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The Washington times., 1918-08-03
UR girls, as well as our
boys, are beginning to
write home from the war

Oh gins, as Wen as our
l boys, are beginning to
write home from the war
zone.
During their first months cover
there" they were too busy to do
this. They were working eight
cen hours a day. Moreover, even
when they scrawled a hasty note
to those at home they wrote with
q seh-conscious eye on the CEN
sor.
Of course, they knew they were
not IN much danger of breaking
his rules, which were well drilled
into them. But the knowledge
that he would read their letters
checked the free play of their
pens. The censor liked short let
tersl They wrote short letters.
The months have changed all
that. Perhaps the censor still
likes short letters. If he does, he
must both smile and sigh over
some OF the long, intimate, girl
ish letters that are coming from
the front.
The girl war workers are get
ting their second wind. Living
within sound Of the guns, they
have ceased to fear the censor.
They have ceeased to fear any
thing.
Homesick Now.
Also they have shaken down their
impressions. They have systema-
tized their work. They are ready
and able to "tell the folks at
home all about it." Above all,
the girls themselves, enthusiastic
though they are over their new
work, are desperately homesick.
Across 5000 miles they reach out
for the old ties.
The most interesting letters
come from the new recruits-the
college girls doing reconstruction
work in ruined French villages,
The Washington times., 1918-08-03

What and Where Is Heaven?
Continued from First Column-l

CONTINUED from First Coumnl
Good and evil he taught, recompensed by the
suits of conduct and within the sphere of time.
Because we know that many of readers have often
asked the questions which puzzle Mr. Freedman
have submitted the problem to of the leading stu
dents of theology in Washington pastors and teachers in
the different churches and invited them discuss the place
and character of heaven.
Their conclusions will make up a part of the inter
esting contents of tomorrows Sunday Times.
We are sure you will enjoy reading and will profit BY
what they have written for you.
The Washington times., 1918-08-03
Agricultural Note.

Agrlcuitur1l Note
HARRY HINE, the secretary Of
the Board Of Education, says that
all good tomatoes are being pro-
duced IN punches this season, and
that he recently picked forty-six on
eleven stems.
FRANK MORRIS says that wa
termelons were selling yesterday at
wholesale for q dollar apiece, which
Is higher than they were IN my
youth, when the old ramshaekle
wagon came up the street, driven
by eolored man who sang:
Red, ripe watermelon,
Red to the rine,
Sell 'em To- a nickel; IN plug 'em TO-
Q dime"
CHRIS GOECKLER, IN answer to a
query in this column, says he knows
the song the old crab man sang.
Chris says this was it:
"Crab man goin' home now;
Grab man gwine right away from
hyah.
Want any Cra-a-a-a-sbs?"
But Johnny johnson gives me this
version:
Use taIkin' about de hard crabs,
Pse taIkin' about sof crabs,
Use talkin' about debbil crabs;
Dose is de kim All sells"
Perhaps ED DROOP can set UP
some music for it How about it !?
Military Note.
ARTHUR SHELTON is a corporal
In the Chevy Chase Home Guards.
Salute himi
CHARLES FAIRFAX Is on q va
cation which makes his partner,
CHARLES STONE, work all the
harder. Never mind, Brother Stone,
perhaps your turn win come next.
Perhaps He Saw Its Ghost
ALLISON CLARK says that the
person who said the Wakefield had
changed its name Is away OF. be-
cause he saw the Wakefield come
into the harhor only a few days ago.
Speaking Of the ancient and
honorable Washington steamboats,"
says GUY ELLIOTT MITCHELL. Of
the Geological Survey, you. OF
course. know the T. v. ARROW
SMITH.
But do you know that when I
was wearing short dresses, before
migrating to this Southland the Ar
rowsmith was plying up and down
the Hudson? Some years ago, as 1
am now approaching the decrepit
age Of fifty"
Hey, what's all this talk about
OLD steamers?' chortles DAN CAL
LAHAN. "Give me chance and let
me tell you something about q couple
OF NEW steamers l got down to my
wharf"
Does one tponudn ask another to
ride dotDnto1cn IN the morning or up
totcn in the Afternoon? Here Is let
ter from the tConTdn tCho started the
runpus concerning the Stfrgy drivers
Icho tOiH not give their feLLot0 men
and romen lift. But SHE says
tkGt even the t0onen themselves tDiIl
not give q sister q lift. HO10 about
Il? Read beLotU:
"when 1 wrote the little note
(which you so kindly published) ask
ing why someone did not give the
working war widows assistance now
and then in getting to work, It did
not occur to me that the lords of
creation would take 1t all unto
The Washington times., 1918-08-03
HEARD AND SEEN

