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New-York tribune., 1918-01-15
77th, Ready for Trenches, Wants
10 Fight as a New York Unit
Ncn at Upton Make Marvellous Progress and Their Only
Fear Is They May Be Sent to Other
Organizations

CAMP UPTON, l.. L., Jan. 14.-The
search Tor concrete evidence that the
soldiers of the nth Division, New
lork's Own. encamped here arc pre-
pared for tho stern duty confronting
them need extend no further than the
3o2d Engineers, commanded by Colonel
c. o. Sheriff..
Comparison of the soldiers of this
unit AS they were when they arrived
IN Camp Upton three months ago and
as they arc to-day battles description.
Then they knew little or nothing of
the finer points OF military engineer
ing. Now they prove their ability to
grasp the most intricate problems in
sapping. road building and other tasks
by performing feats that would make
even the experienced Allied engineers
cnvious
A journey to the low-lying hills
which skirt Upton is a revelation. Here
the men of the 302d have constructed
a "no mans land" in miniature, and
here they are daily receiving the train
ing for the bigger things to come.
Sample of Good Work
Under Colonel Sherrill's direction a
sap has been bored into the side Of one
hill for distance of seventy-five
yards. Inside it is marvel of con-
structon. Heavy timbers procured from
the woods nearby are used rs sup
porting beams and army engineers,
both American and foreign. the latter
here as instructors, proclaim it per-
feet to the smallest detail. Some day
the engineers are going to blow this
hill to smithereens with q charge of
the new and powerful explosive con-
cocted expressly for the use Of United
States fighting contingents
This explosion will be in the nature
of celebration, and the only fear of
the men is that the day is too far
distant. 1t will come when the order
from Washington arrives commanding
New York's Own to pack up for the
"trip across" Only one condition is
attached to this promised programme.
The 77th must be ordered away as a
body, and not in sections.
The engineers share with the other
soldiers of the 77th Division the dread
that the honor of being an allNew
New-York tribune., 1918-01-15
Fusion Leaders
Asked for Views
On Use of Fund
Joseph M. Price Declares
Conduct in Expenditures
Was "Astonishing"

Joseph M. Price, one of the ESQ mem
bers OF the Fusion Committee of 1917
Saturday sent the following letter to
his colleagues on the committee:
"As a member of the Fusion Com
mittee Of 1917, you must have been
astonished at the large sum of money
raised by the officers of the COMMITTEES
and the manner in which the campaign
for the reelection of Mayor Mitchell
was conducted
The Fusion Committee gave it's ex-
ecutivc committee authority to raise
funds and conduct the campaign, but
you may be interested to know that
after the nations were made the
executive committee was never called
together, no plans for the conduct of
the campaign were ever submitted to
1t, nor was its advice or opinion ever
asked.
"The Fusion of Committee of 1917 is
still in existence. No report has been
made to it, though the Committee of
107 which elected Mayor Mitchell in
1913 had it's final meeting on Novem
Der 18, 1918, within two weeks after
GiCSCiOH LAY, ICCClNcu d llIlal report
and disbanded.
''I think it of extreme Importance in
view of the future usefulness of re-
fern movements in this city that the
members of the present Fusion Com
mittee meet and express themselves as
to their views on the conduct of the
campaign just passed.
"If this meets with your approval |
will be obliged if you will communicate
with me, and if a sufficient number so
agree, will call such meeting, unless
the officers of the Fusion Committee
issue a call for a meeting in the
mean time"
81 have received twenty-three an
swers, and twentyone of the writer's
desire meeting said Mr.. Price last
night. "Mayor Hylan's appointments
taken as q whole, do not offer any hope
for progressively good government. On
the contrary, the Mayors motto seems
to be TO hell with REFORM II the
business men of this town want that
kind of government to go unchecked
we might as we'll know it first AS last
Personally, ! desire meeting of the
Fusion Committee. so that we may
know definitely just where we stand in
tho matter"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-15

