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ALTOONA TRIBUNE, MONDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 9, 1918 Gunner Depew By Albert N. Depewo Ex -Gunner and Chief Petty Officer, U.S. Navy -Member of the Foreign Legion of France Captain Gun Turret, French Battleship de CassandWinner of the Crois Copyright, Special 1918, by Arrangement Reilly and With Britton the George Thy pugh Matthew Adams dervice. After we had been there for about! an hour and a half, one of our men became very sick, so that. I thought he was going to die, and when he fell over, I reported it to a sentry.

The came over, saw him lying in sentry the snow, yelled, "Schwein, grabbed him by the shoulder, krank!" and pulled him all the way across the field to the office of the camp commander. Then he was placed in the guard house, where he remained for two days. The next thing we knew, the Russians had been ordered to make a box, and were being marched to the guard house to put him in it and bury him. Another thing at Neustreiitz, that was pretty hard to stand, was the prethabit the Huns had of coming up ty to the barbed wire and teasing us as though we were wild animals in a cage. Sometimes there would be crowds of people lined along the wire throwing things at us, and spitting, and having a great time generally.

It was harder than ever when a family party would arrive, with vater and mutter, and maybe grosvater. and grosmutter, and all the little Boche kinder, because, AS you probably, know, the Germans take food with them whenever they go on a party, no matter what kind, and they would stand there and stare at us like the boobs they were, eating all the time -and we so hungry that we could have eaten ourselves, almost. After they had stared a while, they would begin to feel more at home, and then would start the throwing and spitting and the "schweinhund" sangerfest, and they would have a great time general1r. Probably, when they got home, they would strike off a medal for themselves in honor of the visit. Then, too, there were always Hun soldiers on leave or off duty, who made it a point to pay us a visit, and though I do not think they were as bad as the cirvies, especially the women- they were bad enough.

We had one bucket in each barracks, and as these buckets were used for both washing and drinking, they were always dirty. We boiled the water when we washed the clothes, to get rid of the cooties, and that left a settling in it that looked just like red lead. We had to get the water from a hydrant outside of the barracks, and for a while we drank it. But after several of the boys had gone west and we could not figure out why, a man told us he thought the water WAS poisoned. and a Russian.

doctor, who was a prisoner, slipped us word about it also. So, after that, very few of us drank water from the hydrant. was scared stiff at first, because I had had some of the water, but after that I did not touch hydrant water. It was a good thing for us that there was always plenty of snow in Germany, and even luckier that the Huns did not shoot us for eating it. It was about the only thing they did not deprive us -it was not verboten.

I thought I knew what tough cooties were, in the trenches, but they were regular mollycoddles compared to the pets we in the prison camps. After we boiled our clothes we would be free from them for not more than two hours, and then they would come back, with re-enforcements, thirsting for vengeance. The camp at Neustrelitz was surrounded by big dogs, which were kept just outside the barbed wire. We had them going all the time. Every once in a while, some fellow would make an awful racket, and the next thing we knew, there was Fritz coming like a shot, with musket at his hip, just os they carry them in a charge, and blowing whistles at each other until they were blue in the face.

ever they thought some one was escaping, they ran twice as fast as 1 I We Had Our Choice of Standing Up and Dying, or Falling Down and EeIng Killed. ever saw them run, except when the Foreign Legion was on their at Dixmude. When they got up to the dogs, they would first talk to them and then kick them, and after that, they would rest rifles on the wire and yell "Zuruck at us. We all enjoyed this innocent pastime very much, and we were glad they had the dogs. There were some things the Huns did that you just could not explain.

For instance, one of the Russians walked out of the kuche, as we were passing, and we heard a bang! and the Russian keeled over and went west. Now, we had not done anything and the other Ruesians sald had behaved himself, worked hard and had any trouble. Just killed and that is was to this, it. But not one of gust could figure! out why. After we had been Neustrelitz for three weeks, they drilled us out of the camp to a railway station, and stood us in the snow for four hours waiting for the train.

We were hausted and began falling, one by one, and each time one of usafell, the sentries would yell, "Nicht krank!" and give us the rifle We had tour cholce of standing up. land dying or falling down and being killed, and it was a fine choice to haver to make. The cars Anally pulled fn, and as usual, the windows were smashed, the doors open, and the compartments just packed with snow. When we saw this, we knew we were going to. get worse treatment, even, than we had been getting, and many of us wanted to die.

