Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 329, 3 December 1918 — Page 3

THE K1CHM0ND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM

TUESDAY, DEC. 3, 1918 PAGE THREE

REGULAR ARMY

f TO DE FORMED OF 500,000 LIEN Estimates Presented to Congress Show Provision for Increase in Standing Military Strength. WASHINGTON', Dec. 3. A regular army of approximately 500,00ft men is provided for specifically In estimates rubmittcd to Congress today for the fiscal year 1920, beginning next July 1. Detailed items on the pay of the army show that in the total of $1,922,000,000 asked for, exclusive of the fortification estimates, provision is made for the payment of only 21.259 officers and 392.G67 men of the line, and approximately 130,000 noncombatant troops with the requisite staff officers. The inclusion in the estimate, however, of five items of pay with a now. inal appropriation of 100 each, shows that the whole question of the strength of the armyvafter the conclusion of peace has been deferred and that supplemental estimates are to be expected under these headings when it is nossiblo to nresent a completed pro

ject. The items thus held in suspension aro those providing for the pay of reserve and National Guard officers and men. The naval estimates aro framed on n exactly opposite theory. Every profusion is made for steady and rapid Increase of the fleet, a total of approximately $434,000,000 being asked. Of that sum $200,000,000 is the first

Increment of the proposed new t.hree-j year building program providing fori ten additional dreadnaughts, six bat-i tie cruisers, and 140 other fifhting i craft. , The remainder of the$474,000.-!

000 would co to complete ships or

the first three-year program. Secretary Daniels has renewed, also, the naval emergency fund Item under which congress appropriated $100,000,000 last year to provide for the construction of additional destroyers, submarine chasers and other special craft and to expedite construction .work. This year, however, the department asks for $173,000,000. The total appropriation for the naval establishment is estimated at $2,644,000.000. or an Increase of approximately $1,000,000,000 over appropriations made for the current year. The pay of' the navy Item stands at $379,946,000. against $227,372,946 this year. Similarly. $155,286,000 is asked for the Marine Corps against $143,329,000 this year. . New Policy Coming. Just what reductions in naval estimates were made following the signing of the armMtce with Germany which ended hostitilltles is not disclosed. So far as the army is concerned, however, Gen. March has stated that more than 1 fi( fifi( flflft Yi'oa r 1 .

original $19,000,000,000 war budget for! 237,000 the year, bringing the new total. In-j this year.

eluding fortifications, down to less

than $3,000,000,000

TONS OF CHRISTMAS PRESENTS READY FOR SHIPMENT TO U. S. BOYS

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Local Police Take Part in Newcastle Celebration

Section of pier of embarkation at Mew York where over 100,000 sacks of Christmas packages for U. S. soldiers overseas await shipment.

Two hundred carloads over 100,000 sacks of Christmas mail for shipment to the Americar. soldiers in France are waiting at the pier of embarkation in New York

for delivery abroad. The rest of the Christmas packages are expected to arrive within the next few days. Delivery of every package to every boy by Christmas is

assured. Soldiers, sailors. Red Cross and volunteer workers are helping to collect and sort the mail. Each soldier is allowed one package.

Prayer Meeting at U. B. , . Church Thursday Evening The prayer meeting at the . United

i Brethren church Thursday evening

will be followed by the meeting of the quarterly conference. All will be welcome. ......

ization made in the national defense act of 1916, which also federalized the National Guard. The plain indication of of this method of presenting the estimates. It is said, is that an entirely new military policy is to be proposed and that for that reason, no appropriations for continuing the guard in fedoral service or otherwise supplementing the regular army are now asked. The most striking equipment appropriation-of the army budget is for the air service. Under aircraft production a lump sum estimate of approximately $143,000,000 is submitted, supplemented by an additional $20,000,000 for the air service itself. Lrfist year the appropriations under these two headings were respectively $J60,000,000 and $1S4,000,000.

Under fortifications a total of $574,-

asked against $3,099,000 This estimate, however, car-

1 ries much of the army artillery and

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Th army estimates show that the pcuuhu.w..ii auuuiuu specific provision made Is for the regu-uto strictly fortification outlays. The ,lar estnrblishmen only as at present artillery item of the fortificaions esi(authorized and raised to Its maximum mae Is $532,145,000 against $2,795,-

Jw ax pirenKui. una is uie lorce contemplated in the regular army reorgan-

Reconstruction Worker Tells of Destruction in France

Members of the Richmond police force went to Newcastle yesterday morning to take part in the celebration for Major General Omar Bundy, who has returned from France. Those who went up to march in the parade were Chief of Police I. A. Gormon, Sergeant George Staubach, Henry Vogelsong. John Rettinghaus, William Yingling, Tom Parks, Clessie Kendall. Lester Retherford, Al Bennett, David Carr, Harmon Wierhake and William Herschfield. -

Superintendent Williams Is 111 with Influenza

C. O. Williams, county superintendent of schools is ill at his home with influenza. Mr. Williams has been very ill for a week, but today it was stated that he is recovering, although it is not known when he will be able to take up his duties again.

