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opinion as to whether the best interests
OF the service will be promoted By the
appointment Of reserve corps officer
or Of a member OF the organization.
thus paving the way fo- promotion OF
men from the ranks.
Vacancies in grades above second
lieutenant and below lieutenant colonel
will be filled By the promotion OF Of
hcers from the next lower grade in
the regiment or unit in which the va
cancy occurs.
Vacancies in the grades Of colonel
and lieutenant colonel will be filed
by the promotion Of officers from n.
next lower grade in the same division
70 which the organization is attached
when IN army corps commander be-
lieyes the interests Of the service de-
mand il he may I'll vacancies in any
commissioned grade within a division
forming part OF his corps by the trans.
fer of officers Of the same grade and
arm from another, division Of hts
corps.
When a vacancy exists in staS
corps or department in an expeditionsry
force the vacancy will be filed upon
Tho recommendation OF the command.
inc General of the force in which III.
vacancy occurs, and the commander
NAV fiji such vacancies by temporary
appoin.ments or By assignments, sub
Icct to the approval OF the War De-
partment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-29
Forty Leap for Life
At Camp Dix Blaze

CAMP DIX, WRIGHTSTOWN, n. j.,
Sept. 28-Forty soldiers at this canton
ment were forced TO jump for their
lives this morning, when fire destroyed
barracks containing recruits from
Ulster and Orange counties, New York
State. The blaze threatened an entire
section of the camp. Only quick work
by the military fire organization pre-
vented loss Of life and destruction OF
the wooden buildings.
Thirty-nine of the men were sleeping
on the first floor and were unhurt by
their leap through the windows. Cor
poral Charles Shortlidge, who was
asleep on the second floor, suffered a
broken leg and other injuries by his
jump to the ground.
The origin of the fire is still I'M
known. The flames started in bales OF
hay used for bedding which were stored
in the hallway. A negro sentinel, Frank
Carson. saw the glare and fired his rifle
as an alarm. Three fire companies re-
sponded promptly, as did Companies /
X and L of the 18th Regiment, the
negro troopers of New York. Officers
ordered the men sleeping in nearby
barracks to dress hastily and march
out. Everybody in camp was required
TO dress and await orders.
Major General Chase W. Kennedy
comm2ndant at Camp Dix, to-day in
spected the burned area and has or
dered an investigation. He made nc
comment, but the report has gained
circulation here that the blaze was.in-
cendiarv
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-29
How to Write to Soldiers

Mail for soldiers or prospective Off
GERS in training should be addressed as
follows:
John Smith.
Company X. - Regiment.
designate Infantry, Cavalry. Artillery
or Engineers).
American Expeditionary Forces
John Smith.
Company X. +! o. T. c..
Plattsburg, n. Y.
John Smith,
Company X. 49, Regiment
Camp Wadsworth.
Spartanburs. S. C.
John Smith.
Company y. - Regiment.
Camp Mills, L. |.
John Smith.
Company X. - Regiment.
Camp Upton. n. Y.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-29
Last of Federalized
Guard Leave To-day

New York will bid goodby to-day 70
the last Of its Federalized National
Guard regiments list. 23d ano
l4th. The three regiments. together
with the 74th of Buffalo, will entraln
for Spartanburg, S. C., to complete the
infantry branch Of the 9th DIVISION
there.
The list and 23d Regiments, now ~
camp at Van Cortlandt Park, VIII
march down Fifth Avenue on their way
70 the ferry to Jersey City. 1hc l4tn
will leave Shecpshead Bay and board
Long Island Railroad trains at noon
The list, commanded ~ Colone'
Frank II. Norton, will leave Van Cort'
landt Park at 3 o'clock this morning
taking subway trains as far as Fifty,
ninth Street. There the troops VIII
form in line and march TO the twenty
third Street ferry. -,
From Thirty-fourth Street they vii.
te escorted by the Veterans Corps OF
the regiment, commanded by Major
General Francis V. Greene, who has IS.
sued an order for his men TO report al
the armory at 8 o'clock.
The 23d will parade later in the day
The troops will ride in the subway a.
far as Forty-second Street and marcf
from there to the ferry.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-29
5000 Drafted Men
Leave for Yaphank
$500 More VIII Entrain To-
day and Tomorrow;
Brooklyn Sends 961

