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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-28
ENGINEERS ARE. TRAINED
READY FOR OVERSEAS
Camp Humphreys Makes Civilians Finished Product for
Great European Army at the Rate of 5000 Every
Month-Wonderful Transformation i'm Year

These railways will be taken to
France with the railroad engineers and
1t will not he long before they viii
be running from the rear lines to the
front loaded with shot and shell and
guns for American infantry and ar
tillery. AS rapidly as the battle line
changes the combat railway can be
moved 10 conform with It,
ALI PHASES TAUGHT
TO MAKE ENGINEERS
All phases of engineering are taught
at tho camp. When the recruit ar
rivcs. he is put through the three prin-
ctpal schools-'he sapper. gas defense
aud pontoon Schools--in order that he
may get tho rudiments of the cncI-
ncers' work. II he is found to possess
special qualifications or technical
ability he is sent through one or more
Of the following supplementary courses:
highway and trench contraction. rail
road construction and operation. water
supply work. forestry. animal trans
portaticn. clmounngc. surveying map
production. electric wiring. rcclama.
ton, gas and namc. gas offcnsc. mining
quarrying. bridge building, trcstle
work and others.
Recently three regiments OF half
strength were marched in revicw--ap-
proHimotcly 1000 soldiers filing past
the commandment, his staff and guests
with healthy stride and military bear
ing, marching 10 lively music OF tho
camp band In the outfit was one rcGi-
mont whose drilling was especially at
tr2cti"" With snap and precision the
men Of this regiment marched across
tn" parade grounds. heads high eyes
tront-men who eight days before were
engaged in civil pursuits. They wct.
tho latest arrivals. and eight days after
they had answered the nations call
Tor men. these young Americans wore
TO tho civilian cye a trained outfit +
american engineers. apparently ready
to face the foe, 10 do OF die for tho
freedom RI tho world. Negro troor,
81 the service battalion. also com.
mEnded attention of tho spectators
When a man has been graduate!
from Camp Humphreys and is scrt
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-28
RICHMOND TIMES DISPATCH: SUNDAY, JULY Is, 1918

abroad he Is an engineer I'm the strict
est sense of the word. He is more
than an Ordinary Soldicr-he is an
expert in his line. the best engineer
his officers can make him. and his
officers are tho pick OF the engin ser
dcpartmcnt-West Pointers and civil
ian engineers. who have "joincd up
so the country may have tho benefit of
their knowledge and practical cxper..
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-28
WILL WEAR TROUSERETTES
Women Workers Mt Seven Pines pInnr
to lie Sensibly AttIreu, Snys
III

w. T. Dabney. business manager OF
the Chamber of Commerce. Is authority
for the statement that tho 1000 female
employees In the government powCer-
packing plant a Seven Pines. the ma
jority OF whom will be Richmond girls.
will wear the feminine EDITION of over
alls. tho traditional garment OF the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-28

BELvoIR. VA. July 27.-Transfor-
nation of a forest into great mill
tary camp in four months is one 't
the achievements OF which the Ameri-
can corps of engineers boasts. Early
in February. Camp Allen y. Humph-
reys. at Eelvoir. Va. was virtually
unknown. American engineers were
put on the job. and to-day 1t is 4
thriving. pulsatinG camp. Grea; city
in itself. housing some 1900 NOR
and growing day by day until by
August It will accommodate" 10000
Camp Humphreys named for tho
first chief OF engineers OF the United
States Army. is some twenty miles
south OF Washington. n. g., just be-
low the town OF Acotink, Va. Its con
fines cover the historic Lord fairt"N
tract: to one side Noun, Vernon hom"
of George Washington. and in tie
other direction is Gurston Hall. plan
tation and typical old Southern home
OF George Mason. llustrious NirSinia".
author OF the bill q: rights. the IA
nous document which Thomas Jcffer-
son made the cornerstone OF the Ameri-
can Declaration of Independence.
Camp Humphreys is peculiarly adapted
for an engineer training school. In the
hills and valleys Americas citizen
soldiers are tunnelng. mining. quar-
rying. excavating, fitting themselves
for work on foreign battle fields.
The camp is the only engineer re
placement camp i'll the country. amt
II is here the vast supply OF enei-
reers is to be kept. upon which Gen
crai Pershinc will call for men 20
expand and replace engineer units
working with the American overseas
army. Already replacement units have
been sent across. Early in June, 2.5oU
mon trained =. all branches %: en-
cheering work were sent to PeIShin.,.
The camp can train. equip and dis
patch men to France At ;ho rate OF
300 a month. snd by the i~>; O.: th2
yea The CaraCitl VIII nc raised -
5000 a month.
NEW MEN ARRIVE:
FROM CIVIL. LIFE DAILY
Seventeen thousand men are AZ the
camp at present. mos; OF them drafted
men. and new ones are arriving from
civil life every day. There is 4 con
tinual ebb and flow OF troops, men be-
ing sen; across the Atlantic as fast a
they can be accommodated in France
and new ones arriving to take their
places at the schools. Even after the
war It is the governments intention
TO make Camp Humphreys a permanent
training camp for engineers. and alt
work is being done with that scheme IN
mind
One of the most interesting features
OF Camp Humphreys is the light COM
oat Runway Wnlch mas been constructed
for the carrying OF supplies through tho
reservation. as we'll as for training u.-u
in construction, operation and maintcn-
ance OF battle-line railroads. - siN:y-
centimetcr. narrow-gauEc road twelve
miles in length. similar TO the French
roads. covers the camp. aud all day
trains of Nat cars and gondolas run
back and forth with construction M. =
lcrial and supplies The locomotives
are built especially for foreign service.
and the power is furnished by four
cylinder. ifty-horse power gasoline mo.
tors. So we'll trained are tho Hun.
phreys engineers that tho constituents:
gangs can lay track At the rate az h-l:
mile day
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-28

