EAT BEif STEW WITH A RaiSH
American Soldiert Enjoy Plain Army Cooicing.
I WANTS TO 00 TO FRANCE
APPETITES ARE ALWAYS KEEN
Men Like the Life and Have Ne Hank¬ ering fer Elaborsts Menus ef BI9 Heteli at Home—Men Are Always Hungry and Ars Never Lste for Mess—Find Romanes ef War la Largely a Myth.
JudKing hy resulta here at the front, a man Is better off with plain army rooking ihnn with the elnbornte menns of Delmonlco's and the RItz to choose from.
The offlcera* messea are slightly more arled thnn those of fhe enlisted men, toot hoth are very good, and there Is no romplnint anywhere along the line. The men have meat, angnr nnd hufter and all the condiments usunlly found on a chop honse table, writes Don Mar¬ tin In the New York Herald.
Hero la what I had fhe other day at an offlcers' mess ve^y- close to the front: Boef stew, mashed potatoes, lettuce salad, roffep, cnke, canned penchps. The next day, beans of very gofid quality, generously soaked In a tomato sauce, took thp plnce of the beef stew, and rice pudding wns aub- Btltuted for canned peaches.
No one will get thin on fare like that, and It may be authoritatively Btnted thnt the men are by no means growing emnrlnted. They nre the healthiest looking lot of men to be seen anywhere. Thin ones are fllllng ont and fat ones are thinning out. Cheeks which once were Inclined to be chalky now are tanned. Hollows un¬ der check bones hnve puffed out. Men Like the Life.
The men with whom I have talked like the life nlthnuph It Is by no means an ensy one. So lonj; ns food condi¬ tions remnln pood there will be no grumbling from tho men. The array has been here long etuniKh now to fur¬ nish added proof of the truth of Nnpo- leon's stntement thnt nn nrmy fights "on Its stomnch."
At luncheon at nn offlcor-s' casual mess recently I snw men well known at the leading luitcls In Xcw York, Chicago, Phlliideliiliia nnd Boston. One of them Is conslderuble of nn epicure find Ills rnessnint<'s say he wns Inclin¬ ed at flrst to balk nt the roujih army food. It Is nil <-li:inged now. lie eats beef stew with the same relish ho once ate terrapin, nnd beans he enjoys ns thoroughly ns lie (mce en.loycd a de¬ licious curry. I nsked him if he would like to sit down with n Fifth nvenue menu to order from nnd, p.TUsIng in the midst of n course of turnips nnd mashed potatoes, he said:
"This will do for rae, thank you."
Of course, tho mntter of appetite hn.'! n grent denl to do with it. No one of all the enlisted men niul offlcers lacks nn nppetlte. AVhen dinner time comes nt noon tho men are there on the ppot, nnd they nre right on the Job again ut six o'cloc-k In the evening. It might nlso be snid tbnt they nre nlwnys hungry. One officer, n major, who Is n very notable figure In the life of 1^ mhldle Western city, leaned bark from hl.s dinner the other day, lightt'd a cigar nnd said:
"Tills life hero Is doing ninro for nio than any vacathm I ever had."
And he bioked It. lie said he suf¬ fered from Insoinnln and los.s of np- petlto at times, Imt that he lins had neither since he irot out In the open with the army. There ar(> a goiid many men of great wc;iltli In the various Anicrleaii divisions and they nre shar¬ ing o<iii;illy with all, of c()urs(>. In nn oflicers'barracks, ahout live miles from tho front, I saw n man from IMUludel- pldn who was accustomiMl to every kind of luxury. TIer(> be was sharing a tiny room with niioilier man who, the I'bllMdclphia innn said. snt>ros tre¬ mendously.
"I'nt; I don't mind It. I don't mind nuytliing now when I lie down for a night's sleep."
Can Sleep Anywhere.
