Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 182, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 August 1918 — Page 2

FRENCH HEAVY GUNS ADVANCE THROUGH MUD

French heavy guns, that have been mowing down the Huns, moving forward on a muddy road. ,

FRENCH CEMETERY TELLS WAR TALE

Row After Row of Crosses in Sleepy Village Symbolize Spirit of France. I 22 AMERICAN. DEAD THERE Woman Strewing Flower* Upon the Graves of Yankee Soldiers Mourns the "Pauvres Garcons" —American Describes Visit to Cemetery. New York. —An American officer with Pershing’s army In France has written in a letter to his wife this moving description of a visit to a French cemetery: “Come with me, then, to this little village on the banks of the , a sleepy little village nestled in the broad valley through which the river flows. In ordinary times a village of a‘ few thousand inhabitants, it is now almost empty because most of the people who could afford It have fled to •safer plates, tasting for the second time since 1914 the bitterness of the war as it affects the peaceful civilian. “It is late afternoon, warm and sunny. We stroll down the main street together past the old church, once a handsome structure but now badly weather worn and almost in ruins. Further on we pass the ruins of an old Boman wall which marked the limits of the ‘city’ in Caesar's time. Our footsteps turn us to the right into a little lane which leads out to the country up the gentle slope and toward the front. After passing under the railroad bridge the lane branches off abruptly to the right. It soon disappears through a stone gateway and we find ourselves Jn the ‘new’ cemetery, called new because the demands of this terrible four years’ struggle have been so urgent that the old cemetery is overpopulated. It was large ‘enough for the normal population of the village, but death has stalked often through the streets these last four years and its victims must have room. “A little gravel path, laid out with mathematic straightness, runs through the cemetery. First, there are a few civilian graves huddled together at the near end as if they had been crowded to make room for the other tenants. Then on the right row after row of graves of French soldiers marked by huge wooden crosses, and for the most part covered with those hideous beadwork floral pieces that the French use. On seeing them,-one understands how Jean Valjean recouped his fortunes. You remember the story, no doubt. There were graves of infantry, cavalry and artillery, and once in a>while that of an aviator, but wherever one goes it is always the infantry that predominates*. Here is the grave of a Chinese worker, there that of a Mohammedan, blit all bear the well-known phrase which means so much: ‘Mort pour la patrie!’

Graves of Americans. - “As I wandered along through row after row reading the names and wondering who their owners might have been I was startled to see on the other side of the path a single row of graves, at the head of each a prim little cross, different somewhat from those across the way and painted in Khaki. Then I knew who these newcomers were. There were 22 of them, each bearing a little round identification tag. I instinctively reached up to feel if mine was still around my neck. These 22, among the first to give up their all for the patrie so far across ths sea. were arranged in perfect alignment like a platoon in drill. I couldn’t help saying to myself:

i. “ ‘Well, when the Master of the Great Unknown commands —“Heroes, Attention to Muster!” you all will answer here.' “They were plain little graves, hideua» almost in their newness and nary a s«xl to cover them. . But had they been forgotten? No, indeed; for on each lay a little bunch of flowers, put there by the kind hands of the women of the village. These people are so kind, so thoughtful. They, at least, will never forget. Even as I stood there thinking about all these things a woman came up, very poor she seemed to be, yet she carried a huge basket filled with flowers, which she carefully distributed all along the row. As she came up to me I heard her say, almost to herself and thinking probably that I did not understand:

“ ‘Pauvres garcons, ils sont venus de si loin 1’ “I couldn’t help it, I went up to her and shook her by the hand and thanked her in the names of those sleeping there and in the name of thein mothers and sisters and sweethearts back home. If I knew where to write, I would write to those 22 mothers and tell them that their boys are being well looked after. “Before I could say anything more to the woman she was gone. She said she must keep one bunch of flowers for her marl over yonder on the other side of the path. There were the serried ranks of the French, on our side of the path only one little row, and then off in a far corner away from everything else a little group of German graves, hid among a clump of trees as if shrinking from the advanceing hordes of Frepch and their new allies from across the sea. It all symbolized so well the two armies, the French and the American, one great, the other small but growing, standing side by side against the Boches who lay in the corner against the sfbne wall. I “In the upper part of the cemetery was a group of workmen digging They had been digging all day long and for many days, for there were many rows of graves yet unfilled. There must be room for those yet to come. Supplies for the Front. “Along the railroad that runs past the cemetery train after train passes,

GET GOOD MEAL FOR 14 CENTS

American Soldiers and Sailors Well Cared For byY. M. C. A. in London. BOYS LONG FOR HOME EATS Eagle Hut Represents Last Word In Economical Eating in British Capltai —-Menu Shows Great Variety of Dishes. London. —Fourteen cents for a satisfying meat Twenty-five cents for a superlatively filling repast. These prices reveal that the high cost of eating should have no terrors to the American soldier or sailor “on his own” in London. It represents that last word in economical eating even for the English capital, where prices are uniformly moderate. Even the bigger public eating places, where large turnover allows a low charge, the lowest price charged for a modest meal is tenpence —20 cents, while the meal which costs the Yankee fighter a shilling costs the civilian as much as 85 cents.

