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up In Ore and smoke. felt good then,
nnd I laid tho wires on the other ware
house and let her 20. But she was too
high and I made . clean miss. Then
was mad, because I had sent that
one over for myself. 30 ! got the croes
wires on the warehouse again and.
I said to myself. ''This II not for any.
body. Just for luck, because I sure
have had plenty Of Il today"
Then the Juice came through the
wires and Into the charge, and away
she went and up went the second
warehouse. That made two directs out
sf three. and I guess II hurt the Turks
some to lose all their smmunition.
The oascer kissed me before I could
tuck and slapped me on The back and
I kssisd over. ] was jDt al IN.
They brought me 10 With rum. and
deg said was sinsing when ! came
10. whsa they tried 70 sing. to show
~ what song II wss. I figured Il was
~0vssl AAs,iss" thsg meant But ]
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CHAPTER XIV.
Je euls 0iesse.

10 suls eleess.
As usual, when We got to Brest there
was rush work day and night on the
Cassard to get her out and supplies Of
all kinds were loaded for our next
visit to the Turks. The French gar
bies were always keen for the trip
back to Brest-they were sure Of load
ing up on tobacco and other things
they needed.
Ny twelfth trip TO the Dardanelles
was different from the others. The
Cassard was doing patrol work At the
time In the neighborhood Of Cape
Hellea. Those Of US who had served
On the Peninsula before were thank.
Ing our stars for the snap We were
having-just cruising around waiting
for something to happen.
We had not been there very long be-
fore something unexpected did happen.
for We ran into two enemy cruisers
which I afterwards heard were tho
VERT and Kaiserliche Marine-one on
the starboard and one on the port.
How they had managed to sneak up
% near US ! do not know. They
opened up on NJ at not much moro
than Q thousand yards and gave u q
hot time from tho start, though with
any kind Of gunnery they should have
done for 10 thoroughly.
We came right back at them and
were getting In some pretty good shota.
! was In the 14-inch gun turret, star.
board bow-my old hangout-and We
were letting them have II about four
shots every dvs minutes and scoring
heavily.
! do not know how loug wo had been
lighting when part Of ssf range finder
Was carried away. u was % hot,
though. and ws wsrs % hard at Il that
such q little thing like that did not
bother No. II 10 hot In any gun turrst.
but ! have always noticed that Il u
hottof there In the Dardansllss than
In any other place. Tho sweat would
simply cake Up on ~, until our faces
were Just covered with . aim Of pow.
dery stun.
But the range andsf was carried
away. and although Il looked bad for
a. ] was feeling % Usod that vol.
sntssrsd 70 70 - 1sok end ~ a.
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os,,zisAA isM b H.my "a I..sas. O., 1,,s.s,

do not believe I came %, singing. b.
cause never sang "Swest Adellnsr
before. that I know Of. or any other
song when anybody was in range. But
! heard II lots Of timss, 70 maybe I
did sing It at that
Then I went to sleep feeling flne.
The next morning the detachment
from the Cassard was Withdrawn, and
I saw some Of the men who had been
In the two trenches, but I was not
near enough to speak to them. So
do not know how they got out.
You never saw q happier bunch in
your life than we were when We piled
into the llfeboats and started for the
Cassard. The old ship looked pretty
good to Us. you can bet, and we said
II we never put our hoofs on that place
again 1t would be soon enough.
We were shelled on our way out to
the Cassard. and one boat was over.
turned. but the men were rescued.
Two men In the launch I was In were
wounded. But we did not pay any
attention to that shelling-the Turks
might Just as well have been blowing
peas at us through soda straw for
all We cared.
I noticed that when We came near
the Cassard the other boats held up
and let our launch get into the lead,
and that we circled around the Cas-
sard's bows and came up On the star
board side. which was unusual. But
I did not think anything Of It until I
came over the side. There were the
side boys lined up. and the Old Man
was there. with the ships steward
beside him.
He took the log book from the stew
ard and showed It to me. and there
was my name on It Now when you
are punished for anything you are
logged. but I could not figure out what
had done to get punished for, so
was very much surprised. But the
Old Man slapped me on the back and
everybody cheered, and then I saw II
was not punishment but Just the op-
posite.
When people ask mo what I have
received my decoration for (Croix d.
Guerre). tell them I do not rightly
know. and that Ii q fact I do moi
know whether II was for going bach
from those trenches or for destroying
the storehouses. So always tell them
got It for working overtime. Tha,
10 what the Limeys say. or u they
have the Victoria cross they say they
got II for being very carslssa A.,
one Of them and ~.
An Of us were certainly glad 70 b
aboard the Cassafd again. and u any
place ever looked like home 70 me Il
was the old ship. Our casualties wers
very high and We wsfs therefore or
dered to put back to BresG We hat
a great little celebration that night
and next morning weighed anchor ant
started back. after clearing for action
was still pretty blue about Muir
ray. but very much relieved a. to ths
safety Of my own skin. and I nguret
that after the Dardanelles and my las
day there they had not made the righl
bullet for me yet The rest Of us fell
about the same way and we were sing
ing all the time.
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other one. got outside the turret
door and across tho deck, got the nee
essary parts and was coming back
with them when received two ma
chine-gun bullets In the right thigh.
One went clear through bone and all
and drilled hole on the other side.
while the other came within an inch
Of going through. The peculiar thing
is that these two were In line above
the wound got at Dixmude. The line
is almost as straight as you could
draw 1t with ruler.
OF course 1t knocked me down and
I hit my head pretty hard crack on
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ShrInss 10 Fexsa

