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The Carlisle independent., 1919-08-07

Messrs. c. D. Gonrey. A. E. Moran and Harbin of Stuttgart were here Tuesday looking for a building in which to open up their Fordson tractor and sup
 ply house. They will handle diff ferent, lines of machinery and will carry Il full line of supplies for everything they haudie i.
The Carlisle independent., 1919-08-07
Contributed

Tie editor Of the Independent requests me to give more in the way of an account of what 1 saw and bow 1 was impressed with the country and conditions on my trip to California and more particularly to the advantages. if any. it offered over this sec ton of the South.
 l have been asked by friends if 1 had algood time; was 1 going to leave here? How do you like the country? What was the cost of such a trip, Etc. Told that 1 looked good, must have had plenty to eat, suggested beer and plenty of good wine. etc I'll answer yes. a most splendid time. best of all meeting and mingling with ny long lost boy, his good wife and a darling pre- c;ous granddaughter who has had two birthdays Next, the meeting of friends and acquaint ances of my childhood found on the trip. No, 1 do not contem- plate leaving here Some parts of the country Ia very small DOT tion) is very desirable place to live. the major part. just the re verse. The cost was nothing compared to results in happiness and knowledge acquired. open ing up to my mind the great pos abilities of our own section. Some day these possibilities will be realized and then Califor s nians will be moving this way. I set my figure at S400 for the expense of myself and brother, Dcde, but failed to collect Sl5 promised me before l started, the amount being S385. including tourist tickets. However 1 left a small reserve with friend Cam. eron, of the Dairymen Bank and a suggestion from neighbor Gil lespie at our Nj. W. A. meeting that 1 wire my distress to the camp, Charges coilectj encour. aged me to believe I would not suffer greatly. Of this sum I re- turned with three pennies to the good, I feel somewhat hattered but hope to look good for some time yet.
 No our limited finance would not permit of departure from usual habit or indulgence to start with, and July 1st the lid was on, wine locked up. and beer banished to Ola Mexico.
 I crossed the Rio Granda with a pass from U. S. which was promptly o. k.'d on crossing the bridge A warning ot $5o00.00 fine and ? years against bring ing liquor across except what 1 could bring under my oelt, cou- pied with fact that limit on pass as to tune and that I had just eaten a square meal. compelled me to stick closer to habit than I otherwise might have
 We purchased pictures and view books from place to place and will be glad to show them to our friends particularly the lit tie folks, who we like to enter tain when we conveniently can, and which better describe the places we visited and the things we saw. If interested will write about them at some future time.
 Yours truly.
 o. T. Muzzy
The Carlisle independent., 1919-08-07

Season tickets for Chautauqua adults. S2.Oo; children between the age of and 15. S1.00. Chil- dren under seven free, if accom- panied by older person
The Carlisle independent., 1919-08-07

and seconded by J. R. Moery that J. R. Roman be elected al ternate in case Mr. DuCharme cannot go. Moved and seconded that the meeting adjourn.
 (Signed) l.. $. Robertson,
 Acting Sec'y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-16
GEN. IRELAND HON0RED
BY SCOTTISH INSTITUTION
Royal College of Edinburgh Con-
fers Fellowship on Surgeon Gen
eral of q. S. Army.

The Royal College of Surgeons of
Edinburgh, Scotland, has conferred
honorary fellowship on Maj Gen
Merritte w Ireland, the surgeon gen.
eral of the United States Army. The
news of this distinction has just been
received in Washington.
This ancient and famous college de-
cided to mark the termination of the
world war by offering its honorary
fellow ship to a representative OF each
group of the medical forces of the
British empire and its allies. as in
dcating appreciation of services rem
dered 1t is explained that Maj. Gen
Ireland was selected as representing
the whole of the American Army
Medical Corps.
The Royal College of Surgeons OF
Edinburgh dates from the year 1905
1t conferred only thirty-three homo
rary fellowships from 1871 to 1898 and
the total number conferred to date
does not exceed seventyfive. During
it's existence only five Americans
| other than Surgeon Gen. Ireland have
been so honored-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-16
Extract From Letter.

