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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-09
Thirty.ffth Ward-William p. Fee

hCy'
Country Towns-Samusl Kleinitz.
Chicago Heights; Francis M. Keough.
Lemont Peter Wolf. Melrose Park:
Ross C. Hall, OAK Park; Isaac N.
Kuebler.. Palatine, and Frank H. Nc.
Culloch.
Ward Organizations.
Ward.
HEADQUARTERS, 772 s. State St.;
president, John J. Coughlin, II N.
La Sale St.; secretary, Ike Roder.
lex, III Il. Goth st.
Headquarters, 2O3 e. 37th St.: tel.
Douglas 2469; meets every Tues.
day; president, Edw. Stenson. 3415
Michigan Ave-; secretary. Otto
Woerter. SOS E. 35th St.
3-Headquarters, Indiana Theater
Bldg, 30 e. 4Sd st.
4--Headquarters, Young's Hall. both
and Wallace Sts.; meets first
Thursday; president. John F. Boil.
ton. 1884 Union Ave-; secretary.
James ]. Kropacek, 3135 Normal
Ave.
5-Headquarters. Kahn's Hall. 35th
and Wood sts.: meets second
Thursday; president, Henry Nc.
Nerney. 1914 s. Paulina St.; secre-
tary. Matthew NJ. Bunyan, 3426
Union Ave.
Headquarters, Calumet X. Of C.
Hall, G202 Cottage Grove Ave-;
president, James NJ. Whalen, CAST
Langley Ave; secretary. Elmer j.
Witty, 6424 Langley Ave.
S-Headquarters, 9215 Commercial
Ave-; president, John P. Byrnes,
7i57 Bond Ave; secretary. Gus.
tave Steinwig. 1870 Anthony Ave
s-Headquarters, DeHaan's Hall, 9442
Cottage Grove Ave; tel. Burnside
1888; president, Catrines DeHaan,
1854 Cottage Grove Ave: secre.
tary, Donald e. Whittenburg.
1925 Cottage Grove Ave
ll-Headquarters, 2l52 w. 18th ST.;
tel. Seeley 1910; president. MI.
chael J. Browne. 1916 Washburne
Ave; secretary, Fred w. Rausch,
l741 W. 18th.
headquarters, 1924 s, Kedze
Ave; tel, Lawndale 1903: pres.
dent, Otto Kerner, 2426 S. Clifton
Park Ave; secretary. Joseph ].
Novak, 240l S. Trumbull Ave
l3-Headquarters, $3.50 W. Madison
St.; phone Kedzie 423; president,
James G. Denvlr, 3S4S Congress
St; secretary, John C. Morris,
1896 W. Adams st.
l4-Headquarters Conway's Hail
Lake St. and Western Ave: meets
second and fourth Tuesdays;
president, James B. Shi.l, 1928
Grand Ave; secretary, Edward ].
Kelly, 3345 Park Ave.
l5-Headquarters, 2705 Iowa St.;
president, Edward Kaindl, $500
w, Chicago Ave. secretary, Nor
ris Gevirtz, $40 N, Francisco Ave.
l6-Headquarters, 1862 W. North
Ave; meets every Friday: presi.
dent joseph Petlak. 1910 w.
Norm ave; secretary, Frank
Literski, 1917 Dickson st.
17-Headquarters. $50 Milwaukee
Ave; tel. Monroe 6872: president,
Walter Smith. 1861 Austin Ave-:
secretary. Teofil Weyna. 1920 Mil.
waukee Ave.
ls-Headquarters 1862 w. Madison
st.: tel. Monroe 376a: president.
James G. Gavin. 326 8. Racine
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-09

