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The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-07-28
A COMING EVENT

The N. A. A. c. P. is working hard
to present a beautiful and humorous
play entitled "Pro Tenn" to be fol-
lowed by a dance. Watch for the
date. You must not miss this as it
will be the grand social event of the
midsummer season.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-07-28

Miss Francis Mask has gone to
spend her three weeks vacation. She
will visit her aunts, Mrs. M. Easter,
SIS East Thirty-sixth street, Chicago,
and Mrs. Lottie Taylor, 241 Terrace
street, Hot Springs, Ark, also friends
in st. Louis, Mo.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-07-28

Elks to Meet at Cleveland CO., -, 26.
The annual convention Of the grand
lodge Improved Benevolent and Pro-
tective Order of Elks of the World
will be held Mt Cleveland. o., from
Aug. &c to so. inclusive Almond w.
Scott Of Washington is the grand ex.
allied ruler.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-07-28
BAKER, DANIELS AND POLK SEe
TOUGH NUT TO CRACK,
BUT TRIUMPH IN
END.
u. S. MUST RULE AIR AND
CRUSH U-BOATS, OPINION
Failure of Russian Offensive Heavy
RIow-DeadIock on Western Front
Can Only Be Broken by Yankee
Intervention, According to
Officlala

washington, July I8.-IhlS Is sumo
mary of what the three Americans in
closest touch with the war situation
think of it:
The Western front is nut SO tough
that it cannot be cracked with the
present Allied tools.
The United States will have to do
that.
The United States can do it.
The failure of the Russian offensive
was far more disastrous than had been
anticipated. It was an utter rout.
But the very disorganization Of Rus.
sia is encouraging in the sense that
Germany can make no advantageous
peace with the newest republic.
The United States must raise the
proportion of Allied to Teuton fighters
on the Western front to something
like three to one.
Or the flank of the Western front
must be turned.
To do either of these things we must
free the seas Of submarines and DOM
mate the air. /,
And:
The French and British can more
than hold their own until we can
bring our forces into play for these
purposes.
View of Baker, Daniels and Polk.
This is the picture sketched by Sec-
rotary Baker of the War department.;
Secretary Daniels Of the Navy depart
ment and Acting Secretary of State
Frank L. Polk. It is a composite pic
ture drawn after long talks with all
these three men in which the whole
situation was thoroughly discussed. It
is not pessimistic picture.
1t reveals a great task. But it was
the picture before Americas eyes
when war was declared. 1t has not
grown worse as the details have been
painted in by the experience of the
last three months.
Destroyer Only Remedy.
IA always, the great nub of it all
looms up as the submarine. Were the
submarine not always a factor, our
troops could be rushed to France,
trained quickly there, more quickly
equipped, and hurled into the battle
line.
Everyone realizes the Importance Of
this in Washington.
Secretary Daniels stated that the
whole shipbuilding facilities of the
country are concentrated on two
things-merchant ships and destroy
ers. It was gathered from Mr.. Daniels
talk that the naval authorities have
become convinced that the destroyer is
the only way. ,
Its construction and it's use will be-
pushed to the limit. 1t will be used
to convoy ships and to maintain a
blockade off the submarine bases!
This campaign will have two effects,
according to observers here.
1t will hold down or even decrease
the number Of Germany's submarines
and it will permit our merchant ship
ping to grow.
Allies Lines Firm.
It is officially admitted here that
the spring offensive was failure. The
German line was only pushed back
not broken. But the latest efforts of
the. Crown Prince have demonstrated
that the Allied line cannot even be
pushed back-much less broken.
1t was denied but it's main outlines
stand.
Secretary Baker reiterated his dec,
laration that the officers back from
the western front are not pessimists.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-07-28

Messrs. John A. Dickerson, Earl d.
Stewart and H. B. Rowe of Dickerson's
carnival spent short while in the city
this week. They are having big sue.
cessess and are receiving an unusual
amount of favorable press comment.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-07-28

Misses Clarist and Ellen Lucas, 100
East Twenty-fifth street, are on an
eastern visit. They will 60 as far as
New York. Miss Clarist will visit in
Oklahoma City before returning.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-07-28

Mr.. Daniel Perkins, of East St..
Louis, has come to st. Paul to live.
His sister, Miss Matte Perkins, TIA
Third street, hairdresser, was killed
during the riot. Her remains were
carried to Nashville, Tenn. their for
mer home.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-07-28