hemselvesl But evidently they dida
This morning on my way down Con-.
nectcut avenue ] was passed BIZ
eleven machines which each contain
ed considerable empty space and .
woman. In three cases the women
wore large red crosses, most con-
spicuously. Without entering into
the question Of the safety Of soma
men In Offering strange women .
1ift,' can't you say something that
win open the hearts and autos Of the
many women who ride down town In
almost empty machines and who,
apparently, could do 80 much to a.
sist in this line?
"one Of the Working War Widowa'S
Lower Car Fares.
The street car companies In other
large cities may be able to give good
reasons. for wanting to raise the
price Of q ride on their cars, but
l do not believe the street car COM
panies In Washington. D. c., can give
good reasons for wanting to do the
same thing
A street car conductor told me re-
Gently that he had collected every
day for months, nearly twice a.
many fares as he used to collect In
q day., before the war. II that II Q
fact, the street car. companies are
getting more than enough extra
money from running their cars nov.
than 1t takes to pay the men higher
wages, and the increased cost Of ma
terial.
believe the street car companies
here could even do for the working
people what the street car companies
in Toronto, Canada, did for the
working people Of that city. They
sell six tickets for q quarter In
Toronto, good any time; seven for q
quarter called "workingman's," good
only between and s o'clock In the
morning and 4:30 and z O'Clock in
the evening and eight for . quarter
called Sunday" good only on Sun
days. The "workingman's" tickets
make It cheaper for all working peo-
pie to ride to and from work; the
Sunday" tickets make 1t cheaper for
the working people, those who can
not afford to buy automobiles, to ride
around on Sundays.
JOHN ANSCHUTZ,
zoos Park road northwest
Interesting Dates
In reading your Heard and Seen"
column, often wonder how long
q residence in Washington is neces-
sary to make one an -old timer.
Relatively to a large proportion OF
the present population, think / am
safe in considering over twenty-two
years residence as making me eli-
gible for that designation, even II
not for the Oldest Inhabitants As
sociation. / note that the drive for
the Fourth Liberty loan will open
on September 29th. Who remem-
bers that it was on that date in
1896 that the big windstorm occur
red, which unroofed so many houses
and blew down so many trees?
Also that one year from that date,
on September 20, 1897, the Capital
Traction Company power house
burned down on the present site
Of the Municipal building? About
that time, but / do not remember
the exact date, the skating rink
on the site Of the Hall Of the An
clients, now once more q garage,
furnished a sensational eonhagra-
ton.
HAROLD A. COOMBS.
If you happen to see JOHN B.
LARNER today, congratulate him.
It's his birthday. Good luck, Mr.. Lar
ner.
The Washington times., 1918-08-03
What and Where Is Heaven?
Three Readers of The Times Disagree the Answer to
Question Which Millions Have Asked.

A valued member of The Times family sends US t
following letter:
Editor of The Times:
What is your definition of heaveni Is it
material place spiritual onei and some friends
had argument over it and agreed to abide by the
decision of your paper. says that it Is place
I. where ideals realized, B says that it is an
imaginary place, while says that it is place as
the Bible says place to which the good go to live
in peace If you wish to give your opinion of what
heaven is, would be very grateful to you for
settling argument
Yours truly,
r. FREEDMAN.
1928 Nineteenth street northwest
The Washington times., 1918-08-03
HAROLD A. CoOMBS.