New York City started 5000 more Of
its men for France yesterday. They'll
stop while at Camp Upton, Yaphank,
Long Island. and then, shoulder TO
shoulder with thousands of their COM
rades, take up the long trip to France
and E;o-y
The men who left yesterday to join
the National Army were the first con
tinCent of New Works third quota to
be called to the colors. A second con-
tingent of $500 will leave to-day and
tomorrow, making up the $500 called
at this time.
There were tears as the men marched
through the streets, either TO the ferry
at Thirty-fourth Street or to the Penn
svlvania Station. But there were more
cheers. Incidentally, not little of the
cheering came from the men who were
going.
Only at Public School 70. in Norfolk
Street, where the men from Board lO'
reported was there the slightest sign
due 10 the desire of the women rela-
tives Of some of the departing men to
ride in tho big motor bus which was
taking them TO the ferry. II required
the efforts of large squad of police
men TO eventually get the men OF.
Brooklyn contributed 96l of the 5000
to leave yesterday. This is the largest
group to leave from the borough across
the bridge at one time.
The men had been ordered to mobil-
ize at the Carleton Avenue yards. As
the men from one board after another
marched up with banners bearing
legends calculated TO strike terror TO
the heart of the Kaiser they were
greeted by cheering thousands along
the tracks
In all Brooklyn's contingent there
seemed to be only one man who was
unhappy at the prospect before HIM.
He was Paul f. Durham. an architect,
thirty years old. who lives at III st.
Marks Avenue. He had been member
of the 23d Regiment for three years,
but six months ago became a con
scientious objector' 10 war, based, he
said, solely on Biblical reasons, He
carried q Bible with him.
IL would be hard 70 say just which
Manhattan board started its men off
with the greatest flourish, but there are
plenty TO say that no one contingent
left with a wilder display of enthusiasm
than the men from Local Board "a, on
Baxter Street, near Grand. Headed by
Jimmie" Kelly, an East Side potentate,
a brass band and six drafted Chinese
from the district, the men marched all
the way TO the ferry, stopping at Police
Hea6ouarters to serenade the Police
Commissioner.
The last Of the men reached Yaphank
late in the afternoon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-29
Filler, Hit by Cyclist, Dies

CAMP MILLS, L. l., Sept 2s.-Earl
T. Brown, a private in the 23d Aerial
Squadron, was found dying early this
morning in a ditch beside Old Country
Road. While walking from Mneola 70
the aviation field last night he was hit
by motorcycle. The motorcyclist es-
capped. Brown died in the post hos
pital. He was twenty-three years old
and an only son, and came from Salt
Lake City, Utah, leaving college to en-
list.
Hikes took the place Of drills to-day
for the Rainbow Division, owing TO the
sloppy condition of the parade grounds.
One hundred and twenty men arrived
from Alabama to fill vacancies in the
regiment from that state caused BY
death and disqualification.
A concert was given last night at
the Garden City HoteN for the Sol
diers' Comfort Kit Fund oNCamp Mills,
under the auspices Of the Hampstead
Garden City Branch of the American
Red Cross
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-29
Fourth Mobilization
For National Army
Postponed to Oct. 8

The date of the beginning Of the
fourth mobilization Of men for the Ma
tional Army has been postponed from
October 8 to October 8, it was an
nounced last night by Deputy Attorney
General Roger b. Wood. The men con.
shutting 25 per cent of the quota Will
20 forward on the five days beginning
with the 9Th. The order OF entrain-
ment will be the same as announced,
only five days later.
OF the first contingent of the second
90 per cent who left yesterday for
Camp Upton. ffty-two failed to report
on time. Some of these, found to have
satisfactory excuses, were accounted
for last night. &,
Mr.. Wood announced that as a result
of the publication Of the names OF de-
/ linquents who failed TO respond last
week twenty-five were accounted LOT
/ during the day. One was found TO be
serving a Jail sentence for assault. An
/ other reported that he had failed TO
receive his red card and had been walt
, ing anxiously for it. -,
/ Il was found that three men reported
missing already are at Camp Upton,
/ having been sent there directly by the
/ members of their local board who failed
/ to notify the sdiutant generals once
/ Twenty three Of the men being held IN
| the list Regiment Armory were sent
/ 70 camp yesterday, leaving only TWO
men there last night.
II was stated at Mr.. Woods Office
I ,bo. Tho mon who have re-
ceived commissions as officers after be
ing called for examination by the local
boards are likely TO be snt anyway as
priyates unless they comply with the
regulations. The officers are required
to get three copies of the order requlr-
ing them to report for duty from the
ctIice of the adjutant general OF the
United States Army and forward these
TO their local board.
The case of Maxwell Cohen, OF Local
Board 4, in The Bronx, came before
the district board yesterday. Cohen
claimed exemption on the ground that
he contributed 50 a week TO the sup
port of his wife and $40 q week to his
mother, and, furthermore, that he was
a machinist working on some important
inventions for the government.
His wife, Mrs Roselle Cohen, fatty
denied that he was a machinist. His
only inventions, she said, were devils
ing means of getting out of work. He
had given her only 50 in the last seven
weeks. she said, and nothing 70 his
mother. In fact, she stated, her par
ents supported HIM, and she believed
IL would be good thing for him TO go
into the army. The board took her
advice, and Cohen will go to work.
The decisions of the chairmen OF
several local boards to the effect that
a soldiers pay is sufficient to support
q wife and children were overruled by
the district board yesterday, and the
applicants granted exemption.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-29
Gen. Sheriff. Names Staff

