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Trench and camp., 1919-04-24

one of the strongest men in camp and
would like to match their champion
against a good opponent. Sergt. Mat
thew Barlow, as seen in the picture,
holding three comrades on his back, dis
plays only one of his wonderful feats of
strength. Barlow himself is a giant,
standing six feet four inches in height,
weighing 230 pounds. is twenty-four
years Of age and halls from Wallingford'
Pa. He has been in the utilities from
its beginning and has been chief line
man Of the camp.
carry a man of medium weight up a
forty five foot pole in safety straps.
The above picture of Barlow carrying
his three comrades, Case, German and
Sexton, up a fight of stairs was
snapped as he was starting the climb.
Trench and camp., 1919-04-24
BY J. M. p. METCALFE.

A party of Washington entertainers
were In "O'' hut Tuesday night, bari
tone, reader, pianist and violinist.
There were more than a hundred
men gathered about the fireplace and
they seemed thoroughly to enjoy the
entertainment. The baritone got up
at one point and said he would sing
either 1.-The Perfect Day" or Mother
Machree,' whichever the boys want
ed. We'll" said one or the boys with
out a moments hesitation, you had
better give us both of them, George,
while you are there"
You can hnd. IL you look long
enough, every sort of experience in
the Army, as well as men from every
nation.
Anton Beojekian, an Armenian. was
In the I'd Division, Sd Regiment, F.
A., but owing to an injured foot did
America he was forced into the Turk
ish army and served seven months.
He then deserted, came to the United
States lived in Middletown, Conn,
and worked in a rubber mill. All his
relatives except an aunt were mas
sacred by the Turks. He was send
ing her a money order the other day,
and so this short story.
20" hut is a good place to see the
truth of the scriptural saying. The
one shall be taken and the other left"
Over and over again you can hear
Trench and camp., 1919-04-24

captain. 1T seemed that the Commando
Ing omcer was not very much pleased
with the captain being up in the VIII
lage and he ordered Fraker back fof
him. - 81
Fraker Went Back
The boys who have been over know
just what Jerry can do with his arttI4
lery when he gets started. Well
Jerry was sure playing havoc With
this little town because he thought
the French, by this time, had occupied
it In force. So back went FrakeE
through this hail of shells and tried
to locate the captain. This was al
most impossible for the Inhabitants
were not as much in evidence at this
time as they were on his previous
visit. So leaving his ambulance he
located the captain in a cellar. On
the officers appearance a huge shell
burst nearby and he went down. shot
through both thighs. Fraker picked
him up, carried him to his ambulance
and returned in safety to the French
lines.
Now that seems about all he did
for his war cross. Not much, was II :?
So If we ever have another war and
you want to get a croix de guerre
just take a lesson from Fraker, and
about a dozen holes shot through
your ambulance, for that makes
much more heroic background than
an ambulance in perfect condition.
Fraker has been gaSsed, but owing
to Army regulations he is not entitled
to wear the wound stripes because he
served with the French army.
Trench and camp., 1919-04-24
Capt. "LOui-ee" Fisher
Returns With Band

'Loui-ee" Fisher. now wearing
the two bars of a captain. is ex-
pected to arrive on the LeVia-
than in New York next Sunday
after serving in France with the
313th Infantry as bandmaster, in
which he began as a sergeant.
Capt. Fisher used to lead the
Paint and Powder Club orches-
ira in Baltimore. Now he will
take Pershing's Own Band around
the country on the victory loan
tour. He won the position as
premier American bandmaster in
competition with all the leaders
in the A. q. II.
Trench and camp., 1919-04-24

was next, in which thirteen fellows
engaged. The prizes here ware
apples and oranges suspended above
a certain point and the men, in order
to get the reward, had to reach fhiBs
coveted fruit from a very dit1cuft
position. Despite this fact, nine out
Of thirteen won prizes.
Another feature was Ginning the
bar" in which fifteen men engaged
the prize being awarded to the c0m-
testant who chinned the bar the most
times over ten. Three men wen
Jones. Many other contests weEe
held and the number present as spec
tators or contestants was two huns
dred and forty.
There have been several formal and
athletic field during the week, most
Of them being base ball. There have
been in round numbers to date z72
participants in formal base ball
games. Old "Ju Pluvius,' broke uD
what promised to be the most inter-
esting game of the week 'Rfld1S
AFTERNOON. An overseas team came
down to play the boys or the de-
tachment on the hill in &C block
The game had just got on to aSgood
start when the rain broke it up. The
boys on the hill are sp1enaid bunch
anu nave HO cHOlcS OF Teams To- day.
Come one. come all. let's play ballg
Athletic Director Bullock cordially
invites all men of any athletic Ia
clination at all to come down TO the
recreation field and play ball to their
own satisfaction. He wishes to give
formal notice that he will have stunt
night every Monday night until f,r-,
ther notice and would be very giadI
to enter names for tAse Contests
Notify him at the deskor WherewerI
you see him.
Trench and camp., 1919-04-24

