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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-08-02

pals and whatever else came handy
out to the boys. Three times shells
crashed through what was left Of the
roof Of the building in which the
Y. M. G. A. had set up shop, but they
kept on at their work and ran the
canteen there for three weeks, until
they were shifted to the Argonne.
While at Benny Willis was busy in
the canteen one night when two off.
GERS entered. They wore uniforms OF
the Fiftieth French artillery. The
canteen was full of doughboys get
ting cigarettes and chocolate, and the
Frenchmen, who seemed in great
hurry, picked up several pieces OF
chocolate and started to 60 out. Then
they hesitated and turned back toward
the counter. AS they did so dough-
boy heard one Of them say to the
other, "Wie vfel?" (How muchO. :
A group of eight or ten doughboys
entered at that moment, and in thd
crowding and jostiing and dim light
the soldier who had heard the remark
When he looked for them again they
had vanished. Headquarters was tel
ephoned that spies had been in the
canteen, but the pair made good their
escape in the darkness.
In the Argonne drive Willis was at
work, in a first-aid station when Cap
tain Baker was wounded In the bar
rage. Willis went back through the
barrage, serving as a litter bearer,
and helped carry wounded down
through the mud for four kilometers
to the ambulances.
Two days before the last drive in
the Argonne Willis went back into the
village of ROmagne to get supplies for
first-aid station. AS he entered the
town the Germans opened up on it
shell sent over landed in the street
within twenty-five feet of him. The
shell killed two soldiers On truck,
setting fire to the gasoline tank and
cremating one Of the men. Two others
were killed and thirty wounded, one
of whom was Willis, piece of steel
being driven through his foot.
The field hospital to which he was
taken had been shelled ten minutes
before he arrived, and four hospital
attendants and several engineers had
been wounded. A few minutes later
some German airmen came over and
bombed the place, one Of the bombs
ripping a piece of cloth from under
the head of doughboy two stretchers
away from the Y. NJ. G. A. man. I'll
doughboy was not even scratched.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-08-02
IS HIT BY SHE'LL Which
KILLS FOUR OF UNCLE
SANS MEN
Y, M. c. A. Man Returns With Story
OF Finding Huns In French
Uniforms.

Under shell fire and gas for three
weeks, the buildings in which he ran
his canteen hit six times, and finally
knocked out by a shell which killed
four men, wounded thirty and put him
in hospital for two months, Guy A.
Willis, a Grand Rapids lumberman,
has returned on crutches from France
with some evidence of the zeal with
which the Y. nj. G. A. canteen men
worked with the troops in the st. Mi
hiel and Argonne drives.
Willis was attached to the Three
Hundred and Fifty-fifth regiment
Eighty-ninth division. In the Toul
sector, which the division held until
the st. Mihiel drive began, Willis
7. M. G. A. outfit had a canteen near
Mont Sec, at Beaumont, and one of
his pleasant jobs was to drive almost
daily around the famous Dead Mans
curve on trips to get supplies for his
canteen. Willis entered Benny, in the
st. Nihiel drive, three hours after
the Germans had been thrown out
of it.
In a shell-wrecked building he found
q German kitchen with three big caul-
drons. For several nights he made CO.
coa-hundreds Of gallons night
which was rushed In cans, shell cases,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-08-02
Qf2l( Re- ;|(i|| 4[(Il|
SOLDIER BOY KICKS
AGAINST Y.M.C.A.
Serves 1t on Toast With Garnish OF
Scotch Blessings, but the Cap
tain "Stumps" Him.

