davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-18
TO HOLD ANNUAL FAIR
New Century Guild Bazaar Planned for
Next Friday and Saturday M. /.

The annual fair of the New Century Guild
viIl be held at 1907 Locust street next Fri
dav and Saturday. from 10 a. m, TO II p, M
no proceeds are to carry on the work of the
organization. ,Ht,.
There will be entertainments on both eve
n,nas and on Saturday afternoon. A
rsstaurant viii be one OF the featuree. anu
there viii be many articles on sale.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-18
CHAPTER TX lCon,inued)

COPYRIGHT. 1918. bD the Public Ledger com pdny
,CopNrloht bn Robert y. McBrldc CO..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-18

I'm prcriOuS stories P"QVU hdS hUd '0d
rcnf'WcS dmenH me Rh'ds, ana IN the ,rGr
lands. In this story ahe has It hrifinG et-
pcricHcC on the engine Of Il fast tHiu)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-18

over the weekend at their apartment. Seven-
teenth and Walnut streets .. .
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-18
ARRANGE VICTORY PARADE

tTo BE CONTINUED TOMORROW
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-18
FEW CHANGES In LIST,
OF OPERA BOXHOLDERS
Large and Brilliant Attendance
Promised for Opening
Performance

Most of the boxhoIders of last year have
again taken boxes az the opera for this seq
son. Although there are few changes the
list Is very much the same as last year and
with the war almost thing of the past a
brilliant attendance Is promised for the
opening performance tomorrow evening and
the subsequent operas of the winter
Several of the subscribers are in mourn
ing; Mrs. George w. Childs Drexel whose
mother died several months ago, and Mrs
Charles h. Coke. whose father Mr.. Brinton
White, died last month: but ii is probable
tney VIII give their boxes to relatives or
friends TO use until such time as they will
be ready to entertain again The estate of
Mr.. Edgar Scott has subscribed to a box
Mr.. Scott who died in Paris last month, was
always greatly interested in the opera and
was one Of its strongest hackers
The list OF boxholders for this season is
as follows: ~ -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-18

Great demand for the EVENING PUBLIC
LEDGER may cause you to miss Install
nent Of this very interesting story, You had
better, therefore, telephone or write to the
Circulation Department. or ask your news
dealer this afternoon to leave the EVENING
FUHIlIG LEDGER at your home.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-23
CONTEST WAS SPIRITED
FROM START TO FINISH
Mike" Uraine of Washington
Meets "Kid Henry" in Six-Round
Boxing Bout.

mike" Uraine. formerly of the
Washington police force. known. at
Meade as the lighting cop" met Harry
Cyrus. alias kid Henry" the cham
pion middlewenght Of the 368th In
fantry, in a six-round boxing bout
last Friday night at z. M. c. A. bung-
low D-ss. Both men were in splendid
trim, and the contest was close from
start to finish. In the first four rounds
Cyrus seemed to outclass his opponent,
but Uraine came back strong in the
last two rounds.
Brig. Gen. Nicholson and STAFF were
present to witness the contests. and
were guests of honor. Col. Jackson and
Col. Mapes of the 36Sth also were pres
ent
Before the main bout there were sew
eral preliminary bouts, including a
battle royal in which eight men parti-
cipated. This event was the most ex-
citing on the program. So. closely
matched were the last two who re-
NAMED on the stage that the prize of
1000 cigarettes was divided between
them.
On athletic night at the building Col.
Jackson made q short talk to the men
ON the value Of boxing to the soldier.
An orchestra Of ten pieces furnished
music for this occasion.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-23
STOKES TRENCH MORTAR
1 SCORESA At $50 YARDS
Hits Bull's-Eye on Target Ten Feet
Square, theoretically Demolishing
Machine Gun Emplacement.

