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New-York tribune., 1917-12-09
Who Is
John
McGraw

! McCraw? lessly asheu' WIZ
is he'" The three
At once, but Stewart, majcstically eh'
tending his hand, palm forward ssid
"Get in line, one at time. Now Per
kins, who is John McGrsw"
Perkins answered, "Why. 'e'' a
lswnce corporal in the Royal irisn
Rifles"
According to Stevsrt's look, that
Tommy should have Immediately
dropped dead.
Turning to the next, he said, curly
for the love of Mike. who is he?'
Curly, with a knowing look an
swered, "E runs the Kings Arms Pub
lie 'ouse, down Rye Lane"
With q piteous look, Stewart glanced
nv way, and jerked my thumb in the
direction of the other Tommy, who
seemed TO be bursting with suppressed
eagerness. Stewart, looking at him
calculated, "Spit it out before you
choke"
This fellow, with a superior air, turned
in the direction Of the two detected
Tommies and answered, John Nc
Crawl Why, everybody knows i'm; e
was the fellow in the London Scottish
who clicked 'crucifxion' for stealing
the rum issue at 'wipers.' Z was a
lad, not 'arf he weren't"
A Kissing noise issued from Stew
arts lips, and he seemed to collapse
like a punctured toy balloon. After
few seconds he Strengthened up and
look Of determination came into his
ewes. Addressing the Tommies, he ex-
ploded: "You blokes arc enough TO
make Billy Sunday take to drink. Now
listen here, and let it sink in deep
John McGraw is the manager of the
New York Giants. He is baseball
player; get it? A baseball player. A
guy what manages a baseball team
And any fellows who can't make good
on his team, or in the bush leagues, ne
sends 'em a cricket bat, with their
name inscribed on it and pays their
passage to England. Get me?"
Several Tommies took exception TO
this and said that they had followed
cricket all their lives, but had never
heard of any American cricketers being
sent over by Mr.. McGraw. At this
exploded, and Stewart went up in the
air. Standing up and turning to the
bunch under the trees, pointing his
finger in their direction, he let out:
New-York tribune., 1917-12-09

w TE WIRE sitting on hre-step
" In the front line trench. IL
w was bright and sunny and
We were bubbling over with
good humor. There we're two reasons
for this: First our battalion was TO
be relieved at 9 that night and We were
going back for a two weeks rest; sec
ond, IL was spring. We could smell it
in the air. Even the wind blowing
from the German trenches in our di-
rcction had sweet and "springy"
smell.
About thirty yards down a con-
municstion trench to the left was an
orchard. The trees were SCARED from
bullets and fragments Of she'll, but
even these battered trunks could not
resist the feel Of spring, because here
and there on the twigs and branches
could be seen bursting buds. Fitting
around were numerous birds, chir2ing,
and sometimes wrsngling among them
selves
To me it seemed odd that birds could
accustorn themselves TO war. Occa-
sionary a German shell, or perhaps
one Of ours, would go screaming over
the orchard. The birds did not seem
10 mind the noise-just carried on
with their ncst-building.
In our company was an American
named Alexander Stewart Naturally
he and ] were very chummy.
Stewart and were the chief
amusement promoters in the com
pany, tho Tommies constantly looking
10 rs for some new diversion.
In the English army Tommy seems
20 have the idea that an Americans
chief vocation in the United States is
70 invent, and TO keep on inventing.
OF course, Stewart and l did not in
any way try 10 dissipatc this idea;
in fact, We encouraged 1t, and took
great pride in being looked up to in
this way, but, believe me, it kept US
hustling 10 keep the Tommies amused.
Il was getting too warm for soccer
football and We knew as soon as we
got into rest billets that the issue
would be put right up to US: "How
are you going to amuse US while be-
hind the lines?"
New-York tribune., 1917-12-09
Every SignaIler a
Very Fine Wac

