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The New York herald., 1921-06-19
Recalling Scenes Near Verdun
That the A. z. F. viii Never Forget

Nerdun is like an American possession, as
well as one of Frances abiding monuments.
IL was near Verdun that we at midnight
loosed our supreme artillery effort prepara-
tory to beginning the great Argonhe often
sve. There are doughboys who will never
forget Deadmans HILL now duiet and
gentle French countryside Montfaucon
hideously raked by German shellfre stands
to-day much as IL stood when the last Amer
lean soldier trekked down that grim road
up which lorries used TO bank and patiently
wait. sometimes under machine gun fire
from overhead until some one further for
ward had unsnarled the traffic Jam. Va
iennes is still shambles and that famous
barn Into which upon an occasion the Ger
mans dropped a high explosive she'll thus
wlping out some hundred American bows
still remains in its demolished condition. On
the road beyond Varennes. which the Boche
so plentifully studded with mines. one finds
the old holes repaired. but the country itself
still merely staggering.
Getting into the Argonne Fores- proper
ic not now much OF an experience. The old
Hlndenburg ne-those enormous concrete
constructions in which the Germans had not
merely running hot and cold water but also
their pianos and feather beds-are stripped
Of all their fittings but otherwise much the
same. The spot where Whittlesey's be-
leaguered battalion made it's stand has only
few shattered trees TO record American
herosm. Grandpre the tip OF the Argonne
promontory polgnanty recalled the amazing
achievement OF unit from the Seventy
eighth Division. who painfully crawled up
through mud that literally knee deep
to the citadel. capturing the town and thus
preparing the way for the subsequent Amer
lean rush to Sedan
Equally poignant were St George and
Landres st. George. and II came back very
vividly TO me how upon November night
In 1918 | stood in artillery observation
post looking down upon n broad field where
IN their little rabbit holes the boys OF tho
Second Division lay waiting for the zero
hour. which I'm this instance was five O'Clock.
and how | could the minute glows of
their cigarettes twinkling for acres beneath
me.
In actually there Is nothing particularly
impressive In the Argonne to-day. Its i'm
pressiveness lies In knowledge Of what the
Argonne has symbozed not merely for
America but for the world. and in remem-
brance OF those bitter days OF fighting when
young America was beginning to earn the
title OF veterans in war by battling a way
come 10 regard as very nearly impregnabe
German stronghold.
Taking my entire tour as a whole. IT was
a tremendous experience. One brought
away from Il not merely quickened pa
triotism but n keener sense OF how really
prodlgious the American effort in France
was One brought away. too under
standing Of how deeply the French people,
particularly those who knew our soldiers
overseas, appreciate what we did
The New York herald., 1921-06-19

president OF the Century Theatre Club, and
many others.
Judge Charles c. Mott and Judge Otto A.
I,osalsky, both OF the Court of General Ses-
sions, have expressed themselves on the
matter. Judge Mott appreciates the fitness
OF women for service. but insists that he
would be sorry to see them compelled to
serve Judge Rosalsky believes that a
mixed jury of men and women could handle
any class OF criminal business. In cases Of
women criminals. he thinks a woman coun-
The New York herald., 1921-06-19

sense of what the American doughboy really
was
Chalons and Suippes are linked together
with poignant memories of the Rainbow Di-
vision. 1t was at Suippes that the Forty
second Division, holding probably the most
crucial point when Hindenburg launched his
last great offensive on July H. threw back
the Huns, some of the men actually fight.
ing at times with grotesque bats and all
the while wearing their gas masks against
the heavy gas attacks which the Germans
had made. The long white road reaching up
to the cave, which then served divisional
headquarters and over which no one will
ingly passed because of the shell fire. is now
merely a peaceful country lane. Suippes
itself although rather thoroughly wrecked
shows high degree of industry In the bust
ness OF reconstruction the debris of the
The New York herald., 1921-06-19

population simply waiting for the moment
when actual reconstruction will be possible.
That moment is altogether In the hands Of
Germany, and one and all of these people
still living in their shattered villages think
little less talk little less. than the great in
demnity that it is hoped the French Govern
ment will be able to exact from the Boche.
l have just returned from tour of the
entire American battle area, and the i'm
preston which most strongly brings
back is how the French people love their
homes and continue. despite all the devasta-
ton, to cling to them. Everywhere one
found In the still desolate sections families
either making the most of their ruins or liv-
ing in wooden shacks adjacent to that which
had been their domicile, waiting for the day
when it will be possible for them to resur-
rect their home 1t is certain that any
American soldier returning to France to-day
would not find any of the people IN the
towns where he may have blleted half so
appealing as they are to-day.
The New York herald., 1921-06-19
Meaux Has Tidied Up
Out of All War Recollection

