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Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1919-06-19
HAD FEAST COSTING
$50 FOR EACH MAN
Donnell and Lurman Stewart Of
10th F. A. Tell About Party
Which Startled the French.

Lurman and Donnell Stewart, both
sergeants in the 10th Field Artillery Of
the 29th Division, were Baltimoreans
and brothers of Plunkett and Red
mond Stewart, who were officers in
the war.
The Stewart sergeants were popu-
lar in the regiment and they were
great friends of the son of DIR. Samuel
X. Fort. Maryland's great revolver
shot, who did so much in the war to
train officers in a southern camp in
the art of revolver shooting. He has
been a member of the Maryland Ma
tional Guard many years and the son
was not slow in following in the foot
steps of the father.
The friends declared that the "Y''
gave them excellent service in France
and they were loud in the praise Of
Secretary McGregor.
The Stewart brothers told of the
many entertainments which the boys
enjoyed in France. and especially of
the famous fifty liar" "a man feast,
when all hands got a great sufiiciency.
Both the brothers were promised COM
missions had the war continued.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1919-06-19
ARMY WANTED ''Y'
MAN TO Be OFFICER
McGregor of 10th r. a. Had 0fer|
To Enter A. E. r. Forces, But
Declined the Chance.

John G. McGregor Of Portland, Me-
was the "Y" man attached to the
10th Field Artillery, of the 2sth> Diyi-
sion. which came to Camp Meade for
rehabilitation.
In France Mr.. McGregor was one Of
the most popular men with the regig
ment. He declared that he never had
a single harsh word with anybody I'M
the outfit and that all the fellows ware
simply splendid gentlemen.
When they" motor transport serv-
ice was running short he would 90 To
Col Washington Bowie, jr., the regl-
mental commander. and ask for whH%
ons with which to bring up .suppifn6
from the "Y" depots. The requests
were always granted, he said. and Cox
Bowie's men were given the benefit Of.
the service.
Mr.. McGregor was offered COM
mission. he said, when he was Ieay<
ing. The Army had watched his On-
GRAFTON of the "Y" canteen and liked
it so much that he was asked to re-
main when the Army took over this
branch of the "Y'' work. But he pre-.
ferred to come back to the United
States and to private life. which Ne
did.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1919-06-19
KASPAR'S LUCK WAS
NOTHING But IS. OIL"
0. R. D. Boy Found Flat Feet
Gould Not Be Concealed Any
More Than His Patriotism.

Harold Kaspar of the 18th Company,
o. r. D.. was surely out of luck. He
was 8. o. L. and all capitals. He was
marked for an early grave and no
flowers. The star of st. Anthony
never lowered over his head, or IL it
did he never did much praying.
When the war started Harold was
out in Minneapolis. Mimi. a little
more than eighteen years old. He
was anxious to get into the Army and
who had enlisted.
He enjoyed the opportunity of get
ting into the National Army, but be-
fore he had been long in he was con-
fronted with the proposition of imme-
date discharge because of fiat feet.
He could not help it. and had to go.
Back home again he thought of the
best possible way of getting around
his defect. He tried all sorts of meth
DDS, but finally, after the war was
over. succeeded in getting medical
officer to accept him for the O. r. D.
He came to Camp Meade and was
assigned to the 18th Company. May 1,
and along with him came two friends.
classmates at high school, He
worked hard and pretty soon, when
the company was ready for overseas,
his defect was discovered He was
sent to the casual company and final
ly, this week, he was given his second
discharge.
He is going back to Minneapolis,
while his two friends are facing the
boche in Germany.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1919-06-19
PUTTING AMERICA
INTO REORGANIZATION

