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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-06
LOCATE So MORE YANKS
IN HUN PRISON CAMPS

WASHINGTON. Nov, 6.-Names of
Two officers and 56 enlisted men In Ger
man prison camps were announced to-
day by the war department. Lieut..
Vivian T. Roberts 4Sl Center street,
and Lieut.. J c. Stanley, FL Paso, Tex,
is, in a hospital. at Gettingen,
Enlisted men include:
At Camp Rastatt; Privatcs Thurston
ATcSwain. +. +, u, /, Blacksburg, S. c.;
Albert NorVell, Schuyler. Va.
At Camp Darnstadt: Private Thomas
c.. Rayner, Alpharetta, Ga.
Reported in good health at an uu-
known camp; Private Eugene +. Hill,
Duck Hill, Miss.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-06
G. w. GARRETT, HUMBOLDT
BOY, KILLED IN FRANCE

Mrs. q. II. Fisher. s1l39 Kansas ave-
nue., has received a telegram a%nnounc-
ing the death of her brother. Private
G. W. Garrett, who was killed in action
Sent. 20, in France. a
Garrett was a resident of Humboldt,
Tenn. where his father and other sis
ters reside, He was a popular young
man and was one Of the first to- re-
spend to the call to the cqIors,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-03
WEDDING IN BRO0KLNE.
Paul =. Hopkins Marrtes Miss
AntOinette J. wood.
SnIcinI nesnatcL In THI RuN
Special Despatch TO ]

BosToN. July Miss Antoinette JEFF
ferson Wood, daughter OF the late Mr..
and Mrs. Alexander n. Wood OF Brook
line. was married to-day to Paul Stanley
HOPKINS of Pekin, China. The ceremony
was performed at the home Of the brides
sister, Mrs. Arthur Ernest Gale. in
Brookline by the Rev. Lucien w. Rogers,
rector OF the Church OF the Redeemer.
Chestnut Hill. Mr.. Hopkins was born in
Pekin. and Is the son of DR.. and Mrs.
Nehemiah 3 Hopkins OF that city, where
both now reside. He came to the United
States to study at preparatory schools
and then entered the Massachusetts In
stitute OF Technology, from which he was
graduated and he later returned TO
China. where for some time he has rep
resented the Standard Oil Company.
Mr.. and Mrs William NJ. Elkins OF
Elkins Park. Pa. will occupy this sum-
mer the Bayard Tuckerman place on
Hale street at Prides Crossing, as Mrs
Tuckerman will be with her father
Major Herbert NJ. Sears. at his nearby
| estate during the absence OF her hus-
band, Lieut.. Bayard Tuckerman. Jr.
| who has gone overseas. Mrs Elkins
| was formerly Miss Elizabeth Tucker
man, the sister of Lieut. Tuckerman,
Bishop Lawrence and his family LEFT
town to-day for their summer estate
| lngleside. at Bar Harbor but because Of
war emergencies the Bishop will make
! frequent visits TO Boston. He will keel
| his Milton residence open throughout thu
summer. and Miss Sarah Lawrence will
| be there much Of the time, as she Is de
voting all her attention to Red Cross &C
/ tivities.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-03
BRETON WOODS OPENS.
Trop shooting Attracts Early Ar.
rivals Mt MaplewoOd.
Special Despatch to TIE sux.

BRETToS WOODS, y. H.. July I'm
terest was centred in trap shooting
tournament AT the Maplewood Gun Club
To-day and many persons motored there
10 spend the day.
Motor parties arrived in the hills over
the Mohawk trail. Several reported see
ng deer between Hanover and Wells
River and many pheasants were see n
along the wooded roadside. Game has
neen unusually plentiful in the White
Mountains.
Mrs Arthur Butler Twombly will
spend the season at her cottage Asyou-
Nkeit at the Profile House, where war
relief work vii! play an important part
IN social activity this season.
Mr., and Mrs. L. T. Hungerford ere
among the New Workers who will spend
'hf season at the Mount Washington
Hotel, which will open July 8.
Mrs. W. A. Barron will be chair'rd7
o' the Red Cross auxiliary at the Craw
ford House this summer. and has throw 4
o. en- her studio as work room.
Theodore Wehle, donor OF the Wehlt
library at the White Mountain House
hah arrived there for his twenty-sevent
season.
Mr.. and Mrs S. Fl. Newhouse OF New
YORK will spend the summer in White
FIELD, at the Mountain View House.
The Balsams Inn is now open am
the hotel is to open on Monday. Coun
and Countess Salm are at the Noun
Pleasant House for few days.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-03
BENJAMIN F. PITMAN.

