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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-07

Force, the lounge rooms and huts Of
the Young Mems Christian Associa
ton and various camp institutes" and
athletic grounds. Here the soldier
can have fairly comfortable and en-
joyable vacation.
Most of the men enjoy the varied
opportunities for amusement to the
full. Occasionally one meets a few
men, probably just over from Eng
land, who are impatient at every days
delay in moving forward to the "busi-
ness end of the line" The sergeant
major soothes them with wise words
Don't worry, boys" he says,
there's going to be lots of fighting in
this war, enough for all of you and
a little over to spare.
: 1t is the custom at this base, so
far as artillery officers are concerned,
to distinguish between those who
have not yet been up to the firing line
and those who have had their chap
ttsm'" The former have a fairly COM
plete program of daily drills and are
kept occupied also with lectures and
educational courses.
The veterans are permitted to fore
go these trials to large extent. They
have little to do but amuse themselves
with sports, theaters, operas and the
beach, subject only to the stipulation
that they must always be prepared to
move off at a few hours notice.
Throughout the army, in the ordi-
nary course of things, the individual
soldier gets a rest period at the base
every two or three months. Some
times whole unit comes down for a
rest, after an exceptionally arduous
period in the line. Then there are
specially organized sports, in addition
to the standing attractions to help the
soldier to forget for time that there
is war on.
Between amusements, the soldier
spends his time hunting up "towneys,"
that is, men from his own town who
are in other units at the base.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-07

Amsterdam. June 6.-What the
newspaper characterizes as "the fill
thy and treacherous Teutonic habit
of speaking English instead of good,
honest, beautiful German" is con-
demned by the Cologne volkseitung,
, thus.
Thousands among us would rath-
er tie their tongues into a knot over
'an Irish stew than use the good
German word 'gulasch'. Is it really
indispensable that the English should
teach us how to eat and drink?
I'm our dwelling houses there are
stores, there is dining,room'. We
still cucumber ourselves with
'shawls,' slips sweaters and other
fashionable things. The German
young woman knows exactly what is
Fair and what is shocking. Her
school friend addresses her as my
dear, and the honest German handle
druck is degraded into shake hands
AT parting it sounds so much
more distinguished to say farewell.
than 1ebewohl' and on returning it
is the correct thing to say how do
you do? in answer to which instantly
comes the retort, very we'll, which
is supposed to be more cordial than
our 'vorzuglich.'
These lamentable lapses could be
multiplied into the infinite, for there
is not single department of Ger.
man life which they have not inyad.
ed. German people, pray, oh. prav
10 honor your own glorious German
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-07
(By Associated Press.)

London June There are eleven
hospital ships in the British navy,
these being entirely distinct from hos
pital ships employed by the army. In
addition there are a number Of pri-
vate yachts, fitted out by their own
ers, which have been taken over by
the admiralty for the transport of the
wounded over short distances
A great deal of medical and surgi-
cal work has been done in hospital
ships, both while acting as mobile
base hospitals to the various fleets
and while carrying wounded. The
employment of hospital ships as mo-
bile base hospitals enables feet to
use suitable bases without regard to
the question Of disposal Of the sick
and wounded, the long transport of
acute cases being reduced to mini
mum. But the hospital ships do not
GO to sea with it's fleet because it is
not practicable at sea to transfer sick
or wounded men from a fighting ship,
owing to dangers of mine, submarine
or rough weather.
In all ships of the navy the sick
berth is situated in too exposed a
place to be used during the action
Consequently in wartime the main
dressings, instruments and other ap-
paratus, except bare necessaries re-
quired from day to day, are distribut-
ed between two dressing stations be-
low the waterline, one forward, the
other aft. These stations have spe-
cial ventilation, lighting and equip
ment, and are supplied with hot and
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-07

Amsterdam, June Am aerial post
between England and Holland is the
subject of an interview given by the
Dutch Director of Posts and Tele-
graphs to the Dutch newspapers.
While doubling whether an aerial
post is possible during wartime, he
believes that an International agree
ment regarding it will be reached
between Amsterdam and Groningen
shortly, and plan adopted as soon
after the war as possible. Mean
while experiments with airplane pos
tai service are to be made by Holland
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-07
American Seaplane Training Camp

