greater speeds
Does the military chauffeur-here to
him.
When his car is under fire.
He will change. frazzled tire
heels;
He may be bit profane
And he drives like one insane,
For he dreams of speed and eats it
with his meals.
He will take a general grand
To the edge of No Mans Land
Where yawns the pit Of death with
And he'll pray and curse and scold
In the hope that nuts will hold
For the military chauffeur-here's to
him!
Where the skies are shot with red.
On the field heaped with the dead,
You viii see him with the ambulance
Though his heart is cast of steel,
He is Mercy at the wheel
To the men who won't report for dress
parade.
With mothers tender care
He win take the wretches where
The surgeons wait and life is not so
grim;
And he bears them to the cars.
He is serving God, not Mars,
Is the military chauffeur-here's to him!
There's new recruit reportin' to the sea-
soned motor corps,
That has left heap of fightin' far be-
hind;
He may appear atrifle green-his uni
form amt tore
But he's game and not a coward you
will find.
So be patient, French and Britons, he will
soon learn all the tricks
1t won't be long until he'll be in trim
To challenge you to race with death along
the River Styx
That's the u. S. Army chauffeur-heres
to hint
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-14
THE PRINCESS PATS

No need to call the roll today,
No need to read the scrool today
No need to seek for friends you knew
among the first command
Small use-you know the rest of it,
The worst of it, the best of it.
Where Fate has written each address
Somewhere in No Mans Land"
You'll find the first command today
From Neuve Chappelle to Vimy Ridge
Where they were sent;
Their share? A triple store of it,
They did their bit and more of it,
So here's to twenty who returned
Where eighteen hundred went.
Kaye! II
Tenne."
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-14
SERGEANT MISTAKEN
How Camp Hancock Religious
Director Started a
Bible Class.

One of the religious directors of the
Army Y. M. G. A. at Camp Hancock
succeeded last week in organizing a
Bible class in a company despite the
fears of the sergeant that the men
would not be interested
One night he went to a certain in
fantry regiment and entered tent on
the company street. in quest of Ser
Sergeant, what are the prospects of
starting a Bible class among the boys
in your squad?n
II don't believe we can do it, said
the sergeant. I don't think the men
care for Bible classes. They'd rather
do other things
One of the men in the squad was in
the act of cleaning his gun and turning
to him, the Y. NJ. G. A. man said:
What do you think about joining
Bible class, my friend?"
We don't have time for that" was
the reply. when we have a little
time off. we have so many things to
do. cleaning up our clothes and equip
ment. don't think I'd be Interested"
The secretary was not discouraged,
so he replied
Its well to have your equipment
clean but a Bible class will help to
keep YOU clean. You are more i'm
portant than your equipment"
Turning to another man lying on his
cot, the secretary said: What do you
think about it? Will you Join class ?''-
YES I'll join a Bible class if you
start ONE was the Immediately reply
That broke the ice and soon six men
in the squad had signed cards indi-
eating their desire to begin Bible
class study. More than that each man
f1shed brand new Testament from his
box and showed it to the secretary,
and the sergeant was the first to set
the example.
In the next tent, the same thing re-
suited, and out of two squads of men,
twelve were enrolled for a Bible class.
And one of the lieutenants in the
same company, who had been a two
year student in theological seminary,
will teach the class.
Which proves that persistence and
tact will always win out against indif-
ference, and that the men in the camp
are not as Indifferent to spiritual
things as some people think
Remember that it takes three cents
for a letter and two cents for a. post
card. On parcel post packages, a tax
of one cent on postage over 25 cents,
and TWO cents on postage over so
cents, will go into effect December
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-14
Italian Situation