Stillman B. Jameson Is one Of the
coming men In the Republican party.
He is honest and able.
~
julius Oswald. the well known bar.
Der at l5i West Randolph street. Is
very popular with the city hall boys
~g~
The Norman Institute OF Massage
and Physical Culture. IA West Wash
ington street. is patronized by the
best people in Chicago.
James n. bucR,py. Chief Clerk In
the Criminal Court Clerks office. IL
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-09

classes Of business men. The big
concern Of which he is the head 10
noted for its thorough and good work.
Frank weeger, the we'll known
brewer and business man, IL talked Of
Tor state Auditor and State Treasurer.
He would al either position we'll.
~e~
All plants Of the Chicago Pneumatic
Tool Company, manufacturers Of Lit
tie Giant trucks, are working at full
capacity. according to w. o. Duntley,
president Of the concern. At the rate
orders are coming In factory add.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-09


model of boxap nest for onodve egg hens The hen sits In the
which diameter
When
heed
n
through the night will like sheet chained
hold
will they loaded
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-09

by allowing the
babies
1920
sever
a
Won
peculiar situation
Of oumbi may be o andt the mennot
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-09
DEMOCRATIC
Committeeman

Democrauc national Committeeman
for Illinois-Charles Boeschenstein,
Edwardsville.
Democratic State Committee.
Chairman-Arthur w. Charles, Car
mi.
Vice Chairman-Douglas Pattison.
Freeport; Terence F. Moran, Chicago;
ed, NJ. Spiller. Marion.
Secretary-lsaac B. Craig, Nation.
Treasurer-Ernest Hoover, Taylor.
Vile.
Sergeant-at.Arms-Jerry J. Kane.
East st. Louis.
Democratic County Committee.
James NJ. Daley, chairman.
William p. Feeney, secretary.
Managing Committee Of the Democrat.
ie Party Of Cook County.
Chairman-James NJ. Daley.
Vice Chairmen-Joseph Rushkewicz.
Frank F. Roeder, Anton j. Cermak.
James NJ. Whalen, Frank II. McCul'
!och.
Chairman OF Executive Committee
Henry Stuckart
Secretary-Willlam P. Feeney.
Assistant Secretary-John F. Qu.n'
Ian.
Financial Secretary--Jacob Lind.
heimer.
Treasurer-Fred w. Block.
Sergeant-at.Arms-Jo J. Leonard.
First Ward-Michael Kenna.
Second Ward-William J. Graham.
Third Ward-Thomas d. Nash.
Fourth Ward-James NJ. Daley.
Fifth Ward-Patrick ]. Carr
Sixth Ward--John p. Gibbons.
Seventh Ward-James NJ. Whalen.
Eighth Ward-John II. Mack,
Ninth Ward-John J. Leonard.
Tenth Ward-Joseph w. Cermak
Eleventh Ward-A. ]. SABBATH.
Twelfth Ward-Anton j. Cermak.
Thirteenth Ward-Martin ]. O'Brien.
Fourteenth Ward-Patrick A. Nash.
Fifteenth Ward-Thomas p. Keane.
Sixteenth Ward--Stanley II. Kunz.
Seventeenth Ward-Joseph Rushke-
Hlcz
Eighteenth Ward-Bernard ]. Gro
Gan
Nineteenth Ward-John Powers.
Twentieth Ward-Dennis ]. Egan.
Twenty.frst Ward-John F. oMal'
ley
Twoaty.second Wari-Rudolph l..
schapP
Twsnty.third Ward-Joseph l.. Gill.
Twenty-ioUrth Ward-Frank F. Roe
der
Twenty fifth Ward-Harry r. Glib.
bons.
Twenty.sixth Ward-Henry A. Zen.
der.
Twenty.seventh Ward-Neil Murley.
Twenty.eighth Ward-Frank Pas
chen.
Twenty.ninth Ward-Emmett Whea-
TAN.
ThirtIeth Ward-James r. Hesex-
nan
Thirty.hrst Ward-Michael X. sheri.
dan.
Thirty-second Ward - Frank J.
Walsh.
Thlrty-third Ward-Timothy Grove.
Thirty fourth Ward-Joseph o. Kost.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-09

lions will have to be made In the near
future.
~
George B. Baldwin, manager of the
Walworth Manufacturing Company, Is
one of the leaders In Chicago's bust.
ness life.
Judge Hugh J. Kearns has made Q
nns record on the municipal bench.
Frank J. Hogan. the popular and
well.known lawyer. would make iins
Municipal Judge.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-09