Mr.. Harry Roberts of Davenport,
Iowa, is visiting his relations in this
city. He is nephew of the late pc.
liceman, James A. Roberts, and cousin
of Mr.. James ]. Roberts. He is on
a vacation and will go to Chillicothe,
Ohio, to visit relatives. Mr.. Roberts
is an employe at the United States ar
senal at Davenport as harness. maker.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-07-28

y Mr.. Richard Newton is employed as
head porter at the National hotel,
which closed its dining room on &C.
count Of the prohibition" order.
Dick" was one of the old walters, and
Proprietor Ferris made a place for him
because of his faithful services and
popularity among the patrons.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-07-28

Miss Caledonia Johnson, a public
school teacher of Greenwood, Miss, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Sarah John
son, 1913 East 25th St., for the vaca-
ton season.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-07-28

Mrs. Katie Knott and daughter La
Nita, are visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Robert Marshall, 1904 Grand avenue.
Mrs. Knott will leave Aug. 9th for Chi
cago and other eastern cities. Miss
La Nita will remain here until her
mothers return.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-07-28

THE STAR is the CHEAPEST and
BEST NES2O PAPER in the
NORTHWEST. 1t needs 500 more
Subscribers to keep it going. Help
to get us A BIGGER CIRCULATION.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-07-28

THE TWIN CITY STAR will be sent
to any out Of town address. Send
your subscription in postage stamps.
Read your home paper while visiting
in other cities. It's like a letter from
home.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-07-28

Mrs. l.. d. Martin, of Garfield avenue,
is visiting Mrs. Anna Ward in Detroit,
Mich. Mrs. Wards father Mr.. Willis
Ward, is very i'll.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-07-28

Mr.. Gus. Berry, steward of the Por-
ters' and Walters club, has gone on a
vacation of about six weeks. He will
visit many eastern cities.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-07-28

Mrs. o. G. Uptergrove is in Chicago
visiting her mother, Mrs. Butler, 3571
Forrest Ave-, who Is very i'll.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-07-28

IT MAY BE HOT ON THE NIGHT
OF THE TWIN CITY MUSICIANS
CONCERT AND DANCE, BUT ONE
GOOD THING Is cERTAiN-YOU
MAY DANCE IN YOUR SHIRT
SCEEVES.-Adverti
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-07-28

Baptismal services were held last
Sunday in the Mississippi river by Rev.
Mitchell of the Peoples Christian AS
sembly.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-07-28

Mr.. VIM. Taylor, for many years a
doorkeeper at several of the clubs, is
seriously ill at the City hospital.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-07-28

Mrs. James A. Roberts spent the
weekend with her sister. Mrs. M. B.
Calimese at Lake Minnetonka.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-07-28

Mr.. Frank Peoples has purchased
an Overland auto.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-07-28
Germans Take Towns.

Berlin, July 27.-German troops
have captured the Galician towns of
Buczacz, Tlumacz, Ottynia and De-
laytn, says the official statement is.
sued by the German war office. The
Russians also are said to be retreating
in the direction of Czernowitz, the
capital Of Bukowina.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-07-28

Mr.. Johnny Swami left Sunday night
for Billings, Mont, to remain indefl'
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-07-28
THE STARS PHONE, HY. 1906.

THE TWIN CITY STAR
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The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-07-28

Gopher Lodges Of Elks will give q
carnival about the middle of August.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-07-28
TWO GERMAN BLOCKADE
RUNNERS ARE DESTROYED
Pair Of Enemy Ships Also Captured by
eritish-Four More Galician Towns
Fall to Enemy.

Amsterdam, July 27.-Two German
vessels have been sunk and two Ger.
man steamers have been taken to Eng.
land by British destroyers, according
to the correspondent at Texel, one of
the Tristan islands, of the Amsterdam
TELEGRAPH. A German steamship
which had been torpedoed, the cor.
respondent adds, has arrived at Den.
helde,
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-07-28
LOCAL NEWS
SUBSCRIBERS

Are invited to, send Social Notes to
Social News Editor and Agent, Miss
Olga York, SOC Boston Block. Tel
Mic. 1873.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-07-28

Mrs. Eugene Schuck, of Bemidji,
MINI, arrived here Sunday to attend
the funeral of Mr.. J. P. Jackson. She
returned home this week.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-07-28

