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THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK. FRIDAY. MARCH 15, VMS. THE EAGLE'S SPECIAL CAMP NEWS OF BROOKLYN BOYS C.

J. BIEBER IN FRANCE IfT T75 XT. l- I lieutenant horowitz OAflTU INPANTRV HAQ, TEN BROOKLYN MEN with sixth engineers; i Keeular rnday reature iiotes trom Hvery uvvin uuniiuu un.u INAVIATIONSCHOOL REGIMENTAL SHIELD PUNER DISCOVERS THREE'S A CROWD CAPT.NILES FACES Eagle Sketches of Upton Officers Taking "Ground" Course Massachusetts Institute of Technology. DISMISSAL BY ARMY Captain Aitken, Famous Sculptor, Furnishes an Attractive Design. AT FORT OGLETHORPE 1 mi i HIT Dl 0 A FOlIt ALREADY COMMISSIONED Ordered Before Court-Martial on Charge of Disorderly Conduct.

Still Fletcher's Bosom Friend, but Girl's Presence Makes Him Unhappy. lit In Flying Camp After FsTT Theory of Might Military Authorities in Charge. Sliei ial to The Eagle.) f'Bmlllldgja. March 15 Ten Brooklyn nien. four of whom have been commissioned lieutenants, are UHH thp several hundred students affco Wi learning the fundi ntlll at aviation at the Army School of Aeronautics at the Massachusetts Institute of Tech- man of MO Dean street: M.

L. Huell of 1 402 Math street; Walter If. Koe-iuin of 128 St. James place, and V. A.

Taylor of 125 Keniiuore street. Th- other utaiivos JttfPH MOROrVITX VCP HBI Ft 1 FtlFRPR IIAIilks J. BIKBER of 2MH Touts. fifth street, Bea (late formerly employed by the Edison Company. volunteered at the Edison Company, volunteered ut the "arc: K.

Iteitiy, $49 Itean street: William A. Ten ill, Cambridge place tienrgc V. Alder. 1 14S Kurty-first outbreak of the war and was assigned trouble about practicing what he tr, company Sixth Engineers. He preached was In the lamentable fact f' him as their own 'street; Kieliard l.oebcr.

41: Ea.1 Tweu-; lord 144 Lincoln place. 1 Three others who were born In Brooklyn arc also at the seh They are Lieutenant H. T. (irecne of 150 street, New York City; Frederick c. KocKMroh of avenue, Woodhuvcn, L.

and Alfredo J). I'annnir of Sen Bright. N. .1. lie senooi Known as sniiiiiu school and the majority of the courses are of elementary character, one en- turned over to the school, aiiiomikii institute professors niin insuucioes ulc arjiuunw i eyive many of the courses that the stu-I All uf the usual social recreations dents are the school is com- h.lu, because of pletcly undo, the direction of the l-.

work which ap-' 'n'mvun, Pronch of spring has brought. This WENT TO mm Dl It A i Close Friendship Went Along Swim. I nUI A.Tital of Female Visitor. Kagle Metropolih imp I'pton, L. 1 Mareh 16 Back in I R07 two Irishn 'an-in 'advocate of social, tin ligious quality.

He ceiuality by the hour. brother's keeper. ''rotnci it. i. mm.

an.i in. only especial oh 1 1 is friend could not "You believe in the share-and-shari alike he asked of the Soc ial hit "I most certainly do believe thi shart-iiml-shure alike policy." "If you had bloke III I. is 11 1 -Jly now vmi had two nig. two I thai ended II ire impni ended tho argument. Neither Private David D.

I'liner or Private Fred C. Fletcher of Company 307th Infantry, go around spouting Socialism or single tax or the brotherhood of man stuff, but until recently they shared everything. If I'liner had a pie, Fletcher received half. If either one needed money the other fellow would share his last dollar. They never met until they came down in Ihe draft, but one of those lirrn friend.

wnps spramt up neiwe, mem. Always Found Toellier. They ijccame close chums during time you could always 1hpm iL'eiher. IVeek.i nds in mount seiiaration. for men er; In-less they always matiaee.l to go town tile same iraiu and 'occupy the same crot-s-seat.