@ASe
From the Sentinel
or the many problems that the
war, now happily concluded, has be-
queathed to US. the problem of Amer
icanizing our huge foreign popula-
ton Is by no means the slightest one.
With the sudden quickening of our
national impulse, when we entered
the war, came the realization that
what we need is greater solidarity,
and more unanimity in the face Of
great crises We became a little i'm
patient with the slow workings of
the melting pot. Here and there
we discovered the melting pot was
not working as it should. Too much
dross and too many isolated particles
were floating in the proverbial melt
ing pot, of which we were so proud
in the old, bygone days before the
war.
At our earliest opportunity after
the war we turned our attention to
the improvement of the working Of
the melting pot and to plans of
better and quicker fusion. "Ameri-
canixation" became the slogan every
where. Public schools and colleges,
chambers of commerce and state ad-
ministrations felt aroused to the need
of Americanizing the foreigner-the
federal government. through the De-
partment of the Interior, taking the
lead in the movement.
Now, there are two theories of
Americanization, two ways of look
ing at the problem of the foreigners
in our midst. The first could be prop
erly termed the theory of forcible
assimilation. 1t implies that it is the
duty of the foreigner to forget his
own ways as speedily as possible, and
to learn ours, to forego his own lam
oh as~ko suk;
and make the best use he can of our
own. This is what usually goes I'M
der the name of Americanization.
The second theory might be termed
attractive assimilation. 1t assumes
that the immigrant coming here has
decided to throw in his lot with that
of this country, and that he is eager
to learn everything that will help
him to find himself in the new en-
vironment Americanixation. in this
sease, means the raising of the stand
ard of living of the immigrant, the
realisation by him of the vision Of
America which he beheld when still
on the other side, the vision that
attracted him and brought him here.
This Amerfcanixation does not de-
mand OF the immigrant that he for
get the language, customs and ira
ditions he brought from the old coun-
try. Americanization, in this sense,
is rather the process of liberation,
and not of suppression of all the
forces residing in the immigrant and
in his native culture.
1t is interesting to know to which
of these two theories of American
life our social workers, our Ameri-
canixers. stand committed. And it is
equally important for the future both
of America and of the immigrant
races in America to know exactly to
what theory of Americanixation these
Americanizers of ours who come in
daily contact with the vast immi-
grant masses in the congested dis
tricts give their allegiance
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1919-06-19
FIRE THREATENS,
BUT G-25 IS SAVED
Firemen and 18th Infantry ACT
Promptly and Blaze Only De Z
stroys One Floor and Records.

But for the absolute calm which nr6s
vailed and the prompt response Of th6'
fire department and the men OF the 17tilS
Infantry. it is likely that coilsiderahIg.
portion of Camp Meade would have been
destroyed by fire Thursday night wli&6lK
started in G-25. the camp personnel
Office
Records of the 10th and 18th Bivi.
sions were lost, but the IRE was .clxl-s
fined to the second floor, although fhs|
fire brands and sparks went high IN Ire
air and threatened to fan on othnf,
buildings. Fortunately the wind WA
not blowing and the sparks fen back
into the fire
Considerable excitement prevailed an
over camp, for it was several minutes
after the alarm before the IRE was a1I<
nounced as under control
Gen. Hutcheson was delighted with flio
way things were handled and the Ere
men and bucket brigade~aof the 11tn.
were warmly commended for their ready
and willing response.
Nobody was hurt and. Of course. the
monetary loss was slight
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1919-06-19
CAME $4,000 Miles;
DID NOT SEE France
Moorehead of 18th Inf. Tried Hard
to Enter War, But Could Not
Quite Make the Front.

Although he travelled 12.000 miles In
order to get to France to- enter the
fighting, Sergt. Ohio Moorehead OF
Charleston, w. Va, member OF the
18th Infantry, did not have his wish
gratified, as the war closed too SOON
Moorehead was serving with tho
18th Infantry in Tientsin when the
word came that the United states
had gone into the war against Ger
many. He. like many others, was
anxious to go to the front, as there
appeared little likelihood that there
would be trouble in China.
He was ordered to the United States
and told that he would be attached
to a regular outfit and sent to the
front. The 18th was chosen for his
berth and he was delighted when ne
was told that the regiment would
sail shortly as part of the 11tha
Division. The nth never got across,
as the armistice stopped the plans.
Moorehead has served seveHMk
bitches" and will probably be tn
several more. He wants to return
to China with the 18th, a regiment
which has served in that country
many years.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1919-06-19
" GETS GEDHARDT
STARTED As OPERATOR
Movie Theater to Be Probable
Field Of Soldier, Who Learned
Game in D Hut.

