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doing his four hours on. :.
So the DAYS and the nights passed ~
quiet. no casualties saTe the Nssy
Slight wounding OF lieutenant and
private by small shell fragments eur
ing a period of usual intermlt'sHs
bombardinc. IL was "rothirg OF I'M
portance," part of the game. soth
men will be out and back IN a fe"
days. .,f..
We put in the tirlc in long shifts,
sleeping little. despite that we might
have slept much. We ate good 1000
and smoked and talked; and We mace
the rounds of our line time end again
And then the day dawned when It was
our turn % be relieved, 20 20 back 10
our village billets in the training
country with the top OF our training
as holders os bit Of the line q thing
Of ancient history.
In the night we were withdrawn ana
others of our own took our places.
Every man Jack had lived up tc the
msior's expression that night around
.he tab'e in the unpretcntioCs farmer ;
house with hand-hewn beams overhead
the light Of candles ard the green
wood burning IN the ane ert fireplace.
The battalion had delivered the
Goods" What the future held forth we
knew not But we did know We we're
ready. ready for the call when the call
Came.
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Red Cross Appeals
For Women Drivers

The National League for Women 5
Service, at PSI Madison Avenue, is
sued 8 call yesterday for women TO
drive ambulances and motor trucks for
the Red Cross. At the same time 1t
was announced that the motor corps
of the league had been appointed Dy
Leo Arnstein, chairman Of the ked
Cross executive committee, as the on
cial motor service of the New lork
County Chapter Of the Red Cross. SIX
teen women are needed a. once 10
drive motor trucks containing Red
Cross supplies from warehouses 10
workrooms and ships.
The appeal OF the National League
is urgent because Of the resignation
last week of seventy-iive members OF
the women's motor corps. under Cap
tain Helen Bastedo. They resigned.
according 10 Captain Bastedo. because
they we're used as taxi drivers for
the wealthy officers of the league in
stead Of being allowed to serve their
country as war couriers.
Lieutenant Adelaide Bay.is declared
yesterday that it is not taxi driving,
but very necessary motor truck drlv-
ing, which the women viii be asked
N do
New-York tribune., 1917-11-30
SwannC allsEx-Convict
In Army Bazaar Probe

District Attorney Swami will to-day
continue his investigation into alleged
collection Of patriotic and charitable
funds by ex-convicts.. He will summon
70 his Office Jules II. Ford, alias doc
Waterbury," 20 answer questions as 70
nj. activities in collecting money for
a fund TO give handbooks Of beginners
French TO soldiers about to be sent TO
the front. Waterbury" was d swindler
OF international reputation, and has re-
Gently served a sentence in Sing Sing
for selling a bogus life membership IN
the Gridiron Club TO DR.. Allen Starr,
OF West Fifty-fourth Street.
Michael j. pelahunty, Of 541 West
123d Street, who, according 70 Mr.
Swami. is a member OF the "One Hun
Jred Per Cent We Boys Gang" was ar
raigned yesterday before Magistrate
Simms in the Tombs Police Court on
a short affidavit alleging that he
fraudulently obtained check for $1,000
from Walter J. VI. Donovan, broker
Of so Broadway, on the representation
that he was sent by Colonel Louis ID
Conley, of the 69th Regiment, to get
money for the regiments fund for fam.
lilies OF members. Delahunty was held
in s3,500 for a hearing on Monday.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-30