benjamin F Pitman OF Brookiine.
Mass. a member of l.. y. Hollander e.
Co, died on Sunday at his summer
home in Marion Mass. Mr.. Pitman was
born in Hilo, OH the Island Of Hawaii. in
1852 He was the son OF Benjamin
Franklin Pitman OF Boston and kenoli.
monarch OF Hilo, Hawaii. lie was a
descendant from the most notable and
powerful of the chiefs and monarChs OF
ancient Hawaii. His Hawaiian name
was Keola Okla LAM, which Interpreted
means The Life OF Heaven"
As boy he attended the public
schools OF Somerville. Mass, and on his
health breaking down, ms he was about
TO enter Harvard, he Joined the rest OF
his family In Stuttgart. Germany. where
his parents were having their Younger
children educated and where he also
continued his studies. on his return to
America he married Miss Almira Hol'
lander. the daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs
] l.. Hollander. Soon afterward he en-
tered the business Of l.. T. Hollandei
& Co, and later became the Junior part
ner OF the firm. His older brother. Henry
| pjtman, was killed in the civil war.
Mr.. Pitman. whose Brookline hom'
| wasa at l21 Carlton street, is survived by
| his wife and two SONS. Lieut.. Benjamin
Pltman and Lieut., Theodore d. Pttman
| both Of whom are In France.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-03
NOTES OF THE THEATRES.

Elliott ComstoCk & Cost announce that
the Century Theatre Will reopen early in
September with musical comedy. The
Maid Of the Mountains which has proVed
very successful in London The cast en-
gagged includes carl Gantvoort George
NscFarianp Sidonia Espsro and ANGELA
Barr
Elizabeth Monat has replaced Virginia
Fox Brooks In "Sinbad." Miss Brooks he
ing busy rehearsing for the new Winter
Garden production. The Passing SHOW
Of lnls"
CAPT. Thomas seldom, member of Par,
lameni. New Zealand. attended the per
Torrance ~ Dieting Together" at the
Shuhert last night 10 see st clair Hales
an old friend. who is In the cast.
Beatricp De Roe formerly OF the cinemas
viii make her stage debut with The Pass
ing SHOW Of 1NlS.' when IL opens in At
lantic cry during the week Of JAY -.
To-morrow n!ght new Ben Al Hagsir
Midnight Froiic Il VIII lie The New
America and ErE'nrd being united att.
century anil q halt
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-03
NEW MOVE TO END
THEATRE GRATING
Alderman Proposes ReUoca.
ton of Licenses.

Revocation of the license OF the thea
tire or other place Of amusement when
its managers shall have been found
guilty OF aiding or abetting speculation
I'm its tickets is the penalty provided In
an amendment TO the ticket speculation
ordinance introduced by Alderman Quinn
at the meeting OF the Board OF Aldermen
yesterday. II is also provided that tick
cts shall not be sold at any other place
than the recognized box office of such
place of entertainment. The amendment
was referred to the Committee on Public
Welfare.
The board accepted the resignation OF
Alderman John Mccain. who for wears
has represented the Ninth district. He
has been made city marshal by the
Mayor and will be assigned to the Comp
troller's Office to take the place OF Mat
thew F. Mulvahill.
For the second time one vote was
lacking OF the three-fourths majority
necessary to grant the appropriation of
$500, 900 asked by Markets Commits
sioner Day for the purchase and storage
of fuel and coal The Commissioner said
he had bought eggs with the $4,000
given him some months ago. Most OF
them are being held in storage for re-
lease when the market price reaches
the point where the poor cannot pay
them.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-03
EDUCATORS FAVOR
GUSHING OF GERMAN
National Association to Urge
Spanish Instead.