If you happen to see JOHN B.
LARNER today, congratulate him.
It's his birthday. Good luck, Mr.. Lar
uer.
Evening star., 1918-11-26

The best birthday present possible"
is the phrase applied by Private Eli
phalet Fraser Andrews, jr.. of this city
10 the Croix de Guerre. which he was
given the day he was twenty years
old. Private Andrews is the only son
CT the late Prof. Eliphalet F. An
drews. distinguished Washington art
list and for many years head of the
art school of the Corcoran Gallery.
His mother. Mrs. Andrews. resides at
1890 18th street northwest. and Pri-
Sate Andrews received part Of his edu-
cation at the Cathedral School for
4oys here.
The young soldiers has served for
the past year in the ambulance corps
OF the French army. He originally
entered the Morgan-Harjes unit, which
was attached to the French forces,
and several other Washington boys
who enlisted with that unit are still
his companions. The decoration was
conferred on a half dozen or more
Nembers Of his force in recognition
OF their devoted and efficient and al
most continuous service during the
hig drive of last March. Private An.
drews. in his latest letter to his moth
err expresses himself as not only
pleased. but surprised at the honor.
Evening star., 1918-11-26

aifrH. Earl, Seattle, wash. - J.
SWEENEY, Howard z, Richme.d. Va.
TIKAL, wensel r., La Crosse. Wis. =
TRAILER, Louis h.. Otweli. Ind.
WALKER, Wnlie l., Thomson. Ga
YARMOUTH, Bert, Marshalltown, lows. :
WELLER, Lauren W., San Erancisco. Cal.
WHALEN, John E.. Sioux City, lows.
WILLIAMS, Howard. Clinton. No.
WIGKMAN, Alex, Monessen, Pa.
Evening star., 1918-11-26
SMITH, Lewis. Buswell. Ark.
SMITH. Lewis, Henderson, ARK.

