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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-05
CAROLINA ENGINEER
GULFLIGHT SURVIVOR
Christian Nelson Leaves Phil.
adelphia for Another Voy-
age Into War Zone

christian Nelson. the chief deck engi-
neer of the Carolina, came to this city
today, and after making a report to
the commander of the Fourth Naval
District left for New York, where. he
said. he would Sign up OH another
ship bound for the war zone
Nelson has been on two torpedoed
ships. Another ship upon which he
served as an assistant engineer was
blown up by a mine and in addition to
these thrilling experiences he has been
shipwreCked three times.
He was aboard the Gulflight, one of
the first American ships to be torpedoed
in foreign waters.
When interviewed early today Nelson
said he had no fear of being killed at
sea. - am used to this sort of thing"
he said. and I am now on my way to
New York to sign on a ship going to
Europe
Nelson was among the last to leave
the Carolina. There We're twenty-six
persons in his boat, No. 3 lifeboat. which
was capsiEed during the heavy storm of
Sunday night. while more than a hun
dred miles off the coast.
After we We're capszed no less than
a dozen times" said Nelson, Il counted
the persons in my boat. There were
only fifteen left out of the twenty-six x
that l placed in the boat when We left
the Carolina. lost my cap, darn the
luck" said Nelson. when a drowning
man grabbed for my head as We were
struggling in the water"
Nelson stated that the commander OF
the German submarine hailed the ship
and stood by until her crew had takeI
10 the lfeboats. The Carolina was thel
sunk and the submarine disappeared
The fifteen persons in the lifeboa
which was in charge of Nelson wer,
without food or water for many hours
These supplies were lost when they cap
sized few minutes after having lef
the Carolina.
Finally, after clinging to the capsizet
lifeboat Nelson and his remaining ccm
rades were picked up by the motor life
boat whose engine was dead and wa
being propelled by oars. Nelson sool
had the engine running and they wer
making for Cape Henlcpen when the.
were picked up by the British ship Ap
pleby.
Early this morning in the railroa'
station at Harrington, Del, Nelson. a
the suggestion of another survivor
stepped upon the scales to ascertain
how much weight he had lost from tn
battle for life which he had undergCn
after taking to the lifeboats from tn
Carolina
He had lost about ten pounds. Will
another survivor said he had lost thirt,
pounds. Both men wererbadly used u
frcm their experisnce,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-05
LITTLE GIRL CAROLINA HEROINE:
YOUNG WOMAN WORKS OARS
Child Displayed Bravery That Won Even U.Boat Crew.
Admiration-Lillian Dickinson, of Arlington, Mass,
Took Turn With Men in Landing Life Boat

ing ships. When our boat got away
from the Carolina we were directly under
the aft gun. which was trained on our
ship. The captain shouted to us to get
away and we misunderstood him. We
thought he said get back, SO we started
to row to the vessel but he repeated his
order to get away and he waiteu until
we got out of danger. AS we pulled to
the westward he went to the starboard
and fired two shells into the Carolina.
Then he came back to the port side and
fired another one. The ship went down
by the head, but 1t was not for three
hours afterward that she sunk COM
flames bursting out all over the upper
structure.
while I'm talking about this I want
to say something about Miss Lillian
Dickinson, that girl from Arlington,
Mass. She not only pulled an oar, but
after she finished she would 90 to the
bow and sleep for a while and when we
woke her up she would take another
turn at the oars.
That Little Girl
But that little Cheney girl! There's
the wonder. She bailed out the boat
too. when she shipped water and wanted
to have her rations like the rest of us;
never a cry, never a squeal out of her.
but as plucky and a brave as any man,
There were many trials for us that
first Sunday night. We were towed by
motorboat. but about 10 o'clock in the
dark the rope parted and she got away
from us. We shouted for them to get
back, but we couldn't find any trace Of
them the next day.
Something happened during the night
too. for we heard several cries Of Help!
Help" but when day came we could not
see any boats around on the water. We
had our glasses and looked all around,
but we could not even spy a lifeboat on
the horizon. -. ID.
"Oh. yes. there is one thing I want to
mention. The U-boats crew was not
dressed in sailor rig, but wore some-
thing that looked like khaki. And the
boat was a whopper. Another thing.
we expected the captain to ccne aboard
and help himself to supplies, but he
didn't he just sank us. 1t looks to me
as If they had everything aboard they
wanted
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Crew Saves Burning Shin