ALBANY, Sept. 2s.-Adjutant Cen
eral Charles II. Sheriff. tonight an
nounced the personnel Of his stan as
follows:
Lieutenant Colonel Arthur F. Scher
merhorn, of New York City. to be
chief of staff and Assistant AdJutan'
General, and Major Louis VI. Greer, OF
New York; Captain Howard c. Smith
Of New York. and Captain George "
Burleigh, of New York, aids.
Colonel schermerhorr has served in
every capacity in the National Guard
from private to lieutenant colonel
Major Greer served on former Major
General Rocs staff. Captain Smith was
a member Of Squadron A for six years
and Captain Burlcigh has been on &C
tive service in the Aqueduct region.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-29
SUMMONS

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF
New York.-JANES c. MCGUIRE 4 CO,
INCORPORATED. Plaintiff. against COM
PASHIA DOS CAMINHOS DE FERRO
PORTUGA1S. Defendant
To the Above Named Defendant.
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED 70 an
swer the Complaint in this action. and 20
serve Il copy OF your answer on the plain
tiffs attorney, within twenty (2o) days
after the service OF this Summons, eY-
elusive Of the day OF service and in case
OF your failure 20 appear or answer tudg-
ment will be taken against you. by de-
fault. for the relief demanded in the COM
plant
Dated, New York, July 20. 1911
CYRIL +. DOS PASSOS
Attorney for Plaintiff. ONCE and POST
oiice Address. No. 1875 Broadway, Bor-
ough Of Manhattan, New York City,
To COMPANHIA DOS CAMINHOS DE
FERRO PORTUGAIs, Lisbon. Portu-
gal,
The foregoing Summons Is served upon
you, by publication, pursuant to An ordsr
OF Hon. George v. Mullan. one OF the Jus.
tees Of the Suprete Court OF the State OF
New York, dated the 7th day OF September,
1911, and fled with the Complaint In the
ONCE OF the Clerk OF the County OF Now
York, at the County Court House in the
borough OF Manhattan. City OF New York
Dated. September 7th, 1917.
CYRIL +. DOS PASsOS
Attorney for Plaintiff, once and Post
once Address. No. 1875 Broadway, Bor-
ough Of Manhattan, New York City,
y. Y.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-29

SUPREME COURT-NEw YORK COUNTY.
THOMAS j YORE. PLAINTIFF. agalns,
CHARLES ". MARSHALL, Defendant
TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT:
You are hereby summoned 10 answer the
complaint In this action and TO serve a
copy OF your answer on the Plaintiffs at
tOrHey within 80 days after the service OF
this summons, exclusive of the day Of ser
vice. and in case OF your failure 10 ap-
pear, or answer, judgment will be taken
against you by default for the relief de.
Wanded In the complaint.
Dated, New York. July 1s. 1917.
LESTER NJ. FRIEDMAN
Attorney for Plaintiff. ONCE & p o. Ad-
dress. 253 Broadway. Borough OF Man
haitian. city Of New York
TO CHARLES II. MARSHALL. DEFEND.
ANT.
The foregoing summons IL served upon
YOU by publication. pursuant to an order
Of Hon. Samuel II. Ordwsy, a Justice II
the Supreme Court OF the State Of New
York, dated the 2sth day OF July 1917, and
AIed with the complain, IN the ONCE OF the
Clerk OF New York County, at tho County
Court House, IN the Borough OF Manhattan.
city and State Of New York.
LESTER NJ. FRIEDMAN,
Attorney for Plaintiff. Otfce & p. o. Ad.
dress. 233 Broadway. Borough Of Man.
haitian. City OF New York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-29
By Haywood Broun