I'VE have TO walk some distance 70
our work" one explained 10 ne, "anc
We get such hearty meals hat We
really haven't dared TO be ill. Not tas'
we can eat all our rations. though, We
draw about two-thirds Of them and use
the rest OF the money In buying ires.
vegetables and for an entertainment
allowance
The music ceased. and after ies
moments the girls all gathered az one
end OF the room. the piano struck "
"0ld King Cole" aud TO that tune ,a'
girls began to sing ditty OF their '''
composition. Here is a verse:
Old King Cole was a merry old soul ans
merry old soul was he.
He called for his pipe and he called 10,
bowl and he called for his "SsnaDe'
three
Now. every "Signaller" wss very hne
And a very fine Waac WAS she-e-c a.,
Cant sleep at all in the day ss'
Signallers. =,
This is the way TO salute - said Nrs n
Twenty seconds late with the dinner
Miss S. Al, A..
Fire in the Kitchen won't burn sara -
Household"
New-York tribune., 1917-12-09
Sergt. Empey's Own Story of His Lite
ARTICLE III.
Teaching Tommies Baseball

Sergeant Ay4ur Guy Epey, author Of Orer the Top has 1on ms
mace os and picturesque wrs Of the Gred war
In this series Of articles published eruvey an Ne0 fot ~ me
Tribune he tells carried experiences and thrilling ooV""e
Ncrf Sard1vs instolmcnt is Lore Vine"
New-York tribune., 1917-12-09

At last the Tom
mics had stumpcd
us. and VIC could
see our reputation
fading into moth
ing. A dead silence
reigned for over
New-York tribune., 1917-12-09

Our hopes were
dashed; | could see
the gam e going
west. We had no
other good pitcher
to put in.
Upon Sc e n &
New-York tribune., 1917-12-09

"Now listen; this
is good. I'm going
to send down to the
Ordnance Corps and
get a dozen gimlets
and some tunnels.
With these girnlets
New-York tribune., 1917-12-09

While ! was sig
mailing to my rube
pitcher and be-
seeching him 10
put one over, the
changing of the
rns o.0nN ranG out.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-09

One evening we
were sitting in a
dugout Of the
support trench;
it was raining
like the mischief,
and we we're cold
New-York tribune., 1917-12-09

We were Amer-
cans and red blood
ed; spring was in
the air, and our
thoughts turned to
what every Ameri-
can boy is thinking
New-York tribune., 1917-12-09

the lines. During this stay we round
ed out a passable team.
A Canadian battalion. just sent out
from England, on their way to
"Wipers," went into Dillets about a
mile from us. This was our chance.
Stewart went over and challenged
them to a game for the following Sun
day. The challenge was accepted.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-09

In the British
army there is an
order to the ef-
feet that gas he'll
NETS must be car
ried at oil times,
even while sleep
New-York tribune., 1917-12-09

going TO burst. Letting out "Well,
I'll be blowedl" which nearly blew the
candle out, he turned silly look in
my direction, and l looked just as
cheap.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-09
CHORUS

Happy shall we be-e-e.
There's none 50 fair as can eomps"
With the W. a. 4. c.
IL went with a swing and every W.,
thrust was greeted with shou" "
laughter. =. +.
"You DO enjoy lifel" SAID ! 70
plump girl. whose cream eolored con-
indicated that she was "iore"on'''
or sergeant. .,,,d
1--WE do, indeed, ma'am," she repnss :,
"Eyen the night shifts, when tters -
only two of US on duty. We feel so~, 10,
how. that we've got TO DO our
best. and there is a queer soIs "A,
pleasure in knowing that some o. -
work at the front depends on US g"..s
Nine-thirty; pleasure over . 70. =
day. A dreamless sleep and 'hen -
work again. TO wcrk with that - -,
spirit that they are helping the -
10 "carry on" That is what perss..
the whole of the ". 4. A. G. and En- ~
them help and not drag on
wheels Of war.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-09
One Was
Opened by
Censor

