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Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
Another Omaha Boy
Enters Training Camp
For American Air Men

Frank Ekdahl, 28l6 Blonde street,
is the latest addition to ranks OF
Omahans training to be "birdmen."
Frank left last week for Berkeley,
Cal, where he will take his ground
training, preparatory to learning ac-
tual flying at some other field.
He was born in Omaha and has
lived here all his life. He was super
intendent in charge of construction of
many buildings erected by Thomas R.
Kimball, architect.
He has been trying to break into
the fighting forces ever since the war
started. He tried for the first Of
fcers' training camp. Failing to gain
admission to this, he joined the
Lucky Seventh" regiment, which
later proved to be unlucky.
Then he went after the balloon
school at Fort Omaha. There he
passed all the rigorous tests and was
held in reserve to study for COM
mission as a balloon observer. Re-
Gently he was transferred to the avia-
ton branch and is now on his way TO
active service in the air.
. During service with the Nebraska
National Guard a few years ago he
made a high record as a marksman.
A farewell party was given him by
a large number of his friends from St.
Marks English Lutheran church, OF
which he is a member,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
OMAHA GENERAL. MARKET
Just

3 ftsh-Catfish., odd sizes. large. 2sc Ib .
Laiibut. 23c h.: black cod, large ICES. l5c
ID. trout. size to suit 2sc ID, Royal White
Chinook salmon, zoe ib. whitetish. i8c ID. ,
yellow pike. 21c ib pickerei 13o Ib.: Red
Cinook salmon, 25c h.. blood-r red 5ulIheads
large. 2lc ib,: medium, 1sc ib.: rock bass
2. ID each. zoe lb., yellow ring perch Y
10 each. Ice ib; herring. lilo ID: Laddock
12c ib.; steak cod. eastern. 15c Ib.; crap.
3ies, 20@22c ib; buffalo. large. l4c ID. ..
white perch. lie lb.; carp large. 12c ID.
steak cod. western. lie h.. gulf red snapper
22c ID: frozen large bass. 20c Id: frozen
skinned whiting. odd sizes, :laky. almost
boneIess. i5-lb baskets per basket. sass
round. 7c ib.: frozen sound pink salmon
lac Ib; frozen red salmon. 22c ID. frozen
pink salmon. zoe h.. frozen sturgeon, l5c
lb frozen Spanish mackered. l7c lb.: fozep
native fall mackerel, 2lc ib.; frozen floun.
ders. 12c ib.. frozen soies l2c ib.: frozen
western red snapper. l0c h.: frozen silve.
smeits. l2o ID; frozen No. ] white muilets
SC lb.; frozen Canadian Tuilibee whitefsh.
average u ib.. l0c ID; frozen Canadian
whitefish. large. dressed or round lsc 10. :;
frozen Canadian dressed pickerel. 13c h.. :
frozen Canadian round pickerel, loc lb.:
frozen dressed herring. large. &c lb.; round
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
CzECHS DEFEAT
RED GUARDS IN
QUICK FASHION
Capture Fortress Of BolshevikI
at VIadivostok After Few
Hours of Hot Machine
Gun Fighting.