Tho boys In th<> ranks have nlrendy had far more soldiering than thoy ever got In the training <'amps at home. Tlicy have trainp»'(l on roads for iimny hours or dnys at a time, have slept lu motor trucks, on crowded trains, have been billeted In barns nnd In barracks, hnve slept in fields and by the roadside. Yet there Is very little Illness and the men look in tlu» pink of condition. Thoy eat regularly »nd plentifully, und the only complaint I have heard from them Is that they would prefer flght- to constuut training.
The romance of war as pictured hy the boyish mind Is said by the soldiers to be largely n myth. For Instunee, In a inudiiy roadway I snw u brawny pri¬ vate pacing up und down tn a driving rain, rifle In position, guarding some¬ thing (evea he didn't know what It was) which was piled up nearby. He had beeu on guard for tea hours. I asked hlui how he liked It and he made no reply. Tbe sentries don't talk to any one.
In a camp on the American sector I saw a soldier scrubbing mud off har¬ nesses.
'^hls isn't qalte uiy Idea of what war was going to be," he aald, "bat (with a touch of genuine Amerlcau hutuor) I have found lu my abort but varied career that tlUugs are seldom wltat tbejr aevw."
Miss Willie iJuncnn. n niece of Rep¬ resentative William 1). Oliver of Ala¬ bama, hopes to get to Frnnce by be¬ coming proficient ns a radio operator. She hns mnde rapid progress In her study.
RECLUSE HAD U-BOAT REMEDY
Examination of Effectt of Brooklyn
Phytlcian Also Revealed Large
Fortune.
New York.—Hidden In a cupbonrd In the rooms occupied by Dr. Kobert C. Stedmnn of Brooklyn, who died sud¬ denly, the police found a bundle of dust-covered bonds and stocks of a fnce value of almost $175,000. Three bank books which showed the physi¬ cian bad on deposit |20,00O, also were found.
Doctor Stedrann, who, the police sny, was a recluse, lived nt the Fourth ave¬ nue address two yenrs. It wns learned tliat he nbnn<loned a lucrative prnc- tlco In Manhattan more than twenty yenrs ago. His friends lost trnck of his movements.
He droppefl dead at the foot of Twenty-first street, Prookiyn. while nt work on n boat be was constructing. In a pocket was found a It-tter ad¬ dressed to Secretary of the N'avy Dan¬ iels, requesUng a trial of an invention he bad, which lu* snid would prevent torpedoes from destroying ships.
GOTHAM BOYS BEHAVE BETTER
War Has Tempering Influence on
Youngsters, Says Settlement
Worker.
New York.—The boys of Xow York have been getting better gr.ndually for the last ten years. The annual report of the Union settlement, which de¬ votes its efforts to .South Harlem, where the boys are representative of the entire city, ia autbui'itf for thia statement.
Onylord R. Wliltoi secretary of the Bcttlement, has several theories.
"Thousands of boys have l)eon so¬ bered by the departure of older broth¬ ers for war .service," said Mr. White, "and tbe work of the Junior jtolice in tbe tenement districts has iiuieted nn- otlier large detiichment of potential rnlschlef-maker.s. Things that were considered smart and amusing have lost their vnlue in the boys' eyes with tbe burden of war rellecled all about then)."
TRAVEL RULES IN FRANCE
Safe Conduct System Extended to Ad¬ ditional Departments by Gov¬ ernment.
Paris.—New re;iulati(ins for trnvcl- Ing and the e.\leiisi(in of the safe eon- diict system to ineliide cerluin dejtart- meiits of France, wliieh hitherto bail belonge(l to the Interior zone and since the battle of I'icardy have b» en plac-ed in tho army zone were niade known this week to the iJiibllc.
Fur traveling In the depart ments of tbe Sei:ie-et-Oise and the Seini' for¬ eigners now re(iuire a safe coinhict friini tbe ixilice prefects. Frencbmen nlso need safe conducts for traveling by motor, whether on public or pri¬ vate business.
