The Baltimore Sun from Baltimore, Maryland • 13

THE SUN, BALTIMORE, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 24, 1918. 13 Hello Girls With Signal Corps In France fiffello Girls Find Life Tense Behind American Battle Lines TANK MEN LOST SMYILY 9 First Lieutenant Buckler Only Officer After St. Mihiel Drive. surely Corps, but was rejected Vsrtinae of a recent surgical operati' 13 the early spring of 1917 he wenc to France and for several months served in the Motor Transport Service of the French Army. He received a commission as aid in the United States Air Service some time later, but at his request, was transferred to the tank service, where he had been in command of a tank since last spring.

To Sins Maouder'a Cantata. The quartet of the Madison Aven Methodist Episcopal Church, Madison and Lafayette will s'ng Maun-der's cantata, "The Song of Thanksgiving. this morning at 11 clock. The soioists are Mrs. Emily Diver Evans.

Miss Constance Nowakowska. Charles Reiner, Harry K. Rosenburger. Organist and director. iss Mary L.

Soule. entertained. I did not have my clothes off during the 36 days we were up before- and my shoes were off three times to change socks and put right back again. One can't afford to be caught with his shoes off Wan Ready To Practice Law, Lieutenant Buckler is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University and of the law department of the University of Maryland. He spent a year at the Harvard Law School end for six months attended the sessions in Circuit Court No.

2, when Judge Carreill T. Bond was presiding in that court two years ago. as general assistant to the Judge and to acquire training in practical work of law. Whe the United States entered the war he appii for the dicers' Training Life And Death Calls Of War T.ke Place Of Lc Methods At Home, But French Have Never Changed Habits. felM "lT if .11 vA Tt JStJ TT 1 Jfwb' i 1 The best 0 gift! TtW'T TTtT Tr7fffrr'Y.

I i If 11 Hp i I'l Willi I ill, i.HHBgjlll UllilJ l.i ill feHi tiHi Hills mm CI I COMPANY REDUCED TO 19 MEN One Tank Remained Out Ot 24 For 34 Days No Time To Change Clothes. Working and fighting, without a chance to change his clothes for days at a time, and the loss of nearly all the officers, men and tanks in his company, were told of in letters sent by First Lieutenant Leslie H. Buckler, of this city, to bis aunt, Miss Bessie M. Buckler. The fighting was nearly done when Lieutenant Buckler wrote his letters from comfortable quarters in the hospital established by Mrs.

Whitelaw Reid in Paris. The letter, telling of the privations and heavy loss sustained by his company, was written on October 13. Part of it is as follows Nearly All Lost. "We left our home station the first week in September and were in the St. Mihiel party and then in the Argonne, northwest of Verdun.

It was front-line work for 34 days, during which we never had our clothes off for days at a time, not even our shoes, and sleeping and eating when we had the chance. I am not going to tell you the story, but it seems impossible to be in Paris again without a scratch, so many were the casualties. "We lost five out of six captains in the first two days of the Argonne show, and when I came out day before yesterday of my cumpauy of 5 officers, 107 men and 24 tanks there were myself, men and 1 tank left. Everyone tells we did good work, and the infantry regiments which we attacked with from day to day are strong for the tanks. I know what hell we gave Fritz, so we cannot complain if we are ourselves practically vanished as an organization.

"After we were relieved I reported to the military officer, for, of course, I was just about 'all and he shipped me off to a convalescent hospital in Paris which is supported by Mrs. Whitelaw Reid for officers. "You can bet a hot bath, good dinner and bed was great stuff for a tired chap, and today I am pretty fit and hope to be allowed to' go back to duty tomorrow." This is part of what he wrote on October 10: "I haven't gotten enough punch yet to write about the parties we had during the last six weeks. But the two tank battalions with which v. went out practically do not exist.

any more, and all the survivors are in the hospital for one thing or another, if they are lucky enough to be anywhere. Xo Time To Change Clothes. This on October 2G: "I have just received my discharge from the hospital and tomorrow return to my company. Most of the old crowd who were sick or not too badly woundeel are coming back, and, of course, there are lots of replacements. We will go -9 a a 1 i A DacK to me eraun or ivrgonne or Meuse front right away, for there is no time to waste now and everything is "being used to the utmost.

"I fear I shall not be able to write. Conditions are absolutely prolrbitive we are usually in attack 10 days out of 12. and our nishts are spent about ji Via If mile from Fritz, who ke'pns us 19 us electric DIPHTHERIA SEASONHBRE 7 SH: taDie- Talk about "Class." If you know anything more refined, elegant, richer or highly appreciated than a beautiful PORTABLE show it to us! Of use every day in the year. Appreciated by everybody in the home. It's the best gift you can select and ours are Brass and Bronze with richly tinted fancy glass shades that harmonize with every room and its furnishings.