Correspondence of Associated Press.
Vladivostok, July 20.-Three thou
sand bolshevik red guards entrenched
themselves in the fortress here and
defended themselves with furious
fighting when the Czecho-Siovaks
took over the command of the city
on June %. The red guards were
| aided by 50 Magyars and German
prisoners of war.
The Czecho-Slovaks had surround
ed the fortress and placed machine
guns on the roof of the British con-
sulate and on the roof of the railway
station near by. They called upon
the bolsheviki in the fortress to sur
render, but the red guards shot down
their messengers. Immediately the
machine guns opened fire and for two
hours stream of bullets rained on
the fortress. So fast and furious was
the firing that the men in the fortress
were unable to return the fire from its
windows. Suddenly there was a tre-
mendous explosion. A Czech had
crawled near the fortress under the
fire barrage and thrown a mine into
the building. A white flag appeared
at one of the windows. a party of
Czechs rushed to the main entrance
OF the fortress, burst open by hand
grenade. The boishcviki threw down
their arms and surrendered.
Czechs Lose Four Men.
In this conflict the Czecho-Slovaks
lost four men, with Is wounded,
while Of their opponents l4o had been
killed and wounded. Thus, in the
course of few hours, the all-power-
full soviet had been overthrown and
its delegates arrested. its military
staff overpowered by force OF arms,
and Its army Of red guards had either
surrendered or thrown away their
arms and dispersed without fighting.
When the local bolsheviki had de-
cided to disarm them on June 80. the
Czecho-Slovaks forced all this action
by presenting an ultimatum TO the
soviet demanding the disarmament
of the red guards on the ground that
It was necessary to safeguard the
transport Of the Czecho- -Slovak forces
from Russia.
When the soviets refused to comply
with the ultimatum orders were given
to arrest these delegates ard all OF
the prominent botsheviki. War flags
were hoisted on foreign warships in
the harbor. Four soviet torpedo boats
attempted to put to sea, but were
stopned and surrendered to officers
OF the Japanese cruiser "Asahi" and
British cruiser Suffolk"
Reds Are Arrested.
The British and Japanese cruisers
landed additional forces and aided the
Czecho-Slovaks in occupying all Inn
portant points including the powder
MAGAZINE. Strong forces of Japanese
with machine guns, British masines
and Czecho-Slovaks lined the main
streets. All traffic was stopped. ME
streets were thronged with people and
and all business was suspended. Ma
teriais were landed from a Chinese
cruiser to protect the Chinese com
su1ate and residents. Arrests Of the
bolsheviki were rapidly made and
each was greeted with the cheers Of
the people.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25

&c h.. barracuda, l4c h.: sea rock bass
lac lb.: roe shad, 24o h.
Catfish. large, fancy. freIh, 2Sc; halibut
Csc; trout. 23c; black cod, 15c; white perch.
l2c; fancy frozen black bass, medium, and
large. 15c: fancy frozen buffalo-carp. 6c;
salmon pink, white, cbinooks, falls, 18c: red.
sockeyes. chinooks, 24c; white, lst; pike.
22c; croppies, zoe, 22c: frogs genuine Loui.
siana black bulls. jumbo $500: large. $3.60
Fruits-Oranges: 1O0-116. $3.50: 324-2ss,
$3.50: 15O-175-29s-2l6-250 $3.50. Lemons:
Sunkist: 300-360. $3.50: red balls. 300-360,
Elbertas. s1.35. Pears: Washington, s2.75;
Colorado. S3.25; California s3.75. Cal
Plums: red. $3.50; blue. $3.50. Cantaioupes.
standards. s4.00: ponys. $3.50: flats. $3.50.
Grapes: bask. crates. $2.5O.
Observation-Disclosures: Kaw Valley, 2%c
per lb: Cal white stock. 3ac per lb.;
home grown. 2%c per h. Cabbage: crate
lots; &c per leb. Onions: white. red and
yellow, s5c per basket; Washington yellow
sack lots. 3hc per Ib Head lettuce. sl.0O;
leaf lettuce, 40c; onions, H. G.. zoe; radshes.
soc: Michigan celery. 45c; cucumbers. $l,0o;
summer squash. $1.00: H. G. beets. SOC;
carrots. 40c; green pepper market basket,
50@75c; H. G. tomatoes. $500; lines. $500:
garlic, 25c; egg plant. $500. Miscellaneous:
crackerjack, checkers. chums, case, $3.50;
"a case. sass: ear pop corn. 3h @11c per
ih; shelled pop corn, 10. pkgs.. d. cases,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
OMAHA LIVE STOCK
Cattle Prices Twenty Five to
Fifty Gents Higher Than
Last Week; Hogs Sell
at Advance Prices.