Starts Swimming Eighteen Miles—Is in Hospital
.Seattle, Wash.—When Jack Watts, tweiity-f»iur, u sailor oa one of Uncle Sam's torpedo- bt)ats, dove off u pier here and started to swim to the training ship, I'hiludelphla, 18 miles away, he started something he couldn't finish. When fished out of the bay he expressed hia pleasure at having been Kuved the long Journey.
Jack took into his system con¬ siderable quuntitles of suit wa¬ ter along with other liquids he hud bi>eD Imbibing and they didn't uilx well. He was taU^n to the city bospltui for balling purposes.
German Language Banned. Kirksfllie. Mo.—The Oerman lan¬ guage has been' discontinued in the ward and high schools of this city. Tbe Oerman text-books are Oiled with German propaganda," dechired Superlnteud«at Charles Banks.
WORLD'S BIGGEST TRUST COMPANY PART OF UNCLE SAM'S WAR WORK
Making German Money Invested in This Country Work for the United
States, U Important Work Being Done by the Allen Property
Custodian—Citizens Urged to Help by Reporting Any
Enemy-Owned Property in Their District.
Washington.—Cflll It whnt yon will. the biggest trust coinpany, auction ¦bop, or hnrgnin counter snip. Uncle Sam hns It nmong his wnr nctivifles. Congress gnve it Its rhnrter, the goods dealt in are enemy owned. United Sfntps ciflz«>ns nre its stockholders, nnd fhe titip of the business manager Is alien property custodlHn.
If 19 doing n trust coinpnny business hecaiise the bulk of the property tnken fiver belongs fo individuals nn<l has to bp snfely administered by Uncle Sam. Il Is nn auction shop because the great industries hpre In thp United Stntes owne<l nnd controlled by (ler- niim trade l>nrons which nre seized under the trading with the enemy net will be sold piitrlght to loynl citizens of fhls country, Americnnized, nnd Oer¬ mnn control of commerce and Industry in tbe United Stntes of America Rtnmped out forever. It Is a bnrgnin counter snlc i>ecnuse mnny times In o«l<l collections of Oermnn owned prop¬ erty here aiul there nre smnll pieces thnt hnve fo be quickly converted Into cash to prevent loss either to the in- <livldunl owner or to Uncle Snm. As such, they nre passed across tbe coun¬ ter in spot snles nnd the money turned into Uncle Sam's trensury.
Rnt whether enrnlnps or sales, thla money is turne<l over by the nllen property custodinn to the treasury of the United States and there converted
Inside fho enemies' lines Is subject to ImmedlntP seizure. Also nil Interned aliens here In fhe United Stales are classed ns enemies and their property treated accordingly.
Agents of the hurenu of Inrpstlga¬ tion of the alien property custodian, under the direction of Francis P. fJnr-
, van, an enperlenced assislnnf to, for¬ mer District Attorney .Jerome of New- York, are combing the country for enemy owney |irnperty nnd millions' of dollars' worth have been reported. Hut as much more Is confl<lently believed still unreported. .Some of it is actively helping Oermnny's denrlly cnmpnign of spying, bombing, nnd nrson ; all of It is potentlnll.v a menace.
A. Mitchell Pnliner, addressing him¬ self fo the citizens of the United Stntes nnd shareholders In this, the biggest trust company on enrth, said: "Tho more of this property reported fho more hnrinless it will be, the better fhe business of your trust corapnny, the bigger the returns to the treasury, nnd the more powerful on the reckon¬ ing dny will be fhe U. S. A. I wnnt tbe citizens to semi this office informa¬ tion nnd reports on the existence of any enemy owned property In their district. Tbnt Information will be con¬ sidered confidential. I want citizens who hnve custody of enemy owned property to report It. They will be
given fulr und square treatment. We
A. Mitchell Palmer, Head of Biggest Trust Company on Earth.
Into Liberty bonds. Thus is German money made to work for Uncle Sain, to help build ships, buy food nnd sup¬ plies, itml keeji lields and factories at home hiinniilng: wlih industry against the Ilun.