PIrrsBURG, July Answering unex-
pected attacks on the proposed reor-
ganizaton scheme for the National
Education Association made Yesterday
by Or. Nathan q, Schaeffer Pennsyl-
vania's Superintendent OF Public In
struction, William B. owen. president OF
Chicago Normal College. said at this
afternoons session of the association
annual convention:
"Pennsylvania's public school system
will IN no sense be affected by the
adoption OF the House of Delegates plar
for organization. This plan deals viii
the state association as units and makes
no attempt to regulate the organization
within the State association"
Other speakers gave indication tina
the new plan of controlling the ma
tionai body will meet with considerable
opposition.
Replacing German with Spanish in tn
public schools will receive the unani
| nous Endorsement OF the association.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-03
PRIZE POSTERS WILL
SPUR SHIP BUILDERS
Picture Recently Sent to Yards
Showed Importance Of -
Speed.
CONTEST CLOSES July %
Applications From All Parts
Of the Country for Entry
Blanks.
CONTEST CLOSES July %

Each mail that comes to THE Sun Of
nee brings requests from every part Of
the country for entry blanks for the ship
poster contest of the National Service
Section of the United States Shipping
Board Emergency Fleet Corporation.
Postcards announcing that the under
signed expects to enter the competition
almost keep pace In numbers with the
applications and the committee Ia salts
fed that II all who enter submit I'm
ished designs the board OF judges will
have a very big assortment OF entries
from which to select the designs that
will carry off the twelve prizes totallinp
81 900.
The contest does not close until July
25. and the committee earnestly hope'
that as many as possible will send thell
applications in early SO that competitors
may have all the time they need TO de
the work to their own satisfaction.
The National Service Section sent tt
the shipyards recently a picture Of som'
American boys going over the top, will
the following under the caption, "Sav'
Air" the intention being to show thu
importance OF small things in grea
work;
THE ships you are building are tn
lifeboats for these men, and it will TAX
about 100000 rivets IA year to bull
all the ships, and in the meantime tn
U-boats are getting about three times a
many ships as are being launched; an
It takes 575 900 rivets 10 build one de
stroyer to catch a U-boat.
Now, it takes a mighty small leak I
| waste enough air to run a hammer. an
while the air is leaking away and tn
men are sent home for want Of air an
losing their pay the ships are delaye
and our boys over there are in danger
and the U-boats never knock on
! minute.
DO your part! Stop the leaks. put
washer in your hose take back IN
busted hose make full pay every week
Finish the ships and serve you
! country"
This is n sample OF the printed talks
which are being turned out by d
Eatons organization. The section worl
era are confident that the sections us'
fulness will be greatly increased wit
the aid of powerful posters speaking
language that every man In shipyar
can understand thoroughly
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-03
ARMY AND NAVY IN
NEWPORT WEDDING
can't. Crossman. U. s. A., to
Marry Daughter of Capt.
Decker.
MANY ARRIVALS NOTED
Men From Training Station to
BE Entertained by
Van Buerens.
MANY ARRIVALS NOTED
sp,c,nl Despatch TO THE sux.


