Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 262, 14 September 1918 — Page 10

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM ARD SUN-TELEGRAM. SATURDAY, SEPT. 14, 1918.

LT. A.J.WIIALLON VISITS ANCIENT ENGLISH TOWN

In a letter written from the Tidworth Officers Club In Tldworth, England. Lieutenant Arthur J. Whallon, a former physician of this city has written his wife an Interesting description of a trip he made to historical old Winchester. England, near South Hampton. Lieutenant Whallon Is attached to the British army and Is now stationed at Leeds, England, In the medical reserve. "I arrived here at 10:30 o'clock. I had heard that Winchester was a real old town and that it had a fine old cathedral, but I had no idea that It was anything like as old, or fine, or Interesting as it turned out to be. The houses look to be over 1,000 years old, and some of them really are 1 The cathedral Itself Is over 1,300 years old, and a new part of it is 800 yars old. It is a magnificent building both within and without Not as fine and beautiful as Westminster Abbey, but still extremely impressive In every partic ular. There are some tombs of the arch .bishops of Westminster dating back to the early part of the flteenth century before America was discovered. The stained glass windows are beautiful, and are comparatively modern, as they reckon time there, being only a few hundred years old. They have some old boxes high up on the walls, which they claim contain the bones of some of the very early English kings King Canute, King Ethelbert, the father of Alfred, and a good many others. You see, up until a few hundred years ago Winchester was the seat of govern ment In England, and the kings all lived there. Many American Troops. King Alfred was burled in the church ' yard of the old abbey that stood about a mile away, but when the abbey crumbled into ruins, the churchyard with its graves was neglected, and so now they are not Just sure of the exact location of the good King Alfred. There is a fine statue In honor of him In High street, Winchester. The carving both in wood and stone In the cathedral are perfectly beautiful. The rafters (huge ones each one made of a whole oak tree) are just as they were during the time of William the Conqueror, whoso celebrated Invasion took place, as you may remember, in 1066. The organ is a fine one, and they played for the pleasure and in honor of the Americans present, playing "The Star Spangled Banner," and "Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory of the Coming of Our God." "There are thousands of thousands of American soldiers in Winchester, some arriving and some leaving by every train. "I also went to see the Old West Gate, which is as old or older than the cathedral. It is the same now as when it was built, being part of the old wall that ran around the city. There Is a tower overlooking the bridge and you can stand on the top of It for observation as they used to stand on It to watch for and to fight off their enemies. It has quite a callectlon of old curios and treasures. Then close by It I visited the Great Hall of Old Winchester Castle, which is also very old and is the place where the kings used to meet with their lords and barons for plans and to make laws. In the castle and hanging on the wall is a table which they positively claim to be the real table of King Arthur and his knights. They have every proof possible for it is known to have been hanging right there where it Is now for over 600 years. The old writers describe it at hanging there saying that it has always been there since the days of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. "After visiting the Castle I went up to the camp which Is up a steep hill and from there I could get a fine view of the whole city. There are lots of American and British troops in camp here and It sure did me good to see so many Yanks again." B. A, RECKERS WITH U.S. FORCES DURING ACTION ON MARNE In a letter received from Bernard A. Reckers, by his sisters on September 11, he says, "It was our division that drove the Germang from the Marne River In July, and from where they have been retreating ever since. We are relieved now 'and are going to a rest camp for awhile. I was up at the front for eight days, and believe me I got all of it that I wanted. I don't see now I got out of it alive. Those big shells are surely Herce. I hugged the earth more those eight days than I ever did In my life before. "I have not gotten any mail for a month, but I have been on the move all the time. "This leaves me in the best of health." Reckers is with the American E. F. in France, having gone across in June. GOES TO SHIPYARDS William Graham, of 1235 Sheridan street,' has been called into government service at the Wilmington, Del., ship yards. He is an expert boiler maker. Phone 1072

