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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-30
SOLDIERS ABROAD
MUST LOSE VOTES
War Department Refuses Per-
mission for Canvass in New
York State Election.

Two hundred thousand soldiers now
abroad will not be able TO vote In the
State election. under a ruling made by
the War Department. . The ruling de-
clincs to sanction the sending abroad
Of the commission named by the State
to canvass the military vote.
The Governments position Is stated
in reply from Benedict Crowell. AS
sistant Secretary Of War. to Chairman
George A. Glynn OF the Republican
State committee. The letter follows:
DEAR SIR: beg to advise you that
while the War Department is DESTROYS
of assisting the State in every way
possible to take the vote of members
of the American Expeditionary Forces
in both the primary and general elec-
lions this assistance will necessarily be
based on the condition that the taking
OF the vote will not seriously interfere
with military operations.
at the present time, owing to the
conditions and tho constant movement
Of our military forces in Europe, it IL
not considered practicable to permit a
commission to go to France or England
for this purpose, nor is 1t practicable
TO attempt to secure in any manner
the votes Of our soldiers abroad unit
military conditions are such as to per
nit the taking of votes as prescribed
In Paragraph F. General Orders So
War Department. 1918.
For reasons given above the Wal
Department regrets that 1t cannot per
NIT the sending of a commission &c
France as requested by the State Of
New York"
There Is some difference of opinion a,
to the political complexion OF thu
soldier vote Chairman Glynn said yes
terday that the governmental ruling
would reduce the Republican plurality
"Of course" he said, 1--WE are sorry
that we cannot get the soldier vote
There are about 100000 New Yorl
soldiers abroad and a majority woule
vote the Republican ticket But W.
accept the reasons OF the Government
as right and proper. 1t will reduce ou
plurality. but We can stand it,
The State commissioners had beer
named and We're ready TO sail, and thu
State only wanted permission OF thu
Government for the commissioners t
leave the country on their mission.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-30
LIEUT.. REID. SLAIN.
EXTOLLED BY FRIENDS
Services Held for Officer
Who Died to Soue Comrade.

Memorial services for Lieut. Samuel J.
Reid, Jr, who gave his life to aid
wounded comrade. were held yesterday
afternoon In Grace Presbyterian Church,
Stuyvesant and Jefferson avenues,
Brooklyn. Tribute was paid to his hero
inns by the Rev. DR.. Robert II. Carson,
who had known Sammy" Reid as
Sunday school pupil. and by Federal
Judge Thomas I. Chatfeld.
There were present men who had
known Lieut.. Reid in the days when he
was a baseball player and idol at Prince
ton University; others who had known
him as a lawyer and still others who
had worked with him when he was chief
assistant TO the United States District
Attorney In Brooklyn. There were dele
cations from his class at Princeton, from
the Crescent Athletic Club and from
Boys High School.
Pews were reserved for the dead Lieu
tenants father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs
Samuel ]. Reid of 757 Hancock street,
and for the relatives Of the family.
Lieut. Reid was 81 years old. He won
his commission at the Plattsburg officers
training camp and was assigned as First
Lieutenant to Battery A, 206th Field Ar
,til'ery. He reached the front Just ten days
before his death and was made acting
Captain In command OF the battery. on
August 22 Reid and the other members
of his command were driven into their
dugouts by gas shells. In dugout fifty
yards from the ono which sheltered Reid
n man was wounded. Some one shouted
Reds name and the latter. without tell
ing where he was going, left his dugout
and ran through the bombardment to the
wounded mans aid.
The wound was slight but painful.
Field dressed It and started back for his
dugout Half way across the zone Of fire
the bombardment became more intense
and he made a flying dive into ditch
which sheltered another man. Then a
shell burst ten feet In front OF the ditch
and killed beth OF the occupants,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-30
INFLUENZA FATAL
TO 81 MORE AT DIX
Total Now 387 Since Malady
Broke Out in Jersey Camp
III Die at Upton.