Drop in and glance pver the line. We've time to show you tomorrow, ii you've time to look. Will you be here? gy I in her uniform. I I i i--BL If Kinnan. siasm they displayed on picnics at home.

The American man nnvei- javo.vs he is always ready for play and food and music. Our last night in our house is to be spent in having a party for the linemen, of the Signal Corps. Colonel Lends Sinsrins. "After meals and always at night we have music. I play enuogh, fortunately, to be able to play the popular songs for them, and we have a crowd around the piano at all times.

Last night there were 12 officers singing, the chief singer beung a colonel. In the afternoon there had been a nice boy with a lovely tenor voice, who had come to practice a duet with one of my girls to sing at the Y' hut next. Sunday. Before he left, -a-chap with his face all bandaged up came in and regaled us with the most thrilling accounts of his encounters with He lias been Over here since the first troops came, was the third officer to land on French soil, and has been all up and down the He is one of the handful that is left of his old command. "The soldiers are all good to us bringing us water several times a week, they bring it from next door when our pump runs dry.

fix furniture for us, move trunks, wire our house for electricity, bring the breael and the meat from the meat shop take us out for dinner, and the entertainments at the camps, send us wonderful American-made apple pies; and last Sunday a chef, who had been at one of the most famous New Y'ork hotels, came in and spent the day making pies and crullers, a seeming impossibility on our baby stove. The French are loud in their praises of the American man, his kindness and good humor, the dispatclv with which he puts things through, and his chivalrous attitude towarel women. "The gilds are staying at home in the evenings more and more, anrl all of us have good times together in the salon or garden, and now that the cool weather has come, we can have games in the evenings, and songs, and make pull-candy." With so much of tha clean, sane American atmosphere surrounding these telephone operators, the American "Hello" in Frnace should have a very cheery sound. N'est-ce pas? MAJOR KNIGHT AT CITY CLUB Xluttlefield liero Pays Tribute To Maryland Men. Major James Groome Knight, formerly a captain in the old Fifth liniment.

Maryland National Guard, who recently returned from the battle fields France to receive a promotion to a lieutenant-colonelcy, received much applause yesterday afternoon at the of the City Club, when, iu course of his impromptu remarks, paid a glowing tribute to the bravery the Marylanders who fought so valiantly around Chateau Thierry and in the Argonue district. Major Knight is still suffering from an affection of the vocal chords, owing to the fact that he was "gassed" while fighting with his command. Major Knight was introduced by Congressman .1. Charles Linthicum, who was the principal speaker of the occasion. Congressman Linthicum took for subject "Five Weeks on Top of the World," and he told his experiences while in France on the blood-stained battle fields.

In the course of his remarks, Mr. Linthicum gave a vivid description of air raid which he witnessed while Paris. He. also told of the wonderful fighting of the American troops at Chateau Thierry and in Belleau Wood, describing his own sensations while going over the bloody ground shortly after the terrible carnage had taken place. It crept Ion For Xew Hector, A reception will be given to the Rev.

Mrs. B. B. Lovett by the congregation of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Chester and Preston streets, next Wednesday evening in the parish house of church.

Mr. Lovett teok charge of Audrew's parish September 1, and reception was to have. taken place early part of October, but was postponed on account of the influenza epidemic. The Rev Hugh Birckhead will present and make an address. Special Thanksgiving services will be conducted the Rev.

Mr. Lovett at St. Andrew's Thanksgiving Day at 10 A. M. at WING tery; David Roberts, representing St.

David's and Gen. John R. King, former commander-in-chief of the G. A. R.

The choir will render special music, md a WTelsh choir will sing a Welsh hymn that was a favorite of the Twenty-Seven New Cases And 3 Deaths Reported Last Week. DISEASE Parents Should Call Doctor "When Child Has Sore Throat Croup Sometimes Misleading-. The Health Department is waging war on diphtheria, which begins to in crease in lialiimore in November and December. Twenty-seven new cases and three deaths from the disease were reported last week. In a bulletin yesterday the department declared that outbreaks of diphtheria are "absolutely avoidable and could be prevented if parents would call in a physician when a child first shows symptoms of sore throat, so that cultures may be taken and examined at the de- department's "If diphtheria is shown to be present, the bulletin states, "antitoxin can be given not only to the patient, but to other members of the household, thereby saving the life of the patient and preventing other members of the family from developing a very se ere and much-dreaded disease." Continuing, the department said 'Some years ago the New York Department of Health collected statistics regarding the use of diphtheria antitoxin, and ascertained that the death rate from diphtheria was less than 1 per in cases which received antitoxin within 21 hours of the onset of the disease.

