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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-27
At Camp Merit

A letter was received here last
week by Mrs. Charles l.. Reynolds
OF Division Lane, from her son
William, who is perhaps better
snown here as Bill
He had peen working with the
Y. NJ. c. A. in Chicago prior to hi
enlistment in tho headqu. tel.
company of the 18th field art!i-
cry, when he was sent to Fort
Bliss, Texas. Reynolds regiment
Was shortly afterward transferred
to Camp Merritt, n. j., port Of
pmbarkation, and shortly before
he was to sail with his regiment
he was taken i'll with scarlet fever
and forced to stay behind.
Because of this illness he es-
capped being torpedoed, as this was
the fate of the ship on which his
regiment sailed.
Reynolds was stationed at Mcr.
rift when he wrote the followin :
letter to his mother. At that time
lie was expecting TO leave in few
Gays for France:
MAY 18th l obtained perm's-
sion for IS hours leave from the
camp and started for New 70. L
city. To get there ] had to ride
first on a bus, then a trolley line,
then a ferry and finally a subway
which brings you TO the heart VI
New York.
ION the trolley an elderly lady
sat down with me, and as the Cal
would down the rocky paiisaGcs
to the bank on the waters edge
of the Hudson river, New YUr 4
doomed up on the opposite shore,
and asked her about several
pi ointment points Of interest in thc
landscape and she informed me.
"She was ready with converse
ton and kindly and friendly at
cnce. She told me that she had i
son in the service and asked me e
had any friends in the city, and
! IL l was acquainted with New
York. had to confess my ignol
ance of the city and lack oil
friends, whereby she at once in
vited me to her home to dinner.
After dinner her daughter
Marie piloted ME over to River
side drive which runs along the
Hudson, considerably above the
waters edge"
Reynolds here gives a full de-
F.! cription of New York city as he
Jaw it that night, including the
Winter Garden show and the Zieg
field Follies. He closes his lette-
with, II did washing today con
sisting of shirt, towels, sox and
L collar and they are now all dry
ing on tho line.
We have comfortable quarters
aere and excellent food. Also hav-
ing standin with the cook, I had
today some fried ham, cheese ant;
omelet, pineapple, raspberry jam,
butter, bread, cheese and French
fried potatoes, in generous Juan
Titles. ! tell you it pays to be a
top-sergeant.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-27
A LIST OF BOOKS
ON IMMORTALITY

Believing that people are more
interested now in the meaning Of
death than ever before because
the war is prematurely taking
away so many gallant men, Mrs.
Jennie c. Engall, head of the cir
culation department of the Taco
ma library, has prepared a list
Of books on death and immortal
ity, both from philosophical
and religious standpoint.
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Boosts the Red Gross

F. B. Patrick Red Cross work.
II, writes in letter to zf3. Mary
Munich of Mount Vernon, tellin ;
her of the Red Cross work In Italy.
where he is stationed.
You should be proud that you
belong to the Red Cross and going
10 do your bit. 1t is not over yet
and next winter everything W Il
be needed that can be gotten"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-27

Dege enlisted in the Spanish
American war, but the fighting
was over before he could reach
there, and he is determined to get
ilto the fight this time. SOM
time ago he offered his service ,
to the government.
Dege says he is more than pleas.
ed at tho opportunity and is CO.
fident he will pass the physical
les is.
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Long Range Gun
Shooting Again

tNhited Press Leased Wire.)
PARIS, May 27.-The German
long range bombardment of Paris
was resumed at 6:25 this morn
ing.
Three of the long range guns,
stationed near st. Gobain, were
reported to have been destroyed
by French artillery and bombs,
and there had been a cessation in
the Smelling for several days.
Shells have been falling at in
tervals of Is minutes since the
bombardment began.
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CASUALTIES

United PreHS Leased wire-)
WASHINGTON, d. c., May q.
Nineteen names were on Gen.
Pershing's casualty list to the WIZ
department, divided as follows.
Nine killed in action; four dead
from wounds; one dead from rs
ease; two wounded severely and
three missing in action.
Western men listed we're:
Died of wounds--Private Earle
Symmes, Willow Creek, Cal; Ell
mer Sammuelson, Paso Robes,
cal.
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Among the Survivors