Oftimes those who seek a national
reputation cannot claim to being the
right kind of local character.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-07-28
ODD FELLOWS ANNUAL PICNIC

st. Anthony Lodge of Odd Fellows
will give their annual picnic on Aug.
/ at Stubs Bay, on the Luce Line.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-07-28

IMiss Olga York has accepted the
position as stenographer and book.
keeper for Mr.. ]. M. Morris, SOC Bos.
ton Block.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-07-28
A Card of Thanks.

wish to thank all those who assist
ed me during the illness and death of
my beloved brother, J. p. Jackson, es-
pecially the fraternities and the DON
ors of the beautiful flowers.-Mrs. Jen-
ME Johnson, 4O1 Fifth Ave. So, Min
neapolis.
The Hattiesburg news., 1917-09-21

ltiOHai Harvester Company OF America
tIaecrpsyatsa1
international Motor Trucks in two sizcs--Model Of
capacity and Model Of 1000 pounds capacity We
nd Of body your business requires. We give custom
II service motor truck owner appreciated Come ia and
the International Motor Truck Telephone write and
70 you.
The Hattiesburg news., 1917-09-21
seneral Superintendent Alger
Says He Passed the Buck But
Cleverly Got by With Job
laY RICHARD w. ALeER.l


equipped to handle it, and as each
representative claimed his firm was
the only one which could ship without
delay, the order was placed with the
Southern Pine Association Emergency
Bureau. The result was that there
was no delay, and no disputes. Again
the buck was passed.
Gets the Teams.
Teams were the next consideration,
and after survey OF the situation
g. w. George of the firm of j. N.
George & Sons, volunteered to be the
goat. He has succeeded very well.
Then came the question of the purs
chase Of materials and supplies Of ey-
cry description, and after essaying that
role for few hours, discovercd
that there was too much work aoout
it for me, and | very easily persuaded
the management that Mr.. Hudiburg
was much better fitted for that po-
sition than was. The wisdom of
that decision on the part OF our COM
pany has been demonstrated a hun
dred times day.
Actual Construction Eeglns.
Then actual construction began, and
Mr.. McDevitt took hold of this work
and gave it the first start, ably assist
ed by Mr.. Owens. This team carried
things through TO a most excellent
swinging stride, when they were both
called away by more personal duties
elsewhere.
Again | was almost shown up, but
Mr.. Moore stepped into the breach,
and saved the day for us. On his
being called away, Mr.. S. M. Hunt took
charge, and has since been the real
wheel horse in the construction of
the camp.
Under Mr.. Hunts direction and
close personal supervision have been
Mr. Wright, Mr.. Haddock, Mr.. Jane
way, MIR. Beaver and Mr. Owens (who
returned after short leave). To these
gentlemen is due the credit for the
wonderful showing that has been made
at this camp. Not alone to these
men, but to them and the loyal sup
port they have received from all Of
their subordinates.
Using UnskiiIsd Labor.
MIR. Hall, later succeeded by Mr..
Rivers, and Mr.. Gillespie, relieved me
Of all anxiety concerning the handling
Of unskilled labor.
AS I knew nothing more Of a horse,
The Hattiesburg news., 1917-09-21

son, the Office engineer, Mr.. Dear
and Mr.. WheAts, in charge Of the
road building, IN. Byrne in charge
Of the road bqding, Mr.. McCurdie
superintendent the rifle range work
Mr.. Foote in darge Of the lumber
and many othe in our organization
too numerous td iention. but none the
less important
Mr. r. B. Hu, who, like his broth.
er, has been MT in himself, assunl-
ed charge of thahloading when most
needed, and inj ked the pep and eff
iieiency tosthapart Of the work.
Gives Yser supply.
Mr.. Hunter Is been the entire
force as far althe supervision Of
the water suppl rs concerned, and
while he has Nh a hunter for a
long time, he h$outdone himself IN
finding everythiH he has hunted for
in this work
Mr.. Hungeiforf Occupying similar
position, but inhe electrical field,
has been equally Acient.
The concerns berating under the
direction of thes9go gentlemen, have
done wonders in exceedingly short
while. The Chatnooga Engineering
and Contracting company have put
lights throughout b camp in an amaz-
ingly short time, ,Ihile Pechman and
Pechman have wfed everything but
their stock, which now above par.
Denver Goods.
This sort of teal work, the burying
of self for the Sd Of the whole, is |
what has counted Ire at Camp Shell.
by. Each indiviel has delivered
the goods, not as A,lo part, but as a |
voice in the chorS
This has been ~ per cent Of the
battle. The other w has been sun. |
piled by the fine slt Of forbearance !
and cooperation 9bited by Col.
Howard and his Il, by Messrs.
Twombley and He4ill, the consult
ing engineers, and the Field Audi.
tor Mr. Cook andls staff.
Hence end aS began, having
proven my case, th{he work Of the /
General shperintenS has been a.
very small ono, codting mainly in
watching others woI The real work
has been done by thkhole machine.
For mo it has not work, it has
! been a pleasure. !
The Hattiesburg news., 1917-09-21