''Tf every kick and knock against the
Y. M. G. A. service overseas could
have been handled as an American
captain know treated one case In his
company there would be more in the
air of what the 'Y' did and less Of
what they failed to d." said John NJ.
Currie of Melrose, Mass, who Is just
home from operating Red Triangle
huts In the Calais and Ypres sectors.
The censor one evening came across
letter from boy to his folks back
home, in which the "Y' was PANIED
and served on toast with garnish Of
all the Scotch blessings and reverse
English the boy had on hand. Now
the censor is pretty tired man, and
I should not have blamed him If he
had let that letter 60. But there was
an extra strong touch of exaggeration
in it that reused the censor's sense of
justice.
So he sent the letter to the captain
Of the boys company and the captain
called the boy in. This is the CONVEX
sation that followed:
did you write this letterT'
"Yes, sir"
"Read it over-is there anything
there you'd like to change before 1t
Is sent?"
"No, sir"
Then there was short pause, In
which the captain studied the boy
and the boy set Is jaw stubbOrnly.
Finally:
"Where did you get this letter."
"The ~ sir"
"Who gave you the paper"
"The ~ sir"
"It's warm and cozy, and something
like home there, isn't it?"
eyes, sir"
"Where do you get your cigarettes.
candy, etc.?'
"The " sir"
you're always sure of finding what
you want there?"
eyes, sir"
"You go to the movies and a real
show occasionally"
EYES, sir"
"Who runs them?"
'"The ~ sir"
Doesn't cost you cent, does tt?'
"No, sir"
There was another pause, and the
boys face was redder and his express
sion softer. Then:
"If you don't mind, sir, I'd like to
see that letter again"
Without word he took 1t from the
officers hand, tore it once across, and
dropping it into the basket made his
salute, turned on his heel and walked
out.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-08-02
CUSTER VETERAN
: NOW WITH Y. M. CA,
Survivor of "BattIe of Big Horn" Tour
ing Southern Department Tell
Ing Experiences.

Col. Theo. w. Goldin, a veteran Of
Clusters famous Seventh cavalry, has
for many months been devOting all Of
his time to war work with the Army
Young Mems Christian association.
He Is now on tour visiting all mill
tary camps In the six states of the
Southern Military department enter
tanning the soldiers with stories Of the
great West Of the long ago.
Colonel Goldin has had an unusual
and picturesque career on the frontier
as soldier, government scout and quar-
termaster clerk, having participated in
several Indian campaigns, among
them the Battle Of the Big Horn"
where Custer and some five hundred
veterans went down before ten times
their number Of Indians. He has been
In the Army Y. M. G. A. work since
November, 1917, serving first at Fort
Bliss and later at Preside. He has
been booked by the educational bu-
reau of the Southern Department Army
Y. NJ. G. A. for a speaking tour in
Southern department camps.
Colonel Goldin owes his life to the
fact that during the battle Of the Big
Horn he was serving as regimental
clerk, and In that capacity was doing
duty as mounted orderly. He was
sent to Major Reno, some three miles
away, with dispatches; but even then,
during most Of the ride, he was a tar
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-08-02
FIVE "Y" MEN GET
CROIX De GUERRE
OF Two Latest to Receive Great
Honor, One Wounded by Shell.

According to q cablegram from
France Henry Wharton of Chestnut
Hill, Philadelphia, Pa, the president
of a coal company in that city, and
Benton V. Johnson, a real estate man
of Detroit, Mich, both Y. M. &. A.
workers in France, have been decorat-
ed with the croiX de guerre. General
Petain himself presented them. Their
decorations increased to five the num-
Der of Y. M. C. A. workers receiving
the croix de guerre.
Their citations, which were given to
them at general headquarters, COM
mended the two for their work under
shell fire with the Twentysixth divi-
sion, and especially mentioned their
zeal and devotion in carrying aid to
the wounded under very violent
bombardment.'
Both men have followed their divi-
sion, which has been in the thickest
of the fighting, to several fronts. They
worked as stretcher bearers in the
Toul sector, at Chateau Thierry and in
the Argonne woods. Their job was to
carry the wounded through the
trenches, often several hundred yards,
until it was possible to leave the
trench for the road, where they put
them on stretchers~ and carried them
under fire to the dressing station.
While engaged in this work last
simmer Mr.. Johnson was wounded by
shell fragments and forced to spend
two weeks in the hospital. He re-
ceived his former citation for his
services at this time.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-08-02
KEEP FIT FOR HOME
SLOGAN OVERSEAS
Pershing Issues Order Designating
Y. M. C. A. to Supervise
Athletics.

! Paris.-General Pershing's position
regarding the Y. M. G. AS manage
ment of athletic activities in the
American expeditionary forces is set
forth in the following army order:
1.-THE Y. M. c. A., with the approval
of the commander in chief, has organ
lied department of athletics and is
prepared to give every assistance in
the development of general athletics
and the arrangement and management
of competitions between military units.
at has a large number of specially
! trained physical directors in mass
play and other athletic activities now
I'm its ranks in France. One of these
will be attached to the staff of each
division and separate unit, and will
be designated in orders as the divi-
sional Cor unit athletic director, and
under supervision Of the division ath
, letic officer will be charged with the
responsibility for the arrangement,
management and general conduct Of
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-08-02
MAYBE The SOLDIER
DOESN'T GO TO CHURCH
But These Figures Will Prove llluml-
mating to the Skeptic-0nly
4,523,343 Attend.