Moreover, it is American food. Not every American boy in olive drab or navy blue who lands in London has a literary tourist’s ambition to eat at the Cheshire Cheese or the Blackfriars or any of the other quaint inns made famous by Dickens or Thackeray. Many of our fighters do not care for the ponderous dishes of the two-decker novels, but yearn for modern home eats. Where King Ate Pancakes.

And they get it, at 14 to 25 cents, at Eagle Hut, the famous Y. M. C. A. center, where King George and Queen Mary recently enjoyed pancakes a la American. The 14-cent rate Is cheaper even than that charged at the national model kitchen, where a three-course meal of soup, beef and pudding costs 18 cents. Mrs. Arthur Coke of London, who makes out all the Hut menus, not only meets all government requirements, but sees to it that there is proper and attractive variation in thedishes from day to day. The food is plain, to be sure, but it all is. of high quality, and the portions show no stinting. Breakfast and supper each cost 14 cents. A breakfast consists of cereal, sausage or bacon, bread and tea. A recent supper consisted of sausage, well done, thick slices of bread with butter, marmalade and tea.' The same food costs from 25 to 30 cents at the West-end restaurants. A typical shilling dinner includes Scotch broth, stewed steak or cold

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loaded with supplies «.nd munitions and men, going up toward the 'front. Could those sleeping here but know it! Could they but know that France, ns ever since those terrible days of 1914, is standing fast, holding the enemy at bay, and bearing the brunt of this terrific struggle! They must know it, for they all sleep so peace fully. Their part is done. They have given everything they had to give and unbegrudgingly. For them the distant nimble of the cannon has no misgiv-ings,-for they sleep secure in the belief that victory some day will be ours. Sleep on, comrades —for I am privileged to call you comrades —your work is over. You have well earned your rest. .Those of us-who are left will carry on the work you so well began. , . “Just as I left the gate, turning homeward, a strange procession appeared down the lane, and I stopped, to let it pass—a huge camion, painted war gray, followed by eight grizzled territorials, their rifles slung over their shoulders poilu fashion. They were dirty, unshaven, and their uniforms faded and torn, but, oh, so typical of -France, torn and wracked by four long jrears.of war. On the truck was painted the word ‘Munitions.’ It was not mislabeled, for It carried cannonfodder that had served its purpose, and had been used up in the struggle. “I came quickly to attention and sa-« luted. It is a custom of the country, often done without thought or feeling, but this time my soul was in it. I was proud to thus render homage to one poor common soldier as he passed on his last, long march. “Open wide the gates and give the newcomer room! Give him a comfortable place in that furthest row, for he must have rest and peace. The leaves in the trees rustled, the torn and faded flags fluttered and the tin tricolor cockades on each cross tinkled —thus was the newcomer welcomed Into his last earthly home.”

N. Y. AIR RAID GERMAN JOKE

Comic Paper Says American Women Are Keen on Latest Paris Novelties. Amsterdam. — A cartoon in the latest issue of the German comic paper Jugend pictures a German air raid on New York. The scene Is a New York roof garden, from which the sky is shown ablaze with bombs, shrapnel and fighting planes. An American '‘‘multimillionaire” is shown escorting his richly clad wife, who Is said to be “shrinking in terror before the apparition in the sky.” He reassures her by saying soothingly: “Well, my dear, you have always been keen on having the latest Parisian novelties. Now you’ve got them!”

beef, potatoes, buttered beets, currant pudding, bread, tea or coffee. The soups are not the dishwater type, either, but of good stock. An Eagle Hut shilling supper provides the American fighter with meat pie containing more meat than crust, or sausage, potatoes, jelly, bread and butter, cake and tea or coffee. Commercial eating places charge two or three times this amount, often as high as 85 cents, within governmental -restrictions. Variety to Choose From. The American sqldler or sailor also can choose from extra dishes at equally low prices, a choice of fish, pie, eggs prepared in various ways, baked beans, salads, fried onions, rlce-and-marma-lade, custards, jellies and other sweets which are strangers to camp mess. The prices charged at the Eagle Hut are from two to six cents less than the ordinary restaurant prices. In addition, this is the one place where the American boys can get that most typical home delicacy, American pancakes with maple sirup, which the king and queen sampled recently. Twelve cents buys a brace of cakes with maple sirup, and the first half-month’s demand for this favorite totaled one or more helpings for 6,124 men.