SNuTih'u W washington 700 lust w NC
absorbed by the existing club. Hence
the United Service Club of America
had its inception. But the Washing.
ton problem Is not the only one the
new club hopes to meet lIcnceforth
officers will gather in many cities. near
the great camps and environments In
this country, and later behind the
fighting lines abroad. Even greater
will he the need in these places for
some common meeting ground for men
n.lin ,Nnnr Shniilllnr sirnns Inst Nm.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-09

SANDS OF years lnler-in modern Wash
ington, District of Columbia.
And all the Adams in the city may
truthfully blame 1t once again upon
all the Ewes. This time Mr.. Serpent
takes the role of .citizen, in order to
make the lesson more lasting, And
the Ewes are laughing in their muffs.
Does the suffrage amendment to
the Constitution give the vote to the
women of the District of Columbia?
And II 1t does, what about the
Vc 10
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-09

mind may here be found In the various
freak inventions which go forth each
working day of the Office. Almost daily
some inventive genius offers II model
of something which will benefit the
great world ut large and perhaps with
in the same hour some mechanical lun.
attic seeks patent on some rattle.
brain" idea which he avows will cause
people to live 600 years IL they but
follow instructions on the perfect
system of physical culture"
4 nj ,,,,,ltrv ,,,ptns hnp .npt
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-09

from hog ana cOrnpOne. One snt be-
hind on sack Of something, shrOuded
under II quilt and with her head bound
all around with II pink nuby that had
faded In the wash. The woman who
drove was topped with fur cap with
err flaps that was lawfully intended
for man. Everything else was lnthes
and scantling picked up from some
house wrecking, except for one chicken
that craned Its head above wired box
top.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-09
COUNTY OFFICIALS

MALTA HUI NE
County Treasurer,
HENRY STUCKART,
Recorder Of Deeds,
JOSEPH F. HAAS.
Sheriff,
JOHN Z. TRACER.
County Judge,
THOMAS F. SCULLY.
County Clerk,
ROBERT M. SWEITZER.
Probate Judge,
HENRY HORNER.
Probate Clerk,
JOHN A. CERVENKA,
Criminal Court Clerk,
FRANK J. WALSH.
Superior Court Clerk,
JOHN HIGHLANDER.
Circuit Court Clerk,
AUGUST MILLER.
Coroner,
PETER M. HOFFMAN.
President County Board,
PETER REINBERG.
Board Of Review.
FRANK s. RYAN,
FRED w. elOcki,
EDWARD r. llTzlNGER.
Board Of Assessors.
WILLIAM n. WEBER,
ADAM WOLF,
GEORGE X. SCHMIDT,
CHARLES RINGER,
MICHAEL X. SHERIDAN.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-09

both the breadth and sentiment OF It's
symbolism.
Designed and painted by Miss
Wilmuth Gary, who ms composer was
awarded the medal and diploma for
musical composition ut the worlds
fair, this flag of America and her
shield of the allies the motto: Liberty,
Humanity, Democracy"
Set upon pure white ground, the
flag Is siriking in appearance with It's
lnrge circle Of he tings Of the II M.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-09
Old Bony, Slippery Street and Good Samaritan

LIE WAS old horse that couldn't SO he slipped the
IL In the hItched
both with the comfortable
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-09

tons who had entered the war against nn"n the dat" of It's compile
ton
President Wilson the first official the flag and bears the
of
of compiled by
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-09
Women Of D. C. May Have the Laugh on the Men

e Eve left the worlds
of Mr..
But the final realization
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-09
Washington Composer Designs Flag Of Allies

belongs the distinction of having
the the United
States allies the This has been done In
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-09
e. WASHINGTON
- - >S'IDELIGHTS
United Service Club Of America Proves Popular

w AsIiINGToN Washington has historic Army Like
connected with the and sud-
den nations fighting ovcrtaxed Officers
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-09
Some Of the Freaks Found in the Patent Office