Newport. r. l.. July 2,-Newpcrt Is
:, have an army and navy wedding on
,,,v Is. when Miss Anne Grove Decker,
laughter OF Capt. Benton G. Decker,
,. s \. and Mrs. Decker, will become
~. bride Of Capt. Alfred Hall Cross
80, T.. = A., whose home Is In New
a., Center. Mass The ceremony In to
,,ks Mace at the United Congregational
,hurch in the afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs Clarence w Dolan have
,rriyed at their summer home and Mr..
and Mrs William Woodward have ar
wed al the Cloisters.
NJ and Mrs. william Payne Thomp-
son n, New York have arrived at their
Belleyue avenue home,
Mrs Hamilton Mex. Twombly has
arrived at Vinland
Mr. and Mrs NJ. NJ. Van Beuren are
"a entertain some OF the men of the
naval training station at their Middle
,ovn farm on the afternoon of July T.
Miss Florence Dillingham; has left fol
Rar Harbor after visit with Mrs, Law
renee T Paul.
Mrs French Vanderbilt was tn,
sneaker at one of the grammar schoo
graduation exercises this afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forsythe Wickes o
tuxedo have arrived at their Narragan
se,t avenue home.
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt and Mr.. ant
Mrs. Hamilton Carhart have also ar
rived
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-03
YANKEE TUNES FOR FIGHTERS
II nj q hts Of Columbus Call for 1000
Field Secretaries.

American fighting men from now on
will cross the Atlantic on the last lap
Of their journey TO the trenches to the
swing OF good old Yankee tunes. Will
lam J. Mulligan. chairman OF the
knights of Columbus Committee on War
Activities, announced last night that
Photographs and records OF the latest
jazz music, popular and patriotic airs,
were being placed aboard American
transports as rapidly as they arrive in
port
Chairman Mulligan has issued a call
for 1000 capable American citizens to
act as knights OF Columbus field sec
retar!es abroad and In American train
ing camps Those beyond the draft age
should apply at the headquarters Of the
committee at 46l Fourth avenue. The
knights are preparing TO spend 100000
600 in war work activities during the
next twelve months
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-03
ALL FRANCE READY
TO OBSERVE FOURTH
ReUieWs and Speeches to
Mark independence Day.

PARIS, July ALI France is making
special efforts to celebrate the Fourth
OF July properly. At Nancy the Erch-
mann hatrian Society and other asso-
Citations will hold special meeting at
the university. Letters from Gen. Pau,
Maurice Barres and other distinguished
sons of Alsace-Lorraine will be read tes-
tifying to the gratitude OF the lost prov
inces to America. Or. Morton Prince of
Boston will deliver an address. In the
Paris region there will be reviews at
Etampes. Rambouillet, Nantes, st. Ge>
main and Pontoise. 1t is understood
that American troops will participate in
these reviews.
4 movement is in progress to petition
Victor Boret, the Minister OF Food. 10
make the Fourth of July an exception to
the regulation which constitutes Wednes-
days. Thursdays and Fridays meatless
days.
In circular TO the Projects of French
cities prescribing the observance OF July
4 Jules Pans. Minister of the Interior
writes.
The American Army is arriving by
hundreds of thousands monthly. Eacl
week fresh divisions enter the line side
| by side with our soldiers and theii
| allies, giving proof In their first encoun
tiers of heroism equal TO that OF thu
| brothers in arms"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-03
WIDOW or GERMAN
DISCARDS HIS NAME
Ethel Clyde Had Sought d.
Uorce From Major Vollmer.

Mrs. Ethel Clyde Vollmer OF sos PARK
avenue. widow OF Major Ernest Gott-
fried Vollmer OF the German army. who
was killed in the battle in Picardy. Sep
TENDER ?, 1915. was given permission TO
resume her maiden name or Ethel clyde
Court yesterday.
BY reason Of the present war ne
tween the United States and Germany a
stigma attaches to all things German.
Mrs. Clyde declared in her affidavit as
the reason for her action.
The court also decreed that her sons,
Wilhelm Pancoast Clyde Nollmer and
Goetz Gerhard Thomas Clyde Nollner.
be known hereafter as William Hill Clyde
and Thomas Hi Clyde respectively.
Both were born In Germany, the former
September 90. 1908, and the latter April
81. 1912.
Mrs. Nollmer was the youngest daugh-
ter of William q. Clyde of New York
founder OF the clyde line OF steamships
Her husband was a Captain in the Ger.
man field artillery when she married
him at st. Georges Church, Hanover
Square. London, October IS, 1907 Am
bassador Reid and Secretary Carter Of
the American Embassy attended ths
ceremony.
The couple came to New York IL
March, 1914. and in September or tina
year Vollmer returned to Germany. Thu
following summer Mrs. Vollmer began Z
suit for divorce, naming Miss Emma
Steffen, formerly a manicurtst on thu
steamship George Washington, as core
spondent. Major Volmer's death endet
! the case.
Mrs. Clyde claims American citizen
ship for herself and her sons by virtu
| of her return to America prior to he
husbands death.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-03
BETA THETA PI IN SESSION.
FraternaI Society Meets Mt white
sulphur Springs.