SMITH, Lewis, Buswel. Ark.
SMITH. Lewis. Henderson. Ark.
SUEZZI, Peter, Fitchburg, Mass.
TUNSTALL. James W., Crewe, Va.
WETTER. Joseph W.. Scranton, Pa.
YOUNG. Harry l.. South Chatham. Mass.
E%ily Ioe John S petroit Mich
JOHNSON, Paul N. Belt, Mont.
ANDERSON William p Moose Saaasase;;,. aaksi MH'
BARTON, Carlton W., Macon, Ga.
BROKAW, George D., Craig, Neb.
BRYON, Frank F., Scranton. Pa.
CALLAHAN. Martin D.. Bridgeport Conn.
COFFIN. Omar J., Presque Isle. Me.
DAVIS. Cornelius ". Philipsburg. Pa.
CORTLAND. Herbert. Mitchell, s. D.
DWYER. Michael W., WallinGford, Conn.
EDWARDS, Frank, Monroe, La.
EUSEPI. Domenic, Brooklyn. N. Y.
EVANS, John. Tacoma, Wash.
FABRINI, Chester. Nyack, N. 7.
FARMER, Granville c.. Paris. Tex.
FINN, William F., Ell Reno Okla.
GANGAWARE' John s. P9ttsyiilei t,Ht s, Pa.
HACKER, Robert. Stratford, Okla.
HALTER. Ernst G.. Flandreau, 8. d.
HAWK. Jesse j., Parnell. Mo.
HEPNER, William g.. strasburs. va.
KEMMERER. Charles f.. Allentown. Pa.
KLEINSTUBER. Harry Van Horn. Phila., Pa.
LOPEZ Isidro S.. socorrn NJ
MAHONEY, Charles T., Woburn, Mass.
MARKOWITZ. Meyer. Sew t"li
MILLER. orthmer j., Dubuque, Iowa.
MORAN, Fraak W., Wharton. Tex.
OlIlf En-. James A.. bEOWH NdlleS,
PATTERSON. oscar NJ. lockwood. Tenn.
PAyLOCk. John s.. Johnson burg. Pa
PECoR. John W.. Rhinelander, Wis.
P1MERs PfHEa aa4 MarTy Se1.rf w. cleGssnd cho Ohio
RosENBERG: Murray, S.s New York, SY.
SCOTT. Roger H.. Johnstown Pa.
SULLIVAN. Cornelius j., Jersey City. n. ].
TREEGE wright hsodees beswyn' cbias 6kls
WERNER. Gilbert p. Pontiac. Mich.
! WHARTON. Thomas J., Dysart; Pa;
| AMEs. Louis n. Phiiadelphia. Pa.
RARETSkY: Louis. Bronx. n: y
JACOBS. Louis E.. New Haven, Conn.
| KERwIN, Matt G.. Anderson. Neb:
snmvs, Maaws r. Hsrg1s1d sS%s5vlf Mo- Mass
TURNER. John. Lancaster, Pa.
! WINGFIELD. Logan. Collins. Mo.
SLIGHTLY WOUNDED IN ACTION.
CAPTAIN:
KIRsT; Anthony j.. Cincinnati. Ohio.
cosToN. Frank IT,. Marked Tree. Ark.
| FARMER. Samuel D.. Galena, Kan.
FOX. John. Philadelphia, Pa.
! KNOWLES, Clyde C.. Mcpherson. Kan.
AooEG coRPoRILs: ai1 s. nn' MASS
DuIsKI; Rudolf, Stamford; Conn;
enTE. GnTHRiE. MieIle sHi NJ. spire: Okla.
| LOyITT. John NJ: Topeka. Kan:
CEAMBEhS, (hafleS L., OaklanQ, iowa.
FULLER, John. Crawford. N. J.
HIXSON. Harry w. Glenwood. Iowa.
HUTCHISSOS. Duncan. Ithaca, n. Y.
JOSEPH. Walter v. Preston. MINI.
VERNON, Louis. Baltimore Md.
WHITE Solon T.. Friend. Ore.
wIEIGOSZ Bazell. Milwaukee, Wis.
MASTERS0N. Bernard c., Boston. Mass
MATHERS, Daryl. Washington. Iowa.
POST. Marion. Pardeeville, Wis.
MECHANIC:
! WILKINSON Everett s.. Shoals. Ind.
WAGNER:
, EPPEI4 George, Paris. Tex.
COOK:
BOYER. D.vd A.. New kensington, Pa.
PRIvATES:
! ADAMS Harvey. Brooksburg, Ind.
ANDREWS. John c.. Eidney. Ohio.
BARNARD. Charles L., Angola, La.
RARNES. Frances W.. Watertown. Wis.
| BAUM. Isidor. New York. n. Y
| BEMP. Otto A., Allyn, Wash.
RENNETT. Edward, Dodgeville. Wis.
BENSON, William F.. Indianapolis. Ind
i BINDER Clarence H., Emaus. Pa.
BROSLOSkY, Peter. New York. n. 7.
Evening star., 1918-11-26

Postmaster Burleson has announced
that Theodore N. Vail. president OF
the American Telegraph and Tele-
phone Company. will act as his per-
sonal adviser on the organization of
the telephone. telegraph and cable
systems under government control.
Mr.. Vail will prepare for the Post
Office Department a comprehensive re-
port upon the wire service, with
view to the more extended use of the
telephone, telegraph and cable during
the government operation.
'"The years of study which Mr.. Vail
has given to the problem of universal
wire service and unified and extend
ed cable system and his pre-eminence
as an authority on the organization
of electrical communication will rem
der his advice and assistance Of great
value" Mr.. Burleson stated.
Evening star., 1918-11-26

