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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-24
E'KAMERAD" PISTOL STtRS
SOLDIERS AT CAMP MEADE
"Atrocious" Weapon, Exemplifying
Hun Treachery, Brought From
France by Artillery Officer.

| CAMP MEADE. Nd, September "a
| A "kamerad" pistol was displayed at
the artillery headquarters by an ar
! tillery officer just returning from
| overseas. 1t stirred every man who
| saw it just as many were first stirred
by German atrocities. To many this
little device is the greatest atrocity
of all. The "kamerad piston is
weapon by which Hun who has sur
| rendered may kill his captor while he
holds husbands upward as evidence
that he is at the mercy of the man
before him.
To a little group the officer showed
how the weapon is used. 1t hts be-
tween the third and fourth finger and
by the upheld hand is completely con
cealed. 1t requires only a slight
squeeze to fire it. The bullet is Of
% caliber, or smaller, and of brass
The f1endish ingenuity of the manu-
facturer and inventor is such that lit
tie skill is required to bend the wrist
down and fire the pistol directly into
| the face of the captor. At close range
+! the bullet has force enough to kill, It
| is weapon designed for treachery
and was brought back because the al
lies are not fighting the war in that
! way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-24
SOLDIERS AND RELATIONS
GETTING MONEY QUICKER

According to Quartermaster Gen.
eral Wood, troops in the United
States are being paid within five days
or less after the LIST Of each month and
voluntary allotments are being sent
to relations with only slight delay.
A year ago payments were delayed
in many cases as late as tho 25th
Of the following month. he said,
but the efforts Of Brig. Gen. H. NJ.
Lord, head of the financial division
Of the Quartermaster Corps, have
month by month cut down the time
until reports from twenty-eight out
of thirty-two camps and environments
for September show all men had re-
ceived their August pay by Septen-
Der 5. In some instances the men
were paid August 81.
Paying of the men in France is con-
Quoted entirely under the direction of
officers there and no reports are
available. The huge monthly pay roll
abroad. estimated at $4,000. 900 a
month for every million officers and
men, is transferred to Gen. Pershing's
chief Guartermaster in a lump sum.
The Inauguration Of the individual
pay card system devised by Gen. Lord.
under which each soldier carries his
own record, has greatly relieved the
situation,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-24

to help celebrate the delivery within
one year by the company OF 1000 900
rifles to the government. Before
speaking. Secretary Daniels visited
the gun factory of the Baldwin loco
motive works. nearby. where he was
shown the latest creations in heavy
ordnance. and then inspected the
Eddystone plant.
Il came out of that plant a better
American: the machinery in there 10
playing Columbia. Gem Of the Ocean,
to the tune of America Will Win the
War" said the Secretary, as he COM
pleted the inspection.
In his address, Mr.. Daniels said the
acid test for the men Of America
after the war will be: Did they give
everything they had to their country
in it's trial?
Better for the man who cannot
answer this question in the afhrma-
tive that he had a mill stone about
his neck and thrown in the sea" said
the Secretary.
when the kaiser had to go to the
Krupp works to see il his subjects
Were behind him the doom of Ger
many was sealed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-24
MANY CHANGES ARE MADE
IN STATIONS AND DUTIES
High Rank Navy Officers Reassign-
ed as Result of Recent Promo
lions in Service.

Numerous changes have been made
in the stations and duties of high
ranking officers Of the Navy as a re-
suit of recent promotions. Rear Ad-
miral Robert E. Coontz has been as
signed to a flag command in the At
lantic fleet; Capt. George w. Laws, to
command the Michigan; Capt. Will
liam D. Brotherton to command the
South Carolina; Capt. Roscoe c. Moody
to command the Maine. and Capts
Montgomery Taylor. Edward L. Beach,
Louis r. DeSteiguer. Edward McCau-
ley. Edward S. Kellogg and Com
mander John ]. Hyland, to comma nd
other naval vessels.
Rear Admiral Marbury johnson has
been assigned to the Panama naval
district; Rear Admiral Joseph l.. jaime
to the San Francisco naval district,
relieving Capt. r. L. Russell. who be-
comes governor of Samoa as the re-
lief of Commander J. NJ. Poyer; Rear
Admiral J. S. Mexican is assigned to
duty in the Office of the chief of naval
operations. Navy Department.: Capt.
William w. Gilmer will relieve Capt.
Roy c. Smith as naval governor of
Guam: Capt. Yates Stirling has been
assigned to the New York naval dis
trict.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-24

