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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-28
Mole Always Hungry.

The little mole has recently been
recommended for membership in the
society of big eaters. 1t is so very
yoracious, even in captivity that 1t
will sometimes eat more than its own
weight OF earthworms in "a hours.
One little glutton, weighing four
ounces, deyoured ~ pounds of worms
in one month. When the diet changed
70 raw beef, mutton, chicken heads
and rabbit liver, its appetite was I'M
changed Cheese, when mixed with
either worms or beef, was the most
toothsome bit of all.-Popular Science
Monthly.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-28
Marines Have Proud Record.

The records Of the marine corps
show that it took part in practically
all the operations of the Mexican war;
and in the great assault at Chapulte-
nee the storming party was led by Ma
iars Tyisgs and Reynolds Of the ma
rine corns. Later we find these same
marines which fought in Mexico
marching through the capital Of Japan
under Commodore Perry when he open
"a ND thet lncient empire to modern
civilization.
Evening star., 1918-08-07

250,O0O skilled and unskilled men
monthly.
Let's keep ALL the essential war
work going at top speed. Tell
your labor needs to the local Ex-
aminer-in-Charge, local agent of
the u. S. Public Service Reserve or
to the Director General at WASH
ington.
Evening star., 1918-08-07

captain. Approaching the side of the
ship. he demands sternly:
ANY men of - Division, here?"
No. All prisoners here. captain -
sings cheerful voice from the rear
another murmur Of joy sweeps the
1rreverent throng as the captain
walks away with a shrug. The first
men to come ashore are special de-
tachments charged to go ahead and
prepare the camp for the others.
Jeer at Engineer Soldier.
The decks near the gangplank are
crammed with fully equipped dough-
boys, waiting their turn impatiently,
when soldier from an engineering
regiment. wearing greasy overalls and
MS race covered with dust, strides
along the wharf. looking neither
boys spot him here.
They evidently think he is easy
game. All begin to jeer. Somebody
Say. bo. how did you get like that ?'
The engineer does not deign to halt
der:
Work. You'll get enough of it as
saoq. saon as you come of that festau-
Forward, march," rings the crisp
order. A culver runs along the crowd
ed deck. A close file of heavily laden
men begins to descend the gangplank.
The landing has begun.
You see there is nothing in all this
about the morale of our men. DR..
Eliot may read it with a clear con-
science. I have kept strictly to the
facts and you can draw your own
conclusions. We landed 100000 in
France during the month of July, all
just like that.
Evening star., 1918-08-07
WOUNDED AMERICANS
JUB|LANT over SUCCESS
Men Awaiting Anesthetic at Sur
geon's Door Speak Inspiring
ly Of Battle.
BY EUN1CE TrprJENs,

Cablegram to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright. 1918.
PARIS, France, August .5.-"Even
in tho breathless moment before they
are given the anesthetic for the
operation meaning either life or
death for them, the Americans
wounded in the victorious counter Of
fensive are jubiliant."
Mrs. William ]. Calhoun Of Chicago.
can minister to China, and who now
has charge Of the records of the
American military hospital at Neuil-
ly. spoke thus today. For two
weeks" she continued, Il spent every
day in the operating room taking
notes for our records. Our men have
always been brave, but now they are
not only brave but they're happy.
They forget themselves entirely in
| their Joy that they have Fritz on the
run.
|. II have spoken to hundreds as they
lay waiting for the anesthetic. often
weary from long ambulance rides.
for many are brought here directly
from the front line dressing stations.
When I spoke to them of the battle.
their response was one of the most
They invariably forgot themselves
and their wounds, while their whole
! being lit up with joy as they an
| swered me. They are all sure this is
| the beginning of the end. The cour-
age of these brave lads thrilled me
and made these days in spite of
| their pain. some Of the most inspiring
of my life"
Evening star., 1918-08-07
new MEMBERS ADDED
TO $1,000 W. S. S. CLUB
Local Committee in Charge Re-
ports Substantial Progress To-
ward the Thousand Mark.

