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and the owners were glad enough to
rent them for the use of the American
boys. Here in this beautiful country
with tennis and swimming pools and
Billiards and baseball and clean beds
and plenty of warm baths your boy
may spend his furlough. After the
trenches 1t seems like heaven-which
means that it's almost like home.
1t costs lot Of money TO rent these
resorts and 10 send to the boys the
best preachers, lecturers, actors and
motion picture films in America. But
there is not a man in America who
thinks that the best is too good for our
boys on furlough-not if one of the
boys is his boy.
Prison camps are bitter places; they
would be far worse were II not for
the work OF the Red Cross and the
Red Triangle. From the beginning of
tho war "Y' secretaries have been
carrying on their work among pris-
oners. That work still goes on, though
in Germany it is now carried forward
by Dutch and Swiss "Y" men and
through other neutral agencies such
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tional entertainment and religious ac-
tivities on a scale never before con-
ceived.
Take tho educational programme
alone. For almost year the educa-
tional section OF the Y. NJ. c. a. Ma
tional War Work Council has been
preparing this programme, aided by
some OF the greatest men in American
educational work, to say nothing of
European savants. AS a result the Y.
NJ G. A. has laid the foundations OF the
greatest university in history, one with
campus reaching from the English
Channel to Germany" not a university
OF imposing buildings but one which
will educate millions.
The "KhaI<i College,"
This "khak college" project Is the
apex of an educational course which
reaches down to the illiterates drawn
into our army and rises through all
grades. including expert craft and vo-
cational training, TO the high schoas-
tic and professional courses. Men with
the capability Of receiving It may have
free the finest education available, that
which once was within the reach OF
only the favored few, the tuition fee
being merely the wearing Of the United
States uniform.
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ton to inspiring the men to indulge
freely in mass games involving the
greatest number OF players has de-
vised many new games adapted to the
needs OF the men.
The "Y" had 154 physical directors in
the French war zone October l, as well
as 541 in home training camps. In
one month the ''Y" physical directors
in France put on 5000 baseball games,
10000 volleyball. 1900 basketball and
500 soccer games.
Some OF tho large items OF athletic
paraphernalla furnished by the "Y" to
our fighters over seas are 25 200 base
balls, LAO volleyballs, 1880 footballs,
$1,000 bats, 1900 baseball gloves and
1906 sets OF boxing gloves.
Clean entertainment, plays, vaude-
vile shows, motion pictures, concerts
and lectures haze endeared the Y. NJ.
C. A. to the American soldier over seas
who looks to the Red Triangle to fur
nish his entertainment in war and later
in rehabilitation. The "Y" enlisted
the best American talent to go over TO
entertain the boys. The "Y" hut Is the
theatre.
In one month 1.682 night pro-
grammes were given by "Y" enter
tainers along the front and in back
areas. Il. II. Sothern. Elsie Janis
Margaret Mayo. are few OF the noted
figures OF the American stage to ap-
pear under such auspices. In addi-
ton. the Red Triangle has n special
branch for developing talent in the
army. furnishing directors, playbooks
scenery and makeup to enable the
boys u stage their own shows. Many
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line the "Y' sells nothing. The choco-
late. soup, fruit and cigarettes are
given fer the asking to the amount OF
hundreds OF thousands Of dollars. In
the canteehs further back tobacco is
sold at the same price as in the Quar-
terpaster's stores, the "Y' standing
the transportation loss. The ''Y''
never has, and never will. make one
cent of profit on It's canteen.
The man at the head of the whole
Can!eon service is Alexander McFay-
den, who was the general manager OF
the S. $. Kresgt . and 10 cent stores
lie gave up $4,000 income on tAis
side to conduct the soldiers store, and
his salary over there is not even a
dollar year.
Athletics an Important Point.
The "Y" had its athletic directors
in France with the first troops and
has been sending them by almost every
ship since. And with the men have
gone equipment both for the camps
ana overseas. More than 100000
baseEails, indoor balls, soccer balls and
vclley balls. G.000 first basema1s
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famous Americans also have spo'ler
through the war zone under Y, NJ
{, A. auspices.
Motion pictures furnish a comple,e
phase of "H" entertainment. They
nave cheered millions Of soldiers ami
nave Kept them in touch with hon,
From April to September the "Y :
movie department sent over 2,224G60
Feet or the best film, save an ave~age
OF 800 shows y week with audiences iu
France averaging almost | 900 600 mcu
weekly The value OF these entertain
ments in the terms of morale cannot
be overestimated.
These are the features Of Y. VI. G. \.
work which, with the religious ser
vices sought by the men, will he the
strong upholders OF the American sol
diers' towering reputation in France
through rehabilitation. The nation
knows OF the services rendered by Re!
triangle men and women in camp
plilet, trench and on the battlefield
"here they went with the soldiers '0
the very front, serving our hot or 'od
drinks, chocolates, crackers and other
small comforts TO the HEhtcrs No
otten had no other food all day
A dozen "Y' workers have h.ct
Killed on duty. dozens have hos4
wounded or gasscd. but they uc't'
faltered In the work which won tr,u
the high regard OF our soldiers. LA,
ing made good under fire. the V. NJ
Z, n. now stands ready to rcpca' B..
the period of decentralization IL tht
American people furnish the means
by supporting the United War WorS
Campaign.
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gloves. 5000 sets OF boxing gloves,
1000 footballs and carloads OF bats and
masks and punching bags, &C., have
been sent.
Every month the shipments OF ath-
letic goods increase. These figures
will be far out OF date BY the time
they are published. The "Y" has 54l
athletic directors on this side and
more than 500 in France. High sal
AIRED men all of them in private life.
And like every other "Y" representa-
tive in France they are serving the
boys without salary-receiving only
their living expenses.
Recently the French Minister Of
War, through member of the
French commissions. asked the 'Y" to
increase the number of huts in the
French army c'Foyers du Soldate" the
French cali them) from 1900 to 1000.
He quoted Napoleon's phrase that mo-
rale is to other factors in war as 10
/; and he said THE greatest agency
for creating and maintaining morale
is the Y. NJ. c. a."
The King of Italy asked to have the
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The Red Triangle
the Symbol Of
Friendliness, Com
fort and Cheer for
Soldiers Here,
Overseas and in
the Prison Camps
of the Enemy

