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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-24
Paper Published in War Camp
Mirrors Poilu's Poetic Spirit
The Devils Horn" Welcomes Americans in Stirring
Rhyme-Home Comforts at Reasonable Prices
To Be Provided for Men From y. S. A.
By Henri Balm

, ing that has been an Adrian barracks
upon the main street. The buildings
are almost as old as the town, are in
/ the form of a quadrang lie and have
! been thoroughly renovated and painted
! There will be a cafe, mess hall. a
reading room with papers and maya
zines in French and English, writing
room, several really truly bathrooms, a
luxury heretofore nonresident in tins
rural section of France, and a number
of bedrooms for transient officers. The
whole is being furnished anew, and IS to
be electrically lighted. Upon the open
ing night a vaudeville and stunt nigh;
is announced. and it is whispered that
a lot of hidden talent among the khaki
clad army of the United States Will
make their foreign debut.
There is to be but one class OF mem
bership, and that active. There is to
be no Initiation fee, but monthly dues
amounting TO l per cent OF officers pay
and allowances. Civilians resident IN
the town and adjoining sections, as
we'll az others attached TO the army In
any official capacity, are eligible 1oE
membership. In this class come &C
credited correspondents. The dues for
this type Of membership are So =
month. Every service received in the
club is to be paid Cor at the time rem
dered. since the working capital is AZ
vet small. Club membership Will be
shown by card. =. =.
The Lafayette Club. the first IN
France of purely American origin, Is
destined to cement the friendship be-
tween American and French .officeIs
and TO fill a niche in the lives OF those
far from home that will also do mucn
to strengthen mutual ties.
Novelty in French Bands
Every band attached TO French
regiment has in addition to specified
military band instruments fanfare
of trumpets. These take up the re-
frain at stated intervals while the rest
of the band remains silent; and they
begin with an Undesirable flourish OF
their instruments, raising them to the
lin with a quick concerted movement
and lowering them TO the side in equal
rhythm as the band proper takes up
the air.
With the single exception Of the
marines, no American army or navy
band follows this custom. one full OF
interest quite apart from the music it.
self. The other day ] happened into
the marine camp, where the colonel and
the three majors of a certain regiment
are my friends. Just as / arrived the
band was beginning the usual after.
noon concert in the public square OF
the town.
The trumpeters stood rigidly as II on
parade, their trumpets at their sides.
And from each hung small square
fanion. upon which was embroidered
the colors of the regiment. With the
trumpets ut the lip, these fanions hung
straight and almost rigid as the mu-
sicians played And then in the
flourish that have not described, be-
cause it is quite indcscribable, they
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-24
Belgians Back
Up Van Hee

Van Hee took this responsibility,
and the general agreed to keep his
troops outside the town. When they
got back to Client the Military Gov
ernor disavowed the arrangement on
the ground that the Burgomaster
had no right to enter into an agree
nent with the Germans, and that he,
as Military Governor, was the only
one with any authority to deal with
them. lie therefore declared that
no supplies should be sent. The
Burgomaster telegraphed the Prime
Minister in Antwerp and placed the
entire situation before him, and
Monsieur de Brocqueville promptly
telegraphed back that since the
American Vice-Consul had given his
word Of honor to the German gen
eral it was impossible TO disavow
the agreement, and that the supplies
should be sent out Immediately. This
was a pretty high stand for the Bel
Rians 10 take, but they feel that
Van Hee saved Client from destruc-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-24
Villages Razed
and Trees Cut Down

