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To Attend Summer School.

New York, June 8-Two Wilmington
women, Miss Mary A. Cornell Of 403
West Twentieth street and Miss Carrie
T. Cooper OF 9O4 We ST Fourth street, will
soon have their hands full looking after
the interests Of many Delaware people,
who are coming TO New York City to
attend the summer session of Columbia
University, according to an announce
ment issued today. Miss Cornell is
formally named in the new announcement
rs chairman and Miss Cooper as
secretary OF the Delaware State organi-
eaton This new catalogue shows there
were IA Delaware men and women IN the
attendance of 8, I44 last wear Director
J. c. Egbeft said today he expects as
many when the session opens on July 5
this year.
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URGES DOUBLING WAR TAX.


Washington, juno S..-Secrctnry Nc
Adoo in letter to Representative Claude
Kitohin, chairman Of the Ways and Means
Committee, Thursday, said that the
expenditures Of the nation In the next
fiscal year would reach S24 ,0O0, 900, 600,
and suggested that onc-third OF this be
raised by direct taxes and the remainder
by loans The secretary outlined plans
for raising the $4,000. 100000 tax levy,
such ms increasing the normal income aud
corporation taxes and the war profit
taxes. His s,rinoipal recommendations
summarized, are:
/. That 5000, 900, 900 be raised through
taxation.
=. That war profits tax at "A high
rate he levied upon all war profits.
This tax should be super-imposed upon
the existing excess profits tax. so that
the taxpayer should be required to pay
the tax, which is the greater
& The normal tax on unearned in
comes should be increased To beyond
u per cent
T. Heavy taxes should be imposed on
Injuries
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NEW HOMES FOR WORKERS.
Contract Let for 600 Dwellings at Chester
by FIete Corporation.

Chester. Pa, June S The Finer
gency Fleet Corporation has award
Ell the contract for building OF 6t0 houses
in Chester To Price 4 Johnson, of this
city, according To a telegram received by
the firm late this evening from Wash
ington The deal for building of the
houses and the land involves an expendI-
tlIre Of s2.o0O.OOO The houses will be
occupied by ship workers at the Sun
Shlpb,nlding plant
They will be built on both ades of
Merton avenue. between the Baltimore
4 Ohio Railroad tracks. near the Della
ware River. on the Simpson estate The
houses will be of brick two stories and slN
rooms with model city effect
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u-noar orr rArruC KIT

Newport. r l., June 7 On Thursday
there was persistent rumor in this city
that I-bnat had attacked a ship off
Nantucket No official veri6cation Of the
report could be obtained
There has arrived here the new steamer
Westerner Just back from France G apt.
Parker SAYS she was the ship attacked
but owing to the prompt sighting ri the
submarine and her speed she was able 70
keep out Of harm way until patrol vessels
came up IN answer To her :. @. ! calls and
the s,Ibnar nc gave mp the chase and dis
Appeared
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u. s. IS NOT AFRAID.
Enemy at Door Does Not Brighten Us,
Daniels Tells 1879 New Navy Officers.

Annapolis, Nd. June 7.-"You men
enter upon your careers ut a time when
the enemy has brought the war to our
very doors Why has he done so? Does
be think to frighten us by 80 doing2 mol
A thousand times no. He has intensified
the fire of our passion He has brought
horne To us the need of strength and more
strength 40 that he may the more quickly
and the more thoroughly he stripped of
his arrogance.
SO Secretary of the Navy Daniels
told the 1919 members of the graduating
class of the United States Naval Academy
Thursday The class wss graduated n
wear ahead OF time. that the members
might meet the necessities occasioned by
the war with Germany
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INSPECTION OF MEAT.

Meat Inspector Samuel VI Ford re-
ports the following inspections during
May
Number Of cattle. 81 calves. 10,
sheep and lambs, 80 hogs 800
During the same period he condemned
the following. Cattle. 3, 725 pounds
hogs, ,. 400 pounds; 70 bouts oysters 1856
pounds Of fish and , chickens
The following carcasses received ut
Wilmington during the month had been
inspected at Strengthening establishments
IN other cities, operating under Federal
regulations Cattle, 40, calves, 69l
sheep and lambs, 81
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DARKER NEW YORK ORDERED
Dimmlng Of Lights insufficient to ThwIt
Prospective Air Attacks.