Palmer Is Director.
The alien jirdpcrty cu.'^todian In wliose hands tbe direction of this great ecdnomic force agsiinst (leriaany has been jilnced is n I'cimsylvaiiia Quaker, His name is A. Mitchell Palmer. Ills forefiilhers came to .\nierica in the siime ship with Williani Peiin, and the fiiinily has lived for several geiierii- tions within the llnei of the original Quaker settlenu'iit.
When appointed by the president, Mr. I'aliner for several days curried his oath of oflice In his pocket. He coiil'l rot find even desk room In crowded Washington. That was only five months ago. Today his force iiuwi- bers over -11)0 employees in Washing¬ ton nione. besides tbe luindreds scat¬ tered across tlH> ccnintry. The head¬ quarters' force is now established In an eight-floor apartment house In one of the best residential districts of Washington which tho guveruincnt cuinniaiuleered und took possesslou of before It wus finished.
From here the alien property cus¬ todian is todny making pencils hi New Jersey, chocolate la Connecticut, brew¬ ing beer In Chicago, suwlng lumber In Florhla, mining metal In .Mexico, run¬ ning real estat»' stores and conimlssion offices uud public utilities In all purls of the country. This enemy owned property may be stock certificates, or bonds or debts, life insuran<'e premi¬ ums, or cash, real or personal property, but to come within the reach of this big government trust company It uuisf be either owned in whole or in part by persons living within the enemy lines or by persons trading with Inter¬ ests within t^ie enemy lines. Safe If He's Good.
If a German citizen livex here In the United States, obeys Its laws, does not trade with Gerniany, and does not en¬ gage In any pernicious activities against the government, bis property aud bis business are free from any In¬ terference on the part of the alien eneoiy custodian. On tbe other hand, tbe property of a cimzeu of tbe United State* wbo malotalus bto r«tildeBce
stand ready and willing to co-opernte in any way with nny citizen wbo may write us for direction or advice. This is an opportunity to those of us who have to stay at home and cannot fight in the trenches. Here we cau render u most powerful service. "I want your help."
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WHENU. S. GOT BUSY MAN MADE CHECK GOOD t
Partlesville, Okla.—D u
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a solicitor secured a sut»scrlp- tlon from n business iiiiui who gave the worker n !?,"> check ns lirst payiiHMit on n )?lfH) b(md.
The clieek was turned down at the hank when presented. Re- ix'iited calls by the collector found the mnn nlwnys absent. The solicitor turned the check over to a federal agent. As n govermnent receipt bad been given for the check, the latter cnlled on the business man nnd presented the check. It was made good nt once.
IS BRAVEST WOMAN IN WAR
Officer*' Tribute to Miss Beaton, Juit
Returned After Two Yeara'
Service.
Denver, Colo.—Miss Eunice H. Bea¬ ton, known to the oflicers of the allied armies us "fhe bruvest woman of the war," has returned to her ncjiue lu Den¬ ver, after two years' service on the western front In France as a Red CroBs ambulunce driver. After a brief rest, Miss Iteutou again will enter the service of the goverument in training women as ambulance drivers.
Miss Beaton is known iu the Weat as a typical outdoor girl. She excels in swimming, teuuls, golf, trap-shoot¬ ing, motoriug and horsewomuushlp.
On tbe western front Miss Beaton was under fire a score of times. Slu; helped carry wounded from Nu Man's Land aud waa driving an Mopty sm- baiauce frum a hospital to the front wh«D tli« car waa wrecked b/ • tML
mm TO SHAKE
AUe AIR ROLE
Entente Machines Surpass Best
Hun Types in All Branches
of Service.
