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Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-02
BATTLE ONAT
CAMP TONIGHT
"No Mans Land Fight Added
Attraction on Card of
Morgan Bouts.

In addition to the elaborate card of
Y and wrestling matches on tap
for Camp Morgan tonight announce
ment Is made of a No Mans Land
Battle to he staged a. an added at
traction.
mo Mans Land Battle" is just what
it sounds like, once the crew of ast
maulers get going. In a way 1t Is not
unlike q battle royal, except that the
cruel, Furnishing rules that governed
the latter are eliminated in the new
conception of fighting art.
The battle was recently given q
tryout in Madison Square Garden and
went big as q laugh creator. In the
Morgan event, the armies will be
composed of foul men on the side.
They will be generalled or captained
by II. ". Wark and Homer Baker.
, The former will lead a team composed
of the Purchasing Department and
the latter. the automobile drivers. In
wark's team will be also Stanley Dan
| will average 12S pounds. On Bakers
team are ]. D. Donaldson, George HUI
| Der and Fred Frick. They average
about the same.
A time limit is set for the melee
and the side having the most men
"alive" at the finish is declared the
winner. The leaders are spending The
morning drawing UP rules. also plans
for the burial.
Instead of Barney McGovern, Young
! Brown will take on Oscar Gardner,
Brown has met Benny Leonard, Jack
| Britton, Johnny Dundee and the other
leading lights. The boys are slated to
go eight rounds in the main bout. A
substitution has been made also for
the seminal. Pinkey Burns will take
on Terry Miller for six rounds. -Four
and three round bouts and two twOnty
minute wrestling matches conclude
the lengthy bill.
Daily Thought.
a. A-m- A-A -
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-02

Chatty Waiter Ito w~ell-known Gus
toner who is growing stouter)-'I am
sure, sir, that your stay down here L.
doing you good; you're twice the gem
tleman you were when you came"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-02
Dempsey's Feats

Jack Dempsey, when he stopped
Fred Fulton In 33 seconds. including
h referees full count. IN Saturday,
scored the quickest knockout ever
credited to a heavyweight contender
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The picture received of you few
days since would not indicate that
you are day older than you were
ten years ago, and ii you are still
keeping up your training in the
Home Guards" am sure you are
getting younger every day. II is a
mighty fine thing TO have n Dad"
TO write TO and especially one that
has been so patient and enduring,
but ! assure you it would be much
better TO be near you than so far
away, but at any rate we both have
a lot to 10 ,hankful for, Tor a many
a son has cume over here that will
not go back and no doubt there are
4 lot OF sons who have no fathers
living to write to.
VIII ring off now and write Nam
ma a few lines, for you know she
might feel sighted ii ! did not. Also
have lot OF other letters on hand
that want to answer, ii possible,
today, Write often for always en-
JOY reading your letters so much.
Remember me to all the boys when
YOU see them.
Affectionaly, Alvan.
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about 25 days, was on iurlough
about II days OF that time. Got back
to the lines about week before
the wind-up, " This is the first
time | could tell you about my trip
so here goes:
Il sailed from New York early in
the morning on the 9TH OF May on
the II. NJ. S. Aqutama OF the Cunard
line. The Aqutama is the second
largest ship afloat. We landed in
Liverpool on the 18th. We were
in England three days, came across
the channel to Calais. We moved
then behind the English lines. Stayed
there a couple ofweeks, then moved
down near Paris for a few days. We
then moved over on the main road
just south OF Chateau Thierry. We
were in me drive from the Marine
TO the Vesle river. We then were
on the line near Fismes until some
time in September. Then we moved
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-22
CORPORAL Byrd Writes Father