Cattle--Receipts this morning were I5o
head. making supplies for the week s7e9s
head, and trading was nominally steady and
250Soo higher, compared with week ago.
on desirable native steers. and l5G25c high
or on good weighty westerns. Best yearling
sold up to $17.Ss this week and are around
soc higher than last week, Butcher stock
registered an advance around $3.50 over last
week. best kinds being quotable from $40. 40
to Sl2.00. medium grades anywhere from
S. so to $3.50 Prime heavy feeders reached
sl50o@15,2b and closed generally around
50@75c higher.
Quotations on cattle: Choice to prime
beeves. s1T0o@lsoo; good to choice beeves.
sl50o@1650: fair TO good beeves. Ns50@
1450; common TO fair beeves, 5000 CISCO;
good to choice yearlings. slAOo@16.b0:
fair to good yesrlings, sl1.0o@l4O0; COM
mon to fair yearllngs, $500 1l0.00; good to
choice grass beeves, sl+.50@15.b0; fair to
good grass besves. Ni.So@lS,oo; common
to fair grass beeves, ss.00@ll.0o; Mexican
beeves, ss.5O91o,6o: good to choice heifers,
SIC. 100 G12.50; good to choice cows $4,000 @
l200; fair to good cows. ss.50@s5o; COM
mon to fair cows, s7,00@S,50: prime feed.
ers. si1.o0G1s.oo; fair to good feeders.
50. 0@10,76: common to fair feeders, 81. 90
@S,Oo; good to choice stockers, 5000 d1l.75:
stock heifers. $3.50 o@soo; stock cows. 5000
@S,0o; stock calves, $T009li00: veal
calves, S.oo@lS75: bulls. stays, etc..
$S.O0@1l.O0.
Hogs-There were only 81 loads Of hogs
here today estimated at 4,s00 head, the run
for the week IL 4,a6a head, about the same
as q week ago and but trifle more than
the same week year ago. Today'a market
was active and strong with shippers paying
largely lo415c higher prices for their hogs
all the way from $1sso01s.00 with . top
of $3.50. The packer market opened
$4,000 higher. weakening until cosing prices
were not much more than steady with yes
terday. Bulk Of today's sales 10 tlss03
1880 with top Of tls.ao. Despite Of the
fact that prices were reduced Wednes-
day and Thursday the hog market closes
with the bulk 209S0c higher than last Sat-
urday. tops showing q gain Of 4bc.
sheep-There were only two loads Of
sheep here today, $50 head. The run this
week has been very liberal, reaching the
total Of 12a COT head. Choice lambs. both
fat and feeder lambs show some decline
but have suffered the least. Fat lambs be-
ing 50G65c lower than a week ago and
feeders lagely SOC lower Feeder lambs
Weighing over 80 pounds or off quality have
suffered considerably, the general declines
on these being 75c 90. Good choice light
feeding lambs are selling largely at s17.26
@1755 oommoner kinds from s1726 down
to 1850. Mutton grades have broken
sharply, declines for the week being $l.bO
Q2.O0.
choice, $l70o@17b0 lambs. fair TO good,
lamb feeders. sl5.259l756:
yearlings. good to choice. $l2.5O@la25;
yearlings. fair to good. s17.00@1310: year.
ling feeders. t122591a25; wether feeders,
S1l.50@l2.60: ewes. good to choice, ai0. 500
1850; ewes fair to good. &s.5091o.5o; eve
feeders. $s.75@lo26.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25

Washington. Aug. 24--tspecial Telegram }
The following appointments have been
made In the United States army: clyde E.
Wilcox. Havelock Neb.; John s. Wilkin-
son, Burlington, Ia; Edward J. Robins.
Fremont, Neb; Benjamin R. Jacobs, Lud-
low, 8. D.: Fred II. Gilgard. jr.. Omaha.
air service.
J. B. Cotton, Eagle, Ia. first lieutenant
ordnance.
Edward B. Currey Sioux City, Ia, second
lieutenant, engineers.
Carl A. Bramburg. Boone. Ia, second lieu
tenant ordnance
James E. Gaten, Iowa City. Ia. second
lieutenant. quartermaster corps.
Frances E. McGee Lincoln, Neb, second
lieutenant. tank service.
Charles s, Rowe. Brooklyn, 8. D.. second
lieutenant. air service.
Peter N. McDermont, Fort Dodge, Ia,
chaplain, first lieutenant
Harry P. Wallman, dental corps 10 as
signed to Fort Des Moines.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25