In spite of the tremendous srlstlon pfTorfs of the (Jertanns, proiapted by fhe entry of the United Stntes into the world conflict, nnd their threat to have thonsands of aircraft avnilnhle this spring, the enemy bns been unable to even shake the nlli«>d air superiority anywhere. The single-seater nincblnes, the Hanover monoplane nnd the I'falz biplane do not compare with the latest models of French and British fighting planes.
For speed In climbing the Germans found the Fokker trlplnne Impractical and it wns qul'kiy discarded for a new type of monoplane.
While tills monoplane was fast It waa unrellnble nnd less speedy than fhe wonderful French Morane. The Pfniz biplane is a little better, but It suffers confinunlly with motor trouble.
The Germaus nre now using a light¬ er machine, which carries a brace of machine guns. The enemy's two-seater of the Albntross-Avlatik type is still the best mnchine they hnve. It Is speedy and cnpnble of climbing to a grent height, owing to its large spread of wings.
However, the Germans are obliged to use faster observation machines thnn the allied aviators, as their single- seater fighting machines are Incapable of protecting the two-seaters as the al¬ lied machines are.
The scout machines of the nllies are also used for guard duty, for regulat¬ ing artillery fire nnd for photographic work. .
It Is nlso noticeable that the accur¬ acy of the enemy's antiaircraft guns Is falling 9fr. This Is due to the fact that mnny of their best aviators hnve been drnfted for mnchine gun service to re- plnce those killed in the recent German offensive.
LONG AND SHORT OF IT
AT CAMP DEVENS, MASS.
The original darky Mutt nnd Jeff are at Camp Deven.s. They nre Xathan- iel Singleton, 4 feet 11 inches, and Fred Mader, G feet 8% inches, both of Miami, Fla. Stutlstlclaiis ut the cnmp have ligured out that it tuke.s I'Ved Just 3',4 seconds more to get a drink of water down than it takes his .shorter pal to perform the same trick. Desiilte their great difference in stat¬ ure, the two men are Inseparable pals.
FIND BURIED MONEY
It Was Hidden Years Ago by Pi¬ oneer,
While boring a post hole on hlb farm, Iocate<l on the old Oregon trail, near the Little Blue river, a few miles northeast of Deshler, Neb., Wllllnm Beckman struck un obstacle which proved to be an old kettle In which were a number of pieces of money, how much nnd of whnt denomination the lucky flmler refuses to suy. The old kettle nnd u few of the coins were brought to town and placed on exhibi¬ tion.
The find is thought to hnve heen burled by u Mr. Jules, who owned the place yeurs ago. lie sold out to "Buf¬ falo Bill" (William Cody) and Capt. Lute North, und was afterward killed by the Indians. Tradition says that before the Indians raided tbe place Mr. Jules secreted a large sum of money, and treasure hunters have searched the pluce in vain for years for what Mr. Beckman bored Into last week.
958-28 fer Year's ^od D. D. Dickey, engineer in a factory at Berbertou, O., spent Just $58.28 for food, or an average of about 15 cents a day, during 1017. Dickey worked all through tbe year, twelve hours a day, six days a week and gained two pounds during the year. Dickey's menu bad no place on it for meat and milk for steady uae, although be had ttaeoi occasluiially. irrolt aud baked dishes made up a large part ot tlie bill 0t fan.
GIVES LIFE TO GUARD SECRET
Flyer Wrecks Disabled Machine as German Flotilla Ap¬ proaches Airplane.
ORDERS OBSERVERTO ESCAPE
Pilot Deliberately Blows HInrtself an4
His Craft to Pieces With Bomb
te Evade Capture
by Huna.
London.—British nvlnfors and mo- ehanlcs sometimes nre compelled to deRtrf)y their own mnchlnes fo prevent the Oermnns from obfnining a Jeal¬ ously guarded secrf't nbout the new type of alrplnne. i>ccnslonally It Is necessary for the aviator to sacrifice his own life together with his alr¬ plnne. Such nn Instance is described In an official report of a brave avia¬ tor, who deliberately blew himself and fhe alrplnne fo pieces with a bomb fo evn<le capture by a Germnn flotilla of destroyers.