A little story a friend Of mine
told me OF happening at Camp
Lewis when the first eolore.i
troops arrived. The officer IL
charge of the receiving Of the CO.
'ored boys was asking one of the "a
the many questions necessary.
About the last question he asked
was, Where do you wish to hat
your remains sent!" The colored
trooper replied, 'T'll tell you, boss,
| was kind Of figurin' on totin g a
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around myself. "
Find French Demoiselles
to Be Pretty Husky

Charles Erwin of the 1o.gt III
iantry says IN letter received
here that the French peasan. Won
en- are some husky mademosillIs
and that he has seen some 81 theLl
lift logs that would st-geei {,
Washing ton logger.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-27
ATTENDING AUTO
SCHOOL IN FRANCE

Earl ID. Swart of Tacoma writes
that he is now attending an auto
school in France, where he will
get some training in mechanical
work.
He also says he Is acting as d
generals orderly and sometimes
driving his car for him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-27

Wright shipyards-We do not
hire any boys under 10 or 20 and
they must be strong, husky
lads. And Of them we require
less than half dozen in all.
Metcalf said Monday that On.
rollments in the Boys WORKING
Reserve have come in rapidly the
last few days.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-27
DOES NOT CARE
FOR ALLIGATORS

Clyde Payne, Tacoma bly, who
is stationed at Jacksonville, Fla,
has been having some exciting
times in the waters there.
He writes that on several o.
casions he has had meetings with
the alligators and numerous other
reptiles. He much prefers the
animals of Washington to those
of the southern climates.
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JAMES ii. DE9E no BE
EXAMINED FOR COMMISSION

In response to a telegram re-
ceived here late Saturday night,
James II. Dege, we'll known TIA.
coma business man and captain In
the national guard, will leave Ia
coma Monady for San Francisco 81
take examinations for acaptain ~
In the national army.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-07
A FOURTHLESs JULY.

There are three great days in the
vocabulary of the small boy. One
is circus day. another Christmas,
but far greater is the Fourth of
July. For this red-letter occasion
he plans and works and saves for
weeks. and the greater the noise
and smoke, the larger his satisfac-
tion. But these are times of war,
and any spare powder should pa
triotical1y go across the sea to help
shell out the Kaiser.
Young America, however. not
withstanding his regret, will rise
to the occasion with the true spirit
of Valley Forge and turn his efforts
to celebrate our greatest national
holiday in other ways. To parents
and the childless, the ban. on pow
der will not cause any great regret,
but gathering years should not dim
the spirit of the day, nor make us
forgetful Of what II means to youth.
The boys will give up their fire.
works cheerfully and uncomplaining-
ly, and it is due them that substi-
tutes be provided which will ap.
peal to them. In order to do so
fathers and mothers might well get
busy at once with plans. The boy
who fails to have what he considers
a suitable celebration feels a dis
tinct loss which nothing in after
years can recover or compensate.
Nor will it hurt the older ones to
work back to the days when the
picnic dinner in a shady grove fol-
lowed the reading of the Dec1ara-
tion Of independence, and once
again with renewed determination
consecrate ourselves to our flag and
country.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-07
By
RUDOLPH
PERKINS