When asked to write this article,
the humor Of the thing rather appall-
ed me, for the reason that have not
the wit to write the real truth, and yet
nave an alibi. The work of the
General Superintendent" is really al
most sublime sarcasm.
1t has been case Of 'Iet George
do it" as far as / am concerned. 1
have developed one faculty to nicety,
which is popularity known as the gentle
art Of Passing the Buck" and if there
is any credit due me, it is for the
high state Of perfection which this
has reached in my case.
Let me illustrate it:
When l arrived at Hattiesburg on
the 18th day of July, the drawings had
not arrived, and knew less of what
was to be done than the Citizens
Committee, so when l met with them
about noon; / began operations by
dodging and keeping still, while they
very kindly told me all they knew,
which was so much that by night / be-
gan to have hazy idea as to what
was to be done.
Gets BY Again.
The following day the Construction
Quartermaster, Lieutenant Colonel
Howard arrived on the ground, and
while it was harder to be non-coDl-
initial with him, owing to his large
experience in this sort Of work, felt
that 1t was better to remain passive,
than to talk and expose myself, and
so again "got by"
The following day our forces began
to arrive. and with the advent of
Mr. Allen. our General Manager, and
Mr., Hudiburg, the little Giant" my
horizon cleared, and / began to see
ray of sunshine. l Immediately be-
gan to cast about and see who would
begin operations.
Clearing Of stumps.
The first thing to be done was the
clearing of stumps from about fifteen
hundred acres of land. This was a
question of blasting, and as 1 knew
absolutely nothing of this pastime,
/ found my friend Pat Toomey who
has an enviable reputation along this
line. He very promptly accepted the
responsibility, and began and finished
his work on time. and very acceptably
Next there was vast amount OF
fumber to be ordered, and as l was ig-
norant of what concerns were best
The Hattiesburg news., 1917-09-21
Fifteen Million Feet Of Dry
Pine Lumber Used in Wol
Of Building Camp s

There are 100000 feet OF lumbel
in the buildings Of Camp Shelby ant
this lumber cost more than 100000
These are the figures which repre-
sent the cost Of the raw material
which was used on the reservation, not
to speak Of all the other material that
went into the buildings.
These are the figures made out by
Henry w. Foote, who has charge of
the delivery Of lumber at the big
camp. This is enough lumber to build
two cities the size Oh Hattiesburg.
Think OF it! And none Of this lumber
was wasted. Practically every foot
Of it was consumed,
No department Of the great work
has been more successfully handled
than the lumber department. All
that was required has been promptly
furnished and distributed to the To-
cations needing it. It can be truth
fully said that this is one Of the sup
ply departments that has always kept
up with the progress of the builders.
Bought in Mississippi,
And it can be further said to the
credit Of Mississippi that all this vast
amount of lumber was bought inside
of the State and in the vicinity of Hat
tiesburg. The mills that were called
ON by the contractors have been uni
formly prompt in filling all orders and
all shipments have come up to speci-
fications, with few exceptions. Mr..
Foote said he had rejected only one
car of lumber out Of the large amount
that had been bought for use at the
camp
When the camp was finished and an
invoice had been made it was found
that there was no lumber left. Practi-
cally every foot of it had been used.
This reflects credit on the care used
in making the estimates for the differ
ent buildings.
All the mills called on for lumber
furnished the grades desired and did
it with a will that showed their in.
terest in the great work that was being
done for the government. The shin.
pers seemed to exercise IN unusual
care in filling all orders.
Ready For Use.
The Hattiesburg news., 1917-09-21

