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The Washington times., 1918-05-02
HEROIC MARINE
RECRUITS SAVE.
MANY AS SHIP
IS SENT DOWN

NEW YORK, May with a
rigid investigation already under
way into the sinking Of the Sayan-
nah Line steamer City Of Athens by
a French cruiser OF the Delaware
Capes early Tuesday morning, the
death toll today was put as sixty
eight, among them two women and
q child.
Savannah Line officials are con-
Quoting IN inquiry into a report that
the life-Saving apparatus on the
City Of Athens was defective. The
cause Of one Of the lifeboats cap
sizing and splitting the occupants
into the cold water is said to have
been the breaking Of a rope.
ISS Persons Aboard.
Altogether there were 135 souls
aboard the City Of Athens. Sixty
nine were passengers. The crew num-
bered sixty-Hix. Among the passengers
rolFomen and children and twenty
four marine recruits, with twenty
French sailors en- route to Southern
naval training camps. Twelve OF the
marines have been accounted for and
seventeen French sailors are known
10 have drowned.
The collision occurred while both
ships were proceeding at a fair rate
OF speed. A fog. which was so thick
that not 4 giimmer Of either ships
lights could be seen by the other.
was directly responsible for the
crash.
Numerous cases Of heroiSm were re-
ported here today after the survivors
had been landed. F. J. Doherty and z.
W. VoIlmor. wireless operators, stuck
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Congress Did T yesterday IT

How the House Spent Day in Governing the District Of To-
Iumbn-The Senate GspOsss Of the Housing Ba-AdjOuH-
msn Not Later Than July lO-The Espionage Bill for Today.
Newspaper Publishers Gain Ground Against the POstO6ce De-
parment-Te NOnParisan League Defends Itself-Canada
Against COmuusOn for Disabled Heroes Official Mourning
"InsiQnia" More Soldiers Called For By the MIliOH
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Government ownership is OF two
kinds. Under one kind, when the
world, including the United states
and the District Of Columbia, Is
made safe for democracy we VIII
have what the President calls self
determination" This means that
the people will own the Government.
This is the kind of Comment
ownership we ought to have. The
other is the kind we do have IN the
District of Columbia. Under it the
Government owns the people They
are Government possessions" be-
cause the Government can do what
it likes in their affairs, and they can
no more help themselves than il they
were Hindoo sor PHILIPPINES.
As the people Of the District Of
Columbia are not "self-determined,"
the determination Of their affairs as
possessions, subject to Government
ownership, is one Of the responsible
ties Congress has to meet in consid-
ering the District Of Columbia ap-
preparation bill.
Theoretically the House of Repre-
sentatives devoted the entire day
yesterday very seriously and care
fully to the grave responsibility Of
l'legislating for its District Of Column
bia possessions. Practically it treat
ed them with no more respect than
iif they were Tagalogs. District Of
Columbia business was the regular
Itorder after the chaplain's prayer.
1.-THE House went into Committee Of
the Whole on the District appropria-
tion bill accordingly. 1t carries, in
general appropriations, "S13,426.-
1886, Of which (Mr. Sisson's COM
;mittee report said) the General Gov
eminent and the District of Column
bia each are required TO pay S6,713,-
196.S3"-or one-half each. Note
this for reference, and please note
that it represents a established
theory Of what has been considered
fair dealing between the Govern
ment and its possessions.
Having the District Of Columbia
bill under consideration, the House
opened the debate on It with keen
enjoyment Of remarks by Hon. Will
liam z. Mason, Congressman at
large from Illinois. Mr.. Mason is
. man Of unusual talent and long
experience in legislation. People
who are not allowed TO determine
their own affairs, are fortunate in
deed, II such men as William z.