The letter. in part. reads as follows:
Il am glad that you are going to
help welcome the LIST Division. for l
know that there will be at least one
person among the needless. fiag-wav-
ing thousands who is able to truly
appreciate the sacrifices and months
of silent suffering which those boys
in o. d. have endured.
You converted me to the 'Y." Now
a much harder task lies before you
converting and awakening a country
to a better conception and a more
sincere appreciation of the real sacri-
fees that the boys made in France
for an ideal.
After experiencing the misery. the
poverty and the enduring faith of
France it was Il terrible shock to come
back to this country and see the I'M
needing selfiShness of it's money-mad
and care-free populace.
I'VE Americans are the most whole
hearted people in the world. During
the war nothing was too expensive
or too hard for US to do-now that the
war is over we proceed to not only
forget it. but to dislike being re-
minded of it.
That is wrong.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-16
FREIGHT CAR CONDITIONS
SHOW BIG IMPROVEMENT
Surplus August l Is More Than
Double That of Two Years
Previous.

Conditions regarding freight car
shortages on federal controlled and
operated carriers now are much bet
ter than they were in recent years
prior to the war. contrary to public
assumption. Director General of Rail-
roads Walker D. Hines points out in
statement today relative to the
freight car situation.
On august l. 1917, the statement
says total car SURPRISES reported
throughout the country were 43,4S1
cars, whereas on August /. 1919, to-
tai car SURPRISES were 10000 The
total number of untitled car requisi-
tions on August I. 1917, was 77,257,
while the total number of untitled car
acquisitions on August /. this year
was only 1921. The number of
freight cars in service and not with
! drawn for repairs on July l, 1917. was
1.9S3,000. The number of freight cars
in service and not withdrawn for re-
pairs on July l, 1919. was 2.065. 900.
| The number of freight cars repaired
and returned to service by months
during the present calendar year has
been as follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-16
INCIDENTS LEAD TO AMUSING,
SOMETIMES SERIOUS, RESULTS
Stories of War In France Recorded In Re-
ports of Ordnance Officers
in Which Doughboys Figure.

'Oh. Just taking the mules out for
an airing"
What organization are you. any
way?"
This is the horse section of the air
service the voice replied.
The row irate dump commander
yelled: See here, who are you. any
waA?' and the notifying answer
CAGE back that the owner of the
voice was the mess sergeant.
Activity of Artillery Shown.
American artillery fire was extreme
ly accurate and was the means of
preventing German food supplies from
reaching their front lines, according
to papers found in the pocket of a
dead German. He said that the
harasSing fire of American artillery
was so intense and accurate that it
was almost impractical bic to bring
up food supplies at any hour of the
day or night. and further said that
when going into the trenches it was
necessary to carry sufficient food fol-
the entire period of service.
In Americas first real fSht-that
at Cantigny-the mettle of the sol
diers from the United States was wei
shown The inha bitants of the towT
fed so hurriedly that most of the
live stock and family pets were left
behind. There was considerable rival
ry between the Americans and the
Germans. for several herds of cattle
left out in mo mans land" One
particularly fine herd had been the
object of attention by the Germans
but nearly all of it was secured by
the Americans. despite enemy snipers
and artillery fire. Tie messes in thai
sector, both officers and men. were
well supplied with milk and with
fresh beef for many days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-16
At DAYS THE AVERAGE
LIFE OF TANK IN BATTLE
Commander Reports Nearly Half Of
American Fleet Disabled First
Day at Argonne.

The average life of a tank in battle
was forty-seven days and nearly one
half of the American fleet of seventy
eight were put out of action the first day
Of the Argonne battle. Brig. Gen. Samuel
d. 1;ockenbach. Tank Corps commander,
h disclosed these figures to the Senate
military committee in urging continued
development of tanks, pointing out that
despite damage to the tanks casualties
among the crews were light.
In August, 1917. he said, the United ed
States had no tanks, but obtained ISL
from the French in September. In the
St. Mihiel fighting Az French H n is6
Argonne, while the American fleet OF
scventy-eight tanks was reduced to
fcrty-eight the second day and TO TWEEN
ty-four ultimately. only six were hit by
shells.
At one time plans were considered for
eGuipping taxicabs with tin covers,
lacking tanSs, Gen. Rockenbach said, as
it was known the enemy would surren-
der when they hove in sight, so great
was the fear of tanks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-16
Would Forget the Cost.