A test made of the Stokes trench
mortars resulted in O bull's-eye scored
at $50 yards on target ten feet square.
The shot hit square in the middle Of the
boarded marker, theoretically demolishing
a machine gun emplacement. The firing
charge was the same as that to be used in
actual conflict, but the shell itself was
a dummy and did not therefore ex-
plode. 1t was Of the same weight as
the shell that would be used to de-
molish steel and concrete. The accu-
racy of the shooting was a source Of
qualification to those who did the aim
ing and to those who have all along
had faith in this weapon. A second
shot was fired and this fell only a few
feet short Of the mark. thus insuring
the death OF any enemy at the point
indicated by the boards.
Have Terrific Force.
There are two osaHaege queer little
weapons of such terrific power. The
two are Of three-inch caliber. Others
of 4.6 and 8 inch caliber have been
used by the English, but the 3-inch
variety has many distinct merits, al
snvuSH' Va COURSE not 80 pVWerIui. Inc
9-inch mortar 10 really an artillery
weapon. while the others are for the in
fantry and real trench weapons
The test. which attracted much at
tention, proved also that the mortars
are easily handled by small crew.
than about $50 pounds in weight It Is
entirely inoRensive in appearance. re-
sembling q bit of sewer pipe such as
is to be found almost anywhere in the
camp grounds especially near the
headquarters for the plumbing force.
British omcer in Charge.
The mortar training is now being
under the direction Of Lieut.. Jarvis b.
Cogswell with the advice Of Capt r.
d. Green, a British army officer, who
has had battle experience with this
latest revival of the old weapon that
ever as part OF ordnance equipment
of an army. The work done by the
little mortar was similar to that done
on much more impressive scale by
the coast defense batteries. Lieut..
Cogswell and the British expert were
both highly pleased.
1t was decided to extend this mortar
training. Among the officers and men
who will get this training there will be
First Lieut.. ]. F: Taylor Of the 313th.
1SOScT OAPp WHO was supply sergeant
Of Company II, 316th, is the first man
who went to the officers training camp
to get a commission. His commission
in the aviation section came today di-
rectly from the War Department, thus
taking him out OF the school where he
was trying for a commission in the
line, infantry or artillery. He was
anxious for the air service. although
like many Others eager to make as
much advancement in the regular way
as possible.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-23
LIBRARY AT CAMP
BOON TO SOLDIERS
Books on Military and Technical
Subjects Entertain and Educate
United States Fighters.

Books on technicl. and military sub
jects. poetry, drama. essays, biography.
fiction, magazines Of current events. in
fact anything one desires in the way
Of reading matter on any topic. can be
found on the shelves OF the library
which'is now open at Camp Meade. The
library is maintained by the American
Library Association, under the super
vision Of the commission of training
camp activities.
Soldiers do not have to stay at the
library to read the books they want.
Books may be taken to the barracks for
q period of two weeks. soldier is
entitled to membership by reason of
his being in the service.
Has 5000 Volumes.
At present the library has about 5000
volumes. This number will be in
creased from time to time to complete
the capacity Of the library, which will
have shelves enough to take care Of
about $4,000 books.
A. L. Bailey of the public library at
Wilmington, Del. who now has the
to his former duties. H. s. Leach, ref
erence librarian Of Princeton Uni
versity, who Is now assistant to Mr.
Bailey, will take charge Of the work
here.
Reading Room Attractive.
The library is located in a section OF
the camp, near the Y. M. c. A. audi
torium and the Liberty Theater, that
Is convenient to all parts of the can
torment. The. reading room has more
than 200 chairs. 1t is equipped with
electric drop lights. and those Of studi-
GUS habits or those who wish to en-
terrain themselves by reading will find
evenings at camp. 49,
The best reference books are at the
library, including the New Information
al Encyclopedias.
There are branch libraries in all the
Y. M. c. A. bungalows and the Knights
of Columbus buildings.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-23
Study of French Compulsory.

When the men of the. 313th Regiment
70 over to France there will be no de-
lays as far as making themselves un-
derstood to the people there is concern
ed. To make each soldier of the regi-
ment have knowledge of the language
would be an impossible task in a lin
tied time. Col. Sweeney. commander
Of the regiment, however, has author
ICED six men from each company to at
tend one of the camp French classes.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-23
instruction in Boxing.

Instruction in boxing by Capt.
ODonovan of the British army is prov
ing an attraction to officers and enlist
ed men. Glasses meet every afternoon
at the Y. NJ. c. A. building G, from to
4 o'clock.
Mayor Jackson, assistant division
surgeon, will give a talk next week at
G building on Serbia" He was in
Serbia for seven months and the Leo
ture promises to be an interesting one.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-23

Michael OHara, who was a patrolman
in Philadelphia, had a new job the other
day clearing up the tables and doing
other odd jobs around the z. w. G. A.
hostess house. Michael doesn't say any.
thing. but he intimates that he is willing
to do his bit in any way whatsoever. He
seems tribe anxious to get across the
O'Hara had one Of the toughest districfs
in Philadelphia, but that he made every.
body respect him.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-23
French Used in Engineer Section.

