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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-19
w lille Paris
Waits

ETTERS from Horatio S. Krans.
director Of the Columbia Uni
versity Bureau in Paris, appear
in the May 10 issue of 1.-THE Co.
lumbia Alumni News" In one Of them
he writes:
"Apropos Of these matters, may tell you
of curious souvenir I obtained the morn
ing after one of the raids? Walking over
the debris of a ruined house, / picked up
a book which lay at my feet. she'll had
gone straight through it. 1t was entitled
vie des Saints That the agent, who stood
near by, might not rob me of it thrust it
under my coat and bore it safely home, and
it now rests upon my table"
Baron d'Estournelles placed an Opera
Comique box at the disposal Of the bu-
reau for a recent performance Of
"Manon." Mr.. Krans had no difficulty in
"filling it with uniforms" and the per-
Torrance, he says, twas thoroughly en-
joyed by our men," Evidently the event
was in the nature of red-letter night.
for the writer goes into more detail:
They all met here at the bureau One
man was late; so we bundled all six Of us
into taxi that we might arrive before
the curtain rose. The performance was i'm
mensely enjoyed and followed with alb
sorbed attention, not only by our men, but
by the whole audience as we'll. At first it
seems strange that soldiers-and the audi
ence was made up in good measure Of them
who for month upon month have been
plunged into this mortal fray and will short.
~ be plunged into it again, should be able
10 forget the horror and the terror Of the
drama just to the north Of us and to lose
themselves in lighter pleasures and dis
fractions But they do forget it, or seem
to. The grim background appears to give
added zest to every pleasure. They drink
the cup that Paris offers not with wild
gaycty, but still to the last drop, its SAVIOR
heightened surely by the 'arTiere pensee'
that they may never raise the same cup
to their lips again"
The war is still lurking right at the
city's gate:
paris now lives in suspense. There is
confidence, but not without a haunting anx-
,ety. How near they came to Amiens! And
the big cannon! How many more arc there
like it? Are the rumors that there are
dozen such and that We in Paris shall soon
be bombarded the grand scale true:
And in general, what will be tho event Of
this perilous second stage of the offensive
We shall see in due time; and, long before
this reaches you. these questions will, com
pletely or in theft general outlines, have
been answered"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-19
MAKING Clean. q Baseball "Combat"

ASEBALL reporters who under
stand French appear to be
badly needed in France these
days, declares "The Chicago
Daily News" and if Christy Mathewson
goes over he might take a few along
with him with profit. Below will be
found an account Of a game recently
played somewhere in France between two
teams of Yankee soldier boys
The article which follows was written
by M. Adolphe Max, distinguished war
correspondent, and appeared in recent
issue of lie Mauvais Parisien":
"This sgame, of which our beloved COM
rades in arms speak in terms grand, is of
puzzle to the uninitiated, and it is of
this reason that /, who have come at once
from one of the combats, should make all
clear Briefly, this game is performed
without the houses and long instrument
she is of wood and is jocularly denomi-
mated 'bat'-with which the players, of
which there are eighteen, divided in half,
make collision with the ball, thereby cs-
GAPING injuries serious. Stationed where
thew cannot interfere with the viewpoint of
the SPECTATORS are the players.
"Now, my dear friends, that you a clear
comprehension Of this game have gained,
shall proceed as the sportsman writer's
American do and apporton the battle into
nine phases:
Ginning No. ALERT! Nine of these
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-19
Special correspondence from
France, published IN "The
Outlook