as the Danish Red Cross; but Il y
all financed by American funds.
If your boy is taken prisoner h
will find a "Y" man in his priso.
camp. The packages that you SEM
him will get through to their dest,-
nation IL there is any human way u.
managing II. Your hand stretched out
through the long arm of the ~" vii
be doing for him, wherever he is IN
Europe, the things that you would do
II you were with him.
Some time ago Herbert l.. Pratt
vice president of the Standard OH
Company and one of the business me
who Is giving his time freely to tn
management of the "Y's" war wo-g
went to France. He cabled back from
there:
Get the biggest business men in
America to come over here. There is
no bank president, railroad man Or
merchant for whom the job of helpine
our boys in ~ hut Is too small"
Women Help Greatly.
And the "Y' has sent women. too
wholesome, cheerful women, good 70
look upon. The boys come back o.
them at night, hungry for the sounl
of a woman's voice in a Language
they can understand. Half embarrassed
they show them the photographs O.
the mother they have left behind an
the girl back there" No one ca
overestimate the influence of thosa
women on the lives Of our boys.
A man for every 3.00o soldiers ir
France, is the "Y" programme. Ne
salaries are paid-only bare expense
/ and a small allowance for the families
OF married men. OF these brave men
and women, eleven have already been
killed by gas and shells, and scores
have been mentioned for bravery ".
der fire.
Two signs, or symbols, gisam o..
across the torn hattleficldS OF Europe
The Red Cross, the symbol ot ,percy
and the Red Triangle the symbol o,
friendiness and comfort and cheer
Many years ago the Y. NJ. {. A.
| adopted the Red Triangle as It's on.
hlem. The three sides of the trianC!,
are symbolic of the three sided de-
velopment OF the strong man--tl-
physical. the intellectual and the
spiritual. In other words. symbolic n
/ the influence of the best American
| homes.
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Arny's Efficiency Has Been Increased
10 Per Cent. by the Y. NJ G. A. S
Activities, Declares Gen. Pershing