Why is it that when you see the
photo of friend in the photonrnvrlre
section of the Sunday paper yOus fhfhk
back about ten years?
And they didn't find any one suffer
ing from that sleeping sickness al 4hd
Midnight F0llies.s' n
Trench and camp., 1919-04-24
PLEASED AT "HURRAHS," BUT
WANT HELP.

There is a definite tendency
iii the Army to expect some
thing more than "hoorahs and
lioorays" for honorable and
sometimes heroic service per-
iormed for the country.
Several days ago some Tank
Corps men were being given a
treat welcome at a railroad stav
ion. Flags were waving and
iris were cheering and clap
ling their hands. The soldiers
rinned and called back, when
90 we eat ;"
Il may not have been just the
tight thing for the men to say,
md surely it was not polite. But
acre were many others who felt
ne same way about it, although
hey did not express it. Soldiers
/ d not object to the glorious re-
ptions. But they do like a
Substantial" recognition of
leir work to go along with the
raise.
Generally, this means job
I d fair wage. They have a
ight 20 expect that much, and
icy should not become bolshe-
ists and ask more. Soldiers
hO refuse to go to work at all
ave ceased to be good soldiers
good citizens.
Bnt the government has set
Il example. 1t intends to do
ay with the, customary sol
ers' home. The thought of
~ sort of life is most dis
eable to the average man in
IL Army. 1t makes him paul
81, and that'is the last thing he
ould be.
Consequently, Uncle Sam has
\ starfed to fit wounded and sick
len TO take jobs that win suit
hem, that differ, perhaps, from
lie work they did before the
al but which will enable them
tb earn more money and live
better than they did before.
The ''Y" had a visit last week
fran o. A. Woodley of the fed
kral board of vocational train
ne. He explained that man
who is 10 per cent disabled can
receive SOS per month from the
government while be is studying
and $50 additional if he happens
is be married; larger sums if he
has children. The man can live
while he is preparing foz better
things.
Non-commissioned officers and
commissioned officers will be
cared for in this way, with the
broportionate allowance which
their pay bears to that of a
Sriyate. But SOS is the mini
iniisia.
The man who has. been con-
ductor and now finds himself
with only one leg can rest as
sured that the government will
provide him with a means of
earning a living that should be
easier and better in every way
than the one he had before. He
NkilI sit down quietly in the Office
0f ane of the vocational advisers
and his qualifications will be
studied. Advice will be given
hiln that will be friendly and de-
reodable.
LA fellow has lost an arm he
wiII not have to worry about his
&efking on" in the world. If
|1E has a liking for study he may
Sc taught to do things that will
not require the use of both arms.
there arc very few cases that
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-30
CITIES VS.. COUNTIES

In order to expedite road legisla-
tion and raise the sum necessary to
meet the federal aid for the state
highway: system, members of the
general assembly have tacitly
agreed to truce in the ancient
feud between the cities and counties
of the state. Il develops according
to the Richmond Virginian, that the
truce is merely a matter of expe0-
ency and that the cities themselves,
not their representatives in the gen
eral assembly. are just preparing to
do battle and settle, for now and all
time, the question of whether the
prepcnderance of votes held in both
houses by the counties could be COM
bated in some way other than the
Intellectual resistance of the city
contingent in the legislature.
The delegation from al! the large
cities of the state which assembled
in Richmond several days ago to
register concerted protest against
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further appropriation for state aid