Let US forget the cost. Let us for
get the lump of sugar we could not
have, butslet us not forget what we
went to fight for. If we do, all the
lives that were lost were given in
vain-for human life is one thing that
cannot be replaced: and if this world
is not made a better place to live In.
if there is no closer brotherhood of
man, if wars are not abolished for
ever-then we are unfaithful to our
dead.
Another thing-don't cheer the re-
turning Yank: give him a piece of
stick candy and then proceed to forget
him. The chances are he gave up
everything to serve you. Now he is
back and eager to take up his life
where he left off. He can't do it on
$50 and some good advice. What he
wants and needs is a job-and he
ought to have a better one than when
he went away. Nest ce pas?'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-16

Some interesting and amusing Incl
dents which took place in France
during the war are recorded in the
official reports of officers assigned to
duty in the Office of the chief ordnance
officer, A E. f.
transfer of troops. munitions or
equipment frequently led to amusing
and sometimes serious situations.
Ammunition was sent to the front
partly by truck trains. The work
was generally done at night with
lights of all kinds prohibited, and the
work was further complicated by a
regulation that in the fighting zone
no information was to be given out
concerning the identity of units. the
direction taken by troops or the mis-
Sions on which units were engaged.
Dialogue at Ammunition Dump.
The following dialogue resulted at
one time from a too literal interpre-
tation of these rules. A dump conn
maEder on a very dark night had am
munition issues to make to several
organizations. One train was being
loaded. when another animal drawn
train was heard approaching. The
dump commander, in order not to lose
time. went into the road and asked
who was in command.
A voice replied. Il be-
The dump commander said: =
Are you after ammunition?"
To which the owner of the voice,
minding instructions, replied, Nope"
What are you here for. Them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-16

On account of the fact that the
Fourth of July came on Friday and
of the proportionately small amount
of work done on the following day,
the falling off of the number of cars
repaired in July as compared with
June is thus explained. The number
of cars repaired per month in May
and June kept fully up to the mum Der
repaired in January, although in May
and June many shops were still work.
ing on shorter hours than in January
The number of ears actually in serv-
, ice, not including bad order cars. in
| creased from 1888. 900 on July 1. 1917,
| to 2.065,000 on July l. 1919.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-16
|GiyES SOLDIERS VIEW
Of WHAT He FOUGHT FOR
Returned Veterans Comment on
Review of First Division and
What War Meant.

Writing from a western town to
Washington girl who served for a
year in the enlisted Y. NJ. c. a. huts in
France. an ex-corporal of famous
fighting division, voices in definite
terms the sentiments which hundreds
of thousands of returning soldiers have
deep in their hearts. today. His words
are particularly timely in view OF
their pertinence to the opportunity of
Washingtonians tomorrow. to demon
strate in some small measure their
appreciate ton for the work of the LIST
Division.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-16
CONGRESS MAY RELEASE
WAR DOCKS FOR RENTAL

Authority to lease to private COM
mercial interests for a term of TWEEN
ty-five years the great docks and
warehouses erected as part of the
embarkation facilities during the war
viii be asked of Congress board
of officers, headed by Maj. Gen. Frank
T. Hines, has just submitted recon-
mendations as to what portion of
these facilities should be held for
government use. Thousands of feet
of wharves at New York. Newport
News, Boston and other ports proba :
bly, will be released by the War De-
Dartment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-16
RED CROSS HOSPITAL
TENTS ON LINE OF MARCH

Four Red Cross hospital tents will
be located along the line of the pa
rade for the benefit of persons who
may be hurt or taken i'll. One will
be on I'd street just above the Ave-
nue.. while the others will be just
south of the Avenue on I'd and 18th
streets and East Executive avenue.
Emergency wagons to be used in
event of trouble with motor vehicles
in the parade will be stationed at
9Th, 18th and 18th streets and Penn
sylvania avenue. They will be I'M
der the supervision of Col. Eby, Mo-
tor Transport Corps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-16
PUBLIC LIBRARY OPEN
TOMORROW, 6 TO 9 Pm.

The Public Library will be open to-
morrow from to 9 pm. for refer
ence and circulation. The Takoma
Park branch will keep the same
hours. The children's room of the
main library will be open from to 8
pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-16
HONDURAS AGAIN ORDERLY
Armed Force From Cruiser Cleve
land Has Returned to Shin.