straight Jedge," said Sam "she
made me mad. Tain't de fust lime
she has picked on me"
We'll" said the court. you can
pay fine of so, and advise you to
get another ROOM
Vengeance Was His'n.
A long time ago in a turpentine
camp in the South, Lloyd Jackson
and Hezekiah Brown had a falling
out
The scrap was never settled be-
cause Hez got cold feet and ran
away.
Several weeks ago Lloyd got wind
of the fact that Hez was in town
working on a government build
ing.
He snooped around the man for
| few days-but HeZ always had a
stick or something in his hand and
Lloyd was afraid to tackle him.
/ Thursday evening while the parade
was going on. Lloyd detailed his
girl. Ann crump. to lure Hez with
in striking distance.
Hez was bound to fall for this and
he did Anne was only a few min
utes in persuading Hez to leave the
crowd he was with and follow her.
She 1ured him into a house in
southwest Washington and whis-
pered some poisonous language in
his ears. And when she was sure
that he had no gun or razor on
him. she gave Lloyd the signal
He came in from a back room and
jumped on Hez and almost beat him
to jelly.
The woman disappeared. other
wise Hez would have he'd her ar
rested also. Because he was mad
about the way in which he had been
trapped.
However the court avenged him.
Lloyd got sixty days-and if Anne
ever shows up. she will get hers
too.
Just Like a Turk.
Once there was a man who had a
wife who was absent from home.
He got lonesome sitting around. lie
Ionged for companionship.
He went TO a dance. lie met a
Chicken" He liked her from the
start.
And it wasn't long before they were
/ IChSaStus IdNl iCdhNu OuN
The girl chased around to his room
| one afternoon. all in tears and de-
manded to know if what gossip sale
about him was true. Was he married
she asked.
WELL he said. "Ah Is en- All
| amt. Howsomever dat doan mex nc
| diffunce. Yo am gwine marry me OF
All will slice 20 up in liz pieces"
The girl got scared. She tried to
run. He held onto her. She wiggled
and squirmed. Finally she bit him on
the hand and got loose.
What do you mean by such con.
duct?" the court asked Forbes Miller,
the would-be Mormon.
"Al was only teasin' dat gal, Jedge,
said Forbes. "Ah didn't mean nc
, harm"
How about that razor you had In
your hand?" the court asked.
/ "'Twant no razzer, Jedge, twas a
, can-opener," explained Forbes.
The man was saved from committing
the crime of bigamy and the girl
| was saved rom scandal.
Forbes must furnish a bond of $500
or go to Jail for 60 days.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-07

jority Of the members had evidenced
a desire to adjourn for 90 days while
the Ways and Means Committee work.
ed on the revenue bill. which could
not be completed before August L. lie
explained that he and the leaders OF
the Senate had conferred with the
President some time ago and obtained
his approval OF the plan to recess.
Since then, he said, 'the ques-
tion of government control of the
telegraph and telephones arose and
it was considered absolutely neces-
sary to have that resolution passed.
The house passed it promptly and
the question then was whether the
Senate could pass it before the day
set for the recess.
Matter OF weeks.
To-day we again called on the
President. who told US this Ques-
tion. was of very vital importance.
The Senators present told the Presi-
dent 1T probably would take three
weeks to get the resolution from
the committee, and several weeks
more to get II passed in the Senate
The President then was asked if
under the circumstances he would
be willing TO have Congress recess.
The President said he could not
agree to this. but il the situation
in the Senate was as they repre-
sented they could use their own
judgment as to the course to pur-
sue.
The Senate Committee on Inter
state Commerce then met and took
the position that IL would facilitate
the work of the committee If Con-
gress were not in session. Accord
ingly the Senate passed the reso-
luton to take a recess.
I'm spite Of this, the situation
presents itself in such a way that
a majority of the House appears to
be opposed to taking an adjourn
menL 1 therefore withdraw the
resolution" -
The Washington herald., 1918-07-07
WASHINGTON PRODUCE.