g. 49,,
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W pliesl ior mass anu o' 'ne ,app'
anu 'he ,!o.es.ah' Unapiain' al Mi'n,'
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y" '"e oa.'ieon'' pi'es. anu
~ 81,
'"v nu. .,, :, .ne 'o'ue' sna,o" AoI al
-, NAMES I'o o'i'.' " ~
'e.on vi any uiin' no sueh eno'.
az '". tiou., " .
,'.. - ~ iaeo WI wy "
ea' ivy WI eosn ~
inen Mlo can .u4N W 'Ae'i VI D's 'i''"eS
IA ..n, many WY, A..
"". an Su'"s " ~ "en .s .no
' ~ .ne t N,'-
me. 'ious'.us y. .ne ooS are 'sN,ne
.ney uo no. "aht u io'e ,nese seIs'
."es waht 10 u. equippeu " no'u pe.
,e, JUS si'e, INC war 'tan my n'
49, 80 30 '"o nv ''Nn., .ne 81,
~ s u :, ~ Jr,,,',, 20 49,
,Iei,. a .o ~,,,a W., psoss.sns
A. c. Trowbridge of Iowa State Uni
versity.
DR.. Arson Phelps Stokes. secretary
Of Yale University, spent months in
France laying out comprehensive
plan for making every hut a school,
house; and Professor F. E. spaulding
has given up his work as superintend-
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them at only so cents a piece, your
boy is getting $50 worth of good.
wholesome entertainment in the Hut
Theatre.
In addition there are shows in the
"Y" huts in this country and on the
battleships and transports. The aver
age weekly attendance is $500, 900 and
so economically is the greatest movie
theatre conducted that the cost to the
Y. NJ. c. A. is only about two cents
per attendance.
In some Of those little French towns
where the boys are billeted in houses
and barns and chicken coups> there is
not single store except a little wine
shop. The gifts that you would like
t. send the boys cannot go over be-
cause OF the lack of tonnage. And so
the ayr canteen becomes the only
place where the boys can buy candy
and tobacco and safety razors and all
the other little things that make life
comfortable.
II any ore tells you that the "Y' is
making a profit by selling goods to
soldiers tell him plainly and emphati-
cally thai he Is wrong. In the front
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TIME Y. NJ. c. A. hut is home to-
day for 100000 boys over
L there. and for another million
on this side. Gen. Pershing says:
Mine hundred men plus Y equals
1000"
Lieut.. Col. E. s. Wheeler in a re-
port to Gen. Pershing in May. 1918,
said:
There is no one factor contributing
more to the morals Of the American
Army in France than the Y. NJ. G. A.
The value OF this organization cannot
be overestimated. Give me 900 men
who have a Y. NJ. C. A. rather than
1000 who have none. and I will have
better fighters every time"
Gen. Pershing directed that Col.
wheeler's letter be sent to the Y. NJ.
c. "A. officials, and himself added this
comment:
THE conclusions and opinions of
Lleut.-Col. Wheeler are concurred in
by these headquarters
Nine men who are happy and en-
tertained can Outright ten who are
homesick and lonesome. 1t Is the
business of the "Y" tos add this extra
10 per cent. to the fighting efficiency
of our armies; to maintain that In
definable quality which wins wars
morale.
Has Built 53s Huts Here.
The "Y" has built 538 huts in Amer
lean cantonments; and in France the
number is larger already and is grow.
ing at the rate Of hundred a month
II they were gathered together they
would make a city. And besides these
there are "huts' in cellars and dug.
outs. right under the guns in France
for the ''Y" follows the boys straight
up to the trenches. --'.r'-..
In some of the French towns. where
the boys are billeted in barns ant
warehouses, the hut IL the only placs
where they can be warm or write c
letter. Coal was $50 ton in those
towns last winter. but the "Y" KEEP
the hut fires burning. Every day
100000 letters are written on "Y'
stationery. At the opening of one Of
the big huts a Catholic priest. a Jew
ish rabbi and minister's Of ten differ.
ent Protestant denominations took
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"Y" work extended among his troops
also on the ground that II strengthened
morale and so helped to win the war.
a few "Y' men were sent to Russia
and kept there at the express wish of
President Wilson. And so effective has
their work been in creating sentiment
for the Allies that the Germans started
a special propaganda charging that the
"Y" is "capitalistic organization seek
inS TO exploit Russia"
Homes for Boys on Furlough.
The Frenchman on furlough goes
home: the Englishman leaps for the
first boat across the Channel. But~the
American bog 1900 miles from the
fC ks he loves has no home TO turn TO.
And furloughs are sometimes danger
Gus TO homesick boys in a foreign
land.
But the "Y" has thought of fur
luughs. Away back from the firing
lire. at AiX-le- Bains and other attrac-
tive points in France. the "Y" has
rented great summer hotels. They
have no tourists in these grim days
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Y, N. c. A. MEN TELL
Of TROOP TRAIN WORK
Soldiers on Way to Camps Find Real
Friends Among the Organizes
tons Secretaries.