It had not been unusual for some of the men to tell the Germans to shoot them too, and it seems as though it was always a man who wanted to live who did get it and went west. However, all of us nearly got killed when we reached Wittenberg. When the train stopped there, we saw a big wagonload of sliced bread ion the etation platform and we all stared at it. We stood it as long as we could, and a then we made a rush for it. But when we got nearer, we saw that there were four sentries guarding it and four women issuing it out to" the German soldiers.

They would notagive us any, of course. So we stood around and watched the Huns eat it, while they and the women laughed at us, and pretended that they were starving and would groan and rub their stomachs and say, "Nichts zu 'essen." to each other, and then grab a big hunk of bread and cat it. What we not say to them was very little indeed. We were certainly wild if any men ever were. (To be Continued) JEWISH, BOYS GIVEN ROUSING FAREWELL Eleven Enlisted for Naval Service Banqueted at the Elks' Home Last Night EIGHT DEPART EAST AT MIDNIGHT A year ago last night Jewish cittzens of the city at the Elk's home tendered a farewell reception to a number of Jewish boys before their departure for Camp Lee.

They are now fighting for world peace and democracy in France. On the anniversary of the event last evening some two hundred and fifty citizens tendered a farewell to eleven Jewish boys previous to their enteric: the United States navy. It was observed at the home and an affair of patriotism, A banquet was tendered the boys 111 the big banquet hall and when all had enjoyed the feasting Attorney Isaiah Scheeline assumed the office of toastmaster and made a stirring speech in which he paid a compliment to the bovs Over There and also those who will become fighting men of Uncle Sam's sea force. Rev. Moses J.

S. Abels, of the Hebrew Reformed 1 synagogue, was introduced and he delivered an able, eloquent and interesting address on "The Mission of the Boys as Jews Americans." His talk was timely and during its course he reviewed what the Jews have been doing in France. He also spoke of the boys that have left the city for service and in conclusion he gave a word of advice to the boys who are now leaving. A patriotic song was sung and at its conclusion Samuel B. Hare was introduced and stirred the assemblage further patr by one of his patriotic talks.

It was short and flowery but it had the force of a great gun and was frequently puntuated with applause. Toastmaster Scheeline then presented each of the boys with a fountain pen as a token of the esteem they are held by those that remain at home. He cautioned them to use them in writing back to those at home whenever their time permitted. The response was made by Hyman L. Wayne.

His remarks were timely and short, being as follows: "I wish to thank you on behalf of myself and boys for your kind. ness this evening. We realize we are not going to a picnic. We are all going to do our bit and do it good." His words conveyed the sentiment of all the boys and were received with cheers. The hour for departure bad ar.

rived and the assemblage marched with the boys to the station and saw the following depart for Philadelphia to enter service today: Hyman L. Wayne, S. Wayne, Moses J. Louis, Alex Festenstein, Levenson, Nathan Friedland, Kwasser, Max Lenson. There were also present Abe Solomon, of Tyrone, who departs today for Camp Lee, and William Diamond, Henry Louis and William Colbus, awaiting call to the navy service.

Guests of honor were Gunner Harry Klevans, Thirteenth company, Chesapeake Bay coast artillery, stationed at Fortress Monroe; Private Louis Lenson, 37th company, 165th Depot brigade, Camp Lee: Private Philip Reese, of 192nd aero squadron, Call field, Wichita Falls, I. H. ison, naval aviator, Third company, Cape May. An order for 1,000,000 fruit baskets has been placed with the Employers' Federation of Cane and 'Willow Workers by the British ministry of food. ALTOONA MUSICIANS HONOR SERVICE MEN Forty Members of Association Now Following Flag in Army and Navy MASSED BAND PARADES STREETS The Altoona Musical association on Saturday evening paid honor to forty members of the organization that are now.

following the Stars and Stripes in the army and navy, with the public dedication of a handsome service flag at the Cricket field. The event was featured by the parade that preceded the ceremonies and this was marked by the renditions of the est band that ever paraded the streets of the city, The rain the previous Saturday caused the postponement of the event for a week but this didn't dampen the ardor of the musicians for they seemed to play with more enthusiasm. They certainly made "Over There" ring and the various other patriotic aires rendered along the line of march made the blood flow a little faster through ones veins. It stirred up patriotism just as the musicians have stirred up the people all over the country. There were more than ninety bandmen in the parade and big organization was very ably directed William J.