There Is no record of anything else
than misses at this little pastlme, Tor
the trench rat, while quite often as
large as a kitten. is some mover when
he gets going. The abris were inhab-
tied by crawling things 70 certain eH-
tent, and by mice. The latter were
quite tame and seemed to expect
crumbs as their due. One particularly
impertinent mousie was Immediately
christened Mollie. and the godfather.
without a smile. told me that II re-
spOnded 10 its name. was eating
chow with him az the time, and |
reached over and put little more salt
on my food.
Il get you" he said. as he noticed.
The sbris were damp, of course. In
this section OF the front il seems 20
rain most Of the time and when Il Is
not gaining u generally looks like II.
Now and then the sun comes out and
everybody seems surprised. There was
plenty OF damp or wet khaki and muddy
hiking shoes, particularly the latter. as
the trench floors were mostly under
water.
Soldiers are allowed 70 smoke during
the daytime. But at night the glow Of
the cigarette was taboo. Some got
around that By lighting the cigarette
while az q crouch and then keeping II
constantly beneath the "tin hat" as the
helmet has been nicknamed. Which
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Shells Rain Upon
Darkened CITY

Most Of the town repaired TO the
cellars for the night, but We de-
cided that if it really came We saw
no choice between going down with
the house into the cellar and having
the house come down on top of US,
so we turned in and got a nights
rest, which, | am free to confess,
was rather fitful.
All night long motors were snort
ing away, and all night long the
guns kept pounding, although they
did not seem to get any nearer.
With the intelligence that one has
when half awake, carefully ar
ranged a pillow between me and the
window, as a protection against
shells!
We got up early and went out
into the streets to watch the move
ment. The few remaining troops
were being poured out on the road
TO Ghent. On foot, in motors, on
trains, on bicycles and on horseback,
they streamed. The civil popula-
ton was also getting away, and all
the trans in the direction Of the
Dutch frontier were loaded with
people carrying their little bundles
all they could hope to take away
with them. The hospitals were
being emptied of the wounded and
they were getting away as best they
could, those whose legs were all
right helping those who had trouble
in walking. 1t was a depressing
sight, and above all, the sound of
the big guns which we had heard
steadily since the morning before.
We got under way about $3.50,
after q wretched and sketchy break
fast, and after saying goodby TO one
of our friends of the British Lega-
ton. We reached Brussels at .
and hastened to send the precious
plans of Antwerp TO Lancken. W.
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Germans Offer
10 Spare Hospitals

The rest Of the Palace was in con-
fusion, with servants packing and
orderlies coming and going. But
the Kings room was in perfect
calm. have seldom felt so sorry
for any one, partly perhaps because
all Of his sympathy was for Others.
When the King finally rose TO dis
miss me, he said:
The Queen wants 20 see you.
Win you come back at 2:30?"
had planned TO leave for Brus-
seis Immediately after luncheon,
but, Of course, this was a command
70 which I gladly yielded.
The 81. Antoine was all hurry
and confusion, and the dining room
was buzzing with conjectures as TO
whether the bombardment OF the
city would begin before the exodus
was accomplished.
The German authorities have Of
fsred 20 spare the historic monu-
ments Of Antwerp in their lombard
nsnt IL the Ielgian General staff
vii send them maps Of the city with
seeh monuments and hospitals clear
y marked. found that II had
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been arranged in Brussels that I
should collect the plans on my way
through Antwerp and deliver them
to the German authorities in Brus-
sells, and, of course, agreed to do So.
After luncheon | went back to
the Palace, where / was immediate
ly received by the Queen in her sit
ting room. Her majesty seemed
quite obliyious Of the confusion in
the Palace, and, like the King, she
was chiefly concerned as TO the well
fare Of the people left under Ger
man domination. / was able TO
give her comforting news as to the
treatment of the people Of Brussels.
While we were talking the roar Of
the German guns seemed to increase
and made the windows rattle
There was an outcry in the street,
and we went TO the window to see a
German aeroplane pursued by q
British machine. We watched them
out Of sight, and then went back to
our talk. The members of the
court had tried to prevail upon the
Queen to leave Antwerp, but when
it became evident that the place
must be surrendered she refused to
move and told me she would stay
until the King left. And she did.
After dark the crowd began to
melt. Winston Churchill came
down with his party, got into
motors, and made off for Bruges.
The Belgian officers staying at the
hotel got off with their units, and
by 10 o'clock the staff of the British
Legation, Fowler and were left in
almost undisputed possession of the
hotel. The water supply was cut.
The lights were out and the place
was far from gay, particularly as
nearly all the servants had fed, and
we could not get anything to eat or
drink.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-30
Red Cross Helps Rebuild