There arc numberless shrinss n
japan dedicated to foxes. Tho badger
II another animal feared BY the super.
stitious Japanese mind. II h believed
TO have power to annoy people, and to
be able to turn into priest at will.
The crying Of wcnsles and tho bnylng
Of dogs nrs considered evil osnsns. and
such insignificant happenings send .
Shudder Through ~ bslisvsrA
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The proper Vehicle.

How foolish some Of these poets
are In their imagery Now. how can
lovers Indy drink TO him with her
eyesf" Couldn't she use looking
glnssf"
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Tsbby Went Along.

Knnsns city, Mo.-wi,h nm eye On
A $50 Persian eat. d flight company
employee" gained entrance to Mrs. N.
u. Jones basement TO inspect wires
when he went Tnbby went with him.
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the steel deck. but was able to crawl
on to the turret door. Just as was
about to enter the gun was fired. That
particular charge happened to be de-
fective. The shell split and caused q
back are and the cordite. fire and gas
came through the breech, which the
explosion had opened.
II must have been q piece Of cordite
which did It but whatever II was, 1t
hit me In the right eye and blinded It
The ball Of the eye was saved By the
French surgeons and looks normal. but
1t pains me greatly sometimes and
they tell me II will always be sight
less.
was unconscious Immediately from
the blow and from the quantity Of gas
which I must have swallowed. This
gas did me . great deal Of damage
and gives mo dizzy spells often to this
day. do not know what happened
during the rest Of the engagement a.
I did not regain consciousness until
three days later at sea. But heard
In the hospital that the French super
dreadnaught Jeanne d'Arc and the
light cruiser Normandy were In It as
well as ourselves. though not at the
time I wns wounded, and that we had
all been pretty we'll battered. The
Cassard lost 90 men In the engage
ment and had 4S wounded. Some Of
our turrets were twisted into all man.
ner Of shapes and part Of our bow
was carried away. One Of our lieu.
tenants was killed In the engagement.
was told that both the Werft and
the kaiserliche Marine were sunk In
this engagement have seen pictures
Of sailors from the Werft who were
prisoners at interment camps.
When We arrived at Brest the
wounded were taken from the ship In
stretchers and after We had been rest
ed for about fifteen minutes on the
dock put Into ambulances and rushed
to the hoscltal. On the way those who
could leaned out Of the ambulance and
had great time with the people along
the streets. many Of whom they knew.
for the Cassard was Brest ship. And
Of course the women md children
yelled. "vlve Ia Franccl" and were
glad to sec the boys agnIn. even
though they were badly done up.
Some Of our men were bnndaged
all over tho facc and head and II was
funny when they Ind to tell their
names to old friends Of theirs. who
did not recognize them. Az soon rs
one Of the Brcst people recognized .
friend on he would go to get cigarettes
and other things for him and nome Of
them almost beat u to the hospital.
do not know. Of course, Just what
the surgeons did TO me. but I heard
that they had my syeball out on my
cheek for almost two hours. At any
rate they saved Il The thigh wounds
were not dangerous In themselves ,nd
II II had not been for the rough treat.
ment they got later on they would be
quite healed BY this time, I am sure.
I really think got little extra at.
tention In the hospital In nnny ways,
for the French were at ali times anx.
ious to show their fricndliness 70
America. Every time my meals were
served there was . little American
nag on the platter and always 4 large
American nag draped over the bed. !
had everything I wanted given to me
at once and when ! was able to, all
The dgarsttss I could smoke. which
were not many.
While was still In bed In tho hos.
pltai I received the Croix do Ouerrc.
which had won at the Dardsnelles.
TIE pfesautstion was made By lieu.
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cemen, From oys.er shrII..