Mason devote careful attention 10
their wants and to protecting them
from injustice. What Mr.. Mason
had on his mind, however, was the
issue OF long standing personal
privilege" with Mr. Helm OF Ala
bAmR. He threshed 1t out and
threshed Mr.. Helm out with It, in
Q way which kept all on the Re-
publican and some on the Demo-
cratic side engaged in almost con-
tinuous Fapplause and laughter "
Then Mr. Helm answered. saying
the worst that parliamentary Ian
guRge would permit OF Mr.. Mason.
This also added considerably to the
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As against Assistant Postmaster
General Koonz, who wished to give
them the butt end of the law"
newspaper publishers obviously
gained ground on their hearing for
the day before the Senate Postofiee
Committee. Senator Smith summed
up by saying that newspapers were
such necessary evils that, allowances
must be made for their indispensa-
bility. The publishers had shown
that their revenues from circula-
ton hardly pay enough at best to
"meet the bare cost of the raw white
paper" And they did not suppose
that Congress was quite ready yet
to pass a compulsory advertising
bill.
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desperately trying to launch life
boats.
Many Of the marines proved them
selves heroes.
After jumping overheard ana saw.
Ing two men by dragging them onto
floating wreckage, Ned RoGoR, OF
Springfield, Mass-, went back into the
woman. He rescued her BY swim
ming with her TO . Ilfsboat from the
cruiser.
Swimming with q child on his back.
Joseph Spaeth. OF Buffalo, saved a
man and woman BY assisting them
to a lifeboGt from the cruiser when
they were becoming exhausted.
PasEsenEsrs RsSeas6.
or the passengers Il has been estab-
lished definitely that the following
were saved: Max Green, Astoria, N.
Y; Mrs. Richard BOdiner, Mobile. Ala.
Mr.. and Mrs.. A. Gowehr and child.
Brooklyn: John Green. Paterson, n.
J.: Mrs. r. Harrison, and baby. New
York; DR.. A. J. Kemp, Thin. Ca; Miss
Eta Lazy. Bridgeport, Conn; Alden
McClAskie, New York; J H. o'Brien.
Savannah, Ca.
AnOaE These Lest.
The following are among those re-
ported lost
Richard Bodlner. Mobile, Ala; Jean
Cadron, New York; Edward CluE. Sa-
vannah. Ga; Isaac DalselI Paterson.
n. j.: o. A. W. Denk, Brooklyn: Alice
Gewehr, BROOKLYN: Mrs. F. D. Holt
han, Hyde Park, Mass: James J.
KastI. Morristown. n. J.; D. H. Nc
MILAN, Port Royal, 8. c.: Rev. ]. p.
Reynolds, New York; Miss c. q.
Stiles, New York; H. 4. Young. Brook
Ign.
United States MGrinss-Frank r.
Dixon. Buffalo, N Y: s. Ginsberg.
New York: W. J. Mack. Long Island
City. N. Y: H. Rosenfsld. Brooklyn;
Stephen H. Tying, Jr., Garden City, N.
Y; P. Van flanagan. Buffalo, n. Y;
H z. wetmere, Buffalo, N. Y: N. ".
Lille, Brooklyn, y 7.
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Mr.. T. B. KidneF, secretary Of the
Canadian Board of Rehabilitation OF
Disabled Soldiers. gave the Joint
Committee on Education and Labor
full details' OF how disabled men,
back from the trenches, are educated
for taking care Of themselves, from
the time they become convalescent in
the hospital9 Few Of them, he said,
wished TO be educated for farm work
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Senator overman said that he knew
Of no more great war measures,
aside from appropriation bills. He
announced on moving a recess until
noon today that he would call up the
conference report on the Espionage
hill"
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The Smith resolution in the SEN
ate for an army Of 3,O00.OO men was
responded to by the Dent bill in the
House. providing for the same num-
Der, with details and changes sup
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ADVERTISEMENT
LADIES CAN WEAR SHOES

One size mailer after using Aliens Foot
Ease, the antissptic powder for the feet.