WASHINGTON, Nov. ga cable
gram from the Paris headquarters OF
The American Red Cross to-day shows
what the American Red Cross IS doing
20 assist the farmers OF France who,
like veritable pioneers. are returning
70 their devastated lands. The message
in part follows:
"Red Cross workers who have just
returned from the devastated region
saw that they passed no building GOV
cred by a roof. In some places numbers
of farmers. born and raised on this
land, like their fathers for generations
before them, have come back 10 thelr
ruined houses TO begin anew.
Repair work has been begun az
three places where the Red Cross helps
farmers TO roof AZ least one room and
70 give it windows and q door. One
man, formerly prosperous, asked ior
such assistance because. OF his COM
Portable farm house and outbulldings
only one stable still stands"
New-York tribune., 1917-11-30
Viqilant Guard Only Reminder
OF War When u. S. Sector Is Quiet
Ewes of Our Soldiers Always on BocheAmusing Incidents
Break Monotony for Troops-lwo Shippers
Get German in No Man IS Land
By Henri Bazin

ing the days spent with Major ---'s $
battalion. Regular shifts, With the
sauce Of an incident now anC. then -
spice % life monotOnous. Quite out OF
sequence in happening. few are here
recorded.
Boche Carried Ammunition
Il was breaking day. Two soldiers
on guard in the front line saw boone
emerge from the enemy trenches and
approach cautiously an abandoned
farmhouse in No Mans Land, where I
was known the Germans had . mitraii-
leuse post some time back, although the
French had said it had not been used
for months since a "7J" had plunked Il
with d shell.
Under the glass il was seen that TIE
boche carried strips Of mitrallleuse
ammunition. Both Americans had seen
him at the same instant, and botr
agreed 70 draw bead on him at II
same time They aimed toge'n ner g
fred together with their rifles
boche dropped in MS tracks and
still. All tha. day he lay there IN 20
positiof in which he had fallen. T.
ing the night a boche patrol evider
removed the body, for the next mo
ing i was gone.
Just as the men +. the front line
were about 70 take the first bite Of sup
per a gas alarm was given. The mess
kits were dropped without ceremony and
masks adjusted In a few moments It
was signalled that the alarm was
false; and there was Sammle's supper
spilled all over the floor Of the trench !,
"Nothin' doin' on the eats tonight,
said one with n smile; you remember
what the captain said-that there ain
goin' to be no difference i've yea rs from
row if We missed a feed. That's sure
true. but it's sure true, too, that its
poin' 70 make some difference TO my
tummy tonight. Say laa gaare, sure,
As them Frenchmen say
Mice and Rats Abound
The trenches are full Of rats, as are
ALI trenches that. with adjoining abris,
have been in use for long time. The
I. $ man amused himself trying TO
bayonet them as they scurried past
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had Just settled down at the lega-
tion 10 good talk when word came
that Lancken was anxious TO see me
at once. | went over to the Politi-
cal Department to find that the gen
tleman merely wanted a formal
statement from me as to when | had
received and delivered the plans, SO
that ne could make it a matter OF
record. I satisfied him on these
points and went my way.
Then we gathered at the legation
and talked steadily until after mid
night.
While | was away the Minister
had got off trainload Of Ameri-
cans, and with them he had sent the
English nurses. That relieved Har-
old Fowler of the mission that
brought him, but we bore up brave
ly.
The Germans have announced the
fall of Antwerp and have apparent
ly occupied the city. At first every
body was much downcast, but or
second thought they have been con
vinced that the evacuation Of tn
army and the surrender Of an empty
shell was pretty clever piece OF
work.
1copyrlrht. 1917. Doubleday. Page & Co.
Otls i. Wood
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Especial Cor-,syoilesce Of The Netr Y0rf
Tribune and The PhIalelyh.G Erer'70
LedgerJ
Copyright. isi7-Au Rx--s E~s=rve!I
AMERICAN FIELD HEADQUAR-
TIERS II FRANCE, Nov. One dq'
in the trenches is very much like an
other when the sector is quiet. l. gets
colder or warmer, or it rains or It