Thirty billion dollars worth Of in
surance policies have been written by
the War Risk Insurance Bureau for
war was declared. New policies are
| now being written at the rate of q
billion dollars a week.
A survey of the work of this bureau
brings out many interesting facts to
show how the present method of pro-
viding for the families of soldiers and
sailors surpasses the old pension sys-
war, and in many cases after the SOL
diers had been killed.
How New Plan Works.
By the provision Of law the bureau
insures Uncle Sans fighting men up
to $4,000 at cost averaging IS per
thousand. This is against an average
of $40 to $25 per thousand charged by
private insurance companies.
Uncle Sam asks every soldier-in
fact, requires every soldier-to send
half his pay as an allotment to his
dependents. To this amount the gov
eminent adds an allowance of SIS per
month for wife without children, or
W
moeke-iess child, or such other allow
ances as the soldiers dependents re-
quire, up to a maximum of $50 per
month This not only protects the
soldiers family from charity or desti-
tuition, but gives him an added sense
of security.
The bureau receives approximately
150, 900 pieces of mail per week. OF
the letters received about $4,000 are
communications requiring individual
answers and careful Investigations to
obtain the information sought.
Five and a half million allotment
and allowance checks have already
been mailed by the bureau. A million
checks q month are now going for
ward and the number will increase.
A total of 3,4O1.0 applications fol
allotments and allowances have been
received. This means the installation
of more than three million separate
!, files. for each case has its individual
file and record.
100 Millions Paid So Far.
In allotments and allowances to-
tai of more than s16o,000,00O has al
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-24
REGARDED AS PART
Of PEACE PROGRAM
Reports Of German Political
Crisis Received With mild
Interest" in London.
STRATEGY TO LURE ALLIES

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, September e3.-Although
reports of q German political crisis
arising from the supposed movement
for parliamentarization Of the gov
eminent are printed at greater or less
length in the papers here and the Sit
uation is watched with mild interest
for any possibilities it may contain,
the whole thing is mostly regarded as
, merely an integral part of the Ger
man peace offensive"
It is recalled that since the war
broke out the reassembling Of the
reichstag frequently has been pre-
ceded by an outbreak of excited talk
in German political circles. This has
created temporary "thundery" at
mosphere, during which some revolu-
tionary bomb has been predicted, but
, which has never fallen.
The Telegraph. discussing the ru-
n1ors. says that this is the eighth po-
litical crisis in the course of the
war. and adds: "All of them have left
! things very much as they were be-
fore"
Classed as "Stratagem."
The newspapers generally ignore
reports editorially. but the view
widely taken is expressed by the
! Graphic, which describes the discus
sion now filling German newspapers
as a "stratagem to lure the allies into
| making peace by depicting Germany
as a democracy" The Graphic be-
| lieves that the emperor is following
| the example of same Of his Hohen-
! zollern predecessors and is gladly
! playing his part in 1.-The farce which
| is about to be restaged, with the CEN
trist majority and the socialists as
! joint managers.
! The inwardness of the move. the
i newspaper adds. is that Matthias Err
berger hopes. W it'll the help of Philipp
! s:cheidemann, the socialist leader. and
| his followers. to Gust Imperial Chan
cellor Won Hertling and secure the
| center of the stage as peacemaker 1of
| Germany.
! "Allied democracies are led to be-
lieve it will be quite safe to negotiate
with a German parliamentary govern
ment," the Graphic says. 1.-The whole
| movement is clearly preparing the
| way for resuscitation of the notori.
Gus reichstag resolution in revised
! edition in the hope that the allies
| have forgotten how completely thai
! sham has been exposed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-24
Mr.. DANIELS REAFFIRMS
NO COMPROMISE POLICY
Tells Eddystone Ammunition
Workers Kaiser's Visit to Krupp
Plant Sealed Germany's Doom.

PHILADELPHIA, September "a
In a stirring address to workers at
the Eddystone Ammunition Corpora
ton plant yesterday, Secretary Dan
iels of the Navy reafiirmed the stand
the United States has taken that there
shall be no compromise with Ger
many.
ION my calendar in Washington"
said the Secretary, there is recorded
an ngagement-no date Yet set-to
go with the Marine Band when it
marches in THE lriumphal entry of
Gen. PershinG's victorious Army into
Berlin"
Fifteen thousand workers cheered
the Secretary. who visited the plant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-24
Correspondence Problem Great.
MR.. HOUSTON MAKES DENIAL.
Disclaims Saying Cotton Should Be
Fixed at Is Cents.