Although confronted by the main army
of the Austro- Germans, the Italian line
is holding firmly along the Piave river.
where General Cadorna and the allied
council have decided to make a stand.
The Italians are entrenched. with the
river from half mile to a mile Between
them and the enemy. Artillery fire is in
progress. French and British batteries
assisting the italians. The Germans have
not been able to bring up their big guns.
Berlin says that 10000 Italians were taken
near the upper Piave river.
Guard duty at the Augusta Arsenal is
now being done by the infantry, in
stead of the cavalry.
Sixteen Liberty theaters are being
built by the government in the ma
tional army cantonments and are to be
self-sustaining. They will be ON a
regularly organized dramatic and vau-
deville circuit.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-14
Russian, Situation

AS we so to press, the Russian situation
is much beclouded. Confidence is ex-
pressed that the BolshevilIi win soon be
driven out of power and a new govern
ment set up that will stabilize the affairs
of Russia. Premier Kerensky is report
ed to have fought an important battle
near Petrograd, but the result is mot
given: Fighting has occurred in Petro-
grad between the military cadets and the
Bolshevki troops, the latter being sue
cesSful
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-14
eIRARp COLLEGE, ATTENTION!

All Girard College men in Camp
Hancock are asked to send their names
to Lieutenant Ehlers, Company c,
107th Machine Gun Battalion. 1t is
hoped to arrange for a meeting in the
near future. Girard College has sent
several men to France, others are in
the aviation corps and quite few are
known to be in Camp Hancock.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-14
THREE GREAT OPPORTUNITIES

and piano, attending religious meet
ings, educational groups and the spir-
it of friendlinest that always prevails.
To provide these few touches of
home, whatever be the money cost Of
doing So is in reality an insignificant
service compared to the sacrifice these
men are making for US
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-14
SUBMARINE LossEs DECREASING.

SUBMARINE LOSSES DECREASING.
The report of the British admiralty last
week shows that only eight vessels over
1900 tons were sunk by German subma-
rines or mines, and four vessels under
that tonnage This is the smallest loss
went into effect The italian shipping
losses were two steamers under 1900
tons.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-14

that it will be extended to at least one
thousand. Huts will be erected at the
earliest possible moment and the activ-
tiles prosecuted and expanded with
vigor.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-14

Remember that it takes three cents
for a. letter and two cents for a post
card. On parcel post packages, a tax
of one cent on postage over 25 cents,
and two cents on postage over so
cents, viii go into effect December
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-16
WILLIAM H. AsKEw DIES.
Was Civil War Veteran and EN-
ploye in Navy Department.

William H Askew. a civil war vete-
ran and an employee in the Navy De-
partment for about fifty years. died
Thursday at the residence of his cousin,
Mrs C. e. Howell. 1443 Massachusetts
avenue. where he had lived for several
years. He had been Ill about three
months.
Funeral services were held yesterday
at his cousins residence with Rev. G.
Ellis Williams. pastor Of Petworth NJ. f.
Church, officiating. Interment was IN
Greenmount cemetery. Baltimore. Md
Mr.. Askew. who was eighty-two years
old. served in the Navy during the civil
war as a yeoman aboard a vessel en-
gagged in searching for blockade run
ners. Soon after his return to Baltimore
at the close of the war he was appoint
ed to a position in the Navy Depart
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-16
CIVIL SERVICE RULES WAIVED.
Three Appointments to Federal Serv-
ice on Executive Orders.

Executive orders just issued authorize
the appointment without reference to
civil service rules of Mrs. Mabel E. AL
bertson to a position in the government
printing office; Of Miss Lillian Schmidt of
Nebraska to permanent position under
the United States employees compensation
commission. and Of Harry c. Bradley of
New Mexico to a position in the classified
service at a salary not to exceed 5000 a
year
Mrs. Albertson is the wife of George II.
Albertson. who was employed in the gov
ernment printing Office as Z conlpositor
and nlaker-up from August Il. 1893, TO
June ., 1917. since which time he has been
absent from the office on account of the
condition OF his health 1t is stated that
he is suffering from an ailment known as
lead poisoning, direct result of the work
he has been doing for the government
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-16
mediate direction Of James D. Maddrill,