~ N EASTER went to Paris on
leave. / wanted to see with
my own eyes how Paris behaved
under the Gothas and the fan
tastic cannon, with the wars crucial bat
tie raging one hundred miles to the north.
MY application for an immediate assign
ment to a battery in the Somme mad
been refused, as there was only a weeks
more work at the training camp, SO
went to the capital for Sunday.
The German psychologists justify their
murders by the announcement that they
will break down the French resistance
and will-to-fght by striking terror into
the heart of France-Paris.
was walking along broad avenue
Easter afternoon when the Partisan
world was strolling out for its after-din-
ner constitutional. The little tables on
the sidewalks in front of the cafes were
crowded, the paraders were passing lei
surely-but without the usual army Of AL
lied officers On leave, so that it seemed
almost like Paris before the war. Two
blocks away, without even a warning
whir-r-r, shell landed after its three
minute journey.
"Ca q est" heard woman announce
placidly to her elderly escort, whose noisy
sip of coffee was interrupted. neither by
the she'll nor the remark. And, so far
as / observed, that was the only atten-
ton that any one within eyeshot or ear
shot paid to the instrument that the Ger
man newspapers announce has driven
Paris trembling to her cellars.
But the she'll killed one woman. and
MANNED another in the house where il
struck.
In the Bots de Boulogne the spring
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moment, had found its normal course again.
The murmur slightly subdued, con-
fused, but eddies of easy laughter, voices,
disputing as to where the last bomb fell,
foated up to me.
This morning l found myself before the
yawning ruins of six story house, in the
company of several thousand Parisians A
quiet, middle-aged working woman who
surged up against me suddenly broke out:
"Eh bien, moi, Madame, l was tired of the
war | had had enough of it. l wanted
peace. But now-now all I want is to be
mani"
.s March IL. The "Gothss" again. An inter-
esting progression: spent the first raid in
the street, the second in my room, the
third in the cellar. The Swiss headwaiter,
shrieking "a la cave, la cave!" had turned
out all the lights before l got downstairs,
and dived before me into subterranean
regions that date from an ancient convent.
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filled hotel where stopped; not single
step did I hear in the long dark CORR
doris. And out in the square in front
dark shapes moved and gathered in
groups, conversing animatedly and
watching the curtain fire.
Panic? 1t seems that German science
is much stronger on chemistry than psy-
chology.
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many seemed strangely untouched by
panic.
On Easter Monday night there was a
raid by the Gothas. The most appalling
feature of the average raid is the roar
of the protecting guns, which beat out a
steady accompaniment to the more SEN
sational themes of falling bombs.
But not voice was raised in the we'll
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-19

balloons, whose cords we understand are
to entange the tails of the swooping Ger
man planes, float in the evening sky.
Streets, subways, restaurants, shops, are
full of people. Taxis circulate, and pedes-
TRANS, who are learning, as citizens of the
front always do, to know the paths least
loved by shells. Nowhere-this is the ad-
mrabe thing-not even in the stations
crowded with invalids children, old people
and family pets, does one see on human
faces the shadow of fear. Tense faces, sad
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-19
THE BEASTS HEAD

had brought the first thin screen of leaves
and warmed the fresh grass, where were
the usual picnic parties and where the
children were rolling hoops or proudly
exhibiting their colored eggs to one an
other. A herd of tame deer scampered
through the trees near by and three stays
trotted across the wooded road ahead of
me. AL! these military menaces to Ger
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-19

tice and liberty? Why ask defaitiste ques-
tions? Of course everything is as usual.
And this is fact, not bravado To be
sure, the statues and fountains muffe
themselves deeper in sandbags every day.
A new art has grown up-window decora-
lions made of strips of paper pasted across
plate glass. The Rue de la Paix goes in
for diamond patterns, the neighborhood of
the 1nstitut incines to the classic, and
cubism-strangely colored-fourishes on
the Champs-Elysees. Delightful yellow
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-19

faces, absent faces; the liberated regions
are no more, and the poor "evacuated,"
leaving a new set of homes and sprouting
lettuces, are again crossing trainloads of
soldiers, soldiers who even now, after the
User, after Verdun, after the Somme, go
toward the battle singing; shouting to the
refugees: Don't give up, don't worry-on
les aura, on les aura!" 1t is not for them
selves that the Evacuated" weep, then.
The blood of France is again pouring out
unstinted
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-19

tnAC QenleC lHe
very possibility
of light, yet
through it, on
the street below,
was already trav-
cling something
warm and vibrant
and human; the
Paris crowd. 1t
was as if a river,
obStructed for a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-19
From The North Rericav War Ueehv
well Hit, My Son-Church or Hospital"

city of the front. By night the silence is
intense-more profound than one supposed
1T ever could be in great city. 1t is this
breathlcss hush--not the shells-that
brings the dreadful battle close to millions
of angushed hearts
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-19

