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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-14
PRINTERS SET BACK
BY THE STATE HOUSE
IN TWILIGHT LEAGUE

The Printers received a SETBACK
in the Twilight League standing as
the result of Saturday evening
game in which they were defeated
by the State House nine by the
score of 6 to 8. 1t was a very good
game and was enjoyed by a fair
sized audience Of fans.
Neither team scored until the
fourth inning when Goodshild Of the
Typeslingers crossed the plate on q
hit, a passed ball, and a pretty two
base hit by Hfetcalf.
In the fifth, Davis of the State
House hit, stole second, took third
when Paul McGouldrick was out On
a grounder to first, and scored on a
hit by Taber.
Pease of the Lawmakers started
off the sixth inning with a hit, but
was out at second base on a field
er's choice on which Redmond took
first. Cyr was out by a grounder
to first and Redmond advanced a
base. On an error by Metcalf, Run
nells reached first and Redmond
scored. Davis hit and stole second
and Runnells went to third. And
both Runnells and Davis crosse /
the plate on nice two-bagger by
McGouldrick.
In the seventh inning the Printers
made their last two tallies. Metcalf
took first on an error by Davis,
stole second and went home on
Simpsons single. Simpson made
second on an attempt to catch Met
calf out at home, and scored on q
hit by MCGUIRE.
The State House nine completed
it's score with two runs in the
eighth. With two out. Davis reach
ed first on an error by Metcalf and
stole second, while McGouldrick
reached first on another error there
and Davis went third. McGouldrick
stole second, and both finished the
circuit of bases on a single by Mer-
rill.
The pitching of Webb of the
Printers was a feature Of the game,
he striking out ii men and allow
ing but eight hits. Goodchild show
ed up strong behind the bat.
McGouldrick of the Lawmakers
pitched. we'll, striking out six men
and allowing but five hits. He also
showed up strong at the bat with
two hits, one good for two bases.
Davis played fine game at the first
sack, and got two hits and three
scores. Runnells was a good man on
second base with Iour putouts an
an assist.
The summary:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-14
GIANTS BIG 9Th
DEFEATS PIRATES

New York, July 13.-New York
evened up the series with Pittsburgh
today, winning the second game OF
the series by a score of s to 2. New
York won in the sixth inning when
Hamilton was knocked ont of the
box. The Giants scored six runs on
four singles, two doubles and a base
on balls. Pittsburgh was uneabie
to bunch hits on Benton. Score:
Pittsburgh 00O 2 90 0 0-2-10-O
New York L ! % 0 x-S-1l-2
Hamilton, Mayer and Schmidt;
Benton and Gonzales.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-14

Andrew Aidrich Of Phillips was Sc
fiou:ly injured Wednesday when the
Sosgins train on which he was en-
pioyed was carried into the Sandy
river BY the collapse Of bridge. The
accident happened on the Madrid
branch Of the Sandy River & Range
ley Lakes Railroad. The bridge set
tied under the weight Of the locomo-
tive. which succeeded, however, in
reaching the opposite side, where It
turned around. Five cars or pulp
wood and the caboose went into the
pea OF the stream. None Of the
tratpmen except AIdrich was hurt.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-14
18th Me. Reunion Sept. 17.1s.