Prsrs On the IocAi market yesterday ranged
O. follSss.
EGGs-stisiy fresh. %; rrerass receipts. .;
CHEESEN. Y. State factory. new. 9Iss.
BUTTERFLIES punt. 70; Elsin tub. e.
LIVE PoUDFRY-Roostsr,. per ID. .; tur-
keys. pr ID. a chickens. spring. Ier ID. paE ;
hens per Ib.. S; keats, young. each. g.
DRESSED POULTRY-Fresh killed sprins
ehickeus, sac per Ib; turkeys. pr ID. 36aSs;
roosts1s per Ib. 3; hens, per lb, Saa.
GREEN FRUIrS-Apples. per bbl. 2ooaS-5o;
per box, 5Oal5e; California lemons, s.0ap0;
grapefruit. crate, Looas.oO: pinsApples. crate.
s.Ooa7.oOi peaches. crate. 2soa2f5; blaekoen1es'
FLORIDA. per erste. XOaa0; California, per
Potatoes. McCormieks, 25Oa
$50 pr standard bbl; new potatoes. No. l. 5-S
ss0 sd bbl; No. 2 25Oa3@ std Dol /;
string beans. hsk. l.o1l75; psppers CIT; LSSos;
okrs crate, I5SaI.59; radishes. bunch. Asi
eieunbsrs, basket. Looa1oo; eggplant. 27sSW
crate; cabbage. new. per crate. 2oaSo;
beets. per bunch. 4aI; lettuce, lSa2W per
basket; celery: 5oal.O0 dozen; Florida celery.
crste. SOoa5.0; romaine lettuce, lOal.0
squash, l.sAzs pr crate; spring 0ulons' La
29 PER 100 bSmchss; onions. Texas. per crate
2nsfT5; spinach. Aooas@ psr bbl; kale. LSa
aOo: tomatoes Homegrown. 20os5.50 per bon;
PEAS. aoa3ss per basket. sooallo Per boli
rhubarb, 1och2p per 100; corn. lza29 crate.
LIVE sTocK-sheep. per ID. salo; lambs,
rpring. Is; calves, per ID, II; medium, Per ID
Baisl4; common, per ID. Bal5.
sEEDS-Red clover, 19ooal9.0 per oushel;
alsiks clover, r.5oals.o PER bushel; crimson
eloTR, R75GI3.so per bushel; timothy. &soaLN
per 6ushea; rad top. Aooa5.SO per 100 lbsi
blusgrass. aoca3-0.
GRAIN-wheat, milling, per bushel, 2foA2D;
eprn- per bushel, 1.e5aI.fo; osts. 0hite. Sass;
mixed oats 6ass; hay. No. L 1@aA.o; No.
R2D.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-07
ITALIAN FLIER
SUGGESTED TO
CROSS OCEAN
Fellow National of Colum.
bus May Lead Way in
Big Air Trip.

As an italian was the first to dis
cover America. 50 an Italian may be
the first to ny over the Atlantic to
the New World.
Signor Caproni, the famous italian
aviator, has proposed to furnish one
Of his powerful airpianes, with crew,
for the first trans-Atlantlc flight.
Caproni Suggested.
The suggestion has now been made
that Caproni himself be the first 10
make the flight, and It has met with
approval both from American and
italian governmental sources.
Four routes have been considered
for the transatlantic flight:
I. From New York to Ireland, 1900
miles, the airplanes stopping to take
fuel from ships stationed every 800
miles along the route.
2. From Newfoundland to ireland,
$50 miles, either without a stop or
ships
8. From Newfoundland to the
Azores, l,1s5 miles, and from the
Azores to Portugal, $50 miles.
4. From Spain to Azores and
thence to Cuba. This Is the route
taken by Christopher Columbus in
discovering America, and the one
suggested for Caproni.
1t has been suggested that flights
by all these routes take place si-
multaneously. thus affording a COM
paratIve test of the relative merits
of the routes as we'll as the types
OF machines used.
Spain to Cuba Route.
The Spain-t -to-Cuba route has
other advantages than that OF sem
timent. 1t Is shorter than the other
routes and would bring the aviator
down in Cuba in as many hours as
it took Columbus days to make the
voyage.
The Aero Club of America Is
sponsor for the suggestion that the
noted Italian be asked to make the
flight, thus linking his name with
that of Columbus in American his
tory.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-07
Rehabilitation Of Our Wounded.

Perhaps none of the various uses
to which the liberty loan are to be
devoted appeals more strongly to the
American people than the rehabilita-
ton and re-education Of our wounded
men. To teach these men, to train
and At them for useful ana gainfui
occupations. when by reason Of loss
Of sight or limbs or other injuries
they are rendered unable to pursue
ordinary vocations, Is a work In which
every American has a heartfelt in
terest.
Compensation will be allowed them
and family allowances win . paid
their families as II they were in
actual service while they are taking
the training. and every method
known to science viii be used to re-
store our wounded men to health and
usefulness.
This work has been delegated BY
Congress to the Federal Board for
Vocational Education. The board
publishes at washington a monthly
bulletin. dealing with its work, called
The Vocational Summary, which viii
be sent free to anyone upon request
The Washington herald., 1918-07-07
Screen Expels Flies from Room.