All the villages which cluster
around the Notifications have been
RACED to the ground, and the ave-
nues Of big trees have been cut
down: it is a dreadful sight.
] left NJ. de Woeste at the Grand
Hotel. where the Cabinet is staying,
and then made for the Saint An
tome. Had lunch with Sir Francs
Villiers and Colonel Fairholme, and
got my first real news since the
Prussian headquarters stopped issu-
ing bulletins of German victories.
Sir Francis showed me TIE teie-
grams he had received about the
German check and retreat in France,
and Prince Koudacheff, the Russian
Minister, who joined us for coffee,
Wed with him by showing me his
telegrams about the Russian advance
in Eastern Prussia and in Austria.
After luncheon had some pow
vows on the subject that had
brought me, and went TO see various
people for whom / had messages.
They are a lot more cheerful than
the last time was in Antwerp, and
are ready for anything.
From the Foreign Office / went to
the Consulate General, where l
found a mountain Of letters and tel
egrams. Got off my cables and an
swered as much Of the other CORE
spondence as was absolutely neces-
sary-no more.
On my way back to the hotel ]
ran into General Jungbluth coming
out Of the Palace, and was promptly
hauled inside for gossip.
The Queen, who had very properly
come back from England, walked In
on US and stopped to hear the news
from Brussels.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-24
Pope Is Called {
Pro-Austrian hv s
A London Papa
Morning POST Demand,
That Vatican Declare O,
Which Side Il Is

LONDON, Nov. 23.-The vati.,,
accused in an editorial in "Ths w..
ing Post" of being implicated IN :,
propaganda which the newspspe, =,
was largely responsible for the Re-
Italian reverses. Reviewing wis, !
describes as Vatican msehip,s..
"The Post" declares that its pOl,.
activities during the war "can 4, !.
sophistry be regarded as eor,i,,..,
with the principles Of neutrality,
"From the beginning" says ~.
Post" "the Vatican has leaned to A.,
tria's side, and lately has furtively. !,
actively, espoused the Austrian canal
The newspaper calls on the Brit.
to look into the mar,
and demands that the Vatican d,.l,,
definitely on which side it stands.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-24

hung limp as the instruments were
brought down in quick movement.
whils the music continued from the
band proper
"Why. that's a French stunt you nave
copied. isn't it, major| / said 70 IN
officer. 80 .,;,a
"French stunt nothing!" ne repiied
1--WE did that years ago in TINS outhe.
We are the only branch of American
military service that did 1t long De
fore this war and that continues IL Sun.
| have been kept busy explaining ina,
fact 10 a number of French ofhcers ana
people. who have expressed surprise as
the knowledge. have told them never
70 be surprised at the marines, Who
have envisble records in many a iit'ie
fight under our flag, and who are Keen
70 show their calibre over here. Iney
and all of US are just itching for the
chance, and we hope it's coming soo"'
Convent Over Two Centuries Oid
In this marines town there are many
ancient buildings, so very old ana 'sIy
sray as TO have lost record among 'ne
simple country people living epou.
them. One building, now transleIIea
into practical usage by the boys wear
ing the darker khaki, was an ola con
vent more than two centuries ago;
Since the separation OF Church aha
State in France IL has lam ldie anu
came into renewed housing 81 humans
only after the United States entry into
the war None OF the inhabitants can
tell its history.
at has been there as long as | re-
mer,ber." is the composite reply 70
10 the lower of its four series OF eel
lars. to find an old door covering
tunnel leading heaven knows where.
The air in it was foul, and likely Its
long closed other end leads some
where in France three words that are
always on the tip Of my tongue, since
they alone can designate Just where
we are at. :,
I made some notes and shall look
the buildings history up when next |
90 to the Bibliotheque Rationale, in
Paris. To aid me, | endeayored to
decipher an old carved inscription high
over the great entrance door, but 1t
was indecipherable, save the last line.
which read, in French, "You will be
welcome" An old man, who must have
been at least eighty, was bending over
8 peasant's barrow near by. ! went up
to him and asked him if he could tell
me anything about the inscription.
"What inscription ?" he asked.
"The one over that door," | replied.
"Why," he said, ~ never knew there
was an inscription there, and | have
lived in - for sixty-eight years.
Show it to me-"
After he had adjusted his nickel
trimmed spectacles and looked at the
doorhead carefully. he continued:
"Mon Dieu! ] never saw that be-
fore. And an American had to CON Q
across the sea to show it to me-"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-24
True German Dignity"
REQUIRES Attack on Wilson

