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Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-01
REGULARS PLAY BASE BALL.
Company F Defeats Company A,
& to g.

The teams were from Company A Of
the 18th Infantry. First Battalion, and
Company F, Second Battalion. 18th In
fantry. the latter winning. to 8. This
is the frst time these two teams had
met since last August. having been on
duty in all sections of the United
States and recruited recently.
Company A-Norvel. third base;
Lule, catcher; Chappell. center field;
Graham. left field; Moran, second base;
Fredhim, shortstop; Riddell, right
field; Richard, first base, Clayton,
pitcher.
Company F-Bibian. catcher; Vain,
right field; Renald, second base; Hig-
gins pitcher; Doty, shortstop; West
Brooks. third base; Caffee, first base;
Perkins, center field; Collins, pitcher.
Umpire, Fincannon.
Company F..0 0 o 0 o 1Z8
Company 40 0 o o 2 0 o o 1-3
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-01
Tells How to End War.

Jack Ludwig better known as
Happy Jack" the fortune teller, and
erstwhile champion newsboy of dear
old Philly," now of the military police,
honestly thinks ne could bring the
war to q sudden end.
II they would only send him over
there, he says. he could tell Kaiser
Bill his fortune and results would be
guaranteed.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-01
Entertainment Saturday Night.

Soldiers in Meade are invited to at
tend block entertainment to be given
in their honor by the residents in the
vicinity of 5000 Abel avenue. Balti-
more, Saturday evening. "Just come
and we will meet you on the block"
is the way the invitation reads. No
cards are necessary.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-01
M. P. DOG HAS DUCOUT
REALLY ALL HIS OWN
CC-Block Has Many Men Of Note,
Especially From Theater
World.

If you want to see a real dugout
step down to military police post No.
3. that's near the Disney railroad
crossing. Now, this dugout isn't fi1ed
up exactly like a dugout on the 'front.'
line trenches, but it's a dugout never
theless and of especial interest to
the guards there. It's the dwelling
place Of the boys mascot, a dog, Bum
by name.
Bum put in an appearance several
weeks ago and displayed such a de-
gree Of friendliness and loyalty to
this particular post that he was at
once adopted. The next step was to
make him a home of his own. A
nearby bank was taken over, dug
out large enough for Bum to turn
around in was constructed, a floor
with a covering was put in and all
is chunky dory." Bum will be glad
to see you at any time. You'll find
him an interesting mascot and he'll
show you what a dogs dagout looks
like.
Five Vergies.
There's no doubt but that the Vergie
family of Bangor, Me-, Is doing its
share in making this world of ours
a decent and a better place to live
in Here's where Private Albert
Vergie, seth Company. 154th Depot
Brigade, comes in. And here's where
his four brothers come in, as well.
If the other four chaps are as likable
and congenial as Albert, and there's
no doubt but that they are, the home
folks may we'll be proud of the Vergie
family.
The local representative of the
family came to camp recently with
the Hartford. Conn. boys. He is a
Here's how his four brothers stand in
the big game today. Eugene volun-
teered some time ago in the Navy
and is now in training at the Great
Lakes training station. Edward Is
also a volunteer and is doing squads
right and squads left at Camp Dix.
The other two are at Camp Devens.
They are Ralph and Joseph.
One of the colored boys ordered
bottle of near beer at one of the can
teens the other day: After he had
finished drinking it he was asked how
he liked it.
''Well," said he ut sure looks like
beer, and it tastes like beer, but It's
done lost it's influence"
Sergt. Benjamin Spindler is another
GOOAA
Navy service. He was in the Navy
for eight years, entering in 1908. He
served on the battleships Vermont,
South CAROLINA and Kansas.
In 1910 he went through a rough ex-
perience on the u. S. s. Kansas. being
caught in an explosion that caused
him much suffering through burns:
This kept him In the Norfolk Naval
Hospital for six months. Spindler is a
popular non-com and has some inter-
esting yarns concerning his travels
that always interest his audiences. He
came to Camp Meade with the Phila-
delphia boys last February.
Clyne a Fiddler"
One of the most obliging enter
tanners who are always ready to lend
their talent for the boys who frequent
the Double C hut is Richard Clyne,
violinist, who halls from New Haven,
Conn. Clyne is some" fiddler, and
the folks back in New Haven lost a
corking good orchestra man when he
d0nned the khaki.
Backed by six years concert and
theater orchestra work, Cfrne has q
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-01
Tolley Holmes Cup Winner.

the winner of thirty-seyen silver iovs ..
Ing cups, is also attached to the ONCE
force of Attn Company, Camp Meade.
Many think he is as good q clerk as
Johnston, Mclaughlin or WILLIAMS.
Dr.. Edward r. Harris is also aftached
to the same once force. He Is also q
law student Of Frelinghuysen unlver-
sity.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-01
Completely Organized.

