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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-22


M FIELD, Sept. 20.-European mil
w itary sharps are putting the
spurs the historically naked,
traditionless doughboy to-day.
Cantigny was trial. Chateau Thierry
was encouragement. Belleau Wood and
Vaux, both small like the foregoing were
more encouragement. Then came the hectic
days on the Marine, the SCISSORS area, the
wooded heights, rolling hills to the Ourco,
the battle Of the Ourcq itself and the heavy
rea1guard actions to the Vesle. the battle
OF this river and American participation
with the British on the Somme
And then the wiping out OF the St
Mihiel salient AS high French officer OBJ
served: "The iiaisons between advancing
units have been almost perfect The same
dash and daring are shown in the conception
that your men display on the battlefield"
Take q good look at the inter-Alied
verdict. 1t is the spurs.
Two months ago, before the American
troops reached the Vesle in their part of
the big battle of the Soissons- Chateau
Thierry- Rheims salient, opinions were with
held everywhere.
"Your American troops have the making
Of good soldiers in them" was the comment
Of practically every officer with whom The
Tribune correspondent talked, even after
Cantgny. American regiments had no
tradition. The European military experts
had nothing to build on. American officers
were coming to Europe from business
offices. and the doughboys from the most
vsried Of civil pursuits. ,Cantigny, most
AlliaA ofTsco Lpa H.,
division which had for its basis regular
army regiments, and even here there were
no tattered battle flags with records to be
upheld on new battlehelds. The element
of the "elite" was entirely missing, and
Cantigny anyway WAS small show cabo-
rately prepared.
The American ARMY was really and en-
tirely historically naked, and the veteran
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-22

left on their teeth. fall the parts Of IL.
women.
Gas to the great war of the white me,,
the thoughts of the Annamites are rathsr
vague. Some asked me questions. As well
as | could drew a rough map of tie
world to show them where is this thing
called the Western front, and let them see
where England and France and Germany
are situated, and to point out that the Ger
mans have not vet advanced with their
trenches as far as America My Aauam:
French, however, fell down completely d
explaining humanity and democracy saA
things like that. But l emptied MY pockets
of American cigarettes, and every or
seemed happy"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-22

N0u oiuOQl<lttSC OilSCI III L IdHCCS
- tells in Asia" something of what
the Annamite poilus from Indo-
China are doing for the Allies. The
story is here reprinted, with some Of the
ilustrations-Mr. Baldridges own-that
accompanied it.
"'Looki Chinese COOLEST said to the
corporal who riding on the truck beside
me and who was to the war as l.
They were loading coal into ive-ton trucks,
which American drivers, under French
grades, we're conveying to an eleventh CEN
tury abbey for use of the army.
"'No, they're Japs,' he corrected
$50 each Of US turned for confirmation to
seven-year-old Jean, who was along as usual
when our conveys went through his town
and who served as translator Of the intri-
cate things of French life into seven-year-
old terms which we could understand.
"'Ils sont Annamites,' explained Jean.
"Reminiscences be French for Japan
esq., said the corporal.
"'No, it's French for Chinese said l.
This, however, was when we first came
over, q year ago. Now we know better We
have met many of these slant-eyed, stocky
men, in the yellow garb OF colonial troops,
with the overseas anchor on their collars.
And We have learned that Annamites come
from AMMAN. Also, we know why their
teeth are black. That bothered US, for to
the uninitiated the first welcoming grin of an
Annamite sends the chills down his spine.
Only upon second glance does he see that in
that black cavern between the lips there
really are teeth. 1t seems that until one is
eighteen or SO, If one is an Annamite, one
should appear as gentil as possible; the way
TO do this is TO preserve the teeth; the way
to preserve the teeth is to rub them during
the three coolest months of winter with
leaves from the banana tree. After eigh-
teen it doesn't matter. Neither, it seems, do
the lurking stains of banana leaves
CAS- to AMMAN, the French colony in Indo-
China, confess utter ignorance But Of the
Annamites in France am able to tell some
thing, since in the work which has carried
me all along the Western front from Mont
didier to Chalons l have talked with many
Concerning their total number in war SER
vice 1t is, of course, impossible to state
exact figures. believe that q guess Of
sixty thousand would not be far wrong. All
men in the colony between the ages of eigh-
teen and thirty-fve are liable to service and
there are many as old as forty They re-
ceve Is centimes a day wages as privates
and up to 5hs francs as sergeants This is
slight contrast to the French poilu with
25 centimes. The AnnamIte is also favored
by being considered, on the books, as q
volunteer
Last fall, as we transported troops and
munitions to the lines during the Chemin
des Danes attack, we had much cause to
thank our yellow comrades for keeping the
highways in condition. That was their work.
Daily We met them with b~ooms of willow
twlgs sweeping aside the mud, or with pick
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-22