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 30 (by msiD. -
The Socialist newspaper, the Frani-
fort "Volkstimme," is one important
exception to the list Of German news
papers engaged in maligning President
Wilson. The "Volkstimme" condemn 5
"all this anti-Wilson clamor" as foolish
and adds: "All this verbiage will make
no impression whatsoever on Mr.. VIII
SON."
The "Volkstimme" is severely taken
to ask by the Conservative newspapers,
one of watch says bitterly: at shows
a total lack of the true German dig
nifty"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-24
Motors Run Into
An Ambuscade

The three motors, de Ligne in the
first, started down, and were at
tackled by about forty Germans
under command of a major. De
Ligne was shot in the head and died
shortly afterward. The man who
took his place at the wheel was
killed, and several others of the
party were also badly wounded and
have since died. The third motor
came up from-some little distance
behind and opened on the Germans,
killing or wounding nearly all Of
them, including the officer, who was
killed.
A young chap named Strauss,
whose mother was an American, mad
the mitrailleuse in his car, and stood
upright, firing upon the Germans
without being touched by the heavy
rife fire that they directed against
him. When the Germans had been
put to flight he and the other survi-
vors got the three cars into running
order and brought them all back to
Antwerp, where de Ligne and two
of the others died.
Prince Ernest had hard time
getting through from Brussels, and
was fired on several times by the
German troops, who were even more
nervous than in the morning, when
I came through. One of his
nephews has also been killed, and
another nephew, Prince Henri de
Ligne, is il the aviation corps and
has been in the thick Of it ever since
the beginning of the war. Prince
Ernest and his wife are also staying
at the Saint Antoine.
(Copyr1sht 1917. Doubleday. Page Co. By Otis
7. WOod)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-24

DRUSSELS, Sept. IS (conti'l-
* ued).--Since my last trip the
H. Belgians have been working
steadily at their preparations
for defence, and have accom-
plished wonders. Their large
tracts Of land, some Of them form
ing natural routes for entry be-
tween the forts, have been inun-
dated with water from the canals
SO as to be quite impossible. Ire
mendous barbed wire entanglements
form a broad barrier all around the
outer and inner Notifications; they
are so thick and so strongly braced
that artillery fire would be practi-
cally useless against them, and cut
ting with wire nippers would be so
slow that it could not be accom-
plished without a horrible loss Of
men.
1nere are any NUMBER Oh huge
searchlights placed on the fortifca-
tons to sweep the skies for Zeppe-
Inns. Since my last visit one Zeppe-
lin had succeeded in getting over the
town, but was surprised and dropped
its whole cargo Of fifteen bombs in
@ distance Of few hundred yards,
taking 10 lives and doing little ma
terial damage. Since then several
big craft have appeared at night,
but have always been frightened
away by the searchlights and the
fire of the small vertical guns which
have been ready Tor them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-24

waiting for me with message from
the Queen. Also poor Prince Ernest
de Ligne, whose son, Badouin, was
killed in one of the armored motors
several days ago.
Young de Ligne, who was volun-
teer, was in one Of three armored
cars that went ont on reconnols-
sance toward the German lines. Just
before entering a sunken road be-
tween two fields they stopped a
Flemish peasant and asked him
whether there were any Germans
anywhere about. The peasant told
them that three Uhlans had been
seen a short time before, but they
had gone away.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-24
Ruth Law Visits Wilson
Noted Woman Aviator Se.h
Officers Commission

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.-Ru,h Ia,
who has applied TO the War Dsr.n
ment fer a commission in the awaits
section of the Signal Corps, called I,
day at the White House. She decli,a
to discuss the purpose Of her visit, }.
said she believed the prospect Of Is
getting a commission was very isSg
able.
Miss Law holds the American rG
stop fight record, and has partlcips.l
in Liberty Loan drives By drOpp,;
"bombs" in various cities. When &,
called on President Wilson to-day KS
Law wore a regulation officers unltSn
under special permission said to hn
been granted by the War DepartnE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-24
Dutch Fishermen Capture
German Plane in Their N.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. an
descent of a German airplan. ~
the nets of a feet OF Dutch fA.l
vessels and the capture OF the p,,]
and two occupants were related hem n
day by II. Dykman, al arrival M
Holland.
The Germans sighted the fishing s.tl
and came toward them close to !,
waters surface. Dykman said. u
plane had been riddled by Bhsj
shrapnel. An explosion occurred "A
the aircraft had dipped into the wi
and had become enmeshed In the ,cl
The officers were rescued and in..,,.l
in Holland.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-24
City Waits in
Darkness for oe

