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Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-15
Government Will
Furnish Wounded
Boys all Comforts
Country Will Get First Real Appreciation of Sacrifices
of the Hero Sons on Foreign Soil with Arrival
of Thousands of Disabled Men Now
on Way Home.

the journey, even across the con-
tinent, is simple, but if the wounded
fill only one car, which must be at
tached to regular trains, the feeding
problem becomes acute. Here the
Red Cross lends its aid, arranging
by telegraph with its auxiliaries
along the way for meals for the
travellers at points where neither
dining car service nor station res
taurants are available.
The hospital trains, equipped with
specially constructed Pullman
sleeping and kitchen cars, have &C
commodations both for walking
cases" and for men so severely in
jured that they must remain abed
both day and night. In anticipation
of their use on an extensive scale,
50 officers and 200 men are in train
ing here, and a smaller company at
Newport News, as escort detach-
ments.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-15
Huge Cannon Built Along
Lines of Tank, Given Test

An eight-inch gun, self-propell-
ing on its caterpillar track, and pro-
totype of feet of similar monsters
which were being constructed for
the American army when hostilities
ceased, has been demonstrated be-
fore Mr.. Crowell, assistant secretary
of war; Major General Snow, chief
of artillery, and large group of
American officers and engineers.
Gun and machine alike had success
fully passed the firing tests at the
ordnance proving ground before the
test. which was under the direction
of Pliny E. Holt and Col. H. B. Dill
lard. the designers.
The tractor-gun drove its. $4,000
pounds of bulk up a 45-degree ra-
vine wall, developed a speed of four
miles an hour on level surface and
demolished large trees with the
same ruthlessness that its war
brother, the tank, showed in action
in France.-New York Herald.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-15
Col. PaegeloW, Overseas, Has
Recommended Men from
This City for Dec
OrationS.

The promotion of Lieut.. Colonel
John A. Pagelow, who is we'll known
in Omaha and his great service in
the war as commander of all the
balloons in the First army, is one
subject of an article in the Boston
Herald of recent date.
The story is written by one of the
Eerald's correspondents in France.
and is of particular interest to the
people here, because so many Oma.
liza young men are in the balloon
service, and under Col. Paegelows
command. 1t has been learned that
several of the officers who trained
at Fort Omaha for the balloon ser
vice in France, have been recon-
mended by Col. Paegelow for the
Distinguished Service Cross for
acts of extraordinary heroism and
courage"
Praise for Connell.
In a recent letter Col. Paegelow
speaks in terms of highest praise
of Lieut.. Bob" Connell of this city,
who recently died in a Paris hos
pital of pneumonia. He was an
officer he says, whose devotion to
duty was an inspiration to all of
US. His first ambition upon arrival
in France was to have active service
at the 'front.' and when that ambi-
ton was realized his courage and en-
thusiam made him one of our most
valuable officers. His death comes
as a great personal loss to all of
US"
The Herald's story gives an inter
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-15

David R. Francis, American am
bassador to Russia, has arrived in
London from Scotland, according to
report from the British capital.
The physical condition of the am
bassador has improved, according to
the report, and he will undergo an
operation within the next few days.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-15
First Army Balloon Chief
Praises Omaha Officers

esting account of Col. Paegelow's
activities at the front, where he
personally directed the operations OF
the army balloons in the offensives
on the St. Mihiel Chateau Thierry
and Verdun offensives; developing
the air service, balloon section, into
one of the most dependa bic and
hard working branches of the SER
vice.
Takes Balloons to Rhine.
When the American troops moved
forward to occupy German terri
tory, after the signing of the armis-
tice, Colonel Paegelow was the off
GER given the important mission of
advancing the big observation bal
looms to the Rhine, where they are
now operating, the eyes of the
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-26
ADJUSTMENTS.
PLAYHOUSE PHoToPIAY TREMENDOUSLY
POPULAR.