Connors, secretary of the association formerly a sergeant in the famous Seventh regiment, U. S. infantry. All along the line of march the band and the ciation received great applause. The dedicatory ceremonies took place at Cricket field on the rival of the paraders.

The bandmen strung across the field on entering the grounds and then swung across the field "America" with a ring that enthused the crowd. Arriv ing at the grandstand the crowd was called to order by Mr. Connors with timely Kauffman remarks who delivered introduced the i Rev. invocation. The big band then rendered "Columbia" in the most stirring manner and this was a followed by the reading of the names of members the association, in the service, forty now, They are cot as follows: Edward Barroner, Leroy Blackburn, Emil Buebel, Elmer T.

Burkett, Walter Ettleman, M. R. Felker. H. L.

Felker, F. Edward Hersh, Claude J. Jones, A. C. Kieferly, M.

H. Neaffer, G. W. L. Plette, Fred Roberts, Joseph Molloy, Ed.

M. Woodring, Wallace Tate, Joseph Paxson, R. C. Stratiff, John Weidley, Edward L. Weaver.

W. Yon, J. R. Ziegler, George Wolf, Thomas McFarlane, Luther L. Lafferty, Cassimer Ciccone.

Silvio Ciccone, Walter Gipprich, J. H. Mattern, F. G. Mays, A.

Minoria, H. Piper, R. W. Oppenheim, F. A.

King, Dean Reese, Andy Shrader, Frank Pressler, Justin Lees, Paul D. Heess, Charles Lingenfelter. The band rendered another selection and Chairman Connors made a short talk on the part musicians have played in stirring up the patriotism of the American people and what 'they have done in the way of contribluting to Liberty loans and other drives. In conclusion he introduced Attorney Samuel B. Hare.

who delivered the dedicatory address. He paid tribute and compliment to the I triotism (musicians, and what ability they to have stir done up pa- to their make America the greatest nation in the war today. then paid tribute to the boys in the and he did the flag was unfurled from the front of the grandstand and was received with a mighty cheer. The ceremonies concluded with stirring rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner" and the pronouncing of the benediction by Rev. Kauffn.an.

Unfurl Service Flag The Middle Division office force on Saturday afternoon unfurled a some new service flag from the Twelfth street side of the Logan house office building. It is in honor of thirty men, formerly employed in the offices that are now in arranged in the white field in a are aranged in the white field in a very attractive manner. TROLLEY CONDUCTORS GETTING MORE CENTS: Your 6-Cent Fare Gives Them a Share as Patrons Many Hand Out Penny for New Expense It matters not what line you take today, or when or where you go on trolley cars, you'll find most conductors blithe aud gay, and their thoughts soaring to the stars, for critics now, admit they've more cents than ever, they had in days of yore, just because a new wartime expense, makes you pay them each a penny more. One other thing you'll be bound to learn, is that the lowly copper piece, can cause much trouble at a single turn, if you haven't one to release, with the very important nickel, tendered for your necessary fare, and you'll be in a sorry pickle, should you forget and start to swear. Just remember that the carmen here, will benefit by the raise in rates, as each extra cent serves to cheer them and lessens the strain on helpmates, who have face the grocery bills, and help to save dollars for the rent, or needed cash for their butcher's bills, with the aid of your welcome little cent.

Yesterday there were folks who for. got about the passing of the five- cent ride, and some of them growled and thought the poor conductor had frankly lied when he quietly but ur. gently demanded that the required and wanted penny be fished from purse or pocket and handed to him and become another one of many. And you needn't stop at all to refuse, for the essential preparation, to keep the coin-taker from abuse, has been made and without hesitation he can supply the right amount of change because a penny-holder at his waist will readily find your range and discharge ample pennies in haste. DEATHS OF A DAY CATHERINE REILLY.

Reilly, Mrs. of 1422 Catherine, Sixteenth wife of avenue, Matthew died yesterday afternoon at 1:40 o'clock, of liver trouble. She born in Cambria county, January was, 1876, and was married five years ago. She was a member of St. Mark's Catholio and three are, May, Philip church.