Getting around Antwerp in the
evening is quite an undertaking at
this time; no street lamps are
lighted, all the window shades lined
with black, and heavy black shades
are placed over the small electric
lights in the courtyards of hotels,
etc.-all of this to keep from giving
any indication to the Zeppelins as to
where to drop their visiting cards.
A heavy detachment of soldiers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-24
Especial Correspondence Of The
Ne10 York Tribune and Phila-
delphiG Evening Ledger

detphlG EUen,ng Ledger
Copyright 1917. All rights reserved)
AMERICAN FIELD HEADQUARTERS
IN FRANCE, Oct. pa certain
French division aiding in training
the first contingent of Sammies
publishes a newspaper Of its own.
1t is four-psge affair entitled lie
Diable au Cor" meaning, in as full a
translation as possible, "The DEVILS
Horn" 1t is supposed to be published
daily, but often the editors and make
up men are busy at more serious work
so that, now and then, few days pass
without an issue.
Recent numbers have had articles
in English, always in prose. Since the
Frenchman is essentially a poet, there
is very often something in the form Of
French verse. In a recent issue ap-
pears poem of six stanzas dedicated
AUX soldsts Americans" "To Ameri-
can soldiers" | have taken the first
and last and put them into rhymed
English. The swing is not as stirring
as In French, but the sentiment, the
really essential, remains:
Hail. comrades When you march along,
You Of the great Inheritance,
We seem TO hear another song,
Arising from the fields Of France:
The music Of our fathers feet
Who followed Lafayettes high tran,
When liberty was in retreat;
Good comrades. hall
Hail, comrades. When at last appears
The dawn Of triumph in the sky,
Then you that now a hundred years
And forty had VI for ally.
You shall in this. O sacred place
From which you made the Boche turn tail,
Receive our brotherly embrace.
Hail. comrades Hail!
In the ancient town where the cor
respondents are quartered we Of the
typewriter were the first in khaki to
enter, a little less than three months
ago. We were the objective of all
eyes, and our uniforms, particularly
our campaign hats, the source of gos-
sip and wonder. That is now of the
past, since the Sammee in his khaki is
all over the place.
Even Barns Are Populated
Accommodations in this town are
meagre, because in piping times Of
peace half dozen travellers at the one
hotel make a crowd. Now, everybody's
spare room is filled, and everybody's
barn also. With the influx OF Ameri-
can officers the matter Of a service
club was recently discussed, and the
idea met with enthusiastic approval
from the French officers attached to
training division.
The result is the Lafayette Club, that
throws open its doors in few days.
1t is situated in delightful old build
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-24

guards the approach to the Saint
Antoine, and there are patrols in
all the streets. The few motors al
lowed on the street have no lights
and are stopped by all the patrols,
who do not call out, but rise up
silently in front of you and demand
the password. 1t is a ticklish bust
ness finding ones way. The big
searchlights on the forts sweep the
skies from nightfall until dawn,
making a wonderful sort Of fire.
works.
When / got back TO the hotel I
found Prince Caraman Chimay
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-24

their displeasure. Just as the Ger
man motor passed in front Of our
consulate a Belgian armored car
came charging in from Antwerp,
knowing nothing Of the presence Of
the Germans, and upon seeing the
enemy uniform opened fire, wound
ing the officer and one of the men.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-24
Alabama Man to Wed Here

The marriage of Miss Anna Kirk
Bridgman, daughter Of General and
Mrs. Oliver B. Bridgman, to Octave A.
Alvarez, Of Mobile. Ala. will take place
January Q in the Church of the
Heavenly Rest.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-24
ments Of the war.