American Seaplane Training Camp,
Italy, June 1.-THE watchwords of
this camp are efficiency, friendship,
victory" remarked the American
commander as he stood on the beach
of the lake directing the afternoons
flying. THE efficiency is for our
hoys, the friendship for our friends
the Italians, and the victory is the de-
struction of the enemy" he explained :.
If anything, tb worn in a training
camp here is apt to be harder than
in similar camp at home In addi-
ton to the usual routing of flying and
studying, the students must learn
French and Italian or both, to know
the names OF machine parts, techni-
zeal terms. and to know how to find
their way about.
The aviators have found that they
must know good many phrases and
sentences if they would understand
the Italian mechanics, motor drivers,
and aviators. So the Americans al
ready have begun studying Italian as
"a side line to their many other studies
Most of them know the meaning of a
long list of words employed for TAX
ing off, banking, touring, gliding,
diving, shaking and landing.
A good deal of Italian has been
picked up by the aviators right in the
village where the people are very
friendly and do not laugh at the
weird expressions used by the Amer
leans, whom they have adopted as
their very own. The younger await
ors, whose ears are keener, have the
advantage in learning the language
and they find it comes in handy at the
mess tables. The mess of the entire
camp is located in fine old Middle.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-07

London, June7.-A daring attenr
to escape from England by crossu
the English channel in an ordiDsr
rowboat was made the other day h,
two escaped German prisoners Thg
were caught on dark night BY /,
patrol at point on the coast neares
Zeebruggee, their objective.
The prisoners who were dressed
as seafaring men, wearing blueserg,
suits and high boots, had travela
about sixty miles from their cam,
near Salisbury Plain. One vht
spoke English fuently, made no So
cret of their intention. When seard.
ed they had between them nearly hl
equivalent of five dollars in silver
About a mile along the beach from
the spot where they were captured
they had concealed, beneath a boat
bags of biscuits, together with bread
and fruit, a razor, shaving brush and
a large bottle of water.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-07
(By Associated Press.)

Behind British Lines in France,
June THE young soldier under or
ders to embark for the first time who
pictures to himself a future which
will be all fighting days and sees him
self step from troopship to be rushed
to battle as did the first British di-
visions sent to the rescue at Mons, is
doomed to disappointment.
AS matter of fact, he will spend
only small proportion of his time
in the front line, and even while
there will only see actual fighting at
more or less rare intervals. Life will
hold a good deal of base and "bl-
let's" for him even in France.
This time spent far behind the lines
he will find irksome or pleasant, ac-
cording to whether his temperament
is eager and enterprising or the re-
verse. For the great majority how
ever, billets and base camps are very
pleasant, The food is excellent work
is comparatively light and amuse
rents are plentiful.
The Associated Press correspond
ent paid a visit the other day to 4
huge artillery base camp situated on
the French coast near some famous
bathing beaches and within easy reach
CT big city. Within the camp. which
also serves for large number of
engineers and some special infantry
units are several theaters, the can
teens of the British Expedtlonary
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-07
RAT CATCHER PHILOSOPHER
TO KILL ALL TRENCH RATS

Los Angeles, June 7.-Charles Frey,
famous as the rat" catcher philoso-
pher," proposes to do his bit to make
the world safe for democracy but ex-
tremely unsafe for rats He has sent
a letter to President Wilson Offering
his services in the work of Kidding
the trenches and training camps OF
rats. He has made life long study
of the determination of pests.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-07