mediate direction Of James D. Maddrill,
actuary Of the bureau.
Mr.. Brown is considered one Of tho
foremost experts of the world on the
subject Of pension legislation. He has
Investigated personally systems in use
by other governments. has studied the
private projects, such as those Of the
Rockefeller and Carnegie foundations
and industrial corporations. and has in
vestigated the various systems from
the standpoint of financial soundness.
ultimate cost. and their relation to
efficiency of employees.
The collection of data among the gov
eminent workers of this country was
not confined to departments of Wash
ington. 1t included reports from work
ers in navy yards. arsenals and other
federal industries and from post offices
and oustomhouses all over the coun-
try. 1t probably is the most extensive
effort to study conditions bearing upon
pension legislation ever undertaken by
q government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-16
OYSTER SHORTAGE AT WHARF.
Handlers, However, Expect Cargoes
From Lower River Today,

There has been decided falling off
in the receipts of oysters in vessels at
the 18th street wharf. There has been
practically no arrivals of oyster-laden
craft at the wharf market from Satur-
day until yesterday evening. The yes
sells at the wharf had sold out and late
yesterday there was not an oyster on
sale at the wharf except in the shuck-
ing houses.
The oyster handlers. however. look
for the arrival of the oyster-runnine
fleet today. Oysters are reported plen-
tiful on the river beds and after the
opening of the dredging season next
month there will be an ample supply
until freezing weather prevents the
boats from sailing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-16
Blank Cards Issued.

The survey began with a distribution
Of hundreds Of thousands OF cards. con-
tanning exact instructions on ono side
about the blanks to be filled in on the
opposite side. These cards called for
statements about names. ages. length
of service, character Of employment
earnings. civil service status. method
of entering the service and places Of
employment. The information asked
for was to be furnished as of July /.
1916. This date was chosen because at
that time government employment was
not affected by abnormal conditsion
growing out of the war.
In addition to these cards heads of
all offices and bureaus were requested
to fill another blank, with the names
or persons separated from the service
within a five-year period. previous to
July l. 1916 Questions asked about the
persons SO separated included designa-
ton of position at the time of separa-
ton. pay, annual earnings over a Pc
Rod of years, age. civil service status
method by which position in the gov
eminent was obtained and length of
service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-16
NEW DUTY FOR GEN. ABBOT,
To Be Principal Assistant to the
Chief of Engineers.

Brig. Gen. Frederic V. Abbot of the
Corps of Engineers. recently in charge
of river and harbor works in the vi
cinity of New York, has reported at
the War Department for duty as prin-
cipal assistant to Maj. Gen. Black chief
of engineers. In that capacity he will
have charge of the organization and
training of replacement troops in the
engineer department Gen. Abbot for
merly was stationed in this city, but
has been away for many years
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-16
Studying Effect of War.

Mr.. Brown and his co-workers now
are studying especially the effect of the
war and the fastgrowing government
pay roll on~the retirement scheme
Many problems are involved. including
those of permanency of the wartime
employment, the possibility of duplicat-
ing civil pensions and war pensions.
Then there also is the mooted prob
lem of the relative merits of the con-
tributory and the straight" pension
plans 1t is not too early. experts state.
to predict that the plan found most de-
srable will be a combination of the
two A straight pension system always
has been found to result in piling up so
high a cost that it becomes burdensome,
and If effort Is made to cut down the
cost the pension offered is too small to
meet the need of the retired employee
On the other hand. the out-and-ou con-
tributory plan has disadvantages which,
when it has heen tried. usually resulted
in Introduction of non-contributory
features.
Hence every indication is that wis
dom points to the adoption of a mixed
plan in the beginning, apportioned
along scientific lines, which will be in
dicated when the summary is COM
pleted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-16
COST OF PENSIONS
T0FEDERAL CLERKS
Collect information for
Consideration In Devisinq
Retirement System.
WIDE FIELD IS COVERED

Work of gathering data from more
than 100000 persons in the service Of
the federal government to be used for
guidance in connection with legislation
for a pension retirement system for
government employees Is nearing COM
pletion.
Forty-two young men and women in
the United States bureau of efficiency
are engaged in putting into shape this
mass of information. contained in sew
eral hundred thousand uniform cards,
and upon completion it will be for
warded to the U. s. census bureau.
where the cards will be edited" cor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-16
War and Navy Censors Named.

