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assist in maintaining the right esprit
de corps. The question followed. what
the result would be II the division
should lose half of its personnel in
battle. To this there could be but one
reply-that in the event of such loss.
there would be the esprit de corps OF
fighting division TO depend on, and
requirements could then be accepted
from any source.
We returned home on the Abraham
Lincoln. The journey was cherries
and nights particularly so. The at
mosphere of death, like a premonition,
hung heavily over the vessel and. in
deed. it was sent to the bottom by
submarine on its next trip.
DIVISION NOT IN SHAPE.
But in due time / found myself in
Washington. The then acting chlet
of staff informed me that It was de-
cided to send the Thirty-third Divi-
sion overseas at very early date.
Naturally ! informed him and GER
tain staff officers what / had seen
and had learned in France. relative
to the inadequacy Of equipment ana
to the great need of going overseas
completely equipped, materially as well
as professionally, for the task await
ing us over there.
An officer, who had charge Of GER
tain supplies. told me that if / waited
for supplies would probably lose my
turn, and / replied that it is better
to wait a while longer and be useful
than to land in France early and
prove a hindrance.
The outcome was that the chief of
staff assured me that the division
would not be ordered overseas until
it was in shape to render efficient
service.
PROMISES, BUT NO GUNS.
Ina narrative of this character dis
cussions to prove of interest and
value cannot be chronologically In
order or consecutive in character.
Take for example the question OF
supplies. The United States is rich
country, with limitless industrial re-
sources. But from the very moment
Of my return to. Camp Logan, l had
to keep the wires hot to secure neces-
sary supplies. Artillery weapons. ma
chine guns and ammunition are essen
tial to the training of soldiers, yet all
we got for long time were promises.
When supplies finally reached camp,
they proved incredibly defective. The
same thing I regret to say; applied
to many canned foodstuffs.
A hurried examination of new shoes
proved conclusively that many pairs
had soles of some sort of composition,
which did not withstand the first
rain. How any one could expect men
to 90 to France and march in a coun-
try VIGOROUSLY rich in rainy weather
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FOREWORD.

1t has been suggested to me to pre-
sent to the public the achievements,
trials and adventures of the Thir'
third Division and its leader"
gladly comply with this sugges-
ton because it affords me an oppor-
Nnity to pay tribute to the Officers
and men who served in and with the
division, and to tell the unvarnished
truth about conditions during the
World War, as / saw them in the
United States and in France.
A frank discussion of shortcomings
and blunders in a popular narrative
free from professional technicalities
viii, it is hoped, serve to prevent their
repetition.
GEORGE BELL. JR.
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Porous Shoes, Uneatable Foods, Poor
System, Revealed by General Bell


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POINTED OUT THEIR ERRORS

We were taken through the entire
area of division, from the extreme
rear to the trench systems. until We
were directly up to "No Mans Land"
confronting the enemy outposts. We
were not entrusted to the care OF
Junior officers. the generals themselves
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VISIT HEADQUARTERS.

Our next journey was to Chaumont,
the seat of the headquarters of what
was to be the American Expeditionary
Forces. We were taken in tow by
several staff officers. whom we knew
personally. The commander-in-chief,
who was to have been present at the
luncheon provided for us, had cold or
something and was not seen by us.
We were directed to proceed to
Gondrecourt TO witness the training
Of the First American Division.
There was no question in my mind
that this division was given the right
kind of training, and yet there was
something lacking in the character of
instruction one expects for a division
about to undergo the ordeal of battle.
not many miles distant from the
scene of their labors.
Two factors, in my opinion, served
to detract from the full usefulness of
the preparatory training-limitation
of space and unfavorable climatic con-
ditions.
The country is literally studded with
villages and cultivated farmland, an |
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.companying us and explaining every