Surviving, her husband and Nicholas, ate and two sisters, Misses Mary and Minnie Hartman, both of this city. Funeral services on Wed. nesday morning at. St. Mark's church.

Interment in St. John's cemetery. Deaths of Children. Beryl Larue Solt, daughter of T. D.

and Elva Soult, died at the home of the parents, 302 Seventh avenue, Juniata, at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, of marasmus. She was born on January 1, 1916, and is survived by her parents and one sister. Naomi. The funeral arrangements will be announced later. Matilda Catharine Weidmann, infant child of G.

and Matilda Weidmann, of Twenty-second Adam, street, died at 11:30 o'clock Saturday morning, of complication of diseases. Funeral will take place this afternoon at 2 o'clock at St. church. Interment in St. Mary's cemetery.

MRS. ANNA E. WALLS Mrs. Anna E. Walls, one of the oldest residents of the city, died Saturday morning at 7.15 at home of her son, Mr.

Stichael Walis of 2419 Beale avenue, following a stroke of apoplexy, aged 90 years. Born in Huntingdon county, the daughter of John and Jane Carroll, decased. Mrs. Walls come early to Hollidaysburg. She was, married to Patrick Henry Walls Hollidaysburg, who died in 1865.

Surviving are one son and one daughter, Michael and Mrs. Walter A. Lindsay and one sister, Mrs. Hannah Batton, both of Hollidaysburg. Seventeen grand-children and ten great grandchildren also, survive.

Deceased was a member the Baptist church in Hollidaysburg. The funeral services will be held with services at the late home this afternoon at 2.30 o'clock. Interment in the Presbyterian cemeno tery in Hollidaysburg. CHARLES PHILIP SWENGLE. Charles Philip Swengle, born November 15, 1834, died at his home in tonville, Snyder county, August.

27, 1918, aged 84 years. He was a. life long resident of Snyder county and was a geologist of note and a mine superintendent for many years. John R. and Charles V.

Swengle, of this city, are sons of the deceased. The remains interred in the old Hassinger cemetery. IN MEMORIAM. In loving memory of our dear daughter Cora Belle Coleman, who passed 'away September 9th, 1916. Softly at night the stars are Gleaming upon a quiet grave.

Where there sleepeth without dreaming The one we loved. but could not save, Sad and sudden was the call Of her so well beloved by all. Daytime or nightime wherever we go, Dear loving Cora we miss you so, You are gone but not forgotten And there dawns another year. In the lonely hours of thinking Thoughts of you are ever here. From the ones who loved her best.

Misses her most, whose loss is the greatest, God grant her perfect rest. Father, Mother, Sisters, Brother and Little Niece, Winifred Cora Steckley, QUARRYMAN IS FOUND LIFLESS AT POWER LINE Continued from Page 1. the stony surface of the incline, which is about 30 feet high. body was lying four feet from the bottom of the bank. About halfway up the grade was his hat and nearby his suitcase, locked and unmolested, was picked up.

On Bromley's person were a number of Liberty bonds, which had not been disturbed in any manner. Near where the man met. death, is a pat.a leading to the Pennsy station at Blair Four, but the route is two or three hundred yards further and Bromley took the shorter way. He climbed the embarkment which is being filled in steadily and runs paralel with the railroad. He likely lost his footing on the loose stone and earth and was precipitated several feet from the crest of the bank, and alighted or struck the power line.

Bromley worked several years fon limestone company, had no nites as far as is known and nothing else about him would lead to any sus: picious of foul play, the authorities state. He has a wife and three children. Undertaker H. the R. body Snively, for buri- Willamsburg, prepared ai and it will be taken to Virginia, the man's native state.

MAINE CAMPAIGN QUIET. Portland, Sept. the quietest political campaign in recent years in the state, Maine will hold its biennial election tomorrow for the choice of governor, a United States senator, four congressmen, the state legislature, state auditor and county officers. Campaign meetings have been confined for the most part to club and party gatherings and conferences. MRS.

JOSEPHINE SKALA Mrs. Josephine Skala, of Six Mile Run, Bedford county, died, at 12.35 o'clock yesterday morning the Altoona hospital, of complications of diseases. She was aged 19 years. She was admitted to the hospital Sep. 4.