York division is in danger of being
lost through an order by tho War De
partmcnt shifting some of their com
radcs to other cncampmcnts. If this
Is done, they fear their efficiency will
sufcr, because it has been the pride
'hcy held in being part Of this great
organization that spurrcd them on to
their achievements.
A glance through the roster Of com
monding officers Of tho various units
in training here tells, perhaps, more
eioquently than anything else could
why the nth has completed sixteen
weeks programme in twelve weeks and
is now ready for actual work in the
trenches, All the commanding officers
are regular army men, a majority OF
tnem with years Of campaigning be-
hind them. Veterans Of the Spanish
American War, the Philippine insur-
rcction and the Mexican expedition arc
found
Regular Officers in Command
In addition to Brigadicr General
Evan M. Johnson, who has been dc
tachcd from the 154th Infantry Bri
gade and now is commandant of the
entire cantonment, the following off.
GERS arc on duty here:
commanding: Colonei j. XVII K Miller oSsoIn"e CoIo~e
r. a. Wilcox. Colonel j. +. Woodward ant
Colonel w. b. McCaskcy commander of tn,
training school for officers.
lo3d infantry, Brigadier General T.. Wit
tenmyer. commanding 3O5th Infantry, Col
onel w. K. Smedberg; 3o6th Infantry. Col
onsl Geotge Vidmer 3o5th Machine Gun Bat
talon. Major Charles A. Winnia
lo4th Infantry Brigade. Brigadcr Gen
eral Evan M. johnson, commanding: 3O7ti
Infantry, Colonel Isaac Erwin; 30Sth In
fantry. Colonel J. X. Averill; 3o6th Machine
Gun Battalion Major William w. Edwards
io2d Field Artillery Brigade. Colonel L. S
Miller, netting commander: 304th Field Ar
tillery, Lieutenant Colonel j. r. Kelly: 305tl
Field Artillery. Colonel t. c. Doyle; 306tl
Field. Artillery. Lieutenant Colonel +. c
Jewell.
302d Headquarters Train and Militar,
Police. Colonel John Howard.
302d Ammunition Train, Lieutenant Col
oncl Austin i. Prescott
302d Supply Train. Major II. D. Valiant
3o2d Enginecrs, Colonel c. o. Sheriff..
30ith Machine Gun Battalion, Major l.. D
Griffith jr
lS4th Infantry Brigade. Briradier Genera
William II. Hay. commanding: 367th Infan
try. Colonel James A. Moss 35lst Machine
Gun Battalion. Major Robert NJ. Barton.
These officers are united in their be
lief that the men of Camp Upton have
made progress too rapid to warran
their disntcgration. They want tn
boys of the 77th to go into action q.
New Workers..
New-York tribune., 1918-01-15
!. w. C.. A. Fund
Drive Continued

-. Ealing to the people Of New York to
strengthen the second line of defence,
'sS country's womanhood," the cxecu-
"s Vommlttee Of the Young Women's
CHRISTIAN Association announced last
,"sa' That the New York campaign for
'oV'ooo would continue through to-
Wy as yesterdays total left the
~'u'' S2a4 ,343.67 short Of the goal
=. aver Strenuous day of soliciting
''s workers met last night to find that
~e sum had not been reached, and
sssu unanimously to work throughout
hay ior the remainder. Mrs. ii. p.
ths' Mrs. FeIlowcs Morgan and
.on o.her members of the executive
essa;Aee ena'a'ttee then issued statement re-
Il, ing 'ne campaign and an appeal
0a to.day's Iriye. w " Ap'N
Pada."e We are TO DO the work which the
undes.l, udai government has asked US to
nr ant vaNe' Tor the men in the train
been sh,ips ~ ard for the women who have
cut W. ssniusI INTO mems jobs. we cannot
iullv ouoget that has been so care
"Wss .piahned, read the statement.
Deal .."eretorc make an earnest ap-
in th"; 'ne people Of this city to send
yan'r y.n.'r contributions"
10 slSs slSss,uay's oly contributions amounted
Mere 10 20. The following large gifts
dells,s announced: u, Twenty thousand
A,s MRS. +. II. Hartman; $4,000,
Aa,i,ao.h u. darkness; $4,000, ". B.
DayiSs"o.ass' $4,000, Mrs. Henry p.
T. WI; SlV,0O0, given in memory of
Conn, Fowlcr; 10000, Standard Oil
I SeS;TS. o. NV NV York; $4,000, Jacob
Aoooo" ooo"'n; II; $4,000, Mrs. Stephen Clark;
nncc;;. MRS; James Cushman; $1,000,
ID: s",ls ss H.. l.. Hinc; $1,000, Walter Doug.
a,s Si,voo' Mrs. D. &. Reid; $1,O0e,
Viii. nenry Topping; $1,000, Mrs.
Aill;i~ann, II. orter; 81 900, Mrs. Seth
Risairss.n, and $1,000, Mrs. L. Horatio
New-York tribune., 1918-01-15
$4,000 Grocers Pledge Aid


