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The evening world., 1917-09-10
SHIP IN US SERVICE FIRES
ON LAUNCH Off BROOKLYN
One Man Wounded After Failure to
Heed Warning to Stop Brings
Seven Shots.

ILast midnight a pleasure launch
docking at Fifty seventh street,
Brooklyn, about fifty feet from the
stern Of tho former German liner
Grosser Kurfuerst, being fitted out In
Morse's dry dock as a troop transport,
was fired on from the ship. Seven
shots we're fred.
George Morris, thirty-one, a boiler
maker. living at No. $40 Fitty-seveatA
Street, was wounded in tho abdomen
but will recover.
The launch had been to Staten
Island, and aboard were Morris. WIN
lam Hennessey OF No. b4ls Third
Street, who owned the boat; John
Smith. No, 25s Flttieth Street: Joseph
Oudorf. No. 500 Ovington Street,
John Thorsen. No. i27 Fifty seventh
Street; Mrs. E. Bennett Fifty-thlrd
Street and Third Avenue, and Mss
May ORourke OF No. 1904 Fifth
Avenue.
Early this morning the police say
Ensign McDermott. on board ,a"
Kurfuerst. admitted he had hred hEe
shots after a warning to stop had
been disoDcyed. A negro member o..
the Fifteenth Infantry. he said, hTe'
two shots.
The evening world., 1917-09-10
SCHOOLSARE Open,
5,OOONEW PUPILS
CROWD BUILDINGS
Exact Number Mill No, ne
Known Unul Principals
Make a Report.

Efbt hundred thoussha more %
lsss h,is sna Tifis and 'youns isfiss
rah. tfoupsd snd rode 70 school this
mornirs in hAnhsitan. hrooklyn ahd
ths hfant and the other horoufhs a.
sell The Ions vacation is over
The sho~ins from al accounts vas
Euod in attendance bot iust what ths
latter L. wiI not bs tnown until the
reports q principals have been ~
ccived 81 the hoard ~ Education on.
NsdnchdaY II Nih not ~ 10 cs-
umatcd be- any greater than las, yssf.
notwithstanding that there ar 1900
new enrolmentA The lack Of Inn
migration due 20 tho var. is respon.
siblo fof the falling OF IN the number
of additi nal pupils
The new enrolments will make up
the loss BY graduates and for other
causes II Is estimated that many
pupils have given up their schooling
20 take the places Of young men called
by the draft A number OF teachers
nave been drafted, number are em-
ployed In various branches Of the
have been retired under the pension
law, which Includes those who nave
been In the departmnt for thirty-hvo
years, those who have reached the
age Of seventy and for physical dis
ability.
There will probably be a lengthenlng
OF the school day on account OF .he
Welsh Law which compels a forty
minute session Of physical culture.
The law went into Neffect on the nrst
OF this month. The extension os time
was made in tho high schools las.
term, after the law was made, but
before ~ became operative,
Public School No. yS was the only
new building opened. II Is at Ridge
wood Heights. Queens. and can ac-
commodate lS3b pupils. A four
room annex to Public School No. 80,
the Bronx. was opened this morning.
as well as two-room annex 10 Pub
lie School No II. Richmord. The
part time problem is In the same con-
dition as In June. when the schools
closed, when 34.49l children were en-
ahled to receive only part attention.
The Gary plan has not solved the
| problem. There are twenty-four Gary
| or duplicate plan schools In the city.
| other schools will he operated on the
plan during the fall.
I The high schools will be crowded 20
! their capacity, notwithstanding the
graduatlons OF last term and the en-
listments The indicated registration
Is approximately $1,000, while there
are but 80 900 sittings Only the Evan
der Chllds High School in the Bronx
is under construction. No other new
high school building Is planned.
At Public School No. 72 Principal
Miss Mary NJ. Cummings exhibited a
message from Chicago telling OF the
award to Miss Lillian Kaplan OF the
first prize in a competition on an ar
tiCle on Thrift"
The evening world., 1917-09-10

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thereafter Single"
The evening world., 1917-09-10
CHILD IN STOLEN AUTO
ABANDONED ON ROAD
Four-Year-Old Boy Found After
Night in Cold and Unable to
Talk Because Of Exposure.