The remains were turned over to Undertaker Barton at Six Mile Run for burial there. ENGINE IS DERAILED Pittsburg division engine backing from a track in the yards last night at 9.37 o'clock, into engine 1518 and derailed eral tracks were blocked and siderable delay to the freight ment resulted. LENINE RECOVERING. London. September Lenine, the Bolshevik premier, is recovering from the wounds recently inflicted on him, according to a medical bulletin received here by Russian wireless service, timed Sunday morning.

FEMALE BARBER ASSISTANT An innovation at the Central Trust barber shop is a female assistant in the person of Mrs. Incoa, wife of the proprietor. She is the first female appearing in any of the Altoona tonsorial establishments. A Priorities List Issued By War Industries Board Position Will Determine Preference in Matter of Fuel, Electrical Supply, Transportation, Material, Capital and Labor -Homes, War Plants of All Kinds, Plants Making Food Arc High on the ListFour Classes Are Named Washington, 8-A new priorities list of industries and plants essential to civil population was, announced today by Chairman Baruch of the War Industries Board. It was described as the "master key" governing the issuance of priority certificates by the priorities commissioner of the board for fuel supply or electrical energy, transportation, material, facilities, capital, and labor and as the basis for industrial exemption from the draft.

inclusion of the industries and plants of this preference list" said the announcement "does not operate as an embargo against all others but the effect is to defer the requirements of all other industries and plants until the requirements of those on the preference list shall have been satisned." Industries have been grouped into four classes according to their relative importance. No distinction, however, has been made between any of the industries or plants within any one class and it was explained that no significance is to be attached to the order in which they are listed within any class. The industries or plants under class one are of exceptional importance and include those most vital to the prosecution of the war and the public and their requirements must be fully met in preference to those of three remaining classes. Fuel for domestic consumptionresidences, apartment houses, restaurants and hotels--is in class one. In that class also are food, railways operated by the railroad administration; the army and navy, aircraft, ships and shipyards, war chemical plants, coal mines and by -product coke plants, certain public utilities, ordnance and small arms plants, and ammunition and explosives.

Requirements of those grouped under class two, three and four will be given priority over those not of the preference list, but as between these three classes there is no complete or absolute preference provided. Relative importance of the industries and plants within each group will be the basis of operation. Each plant listed in the (three last classes, will be Industries required board to before file with the fifteenth of each month a report of its activities during the preceding month. Failure to comply with this order will mean removal from the preference list. The complete list follows: Class one: Plants principally engaged in producing aircraft, supplies and equipment, ammunition for the United States and the Allies; ordnance and small arms for the United States and the allies; chemicals for explosives, ammunition and aircraft and use in chemical warfare; metallurgical coke and by-products including toluol; explosives for military purposes; feed for live stock and poultry; food, inmeats, Including poultry, fish, v6gecluding cereals and cereal, products, tables, fruit, sugar, syrups, glucose, butter, eggs cheese, milk and cream, lard, lard compounds, oleomargerine and other substitutes for butter or lard, vegetable oil, beans, salt, coffee, baking powder, soda and yeast, and ammonia for refrigeration; fungicides, oil and natural gas for.

fuel or mechanical purposes (including pipe lines and pumping stations); toluol (gas plants); ships, other than pleasure craft or vessels not built for the United States or the allies or under license of the shipping board; steel plants producing solely steel ingots and castings by the various processes; domestic consumers of fuel and electric energy for residential consumptions; Including homes, apartment houses, residential flats, restaurants and hotels, coal mines, arsenals, cantonments and camps of the army and navy yards, railway operated by the United States railroad administration; maintenance and operation of ships, excluding pleasure craft not common carriers and maintenance of public buildings used as hospitals or sanitariums. Class, in two: producing Plants locomotive principally en- or traveling cranes, rolling and drawing copper, brass and other copper alloys, coke not otherwise classified and listed, ferro alloys, machine tools and wire rope; blast furnaces producing pig iron; steel rail mills (producing rails fifty pounds per yard); construction work of the war or navy departments in enbarkation ports, harbors, fortifications, flood protection, operations, docks, locks, channels, inland terways and in maintenance and pair of same; mines producing metals and ferro alloy minerals; street railways, electric lighting and power companies, gas plants not otherwise classified, telephone and telegraph companies, water supply companies and like general utilities; railways but operated by the United States. excluding those operated as plant facilities. Class three: Plants engaged in producing food not otherwise listed, not including soft drinks, confectionery chewing gum; ice, mining tools and equipment, equipment and supplies for producing or transporting oil or gas for mechanical purposes, iron and steel chains, electrical equipment, explosives not otherwise listed, tin plate and small or hand tools for working wood or metal; fuel and electric energy for domestic consumers not otherwise listed: steel rolling and drawing millet not otherwise listed; maintenance public buildother than those used as hospitals and sanitariums. Class four: Laundries, plants engaged principally in producing and manufacturing hemp, jute and cotton bags, manufacturing chemicals not otherwise listed, medicines and medical and surgical fortilizers, firebrick, gray iron and malleable iron castings, food containers, insecticides and fungicides, soap, tanned leather tanning extracts, cotton and woolen knit, goods, textile machinery, weaving finishing, cotton and woolen knit goods.