the Germans extract the major part of their
steel tor the Rhine industries. The enemy
Will fight to the last ditch to prevent
serious advance in this direction
Americas First Army is working from
the beginning In closest harmony with old
and experienced Allied military advisers.
and, like all other Allied armies, under the
general direction of the nter-Allied COM
mander in chief, whose masterful strategy,
with plecemeal American aid, turned the
Allies blacklist days into an era of ROSY
confidence
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-22
g Spurs on the Traditionless D0u ehb0

European fighters, quite naturally, couldn't
judge it.
Now that many Of these traditonless
units have passed in and out of fire, some
Of them against the much Wanted and
much traditioned units of the Prussian
Guard, the judgment is freely given:
"The Americans are able to give good
account of themselves in battles of the
future, whether fighting by companies, bat
talons, regiments, brigades, divisions,
army corps, armies or groups of armies"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-22

battle / do not wonder that the Annamites
subject to 'ennui' in the trenches Real
war must seem very tame to them. Every
evening when they do not have to work
they present these ancient allegories. And,
of course, to those who have enough of the
beautiful blackness from the AMMAN leaves
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-22

Sir Vassilios Tacharoff, a Greek mill
ionaire, donated $4,000 to the Uni
versity of London for the founding of
an aviation base. He gave equal sums
to the Universities of Paris and Petro-
grad.---From The Liberal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-22
Plenty of Honey From
New Zealand

The DECREASING industry is boom
ing in New Zealand, where the climate
allows the bees to work nearly the whole
year round. One beekeeper last year
harvested thirty tons of honey, which
he sold at $487 ton.-Gos Loqic.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-22
By Bogumil Vosnjak
A~thor Of "7'he Slovenes, the Bulavarh;
of Earope'

Author of "The Slovemes, the Bul1varhc
Of Europe"
A USTRIA is not nation, not a
IA state, not commonwealth, but
"a ' only police administration.
Her bureaucracy has the most
ancient traditions. In no other country
is there bureaucratic regime with
more sinister past.
The ruling classes of Austria-Hun
gary are German and Magyar and the
majority is absolutely opposed to this
oligarchy. The majority comprises just
the working classes, the farmers and in
dustrial labor. Owing to this system of
government Austria Hungary was al
ready bankrupt before the war. The
monarchy was in the year before the war
in the greatest financial distress. Indus
try and commerce had collapsed, she had
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-22

himself, whether sandwiched between Brit
lsh khaki, French sky blue or in solid ranks
of olive drab
here follows, as near as l can give them,
the composite statements of French and
British officers to whom l have Just talked
regarding the formation of American
armies. The composite British officers
statement ia this:
IA single American armv in itself with
such framework as your men have shown
themselves uniformly to be since Cantignv.
is formidable machine To think there
will be not one or two, but perhaps several
American armies organized in France be-
tore many months have passed--hundreds
OF thousands of athletic American youths
In each-shows where the would-be world
dominating German stands in line Posi-
bly, the Hun will ask for peace before next
spring, but it is the hope Of every officer
and man in the British army to-day, despite
our four years Of trials, that these Ameri
can armies will be given their proper
chance to handle the Hun as he so richly
deserves. Talk about the German people
having no hand in this war is foolish. We
are not fighting the German armv TODAY:
we ara fighting the German people. We
British are on our toes, as you saw in
America, and we are all admiration for our
athletic transatlantic cousins. Woe to the
Huns!"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-22

dependence. But the real liberator will
be the American dollar which, invested
in Liberty bonds, continues the work of
Washington, Hamilton and Lincoln.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-22

yesterday, l unex-
pectedly ran across lie
sergent Tam and his
section. They were
away from their camp
Of Annamite archi-
lecture this time, and
were quartered tenn
porarily in a small viii
lage. They had inn
mediately made them
selves at home by
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-22
- Around the World and Back Again -