i = " =
sTRAssER, Oliver NJ. Pittsburgh. Pa.
YOUNG, Robert b., Pittsburgh. Pa.
PRIVATES: .-.-5sl = -
ATEN. Ivan F.. Round Rock. Tex.
BARTHOL0W, John. Chaneysyille, Pa.
BROWN, Earl T.. Mexia, Tex.
CARDUCCI. Gaetano. Lowellville. Ohio.
CARMEL. Louis, Pittsburg. Kan.
CAvENER, Jacob E., Mohawk. Tenn.
CORSON. Nicholas n. Aahanoy City: Pa.
DAWSON, Collier. Beauxite. Ark.
DAY, Floyd, Decatur. III.
DAYTON, Arthur c., Westeruport. Nd.
DETROY. Charles. Farmington. W. Va.
DOW. William N, Astoria, Ore.
DUNCAN, Kenneth c., Mount Vernon. n. 4.
BEEN pRkAE o.s, Ssss g.; .t.pta W,nsl9w: al. AL.
EUSTRATI0, Theodotious, Tacoma. wash.
EVANS, Alva D., Colorado Springs. Col.
FOX, Francis J., Philadelphia, Pa.
CRABTREE. Phillip, Otway. Ohio.
EHLERS, William, Milwaukee,, Wis.
MaMP;N E3sTEE; Rgsssll; FsL s eGGnssy; GSss..di III IN
JOHNSON, Carlton. Milwaukee. n: G.
JONES, Charles l.. Eden. Utah.
KEATON, Albert H.. Traverse City. Mich.
NovIsK7. william. olean. Russia.
O'BRIEN, Bernard, Shamokin. Pa.
PMARSoLL. BENJAMIN g., Qua1ertown. Pa.
PERKINS. Garrett, Gateway. Ore.
PHITTEYs; Fred r. Seattle: Wash;
PRANTOW, Stiney, Shenandoah, Pa.
PROBST. Elmer B., Berwick, Pa.
REID, Allison W., San Learando. Cal.
sANDERsON. John G.. Hamilton, Ala.
STURM, Charles A.. indianapolis, Ind.
SUMMERS, Francis, Higginsville, Me. 8.
TUCKER, Will L., Harris, Cal.
WENzLER. Engelbert. Cudahy, Wis.
Evening star., 1918-11-26
The Way for Money to Behave
From the Philadelphia Telegraph.

Money Is funny thing.
A year ago there was in circulation
$45 of actual money for each one of us.
During the year we have each
bought an average Of 800 liberty
bonds. We paid for them with money.
How much money is left? A little
more than we had q year ago.
Evening star., 1918-11-26