textile machiery, binder twino and rope; plants engaged exclusively manufacturing boots and shoes; plants engaged exclusively in manufacturing pulp and paper; cotton compressing; plants engaged principally in producing newspapers or periodicals which are entered at the post office as secondclass matter; plants preserving, drying, curing, packing and storing tobacco, but not for manufacturing and markoting. BRITISH TAKE ROISEL, AN IMPORTANT JUNCTION London, September fighting line from the region southwest of Cambrai southward now runs through the Havrincourt wood to Heudecourt, Villers Foucon, Roisel, Bernes, Poeuilly, Villeveque and Vaux, along the canal to Tergnier and thence by the western edge of Servais. All these villages are in British possession. The most important event fighting has been the crossing of the St. Crozat canal at St.

Simon, because the canal might have been used as a bastion for this part of the Hindenburg line. It no longer offers the Germans a reasonable defensive position. Roisel is the junction of two lines to Cambrai and St. Quentin. Hence the importance of its capture to the British, who, when they advance fur.

ther, will be able to utilize these lines. The British now hold virtually all' the Havrincourt wood. a Between the Oise and the Ailette, the French are up against the called Alberich line, which is a continuation of the Hindenburg line. It has just been discovered that three German divisions have thrice been put in the fighting since August 8. and thirty-two divisions twice, out of the 107 divisions engaged since that date.

Altogether, north and south of the Somme, 142 divisions of the enemy have been counted of a total rifle strength of 1,250,000. On the whole front from the sea to Switzerland, the total strength of the enemy probably does not exceed two and one-half million men. HEROIC AMERICANS GET CROSS- CROSS-MUSCOURT TAKEN Washington, Sept. by American troops of the village of Muscourt with fifty prisoners is announced in General Pershing's communique for yesterday, received tonight at the war department. The statement follows: "Headquarters of the American expeditionary forces, September 7: "Section South of the Aisne, our troops entered the village of Muscourt and captured fifty prisoners.

Hostile counter-attacks in this sector were repulsed and our line was slightly advanced. Two strong hostile raids in the Woevre were beaten off, leaving prisoners in our hands. Alsace, a successful raiding party inflicted on the enemy. "Section The commander in chief has awarded the distinguished cross to the following men of the Am- Flagman's Eyes Burned. James Lloyd, of Gallitzin, a flagman, aged 38, while working at some batteries SS tower on Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock, had a quantity of caustic soda fly over his face and eyes, almost blinding him.

He was admitted to the institution. The doctery in Hollidavshnn SOLDIERS WILL GET THE MAIL PROMPTLY Home Folks Asked to Be Very Careful to Have Exact Address on All Mail NEW REGULATIONS WORKING WELL New York, Sept 601- diers in the front line trenches in France will receive their home letters within three weeks after mailing if plans now being worked out by army postal officials are successful. Captain Frank E. Frazier, assistant director of the American Expeditionary Forces Postal Service in France, has returned to the United States to put into effect plans for expediting the delivery of American mail to the soldiers in France. He said today: "With what has been done or is now being done to insure the prompt delivery of mail, there should be no casion for delay non of letters to our soldiers in France it those writing them from home will realize that the slightest inaccuracy or obscurity in the address of a letter is almost certain delay and may result in non- delivery." One million letters in France every day addressed to members of the American Expeditionary Forces, according to an estimate of the military postal authorities.