They al- the same train' lend of friend. wnw oacs loday the same che I "is has in nose I' n-ielo is a lorwaid :1 youngster and his pal, Plmei ralher iciiring. He does not hesi to ask for more er to sp.ak mind a.noim men. hen Ihe wome enter he is dumb and nhi hV women and he does i ast one. lie Won I 1 lie la-, and he -'i 1 I 1 1 1 rs, re fiom the The tii.

en of the directing ojheers, the and instructors nod others section of the hull. line. The slial even nave Sleeping uuarieis oi! 'spacious gioiinds suriouiMlum the building. SECOND Lieutenant Itussel Fuyette Taylor of Company 30jth Infantry, was assigned to duty with that unit on Junuary 24 last, lie was horn in Lima, isconsin, on April of Wisconsin. He enlisted In the Na- lB uJ nd a Braduate of I'ublie School No.

so, Coney Island. Fort Tilden Special to The Eagle. I Fort Tilden. Kockaway Point, I liuslne.s p.asilio is the rule of military life and cer- fainly during the past two weeks the! 7 7 ,7" 7 is no permanent condition, however, rin. so the worrying much ling.

i r- there v.ill oe a break in the all work and no play I routine tomorrow evening, when ui furnishine music for the occasion, so a more will he pressed into service. The Fort Tilden basketball team will journey Lawrence tomoi row nignt to meet the live of Company our- tec-nth Itegimcnt, New Void, in 'a game lo he played at Firemen's Hall. The Fort Til.len team iias ben lately hv the addition of several good phivers and the team feels confident of victory fl.m anu me nuvui aero station will take ml Masonic in, tub, l.y olympia of llock.cw.cy i. i.is. who have cm- tional Guard of his native State in.

Hand S.inpson. Fifty-fourth Pio-1H12, and served three years. He re- neer Infnntry. enlisted and was mustered into the The lnjd Sanitary Trains, including Cnited States service June 13, lfll 6. Hie and.

ulanrc ami Held hospital coin- "OrSogy. The students daily" the llo kauays have been in- a MONO the Brooklyn physic mi en lly oimnlssioiicd in MedloaJ is Ueutei um ph HorowlU ol Iti Van H' Ire.t. now at loipe, Qth i nil Camp Wadsworth Spartanburs, S. Capiam Jeremiah .1. v.ll, Fourth Pioneer lr.ft.nlrj.

ot. mi lames 1 i i Intantry, and Fr, Intantry, and Captain Fr, ,1 rick Lar- fantry. have been di tailed to snec.ai duty at Depot Headquarter! as assist nis to the Quartarmaater. Captain Alton (juard. hi.vii Cainp Sheridan, Infantry.

assignee, 10 Hie nun I loneer I i llcrl.c-i bmIh, hiving imi lleu.hoi hi Iquartera from Cl mn assign ed to duty with the Fourth Pto'ni iiaiitr: I -Na" "1'on-d from Sheridan to the Head- il "Uty Ith the fourth Pioneer Infantry. Sx commissioned ol.icrrs reported to Brigadier lieneraiHuy i on, command, the I en- surplus d'urmg leorganuullon of' the knc-i Ihe pioneer regiments. cu a tu l.o.ge.- of I Sec-ond has iron I Mllg flOm fellow "III, CIS be- ,7 LVl th. camp a shot! puny street. his destination led and he hustled vhen 7' inelffiMwAov r'yx1 Ihe Second I'loincr I.

H-dger has yet to hear Um mistakes ne of the Pioneer i appeared in tt torm one night la is over their head far us could ht- learned, th, enant Colonel Claude M. Mil-pector general attached to the or Corps and Army Troops, I Miller lolllotlo, from II out, -'-i-'iei. r'-ici i.oys nave hacn so Ihusuisiic in their iiim a sol of soldiers -t He did not like to do it Kercgn hul bu-" n'u He prnm-, write to his l. i-c and ark Vevt WW He CM in Hruiwc anil Will He 'I dirty-six Inches ling To Bo Taken Abroad. Kagle Bureau.

Metropolitan Division. L. 1.. March 1 5 Bon, is going to need som, I'pton only to find thai obtained. Then he the world looking foi not rind' 1'.

rear a meat oath thai shave until ho linds it rd and break his Beet nothing may be remain! tell, foi mple one of th. wanted a distin. In the rrgimei.l Along." The Infantry Hogan Cantain WHIUm Harrigan pn of the Harrigan of Harrigan I "t'Kge: t'- laiiious old Iris; holds true all the down lh fl i Itava to have something or something there is always to be fouim the one man in camp who can tura the trick with amazing neatness am! 3Cth Infantry, Colonel George nim, r's coiuinauil, long ago selected in l'lclich -'Suhfs Noi -the follow me" of the corporal llosest to the men In ihe ranks. Th men think it a whale of n. inoti and eieryonu agrees with them.