My first venture was Meaux, which, of
course, lives prominently not in the dough-
boys mind, but with those men who served
the newspaper correspondents. Meaux,
however. provided billets first and last to a
good many thousand American fighting
men, To these II will be interesting to know
how clean and tidy the little city. once
cluttered with wreckage from long range
guns and air bombs, has become. One found
in Meaux pleasant gardens and green spaces
which no doughboy ever knew, and 1t was
not until we had pushed on to lie Ferte, the
little town that is memorable the first
headquarters of the American army, that 1t
was possible to detect the first signs of what
the war had meant to France. LIE Ferte,
though. was wholesome and orderly In COM
parison to Vaux, which we reached an hour
or two later.
Vaux stands to-day almost exactly as it
stood after American artillery had made its
first independent effort 1t is still the same
tumble of masonry that 1t was on the June
morning. two and half years ago. when
the lads of the Twenty eighth Division
pushed into II after the work of devastation
had been done. l found the famous cul-
vert out of which an advance guard of
The New York herald., 1921-06-19
Montfauon. of the the
Argonne we'll remembered by the A. E. F.

Often grave would lie beside hastily
dug RABBIT hole mute testimony, easy
for any doughboy to read. But to-day on
the heights of Belleau Wood lies the well
ordered American cemetery, the most i'm
portant of our burial grounds. The bodies
from the graves scattered through the woods
and along the roadside of that battle ground
have been placed in symmetrical rows, each
marked with a white wooden cross and COW
cred with well tended sod. Later after see
ing many graves. in most cases decorated
with bead wreaths and faded flowers, the
austere dignity Of the simple American
grave. the idea that 1t conveyed OF dignity
and democracy. was most impressive.
Chateau Thierry. Cleaned Up,
Is Still MournfuI City
Chateau Thierry, key position to the turn
ing point Of the war; came next The blue
Marine. through which the boys of the
Eighteenth Regiment swan on the heels
of fleeing army, was as blue and coorful
as ever Long since the worst OF the ravages
OF the war have been removed; no pontoon
boats line the banks; the bridges across the
river have been rebuilt and are quite splen-
did In their newness. But Chateau Thierry
is still a triste city. Houses have been re-
paired in many cases, but everywhere one
Is confronted with evidence of what was
accomplished by French and American
artillery. There Is a conspicuous cleanliness
about the town to-day which II is certain
few Americans who have not been there
since 1918 could envision Industrially. how
ever the town gives few evidences of life.
and to the hurried observer a first sense
comes In Chateau Thierry of how desperately
France is waiting for better days to come.
In the surrounding country. though-that
gentle countryside of the wandering Marine,
the little stream wherein thousands OF
bodies of American boys used to gleam in
the crystal sunshine Of French summer
they bathed-one found winter ploughng
In progress everywhere and realized that
those immemorial wheat fields through
which many of our divisions painfully
crawled their way against pitiless German
machine gun fire would soon be rocking
gently against the breezes of another sum-
mer in'that most gracious portion of France.
Creepy came back with gruesome memories
II was In Creepy that American inexperience
learned It's grimmest lesson. The little clear
Ing hospital where twenty-five hundred lads
lay for hours under blazing sun, tortured
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-18
INDIANA TO BE
DRY LAW UNIT
To Establish Two New Offices
in HOOsier State.

AS was forecast sometime ago Indiana
will be made into a separate unit for
prohibition enforcement. This fact be
came definitely known yesterday, through
a communication from United States Sen
ator James f. Watson to Bert Morgan,
Federal prohibition director for Indiana,
Under the new arrangement Mr., Morgan
will have charge of all prohibition en-
forcement agents operating In this ter
ritory, and they viii not be subject to
orders from Chicago, as has been the
case in the past. Mr. Morgan probably
will establish group Offices at Terre Haute
and Richmond, in addition to those al
ready existing at Hammond and Indian
apolis
The new plan will result in n consoli-
dation of the Offices Of the Federal pro-
hibition director for Indiana ana Of the
chief Of prohibition agents. 4. II. Abel,
group chief in this territory. said yester-
day he believed the change would sim
plify operations and would prove salts
factory.
Owing TO the fact the appropriation
for prohibition enforcement was ex-
hausted some time ago there has been
little or no activity In Mr.. Abels de-
partment lately. However, the new ap-
preparation is now available and Mr.. Abel
is expecting orders at any time which
will bring the force Of deputies TO normal
strength.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-18
EPWORTH LEAGUE
PLANS FOR YEAR
Sets Dates for Meetings in
District.

