Daily Tribune, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 18 July 1915 — Page 9

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SUNDAY, JULY 18, 1915.

SENDS WAR PICTURES TO RELATIVES HERE

Adolph "Weber's Brother Honored With Iron Cross for Bravery on French Border.

The life of a German soldier In the trenches on the west front from men who have been on the firing line practically since the great conflict began about a year ago is graphically told by Carl and August Weber in a letter received last week by Adolph Weber, a brother, who is manager of the H. Fromme Grocery company at Seventh and Hulman streets.

Several pictures accompanied the letters and were taken by the men themselves. They show the soldiers both at work and play and are very interesting. The two brothers answered the first call to arms and were both Bent to the front within two days following the formal declaration of war. Both brothers say they have taken several pictures, but some of them are of such a nature that they would not likely pass the censor's inspection and they were not sent In all cases where the name of the town where they were quartered was given, the censor has marked over it with a heavy pencil

Wins the Iron Cros*.

August Weber, the older brother, who is an "unterofflcer" in the Seven-ty-fourth regiment, was wounded dur ing the battle of Champaigne and was sent back to the hospital. He is now, however, at the front again with the decoration of the iron cross to show of his conduct during that engagement

He was sent to Antwerp following his release from .the hospital to recuperate. According to his statement the men at the front whose duty it is to guard the trenches, are sent back to their homes regularly and disclaims the contention, of the allies that Germany is short of men. He says that the entrance of Italy into the war will have no effect on the 6nal outcome, but 'Will only, prolong the struggle longer. He states that in the battle in which he w$ub injured his regiment lost' 1,080 men. He was struck by shrapnel.

The officers of his regiment are now quartered in a French chateau, which was formerly occupied hy an artis: who left only when the German stand in his region made the fighting so warm that he oould not remain with safety. The meij eat their meals in the cellar of the building in order to be safe from aeroplane bombs and artillery fire.

No Food Shortage.

Mr. Weber states that there is no food shortage and they are fed well and hav"e plenty of opportunities to take baths regularly. He says, in soms points along the long line where bathing facilities are scarce the government has sent out large tanks on flat cars and each soldier is given the privilege of bathing at least once a week. He has only the highest praie» for the kaiser and sent one of the emperor's latest pictures.

NEW ENGLISH SAYINGS PLAN.

Lloyds Bank Now Accepts Deposits as Small as Twenty-five Cents. The latest departure of Lloyd's bank in offering facilities at all of its 880 branches in England and Wales for the deposit of small savings from one shilling upward will be watched with great interest by bankers generally. Hitherto savings banks have been regarded as semi-philanthropic institutions, where tt expenses obliterate much chance «. profit.

It is not expected that much business of the savings bank kind will be done in London, one difficulty being the necessity of keeping open till 7 or 8 o'clock in the evening to meet the Convenience of depositors. But it is Quite likely that the branches outside London, other than those of the old Wilts and Dorset, may get considerable custom.

So far as could be ascertained on inquiry, the allowance to depositors wi!l not be fixed, but will vary in accordance with the value of money. For the present it is to be the deposit rate of country banks, which is now 2% per cent., as against the 2 per cent, allowed by the London institutions. As regards withdrawals, they will be permitted without notice up to $2Q, but

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amounts of $25 and upward ten days' notice will be required. A high official at the head offices of Lloyds in Lombard street explained that the new scheme was not put forward to capture depositors or business from other banks. "The idea at the root of the scheme," Jie said, "is to encourage those whose earnings are now larger than usual to save part of their extra income, so that if employment should -slacken and wages shrinlf in the future, they may have something on hand with which to meet these contingencies."

BEARDS FOIL MOSQUITOES.

Kansas Farmers Find Long Hair and Whiskers Protection. KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 17.—Kansas farmers have returned temporarily to the fashion of long hair and long b-ards to prevent mosquitoes from interfering with harvesting. According to reports from western Kansas counties the farmers and their hired hands have found this the only protection from the insects.

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FRENCH CHATEAU OCCUPIED BY PART OF WEBER'S REGIMENT.

COLONEL'S HEADQUARTERS OF THE SEVENTY FOURTH REGIMENT AND TRENCH TELEPHONE.

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BIG MELON SHIPMENT KEEP RAILROADS BUSY

Southern Products Passing Through City At Rate of Seventy-Five Carlcads a

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The freight yards of the C. & E. I. railroad were the scene of great activity Saturday as the employes handled large shipments of melons, which have been coming through the city from Georgia and the southern states during the past three weeks More than seventy-five cars were handled through the yards of the railroad Friday and there were as many more passing through Saturday. This it was stated at the yards has been the average number of cars to pass through this city since the opening up of th.e melon sea,son. As each cars averagos about 30,000 pounds of meWns it can be readily estimated the vast quantity which has been passing through Terre Haute during the last three weeks. "The melon season in Indiana has not opened up yet," said J. F*. Tucker, rate clerk for the C. &. E. 1., "ana most of the melons have been coming from Florida, Georgia and other southern states. In about a week the season will be at its height and we will be handling more than one hundred cars a day. "The demand in this city for melons is not as large as it is in the larger cities, per capita, and in consequence shipments are rushed through to Chicago and New York. The number of cars which are dropped off in this city varies from ten to twenty a day."