accompanying us and explaining every
detail.
Then we were sent to another divi.
sion at a considerable distance and
given a similar opportunity for obser'
walton.
All higher commanders whom we
visited We'd with each other to make
our stay both profitable and pleasant.
Important problems were treated in
rather informal conversations, but It
was palpable that they made the les
sons to be drawn from them suffici-
entity impressive to Undue us with the
need of being on our guard against
repetition Of their own mistakes and
errors in the past.
For example, they narrated that
they committed a gross error in per-
hitting college men to form battalions
when the war broke out. While these
battalions set a fine example of pa
triotism, they sustained. like many
other similar units, terrific losses in
some instances amounting to being
wiped out completely. 1t was held
that the government should have never
allowed this, because the finely edu-
Gated young men represented excellent
officer material, who, properly trained,
could have been utilized to much great
er advantage. These losses were keen
ly felt by the army authorities. for
good officer material is never abun-
dant.
MADE MISTAKES.
We ourselves made similar mistakes.
We allowed college bred men to or
ganize as ambulance or hospital units,
when these men should have been sent
to camps or schools, as candidates for
commissions in the army.
This was all wrong. The college
men did not 60 into the thing because
they particularly liked the work, but
because they desired to take hand at
the earliest possible moment and "do
something" Their desire to get to
France was the dominating motive.
But the military authorities should
have undone all this at the earliest
possible opportunity.
At the close of our visit at the Brit
ish front we returned to Paris and re-
ceived orders to proceed to Scissors
battle area. A battle had been fought
which went down into history as the
battle Of the Chemin des Danes. Evil
dence of the fierce human struggle was
apparent everywhere. The ground
still showed few scattered human
bodies, and many buildings bore the
results of destructive shell fire.
Our visit with the French. who were
very pleasant and ready to impart any
and all available information, con-
WINGED us that the methods of fighting
at the allied fronts we're almost identi-
cal in character.
, 1925-11-19

AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEh-i9Z5.
sagHEREAS. His ExcelIency, CAL
w WIN COOLIDGE, President Of the
~ United States Of America, has,
hY Proclamation, designated the
week beginning November Is, 1925,
as AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK,
and has urged that it be observed
throughout the United States;
AND WHEREAS, while the bene-
fit & a liberal education is being
brought to the children Of the Vir-
gin Islands through the medium Of
our public schools, there remains
much to be done ito provide for
every child in the land the full mea-
sure Of education which his need
and his capacity demand :;
AND WHEREAS, the question
of pu lie education is one Of para
mount Importance to the Govern
ment and to the Teople OF The Vir-
gin Islands, and the welfare Of
these islands must noces5 ariiy in a
great measure depend on the intel.
ligence Of the inhabitants;
NOW, THEREFORE,, /, MARTIN
q. TRENCH, Governor Of the Virgin
lsIands Of The United States of
America, do hereby call upon the
people Of the Virgin Islands to OBJ
serve AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK
in a fitting and proper manner il.
the Virgin Islands Of the United
states. urge the local education
al authorities, civic and religious or
CARNATIONS, and the press to unite
N a whole hearted effort to bring
before the people in general the
advantages to be derived from edit
cation, and the necessity for its adj
Vancement in these islands.
m WITNESS WHEREOF, Ihave
h%ereunto set my hand and caused
the Seal Of the Government Of the
Virgin Islands Of the United States
to be affixed.
Issued at Saint Thomas this tenth
day Of November, 1925.
NJ. +. TRENCH,
Governor.
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the base and extends up into the
tube. This quartz tube is sealed at
the upper end and is open at the
lower end to permit the insertion
of the heating element. This ele-
ment is formed Of Nichrome resist
ance ribbon spirally wound on an
"alundum" rod, which is made fast
to the base by the screw in the bot
tom. The electrical connections to
the heating element are made to the
base screw as in an ordinary electric
lamp.
There is an "alundum" sleeve that
fits tightly over the quartz tube in
side the evacuated bulb and this is
the cathode or electron source, cor
responding to the filament of the
present-day vacuum tubes. The heat
ing element within the quartz tube
heats this 'talundum" sleeve to a red
heat, in which state it becomes an
excellent emanater of electrons. The
grid of the tube is a ne wire mesh
cylinder. suspended from the top of
the bulb by its connecting wire. The
grid Is in the usual place between
the cathode and the plate, which is
metal cylinder and also suspended
from the bulbs top by its connect
ing wire.
When the current is applied to the
tube the heating element becomes
red hot. The heat is conducted
through the quartz tube to the
''alundum" sleeve -or cathode, which
is heated to a dull red temperature.
In this state ''alundum" becomes an
excellent emitter of electrons and be-
cause of the large surface of the
cathode greater lumber OF cleo
irons are emanated per unit area
per unit of input energy.
This method of he;sting the ca
thode is the only change in the
tubes operation, the remaining ac-
ton being the same as a C-301A or
any other tube. The current con-
sumption Of the tubes heating ele-
ment is about the same as a 5o-watt
lamp, which costs about one-half
cent an hour to operate.
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most daily new circuits or apparatus
are announced to the public and the
outfits OF yesterday are declared OBJ
solete.
However. there has been one piece
OF apparatus that has become almost
standardized-th three element
vacuum tube. 1t is true that refine
ments have been introduced, but the
tube itself remains unchanged. At
present there is a vacuum tube in
the process of development in which
there Is incorporated radical
change in construction.
The tube is so designed that it will
operate from the 110-volt house cur
rent with no supplementary devices.
Think what step forward this isl
No more storage batteries to worry
over and no more sore arm muscles
caused by carrying home fresh sup
plies Of dry cells. All that is needed
is to plug in on the house current
and the tubes will operate.
The tube may be operated from
either an A. G. or D. c. supply, and
as this carrent does not enter into
the circuit OF the set, 1t may be
used as the ''B'' battery, with proper
filters.
The entire structure of the tube is
new, except the familiar grid and
plate. The base fits a standard Edi-
son light socket instead of the pres
ent type or tube sockets. An advan-
tage arising from this is that the
grid and plate leads are kept sepa-
rate. being brought through the top
Of the tube. Until now the noises
from tubes operated from lighting
circuits have been excessive, but
there is a complete elimination of
"hum" or ripple" with this tube.
One Of the greatest advances made
in the construction of this tube Is
that the f1lament or heating element
is renewable at a small cost. How
ever, this need not alarm the fan,
as the heating element is said to
have ten times the life OF the pres
emit day filaments. Also the cleo
tronic emission is almost indefinite,
so there is no danger Of the tube
going dead" suddenly.
AS may be seen in the accompany
ing sketch, there are three indenta-
tions in the glass bulb, through
which. are brought the grid plate,
and cathode leads. The exhaustion
tip is at the lower side of the tube,
A thia quartz tube is fastened to
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Information for Sale