thousands of tons of
shells and supplies,
move constantly to and
fro in uncnding pro-
cession, the work of
the Service Reuter- is
extremely vital to the
welfare of the army.
Gone day our Service
Reuter- friends we're
not to be seen staring
as usual in mild Won
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-22

and shovel repairing the roads with stone
which other yellow comrades had broken in
local quarries. In this var of tremendous
traffic, when thousands Of troops, as we'll as
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-22
By Wilbur Forrest

wv 7 ITH AMERICAN FORCES IN
w FIELD, Sept. 2O.--European mil
w itary sharps are putting the
The Washington herald., 1918-09-08
Modern Military Balloons.

Great improvements have been
made in the construction OF kite
balloons in the past two years, ac-
cOrding to Henry woodhouse, the
leading American aircraft authority.
In Everybody's for August he ssy,,
The old design based on the orfgi-
nal German drachen balloon was
Ussge-shaped and could stand
little wind above thirty miles per
hour. The present design used BY
the allies. and 10 some extent By
the Germans, IS based on the design
Of Capt. Cacqou, OF the French army.
II is pear-shaped on one side and
has three huge fms, one on each sid.
and one underneath the aft end Of
the gas bag. On the ground these
fms give It the appearance Of I.
huge elephant.
This type OF military balloon is
much steadier and safer than the
old type and can stand q wind OF
up to sixty miles an hour. They
are from seventy TO eighty feet IN
diameter, and have hydrogen
capacity of from 10000 to $4,000
cubic feet
The French end British have a
crew OF about 125 men and three on
GERS for each balloon Neither the
allies nor the Germans use sheds or
hangers for kite balloons. They
dig beds in the ground. and hide
the balloons by covering them with
canvas and tree branches.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-08
Refrigerator Trailer for Meat.

Owing to freight congestion. a Chi
cago packing house has inauCurated
tractor and refrigerator trailer sys-
them in handling its shipments he
tween the plant and its branch houses.
says the Popular Mechanics Magazine.
In appearance the trailer bears a GER
tain resemblance TO a freight car. 1t
is supplied with side and end doors
and at the front is equipped with
jacks for support when IL is detached
from the tractor. Two trailers OF this
sort are handled separately by one
tractor. While one OF them is being
loaded or unloadcd the other is in
transit. Thus the tractors time is
fully utilized.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-08
BIRTHS REPORTED.

WHITE
John JOSEPH and Ksthrrfne King, giri.
Alfonso and Angelina Lepre. gir.
David and Helen seirator, boy.
Charles n. and Julia King. boy.
joseph A. and Rose A. Drown. siri
Lorenso and Angela CsrdInale. boy.
Bsslio and Angelina ssptenss. bog.
' William and Helen Fowler, girl.
Frank J. and welbelmenia A. Berres. gin
twins.
Murray and Ida g. Taylor, giri.
John II. and Blsncbe e. McCulIoush. siri.
Oscar II. and Theo NJ. Nelson, bog.
John and Mildred Milliksn, boy.
Winfield W. and Jennie L. Sands, bog.
John ". and Susie Smith. gri.
William T. and EVELYN Batter. Ein.
Wallace and Daisy ID. MAc1arlAne. boy.
Vernon and Margaret May. giH.-
4; Howard b. and Mildred 7. swan. boy.
Joseph 7 and Dorothy Day. boy.
Sylvester and Mary Bsgno. boy.
Charles r. and Florence EveThart, girl
Wilson II. and Alice L. Barrett boy.
John z. and Virginia C. Morris, girl.
John William and Carolyn Dimond. rirl.
Oliver and Marion Helen Hoyen. girl.
Charles Eric and Lillian A. sandsrsn, boy.
Paul c. and Frances Ramsdell, boy
William J and Ethel Dudley, giri.
Purcell and Gertrude CSrrick. girl.
Leroy R. and Ma6s Sydney, boy.
George snd Annie Sullivan, girl.
Charles l.. and Nella Sweeney, boy.
Thompson A. and Corpelis T. Lyon, rh.
CULnREp.
Floyd A. and Beatrice Hawkins rirl
James and Ophslia Davidson, boy.
John and Amy Curseen, boy,
Bugens E. and Iney G. Iscksoo
The Washington herald., 1918-09-08
German Military Trials Farcical.