Plans for the years work Of the IL
dianapolis district, Epworth League, have
been completed and announ ced by VIII
fred Steele, chairman Of the program
committee, which met last night at the
Y. NJ. c. A. The plans include dates
for meeting in this district, up to and
including the annual convention, May 10,
20 and 81, 1922, at the West Washing
ton Street NJ. E. Church.
The other dates for the year are as
follows:
June %, departmental rally, Edwin
Ray NJ. E. Church; June %, memorial
service, Crown Hill Cemetery; July 10.
booster meeting for Bethany institute
July % to 81, institute, Bethany Park
Aug. 10, echo meeting; Aug. IA or q, life
service meeting; Sept. or 10. booth fes-
tival; Sept. %, Junior League rally; Oct.
5, fourth department rally; Nov. 10, II
and 12 evangelism classes; Nov IS, sun
rise prayer meeting; Nov. Is to 20, Win
my-chum" week; Nov. % or q, life serv-
ice meeting; Dec. IA, third department
rally.
The latter half of the program next
year Is as follows: Jan. IL or IS, mid
year district institute and banquet; Feb.
10, second department rally; Feb. 26.
Junior League rally; March 10, district
social; April 8, first department rally
May 10, 20 and 81, annual convention.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-18
NelU Form of Chase
on City Car When
Boys Bird Escapes

Catch it, yelled little Joseph Nc
Clure, 10, a passenger on Brightwood
street car.
Several passengers made a wild grab
at "it," but missed. Then sit" alighted
on the bell cord in the top Part Of the
rear platform of the street era. Patrol
Wagon Driver Pop" Mellen blocked
its escape through the rear window.
Conductor No. 430 climbed onto the rail
Of the platform and grabbed lit by
the foot
A smile spread over little Joseph s
face. ut" was a canary bird.
Gee if that bird got away it would be
$40 flying out of the window" he ex-
planned as he put the bird back into the
pasteboard box from which it escaped.
I'VE paid a lady $40 for that bird two
months ago and she said 1t was a singer
1t amt ever done any singing and l am
taking 1t back"
What If she has spent the $1O?" Jo-
seph was asked.
"Oh, she will give us another bird
then. What we want is a singer. l sure
am glad that bird didn't get away"
The boy got off the car at Eighteenth
street and Roosevelt avenue, carrying
the box and keeping the lid on tightly,
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-18
WELLESLEY GIRLS
DISMISSAL IS
LAID TO INSOMNIA
SeIectnien Couldn't Sleep With
Wholesome Fun About,
Says Father.

NEW YORK, June 17.-"New England
prudishness" coupled with the ire Of an
eastern selectma troubled with insomnia
caused the dismi al of the four Wellesley
College girls who aave been charged with
participating in a wild party. Will
liam f. Bell father of one of the girls
said in an interview here:
The party was no more wild than we
have out in Chicago every day" Bell
said. IF the selectman who lived next
door to the Inn had been able to sleep,
there would have been no trouble at all.
THE only charge against the girls Is
that they made noise-and / consider 1t
a compliment to my daughter, because
when z highly educated girl makes noise,
1t shows that she has remained a girl in
spite Of her education.
1.-THE selectman-Charles y. Taylor
complained to police that he couldn't
sleep because the girls and boys were
making so much 'rumpus' next door. He
called Police Sergeant william Armitage,
who protested he could find nothing
wrong with the party.
Look at the list Of names of those
who were preseut-Arthur Reeves Owig,
Alliance, Ohio; Robert II. McAdoo, New
York, son Of the Democratic leader: Le-
roy Nolan. Minneapolis; Theodore A
Pheuger. Akron, Ohio Edwin G. Thomp-
son. Wyckliffe, ohio Jack Adams. wash
ington. And the girla--Helen V. Black.
Chicago; my daughter Catherine G5ss.
sherman avenue. Omaha and Helen w.
Freeman, Madison. n. Y.
"The girls were the ones to suffer. The
Babson College boys present weren't sub.
tected 10 an 'made-up' rules Of New
England prudishuess.
nj 1 VISA 80 LAT the selectman had
been able to sleep, and then there
wouldn't have been any fuss about it all "
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-18
CIVIL SERVICE
JOBS OFFERED
Many Opportunities for Local
Residents.