New York. June S-Aviators who oh
served the effect of Cumming the sky
glare over New York City Tuesday
and Wednesday nights. recommended TO
the police department that further tests
be made. and as a result the CITY WAS dark
last night, and perhaps will remain SO
for several nights
Observations taken Tuesday night
showed that the original order, which
merely dimmed the display lights and
window CLEANS, had accomplished only
half Of the desired object
From above the city the aviators were
able to trace its arteries. The East
River bridges stood out IN strong relief,
with their framework and towers fully
revealed
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HERE'S A FIGHTING FAMILY.
-Four Brothers Now in the Service and
Two More Itching to be Old Enough.

George W Turner and Anna, his wife
Of III9 Adams street, have a family OF
which they're doubtless proud, and with
reason
There are six sons. Up To a few DAYS
ago there were three Of them IN | ncle
Sans service Now there are four.
And the other two are itching 20 get IN,
but they re not set old enough
Ralph Turner vas the last 70 don a
uniform He became Of age on Memorial
Day and has enlisted in the navy 81
tho three brothers ahead Of him Norman
j. Somewhere IN France and Guy and
james are al { amp DIX with the DELAYS are
REGIMENT
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HOSPITAL ADDITION.

Building Inspector Preston has issued
the following building permits:
Homeopathic Hospital TO make an
addition, to cost $2jSS William ID.
Haddock 4 Go are the architects and
will be the builders
Walter Bayard addition TO dwelling
at 416 East Twelfth street, $500 William
s. Anderson is the builder
r. Kelbuck. alterations, at 10000
Gilpin avenue, Sl25 Fred Samworth
is the builder
John J kelcher. addition to his res
idence, al 200 North Franklin street
1925 Frederick krapf viii be the
builder
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f. A. MULROONEY PROMOTED.

It is now just yesr since Edward
A. Mulrooney, son OF Mr. and Mrs
Patrick r. Nlulrooney of COS French
street, left " llInington TO tram IN Phlla-
delphia. he enlisted IN May, 1917, IN the
Railway Engineering Corps and was
called the first week in June TO report to
the 18th Regiment. stationed III West
Philadelphla. After three months IN
tensive training, he WAS sent Over There
and landed IN France on September @,
1917. Although not directly on the
firing line. he is not far behind it, and tells
interesting stores OF the air raids by the
Germans Since being IN France, he has
received several promotions, his last
one coming on April !. when he was
made top sergeant HIS crew is now en-
gagged IN repairing captured German
locomotives
Mr. and Mrs. jefferson Jones OF 2lOS
I.ammot street have just received 8
letter from their son. v llhAm Norris
Jones, saving he hae arrived safely IN
France Mr. Jones when called To the
coIors was engaged IN the automobile
business IN this CITY He reports the trip
as something great Mr. Jones climbed to
the top Of the flag pole on the du Point
Building about year ago,
Mrs Hugh Mccullough Of 53 Ivy
Road has received word Of the safe
arrival Iii France OF Sergeant Melvin 6.
Mcbride
c Tyson Ewing formerly assistant
manager Of the telegraph office at the
Pennsylvania station, now member
of Company ID, ll2th infantry. has
written his aunt, Mrs Elizabeth Jordan
Of 1905 West Ninth street, Of his safe
arrival In France
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MEMORIAL SERVICE.
To be Held by Railroad BrOtherhoods al
Garrick Theatre Tomorrow Afternoon.