German broadcasting stations are
selling agricultural, stock and other
information by radio. Prices and
other data are broadcasted in code
to subscribers. The code is changed
at regular intervals.
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This drawing win give the
reader an idea as to what the new
110-golt vacuum tube will be like.
The heating element iii the center
Is removable SO that new one
can be inserted, wehn the one in
use burns out. This element serves
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-02-12

only to heat the cathode element
which provides the necessary
emission of electrons.
The development OF the equipment
used in radio broadcast stations and
receiving sets has been more than
rapid-it has been phenomenal Al
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-02-12

A~OSS $1,000 @O$N $50
This tuner solves the diff
ficulties of radio.
1. The aperiodic primary
prevents reradiation.
2. The three-circuit tapps
insures selectiVity.
3. The new low-loss feature
of staggerwound, 10 dielec-
trio or absorption material in
field, and the compact but
not scattered field produced,
means a new and supreme
efficiency.
4. A set built with this
tuner will not radiate and
drive your neighbor to bed,
as sets built of two rotor con-
struction or Of similar tun-
ing are apt to-do.
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AIos nffios no les gusta ell sabors
Tepugnante de las sales, aceites,
y laxantes que ccntengan dro-
gas. FL sabor de LAXO-PEP-
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DIR. w. B. Caldwell, es grato y
los nilos 10 toman con regocijo
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Este laxante maravilIoso f1a
probado su efcacia en- miles de
casos de enfermedades del esto-
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como, ,estrenimiento, ,colico, falta
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fresco juvenil de sus amigos. Us
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Ortosan, puede hacer que su rostro
sea ,encantador, limpiO y suave. Sc re-
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cada orden. lie enyiarernos las Famo-
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sisten en-:
Alimento ortosan para el cults, unI
gran pomO--para corregir ei CUTS
aspero aceitoso, guitar barros pc
cas-. para nutrir' los musculos eX-
haustos del cuello el rostro.
Genuine "EggPack Ortosan' doce
tratamientos -maravilloso astringenteI
para los mdsculos, limpia los poros
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T6nico Ortosan para Ia Piel--para
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CUANDO RINEN
LAS COMADRES