THE who said that the place in n the United States where freaks
] office
Washington told the truth The crzest onpngs Of the human
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-10

though every man had been afioat.
1t was the record accomplishment in
landing, for while one body OF ar
rivals had been large, $4,000. the
landing had taken the best part Of
two days, whereas this huge trans
fer was in the daylight hours of the
first day.
And right on top Of it," said the
general, "One ship is arriving with
12,0 600 more men, and then another
notilla of transports and then an
other
Thus the gigantic influx OF armed
men goes on steadily and unceasing-
ly, on record time, with little or no
confusion, each man and organiza-
tion being cared for and accounted
for as they move forward to the
front. and all OF the huge enterprise
Of docking, landing. transporting
and camping. with all their infinite
details, created out OF practically
nothing within the last ten months
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-10
MILLIONS OF SOLDIERS
SWARM Y. MICA. HUTS
Annual Report Of Southeastern De.
partn,ent Reveals ss, s,sse. $50 Boys
In Camps Crowded Buildings
(By l. Porter Moore.)

Atlanta. Ga. August 25--An attend
ance Of nearly twenty times the pop
ulation Of Atlanta swarmed happily
in Y. M. G. A. huts in the seven
states OF the Southeastern camps dur
ing the fiscal year July l. 1917. to July
1. 1918. according to the annual re-
port just issued here.
In other words. soldiers In the South
eastern cantonments to the number
Of 3S.S66.9SU mon wrote letters in tho
'Y" army and navy huts. read litera-
ture there and Joined in the religious
services and entertainments held in
tn" Red Triangle buildings which dot
military reservations in Georgia, Ala
bama. Tennessee. the Carolinas, Mis-
sissippi and Florida
1t is easy to imagine the mountains
Of stationery the Y. M. C. A. provided
In the camps OF the Southeast when
II is stated that soldiers wrote 32.-
SS9. .o02 lette-s in the "Y" huts. The
Red Triangle workers also made out
81. <6S,7A worth of money orders for
the soldiers. most Of the amount BE-
lag sent homo to relatives.
Educational Work Featured
The ~" also provided zoos eduo>-
tional lectures with = soldier attend
ance Of 1.291.2%3 The educational
classes Of various kinds aSgrsGatsd
s%.S13 and the attendance Wa u.s.
o45. Books circulated By the Y. II.
c. A. numbered 7s4.7l0 and educational
clubs formed among tbs men were
$40. Physical activities when figured
IN Statistics amounted to an amasing
amount. II 10 estimated S.s83,S50 par
ticipated in the various physical &C
tivtties such AZ sebal. track and field
meets. baseball. etc.
The spectators. the majority Of then
soldiers. At these physical activities.
are estimated for the year at $685.
3lS
The resume OF religious activities
shows that 3.+s<.4B1 persons attended
16.46S religious meetings under "Y"
auspices in the Sovtheast. that 1.2s8
Bible cIasses were formed among the
soldiery with attsndances ranging At
$685. .s+s. that 12S.232 Scriptures wore
distributed. that ~" workers had l5T,-
B93 personAl Christian interviews with
soldiers, that the boys made IS. sos
Christian decisions and that 7l.ssS
signed the reliEioNa War roll.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-10
NO CAUSE FOR ALARM
ABOUT PRICE OF COTTON
SO Declares President Wilson i'm
Reply to Protest by William
j. Harris.

Atlanta, Ga, Sept. 9.-There Is
no occasion for alarm over the agi-
tation to fix cotton prices, accord
ing to a telegram made public here
by William j. Harris, from President
Wilson. The message was in reply
to one Mr.. Harris sent earlier in the
day calling the Presidents attention
TO the apprehension of many per-
sons over the situation, and protest
ing in the interest OF the farmers
against such movement.
The Presidents message follows:
mo cause for concern about the
price of cotton. The plan is merely
Tor an impartial inquiry to ascer-,
tain whether agreement would be
serviceable in stabilizing transac-
tions." \,
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-10
BUFORD.