If every man, woman and child In
the state Of Texas, plus the entire
population of New Orleans. La, were
to unite in going to church on one
Sunday the mobilization would still be
less than the attendance at religious
meetings in the Army Y. M. G. A.
buildings in the Southern department
The total attendance at 24,70O such
meetings in the "Y' huts was 1923 ,343,
according to figuses compiled by the
religious work department of the Army
Y. NJ. c. A. at San Antonio, Tex.
At these meetings 74,457 soldiers re-
quested prayers-a number greater
than the population of Oklahoma City,
The number Of Christian decisions
made by these soldiers was 69,929-
more than the number of people in Ell
Paso, Tex. Christian purpose re-
,newed by soldiers at such meetings
reached the big total Of 66,581.
The number Of personal Christian
interviews which the "Y" secretaries
they visited the buildings was 31S,246.
or equal to the combined populations
of Dallas, Fort Worth and Houston,
Tex. These secretaries also secured
from the men q number of other for.
ward-step decisions, including the fol,
lowing: To read the Bible, III 1853; to
pray, 34,097; temperance, 1886; anti,
profanity, 9,342; personal purity, 49,.
500; antigambling, 6925.
Records from November l, 1917, to
December 81, 1913 show that 1880
Bible classes We're organized with a
total enrolment of 1902 men. These
classes held 1895 sessions and had an
attendance of 345, 59S. 1t was not until
May /, 1918, that records were made
of the number of teachers used at
these classes, but from that time to
December 81 there were ,446 soldier
teachers and 1888 civilian teachers
engaged in conducting the classes.
Copies Of the Scriptures distributed
to soldiers reached 539,6S3, or one
each for every person in the states Of
New Mexico and Arizona. Religious
literature given out from June /, 1918,
to December 81 numbered $50, 249
pieces.
Visiting sick soldiers was part of
the duty of religious work secretaries,
and for the period for which records
were kept the number of such visits
made was 996.192, almost equal to the
population of Colorado with most of
the people in Kansas City, Mo-, thrown
In to balance the measure.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-08-02
DEPARTMENT ADVISES ON
PLUMBING AND CURTAINS
New Bureau Opens in Y. w. c.
A. Overseas Office.

A new department of finance has
been organized by the Y. W. G. A. for
It's work In France. Miss Constance
Clark of Pasadena, Cal, Is the execu-
tive. Miss Clark before her recent
coming to France was director Of the
big Y. w. G. A. Hostess House at Camp
Lewis, Washington.
All contracts, leases and rentals for
new buildings will be handled by
Miss Edith Austin Of New York City,
an experienced architect and builder,
who viii work through this newly Gre
ated section.
Plans for remodellng and decorat-
Ing rooms, clubs and hostess houses
taken over by the Y. W. G. A. will be
ia the hands Of Miss Mary Buchanan,
an interior decorator, who comes orig
inally from Scotland, but who has been
working in France for the American
Y. w. G. A since the beginning of its
war work there.
In addition, the department Is COM
piling lists, suggestions and general
shopping guides for all the buying Of
the Association in France, including
all kinds of building equipment from
cretcnne curtains to plumbing sup
plies.
A cafeteria expert will have a place
IN the department to act as general adj
visor on restaurant and cafeteria prof.
Gets Of the Association throughout
France.
In short, the department is to be
more than finance alone 1t is to be a
kind Of general advisory department
and clearing house for all other de-
partments in the French aSsociaton-
- department w!','s dollars viii II
measured up again,t deeds and need
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-08-02

Indians. AS government scout and
courier, he served under Gen. Nelson
A. Miles at the Tongue River canton
nent and later with his old regiment
ut Fort Meade. In 1879 he was in
Arizona with different regiments at
war with the Apaches. Later he car
ried dispatches for time between old
Fort Bliss, near Ell Paso, to the vari-
GUS posts as far down the border as
Eagle Pass.
AS Y. NJ. G. A. man, he worked with
the Kansas City association, and
among colleges and universities In
Oklahoma, Missouri and Kansas. For
several months he served at Oklahoma
City in the boy scout work.
Colonel Goldin was awarded the
Congressional Medal Of Honor for his
services In 1876 during the Custer cam
paign.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-08-02
| athletic activities throughout TIN