Following is a letter from Corp
/ c. +. Byrd to his father, F. NJ. Byrd
day sheriff, written from Bourges
France:
Dear Dad-Today is Father S
Day and it is being well remembered
by the boys over here. We are es-
pecially thinking OF our dear old Dad
back in the country Of the Home OF
the Brave and Land OF the Free.
No, every boy thinks lot OF
his dad. but | feel like I've got
them all cheated, for have real
father and good old Dad, one that
a boy should be proud OF, and you
Just bet your dear life, | am, too.
And how we'll YOU know it. You
have done your bit, raised us all to
manhood and womanhood. Today
it is very easy for each OF us to
remember when we were little shave
tails and in our childhood days. Dad.
YOU tried to make our days OF youth
a pleasure and did YOUR best to
make our home happy, and today
YOU have nothing 10 regret. on
should not worry. You have no
apologies to make. You owe us
nothing, and | am sure the rest OF
the kids feel just like myself.
We owe it all to YOU and mother.
Just the one big idea now is
when are we going home We'll it
S over. over here, and it won't be !
ong till we all will come sailing
lome.'
Mr.. Byrd has two other sons in
he service. Charles Elmer Byrd,
With the 20th Division in France.
80 letter has been received from
i'm since the signing OF the armis-
ice. Another son, Leonard d. Byrd,
5 in the Radio Department, at Aus
in, Texas.
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father today and the father is sup
posed to write to us over here. Well
! am still making it all right, was
in the drive the last day OF hostil-
tiles. | have been on this front
since the 10th of October. wasn't t
far behind the first ones to enter
Stenay, You probably read about
Stenay and Sedan. We certainly
were in shell fire on this front. And
the machine gun bullets fell around
me like rain. We stayed in Stenay
from the llth OF November until
yesterday. We left here about 3 or
4 a. m. and hiked 25 kilos, passed
along the side of Belgium. We are
now 3 kilos from Belgium. We are
headed toward Germany, | don't
know what town we go to. Luke Al
exander got back to the company
the other day. He and | got bunch
OF msutard gas and went to the hos
pital, | got back in a few days, but
he has just returned.
81 have been in the battle ever
since the 25th of August. Have new
er been out OF shell fire but once and
that was when we moved from st.
Mihiel TO this one. That was about
seven or eight days. We went about
y kilos through the Argonne forest
and didn't see boche. Saw some
fine deer. When the Germans got
across the river Meuse they blew
up the bridges and flooded the val
ley so we had to hike 20 miles one
night around by a bridge, but we
came in the next morning to Stenay
and made them scoot! The mud was
about six or eight inches deep. 1t
froze on our feet and we nearly
froze, too. We spent most OF the
hight in that mud. The next morn
ng we stayed out in field in the
rost and let them shoot at us for
bout an hour and then we moved
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up. You surely can get down quick
when they are shooting at you
First Chance to Tell Facts.

First Chance to Tell Facts.
81 guess you are surprised to get a
letter like this from me. 1t is the
first time they would let us write
anything. could write a whole
book about the things | have seen
and gone through. have slept out
in the water and mud, have walked
all night and day without more than
stop, have gone four days on a
bowl OF soup and some hard-tack.
Went another time two and hall
days. have seen boys blown up
until you couldn't find a piece larger
than your hand and many other
horrible things, but things have to be
met and we have tried to do our part
well. have had good luck, the first
drive | was in lost nearly all my
section. ! had eighteen men and
when night came only had five,
but only one was killed, the others
wounded from shrapnel.
81 recently stayed in the Chateau
where the crown prince stayed three
years. Am now in a building that
was built in Hl2-pretty old, Ell?
"Well | hope to be home for my
next birthday-your,, Tom"
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Roy Scott Writes Dad.

Roy Scott, Postal Detachmen,
36th Division, wrote the following
10 his father, +. w. Scott, Sl7 Sec
ond avenue, northwest:
MY dear father-Will write yot
n few lines today, as this is Father!
Day over here. ! hardly know what
to write, but will tell YOU little OF
my experience over here. | have
had some mighty narrow escapes
! The first time we were campcd about
onc-half mile from the front. |
could see the flames of the guns and
could hear them quarrelling with the
Germans. | wanted to see the guns,
so | walked up there, but before |
got very far, big shell fell about
IS feet from me and. talk about
being Jared up-well. | got Jared,
but it didn't stop me, but about
one minute. ] went on up and be-
fore ] got up to the guns | found
dead Germans and Americans ev-
cry inch. saw all the guns and you
can tell the world | was glad when
I got away from there about two
weeks ago.
we were all in the post office
talking about the good times we had
about a century ago and the Ger
mans began to shell the town we
were in. One big II came right over
the post office. 1t sure does sing
a pretty song when it is coming.
We all stopped and listened and an
other one and still another one came
over. We'll, a bunch of us went out
in the yard to see what was going |
IN. Another one came right over
NY head, we didn't lose any time,
We went for a dug out, but it was
ull of officers, so we couldn't go
II there. ! remembered hole in the
round about one-half mile from
here. but it was in the direction
he shells were coming from, how
yer, we started out with one blan-
ct and overcoats. We never could
each the hole | had found, but we
ound some old trenches and, be-
eve me, we lay low! We stayed
l that old trench until about mid
ight. couldn't keep from laugh
x though, even if one had hit me!
very time one OF those shells hit
le ground they make a hole about
le size of house. They are called
. !. cans, but | named them box
lrs.
81 feel that I have been so FORUM
e, | have seen many of my best
lends killed or wounded, but we
I'VE all played our part and | was
lie of the lucky ones.
Il think we are going to be sent
,me before long. | hope so, because H
have had enough OF war. | didn't
alize what war was before, but l
low now. But | wouldn't take
illon dollars for my trip.
at as awfully cold here, snow
? this morning. Will close now,
ping to be with you all soon. Your
II, Roy"
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Leo Bows Interesting Letter