It wa tea ny a memoer or me regi nisi amaoer xainpl. rj(rh, a rignt time, Th'' regiment wanted an emblem Th" if f'," ihV I'egati'a'still hunt for in il, regiment who could tura out a iiign-i-iass piece of work. A sculptor was needed and fo low II habitual Un" of the thought it re.piiied (hat i.e the best. The hMeT everyon would he phased lie could llOt he too BOO1. AI(k, were to Try'nm have" to'do t-twwt h-'" their be Aitkon.

commander the iun Company, modestly amhled for- wn 4 hs Was h-good enough" Well he would he given a show. Which Uohei ho: National and creator heaven alone knows how many fa mous groups. The same Hobe-i" Aitken who passed up a commission 7 camD hec.un, an in the lighting force. would itirrirrr'care: i7rc 14.. (u a p.

pearaiic-thai tie-, -Hi-, politan Division must have to belong. He looks the soldier hist, list and all not ihe slightest uncut hair and flowing Uohei lies anout mm. ills command known as the Death Dealers, and the danger of their work assures a hoelv of "two-fisted light in' fools." as they say in ramp. His men admire him and arc "strong for him." so you have some idea of the artist soldier. He i-as porn in Ban i rancisro and was tudying in Paris at the time of the ast earthquake, till home was uined and he returned to this coun- iiis iigiu lor lame and for i New York I He- it'll girl and tho his svmp.i-id States, are so handl- tho ny life has taken hold of him.

his art -t trieiios nave neen nnsiinie, ir praise of the work. It will inches long. It will be mounted placed on the wall of the regimental headquarters. When the regiment goes abroad the shield will travel with it. The top of the shield is formed by an eagle with wide-spread wings.

The shield Itself doniots slmM-swept hit co, heaebiuarters. of No Man's Land. In the background are lie- hai hed wire eiitanslemenls clouds all but tic ure of nces with flxeel The design teems with NAVY WANTS 1.000 MEN and 51 Chajnbci INTERS PI.KA OF NOT Meuih, is iiu.l Sanllary Tr plete ThlrlJ-Mlle Hike. (Special to The BMTll I I cmp U'adsworth. Siarli IS Captain HO gar of Company Fifi y-tu si I'lonei fanny, formerly the Tenth Infa will be placed on li la! before a eral court-martial Mondnv.

cl With violating the Nim Ly-flfth War. II is ihc i Niles. hose bon is in Albany, I under the Influence of llajior con hlmaall In itlAordariy manm Captain Mies has pleaded lly to the charge. Conviction With It dismissal from 1 1 lieutenant Walter li. Hi rendi l'ifty-lhlrd Pioneer Infai.li.

Judge advocate of the conn a hear the ease, and he will id by an tenant Richard in of the Kifty-flfth Ploneei try. Also on the board wil un.l Arthur T. Balenlmc, I Pioneer Infantry: Colonel a II Perry, Fifth Pioi ua I Ki-Kll Id L. I'o, onel (leorge Hall, rMttj ue, Infantry; Lieuteminl I R. Poolvy, Kil ty-lilt li intry; Lloiiteiiant Colonel land, Fifty-seventh Pioneer Major Charles II.

Robblni lonei oil S. in ei mianir, i Infain'ry; Major William call, it I -eight Pioneer I i Major Charles K. Bordwell, Infantry; Major Davis T. Da ker, I'ifih Pioneer Infantry; Ma lot panics, one just nan a uisie oi i ne I 1 is eoilm s.er-i bn-n i- i.davs und a nicht." The otllecis a men i iich i their own outfit a ens. They were none the worse I Camp Dix (Special to The Kagle.

I Camp Dix, X. March 15 W. P. Hicks Jr. of Brooklyn, a member of the 311th Ambulance Company, has' been elected art editor of the Camp Times, a weekly camp magazine printed here under the auspices of the M.

C. A. Hicks was elected to his position this week when, under the direc tion of Editor leorge liar puldlea the Moon light Press most of tin The organi: new spa pet tins wee sprinting alon I'm on Pass." "I hard thing to lance. Corporal I pany clerk at Dix and ir.iincd by the officers here. News of the safe arrival of the men reached here seine time ago.

Another contingent which left Dix also believeel to have arrived safely the other side, and the division officials are confident that the men of unit will make the same favorable impression us the first organization. The ia ior ol nnik, Miinv 11 them ago ni. rn D. POI-ITICAI, ri i n. Ml ll" an.