A simple attachment for a screen
has been successful. says the Popu-
lar Mechanics Magazine. in expellfng
flies from a room. A slot is made In
the upper edge of the screen and be-
hind it a metal strip is fastened hav-
ing its lower edge turned up to form
trough. This is placed SO as 20
leave only a narrow slot between it
and the netting. 1t is well known
that flies almost always climb up
ward and fly downward, and so when
they alight on this screen they event
ually crawl into the trap. Then.
rather than turn and crawl down, they
crawl out.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-07
MIXING Machines Aid New Zealand

Milking machines am responsibls 70
a great degree for the fact that M
dairy industry Of New Zealand has
not SUFFERED q decline since me BE-
ginning Of the war, according 20 a
report from Consul General Alfred A.
Winslow, Auckland.
notwithstanding the heavy drain
on farm labor, there has been no de-
cline In the dairy industry, says Mr..
Winslow. In fact there are more
cows MIXED here than before the
war. The milking machine in q crude
state was introduced into New zea-
land ten years ago. but did not reach
q practical stage until fvs years ago.
when the releaser system was invent
ed II 10 estimated that there are
now 5000 or 1000 milking machine
Installations In the country. ranging
from one to eight-cow plants, vita a
total Of 777,Sss dairy cows at the be
ginning OF the is17-ls dairy season. II
Is said that the cows continue TO efSe
their milk longer and easier By this
system than by the old hand system
OF milking"
The Washington herald., 1918-07-07
COTTON MARKETS.

New York, July s-The cotton market was
strong today on general buying. but pront
takfnz caused recessions from the top. July
coatracts vsrs relatively scarce. There was still
considerable bearish talk around the nng, but
ouinion appearsd to Be gaining ground that
20 long 20 todsJ's weather report coutinued TO
b without rain there would Be little or no
disuoation to sal the market short.
ne stsady influence at the opening Tas
besry covering BY Wall Street, though Liver
moi bught rather steadily. The advance
bronyht out fairly large offerings including some
of ne South. At the end Of the hrst ten
Minutes ne market continued stesdy at from
i to Is points higher. Ths market hecame
more actirs and strong in tons later in the
...,ion. Demand bruadsned and included buy
NJ for ths account Of large SPOT firms and
vire housss. he close was steady At . net
advancs Of . to 50 points.
ReoIpts AZ the port for the day were 400
kales aralns 5.H4 Q year ago.
: spct h4s Wa quiet at an advances of %
rrints AZ ay0 for middling; no sales. Spot
zt New Orieans vas steady and unchanged At
% ceuts; sales LIS bales.
io4s, snd Nsu Orleans. 81 bales.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-07
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