Among the men who believe that
The 'sY' IL pretty good place in
which to learn things. is Willie Geh-
harit o. Norristown. Pa, who served
here nine months as movie opeya-
Tor n d hut.
Eebhardt was soldier wh.s
thought that he might as well learn
something useful while he was in
the Army and he sought out the ~
M Hhich 70 have his wish gratifled.
me- liked the movies and got a lot
DC Fun out OF showing pictures, to
the boys. He liked the job about as
well 90 Secretary Freddie" Nord-
akronl. who has been here more than
4 year and a half, in order to serve
the soldiers and who likes the job
bokter than his supper. which is go
ing some
Il got on to the Job" said Geb-
lsArdt. land believe that / can turn
he handle for anybody who wants
70 give me a job in the movie booth"
He said he was grateful to the 'sY''
for giving him the opportunity to
lcnfa. hut the was even more
grateful to him FOR the fnestimable
aU& iSkance ne gave in running the
shows Secretary Nordafrom gave
NinR INA addresses e number Of
frisnsls Whe mi8nk i've nm employ
n&@i MM4 PA M#8x @aAlAn
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1919-06-19
THEATERSt
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON
Notwithstanding. with How
ard and Clarke
Garrick-"Polly With a Past.
Belasco-Community Opera.
National-"A Young Mans
Fancy"
BALTIMORE
Maryland - Vaudeville. with
George Jessen-
Auditorium-sHe and Shen
Auditorium (week DC June 2s) \
18TH Division Boys in Strap It
Up
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1919-06-19
Don't Do It!
from MilestOnes.

TOM MuestOneS. y
Cars are generally so safe and so
few fires occur that the motorist is
likely to forget the infiammability of
gasoline and handle it carelessly. Il
is unwise in the extreme to use
lighted match for illumination in ex-
aiming the carburetor after dark or
seeking to determine the level of gas
soline. in the tank. This is often the
first impulse where an electric flash
or trouble light is not available. but
such thoughtlessness too often results
In destruction for the car and iRiury
to the owner
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1919-06-19

center field. Jones held Whitehead
fly, and Dayton and Fuller struck out
Eighth inning, McHenry-Wilson
out Flynn to La Vote. Gray struck
out and Corts flied to Fuller. Meade
Matlock and Tankersley struck out
and Flynn was out at first.
Ninth inning, McHenry-Yeagle
struck out. Panka reached first on
Tensley's error. Oschenbecker sent
one in the direction of Sales, who
made a splendid catch, and Jones
struck out. Meade-Sales struck out,
but La Vote slashed the best hit OF
the day into center pulling up at Sec
ond, and then going home with the
winning run when Panka muffed
Tensley's grounder.
The Score,
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1919-06-19
The Score.

Kuns-Oechenbecker, Yesgle Panka, Sales.
1Avoie (2), Tensley -Oschenbecker.
Falior t3) Jewell, Yesgle ~. Panka (3l,
Flynn. Tankersley az, Tensiey, Whitehead.
Dayton, Matlcck (2). Stolen bases-White.
mead, Tensley. Sacrifice ny-Tensley. Two.
base hit-Fiynn. Double piay-panks ~
Yeagie. Struck out-By Matiqck,. II; by
Jewell. 10. Bases on balls-O6 Tewell. i
(Matlock). Wild pitches--Matlock, 2. Umpiree
-Messrs.. Murphy and Todd. Scorers-Messrs.
Goodwin and Mclaughlin. Time Of game !
hour and 50 minutes
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1919-06-19
Overheard on a Car.

From the Boston Transcript.
And yet those two women always
greet each other with the most eff
fusive cordiality"
yes: each takes pride in showing
the other how artistically she can
cnnceat b. -~~a SfsNt~
New-York tribune., 1919-02-08
Chemicals
Chemicals
Price of Soda Bichro.
mate, Used by Tex-
tile Mills, Takes
q Drop

The demand for disinfectants both
for export and domestic use continued
active yesterday, but in many of the
heavier chemicals used in the indus
trles the amount of business trans
acted was unusually small.
Bichromate of soda, used largely in
the textile industry, was quoted at q
lower price. There are large ouan-
titles of the commodity in the market
and, while it is believed in some quar-
ters that manufacturers are irving to
hold the price at IS cents, offerings
from second hands are at 121x to 1919
cents pound. Some activity in caus-
tic soda rs per cent solid, for export
developed with sales around 81 cents
pound. The market for soda ash
was inactive.
There was some demand for Japan-
ese refined gum camphor, in ~
pound slabs, which is selling at about
SOD pound for immediate delivery
while advance orders are being placed
at about s2.40 pound. The influenza
epidemic has greatly increased the de-
mand for this commodity, which is
used for medical and disinfectinr pur-
poses. F
New-York tribune., 1919-02-08