L. T. Bow, l02 Stanley boulevard,
received this letter from his son,
Corp. Leo T. Bow, Company b,
ll2th Infantry, dated November "A,
from St. Mihiel:
Dear Papa-Today is Sunday and
everybody is writing their Dads
Christmas letter. This is the first
time. | have been able to give you
my location. Am in Lorraine, just
north of Toul, not far from Metz.
We were relieved from the line just
a few days after the armistice was
signed. We had been in the lines
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In Fight to Finish

Sergt. Tom l.. Kendrick, Co. {,
344th Machine Gun Battalion writes
the following letter to his brother.
]. S. Kendrick:
"Charency-Nezin, France, Nov.
Dear Brother: | want to write
a Dads letter today, so will write
YOU since YOU have had your eye on
me since father died. You know all
the boys are supposed to write their
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down in the Argonne region, near
Verdun. | can't spell these FrehSh
names. We were in the drive IN the
Arponne up along the Meuse river
We moved from there over in TINS
CONTINUED on Page ID
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ManyLetters to Father
From Boys at Front
Dad Ringer Gets a Letter

frank desire to return home, now
hat the real fight is over keen ap-
probation of Dads" part from the
very beginning charactcrizcs all of
them.
Among the letters is one from
Wagner Alpheus Ringer to his
father, {. T.. Ringer, SO4 Carter Ave-
Wagner Ringer has been, in the
service one year and three days He
began his military training Dec 10
l0l7, at Fort RoSecrans, San Diego,
Cal, remaining there until April
when he embarked for overseas sery-
ice. With the famous Sunset Di-
vision" made up from organizations
from the four Pacific States he
sailed via Panama Canal, thence TO
Hoboken and then on to France.
He was put into special training on
tractors and later made instructor in |
the American Military School at |
LemeogieS. But finally after repeat.
ed appeals to his superior officers, |
he was permitted to join his rcgi- |
ment and got into the thick OF ii.
His first engagement was in the
st. Mihiel sector "Pcrshing's Birth
day Battle" mhcre American lads
accomplished the "imposSiblc.' From
there on until the S'"ning of the
armistice. Wagner Ringer took part
in all the engagements i'm the Ar I
gonne forest, going ON west Of the
Meuse river and finally to Sedan. His /
letter to his father follows:
"My dear Father: ! suppose that ;
you have seen in the papers the plan {
COR Fathers Victory Letter to be ,
written on November a. Well, | I
am taking time by the forclock and T
am writing on this opportunity "
.hree DAYS ahead Of time. No doubt r
there has been a great celebration +
all over the United States, on ac- Il
count of the signing OF the armS L
ice, and You may be sure that we u
fellows over here are glad of it, too. II
War is just oxactly what Sherman !
said it was, only worse, and | would p
hate to do over again what ! have lc
lone. But why not be happy, after h
t is over, and am as happy as
possible under the circumstances. ..
There j., one thing eating on me -,
though and that is an intense long g.
.ng to reach home. expect to he \.
here before long, though. no iok- -,
ng. | am almost counting the days
until we start. Still it may be longer ~
han expect before we reach the -,
Jnted States, for the army is an un- 81.
certain proposition. Wv
Il am feeling fine and dandy and WI
I'M certainly thankful that ! am. | ~ ,'.
,xpect that YOU are feeling quite w.
kittish now. but do be careful OF | ~"
our health. for ! hope to find all "''
f YOU we'll and happy when I reach 1r
ome. ~
I'VE are in the First Army, but in W ~
smuch as we are not in any DIVISION ''o
,e are not following up the cyacuat- va wa
ng Germans. We are known KS Id,
army Artillery OF the First Army lo'
j other words Circus, or Hobo Ar |. '',
illerv' 81 * This is NV Victory pS'
.etter' to YOU. my dear dad, the ="
nest man in the world With the d., ,p'
reatest love. your son. Aphcus." r., O.
~
William p,oo All c Street sor4h- II. l:'
os+ racn;r.T -io ro,Iov;no. letter .I'N
POM his son hlvar Pace Il. (. ~" ~.
,oe+al Aoorrv Paris. D..
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the place. We are living now and
acting like real humans in great
big city. Streets all lighted up and
we can really turn on the light in the
room at night or in the office, with
out first closing the blinds and pull
ing the curtains without the fear OF
raising the wrath OF the military or
civil police. hardly know how to
act to go up a well lighted street
show window light and bright lights
shining through the windows OF
stores, restaurants, etc. Prior to the
signing OF the armistice it was nee
essary, and at times very essential
20 keep the old town as dark as
could be. for they say that a little
ray of light is wonderful guide to
an enemy bombing plane and while
Jerry did not stay away because
the place was kept dark, we did not
want to assist him in his dirty work
any, or give him anything in the
way OF landmark to so by.
Have given YOU in previous letters
about all the news had in regard
to the celebrations in connection
with the signing OF the armi,ticc,
and really there is little news that |
have in a general way that would be
OF interest at this time OF course,
there arc probably a lot OF little
things that ] could mention now
that | have not referred TO hereto
fore tha, would be of interest but
really the weather is not comfort
able enough to wander back through
the laN wear and cndcayor TO recall
what | have said and what have
not said. The principal thing OF in
tcrest to most everyone at this time,
How long will il be until we can
return home" And that is a aues-
ton that can hardly be answered by Z
anyone at this time. 1t depends ,
argo'. should sav on the length ,
IF the peace NEGOTIATIONS. the clear ,
nr out of forces. etc. Personally, =
am of the opinion that the .ostal ,
1copIc viii be among the last 20 \
cave and no doubt some OF MS will a
,c here for some time TO come. q
Am very anxious to get home and il
ce all OF YOU, but il the winter is O
Nv, TOO di, orooaLle and nient,. of :,
,nd ro,,,a;re9 IN .;abt ,,,o,,iJ ro,1iI - "
~ -raJ -, .o, ,ho ,,oo,,o 'I , ,o,,,, @ " "
~. ,ndor ~ norr,aI ,c co,d;' .N ;ons ",,0 ond - -
r ,Lot ,o aro, '',,, ,,,,so,,, ,J ~, u
,I,ros ~ ;ntorns, Vii H. soon no 5,
'' ,.t,;,t. 49, ,.l..f. coo'' IT,. - ',
The Washington herald., 1918-04-23
SPANISH WAR echo
IN SUPREME Court
Government Upheld in Ruling by
Then Secretary of War Root.