The committee in charge of war saw
ings in Washington announces tina,
the campaign recently launched to
bring the membership of the $1,000
Club. composed of purchasers of war
savings stamps to that amount, uI
to its full strength of 1000 members
is progressing steadily.
A substantial gain has been made
during the past week. but as there
are more than 500 vacancies in the
club to be filled, the committee in
charge of the promotion of the clut
are not relaxing their efforts. regard
less of hot weather or vacation
periods.
The latest additions to the roster
are J. C. Yost. John NJ. Newbold
Lizzie Med. Cramer, Edward Ryerson
Fred NJ. Dibley, ]. N. Roberts. Jose
phine Gering. Earl v. Armstrong,
Elizabeth NJ Crocker and George A
Crocker, jr.
The workers attached to the Metro
politan Life Insurance Company have
been active in the interests of war
savings stamps, and have made sales
totaling 100000 from the beginning
of the campaign up to July Is. accord
ing to a report made by Superin-
tendent T. A. Lee.
Evening star., 1918-08-07
"SATANS" IS PET NAME f.
OF HUNS FOR YANKEES

AMSTERDAM, August s.-"Satans" g.
is the pet name for American soldiers
among the men in the German army,
according to letter written by Lieut.
Ranke, who as "officer-war corre-
spondent" writes for German papers
stories of individual deeds of bravery
, by Germans. whose names, addresses
and occupations are given as tending
to encourage loca! patriotism.
In letter to the Dusseldorf Mach
richten he tells of skirmish between
a patrol of men from that city with
an American patrol, who by their
'impudent audacity" had been giving
the Germans much trouble. Both
parties were hidden in shell craters.
he says. and stalked each other for
nineteen hours. with the result, ac-
cording to the story, that three
wounded American "Satans' were
brought in. For their work their
captors received irsn crosses.
Evening star., 1918-08-07
.SHRAPNEL
Sidelights on the War
-BY-
OLIVER OWEN KUHN.

| "The chief thing in an aerial battle
is to bring the enemy down. It
doesn't matter whether one is credit
ed with the act or not" So said an
| allied fier on the western front
! One British soldier who lost an arm
| in, battle, on his discharge from the
army turned commercial traveller.
He obtained an artificial arm, but
| owing 70 the abuse which was heaped
| upon him as a Stacker he finally took
| off the artificial arm in order that
his empty coat sleeve might tell his
| story.
| ARMY American differs from plain
| American speech. says the Stars and
Stripes, the soldiers paper at the front
1t gives is an example:
Amy Plain English.
In NTH tha brig. 1ntha lock up. In eaol.
Therz chow Time t'eat. Lunch is served.
psgsssa ,,s sm sssIes9 Relsas;s lsRB:
| It is said that the only place one
can get an appetizing meal in London
lis at one Of the smaller foreign
restaurants. British are declared
poor cooks. and the food restrictions
have played havoc with the charac-
ter of the menus offered in London
! eating houses and at the clubs.
| Following a night skirmish. a Yank
appeared at a field dressing station.
"Got a bullet in the Leg" he de-
"Where?" asked the doctor.
| "That's the funny thing about II"
said the soldier, 'I didn't feel it and
I can't find it, and I walked all the
way here, but my leg is all blood
from the hip down"
III Investigation disclosed a punctured
and empty-canteen. The water
had seeped down the soldiers
breeches and he had decided that it
was blood.
well. who has loaned $175,0o0 to the
British government free of interest,
Is an American by birth.
In the British army the men send
their letters postage free. In the
navy, however, the tar must pay his
penny when postage stamps are to be
obtained.
legs In the battle of Ypres said, in
discussing the manning Of soldiers:
saThere are three sorts of amputa-
tions that affect the ordinary man
above the knee, below the knee and
what is known as 'Symes.' This last
ig an amputation through the ankle
bone. The patient retains his own
heel and has an artificial foot-it
hardly ranks as an artificial limb.
"If man can keep his knee joint he
is all right and will walk with scarce
Iy a limp; know one man who has
lost both his legs below the knee who
can walk ten miles day every day.
ride bicycle, dance and roller skate.
with one above and one below there
are few things that man cannot do.
though think he will always require
| the help of stick. Both legs of
above thefknee make things rather
harder. especially steps and stairs,
though with the aid of rails even this
difficulty can be overcome. After four
months find thatlI can get about
anywhere, provided there are no steps,
and can drive motor car without any
difficulty"
An Englishman asked an American
Jackie with the United States feet
abroad why he had put to sea- The
sailor smiled and showed two perfect
Him" he saide and jerked his I'm
ger over his shoulder at another
ordinary seaman. Him and inches
Strong men have tried to. write
books on all that was contained in
S4Ao0ot-tWo sentenceaL
Evening star., 1918-08-07

minute Of his working day where
it does the most good. Every
working minute lost or wasted
means less help for our men across
the sea.
And there are not just minutes
but whole days lost every time a
man changes his job. A man has
Evening star., 1918-08-07