The German military code is a
complex mystery that no lawyer Of
the Western world. no lawyer OF
Latin or OF Apglo-Saxon culture,
would attempt to explain" says
Brand Whitlock. in Everybody's for
August. Trials for treason were
freQOent-trials OF Belgians. that is.
Just how a Belgian could be guilty
OF treason against Germany Is Diff
ficult to comprehend. but that was
what the Germans called Il, even
though they did qualify il in the
phrase, trahison de gUerre. in the
notices that announced the judg-
ment, often death. Of those who were
guilty OF this crime. The trials
were often mere farces. They were
conducted in important cases, in the
old sci tie chamber before a court
Of high oiecers with whom at times
the governor-general himself would
sit The prosecutor would bring In
his evidence, sum 1t up. and ask for
a certain penalty. which was usual
ly accorded. The accused in many
cases were allowed no COUNSEL and
when they were, the attorneys were
not permitted to see their clients
before the hearings or TO be inform
ed OF the charges against them.
They would appear in court and do
what they could. which was not
much, since any vigorous defense
was apt to be considered as want
ing in respect to the court, or to the
German uniform, or some such
thing"
The Washington herald., 1918-09-08
DIED.

Suddenly. on September S,
1915, EDWINA c., 3 years old, be-
loved daughter of Edward and
Helen Brooke.
Funeral today at ? p. m. from their
residence, 2022 Fifth street north
west Relatives and friends cordi-
ally invited.
BRYANT-On Tuesday evening. Sep
tember 3. 1918. Mr.. WILLIAM
HENRY BRYANT. beloved hus-
band Of Mrs. Ella Bryant, aged
AZ years.
Funeral services will be held at
Mount Horeb Baptist Church,
sixteenth street between B and c
streets northeast, today at /
DAWSON September 6. 1918. at 5
a. m, JOHN T, husband of
Ardella Ricketts, Davis.
Funeral from his late residence, 221
Thirteenth street southwest, to-
morrow at 2 p. m. Friends and
relatives invited. Interment pri-
vate.
FALWELL-on Friday. September s,
1915 at 10 p. m, BRISCOE, be
loved son Of Mrs. William H.
Falwell, aged 10 years.
Funeral from his mothers residence,
1874 Tenth street northwest, to-
morrow at $50 a. m. Requiem
mass at Church Of the Imma acu-
late Conception at 9 o'clock. Rela-
tves and friends invited. Inter
ment at Mount Olivet Cemetery.
HARTLEY-Suddenly, on September
5, 1918, LEE B., beloved husband
OF Betsy G. Hartley.
Funeral tomorrow at > p. m, from
Hines undertaking establishment,
2cO1 Fourteenth street northwest.
Intern1ent private.
HCRLEY-In the service Of his coun-
try, JAMES w, beloved son OF
Harry L. and Hattie L. Hurley,
drowned in the line of duty at
Santiago. Diminican Republic, on
Thursday, August q. 1913
Notice of funeral hereafter.
LEAPLEY-On Friday. September 6,
Mr.. Fred F. Le8pley, 6S c street
northeast, GRACE B., the beloved
wife of the late Peter F. Leapley
Funeral (privatel from her son
residence today at . ?. m. Inter
ment at Glenwood Cemetery.
I.YNCH-On Friday, September 6, 1915
at 9 a. M. MARY, beloved wife
Of the late Edward Lynch anc
mother of Eugene and Charles
aged 66 years.
Funeral tomorrow from her lat'
residence, 422 Fifth street north
east. at 9 o'clock a. M: thence e
st. Joseph's Church, where hisf
REQUIEM mass will be sung fol
repose Of her soul Friends anc
relatives invited to attend.
sEAMAN-on Thursday. September 5
1918. at Providence Hospital
Earnest, beloved husband Of Mar!
Funeral from the family residence
622 Portland street, y Congress:
Heights, tomorrow at p. m
Relatives and friends invited L
attend. Intermcnt at Congression
al Cemetery.
sNYDER-on Friday, September 6
1918. at S:R y. M, ADELE Il
ROCHE SNYDER, at her apart,
ment, The Berely' 1893 Irving
street northwest.
Funeral tomorrow at 10 a. m-' from
Schippert's chapel, zoos Eye street
1nterment private, Glenwoot
Cemetery.
yIEHMANN-on Thursday. Septem
ber S. 1918, at l1:10 p. m. at he
residence, 456 X street northwest
JANE, beloved wife Of the lat
George Viehmann, in the goth veal
of her age.
Funeral from her late residence to
morrow morning, thence to ST
Aloysius' Church, where requiem
mass will be said at O'Clock fol
the repose of her soul. Intermen
at Glenwood Cemetery.
wlLSoN-suddenly at her residence
Landover, Md. Friday, Septembe1
6, 1915. at O'Clock p. M, JOSE
PHINE A. WILSON.
Funeral from ST. Ambrose's Churcl
tomorrow at 10 O'Clock. Intermen
at Mount oliyst CemetegH
The Washington herald., 1918-09-08
The Tears of Rheims.