Secretary H, A. Shorey of the 18th
Maine Regimental Association has
sent out invitations to the 1919 re-
union to be held on Sept. 17-l8 at
Bangor, urging all members who
possibly can to be present. Major
Snorey calls attention to the waning
numbers Of the association, saying:
AS we said last year and truly: We
are shrinking in membership very
rapidly, both as to enlisted and non
enhsted; hence IL only a small con-
tlngent gather. we'll shake the fra
ternal hand all the more heartily and
gratefully thank the Heavenly Faith
er that even SO many of us are nm
deck. physically able, and with tbat
spirit of enduring comradeshjn
which enables US to stand together.
determined not to make a breaL ,n
the continuity Of annual reunions nm
til stern necessity requires That
Will come to us all in a very few
years now"
Chronology Sept. 6, 1918 to Time
%, 1s1s-Fred ]. GatcheN, Prin. Mus
at South Portland: Henry B. Pierce
Prin. Mus. City Point, Va; Samuel
L. Dow, Hancock; Horace @. Maloon
East Machias. Co. A; James -
Alexander. Brunswick: John r
Christopher. Lowell. Mass; Charles
2. Doyle. National Soldiers Horne
Maine; George Pepper, Soldiers
Home. California: Zaccheus Small
Bath. all Of Co. B: Lieut.. B. F. Oven
Tacoma. Wash, Co. c; Greenleaf p
Curtis. Co. e. Cranky, Ohio; Sanhorn
Z. Murphy. Fort Fairfield. Co "a.
James A. Nichols. Oakland. Col r.
n; John kearney, Co. e, Bangor.
and Frederick Brown, menhar
serving two years with the rer;,nsnt
although not enlisted, at Augusta
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-14

Roscoe Fraser, a Pullman car i,
ter, alleged to have been conce,|
in the bringing in Of liquor 1,
Canada, was arraigned before u,A|
States Commissioner Arthur Chi
man in the District court ct PothI
Wednesday. charged formally N
violation Of the bone dry Law
transportation Of "a quarts Of VII
key from New Hampshire 10 h
State. He waived reading, plai
not guilty, and was placed under b
bonds to the September term Of 4
United States District court. nd
ara 70. Harvey, appearing as nh \
tor1iey, said that Fraser is a Md
university student in dentistry Y
was a noted athlete In earlier dan|
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-14
Indians Take
One from Senator's

Cleveland, O., July 1S.-Cleveland
defeated Washington to in the
third game Of the series. Cleveland
acquired an early lead off Craft, but
GIL held the Indians in check while
Washington tied the score. A triple
was pulled with two out in the eighth
BY Cleveland. Wambsgass thus scor-
ing the winning run. The score:
Wash'ton % o 2 / o o O-4-10-1
Cleveland 30 o. FL 0O1 ks SO
Craft. Gill and Charity: Coveleskie
and O'Neill.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-14

Beaver City, Neb.-Empioyment III
an airplane as a means Of transpor-
tation for q physician who IL called
upon to make long-distanee profess
sionai calls. has been inaugurated by
DR.. F. A. Brewster. He uses a Cur
tiss bipiane with Wade Stevens. o
former army lieutenant. as his pilo,
shortly after Doctor Brewster na,e
his FIRST fight he received a call 70
visit a patient in Kansas. He made
the call in his airplane.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-14
Augusta Twilight League Standing

Today's game OF the Twilight League
will be between the Clerks and the Cros-
sets at 5.45 p. NJ. on the Reuel Will
liams field.
The schedule for the remainder Of the
week is as follows:
July 15-Printers VS.. Cushnoc.
July 16-Eatons VS.. State House.
July 17-Clerks vs.. Printers.
July 1S-Cushnoc VS.. cations.
July 19-State House VS.. Crossetts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-14
Presqus Isle, Me-, Races Called OF

Presque Isle. Me-. July 12-The
races by the Gentlemen's Driving
club, interrupted yesterday by a
thunder shower after one heat had
been trotted in each OF the three
classes and postponed until today.
were called OF ON account OF q
heavy rain. which began late this
forenoon and continued the rest of
the day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-14

Providence 3; Worcester 2. list
game); Providence /; Worcester. 8
lend game.)
Springfield 8; New Haven 3.
Pittsfleld A; Waterbury s.
Hartford 4; Bridgeport 2: list
eame); Hartford 2. Bridgeport 4:
tznd game)
Mefiden, Conn.,, July l3-Boston
Nationai -. Schenek (semi ?profes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-14
TIGERS COME FROM
BEHIND IN; 9TH