An Atlantic Port, June 1.-THE Brit
ish steamship Glenlocky has arrived here
after having been abandoned at sea
when fire which, discovered a few
days out of a European port. had
gained rapid headway. The vessel was
later salvaged by the captain and VOL
unteers from the crew.
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Atlantic City, June

atiantIC lily. June D. ,
Vigorous search of the New Jersey
coast is being made today for sixteen
persons who are missing from the
steamship Carolina. Survivors believe
the missing men, who include men,
bers of the crew and passengers. are
still adrift at sea. They were last
seen drifting in the direction of Lewes
Del. but did not land there.
Periodicals which secured the lower
Jersey coast during the night re.
turned this morning with no word
Of them.
All of the survivors, who are being
cared for at the hotels, private homes
and at the city hospital, are doing
well. They were cheered considerably
this morning by the arrival of rela-
tives and friends from nearby cities,
who came to offer any aid possible.
Shore People Praised
Visitors to Atlantic City were en-
phatic in their praises of the resi-
dents for their hospitality to the suf-
ferers. The authorities were also
warmly commended for the eXpedi-
tous manner in which they gave aid
and comfort In their endeavors to
check up the lists to determine the
number unacCounted for, Mavor Ba ach-
arach and other officials learned that
many of the survivors had been taken
into private homes quietly by humane
residents. Many of these real Samar-
itans got In touch bv wire and with
relatives of the sufferers and sum-
moned them here.
To show his appreciation of the
hospitality extended to the survivors,
Mayor Bacharach sent the following
message today TO State Senator e. A.
Wilson, chairman of the Atlantic City
Branch of the Red Cross:
'In view of the SPLENDID spirit of
| hospitality extended bv the people of
| Atlantic City, and especially by your
organization. to the survivors or the
| Carolina and other ships sunk by the
German submarine, ! wish to express
my qualification.
THE strangers washed to our shores
as the result of the merciless attack
of the enemy found themselves in a
| haven of real Americanism. While
| II has a universal reputation as the
! playground of the world Atlantic City
| has proved through the deeds of its
| residents during the last two days
| that real devotion for the welfare oi
mankind lies beneath the pleasure:
which abound here.
but the women also, for the spirit OF
kindness and loyalty which was showr
in most practical form for the suf'
ferers brought to our gates. The
unanimous response from those in al
walks of life to aid those who rode II
the very shadow of death was in keep
ing with the patriotic spirit of thu
day.
THE homes of the rich and poor
the hotels and city institutions eX
tended the hand of sympathy withou
delay, which proves better than mer,
words that Atlantic City may Away
be relied upon to DO is share durin:
this great world crisis in the caus
of humanity. p.
II feel that l would be lacking II
spirit If ! did not give some expires
sion of my appreciation in view Of tn,
worthy deeds Of our citizens"
May Give Benefit
As many Of the members of the crev
lost their entire belongings as q re
suit Of the u-boat attack, plans arl
~ k~fv <IwCssmn0A hora
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-05
May Give Benefit

As many Of the members of the crew
lost their entire belongings as a re-
suit Of the u-boat attack, plang ars
being discussed here TODAY ~ toc,fhb
adyisqbilitZ "a. holding biG bepsq5
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-05
Captain Decent

"The captain. too, was different from
the other captains who have been sink
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Woman's Garment SienaI

This little white herald. fashioned
into a flag Of distress. had once been
worn as brassiere by q woman pas
senger. who tore It on ~ soon a. the
oastaways had startsd on their tour.
ney to safety. Il. <
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-05