An idea of the work the Y. NJ. c. A.
Is doing on every troop train that
bears soldiers from their homes to
training camps and cantonments is
given in letters written to headquar-
tiers here by the railroad secretaries
who are placed on board these trains.
One of these letters was written by
G. K. Roper, jr., of Washington, in
charge of the southeastern division of
the Railroad Y. NJ. c. A, who went
aboard one train to ascertain the prob
lens his workers met there. He writes:
"Mr. Brittenhouse "a secretary. was
with me and we worked the cars to-
gether, stopping at each seat and eX-
planning to the men what they would
find when they reached the camp, how
the Y. M. c. A. had provided for their
comfort and welfare within the camp,
and suggested to each one to write
message home. We mailed more than
100 post cards and envelopes along the
line.
"One striking feature during the
hours / was on the train with these
men was that I did not hear word
mentioned about drinking whisky. nor
did l hear a single oath.
There were many pathetic incidents.
I handed a magazine to one fellow who
refused it. 1 urged it upon him and
he declined dgain. 1 then told him
that if he did not care to read 1t now
to take it with him and read 1t in
camp. He looked up very pathetically
and replied, I can't read 1 left him,
and after working the train came back
and sat with him and asked him If he
cared to have me write a message
home for him. He replied that he
wished I would. I then told him to
look Up the Y. M. C. A. as soon as he
reached camp and get into one of the
schools and they would teach him to
read and write before he returned
home.
Il found another man who hal left
q wife and three children under five
years of age all alone in a little cabin
in the mountains of southwest Vir-
ginia I asked him why he was not
exempted. He said he did not know. He
had thought the exemption board knew
he had family and would not call
him. I asked him If he had applied for
exemption, and he sal no, and add
ed that he did not know how to APP
ply. 1 also took steps to put him in
touch with the Secretary in the hope
that he might be exempted after he
reached camp"
Many other incidents which show
how Y. NJ. c. A. men have been able
to serve the men who are going to
fight for their country are contained
in these letters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-13

Ernest H. Pullman of this city.
cousin of Mai. Raymond w. Pullman.
superintendent of police. has been
commissioned captain in the National
Army and assigned to duty as chief
statistical officer of the small arms fir
ing school, to be established at Camp
Perry, Ohio.
Capt. Pullman was born in this city
July IA. 1884, and has maintained his
residence here all his life. For fifteen
years he was newspaper correspond
emit, doing duty at the Capitol and gov
eminent departments. He began that
service as messenger with the Asso-
ciated Press in 1899.
Interested in Rifle Practice.
His interest in rifle practice dates
from 1906, when he attended the ma
tional rifle matches at Sea Grit. N. j.
In 1915 he entered the employ of the
National Rifle Association and attend
ed the 1915 and 1916 national matches
at Jacksonville, Fla, in an official ca
pacity. In December. 1916. he was ap-
pointed chief clerk of the newly estab-
lished Office of director of civilian
craftsmanship in the War Department.
In September. 1917. he was transferred
to the Office of the assistant secretary
of war, where he has performed the
duties of confidential stenographer to
that official, and in addition handled
work in connection with the national
board for the promotion of rife pEac-
tice, of which the assistant secretary is
president.
Capt. Pullman married Miss Frances
Berry in the spring of 1911 and has two
children. Mildred Frances, age five. and
Ernest H, jr., age two. His home is at
707 Taylor street. He is. an active
member of the Petworth Methodist
Church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-13
GUST BROKERS
IN MINERAL ORES

Government control that would elimi-
nate the middleman or broker in mineral
ores was urged by H. Burnett of Buff
falo. N. Y. purchasing agent of the
Lackawanna Steel Company. appearing
today before the Senate mines commit
bill.
The middlemen recently raised the
price of chrome t.. to SIS a ton. which
wanna company. Mr.. Burnett said.
He named L. H. Butcher & Co.
of San Francisco as the ''middleman''
making this raise, and others, he said,
asked larger increases.
Licensing of the producer that would
mean "the producer must have the
goods" also was favored by Mr.. Burnett.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-13

Woman teachers in the Pittsburgh
public schools have been voted one
hundred-dollar war bonus by the board
of education.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-13
j. s. CAN CONDEMN
market, SAYS HEAD
President Edward o. Whitford
Answers Bin introduced by
Representative Johnson.