At Camp Dix there were sixty-two
deaths yesterday from pneumonia fol-
lowing influenza, making the total SS7
since the epidemic began. New cases
reported numbered 646. while eighty
one new pneumonia cases developed.
There we're seventeen deaths at Camp
Upton. making the total sixty-one: 1911
new influenza cases were reported. maxi
ing the total AM. while twenty-six new
pneumonia cases brought the total to
341. A Y. NJ. c. A. building has been
converted to serve as lodgings for rela-
tives Of men seriously Ill.
The Health Department reported be-
tween 800 and 400 new cases OF Span
ish influenza in the greater city last
night. Commissioner Royal s. Cope
land. who was on duty yesterday. had
physicians and nurses stationed at the
big railroad terminals to attend travel
lers who showed symptoms Of the dis
ease.
At the same time he sent out a gen.
eral appeal for nursing help in the
emergency. He said there is crying
need ,or more nurses and orderlies at
the various city hospitals. and urges
that those who would like to help call
at the Centre street headquarters.
OF the new cases reported to the
Health Department yesterday fifty-five
we're removed from Quarantine to
Brooklyn hospitals. Two sailors died
from the disease in the Willard Parker
Hospital yesterday.
In Bayonne, y. j.. DR.. William W.
Brooke, health physician, announced
that an epidemic Of Spanish influenza
, has started there and that more than
1900 persons are Ill. Six deaths have
| been reported. and physicians are hard
There will be a special meeting OF
| the Bayonne Board of Health soon to
take the necessary steps to check the
| epidemic.
Pittsfield, Mass, suspended services
| In all Protestant churches yesterday
/, Five deaths occurred there. with
| twenty new cases.
In Newport, r. l.. Gov. Beeckman as
sisted In the opening Of a Red Cross
| hospital on the grounds OF the New.
port Hospital to be used for influenza
patients. Nurses have gone there from
| New York and Providence. The hos
pital will accommodate 400 patients.
The situation both In the city and ir
the Second Naval District showed i'm.
provement In the district there vert
only two deaths in twenty-four hours
| with twenty-seven new rases Six pa
| TENTS died In the city. All churches
| were closed.
A further decrease in the number Of
cases Of Spanish influenza at the Greai
Lakes Naval Training Station was re
corded yesterday by Capt w. A. Moi
| felt, commandment Only eighty new
cases were reported for the twenty-foul
hours ended at 10 o'clock Sunday morn
ing, reduction from Saturday o.
thirty seven cases Hospital authorize,
DISCHARGED AIS men, who returned I,
duty. There are 1859 men remaining
on the sick list and sixty deaths hav'
been reported In the last twenty-fou
hours.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-30
BENEFIT FOR CITY CANTEENS.
Fund Wanted to Make Quarters
Fit for Winter.

Seats will be placed on sale to-day
for the theatrical performance next
Sunday evening at the Hippodrome for
the benefit of the canteen division OF
the Mayors Committee Of Women on
National Defence The proceeds will be
used to transform the open air canteens
into comfortable winter quarters for the
thousands Of sailors and soldiers who
visit the city daily.
More than a score OF the most prom
inent stars have volunteered for the ooca-
sion, among them George NJ. Conan. Al
Jolson. Irving Berlin. Marjorie RAM
beau. Mollie King, Tavie Beige. Emma
Carus, Marguerite Namara. prima donna
OF tho Chicago Opera Company: John
Charles Thomas, Blanche Ring. Marta
Cunningham, the Dooleys, Ranth Broth
ers, Frank Craven, Harry Carroll and
Rostanara. Others will be announced
later.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-30
DIR. GRANT HAS CELEBRATION.
Begins goth Year rs Rector of
Church OF Ascension.

The Rev. DR.. Percy Stickney Grant
celebrated the beginning of his twenty
hfth year as rector of the Church of
tho Ascension. Fifth avenue and Tenth
street yesterday morning. He spoke
on 1.-THE Contribution of Religion to
War Time Activities" As prelude
the rector pleaded for the Liberty Loan
and then told of the remarkable work
done by this Government in mobilizlng
its man power.
DIR. Grant said that many changes
had come in sentiment during twenty
Ave years II was then still possible,
he said, OF put man out of the church
for heresy DR.. Briggs. he averred. had
been expelled from the Presbyterian
pulpit only to find sixteen years later
the men who had caused his expulsion
holding the same views that led to his
prosecution. Changed ideals and
and thought, he explained. had rem
dered such Il proceeding now impossible
DR.. Grant said that religion is now
being recreated In the eyes of the peo-
pie and that the popular response TO the
appeal for gasolene saving could not
have come from a people without re-
ligion.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-30
MISS INFORMATION
DECLARES EMBARGO
Puts Up Bars Against Those
Too Lazy to Look Up
Phone Numbers.