athletic activities throughout TIN
unit"
In another section Of the order, pro
vision Is made for mass athletics and
competitions for every possible man
an all-point company athletic cham
pionship and official A. E. F. cham
pionships in a wide variety of sports
"Keep Fit for Home" Is now the slo
gan. If the period of demobilizatioG
is not to be, as Doctor Mott has put
it, "a period Of decentralization" for
many men, attractive, constructive
physical activities must Immediately
be substituted. To certain degree q
continuation of military drill will meet
the situation, but the games and play
informal and competitive, will be
found the best agency to meet the call
for physical well-being.
There will be physical expression OF
some sort, particularly during the lei
sure time of the soldier. Shall it be
destructive, disorderly and dull-or
constructive, orderly and Interestingly
The army has decided for the latter
1t has adopted a program maintaining
q wise balance between the amount OF
drill necessary to maintain military eff,
ficiency and discipline and the amount
of play necessary to keep men physi,
cally stimulated, and SO the response,
bility for the play side Of this pro-
gram for the 100000 men in France
is placed upon Y. NJ. G. A. athletic
directors, experts in their profession
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-08-02
Manader Makes Club.

II you don't believe a good manager
makes good ball club, take look at
he Phlllies and Jack Coombs.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-08-02

American NJ distributing bars of chocolate to
Siberia NJ c. chocolate cigarettes
extreme front lines and sold them elsewhere Writing
all supplies
the Y M A. ordered by the
the goods would have cost them In the
ct
In of officials finally Y. NJ
rescue
United
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-08-02

get for q number of long grange shots
taken at him by the Indians. He was
with Major Reno during the remainder
Of the fight, which lasted two days.
Among other campaigns he took part
In was what was known as the 'Big
Horn and Yellowstone Expedition"
which was probably the largest single
expedition ever sent out against hostile
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-08-02
Recalling Trade.

Derrill Pratt is still playing second
base for the Yankees, but of the lot
traded to the Browns for him-Nuna-
maker, Hendryx, Gedeon, Shocker Cul-
lop and Maisel-all but Gedeon and
Shocker have gone elsewhere
Evening journal., 1919-02-03
ACTIVE AS BANKER
At Age OF 81
George S. Capelle. Octo-
genarion. Attributes Health
to Fresh Air. Exercise
BUSINESS FRIENDS
CONGRATULATE HIM

George S. Capelle, chairman Of the
Board OF Directors OF the Wilmington
Trust Company, received congratula-
tions yesterday upon his eignt-foUrth
birthday anniversary. Mr.. Capelle had
not mentioned his approaching birth
day anniversary to any Of his friends
but they had not forgotten the date
and he was the recipient yesterday OF
a large number Of fluctuations convey
ed through personal calls and through
the mail.
Mr. Capelle spent the day quietly
at home, No. 1904 Delaware avenue, ,e-
ceiving his visitors There was no spe-
ciai observance TO mark the day.
Although an octogena7ian, Mr.. Ca
pelle has the energy and appearance ol
a man twenty years younger He
partly attributes his good health. "
plen.y OF fresh air and exercise, and
generally walks TO his office each morn
ing
Mr. Capelle is a native son Of New
Castle. First as a hardware merchant
and later as a banker, he has been
prominently identified with the indus
trial progress OF Wilmington for the
past half century and more. His kindly
personality and charm have made Mr.
Cspelle one OF the best liked and pop
ular Of the oity's well known men.
Evening journal., 1919-02-03
SUE TO RECOVER ON
STOCK MARKET DEAL

Suit Of Frank d. Lsckey. William \.
Barnard, Jr., and William J. Lackey
trading as r. d. Lackey and Company
AGAINST John r. Wilson for the recov-
erv OF sl,523.72 alleged to be due the
plaintiffs from Mr.. Wilson on stocks
and bonds transactions. was started be
fore Judges Rice and Heisel In Superior
Court this morning. Hearing OF testl-
mony in the case viii be resumed this
afternoon.
Richard S. Rodney represents the
plaintiffs, and L. Irving Handy the de-
fendant.
The plaintiffs are stock brokers al
No. 923 Market street, this city, aLo
allege that the amount mentioned Is
balance due them for purchases ano
sales for Mr.. Wilson's stock markel
account from October ~. 1915. TO Jan
uary 1. 1917.
In his own defense Mr. Wilson testl'
ned that In the statement OF his ac'
count sent him by Lackey and Com
pany In October. 1915. the Arm latel
discovered an error OF $4,000. He testi
ned that while he was III with typhoid
fever during November, 1916 he sen
the firm an order by his wife to sell al
his stocks at a profit He claims ina
their fallure 10 sell caused him 10 los'
a pront OF s2,9O5 so instead OF belns
Indebted 10 the firm 30 the amount be
ing sued for.
Il was brought out that Mr Wilson
was able 10 get outdoors on December
g7. 1916. and that II he had sold MS
stocks himself that day he would nave
Melted a profit OF more than 5000.
Evening journal., 1919-02-03
PREACHERS FAVOR
STATE DRY LAW