Detroit. Mich. July 1s.-Going into
the ninth inning a run behind. De-
troit staged hitting rally, with two
men out, that Melted two runs and
defeated New York s to 4. Cobb's
work in the field was feature, while
his hitting scored three Of Detroit q
runs. Score:
New York Il o o 1 o o 0 O % 81
Detroit ....1 900 o 0 2 0 2-5-10-1
Shawkey and Ruel; Boland and
Ainsmtth.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-14
WHITE S0x TOP
RED S0x IN
SUNDAY BATFEST

Chicago. ILL.,. July 13.-Chicago de-
feated Boston IA to 9 in an exciting
smuggling match today. Fatch today.
Faber pitched in fine form until the
locals had a 10 run lead. when he
eased up. The worlds champions be-
gan smuggling the ball and before he
could settle down the visitors were
within tying distance but Lowder-
milk relieved him and prevented a
tie. Cicotte finished the game for Chi
cago with ease. Score:
BOSTON
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-14
N. Y. Sun Advertising
Manager Dies at Pelham

New York. July 13.-Frank !
Laughlin, advertising manager
the New York Sun died at his h,
in Pelham yesterday. after a b,
illness resulting from q complies
Of diseases, according to word
ceived here today. Mr.. McLauvs
is survived by his widow, who ,
Miss Helen Malcolm of Philadel,.
q daughter. Mrs. Drelin. Court N
tin. and son Frank.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-14

Ell Heu fufS-ruWdfuS 2, NdUotS T.
Two-base hits-McPherson. Lambert,
Thyng. Stolen bases-wardwell, Thyng.
Gerow 2. Struck out-By Meader S, by
Bechard 8. Double plays-Wedge to
Thyng to Wedge: Bechard to Girard.
Hit by pitched ball-Girard. Wild pitch
Header. Passed oall-Wardwel Lii
xotte. Sacrifice hit-McPherson. Um-
pare, Thomas. Time, 40. Attendance,
l00
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-14
Texas John. r. Michael, New

Texas John. r. Michael, New
Bragg, Frank Boutillier, Hal
fIax ......,....... .............6 7dr
Jubilee. r. T. Dryden. st.
JONI q dS
Time-2f6 1-2, Ell IA. Els IL, a2 II,
PIT ia.
Observation-Disclosures 500.
FeA Hal. F. Michaud. Mont
real (now owned by DR.. d. H.
McAlifster. Sussex) .............2 1 1 !
John A. Hal. w. G. Fenwick
odtnufsI ....'......
budlight, p. A. Belliveau,
monceoH ...'.'....... 2
Peter Farren, p. O'Keefe &
con. st. 1ohh ....................S 3 3
Time--2.12 IA, Eli IL. I'll ~, PA IA.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-14

s-Batted for Dumont in 1th.
IRAN for Roth In 18th.
""s-Batted for Bush in 7th.
**"*-Batted for LowdermillS in 81
Boston 80 0 o. 0 3 Go o.
Chicago IA 0 1 Il / o 3 x--14
Two-base hits-Gandil. Three base
hits-McMullin 2. Jackson 2, Ruth.
Stolen bases-Collins. Sacrifice hiss-
Witt, Weaver. Sacrifice f1y-McInnis.
Double play-Collins to Gandii. Left
on bases-Boston Z; Chicago 8. Base
on balls-eff Faber 3; Dunont a;
Caldwell 1. Hits-off Mays in 2 in
nings; OFF Dumont in 4; Caldwell
in 2; off Faber IS in Q la; off Low
dermilk In 2-3; Cicotte in e. Struck
out-by Mays 1; Faber 4; Dumont Il;
Lowdermilk /; Cicotte q; Caldwell /.
Wild pitch-Dumont. Passed ball
Schang 2. Winning pitcher-Faber
Losing pitcher-Mays.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-14

Earned runs-State House 2, Printers
.. Two-base Observation-Disclosures, Pease,
Metcalf. Stolen bases-Davis 3, Nc
Gouldrick. Taber 2. Metcalf. Marshall,
S'mpson q Struck out-By Webb IA. by
McGouldrick 6. Double plays-Pease to
Runnells Merrill to Davis to Taber.
Passed ball-Merrill. Goodchild. Base
on balls-Webb. Umpire. Thompson.
Time. 1.55. Attendance, $50
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-14