The telephone company's soreiy tried
Information" came out with a lady
like tomahawk yesterday in search OF
that brand OF human who is said to be
so lazy that when he Cor she) eats the
breakfast grapes in bed he--being too
tired 10 turn his head--shoots the skins
toward the ceiling and then ducks I'M
der the covers before the skins drop
back.
Too many folks these days. In the
opinion of Information" are carrying
to extremes the precept of the physicians
who are telling the town that one way
to resist Spanish influenza Is to avoid
fatigue" ''Information'' has figured II
out that slightly more than 10000 low
lIfes in the greater city daily are too
weary to look up telephone number
in the phone book. all of the 10000 or
more leaving It to Information to turn
the pages for them
Wherefore Information" screeched
''Hello!"-with the accent on the first
syllable--at Manhattan and environs
yesterday and officially announced that
hereafter the New York Telephone Com
pany operators throughout the city will
absolutely and pos-o-loot-ly ignore
with naughty disdain the requests OF
subscribers who ask for numbers that
easily may be- found by any subscriber
energetic enough to take the telephone
book of the hook and then give the
pages the up and down and east and
west.
Miss "Information' will continue. OF
course, TO supply subscribers with num-
hers which cannot be found In the book
and to help out wherever help is really
needed But the telephone officials,
heartily backed by Information" have
decided that in these days Of labor
sNortage-plus the fact that the COM
pany spends $4,000 every day to keep
its telephone book in shipshape-the
subscriber should do his own part OF
the telephoning. at least to the extent
OF looking at printed numbers staring
him In the face.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-30
TO RAISE INFIRMARY FUND.
Committee VIII Reopen wOmen's
and ChiIdrcn's Institution

Or. Josephine Baker. director Of the
Health Departments bureau OF child
hygiene. IL chairman Of committee
just formed to raise 100000 for the
reopening OF the New York 1nfrmary
for Women and Children Women
physicians will conduct the campaign.
The institution was forced to close sew
eral months ago because Of lack Of
funds
Announcement was made yesterday
that the following persons had accepted
places on the advisory committee:
Mrs George Gordon Battle. Mrs.
August Belmont, Mrs John Blair. Mrs
Harriet Stanton Blatch. Bishop Charles
Sumner Burch, Mrs. Clarence Burns.
DR.. Elizabeth NJ. Cushier. DIR. S. S, Gold
water the Rev. DR.. Percy Stickney
Grant. Mrs. William Jackson, DR.. Abra-
ham jacob, Mrs. Philip NJ. Lydig. DR..
Sarah ]. McNutt. Mrs. Frederick Osborn.
the Rev. DR.. Charles II. Parkhurst, DR..
kngenette Perry. Mrs. Isaac Franklin
Russell. the Rev. DIR. Charles l.. Stat
terry. the Rev. Francesca @. Urbano.
Mrs. Schuyler Van Rensselaer,. Mrs.
Henry Willard, Mrs, Oswald G. Willard.
Oswald G. Willard. Miss Lillian Wald,
Rabbi Stephen S. Wise. Mrs. Arthur
Woods, Col Arthur Woods
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-30
UNIVERSALTRAIN /
Is NEWBERRY STAND
Navy Man Is Making His Race
for Senate Squarely on Z
the One Issue.