Secretary Houston contradicts a
published statement to the effect that
it was understood that ne has ex-
pressed the opinion that % cents
would be a fair price for this years
cotton.
This statement and any other
statement that may have been made
purporting to represent the views of
Secretary Houston as to price for
cotton, if any is to be fixed, is utterly
without foundation" says the Depart
ment of Agriculture. HE has express
ed no opinion as to a price for cotton
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-24
These Two Mothers Have Proved This.
Rainhridoe NY

Bainbr1d4c, MI.
"My little daughter, Is years old,
overworked and was rundown, tired
all the time, nervous, had headaches,
couldn't eat and had to stay out Of
school. Vinol has built her up. She
has a good appetite, no more head
aches and has returned to school
again. Mrs. Lester Andrews.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-24
Frail, Sickly Children
Improve Rapidly on Vin0l

The reason we so strongly recommend Vinol for
frail, sicky children is because it is nonsecret
remedy which contains Beef and Cod Liver Pep
tones, Iron and Manganese Peptonates and Glyoe
rophosphates - but no oil - the very elements
needed to build them up. 1t is delicious to the
TASTE and children love it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-24
THIRTY BILLIONS OF INSURANCE
FOR UNCLE SANS FIGHTING MEN
New Method Far Superior to Old Pension
System for Providing for Families
Of Soldiers and Sailors.

ready been paid. Some of the checks
have gone to dependents in Greece.
China, Japan, Italy and other foreign
countries The field Of the Bureau of
War Risk Insurance is international.
Its correspondence contains letters of
appreciation from wives and mothers
located in all parts of the earth.
More than 100000 insurance GER
tificates have been mailed to date.
With the greatest mailing list ever
devised the incoming and outgoing
mails at this bureau exceed those of
any government department.
Immediately following the passage
of the law, and before there was 4
clerk to attend to the correspondence,
twenty-four sacks of mail containing
applications and letters concerning
insurance and allowances and allot-
ments reached the Treasury Depart
ment. Through no fault of its own the
bureau was behind in it's correspond
ence from the very day of organiza-
ton. Ten thousand clerks, modified
at the rate of a thousand month,
are still endeavoring to catch up.
Correspondence Problem Great.
The correspondence problem of the
bureau became SO serious that TWEEN
ty-fve college professors volunteered
to forego their vacations, come to
Washington and help the bureau teach
it's employees how to answer letters.
The bureau conducts Il correspondence
school where daily lessons in research.
| composition and dictation are given.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-24

France will recognize the Independence
of the southern Siavs, the Echo de Paris
announces.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-05-17
FORMER Royal Dublin Fusilier Tells
OF fortunes Undergone
by CaptiVes.
NURSE sP|1s IN COFFEE
'orments Wounded Officer Begging for
Orink-Travel Five Days Without
Food or Drink-Fiendish
Forms of Cruelty.

Chlcago-A tall, blue-eyed, fair
halred Irish boy recently arrived here
AFTER spending two years in German
prison camps and suffering from hor-
rors such as few men survive. Nj. J..
Prendergast is late of the Royal Dub
lin Fusiliers. He was with the Fourth
division of the "contemptible little
army that fought at Mons. He took
part in rear-guard actions after the
retreat began, battling with what
seemed to be innumerable hosts of the
enemy until on August q, 1914, he fell
wounded in the head, somewhere near
EtreuX.
he was picked up by the enemy and
piled into cattle car along with
scores of other wounded prisoners. Fol
1ve days he travelled north and east
on the way to Germany, without foot
or water, without any attention by doc
tor or Red Cross nurse.
Nurse Torments Officer.
In his car was an officer of the War
wicks, painfully injured. At one O.
the many stations where the trail
stopped this man begged for some re
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-05-17
DADDY SEVENDl(
KRY TAIL 11
FARMLAND SPRING PARTY.
. MARY GRAHAM bonner