It was stated at the Diekemper wholesale house that during the past three weeks Terre Haute had utilized about twenty-five car loads, making an average of a little over eight a day.

As the summer continues and the price on melons gets lower this city will consume in the neighborhood of twenty cars a day, according to the estimates based on previous years figures.

At the first of the season the canteloupes are shipped by express and later by refrigerator cars. Watermelons are always shipped in the regular box cars as they do not'need the artificial cooling that the other varieties of melons do, Mr. Tucker said.

PRICES OF HORSES HIGHER.

BERLIN, July 17.—At the "horse markets" established by the government, where animals are offered for sale to the army, prices of late have gone so far that many of the most valuable animals have not been bought. Many owners appear also to be holding back their horses in the hope of a still higher price.

The government is avoiding until the last possible moment the use of its final weapon against price extortion— confiscation. It is freely predicted, however, that this will be necessary if horse owners do not come to reason and do not offer their animals at prices somewhere near commensurate with the value of the horses.

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HINDENBURG LIKENS ARMY TO GARIBALD'S

Possess Same Holy Fire, General Says —Criticises English and" 7" Russians.

NEW YORK, July 17.—A Berlin cor«pondent of the New York Sun writes: Lotcal newspapers are Sprinting conspicuously an' Interview obtained by the noted Italian publicist Cabasino-Renda from Fi-Id Marshal von Hindenburg just before Italy e~ tered into the war. The inter .ew began with a discussion of Garibaldi's campaigns. Hindenburg is quoted as saying "Our German soldiers are possessed of th-i same enthusiasm, the same holy fire, as were Garibaldi's volunteers! I assure you it is for me truly a joy to be at the head of such an army. Each individual soldier is a hero. The spirit of the troops is wonderful and it is the same from the gen-rals down to the last musketeer. "For instance, when for strategical reasons I order my troops to retreat, the men are just as cheerful and just as sure of victory a3 th-y are In attacking. The most splendid class of n?y fighters, however, are the rliers. What they are achieving borders on the miraculous."

Discussing Germany's enemies, Hindenburg is quot-d as saying: "Who can earnestly believe in Kitchener's famous army of a million? But even if there were a million, they would not be soldiers, but simply men put in uniforms in order to form an army. Th* English lack training and le&dership, officers and non-comm'.ssioned otflcers —it took us Germans several generations to raise this part of the army. "As to the Russians, their artillery is good—excellent mRrksmanship— but they are wasting a tremendous amount of ammunition. Their infanttry is able, but the cavalry is nil. The Russians, it is true, are good fighters, but with them discipline is not based upon intelligence, as with the German army, but simply upon blind obedience. "The Russians learned many lessons from their war with Japan, and they are particularly well experienced in trench fighting. No sooner do they take a position than they disappear below the surface. But when there are no trenches or when we chase them out of theirs they are always very badly off. "Their superiority in numbers need not be feared by any one. He who fights Russia always fights superiority in numbers. That is an old story. However, numbers do not decide victory or defeat. At Tannenberg they were thr#e times as strong as we, in numbers, but it did not help them any. "Moreover, we have m? "^unmistakable symptoms showing nat Russia has already grown weak and tired, that she is beginning to feel the lack of raw material of war that has been squandered by them to an indefensible extent From the manner in which the

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ATTACK ON NEUYE CHAPELLE.

To mo the air seemed alive with bullets and shells there was a buzzing noise like you hear in a tropical forest on a hot summer's day.. Bees seemed everywhere—I wish they had "been bees. This fire was net particularly directed at us we w?re simply catching what was aimed at those in front.

On we moved, and then came to an open stretch which was being swept by an infernal shell fire. We crossed this in rushes to gain the shelter of some houses. I am sure the record for the "hundred" was broken that morning as it was, we lost some forty or fifty men. There we remained for some little time, reforming the battalion and awaiting further orders. These came shortly and wo moved forward over rough, open ground. Here we came upon lots of our poor fellows lying dead, and many wounded from the other battalions which had preceded us. Then we entered some German trenche3 which had been captured and again halted. All this time our shells and German shells, and rifle and machine gun bujlets were shrieking overhead. Thank' goodness, in an action like this, you kind of lose your senses. You cease to be your normal self. A kind of elevation above all ordinary feelings comes over you you feel you are rushing through the air you become intoxicated with fear and excitement. There is so much to frighten you that you cease to be afraid. There is no time to think of anything except when you halt under coverthen your senses gradually come back. That is why all infantry attacks should bo carried through with one overwhelming rush. While we were waiting under cover, a lot of wounded began to limp back, delighted to escape from the whole inferno, alive. A lot of German prisoners were also brought in most of them were smiling, and were evidently overjoyed to be out of it and on their way to the comparative comfort of an internment camp. I saw about sixty of the regiment strolling back down the road. We asked them where they were going, whereupon one man replied: "We've stormed every trench and every blooming village in the ruddy country all our officers are shot, so we thought it about time someone else had a go."—E. Ashmead Bartlett in the May Metropolitan.