Up in the section Of the 2Sth Engi-
neers the visitor is reminded Of France
He sees French signs on every door and
on every barracks, at the intersection
of company streets. in the kitchens and
other places. These signs tell him:
Alez a droite-"turn to the right: Aux
ecuries-"to the stables; Fermez la
porte-"shut the door," The dishes
put on the tables have French. names.
The men hold French conversations.
Tell it not at home, some of them are
studying how to make love in French.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-23
MACHINE GUN PROGRESS
ONE Of WARS ROMANCES
Much Interest Shown in Demonstra.
tions to Bring Out Strong Points
Of Various Types.
No. Is

Much interest -centers here in demon
STATIONS Of the comparative effective
ness OF various types Of machine guns.
The development Of scientific machine
gunnery has been one of the romances
Of the war. and the series of machine
gun demonstrations at the division
school by members of the corps OF In
structors and students is watched with
great interest by army officers here
and in Washington.
Although no exhaustive test of the
Lewis and vickers guns has been made,
the recent demonstration before Gen.
Nicholson and the field officers Of the
18th Division at the machine gun
school apparently warrants the infer
ence that where quick work is de-
manded. the Lewis gun can be rushed
forward. emplaced and brought into
action more quickly than the vickers.
which. with its tripod, weighs more
than twice as much as the Lewis. In
the demonstration referred to, the Lew.
is gun. owing to its mobility, opened
fire in thirty seconds. while the heavier.
vickers opened fire in nifty seconds.
vickers Heavier Than Lewis. =.
The Lewis. which is the intermediate
type, Is used in large numbers by Brit.
ish. and. to some extent. by all the al-
lies. 1t is essentially an infantry arm
The Vickers. or heavy type gun. which.
has many Of the characteristics Of light
artillery in that 1t rarely goes "over the:
top and is fired from q fixed emp1ace.
ment. is also widely used. The light,
representatives, called an automatic
rife. though they are all automatic and
all machine guns-is also widely used.
Although the French use the Lewis
for trench warfare as well as on aero,
planes. the drift in their army is de-,
cidedly toward greater use Of auto
matte rifles Of the highly portable type,
such as the Chauchat The Lewis gun
is also used as portable weapon much
in the same way, but on account of its
greater weight and size, as compared
with the extremely light types, not
with equal facility.
Each type Of machine gun has its
limitations and. except by accident, one
does not attempt the work Of another.
AS purely infantry weapon the Viclk-
ers Is so per cent wasted, hence IL fs
rarely carried over the top until after
the infantry has cleaned out the en-.
envy trenches. and the latter have been
consolidated. then. and only then. IL il
emplaced and used to stem any counter
attack.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-23

Uncle Sam now charges three cents
to carry that letter home. but the usual
quota Of full mail bags is daily leaving
Camp Meade. It's a safe bet that the
fellow who writes often gets the most
mail, and a good, CHEEKY message from
mother or sweetheart or wife or friend
is certainly welcome to the man in the
Army.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-23
Lectures on opposite Peter"

Lieut.. Howard Kirk. exchange officer
of the 313th Regiment. gave an inter-
esting talk Sunday night at Y. II. c. A.
building G, on Apostle Peter" The
meeting was largely attended. includ-
ing number of officers from headQuar-
ters.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-23
Lewis Operated by One Man.

The Lewis is a mobile weapon as
compared with the heavier Vickers. but
less mobile than the lighter types Of
this weapon. The mobility Of the Wick.
two men to carry. The Lewis 10 oper-
ated by one man. the Vickers by two
men. The Lewis fires from the ground
or any sort Of natural rest such as the
parapet OF a trench or small stone,
while the Vickers is always operated
from an emplacement generally Of con.
crete to which its tripod is substan.
TALLY attached.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-23
DEATH KNELL TO HOPE
OF EVENINGS" IN CITIES
Gen. Nicholson Tells ALI Officers
They Must "Stand Reveille'
at 6 AM. Daily.