The railroad brothcrhoOds Will hold
their annual memorial service. for the
members who have died during the past
wear. at the Garrick Theatre at clock
tomorrow afternoon The chief speak
ers will be former Congressman /. Irving
Handy and Rev Herbert + Randolph
There will be an appropriate musical
program and an electrical display en-
phasizing the significance and solennity
Of the occasion
The organizations Interested arr the
brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers.
the brotherhood Of Locomotive Firencn
and Engineers. Order of Railroad Train
men and Order of Railway Conductors
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Personal.

Mrs " # Wainwright Of COZ West
Fifth street is spending the week Id and
around Georgetown.
Joseph Cannon Of Washington, formerly
Of this city, has returned home after a
visit Of several days
Mrs Anna BOehn. Of 21O9 BToume
street. has received word from her son.
Louis 4 Boehn of his safe arrival some
where overseas Young Bochn is in
q machine gun company.
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British Airmen Take Big Toll During
Month of MAY.

London. June : fhe Evening stand
ard learn. on high authority that the
official communications for MAJ give
total OF 3qS German machincs brought
down lv Brush airnen 20 brought down
bv antl-aIrcruft ganfire and lOo driven
down ont OF control. making total OF
SIS airplanes DESTROYED Or damaged
In addition seven observation balloons
were DESTROYED
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SUFFRAGE VOTE PROMISED.
Will Be Rea ched This Session, Senats
Leaders Say

Washington, June S-A vote during
the present session of Congress on the
woman suffrage constitutional amend
ment was promised again Thursday by
Senate leaders
Republican Leader Gallinger urged
early disposition Of the resolution and
Senator Shafroth. OF Colorado, for the
Senate majority, said ii would be brought
to "A vote before Congress adIourns. but
that friends Of suffrage are DELAYING ac-
ton because they lack two or three votes
necessary to insure its adoption
'By postponement We believe IT'S pas
sage can bc assured sad Senator Sha
froth
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Washington. June Goal miners
are urged to support the patriotic OBJ
servance Of Flag Dav. June IA. and TO
raise flag over their mines on that day.
IN letter gwen out yesterday BY Fuel Ad-
ministrator Garfield They are asked
IN devote few minutes 70 Flag Day.
If IT can be done without The loss IN
production of SO much as a pound Of
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rREScH anrp ATTACKED

An Atlantic Port. June "A French
armed merchant ship came into port
here to-day and reported an encounter with
a German submarine off the Virginia
Capes Details Of the battle are lacking
but it is said the fight occurred short
distance outside the capes The extent
of the damage 10 the merchantmen IS
unknown
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Wilhelm After the Kaiser

At the army recruiting station SOS
Market street. Thursday, James G.
Wilhelm a young man OF this city,
applied for enlistment and was accepted
for the cavalry Wilhelm is not only no
relation To the kaiser. but admits hes
after his scalp
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From Over There
Letters Of Interest from Americas
soldiers who are with the allied
force In France.
Every Evening will be glad To receive
and print letters of this character.

A card has been received from Willard
J. Comfy OF Co. ID. 30Sth Machine Gun
Battalion, announcing his safe arrival
in France. He was compositor Tor
Every Evening at the time Of his enlist
mcnt few week ago, his home being at
1904 West Second street
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RelIefnnie Communit. Sing

On Monday evening there will lie a
meeting Of the dweIlrrs IN Bellefontc
at the home Of Mrs Edward ] Curren,
for the purpose of organizing a com
nuuity sing Ii Is proposed 10 make
Geurg, l'oWlch leader d the sing
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Mrs NJ Barnett Who has run the
IN och Cottage most successfully for ten
yea r., has leased the BelhaYen Hotel for
the season and viii be glad to see her old
friends and patrons ~ ller new place.
where she feels -gue She. cin give them
better service and accommodation. Dane
ing, private and public parlor9 smoking
room, card room with best service pos
sible on the board walk Adv.
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Are you telling them all ahn"t that Real
Estate offering Of yours?
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ggIsyIsG 2. TE sr
THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL
'' OMEN
hrtetb ID 1918 'pHh'o A'' A"
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If You Want to Reach the People
Who Are Able to Own Homes
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-10
STOCK MARKET DULL,
y TRANSACTIONS SMALL
Few of the Standards Show Slight
Gain, But Most Shares
Declined.
Nv Associated Press To Every Evening