THIS BEAUTIFUL HOME.
BRICK HOUSE OF EXCEPTIONAL ATTRACTIVENESS
ISN'T THAT A BEAUTIFUL HOME?" You have made
this remark have passed this paceeverybody does
Large 7x15O IT, Handicapped with beautiful
shrubs and large shade
side with floor sawed tile
and side with tile vestbue
hail. large living with big fireplace large
all beautifully
in quarter sawed white oak, beam ceilings
bedrooms bath; beaui
fully finished
Third oora finished off complete with servants ETC.
Fine well lighted basement laundry dusroof coal b fine hot
heating plant, best of plumbing.
beautifully excellent of the
attractive best built moderate priced homes Omaha Beautiful
into Hanscom park.
really appreciated should interior Ar
ngements made time through by calling office
EXCEPTIONAL INVESTMENT BARGAIN.
property sell and has
the for quick
Well located reasonably good residence location and
Of the best rental properties have list Consists of
its with
finish throughout
large and small bedroom and bath with plenty of closets
ond floor; full basement.
This does with jantor service
and the only required furnish heat hot
Included with this building the has frame houses that
tring Expense operating jantor
service heat and insurance. about 50 the
property nets $4,000
quick sale $4,000
bargains have had list for long time Can make
Look into it.
D. v SHOLES CO.. Realtors.
915 City National Bank Bldg. Douglas 49,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
NEW YORK STOCKS.
Market Broad and Active, q. 8. Steel Reach
es Maximum Quotation Of Year.


es Maximum Quotation Of Year.
New York, Aug. 24-Buying for both
accounts, including extensive covering Of
short contracts, was witnessed In today's
broad and active stock market, some lead
ers registering maximum quotations OF the
year.
The remarkable change Of sentiment was
caused by overnight developments, such as
the further sweep OF the allied forces in the
western war arena and signs Of easier money
as indicated by the intention of q leading
banking house to lend call money on high
grade collateral at a rate of discount fixed
by the local reserve bank.
Foremost features Of the two-hour ses-
sion, In which the turnover OF $4,000
shares far exceeded any full day OF the
week, were Canadian Pacific. which made
an extreme advance Of points, retaining
all but the smallest fraction, and United
States Steers gain Of AZ points to ll4h,
Its top price Of the year.
Numerous other rails, industrials. equip
ments and sundry specialties were lifted
1 to points, the rise being gradual and
sustained throughout
There was scarcely an exception to the
upward trend and the few Isolated losses
were trivial Final prices showed no i'm
pairment, despite heavy realizing Of prof
its
Bonds moved upward, though moderately,
foreign issues participated. especially the
French group and United Kingdom IS. which
again touched par. Total sales OF bonds,
par value, aggregated $5,67b,000.
A gain Of almost sac, ,000.0 900 Of actual sx-
cess reserves was the most notable feature
OF the weekly bank statement, loans showing
another marked contraction.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
Kansas City Live Stock,

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 24.--Cattie--Re.
ceipts, 5000 head; market steady; steers.
$170091s,25; westerns, s10.000lA50; cows,
$6.b0@12.50; heifers, ss.00@1Abo; stockers
1400.
Hogs-Receipts, 1900 head: market
lower; bulk Of sales. s1s.6001S%0; heavy.
s1s.o001s.45: butchers, S1s.7501a50; light.
$1S.500ls.4o; pigs. s16.b0O1s.0o
Sheep and Lambs--Receipts. 1900 head:
market steady; lambs. s1b.5o@I17b; year
lings. $1o50@1b.oo; wethers. s1o.oo013.50;
ewes, $S.00@12.75.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
Omaha Hay Market,

Receipts light on both prairie hay and
alfalfa. Demand good, market firm and
higher. Straw is lower
. Upland Prairie Hay--Choice, $500; No
], $23.00024.0o; No. 2. 10000 Q22.OO; No. 8.
s12.00@15.00.
Midland Prairie Hay-No. /, $4,000
24.00; No. Q, $20.00@22.00
Lowland Prairie Hay--No. 1 $4,000
1890; No. 2. s13.oo@16Oo: No. 8. 10000
1900.
Alfalfa--Choice, $500: No. 1, $4,000
$500; standard $24.0O926.0O; No. 2. $21 90
@23.00; No. 8. s1600@1S0O
Straw-oat. $S.oo@9.00: wheat. 5000
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
Republicans lin Senate Ask
EarIy Vote on Suffrage Issue