1ae twenty-ninth anniversary of the
nreltcai Home for the Aged at Old
road and Hunting Park avenue
- ce1obrated tomorrow. Religious
1S5r 1 thu morning viii be con-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-17
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the cross In token of the affection from
their overlooking hearts.
Now the American Red Cross ma
ior Is a man who has shot lions and
other big game In Africa. and he has
seen many things in out-of-the-way
parts Of the world, but there were
tears in his eyes ms he stood there with
his big double-fst filled with the pen
MES of these poor little children. And
the Italian soldier who drove the car
left his place at the wheel so that the
others might not see that he was cry
ing. And there were tears in the eyes
and Jumps In the throats Of all the
others who were there that day.
These little children will get well.
The doctors say so. They are touch
ed with tuberculosis, the worst scourge
in the world. but the home Is model
place, where even this scourge is con-
quered by sunlight and air and plenty
of food. Princess Lettitia, cousin of
the king Of Italy, is ut the head Of the
home. There are 70 boys and girls
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-17
SCOUTING AIDS ARMY LIFE.

That serving the boy scouts is a
thorough mode Of preparation for serv-
ing Uncle Sam has been the expert
ence Of Minneapolis scout masters who
have entered various branches Of the
army and navy service.
Scout Executive L. d. Dale has re-
ceived letters from many Of his former
scoutmasters saying that their train
ing and experience as leaders among
boys and experts in the scouting game
have helped them materially In doing
their dit" for Uncle Sam.
Lester r. Badger. formerly scout
master of Troop No. GO, said he has
been able to utilize his knowledge Of
wigwag and semaphore codes, map
making, judging Of distances and
sounds, hiking, marching and the value
Of implicit obedience and cooperation.
Scoutmaster William Ore, Jr., for
merry of Troop No. %, sends back this
advice to the members Of his troop:
Keep after your scout work. You
can do nothing better. It not only pre-
pares you for what you are going to
do as your life work It will help you
more than you realize to do your bit
for Uncle Sam wherever he may want
you"
Mr.. Dale reports a total Of % local
scoutmasters now In the service.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-17
TRY A BURLAP KNITTING BAG
Choose Any Color Of Material and
Make Useful and Beautiful
Convenience.

Some day. when you want a change
from the brilliant-hued knitting bag,
try concocting yourself One Of burlap.
Choose any color that you want a
natural colored one. for instance. Make
just plain rectangular bag, quite deep
so that there will be plenty Of room for
that sweater that you are working on
or any other knitting; turn up each
of the lower corners slightly. to make
1t hang a bit more gracefully. and
gather the top with rufiied heading.
II stiff, easily opened top Is de-
sired, pair of bag sticks, finished
Off with balls at each end and painted
some gay color, may be bought and
inserted, instead of the more ordinary
drnw-string. Cotton cords, to match
the burlap, may be attached to these
sticks as handles.
AS for decoration, one might make
such bag attractive with very little
work. A conventional puattern. the
popuInr basket of flowers, or some
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-17

there now but there is room for 200.
and many more want to come In ana
may die If the doors are not opened to
them. 1t Is not at all improbable that
the children who made their offerings
to America may have wrought mira
Gle, for on big desk of an Ameri-
can officer In Rome there Is now a
stack of copper pennies that Is SYM
Dol of the love of italian children Tor
the children of America and this stack
of pennies may grow until all the
money that is required to extend the
home has been given.
Perhaps, too. some American boy or
girl would like to write to the home
thanking the Italian children for theft
gifts. The letter should be addressed
to
Colonia Profilattica,
dclls Principessa Laetitia,
Torina, Italia.
You may be quite sure that the chill
dren of the "Colonia" will appreciate
a letter more than any other gift.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-17
AI3OYa
SCOUTS
HELPED AS Sc0UTMASTER
cted by National Council
Boy Scouts of America.)