II Congress wants the Center market
Il can condemn it in the usual way. The
charter Of the Washington Market Com
pany, under which the Center market
was erected. at a large cost. is not a
scrap Of paper to be torn into pieces
and thrown aside by any one.
This is the answer Of Edward o.
whitford. president Of the Washington
Market Company. to the bill intro
duced by Representative johnson. Mr..
whitford issued the following state
aent:
while the Washington Market Com
Dany naturally wishes to be permitted
to, continue its business in accordance
with the provisions Of its charter. deny
ing that 1t has at any time failed to
discharge all its obligations to Con-
gross and to the community. If it's prop
sEty or any part of it is needed by the
government because of war conditions
no effort will be made to obstruct the
government In carrying out Its pro-
Johnson's bill is not that kind of bill.
nor is 1t based on the theory of govern
ment necessity or war emergency, but
rather is. or seemingly is, a bill to for
felt the charter of the company on the
IDEA that the market company has vio-
lated the conditions of the charter and
has failed to do and perform the duty
owing by it to the people of the Dis
Effct Of Columbia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-13

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in. o u I 8 | d e
posts in con-
tinuous or cor
ner ball styles.
g o m e W 1 I h
square or s s
rod at head and
foot: all have
one-inch FILL
ers. Choice of
bright or guar
anteed lacquer.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-28
Representative
Denied Permits
To Battlefront
Recalled That Both Lun-
deem ambition Opposed
War Measure.

With the American Forces in
France. Aug. 2S.-tBy the Associated
Press.)-It has been learned here
that permission to visit the British
battle front recently was denied rep
resentatives Ernest Luudeen. OF Min
nesota, and representative Chas- IT,.
Dillon. Of South Dakota. who reached
France late last month aboard a Brit
ish steamer. Later they visited the
American front. They probably are
touring Italy now
The request that the congressman
be permitted to pay a visit TO the
British lines is said TO have been
made in the usual manner by the
American army authorities. When the
declination Of the British was re-
ceived an investigation was begun
This, e is asserted. resulted I'm the
explanation that both men had talked
freely aboard ship in such a manner
about certain subjects affecting the
war that both British and American
military and civilian passengers
brought the subject Of their converse
tions TO the attention OF the officer
commanding the troops aboard he
vessel. and also the ships captain
Both Voted Against War.
washington D. - AUG Con
Eressional friends or representatives
Charles II. Dillon. OF South Dakota,
and Ernest Lundeen. OF Minnesota eX-
pressed surprise that they should have
been refused permission TO visit the
British front Both men. however.
voted against the declaration OF war
against Germany resolution. and later
against the selective service bill and
other measures designed for its pros
ecutfon. Both men were defeated for
denomination in their districts shortly
before they left the United states on
a proposed tour OF the battle front.
During the campaigns. the two repre-
sentatives were criticized for their
attitude toward the war.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-28
MONTANA ST.
MAN WOUNDED
Capt. Warner, Wounded
Improving, Has Baby Son
He Hasn't Seen.

capt. Milo j. Warner. Who is men
toned iu Wednesdays army casualty
list as severely wounded in action in
France. cabied his wife. Airs Dorothy
Warner. COS Montana street. Friday
that his wound was healing nicely
and that he was iu good condition iu
a hospital i'm France His injury was
reported JIM The Herald several days
ago.
The captain. VINO commands a field
artillery battery. has a baby son he
has never seen. Milo j.. jr.. born two
weeks ago. Mrs. Warner is con-
YaIescing satisfactorily it was said
at their home Snc was Miss Dorothy
Bennett. daughter Of Mr- and Mrs j.
T. Bennett. OF CauutillO-
Capt Warner first came here with
the Ohio cavalry during the 1915
mobilization from Columbus He
passed examination for a commission
at that time and went 10 France with
regular troops