others would travel between the plant
and their homes in Richmond.
The uniforms viii be worm OF
course only while the women and Giris
arc engaged in their dut:eS.' ne added
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-28
Mountain ucsor, to lie Rebuilt.

AShENlLLE. y G.. July 27.--The
board OF directors of the Junaluska Inn
Company have decided to rebuild "a,
once the hotel at Junaluskn Lake. re-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-28
Gently destroyed by ire. The new in,
VIII be larger than the ono which wa
lurncd.

You VIII lind to-morrOw's money-sn,-
Ing opportunities In to-day's Want Ad.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-11-14

South Florida Baptist Assoc
n which was to have met at Win
aven in October but which was
oned on account of the flu cpl
. will convene with the Baptist
h at Winter Haven Dec. 10 and
lev. R. E. Reed of Barlow is
Oderator and Rev. W. D. Turn
! Fort Meade, clerk The South
la is one of the largest and
Best of the Baptist associations
state and plans are being made
large attendance.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-11-14
FOUR LAKELAND MEN CAPA
BLE OF BEING PRESIDENT,
SAYS ALBERTUS yOGT
CONTINUED from Page ~


ten in the Constitution, but founded
Nv the Father of our greatest Of Re-
publics, George Washington, fostered
nv Jefferson, Lincoln, Grant ana
Grover Cleveland, the FIVE OF the
greatest and best of our Repupilcs
chief executives, that ought not and
will never be disregarded and ridden
over There is only one man living
who can convince me that Mr. Will
son ever at any time contemplated
standing for a third successive term,
as the Nations chief executive, ana
that man is Woodrow Wilson himself
The man or men so obsessed with
the one.man idea as to think for a
moment that there is only one man
IN America equal to the occasion OF
the presidency in this awful hour OF
our Republics glorifed history Is
ION narrowly mean and little to
he despised, for there are at least IN
our country today one million men
who would be. in the chief executives
office, equally as patriotic, capable
and acceptable to the great Amefi-
con as has Mr.. Wilson. ! know four
men in Lakeland, as we'll qualified
limited States Senator Trammeli, ex'
Judge Frank A. Whitney, Judge John
G Edwards are as fit presidential
timber. There are forty-three mon
IN Florida, with whom ] am wei
acnuainted and who are my person
al friends. that are A l presidential
timber If for any reason Mr.. Will
son died tomorrow, the affairs of this
great country would continue to push
forward towards triumphant win
Ming of the war and perfecting ~
what we are IduEib w DS'N'S "
good faith will constitute a millen-
nium.
But Of one thing you may be sure
This American Army, re.incarnation
Of the Christ. will do its work effec'
tually, fully and finally before it re-
,urns home When it is here AGAIN
hone before rehabilitation is al
fected that we will go down tic the
Rio Grande. over into Mexico, and all
the way to the Panama Canal, and
at once and for all time finish the
weeping up of our back,steps, and
IN perpetuate peace in those rabidly
demoralized countries and peoples
On that our boys in khaki, as broom
in the hands of the Ruler OF the
Universe. will have accomplished this
God Almighty's House-cleaning fully
and finally.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-11-14