"Most of the deaths in Baltimore due to diphtheria are caused by the laryngeal type of the disease, which has long been known to the public as membranous croup, or black diphtheria. It comes on with a 'wheezing' and difficulty on the part of the patient to get air 'into the lungs. Many mothers believe it to be a type of croup, and in all such case3 a physician should be summoned at once, so that cultures may be taken and thus differentiate between ordinary croup and the very fatal disease of diphtheritic croup. "It lias long been considered a wise procedure to administer antitoxin in all cases of croup in which there is any doubt as to the exact nature of the disease, so that if it is diphtheria many hours are saved and the child usually makes a prompt recovery without complications. On the other hand, if antitoxin should be given and the croup did not prove to be of the diphtheritic type, no harm would result.

Most of the cases of laryngeal diphtheria occur between the ages of one and five years Therefore, croupy symptoms in children at this period of life demand the immediate attention of a physician. It is the duty of every mother when her child becomes ill, no matter what symptoms are complained of, to examine the child's throat, and if the throat appears to be inflamed, to call in a physician and not wait for the appearance of the white patches. "Many people believe that diphtheria is a disease of childhood only, which is a great mistake. Any person, whether a child, in middle life or in advanced life, developing a sore throat should be 5 3 jr As Law as $7. at Lexington to tiian ks tor All The Credit You in the Rug Sale quality and size.

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5 This Thanksgiving, More Than All Others, Ought To Be Our Greatest day of thanksgiving and rejoicing and consequently one of great preparation tor always been his way!" er MISS NELLIE SNOW. Chief Operator. cultured at once to determine whether or not the condition is one of diphtheritic sore throat, so that antit6xin may be given to expedite the recovery and prevent distressing complications, such as paralysis and weak heart." J. T. DENNIS ESTATE IN COURT Widow Renounces "Will Provision And Demands Legal Share.

The jurisdiction of the court in the settlement of the estate of James Teackle Dennis, who died March 31 last, is asked in a bill of complaint filed in Circuit Court No. 2 yesterday by Elise Van Ness and others, through Yenable, Baet cr Howard, attorneys. The aid of the court was found to be necessary in the settlement, because of the renunciation by Mrs. Ida W.Dennis, widow of Mr. Dennis, of the provisions of the will in her favor.

Mrs. Dennis elected to take the share of the estate to which she was entitled by law. After certain specific legacies, Mr. Dennis left half of the residue of his estate to the children of his sister, Mrs. Eleanor Brattan, and half to his widow for life.

The estate consists of $18,353 in personal property and in real estate. Memorial For Rev. XV. The congregation of Abbott Memorial Presbyterian Church. Ba i.

sn Highland avenue, will hole! a memorial service to honor their late pastor, the Rev. Dr. J. Wynne Jones, on Sundav. December 1.

at 3 P. M. The Rev. John P. Campbell will preside, and those assisting in the program will be the Rev.

Dr. Henry Branch, stated clerk of the Baltimore Presbytery the Rev. Dr. De Witt Benham, moderator of the Presby Street mmmmmm By Makjorie How rowl the fvsf Mnflpninbl American "Hello!" must have soutidwl over the wires in Frnnre. Tho Fame that we set in New York ity, in Water-liiii.

Iowa: in Keum-bunk, Maine: "llel-lo!" with a pleasant if Central is good-natured "7ieMo!" if ll T'SS LJat tho telethon operator in France is quite too busy to lose he; patience. When one is putting through vital connections, locatinc a major for a colonel, one is kept so constantly aware of the importance of one's mission that eagerness not to fail i interspersed only with thrills of excitement over the messages vim mi lag iu. The iirst group of American women telephone operators rouehed Paris in I March, 1018. and two more units have entice arrived. My nave a mn.iarj status equivalent to the "WAACS," the British Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, and their business ike navy blue uniforms, blue trench caps and white armbands with a telephone mouthpiece embroidered in blue, tell Umr work.

On one corner of the coat collar are the regulation metal 1. tters "11 and 0:1 the other are thf rossed fhigs that form the insignia of the Signal Corps. All of the cirls sneak French fluently; some of them are of French birth; but have been recruited from switchboards in the United States. viromiient Heroines Tense. Most of the girls are They have been suddenly transported from a peaceful existence to a life of the greatest excitement.

For domestic telephone conversations on the snVj'ft if "stk or chops for diu'ur" have iyn substituted tense ipcsswkos vibrant with meaning for all the world such as those which pit ftirls s'it or th- troruv 'i morning of the St. Mihiel advance. For the commonplaces of a movie or a walk 'n the park, after hours, have been substituted a round of thrilling events, a whirl of officers, attention from all carters. It rather looks as if the merican telephone girl in France might in danger of losing her poise. That 'lis shoi Id happen is vital in many re-' wts.