Mandan, N. D., June with the
passing of Chief John Grass, of tho
Sioux tribe of Indians, who recently
died at Fort Yates, the headquarters
of the Standing Rock agency. his
mantle falls upon the shoulders of the
only white man ever adopted into the
tribe. Thus Captain A. B. Welch, Of
Mandan, adopted son of the old chief
tain, becomes, according to ancient
customs of the Sioux, the chief of the
tribe.
The new Sioux chief, whose Indian
name is Mato- Watakpe, is with the
United States Infantry in France and
| is the aide of Major General Hunter
Liggett.
A grandson of John Grass, Albert
Grass, is serving with the same di-
vision.
Although there were formerly four
chieftains of the Sioux, only one fine
remains, and, the old chiefs sons all
being dead, Captain WEIGH, by reason
Of being an adopted son takes prece-
dence over grandson in the direct
line.
The name Mato- Watakpe is the
Sioux war name of the old chief and
means Charging Bear" When he was
adopted Captain WEIGH chose this
name as the one by which he would
be known among the Indians.
Although the chief of today has not
the same powers Of the chief of years
gone by, the title still gives him the
respect of the Indians and they recog-
nize him as their leader. A chief still
represents his tribe in all the disputes
or conferences with the government.
Captain WEIGH for many years has
been a student Of the Indian customs
and formed many friendships with
members Of the Sioux tribe. In 1913
because of mutual regard that had
grown up between the captain and
the chief, John Grass, the latter asked
the captain if he would be willing to
be adopted as his son. The CAPTAIN
consented and, conforming to the an
Gent ceremonies of the Sioux, was
taken into the tribe by service held
at Fort Yates, the old trading CEN
ter. The service began at dawn and
lasted until shutdown
The body of the old chief has been
laid in the cemetery at Fort Yates and
the Sioux now look for the return of
their pale face chief" from the great
war to assume control of their affairs
and act as their spokesman in all mat
tiers in which the tribe is involved.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-07
mother tongue and uproot the vapid
English from your memory"

London. June 7,-Lydiite, still the
most powerful shell explosive, has
gone completely out of fashion. ac-
cording to Professor Young of the
Royal Military Academy at Wool.
wlch, He could not understand WHY
he told the Royal Society of Arts
because he had never net an artil.
leryman who was not satisfied with
It, He said the shat.ering power Of
l. y, 7, was 10 as compared with
lyddite's II.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-07

Age place. The entire kitchen :,
first floor has been turned ovs, !,
them, and there they eat surrou,as
by frescoed walls and ceiling, .vDi,1I
0: an Italy Of other days. Tho MAJ,
IS overseen by a chef forne,,, " viii
the Duke d'Abruzzi ond the Aneric,r
are said to be among the best fed sd.
diers in Italy-all for SO cents A.,
The aviators repay the Chef. M.
sotino, by teaching him Amerc,
slang
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-07
British Navy Well Supplied
With Hospital Ships

cold water. Here the medical off
GERS are stationed during action, the
wounded being brought to them by
stretcher parties during pauses in the
fighting.
In the battle of Jutland a dressing
station was completely wrecked and
the entire berth staff and the chap
lain were killed. The medical officer
in charge was knocked down and in
jured, but he pulled himself together,
cleared the station to the other side
Of the ship and worked without Sleep
ing for forty-eight hours.
After treatment, the wounded are
passed on to disposal stations fitted
with special accommodation sings for
cots and stretcher. Large modern
! fighting craft all possess a fully
equipped operating room, which can
be used, If still available, after an ac-
ton, During this war gas respira-
tors and masks have been provided,
and after the battle of Jutland, when
the need arose for the prevention and
treatment of burns, face-masks and
gloves were issued for the use of the
crews There was also introduced an
improved method Of treating burns
with paraffin wax.
The total accommodation provided
by the country's naval hospitals is
about 10000 beds. The total force of
naval medical officers is 1878. Eighty
three have been killed or drowned
During the war the health of the
navy has been remarkably good, in
fact, probably better than in pre-war
years
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-07

Cotton is being plowed under in
some of the cotton sections of Flori-
la on account Of the boil weevil.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-07

NO. Robert, the starboard of \
steamer is not reserved for the star
hoarders.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-07

The government has just ordera
100000 pairs of shoes for use Of hl
army in Europe. The average priN
was 81 a pair.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-07

p Tic who praises men and datters
women has many fair-weather friends
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-07

Notice is hereby given that the UNDERSIGNED
will apply to the Honorable Sidney J. Cats,
Governor CT the STATE Of Flrlda, on the 2Dth
day Of June A. D. 1918, for Charter for uie
GENTRY -FITCH COMPANY, under The fol
lowing proposed Charter:
J.. II. GENTRY,
F. G. FUTCH.
L. NJ FUTCH.
CARRIE GENTRY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-02
MANY D. c. WARRIORS
At annual CONVENTION
About 1000 viii Take Part in
Spanish War Veterans 40.
tivities in Baltimore.