WASHINGTON. Jan. 14.-The first
weeks drive of the food administra-
tons campaign to enroll the 35o,0oo
retailers OF food comm odites in this
country for voluntary cooperation, with
the government food control authori-
ties netted $4,000 pledges, accordnr
10 an announcement by the food ad
ministration to-day. sylvania
stands first in the list. with 6,s4o
pledges; New York second, with $3.50;
Ohio third. with 4,500, and Illinois
fourth with 4.175.
The pledge, which the retail groccrs
of the country are asked to sisr
reads: "To serve our country we have
enlisted in the United States Food
Administration. we pledge ourselves
to give our customers the benefit Of
fair and moderate prices, selling a.
no more than a reasonable prof f.
above cost 30 US"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-15
Edwin, l.. Scoheld
Financier and Former Mavor
of Stamford Dies

SVAMF0RD. Conn. Jan. Edwin
l.. Scotield, Mayor Of Stamford in 1895
and 1895. died in tho Stamford Hos
p,tal carly this morning after an opera
ton for appendicitis. He was born
mere June is. 1852, graduated from tho
Columbia Law School in 1879 and ad-
m'tted to the bar in Fairfield County
,he same year. prosecuting agent for
Fairfield County from 1875 to 1880.
representative in the General Assembly
IN 1881 and in the state Senate in 1888,
commissioner of the State Building
and Loan Association in 1897 and State
Insurance Commissioner from 1899 to
1909.
lie was president of the Stamford
Hospital Corporation. vice president OF
the FIRST National Bank, Of Stamford,
president of the Stamford Morris Plan
Company. director Of the Greenwich
Trust Company and member of the
Weeburn. Suburban and Stamford
Yacht clubs, and of the Republican
Club, of New York. One son. Captain
Edwin Scotield, 0. 4. c.. stationed at
Fort Wright, survives him.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-15
Authors Fight for
Label ON Enemy
Propaganda Books
They Admit Libraries
Need the Volumes for
Reference Purposes

German propaganda books, if Sc
labelled, might possibly be justifable
in reference libraries in time Of war;
thus far, and no further, was the ex'
ecutive committee of the Vigilantes
at it's meeting yesterday willing to so
Enemy propaganda, such as one OF
their members recently objected to IN
books contained in the Newark Free
Public Library, is being freely dis
seminated, they say, m public Libraries
throughout the United States.
1t is their contention that such
volumes should be withdrawn from
general circulation, at least for the
period of the war. They do not object
to German language books or to honest
expressions of the German point OF
view, but they do object to the general
circulation of works designed as de-
liberate attempts to discredlt America S
cause and to glorify the enemy
The eight volumes whose circulation
from the Newark Library the trustees
sustained have been placed in libraries
in all sections of the country. They
are available in the New York Public
Library. Their presence there is de.
Tended by f. H. Anderson, director OF
the library.
Porter Emerson Browne, of the ex'
ecutive committee Of the Vigilantes
is equally positive such books have nc
place there or in any other library
unless they are classified more def
ritelv than merely "BOoks on the
War"
Z. II. Anderson, director of the New
York Public Library, said yesterday:
"The New York Public Library is
really two libraries in one: reference
library and a system OF circulating
branch Libraries.
"The reference library, housed in the
central building at Fifth Avenue an(
Forty second Street, collects printec
worthy of discussion. 1t is library
primarily for serious students and re
search workers, and they naturally
want the literature Of both sides of al
questions. The student of the worlc
war wants now, and will want here.
after, practically everything published
in enemy countries bearing upon the
subject. If Satan should publish 8
pro German book, we should certainly
want it in our reference library. Brleny
stated, the policy here in our reference
library is inclusive. We do not buy OF
accept as gifts merely such books as
we approve. In the interests of schol-
arship we try to take broader vie"
and put in many books the tendencies
of which we disapprovor A large ref.
erencc library should be reservoir OF
information, SO to speak. and not al
organ of partisan propaganda. Intel
lectual hospitality should be the watch
word of library.
Mr.. Browne thus stated the case for
the Vigilantcs: "To attempt to deny
the admission to Libraries of German
works when they are German works is
not the point at issue. Nietzsche
Trietschc, Bernhard arc Legitimate
writer's, expressing their honest, if per
verted, opinions. The books at issue
are the camoufaged attempts of Ger
man propagandists to illegitimatcly in.
fuence American public opinion by pro,
Tossing to be something that they arc
not.
"Legitimate German literature serves
to illuminate. Perverted German lit
crature attempts to deceive"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-15
200 "a. p" Telegraphers to
Train National Army Men

