Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-12
CATCH U-BOAT ORDERS
ON MEADE WIRELESS
312th Field Artillery Operator
Takes Down Nauen Code
Messages
CO.'S" LOSE EASY JOBS
Secretary Lansing's Cousin Comes
From Michigan to Marry Officer
at Little Penn
By a star Correspondent

Camp Meade, Admiral Nd, April IL.
II was midnight and Jim Mckeever.
the Philadelphia newspaper teleCrapher,
and now wireless operator in Head
quarters Company. 312th Field Artil.
lery was getting the war news that
Uttered through the frenzled storm
clouds from the Government Radio sta
ton at Arlington
In the wireless room we're Lieutenant
Y. r. Smith and Howard Rosengarten
also OF Philadelphia and a radio EXPERT
Gray Donehoo, the West Philadel.
phia youth, who gave the $4,000 instru-
men to the Government. was getting
ready TO say good night. He was in
bed, but through the medium OF "cut
IN was getting the news OF the night
A ffty-mile gale was sweeping across
the reservation and hitting the pine bar
racks come heavy blows THE ships
are getting terrible razEle dazzle to.
night said Donehoo. as he adjusted
the headpiece that he keeps near his
pillow. Yes, it's a tough gale" an
swered Mckeever. This blow hits EN-
hard off Hatteras anG some of 'em are
having tough time In It"
The radio messages that we're fash.
inr through the storm verified Mckee
ver's suspicions, but he did not read
them. what's that funny stuff that
you're getting" asked Donehoo as a
mysterious code message trickled down
the aerials and into the dmly lighted
station Trying to get t." McNcever
replied He turned a thumb screw on
one OF the Instruments. and turning
to Smith made an announcement that
has been awaited for six long months
U-Boat Orders from Naueu
The 3i2th Field Artillery. Mr. Smith.
Is hooked up with the Kaiser I'm get
ting code message from Naueu."
Then Smith cut in anc sure enough he
cauf-ht fragments Of the mess sage that
was being flung over the seas 10 the
coN'ardly commanders of Germany
undersea boats Tho me ssage was tot
ted down and forwarded TO the proper
oAiciais
Two month"; ago the 3O4th rield
Signal Battalion picked up Nauen ON
rs wireless and the 3lgth bunch has
been eager to turn the same trick
NcKeever Is a sergeant and lives At
a921 Fairmount avenue, Philadelphia.
Isefore entering the army he was
tclegrapher on an afternoon newspaper
and after joining the Philadelphia
artillery unit became attached to the
wireless section.
EVENING PUnLTC LEDGER readers will
recall that Donehoo gave his wireless out.
III TO the Government. In return he oh.
tained forty-eight hour pass to visit
his home. lie viii get the wireless outfit
hack when the Kaiser Is licked
Little Peun's conscientious obiectors
have lost their easy Jobs in the Hostess
House and other recreation buildings
and from now on have their choice be
tween working for the Government or
spending their time in the stockadc. Just
what General Kuhn plans to have this
bunch OF slackers do cannot he learned
but officers admit that the soft days
are over. From Washington has come
the order that gives the Camp Meade
y Accmmander the power to make the crowd
z .at .religonists, poolroom sharks and
corner loaferS earn their board
Battle ManeUver IN Rain
Despite the heavy gale and down.
pour Of rain the 31"th Field Artillery
executed battle maneuvor yesterday
morning. The Supply Company took
i'osition on a bill top near Odenton and
the rest Of the outfit made an attempt
TO dislodge the enemy as the boys w
the Supply Company were called. The
enemy was located but in taking the
hill nearly half the artillery men were
moved down by machine gun fire. Ac-
ccrding to the censor il was q drawn
battle and after three hours Of heavy
fighting the boys trudged home 10 dry
That many of the Little Penn soldiers
who six weeks ago were drafted for
railroad building unit are "Over there
IL apparent from letter received today
by the men in Headquarters Company
sI2th Field Artillery. Robert Moore, an
employe OF the STANDARD Roller Bear
ing Company, and owen Lake, who
worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad.
were members Of that outfit From
France they sent letter TO their con-
rsdes which announced that they had
arrived safely
Although It Is somewhat doubtful
whether Camp Meade viii have third
Liberty Loan campaign for subscrip-
tions, everybody Is working in the in.
terest of the loan and urging friends
and relatives TO get busy. General
Kuhn has requested every man i'm the
* division to write at least ten letters
to friends and relatives and urge them
70 buy bonds. The soldiers have re-
zponded to the appeal and hundreds
OF letters are being written each day.
An illustration of the sincerity of
the men was furnished today by Vim
cenzo Leonardo, OF | Company, 3l5th
infantry. The soldier cannot write and
has no relatives in this country, but
asked his top sergeant, Leonard De
Paul TO forward an appeal to his
former associates in the Stetson Hat
Company plant In Philadelphia. 81
worked there As an engineer" said the
soldier. land know many Uf the Italian
u,orkers" De Paul wrote a letter and
IN his appeal for the Liucrty Loan said
IN part:
'TtAlians must buy Liberty Bonds to
uupport the Government under which
they are now earning their living And
also for the sake of the home land,
as both countries are waging war
arainst the Germans for tho same
democratic ideals. 4 bond bought rs a
hlow struck for both countries aud Is
also Az argument Of support TO the
many sons Of Italy who are fighting
side by side with their American
brothers"