New York. Wall street. July "
Readings reversal of large irstion
waa the only conspicuous -excepton 10
the firm but sluggish opening oi today
stock market Other leaders tehdeo
moderately higher. including steeis. snip
pings and some of the active equipments
Speculative issues were represented
hv Sumatra Tobacco AT an advance ol
. points and baldwin Locomotive ana
American Can which rose point each !:
For the most part trading was IN smali
lots
Liberty bonds were steady
NooN The market became liieiess
after tho first half hour. transactions
for the morning dwindllne Ia the smallest
total in several months United stat
Steel and a few other standard stocks
slightly extended their initial gains, btit
the movement otherwise was resirlcted
10 Rpecialities most often doInlnated
hv professional interests
Advances of 10 ; points were naae
by Continental Can, People e'as, run,
man. Steel Foundrles and lnternational
paper. while Texas Company. i.aciede
GINS and American Sugar dropped 10
: pTnts one.
Liberty 3i2's sold AT $50 10 w !,
first Ia NJ "a n2 to % 0f, second at
% 10 Qi 0S and as at % 9s 10 pe.Vf.
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STOUT'S BUSINESS
STEADILY BOOMING
Humane Society Agent Does Brisk
Trade Handling Money OF
Delinquent Husbands.

Frank Stout, agent of the humane
sorietica. who handles the money pad
on court orders IN non-slipport casee, and
is the official clearing house between court.
the neglected wives and children and the
ncplcctful huebands. finds himself doing
n steadily increasing business Last
month 4 collections were ~ 600 moro than
the previous months.
His report submitted today to Deputy
City Judge IIellings for the month OF
June follows.
Collected from Court Orders juno, 1918,
81, 9O7 25
Total collected from Court Orders,
sfSS.3 IS
Number Of children involved, June 40;
total number involved 9S2
Number of wives and mothers involved,
June. 25a: total number involved, G4
Collecta from Special Orders. June
1918. st9S %
Total collected from Special Orders
81, ,75o5
Number Of children involved. juno.
-. total number involved, 307
Number Of wives and mothers involved
June. ~ total number involved, lS3
Collected from Court Orders and 7T'e-
cial ascs. to juno 30, 1918. s2f3,07l 10.
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1O3 NAMES ON ARMY
LIST; 5 ON NAVS
Twenty ono American Soldiers
Killed in Battle; IS Severely
Wounded; Total Deaths, a..
~ Aaa,..i. ,cd preas to Every Evening