"Que voulez-vous, Monsieur! Tout
quill dejeune!-It has to have its lunch!"
In this spirit does the ancient people of
Paris, which has known many another en-
battled hour, hold its section of the line
of fire.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-19
By Elizabeth Shepley Sergeant
From The NeaU Republic

TTUTI TIC 1VttC 1ttPUOttC
March g. 1918.
r Asst night we had our second big
air raid. As soon as the sharp
4 sound of the explosions had died
away-before the French cannon
aiding had stopped and we'll before
the berloque announced the end-I stuck
nv head out of my window Utter black
ness, blackness impenetrable, blackness
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-29
D. OFV. NSTALLS
TENT OFFICERS

Tent No. 4. D. Of " held the EeD
lar business meeting Tuesday evening"
at the court house at which the fos-
lowing officers were Installed: Mrs-
Clara Carnes, president; Mrs. Mary
Rutter, senior vice president; Mrs.
Eunice Hampshire, junior vice pfess-
dent: Illyrfa WEIGH. chaplain; MIA
Della Hoyiand, treasurer; Mrs. Maad
Thompson. patriotic instructor; Mrs.
Eva Daugherty, secretary. The council
will be: Mrs Mary Hamilton. 3
Mrs. Hattie Williams, 3-Mrs. Hattie
Graham; guard, Mrs. Matte Swanson;
musician, Mrs. Lettie Phillips; assist
ant secretary, Mrs. Hattie Graham:
color bearers, Mechanics Martha
Farmer Hattie wilkins, Ina Curf1ef.
and Bessie Musgrave.
Past Commander O. F.. Briggs acted
installing officer. and was very hear
tily thanked by the tent for the cour-
tesy. After the installation cere-
monies refreshments were served oy
the retiring president, Mrs. Matte
Swanson, and a pleasant social hour
was enjoyed by all. Following the So
cial hour short business session was
held to discuss matters Of importance
for the good Of the order. All present
decided that it was the best meeting
held by the tent in its existence.
The old soldiers and their wives
were the honorh guests Of the tent.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-29

United States has suffered and with
which it now is wrestling; but it dis
closed wonderful recuperative powers
and was prompt in reversing itself
and advancing upon corrected lines.
In this respect It set US an example.
But the appointment Of Carson was
a blunder, now retrieved as far as pos
sible by his resignation, which it is
assumed Lloyd George proposed. Un-
der the coalition cabinet theory, and
actuated by desire to minimize the
Irish trouble following the rebellion,
1t was decided to place In the cabinet
representatives of the warning fac
lions of Ireland. John Redmond, the
Irish nationalist, unerringly grasped
the situation and declined the offer to
him, but Carson accepted and created
a situation which has become as int0l-
cradle as might have been foreseen.
It was a stupid blunder to install
Carson in office when Redmond de-
clined. Familiar as Ireland might
have been with the entire purpose, the
fact that the cabinet contained the
representative and personificatjon Of
the Ulster reactionism and home rule
antagonism obscured everything else
and famed the embers of discomfort
and kept alive a feeling which events
had promised to soothe to their end.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-29
Children's Evening Story


50 cold that he looked uncOmmonly
blue-even for a blue Jay.
So Jimmy Rabbit hoped away, feet-
ing quite pleased with himself and his
plan. II Jasper Jay could have ssd1
him stop as soon as he was out q
ground and hold his shaking sides be
might have wondered what Jimmy W1e
laughing at Certainly Jasper Jay eoad
see no joke in standing still in q coA
puddle on a frosty fail day.
Well. after a time Jimmy Ro6ole
stopped rolling upon the ground and
hurried straight to the place where the
beeches grew. And there--as he had
hoped--he found Reddy Woodpecke1.
busily eating beechnuts.
How are the nuts this fail? Jimmy
Rabbit asked.
They couldn't DO better" said
Reddy. stuhlng his mouth az he spoke.
They say there's a big crop this
year." Jimmy Rabbit observed.
"Yes!" replied Reddy. But It's nons
too big. In fact there are too many
people in this Deishborhosd that come
here for nuts hope" he said. "thatb
not what you're looking for
Jimmy Rabbit laughed.
Certainly mott" he said Tn safas-
fed to leave the nuts for you and Jas
per Jay to eat. want none Of them
Jasper Jay" screamed Reddy
Woodpecker Don't mention that
rowdy's name to me. please! He's tho
greediest of all! And he's 30 va1n-sO
proud of that Axy- blue suit Of his-<aat
can't bear the sight Of him. wish I
could put him where he couldn't at
any more Of these beechnuts and vheFo
I wouldn't have to look at him. eiel3er
OF course, that was not at all IN
agreeable remark for him to mako.
But it seemed to please Jimmy Rab-'
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-29
ESSAY CONTEST
WILL CLOSE EARLIER