( was given according to 4
specifications and was talkes
government plans.
One Of the features Of
work done in the building d
camp was the rapidity "
it was finished and turned y
government, and this was
large measure to the prom
the delivery of the lumbeF
mills to the camp site,
In all of the many ord
to the mills for lumber it
on checking up that not onl
fell short OF the amount !
Every mill complied in evl
with the details Of the ordes
Prices Are Reasons
The prices given to the
for this colossal amount
were as low as was consi
the demands Of the times
an association among the III
that fixes the maximum 81
called the Southern Pine In
chants Bureau. The prices
sidered very reasonable.
no attempt to take az
the great demand that was
and in some cases there wa
Of prices at the mills. due
sire Of the mill owners g
government as much as
rushing to completion the
at Camp Shelby.
The first buildings requi
camp were those for the he
Of the army construction cor
large buildings. divided into
rooms were required for Cold
ard and his STAFF, besides
ing quarters in the rear of
Approved by covernsn
In providing the lumber
buildings, the general contr.
s. Moudy & Company, frat
and furnished TO the goueI
schedule Of prices. These
proved by the government al
ders were then placed at thI
Mississippi, as near to the
as possible with a view to-
the work and also with a vis
ing the mills near Hattiesbul
business they could handle.
The Hattiesburg news., 1917-09-21
Has Bio Store House.

On the Remount grounds there is a
storehouse, the dimensions Of which
are 800 by so feet and in this vast
storehouse ALI the grain, bran and
The Hattiesburg news., 1917-09-21

other feed stuffs for the animals are
kept.
There are four hospitals on the
grounds and each has still room foi
one hundred animals. Besides these
there are temporary stables Tor one
hundred and fifty animals attached
to the wgon compny.
In convenient place on this reser-
vation there is modern barracks for
the accommodation Of two hundred Of
the enlisted personnel of the AuxiI-
iary Remount Depot. There are also
barracks for the one hundred men of
the pack company and pack train.
Two mess shelters have been CON
structed, one for the two hundred of the
Remount Depot and the other for the
men Of the wagon company and the
pack train.
Quarters for Officers.
The officers quarters are in the adj
ministration building, which is fitted |
up for the work to be done there. It
has desks, tables and typewriters and
all the other necessary equipment.
For the clerical force there has been
constructed barracks at convenient
and with all the required
appointments. There is also guard
house for the .reealcitrants in quarters
If there should be any
Captain Primm has taken a great
deal of pains in directing the con-
struction of the Remount Depot at
Camp Shelby an dthere is little doubt
hat it compares favorably with that
of any similar depot in the domain Of
.he national army.
1t is situated, like all the other de-
'artments at the camp, in an ideal plot
of ground. There is fine drainage and
he buildings are arranged in such an
,rder as to make them as convenient
Is possible for the uses to which they
ire to be applied
Broad and smooth roadways to this
,art Of the ground have been provided
ind the sanitary conditions have been
,rought to as near the point Of perfec-
ion as possible.
There are few persons who realize
he value of a remount depot as an
Idjunct to the army. Horses and
wagons are one Of the indispensable
equirements in the movement Of the
roops and all army equipment and
hese horses and wagons must always
'e ready for any of the emergencies
which war sometimes quickly brings
bout, and this is the reason the gov
rnment gives this department as
much care and attention.
The Hattiesburg news., 1917-09-21

An electrical process for dHT
barlred logs or lumber ID I'LL
been invented by a Frencltx
The Hattiesburg news., 1917-09-21
Variety Of Tools.

Sixty anvils, one hundred aprons,
one hundred chisels, one hundred files,
sixty forges, six grindstones, one hun
dred shoeing hammers, one hundred
and fifty hammers for forge work, one
hundred hoof paTers, two hundred
pinchers, two hundred rasps, twenty
five oil stones, one hundred vices, two
hundred tongs, and ten wrenches.
The Remount Depot at Camp Shell
by covers between eighty and ninety
acres of ground. It has two paddocks
for convalescent animals and two for,
sick animals. In each regular corral
there are forty feet of water trough
Of thorough sanitary construction and
a hay rack which is six hundred feet
long. The feed trough is also six
hundred feet long and there is shell
ter 800 by SO feet in each Of these
corrals .ft, II N ..s'---+i
The Hattiesburg news., 1917-09-21

The motor Of a new motorcycle is
carried over the front wheel and pro-
vides direct drive by friction
The Hattiesburg news., 1917-09-21
Ready For Use

All OF the lumber used in the build
ings at the camp was well seasoned
and kiln dried and the mill work was
SO perfect that there was no loss in
constructing the houses. Each order