zzAREBA, Joseph; New n.ve1; ooaa-
JESSIE, Aaron W., Hanseuyflls. Va
JOHNSON. Victor E., Cokoto. MINI
KING. Eddie, Waco. Tex
KURTZ, Frank h, Cuero. Tax.
LAMB. Chester. Chateaus.y. NJ. -.
| MARKS. Henry, New York. N. 7.
McPAUL. Barney F.. McDon,ld. F.. Pa. ~,
MEDFoRD, fnFOf D. Wiiiie. % Fort. worth. Tex.
MILLER. Guy. Enterprise. Ala.
MONROE, Lewis R.. Bismark.' Okla.
NIEMANN. Paul A.. jr,, New York. N. Z.
MOVES, Gordon. Norway. Ne.
OBERG, Olof j., Deer. MINI.
POPPE, James l., Marble. Minn-
POWELL Dennis p. Manchester. n; H..
PRoWELL. Calvin H., KExin. -Te1.
PYLES. Alva c., Kirby, w. Va.
RUNNER, william D.. Tunnelton. W. Va. :.
RGs9W. Gs9 Gisrenee % r.. syracuse. Ny.
SANDER. Louis. Taunton. Mass.
SEQ scott; S George ,n F.; sayre, as veaa Okla;
sHADioNs, John B.. Deherry. Tex.
sHACKELFoRD. Samuel r. Mount Erie. III,
saANNoN. RaGTaa William r Frederiet, ohie:go n
SHEETS. Howard W., Flefnington. N:
skETNIK sk1T1S zs',, Toe W., sqs!ipe e, Ts., *,
STARR. Walter, Waterford. Pa.
STEWART, Byar0, IOVeu, WyO.
STEWART. Calvin E., Madisonville. Tex
.sT1EELLA, Angelo. Pittsburgh. Pa.
STRAND, Hans, East Helena. Mont.
THOMPsoN. Hon Leonard. % Chicago. nj. :.
UHL. Fritz W., Amber. Okla.
WENCKUs. Paul J., Chicago. III. :.
WILLRANks: William B., Doans. Tex.
MRIGHT, zEMGH 1.cs Tho%as Ma 6Siea1a G alba i Tex
ZIOLI4A, George Gale Sanito, Provincio Del
Benz vento. Italy.
BRuLAAn Peder eetae'ono g.. csa. san Aai1n' Minn. N
EVANS, william j., Gottopwood. Tex.
GREGORY. John, Lindsay. Okla.
HILL. Claude B., Marshall Tex.
KfPshssss RIPPER HssS Peter a Rs.n CITY, Mimi
KUSSMAN, Nick, Altoona. Wash.
LAyERLY, Lynn B.. Titusyille. Pa.
| Laws. Ed. Depew, Okla.
MIX: Harry l., Murray. Utah.
MoTCoW. John, Patterson, Iowa.
PAhMER; Il Ids, Lonnie. Milburn. okln;
PERKINS. Byrl l., Otto, Wyo.
PEThRsoN; William. Wolf Point; Mont.
RoGERs: Henry: Athens. Tex.
,sAaTTEREIELD. William L, Junction City Ore
sMERLEs. James, Chicaro. III. ~ -'
SWANSON, Arthur L., Erie. Pa.
yyGMSES; SWGNsESS; John, aa,ss Seattle H Hasa Wash
TROBIROA. 1gnac. Chicago. Ill. - ;
TuRsNEERR, MIsss ER, R;1I;h RaIPh " W. Perrin, Tex
WILCOX. William c., Grand Blanc, Mich.
WILEY, Eugene N, GAINESVILLE. Pa.
WILLIAM. Ben O., Western Grove, Ark.
WOUNDED IN ACTION Degree Undetermined)
PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING IN
ACTION.
| GRISwOLD. Earl H.. Jersey City, N. j.
GRUBBs. Robert P. Greensboro. N. C.
HARTNESS. John B.. Collinsville. Okla.
| KIEFER, Henry s.. Philadelphia, Pa.
| KLEyEN. Henry, Hillsboro. ". D.
LEE, Hobart A. indianapolis, Ind.
LEHMAN, Martin G., Detroit, Mich.
MEDLIN, Joseph R.. Lnuisburg. N. C. =
O'HARA. Martin r., Mill Valley, Cal. ~.
OPPENHEIM, Arlie c., Lake Park, Ga.
PACINI, Joe Memphis, Tenn.
PA0LA. John, Roxbury. Mass.
PETERS, Lee. Apalaciicola, Fla.
PETTY, Aubrey. Baltimore, Md.
PHILLIPS, Haskell, Little Rock, Ark. :,
PICKERING, James c., Phoenix. Ariz. .
PINO, Eliseo, Albuquerque. N. NJ
PRIDEMORE. Wyatt, Charleston. W. Va.
RECKER, Norman W.. Carrick. Pa.
REILLY. William j.. Cleveland. Ohio
REMMERS. Henry f., Diller. New.
R0MEDEIK, John. Pittsburgh, Pa.
SCRUTT. John. Springfield, Mass !;
SHELTON. Henry C., Palmersyille, Tenn.
Evening star., 1918-11-26
Graves Registered.

After the battle lines advance the
graves registration division places
crosses and registers the graves.
When tags are lacking a record is
taken of the height and weight, the
color of the hair and eyes. and even
finger prints are obtained, and the
data are checked up with those OF
the men reported missing.
Two colored soldiers celebrating
one night exchanged tags. Later one
of them died in a hospital and the
survivor had difficulty in proving
; himself living. In another instance
living soldiers tag was found on
dead soldier and the family was noti-
, fed. Later it received a letter from
/ him written subsequently to his
death.
Many dificult idsntincations have
/ been made. In one instance five tags
were tied to single stick, but each
body was identified later.
Cemeteries are arranged on uni
form plan with double rows OF graves
/ and gravel paths between them. They
are sodded with grass and flags are
placed on each grave by the Salvation
Army. In the largest cemeteries there
is pole in the center carrying the
American flag. The cemeteries vary
in size from fifteen graves to more
s,han 1000. They are generally scat
tered over the areas in France where
the American Army fought.
Evening star., 1918-11-26
Men in Charge of Registration.