further appropriation for state aid
to county roads at this time held a
conference in Richmond as the sit
uation was seen to be hopeless and
conferred on some means to protect
the state from the SO called foot
ing" of the county representatives
Senator Mathews, of Norfolk,
states that, while he was not pres
ent at the conference, he was in
formed of the plan of action decided
upon and told that little time would
be lost in starting proceedings. The
plan is to bring the whole situation
before the supreme court of Vir-
ginia on the grounds that state aid
system is unconstitutional, as set
forth in ruling issued by Assist
ant Attorney General Hank shortly
after the special session convened.
Mr.. Hanks opinion was that taxes
could not be levied on the whole
state for purely local projects, under
the established rule that one local
ity cannot be taxed for the benefit
of another. The city faction con-
tend that this applies to money ap-
propriated for state aid, whether by
direct levy or appropriation from
the general fund.
Representatives of the cities De-
lieve that the supreme court will
upheld this contention and if this is
Grne. not only will appropriations
made at this session become void,
but all money heretofore claimed by
the counties for this purpose will
have to be returned to the state
treasury.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-30
FR0THERH0OD's ADNIss.oE

The railrcad brotherheoa.s have
gone officially and publicly or record
IS admitting that increasing wages
only aggravate the high cost Of llT-
ing. The cost of living is already
sch as to .inrperil national c2Htcnt-
ment. The Government through the.
President, has recognized that the.
reduction of the cost oGf living IS a
national necessity and proclaimed 1t
contrary TO the public interest to
permit further advances in the war
scale; that whatever chance there IS.
Of lowering prices cannot be rsali-
zed # wages keep going up.
All this together places the
striker in the position Of knowingly
and deliberately working against
the public interest. He oqcns" ar
rays himself against the public, in
the surety that if he wins nc him.
self VIII be only temporarily re-
lieved ard the public VIII &c worse
OF.
The members Of the Local Rail-
road Shipments Union WIN !eater-
day. in defiance of their brother
hccG's own admission and in dofl-
ar,.e Of the Presidents proclamation
OF national policy and necessity, vo-
tel to reject the concessions offered
them by the Government and pre-
sumsb bly,, therefore, to strike if their
original demands aye nGt met. leave
tha public in nc doubt as to the
course to be pursued.
The .pub'ic cannot be expected to
show sympathy with a cause con-
fessedly against its own welfare
The strike threat may be real or
erlpty. In the latter case it merely
creates unrest. In the former there
is nothing for it bat that the pub
!ie accept the issue. For It's oWE
good it calls for and must stand By
Observation-Disclosures News
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-30
RAILROAD PASSES

Many years ago, when the IN
tGcstate commerce laws were being
enacted, war was declared by the
patrons CT that measure against
free passes en- railroads-that IS
upon trains passing from one state
20 another.
The late Thomas Scott was Pres
ilcnt of the Pennsylvania Raill Dad
at that time. He was quoted as
having said: ''You cannot operate
abroad satisfactorily without CIV
ny some free passes"
When Mr.. McAdoo assumed con-
;rci Of the railroads he announced
hat he was going to reduce mater-
ally the number of passes issued
" the corporations This was hail
a as q great reform in the interest
f those who were compelled 70 pay
heir fares on the railroads--and
,retty high fares at that Most Of
he people imagined that passes
we're thing of the past, but i vas
rderstood that the officials Of the
cad, naturally, were still being
.ircn free transportation. A re;oiu-
ion Of inquiry on the part OF the
!cnate brings forth the fact tFat
Any thousands of passes ara Stila
= existence, and that they are net
cnfincd to the officials Of The gov
rnment and the roads.
According to the Philadelphia IN
uircr, "Mr. McAdoo had pass.
%turally, but Mr.. McAdoo's son
ri Mr.. McAdoo's wife md Mr..
I.Adoo's daughter were also sup
lied with the magic bit of paste
,oard. That might be accepted as
matter Of course; but it seems
nat it did not stop with the family.
the Director General of Ehe rail-
ads. The list of favored ones has
cen astonishingly large and there
che group that will be viewed
18th deep interest by those who are
mpellcd to pay their faxes. For
9stance. the favored list of pass
r!dng relatives includes wives,
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daughters, SONS, mothers, noaEat-in-
law, -auits, sisters sisters in IN law,
granddaughter, grandsons. step
daughters, stepsons, adopted siaugh-
ters., rieces, and cousins.
"This seems to-be going it pretty
!s;trcng- end i5duces the thought that
-,l,en it comes to providing for the
families CT the favored ones thee
railroad pass lists reseInbls. thse Fay
roll of some OF the roya- families
of Europe. Also it sufggsssEs hat
government control Of the la.r ais
has it's drawbacks quite as mich as
private ownership and cortr9l."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-30
FRANKLTN'S ADVICE