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-Nearly 200
telegraph operators in The Associated
Press service, responding to appeals by
the chief signal officer of the army and
the Federal board for vocational edu-
cation to supply instructors for Ma
tional Army men, have volunteered to
give a part of their own time to the
work.
They will train thousands of drafted
men in schools to be opened in about
twenty-five states, and at each school
at least one "A. r." man will assist
in the instruction work.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-15
The Weather Report

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1.-THE disturbance that
was over New Mexico on Sunday night has moved
to Central Tennessee with q considerable increase
In the Southwest rains ID the east Gulf states
ana Georgia and SHOWS lit the Ohio Valley that
ccntnues low in the West. with quite general rails
and SHOWS west or the Rocky Mountains Else
It. is considerably warmer OVER the CASTOR, half
OF the country but elsewhere temperature change,
we're not Of consequences
Inere VIII be rain OH Tuesday in the south At
iaa antc states rain or snow in Tho middle Atlantic
and the Ohio Valley that will probably be heavy
over do mVcl Ml OF, OF t.ie lover lake region,
fair east Of tho Mississippi River except in Northern
New Engand 1t Will bo warmer on Tuesday in
iiulf g TT states. Tennessee and the lower Ohio VALLEY
it will be colder on Wednesday In the middle
AND south Atlantic states.
to the miidle Gulf coast '''''''S
coast from jacksonville to Boston " '''' &''iaN'i'
Gold wave warnings have been ordered for the
Texas. '
Forecasts for Special Localities For New Ter
sey. RAIN or SNOW Tuesday warmer; Wednesday
fair. somewhat colder
For Eastern Pennsylvania snow in northern Dor
ton SNOW or rain In southern portion Tuesday
somewhat warmer: Wednesday fair. somewhat
colder.
For Eastern New Yorf. snow in interior. snow
or rain i'll extreme southern portion Tuesday
somewhat warmer: Wednesday probably fair. colder
.,,,,, For southern s, Nsw Essland. Tuesday.
ShBhtiy warmer. wednesday generally fair and
somewhat colder.
For Western New YORK. snow Tuesday, probably
lakes.
Local OMcal Record.--Ths following Official record
rom the Weather Bureau shows temperatures durins
the last twenty four hours In comparison with tho
corresponding date last year.
1918 1917 1918. 1917
%.: %:.:::: + + 5 q q B. B. %::: % i 9? s! !!
y a. hl....... ~ ]9i i. m. m......,. oS y
II noon. ....... - 44lll y III. ....... "a
. Highest temperature Yesterday; 80 degrees lat
a:lo p ny; lowest IL tat l20l a. M average,
2o: average for date last year. So average for
same date last thirty fhrcs years. so.
Humidity
\. M. .42 p. m......45 p. m..... "A
Barometer Readings
s 4. 30 o6 l D. .30.o3 p. m 20 a
Local OfAc!aI Fo-ecast.--Snow or rain to-day
somewhat warmer: probably fair and colder to-
merruW: increasing south winds. becoming strong
and shifting to southwest aud west night
New-York tribune., 1918-01-15
Mrs. Ellen Bloom Marble

Mrs. Ellen Bloom Marble we'll known
on the stage for more than half
century. died yesterday in the Staten
Island Hospital after long illness.
She was sixty-nine years old. and more
than forty years ago headed her own
company on a tour of the West and
Middle West. Last season she played
a stock company in Norfolk. Va.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-15
Peruvian Senate Minority
Members Declare Strike

WASHINGTON, Jan. l4.---A strike Of
the minority members of the Peruvian
Senate was reported to-day in official
dispatches from Lima.
The lower house put through n bill
confirming the election of the majority
party's representatives from Lima
Foresecing defeat, the minority mem
bers of the Senate marched from the
building. The President called a sec
ond session, which never convened. A
third session now has been called.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-15

construction of school
houses .................. 11,slo,s1429
Unincumoered balances OF
authorizations for all other
various municipal purposes. 7olo,7se.5l
Total Observation-Disclosures s37 .oO1 1854
Estimated requirements tor
Street Improvement Fund
and the fund for street and
park openings-approxi-
mated at .............. 5000 10000
Estimated cost OF Gleason
Avenue sever. Brooklyn.
aprroxinatcd at .....-.. $500, 10000
Reserve for South Brooklyn
Marginal Railroad. and bal
of reserve for dock.
port and terminal improve
provemeats ............... as4s.2715s
Total ...................s52,35l,O77 ,35l ,O77.o5
Controller Craig also included in his
statement an analysis OF the total
funded debt Of the city as Of December
81, 1917, which was Sl,469, AIS, AIT.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-15
Humidity