Mrs. vi. {. tarneS, or Hamlet, \.
c.. has returned home from week s
visit to Mr.. and Mrs. S. b. Carnes.
of Dwight. Mr.. Capers Carnes ac-
companed her home where he has
accepted a position on the railroad.
Miss Florence knight. of Trades
VILE. has returned home from a
two-week's visit to Miss Flonnie
Carnes.
Miss Annie Edwards, OF Bladen-
boro. n. c.. who has been visiting
Miss Maude Carnes, OF Dwight, re-
turned home Saturday morning.
Miss Ola Stacks and Miss Maude
Carnes, OF Dwight. will spend the
winter with Mr.. and Mrs. l.. o. Gar
land.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-10
COAL WILL BE DELIVERED
TO BIRMINGHAM BY TRUCK!

Birmingham, Sept. 9.-MotOr
truck transportation Of coal from
mines in this district direct to con-
sumers> in Birmingham will be in
augurated within the next GO days.
according to announcement made
here by officials OF the Birmingham
civic association. The movement
will be inaugurated to prevent a re-
petition Of sufferings from lack of
coal which occurred in Birmingham
last winter and has the Endorsement
OF the Jefferson county fuel admin
istration as well as the county board
OF revenue and city commission,
which are co-opJt ~ under-
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-10

just room for two lying down. and
if the ground is soaked as it is to
night. the rubber poncho keeps out
som" "f the "atCT and kindly ma
ture and the iron of youth must do
the rest.
This was only one typical camp Of
the hundreds lining the roads for
miles in this vast reception camp,
field kitchen and water carts were
wheeling up to all the camps as the
tents went up. Filtered water is
brought in hogsheads and each com
mand has its apportioned lot OF hogs
heads. Later on there will be a
splendid system Of water mains for
the whole camp. But here are the
men and water system is not in
stalled in a day. SO instead Of
waiting for 12-inch mains, the pri-
mitive hogshead is filling the gap.
Each man carries his emergency
ration for three days. Some of
them were nibbling it before climb
ing into their pup tents, but most
of them waited for the smoking field
kitchen to get into action with its
cooks, serving out hot coffee and hot
soup and meat. The item Of feed
ing an army with precision is in it
self a gigantic task.
I'VE served 10000 meals last
month" said Major j. cor 100000
army rations Of three meals to the
ration"
And besides all the feeding and
watering and sanitation there is the
immense paper work" of such an
organization. There are 128 sep
arate organizations in the $4,000
men just arrived. Each OF the 1913
must be sorted out and brought to-
gether, and every individual soldier
OF the $4,000 must be identified and
accounted for. so as to guard against
losses, and then each organization
and man have his detail to one of
the sectors OF the fighting front.
This paper work" as It is called. is
prodigious. and like everything mill
tary 1t must be done with absolute
precision. And the paper work
calls for paper. which is very hard to
get.
When headquarters called for
map of the camp the other day."
said the major, they got 1t all right,
on the only paper which could be
found, which was brown wrapping
paper. But 1t was a good map, and
the wrapping paper map of the big
American camp will go into the ar
chives."
z<Bnfn taps sounded every man of
this 36, 900 was under canvas, al
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-10
Dutch Will Protest.

The Hague, Sept. 9.--It is offi-
cially announced that the Dutch
minister in Berlin has been instruct
ed to protest vigorously against
"the merciless action" OF German
in shelling Dutch traw-
Ter off Krommenie. north Holland,
August Z, in which fishermen were
killed, and to demand compensation.
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Lancaster, S. c., r. +. D., Sept. 8.
A revival meeting is now in pro-
gress at our church, carried on by
Rev. Ed Thompson, OF Arkansas.
The church has been greatly revived
and up to date there has been 3S
additions.
Mrs. Mary Thompson is visiting
relatives in this community.
Misses Maude Duren, of Sumter,
and Floss!e Shillnglaw, of Leslie
have returned to their respective
homes after visit to Mrs. s. T.. A.
Hinson.
Misses Ellen and Onie Mahaffey
snent a few days last week with
their sister. Mrs. Amos Adams.
Mr.. Ira Estridge, OF Camp Jack
son. is home on rurlough.
Miss Lula Taylor. or Tabernacle.
spent a few days last week with
Miss jamie Shute.
Mrs. Hugh Taylor and daughters
srent Saturday and Sunday with
Mrs. o. ]. Shute.
Miss jamie Shute is visiting in
Camp Creek.
Mrs. Alice Blackmon and daugh-
ter. ELISE. of Lancaster, returned
home Saturday after having spent
the week here with relatives
Mrs. Ernest McManus. OF Ker-
shaw. is spending a few days with
friends and relatives here.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-10
Need Women Police.