we had motored almost all nisht
on the way to Rheims." writes How
ard Wheeler. editor OF Everyoody's
in the August number Of that maya
zine. 1T was raining hard and very
cold. The morning was a little
brighter. We were almost hve miles
out when we got our first view of
the cathedral-La Glorieuse Mutt
lee the French call It.
We stopped at some distance and
walked toward the entrance. There
were great holes where pavement
had once been, and the whole area
around the cathedral was a waste
from glancing shells or misairned
shells which had been fired at the
historic structure. And from this
debris. from the fallen stone that will
always stand as a monument 70 the
Hun. there rose that wonderful statue
Of the Maid Of Orleans. untouched: /:
not even q nick In the upraised
sword.
Inside st was the old story over
again There --eat holes in
the roof, demol s-ar torn
pavement EreI -
I Jeanne dare ..ar
altar while CT .-a-
1 crowned King o. r.
liberated forever. The -.
story-with one difference. -
/ tion OF the roof had been OF wooa
! covered with lead. At the time OF
I the first bombsrdment interior re-
/ pairs were under way. The lombard
ment set FIRE TO the scaToldinF and
the fame caught the roof. The lead
sheathinE melted, dripping on the
/ floor or running down the walls In
many places 1t still hung in long.
, slender festoOns. The guide explain
ed the cause very slowly 80 that ]
should understand.
We have come TO call them he
/ concluded, the tears Of Rheims'-
The Washington herald., 1918-09-08
Chair Prepares Novice Airmen.

To prepare airmen for the topsy-
turvy sensations that accompany fy-
ing, such as looping the loon and tail
spins. an oval-shaped mechanical de-
vice is being used, says the Popular
Mechanics Magazine. II has a seat
at the middle point 10 which the air
man is strapped. When the contriv-
ance is pushed end over end the oc-
cupant gets many Of the effects OF
aerial gymnastics. An Illustration Of
the apparatus makes a striking cover
design for the September magazine.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-08
JERRY" SALVAGES SOCKS
TO SAVE BEL CLAN BABIES

Geraldine Farrar. of the movies
and the opera. is salvaging stock
ings and socks, big and small, with
holes and without holes. to convert
them into garments for Belgian
babies
1t In Characteristic of Jerry" as
she is sffectionately, know on the
'lot." wherever she makes her pic
lures, to want TO DO something big
and fine and helpful, She learned
Of the need Of the little helpless
children of Belgian and her SYM
pathies were greatly touched. Then
the thought of practical way to
aid them came to her from her own
over-crowded mending basket 1t
was just this. "the sewing baskets
in the homes in America hold thou
sands of pairs Of stockings and socks
which are useless as they are, but
which. II properly used. would save
the lives of these needy babies"
Tell the women of America" /"
Miss Farrar said in talking Of her
project, shat our committee has
been organized to warmly clothe
the Belgian babies and that each
pair of stockings that is sent to US
can be made into little shirt for
some baby. We do not urge or want
stockings that can be mended and
worn That would be an extrav-
agant and unwise request. but we
do want the discarded stockings
that are uselessly taking up space
in sewing bags and baskets. Any
color and any size can be used in
our work, so do urge every one to
send at least one pair, and as many
more as they find, to the headquar-
tiers of our committee. Mrs. Simon
Frankel, Auxiliary Of the Red Cross.
As West Eighty-sixth street, New
York City, has the direct super
vision of this work and 1T is in her