What is said to be a record in pom
toon bridge construction was estab-
lished by the 312th Regiment of
Engineers at Camp Dix Monday, when
forty-one minutes after work was begun
wagon trains moved over bridge 225
feet long,
Evening star., 1918-08-07

to be found to replace him. He
loses time in moving. He takes
time to catch on to the ways in
the new plant.
When a manufacturer needs
Evening star., 1918-08-07
Presidents Statement

Industry plays as es-
sential and honorable a
role in this great struggle
as do our military arrna-
ments. + = =
Therefore, I so.emnly
urge all employers en-
gagged in war work to re-
irain after August 1st,
1913, from recruiting I'm
skilled labor in any, man.
ner except through this
central agency. III. S.
Employment Service.l
II urge labor to respond
as loyalty as heretofore to
any calls issued by this
agency for voluntary enlist
ment in essential industry.
And l ask them both alike
to remember that no sac
riice will have been in
vain, if we are able to
prove beyond all question
that the highest and best
form of efficiency is the
spontaneous cooperation
of a free people" "
WOODROW WILSON.
Evening star., 1918-08-07
Jackies Watch Landing.

The scene, therefore. is along wharf
Uttered with lumber. packing cases and
stores Of every kind. A big transport
whose decks are yellow with massed
khaki has ropes ashore and is being
slowly warped in with much shouting
and bell ringing from the bridges. where
a tall young naval officer is directing
this delicate operation. A score Of col
ored stevedores are hastily clearing a
way through the hill of crates. SO that
space can be found on the wharf for
the gangplank. On a pile of steel rails
a dozen jackies are sitting. smoking
cigarettes and gossiping profanely about
Bill and Jim, and eyeing the doughboys
who pack the lower deck with the su-
percilious contempt Of old foreign resi-
dents for new arrivals.
These new arrivals. however, are any
thing but awed. They clamor like mad
Lean, eager Yankee faces stare from
portfolios and peer intently from behind
the lattice of lifecrafts which almost
entirely screen the decks,
While the ship is still fifteen yards
from the wharf yell arises:
Were here. Oh. boy! Come on
Let's get off now"
The shout is taken up and repeated
from one end of the ship to the other
Then a shriIler voice is heard.
Hey! Quit showing. Anybody that
hits me can't get of the boat"
Evening star., 1918-08-07
To Be Marched Away.

A supercilious Jackie rises from the
pile of rails, stretches himself. strolls
leisurely to the edge of the wharf
and looks over the throng of dough-
boys critically. Immediately they be-
gin to ply him with questions-semi-
technical questions mostly concerned
with recreation facilities afforded by
the port-little knowing that it will
be. their fate to be marched away to
camp without even a glimpse OF the
enticing and picturesque street, bits
Of which already meet their eager
gaze.
"Say, hows beer here?'
Pretty good" answers the jackie.
leaning against the packing case and
rolling a fresh cigarette. Not very
cold. though"
What do you say to get it,"
Just ask for beer
Then a voice from the rear: 'How's
the war going?"
"Oh, all right" answers the jackie
casually, with an air of great knowl-
edge as if he had just returned from
a conference with Gen. Pershing.
who's doing most of the fighting
now?"
I'VE are" he replies. Then. with
inimitable loftiness, he adds: Marines
mostly"
Evening star., 1918-08-07
Navy in Full Possession.