trees cut a0V
dad Also e
the American ceCSa on" e Su
pgoni n wkick he backed p
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-24
u. S. Consul Had
Saved Client

That was enough to start things,
and the town would probably be in
ruins to-day but for the quick think
ing and action Of Van Hee, the
Vice-Consul. He plunged
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-24
he Rape OF
L Belgium
4 Journal Of the Ameri-
can Legation at Brussels
By Hugh Gibson, Witness

The secretary of the American Legation Belgium seeing
everything, kept personal diary Of Cermany immortal SIM
The seal of neutrality broken and here of the great docu
ments of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-24

ton and are correspondingly CRATE
full to him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-24

BRUSSELS, Sept. IS (cOntin-
Is ued).-Since my last trip the
IL Belgians have been working
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-24

(cop5r4sh. 1917. Doubleday. Pas. Co. By Otis
I. Wood
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-29
J. J. BROWN SPEAKS AT
LAND OWNERS MEETING

BARLEY. GA, May 26.-J. j. Brown,
commissioner of agriculture, delivered
the chief address at a land owners
meeting held in this city today under
the auspices of the Georgia Land own
ers' association for the purpose of dis
GUESSING the benefits of the statewide
tick eradication and securing additional
members of the association.
Other speakers were DIR. w. B. Hirle-
man, assistant state veterinarian, and
F. H Abbott, representing the Georgia
Land Owners association, Judge w. w.
Bennett, presiding at the meeting.
feature of the meeting particular
ly significant of the completion of the
Georgia Land Owners association was
the fact that Commissioner Brown, who
owns land in Appling county, signed the
same and became an active member of
the association from this county.
Ed Jarman, one of the largest and
most progressive land owners of this
county, was nominated unanimously to
serve on the board of control of the
association.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-29
Enter Suicide Pack
Account of Same Man

The two young women known here
as Hattie Brown and Rose Rosenberg
who attempted to carry out a suicide
pact at the Hotel Wilson at o'clock
Monday morning by swallowing small
quantities of bichloride of mercury
were believed to be out of danger at
noon by Grady hospital physicians.
To the police they gave the names of
Mrs. j. S. Shelton, 251 Woodward ave-
nue., and Pauline Wood, Walton
street, and claimed to be sisters. They
said they were in love with the same
Atlanta man, and that death for both
seemed the only solution of their diff
Guilty.
Sunday night the two young women
declared their intention before several
guests of the hotel. About 3 o'clock
attention was attracted to their room
by loud screams. They stated that they
had taken poison and were removed to
the Grady Immediately, where they
were administered antidotes for mer-
curry. They will be kept under close
observation for several days.
Police Captain A L. Poole and Call
officer John Wood, entering their room
Monday morning, found on the dresser
a photograph identified as that of j..
Shelby Shelton, who was killed In an
explosion on a passenger train coach
near Birmingham a short time ago.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-29
SAYS WHISKY PRODUCTION
HAS CEASED ABSOLUTELY
DistiIIerS Have Enough How
ever to Last About
Three Years

WASHINGTON, May 26.-Distillers
consider the chances of national pro-
hibition plus high grain prices such a
formidable combination that they have
stopped manufacturing whisky.
Enough bourbon and rye whisky is in
stock to last probable three years
These facts were obtained this after
noon from Walter L. Wexford, Mem
phi3, president of the Associated Coop
erage industries of America Well
ford testified in the interstate commerce
commission railroad rate hearing,
Whisky slaves, he said, have dropped
$40 a thousand because whisky pro-
duction has absolutely ceased.
Distillery centers such as Peoria and
louisville, have been hit hard, ne said.
All distilleries, however, equipped 10
distill alcohol are running rull speed,
producing it for explosives aud indus
trial purposes
The great demand for aIcohol for ex-
plosives Is purely a wartime demand,
said Wexford.
Whisky distilleries can be equipped
to distill alcohol only At great eX-
pense, he SAID