Steps taken to expedite mail from the United States to France, according to the statement, include: The turning over of complete military information as to the location of troops in France by the military authorities to the military and domestic postal officers; the issuance of orders sending mail on every ship destined for any port in France organized to receive scheme mail; of and designation the adoption of for groups of unattached soldiers sent from the United States to replacement camps in France. "A complete postal system sponding to that in the United States is now in operation in France with a central post office located at Tours," the statement continues. "This service, except the distribution and dispatch of mails to the United States, is entirely under military control. "In view of the duplication of names in the American Expeditionary Forces, the absence of any distinguishing designation for groups of casual or replacement men has been a source of difficulty in the delivery of mail. Thousands of soldiers are being sent to France every month from this country for replacement purposes.

It is estimated that 300,000 letters a month were delayed from this cause. This delay in delivery will not occur under arrangements which have just been made to have each replacement unit of 250 men, as it. leaves camp in the United States given a distinctive company number which it will retain until it reaches a replacement camp in France. Every member of such unit, will then be one men instead of one of one and half million meu. "The matter of the address to insure prompt delivery is of vital importance.

The mis-spelling of a narie or the use of initials where a word should be spelled out may not only retard the delivery of letter but may prevent its being delivered at all. Many thousands of letters aro being constantly received which cannot be promptly delivered, if delivered at all, on account of the manner in which they are addressed. 'A letter for all American soldier in Europe should. be addressed as to show his rank, his full name including his middle name, his company or battery and his regiment, as well as branch of service. letter to "John Walter Smith, a private in Company of the addross.

of the sender to appear in the left hand corper of the envelope: Return to Mrs. John Walter Smith, Street, Boston, Mass. Private John Walter Smith, Co. 102nd Infantry, American E. F.

Via N. Y. PROPERTIES CHANGE HANDS Charles McVey, Real Estate Dealer, Engineers Deals Last Week erican expeditionary forces, for the acts of gallantry set forth after their names: "Sergeant Albert N. Elsea, machine gun battalion--while acting as macline gun leader near Hilsensirst. France, July 6, he was wounded in the face by bursting shell but continued to direct his men until attack ended and then insisted on walking to a dressing station." "Corporal Clayton N.

Moore, band inafntry-during the attack.on Hilsensirst, France, July 6, 1918, while carrying a wounded soldier through machine gun fire to shelter, he was wounded, but by unusual pluck nev. ertheless brought his comrade to saterealizing the scarcity of stretchers, insisted on others being taken to the rear and walking himself." Miner Hit by Auto. Samuel Dean, of Newburg, a miner, was found on Washington avenue by some passersby last evening at 11:30 o'clock with a fractured right leg. He was admitted to the hospital for treatment. is believed a motor.

car hit him Charles McVey, the well known East Side Real estate man, has had a banner week when he sold 11 properties. Two of the sales were of farm lands, a third was transfer of a property at Lakemont and the remainder, were in the city limits. The list of property-sales follows: The property at 1922 Fifth avenue to Mary Lingenfelter. The property at 408 Walton avenue to Chester Cloak, who will occupy it. J.

0. Beckner of Onnalinda, Cambria County, has bought the B. B. Young Fruit farm at Osterburg, Henrietta Richers of Juniata Gap has bought the Hefner farm at Antis. Nicola Ruscite has bought the Kisnes property at 1417 Walton avenue.

George W. Lamca has bought the McNeales property at 426 Grant avenue. Paolo lario has bought the new home built by George A. Klesius at 1428 Walton avenue. J.

E. Hicks has bought the Kurtz property at 317 Twenty-third avenue. Edward J. Hauser bas bought the Iremel property at 619 Walton C. Ray Rodlane has bought the E.

E. Cherry property at Lakemont Terrace and will move his family from Roaring Springs. A wealthy English business man offered to contribute a sum of money large enough to supply one of the sionary bishops of the Church of England with an airplane. "I believe this would cable the bishop to visit the outlying parts of his diocese with much greater ease than at said the writer. The British Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, in making acknowledgement of the offer, says that while it can not at present accept the gift, it has no doubt that winthin a few years similar offers will be accepted, "and in this way some of our bishops who are in charge of large and scattered dioceses will be enabled to multiply their activities." Advertise the Altoona Tribune, 3606; Pennsy ran it.

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