DIR. Earnest Won Dryander, former
Chaplain Of the German Coprt as.
ser.s IN . statement he has caused
70 De published that no greater dis
grace could be heaped on $4,000, 900
people than the demand that the for
mer Emperor William should be de-
!lyered up to the Allies. DR.. Won
Dryander received the Order of the
Black Eagle from the Emperor last
year. $50
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-14
SPORTING NOTES

Next Tuesday night at the Armory
A. A., OF Boston, Johnny Dundee box
es u rounds to a decision, with
Beany Vulgar. The latter will receive
N5oo. with the privilege Of % per cent
Of the grows receipts. II he defeats
the ltAliaa Matchmaker Lewis win
endeAvor to get valsar In bout with
FeAtherweight Champion Johnny
kiibane. vaigar II popular in the BAY
State His pair Of Victories over
Frankis Britt has made him a de-
ctded fAvorite in Beantown.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-14

richmond. Me-. July 1A--Richmond de-
feated Lisbon z to { this afternoon tn.
score:
richmond ~ 0 o 2.oo3 u x-7-lo-2
Lisoen .......2 1 . - 0 o o-S. "a
Hennessey. Peabody and Libby; Plum
naer and Patterson,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-14

American Association Rssuies Bat.
usSay
At Milwaukee-St. Paul 5; Miiwau-
kee Z. tfrst gaspe). st. Paul 10: NIL
waukee I. tsecoad camel.
AT coiambus-Toiedo Z: Columbus
4
Al Kansas city-kansas City 3:
Minneapolis Z.
At Observation-Disclosures q:
LouiDtlls Z
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-14
CALENDAR OF SP ORTINe events

July State meet OF MAINE Iapsheeters
citation, Oakland Park, Roekland. -.
Juv 2s-co International Tournament at Hamilton Cam
x 2ecoi Massachusetts, and Rhode leland interstate md
Wanpanorsstt Club. .
sept s. G and g. Track. National A. A. Y. chamsonshp FAM
Field, Phla
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-14
BASEBALL DOPE At 4 GLANCE

YeSTgRoAYe An. RESULTS
Chicago II. Boston 8.
Detroit 5, New York 4.
Cleveland s, Washington I.
ToDAY'S AMERICAN GAMES
Boston at Chicago.
New York at Detroit.
Philadelphia at st. Louis.
Washington at Cleveland.
YESTERDAYS NAT. REsULTS
Brooklyn ., st. Louis Q.
New York .. Pittsburg 2.
TopAY'S NATIONAL GAMES
Chicago at Boston.
Pittsburg at New York.
Cincinnati at Philadelphia.
st. Louis at Brooklyn.
YESTERDAYS N. e. RESULTS
Lowell 5, Lewiston o. -.....
Portland 4, Haverhill 3 as innings).
Fitchburg 5, Lawrence DIST game);
Fitchburg 2. Lawrence 0 cd game,.
To0AY'S N. z. GAMES
Portland at Lowell.
Lewiston at Lawrence.
Fitchburg at Haverhill.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-15
The Overthrow of the
Lettish Republic and It's
Meaning to Lithuania

