The Washington herald., 1917-06-16
New York, Day by Day
BY o. o. MCINTYRE.

New York, June 15.-Nowadays the
scribes at ship news headquarters are
pretty busy and so when a friendly
and garruloUs neightAr stopped in and
dog in South street Ntere wasn't a
dog in Souh street 1ere wasn't a
stampede to see the canine marvel.
But after awhile it was decided that
it might be just as we'll to get a little
piece for the papers about the talking
dog-that is if the dog actually could
talk.
So that no time would be wasted the
reporters decided to send Jimmy
sGnger and Battery Dolphin, to the
point in South street where the dog
was reputed to be conversing about
trigonometry. verse libre, the war and
other horrors.
One hour later-as those who have
heard of the fame of Jimmy Lynch
will be surprised to learn-he return
ed. He had seen the dog. heard him
answer questions, but could at no time
distinguish what the dog was talking
about. Jimmy explained that he tried
to talk with the dog but after several
starts both he and the dog lost in
terest.
That's funny" said the reportorial
listeners.
Funny" snapped Jimmy. What's
funny? Nothin's the matter only the
dog is a bonehead and amt no
After which the scribes returned to
their labors-several taking only one
card and the rest standing pat. A
ferryboat whistled and Jimmy re-
sumed his reading of Epictetus.
The disappointed PIattsburg. candi-
dates-there are 1900 of them in the
city-are everywhere evident. The
other day two men of more than
usual height were engaged in CONVEX
when two French sailors s.rolled long.
Both were short; the little pompOns
suTmounting their hats being scarcely
five feet from the sidewalk.
Look at the size of those chaps,
will you?" said one land they refuse
me for Plattsburg."
Yes" answered the other. "and
looka me, looka me!'
One of the newly appointed naval
censors. respondent in his first lieu
tenants uniform. stepped into his old
Office yesterday to turn around and
let his old friends see what he look
ed like. They shook hands with him,
wished him the best of luck and told
him that he was the man to fill the
The last one in the line of hand
shakers was the office crouch. who
shook the young censor's hand cor
daily and shot this earful of poison:
Goodbye, old boy, and look out
for yourself. Do your duty, even
though you realize that at any mo-
ment a fountain pen may explode
and kill you"
The largest flag in the world floats
in front of the big Altman depart
inert store on Fifth avenue. The
store occupies a block from Thirty
fourth to Thirty-tifth street and is
eight stories high. The flag covers
the entire front of the building except
the first floor window displays.
There was such a demand for French
decorations during the last two weeks
that manufacturers were forced to
substitute green for blue in the French
colors. Nearly all the homes on Fifth
avenue are almost completely covered
with the flags Of the allies and the
decorations are indeed beautiful.
Three large silk flags are unfurled
in front of Viscount Astor's home. On
Riverside drive I counted fifteen flags
in the windows of Charles NJ. Schwab's s
residence. The entrance to W. R.
Hearst's home further up the drive
is completely hidden by silk flags.
On the statuary in front Of Amelia
Bingham's home there are scores OF
tiny flags.