More than 600 delegates and visitors
Of the District Of Columbia United
Spanish War veterznA left today for
baltimore to attend the annual con-
vsntion Of the national order. which Win
Is expected from the number Of Ger
tincateo issued for the excursion rate
that about 1000 Of the District veterans
viii be at the convenuon during the
week. Chief Busch 10
in communication with the Secretary Of
the Navy, and It il practically assured
that tho United States Marine Band
viii b secured to head the big parade
Of the order wednesday afternoon.
Charles J. P. Weber, department com
naandsr, Will head the ofacsrs and dele
gates from this city.
The voting strength Of the District
delegation 10 a. follows: Commander.
Charles J. p. Weber: senior vice CON-
naander. Robert n. Wood. ana Junior
vice commander, Harry b Coulter.
Past commander. Il. chief-Johu l.
Smith and D. Y. Chisholm.
Pest department. commandere-Fred
s. Hod1son, J. Walter Mitchell, g. e.
H1U8cns samuel u. MoW0o0, Jof0 A.
Costello. Henry G. Wilson, J. O. 4.
Braden. Lee n. Harris and James e.
Maynard.
Department deleeates-George B.
Parker. w. I. Mattocks. Chris Hinte-
mach and Alfred e. Simond. Alter
nates-Winiam b. Ohm, @. Leyburn
shorey. John Mahoney and 8. Bernard
Buscher.
Miles Camp delegates-Riohard H.
Sweeney, Edward z. Davis, Frank w.
Parrish ana Jesse r. Sprinkle. Alter
nates-Adolph Qraef and Onesine Le-
doux.
Harden Gimp delsgatss-James J.
Murphy. Chris J. Mccarthy, Michael
Quirk and William @. Johns. Alter
nates-John Perkins, John Gerksn,
Daniel Foley and Frank Johnson.
Petit Camp delegAte-James G.
o'Brien. Alternats-Louis =. FELTON,.
Lawton Camp delsgAte-R- L. Lamb.
Alternate. John Farmer.
a, Asto g.. Camp d delsg.tssm ;;;.d r.
ternates-William II. Oakman and
Francis ]. Sullivan.
Dewey Camp delegats-Andrsw J.
Kimmel. Alternate-Joseph W. Har-
Camp onlcers who will be in attend
ance are: Richard II. Sweeney, COM
mander Of Nelson A. Miles Camp No.
Richard J. Harden Camp No. 3; jere-
James ]. Petit Camp No. 8: Alfred e.
simond, commander Of John Jacob
Aston Camp No. 9; George B. Parker,
commander Of George Dewey Camp No
z; Frank c. Baughman, commander Of
NJ. Emmett Urelf Camp No. 9.
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could not be held. Even then It
seemed for . short time as IL the
Americans might have to pay dear
for what was left Of the valley. but
the men. flushed with victory. showed
even greater determination than on
the day before, and after four hours.
during which there was no forward
possible, more cheerful
news began to come to the Americans.
progress had been made by the
French on the right, and eventually .
practically Impossible position was
created for the Germans. who were
still trying to cling to the Soissons-
st. Quentin road. Before noon the
struggle, which had given the Ameri-
point where one could breathe freely.
For all tactical purposes Of the future
the Juvigny plateau may be coneid.
cred the allies position"
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THINK ROBBERY MOTIVE
FOR Staying WATCHMAN