That the German 75-miIe guns prob
ably will be shortlived is indicated by
reference to tests of high velocity guns
in a Supreme Court decision yesterday
in a case dating back to the Spanish
American war.
The decision upholds the government
in a case argued by Assistant Attor-
ney General Huston Thompson. in de-
fense Of Elihu Root. charged with bad
faith in the recision of war contract
in the suit of Saalheld VS.. the United
States. when Mr.. Root was Secretary
OF War.
The contract was for 5-inch and
e-inch wire-wound guns. to be tested
with 800 rounds with a muzzle velocity
of a.60o feet second. except the last
five rounds, when the pressure should
he 5000 to 50 700 pounds to the square
inch.
The guns survived the tests. but the
size and shape of the bore varied m
the firing and the final pressurcs
cracked the breech mechanism. \
statement accompanying announce
ment of the decision refers to the Ger
man 75-nlile guns having a muZzle We
locity of 6,Oc0 feet a second, and re-
marks that the guns of the suit prob
ably similarly constructed. were
warped in bore. not by the outward
pressure of the explosion, but by the
reaction afterward of the wire-wound
casing.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-23
ITALIANS HERE Wish
PROBE OF SCANDALS
Embassy Officials Would Welcome
Investigation of Marconi's Charges.

Officials at the Italian Embassy de-
clare that they will welcome the
prosecution OF Senator Marconrs in
vestigations into alleged scandals in
Italian war contracts in this country.
1t is declared that the investiga-
tions will show that II there were any
scandals they do not effect either
Count v. Macchi dl Cellere, the
Italian Ambassador and High Com
missioner. or any Of the members OF
his stan or OF that OF the War Mis-
sion.
There was little credit in Washing
ton for the report that the present
Ambassador is to be replaced. He is
known TO be thought OF highly both
at the State Department and at the
ONCE of the Allied Purchasing Board,
where. under the direction Of Ber-
nard NJ. Baruch. all war contracts.
Italian and otherwise, are handled.
Officials OF this board have declared
that the present personnel OF the
Italian purchasing agencies is above
reproach. though 1t Is admitted that
certain free agents who at one time
placed contracts for Italy. threaten
ed seriously TO disrupt the allied
purchasing system through the man
ner in which they placed contracts
and the prices they paid for material.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-23

O%dWMe-
HONESTY ABOUT WIDOWS.