Why busy men turn sc0utmasters to
supply the place of others who have
enlisted is told in recent letter as
| follows:
One Saturday afternoon few
weeks ago middle-aged business man
on his way home in a street car en-
countered a friend In uniform. There
was no mistaking the service in which
the friend was engaged, for he was
surrounded by dozen boys In their
early teens, who chung to the car
straps and crowded as close to him as
they could. They were all In the
khaki of the Boy Scouts Of America.
"Hello, Wallace!" said the business
man, working his way within speaking
distance. "How long since you've
been scoutmaster? Didn't suppose
busy lawyer like you could give the
time."
"I'm file-closer, so to speak," said
the lawyer. "You knew young John
Edwards, who went across with the
National Guard? He used to have
this troop. I'm taking his place until
he comes back-and / never enjoyed
anything more in my life. Better get
a troop yourself and make the same
kind OF discovery I've made-that
you're exactly ten years younger than
you thought you were."
Another discovery that the busy
lawyer doubtless made-if he had not
made 1t before he became scoutmas-
ter-was that his new work offered
him satisfying opportunity for SER
vice. If he had supposed that a scout
troop merely exists for the purpose of
giving 80 boys good time, he soon
learned that the good time is inciden-
tai and that the real object Of scouting
is to build good citizens. and to serve
the community.
Red Cross, agriculture, Thrift
stamps, local emergencies-to men,
ton those things Is merely to begin to
list the boy scouts wartime activities.
When he saw the manner in which his
boys attacked the job of selling Liber-
ty bonds he realized that he was head
ing group Of young minutemen en-
rolled In the service Of the nation.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-17
BY OLIVER HYDE FOSTER
of The viqilantes.

Women of the country, wake up
The time has come for you to act !!
Wherever you are, the government Is
In immediate need of YOUR help!
Just as surely as the country re-
ouires ut once the aid Of all Its intel
ligent, able bodied young men, so 1t Is
I'm urgent need of the services of each
and every woman. Furthermore, there
Is no age limit. Every female, from
the little schoolgirl to the aged
woman, can and SHOULD help!
Three lines of work are open. one
Mt least of which you should be able
to do, no matter who, where or what
you are. Choose 1t now.
First, II you are incapacitated In
other ways, you can Mt least learn to
knit. The blind do this beautifully,
and Il is even recommended as quiet
ing to the insane. Our millions OF
bows In service will need plenty of
warm sweaters and wristlets next win
ter. Get busy now.
Second, II you stop to think OF the
awful carnage going on abroad every
day, you will realize the pressing need
of All the Red Cross bandages and
surgical dressings we can possibly get
ready, working night and day. Go to
the nearest headquarters and take a
course, so you can do this work In
your spare moments. II your little
town has no Red Cross unit. appeal to
your nearest city, where arrangements
can be made to get an instructor
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-17
Time For Women to Act

Then do your part In your own COM
Portable home to help the sick and
suffering. Sew for the destitute wom-
en- and children.
~Third, you can produce food. Today
we are In greater need than ever be
fore in The history of our country.
The whole world Is looking to us for
help. We simply cannot fail those
who have nowhere else to turn for the
very necessities of life. Raise all you
can for your own consumption. and
thus lessen the demand on bigger
growers. Don't waste time and space
on lettuce, radishes and other such
non-essentials. Put In the things that
will count next winter-carrots, tur-
nips, beets, potatoes, and all the other
vegetables that can easily be stored
without canning. A few cents ex-
pended for seed now will produce
many dollars worth of fresh green
stuff that possibly will keep you from
hunger next winter. The United States
department of agriculture will furnish
free booklets on raising everything
from a head of cabbage to field of
corn, and we should put every avail
able foot of ground under cultivation
at once.
Women and children make fine gar
deners. Do your part. Enthuse your
neighbors. Help the country break ita
glorious record In world food produc-
ton.
Here are but three of many lines ol
work. Choose one and then 60 to II
Don't be slackeress
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-17