BOSTON. Sept. io.--HhTry Davidson.
the four-year-old son Of II. l. David
son. who was asleep on the rear seat
of an automobile stolen last night from
In front OF Davidson's residence In the
Dorchester district. Vas found al Dcd-
ham, near here. early to-day and re-
turned to his parents. The child was
suffering from exposure after being out
all night in the cold and was unable to
talk
A watchman on duty at sewer un-
der construction at Dedham saw a car.
apparently deserted. In the roadway. and
as he approached he heard a child cry
ing. Investigation showed the little fell
low under the blankets. and as ne could
give no account Of himself the watch
man notified the Boston police, who
had been searching for him all night.
It Is supposed that a thief took the
car and reached Dedham before discov-
ering the presence OF the child.
The evening world., 1917-09-10

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have eve taken and ! can recommend
n o. all suffering women - Mira.
Percy PrestidRe, Aberdeen, Idaho.
Women who suhrT from those dis
tFessing ills peculiar 30 their sex
should be convinced by DE many
genuine and truthful testimonials We
are constantly publishing In the news
papers of the ability ~ Lydia v.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound 10
restore their health.
To know whether Lydia r. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound will help
you, try II For advice write 90 Lydia
T.. Pinkham Medicine Co. (conhdeR-
tall. Lynn. Mass Your letter will be
opened. read and answered by .
woman. and held In strict confidence.
s-Advt
The evening world., 1917-09-10
MONTCLAIR MAN
Wins WAR CROSS
ON vERDUNFRONT
Lieut. Hughes Rewarded TO-
valor In Driving Ambulance
Under Fierce Fire.

Lest rsui Hughes ~ ssn'eiaiF.
n = q shsuffsuf Gttachee 10 section
No 90 - ths AmsFtean Res Cross
Ambuihncs. ~ service on the Nereuh
ffonL has iust b-sn ssaFdsd ths
Crois a. ousrrs ~ Frames foF vaiof
IN movinH sounded under heavy
bosnhsrdmsui of htrh explosive and
gss shells from Aus ~ 10 is
Dung he ten months ssrvtes W
France Lieut. HuEhss's fslioS mem.
bors ~ the Montcihir Athistio club
and bic former classmates % The m
maculate Conception school have fol.
lowed his career with interest hsNs
Of the honor conferred upon him oy
the French Government elected thi"
comment from . friends
well. Paul has got his war cross.
Soon We may hear OF hun getting his
white cross Paul has never told
lie nor done a dlshonorable aot In mis-
life"
IN letter 70 q relative recently,
Lieut. Hughes wrote that Henri st.
thon runner. was fighting with the
Allies and had just been transferred
from the flying corps to n regiment
Of infantry. Hughes helped carry H.
Yves out Of action after the latter had
been badly wounded by a grenade.
Il carried nfty-siH wounded In
seven trips" wrote Lieut. Hughes,
and then | was relieved. Yesterday
had little to do-only made. two
trips, but had an interesting time at
one OF the batteries watching the
gunners work. We watched one hun
dred and tifty shells ner minute for
at least half an hour as they tore
through the air TO the Bochs POSI-
tlons. Three shells were ready at one
time, and the officer. before he gave
the signal to fire. said 'Vive la
Francel Vive Amenquei Vive 10
President Wilson!'
In another letter Lieut. Hughes
wrote:
Most OF the prisoners coming in are
young school boys. Many regiments
will not take prisoners but l guess II
Is not in the French to kill boys who
say that the war Is not OF their max
ing and that they are glad II Is over for
them. The stream OF wounded coming
In makes me. hope the war will soon
be over.
1T Is a great game. The artillery
on one side starts rumbling and the
shells land In the enemy lines. After
few hours OF this rain OF shells, :hc
cannon stop and the Infantry Roes
over and at EN- A few machine suus
are brought from a deep dug-out and
and some fall back to the starting
point, but always bund lies quiet.
The ambulance section gets some Of
them out IN time 10 save them.
1--WE get many Boche and French
negroes among the wounded. II ""
have some OF each we put a French
man in the car or the negroes will
Kill the Boches. Neither gives quar-
ter when they meet, although, from
what the negroes say In their French
sign language, the Boches often beg
for their lives. Tho negroes answer
is the removal OF the head OF teh
man asking quarter.
Ambulance work becomes very
trying at times-sleep when you or
others can't fnd anyth ng else to do,
and eat standing up However, some
one must do It, and why not me? II
you can spare me a little longer, Just
let me stay to do my bit with the
| Allies"
The evening world., 1917-09-10
OBITUARY NOTES.

william Duffy. aged Nfty-thrcc, con-
nected with the Bankers Trust 'or-
pany. is dead at No, POPS BroadH
Edward J. Johnson. an inventor ''r
many years actively Connected W...
Thomas A, Edison, Is dead at 80 ..i
Park Avenue.
John Edgar MoGowan. aged slNty-s,H,
well known IN New York legal circles,
dead ~ Little COMPTON, Il. /.
The evening world., 1917-09-10

n ffieud esked ms
% tFy lydia a.
ilnkhsms NsFs-
table Compssnd
and I did 80 After
taking one bottle
] felt tefy much
better I have
noe taken three
bottles and feel
liks q dlhr-eut
woman Lydia q.
pinlhams Nege-
The evening world., 1917-09-10

Over 5000 persons heard concert
by Miss Soller's Symphony Band In the
Mall. Central Park. last night. The
"Star Spangleu Banner" and otter pa
triotlc music was played during the
programme.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-25
WIFE AND SON HELP FIGHT
Poilus In Trench With Disguised Fam.
lily Keep Their Secret
In the Chasseurs.