balls. or, at least,
eleven. and the remains of one. This
twelfth ball was stamped, "Opened by
Censor" but search as | could. | could
find no stamp reading "Sewed up by
Censor" We did the sewing up, but
that ball looked like a ducks egg when
we had finished. Stewart and | roundly
cussed the censor. Later, we both
cussed the inventor of baseball. There
was reason.
The newspaper readers had nobly
responded to our appeal. There were
enough gloves and balls for two teams,
and even a chest protector and mask.
The mask was an article of great curl
osity to all. Some of them thought 1t
was a bomb protector. Every one in
turn tried it on, and every one, upon
learning that the catcher was to wear
the mask. wanted Immediately to sign
up for the position. Stewart and
could have been elected to Parliament
right there if these Tommies could
have had their way.
The next afternoon the candidates,
forty in all, and the whole company
turned out en- masse on the baseball
field. which we had laid out during ou.
previous stay in rest billets.
From that day on Stewart and | led
a dogs life. Though on paper every
thing looked bright and the candidates
were letter perfect in the game, or
thought they were, on the field they
were dubs of the worst calibre-regu-
lar boneheads. If McGraw, of the Giants,
| had had that mob wished on him he
would have chucked up his job and
taken the stump for woman suffrage;
so you can appreciate our fix.
Stewart was a really good pitcher;
plenty Of curved stuff, having played
semi-pro. ball in the United States. 1t
was my intention to catch for him, and
fill in the other positions with the most
likely candidates This scheme did not
work in with the popular version a
| little bit. Out of the forty trying for
the team twenty-eight insisted on being
catcher. They wanted to wear that
mask. If there had been a camera each
of the forty would have had photo
taken of himself wearing the ''wire
cage" Here was great dilemma. At
that time | was only private, and
there were sergeants, corporalsi and
even an officer who wanted to catch.
Stewart again came to the rescue. Call
ing me aside, he said:
Leave it to me, Emp, I'll fix 'em. I'll
try out each one in turn. Let them
wear the mask, and I'll send in some
curves, and when the ball cracks them
on the shins a couple of times YOU
couldn't pay 'em to put on the cagen
The Tommies were strange to curved
pals and Stewart had speed. II did NV
heart good to see him damp their
ardor and dent their anatomy at the
same time. The Tommies would see the
pail coming to them and would reach
up their hands to get it. Then the bali
would break" and hit them on the
shIh or knee. After five or six had re-
Urea, rubbing sore spots and cussinp
stewart out, no one else wanted 70
eaten, and the situation was saved
New-York tribune., 1917-12-09

We had a weeks
time in which TO
strengthen 5 o m c
weaknesses and to
teach the bunch
a little INSIDE"
baseball. Then
New-York tribune., 1917-12-09

Tommy is a nat
ural born soccer
player and clever
with his feet, but
stupid with his
hands when it
comes 10 baseball.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-09

The first parcel
| picked up was
stamped, "Passed
by Censor" a n d
contained twelve
brand new base
balls. or, at least,
New-York tribune., 1917-12-09

on reading out "Empey," and parcels
came through the air like lombard
ment.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-09

A sunny smile and
a look of hope fit
tied across Stewart
face, and nc breath 70
llessly asked, "Who
la he?" The three
started TO answer
New-York tribune., 1917-12-09

ing. To disobey this order Ia . Sc
New-York tribune., 1917-12-09
By Arthur Guy Empey

WE WIRE sitting on fre-step
M In the front line trench. II
w was bright and sunny and
We were bubbling over with
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-11-10
BY Riley y. ALLEN

had the very real pleasure of ii
visit to the Reserve Officers Train.
ing Camp ait Schofield last Tuesday,
and came away, as did every other
member of the party of more than
sc, with an added respect for our
army, for our rockies" from Homo.
lulu, and for the kind of officers
which this camp will turn out.
1t was the trip of the Rotary Club,
on Tuesday afternoon, and one eyi.
dence of the interest Honolulu feels
in the training camp was the large
attendance of Rotarians. J..
Lew Underwood, the club secre,
tary, Jack Butler, who arranged the
visit of the club, and Charley Heiser,
who helped along the arrangements
shooed us all into our cars or some
other Rotarian's car at 1880 and we
went down to Cashier, where the
camp is situated, in good order, and
without casualties. The first thing
we saw on arrival was line of scare
crows hanging in the wind, looking
at distance exactly like the scare
crows that | used to help stick out
in the cornfields of Kentucky when
was kid on farm. These scare.
crows were hanging TO a thin frame
work, and dangled very disconsolate.
ly, which is exactly proper, for on
approaching nearer we saw that they
were stuffed strawmen-or what
passes for straWme-1 in army camps
land were hung up to represent the
enemy so that our ambitious rockies
and other lads in training could take
run and ram bayonet right
through their sawdust gizzards and
out the back. Every time a rookie
plugs his knife-like bayonet through
the scarecrow he can imagine he is
in action on the Hindenburg line, and,
after seeing how these scarecrows
have been ripped up to their collar
bones, / am sorry for the Hun who
is at the business end of a Cashier
trained mans jabbing blade.
The Rockies in Blue
This line of scarecroWs we saw
at a distance Nearer, we soon de-
serted a large number of men in
formally clothed in blue denim and
waiting around for some order or
other. In their blues they gave the
general effect of the prisoners we
often see around Honolulu parks. In
fact, this aspect was remarked on
by several Honolulans. The rockies
have been in camp quite few weeks
now and are case-hardened to all
sorts of remarks, so that my COM
ment will not be taken to heart.
Scattered around among the boys
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VIGILANCE WORK
BY NATIONAL AID
CLUB EFFECTIVE