What is considered the death knell OF
military functions in gay Baltimore
was sounded when Gen. w. ]. Nichol-
SON informed officers that they must
stand reveille at $50 every morning.
No order that has been issued by the
genial commander since he assumed
command OF the Liberty Division fell
with such a heavy thud as the "early
morning CALL" and scores Of officers
were quick to admit that 1t meant the
end OF their parties in Baltimore and
Washington.
Since the cantonment was thrown
open to the selects it has been the GUS
tom Of the junior oficers to take turns
at the reveille stunt, and by doing so
majority Of the men could attend the
society hops" in town and obtain a
few hours rest before going into the
field with their companies
80 He Means Business.
The order. though, is but one Of many
Affecting the division, for Gen. Nichol-
SON Is determined to develop q lighting
organization. even though it becomes
necessary to upset the social calendar.
In his effort to Jack up the division and
inject nghting spirit into the out.
At, the commanding officer will play no
favorites, and his action concerning the
"reveille order" demonstrates that he
means business
In the Army Gen. Nicholson is regard
ed as a fighting man. and in recent con-
ferences with his officers he has not
minced words in his efforts to impress
upon them the necessity Of developing
snap and pep
"Snap" Of a Salute.
AS further evidence that he proposes
to turn out a "snappy OUTFIT Gen.
Nicholson has informed his officers that
they must exercise greater care when
saluting. While this may be consider
ed by laymen as a minor detail, rank
ing Army officers consider that it is
important for an officer to put real pep
into his salute.
According to ranking officers, q real
fighting man can be Judged by the snap
Of his salute, and Gen. Nicholson is de-
termined that every man in his organ
ization must keep that fact in mind, SO
hereafter an officer here must put snap
in his salute and hear in mind that the
same snap must be employed when
saluting a private as when he recog-
mixes his cOmmander-in-chief.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-23

More auto buses advocated for travel
to and from camp. With more compes
tition there might be less highway
robbery.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-10

providing valuable additions 10 the
American table, and OF which the Blu
reau is willing to send full informa-
ton as to use and recipes. are the
eulachon, sablefish, bowfin, burhot
carp and whiting,
The Eulachon And Sableflsh.
In his conversation, DR.. Moore at
tached much Importance to the use of
the eulachon as one of the most at
tractive of the new salt water prod
ucts. He described it as rich and
delicious little fish, and so much SUI
perior to the smet that its common
designation Columbia River Smelt,
in addition to being misnomer. Is
almost a reflection on the food quail
ity of the fish. The dean of Amer
lean icthyologists describes the eula-
chon as the finest food fish in the
worid--tender, fragrant. digest1ble,'
said DR.. Moore, and others who have
eaten 1t are equally iaudatory."
The eulachon is slender fish about
a foot long. It Is a relative of the
smelts, and, more remotely, the sal
mons. Its home is found from Oregon
north to Alaska. The fish are placed
on the local markets fresh, and are
sent east frozen, brine salted. kip
pered. hard smoked and canned.
The sablefish is another deep sea
FISH found in Pacific waters from San
Francisco to Alaska This fish whose
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-10

duced into the society Of the old and
respected fish families since the food
stringeney began. include the tiledsh.
which has established for itself an
assured position and has taken its
place on the menu of the fish-using
households
The Gray Fish.
Later introductions have included
the grayfish. which has had to live
down the reputation OF pirate with
bad name. that Of "dogfish." The
grayfsh is trim. clean, clippcr-built
fish, found in the waters of both the
Atlantic and the Pacific. From time
immemoriai this fish has been used
as food on the shores of the Mediter-
ranean. land of late 1t has come into
consumption In the countries of North.
ern Europe.
Grayfsh Is excellent eaten fresh,
and a market has been developed for
1t in New York City. in connection
with the tilefsh fishery. But it Is as
a preserved product that 1t has found
its largest use. 1t Is canned In large
quantities and sailed and dried. like
cod. It Is excelled by few, II any prod
ucts OF a similar nature. DIR. Moore
called special attention to the grayfish
when smoked or kippered.
Among other food fish introductions
OF the Bureau of Fisheries mentioned
by Deputy Commissioner Moore as
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-10
Rzl5z5eDxK Lezuzrokg zS1z1S413ozSN7
111zaCz11IlAgz1 ~ <~1a2< N2[AS
HIlRs~ Nazz1G NeLozE~HV