Paris.-A land owner of Vergeze has
received the following letter from his
son, n staff captain:
II heard strange story today, that
woman and a boy of sixteen had
been found among the men of the -
battalion Of unmCunted chasseurs. An
investigation was made and they were
found 20 be the wife and the son of
a chasseur who had determined not to
be separated from him. Both went
into the trenches with the other poilus,
and the most striking thing about It
is they had been with the battalion five
months before the authorities found
out. OF course everybody In the bat
talon knew, but. as you see, the Sc
cret was well kept.
"As an old chasseur yourself Won
will be proud to learn that a father
and mother and son have been under
fire together in your old battalion"
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-25
PET COON AMONG CHICKENS
misup Causes Break in Friendly Re.
iations Between Old
Neiehbors.

NortOnville, Kan.-Edouard Sharp
has a chicken house and lot OF chick
ems. James Skinner had pet coon,
and because the two got mixed up the
other night, Ed and Jim aren't on the
best of terms.
About midnight of the time in ques-
ton, Ed was awakened by neighbOr
who said that something was in Eds
chicken house. The two got flash
light. Il gun and club and marched
silently out TO the chicken house. On
entering they saw big coon on the
perch. Ed used his club. The neigh
Dor used his gun. The coon discov-
cred 1t vas an Inlucky combination.
Next morning Jim missed his coon.
He heard about the row over at Eds
place and went over. 1t was his
coOn-dead.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-25

now pears canned The crowd gathered
Hasn't woman
you the
"HOw thick?' n chorus
And then you add Hube
the o be - $1,000
How much sugar? remarked on the
Of " W. N
"Now steriize the wenon
DO
my blackberry jam anothe
DO think soda nv
How do make sauerkraut?
Huben He
committee
You count OUT he ad
toes and sauerkraut But l can't
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-25

homeward to dine with his family and Mrs Newton called bis
articles of which she thought the assistant secretary was need
One pair of The other bills "a
Them Mr. Newton seized upon the carriers and houghy placed
inside the Then Mrs. proceeded impress
urgent need of the vacation.
Next morning the frugal Mrs Newton asked Newton had
safe place No wife would assistant
the when his household
fully justified Mr. Newton searched pockets race his M
then remembered he had the the
maid later discovered had the fE
1t money ashes Of vacation r
R. Newton back TO figuring the expenditure hundreds
taxes, but a for vacation.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-25

consider II for comparatively few hours and announce
times the given that More requ
dent announces and takes the responsibility himself
In the whirlwnd probably is thought
that the president has entertainment Nonhs
the truth Each morning $50 he for game Oh s
from the White House until 10 80 After bath ana
his Is
the morning and O'Clock in the afternoon when ne
he receives three callers and then out FOR
the city's parks n,eb
In the evening he either for drive or to the
out Of week he spends vaudeville sho"
heaer frequently musical comedy ns
Speedway theater before re'u'
House. -
The president accomplshes great deal OF WORK e
eddy he could do more if necessary He however
him In the Dest
only when business Of a pressing nature ~
theater and his golf
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-25
PRESENT WALL OF
Steel TO ENEMY
American Soldiers Will Be Armed
to Teeth When They Go
Into Trenches.
BAKER GIVES OUT DETAILS
One Hundred and Ninety-Two Guns
and 480 Trench Knives Added to
Equipment of Each Regiment
in Reorganization.