(By Corp. Kershaw Goodhart, Com
pany H, 316th Infantry
Sentinel-Halt! who's there?
Rookie (havirG just learned his
place in squad)-Number in the rear
rank.-"Gordon."
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-01
Couldn't Understand It.

(By Lieut.. Charles J. Kaltenbach, Ma
chine Gun Training Center, Camp
Hancock, Ga.)
A newly drafted negro who had
been in camp only q week entered
tain for a three-day leave. HIS rea-
SON for making the request being sur
ficiently good, he was given his pass
Just as he left the room he saluted
the captain and said: Thank you'
sergeant" -.
such a mistake pass unnoticed, SO
called the negro back, saying: John.
son. one of the first things you want
to ieafn to do 10 to address soldiers
by their proper titles. I am 2 cap
tain-not a sergeant"
A look OF surprise came over the
cap'n, but All done thought they'd
make such a nice man as you-all Is
q sergeant.
A rookie here was by the name av
Tim DWyer,
who drilled all day long under se';gt.
20 faith, but Tn sore
Fat yer one, two. three. four
Can't yer count any higher. MaguireT'
said Dwyer.
A pretty nurse who officiates in the
linen closet of one of London's big
military hospitals tells this enliven-
ing tale: A few days ago fresh raj
ment was served out to number OF
newly arrived Tommies who were In
need Of it. Suddenly one Of the men
said: IT say, nurse, what do they call
cats that haven't any tails?" why,
those are Manx cats"replied the UNI
suspecting nurse. well, them. SAID
the Tommy, you've given me Manx
shirt.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-01
Those Girls.

Elsie-Why did Bess turn down
Jack2
Eloise-TooXcocky
Elsie-Well, then, why did she turn
down Jim?
Eloise-No khaki.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-01

nounced your allegiance to the Ger
man government, government
whose cruelties, both to its own and
to other peoples, has surpassed any
thing in the history of even semi
barbarous nations. And now you
stand in the uniform of a soldier Of
a country where men from every
where are free and able to earn their
living without undue restraint so
long as they respect the rights Of
their brothers. You are helping to
keep your country free, whereas your
former ruler would like to make you
his slave.
A man in Meade who stands in this
position is Stefan Krystel, barracks
No. 4S, N block, Depot Brigade, for
merly of Schenectady, N. Y, and still
earlier of Hungary. He is thirty
years old, has part ownership in a
hotel, and helps to care for his sister
in Wisconsin. In fact, he was assist
ing his sister with some business af-
fairs when he was drafted into the
Army.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-01
His Mind Made Up.

But Stefan has made up his mind
to do his duty by the country of his
adoption.
II know what kaiserism u.s." he said,
"and / know that the peoples of Ger
many and Austria cannot help them
selves. They have to fight as the
kaiser says. Our fight is a. battle for
I do mot know o What a Would W do II I
were to meet my brother, 1 am de-
termined to do my duty. My friends
gave banquet in my honor before
left home, and / know they expect
me to be good soldier. I opposed
Germany even before we entered the
war"
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-01

When a nation won't act on the level,
When it schemes for o long, bloody revei'
1t misses the goal,
1t has lost heart and soul,
"Kearny."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-16
ENEMY MANUFACTURING
PLANTS WILDE SOLD