AccrcGi.ed 20 the Pcrshir0 Army IN France
for The Nctr York Tribune and Syrdicdic)
copyright. -j9i7. by The Tribune Associaucal
AMERICAN EXPEDlTIONARY ARMY
IN FRANCE, Sept. T.. Burnt cork and
shoe polish are among the most impor-
tant defensive items in the equipment
of an English officer on the African
front, according to an American cap
tain who has just returned from SER
vice there.
The bulk of the fighting in the re-
mote zones is done by negro troops
led by white officers, and in the early
days of the war the Germans had con-
siderable success by concentrating
their fire on the white men, who formed
exceedingly obvious targets against the
black background of their men.
Once the officers were gone the ne
gro soldiers fell easy prey to democrat
ization. Grudgingly the British met
the situation by putting the officers
into the same uniform as the men and
ordering them never to lead their
forces into battle without first smear
ing their own faces with burnt cork.
81 felt like Frank Tinney in my first
engagement" said the American, land
| wasn't quite sure whether the thing
that made me shake was battle ague
or stage fright"
In one particularly hot engagement
he found himself target for the con-
centrated fire of the enemy, in spite
of the fact that his face was a perfect
work of art in fast black. A fellow
officer explained the situation to him:
You bally IDIOT" he exclaimed.
you've forgotten to paint your legs"
Even the officers wear abbreviated
costumes while fighting under the Afri-
can sun, and makeup, therefore, is
necessarily extensive.
A Black Mans Heroism
~ had the luck to get through" said
the American, "and | never made that
mistake again. In fact, ! went the Eng
iish one better in preparedness. Even
during hot campaign they would come
IN and wash up after every scrimmage.
J kept ready. No more burnt cork for
me. / did the job with shoe polish and
put IL on to stick. | was ready for Il
surprise attack any time during a
month. All | had to DO to get ready
for battle was to take dry rag and
shine myself up a little"
The American was loud in his praises
OF the black troops. He thought them
the superior Of any soldiers for Al
rican work and almost the best for
warfare in any cline.
Il never saw such courage as the
Kings African Rifles displayed under
fire. he said. These were men re-
cruited out of savage tribes and given
perhaps years training in soldering.
I'VE had very heavy scrmmage
with the Germans one day and an Of
icer was hit. He managed to crawl
behind bush. but the Germans had
him spotted as a white man and kept
peppering away TO finish him. One Of
our black soldiers, about thirty yards
Off. craw.ed very cautiously TO the
bush, keeping under cover, and then
suddenly stood up and began 10 limp
away. He succeeded in fooling the
Germans into thinking he was the
wounded officer and he drew all the fire
away from the bush and on himself.
He was hit dozen times. We got
him TO a field hospital, and he was still
conscious.
"'What made you do that?' the doc
tor asked him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-29
Merit Only to Win
Promotion in Guard
And National Army

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2s.- Merit will
be the sole basis for promotion OF on,
GERS in tho National Army and Nationai
Guard, the War Department announced
to-day. All officers, inc udins tnose %
the regular army attached 20 the new
forces, will be equally eligible Tor az
vancemcnt. H.,
The commanding generals OF diyi-
sions serving in the United states
must submit recommendations as TO
promotions or appointments to the ad-
jutant general, but when the forces are
serving abroad they may make tempo
rary appointments or promotions, SUB
feet to the approval of the department.
Whore the division forms part OF an
army corps, however, the corps COM
mander will make appointments upon
recommendation Of the division COM
manders.
In making recommendations for sec
ond lieutenants commanding o'hcers
are required to state specifically their
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-29

methods of addressing letters and
packages.
The proper form for addressing a
man in camp is: John Smith, Com
pany +. seth Infantry, Camp Upton,
n. Y" John Smith, Camp Upton, N.
Y" is inadequate, as not only are
there many men with identical names
here. but also there are upward of
10000 lahorors with whom the mil
itary authorities have nothing to do.
Two thousand, eight hundred and
eiChty-one men are due tomorrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-29
Navy for War, Not Culture

WASHINGTON. Sept. 2S.-Charles J.
Bonaparte. Secretary Of the Navy under
President Roosevelt. discusses the
fighting functions Of the United States
navy in an article for "Sea Power"
Official organ of the Navy League. He
says:
"No man is friend TO the navy who
tries TO make il forget that il is first
last and all the time a fighting ma
chine: that its true business is not 10
spread enlightenment or TO promote
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-29

international amity or TO edify by the
virtuous and decorous demeanor of its
personnel, but to crush and destroy its
country's enemies. II it does that, and
does it thoroughly, its shortcomings in
other respects may be dealt with leni-
emily; if it can not or will not do
that. then all the treasure lavished
upon il is far worse than wasted.
What has just been said must not
be misconstrued; it is eminently de-
sirable that our sailors and officers
should be happy and healthy, sober and
of good morals. But, after all, the one
thing needful is that each and every
one of them should be, like Fuzzy
Wuzzy," first class fighting man."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-29
SURROGATES' NOTICES

