Evening star., 1918-08-18

produce it, size sad, giving MN az WY
same time an eye that was twice as cold
the boarding house for weeks
Poor Papa" sighed and went sauiy
forth In quest of more ice. The outiooN
for his being compelled to sleep "a
for his getting fifty pounds OF ice was
Lad
Mother knew this. SO when he faded
out OF sight she slapped sunbonnet
on her head and grabbing zip market
basket. went forth to look for ice
An hour later tie landlady's daughter.
Hattie, who is taking an intense inter-
est in the war ever since that first lieu-
tenant danced so divinely with her, cama
home to an iceless pitcher. The dreadful
situation gave her an idea. She de-
termined to do some war work herself.
So she picked up q market basket ana
went out to look for Ice.
Shortly after the trio departed our
regular iceman. who had been missing
for two days. showed up and left
hundred pounds OF ice on the back porch.
'Tell Mrs. Nocash." he said. that
! left her a double amount because
missed her yesterday"
A few minutes later Papa" tired but
happy. came up the front steps dragging
flfty pounds OF ice that he had obtained
from friend.
Scarcely had father deposited his Ice
when Hattie hove into sight with fifty
pounds that she had smiled out Of y
strange iceman down at the corner.
And tho worst was yet to come.
An hour later. perspiring but tri-
steps with fifty pounds Of ice.
Luckily we saw her at a distance
and managed to hide all the rest of
the ice that we had accumulated be-
fore she arrived. 1 don't know what
she would have done IL she had found
triumphs never must be mRrred by
untoward incidents that detract from
them.
Now, whenever any one speaks of
Ice, Papa" and Hattie Just exchange
has convinced Mrs. Nocash that he
really left her twice the usual
amount. She says you just cannot
trust an iceman.
j., Anyhow. It's quiet now and I'm
ceive. There will be lots of it next
winter. and you and I and all Of US
wiz ''' "'' w. r THE Huois OBSERVER.
gineers on this mission are Capt. II.
Guillemin. Lieuts. Blanchat, Dutilh
and Berthier and M. Combier. In ad.
dition to the officers there are about
tical shopmen OF the French NUM-
tion plants. The purpose OF this mis-
sion Is. by study OF the methods in
the American plants and the sugges-
lions which the French experts
can give. to secure better results in
production in both French and Ameri-
can ordnance factories. 1t In gem
orally known that American ordnance
plants are working upon devices fur
nishsd ,a;n by the French. and It is eer-
will be stimulated by the observations
and friendly criticism OF the men who
IN the nrst instance found out how to
make those very devices. 1t is also
believed that the French In turn will
gain something from their observa-
tions Of American ways Of making the
mechanical devices with which they
are SO familiar
In the next few days the mission,
after It's officers have completed Sc
fcers Of the ordnance engineering
force. will divide itself into groups.
with an expert ordnance officer at
tached to each group. These sub
divisions will visit representative
making the French devices, and II is
supposed that they will spend in the
nefghborhood Of two months or ten
weeks before returning to France. 1t
Is probable that a mission OF Ameriz
can experts and shopmen OF munitLM
plants VIII accompany them u3on
their return, and that In this way they
Will develop constant change OF
views between those engaged in the
munition factories Of the two coun-
tries
~
CTATEMENTS that the headgear
known as the overseas cap will
supersede the brimmed campaign hat
throughout the Army will crop up
every now and then. While the value
and adaptability Of the overseas cap
for the service for which II is now au-
thorized is recognized. there is no
chance that the familiar campaign
hat will be abandoned at the present
time. The campaign hat. with its
wide brim was adopted after years of
study and experience as the best
available hat for Army use in the
United States and the tropical islands.
The unsuitability of the cap for use
in the hotter climates OF the United
States. especially in the treeless
country OF the southwest, where a
large part of the Army is likely to