the street screaming. A Belgian Of
fcer took hold OF me and came back
10 my senses. He dragged me Into 9
doorway and when L had fully re-
gained my compoSure we started to-
gether for the river. On the way
there We were Joined by others and
suddenly she'll tore the officers arm
off at the shoulder. He kept running.
however, and we tum bled into boat
which we found on the bank. Our
mad haste swamped the boat and IL
began to sink without any compunc.
ton, two1o of the men seized the oficer.
who hard lost his arm and was In such
condition that he would have bled 10
death. anyway in a. few minutes, and
heaved him overheard. His pailid
face, smeared with blood, gave us
look of despair just as the waters
closed over his mangled form. That's
a nice thing to think about now Isn't
It? But it is only one OF thousand
incidents of the war TO which the men
who arc engaged in 1t become SO cal.
loused that they seem trivial"
In Petrograd.
Mr.. Thorn pson was in Russia during
the revolution that dethroned the Gear
last spring He also saw the first at.
tempts of the Reds or the Rolsheviki.
under the leadership of Trotzky and
Lenine, planning the downfall OF
Kerensky as Premier during the early
part OF the summer. The camera
man. az the risk OF his life, while
street fighting waS taking place In
Petrograd, securedN some unusual
films which have already been shown
/ in the United States.
During the years Mr.. Thompson has
been on the various fronts, his cam
era has worked over 1000 times and
he has sent to the United States over
lis, 900 feet OF motion picture films
Within g. few weeks he will leave
again for one of the fighting fronts to
continue his work and 1t is his hope
OF obtaining some interesting pictures
of the American boys who are In Eu.
rope fighting for the cause OF demec-
racv.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-10

fish eaters, and they are particularly
neglectful of cured or preserved
fishes, except those obtatnable In tin,
Less than pounds per capita Is the
yearly consumption OF salt and
smoked fish. and of this the greater
part Ia eaten by the foreign-born."
says DIR. Moore. This condition ex-
lists Notwithstanding that there are
large areas OF the country in which
transportation difficulties make 1t
quite impossible to get fresh fish with
frequency at ALL" The normal con-
sumption in Great Britain is sc
pounds per year.
The fisheries OF the United States
produce annually about 1900. 200, oo0
pounds of food fish, including shell
fish, in fresh condition. Alaska has
yearly output of about 100000. ooo
pounds of fish. canned, saited. and
otherwise preserved. Reducing the
latter to the fresh weight basis. the
total yield OF the American fisheries
can be stated as reasonably close to
1000, o0o.0 900 pounds each year. The
total output of the hatcheries OF the
United States Bureau OF Fisheries In
eggs, fry and other small FISH Is about
four and half billions annually.
Some of the new food fishes intro
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-10
I9NNGa7 aS6z1ZT@51GWu71z I29Zzz7 T<1z771-
<zLz@WIoe EzzG1zSS72e1E5>-l

mans that Thompson was an honest
to-goodness American and should be
treated as such. He was liberated
from prison with apologies and shown
every consideration that could be
given a photographer, He was as
signed an officer who accompanied the
American whenever he wanted to ge:
some good pictures. He was allowed
TO photograph the Kaiser and some
Of the German generals. on one oc-
caelon he stopped the Ninth Imperial
Army Corps on the march to take a
nicfure' When the column was ap-
preaching, Mr.. Thompson told the Of
fcer ST his side what he wanted 70 do,
The off7cer blew whistle, tho soldiers
stopped, and the photographer
snapped his camera, thereby scoring
a remarkable achievement
As I matter of fact MT Thompson
had slipped ore over or the Germans
in grand stylA lis knew when ne ar
rived In Belgium that he would pos
sibly- be arrested by the Germans and
TO clear his way he conceived the idea
Of the fake newspaper the Brooklyn
Daily Observer" In other words "there
amt no such animal" with the help
y Lord NorthcliTe the Kansan was
shle 10 get up the fake paper that
helped him out Of his predicamcnt
Under Fire Seven Days.
While this young adventurer wa
with the English divisions or The