War and Navy Department repre-
sentatives on the board of five author
lied by the President to censor out
going mail, cable, radio and telegraph
communication have been appointed.
They are Maj. Gen. Frank Mcintyre,
chief of the insular affairs bureau, and
LieAt. Commander Charles Belknap of
the Navy. who has been acting censor
for their respective departments for
some time.
Other members of the board are to be
named by the Post Office Department.
the war trade board and the committee
on public information.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-16
Secretary Of War Baker says:

"In subscribing to the liberty
bonds you pour your money.
not at the feet of the god of
war, but into the lap of the
Goddess of Liberty.
II can see a victory, . mill
tary victory it is true, but a
higher victory than that, = vic
tory Of the spirit Of America
with which we entered the war,
and which will be dominant
after peace is declared
"Some are too old and some
are too young. but all may make
sacrifices in the common cause"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-16
Based on Study of Pensions.

On the historical, economic and
actuarial side these advocates will be
armed with the result Of more than
years study of the pension problem by
experts OF the institute for govern
ment research. Publication of this
sumrnarization. as outlined in The Star
Of October l. Is expected in a few
weeks. Added to this will be the exact
detailed statistics in every department
and bureau of the government service,
collected by the bureau of efficiency.
under the supervision of Herbert D.
Brown. chief of the bureau. and the i'm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-16

rected, checked up and translated into
a code of numerical symbols to be used
in the final tabulation.
Unless unexpected war work should
intervene, this final tabulation Will be
ready by the time Congress convenes in
December Advocates Of civil service
retirement plan this year will be able
to go before legislators with exact and
comprehensive Information. pointing to
the necessity OF such a system on the
ground of efficiency, indicating the cost
Of the various plans proposed. and the
exact extent of the persons affected in
the government service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-16
Red Cross Chapter Receives Gifts.

The finance committee of the Dis
trict of Columbia Chapter. American
Red Cross, today announced gifts. as
follows: r. Ross Perry. jr., 500; Wom-
ans Club of Chevy Chase, Md, SO; Mrs.
A. A. Aspinwall. S., and Miss Georgia
r. Kramer, 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-16

BRowN-wHEELER. Mr. and Mrs. A. II.
Wheeler. jr. announce the marriage Of their
daughter. SUE c. WHEELER, to JULIAN N.
BROWN at the Falls Episcopal Church. Falls
Church. Va. Monday, October 10, 1917. by
Rev. Alan Castiemnn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-16
BORN.
MARRIED.

SNYDER. On Saturday, October Il. III, e
Oscar ": and Arneta G. Snyder. SON, OSOA y
W. SNYDER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-16
Wide Variety of interpretations.

Just how difficult all this information
was to get may be gathered from a
glance at some of the individual cards.
Every effort was made to make the
questions simple and the directions
plain, but a wide variety of interpre-
tations resulted. In response to the
inquiry about marital condition" one
employe answered pretty good" and
another, apparently misleading mari
tai as martial" replied "one leg off"
The question about color also brought
some amusing answers. One employee
wrote medium"
The significance of all this work for
the government employees and their
friends who are working for pension
legislation lies in the uses to which the
hnal fluctuations will be put. They will
afford a basis of data on which the cost
Of any system proposed may be deter
mined. Never before have advocates
of pension legislation been able to go
to Congress and say: Here is a pen
sion plan which will cost so much the
first year. so much the second and so
much the tenth or the twentieth year"
Hence the opponents of such legisla-
ton heretofore have been able to paint
glowing pictures of the Staggering cost
of pension Legislation. of the untold
burden such a. plan might place on fu-
ture generations. and advocates have
not been able to contradict them by
any exact statement of cost based on
scientific actuarial calculation Of
course, the cost feature Is only one
item. Many other facts about the op-
Grafton of any special plan may be in
dictated with a fair degree of accuracy
by the results of this survey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-16
Able to Recommend System.