Shaken into the shoes and Sprinkled in the
foot-b-th. Aliens Foot=Ease makes tight or
new aEoes feel easy: gives instant relief TO
fort discovery Of the age. Thy It today.
Sold everywhere, $50. For FREE trial pack
age, Address. Alisn s. OlnStsd, Ls Roy,
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Sugar sunk IN the bottom Of q tea
cup is the sane - sugar sunk in the
bolton Of the Oesan by . U-bOat-
it's wasted.-D. {. Food AdnInIStTatOr.
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cRANDAIJ'S A !.8 s2s z st. ne.
ROBERTS IN WILD YOUTH TO-
AoRRoW-YIoLA DANA IN BREAK
Frs AHEAD
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SNANUhLL } TODAY AND ALL
THIS WEEK-ARNOLD DAILY In MY
OWN UNITED STATES"
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DlVDlTT3C Savoy 18th 4 Col. I'd.
LlAhNUHLL j TO-DAY - MONTAGUE
LOVE IN THE CROSS BEARER" TO
H0RROW-EDTTH STOREY IN THE
CLAIM"
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WOhb AOA Aho poOPAO VI AHo LIS
trict OF Columbia.
There being considerable time
left, the House proceeded to discuss
the war in Europe, irregularities in
mail service, patriotism and the lack
Of il, and a wide range Of other topics
interesting enough to distract at
tention entirely from the pending
bill, until late In the afternoon.
Then with adjournment in sight, the
consideration of the first section
began with an amendment from Mr..
Warren Gard, OF the Third Ohio
District, which was adopted without
a roll call.
1t proposes TO change the long es-
tablished system of theoretical fair
dealing under which, as the Govern
ment uses the entire city Of Wash
ington for its own purposes as a
National Capital, it is expected to
pay half the expense of the city
while the people pay the other half.
As it was alleged that the District
treasury has in it a surplus of
81, 100000, the Gard amendment
provides that all appropriations
shall be made directly from District
of Columbia revenues, while they
hold out, with the rest payable from
the Treasury, but in no case to reach
half the total. An exception pro-
vides that in meeting the interest
on debt and the demands of the
sinking fund, the old rule Of half
and half" shall apply. Otherwise,
every penny the people of the Dis
trict have as 3 surplus or can raise
must be spent in trying to take care
of themselves under Government
ownership. before the Government
which is using them for its own
purposes, to populate its capital. be-
gins to help them at all. This is the
net result of the first day, as the
greatest Government on earth" deter
mines destiny for the people OF
its capital city, who are not self
determined"
The Senate finally passed the
housing bill" after devoting the day
to amending IT, The amendments
leave little of the original bill except
the appropriation of 100000, 900,
SIC, 000,0 900 OF which may be used
for housing in the District of Column
bia. Under one amendment, the
"Maltby House" will be used for
housing purposes. The most care
fully constructed amendments are
intended to prevent the Secretary of
Labor or union labor" from having
anything to do with the control Of
the appropriation. The Secretary
is eliminated altogether. Contract
work on a cost plus" basis is pro-
hibited and all contracts for more
than $4,000 must be let TO the
lowest responsible bidder. Such
amendments unquestionably i'm
prove the bill greatly.
Under an amendment offered by
Senator Townsend and adopted, the
last chapter of the greatest scandal
following the Civil War is to be
closed by the use of S300,000 bal
ance from the "Freedman's Bu-
reau" funds to provide a home for
infrm colored people and an indus
trial farm for colored youth.
A discussion begun by Senator
GalLinger resulted in a general
agreement to det through the work
o. the session not later than July 10,
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CRANDALL'S T T6SHf I'D sf5 4 F6 3 Of:
LOCKWOOD in THE
IANDIOPER
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HpANnAITJC KnIekerbOckeF.
SlAhNDhLL, J 18Th 1t. at Col. I'd.
TODAY AND TOMORROw-ELSIE FER
GUSpN in THE LIE"
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unHEE 1zs0 c street Northeast
uUitltt TODAY-EDTTH STOREY in
aZEvElsGE" Also \ Drew Comedy.