The Grant Lands Locating Company
and G.. Ferguson Smith, its sole pro-
moter, have come under the ban of
the Post Office Department in the
form of a fraud order just issued
against the concern, which has had its
headquarters at Portland, Oregon.
This substantiates the conclusion of
the National Vigilance Committee of
the Associated Advertising Clubs
which issued a special bulletin under
date Of June 20, 1917, setting out its
findings of fact based on an investiga-
ton made at that time.
Smith advertised that the United
States government was opening GER
tain Oregon lands for entry and agreed
to sell maps of the same to prospec-
tive locators for one dollar each. He
represented that immediate action was
necessary in order to secure the pick
of the area open to entry. .@=-
AS a matter OF fact the lands were
not open to home-seekers and had not
even been classified, a. necessary pre-.
liminary step. In addition to that the
maps we're practically worthless for
the selection of desirable tracts of
land in that they did not show the
comparative advantages of one section
over another. General descriptions on
the back of the maps had been taken
bodily from an Oregon almanac.
The Associated Advertising Clubs,
National Vigilance Committee.
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WITH The ROTARIANS ON 4 VISIT
TO The CASHIER TRAINING CAMP

IN blue denim we're number OF
khakiclad soldiers, regulars We
soon found out that the rockies and
regulars were going to give us a
glimpse of trench-Work as it is car
ried on in Europe today. and that
the ranks Of the rockies had been
augmented by the regulars so that an
attack could be made in force on a
line of trenches across a gulch at
the back of the rookie barracks.
Explained BY Example
Capt Charles f.. Leonard. who is
In charge of the training camp. and
who, by the way, showed the visitors
every courtesy and answered mum.
Der of foolish questions without
smiling, explained the program of the
attack. Although he reduced it to
the simplest possible terms, there
was still remaining a good deal of
"barrage fire, bomb signals, rifle
grenades and "mopping-up'' which
is unintelligible unless You are a
student of the war or have been
following the expert discussions held
every noon at Notes. However,
when the men got into action, we
were able to understand their plan
and to see how the lines of fighting
lads follow the big gun fire and go
at the enemy, who is presumably
shaken in morale Il not actually
blown into bits by the drum-fire and
barrages. r. .
The trenches, whose tops we could
barely see across the gulch, were just
at the crest of this gulch. ALI of the
Rotarians and the ladies and other
guests accompanying them crowded
to the near side of the gulch, where
We had a splendid view of what fol.
lowed u.
Explosions in the trenches and
bomb and grenade signals were sue.
ceeded by AN advance of the trips.
Part of the gulch was taken on the
run. Part Of the advance was made
very slowly, for modern warfare, We
are told, makes it necessary that
when your attacking party reach the
enemy trenches, they must have wind
and strength enough left to WELD
their bayonets effectively.
As the mythical barrage fire pre-
coded the men to the trenches and
rafned on the trenches to beat down
the enemy, the advancing lines Of
humans went forward very method
ically. Signals flashed back and
forth Some of the men went over
the crest of the opposite hill and
into the trenches. Others lay along
the slope ready to advance when
their signals came > When the bar
Continued on PATE l4)
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structs her in the ways of of her new
home, taking with her some woman
who can be friend and sort of guide
until Nyoshi is a0;e to find her way
about in her new life. Whatever her
religion is, she is allowed to follow it,
if she wishes, but Mrs. Kishimoto, be-
ing herself Christian, always tells
her of the Christian churches and the
Christian manner of living, and directs
her to some church near her home
where she can, attend services at least
once ON Sunday.
Also little Nyoshi is shown by Mrs.
Kishimoto how to keep house as it is
kept in America; how to make her
purchases of food; in short, to con-
form to Americans ways of living. -
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The further sum of 10000 pounds
sent to war funds by the Paramount
chief and the Basuto nation is being
used for the purchase of aeroplanes
His majesty has expressed high ap
probation of the gift.
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NM
II
THE RED CROSS