IN PURSUANCE OF AN ORDER OF
Honorable John p. Cohslsn. q Surrogate
OF the County Of New York. NOTICE 10
hereby given to all persons having claims
against MARIA LOUISE BEEBE, late Of
the County OF New York. deceased. to pre-
sent the same with vouchers thereof to
the subscribers, at their place of transact
ing business. Room sol. No l2S Broadway
in the city OF New York. on or before the
18Th day OF January, 1918.
Dated, New York. the Sth day OF July
1917.
ALFRED LOCKWOOD BROWN,
RODERICk BEEBE,
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Camp Edge Men Pack Up

CAMP EDGE. Sea Grit, n. j.. Sept
28.-The Sd New Jersey Infantry fin
ished packing to-day and will leave
earlv tomorrow morning for Camp
Mcclellan, Admission, Ala. The only
men left in camp will be about 200 OF
the Goth Division Headquarters and
the staff of the Quartermaster Depart
mcnt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-29
New Band Greets
Third Quota, of
City at Yaphank
3O4th Artillery Organiza-
ton, 2 Days Old, Makes
Maiden Appearance
fS'a- Co-rsponderccl

CAMP UPTON, Long Island, Sept rs.
The 2,e5S men, the first contingent OF
New York's third quota, who arrived
here to-day were honored by the
maiden appearance of the S04th Field
Artillery Band, which marched TO the
station to greet them. The band is two
days old and comprises twenty pieces.
Led By Sergeant Dolfne, who WAS
transferred here from the regulars, and
materially assisted by A. J. Hilton
smith, cornetist. late of the Metropoli-
tan Opera House Orchestra, the band
PLAYED "Over There Pack Up Your
Troubles" where Do We Go From
Here? >" etc.
At sunset. for the first time, when
the men lined up in front Of their bar
racks for retreat, the strains Of THE
Star-Spangled Banner Coated over the
city Of pine boards and military en-
deavor.
Plead for Reinstatement
How deeply the army spirit has en-
tered the hearts Of the selected men
was shown to-day when several OF the
400 men who have been mustered out OF
service or account of physical defects
pleaded with their officers TO be gwen
another examination so that they could
continue on the great adventure. me!
were told that IL was Impossible TO
make any executions after the order O.
Siscberce was received, but il was pos
sible that they might be admitted INTO
some other than the National Army.
At the mastering Office several cases
have been discovered Of men whose de-
sire for military service caused 'heH,
10 deceive their local boards IN regard
"a thor dcncndents. Usually the cases
cor,e IN lirht through the dependent
families. In one instance that came 10
the attention Of the newspaper men a
selected man with q wife, three emil
dren and a crippled parent failed 10
flo a claim and is now IN service.
In an effort to find way OF return
inc these men 10 :heir families, a test
case has been started with the autnorl =
ties az Washington by Major Haskell,
division adjutant. If method is as
covered q number Of selected men
whose duty is at home caring for their
families will be discharged.
Major General J. Franklin Bell re-
ouested to-day that newspapers puolish
an announcement that because OF Inc
treat number of autos that come here
on Saturday and Sunday it will be
necessary to set aside certain streets
for visitors and 70 prescribe parking
places.
Letters Addressed Wrongly
General Bell wished it to be clearly
understood that his policy OF keeping
an open camp for the public will not be
changed in the slightest, and that
everything will be done to afford as
little discomfort as possible TO the
visitors"
Colonel T. f. Booth, chief of staff.
asked the newspapers TO help relieve
The congestion in mail deliveries here
by making public the fact that most
of the trouble is caused by incorrect
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-29
TRAVEL
All ser,lce Daily Erccnt Sunday.

Review at West Point in honor OF jap
Ine.e Commission, Saturday. at T.: VI.
Take morninC boat and return from West
Point by regular steamer at 2:3O l.. NJ or
special steamer ut l.. VI.
On Sept. 30, Afternoon Boat leaves Des-
Dresses St, AS; ". ~ St., 200; w. lEsth
ST 2:20 r. NJ to Bear Mountain, West
Point, Newburgh and return.
For information telephone Canal 5000.
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the city lads, giving them wondtous
colors and filling them out so their
uniforms are growing tight.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-29
CATSKILL EVENING LINE.

leaves daily except Sunday u. Of Christie
pher St. at 6 Z. N, FOR Catskl!!, Hudson
CoNSlCkle.
Telephone 1927 Spring.