WITH THOSE III ARMY AND NAVY

This .column, containing news of Richmond and Wayne county soldiers and Bailors, will appear dally In the Palladium. Contributions will be welcomed. Corporal William E. Valentine has returned to FOrt.Sill, Okla., after an eight dayss furlough spent with his parents on North Nineteenth street He is with Battery F. 83rd Field Artillery. Word has been received that Henry C. Benge has arrived safely overseas. Benge is in the artillery and was located at Fort W. Scott, Cal., before going across. ' He enlisted last December. Mrs. Ben Weiss has been notified that Herbert Westendorf has arrived overseas. John Conner of Camp Sevier is in the city visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Conner. Howard Steinkamp, of Quantico, Va., is here on a furlough visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Steinkamp. He is In the Marine corps. Mrs. James N. Sharp, 120 North Fourteenth street, has received word that her son Paul has arrived overseas, probably in Russia, with a provisional company, A. A. R. D., American, E." F. Sharp is a nephew of Miss Flora Mae Green of the home service department of the local Red Cross chapter. Markley Lahrman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lahrman, of 226 Klnsey street, has been transferred from Camp Robinson, Wis., to Long Island. Lahrman Is with a field artillery company. Raymond Rife, son of Mrs. Harry Ryder of 41 North Fifth street, is now stationed with an ammunition com pany at Camp Lewis, Washington. He stated in a letter recently that he was in splendid health and expects to go overseas soon. Second Lieutenant Ed Rodefeld now of Memphis, Tenn., is home on a ten days' furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gus Rodefeld, of South Tenth street. Lieutenant Rodefeld has Just received his commission. He is In the flying service. A message received Friday informed Mrs. Josephine. Lichtenfels, that her son, Peter Lichtenfels, has reached Europe. Mr. and Mrs. George Skinner have received a letter from their son, Harold D. Skinner, which was written on August 15, and stated that he had been moved and since then received no letters from home. He has a permanent address now C. A. P. O. No. 734, A. E. F., France. Sergeant Paul Wltte of Camp Taylor, is here spending a few days with friends and relatives. Mr. and "Mrs. A. H, Rodefeld have as their guest their son, Lieutenant Edward Rodefeld, of Park Field, Tenn., who recently graduated from the flying school located near Memphis, Tenn. Lieutenant Rodefeld Is spending a ten-days leave with his parents, before returning to Memphis. SOLDIER PRAISES WORK OF Y. M. G. A. "I never will go back on the Y. M. C. A. as long as I live," stated Frank Duker. in a letter to his sister, Mrs. Millard Crawley, of Milton. "It is one of the best organizations I have ever known. They have all sorts of games, books, cards, papers for us, movies or something every evening and church on Sunday and Wednesday nights. Their help Is great "It is so warm here that I do not know whether I can write very much or not. We have had very warm weather for two weeks. I suppose the boys are all leaving fast " now from home. Personally, I think that the boys who are writing home from her that they will be back by Christmas will get fooled. In my opinion the war will not last much longer, but we will never be back by Christmas. "If I could just tell you of all the things I see, It would make you open your eyes In surprise. But It is pretty hard to write a letter for we are in a strange country and there is not much that we can write about. "You need not worry about me now for I am not very near the front. "Our camp is quite near a small town, and a train called a Liberty train runs there and back at 7 and 10:30 every morning. I generally stay here and go to the Y. M. C. A., however." PERSHING THANKS ALSATIANS GENEVA, Sept. 14. General Pershing in reply to a congratulatory address from Alsace-Lorrainians residing in Switzerland concerning the American advance, expressd his thanks and the hope that the lost provinces eventualy would be restored to France.

"Back From Front Lines-Tired Out But Happy" Writes "Red" Harris

"I have been over the top not once but several times, and am back safe and sound, but believe me I have been some busy boy dodging Jerry's shots, shells and gas attacks," said Chester C. Harris, in a letter received by Edward Schramm. Harris, who is better known by his friends as "Red," is serving with the A. E. F. In France. He says: """But I have gotten back from it all safe and sound and would like to tell you of some of my close calls and interesting experiences. I will wait until a better time, however, as some of my tales would sound like Wild West or Nick Carter novels. You ought to have seen me the morning we came out of the lines. I was mud and dirt from head to foot; close all torn and about two week's beard on my face.- I sure was tired out and happy because I had done my bit. There is no use telling you of what we did to Jerry, and that we whipped him at every stage of the game, for I suppose the papers are full of it. Our captain and all of our officers are fine fellows. "This being written on top of my mess gear, and as that does not make American Scientists Are Going After "Cooties" Scientists of the Bureau of Entomolgy. United States Department of Agriculture, are conducting extensive work designed to find a preventative or exterminator for body lice, tie "cooties" of the war zone. They are working to add to the knowledge of how to repel, kill! or drive away the Uny parasite on which world-wide attention was centered by the war. The scientists in addition to watching "cooties" as they pass through the stages of their existence, are testing chemicals to learn their destructive action on lice, their effect on human bodies, and their penetration of clothing. Also they are co-operating with Army officers in testing laundering and delouslng processes. BUY YOUR NEW FALL SUIT TODAY AT HIRSCH'S Buy your new Fall suit now at the store that deals only In merchandise of known quality; that has a stock big enough and variety wide enough to fit and please every man; that has a well deserved reputation for greater value giving and the squarest kind of square dealing; that puts its customer's interests first always; the store where you can buy your clothes with the maximum of pleasure satisfaction and economy; the only store where credit equals cash and that gives your credit. account a hearty welcome. Our motto "CREDIT WITHOUT RED TAPE"

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a very good table, you will have to excuse the writing. . "We have been hiking about fifteen miles a day and I am a little tired. I have my bed all made under a big shade tree and will soon be in the 'Land of Nod". "I have not met many of the boys over here, although I have watcher for them. I did meet Lon Pilgrim and Frank Gift In England. Poor old George Dishner has given out with his feet, too bad, but he may get a chance yet to kill a few Germansr if we don't get all of them before. "I am in the M. G. Co. now and believe me they are some fighters."