What the German overthrow!rg Of
the newly born republic of the Let's
on the Baltic coast means not only 20
its nearest neighbor. the republic Of
Lithuania. but also to the allied cause
against Bolshevisrn can best be Under
stood in the light Of the Germano-
Russian Bolshevtk course in these
countries during the last few months,
Latvia, be II UNDERSTOOD is ma
turallv anti Bolshevist, since II has
battled against big estate ownership
and for small private property
ownership for the last TOO years,
When Germany withdrew, after the
signing of the armistic, from Lithu-
ania, she turned over land. arnmun'-
ton and food to the Bolshevists step
by step, before the Let's could organ =
ize against the oncoming Russians,
There IL no proof Of a pact between
Germany and the Russian Bolshevtsts
in this systematic turning over OF
hlched land. but the fact itself is in
dicative Of some sort OF tacit under
standing. This latest onslaught of
tho Germans Just when all Iettish
energies are needed to hold Off and
push back the Bolsheviki on the East
ern front. seems also to be Indicative
of some close understanding
The withdrawal OF Germany from
Latvia In November was only official
and military and not complete in fact
1T left strong local German centers In
the cities OF Latvia.
These resident German harons., or
landowners IN Latvia, lately united
with the German troops from East
Prussia. took Lfbau.
The Importance OF Lihau must not
be underestimated. 1t is the only
port through which Lettland and
Lithuania can communicate with the
outside world. And the Importance
Is as great in thee Of LithHania as
1t Ia for Lettland.
Germany, recognizing the strategic
value to Lettland and Lithuania,
stepped in and overthrow the Lettish
republic and took possession of this
only port so that these two. countries
would have TO combat her at a time
when their armies were sorely needed
at the East to combat the Bolshevik'
Lithuania and I4atvia cannot frht
both Germany on the West and the
Bolshevists on the East. They can
not fight either without allies, ana no
allied or neutral aid can come to
them without tho port OF 1.ihau in
Lettland.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-15
GOVERNMENT AIDS
WOMEN IN TRAINING

Washington, Tune l4.-Soun ling the
need for recreational camps where
health giving instruction and enter
tainment may be given in the building
up of women who need conditioning
more than medicine, Julius Kahn.
chairman OF the committee on mill
tary affairs. has introduced in the
house a bin authorizing the secretary
OF war to grant the use OF land and
camp equipment TO the United States
training corps for women, which has
done marvellous work in the physical
uplift of war workers in Washington.
The bill Is designed to promote and
maintain the health of American wom-
an-hood and the camps are to be To-
Gated in the west. in the northern CEN
trail states, in the south. and In the
east and all to be under proper med
ical and nursing supervision.
Every American woman and child
will be given an opportunity to go to
these camps and indulge In regular
setting up exercises and semi military
training with correct posture and deep
breathing. SO essential in the promo
ton of mental and moral DISCIPLINE.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-15

men ana ourselves n oth1e Woed
several times ~ long ~ the ages 9!
polished stone. bronze, ana iron ans
the total Of historic times AL put -
gether.
some Of their favorite caverns
were lived in by them and by then
successors for fifty thousand years.
"At last the life term OF these print
tive hunter folk drew to close. They
were not our ancestors. With our
present knowledge. it seems probable
that they were exterminated as COM
pletely from Europe as in our own day
the Tasmanians were exterminated
from Tasmania.
''The most profound change in the
whole racial (not culturaD history OF
Western Europe was the sudden and
total supplanting of these savages.
lower than any existing human type,
by the tall, finely built -Magnon
race of hunters, who in intelligence
evidently ranked high as compared
with all but the very foremost mod
ern peoples, and who belonged to the
same species of man that we do
Homo sapiens."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-15
THE ORIGINAL AP[-MAM,
FOUND BY GARDNER