A. Mitchell Palmer, alien property
custodian, announced today that. sey-
eral enemy-owned manufacturing
plants will be sold tomorrow and
Thursday under the supervision OF
Joseph F. Gufrey director Of the bu-
reau of sales of the department. Two
Of the plants are in New Jersey, one
at Staten Island and the fourth in
Brooklyn. The sales will include all
of the assets Of a going concern and
only Americans can buy.
The plant Of A. w. Faber. manufac-
turers of stationers' rubber goods, at
one time one Of the largest importers
Of lead pencils, crayons and similar
products, in Newark, N. j., will be
sold at the plant at $3.50 o'clock to-
morrow afternoon Seventy per cent
of it's present business is on govern
ment contracts.
When taken over by the alien prop
erty custodian 1t was owned by Alex
ander, Count Of Faber-Castell. and
his wife, Otil1e, Countess Of Faber-
Castell, said to live at Stein, Bavaria.
The plant has no connection with
Eberhart Faber, manufacturer Of lead
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-16
INDEPENDENT AiRMEN !
RAID Fl GERMAN TOWNS

!. LONDON, September 1s.-Twenty.
ono important German towns were
bombed by the British independent air
force during the month Of August. &C.
cording to information from an au-
thoritative source. Tho detectives
were railway stations. chemical and
other factories and blast furnaces
and the towns included Frankfort.
Mannheim. Metz-sablons. Ssarburg,
Thionville. three times each. Burbach.
Coblenx, Cologne, Darmstadt. Karls-
ruhe, Luxembourg, Onenburg : and
Treves.
The total weight Of bombs dropped
In these raids was more than 100 tons.
During the last three months the
Independent air force has made 24s
aerial raids over German territory.
The extensive damage done has been
confirmed by photographs in many
cases. The German territory thus
brought definitely into the war zone
represents q belt in the 4.hine valley
approximately ESQ miles IN length
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-16
HOW new REVENUE BILL
AFFECTS DRY GOODS MEN
Witness Says Normal and War Tax
Features Would Absorb Two
Thirds of Profits.

Continuing the hearing on the war
revenue bill today, the Senate finance
committee was told by F. L. Swarts
Of the National Wholesale Dry Goods
Association that under the normal and
war tax features dry goods merchants
would pay two-thirds of their annual
profits to the government in taxes.
That would apply also to all BUSH
nesses engaged in the sale Of mer
chandise. and probably to manufac-
turers, he said.
Objection was made to the pro-
vision authorizing the commissioner
of internal revenue to order an in
ventory of stocks when necessary to
determine the amount of taxes due
the government.
He submitted an amendment provid-
ing that a reasonable allowance be
made for the increased cost of mer-
chandise over the average cost dur
ing the pre-war period.
"A grave danger confronts the mer-
chants of this country on account of
present abnormal value" said Mr..
Swarts. The method proposed to
safeguard them against danger is
simply in accord with the other pro-
visions of the bill and will permit
the assessment and collection of a tax
sufficient to meet the estimate of the
government"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-16
SELL 81, 000,0 900 W. S. s.
Boy Scouts Dispose Of an Average
of $1l Worth Each.

NEW YORK. September 16.-Boy
Scouts Of America have sold more
than $4,000. 900 worth of war savings
stamps. 1t was announced today at
headquarters of the organization here.
Sales of individual scouts average
$11. while 2.471 lace medals" have
been issued to boys who disposed of
$3.50 Of these baby bonds"
Edward Hodgson of McKeesport.
Pa. who turned in $42,596. heads the
national list Of Boy Scout stamp sales
mon and G. Schuyler Tarbeu Of Ithaca.
N. r, holds the record for New York
state, NTH sales OF ST. 41 9
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-16
STAFF OFFICERS PRAISED.
Paris Enthusiastic Over American
Victory in Lorraine.

PARIS. Sunday. September Is
High words of praise for the Ameri-
can staff are given by commentators
on the American victory in Lorraine.
The pleasing rapidity with which the
American staff adapted itself to new
methods of warfare is praised, and
tribute also is paid to young officers,
who carried out their work with great
valor and dash.
While the Americans are operating
toward the northeast the battle has
extended far down into the Vosges
region. The German staff is seeking
to rectify its lines there. The forced
retreat at St. Mihiel caused a back
ward movement along the heights of
the Meuse. This double recoil will
establish the allied lines in stronger
positions over a very wide front.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-16
MACH|N|STS' STRIKE
!. Formally R. CALLED OFF:

S BRIDGEPORT. Conn. September 16.
Tho strike OF machinists and tool
makers was formally called OF at the
mass meeting. after the reading Of
President Wilson's letter to the strik-
ers and the letter In reply, today. The
manufacturers took back all their for
mer employees. The main task Of the
machinists was to repair machines
which had broken down during the
period Of the strike.
BRIDGEPORT. Conn.,. September Is.
Many hundreds Of the striking ma
chinfsts and toolmakers Of Bridge
port munition factories. acting indie
pendently, returned to work today.
The mass meeting Of the strikers this
afternoon is expected formally to de-
clare the strike at an end and thus
recognize as body the injunction Of
President Wilson. contained in let
ter received by the machinists' union
Saturday. to return to work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-16

pencils and stationers' supplies in till,

pencils and stationers' supplies In this
country.
The second sale tomorrow in New
Jersey will be the plant of George
Benda, manufacturer of bronze pow
ders, which Is at Newark. This plant
i4 a branch Of George Benda of Ba-
varia, and has been In existence since
1924. x --i>
Thursday. morning the alien. prop
erty custodian will sell the plant of
Berger 6 Wirth., manufacturers of
printers ink, In BROOKLYN. In the
afternoon Of the same day he will
sell the plant of the George Siegle
Company. manufacturers and import
ers Of colors and chemicals. at Rose
bank. Staten Island.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-16
TO PREVENT REFRIGERATION
War Trade Board Rules on Articles
Sent to Island Possessions.

Under a ruling announced by the
War Trade Board. licenses will not be
granted for re-exportation Of COM
modities on the conservation list from
insular possessions of the United
States or the Panama Canal Zone after
such commodities have been shipped
from the continental United States.
Small quantities Of conserved COM
modities involved in the normal To-
cal commerce between insular pos
sessions are excepted from the reg
ulation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-16
E. L. HEARN OVER THERE.
Ready to Assume Duties as Asso.
ciate Commissioner for Z. Of G.

The safe arrival in Paris of Edwin
L. Hearn to assume his duties as as
sociate overseas commissioner for
the knights Of Columbus is announc-
ed in a cablegram from Paris.
Mr.. Hearn will be associated with
Lawrence o. Murray Of Washington,
former controller Of the currency,
now Knights OF Columbus overseas
commissioner. These two men will
have the direction Of all Knights Of
Columbus war activities in France,
Italy and ENGLAND.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-16
BRITISH army ADM|RES
PERSH|NG'S QUALITIES
Appreciation Of His Generalship
Heightened by Modesty Of
Communiques.
Cablegram to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1913.

Cablegram to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1913.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY AT
THE FRONT. September 16.-The
FIRST American Army success spread
rapidly throughout the British army
and was received everywhere with
highest enthusiasm. The appreciation
Of Gen. Pershing's generalship has
been heightened by the modesty Of
his communiques and the calm atti-
tude taken by correspondents in dis
patches following the great victory.
The British admire this attitude
but they are all positive in their
praise for the generalship and the
fighting qualities shown. an expert
combination which British generals
say alone could have made possible
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-16
Quick Work at Hospital.

taken possession of this hospital for
forty-eight hours before and had been
working night and day, 1t was re-
markable what they had accom-
plished. The wards were in order.
The place had been thoroughly
cleaned and disinfected. the X-ray
machine was operating, the operating
room was as If it had been prepared
for months and each department of
the hospital was functioning like
clockwork.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-16

A portion Of the skeleton of man
identified as e. J. Grove of Parkers-
burg, w. Va, q student aviator, who
has been missing from tho Pensacola
naval air station since December Is
last, was found in Perdido river last
Friday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-16
Shell-Shock Cases Undisturbed.

The treatment of some gas cases
and shell-shock cases was most in
teresting. Absolute quiet was the one
requisite. Shell-shock cases were not
to be disturbed even to the extent Of
taking off their boots. AS they came
in they were placed on cots and COW
cred with blankets. which were tied
down on the sides of the cot. Then
hot air was passed under the cot, be-
cause one thing which insures re-
covery in such cases is immortality
and heat. In mustard gas cases all
the clothing of the patients was taken
off, for mustard gas hangs to clothing
and inf1icts burns many days after
ward. Then these cases were washed
with soap and soda. The men doing
this work had to be covered from
head to foot in order to escape poi
AoninH themselves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-16
MUST GIVE WAY
TOU..S. BUILDING
Mitchell & Co. to Be Provided
Temporary Home by Indus
tries Board.