Col c.. C. Pierce, former pastor Of st.
Matthew's Episcopal Church in Phila-
delphia, is the head of the graves reg
,istration division. In charge of the
work of registration for the 1st Army
which did the heaviest fighting were
Capts. Stanley NJ. Muckleston of Watt
! kesha Wis; Wilbur L. Smith Of
Washington, D. c.: Homer B. McCor-
mack of Philadelphia, Fred w. Eas-
! terday of Springfield. Ill: Lieuts.
! Frank P. Stewart of Butte. Mont. j,
, charles w. Starr of Philadelphia.
Werner Ekins of Provo. Utah, ana
Charles ]. Lennox Of Pottsville. Pa.
Sanitary reasons, practical condi-
tions and expense are all strong
ingainst attempting to send back the
bodies. We had better let them re-
main and create beautiful cemeteries
here" This was the opinion of a
man familiar with the situation.
Evening star., 1918-11-26
GRAVES IN FRANCE
LINK WITH AMERICA
Probably 5000 Soldier Dead
of This Country Buried
on BattlefieIds.
By JUNIUs b. WOOD.

Ri JUNAUS b. "OODs
CableEram to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright. 1913.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, November 22.-Linking the
firesides of America with the she'll
scourged battlefields of France and
Belgium is the ineffaceable tie of the
American soldier dead. Probably 49,
600 are buried on these battlehelds.
The graves are marked by wooden
crosses at their heads. and show the
frenzy of human passion that once
swept these now peaceful hills and
valleys.
More thousands are buried near the
camps cities of central France and the
base ports where the transports un-
load. 1t is believed that not a single
American who fell in France remained
unburied, and it is estimated that less
than 2 per cent were unidentified.
This percentage is diminishing grad
ually, as hundreds Of identincations
were made after the burial.
Final Disposition Undecided.
The final disposition of these dead
hoS pSSh oClSl IL 10 OuS
of the biggest postwar problems con-
fronting the nation. Sentiment says
that each body should be brought
back, just as the bones Of faithful
Chinese are shipped to the sacred soil
Of the Flowery kingdom. In each of
thousands of homes in America from
which some one has gone forth to
make the supreme sacrifice the hope
is that the body will rest in quiet
village burying ground under a
mound tended by loving hands Com
mon sense says: Leave the bodies here;
consecrate them in several large cem-
eteries. which. beautified, will remain
perpetual spots sacred to America on
the soil of Europe.
One must not overlook the un-
pleasant fact that the bodies were
frequently torn by shells and re-
mained buried in the ground uncof-
fined for weeks after they had been
returned to mother earth. The cof-'
fins when returned to America could
not be opened for sentimental for
malities.
The chaplains were in charge of
the burial squads in the field. Each
soldier has two aluminium identifica-
tion tags attached to a string around
his neck. II the tags remain when
he Is found one is attached by
wire to his feet when he is buried.
while the other is fastened to peg
of triangular shaped wood which the
chaplain sticks at the head of the
grave.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-01-26
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THE Ynpths CompanfonB
Twice a day the little town Of Eyian
Oh the Swiss border Of France is the
scene of one Of the most moving and
dramatic spectaccs IN the world Twice
f. dss a train comes into Evlap bearing
na load of French people who since
the early days of the war. have been
in the power Of the Germans. and who
BOW. because they are too sick or too
feeble to be useful 90 the invaders and
because thry have mouths to be- fed
are being released hv their raptors
and rppairlated Al the station the
Red Cross amhulancas wait 90 remove
sarh passengers az are too IA 10 walk
often they receive the bodies Of trav.
rIgrs vho have died ou the tournry.
Tine pnor fuelffyrs swarm out of the
train. darrd. helpless The MAYOR Of
EyIan. Ina silk hat. frork coat and white
gloves escorts them 10 the town hail
There they Ru down 10 feast that la
Awaiting them the first good meal
parhaps that they have eaten Ia three
years
And what are these people like who
ara tbus released "a frfadpma They