TOdOs nos aceTcam0s al balloon, o
por 10 menOs a Ia ventana, cuando
riflen las comadres, deseosOs de lu
perder un solo detalle; una prueba
de que tod0s Somos curiosos. + Del
mismO modo toda persona, sea hon.
bre mujer, joven anciano, que
sufra de la vejiga dc los riflones,
debiera tener la curiOsidad de pro-
bar las Pastillas del DR.. Becker pa
ra los rt1ones Y vejiga, que desde
hace amos producer, resultados a
aquellos que Ian tenido la feliz idea,
de tOmarias. Dolores de cintura, es-
palda caderas; incOntinencia de
las aguas; ardor en- ell cai1o al pa-
sar las aguas; asiento sediments
en- la vesiJa; el .paSar las. aguasa "a
poQuitos'', o 6el gotta en- gotta aguas
turhias y de olor fuerte desagra- q,
dable; el tener que leyantarse en-
ia noche hacer aguas; la llnpOsi-
bilidad de bajarse agacharse.: cl
empafiamiento de la vista; frialdad
lie pies Y InanoS; hinchaz6n de pies
v pantorrillas; NAL hum6r, irritabi
idad, marcos, dolores de cabeza:
Ieseos de no trabajar; cansancio y
estropeo al leyantarse; respiration
agotada y faugosa, reumatismo, biz
dropesfa, etc, son todOs sfptomas de
deSarreglos de los rinohes vejiga,
que deben combatirse con ell uso d.
las
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DE- DEPORTES
Continuation de IA pag. 10

conocer esa TERRA donde Sc refugia-
ron mis- padres cuando la revolu-
ci6n que ternin6 con la indepen-
dencia de Cuba Y en- donde, po: unos
dias solamente, no naci en- ella.
Creo que teniendo tantos adeptos
e. baseball en- Puerto Rico, no Sc
ria dlficil encontrar quienes aries
garan Ell dinero necesario para Gu
brir los gastos de viaje y manuten-
ci6n que ocasionc el club, ga que
facilmente en- los pineros dos tres
juegos, Sc obtendrfa ell dinero des-
embolsado. A mas de esos gastos,
deseariamos un pequefio tanto por
ciento de las entradas, que nos per-
mitteran gastar en- conocer algo de
Ia 1sls, pies no solo es nuestro de-
SEQ medir nuestras fuerzas con las
novenas de aIli,l sino tambien traer
otras impresiones de nuestra visi-
ta.
81 usted cree que ex:s5a ezra pro-
posici6n mejor que la que brindo,
tendre sumo gusto en- estudiarIa y
someterla la consideration de mis-
compa1eros
Sin otro particular Quedo esperan-
do a vuelta de correo su respueSta y
mientras tanto, quedo a SUI disposi-
cion incundicionalmente ofreci6ndo-
me de I'd. muy atentamente,
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CARTA DE ITALIA
Los c6micos lances de unas
ceremonias solemnes