great building that used to he a
farmhouse. Now IL Is a home for boys
and girls who are not strong. They
they remained In dark houses and did
not have enough to eat. they would
never get well.
The officers OF the American Red
Cross went out to the farm recently
and saw the children 60 through the
drills that will give them strength.
They made brave showing In their
red shirts. like small soldiers of Carl
taldi, and 1t was easy to see by the
look on their faces that they intend
ed 10 win the fight they were making
TO he strong like other boys.
or course they were told about the
millions of children, members of the
American Red Cross, who are helping
on the other side Of the Atlantic and
who send with their gifts, their love to
the children Of Italy whose fathers
have been In the war for three years
against cruel enemy-the enemy of
the world, Germany.
After listening to this story Of the
love of the American boys and girls
ncross the sea, n small boy sidled I'D to
Major Taylor. the Turin delegate of
the American Red Cross, and overcom-
Ing his shyness asked: MAY we
send something to our little friends In
America?"
Then before anyone could tell what
was happening these poor little chill
dren brought from their pockets all
they had, big Italian copper pennies
and poured them into Major Taylor's
bands. Several ran into the farm
house to get their treasure, which they
had so carefully guarded. Some look
ed long ut their pennies tied In n
handkerchief. 1t was hard struggle
TO part with II. for II meant a bit Of
pastry or something sweet or, may
be, something for their parents. But
the struggle was brief and out came
the coin and the boy or girl dropped
1t into the American officers hand with
"a smiling face.
For America" they said, and sure
by there never were gifts that came
from hearts more loyal and true.
Major Taylor had tiny American
flags for them all, and the little fell
BOWS kissed them as II In that way
they were greeting the boys and girls
of America. And they ran to the au-
tomobile on which a red cross was
painted and Pressed their lips against
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-17

geometrical design, might be stencilled
upon 1t or embroidered on in mer-
cerized cottons. Or worsted deco
ration may be added, either embroid-
cred on or crocheted and appliqued
upon the burlap. A design might be
cut out of felt of harmonizing colors
and sewed to the bag, with large
stitches of contrasting shades. Such
an adornment may be as elaborate or
simple as chosen and the burlap bag
be made thing Of beauty. as well
as Of decided usefulness.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-17
BE OWN DESIGNER AMERICAS SLOGAN

rection, you know, and II reacts In all
directions.
Stimulation Is the heart and soul Of
life, and il is undoubtedly the means
of producing the very best kind of
national dressing. 1t will cause a wom-
an 10 rebel against looking as II Qshe
belonged to procession in which every
member must dress alike. 1t kindles
n flame in the brain. which heats 1t up
and makes it respond to whatever
there is i'm 1t of creative power.
Therefore every woman becomes her
own designer. She no longer goes to
a shop and takes the gown that she IL
assured everyone is buying" Once
she regarded that phrase as the de-
cree of power; today she listens to 1t
with shrug of her shoulders and
usually insists that that's the last gown
she wants to buy.
Heretofore the woman with slender
opportunities and rare contact with the
outside world chose her clothes blind
folded, led by the hand of the sales
woman TO whatever was cut by the
hundreds and sold by the thousand.
She is not so easily hoodwinked as
she was, because the public was as
much to blame for the constant repeti-
ton of one model, sold at varying
prices, according 10 the overhead
charges, as the dressmakers and shops.
French Women and Clothes.
Soopfthese women will be trained
into tlff same kind of power that has
governed France for 300 years. The
French dressmakers do not govern the
styles in Paris; it is done by the wom-
en- who wear the clothes. They are
artists; they are skilled in the science
Of clothes, and II is their insistence
upon changes and peculiarities, their
experimentation in new things, which
guides the designing world into sure
groove of success.
Copyright. 1918, by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate)
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-17
GOOD TURNS BY SCOUTS.

The barberry plant Is deadly
weed In the raising Of wheat. and boy
scouts in Ashland, H.. have volun-
teered their services to remove this
plant from the grounds Of anybody In
town.
All the scout troops In Petersburg,
W.. Va, handled the task Of waking
up 1850 natural gas users between
10 p. m. and 8 a. m. to notify them to
turn or all gas fires and Jets. the gas
having been cut Off from the city BE-
cause Of Nm accident.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-17

she knows is undeserved. The girl who
is marked 100 In her recitation be-
cause she happens to be called on for
the only paragraph with which she has
familiarized herself, is quite likely to
congratulate herself upon her narrow
escape" but, as matter of fact. she
has no reason for complacency. She
can make no more disastrous mistake
than the assumption that she can DUR.
chase success at less than the cost
price. Moreover. the right sort Of cir,
will wish to give full measure foe
value received.-Girls Companion
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-17
TransformabIe Hats.

A very clever milliner showed some
hats which were transformable that Is
to say, they had crowns and brims
which one could take apart and CON-
bine again in gNsat variety. A white
silk brim could We worn with soft
crowns of different colored organdie.
to match different frocks, and the op-
Grafton was simple.