The Ministerial Union ,interdenomi-
national), adopted a number Of resolu-
tions this morning. The first resolu-
ton endorsed the passage Of the State
wide prohibition bill, now before the
Legislature, which would permanently
do away with liquor selling in Delaware
after July 1. This bill would be OF per-
manent duration instead Of being a war
measure like the Federal prohibition
amendment which. the Delaware Legis-
lature has ratified.
Secondly. the Union went on record
as being in favor Of the passage OF the
minimum wage bill.
Thirdly, the Union adopted a resolu-
tion opposing Internationally any relax
alton Of the Sunday observance laws,
and against the bill now before the
Legislature which would do away with
some OF the blue laws.
The Ministerial Union has also en-
dorsed the educational bin prepared by
the city committee providing changes in
the Wilmington School Board and
school financial control.
Evening journal., 1919-02-03
DELEGATION URGES MORE
PAY FOR STATE JUDGES

marked: Il would Ike TO SEQ a Gov.
ernor under present conditions try Ia
make appolntm Its TO .he bench. II
would be impossible at the salary 10
get lawyers capable OF serving 10 ac-
cepi an appointment II this is true.
II is plain that an increase OF salary
Is necessary, as the judges feel tho
high cost Of living as much as anyone
else"
In the Wilmington delegation were
former Attorney-Generals Herbert II.
Ward, Robert II. Richards and Andrew
Z. Gray; Josiah Marvel. William w
Knowles and Caleb 2. Burchenal, rep
resentlng the New Castle County Bar 4.
former. Stale Senator George w.
Sparks. William p. White, Joseph
Chandler, representing the Grand Jury
which recommended the proposed in
crease, and Abraham Bachrach There
were also representatives from the
Kent and Sussex county Bar Assocla-
tions.
Evening journal., 1919-02-03
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
PLAN OUT soon
President Wilson Expects
to Finish His Draft
Tbs Week
SAID TO AGREE
WITH ENGLISH IDEA
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
PARIS, Feb. 3.-Presldent Wilson will
begin his fight for formation OF the
league Of nations program before the
end OF the week.
Refreshed by a day Of complete rest
the President, following his address on
the league. before the Chamber OF Depu-
ties this afternoon was 10 confer with
the special committee, which is work
ing on the details OF the leagues out
line. In this meeting, TO be held at the
Hotel Crillon. work was 10 be taken up
on the definite constitution Of the
league, upon which seye. al tentative
agreements have already been reached.
Wilson's speech before the Chamber
OF Deputies marks the flrst time in more
than seventy years, that a foreign per-
sonage has spoken from the tribune In
that hall
Paul Deschanel. president OF the
chamber, was selected 10 greet the
President, in the presence OF President
Polnca. c, Premier Clemenceau and
other celebrities The situation was
similar to that OF an address before a
Joint session OF the American Congress
as members Of the French Senate sat
with the deputies The President was
escorted into the chamber by detaoh-
ment OF the republican guard.
The President Is working In the
closest unanimity with Lord Cecil and
General SHUTS on the draft Tor the
constitution OF the league, which pro-
vides for a permanent organization 10
meet regularly and 10 have machinery
for arbitration and economic punish
ments. Complete agreement on the
frame work Is generally anticipated be-
fore Premier Lloyd George leaves for
London at the end OF the week.
President Wilson met with the peace
bureau today. This morning the Balkan
situation was dismissed, with partielar
reference 10 Greece's political and ter
ritorial claims Premier Venizelos was
the principal speaker.
The President has under cons'dera-
tion plans for reporting progress OF the
peace conference regularly 10 Congress
in the future. Reports from the United
States indicate the need OF explaining
the details OF various problems being
worked out as a misunderstanding Is
obvious The tone Of Congressional de-
bates is liable to result In misappprc-
hension by the other delegates here.
When Wilson arrives in the United
States three weeks hence-he Is sched-
uled to sail February i4-he expects
SUFFICIENT progress TO have been made
for a comprehensive report TO Con-
gress. After that. important negotia-
tions will be reported TO the American
legislative body as they transpire.
Col. House is recovering rapidly and
is expected 10 take a full part In the
peace work this week.