ROMA, II. Green la mayoria de
las gentes que Ell Rey Victor Ma
nuel III, con ese SUI rostro severe y
precozmente arrugado, tiene un ca
racter brusco y grave NADIA mas
lejos de Ia verdad. Las contadas
personas que, por el cargo que ocu-
pan en- la corte, viven muy cerca
de Ell, asegnran que este sabio y
popular Soberano es, en- su trato par
ticular, rnuy bondadoso, allegro Y
tiene unas salidas'' graciosisimas
Sin embargo, es 10 cierto que STEM
pre- que preside algdn acto plbllco,
el Rey trae cara cenuda, y reveIa
en- su semblante algo asi como una
vaga mquietud, que exterioriza vol
viendo nerviosamente ell cuello y Ian
zando rapidas miradas de I'm Iado
para otro a cada momento. Habit
que adquirio ell Monarca desde que,
al subir al Trono en- 1900, raiz del
alevoso asesinato de su dorado pa
Ore, tuvo que empezar a aparecer
ante las muchedumbres, Muy diff
Gil es, por tanto, que entire estas
hubiese hasta ahora quien pudiera
afirmar con razon que habia visto
al actual Rey de Italia riendosa.
He dicho que hasta ahora; pues des
6e hace algunos dias hay, efectiva-
mente, unos centenares de personas
que han visto cosa. tan POGO frecuen
te. Y clio Sc 10 deben un curioso
percance que lie ocurrio Ell domingo
pasado al digno caballero que des-
empefa ell cargo de alcalde de Lu-
cera y cuyo nombre aqui no v1ene
q cuento. Inspirado por los mas
mobiles sentimientos, este bonito pue-
bio de la region de las Pullas quiso
levantar, en- honor de sus hijos cal
dos en- la guerra, uno de tantos mo-
numentos que, desde el punto de
vista artistico estetico, han llega-
do representa- para multitud de
GALES y plazas italianas una de tan
tas consecuencias mas o menos de-
sastrosas del conflicto mundial. Sc
rog6 al Soberano que Sc dignase inau
gurar esa. fIamante obra de arte.
Acepta la invitacion, Y llega a Lu-
cera las tres de la tarde del dia
fjado para Ia ceremonial. Hacia un
calor horroroso. Acogido con entu-
Siaslno delirante, Victor Manuel III
Sc traslada directamente desde Ia
estaci6n a la plazuela donde esta
,el monumento.
L Tan pronto como ell Monarca ha
dad6 alrededor de este La vuelta de
ribrica, ell alcalde, muy enfundado,
en- una levita, con la chistera en- la
mano y, escoltado por I'm bombero
en- urifoEme de gala, Sc sube en- el
pedestal y, dirigiendose al Rey, con
Ell gaHardo impetu de un orador
consumado, Sc arranca y dice de un
tiron: "Sefior: Agradezco profunda-
mente vuestra Majestad Ell que Sc
haya servido adherirse, con su au-
gusta presencia, al homenaje que
hoy rinde Lucera la memoria de
sus gloriosos hijos" Y ALI cl
buen senior Sc Gala. Luego baja los
oios; Sc acerca POGO POGO al ros-
tro la chistera; clava en- ell i1lte-
rior de ella la mirada. :. Y sigue tan
mudo. Sin embargo, no lie sorpren-
de a la rlumerosa concurrencia esa
actitud meditabunda al parecer, del
tsorador; por 10 visto, este est& con-
centrando sus ideas, para ir impro.
3visando rnejor su discurso. Mas
varios minutes pasan, y Ell orador
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Direction
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persiSte en- SUI repentino silencio, a
Ia vez que empieza a escarbar con
Cierto disimuIo Ell fondo del SOM
brero. De la muchedumbre de los
oyentes- mejor dicho de los, no
oyentes-, defraudados en- jsu natu-
1al expectation, sale un sordo muir
mullo, como dicfendo: "iCaramba!
iEsto va pasa &c castafio oscuro!"
Hasta que, por fin, como ell enmu-
decide alcalde no deja de escarbar
nerviosamente Ell Zorro de la chiste-
ra, al bombero que Sc 'halia su
1ado Sc lie figura que es esta la que
1e esta distrayendo Y .estorbando Ia
elocuencia de SUI jefe, Sc Ia arranca
6e la mano, susurrandole al dido res
petuosamente: "Permitame usia. -.
Ell pobre alcaIde Sc pone Lgido;
abre desmesuradamente los ojcs;
murmura 1albuceando: ''iMaldito
sea -
Nadie de la concurrencia Sc ex-
plica aquello. Tan SOLO el Rey "lo
comprende todo~ -. Y, sin poder-
10 remediar, suelta una carcajada,
al propio tempo que lie hace al
hombero un gesto mandandole que
lie devue1va al orador la chistera
Pero entonces $50 comprendi6 to-
do' tambien la fnucaeduInbre y
las risas con que esta hizo coro al
Monarca fueron tan. estruendosas y
prolongadas, que Ell infortunado ora
dor hubo de renunciar leer de re-
Oio ell discursito que Sc habia traido
lnecanografiado en- una cuartilla
escondida por el en- la badana de-
sombrero; pero que. va Sc lie has
caido de lado,S haciendosele indesci.
frsbies @lAI7a 'Es1sA laSK l'''
No por ESQ, naturalmente, dejd
Ell cortes Monarca de feicitar 1ue-
go al orador. =, aunque solo fnera
por 10 gracioso del lance a que ha-
bia dado lugar con su treta inocen-