Highest temperature yesterday. 80 degrees lat
a:l5 p. NJ lowest. IL tat l2:0l a. M average,
22 for same date last year. &c. average for
date last thirty thrcs years, 50
New-York tribune., 1918-01-15

Local OMcal Record.--Ths following Official record
rom the Weather Bureau shows temperatures durine
the last twenty four hours In parison with tho
corresponding date last year.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-29
BOXING FOR BLIND SOLDIERS
One of Favorite Sports in St. Dun
STAINS Where Canadian Boys Are
Being Educated.

Boxing is one of the favorite sports
OF blinded soldiers in st. Dunstan's,
London, England, where Canadian
boys who have lost their sight are be-
Ing re-educated.
The extent to which other senses
can be trained to replace vision ex-
plains the eagerness of the Canadians
to take up civil life.
Boxing is possible for the men by
the use of little bells on the wrists
OF the gloves, differently toned for the
right and left hands.
Hearing becomes so keen that if
is easy for the men to judge the dis
lance, and follow the motions of their
sparrlng partners-so easy, in fact,
tnat spectators cannot be convinced
the boxers are blind.
The Canadian boys whose re-educa-
ton has been arranged for at st. Dun
STAINS by the military hospitals COM
mission not only learn a new occupa-
ton, but through training regain self
confidence, and a firm grasp on the
new life.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-29

chuckle from my mate brought me to
my senses, and I feebly asked, For
heavens sake, what was that?"
He answered. "Only rat taking a
promenade along the sandbags." I
| felt very sheepish.
About every twenty minutes the SEN
try in the next traverse would fire a
star shell from his flare pistol The
"plop" would give me a start of fright.
l never got used to this noise during
my service in the trenches.
I would watch the arc described nv
the star shell, and then stare into No
Mans Land waiting for it to burst. In
its 1urid light the barbed wire and
stakes would be silhouetted against it's
light like latticed window. Then
darkness.
Once, out in front Of our wire. I
heard noise and saw dark forms
moving. My rifle was lying across the
sandbagged parapet. I reached for it,
and was taking aim to fire, when nv
mate grasped my arm, and whispered
Don't fire." He challenged in a low
voice. The reply came back instantly
from the dark forms:
shut your blinkin' mouth. Won
bloomin' idiot; do you want us to click
it from the BOches?"
Later we learned that the word. "No
challenging or firing, wiring party out
in front" had been given to the sentry
on our right, but he had failed to pass
1t down the trench. An officer had over
heard our challenge and the reply. and
Immediately put the offending sentry
under arrest. The sentry clicked
tWenty-one days on the wheel. that is.
ne received twenty-one days field Dun
lshment No. 1, or "crucifxion." as
Tommy terms it.
Ihls consists of being spread-eagled
on the wheel Of timber two hours
day for twenty-one days, regardless of
the weather. During this period, your
rations consist of bully beef, biscuits
and water.
Few months later I met this sentry
and he confided to me that since being
"crucified," he had never failed to pass
the word down the trench when so or
dered. In view of the offense, the
above punishment was very light, in
that failing to pass the word down q
trench may mean the loss of many
lives, and the spelling of some impor-
tant enterprise in No Mans Land.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-29

reason. Tommy is a great cigarette
smoker. He smokes under all condi-
tons, except when unconscious or
when he is accommodating in No Mans
Land at night. Then, for obvious rea-
sons, he does not care to have a light
ed cigarette in his mouth.
Stretcher bearers carry fags for
wounded Tommies. When a stretcher
bearer arrives alongside Of a Tommy
who has been hit the following CONVEX
sation usually takes place: Stretcher
oearer-"Want a flag? Where are you
nlt?" Tommy looks up and answers,
Yes. In the Leg"
After dismissal from parade, we re-
turned to our billets and had to get
busy Immediately with the dinner is
sue. Dinner consisted of stew made
from fresh beef, couple of spuds.
bully beef, Maconochie ratiohs and wa
ter-plenty of water. There is great
competition among the men to spear
with their forks the two lonely pota.
toes.