nv Associated Press to Every Evening
Washington, July 10. The army cas-
ualtv list today contained l03 names,
divided as follows:
Killed IN action, 81 died of wounds. 10;
died of disease. 4: died of accident and
other causes 3; wounded severely, 10:
wounded slightly, I missing IN action, IL;
prisoners, 2.
The list OF dead follows.
KILLED IN ACTION
Lieutenant William c. Peterson, North
Crystal Lake, Ill.
Sergeant James I. Mason, Huntsville.
Ala
Corporals Henry O Dillcr, Pittsburg;
William = Gallagher, Lima. OHIO;
Christopher A. Mohr, Jr, iioboken. \
privatcs Henry i Altman, Lanare.
Cal; Joseph j. Breton. lIolyoke, Mass
Antonio Ccmato. Naples. Italy Frank G.
Doncettc Bangor. Mont Asl,by ].
Downcv. Roanoke Rapids. \. c; George
Dvorak. ST Louis; Joseph GuRluzo,
Italy: Clarence T.. Harris Springfield,
Ohio. STANLEY kobzinki South Bend.
Ind Elzih Moore. Milton. vi Donald
Munro. Back Stornaway. Scotland, CHI
ton f. Oger, Ncnlo, Kan; Jasper "
Thomason Newbcrn. n C.. Henry T..
Watkins, East Jordan. Mich; Pliny
NJ Weber Lancaster, Ohio, Oscar l..
Woods, Coal Valley, Ala.
DIED FROM WOUNDS.
Serrcants Charles + Davis, Ron
netecrre. Mo, Edgar Downry. Sidcll
Nv; Edison Miller Delaware. Ohio.
Corporal Isaac ' Boursaw. Groscap
Mich
Privatcs John Butoro, Indiana, Pa
John r. Carpenter. RIdgeville. Ind
Harry I.evan, Phladclphia Antonio Ioz-
II Veto Peto. Italy; Lauren J Mas
sison. Lynn. Mass Richard ] Mullen
New York City; lohn ostrowski. Grsnf
Rapids. Mich Oscar I Paxton, Slaugh
ton. La. Edward ! Stutz Buffalo, \
y. Melville @, FallcN. Snyder, Texas
Domcnico Togniottl tlko, Nevada
DIED or nIsFAsr.
| privatns G,ivser Campo. Chcrryvlle
| \. G.: Harry DAILY. Charlotte. \ {.
Patrick Iicarn, New York City, Bcr
johnson, Kansas City, Kan.
DIED FRou ACCIDENT
| Cook Charles / Enrich, pittsburg.
Wagoncr Floyd iiollcnbergcr, Ply
| mouth Wis
! ffiF3lt NitANlH ~ ~ Afso'N' =
| W Va
MISSING ~ ACTION.
Lieutenant Jay | Carpenter. Rochelle
Ill
Privatcs Matthew Casey, New Nor
CITY. Alva \ Graves Akron, Col
William McCarrick, Elmlra Heights. \
y: Robert ;. Rankin. South Boise. Idaho
Joe II Reniche. Los Angeles; William i
Stewart. Ilkins W Va. Avdcl SucI
Vnllnsh. Russia: Tony Toccl Brooklyi
y. u; Philip L. Wa'rheld. Sunbury, IA
John l.. Wilson. Utica, y y, liyma
Wolfe. Chelsea, Mass
Lieutenant Harold Gle, Colorad
Springs, Col.
Private James r Morton, Hamilton
Ont
PRISONERS. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MIS-
Corporal Frederick r Hyde, Chcs''
VI
Privstes Burnett 4 Herdman. Middl'
town Conn: Michael j McDermot
New Haven; Edward j Mct'rath, Ne
Bedford. Mas; Charles b Reese. Sprn
( hill y :
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50 DIVISION NO. 3
MEN TO CAMP DIX
Entrain at 1890 on Monday, July
u, at French Street
Station.

Call No. $50, for white men only, to
20 TO Camp Dix on Monday, July p, viii
take 253 Class ! men from this State,
practically All that are left available
under the 1917 registry IN that class.
Seven Sussex county men will entraIn
at Georgetown at 6.54 a. m. or Harring-
ton at SO; seven men from Kent county
leave Dover at S.33; 70 from rural New
Castle county leave Newark at 9.2S.
Division No Wilmington is to furnish
50 men: Division No. :, 45; Division No.
3, 80: and Division No 4, 10 men, who
entrain at the French street station at
1890 by special train, due at Camp Dix
at 1890 p. IN.
The men from Division No. , are the
following who are 10 report to the Local
Board, Room No. 3, Sixtecnth and
French streets, al 2. p. m on Sunday:
William Pratt, John ii Millard, Martin
J. Newell, Harry NJ. Hall, Joseph A.
Sweeny, Elmer f.. Wilson, John T. Flynn,
Chas. Stahl, John A. SPAIN, Robert
Strawbridge, Melvin T Farmer, l.. 5.
Totter, John W McCloskey Joseph f.
Gillespie, Charles Hunt, Rocco La Quag-
liz Elmer l.. Potts, r., Alvin Murphy,
Frank j Salacki, Frank Gaiewski John
f. J. Carroll, Howard A. Join, Stanislaw
Ribicki, Joseph Allen, Joseph G. Nc
Dermott, Patrick McFadden Rocco
Romagnahe, Edward Gagnon Joseph T
Azato, John Valentine Mahszewski, Jo-
seph Pceo, Norris John White, Eugene
d. Miller, Edward A. Cook, Filippo
Vaccarimi. Harold Beck, Joseph Charles
Frtbal Peter Athans, Martin Augustin
George Fisher Watson, Thomas J Phillips
Frederick A. Woerner. Charles Chasman
VIM. II. HeaIev. Ir., John 4 Sheridan
Franceszato Renaldo, Nicholas Covarine
Joseph Stone, Frank G. Caskey, Elmer
$. Powell
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NEW CHARTERS.