Detectives working on the case Of
John Wake, colored. Waterman At the
War Departments telegraph and tels-
phone exchange ut 1928 r street. who
was murdered late Saturday night. were
stil without any clue today which might
lead to the discovery Of his assailart.
Although theories have been AA-
vancsd to the sffsot that the crime was
the set at . German agent who was At
tempting 70 obtain secret govsfnment
information, detectives discredit them
and arc wording On a theory that rob
berry was the motivs Tor the orinss.
In IN e6eft to hastsn the solution Of
the crime the police department. has Of
fered q reward o6 500 for the capture
Of the mufdWae.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-02
Pershing Mems Smoke Screen
Enables French TO Advance

bomesrs were busy during the night
dropped small balloons with flares
designed to guide German aviAtors
in bombing crossroads and places
whore 1t was thought troops might
be snoamped.
The Americans amused themselves
shooting at the balloons with anti
aircraft ana machine guns, and Il
was not long before the Germans
6ave up the job as . useless task.
German Raids Repulsed.
AMERICAN FORCES IN LoR-
RAINE. Saturday, August II (by the
Associated Prsss).-German artillery
last night heavily shelled the Ameri-
can lines and rear areas in the Toul
sector. Following Q lull Of several
hours the bombardment was RESUME
cd at daybreak today. gradually mar
rowing to . concentrated IRE on q
small sector.
At o'clock this morning . German
force estimated At about 200 men at
tempted to raid the American lines
behind . barrage. The sneany was
driven OF before he reaehsd the
were left near the wire sntangls-
manfA - =
AnotAse ossuAa saiA ATTEMPTED In
the vosgss sector this mofning wa
rspulsed.
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BENJAMIN L. UNSWORTH
GETS WOUND IN BATTLE
Washington Boy Writes He Hopes
to Get Out Of Hospital Be-
fore "AIl u Over."

Thomas n. Ellsworth Of Washing
ton. has received . letter from his
son. Benjamin I. Unsworth, formerly
q member Of Company B, National
Guard Of the District Of Columbia,
who went to France with the famous
Rainbow Division December ~. after
service on the Mexican border. In.
forming him that he 10 ut base hos
pital No. ~. in France, and hopes to
be able to get out in time ito get
some moro Of It before It IL all over"
Young Unsworth was shot through
the right leg in the third days fight.
ing around Chateau Thierry. as he
writes, lust as the French and the
Americans got The boche on the rum IS
He says the war 10 the biggest game
he has ever played and expresses deep
regret that just - they had the Huns
on the run the third day Of the light
Ing zone came over with my name on
it and spoiled the fun"
His father says the letter 10 the first
information he had received that his
son had been wounded.
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AMERICANS HAVE : :
NEVER YIELDED
FRENCH GROUND

LONDON, September L.
The Americans, says the cor.
respondent Of Rosters, Linn
tied, at American headquar-
tiers In France, have 30 far
never yielded ground In
France, and they kept that
proud record inviolate by their
successful advances on Ju-
vigny after three days and
nights Of the bitterest fight
ing. The correspondent says
that the Americans encoun.
tered . stout-hearted and ex.
tremely skillful enemy, show.
ing NO signs of 4 lowered
Every foot Of the way into
Juvigny had to be contested
with machine gunners, who
fought until none was left to
fight. The Americans gained
ground, the correspondent
adds, the heaviest Smelling
with high explosives failing
to loosen their grip, and not
even twelve hours later when
the Germans flooded the val.
ley with gas.
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By De Associated rrsss.

BY SAs Associated rfsss.
WITH THE AMERICAS ARMY ON
THE vEsLE FRONT. September L.
French forces in the vesis sector
made slight gains and improved their
positions generally along the south.
ern bank Of the vesls today under
cover of . smoke screen produced BY
the Americans to their right The
Americans started the smoke screen
early this morning and for hours the
Germans east Of F1smss we're mys-
tined yrom 3 o'clock until after
daylight the pushed Germans did not
know what to expect and did not hrs
a single shot The French captured
several prisoners
9eon after the operation was COM
plstsd and the French were secure In
their new positions . message came to
the American division headquarters
from the French commander sxpress-
ing thanks for the excellent co-operA-
ton.
"WoEksd eplsndidly."
1moks screen worked splendidly."
1nansuvsrs without the enemy Ar4Ag
South Of 1asoehss German aerial