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS. w Va,
july Over one hundred and fifty
members OF the Beta Theta ri fraternity
are here 10 attend the seventy-ninth an
nual convention which started here to-
day F. p. Sisson, president of the fra
ternty and vice-president of the Guar
anty Trust Company OF New York, is
here with Mrs. Sisson. Miss Ethel Miller
and Miss Nictori Bender. Many other
members are expected to arrive to-mor-
row. Two business sessions were held
to-day in the ballroom of the White.
Or John A. Blair. who is with the Y. 81.
4, A. at Camp Lee, Virginia, delivered
an address on "Fraternalism and Pa
tr!otism" at the morning session. George
Howard Bruce. who Is here on his honey
moon, is general secretary OF the fra
ternity, and arranged a programme OF
sports which started this evening with
wafer sports.
Mrs. Chauncey Marshall of New York
gave tea at the Casino this afternoon
IN honor of her sister. Mrs. Frederick s.
Seelty Over twenty women of the
colony were present.
shipley Jones, Capt. c. w. J. Little.
field and W. J. Reid also entertained al
Tea
Mrs. Edwin r. Carpenter and Miss
Marion Carpenter have arrived for the
summer.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-03
1900
DIED.

BROWN NJ Montcla.r, y. j. Monday
Julv t. 1918, Capt. Henry Brown Jr'
h.s o.ghty-fourth year
77-erai s"rylces viii he held at his late
.'"e 3aj Orange road, Thursday after
"p"n AZ ., 80 o'clock,
utNTlNGTON.- In New York city. July
Eleanor Ioretti, beloved wife OF
Charles r, Huntington.
Funeral service private,
TRENCH Archer Robert Robinson Trench
~ amp patawawa, Ontario, Canada
m June l. 1918.
n"ral services at 81 Mays church,
faHlaton avenue West New Brighton
staten island. wednesday. July 8, at
NJ Interm4nt at Orange. ~ j,
SAE.-Entered into life eternal: at his
hom" li6 Madison avenue, Elizabeth
=, on July ., Thomas f. Vsssar
u u In the eighty fourth year OF hi
ago
fl0crsl services at the Central dapts
'hurch, East Jersey street, Elizabeth
Friday, July 8. at 8 o'clock.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-03
HOT SPRINGS ARRIVALS.
Several New Workers Among WISH
tors ut virginia Resort.

Hot SPRINGS, Va, July Mrs f. F.
Shepard OF New York who for years
has spent the summer at the Home
stead. is here and expects to remain
until autumn. Charles Wetmore of New
York has Joined Mrs. Wetmore here.
Mrs. d. S. Riker of New York has
Joined the cottagers and will again this
eummer occupy Beauclerk Lodge. Mr.
Riker will join her fer the week end
The War Savings Stamps booth in the
Homestead Hotel. at which Mrs Jesse
Lewiston in one afternoon sold $4,000
worth and at which prominent society
women also sold stamps, has proved so
successful that Director McAdams or
Richmond has planned to duplicate 1t In
all large hotels In Virginia.
Miss Harriet McCook has Joined her
mother at the Homestead and Is golf
enthusiast
]. ]. Cavanaugh OF New York Joined
his family at the Homestead to-day to
accompany them back to New York.
Mr., and Mrs. Hugo Neuhaus after a
fortnights visit started for their home
| in Houston, Tex, tonight.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-03
HIGHEST RECORD IN
WAR STAMP SALES
S3, 85 .661. Exclusive Of the
Amounts Pledged, Col
lected in June.