An unusually large number of civil
service positions are now open to resi-
dents of indianapolis according to Henry
NJ. Trimpe, secretary Of the civil service
board, 421 Federal building.
Among these positions are those of
postoffice clerks and city letter carriers
for which examinations will be held July
O. These pay a minimum salary of j. 400
with automatic increases In salary for
every year of service. The last exam
aninations for these positions were held
In January and 421 applicants took the
tests Mr.. TrimDe says that every sue
cessful applicant has been put on duty
and the Government is in need Of more
men for indianapolis service.
Other positions open here are build
Ing and bookkeeping, machine operator
for the local internal revenue service and
skilled automobile labor for Fort Ben
jamiE Harrison.
A large number Of vacancies in other
branches of the civil service also are to be
filed. Detailed information may be oh
tanned from Mr.. Trimpe.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-18
K. OF p. MEMORIAL
SERVICES SUNDAY
Will Begin in Local Hall at
2:30 P. NJ.

It is announced by Harry South, sec
rotary treasurer of the Indianapolis
Bureau of Employment and Relief.
Knights of Pythias, that the Transient
Relief Bureau and subordinate lodges
viii have their memorial services In
Grand Lodge Hall tomorrow afternoon at
. 80 o'clock.
The meeting win be opened with
prayer by the Rev. E. a. Steele, followed
BY an address by the Rev. y. z. Oldham.
The ritualistic services viii be by rep
resentatives Of the several lodges assisted
by three companies of the Uniform Rank
Flowers, in the form OF wreTth, Will
be placed on the alter, each lodge being
represented by a girl dressed in white.
Mrs. J. Albert BristOw, in Red Cross
Uniform, viii deposit the emblem in honor
of those who lost their lives In the
World War. There Will be special music,
and the closing address will be by the
Rev. Z. a. Steele.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-18
Gives Liberty Bond
for Armenian Relief

"a compliment to the wonderful WON
an, Lady Azgapetian," said J. Thomas
Horne, Indianapolis business man, when
he donated a $50 Liberty bond to Near
East Relief, 4O3 City Trust building yes
terday.
Mr.. Horne declared he could net see
how any one could hear the appeal Of
Lady Anne Azgapetian for Armenian or
phans and not be willing to give to the
extent of his ability.
zone hundred business men in Indian
spolis easily coould deprive themselves Of
q $50 bond he said. This will bring
5000 to what I understand is an emer-
gency fund, which must be raised imme-
diately.
Mr.. and Mrs Horne have for some time
supported three Armenian orphans.
Lady Azgapetian. whose talks in In
diana have brought thousands of dol
lars to the Armenian orphan fund, has
returned to her home In New York City
to continue her work in the East
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-18
IRISH QUESTION
OUTBREAK DUE
Norris and La Toilette Plan to
Speak in Senate.

WASHINGTON, June 1S.-The Irish
question will break out in the Senate
next week.
Senators Norris, Nebraska, and La
Toilette, Wisconsin. plan to force upon
the Senate's attention their resolutions
for American recognition of the Irish re-
public.
Norris intends to speak Monday, If he
gets the chance. La Toilette will join him
in UNFOLDING the viewpoint maintained by
the friends of Irish freedom and similar
organizations in the United States.
1t is not unlikely that the Norris and
La Toilette speeches may draw vigorous
replies from some Senators who. for
long time, have been inwardly agltated
concerning Irish propaganda of every
SORT in the United States. 1t is doubt
full whether any subject presented to the
American public IN recent years has been
productive Of more discussion BY That
great army of letter writers, WHO con-
stantIy inundate members Of Congress
with their views.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-18
2 ARE HURT IN
AUTO MISHAPS
Two Drivers Arrested After
Accidents.

w. C. Benson. Alexandria, was arrested
on charges Of driving an automobile on
the left side of the street and assault
and battery last night, following an ac-
cident at North street and Capitol ave-
nue. Benson's automobile struck Mayer
Sackoff, 16, 1914 Maple street, a Western
Union messenger boy, as he was riding
a bicycle The boy was injured slightly.
Homer F. Steinhauer, 531 South Della
ware street, was driving an automobile
on Fletcher avenue yesterday afternoon
when Emma Dell Scagg, 2, living in the
rear of SIS Lord street, ran in front of
his automobile Steinhauer stopped his
car in five feet and the child was only
slightly injured. He took her home in
his automobile and called a physician.
He then reported the accident to the po-
lice
James Stark, negro, 304 East Michigan
street. chauffeur employed by Mrs. A. E.
Snider, 3743 North Meridian street, was
arrested on charges of speeding and as
sault and battery. The automobile he
was driving collided with a car driven
by W. r. Williams, 1410 East Eleventh
street. The accident occurred at Wash
ington boulevard and Forty Sixth street
The automobiles were damaged but no
one was hurt.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-18
Sheet Metal Men
Planning Convention