Order has been restored in Hon
duras and the armed force from the
United States cruiser Cleveland has
returned to that vessel at Puerto
Cortez, the State Department is ad-
vised.
The party was landed September 8
to preserve order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-16
10 GERMAN SHIPS RAISED.
Three Cruisers and Is Destroyer!
Floated at Scapa Flow.

AS a result of the efforts to raise
the German vessels scuttled at Scapa
Flow the battleship Baden, the cruis-
ers Frankfort, Nuremberg and Emden
and fifteen destroyers. have been
finated and three other destroyers
probably will be raised
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-16
ESTHONIA ACCEPTS
RUSSIAN PEACE PLANS

STOCKHOLM, September 15.-The
Esthonian government has accepted
the Russian soviet governments offer
to enter into peace negotiations, ac-
cording to message received here
from Reval.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-16
Demands Sugar Price Inouirv.

Investigation of sugar prices by the
Federal Trade Commission was de-
manded yesterday by Representative
Raker. democrat, California, in a
House resolution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-16
HOUSE VOTE CREATES
EMBASSY IN BELGIUM

The House yesterday passed the
Senate resolution raising the lega-
ton in Belgium to an embassy. All
that remains now is for President
Wilson to appoint an ambassador.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-16
Job for Capt. Kermit Roosevelt.

NEW YORK, September 16.-Capt.
Kermit Roosevelt has been appointed
secretary of the American Ship and
Commerce Corporation. the holding
company of the Cramps ShipbuildinS
Company and the Kerr Navigation
Company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-16
Two Return to Colonelcies.

Maj. Gems. Andre w. Brewster and
William $. McNair have been hon.
orahly discharged in their emergency
grades and revert to the grade OF
colonel in the Regular Army, the for
mer in the infantry and the latter in
the field artillery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-16
NAMED MINISTER TO q. S.
Dr.. J. Stepanek Will Represent
Czechoslovak Repuhlic

DIR. J. Stepanek has been named
minister to the United States for the
Czechoslovak republic. He was for
merly counselor and chief of the
Czechoslovak foreign office in Prague
and active in the revolutionary or
ganiZation.
Charles Pergler. commissioner of
Czechoslovakia in Washington. has
been named minister to Japan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-16
FAK|RS, NOT REAL
SOLDIERS, PEDDLE
Official Program of Parade to
Be Sold by Women of Wei
fare Organizations.

In connection with the historic
parade Of the 1st Division in Wash
ington tomorrow, which has attracted
thousands of visitors to the National
Capital, fakirs in uniform have sprung
up like mushrooms along the downtown
| business streets and are reaping YER
liable harvest
BY War Department order no SOL
der is permitted to sell anything
on the streets. This order was issued
to uphold the honor and dignity o.
the uniform and to protect the patri-
otto public, anxious to do anything
possible for the soldier.
Men in soldier attire selling cheap
gew-gaws on the streets are not SOL
ders They are massueraders.
The Come Back. which has prepared
and is distributing the only official
War Department program of the
parade. is not even using soldiers or
eX-soldiers to sell the same. Women
of the various welfare organizations
have been enrolled for that duty.
War Departments Stand.
The attitude of the War Department
Is clearly set forth in the following
communication of recent date, written
by Secretary of War Baker to Col.
arthur woods, in charge of placing
discharged soldiers in employment:
am writing this to suggest that
you bring all the discouraging inf1u-
ence you can to bear upon the prac-
tIce which has grown up here and
there in the country of employing men
stu wearing the uniform of the Army
to peddle upon the public streets. The
adJutant general of the Army. when
appealed to by some employer, replied
properly that the department had no
legal right to interfere with such en-
ployment by discharged men. but
obviously every sound consideration
is against the practice, for these ex-
soldiers are, in many instances, en-
ployed to peddle more or less worth
less devices ard articles. and sometimes
indeed. very shabby papers and memen-
tos of pseudo-patriotic character. with
the plain expectation that their uni
form and their recent military serv-
ice will appeal to the charity of pass
SrS- by.
This brings the whole question of
the uniform and of the splendid Serv
ice which our soldiers have rendered
the country into disrepute, and seems
to imply that the country is failing to
provide suitable and proper places of
employment for discharged men. The
work which you are doing has CO.
operated in placing agencies through
ont the country in such fashion that
discharged soldiers can find profitab BILE
and useful employment. and heartily
wish that the people of the country
could be induced to advise the young
men they find peddling upon the
streets to abandon such dAad-end
employment and seek a more produc-
tive job as we'll as one which has in
it for them the opportunity for
growth and progress"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-16
Out-of-Town Buyers