There were two men, fhe pilot and his observer. In one of the latest fly¬ ing boats tbe British makers have turned out
Tbey hnd got well out to sea when a fog suddenly cut them off from the rest of their companions. Tbe pilot headed for home, but a few sec¬ onds later the engine "died" and the pilot brought the boat to rest on the wafer. He climbed up to the engine to see if he could mnke good the de' feet. A glnnce showed him that only a repair shop nnd a squad of expert mechanics could hope to mnke the en¬ gine run. Ills fnce wns slightly more grave when he climbed down to the hull.
"Are you going to mnke the works go nround agnin, daddy?" nsked the observer.
Machine Can't Be Fixed.
"Can't be done, my son," said tha pilot. "We shall Imve to wait on some¬ one coming to pick us up."
"I suppose tho fog will lift soon nnd give our chaps a sight of us. Wake me up before they ccnne," und snuggling still further down into his seat, the observer wt-nt to sl(;op.
Tho night drew on. The pilot sat up on the deck combing, nnd listened intently for the slightest sign of ap¬ proaching rescuers, while behind him down in the cockpit slept the boy, dreaming of home.
With the coining <if the morning tbe fog lifti'd and tbe observer glanced eagerly over the shadowy waters. Far on the horizon was a little blnck smudge growing steadily In size, and behind it nnother smudge, nnd anoth¬ er. It wns a putrol llotUlu fast ap- proncbing them.
"It Is Ceriiian, my son," said tho pi¬ lot. "Is your life belt on securely?"
"Yes."
"Well, get over the side and swim ns hard ns you cnn."
"But don't you want me to help—" His Privilege to Die.
"Get over fhe side," snid the pilot curtly, and ther(> was that In his voice which made the junior man Instantly obey. "Oood-by, sonny," he added, as the observer slipped Into the water. "It Is my i)rivileg(>, you know."
About 200 yards nway fhe observer pnused and looked back nt the dlsn- l)le(l pinne. The pilot wns crouching on the top of th<> wing undorplnne, Just above the bond) rack, with a ht'avy spanner In his upraised liand Iieaily to strike a blf)W. A mile away the flrst Oerman destroyer was tear¬ ing the sea in twnin In nervous haste to save the coveted trojihy nnd get nway before the ntipearani'e of the dreaded liritish ptitrol. The observer turned and swam nway from the tra¬ gedy wliich he knew was about to hup- peii.
There came the ronr of n mighty ex- plof>!;)n. He heard the swish of the air blast along the surface waters and the rush of the approacbiiig wave from the sea disturbaiu'e. Th(> wav»> en¬ gulfed blm Jusl as he began to henr the .splash und patter of the falling debris, and in the blackness of Its heart bis senses swam Into uncon¬ sciousness. He wns still sobbing do- Urlou.s when the British putrol boat picked him up an hour later.
YANK COOKS ROUSE FRENCH
Amaxed by Extraordinary Mixture,
Salmon, Mashed "Spuds" and
Pickled Cucumbers.
Pnrls.—At Inst u French correspond¬ ent bus found a weak spot lu the American expeditionary force. The man who has ventured to strike this flrat discordunt note la tbe special rep- resentutlve of Le Temps ut the French front, who happened to be near the Amerlcnn sectbm, which had the flrst real flght with the enemy aud so paid them a visit. Ue writes:
"There are certain practical poiota In which our allies are uot yet past masters, notably cooking. At flrst scorning their own stews, tbey pre¬ ferred tu stick to canned meat entire!/.
"Our cooks showed them how ttf make aoup, uud tbey aoon ac*qulred a taste for it. It won't be lung t>efora tbey win be making some good stuff themselves, better any way than th* extraordinary mlxturea I saw tbea eutiug this eveulug, like canued aal- uiou wltb musbed potutoea aud plcklad cucumbers I" .