my dear, my DEAR" cried Witty
Witch to the Fairy Queen, "the spring
Is here, the spring is here. I'm so
happy all the time, that I sing and
talk in rhyme"
welcome, welcome springtime,"
said the Fairy Queen. Though" she
added after a moment, "we've had
spring for some time now. This is
really the spring love best, however,
with the soft green leaves coming out,
and the grass growing so green and
beautiful"
"It's too lovely for words" said
Witty Witch, "and yet we must use
words when we love anything. They're
all we have to USE"
"Dear me-" said the Fairy Queen,
"why not have a concert? We can
sing and have the Fairies orchestra"
"Splendid idea," said Witty Witch.
"NOw, where's my old friend, Mr.. Gil
ant? We must talk over plans with
him."
Little South Wind" said the Fairy
Qeen, as she waved her wand, and the
South Wind paused for moment and
whispered as it rustled around the
Fairy Queen.
what is it thou wouldst have me
do for thee?"
evil you whisper to all the fairies
elves, COLLINS, gnomes, DOGGY family
the birds and Mr.. Sun that we arr
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-05-17

lief. A Red Cross nurse brought
cup of coffee, held it in front of his
eyes, spat in it and threw it in his
face.
1T was the usual thing whenever
they offered us anything to drink for
those German nurses to spit in it
first" Prendergast declares.
The prisoners were detrained at
Senne Lager bel PaderbOrn, one of the
first prison camps opened by the en-
envy.
For II days." says the Irish boy,
Eve lay on the bare earth uncared for.
There was no shelter above us and
not even a pallet Of straw beneath us.
There were barracks and stables near
by that might have been used, but we
were not allowed to enter them. Most
Of us were too weak from our wounds
and virtual starvation to be able to
move. At last they put up a marquis
a mere canvas roof, without sides, and
we were permitted to lie under it
The first medical attention I got was
when some French and Russian doc
Observation-Disclosures at the camp
They dressed my head as best they
could, but they had no bandages, ex
cept what they could make from my
dirty old army shirt.
II was four months at Senne Lager
and in all that time was not givel
even the chance to battle.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-05-17
FOODS TASTE BETTER COOKED
TOBACCO TASTES BETTER
TOASTED

Since the day of the caveman, who
liked his meat raw, civilization has
learned a lot about the scientific treat
ment Of the things we eat.
Naturally none of us would now
prefer to have our meat raw, our po-
tatoes as they come from the ground,
our coffee unroasted.
And naturally follows the great dis
covery recently made by The Ameri-
can Tobacco Co.-that tobacco tastes
better TOASTED!
This wonderful new simple
like all great inventions-was first
usedin producing the famous LUCKY
STRIKE Cigarette-made of toasted
Burley tobacco.
Burley has mellow flavor, entirely
different from the tobacco usually
used for cigarettes. It is pipe to-
OaccoandLUCKY STRIKE Cigarettes
taste like pipe. Adv.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-05-17
GERMAN PRISON Crimes REClTE[)

1T was here they had peculiar
form of torture. Two big poles were
erected in the center Of the camp.
Inc officers would pick out a couple
OF mentor no apparent cause beyond
the fact that they were hated British
ers-and have them tied tightly to the
poles, with ropes around their arms
and their feet about an inch from the
ground. Then they would set bowl
OF shadow sOup-our only foOd-in
front of them, and leave them there
for 48 hours. Three times was given
this torture. Of course ones head fell
forward while in this position, and one
was compelled to look at the bowl of
soup that could not be reached, while
hunger added to the pain of the tight
ropes and the terrible WEAKNESS of
suspension.
Another favorite entertainment for
the officers was to compel us to run fol-
hours with our bare feet in wooden
sabots that chafed with every step
We would run until we dropped from
sheer exhaustion.
| From Senne Lager I went to Lin
berg.
! AT Limberg we were inoculatet
with some virus, which we were tolt
was to make us immune from typhus
The strange thing is that soon afte
Is per cent of the camp came dow
with what they called 'bronchitis' /
developed into tuberculosis. 1t is t
this fact I owe my freedom. The
thought was dying from consumption
and they sent me to Switzerland to b
exchanged. I guess they would be dis
appointed if they could see me now.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-05-17

"a matter what ails your child, a
.,,,,e thorough laxative should al
rows be The first treatment given.
Il vour little one is out of sorts,
Aof.sick. isn't resting, eating and act
mo uaturally-look, Mother! see if
.onrne Is coated. This is sure sign
,bot thp little stomach, liver and bow
IL are clogged with waste. When
cross irritable feverish, stomach sour,
hrooth bad or has Stomach-ache, diar
,bso sore throat, full of cold, give a
taospoonfu Of california Syrup of
FIGS" and in a few hours all the con-
stnatod poison, undigested food and
sour bile gently moves out Of the lit
lie bowels without gripping, and you
have well, playful child again.
Mothers can rest easy after giving
bis harmless fruit laxative" because
Il never fails to cleanse the little ones
liver and bowels and Sweeten the StOm-
sch and they dearly love its pleasant
taste. Full directions for babies, chill
dren of all ages and for grown-ups
printed on each bottle.
Beware of counterfeit fig syrups
Ask your druggist for bottle of "Cal
NOrnia Syrup of Figs" then see that
Il is made by the california Fig Syrup
| Company. ADV
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-05-17
WHAT WILL YOU
CALL THE GARDEN