doesn't, the sun shines and the moon
shines and the stars twinkle. It's quiet
as Sunday in q backwoods town-unless
there is action, and then it's differen-.
For so very long has this sector been
"tranquille" that one might think II
had never been else. Nevertheless, it
demands the same vigilance and night
patrol as II it were fully alive; it needs
equally the eyer-ready soldier with his
rife and grenade, the ever-ready man
at the mitrailleuse. In newspaper par
lance something may "break any time.
The poilu has been on the job three
years and something over. And now
for the first time he is out OF this sec
ton of the line, and Sammie has taken
his trick for the top OF his training.
He has been in for spell and had de-
lyered the goods, ready and. what IS
better, eager TO deliver more II needed.
Quite ready. A regular soldier on a
regular soldiers job. lie is also tiny
bit peeved that things are so quiet, for
he would like 20 mix u. now that ne 5
there. / see this written all over him.
And these are the boys who, as raw
recruits. ! saw disembark at a certain
port in France last June. The evolu-
tion that has come 70 them should
thrill any one who sees il, who reads
q recording Of II.
Barring that the rain ceased and the
weather grew Indian summerish, and Il
hunters moon shone full from the
heavens, dimming myriads Of stars; and
that then the rain began again. the
wind grew chill II was just series OF
regular shifts in the soldiers life dur
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answered the purpose, as the object
was always 20 keep the boche from hnd-
ing target.
Peace and Quiet at Times
Every day boche planes were visible
flying over our lines, as every dSy also
French planes flew over the enemy
lines. Now and then an air fight oc-
Cured. but generally the planes were
Of the observation sort.
| stood with my friend the major Tor
IN hour looking over past No Man
Land at the autumn foliage beyond
within the lines held by the boehes.
There was perfect silence everywhere
A perfect peace. The rain had ceased
and the wind had died 10 a zephyr
Afar we could make out the red and
golden tints Of autumn upon trees OF
France that are held by the Germans
But a hundred feet away, amid our wire.
q scrubby oak that had been shattered
by she'll fragment in the long ago still!
lived. It's colored leaves gliStened as
II covered with a summer dew. Over
read black and white feathered magpies
were flying. One would have thought
war a thing of wicked dream, night
mare. a something that could not be
amid the scene of peace.
Il was as a shock. then. that in turn
ing saw the Sammie in his khaki, bay
one.ed rifle in hand, ready on the job,
New-York tribune., 1917-11-30
British Marines
Helping Belgians

Several thousand British marines
had arrived and were doing good
work, holding back the Germans,
while the exhausted Belgians pulled
themselves together for the evacua-
ton. The Belgian forces had been
fighting with little rest and no sleep
until they were physically incapable
Of further resistance. How human
strength held out so long is the
great marvel. Winston Churchill
was in the legation when | arrived,
with General Rawlinson and Colonel
Seeley.
After a call at the Foreign Office,
most of which had been installed on
a boat in the river, l went to the
Palace TO see General Jungbluth.
He was not there, but Countess de
Caraman-Chimay said that the King
wanted to see me.
was taken straight up TO him in
his Council Chamber, where found
him seated at a great table covered
with maps and papers. He pushed
them aside YEARLY as l came in, and
rose to greet me. He talked at
some length on the war and the
ordeal of Belgium, but was chiefly
interested in how the people were
being treated. His interest was
not only for his own friends, but he
showed particular interest in learn
ing how the poorer people were
being treated-whether the poorer
quarters Of the town were keeping
calm and avoiding trouble with the
Germans. He was most anxious
that they should avoid doing any
thing that would arouse the Ger
mans against them. He spoke sim
ply and touchingly of his confidence
in the loyalty and patriotism of all
his people and his certainty that
they would come through the war
with an even greater love Of coun-
try
New-York tribune., 1917-11-30