pickering over the Constitution,
Benajmin Franklin was a feeble old
man more than 80. years of age.
Franklin was delegate to the Con-
stitutiona1 Convention. He was so
frail and his voice was so weak that
he could not speak on the floor, but
when the question of approving the
new Constitutions arose he wrote
short address to his colleagues
which one of the younger members
read.
Tho Baltimore Sun, in reproduc-
ing part of the address, properly
SAYS that Frankln's advice is so
well suited to the present situation
in the Senate that it ought to be
'emblazoned on the walls of the Sem.
late Chamber where Messrs. Lodge,
Knox, Borah anti Brandegee and
their following can read it each day
This is what Franklin said:
"I confess that there are several,
parts of this Constitution which do
mot at present approve. But having
lived long, l have experienced many
Instances of being obliged, by better
information or fuller consideration,
to change opinions even on import
ant subjects, which once thought
right, but found to be otherwise It
is, therefore, that the older / grow,
the more apt | am to doubt my own,
judgment and to pay more respect TIA
the judgment of others.
II doubt, too, whether any other
convention we can obtain may &c
able to make better Constitution.
For when you assemble number
of men to have the advantage Of
their joint wisdom, you inevitably
assemble with those men al their
prejudices, their passions, their err
rors of opinion. their local interests,
and their selfish views. From such
an assembly can a perfect produc-
tion be expected? It, therefore, as
tonishes me Sir, to find this system
approaching so near to perfection as
it does, and I think it will astonish
our enemies who are waiting with
confidence to hear that our councils
are ccnfounded like those Of the
builders of Babel, and that our
States are on the point of scpara-
tion, only to meet hereafter for the
purpose Of cutting one ancther's
throats, Thus l consent, Sir, to this
Constitution because l expect no.
better, and because | am not sure
that it is not the best. The op;n-
IONS | have had of errors I sacrifice
to the public good. 7 have never
whispered a syllable of them
abroad. Within these walls they
were born. and here they STALL die.
If every one of us IN returning tc
our constituents were to re,.nrt the
objections he has had to it arri en-
d2svor to gain partissns in support
Of them, we might prevent It's being
generally received and ther ,hy icse
all the sanitary effects AID great
Advantages resulting naturally in
o." favor among foreign nations as
wei as among ourselves for; our
real apparent unanlmity.
"On the whole. Sir, I cannot help
expressing wish that every mem
Der Of the convention who may still
have objections to it would with me,
on this occasion, doubt little his
own infallibility, and to make mani
fest our unanimity, put his name to
this instrument"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-30
s1xMERIeAN:FooD spo1Es
British II Docks, Ee4 up BY Strike,
If FILED High With US. &
~ il / Shf3mshtst {.
ShIpmfnt

London, Aug 30-Big shipments
Of American |. |i}a.r fg9d ,hfe spelling in
British docks. y 8
Gongested because of the nation
wide strike of transport workers,
tell docks are piled high with food
shipped: from New }..ok, Boston, Bal
tinlpre and other ports Of the Uni
ted! States.
Prices here could he forced down
so per cent. if Che food could be
moved and sold, dealers say.
Government officials are making
strenuous efforts to end the conges-
ton. It is being urged that con-
signees be penalized for failure to
remove their goods.
The governments port and trans
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-30
nFNIEs GERMANY HAS PACT

Berlin, Aug 3o.-"No engage
ments or promises, direct, Indirect:
expressed or ir1p' d, exist between
the Geman governr. n. ana MeSi'
cr ~
The statement was made yester-
day hv Hermann Mueller, the Ger
man foreign minister, IN COM
menting on recent New York dis
patches telling of revelations" by a
certain Altendorf to the effect that
the German government was still
ready to keep the promise given to
Canranza by Won Eckhardt, the 1or-
mer Geman minister to Mexico.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-30
lat EXANDRIA GAZETTE. SATURDAY, AUGUST so, ISIS.

port committee has decided to APP
peal to Premier Lloyd George to
pnt to work all army motor trucks
to move the goods and clear the
docks.
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Stomach Ills

ermanently disappear after drinking
&c celebrated Shivar Mineral Wa
r. Positively guaranteed by money
ok offer. Tastes fine; cost trifle'
.!ivercd anywhere by our A!exan-
ria Agents, F. S. Harper, Inc,
hone them
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-30
NOTICE

Fer Plumbing that satisfies, try
CENTRAL PLUMBING SHOP.
'lun.bing and gas fitting. Call US al
NY time. Phone S95. 103 South
Pitt Street. Clyde B. Lanham.
'roIrietor.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-03
BRITISH ELECTIONS
SHOW LABOR VICTORY