New records for daily and monthly
cash sales Of war Savings Stamps were
made In the June drive. 1t was an
nounced yesterday by the New York War
Savings committee The total for June
was $3.S5l66i. an increase OF more
than 100000 over the best monthly
record. July / was the mos, successful
day since the campaign started. The
cash on that day was S393,ti0 The
sales on June l. were S260,S9t. These
figures do not include amounts pledged
The high June record was attained by
the sudden squirt achieved in the inten-
sre drive that closed last Friday,
S2,500,000 having been bought In that
period. Since last December the cash
Gales hy months were as follows: De-
cember. s1,S3l,Sj2; January, H,S50,33o,
February. Sl.54i.2jl; March. $2,Ss0.l59
April. s3.039,7s5 May. $3,747l53. To-
tai, including June, si9,l4S,634.
In Times Square. where Her Brothers
have been doing a treadmill marathon
at the rate of 200 miles week, more
than $l54,0O0 was collected in cash and
| pledges in the week ended June 20,
| Leon Flatow. song writer, is directing
the campaign there. adding to the sales
! by his vocal efforts, Saturday sl2,i9O
| was taken in.
Kitty Mclaughlin. prima donna at
\ Rector's. was responsible for more thar
$4,000 in cash and pledges taken in
that place since Friday Friday she
worked all night. the restaurant re-
naming open for the purpose Jef
Davis and Earl Fullers orchestra as
sisted.
The Ethical School OF culture Sixty
third street and Central Park West. has
| sold $1,000 stamps, and IL striving Tor
another record. Nine war Savings so
cieties have been formed AT the Grand
Central station. Blanche Bates aided
the cause at the Shubert Theltle last
Right, stepping out OF character long
enough TO persuade ten persons in TIE
audience TO buy 81 900 worth of stamps
before January /.
| Post Office sales OF War Savings and
Thrift Stamps reached a total of $751;
| 2I5.19 for last week, according a r..
port of the Post Office War Swings
Society yesterday. Thomas Mulhcrn,
clerk in the Grand Central station. had
the high sales record, S2l.6l742. Ed
wood Nedell, Times Square station sold
S2O,l24 worth OF savings stamps Other
amounts were s14,540 collected b,
James A. McNamee of Station +, Sl2
iOlTJ7 collected by Joseph Hahn, car
rier at the Grand Central station, anC
SIP collected by Charles J Killen a
the Pennsylvania terminal station.
, Dealing in butter and ,ggs was HEX
up on TIE floor of the NV York Mer
camille Exchange, 6 Harr.Son street. yes
terday at IL o'clock for The disposal o
: several hundred dollars worth OF Wa
. Savings Stamps. Il. +. Soule of tn
, National War Savings Committee, e. 7
. Mattox. member OF the realty commit
:. tee of the exchange and Sergeant olive
of the army transport service spoke.
. company OF coast artillerymcn drilled.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-03
A. R. ADAMS'S WILL FILED.
widow Gets 100000 and Resid-
nary Estate.

The will Of Ambrose +. Adams. who
formerly lived at 375 Park avenue, and
who died January .. 1918. was filed for
probate at the Surrogate's office yes
terday. The document was executed
February 90, 1915. and disposes OF an
estate valued at more than S25O,000.
The greater part OF the property is be-
aueathed to his widow, Mrs. Katie b.
Adams.
His daughter Mrs. Mabel A Thomp-
son of Greenwich. Conn. gets $4,000
Another daughter. Alma Frances Adams
who lives with her mother at the Park
avenue address. receives $4,000. Mrs
Adams gets 100000 outright as well as
the residuary estate.
A clause in the will specifies that the
legacies to the daughters are Inclusive
of life insurance policies payable to wife
and daughters and not IN addition
thereto"