Oyster shells nrc being used cxtcn
sivcly In the Manufacture Of psrtinnt
cement along the const Of the guif Of
Mexico.
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CHAPTER xiv-centlnssd.


When I looked around saw that
eur real position was to the right Of
where the artillery was, and that there
were three lines Of trenches with
French infantry In them. So the
trenches / had come from were more
like outposts than anything else, and
were cut OF. I felt pretty sure, then,
that the boys In them would never
come back alive. because a. soon as
their IRE let up the Turks would ad-
vance. and to keep them back our guns
would have to wipe out our men. and
II they did not, the Turks would. At
drst I was glad I had come out. but
then I remembered what the artillery
ofncer had said and I figured would
have to 60 back and stay with them
or bring them back. Either way there
was not one chance In q hundred that
any Of us would make II. Because
when got through It was really just
. miracle and nobody would have
thought It could happen.
Then the ofiicer told me to 60 back
to the beach. where our naval guns
were. and that was detailed to them.
Maybe you do not think I was gladf
But there was rough work still ahead
Of me. because when I got behind the
third line saw a wide open field that
was light gray from the shell smoke
hanging over It, and I could see the
flashes where the big ones were doing
their work, and I had to 60 through
that field.
I fen time and again, sometimes
when I thought q shell was near. and
sometimes when I had no reason for
tt-only was thirsty again. and was
shivering all the time. and was %
weak I could not have choked . gold
ash. I do not remember hardly any
thing about going through that field.
and you might say the next thing I
knew was when I was overtaken BY
Q dispatch runner. and got in q tin
tub at the side Of q motorcycle and
was taken to the guns.
I felt ready for q Rip Van Winkle
nap then, but the ofiicer in command
WOuAu oVt ick ucs ne buiu Sucy Wekc
short Of gunners-the terrific Smelling
had killed OF dozens Of them-and a
hs knew I could point q gun he had
ordered them over the telephone to
get No to the beach as fast As possi-
be. He spotted the two warehouses
I have spoken Of for me and said II
was up to ~ to put them out Of COM
mission. The gun was 14-inch naval,
and that looked good to me. 20
bucked up Q lot. The warehouses were
about 10 or II miles away. ! should
Judge. and about 30 or 40 yards apart.
felt very weak. a have said.
and shivered every once In . while.
- I did not think I could do much
cunning worth whistling at But they
loaded the old 14-inch and made ready,
and We got the range and all was set.
The officer told me to let her ride.
90 / said to myself. This 10 one for
you. Murray. old boy. Let's 60 from
here"
80 I sent that one along and she
landed direct and the warehouse went
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lake FIr,, PLACE. Freddy.

Teacher whnt IN tho capital Of CML
ifornIn1
Freddy Fangle-Its glorious "a
mattel
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Ex-Cunner and Chief Petty Officer, u
Member of the Eoreidn Ledion Of

gsment with The 0eorgs Matthew Adams oRvise
Evening journal., 1919-08-15

wholesaler or retailer is making on TN
reasonable profit.
"All dealers in sugar, except retailers
doing a gross business Of 100000 or
less annually" said the circular. ARE
still subject 10 license under the food
control act IN addition TO The pro-
visions Of the law itself the regulations
governing dealers I'm sugar prohibit the
licensee from charging an exorbtant,
unreasonable or unfair commission,
profit or storage charge They also pro-
vide that resales within the same trade
without reasonable justification, II
tepding 20 result in a higher market
PRIZE TO The retailers or consumers, will
be dealt with on an unfair practice"
All members OF the House now alb
sent from Washington were ordered by
majority aud minority leaders late to-
day 10 return at once so that legislation
dealing with the high cost Of living
might be taken up Monday.
Less than one hundred members were
In attendance at Yesterdays session.
and the leaders obtained the names and
present addresses Of absentees and noti-
Ned them by wire 10 return forthwith.
The kilograms were sent by Republi-
can Leader Mondell and Minority Lead
er CLARK after a conference at which II
was agreed 10 take up living cost leg
islalion next week.
Mayors Of 30 New Jersey cites will
appear before the House Agriculture
Committee Monday TO demand that
something be done by Congress TO re-
duen fha bfrb eogl Of living
Mayor Glllen, Of Newark, saw Chair
Evening journal., 1919-08-15