Commander Truman II. Newberry,
U. s. NJ, who has been stationed in this
city and who is now the Republican
nominee in Michigan for the UnI,oI
States Senate. announced yesterday
that he is making the race squarely upon
the issue of universal military training.
He has written letter to the Chamber
OF Commerce of Kalamazoo in which
he emphasizes his views.
I'm the midst Of this most devastating
and destructive war in the history %
the race" Commander Newberry wrot
10 Ray .. Brundage, secretary of tn
chamber, no man can look into III
future. Every civilized man must hop
that the future has IN store a relief froI
war. But at the same time we must
in adequate position to preserve our Il
situations against any possible alta,
against our most vital principles Of II
erty and Justice.
"Our first duty right now Is TO
the war. and our second Is to underta
general training Our institutions ca
not survive with military training alor
Blended with that we must have vo,
tional training and education In civi
hygiene and sanitation. We will ha'
after the war, some of the best can't
ments in the world, and these can
preserved for this work.
''I am in favor of universal train
for my State of Michigan. and in l.
training every man would go in on
equal basis, whether he be rich or pr
And all would have the same equal
portunity. Such system would bree,
stronger race and would establish
common bond among all men. n
only call the attention of my felIc
citizens TO what camp training has do.
for our boys at the present time.
"Ths women all over the Unite
States. after they see our boys. are q
il. And they are for It strong, An
they want this training for their g!r'
as we'll They are sending their chi
dren to the camp fire encampments a.
kindred organizations to take adva
tage of this training.
"My message to Michigan Is that tHt
training is the great hope of democrahy
America to-day needs preparednl3~ r.
above all the preparedness of intV! +
gence. Peace is coming and God grab,
that Il may be soon! 1t will be IN
American peace which means the ll,dr-
alton OF all mankind and a universal
democracy"
Commander Newberry's opponent. tbe
Democratic nominee in Michigan. s
Henry Ford.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-30
PRESIDENT SENDS FLOWERS.
Roses at Army Hospital mt Ellis
Island Cheer soldiers.

A large bouquet Of American Beauty
roses was placed yesterday on a stand
In the centre of the main ward at the
Army Debarkation Hospital at Ellis
Island. Men from their cots might see
the flowers. and the news soon went
around that the card attached to them
bore the names:
1.-THE President and Mrs. Woodrow
Wilson"
Officers said that before the Presi-
dent went back to Washington Saturday
he asked about the 700 men on the
island and then sent the flowers along
with his regards and best wishes for the
speedy recovery Of the wounded men.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-30
NUTTING IS PATRIOTIC DUTY.
Government Wants Shells for Gas
Mask Manufacture.

Country boys and girls and city
youths who visit country cousins are
being urged to pass more time than
usual In the woods this fall hunting for
hickory nuts. walnuts and butternuts.
Uncle Sam needs the shells Of these nuts
for conversion into carbon for gas
masks for his soldiers. Shells OF no
other nuts will do excepting Brazil nuts.
The nut gatherers are asked. in the
interests of food conservation. to keep
the meat. II takes seven pounds OF nut
shells to produce carbon enough for one
gas mask Red Cross chapters will ac-
cept and deliver the shells
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-30
Three Aviators Rescued at Sea.

Three navy aviators. forced to de-
scend to a rough sea because the engine
of their big hydroairplane became I'M
ruly. we're tossed about for four hours
Saturday before being picked up with
their machine by an incoming British
ship The Britishor found the aviators
nearly exhausted about twenty miles on
Cape Cod and landed them at an At
lantie port yesterday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-30
STATE TO HAVE LESS LIGHT.
Hydroelectric Companies VIII Bs
Asked to Observe Rule.

The Empire State Gas and Electric
Association will send to-day to 200
water power lighting companies. hith-
erto not included in '1ightless night"
order. n request of the United Siates
Fuel Administration that they observe
the same restrictions as companies using
coal.
Although lightless nights and daylight
saving have resulted In loss OF 10 per
cent. In income to the State lighting
companies. officers OF the association
predicted yesterday that the hyro-
electric companies generally will comply
with the request.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-30
WIFE's DEATH STOPS FUNERAL
Double Service to he Held for In
auenxa Victims.

Funeral services for John W. Jones.
a salesman. 104 Fourth avenue. Brook
iyn, who died last Friday Of pneumonia
after an attack of Spanish influenza.
were interrupted yesterday in the Camp
bell Funeral Church when word was re-
ceived OF the death of his wife. Lillian
Splndler Jones. In the Kings County
Hospital, OF the same disease. A double
service will be held tomorrow.
Mrs. Jones was convalescing from an
attack OF Spanish influenza when her
husband died in the same hospital. When
told OF his death she suffered a relapse
and failed to rally. Both bodies will
be buried In the same grave In Ever
creams Cemetary Wednesday,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-30
EVENTS TODAY.