Washington, Aug:* 24.-Republicans
Of the senate, in conference today.
adopted a resolution urging action
at the earliest possible date on the
pending federal woman suffrage
amendment. The resolution did not
advise the republican membership
how m vote
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
Bring About Sharp Declines

In Prices Of Corn and Oats.
Chicago, Aug. 24.-Just how thoroughly,
not to say excessively, traders had dis
counted crop damages was made fully ap-
parent today. With the damage fully un-
derstood liquidation continued and the mar
ket closed with October options showing a
net loss Of cents Increasing receipts
were also a factor. although they came as
no surprise. October closed at s1.61h.
The oats market opening firm, was un-
able to resist the influence Of the corn
weakness and declined ss@Sc. with the
tone easy at the close, despite buying by
cash houses.
The slump in hogs having been checked
today, provisions also firmed up and closed
slightly higher for the most part: Oc-
IT pork alone declined, closing 10 cents
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
New York Stocks,

New York. Aug. 24.--Covering of short
contracts prompted by additional encourag-
ing war bulletins, impaired a strong tone
to leading stocks in the first half hour
Of today's brief session. Investment rails
were substantially higher. Canadian Pa
cific gaining az points. Standard indus
trial and equipments advanced fractionally,
but shippings eased. Hide and leather pre-
ferred made a new high record on its fur
ther gain Of l point and tobacco and fer
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
st. Josenh Live Stock.

st. Joseph, Mo-, Aug. 24.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, 100 head: market steady and un-
changed.
Hogs-Receipts, 1900 head; market
strong; top, $3.50; bulk Of sales. s1S.65@
1915.
Sheep and Lambs--Reecipts, none; market
steady and unchanged.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
Sioux City Live Stock.

Sioux City, Ia, Aug. 24--cattle-Receitps
200 head; market steady; beef steers, $500
@l2.5O; fat cows and hefers. S8.00q9,7b;
Gamers, S6.00@7.25; stockers and feeders.
ss68@13.50: feeding cows and heifers. $725
Q9.00.
Hogs Receipts, $500 head market
strong; light. $1S.750f9.00; mixed, s1S.409
1875; heavy. $ls.25@1s.4o; bulk Of sales,
s1S.25@1s.65.
Sheep and Lambs--Receipts, 500 head;
market steady.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25

Chicago, Aug. "a. - Cattle--Receipts,
1000 head, compared with week ago,
steers above $1s.l6, strong; butchers. can
ners and western cattle are mostly 50@76c
higher. Some medium steers are up 81.
Feeders and calves. 2bC60o higher. No
quotations.
Hogs--Receipts. 5000 head: left over
3,S4s; market l001bo higher: bulk Of sales.
$1s,00Qls75; butchers, S1s.1o@1s.so; pack
ing, S1775018.s0: light. $191b@l990; pigs,
$500 O@1s.5O: rough, $17.40@1775,
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts. 5000 head;
compared iwth week ago, killing lambs, rs
@50c lower; with common natives showing
lowest; sheep SOC to 81 lower; feeding lambs
steady. No quotations.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
Postoffice Appointments.

Washington, Aug. 24.--(SpeciaI Tele-
gram. MARY e. Wright has been appoint
ed clerk in the postoffice at Tecumseh.
| Neb,; Lennice M. Sayior at F1andreau, s. d.
The charter of the First National bank,
Eldora, Ia, has been extended to August
| 81, 1888.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25

New York, Aug. 24.--Cotton futures open.
ed steady; October, 34.70c; December,
49, 90c: January, 33.s5c; March. $3.50
33 55c; May, 3370c.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
New York Money.

New York, Aug. 24-Prme Mercantile
Paper, Sterling Exchange, Francs, Guilders.
Llers and Mexican dollars. unchanged.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
CHICAGO CLOSING PRICES.