kaiser thinks of that. II the German
people could just get hold OF Mar
shall Foch's statement which he made
yesterday and would digest it
thoroughly I think that they would
wake up. The sentence in his state
ment that they would notice more
than any other was this, "The Amer
leans are doing very good work,
AND THEY ARE ONLY BEGIN
MING. We were glad of the reply
that President Wilson gave to the
latest peace offer by Austria 60 al
though we answered in different
way and a little quicker by sending
them plenty Of shells from some
pretty big guns. It appears from
the latest bleatings from the Ger.
man Chancellor that things are not
what he and the kaiser would like
them to be at this time, He says
"The profound dissatisfaction that
exists in the great masses of The
population exceeds justifiable limits.
1t would indeed be interesting to
know just what the Chancellor con
siders "justifiable limits"
Since he has made such plain re-
marks this last time about the true
facts in the case I suppose Luden
dorff and Hindenburg & Co. will not
be very long in deciding that they
must have new Chancellor, SO we
can expect to hear most any day that
Mr.. Hertling has resigned on ac
count of i'll health
The kaiser, Won Hertling, van Blu
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-11-14
JUDGE GORDON AND
DR.. JULIAN rogers
TO SPEAK HERE
TOMORROW NIGHT

While no actual figures are avail.
aole today the committees resarv.
Ing their. reports for their big ac.
counting which will be made at
luncheon tomorrow, it is known that
1ne war Work campaign is being Wig
orously and Systematically pushed. II
is hoped and confidently expected that
at a rousing meeting to be held to-
morrow night an over subscription Of
Lakeland's quota will be announced
Inc meeting referred to will be In
the nature of a jubilee meeting, and
perhaps will be the last public meet
ing OF the war. Two splendid speak.
ers have been secured for this occa-
sion-Judge H. c. Gordon of Tampa,
DR.. Julian S. Rodgers. of Jackson.
vile, If the weather continues as
cool as at present the meeting will
be held in the Auditorium, and there
should be general outpouring of the
people in attendance. Subscriptions
will not be called for at this meeting
unless there should be a great dis
appointment in the returns prior tc
that time.
Tomorrow at noon a luncheon will
be held at which it is hoped and ex
pected that every one Of the commit
tee chairman will be present ant
make a final report Of their activities
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-11-14
poys N FRANCE WANT CANnY
''' WORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE

Mrs c. H. Trout has receiver .
,o,,or from her son, Lieutenant PAU
Trout. who is a chaplain in the tro NJ
,,no IN France. and he told her TO
.end mostly candy in her Christmas
S 49, 20 him THE bows over here ne
, ~I1 yet such heavy food they
w., " for sweets. and lemon drops and
other hard candies will be Fra's s.,..
0 .'snoived." We presume that dates
raisins and figs would also carry
we'll
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-11-14
Boy Scouts To
Hold Initiation
Friday Nigh,

The committee of the initiation
team to report at 4 p. m. X. P. Hall
with equipment. Norris Epson, chair
man of committee. A request Is
asked of all members to have their
feet in good condition.
Watches for the Rest Of the Week
Thursday-Arthur Glover, Thee
Rice, Thomas Bryant, Raymond Clary
Friday Edwin Franklin, Clifford
Wilson, Ralph Epson, Fred Melon
aid, Fred Clayton.
Saturday Hamilton Boulware, Thee
Rice, Walton Wilson, Lucius Bryant
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-11-14
J. P. Francis Meets
Mrs. MendenhaIl
In France

MIR. and Mrs. ]. l.. Francis have
received the following letter from
their son, j. r. Francis, in France:
Moutchic Lanauan, France,
October 10. 1918.
Another week gone. Nothing new
that | can write. Am in charge OF
seaplanes. Have had different types
Of French machines. But now am on
the American planes with Liberty
motors In them.
Our captain had our trucks covered
with canvas and took us to Bordeaux
for our liberty. We always get to
so there, but, owing to a little dis
agreement with the railroad company
he just fixed up things so we would
he independent, He is fine man.
| sent some souvenir cards a few
days ago by registered mail. Hope
you got them o. X.
Yes, met Mrs. Mendenhali. She
is on the Y. NJ. G. A. staff at Bor-
deaux. She knows you folks She
asked about Conibears, Smiths and
many others. She seemed to wish to
do everything to entertain me and I
regret very much that my limited
time made it impossible to accep:
more Of her kind hospitality.
Well, as the war is going to finish
soon, will ring off. So you may
finish reading this before 1t is all
over. With Love,
J. P. FRANCIS.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-11-14