Joseph T Gardner. president of the
Indiana Sheet Metal Contractors Asso-
chiffon; E. W. Norman. president Of the
Indiana Jobbers' and Salesmen's Auxil-
larry to the sheet metal contractors as
ISOLATION: Harry Beaman. secretary Of
the State Metal Contractors Association;
Joseph Mattingly, exhibit director of
the State auxiliary; J. c. Henley, F. A.
Wnkening, Paul Jordan and John R.
Strahlendorf will constitute a committee
to arrange for the 1922 convention Of the
National Sheet Metal Contractors Asso-
citation, which viii be held in this city
early next June.
The convention will be in session about
one week, and is expected to bring about
one thousand persons to indianapolis.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-18
Girls Screams Send
PrOWler From Room

prowler. discovered IN the room OF
a 14-year-old girl, made a daring leap
through a second story window, taking
the screen with him. as he escaped at
3 a. m today.
Timothy j. Lentz. 4157 North Key
stone avenue was awakened by the
screams Of his daughter, Evelln Lentz.
II, and she continued to scream until her
father ran TO her room IN time to see
man leave via the window. Lent ran
down stairs and pursued the prowler.
who disappeared In the darkness.
Miss Lentz told Motorpolice Finneran
and Selffert she was awakened by a
noise and saw man wearing a white
shirt and no coat standing in the room.
The man started to chawl unde the bed
when she screamed In trying TO get
under the bed the prowler lost his cap,
which WAS found by the police.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-18
indianapolis Man to
Head State Chemists

Z. b. Carter Of the Swan Myers Com
pany will head the Indiana section Of
the American Chemical Society, during
the ensuing year, following his election
az the annual banquet of the organiza
ton held last night at the Hotel SEVERN.
Other officers elected were: r. II. Carr,
professor Of chemistry at Purdue Uni
versity, vice president. and George r.
Walden Of Ell Lilly & Co. secretary
treasurer The executive committee -
composed Of H. w Rhodehamel Of Ell
Lilly & Co; Frank h. Wade, heEd Of
the chemistry department OF Shortridge
High School, and r. f. Smith, CONNER
cial chemist.
A number Of short talks were made by
members Of the organization.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-18
Rap Bookkeeping Plan
of Agriculture Board

Recommendation for improvements In
the bookkeeping system of the State
board Of agriculture are contained in the
report OF the financial affairs of the
board by the State board of accounts
which was turned over to the agriculture
body today.
The report shows the board has assets
Of 81 O20. 5G057 and liabilities of $500 .563 "a
all Of which have been turned over to
the State.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-18
EpwOrthians Elect
WaldrOn Minister

SHELBYVILLE, Ind, june IH--Ihe
annual convention Of the Epworth League
Societies of the COnnersville district, In
meeting here. elected Rev. R. o. Pearson
If the WaIdron Methodist Episcopal
Church. president; Orpha Wagner, Rush
Vile. first vice president; Mrs. H. E.
Waltz, New Palestine, second vice presi-
dent: Miss Evelyn WtlkersOn, College
Corner third vice president; Mildred
Conquest, ConnersviIle, fourth vice presi-
dent; Dennis Pile, Shelbyville, secretary;
Miss Anna Clark, Shelbyville, treasurer.
Rev. R. A. UIrey Of Arlington, was elected
superintendent Of the junior society.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-18
PANAMA FAILS
TO EVADE DECREE
u. S. Is Insistent on White
Award.

WASHINGTON. June 1S.-Panama has
failed to persuade this Government TO
alter its position with regard to the ac-
ceptance by Panama of the White award,
as a business settlement in the Costa
RIGA boundary dispute. It was learned at
the State Department today.
The conferences that have been in prog
ress between Secretary Of State Hughes
and NJ. Magary. foreign minister OF Pan
ANA. now nearing conclusion, have re-
suited in continued American insistence
that Panama accept the award ana be-
lief was expressed by officials today me
Porras government will comply.