Observation-Disclosures soldiers will
be literally armed to the teeth when
they 20 into the trenches.
In addition To the usual rifles. bayo-
nets and pistols with which the men
are now armed, there will be added
10 the fighting equipment of each regi.
mcnt $50 trench knives, 40 TO each
company; 1872 machine guns, l6 to
each company, ard three one-pound
cannon.
Details of the mems fighting equip
ment were given in statement by
Secretary of War Baker, outlining the
new army organization for overseas
service.
27,152 Men in Division.
The new organization increased the
ratio of artillery to infantry from three
TO nine, as at present, to three to
four. corresponding increase Is
made in machine gun strength. In
addition, there are sections of sappers
and bombers which have important
parts to play in the new warfare.
tions will be: Divisions, 27,l52; in
fantry brigade, $40; artillery brigade
5,O6S; infantry company. 2J6, and ma
chine gun company, IT'S.
Each infantry regiment will have a
strength Of lO3 officers and 1852 men.
There will be one headquarters, and
headquarters company OF 3l3; three
battalions Of four rifle companies, each
totailing BOTS; one supply company
OF 14O, one machine gun company and
one medical detachment Of 80.
The rifle company has $50 men and
six officers. 1t is composed Of a COM
pany headquarters and two officers
and Is men. and four platoons. Each
platoon has two sections of riflemen
of II each, or "a men; one section
OF bombers and rifle grenadiers of
- men, and one section of auto rifle
of IL men and four guns.
The IFS men of the machine gun
company will be armed with II heavy
machine guns and four spare guns.
Details Of Organization.
The organization of the infantry d.
vision in detail follows:
One division headquarters........... ls4
one machine gun battalion Of four
Two infantry brigades, each COM
posed Of two infantry regiments,
and one machine gun battalion OF
three companies: .....:...............lS 1850
One field artillery brigade composed
OF three field aNillery regiments
and one trench mortar battery. 5.oss
One held signal battalion............ 262
One regiment OF engineers. l,e5s
one train headquarters and military
police ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81
One ammunition train................... Se2
One supply train. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 412
One engineer train................... 81
one sanitary train. composed OF four
field hospital companies and four
ambulance companies........ s49
Iotal .......................2l 52
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-25
HUNGER BRINGS HIM BACK
Tennessee Private Deserts and Defes
Pursuers, but Lack Of Food Makes
Him Give Up.

Nashville. Tenn.-Lincoln Burk.
hardt, private in the First Tennessee
Infantry. after twice deserving, faces
court-martinl. He deserted several
months ago, was captured and returned
to his command. He was given light
sentence In the guardhouse. Recently
he deserted for tive second time. He
made his way into the hills with b,s
uniform. gun and ammunition and de-
fled his pursuers. When he got HIM.
cry he hung out the white flag.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-25

chinese peanuts are usually hand.
sorted by women after being sifted.
Nearly 100000 has been given BY
Herman Auerbach of Breslau, Ger.
many, for the permanent endowment
Of the Auerbach Orphans Home and
for building workingmen's homes.
Australian manufacturers are plan
ming to produce steel and tin plate
and galvanized iron for local consump-
ton, as there is shortage Of these
supplies In the country and prevailing
high freight rates prohibit the impor-
tation Of almost all lines Of goods.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-25
IN A PARAGRAPH

Motorcycles and bicycles are becom-
ing popular throughout Slam.
The sO-called Arabian numerals, the
characters o, l, 2, 8, 4. 5, 6, z, 8, 8,
were borrowed by the Arabs along
with the decimal system Of notation
from the Hindoos.
.stareth was the principal female
oil Unity of the PhoenIceans. BY some
n lent writers she was identified with
Z: moon; by others with the goddess
V, JUS or the planet Of that name.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-25
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.

Under perfect conditions watercress
may be made to flower and seed
within eight days Of planting.
Ten mont Christian Korean boys won
copies Of the New Testament In their
own language. by copying down in note
books, word by word, the Gospel Of
Mark.
From less than half an acre Of
: rawb0-ries Lewis Gordon Of Lyndon
lie, Vt. picked 1890 baskets Of the
u-rries.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-25

along appeared
which he signed with the of
Another witness in
blue and
back her beau" to
Hertzog told her
dictionary followed
defense
him
the whom
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-25
I oUChTA WRihC

ring he seemed To have Mr.
that his life had he IA
tribute bird rapidly replied
you have no Idea what know know ALL should
a
Mr. told
als made he
might buy It, The
Mr. Gny had raised the until
He the bird gOOby
the parting him He had
looking him called
like I'll
again"
Crouch" After which the vanished.
hours Mr. II intelligent
Ginty o police parrot n hand
$ n has
well educated the They're
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-25
Girls Skull Reslsts Rui,s%

Atlanta, Ga.-Harriet Owing, a nine
year-old negro girl, would be safe at
the front without a steel helmet. Hos
pital doctors extracted a bullet from
her forehead which had not penetrated
the skull. The bullet was ID caliber
and was mashed perfectly fat. II had
been a stray shot. The girl at once
returned to her home.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-25
Cow Wears Sjasses

Ferndale, N. Yin an effort to save
COW from becoming blind. its owner,
Charles Hagaman Of Ferndale, who
values the animal ut $1,000, has had
an operation performed on the cows
eyes, and 1t now wears colored glass
spectacles TO protect it from the sun.
The COW has taken seven prizes at cat.
tie exhibits in two years. Recently II
contracted an ailment Of the eyes that
was threatening Its sight. 1t is said
the animalr condition is much i'm.
proved.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-25
Hair Tonic for Fish.