The Washington times., 1918-05-02

RANDATJ'SAmeriean 1st ar. !.
O4H1lNDhLL y TODAY CARLYLE
BLACKWELL IN THE WAY OUT -
TOhORROW-JULIAN ELTINGE q,
THE WIDOWS MIGHT"
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u0Mr,C CAROLINA.
uUtilE SIIfh 4 N. Car. Ave. 3. r.
CARMEN in THE
ORR. WITH THE CHAMPAGNE EYES"
Also Billy West Comedy.
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RAhDALL'S s SSE p. GR AM
IODAT-'THE BLUEBIRD. TONOP
ROW-ALICE BRADY in THE TRAP -
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TEA0Ep B07 9th st. n. w.
L4lbLl ALL THIS WEEK-'wO-
MAN AND THE LAW" Based On the
Sensations' De saulies Domestic TraFedy
AH-Star Cast, including Marian Cooper
and Peggy Hopkins.
N0ts-Ass Hopkins f. a Washington
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They wanted training for Office work.
and especially for government
places. Training for places Of all
kinds was given them Every
country has considered the question
Of making the training OF disabled
soldiers compulsory" he said. but
we have found no necessity for It in
Canada" This may be noted by
stalI-fed ~sociologists" IN Govern
ment bureaus, who are trying to use
the wounds Of war TO make compul-
sorry peonage an American institu-
ton. II we must have compulsion to
the limit, or without limit. these half
baked and half-educated bureaucrats
should be set to raising turnips. or
doing something else useful which
will reduce their offensiveness, with
out oVerstraining their intsllects.
Congressman Ware Of PennsylVania
thinks laws are needed Ifor preserv-
ing and maintaining q glad rather
than q sad nation" He has therefore
introduced a House resolution TO
suppIant private mourning with an
sigma" which the Secretaries Of War
and the Navy are to be authorized to
supply those who have relatives kill
ed in battle.
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ADJUSTMENTS
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FLA THEATml


.FaDnru TODAY-ELLA Hall IN
uAABEN "a MOTHERS SECRET"
rONORROW-NELLS HPNAN IN THE
HONE TRAIL"
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pI AVA 434 9th 81. n. w.
kinLA TODAT-wM. 3. HART IN
THE HELLHOUND OF ALASKA -
TOMORROW - MONROE SALISBURY
and RUTH CLIFFORD in THE RED
RED HEART"
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By w. v. BYARs.

enjoyment OF day devoted to meet
ing the responsibilities OF Govern
ment for the people OF the Dis
trict OF Columbia.
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WpIC OPEN AT $50 Pm.
VII VI ~ DOROTHY PHILLIPS
1871 y St. IN BONDAGE"
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A discussion begun by Senator
Gallinger resulted in a general
agreement 10 Get through the work
q the session not later than July 10.
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CTphN0 TODAY AND TOMORROW
SlIl1NU BESSIE BARRISCALE IN
'BLINDFOLDED.
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murmur of rage went up from the Yanks
grouped about.
Those beasts" growled a gunner. We'll
send those devils back to hell, where they
belong"
Other Yanks expressed their shocked feel
tngs in a manner quite as vtriolic.
The hoches." said the mother with face
full Of tragedy crippled my boy that
he could never take up arms against Ger
many. That is how they are fighting France
they making war against children
well as men. They stole my fifteen-year-old
daughter. and I have knowledge of her
fate 1t would make me nuppy If knew she
was dead"
Swear to Avcnge
We all swore then and there that We would
make the boches pay. and, thank God. we
made good our promise before we left France,
For many long mile after we dropped
that little village we were sobered by the
thought of the boy with his hands Topped off
at the wrist The sight OF the lad forced
upon me the knowledge that America was
indeed in the war for the cause Of humanity
and that the world would not be safe until
we had whipped the Germans to their knees
We arrived at poky little village through
which ran railroad Our hike over
and we were not sorry. for we were a little
weary.