ache and you want to curl up in the
in the lot and play baseball, and you
will have to stick to the garden and do
your work for Uncle Sam.
What are you going to name that
little garden Of yours?
I will tell you what I am going to
name mine-mine is going to be called
Sam BrOwn-because Sam Brown is
boy who never had chance in life
till the war broke out, and then he
saw his chance and took it, and he is
over there in France today fighting for
you and for me and for Uncle Sam,
and I am going to name my little gar
den after him.
What are you going to name your
garden? Who is the soldier you know
Who is the one you think Of when you
hear them singing "Over There" and
1.-The Long, Long Trail?" Lets name
the little garden in our own back yard
| for him.
And You, Little Sister.
Come, little sister, you are doing
| your part, too, and doing it faithfully
whether you are tired or not or whether
you wish you coul1 go down town ant
have an ice cream soda and forget thai
there was such thing as q rake OF
hoe in the world. You are the com
fort of your lonely fathers heart now
adays Where's that picture of thu
boy in uniform? Your own particu
lar soldier?
You wouldn't take anything in tn
world for it, would you? How hand
some he is, and how brave. It make
your eyes fill with tears Of pride evel
to think Of his name-call your littl
garden after him and write to hin
over there in the trenches and tell hin
about it. and just wait till you &c
back his letter in reply.
"Sam Brown" that is going to b
the name of my garden.
What is going to be the name Q
yours?
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-05-17

going to give welcoming concert to
the spring this afternoon?"
'Tll do as you ASK" said the South
Wind, and gently the breezes began
to blow, and the Fairy Queen knew
that the South Wind was doing as she
had asked.
II must get to work." she said.
$50 must l." said Witty Witch, land
we shall have the party here, eh?
right in front of this; messy patch"
The Fairy Queen nodded, and Dir.
Giant, who had joined them thought
the spot was quite perfect for the
concert.
They went off in different directions.
full of plans, but the Fairy Queen told
Ybab, who led the fairies orchestra,
too, for she said the spring wouldn't
be spring without the birds.
It was afternoon, and the Fairy
Queen was seated upon a throne made
of moss and violets. She wore beau
tiful robe made of violets and her
crown was of maiden hair ferns with
little star flowers decorating it here
and there. Her wand was covered
with star flowers.
The elves and gnomes and COLLINS
and other fairies and guests all came
in new spring frocks of lovely greens
and delicate pinks, and bright blues,
and soft, wondrous yellows.
"Ah, how lovely you all are" said
the Fairy Queen. "And soon the con-
cert will begin"
No sooner had she said this than
from all the trees around up Jumped
many, many birds. They had been
crouching as low as possible so as tt
would be such surprise, and indeed
it was!
They sang at once as Fairy Ybat
appeared on messy mound ano
waved her little moss-covered stick
which she used for keeping time.
All the fairies who were in the or
chestra played the different instru
ments, but the woodpeckers beat the
drums, for they like such work.
The fairies in the orchestra anG
Ybab wore bright golden robes ant
crowns of gold. Such songs as thu
birds sang and how the fairies played
Soon there came the sound of {
trumpet and then another sound o.
the trumpet. Everybody listened ant
looked, and in a moment from out O.
the woods came old Mr.. Giant dresse,
as the spring.
His suit was made Of new greer
; grass, his tall hat, which made hin
look more enormous than ever, was o
green moss, and growing out of tn
moss were violets and many Othe
wild spring flowers. while CROWN
out of the grass were tulips and eve
little dandelions!
! Behind him came Witty Witch, an
!: what do you suppose she wore? Sh
5 was made to look like the sun, an
3 she was supposed to be the summe
3 following the spring.
8 How they all enjoyed this surpris'
8 and how Mr.. Sun beamed and smile
s. when he saw Witty Witch. And s
8 Mt last he had to go to bed he said
Its been fine to be a guest at col
s. cert-surprise party like this
5 And they all thanked him, IN
3 agreed that it had been a huge su
cess.