The War Industries Board inform
ed Allen, Mitchell & Co.. machinists.
today that the shop they now occupy
in Ohio avenue. near 18th street. will
have to be vacated Immediately. but
that the government will erect tenn
porary structure to house the ma
chinery until the company's new shop
in E near 18th street is completed.
This announcement was made to
Frank T. Mitchell, a member of the
firm, when he called on Col. W. A.
Starrett Of the War Industries Board
this morning to find out why work
men accompanied by soldiers entered
the Ohio avenue shop yesterday morn
ing and began to set the company's
machinery into the street while en-
ployes Of the company were at work.
Among Last to Be Raced.
An additional building for the war
industries board is being constructed
on the square from Ohio avenue to E
street and from 14th to 18th streets.
The machine shop is among the last
buildings to be torn down to make
way for the new structure.
1t had been originally planned to
build dormitorieS there for war work.
ers. In accordance with this plan the
housing bure.u of the Department of
Labor served notice on the machine
company to vacate. When the date
for eviction came the company went
into the District Supreme Court and
asked for an injunction to prevent
eviction until its new shop was COM
pleted.
According to Mr.. Mitchell, the hous-
ing bureau made a gentleman's agree
ment with them, "conceding more
than we asked for" and the court
proceeding was dropped. A little later
the housing bureau gave up the idea
of using the site and turned it over
to the War Industries Board.
Says Rent Was Accepted.
Mr. Mitchell said the government
accepted rent for the building for the
present month and that he knew
nothing of the plan to evict him i'm
mediately until he received a tele-
phone message at his home yesterday
that workmen were putting his ma
chinery into the street while soldiers
stood guard. Mr.. Mitchell said his
employees were working on emergency
work when the workmen, accompa-
MED by the soldiers, began to remove
the equipment Of the shop.
About 1 o'clock Mr.. Mitchell said he
succeeded in getting an order from
the War Industries Board stopping the
workmen before they had removed all
of the machinery. A temporary shed
will be built immediat ely near 18th
and E streets, into which the company
will put its equipment until the per-
manent shop is finished.
Sent "to Preserve Order"
In explaining the presence of the
soldiers at the place yesterday, Col.
Starrett said he requested that they
be sent there merely ito preserve or
der" The colonel stated, following his
conference with Mr.. Mitchell, that the
matter had been amicably settled.
Work on the new war industries
building has reached a point where
the machine shop in Ohio avenue
yp1,Sf q RACED
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-SU M M A RY-

Seven-cent Fare As cities.
Six-cent Central Zone With Add
tional Charge for Ride Outside. Is cities.
Six-cent Fare .....................8oc cities.
Six-cent Fare on Part, Scent Fare
With Additional Cent for Trans
fer on Remainder .............. city.
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hide AND SEEK"
| GAME BEATS HUNS.
American Machine Gunners'
Work at Chateau Thiery
IL Depicted.
Treatment OF "GASSED"
by JOHN F. BASS.

JOnN nASSs
Especial Correspondence OF The Even
ing Star md Chicago Daily News)
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, August 10.-In the town of
Chateau Thierry, at the north end of
the old arched bridge which spans the
Marine. stands the statue of La Fon-
tame. He was a native of Chateau
[is.rY~and during his life held a
:1mA0 Hosition in the government.
which concerned itself with improve
mcnt Of roads and bridges. Verses by
him are extant which appeal to the
head of his department in favor of the
improvement Of the very bridge across
which the Americans fought when our
machine guns helped arrest the Ger
man onslaught.
Perhaps it is on account of his in
terest in this public improvement that
the people of Chateau Thierry placed
La Fontaine's statue on the quay
facing the bridge. The buildings along
the broad quay north of the river are
spattered with machine-gun bullets,
but curiously enough this hail of lead
spared La Fontaine's statue, except
for the lower portion of one leg.
according to the Stars and Stripes,
the official newspaper of the Ameri-
can expeditionary force, the home OF
Fontaine in Chateau Thierry was not
touched by the Germans.)