Mrs. Trent grew white with rage
and said. Il am afraid that ] will
never be able TO get the point ~
view of the modern young woman.
You have not been a widow so very
long, Donna, and / really think that
such remarks as you have just
uttered are almost 'profane. with
poor Dick hardly cold in his grave"
Donna colored. Il would not hurt
Margie's feelings for the world"
she said. but why not be sincere:
You know very well. Mrs. Trent.
that when you made that remark
about US living all our lives alone.
you were thinking in your heart
OF hearts that we would both prob
ably marry again"
Donna Tenney!" said Mother
Trent in Mortified accents.
Well. didn't you?" persisted
Donna
''of course. / didn't" lied Mrs.
Trent.
Now let me tell you something
else" continued Donna honestly, "it
is very probable that half the
women who know Margie have al
ready been gossiping about her
marrying again just as they did
about me when Will died.
To tell you the truth. Mrs.
Trent, l have grown very tired OF
all this hypocrisy. Ny few years
Of widowhood have changed my
mind about many things. and while
1 want TO say to you now that I
found Will far from perfect. yet l
have as yet seen no man that =
would want to put in his place
Ito be csntinuedD
The Washington herald., 1918-04-23
DISTRICT ". c. 7. u.
TO Hold CONVENTION
Representatives Cooper. of Ohio. and
Dill. of Washington. Will Speak.

The woman's Christian Temper
ance Union Of the District Of Column
bia will hold its quarterly convention
tomorrow morning and afternoon In
the Whitney Avenue Christian
Church. located on Park road. Just
east of Georgia avenue northwest.
The convention will be called to or
der at 10 O'Clock by the president,
Mrs. Emma Sanford Shelton. after
which reports of the officers and of
the various activities OF the orEanixa-
tion will be received.
At the conclusion OF the business
meeting. Rev. Walter F. Smith will
make an address Of welcome, to
which Mrs. Charles p. Granfeid VIII
respond. Representative John q.
Cooper. Of Ohio, will make the prfn-
cipal address Of the morning.
After luncheon. which will be sery-
ed by the Ladies Aid Of the Whitney
Avenue Church. Representative c. c.
Dill. Of Washington. will address the
convention, and Mrs. Isabella Webb
Parks will speak on Christian Citi-
xenship and the Third Liberty Loan"
Mrs. Margaret Dye Ellis will also
make an address.
There will be a musical program at
both the morning and afternoon ses-
sions Of the convention. Mrs. Jean
Finney will open the morning session
with prayer. and the opening prayer
at the afternoon session will be Of
fered by Mrs. Grace Spencer.
Those In charge of the convention
are: Director OF music. Mrs. Annie Il.
Grigsby: organists. Mrs. Elsie Chees-
man and Mrs. Isaac Birch: commit
tee on courtesies. Mrs. G.. II. Russell.
Mrs. Z. e. Criswell. Mrs. Clifford and
Mrs. NJ NJ. Wick: pages, Miss Helen
Edgar. Miss BERTHE Zeelers and Miss
Mae Simpson.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-23
POSTAL PROBE MAY
CAUSE HOT fight
Friends Of Burleson Charged with
Attempt to Discharge Committee.

Charges that Postmaster General
Burleson is attempting to quash the
investigation OF mail service to
soldiers in France were made In
the House yesterday.
The House Postofice Committee.
which Is friendly to Burleson, stir
red action by letting it be known
that 1t will attempt today to take
charge of the investigation. This
would involve discharging the Com
mittee on Expenditures in the POST
office Department now conducting
the inquiry.
Members Of the latter committee
declared the hand of Burleson was
behind the postal committees at
tempt.
There will be a real tight when
this attempt comes up" said Repre-
sentative Keating, of Colorado,
chairman of the present investiga-
tfon committee. The fight will de-
termine whether this real investi-
cation Is to continue or whether
another committee will gloss over
the situation"
In hearings to date, witnesses
from the Postoffice Department have
sought to place blame for delays
and Irregularities on the army.