"fib John AMa l' HM the li lie v. is si ni oi seivice in la'niiarv 1:117 alul 111 lasl lir School on snenaan. tu "as commissioned a second lit, nant August 15, 1917. TT7T uieiuiiii rank Fort Hamilton These are busy days for members of tin- Artillery, formerly the Thlrtc, nth icegimcnt. The use umlcigc training at Hl mil are (pending much time enjoy tor the cu I ike New York Theali-r A- nibh.

cum -d of I women who ure kil.L- "Idass' welfare poat If. m. alrcadi gives and the hoy. Leader Herbert Samond Is much progress. Singing is ol the daily duties of the of Battery are very' Know the name of Joseph press agent.

According young Lambert's photo-I eared In the papers al- the post, and it is rumorcd thai ne of the drafted mil" dings arc' com at the reservation udolcl The- aa is rettisH to confirm The regit lental baseball team has been picked "lare havl' ami i ne ooys spend tnelr t.r.ieiu mg. gam, h. doled, hut the re are tea for school and college NAVY NEEDS MORE "EYES" THE Navy Is still in urgent need of binoculars, field glasses, spy glasses, telescopes, sextants and enronometers. The Eaglo Information Bureau, fourth floor Eagle Building, will gladly receive these articles for the Navy and will see that they are forwarded properly to Frank-Jin Rooaaralt Assistant Secre- fg' is il of being curious. It collar and I i Y.

ill I Ice Is on the and is e-eiuippcd with his mind his been of an up-io- gaged with military work and his -evei-al thousand books lingers have been with mi-on Ihe shelves for chine guns for months he has lost within a few days after none of his skill or cunning when engaged with Clay. 1 Ills design has won the unqualified students of the Officers admiration of all who have seen it an, l.l'.n-: i a I I'm. nd co next I rip. time i Plimr ua.s down at the stllta.n v.i'h o's -ace ldM go is Fletcher. Pllner maintains that, a bosom friend, ho should be welcomed into the intimate little group of two.

He he i- lonesome and thnt he would around If i- imng.m: im-r were to be with that he has a girl and 'V, he given Pome time alone with his choir-- FHer hold- snr intends to pav long calls eve The She likes 1 'lincV 'vel-r mm When he eloes get ashamed of himself a few minutes before train time, she always coos: "Must you go, Mr. Pllner?" Pllner gulps and says Ellington Field Ellington Field. Houston, Texas March 13-Severai and Man- hattan men arc in line- fr commissions doing advanced living, preparatory meir wo. seas. 1 program down here is one of work and plav In the near future a baseball game with the men at Camp Logan is na.eueo niece proOKIyil athletes are expected to participate.

Brooklyn men awaiting commissions arc: E. S. Meisnier, E. J. Rose G.

F. Quinn. W. E. Olssen and Ekstrand.

Quinn was formerly a stai see ors men in line lor promo, Hon include C. S. Kohler. It. H.

Itea- Iklrt, W. F. Dul'ree and Haff drill in caiistiieines in khaki. Ti i imiastic standards are high and each student m-ii i abreast of the reiiuii-cnieiits. It is to make tin lean.

i that the men are given the I ainitig at this school. Alter i ii. ifi'i-red ed their courses iney are So some camp where Ih-y arn to lly. Naval Ml lift a Pldyal milliia Chief Yeoman Paul Hiker trying. to make Ihe sec I I oascoaii ten in.

i am uo.oiu..... Arthur J. Cherry, known as the bat- Harry Franks of 217 tne nay itiuge siaciou eong si Ensign Wilson Harrington of 424 Fifty-seventh street considered of the best pool players in the station. Ensign Harrington enjoys a game after each meal. Chief Boatswain's Mate Alfred An-thony has been given a line job.

He hns been placed in charge of the waning room and the women visitors. The boys say ho will make good in his new position. James Keman, chief electrician in Naval Reserve Aviation corps, is now at BJ- Uidge where In; will there." Keman aaya he intends to be married before going across, hut refuses to tell who the lucky girl is or when the.jevent will take place. One of the busiest officers at tho station' is Lieutenant Arthur Wild- man, assistant Lieutenant Commander Thomas F. Lynch has returned to the Hay Kidge station to resume his duties.

He had been confined to his home or a week suffering from throat trouble- John l- Brett, one of the recently appointed Commander Kane's Chief Carpenter Itichard Browne, listed at the Pelhani Bay station, wai recently transferred FERGUSON PROMOTED TO ENSIGN IN NAVY Vice president of tho Clifton lowing ompnny or Btaten island, and who Is a graduate of Erasmus, Is now in France, nn ensign in Ihe I 'nited Slates Naval Unserve force. He enlisted In Junuary last nd soon earned his commission. Is 25 years old. unmarried, and be with his mother at 28 Sherman Hoot. One of his brothers, tleorge, la il detective attached lo th innio.