It Is no wonder then that Eagle Rut feeds between 2,000 and 2,800 American fighters dally, and that the noon hour is a continuous rush, which taxes to the uttermost the efforts of the waitresses, all women who volunteer their services and minister with smiling patience and friendliness to the appreciative lads from the United States. Eagle Hut dispenses other commodi ties, tobacco and candy topping the list of favorites. A few Americans, forgetting the many advantages and economies found at the Hut, have complained that their favorite brands of American tobacco, If at all obtainable, cost them more than it did at home. They did not know that there is a high import duty on cigarettes and prepared tobacco for pipes and "makings’* nor that there Is a home tax which Is causing the English tobacconists to revise their prices often. Smoking Imported tobacco In England today really Is a luxury. The wise stranger has given it up in favor of the brands the English use. ;

Has Eight Sons In Service.

Denver, Colo. —Thomas D. Caln, Denver jeweler, holds the record for the Rocky mountain region for number of sons In military service. Every one of his eight sons is In some branch -of the military service. Five of them have gone to France, and the three others are in different cantonmeal camps.

JACKSON DOING BIT BY PAINTING SHIPS

Former White Sox Outfielder Obtains Position in Shipyard. Not Only Man In Baseball Who Dl» covers He Could Better Be Em* ployed Elsewhere Than on the Firing Line. ~ Joe Jackson, until recently bf the White Sox ball team, besides possessing extraordinary athletic talents, is a man of unusual physical development. Presumably he would make an excellent fighting man. But it appears that Mr. Jackson would prefer not to fight The facts seem to be that Jackson was about to be drafted into the army, whereupon lie obtained a position in an eastern shipyard. He is said to be doing his part to beat the Huns by painting ships. Whether this work is camouflage—we refer to the methods of painting—has not been announced. \ Jackson is not the only man in professional baseball who has discovered special gifts that apparently could be employed to special advantage elsewhere outside the firing line. It is to be hoped that the American public will keep these men in mind. We need shipbuilders to win the war, but when a man on the eve of being drafted into the army suddenly finds

Joe Jackson.

that he can best serve the nation by painting ships, good Americans will not be very enthusiastic over seeing him play Baseball after the war is over: The special gifts that disqualify him for the army will likewise disqualify him for special popularity in the great American game. - A word of praise should be said for those ball players who have entered the military forces. They will undoubtedly make a good record, and it is these men in particular that we shall want to see back on the diamond.

AMERICAN CAPTIVES TO PLAY

Leads Up to Question of What German Prisoners in This Country - Will Be Allowed to Do. The announcement that Germany will permit American prisoners of war to play baseball is interesting, but it opens up the question of what German captives in /his country shall be allowed to do. In a year or two we must get set for pinochle tournaments with the members of Von Hindenburg’s Own Kid-Killers winning the pennant, with the Death’s Head Hussars a close Second. The other great combined indoor-and-outdoor sport of Germany beer-drinking may not flourish so well in the prison camps, as the dry wave is very threatening. It will be obviously impossible for the United States to Indulge the prisoners in their other favorite sports. There are not enough cathedrals here for the Prussians to be permitted the glee of knocking down a few. All requests for wells to. poison, babies to bayonet and old men to crucify must be met with a polite but flrr i “No.** And then the guests will probably utter the German equivalent for: “Some one is always taking the joy out of life.** —Philadelphia Telegraph.

TAGS UMPIRE BRICK OWENS

Third Baseman Vltt of Detroit Tigers Mistakes Arbiter for One of Cleveland Player*. A funny thing happened in a Cleve-land-Detroit game some time baek. Roth of the Indians made for third on a hit by Wamby and slid into the bag. The ball was thrown to Vltt, aG Umpire Brick Owens ran over to cover the play. Vltt got the ball, saw the umpire running; got excited, and tagged him so hard with the ball that he sent Owens sprawling, while Roth landed safe.

Talcott Inherits Baseball.

Frank Talcott. Yale’s star pitcher, who Went unbeaten on the season, 1* a son of E. B. Talcott, who was part owper of the New York Giants about 25 years ago. ______ "

AS BASEBALL ROMANCE MORDECAI BROWN’S HISTORY STANDS ALONE-IS NOW MANAGER

THREE-FINGERED LEADER OF COLUMBUS TEAM.