Virginia. Mlnn.-When a boat con-
tanning a large consignment Of lemon
and vanilla extract and hair tonic for
the Indians. who never make cake, and
who are not bald, capsized in Lake Yer
million recently. fishermen circulated
reports that the fish swan In circles,
zig-zagged and did an unlimited num-
Der of tango gyrations.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-25
To Teach Jlu Jltau.

San Francisco.-The soldiers Of the
United States are to receive a thor
ough course In the Japanese art
of jiu jitsu. Afan 8. Smith has
been commissioned by the government
rs instructor, he has recently returned
from Tokyo with the "black belt" an
honor corresponding to the heavy.
weight title In America.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-25
Doc OutWits Alarm

Siberia, Cal.-When his alarm failet,
TO work, James Atkins. investigating.
found his pet bulldog. who had con.
tracted Atkins habit of late rising.
turned the alarm lever OF every night
after Atkins was asleep, and then turn.
ed 1t on again the next morning to
avoid suspicion. Atkins Is buying an
electric clock with a time lock.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-25
Rattlesnake kIIls cbjlS

Davenport, Wash.-Esther. two-year-
old daughter Of jacob VOLT, while
playing in shed near the house was
bitten by n rattlesnake. which refused
10 let so OF the little child's finger until
beaten OF BY a sister FIVE years old
The little girl was rushed to a doctor,
but soon died from the poisonous bite
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-25
Fire Hose Runs Amuck-

Brazil, 1nd.-A demonstration of
Brazil's new fire truck and engine
came to sudden stop here the other
day when the hose got away from the
nozzle men and wiggled like a snake
down one Of the main streets, dispers.
Ing the crowds.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-25

who passed up the herd in the days of
Its hirsute glory have been flocking
about the corral as the buffaloes be-
come homelier than ever.
They even pet the big brutes,"
said one puzzled attendant. He walked
over to the pen, determined TO get the
secret Of the feminine change Of heart
He learned the women were not
rondling the buffalos, but trying to help
nature along by pulling out their fur.
The big beasts seemed to appreciate
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-25

Washington single building for The of apartment %
joined the aviation and many felt compelled
cheaper quarters TO make for the influx boomers H
best grade long drug the market such demand
unOccupied is hard find Before Wilson and his Dm
here this city the favorte refuge Of the and the A %
had exempted all form of securities District d
ana there was no income Since this ceased Ww
for money and also since Mr. Wilson married widow whose %
been in trade lot their palaces
shabby
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-25

10 recovering that $50 Of III. y
family's money which v,r, = :
smoke a few days ago. "a
As a result Mr.. Newton, VI,
all day In the home Of IN, w..
and talks amlably with tOrar, !.
men about billion-dollsr loan : !
two alternatives. Either hs r.',
vacation or he floats q perSMG |,
Liberty loan Of hi, on,,
nance a much'needed trip.
1t happened like this Atu.
ningS ago Mr.. Newton wendsa 4
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-25
Is AMERICAN CITIES
BUILT BY ONE MAN

WaShingtOn.-If ever there
was reason TO be proud of Amer
lean determination. speed and in
genIity there is reason now 10
be proud of the remarkable ac-
cOmplishment Of one man
Maj. w. A. Starrett, who built
16 cities each TO accommodate
10000 persons, complete with
light, heat. ventilation md sew
erage systems. all in three
months.
Maj. w. A. Starrett was an
architect before the United
States got into the war. When
congress severed relations with
Germany Starrett became chair
man Of the committee on emer-
gency construction OF the coun-
Gil Of national defense. As
soon as the CONSUMPTION bill was
passed Stnrrett set to work to
construct the great environments
that are now housing the drafted
men of the National army. The
feat is unequalled in history.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-25

Uht phrrOt, but When ne Ieft the sta
ton house his conduct indicated that
the parrot may not be long for this
world.
Mr.. Ginty, who owns saloon at
81 West One Hundred and Thirty
seventh street, explained that early
one morning, before he shut off all
faucets and counted the proceeds,
wretch entered his place Of business
with parrot. The parrot was good
appearing, as the police could see. and.
when he appeared ar Mr.. Ginty's damp