Thereupon momentary silence
fails upon the crowd of doughboys.
All feel their own greennesS. Nobody
feels we'll enough informed to make
a proper retort, SO the Army changes
the subject, leaving the Navy in full
possession of the field.
How do you like it over here"
Before the first jackie can reply
another who has Joined him answers
drily and with soft drawl:
ITS the finest place in the world
outside of Birmingham. Ala"
"How far is the firing line from
here?"
ing about it, but answers 1mperturba-
"oh, about sixty miles,"
How far is the town called Lyon:'
the inquirer spelled out the name.
"Forty-seven miles," the sailor
answered with the same air of per-
feet assurance AS a matter Of fact,
it is nearer 400 miles
Red Hair From Lynn.
shock of red hair pushes its way
through to the rail, and an eager
voice inquiries:
SAY. have you ever been in Lynn,
"surem says the first jackie.
SAY! That's my town." says the
red head, grinning from ear to ear
ST worked there six years Say, DID
you ever know a blond swede guy
there named Olson"
"Sure. Knew him we'll"
SAY, did you? I worked alongside
him two years. Say. did you ever go
out to the beach? Some place, eh?
the red head grinned and winked.
reminiscently. Meantime, the ship
has been firmly moored and the gang
plank run ashore. Somebody aboard
ship keeps yelling for Casey" Then
a crisp voice says:
"An right, Hammond. bring your
crowd this way"
Continue to Ask Questions.
The decks are animated with vari-
GUS currents as men carrying their
gun racks on their shoulders mill
around preparatory to landing, but
the men behind the ,liferafts keep
plying the sailors with questions.
whats them things? Forts"
Eyes. Any number around here"
Two military police swing along the
wharf. Immediately a howl of de-
rision sweeps the ship.
whats that? Take 1t away! What
they got them over here for?"
The military police continue to the
end of the wharf, grinning self-con-
sciously. Behind them walks an Army
Evening star., 1918-08-07

Just this: That every minute of
the day, every time they went into
a trench, every time they went
over the top, in a night patrol,
every time they swept forward to
Evening star., 1918-08-07
LANDING IN FRANCE.
REvEALSU. S. V|GOR
Doughboys Carry With Them
Simple Characteristics of
American Life.
EAGER TO ENTER BATTLE
BY PAUL SCOTT MowRER-

BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER.
Cablegram to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1918.
PARIS, France, August 5.-origi-
Eally I intended to write a little essay
on the morale of the men we are now
sending to France. saw the first
American contingent come ashore a
little over a year ago. and thought
that an interesting comparison could
be made between their reserved, self
conscious. dignified demeanor and the
distinctly raGier spirit pervading the
doughboys whom I have just seen
land at a certain French seaport. But.
according to a recently published ar
ticle. DR.. Eliot. president emeritus of
Harvard University, advises the pub
lie not to waste its time perusing
newspaper editorials and the mere
comment Of war correspondents.
Read only facts" is his motto.
So decided in this dispatch to stick
to the bare facts and let the reader
make his own appropriate specula-
tions concerning our Army's mentality.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1918-12-11
Lest 7 on
Forget!

The Hartford Herald is now $50
per year, i'm advance. We publish
this notice for those of our readers
who are not yet acquainted with
this fact. We have recently re-
ceived several letters enclosing 81
for renewal, for which, Of course,
we extended their time 8 months.
So in remitting for your subscrip-
ton please remember that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21

fright. I was crawling alongside a ridge
it had been an old irrigation farm, and this
was low levee running across. 1 heard
on the other side splash which 1 thought
was made by one of the innumerable rats,
but l put up my head and looked over-so
did Fritz, not yard away We both stared
blankly in each others face for. long
second and then both of US turned and
bolted. This was excusable for German.
but I have no defence. When I went back
to look for him, after a court martial by
my own conscience, he was nowhere to be
seen. i
"There was another night when Fritz got
the better of me. In my explorations 1
came across path through their barbed
wire which was evidently the place where
their patrols came out. l thought would
provide a surprise party for him, so
planted some percussion bombs and put a
small Union Jack in the centre In the
morning the Union Jack was gone and a
German flag in tits place. Everybody from
the brigadier down rubbed it in that Fritz
was too smart for me.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21
\ Sentry More Scared
n Than Himself

Following is Captain Knyvett's own
account of the only night raid in which
he was injured, and as result of which
he was invaded home with twenty
wounds:
1--WE were planning to take portion Of
the trench opposite, to straighten our line,
and I had secuted down hundred yards
of it from behind and got good idea of
the strength with which it was held, taking
bearings Of its position. The next night,
as the attack was to take place at daybreak,
I thought I had better 60 over and make
sure that had made no mistakes
crossed over the first trench without any
difficulty. There did not seem to be any
one on guard then went toward their
support lines, where there seemed to be
more men, mostly working parties.
passed there and, with objectionable care
lessness, stood up to have look hound,
thinking that it was too dark for me to
be seen. But l got shock to find there
a sentry almost beside me, though he
was, if anything, more scared than my
self. He pulled the trigger without taking
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21

you bet I will!' And you may bet that I
shall as soon as ever l am passed as fit
again.
"The pain of my wounds was soon alto
gether forgotten, for each medical officer
that examined me finished up with a liquid
melody of the phrase, 'Blighty for you'll
MY leave was long past due, and the very
next day l was to report for transfer to
the Australian wing of the Royal Flying
Corps, which would have meant several
weeks training in England, but The best
laid schemes O. mice and men gang aft
a-gley!,and there's a science shapes our
ends, rough-back them though Huns may!"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21
Gas !!