SPECIAL Correspondence of Every Evening
Dover. July 10 charters filed here,
Yesterday, as follows
United States Iron and Potash Cor
poratlou. Wilmington. Del, 70 extract
potash from gases by special process,
capital. 81 000,0
Electric Process Steel Co. Wilmington.
Del ~ .0O0. 900
Iavaur System construction Co, VII
mington, Del metal units and castings
$500 600
Co-opcrative Securities 20. Whining
Ton. Del mineral lands. 5000 900.
ITlleboro Telephone and Telegraph
Co, Waco, Texas. $50. 900
Globe Transportation 10 Phlladeiphia,
Pa, trucking. draylnR and hauling; $50
600
Manhattan Petroleum %. Whining
ton, Del s50, 600
Increaao 10 capital Of Loan Soriety oi
Philadelphia from 500, 900 to $500, 900.
Change of uamc Of Fl I. Barnes on
struction Go to II. H. Barnes Equipment
Co. Georgia.
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CAMP LIFE REMAKtS
AMERICAN YOUTHS
Soldiers Life Fascinates Our Boys.
Especially Sturdy Lads From
the Country.

Louisville, Ky, July 10 Some OF the
men To come to the National Army can
tonments at Camp Zachary Taylor IN the
first quota of selected recruits came re
luctantly These same men as members oi
the Eighty-fourth division. National Army
recently transferred to Camp sherman,
Chllocithc Ohio, wouldn't quit the army
If they could
Illustrating this change in feeling,
company commanders tell many stories
one of which concerns mountain boy
who profanclv objected to his father
efforts to get him out of the army he
bows father had written many letters to
the captain declaring the lad was not
strong and might break down completely
undcr strain of active service. ln make
suro of the BOYS health the captain had
sent him before the various medical
boards Their vcrdicts were that he
was in good health.
Finally the voungstcr came to 'he
captain and wanted 10 know IT these
frequent orders to appear before Incdica'
boards was caused by any dissatisfaction
of the captain with him. Then be WAS
shown hisfathcr shelters.
Huh. Pappy's crazy. captain, nc
said II amt delicate. Look at me.
He means well but YOU Just tel hin 10 go
tohlazcs I'm going 20 France,
And that boy didn't mean To he DIS
rrspcctfuI To his dad said the captain
lie wanted to 90 to France, and ne
meant simply 10 he emphatic about IT
Another mountain boy, when nc hrSt
arrived while apparently IN very good
trim was unable @ finish even the shortest
practice marches Recently he came IN
under "A s,,ventv-hve pound pack from n
forced march of twcnty-scvcn miles head
m smiling the freshest man IN the com
panl
The change had been achieved. II was
c%plaiucd. hy army doctors who cured
him Of the hook worm, removed his ton
sis and adcnoids and made other slight
alterations
Thr too, had bccn rcscntful over hclng
forced INTO the army and little promise
nf over becoming fit soldier Today he
i about the "Smariest man IN the con
panV hlS captain saws Ater severa
months ut service he was gwen tur-
Iolgh homo. on returning he frankly told
LlS comuanN commander that while he
had been mighty glad 70 see the home
folks he was glad to get back 10 the army
H., expressed the wish that the folks were
living as well ~ he was.
Another boy who had been offered An
agricultural furouCh 10 help his luther
on the farm refused because he was
afraid the division might be oriered 70
France without HIM