The lk-ion ey of Uncle Sam's ignal Corps must not be impaired. In delicate work of making snecdy tele-( hone connections, aud locating information for army headquarters, the oper-or must keep as cool, as normal, as uick-vvitted. as when nothing was of core importance than making an ap-cintrnent between factory and the comnanv president. From (the personal viewpoint, moreover, thfr.e i 1 i i 4-: 41. leiepnone guis are repiresfuinis; uiv American jeuttc flic to the French, and thoy need every assistance in such a time of strain.

At the request, of the Government, the Young Women's Christian Association gladly undertook the rcsnonsibility of caring for the girls. The girls, on lami ng in Paris, are takn directly to the IIo-cl Petrograd. the Young Women's Chris ten Associations Hostess House. Xliose to duty in Paris live there permanently and Young Women's Christian Association workers in other towns meet he girls assigned there and provide lodging and recreation, such as Christmas parties now being planned in ever Signal Corps house in France. "Snt Easy To Find "There arc three ways of leoking for i larce house or small hotel for twenty' jenuen fiUcx irlcphnnislcx Amcn-Uiinen" writes Ethel Seribner, of Chero-e, Iowa, a Young Women's Christian Association secretary assigned to Signal Corps work, "on foot, by tram or in au tomobiles.

With all these methods, iu use, even hen three things are likely to happen 'may find a most desirable hotel, a vouderfi.il possibility except that it is a restricted street; one can be arrested by the military police for driving a street restricted to American automobiles, and one may often be very low one's mind, if impatient, when three four weeks of search portend nothing nore than a few weeks more of the same fruitless occupation. "Then one puts on one's hat, steps icross the street and hues within a -(tone's throw just what erne wants for he Signal Corps family, if the family vill only stop growing larger. Today an igreement for such a house was re ached. The place has 11 bedrooms, a bathroom, tub and shower, and a lovely gar-ion, an attractive dining room looking ut over the garden, and a convenient dtchen. We are to take possession soon, aid until that time I am to buy linen, eme extra furniture, have one room paired and secure two more servants.

I uive already engaged a directress and i cook, both of great promise, of course. Vfter five weeks of housekeeping, hope rosy red on the horizen." Keeping House Interesting. 'Keeping house in France for Amer-can girls," writes Sarah Watson, or iidge Spring. S. another "Big Sis-er" to a Signal Corps unit, "may be the east romantic work that auy American ar doing here, but it is cer-ainly full of variety and most interest-ng experiences.

My family has grown onsiderably, and I am now the proud (ossessor of .12 girls, with the prospect )f six more very soou. The girls reprc-ent all sections of the country New fork, Chicago, San Francisco aud South arolina. The chiei operator is trom Montana her roommate, a bwiss. is a Vlormon from Salt Lake City, while the upervisor hails from lloston. "Our house has grown too small for and we are moving in a fpw days to he Riverside Drive, of this city, within i short distance of the spot, where the irst American troops landed in France, t'he salon commands a glorious view of he ocean, and the equally large salle-a-iianger opens on a delightful little We are next door to the Knights if Columbus, and have the privilege of oming on Wednesday night to the band oncert that they have in the most, beau-iful garden in town.

The victrola is ept going over there all day, so we have he advantages and disadvantages of liv-ne next door to a continuous concert. fliis house has a bath, and the bids for be first bath a real tub, one of the few in this town, ate many. We oke continuously about the; tub; a real ath, however, is no joke in most parts France, but a solemn and seldom c-n- oyen ceremonial. then there is gas in he kitchen, and only housekeepers can ppreciate that. French Operator Too Polite.

"It is a great privilege to make a home or these girls. They, need a restful mppy place to go alter work, for their vork is very nerve-trying. The most try- ng, however, is the fashion in which hey have to deal with the French oper-tors, through 'whom the long distance alls go. When they wish to call over ho French lines they say, "J'ecouie'" (I sten). After a quarter of au hour the onversatiou begins: "Gooel morning, ow are you? Are you tired? If you lease.

I should like to get All liia must be in honeyed tones, otherwise here is no chance of getting any atren-ion. Mile, will reply "Oh, yes," in a mc that implies that the call is of no toineut. After long waiting and rrpeti-iou you get the connection. A call put i at 10 in the morning may be answered 2 in the afternoon If you ask for one lace too often she will say, "You are unbearable, you ring too much, it gets on ty nerves "The secretaries-in charge of the tele-hone groups see to it that the girls meet i.cl entertain American soldiers under circumstances. In the head-uarters town, reception was given to 'ie officers stationed here real American homey" parties often staged.

Ope rowd of boys had a good time at a Sig-al Corps girls' party. It: was the first arty with girls they had had over here, nd their appreciation was touching, louie of them hadn't had a late pass in he months they had been here, and we on' I scarcely get them out of the house ll-ov). to novel was the experience of fing with American girl, and out of fimp after 0.30. They ale sandwiches ml drank bmonadc. with tucsaniccuf.hu- to the he of his an in and the St.

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