Secondly, the bureau of efficiency
will be able. when requested to IecoA.-
mend a system to Congress, based not
only on sound financial theory, of
which Mr.. Brown and his associates al
ready are well informed. but also on
the peculiar conditions of government
service shown by the figures at hand
Elements which enter into such con-
stderation include average age length
Of service, rate Of separations, salary
scales, size of family units and various
other points covered in the statistical
have shown their sympathy with re-
tirement legislation by asking the bu-
reau to frame measure on such
scientific basis, and departmental chiefs
practically are unanimous in their APP
proval of the retirement principle
Students of administrative I.sthods
and accounting would find an interest
ing study in the method by which all
this information. contained on hun
dreds of thousands of cards, is to be
analysed SO that 1t may be Immediately
applied to any given situation. Each
government clerk will be represented
at one stage in the standardization by a
card containing not a word or letter
but only As rows of numerals. These
will be punched by a coding method
then they will be put into tabulating
machines, which will show the number
Of persons. their ages. years of service
and other facts in tabular form.
From these tables, then, will be made
up normal tables" showing the num-
bers of persons in the service by age
and by years, the rates of separation
and the average periods of service The
modes of separation also will be indi-
ted and studied. This. of course, is
only an indication of a few of the steps
in this complicated analysis process.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-10
COMMUNICATION
My Dear MT. Rivard:

My Dear Mir. Rivard:
 In reference to the editorial Friday night in regard to a Junior Auxiliary of the Red Cross in the Public School may I say that the officers both of the Chapter and of the School have been arranging for the establishment of an Auxiliary in accordance with lit erature furnished by the Division Headquarters in Seattle.
 The School through it's Principal, MT. W. 4. Knox on Nov 30th applied for enrolment as an Auxiliary, money equal to 25c per child has been turn ed in to the chapter Treasurer as re- quired, and formal action will be talk en on the application at the meeting 10 the Board of Managers next Mon- day evening.
 Possibly the matter might better have been given to the press earlier, but we were waiting for the organiza- ton to be completed
 You will be interested, also, in know ing that arrangements are being made for the school children to help in the preparation of surgical and other sup plies.
 Yours truly,
 HAROLD H. KELLEY,
 Chairman, Ketchikan Chapter
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-10
BIDS WANTED

Hot water featin9 system TOT
 Inspection Boats
 "AUKLET" and "MURRE"
 U. s. Bureau of Fisheries
 Department of Commerce
 Proposals will be received by the undersigned until P NJ. December 18th, 1917, at Juneau, Alaska, and Pac- fife Coast Office of the Bureau of Fisheries, 1217 L. c. Smith Bldg, Sc attle for furnishing all labor, material and installing heating plants in the vessels of the Bureau of Fisheries, Murre and Auklet, now stationed at Wrangell and Juneau, respectively. Proposals will state time for begin ming and completing the work. A cer- tified check in favor of the Treasurer of the United States for 10 per cent of the amount will accompany each bid, the same to be returned to the un- successful bidders
 Plans and specifications for the work may be inspected at the above addresses, F. J. Furnivall, Ketchikan, and the undersigned until the 18th in stant at the Gastineau Hotel Juneau. The right is reserved to reject any and all bids.
 Juneau Alaska, December ', 1917.
 ERNEST P. WALKER,
 Inspector, Alaska Service.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-10
ELECTRIC BAKERY
 PROVES SUCCESS

Mir Cannon, of Cannon's Bakery. an- nounced that he has probably the on ly thoroughly electric bakery in Al aska, with the installation of his new electric doughnut maker. Mir. Can non has electric heat in his store and bakery, as we'll as an electric oven, and has his home heated with cleo tric registers. MT. Cannon declares ahere is nothing like it.