We boarded boxcars just like the little
ones which had taken US into the interior
shortly after our arrival in France When
the horses, guns. caissons and other equip
ment had been loaded aboard. the engine
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Social Activities

Anrnformal dinner will be given on Friday
night at the Lilacs by. Mr.. and Mrs. Benja-
min B. Rush in honor of Miss Laura Tobin.
Of Augusta, Ga, who is spending part of this
Month with them. Miss Tobins engagement
to Mr.. Benjamin Rush, Jr., 1O3d Trench
Mortar Battery, U. S. A., was announced a
little more than a month ago. Mr.. Rush is
At present in France
Major William Innes Forbes 3O9th Cav
airy. U. S. A, and Mrs. Forbes, of Villanova,
are receiving congratulations on the birth of
q son, to be named Francis Thornton Forbes.
Major Forbes, who has been home on a
short furough, has returned TO his camp in
Texas
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Emmons, of Merton,
are being congratulated upon the birth of
son on Saturday. Mrs. Emmons will be re-
membered as Miss Mildred Hughes daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Robert John Hughes.
Attorney General and Mrs. Francis s.
Brown have closed their home 1927 Drexel
road, Overlook, and have gone to their
country house, Elkview Farm. Maryland,
for the summer
Mr.. and Mrs J. Lawrence Pancoast have
moved into their new home Thornbrook
avenue. Rosemont.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Geuting. of 5953 DreSel
road, have opened their cottage on Talla-
hassee avenue, Chelsea. where they will spend
the summer.
Miss Margaret Tattersfeld has returned
TO her home, 1908 Lincoln drive, Chestnut
Hill. from a weeks visit with Mr. and Mrs
Ralph Morgan. at Ventnor.
Friends of Mrs. Ernest Green, of Jefferson
street, Media, will be glad to hear that she
has recovered from her recent illness and
has left the Chester Hospital and gone to
Atlantic City, where she will remain for a
week at Haddon Hal
Mrs Thomas w. Shippers and her two
daughters, Miss Mildred Shippers and Miss
Kathryn Shippers of Swarthmore. will leave
on Wednesday, July 10, for Boston, where
they will visit Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Howes
for the remainder Of the month. Later they
will go to Maine. where Mr.. Shippers will
Join his family.
Mr.. and Mrs Leon H. Hahn and their
family. of 1906 West Venango street, have
gone to Atlantic City for the summer
Mr.. and Mrs. James Macdonald. with their
daughter, Miss Anna Macdonald, and Miss
Dorothy Wager spent the weekend at Cape
May visiting their son, Mr.. Russell Mac
Donald, who Is In the naval reserves.
Mrs j. Dallas Seiberling, 1907 Arch street,
left yesterday for Mount Pocono for a three
days trip on horseback with a party Of
friends. and will remain about ten days
Mr., Solomon Cohen, a graduate Of the
Central High School, was given birthday
surprise party by his parents at his home,
30l0 Euclid avenue, on Saturday evening.
Mr.. Cohen received several valuable gifts,
among them a diamond-studded watch chain,
the gift of his parents Among the guests
were Miss Matilda Rosenberg. Miss Hem
ristta Schwartz, Miss Mae setxer. Miss ran
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BIBLE SCHOOLS OPENED
FOR VACATION SEASON

Eighty-siN daily vacation Bible schools
opened their doors yesterday in churches
and parish buildings throughout the city.
approximately $4,000 children we're en-
rolled. Twenty-seven schools were in Pres
byterian buildings. twenty-four in Protestant
Episcopal buildings and fourteen in Baptist
buildings.
The largest attendance was recorded by
the vacation school at St Timothy's House.
where 200 Italian children were registered.