Closing Chicago prices, iurnisned The Bet
oy Logan q Bryan. stock and grain brokers
316 South Sixteenth street. Omaha:
Article.I Open. | High. | Low | CInse lYesv
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

tiliziers also improved Liberty 3hs ap-
nroac ched their maximum at 1925.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25

$500: Three honey in glasses, / d. In
case. ssS5; salted peanuts. $500: peanuts
10000 per lb.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-15

TIME food control committee of Dun
l. dee, Scotland, has had It's attcn-
ton directed TO the value as food OF
carrageen or Irish moss, and it has
brought the matter to the attention Of the
British Food Ministry, which Is consid-
cring what may be done toward popular
ling this sea weed as an article of diet.
The value of carrageen as a food has
been recognized BY Scotch and Irish pco-
pie for generations and until Il compar-
atively recent period it occupied prom
ment position in the daily food supply of
the poorer classes. OF late it has gained
favor among the better off middle classes.
Carrageen is known in various parts
OF Scotland as hens dulsc: its Scientifi"
name is Chondrus criSpus. Ia grows
abundantly on rocks and stones within
the littoraI zone, fourishing in salt water
which has a dash Of fresh in ii.
In lis natural state it has the appear
ance of dwarf dulse. the small flag being
soft and cartilaginous, and in color ranges
from a grccuish yellow to 4 purplish
brown.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-15
Irish Moss a Valuable Food

Among the poorer classes of Scotland
il is boiled in water until it assumes the
consistency of porridge ami is served in
Il like manner with milk It forms Il
Jelly in from twenty to thirty times its
weight in water, but is more commonly
used in making various kinds Of buildings.
1t has 50 per cent. OF mucilagnous mat
ter, 10 per cent of albuminoids and 10
per cent. of minerals, beng rich in iodine
and sulphur.
This sea weed is often confused with
several others which have been used as
food by the Scottish people, but neither
in lis natural nor IFS prepared state has
it any real resemblance Ia them. Little
doubt is felt that carragccn, if method
cally collected and properly used, would
help in augnenting The national food
supply.
In the bays and crcrkS Oh the west
coast of Scotland il grows profuscly, but
the labor Of collecting ii in marketable
quantities IS great. On The east coast it
can he found in any Of the inland bays
and on the coast generally. 1t can be
picked UP on both sides of the Tay.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-15

Il hand-to-hand combat during which he
cxcitedly pulled off his gas mask 10 cheer,
SAYS he watched the army nurse under
all conditions and never saw her fail.
I'm the base hospital in Paris where
our boys were being brought by easy
stages from the front | talked with gray
faced, hollow-eyed nurses, who told me
that in the expected emergency of the
recent great advances they had been on
duty thirty-six, forty eight, and one of
them ffty-two hours without rest, and
they admitted it reluctantly and with a
smile. 1t is because Of these things that
| saw myself that / have come back
ready to support the Iewis-Raker bill or
any other which will help our nurses per-
form their hard and dangerous tasks
The bill, now in committee, would grant
relative military rank to American nurses,
similar to that already possessed by
British nurses The chief purpose is TO
give the nurse the right to wear, along
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-15
A NURSE COMING OUT OF A n
GAS FILLED CHAMBER u

Red Cross from their chief nurse in
France, Miss Julia Stimson.
when the town was reached, she
writes, ''the place was in such absolute
blackness it was impossible TO read the
signs in the streets and difficult TO keep
in the road. By means of occasional
flashes from hand torch it was possible
TO follow the guide to the school building,
which had just that day become an Amer
lean Red Cross Hospital
"By this time the siren was sounding
the warning of the air raid and guns were
booming The nurses were hurried into
a pitch black room, because it was cN
planned ii was unsafe for them to stay
out in the open. They could not see the
faces of the people who were speaking.
Worked by Aid of Hand Torches.
"For a few minutes talk was rapid,
while the situation was explained. There
were about 200 American patients in the
building, also few French soldiers left
FROM the previous organization. Til" ci-
william employees had left because of The
severe raids. Gas, electricity and water
mains had been put out Of business and
operations had been carried on the night
before by the light Of electric hand
torches.
sit was stated that at least eight of the
new nurses would be needed that night
and volunteers were asked for. Every
one of the twenty volunteered"
Not only does the army nurse brave
dangers and disregard the difficulties Of
hospital work in frontier conditions, but
she constitutes herself fountain of good
cheer for the homesick convalescent.
Representative Reavis of Nebraska,
who has just returned from France, and
who was close enough to the front TO see