Three-fingered Mordecai Brown, fOt* mer star of the old Cubs, and recognized at one time as one of the greatest pitchers who ever worked fßr a big league baseball club, is now a manager. He was recently appointed as leader of the Columbus American Association team. As a baseball romance Brown’s history stands alone. His rise to fame as a big leaguer was meteoric, once he shook the shackles of the minors from his feet, but if ft hadn’t been for a twist of fate Brown probably would have gone through the minors a third baseman. It was with Terre Haute, when that city had a club in the Three-I league, that Brown awakened to the fact that he was a pitcher. When an accident happened to a flock of pitchers* he was requisitioned from third base and sent Into the box, with such effect that he

BASEBALL PLAYERS MAY SPORT PAPER UNIFORMS

Baseball players may be wearing paper suits soon. Uncle Sam uses a lot of flannel to clothe his fighting men, and there may not be enough left to supply baseball uniforms. If the bold athletes have to wear paper suits they will be mighty chary about sliding to bases, for if the suit started to tear the blushing player would find himself adorned in only his native modesty. Some of the players would be wrapped in coarse brown paper if the fans have their way.

JONES NEVER SIGNED CONTRACT WITH BALL

Fielder Jones, who recently*’quit his job as manager of the St Louis American league team, was one of the high-est-priced managers in base ball; in fact, ranked second, perhaps, to John McGraw of the Giants. When he came to St Louis to manage the Federal league club it was reported his salary was $15,000 per year. He continued to draw this sum until the start of the current campaign, when he voluntarily accepted a reduction because of the war conditions confronting baseball. How much his salary was reduced is not known, but it is stated on reliable authority t’.at it was cut to $12,000. Jones never signed a contract during the four years or more he worked with Phil Ball. They worked together under a “gentlemen’s agreement**

Compton Again a Colonel.

Pete Compton is again a Colonel, the Louisville club securing lilffl from the disbanded New Orleans team.

Surprised the natives bywinning the game. From that time Brown was a hurler of class. He never had sighed a contract with Terre Haute, so he signed with Omaha the following season. Pat Donovan, then managing the St. Louis Cardinals, purchased him, getting himself into a scrap with Terre Haute, which still claimed him. - _ . With Chicago Brown remained iffftll he was traded to Cincinnati. Brown managed the St. Louis Feds before he finished with big-league baseball and finally drifted to the American association. His sojourn as a star was troublesome, brilliant and measurably brief, but he leaves a record behind him that will be hard to touch for years to come. His battles with Christy Mathewson when Matty was star of the Giant staff will live in baseball history for years to

DIAMOND NOTES

Leslie Mann certainly has regained his batting eye. « • • The Yankees* good work has stirred up New York rooters. « • • Stuffy Mclnnis is not hitting in his old-time free-and-easy style. *• * . Elmer Myers, the Athletics’ pitcher, has been ordered to join the colors. * t • Flack is acquiring the habit of driving the ball over the right field fence. • * ♦ Capt Jim Scott has departed for Camp Lewis to become- an arms instructor. • ♦ * Vincent Molyneaux, one of the Red Sox pitchers, is a product of Villanova college. • • * John McGraw admits that Bill Ryan, formerly Holy Cross pitcher, will be signed by the Giants. • • • Snooks McGafflgan’s place at second base with the Phillies is being filled by a youngster named Pearce. • • • Burleigh Grimes has rounded into fine form'and ought to win a lot'of ball games for the Robins this year. • ' ♦ • Schalk is a picture behind the bat, the little fellow acting with the most grace of any catcher in the big circuits. • ♦ • Helnle Zimmerman may be a slower man than Ed Collins, but his hitting helps the Giants win ball games. • • ♦ Bob Fisher, formerly of the Cubs, Brooklyn, Reds and Pirates, is back in the league as the regular second baseman for the Cards. • • • American league dubs that are short of pitching talent are jealous of the surplus carried by the Browns and are bombarding Bobby Quinn with offers. •• • » George Mcßride has been shortstopping for many years without showing any signs of going back. He still can field and throw with the best nf them. • • • Jake Daubert is showing flashes of his old time slugging. There was a time a few seasons back when the Dodgers’ first sacker was a whale with the stick. > • • • •“* Lieut W. CL Ponder of Margan, Okla., who has been awarded the war cross in France, Is believed to be Pitcher Ponder, formerly with the ■Pittsburgh club.- * * • A Chicago writer chides Clark Griffith for In finding the names of George Du Mont and Ed Gharrity among those Griffmen serving Uncle Sam. Both players bopped early tn. a shipyard. *