VA FRANK VV. VV rERGUSONjJj' to I i ry husyj be llif.ili -I ill aeve for a large, a al the n-lassv P.ock Men March 2a. The artillery i i-e-c-ompanied hv Battery 110 wioell Has lie. i duty at the school, left for the tnre yeaterdaq, rector of the War Council of, Y. M.

C. is general charge of III Ihe Ulills this "In the beginning of the mo- soldiei divide-. 1 itu.e.l he Ives bill oi of 111, a irive then a weekly touch of home life, that the plan has been inaugurated as nor- ptogrtuii. I.acn week Eubie a to tne nuniiici- ol and who can be lie- commodoted at tiio various homes, and Invitations are sent out accordingly. Captain Warner iti now In temporary coiniiiano oi Kort Tilden in the ab sence of Major J.

Kcilly. now in the i he at the post are making arrangements for a field to he 'I i ne lore on cuiics.iay. Aiarcn iu. Wlliie I'ialiS are well I details of the fortheomiiig as yet been made. have Carl Bcier.

assistant secretary of the post Y. M. C. ho has been in charge of the Naval V. M.

C. A will leavu tomorrow to engage in other work. Mr. Beler has made a host of friends among the soldiers and sailors during his brief sojourn at the post, and Ihey will regret his going. Pressure, of work at the naval station has prevented the playing of the return match in the series for the pool championship of Rockaway Point between the Army and Navy teams.

Tho soldiers won the first game and the sailors are anxious for an early opportunity to even up the score. Camp Johnston (Special to The Eagle.) Camp Joseph K. Johnston. Jackson ville, March 16 Lieutenant R. Irlsewood, 411 Argylo road, who Is ad-itant in Motor Car Company No.

S02 and a well known man In literary cir- cles in Brooklyn, is compiling some iniercsiiug ouia lor anotner of Ills magazine articles. Rush street, np in the Office Workers been promoted to a lion- 1 led grade. He Is an export pcra and soon will be trans-poll of emharkatlon to sail "The soone the better." I It, in commenting, on the 1 Rutika, Eldert street. I is among Ihe men recom- iiany tlsatoned grades ek and iv.vi,,- ,,,,1 of i hird of the' peri. Hi of "'is sine gel ii.m -e is a good show of getting i told.

"I have had been on I would never have been the same man thai I am loday. I certainly have benefited by my experience in Fncle George G. Smitlitown, has applied for a furlough of two weeks lo visit relatives. He expects to among the next men from Camp Johnston to be ordered abroad. It is the policy at the present time to grant iiiriougns ana runison will likely know about his tomorrow.

i Spring Fashions in Rain Hit Camp Upton with Thud Mutr nnelerwear. It pries through r.i, coats, felt hats and ram-: proof has a working rcc-! w.lu Hie mod. and when mixed with are foot of guar- make a clergyman wish he I had ghl up to be a pirate I stand -till and moan Out ii hurts their anklM i ooois mose trom the I we of the roads. High 1 gi, one. i automobiles JU like'Kn jui Hi ates face.

Eagle Bureau. Metropolitan Division. i pton, L. 1., March 15 As a i ii, no, the rain 7 why "in on me?" Whoever started b-autiful rain rumor has a whole nwer for. if rains have started i enough for even tho meanest iei me level, mat old grouch who saw a party of Sunday sen cnueiren Hearting for Prospect Park and a picnic and prayed for a downpour just because he' had the gout and could not go out would have been satisfied with last Fall's style in rain.

nut the Spring fashions ure going he the ms, Ic" trimmed with thunder and Ighi.nug. which visited the camp last i night and this morning gave oven in- cation of having more than a slight edge on the Fall product This ram. aside from being wet and cold, has I 1 I Cod Kulloti and Ihe To, I develop strained motors after a half of work. i The camp today presents a iowius -ighl. It is possible lo seize a handful I If on weigh less than irm pounds roof of a barracks and swam around or I'm foot above the ground.

The who used to go school witii vou. According to the local weather sharps the rain of the last twelve hours, as was by bunder, indicates Ho- breaking up of winter and tho udvent of a glorious spring. postpone election of officers and emit i appointment of committees until i l-'oitv-I tonight. street..

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