Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 177, 7 June 1917 — Page 8

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, ; THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1917

English Villagers Dumbfounded at Yankee Tars Extravagance;

Destroyer Crews Enjoying; Life

THE BRITI8H PORT BASE OF THE AMERICAN FLOTILLA (via London), Jane 7. The American destroyers have completed their first month of active service in the great war.' They have been favored with excellent weather, which is a big factor in anti-submarine warfare. ' Most of the time they have had sunny skies and smooth seas, with just enough squall and storm to put their seamanship to test.;

, The American boats are assigned to-

work hand in hand with the British squadrons, being virtually assimilated into the British naval machinery here. A destroyer is usually out for four or Ave days, and then returns to port for two or three days, while coaling and loading supplies. Thus every American sailor gets at least half a day shore leave practically every week. Yankees Take Turns The Americans take their turn with 'the British boats in all routine work of the patrol and convoy. The work, although largely routine, is interesting, and the Americans have never yet found time banging heavy on their hands. The lookout must be constant and eyes must be trained to an unbelievable degree . of keenness. The young Americans take zealously to this business of finding the'perlscopic needle in the nautical haystack, and daily reports of submarines sighted, of observations made, of wireless warnings sent broadcast show that the American boats are already making an average of results almost as satlsfctory as the long-experienoed British boats with which they are cperating. . U-Boats Put to Flight There has been no actual battle as ! yet between an American destroyer land the enemy, although several re

ports show that U-boats have been sighted and hare been compelled to

beat a hasty retreat. An assignment to convoy a liner tfrom an American port is regarded as !an especially choice morsel. A trans-

I lauantM oner wrucn signts me Amer-

, lean flag approaching to escort ner to

t Hand nerver falls to respond witn a,

, great waving of flags and handker'chiefs from her decks, and there is a jflne exchange of wig-wag signals in lien of handshakes. v i Several American liners can already testify to the vigilant work of the American destroyers as convoys. Occasionally a fortunate liner tads herj self betas escorted to port by Amerii can and , British destroyers, circling abort her like twin sisters, a visible sign of the new alliance. The American boats were ready ; for doxy the minute they arrived. ' TUb was something of a pleasant ., surprise for the British naval men. It

had been expected that some time would be necessary for certain installations and fittings, but the Americans had everything in readiness and were at once assigned to work. Shore Leave Generous Shore leave is generous on the American ships and the American bailor is constantly In evidence In this village, in the countryside roundabout land In a nearby city, where more metropolitan pleasures are available than I in the restricted limits of this little place. The people of the towns have taken the American sailor and his strangely spendthrift ways right into their

hearts. The American sailor seems always to have money, which Is not ; so strange when it is considered that i his rate of pay is considerably higher 1 than that of the British tar. "The American gets a dollar every l time we get a shining," la a common J expression among the admiring Britlsh seamen. Travels First Class

One of the American sailor's favorite ways of showing his opulence is his habit of always traveling firstclass on the railroad which takes him from the village up to the city, a trip

i of a few miles. The extra cost is j only a few pence, but the unheard idea of a common sailor traveling first-class strikes the people as a l startling and audacious maneuver 'worthy the best traditions of Amerii can extravagance.

Local tradesmen who expected to find the visitor an easy mark soon

i i earoaa ineir misiaae, ior u is

dam fooled twice and quickly learns to demand value for his money. Tea time in the village now has an American flavor. In all the little inns and shops and farther afield even well Into the wonderfully green countryside and along the cliffs, which remind the seamen of the Palisades along the Hudson anchorages, one may airy afternoon find groups of British and American sailors drinking their tea and swapping yarns in true seamanly fashion. The American quickly acclimates himself to the afternoon tea habit and finds It an amiable and satisfactory substitute for other things with plenty of opportunities for confidential chats with his new allies on a thou-

FUNERAL SERVICES

FOR SAM FOX HELD III INDIANAPOLIS

Funeral services were conducted in

Indianapolis today for Sam Fox, a for

mer resident of Richmond, who died in Detroit, Tuesday. Mr. Fox was born

in France, and came to America when he was 12 years old. , He worked his

way , weBt. settling in Winchester

where he and his brother worked on

a farm.