man Hsugen today.
I'VE expect TO have big delegation
the mayor said, "and we Will march up
this hin to let Congress know that the
situation demands immediate atten-
ton"
Appropriations totalling nearly $780,
600 with which to help carry out the
Presidents suggestions for reducing
living costs We're asked Of Congress by
the Agriculture Department.
Secretary Houston wrote that the
funds requested would be used I'm fur
nlshlng the people OF the country In
formation regarding the stocks Of food
products held in storage and retail food
prices. This Information would be rls-
seminated through newspapers and
otherwise and would be published
every day or two.
Organizations would be established
by the department in 20 large cities TO
gather and make this information
available. these organizations supple
mentlng those now maintained. The
cites named were New York, Chicago,
Philadelphia, ST. Louis. Boston, Cleve-
land, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Los An
geles, Buffalo, san Francisco, MIL
waukee. Cincinnati, New orleans. Min
neapolis, Washington. Seattle, Kansas
City, Portland, Ore, and indianapolis.
Search the Want Ads for opportun-
tiles in business partnerships.
Evening journal., 1919-08-15
To PROSECUTE
ALL FOOD GOUGERS
Palmer Warns De ale r S
Who Disregard Pric.
Lists

WASHINGTON, Aug IS. - Attorney
seneral Palmer told the Senate Agrl-
sulture Committe yesterday that It was
lls intention TO prosecute all dealers
N necessaries selling above the prices
% be determnd by price committees in
sitles and counties as fair and just
Through license regulations and the
power Of the Food Administration TO
procure the cancellation Of licenses, the
Department OF Justice hopes TO reach
some cases Of pronteering i'm sugar That
would be more difllcult Of the criminal
provisions Of the Food Control Act
This position of the department was
made plain in a Circular sent to Federal
district attorneys yesterday calling 30
ieniion that food administration ON
-ials had taken the position that sugar
MOULD not retail for more than n cents
, pound, and that 'where it is retailing
for more 10 indicates that either The
Evening journal., 1919-08-15

Search the Want Ads for Opportun-
tiles in business partnerships.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-18
TO PICKET HOMES
OF SCHOOL BOARD

Provided the Board Of Education
refuses 10 grant a final request by
the Parents League for a hearing
in the case Of Roscoe c. Bruce. as
sistant superintendent Of schools.
this afternoon. the homes OF the
members Of the board will be picket
ed. officials of the league announced
today.
The decision to picket the homes
OF the school officials was reached
al a mass meeting in the First Bap-
fist Church, Twenty seventh street
and Dumbarton avenue northwest
last night.
According to the plans Of the
Parents League, the home OF Dr.
Van Sehaick, jr. and one or two other
members Of the board will not be
picketed.
DR.. Van Schaick has been a con-
sistant champion of the teachers and
organized labor in their controver-
sizes with the board. and as a result
he is looked upon as being extreme
ly fair minded" by the colored people.
Representatives of the executive
committee Of the Parents League
conferred with members Of Congress
this morning on the question Of
carrying the Bruce light above the
heads Of the members Of the board.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-18
Where D. c. Yanks May
Register For Medals

Soldiers. sailors. marines. Dis
trict citizens desire to present
you medals OF appreciation for
your war work. Medals will be
given to all men who enlisted or
were drafted from the District or
who served with District OF Co
lumbia units.
Medals will be presented July 4.
Register tomorrow. Registra-
ton booths will be open this
week at:
The District building from Q
a. m. to 4:3O p. m.
The National Guard Armory,
Az L street northwest, from 0
a. m. to II p. m.
Room s35 Southern building.
Fifteenth and H streets northwest.
o a. m. to 4:30 p. m.
Enlisted men must present dis
charge papers or certified copies
OF the same. or II still in the SER
vice, a note from a commissioned
officer OF your unit
Commissioned officers will be
registered on their own state
ments Of their war records.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-18
owls" NAMED TO
TRY NIGHT SODAS