PLAYHOUSE PHoroPI.AY TREMENDOUSLY
POPULAR.
Pressed on every sido by clamoring
and enthusiastic clientele, The PLAYHOUSE
has yielded TO most popular demand and
has succeeded, after great effort, in socur-
ing Hearts of the World" now showing
there twice daily, for an additional week.
When the master photoplay was first
booked for The Playhouse, it was thought
that one week would give everyone inter
eSted an opportunity to view ID. w
Griftith's great film But this thought was
all wrong About 5000 people from Viii
mlngton and vicinity have already paid
admission to see this screen classic and it
seems that there are about 10000 more
who are anxious to take home with them
the wonderful lesson taught by the story
of Hearts of the World" 1t would seem
that this film, which has run and Is now
running iIf most of the large cities OF the
country, has taken Wilmington by storm
Ii was known to be great. But it was n OF
known to be such tremendous success
by letter, telephone and personal call
patrons of The Playhouse asked the man
agement to extend the booking of Tire film
And so, after some hard pleading with the
booking firm, handling the film The Play
house WAS gwen permission, as mn especial
favor, to show the photoplay for an ad-
ditional week. Thus, there viii he Is more
performances Of Hearts Of the World"
at The Playhouse, two today, two to-
morrow and II next week, beginning with
a matinee on Monday. Here are just a
few facts of Hearts of the World for
those few people who are not familiar
with the play: 1t took Is months to film;
II is IL 900 feet long and takes two hours
and fifty minutes to show; it features
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-26

Dorothy and Lillian Gish and Robert
Harron, all stars; it was photographed in
France, on soil now soaked again with
blood. and it tells pretty little love story
with the greatest background the world
has ever provided To witness Hearts Of
the World" is TO receive Nhcral educa-
ton in tho spirit which now actuates the
American soldiers in France today.
MME. NAzIMovA AT THE QUEEN.
Mime Nazmova, the charming Russian
actress. who was seen last winter Mt The
Playhouse in The Wild Duck is
featured in "A Roschush of a Thousand
Years. which made Zig hit at the Quccn
Theatre last night and winch is there
again today. This is Metro screen
classic As Joline the Partisan cabaret
dancer unthinking and unl,elicving, to
whom the fact of God IS revealed by a
miracle, Na2imova give characterza-
tion rich in contrast and capable Of play
ing the full scale OF human emotions. At
one moment she is careless selfish jolInc-
At the very next she IS u seeming cmbod-
imcnt of spiritual innocence and suffering
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-26

large attendance and the frequent APP
plause which marked the showing at The
Victoria yesterday. Tho role which | lot
of the story offers Miss Harris il one
peculiarly fit for her natural and we'll
trained talent. Az the supplementary
attraction, patrons of the Victoria
saw Billy West in '"The Orderly" Mr..
West who had earned himself tho title
of "The man who outchar.Inod Charlie"
does himself credit in this, his Iatest
performance The same bill is offered
today.
MAD0E TvANs AT THE SAVOY.
Both Madgo Evans and johnny Hines
appear Mt the Savoy in the new World
Picture which bears the interesting title
of "Ncighbors" Each of these popular
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-26

family rich and arIBtocratic and the other
poor but delightful There is love
affair Of caurse very pleasing love
affair, and there Is a splabble between the
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-26
EvENING-W1LMNcToN DELAWARE FRIDAY JULY Is

players has charming role in this pro-
duction, and the picture itself is even
more interesting than the title the picture
denIa with The aifairs of neighbora one
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-26

She proved her ability last night in sway
ing the audience from laughter to tears
and back again by the mere change of
expression SO significant that Jollne
became a character one knows intimately,
that ono feels with, suffers with and Joys
with Nazimova in Revelation" estab-
fishes herself AS one OF the screens great
est stars
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-26

children of tho two families which has =
distinct bearing on the rOmhnOo.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-26
WILLIAM s. nART At THE MAJESTIC.

In SHARK Monroe" now Mt the Ma
jestic Hart essays role different than
anything he has heretofore done IL is
beautiful picture and ns usual, the star
gives a strong portrayal of his character
As master Of the Sea Gull' Monroc's
reputation for savagcry is widespread,
but under the influence of beautiful
young woman, his soul is transformed
1t is n great story and it is well acted
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-26

You Try an Every Evening wans-adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-26
MILDRED HARRIS AT THE VICTORIA.