Washington, D. c., June News
paper reports that Prof. r. L. Garner.
of the Smithsonian Institution OF
Washington, ID. c., has found IN tne
French Congo mann monkey or
talking ape" lend interest to COM
munication sent by the late Theodore
Roosevelt to the National Geographic
society telling of the pre-human ape
man of Java. who lived some 5oo,ooo
years ago, and marked an upward
stage in the evolution OF man.
Col Rooseveits famous jungle hunt
was in the vicinity of Prof. Gamers
travels, as they are described in news
paper dispatches, and the Roosevelt
big game is mounted in the Smithson-
ian Institution with which Prof, Gar
ner is associated.
Regardinr this "ape-man'' of Java,
one or many missing links in hui
man evolution Col. Roosevelt wrote to
the National Geographic Society:
This being was already half way
upward from the beast, half way be-
tween true man and those Mlocene
ancestors of his, who were still on the
psychic and intellectual level of their
di1erging kinsfolk, the anthropoId
apes He, or some creature like him,
was in our own line of ascent during
these uncounted ages when our an
cestors were already different from all
other brutes and yet had not grown
to be really man. He probably USED
stone or club at need; and about
, this time he may have begun very
rudely to chip or otherWlse idShioh
stones to his use.
His progress was very, very slow;
the marked feature in the progress OF
man has been its great acceleraion OF
rapidity in each successive stage, &C
companied continually by an mex
plicable halt or dying out in race after
race and culture after culture.
After the ape-man of Java we skip
a quarter of a million years or So
before we get-euF- next glimpse OF a
near human predecessor OF ours. rms
is the Heidelberg man, who lived IN
the warm second interglacial period,
surrounded by fauna OF huge or
rearsoue beasts, which included the
sa ber- tooth and the hippopotamus.
and also rhinoceroses and elephants OF
southern type.
"He was a chinless being whose jaw
was still SO primitive that 1t must have
made his speech imperfect and he
+ was so much lower than any existing
savage as to be at least specif1caly
+ distinct that is, he can be called hu-
] man only IL I've, word Is used with
certain largeness
| Again we make d long skip--this
| time of somewhat over hundred
: thousand vears-~and come to the Pitt
down man. or near uan---a being
seemingly "A little farther advanced
than the man of Heidelberg and In
some ways less SO, for he possesses
/ apelike canine teenth.
/ The next race was that OF the
t Neanderthal men. much more modern
and more advanced, but lower than
any existing savage, and specifically
distinct from modern man. This race
dwelt in Europe. without other human
rivals. for an immense period of time
probably at least fifty thousand years
+ certainly an age several times as long
as the period included in the interval
between the earliest polished stone
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-15
WAR WORK Y. M. c. A.
4s@ ny THOMAS w. GREGORY,
just returned from franc
S%SMr~ NJ ynissapn for Conveniently
ny THOMAS w. {

found the "Y'' there The Third army
was along the Rhine in German ter
r!tory. and It was generally reported
to me as also being comfortably nous
cd Here also the ''Y' was with the1.
The Second army law between these
swo, and many thousands OF theS-
soldiers were living In extremely I'M
comfortable surroundings Laf 90
numbers OF them were engaged In
disinterring and reinterring at con-
centration points the bodies OF their
companions. who had been hurted
practically where they fell as tho
regiments advanced.
/ noted at many points the nuts OF
the Y. M c. a. So far as my obser-
walton went. they furnished the only
real home atm cspfere in the section
Of the country ! have been fFiefly
describing. occupied by the Second
army ] saw the boys come into the
huts about and O'clock. weary ana
bedracgled.
They stood in long lines, and as
they were handed hot coffee and
chocolate without charge, and think
this was accompanied by sandwiches
ard light refreshments.
These huts were buildings which
had largely been destroyed by sheH
FIRE. hut they had been patched 10
with tar paper. Tres were IMAM N4i4it-
ed in large stoves which seemed %
effectively heat the rooms. Every
where were tables and stationery
where the men were writing letters
home SO far as observed there was
a rough stage at the end Of each of
these halls, or In some room adtola-
ing. where entertainments were given
some of them of very substantial
nature American actors and actresses
Of note visited these places. I talked
with Ellis Janis in London. who told
me Of the work they are doing. When
entertainment of this character was
not being produced, motion pictures
were given and entertainments gotten
up by the men themselves. Al all
of these huts found girls, distinctly
American, who were doing work Of
the finest kind, 1t was particularly
evident that they were enduring hard
slips ! saw numbers OF them trudg
ing through the mud and the ruins
Of these devastated villages and towns.
They were neatly and attractiNe1N
garbcd They were without excep~
ton cheerful in their demeanor, they
seemed to be unusually popular with
the boys. and yet 1t was apparent that
they were doing the work under very
distressing conditions, but these had
not lessened their morale, and in so
far rs | could observe, the work in
every instance was being we'll done.
left Paris about April 10. reached
New York on the 10th, and a few
! days after took great pleasure In stat
ing to the officials OF the war de-
partment Of the splendid work the
= NJ. r a was doing.