Waiting for Customers
Knit Goods Trade Listless
BUYERS Views

Agents for manufacturers of knit
goods say that they arc waiting for
customers snstead of waiting on them.
Jobbers seem to be visiting the vari-
Gus agents mainly for the purpose of
matching quotations. Agents who have
spent quarter of a century in the
business assert that trade was never
SO dull as now. Some of the mills are
competing for orders. and in conse-
quence it is impossible to give prices
that will hold over night. The more
strongly intrenched mills, those making
well-known goods. are not Offering
their products, and they say they will
wait for the jobbers to come to them.
An illustration of the temper of
buyers is afforded by the statements
Of two jobbers with whom The Tribune
talked yesterday. One, from st. Louis,
stated that he did not expect to see
much business placed until May. and
when that time arrives he believes
there will be rush to place orders.
The other, hailing from Dallas, said his
buying would be so small that the mill
agents would hardly know he had been
in the market.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-08
Retailers Buying Higher
Grades of Women's Annarel

Retail buyers now in the market are
placing sub stantial orders for women's
coats, suits, skirts, dresses and waists
for spring wear with the manufacturers
and jobbers. More buyers are purchas-
ing the higher grade garments than
ever before and the prices paid fo1
these garments are about on a level
with those of last year. There is a
scarcity of materials going into
women's apparel of a high class, and
slight She rtage of made-up garments
winch the buyer can purchase for i'm
mediate delivery The cheaper lines
show some reduction in price, due to
the fall in price of the lower class
materials.
The box coat, vest effect, continues
to lead the style field in women's suits
and doln.an types prevail in the
women's coats for spring.
The labor trouble in the dress and
waist trade mas influenced retail buy-
ers to take in fair quantities of dresses
and waists for immediate delivery in
anticipation CT a shortage latet on.
Waist manufacturers are better pre-
pared to me ct the current demand than
are the dress manufacturer since most
or the big firms in the waist making
field have their factories scattered
about in smaller towns outside of New
York. One of the largest waist manu-
facturers, who has his headuuarters in
this city, has seventeen factories in as
many different small towns in New
ork and New Jersey.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-08
Keen Competition for
b. b. Wool at Boston Sale
Most Satisfactory Auction Yet
- Held Marks Last
~'S~
Dav
Business Neus Burecu
special Eorrespondeuce

e.' BOSTON, Mass, Feb. 7.-Snappy
bidding in the most satisfactory auc-
sion sale of government wool yet devel-
cped on the third and final day of the
sixth series. OF the 81 lots Of greasy
pulled wool, consisting of $50, 900
& pounds, only . lots, amounting to 69
bales, were withdrawn. The attend
ance was good
Secured wools started off we'll. with
particularly keen competition for some
lots.
The Germania Mills were prominent
bidders, taking number OF lots of
greasy pulled. including A compinp
'sS-6os at rs to 81 cents and staple 4
bos at 81 cents.
The highest price paid for the greasy
pulled wool was s1.03, by the Ameri-
Gan Woollen Company for 1873 bales Of
securing 56s. The same companv
also bought oS bags of staple AA irreg-
uiar Gas at 65 cents and 1875 bales of
July white Iceland wool at DO cents A
prominent Boston buyer was Alfred A
!. heroyd, n. who purchased A combing So.
6os at &c cents, also B combinr 50s
and c combing 46s.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-08
Business M0nev

"A little more mercantile paper moved
to-day at "a per cent than for some
time past, but otherwise there was lit
tie change. Rates continue to be
quoted at 5N5A per cent, but there is
really little paper being taken by New
York banks at the lower figure. Some
banks here will not accept paper at
that rate at all. Banks outside of the
city are taking it. A scarcity of the
most reliable or prime" names is re-
ported at 505A per cent, but fair
names are offering at 515.
The range yesterday remained un-
changed from the day before: Two
months, 5@5A per cent; three months,
o051a per cent; four months, 5M5M
per cent; five months, 5l05h per cent;
six months, 5@51z per cent.
The trade acceptance business is now
at a low ebb. Business firms can get
accommodations on paper which con-
talns merely their own name at such
comparatively low rates that the in
centive of cheaper borrowing does not
exist. The best trade acceptances are
quoted at 5@5A per cent for sixty and
ninety day periods.
Acceptance dealers complain of
number of factors that have been re-
tardng the growth of this kind of bor-
rowing. While many of the leading
banks are giving the method their YER
bal support, writing booklets in advo-
cacy of it, having their representatives
speak in favor of it, they refuse to buy
trade acceptances when offered to
them. The we'll known names will find
favor, but many banks will not even
go to the trouble to investigate the
standing of the less familiar names.
Another obstacle complained of bv
the acceptance dealer is the alle1ed at
titude of many CONNIE rcial paper
brokers. They assert that these brokers
fear the trade acceptance will deprive
them of good deal Of their business.
that they do everything to discourage
any trade acceptance business on the
New-York tribune., 1919-02-08
Use of Standard Colors in
Waists, Leagues Aims