A vacation school was opened at the Mar
berth Y. NJ. c. A. building with III children
War work will be an important feature
of the industrial programs, Every little girl
will be taught to make Red Cross cap
and apron. and each viii make dozen
articles for wounded soldiers. These will
include triangular sings for arms and
shoulders knitted afghans. bed socks. wash
cloths and congresses.
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CLUBWOMEN DISCUSS
RECRUITING OF NURSES
Executives of Leading Organiza.
tons Consider Plan to Aid
Red Cross Campaign

meeting of unusual Importance will be
held at Red Cross Headquarters Of the South
eastern Chapter. 1913 Chestnut street, this
afternoon. when the presidents and executives
of the leading womens organizations of
Philadelphia and vicinity will discuss plans
for recruiting the 400 graduate nurses which
the Red Cross has been asked to get for the
United States army and navy.
DR.. Charles D. Hart and Mrs. John w.
Geary. of Chestnut Hill, director and as
sociate director Of the nurses campaign en-
rollment committee. will be the principal
speakers. Their aim Is to enlist the interest
and cooperation of the leading women's
organizations In a personal canvass OF all the
graduate nurses In the community.
This meeting will bring out many unusual
suggestions, as the recruiting of this small
army of nurses will be conducted largely by
the workers of these organizations. 1t has
been found that the nurses will quickly en-
roll when they have the facts about the
army and navy service and to spread the
information quickly the women's organiza-
tions have been asked to serve as recruiting
agents for the Red Cross
Doctor Hart spoke before the Independence
Square Auxiliary of the Red Cross at Sixth
and Chestnut streets yesterday afternoon and
outlined the plan of campaign to this body
Doctor Hart called attention to the fact that
many women now employing trained nurses
for the care of children might release these
nurses for the army and navy without any
particular hardship.
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from the explosions Every time a bomb
landed, great crater was opened in st4fft
some building tumbled. Between he
big explosions we could hear the poppin4 -
French anti-aircraft guns. We could see n,
shrapnel from these guns burst around
raiders One OF the enemy planes was ~
and Il came hurting downward like comet.
leaving a trail of smoke and flame.
French hiers mounted to meet the enemy.
and there followed a thrilling aerial combGet
over the city. The daring of those French
airmen was amazing They drove straight
at the foe. pouring a stream Of machine-gun
bullets at the boches. ! saw a French ma
chine make a thrilling nose dive ana take
up position in the rear of a German plane,
sending drum after drum of nickel bullets
into the enemy. The boche went wabbly
under the CALLING fire, turned a fearful somer-
sault and shot straight down to earth like q
wounded bird. The noise was terrific ana
death lurked everywhere. but we were glad
TO be there. 1t was the first time we had
been under fire. but there wasn't a nervous
Yank in the outfit. j
While the raid was going on we were
unloading cur equipment as fast as possible.
The raiders quickly got line on for two
boChe machines darted In our direction and
lowered over Things became tense for
us, can tell you. when A great bomb shot
downward from one of the machines. There
was every indication that it would land In
the midst of our outfit
CONTINUED TOMORROW
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mother of France called down upon the
Kaiser and his wicked gang
The old woman smiled a happy smile and
clasped her hands thankfully when we prom
tsed her we would leave no stone unturned
In the effort to avenge the death OF her hus-
band and sons
God bless you. Americans !" she cried
The Almighty sent you over here to save
France from those devils, the Huns"
Swiftly We picked up hate for the Hun
on that memorable hike
In a village five miles further on we
paused for few minutes to rest. Here
woman approached US with a boy about six
years Old.
You are Americans" she said with blaz-
ing eyes and want TO give you inspiration
to fight"
She bent over and lifted up the arms Of
the boy by her side
Look" she said in cold even voice.
this is what the boches did to my little
son"
We hardened srtierymen gurgled with
horror at what saw.
My God The little lads hands had been
chopped off at the wrist. I had heard Of
such cases. but had never really credited
them, but here was one right before my very
eyes.