The boys encampment essay con-
test conducted by the State Fair asso-
citation, will close on March Is Instead
april !. this year The subject for
the contest will be How the Farmer
Boy Can Help Win the War" The con-
testants must be between the ages OF
Is and 10 years and must live on a
farm. Any one who won prize in the
past is not eligible to enter the CON
test The essay must not be less than
500 words or more than 1000 and the
winner will be given free trip to The
boys encampment at the state fate,
Aat AnRMx
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-29
In Meznoriam
Miss Emily Davidson.

Miss Emily Davidson.
Miss Emily Davidson was born near
Greensburg, Decatur county. Indiana
November II, 1912 and was the daugn-
ter of John and Mary DeMoss David
son. She moved with her parents to
Agency in 1849 where they settled on
farm a half mile west OF Agency.
She spent nearly her entire life in
this vicinity and was member OF a
large family. all. except one sister,
Mrs. Marguerite Dwire and two broth
ers. W. H. and L. J. Davidson, having
gone on before.
Conditions OF distress, especially
poverty appealed to her sensibility
and the neglected ones found place
with her, being of quick disposition
what she did was Zone Immediately
and with a whole heart. Miss David
son was converted at Is years Of age
and united with the Methodist church
on probation but on account Of some
disbursement which came across
her path, she was never received into
full connection and never openly was
a Christian but in her last days she
expressed that it had been her desire
to do the best she could.
Death came Tuesday morning. Jan.
uary Is. 1918, at 9 a. m. after many
weeks of suffering and distress. She
was IS years, 2 months and days OF
age Besides the sister and brothers
mentioned she is survived by num-
Der Of nephews and nieces. The sis
ter with whom she lived and her
nephew Milton Davidson who has
been assisting in caring for her. her
brother L. c. Davidson and daughter
Miss Maude Davidson OF Barnard, Mo.
were at the bedside during her last
hours. She often expressed her faith
in her Savior to those who ministered
to her in her last sickness and had no
fears for the life to come.
The funeral service was held Thurs
day afternoon. January Is. at the
Methodist church conducted by James
A. Wilson. pastor. Interment was
made in Agency cemetery. The fol.
lowing acted as pail bearers. w. N.
Enyart, Harry Ayers. William Rodi'
baugh, T. NJ. Creath, Ralph Matthews,
and Joseph Reeves. Those who aided
In the service by singing were Miss
|pnkxy MIX, ak The ptnnQ. I'm. Vai
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-29
A PROPER PRINCIPLE.
(From Saturdays DAi1y.)

The appointment of q surveyor OF
purchases for the war department
announced yesterday, Is laudable
step in the right direction. 1t is .the
most notable reform, perhaps, that
Secretary Baker has instituted as a
result Of the revelations Of ineddcien-
cies in the war department.
The question which occurs to an
observer, however, is this: II coor-
dination Of effort on the part Of the
various bureaus within the war de-
partment is desirable and proper. Why
Is coordination OF similar effort Of
various departments and boards op'
posed by the administrations:
Secretary Daniels got the start OF
Secretary Baker in the work Of pre-
pairing for the war and tied up sew
eral ordnance factories with orders.
In the same way he tied up several
ship yards so the emergency vessels
could not be built in them without in
terrupting the Nays program. AS
far as the navy department is con-
cerned his action was a wise one. But
II there had been supervisory coun-
Gil to divide and apportion the orders
there could have been more bal
anced preparation by all three activi-
ties.
OF course. there could be no war
cabinet when Mr.. Daniels placed his
orders, for the country was not then
at war. But coordination of the war
making branches Of the government
would have resulted in orders from
the war department for equipment
coincident with the navy's orders.
II it was right for Mr.. Baker to re-
frain from preparing for The war. n
must have been wrong for Mr.. Dan
ie!s to get ready. But apparently he
has received NO omcial rebuke for
his Foresight.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-29
COLD FEET.