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War Pictures Sent to Terre Hautean From German Battle-Front

OAltL WEBER ON SENTRY WATCH IN THE TRENCHES.

OFFICERS' QUARTERS IN BASEMEA* OF CHATEAU, SHOWING SOLDIERS DRINKING WINE THAT IS SENT TO THE TROOPS BY THE KEG.

BEHIND THE TRENCHES.

Russians are fighting today, it is clearly evident that they can not keep it up much longer. "You visited our lines, and you have convinced yourself that our army can not be beaten. Could our army be beaten? Impossible, impossible!"

AUGUST WEBER WEARING THE IRON CROSS HE RECEIVED FOR VALOR. V*! *"*r

LONDON FOLKS SLEEP CLOSE TO RESPIRATORS

Fear of Night Air Raids Has Prompted Some Remarkable Rules.

LONDON, July 17-—'"Zeppelin drill" has now taken its place alongside the familiar fire drill in some London factories and business places. In a few cases respiratiors hajve been provided by employers and weekly or fortnightly respirator parades accompany the Zeppelin drill.

For household, advertisers are furnishing neat placards with "Directions" for conduct in case of air raid. One such card bears the following brief instructions: v, "DON'T go into the strfeet "CLOSE ail windows and doors on lower floors. ,/ "KEEP buckets of water and sand upstairs. "HAVE respirators handy Jn bedrooms."

A housewife writes to a newspaper to describe the steps she has taken to protect her household: Every night the bath tub upstairs is left half full of water. On every landing I have buckets of water and sand. In every bed-room there is a bowl of water ready for moistening the respirators, and all my family have been advised to keep their respirators under the pillow so as to be within easy reach."

A school mistress writes advising parents to accustom their small children to the use of the respirators: "It would startle a child considerably," she notes, "to be awakened in the middle of the night and haive a respirator clapped over its mouth."

Where To Dodge.

There is no unanimity of opinion even among the police authorities as to the proper mode of procedure for house holders in case of Zeppelin attack. In most places tho police have advised people to go into their cellars, but the chief of police at Windsor is sure this is inadvisable. His code of directions, wrich reads with a matter of fact common sense almost Yankee in its directness, is as follows: "Do not congregate in'one room or

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in the basement, as has been freely recommended. Some of the bombs recently used crashed through roof and floors to basement and then exploded. Again, if gas bombs are used, the cellar with doors and windows closed is not a haven of safety. "In a few words In the event of an air raid, put your trust in Providence have something efficacious on the premises for coping with a fire In its earlier stages clench your teeth and do your best."

Men who fought nature with massage, baths, diets and drugs in vain, now find that war drill has conquered the advancing waist line.

Horsee Held Back

At the "horse markets" established by the government, where animals are offered for sale to the army, prices of late have gone up so far that many of the most valuable animals have not been bought. Many owners appear also to be "holding bade their hcrsea in the hope of a still higher price.

The government Is avoiding until the last moment the use of its final weapon against price extortion—confiscation. It is freely predicted, however, that this will be necessary if horse owners do not come to reason and do not ofPer their animals lit prices somewhere near commensurate with the value of the horses.

THE BEST WAY TO SELL REAL ESTATE. If you have a house or vacant lot to sell, the best way to secure a buyer is to advertise the property in the Sunday Tr'blne- Twelve words, one time, 12c three times. 30c.

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Many London shop-windows are displaying a new cartoon-poster drawn for the recruiting office of one of the Home Defense regiments. It shows a typical British father before the war, resigned to middle age, bent and loose limbed and the same father today, upright, full-chested, and martial in deportment.

The cartoon illustrates one of the great topics of the day among the thousands of business men who have taken up military training in the home defense regiments. They are all men over forty, who undergo daily a course of training epctending over an hear or two, and who are in many cases marvelling at the transformation thereby wrought in their figures.

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Ex-Congreasman Counsels Graduatar as to Choice In Locating. The advice that young lawyen should begin their practice In tlM smaller cities and towns rather than fat a great metropolis, which was offered by former Congressman Powers, is counsel which the many new graduates of our law schools would do well to consider. It is surprising to observa how many young men forsake the advantage that is naturally theirs If reason of early acquaintance with the city or town of their birth to entejr practice in some vast community where they have not this natural birthright, and where their chanoes of attaining to distinction amounts, by Mr. Power's figures for Boston, tar ins stance, to only five in one hundred.

After all, it is a lawyer's position in his community, his' sense of identity with it and for his power to play some part in shaping its development, which represents the largest satisfaction that his career can bring to him aside froai all the work and details of his private practice, which may be lucrative, but which are compounded of many trifling matters in somewhat tedious routine. This position a capable young lawyer is far more likely to gain in a community not too complex for his, immature powers of social comprehension to grasp.—'Boston Transcript.

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