BRUSSELS, oct. II, 19i4.-On
X Saturday afternoon late l
IL went with Harold Fowler TO
call on Sir Claude MacDon-
aid. who had been to the embassy
twice to see me about the English
Red Cross nurses in Brussels. |
tried TO reassure him as TO their
safety, but ne went TO see the Am
bassador later in the day and asked
him 10 send Harold Fowler back to
Brussels with me to bring the nurses
out. This suited me perfectly, so
We made preparations to get off to-
gether.
On Sunday evening we left Fen
church Street at 6, with a little
group of friends to see US off.
About the only other people on the
train were a Kings messenger, a
bankrupt peer and his Man Friday,
and a young staff officer. Each set
of US had a separate compartment
and travelled in lonely state to Til
bury, where the boat was waiting.
When darkness overlook us We were
lust about on the Belgian frontier
line and had to lie to for the night,
getting to Antwerp Tuesday morn
ing about 9.
We found the place in a great
hubbub-everybody packed and
ready to leave. They had been on
the point of departure since Friday,
and the uncertainty had got on
eyerybody's nerves-and no wonder.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-30
Another inStdlment
tO-mOrrO10
Hoover's Son, Nine,
To Go Under Knife
Especial Correspondence ]

BALTIMORE, Nov. 29.-Herbert {.
Hoover, national food administrator,
came TO Baltimore this evening with ms
wife and their nine-year-old son. The
lad, il is believed, will have to undergo
an operation for appendicitis, and Mrs
Hoover Immediately took up the mat
ter on the telephone with the surgeons
at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. The
boy himself is unaware Of the purpose
of the trip, and Mr.. Hoover was
obliged to use tact to keep him out oi
the booth while Mrs. Hoover was te!e-
phonmg.
Roth Mr. and Mrs. Hoover were mani
fegtIv concerned over the boy. II was
arranged 10 take him 20 the hospita!
Tomorrow morning. and if the case Is
as urgent as Mr.. Hoover thinks 1t may
be the operation will be performed a.
once
New-York tribune., 1917-11-30

To-dGys staInent: The fight from Antwerp, the Whoe
ey IN confusion and only the King and Queen caIn spending
their strength IN sympathy for their people. Winston
Churchill departs in the dark and troops and people pour out
of the city, Mr. Gibson carries plans of the city to the Ger
mans so that the historic structures be spared during the
b0pbdrdne1t.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-30
A Journal Of the Ameri-
can Legation in Belgium
By Hugh Gibson, Witness

The secretary of the American Legation in Bel
gum seeing everything, kept personal diary of Ger
manys immortal sin The seal of neutrality broken
and here is one of the great documents of the
New-York tribune., 1917-11-30

Mrs. JOAN Hoime Ba,.aagE
SIR. Henry x. Browning
Mr, Theodore r. Dixon
Dr,lErnes, Fahnestora
Mr. quentin r. Feituer
3lr. J. ;. Ferguson
SIR. Ash5ei Green
SIR. James VI. Hartshorue
Mr. Alexander II. Krile.
Ni-. Samuel k-idal
Mrs 4. l. MaHier-e
,f-. S. A. Negeatl
SIR ;. O. E0gersou
Mrs. \. 81 T. SaElersu-
.ir c. -. Sche-merhorr
Sir. O-iEe1 5. Seymour
SIR Samuel =. st--it
llr. Thomas H. Thomas
3ir. Z. S. THialng
yir. Charles :. UIimann
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Especial Cor-esyo..lesce o. The Neir Y0rs
Tribune ard The PhIaLe,2h.G Erer'70
LsdysrI
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answered the purpose, as the object
was always 20 keep the boche from nnd-
{ ing target