San Juan, Porto Rico. Sept. 8
thousand women in Porto Rico to
form police woman's reserve corps
10 aid in correcting "the decided i'm
moral conditions" which are said to
exist not only in San Juan but else
where.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-10
GEORGIA man GASSED AT FRONT

s, Delayed Cable
SrsAsa>-Ths Rev Danist Kennedy
ned Triangle de-
played 'p'sadd soo'nsss dur.z
no the hoott 4 pro. II n,c.ss.ry.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-10

King George and Queen Mary
~
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tn. pancake
don Eagle Huthe b
Of
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.
bat
With
. whe ns
he roys was sernbls
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With tho head
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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-10
CHANGE FROM SHIPS TO
CAMP is QUICKLY MADE
diers Debark ut French Ports
in Twelve Hours.


their first camp packed the streets
from curb to curb and stretched /
away for miles. 1t was four miles /,
up the hill most of the way
through city, suburbs, and country
lanes, from the sea-front to the
great reception camp located outside
the town, one of the largest camps
in the world and capable of caring
for the population of a metropolitan
city. Hour after hour from o'clock |
in the morning until late in the af-,
noon the steady tramp of marching
thousands had been going on, for
this steady stream is the army of
$4,000 just arrived on Is american
, transports making the record de-
barkation from Ship to camp within
~ hours.
With Major X, the engineer Off
Ger OF tbe-camp, we skirted along
side THIS moving stream, from the
landing to the camp, and had an
opportunity of seeing each stage in
the huge movement up to the time
the tired marchers pitched their
shelter tents on the soaked grounds
and crawled inside to sleep. Stir
ring as it was to see these men come
to swell the million men in the
American ranks, yet there was a
grimness and grayness to the scene
suggesting the stern reality Of war
A steady downpour swept across
the ranks and the men were drip
ping as they trudged through the
rain-soaked mud. They were at
route step, without the regularity OF
parading troops, and each man car
ried, beside his rifle, all his belong
ings on his back, 20 pounds Of tent,
.bfankets, clothing, shoes and all the
miscellaneous equipment Of SOL
dier .headed for the front. Their
last camp was in the well-equipped
cantonments in the United States. /
where they slept on cots and had a
semblance of modern comfort. Now
they were on the war-swept soil of
France and had seen the last of
cots and comforts. 1t was their first |
glimpse OF real war conditions, and !
anyone who says it is cheerful shuts
his eyes to the grimness Of war.
''There are more troops arriving"
said the major as he led the way,
'than the total strength of the
United States army short time
ago" And with such an influx we
have to provide a very elastic camp,
capable of immediate expansion
from 1000 up to 100000 men"
The major was well qualified to
explain the magnitude ot The work.
for he had been chief constructing
engineer Of the New York subway
system. had planned and built a good
part of the system, and had made
the population figures on which sub
way construction was based.
'tTo get an idea OF the camp" he
said, compare it with Central park.
We have $500 acres here, Central
park has 500 acres. why. the en-
tire area of Now York city on Man
haitian island is only 41.OOO acres
- "On both sides of the road, for
mile after mile as we sped along in
an army car city of tents was ris-
ing and there was the hum and bus
tie of camp activity on a vast scale.
This morning all the ground had
been stuble-ield from the newly cat
wheat and barley But now every .
available foot was being laid off by
the army engineers, working with q,
tripods and instruments like party
,Nf
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-08-29

Jim lee B0ndurant returned home
from Nashville Saturday. where he
has been working