HOW it feels to discover suddenly
4 i that your gas mask is gone, when
tunes are rising thick about you, is told
by Robert Hillyer in "The Metropoli-
tam:
1.-The first light was just breaking through
the SCARED and broken branches of the
wood Blue mists were circling poisonously
up from the hollows, and a faint odor of gas
hung on the damp air-a kind Of gas which
hangs for days round valleys, hollows or
damp substances such as leaves Shells
spun through the air with a sound of rim
ping linen and burst into fragments here
and there among the blasted boughs.
THE chilly light, the silent dead forest.
which seemed even more silent in contrast
to the extraordinary grunts, thuds and
whistles of the guns, the deserted road
Uttered with carcasses of horses, the exotic
hour-all this was comparable to nothing
except the morbid dreams of Poe, or the
Wild wastes of Dante's Inferno l walked
downhill into a little valley where the
blue mists were particularly thick.
"The odor of gas became stronger and
suddenly l realized that should have to
put on my gas mask. Three poilus came
down the other side of the hill, and, MOTTO
ing that they wore their masks, felt for
HiihC' ~ was uot LneTe. Inc cover WAS
still hanging round my neck, but there was
no mask inside. / remembered having nm
buttoned the cover that l could get at
my mask quickly. In the Juggling and push
ing OF our stranded ambulance, it had fallen
out without my noticing it.
Il became absolutely panic stricken anf
lost my head completely. l recalled all the
frightful tales had heard of gases burninh
out ones lungs and eating into ones flesh.
1t just happened in my fright that / did
the right thing. l held my breath, closed
my eyes and dashed blindly up the other
side of the hill. Luckily the gas is never
fatally strong so far back Of the trenches
unless fresh gas bomb has just exploded,
SO l suffered no harm except little sick
ness Of my stomach.
"They change the gases constantly. and
each new gas has its own pecularities--one
has practically odor, one has an odor
like violets, one like onions. one like mus
tard, etc. The gas that gave me my scare
had sickly acid smell, particularly sickly
when mingled with the smells of gangrens
and decaying horses / now carry two new
masks with me slwaysl"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21
when a Compass Would
w Do No Good

Naturally it is very easy to get lost
in No Mans Land, and then almost any,
thing is likely to happen. A compass is
useless
for you may be lying on a ffteen-inch
she'll just covered with a few inches OF
earth, and the stars refuse to look down on
its pain and the sky is always thickly yelled
Turn around three times and you don't
know which trench to return to- 1t is an
awkward predicament, and many time l
went blindly forward, just praying that it
was in the right direction. The Germans
horn-rimmed glasses but bewilder him the
more, and we have had several of them
walk into our arms without intention
though they soon found that thereby thew
had bettered themselves. There was one
young Bavarian officer VINO made this mis-
calculation. I saw him moving near our
wire IN the early dawn. l called to some
men to draw bead on him, but he came
toward us, and at the last with run
jumped down into our trench. Good morn
ing!' said to him. looking down my auto
matte and you never saw such a crestfallen
countenance in your life. 1t must have been
some shock-expecting to join his own peo-
pie and suddenly finding himself in the
camp of his enemies"
On another occasion the positions
where the author was located were
thanked by gap of hundred yards,
which was patrolled two or three times
nightly.
"a German with string of water bottles
around his neck and 'grunt' that NAV
have been password stepped down into
our trench. He had evidently been out to
get water for himself and comrades from
their nearest supply and taken the wrong
turning. He made an attempt at a grin
when he found where he was and evidently
thought the change could not be for the
worse"
Another task of the night raider is to
locate machine guns, which ordinarily do
not fire in the daytime for fear of being
exactly located On one occasion the au-
thor was all but trapped by Germans.
Throwing himself under the very para
pet of the German trench, he escaped OBJ
servation, though machine gun was
firing above his head SO close that he