it Am Sure Wayne County Will Put Liberty Loan Over' Writes Local Sailor "I hope Wayne county will go 'over the' top' in the Fourth Liberty loan drive, which I feel sure she will," said Orivlle Piatt In a letter written to a friend in this city. Piatt is now stationed at the Navy Yards, Puget Sound, Wash., to which he has been recently transferred from Great Lakes Thalning station. "It Is not nearly bo hot here," he continued, "Only 80 or 85 degrees at noon, and a little cool in the mornings. "In the Navy one gets satisfied from the first. When wou enter a Naval camp you see a sign saying, 'You'll Like it,' and after the first three weeks you really do like it. "You may think we have a hard time, but it Is not so, for after drill hours we play ball, cards, or see a movie, play jokes on each other, etc., and every one is happy. "In my 2,700 mile trip oue here I saw quite a few things, wheatflelds, mountains, etc. "The people are more friendly out here than where I have been in the east. They give us candy, cards, tobacco and food. I like.it better than Great Lakes."

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CITED FOR BRAVERY Eugene Hart, formerly of New Castle, who has' visited in Richmond a number of times, has been cited for bravery in France. He is a chauffeur with the Fifth Field Battalion of the Signal Corps and in a recnt letter to his mother has sent her the citation, and an explanation of the occurance for which he was cited. The letter follows: "Well, you can see by the enclosed papers that I have been cited for bravery. Ha! ; Ha! Who'd ever thought It. Yes our whole battalion was cited, so that's showing you who is doing the good work, eh? I might have gotten a Croix De Guerre of a D. S. M., if an officer had been along to verify my statement Well, this is what happened : The lines were down, put down by the German shell and a wire had to go, and it went. I pulled into a small town and an M. P. stopped me, but I 6aid, "wait nothing" in answer to his "you can't go into the next town, the Germans are shelling it." And I beat it before he could stop me. "The Boches were after an ammunition dump, a&d were throwing quite a few over. I got through their shell fire alright and then ran Into gas. I put on my gas mask and then drove on. Now difving with a gas mask on is some job, but I got the wire through the town ad came back. Just as I passed the ammunition dump, 100 wards away, it blew tip and darned near jarred me out of my seat. That gives you an idea of the spirit of our division. Will Enroll 5,000 Girls for V. 5. Military Service PARIS, Sept. 14. Miss Elsie Gunther, chief of the Female Labor Bureau of the expeditionary force has gone to the U. S. to recruit 5,000 American girl clerks to release men for military service. Miss Gunther will seek to enlist college girls. Vfl! Rl"? Main St Mllitarr Watches, Comfort Kits, Safety Razors, Money Belts, Fountain Pens, Trench Mirrors, Army Knives, Etc.

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WASHINGTON Sunday Kitty Gordon in "Merely Players." Monday and Tuesday Sessue Hakawaya in "Hidden Pearls." Wednesday and Thursday J. Warren Kerrigan in "A Burglar for a Night." . Friday and Saturday ConstageTalmadge in "The Lesson." MURRAY Sunday and Monday William Farnum in "Riders of the Purple Sage." Tuesday Edith Storey ' in "The Demon." Wednesday and Thursday Marguerite Clark in "Uncle Tom's Cabin." Friday and Saturday Dorothy Dalton in "Green Eyes." MURRETTE Sunday and Monday Pauline Frederick in "Fedora." Tuesday Monroe Salisbury in "That Devil Bateese." Wednesday and Thursday Virginia Pearson in "The Liar." Friday and Saturday Charles Ray in "The Claws of the Hun." Vaudeville Program First half, commencing September 16. Robbins Family in a kid act; and Gladstone and Leonard in "Buttercup and Alfalfa." Last half, commencing September 19. Valentine Vox, comedy ventriloquist; "The Drummer and the Bell Boy." Also Bauens, "The Human Freight Car," black face comedian. Coming Monday, Sept. 23, Al Shane' In "The Sleeping Beauty," a .Keith headline act. f VEURALGIA or HeadacheRub the forehead and temples with a vi-arcu ------ NEW- PRICES 30c, 60c $1 -2 GORDON TIRES Guaranteed 5,000 miles EXPERT AUTO REPAIRING Free Air WAYNE AUTO CO. O. H. Little, Prop. 14 Richmond Ave. Phone 3114

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(Continued from Page Three) . with the experience gained while film' ing this photoplay. Miss Talmadge i planning to cook a big dinner In the near future and invite her mother and r all the other captious critics of her culinary achievements in the past. "The Lesson" was adapted from the famous stories of married life by Virginia Terhune Van de Water, directed by Charles Giblyn, and Constance Talmadge is presented, as in all her Select Series productions, by Lewis J. Selznick.

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