"Fhe Doctor and tho Woman" star
ring Mildred Harris, has attracted fav-
orablc comment among wide circle
of photoplay fans, Judging from the
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-30
THRIFT STAMPS

Soldiers, as a rule, when once they
fall into the rut Of everyday routine,
policing up, being on hand at forma-
lions and drill periods, become just a
little negligent of some Of the things
which in civilian life they would en-
courage most of All else. There is one
thing, outside of what is required in
performing the army life duties, that
sold 'er grows negiectful of. That
thing is thrift. Thrift in saving is
where he falls down worse than all
else Immediately that he dons the
uniform he forgets that there is still
a future ahead of him for which Uncle
Sam will not provide He plunges into
the fun with his months pay and it is
soon gone without a thought for the
day when he shall lay aside the uni
form and face life anew in some other
calling
Now comes Thrift Week urging men
to make good investment in United
States government securities at a small
cost per unit.
Thrift Stamps can be bought for IS
cents each. When a purchase is made.
the purchaser gets a card 10 paste each
stamp upon Wh1n this card is full it
is returned and q higher denomination
is issued and so until he owns a baby
bond, the governments latest scheme
to raise money for the prosecution OF
the war against imperialism. The rate
Of interest on these bonds is more than
that on the Liberty Bonds. and in
stead of being an investment it is a
saving. of little by little until you
have something laid away for the flu
ture, increasing more and more the
longer 1t runs. Therefore it is thrift in
saving, which eventually means thrift
in living, working and playing. Invest
your spare quarters in thrift stamps,
help the government and most of all
help yourself.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-30
SpendtIrift or Thrift
/. D. ATKINSON.

Brown was man with many friends,
And the dollars came his way.
a better fellow never lived
His neishbors used to say
But sometimes those who were most
sincere
Would gently take him to task;
81 believe you'd give your money old
old man,
To any beggar who'd ask"
His daughters spent with lavish
They'd never been taught to save:
A thing was valued. not for it's worth,
But just for the pleasure it gave.
At last misfortune came to their home,
And forced them to drink of her cup;
1t went very hard with the folks Of
Brown.
For they hadn't cent laid up.
Across the street from the home of
Brown,
Lived a man by the name of Gay
I'm some ways much like Mr.. Brown"
The people used to say.
But here was man who looked ahead,
And prepared for the rainy day
The family all had saving accounts,
Including the smallest Gay.
SO the children were taught to make
and save,
He only insisted they show some sense,
And learn to handle it right
At last misfortune came to their door,
AS she did to the home Of Brown,
And though it grieved the good Folks
Gay,
They were not wholly cast down. ~
For they had something the Browns
did lack,
To lessen the bitter cup.
Perhaps already you've guessed what
it was
The Gays had money laid up.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-30
THE THRIFTY WOMAN

A worthy woman who can find?
For her price is far above rubies.
The heart of her husband trusteth in
her.
And lie shall have no lack Of gain.
She doeth him good and not evil
All the days of her life.
She seelSeth wool and flax.
And worketh willingly with her hands.
She is the merchant ship;
She bringeth her bread from afar.
She riseth also while it is yet night.
And giveth food to her household.
And their task to her mdidens.
She considereth a field and buyeth it;
With the fruit of her hands she plant
eth vineyard.
She girdeth her Ioins with strength,
And maketh strong her arms.
She perceiveth that her merchandise
is profiAe'>le;
Her lamp goeth not out by night.
She layeth her hands to the distaff
Aud her hands hold the spindle.
She stretcheth out her hand to the
poor;
Yea. she reacheth forth her hands to
the needy.
She is not afraid of the snow for her
household;
FOR all her household are clothed with
scarlet
She maketh for herself carpets of
tapestry;
Her clothing is fine linen and purple
Her husband is known in the gates
When he stitch among the elders of
the land.
She mal1eth linen garments and selleth
them,
And delivereth girdles unto the mer-
chant
Strength and dignity are her clothing;
AS she laugheth at the time to come
She openeth her mouth with wisdom;
And the law Of kindness is on her
tongue.
She looketh well to the ways of her
household,
And eateth not the bread of id!eness.
Her children rise up, and call her
blessed;
Her husband also, and lie praiseth her,
saying:
MANY daughters have done worthily,
But thou excclIest them ALL
Provers 81: 1929.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-30
THE NoBLER THRIFT
lsy FIetcher S. Rrockn1anl