Baltimore. Nd. July s.-Quotation on the
local produce market today ranged as follows:
BUTTER-westrn separator. extra. lsai7e;
frsts. Aas5c; Western prints. u lb extra.
Ea4ec; firsts, 45s46e; Western prints, ! ID ex-
tra, GafTe: frsts iia45c; nearby creamery, ex-
ira, 4Oa4lc; hrsts, aaio; dairy prints. Mary
land, Pennsylvania and Virginia, extra, 32sssc;
frsts. Sc: store-paeked, SC.
EGGS-Western Maryland, Pennsylvania and
nearby. per doz. frsts. Sc; Eastern Shore Of
Maryland and Virginia. per doz, first, sc; Ohio
per doz hrsts, Sc; West Virginia, Per don,
frsts. &c; Southern North Carolina), per doz,
hrsts, sc
POTAToEs-(Potatoes sell By 100 Lbs Weight
-Old Western Maryland and PENNSYLVANIA.
sm Shore. Maryland and Virginia. Qsal75j
new. Norfolk. No. I, bbl, 45oa5.o; do. No. o
Dbl. 250a360; do, York River. No. l. bbl, I0oa
AS; do. No. z bbl., 25oas.0o. ...
GREEN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Apples, early harvest, fancy, barrel. ssa3.5ej do,
basket, sla1.z; asparagus Maryland and vir-
fnia. No. 1, dozen. s. 5a25o; do, No. 2. dozen.
s.. 50al.s0; beans. Norfolk, green. basket. s1.35a
15o; do, native, green, bushel, Slal.95; do, vsx,
bushel. 5oa75c; beets, new, bunch. 3as11c; black
berries. Eastern Shore, qt, l5als; cabbage,
Norfolk, bbl. 20hz5; do crate, ao1a2.5: do
Eastern Shors. bbL, zoo; cantaloupes. Califor-
mia, crate. 2soa3p; do, Georgia. crate, 1.I5a
zoo; corn, Rappahannoek. d0&, l5alSc; native.
doz.. aaz5c; cncumbers, North Carolina. basket.
T5cal25; do Norfolk. basket, looa1.soj native.
peach basket. 65a75c; essplants. Norfolk. crats.
LoOaIo; gcosebefries. peen. ,lb.. sasc; grape
fruit. Florida, bon. 2ohS.f5; huckleberries,
Eastern Shore. qt-. 1ealse; kale. native. bus,
per box, Sasoc; lettuce. native bus boz. soa
5ec: onions. spring. 100 bunchss. 1.DalS; do
Rappahann0ck. bol.. i5oa5oo; DO Rappahsn-
mock, basket. 15oali5: peas. native. per weight
bus, o. sOaais; peaches, Georgia. carrier. 2ooa
ID; peppers. Florida. crate. 2eea1ps raspbef-
ries. red. pint. Hal5c; do. 1T. 2ia5c; do. black
at, Aa22e; rhub4rb. native. 100 punches, 2pa
80: squash, native, basket. 6Oase; tomatoes
Mississippi. crate. Tsca1.2s; do. Potomac. car
rier 75cal.g5
LIVE POULTRY-Chieksns, spring, Iika7 Ibs.
per n. Ilaisc; do, DO, 1iiaIh lbs.. per ih. .ea
lee; do. do. under Ib.. PER b.. 5sassc; DO. do
By express. sssse; DO. do. whits Leshorns. PER
10. s5assc: DO, do. Old roostsrs. per h.. ga
&c; do. old hens. pef b.. &c; dueks, Mus
cevy and monerei. old. per 10. BAsse; DO.
White Pekins. Old. per h.. as2sc; Do. puddle.
cd per Ih. Ea9e; do. spring. orer lbs.. aua
sae; do. do. smaller. poor, per h.. 3azsc; pig
cons. old. psr pair, 1As5c: do. younG Per pair.
0aBo.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-07
POLES ARISE,
FORM ARMY,
FIGHT ENEMY
Modern Kosciusko Tells Of
White Eagle Spreading
Wings Again.

Qgnace Jan Psderewsli. the fa-
NOUS pianist has been the chief
instrument In raising an army Of
Poles in America to fight fer the
allies. He has gained FOR himself
IN Polish history q place almost
as secure as that the famous pa
trfot, Kosciusko. PaderewslSi has
written this article for the WASH
ington Herald.)
The white eagle of Poland has
spread It's wings once more over the
battlehelds OF Europe.
A Polish national army, COMPOSED
entirely OF volunteers, has arisen fol-
lowing an authorizing decree OF Presi-
dent Poincare of France dated June
y and the generous concurrence Of the
United States.
The Poles. true to their Irnsnemarial
traditions, have Joined the allies in
the great struggle for right and jus-
tice and for The freedom of their
mother country
This is not a great army-nu-
merically-for Il must be remem-
bered that the majority of Poles
are In Poland. which is in the oc-
cupation OF the Germans, and are
therefore out of allied reach.
Poles In Russia have also
formed an army Of their own and
are now surrounded by foes or
every side. This army is wagine
desperate fight against over.
whelmiag odds. Others, being tech
nically Austrian and German sub.
poets. were driven forcIbly into the
ranks Of their most hated fpes.
A great many Poles enlisted IN
the United States army prior tc
the organization Of q Polish force
There remains q comparatively
small number of Polish immfgrants
in North and South America. Eng.
land and France. Many Of these
have enthusiastically responded to
the call Of Poland and have Joined
the Polish colors.
However small, comparatiyelr
speaking. the present strength OF
the Polish army may be, its poIitf-
cal significance is considerable.
Its existence gives great en-