A night food inspection force. which
will visit soda fountains, soft drink
establishments. and lunch rooms, was
organized today by the District
Health Department
DR.. r. r Ashworth, chief food in
spector. has assigned FIVE men. and
these men will begin work tonight. A
systematic method. which will enable
the inspectors to visit all places at
least once or twice week, Will be
followed by the inspectors.
The night force was organized at
the suggestion Of DR.. William c.
Fowler. District Health Department
The owners OF these establish
ments seem to think the work of the
Health Department is over when our
,ffice closes at 40" DR.. Fowler said.
and we are having this night serv-
&c because of this impression. l have
10 desire to prosecute any of these
men. but I am determined that the
Washington public shall be pro-
,ected. There is no reason why the
owners Of these establishments can
rot comply with the sterilization laws
II the District"
Last week DR. Ashworth said S152
vas either paid in fines or forfeited
n Police Court by persons violating
he sterilization laws.
I'VE are catching violators OF this
aw each day" DR.. Ashworth says,
and we will continue our campaign
all summer. ] expect to obtain good
results from my night force
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-18
1900 REGISTER
FOR WAR MEDALS

Fifteen hundred men and womeq
who saw service during the war, reg
istered yesterday to receive war med
ais provided by the citizens of the
District. These medals will be pre-
scented on the morning OF July 4.
Constant streams OF men crowded
the registration. booths at the District
and Southern buildings and the Ma
tional Guard Armory.
Brig. Gen. Richard D. Simms. in
charge OF the registration work. to-
day urged that service men and wom-
en- be sure to sign up before Satur-
day.
President Wilson's hrst public ad-
dress following his return from Eu-
rope, will probably be his appearance
Eefore Washington's war heroes when
they receive the mdaIs presented to
them on July 4. The President has
agreed to be the principal speaker
Of the occasion. il he is in Washing
ton on that date. and it is expected
he will present a proclamation to the
young men and women Of the nation.
Secretary OF War Baker will have
actual charge of the presentation OF
the medals to the enlisted men. Off
GERS and nurses OF the army. Secre-
tary Daniels is expected to take
charge of the navy presentation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-18
PLANS
CIVIL SERVICE
APPEAL BODY
Congressman Offers Bill to Es-
tabIish Adjustment Board.
Calls Service Too Autocratic.

A United states Civil Service Board
of Adjustments to constitute court
Of appeals for employees in tine classi-
fled civil service OF the United States
is provided for in a bill introduced
in the House by Congressman Kelly
Of Pennsylvania.
Il hold that we have today the
most autocratic civil service in the
world" Mr. Kelly said today in dis
cussing his bill.
I'VE encourage a man to enter the
civil service. and then insist on his
specializing in some branch OF the
service. He give the best part OF
his life to that particular branch and
then-some chief clerk OF bureau
head fires him out. There is not even
a pension fund or retirement plan BY
which he can provide against old age.
NIEEardIy Salaries.
The niggardly salaries the civil
service offer are such that could not
recommend to a friend Of mine that
he enter the service. Some radical
changes should be made.
Cases have come to my attention
during the years I have been in the
House where civil service employees
have been kicked out Of the service
on the merest pretXt. In one case In
particular a man specialized in a post
office department. He was dis
charged recently His wife and four
children were dependent on him The
higher officials Of the postof1ce de-
clined to interfere because they did
not care to take issue with the local
official. who. they said. was more IA
miIiar with local conditions and par
ticuIarIy with the case in question
The bill creating a court OF appeals
for employees of the civil service, Mr..
Kelly believes, would offer a solution.
It would give an employee the oppor-
tunity to appeal in case OF unfair
treatment.
No appeal can be taken, howevr.
until the Organization Of which the
employe is a member has agreed 10
take it up.
Collective Bargaining.
The bill recognized collective bar
gaining either by independent organ'-
cations or by a union.
Should an employee be discharged bv
a chief clerk in a Government de-
partment in Washington, or else
where. and should that employe feel
that he was dismissed without cause.
he could appeal to his local organiza-
ton. or if no organization existed. to
his associates in that particular de-
partment. Should the organization
decide that an appeal is warranted.
one member or a grievance commit
tee would carry it to the court Of So-
| peals.