Yes! Jasper Jay looked sully when
Jimmy Rabbit told him to stand in the
puddle Of water. close beside the cedar
tree.
How long do you want me to stay
herer' growled Jasper II can tell you
that It's not very pleasant to stand In
pool Of water a great while--on
cold day like this"
Now. all this happened quite late in
the fall. And it was true that the day
was a cold ono. In fact the weather
seemed to be growing colder every
minute.
Il won't ask you to wait any longer
than 10 necessary" said Jimmy Rabbit.
Woodpecker where ne can't eat any
nuts and you don't have to see him,
You must follow my directions.
When you're i'll and you go to aunt
Polly Woodchuck, the herb doctor, you
always take her advice, don't your"
Jasper admitted that he did.
We'll, then, you must do just as I
say. You know. it always makes you m
to hook at Reddy Woodpecker. And
am going to cure you, il you'll only
give me a chance"
So Jasper JAY went and stood in the
puddle. He screamed a good deal as
DO stepped into the cold water.
This is terrible!" he groaned. DO
hurry with your scheme or shall have
chilli
'Rsmemher! you're to keep absolute
~ still" Jimmy Rabbit warned him
You mustn't move and you mustn't
talk II You should, my plan would be
spoiled: and then you would have to
light Reddy Woodpecker after all"
II pro- pFo-promise!" said Jasper
Jay. His bin was chatterins 50 fast
that he could hardly talk. And he was
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-29
eEpupJArJNc IA TOILETTE.

HEPOOSA IN1 ~ SOe~S'
The Nonpartisan leagues officers.
after inviting Senator La Toilette to
st. Paul, listening with applause and
approval to his famous Lusttana
speech and encouraging his views AS
their own, found that most OF the
country stood firmly against the SEN
ator and strongly in favor OF the gov
eminent which he attacked. So they
were at immense pains to repudiate
his utterances in the leagues official
organ a few weeks after he appeared
at St. Paul.
But in the current issue Of the Non
partisan Leader, the leagues Journal
there appears long and highly eoto-
CYSTIC article on La Toilette. rambling
through two pages or more OF the
paper in a political history OF Wiscon-
sin with La Toilette as the hero OF the
tale Getting down to the present the
writer says: General opinion In
Wisconsin it that II La Follette were
compelled to stand election for his
present office today he would win.
Although the accuracy OF that state.
ment is open to considerable doubt
and question, its appearance with the
rest of the eulogy in the official pub
lication OF the Nonpartisan league
leaves little doubt as to where the
league stands with regard either to
La Toilette or to loyalty to the
nation.
The population which was printed
so conspicuously does not seem to re-
pudiate.
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HOW ABOUT UNIT r?

It is shocking to read the letter
which the father Of a soldier sent to
Senator Wadsworth, after his son
had died of spinal meningitis and
neglect in an army hospital. But it is
more shocking to read Secretary
Bakers complacent comment on the
occurrence. In statement issued
subsequent to Senator Chamberlain s
arraignment of the war department on
Thursday, Secretary Baker said:
This is not singular case,
may say. There have been SINH
lar cases reported to me. In each
case there has been a prompt in
vestigation. OF course, it has been
impossible to gather over a mil
lion men without incidents of this
kind.
1t has been impossible to secure
trained medical attendants HID
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AND SON
BANQUET LAST NIGHT

Bloomfield, Jan 2e.-Those interest.
ed in the county Y. NJ. c. A. movement
in this county have been holding Faith.
Grand Son banquets at various points
in the county this week.
The one for Bloomfield was held
Friday evening in the Commercial
hotel. under the auspices Of the local
committee. A large attendance was
recorded, and an excellent program OF
talks by state ~" workers and local
men and young men was listened to
Ivkh 6tn1n