They saved their earnings and when quite young established the clothing store known as Fox Brothers. They were in business ' first at 624 - Main street, and later moved to the store rooms now occupied by Krone and

Kennedy, clothiers. Eighteen years ago they, retired.

Sam Fox went to live "with his daugh

ter, Mrs. Sela Teuter, In Indianapolis. Mr. Fox was prominent in polities' as well as business while here. He leaves his brother, Simon, father of George Fox, "living in Richmond, and two daughters.

8 and and one subjects which his active mind has been turning over since his arrival here. . There are other places where one may always find groups of blue-uniformed Americans. One is the local cemetery In a green wood atop the cliffs, where are buried many victims of German submarines, whose graves are kept green by the visitors.

COMMON CROW Corr brachyifeynchoa)

Length, nineteen inches. Range: Breeds throughout the United States and most of Canada; winters generally in the United States. Habits and economic status: The general habits of the crow are universally known. Its ability to commit such misdeeds as pulling corn and stealing eggs and fruit and to get away unscathed Is little short of marvelous. Much of the crow's success in life is due to co-operation, and the social Instinct of the species has its highest expression in the winter roosts, which are sometimes frequented by hundreds of thousands of crows. From these roosts dally flights of many miles are made in search - of food. Injury to sprootfng corn Is the most frequent complaint against this pedes, but by coating the seed grain with coal tar most of this damage may be prevented. Losses of poultry and eggs may be averted by proper housing and the Judicious use of wire netting. The insect food of the crow includes wireworms, cut worms, white grabs, and grasshoppers, and during outbreaks of these Insects the crow renders good service. The bird is also an efficient scavenger. But chiefly because of its destruction of beneficial wild birds and their eggs the crow must be classed as a criminal, and a reduction In its numbers in localities where it is seriously destructive Is Justifiable. '

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the building of the Columbia War Hospital In New York. , Reid volunteered the money. He was solicited by Dr. Alexander Lambert, president of the New York State Medical Society, who asked him to present the needs of the hospital to his big; business associates. Here is the way the New York World records the conversation: "You need $176,000 to complete and equip the hospital plant. Am I right about that?" Reid is said to have asked. "That's it," replied the doctor. "All right. I will give it to yon," said Reid In a matter-of-fact way, adding: "Now, get busy." - The Injunction has been followed in spirit and letter, and the Columbia War Hospital is far on the. road to completion. The operating room, kitchen, laundry, reception building and several wards all steel and so constructed that they can be easily taken down and removed are up and ready for use. In a few days the eighteen wards, capable of caring for BOO patients, and the portable wooden buildings included in the unit, will be finished, fully equipped and ready for business. The hospital will also be a training

school for doctors, nurses and attend ants.' , ,

Raid's donation to the hospital has

been kept secret at his request

"Another contribution was ' made through Public Service Commissioner

Hayward, as Colonel of the Fifteenth Regiment, N. Y. N. G. (colored), for equipment lacked by his men. Col. Hayward . planned to get twenty rich men to give $500 each toward the $10,000 needed. Reid happened to be the first man on his list and his quick answer to the appeal was his check for the whole amount "Keep this strictly between ourselves," was the one favor Reid asked. No one broke faith with the financier, but there is no censorship on news of this sort

A queer sort of butter' Is obtained In Trinidad, where cows and cream are scarce. This butter is the boiled down fat of a bird called the guarcharo. They are killed when two or three weeks old.

ONE MAN 8EVERELY ' WOUNDED IN RI0T8

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7. One man wes severely wounded

and a score "slightly hurt In the

clash between the . workers and the

police before the Riksdag building '

Tuesday. For some days previously.

the socialists : of the Left had been !

Tuesday and demonstrate before the

parliament building when the social-

ist interpellations regarding revision 1 of the constitution, shorter work days ! snd higher wages, were scheduled to

be replied to by Premier Swartz.

Some agitators openly advocated vio

lence.

: Four months ago there was not a

single foreigner or a person of for-:

eign birth in Clay county, Kentucky, but three German Jews have since

settled In Manchester and established

a store.

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