The DIET During and After The Old Reliable Round Package

TRACTION COMPANIES ASK FOR INCREASE

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Dec. 3. The Indianapolis and Cincinnati Traction company today petitioned the public service commission to increase passenger fares from 2 to 2?4 cents a mile. . . The coaipany says the Increase to 2a cents a mile failed to increase the receipts twenty-five per cent, as estimated. Since the rates were increased, the receipts were 1.92 per cent, less than during a similar period last year. The gross earnings increased 7.19 per cent., but the net earnings decreased 13.48 per cent. The company says it lacks $22,189 of having suflicient funds to meet fixed charges. The Ter-e Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern coir f any also filed a petition today for a like increase in passenger fares, alleging that under the present

The destruction caused by the Huns in France is described in a letter recently received by Mr. and Mrs. John J. Johnson from their son. Robert

I Johnson, who is doing reconstruction

work in France. Johnson has been moved to Villers sur Marne, between Chateau Thierry and Rheims. The let

ter follows

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is the first house you come to on the edge of town. Before the war it was a school for nuns but not so now. The wall is shot away in places but that is not all for the church on one side is entirely in ruins and there are three families living in this building. We

floor where we sleeD. cook and pat

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Richmond Record Exchange 7 South 11th Street

"Although we got fooled on Wednes- It is like living' in barracks for our

day, nevertheless we started again on ; cots are arranged against the wall

Thursday in a drizzling rain at 6:15

oclock for Gare de Nord, where we got breakfast. Then we (seven unit lads) hiked a few blocks to Gare de Lest Where after passing inspection by the A. P. M., we went to the train. We had reserved tickets for Wednesday but those were no good. The train was crowded but most of us managed to find seats. The rest had to stand up. We changed trains at Chateau Thierry where we had a half hour stop. The section of the town we were in was not shot up much and the railroad was not much damaged. The ride on up to Pert a Rinson, the railroad stop for us, was most interesting. The country is very beautiful and we got the first sights of war here. Barbed wire entanglements, trenches, shell holes were all along the, valley. WTe arrived at our destination at 11 : 30 and walked two miles to Villers where we found four first unit men with two trucks. They took us to what is to be our home for awhle. It

The public is wise in its food selections. Recent demand--for "the well known ready-cooked food

shows how "the first . ' use of a f ul I - worth food is followed by continued repeat orders. Nothing made of wheat and barley has so much of attractive taste and stand-by nourishment as Grape-Nuts food.

Theresa Reason

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The windows are all out so we have nut r i .i n . t'w i ai

r. tiayi ujj. e nave me pleasure of having four holes in the walls and two large ones in the ceiling. When you look at the ceiling you imagine that you are likely to be hit on the head any time because the broken rafters are hanging down but so far nothing has happened. "In the afternoon Doc Calvert and Don Kellum came over.- They are in charge of the agricultural department here. The next morning they moved their things in with us. We could not sit around when there was so much to be seen here go we started off af

ter arranging our cots, etc. The town was our first shot. Before the war there were about 300 people here in Villers but there are only few here now. The town is mostly on riddles Some houses are not so bad but most of them are beyond repair with only one wall, standing. The first people to come back came to this house a3 their home was absolutely destroyed. They think this was used as a hospital for the beds were full of Boche who had "gone west." Now there are a row of crosses along the wall back of the house. Pleasant thoughts! "As it was the 31st we had to celebrate, but there was so much damage done that we thought we had better uplift the town by giving them some music. Brown, one of the truck drivers, has a cello so we had lots of music. "Friday was All Saints day which is sort of an affair in France as important as Christmas, so we did not work, Zack, from the hills of N. C, and I took a walk up the valley of a small stream which runs nearby and were gone all morning. We explored the dugouts, trenches, shell holes and

such things. We found a large cannon down In one hollow which had had the end blown off so was just left there. There are loads of ammunition everywhere, in the woods and even in town. "It is for all sizes of guns, both Bocho and French. If you are looking for souvenirs there are all kinds around here. I believe you could get a complete outfit if you wanted to. It looks as though there is enough wire around here to wire the City of New Yrk. It ip stretched out all over the hills and usually leads to a dugout or trench. In some places the ground has been torn up by shells, but on the whole it is not so bad. The woods have not be cut except by shelL "Saturday morning we started to build a place to run, the cars in, but it rained in the afternoon and we had to quit. Today was a fine day and we worked all day. We circled in the woods south of town in the morning. This afternoon, ten of ub went to Chatillon about three miles away. On top of the highest hill there is a statue of a pope which was not hurt, although everything around it was shot. Tomorrow we begin'work. Some are going to thrash wheat. They have two machines and have arranged to get some Boche prisoners to do the work. There are two camps near here. Several houses have arrived at the station from Dole, so we are going to haul them up and start putting them up as soon as we can. ' "At present there is one Englishman on the job. lie is at the head. He seems to be a pretty good fellow even if he is a vegetarian and needs a hair cut. , "There are fourteen of us now, but a . .lot more are coming soon. It is quite cool here now and the cooking stove does not heat the room to a very great extent. "Supplies are hard to get out here, so we are rationed on food. We had some meat this noon, wliich cost ten francs a kilo. Bread is the only thing we are not rationed on."