You need have no hesitancy in ordering by mail
Simply send the amount you wish to pay down.
stating the amount you wish to pay each month, and
we WILL to approved credit ship the Player to you and
will refund your money if not as represented.
As to responsibility refer you to any bank or
trust company in the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-16
Special Exchange Offer

AS stock of used Upright Pianos at this time is
low will for short time make you liberal offer on
your Upright Piano in exchange for Player-Piano.
In writing state make, age, case and condition.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-08-29

spending the summer here with her
sisters, Mrs. ]. Zimmerman, and Mrs.
J. Mccoy, returned to her home in
Iowa this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Schlick and two
daughters, Elsie and Hilda, ard MISS
Sybii Bowman, Inotorcd to Frelnrick-
town and spent the day with their
daughter, Mrs. P. C. Hough, and fam
lily Sunday. r,
J. l.. Lutes went to St. Louis to OBJ
tain employment. His family will
join him later.
John Zimmerman and James Nee
cey motored to Pennington Tuesday
evening.
Misses Beatrice Boas, Christine and
Bessie Cobb and Benton Bess and
Charles Pratt were Bonnie Terre WIS.,
itors Sunday.
H. F. Duncan entertained a crowd
of young people at his home Tuesday
evening, in honor of his brother,
Robert, who is here visiting. Games
suitable to the occasion were played;
dainty refreshments of ice cream and
cake were served. Those present
we're: Misses Veva Estes, Iva Bell
UNI, Esther Montgomery, Ruby Beau
din, June Hughes, Dora London,
Blanche Beard, Hattie Duncan, Myrtle
BelIum and Ida Kennedy; Messrs.
Fred |oyer, Elmo Arbuthnot, Harry
Roegner, Harold Hartshorn and Delnn
Silvey. The guests departed at a late
hour, declaring they had spent most
delightful time.
Ira Eaton of Iron Mountain was a
Flat River visitor Wednesday,.
Miss Elizabeth Montgomery of St
Louis spent Saturday and Sunday
here with her mother.
Mrs. o. Carol spent a few days
the latter part of the week in Fred
cricktown.
Albert Parker, who has been en-
ployed by the Doe Run Lead Co. for
some time as a machinist, resigned his
position and is going into the garage
business with his brothers, Warren
and Clay Parker. They will be in the
building formerly occupied by B. Eat
on.
Sam Craig died at his home on
Taylor Ave. last Sunday. The fune-
raj was conducted at the Taylor Ave.
Methodist church Tuesday by Rev.
Markley. Interment was made at the
Bonnie Tcrre cemetery.
Robt. DUNCAN spent a few days this
week with his brother, H. i. Duncan.
ROBBERS has been in the navy two
years and still has several months to
serve in it. He is making tour
across the United States, having START
ed from the Eastern coast, going to
the Western coast.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-08-29

itor this week.
Frank Woodruff spent Sunday with
home folks, and we are glad to say he
is improving nicely.
Ferman Yanssn and Luther Hunt of
DeLassus were guests of Ferman and
Fred Steele Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Brown returned home
Sunday from DeLassus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Brady of
Bellevue visited relatives here Sunday.
Mrs. James Merritt Of No. 6-town
spent Sunday with Mrs. Chas. Brady.
Mrs. Geo. McClary left Tuesday for
Birchtree to.yisit her mother-in-law,
who has been sick for some time. Her
two daughters, Opal and Helen, will
visit in Leadwood with their aunt
while she is away.
Mrs. Ivaster and children of Iron
ton are visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Pinkley, this week.
Miss Myrtle Graves is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. Tom Richardson, at Lough-
boro.
Theodore ard Richard Graves of st.
Clair are visiting their aunt, Mrs.
Dewey Baker.
Mrs. Marler of lockwood is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. Dewey Baker.
John Sutton of Fredericktown is
visiting his daughter, Mrs. James
Ncwkirk
Christine Newkirk is visiting her
grandparents at Fredericktown this
week.
Miss Minnie Critcher attended the
teachers meeting at Pennington Tues
day.