Representatives Club. luncheon, Hotel Me-
Alpin, 1890 =. NJ.
Russian Inform alton Bureau, meeting Hotel
McAlpin. s y. NJ.
Meeting of the Sulsrave Institution. Cham
Der Of Commerce, e. Iiberty street. p. NJ.
Meeting of Allied Democratic League Ma
tionsl Democratic Club. SI7 Fifth avenue,
P. ".
Ex-senator Theodore 2. Burton and George
T. Wilson, vice-president Eauit able Life As
surance Society. speak at Y. NJ. c. A, IS
Hanson place. Brooklyn. s p. NJ.
Meeting of Union OF Technical Men OF
America, 60 Park row. 3 P. N.
Dinner OF the New York Athletic Club.
Hotel Aston. S r. NJ.
Meeting Of the Brooklyn Chamber Of COM
merce, 1T Remsen street, s r. NJ.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-30
The Sun Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For eastern New York. generally fair
to-day and tomorrow: little change In
temperature; gentle winds, mostly north
west
For New Jersey, fair to-day ana tc-nscv.
row; little change In temperature; gentle
northwest winds.
For northern New England, generally
tair to-day and tomorrow. gentle west
winds. becoming variable.
For southern Now England, fair to-day
ana tomorrow. little change In toinpera-
ture; gentle to moderate Winds, mostly
For western New York. partly cloudy To.
gay and Tomorrow; little change In tenn
peraturo.
WARRINGTON, Sept. sq--Pressure IN
quite high In the Northwest and mod
erately so In the extreme West, while to
the eastward II IL moderately low and OF
irregular distribution. Local rains con-
tnued In the south Atlantic and east Gulf
states and there were light local rains In
the extreme Northwest and showers in Ne
vada and northern California. alec some
nght and scattered showers In tho lake
region. Elsewhere the weather was fair
y is considerably cooler in tho extreme
northwest and warmer in Tennessee and
the Gulf states. II Is also somewhat
cooler from the lake region eastward.
With the exception OF showers In the
FLORIDA peninsula fair weather will prevail
Monday and Tuesday east of the Misss-
eppi River without temperature changes
or consequence.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-30
TELLS OF COUP AT ST. MIHIEL
Y. u. c. A. Worker says Americas
Had No Use for "waIIs."

In the BEDFORD branch OF the Br 1oS
lyn Y. n. C. A. John 8. Carlisle. VI
was wounded while supervising "
work of the Y. NJ. c. A. graphical
described yesterday tho arrival OF d
nrst American troops in the yerdur
81. Mihiel sector and OF their entHus'
astic relieving OF the tired French "
Grams
THE sector had been quiet" said
sneaker, before the arrival of O.
hoys. Then they wanted to hnish L
and finish Il soon. We did. The o.
irksomc ching to the Americans
10 have to fight behind what they ~
walls They wanted the thing
in the open. When they got their
they showed what they could dos
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-30
Ship gets In with Cargo Aare.

Fire discovered In the cargo OF the
New York and Cuba Mail Line steam
ship Mexico while the vessel was at
sea was under control when the Mexico
reached an Atlantic port last night A
survey Of the cargo revealed that the
damage will probably NOT be great
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-30
MINIATURE ALMANAC.

MINIATURE ALMANAC.
Cnited States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Standard Time.
sun rises. $50 A NJ Sun sets Al p N
Moon rises......:S3 M
HIGH WATER THIS DAY.
Sandy Hook. Sol A NJ Gov. Island .5:k5 A n
Hell Gate. :55 A NJ
LOW WATER THIS DAY.
Sandy Hook II IL A NJ Gov. Island II ~ A N
He'll Gate. Pm
Note-The foregoing table has been corrected
TO conform to the new artificial time"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-30
Sees Hand OF Angels.

First believe the Angel Gabriel of
the AnnuncIation has been working of
late in the city OF GalIlee named Naz-
areth, where he told the Blessed Virgin
Mary that she had found favor with
God and she should conceive and bring
forth a Son and should call His name
Jesus. And l believe that the angels
OF the nativity have been working in
Bethlehem and that the angels of the
cruciixion and the resurrection and as
cension have been working In and about
Jerusalem, helping Gen. Allenby until
he and his wonderful British soldiers
have we'll nigh driven the Moslems out
OF the Holy Land and put down their
forbidden and abhorrent rule forever
And secondly, believe the angels of
God have been showing their love and
mnistering to us as heirs OF salvation
by flying low over the trenches to COM
fort and care for our wounded and
dying soldiers and to convoy the souls
Of our dead heroes to the valhalla Of
heroes In the paradise Of God.
II believe In angels and so do YOU
And ] am thankful ! say again. that
the Sunday Of my retirement falls on
this beautiful Feast OF st. Michael and
all Angels"