London, Nov British labor
demonstrated us political strength
yesterday when the results OF the
country wide municipal elections
showed conciusiVcly that II has
gained tremendously in popular fol-
lowing.
All indications point to a labor
party as the future municipal rulers
Of Gres ter London.
Tonight the labor leaders were
flushed with JOY over their successes
througat England and Wales, ana
predicted that tho general election
would bring a labor minister 10
power
James Henry Thomas. secretary
Of the rational union of railway,
who played a prominent part in the
recent strike, made a. speech at
Cambridge this afternoon in which
he voiced labor's aspirations with
hunt frankness. saying:
The results OF Yesterdays mu-
nicipai elections show conciusively
that before long labor is destined TO
rule the country"
The return are not yet complete,
bur iatoE's strength is indicated in
the agures for eight London
horoughs. where the workers polled
2S4.229 votes out OF 574,354, beating
he combined parties nearly 100
PER cent,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-03
BOSTON STRIKE T0PROH|B|T|VE TAX
AFFECT ELECTION LAW RECOMMENDED
Bishop James Cannon,
Anti Saloon League
Leader, Thinks Con-
gress Should Pass Tax
Measure
specisl to Richmond virginian)

Especial to Richmond virgtnian)
Temperance Day Sunday School
service, Bishop James Cannon stated
that in view of the manifest de-
tsrnin alton of many liquor dea ler
to defy with clear intent the nation
al prohibition law which has been
passed and re-passeA bv oongr
with overwhelming naaiorttles. he
was person ally In favor ~ congr
i'm N ediatelv passing law impos-
ing such heavy t3xe on all liquor
dealers as would b. absolutely
prohihltive, says s10, 900 a gallon
The passing OF such a Law would
prevent the re-openIng ri saloons
for the sale Of intoxfcants between
The time OF tbs ratification Of the
raace treaty and January I he
date when the national cons tuition e
2 prohibition goes into effect. Con
rresS has set the p-ece6err for such
legislation in the rt1hititiva AK
OF co'ored oleorr argarine which tax
is not imposed to s~-rre revenue,
hut to prevent the IRRITATION of but
ter.
This statement from Psshco Can
ron IS significant since il comes
from the head of the legislative
rom n7ittee Of the amt 81 loon learu a
~ America He has beer vArv active
IN legislat,o along this line during
the past year.
Rishor Cannon preached at the
morning service. laavins in the a. -
ternoon for Washington p e.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-03
DOZEN LIVES LOST IN
FR|CHTFUL HURRICANE

Dover, Nov. 2.--Neariy dozen
lives were lost in one OF the most
frightfuI hurricanes in history.
which swept the waters around
Goodwin Sands lin the northern
part of the Dover Straitsl last night
Three sailing vessels foundered and
were battered TO pieces in full vIer
Of the shore b..
Never have such life saving scenes
been Witnessed in these parts Res
cue crews battled with gigantic
waves throughout the night and
even all day TODAY all attempts to
reach the stricken vessels were in
vain The crews of the Inflated
ships dashed themselves TO the masts
and rigging TO escape being washed
away by the mountains Of furious
waves consta ntly piling or them ard
tossing the vessels like nntshells.
The entire crew Of 4 fourth vessel
hioh was sighted this morning is
believed 70 have persisted in thu
Storm for not a sign of life is visible
aboard through the strongest glasses
The entire resources OF the coast
guard stations have been working for
twenty four hours, but have been
powerless so far TO do any rescuing.
Many of the guards themselves have
been injured in theay task
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-03
London Pleased at
Presidents Stand

London. Nov. 2---'sThe outcome Of
the colossal American Industrial dis
pute cannot fail to have bearing
on tbs relations between capital and
labor here at home" says the Daily
Chronicle editorially hera
We are pleased TO see the frm
stand taken by President Wilson One
thing is certain The revolutlonists,
whether In America or at home. are
doomed to failure No section can
hope TO win against the community.
The descendants Of the pilgram
fathers can be relied upon to fight
to the death in the sacred cause of
liberty
When the nightmare of violence
is passed the nations will have
learned the sole recipe for wealth:
That la hard. grim, unromantic work
and the vesting OF the final authority
in the distribution of wealth in the
ma tional assembly which derives it's
authority from the mandate Of the
whole people"