rian and all the rest can howl about
who started the war and who used
poisonous gas first all they want To,
but we we'll know who started the
war and who used poisonous gas
first; we also know who is going to
end the war and how 1t is going to
end. The best way to sum up the
whole situation is this: The Begin
ming of the End.
Gust as Washington crossed the
Delaware, so will Pershing Cross
the Rhine"
Give my best regards to all the
boys and please let me hear from you
soon,
Yours sincerely, y4#
CHAS. X. MURDOCH, Jr.
Adv. M. T. Supply Depot No. /, Am
erican E. F., France A. p, 0. TIA.
7S01O5.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-11-14

PAUSE of mechanical arrange
not necessary to explain here,
|ghth page of the Evening Tele-
is never given over entirely to
|tlSing, and we have had many
oversees with merchants who
not or would not see why we
not sell them this full page. We
an exception today, however.
pm that page over to the United
workers for their statement rel
to the splendid work that has
done for this campaign by the
Zen of Lakeland, under the
FShip Of Principal c. NJ. Jones,
Il Lakeland school, assisted by
prDs of able teachers. The pa
work of these instructors and
Plendid response of the children
ian example that all our citizen
Pight we'll emulate.
q o q q n n ~ ~ ~ ~ n n -
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-11-14
Colored Bishop
, Made Fine Address

Last night Bishop John Hurst, o.
the A. M. E. church, delivered very
fine address at the Auditorium City
Chairman Spencer opened the meet
ing, and Rev. S. j. Johnson, Rev.
Brunson, N. G.. Adderley and others
spoke during the preliminaries. Many
white people attended and 1t Is the
general verdict that tn colored Bish
ops address was one Of the finest
heard in this city for long time.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-11-14

W. s. Patterson's many
are giving him a most cordial
re to the city, he having stopped
.hort stay in Lakeland enroute
home in Madison from the
At St. Petersburg. While in
", Rev. Patterson is the guest
W. r. Grower.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-11-14
NOTICE. LAKELAND SHRINERS!

There will be special meeting FRI
dav. Nov. Il. at 1880 p M at wa
sonic Hall A message from the Po'
tentate and business of importance D.
% rrasept and be here or forever
hold your peace. Every Shriaer i"
Lakeland come.
W. W. CHASE, Pres.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-11-14
LAKELAND CONMANDERY
KNIGHTS TEMPIAR

snecial meeting Friday night Nov
e. at 7.3O Work in Red Cross ana
Malta. Business of importance IN
connection with Shriners ceremonlal
Nov q. Large attendance requested
W. W. CHASE, E. c.
C. f. McMULLEN, Recorder.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-11-14

Arrangements have been made
whereby those who have no label for
Christmas boxes to be sent to France,
may send boxes anyway. Full infor
nation may be secured by applying to
Miss Bouchard at the Peoples State
Bank.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-11-14
A CORRECTION

Editor Evening Telegram:
wish to have corrected state
ment in your paper last Friday, that
| was the National Chaplain Of the
Ladies of the Grand Army Of the
Republic.
have been the National Chaplain
as we'll as National Organizer, but at
the present time ! have not the hon
or of holding any national office.
Respectfully,
MRS G. THOMAS FLEMING.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-11-14

8 F. Smith returned this
he from Jacksonville, where he
Yesterday to assist in an opera
IN Mrs. Carl Kern nee Miss
Southland, who was operated
Al Rogers Sanatarium. The or
l was quite serious. but Mrs.
is doing splendidly, and it IS
ID her health hereafter will be
y improved as a result.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-11-14
ChaS. Murdoch Has
Written Fine Letter
To M. L Bradley
+.