Thrift means having a purpose and
disciplining all the powers of soul to
accomplish that purpose. Thrift is
the antithesis Of drift Thus the
spirit of thrift needs to be applied not
only to the gaining and spending Of
money but TO all of the resources, at
ou. disposal. A man has many other
precious things besides money some
much more precious than money.
We need to apply the spirit of thrift
to our time. [ know two men who
might almost be called misers of time.
A minute to them is more precious
than hours to most men and than
days are to some. They impress you
as having hunger for time. They
use 1t with greediness, crowding the
events into days that others would
put into weeks. They plan months
ahead and the day is mapped out down
to the very moments. The interstices
of time that are wasted by others are
picked up by them with sedulous care.
These men are millionaires of deeds;
they are princes of accomplishment,
Their influence is being felt around the
world.
Every young man should apply the
spirit of thrift OF building up cortl-
dence II men believe matchless pow
ers are comparatively useless. You
need to establish confidence in your
honesty, in your good judgment in
your loyalty, in your usefulness, in all
those elemental and fundamental
traits Of character which make man
trustworthy A man who has estab-
lislled such confidence has laid up an
immense reserve force and many vic
tories come to him without q turn Of
the hand II e cry young man could
realize the inestimable wealth in this
one thing, he would fear duplicity,
dishonesty and any stain upon his
honor as he feared Hell.
Modern psychology is beginning to
make it clear what wealth there is
in our habits and the days of youth
are e-enlinently the days in which to
lay the foundations of this fortune.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-30

In addition to insurance and the
system of allotments and allowances,
the act provides two other measures
of protection. They are the stated
compensation for death and partial
and total disability incurred in the
line of duty, and the program Of re-
education and rehabilitation for men
disabled in the war The compensa-
ton, paid without regard to rank and
without any cost to the insured, ranges
from $40 to $100 month.
Mora Than 1900 Employees.
To handle this huge task the Bureau
of War Risk Insurance has had to eX-
pand enormously More than 1900
persons rs per cent of them girls and
women are now on its pay roll About
half of these girls came to Washington
to answer the call for war workers
Every state in the Union is repre-
sented in the organization
The bureau is housed in the erst-
while dance hall above the Center
Market, in the marble structure known
the world over as the New National
Museum, in the former Washington
home of the Order of the Ell1s. and in
the Capitals old Emergency Hospital
The staff works night and day with
the spirited but well-ordered enthus-
iasln Of a regiment in the thick of bait
tie
Patriotism Aninnates Workers.
In it's four scattered homes the bu-
reau already occupies Approximately
10, 600 square feet of floor space. 1t is
animated only by desire to keep pace
with its swiftly expanding work, and
to speed up that work in every way
possible. Each claim that is ADJUST
ed, each award that is made, each
check that is written, represents a
vital human problem for some family
To expedite each award and to rush
each check. that is the paramount task
to which all else must of necessity be
subordinated
The stone-age relics and the serene
statuary housed in the main halls of
the National Museum were politely
elected to make room for Gathering
| batteries of StenOgraphers and typists
the division of mammals was forth
| with Communicated by q crew of COM
pensation experts: and the solemn
collections of geological exhibits cap
itulated to the onrushing allotment
and allowance claims; to the Bureau
of War Risk Insurance the staid au-
ditorium of the museum, accustomed
to the tread of scholars feet, meant
only 1900 more square feet; and soon
the bureau battalion3 s4yarned in with
| their heavy artillery of tYpeWriters,
multigraphs and adding machines
Surrounded by Priced Relics.
Art, science, commerce, and invenr
ton mingle with the nutiplex activi.
ties of the bureau. Beneath the price
less model of Langley's first flying
machine scores of girls are busily in
dexiDg and cross-indexing all the en-
listed men in the army and navy; be-
meath brilliant painting of "Joffre,
the Glory of France" a staff of legal
experts is turning out rules and rcgu-
lations; and from the former dance
hall above the Center Market the dis
bursting department 500 strong, is
sending out hundreds Of thousands of
checks, each one Of which is sinew
of war and tangible proof of Ameri-
cas- fairness far-sightedness, and gen
erosity in Protecting its defenders
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-30
TO BELGIUM

way down in Camp Hancock
IN the Southern Sunny land
Are thousands of Pennsylvania boys,
Getting training on the sand.
Don't ever worry about them,
Or think they won't attack
They win ffght and are NOS slack.
Sure they have their trusty rifles,
And they have their sabers, too;
Now Germany has to suffer
For what she did to YOU.
ELMER 10. ACKLEY
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-30
Million Checks a Month Required to Pay
Soldier-Sailor AllotmentS Under War
Risk Insurance Plan
Housed in New National Museum Rare Curios Elected to
Make Room For Day and Night Workers