personnel will
side Trench
activities spinal subuxaions chopactors
competent adjust.
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Mr.. Smith is coming to Honolulu
Adv.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-02-01

Hon. Henry Allen cooper OF
wisconsin Indignantly denies the
insinuation of many Democrats
that the investigation of the
''leak" in connection with the
Presidents peace note is being
urged by the Republicans for po-
litical purposes. Mr.. Cooper char
acterizes such a motive as thor
oughly despicable." "And yet, ,"
he says, ''it has been stated that
we were prompted by that mo-
tive in urging an investigation of
charges which put a stain upon
the reputation of the American
House of Representatives" " That
the position of the Republicans in
the matter needs no apology is
amply borne out by the testimony
submitted in the hearings. which
every day is weaving a web tight
er about the Presidents friends
and his friends friends who pro-
fited so handsomely, It's alleged;
by the advance information which
was passed around to the inner
circle.
The meager salaries that the
government pays it's employees
in comparison with the comper-
sation received for similar work
in private life has been forcibly
! called to the attention ofthe Sen.
late by Hon. James H. Brady of
Idaho in advocating adequate SAL
aries for the members of the Fed
eral Farm Loan Board. Every
senator knows" declares Mr..
Brady, ''that there is no man in
the United States managing the
affairs of a bank that conducts
the amount of business that the
Federal Farm Loan Board will
conduct, who does not receive
from SIS, 900 to $50. 900 a year,
Senator Brady points out that
those officials. are entering upon
a field of activity never before
undertaken by the government,
and contends that. while discus.
sing the question of economy. we
should not lose sight of good bus
mess methods, which would Ger.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-02-01
A Tramp'a Story.

"You say you were once the edi-
tor of a newspaper"
eyes, lady, and it was a very
bright little sheet, if l do say it."
elbow does it happen, then, that
you are forced to ask at back doors
for meals?"
at is merely a case of the irony
of fate. l had printer %ho was
nearsighted, and one afternoon
when he made up the paper he got
a wedding notice and a murder trial
mixed, so that after describing the
costume of the bride it said the con-
demned man almost collapsed when
sentence was pronounced" ."-Chica-
90 Herald.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-02-01
Erisd Ample Pies.

Prepare a spicy apple sauce ana
drain thoroughly. For the crust take
one cupful of milk, half cupful OF
sugar, one egg. pinch of salt two
tablespoonfuls of melted butter two
heaping teaspoonfuls of baking pow
DER and enough sifted -four to make
dough that can be handled. Roll out on
the pastry board into thin sheet cut
out with a saucer, put a spoonful OF
the prepared apple in the middle, turn
over, wet the edges and press firmly
together. Fry in deep hot fat to a
golden brown, drain for a moment or
two on brown paper, dust thickly with
powdered sugar and little ground Gin
namOn and serve hot.
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YOUR LAST CHANCE.

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Until March 81 our readers have
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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-02-01

The records of meteorological Of
fees show that rainless thunder
storms have not been common, but
a few are on record. The most ex-
traordinary was encountered near
Chepstow, England, on Aug. 8, 1898.
It began at 8 p. m. and lasted five
hours, and in that time it was esti-
mated 10000 flashes of lightning
we're seen, but not one drop of wa
ter fell. In a thunderstorm at Cape
Verde in 1903 the sky was contin-
uous blaze of lightning, lasting an
hour, vet both rain and lower clouds
were absent.