Somewhere in France, Sept. q, 1918
Mr.. M. L.. Bradley,
Lakeland, Florida, u S. A.
My dear Mr.. Bradley:
| suppose that you will be little
surprised to hear from me again in
so short time but | am sure that
you and Mrs. Bradley would be glad
to know that have just received u
letter from Ballard from some port
In France and the letter Is dated
Sept 22nd, and at that time he was
getting along fine and seemed well
satisfied with his work in the Navy
This letter was big surprise For
me because | knew that he haG been
trying hard to get in the navy for
some time before | left Lakeland but
he was little under weight and be-
sides you had objected to him en-
listing, so you can guess how sur
prised | was to get letter from him
today marked u S. Navy The only
thing that | regret about the letter
is the fact that l cannot answer it
because he did not give me any ad-
dress. The reason for this was,
suppose, that he did not expect to be
at this place very long,
cannot blame Ballard for neglect
ing to try to tell me where he was
because he surely tried the best he
could but thu ever watchful Censor
was right on the job and proceeded
to cut a nice little slice from the
corner of his letter that took out the
name of the port where he was. If |
do not hear from him again soon
wish you would tell him how glad
was to hear from him in your next
letter.
also received a copy of the Lake
land News today that | enjoyed very
much. The letters from Bill Sam
mon and Claude Windham we're fire
and ! am glad to know that they are
doing we'll as well as the rest of the
Lakeland hoys in service.
I see that Mr.. Hetherington is rs
big booster rs ever for Lakeland.
! was very much amused at one par.
agraph in Billiards. letter, in fact 20
nnnh so that ! am going to repeat it
here. This is what he said:
81 left Lakeland July fourth, and as
it only seems yesterday feel pecu-
liar when can say to you ] don't
rnow an, 'news' from-The Best
Town in the Best Part of the Best
State-Ah, Mr. Hetherington, you
are a genius" So you see Mr. Brad
ley, although we bows in the service
Of Uncle Samuel are away from
home on q sometimes dangerous mis-
sion we have little humor with US
all the time
Right here must tell you good
one that happened between a German
prisoner and French soldier the
other day. The German prisoner
said, I'VE have Colt on our side and
will surely win" The Frenchman
smiled and replied, 1--WE have the
United States on our side, let's see
who wins"
After the things that have hap.
peped over here in the past thirty
days I am wondering just what you
peiple over there are thinking about
this war situation. l guess this at
ternoon that you were reading EX-
TRAs about the show that our boys
opened up day before yesterday on
the verdun front. / wonder what the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-11-14

Mr.. w. F. Reid left today for Tam
ma 70 report for service in the Navy
His going had been delayed several
weeks by lines in the bank force
and now his friends trust Uncle Sam
vii, find he has no need for him and
will allow him to return home.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-11-14

soon as the telegraph Office OPP
Monday morning, Messrs. = G. c.
b and w. F. .Sneed sent'a wire
|ngressmans Drane. asking that
land be given a captured Ger
gun for the Park. The first re-
) for these guns will naturally
|e first consideration. and Lake
Twill no doubt have a machine
Tor the Park, which will be q
\ priced souvenir at all times
Ian instrument of celebration
occasion requires.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-11-14

Mr.. T. |. Woods arrived last right
from Newport News, to visit his fam
ily here. Mr.. Woods says Mr.. W. II!
NcRae is out in the oil fields on the
border line between Louisiana ana
Texas, supervising the boring nj oil
wells on his property there, ard that
they are confidently expecting gush
or which will yield them millions.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-11-14
ElkS To Hold
First Meeting In
Month Tonight

The first meeting held by the Lake
land Lodge of Elks for month will
take place tonight, and every member
Is urged to be on hand, as this will
be a big meeting much important
business to be transacted.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-11-14

,tter to his parents from David
who is attending Transaiyania
] at Lexington, KY, states
Y is just out Of the hospital,
suffered an attack Of the flu.
enlisted in the aviation branch
army and is taking instruction
above college.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-11-14
dkela11d
LacOnicS
G, King, after a delightful
lakeland the guest Of her son,
7, King. and wife, left at noon
,or her home in Wilmington.

chas. H. Trout left yester-
Atlanta. where he was called
ID the Men and Millions Move
; the Christian church. He will
!, time to hold services at the
on church on Sunday.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-11-14

Dubose and Mr.. Muirhead'
nent citizens of Sanford en-
home from attending the Pres
at St. Petersburg, stopped ov-
mort time in Lakeland today for
urpose of seeing their friend,
]. G. Kennedy, Of the Coast
who showed them about the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-11-14
Editors Note:

In our tomorrow evenings issue
there will appear another article b"
AIbertus vogt, one Of our most YER
satile thinkers and writer's, that will
10 worth space in the scrap-books Of
all American patriots and Christians
throughout the world.