The United Waist League If
America. an organization composed Of
several hundred of the leading waist
manufacturers in this country and
canada, viii continue its work for the
stanoardlZation of colors used in
Women's waists and the restriction of
Ihe trade to as few shades as possible
py means of conferences between its
co|or committee and manufacturers of
waist fabrics and dyers. The first of
theSe conferences to standardize
coiors Tor next fall will be held with
representatives of the cotton fabric
producers the latter part of next week.
1 ms VIII be followed by a meeting
WIN SIX manufacturers and later or
d conference with dye makers.
Inc Waist League began its stand
asralAatlon work last year. and in con-
Junction with the fabric producers and
uye manufacturers decided on seven
standard colors for waists for this
spring, and put out "color cardS
showing these shades Waist manu-
tacturers generally adhered to these
seven standard shades and waist buv-
ers for the retail stores made great
use of the cards in ordering from the
manufacturers.
The league received commendatior
on It's action toward the standardiza-
ton OF colors and the elimination of
useless shades from the War In
o"strics Board. The idea, while
originally put into practice as a war
economy measure. has worked to the
better interests of the entire trade
ana Will be continued as a practical
trade economy.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-08
Textiles
Stiff Competition for Cot.
ton Goods Orders
Leads to SIashing
OF Prices

The present stagnation in the cot
ton goods market and the stiff-compe
tition for business, which is resulting
in the slashing of prices by some cot.
ton houses in order to capture the few
orders there are in sight, would moi
have come about had the mills closed
down last December and remained
closed for period Of month or so
in the opinion of prominent converter
who is also a plantation and mill
owner.
"Thc mills themselves arc largely to
blame for the present situation, ne
said Buyers of cotton fabrics took
goods freely last year up to the sign
ing of the armistice. They all believed
the war would continue and that cot
ton would go to even higher prices than
those reached last October and No
vember. Consequently, when the break
came they had sufficient goods on hand
to run them for time and they have
simply laid back and allowed the
market to go its own way. Now the
mills, instead of realizing that more
production would only fill up the
,market and cause further breaks in the
prices decided to keep running at all
costs. Most mills running to-day, l
dare say, are doing so at an actual loss
and are producing goods which will
tend to force the market still farther
down.
-, "If instead of this course, they had
chosen to shut down tight and wait
until some Of the merchandise now in
the hands of retailers and manufacture
ers of garments had found its way into
the hands of ultimate consumers, the
supply would have shortened. the nat
ural working of the law of supply and
demand would have asserted itself and
prices would not have broken as sharp
ly as they did
"To show you how the mills are
getting their present business, III tell
you an experience of my own. | took
II cents a yard. I went to one mill and
contracted for a portion of the goods
at 10 cents a yard for next month
Then ] followed this up by contracting
for another portion with another mill
at 1S cents for delivery two months
hence. | placed other orders at II, 49,
5 and even Ia cents, the further off
the delivery date the lower the price
Some of the mills didn't want to make
up goods at the prices I offered, but
they were so anxious for the business
that they finally agreed to my terms
don't know how long I can play this
game, but it is good business for me
while it lasts"
New-York tribune., 1919-02-08
Silks
Actiue Trade in NoUeIty
Fabrics Contracts, With
Dutness in Plain
Silks

Although retail trade in silks is ex-
ceptionally good, January retail sales
having been we'll patronized by women
manufacturers CT the staple or plain
silks are doing little Novelty fabrics
and silks with unique color designs
on the other hand, are in good demand
Jobbers' stocks Of the plain goods are
large, and some manufacturers of this
class of merchandise are frank enough
to say that if dulness continues prices
may have to be marked down, notwith-
standing that owners arc confronted
with higher wage scales.
Trade IN raw silk is larger by com
parlson with the inactivity that had
prevailed for about three months. Low
prices have attracted orders, and while
there are some doubts about the
stability of quotations, manufacturers
importers and jobbers, as we'll as retail
dealers feel that the turn in the tide
has come. In the Yokohoma market.
the principal trading centre at the
present time, the price of Shinshiu No.
l., the standard grade of raw silk. has
advanced so yen, or 20 cents, on the
bale Of 1856 pounds.
In China stocks arc light and held
IN few hands at steady prices.
Unsold stocks of Japanese silks in
New York arc small and where PROMPT
deliveries are required by msnufact-
urers premium of 10 cents a pound
ever recognized list prices is readily
obtained.