The treasury department issues the
following:
A million checks a month will soon
be going forth from the bureau of war
risk insurance to safeguard Americas
fighting forces and their families. ac-
cofding to an announcement made to-
day by Secretary McAdoo
To administer the military and
naval insurance act there has been
developed within the treasury depart
ment almost overnight, a mammoth
war machine war machine three
months Old but already working fun
blast
Applications Nearing Four Billions.
Up to January 18th applications for
1888, 213,000 of insurance had been
received by the military and naval di-
vision of the bureau. This represents
/ APT, 811 soldiers and sailors insured by
the government against death and to-
tai disability. From 5000 to $1,000 APP
plications are received daily, and the
average amount applied for is well
above $500, the minimum permitted
by the act being 81 600, and the maxi
mum $4,000.
With a concerted effort now in
progress to make Americas fighting
forces 'I00 per cent insured" these
totals, great as they are, are regard
81 as only a beginning. The distri-
button of the official insurance certifi-
Gates to all persons insured will be
started shortly The usual elaborate,
intricate. and lengthy policy has been
abandoned in favor of a simple and
compact certificate, behind which all
the resources of the United States are
arrayed.
-Four Measures in One.
The act which the bureau is admin
istering is in reality four measures CO.
ordinated for a common purpose. The
| first is a system Of allotment and al
government are partners, for the care,
during the war, of the enlisted mans
family. This work alone is keeping
F! more than SEQ persons in the bureau
busy Fifteen minutes after the reg
ular day staff finishes work at 4: AZ
| o'clock the night staff comes on to
work until midnight The bureaus
| entire night Shift numbers amout 500
employees
More than 10000 allowance and al
| iotment checks have already been sent
out by the bureau. Up to December
F31, 1917, the bureau had received about
100000 of the information blanks
which must be filled out by every en-
lisetd man in the army and the navy.
In 300 900 of these cases awards were
made, the other enlisted men not hay-
ing any dependents entitled to allow
I ances under the act. At least $500 :
| eco in monthly allowance and allot-
ment payments has already been re-
aefved by the families Of enlisted men.
The distribution of these checks began
on December 22nd. the first batch
reaching their destinations on or be-
fore Christmas.
Daily Mailing Capacity.
AS many as Is, 900 allotment and al
| lowance awards are often made in one
day, The distributing office can sign
70, coo checks in one day and put more
than 10000 checks into the mails. The
average allotment and allowance check
amounts to SIS or $50.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-30

Tho attention OF over a hundred
million people is focused sharply
try and ourselves a surplus; to con-
sumo less than is produced to spend
less than is earned; that is our prob
lem.
Tho country over, new thrift hab-
It's are being formed-Iasting habits
year their influence for cur nations
and our own success.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-30

Reason, common sense, self preser-
vation-call it by any other term. If
you WITHDRAWALS that the people OF
this country wake up with the idea of
performing at least one thrifty act
each day. The result cannot but pro
duce lncalculabIe good fer The indi-
viduai no less than for the nation.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-30

SOME WAR JOBS.
Vice Admiral of the Bulgarian navy.
Submarine chasing on Lake Erie
Chaplain in boiler works
Mountain guide in Holland
Cron specialist on a roof garden.
Traffic cop on the Panama canal.
Night watch in a brewery.
Harvesting seaweed on Mt. VesuYius.
Janitor in an ice house.
Sfoker on an observation balloon.
Bell hon in the Tower of Pisa.
Soup mixer to the Kaiser
WIDOW.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-30

A worthy woman who can find?
For her price is far above rubies.
The heart of her husband trusteth in