Coupon Bay Wednesday Clip the Coupon this Wednesday and buy useful Christmas Gifts at the Store of Better Christmas Values. Here you will find everything for everyone.

75c Purses. .49 Of good quality leather, in small or large shapes, with coupon at 49c.

75c Unbreakable Dolls 49? Boy or girl styles, nicely dressed in ma n y.. . characters, with coupon, at 49c

Men's $1.23 Work Shirts 79c Made from fast color blue amoskeag gingham in all sizes to 17 with collars attached. Priced special with coupon at 79c.

Y" Bowling Alleys , Are Opened Again

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now open and three, leagues are in full i S swinE" thf T.3rt1pct' loarnp. Industrial I

league and Business1 Men's league. ,

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Best $5 Blankets at 2.79 Come in gray and tan only with different color borders, double bed size, only 2 to a customer at this price. Priced special with coupon at $2.79.

75c Boudoir Caps at 49? Beautifully lace and ribbon trimmed, in good quality crepe de chine and Jap silk, choice at 49c.

Men's $1.50 Flannel Work Shirts, at ........ 89 Come in dark gray striped only with collar and cut full. Priced special with coupon at 89c.

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Ladies' 85c Underwear . . . 47 Ladies' fall weight vest or rants, "high neck, long sleeves and ankle . length. Priced special with coupon . at 47c.

$4 Muff- . $1.98

Suitable for men, women and boys in good quality silk knit, many pretty colors, with coupon at $1.98.

Men's $1.50 Work Sweaters . . 07 Come in gray only

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Ladies' $1.50 Petticoats .... 89 Made from heavy weight flannelette or knit material in either light or dark colors in all sizes to 46. Priced special with coupon at 89c.

Men's

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Men's $1.25 Underwear . . . 89 In either fleeced or heavy weight ribbed, shirt or drawers, come in all sizes to 46. Priced special with coupon at 89c.

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$22.50 COATS at .....$14.50 Choice of fine meltons, velours, kerseys, etc., with large fur or plush collars, with coupon only, $14.50.

S30.00 COATS at $18.50 Of fine plush, wool velours etc., some full lined with large fur collar, with coupon at $18.50.

Values up to $45 at $18.50 Choice of any Suit in the house with coupon at $18.50.

UP TO $16.50 Dresses . .$9.95 Choice of fine serges, taffetas, messalines, etc., come in any wanted color, with coupon at $9.95

Child's ?8.00 Coats, $4.49.

Girls' $12.00 Coats, $7.95.

Women's 56 Skirts $3.98.

Child's 7 Fur Set, $3.98.

Choice of any trimmed hat in the store, $2.98.

Men's $3 Union Suits . . . $1.89 Come in either heavy weight fleeced or ribbed union suits, ankle length, long sleeves in either ecru or gray. Priced special with coupon at $1.89.

BOYS' $ 1.5 0 Sweaters, . .98 Come in dark grey only, coat effect in all sizes for boys, with coupon at 98c

Best 50c Pillow Cases ..... 27

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Women's $3.00 Flanelette Kimo-

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quality muslin all hemmed and ready for use, 36x42. Priced special with coupon at 27c.

Comes in almost any wanted color, flowered flanelette in all sizes, priced special at $1.89.

19c Huck Towels at 141 Full sizes Huck Towels with red colored border, priced special at 14Jc.

Boys' nd Girls' $1.50 U. Suits 87c Come in either heavy weight fleeced or ribbed union suits, 14 and J6, $1.14; S, 10 and 12, 93c; 2, 4 and 6, 87c.

$5.00. Large Size Doll $2.98 These are large sizes, nicely designed dolls, and many pretty styles with coupon at $2.98.

Best $1.25 Rd Sheets . . . . 87 Double size sheet?, made from good quality muslin all hemmed ready tn use. Priced special with coupon at 87c.

$1.25 Crib Blankets ...83? Comes in either pink or blue, large sizes in Teddy Bear or beau knot with coupon at 83c.

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Ladies' $1.25 Union Suits . . .83 Come in either short or long sleeves, high neck, ankle length, medium weight ribbed fall union suits. Priced special with coupon at 83c.

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$6.00 Bath Robes; at . .... $3.49

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