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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1917. THE EVENING ENTERPRISE. POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. TESTING MAJVIMOTH TORPEDOES PO R UNCEE SA3PS N A \’T . ■-.t- WAR KNOWS NO SUNDAY WRITES C. A. BECMTE P ouglikeepsian an Ambulance in France Tells of Life Tliere MEN A T W E L L FED Rats and French Fowls Part of Their Minor Troubles He Says Some-R-here in Prance, July 22, 19J7. D e a r Mr. Allen: It is Sunday but ■war tao-ws no Sun-day, I am sitting nz. a regular army table under some trees th a t m u s t have been beautiful at ouS ^ time. Shrapnel, however is no good for spraying trees. Fifty yards fro n m e I can see a road on -which a Ger m an shell landed three days ago. I ^ a n even see the hole in the building —ne-w building erected on the sites [of old ones leveled by the first year is h e l l a Off to my right in front of me and o the left the French and Germ an I guns are booming away. They fire so I fa s t and furious and keep it up so I th a t if one did not know he woulJ f -wond-er how the am m u n ition for the J l guns and the food for the m en vra.': W s e n t up. Drive any road in France at L n ig h t and you have the answer. The 1 roads aie alive with troops, artillery I and l a r , o m o tor trucks all “going up\ I and driving w ithout lights. ■will sta r t 'from the day we left [ ca. n a t San-dricourt on the ijropercy I of R o b ert Goe’.et. The t-wo hoys who 'were to come [ -with ns could not get in our section thay had to spend m o re tim e in cam p . Jam e s D u rkett, S o sldnson and I m anaged to he assigned to the sama slept in beds, though vfe have folding cots th a t are very good. Had a fine banquet at the hotel to celebrate the “F o u rth.” It was all paid for by the Am erican Red Cross. W e n t on oni way the following m o rning and con tinned this way im til we arrived our present post W e n t into camp in an old barn full of shell holes and rats. The first night a r a t chewed the first cook on the neck and >ye have , slept out doors ever since. I have had a couple of night’s s-port sitting on a box in the dark with a club in one hand and a flash light in the other. A fter ten o r fifteen m inutes oI wajchful w a iting they would sta r t to come across th e hay m aking a noise like one of S m ith’s rural patrons in haling soup. W e would 'wait (I say ■we for there w e re usually two of ua as it feels m uch b e tter to have some one else aw ake and n e a r you when you are silting in the dark and then these ra ts are such healthy, full grown ones). It is a tough gam e and our bag to date is one. W e have given up the ra t hunting now as we turn in early so as to have lots of pep in the graw dawn. French hens have the m o s t disconcerting cackle it has ever been my m isfortune to hear. And to m ake things m o re hom elike they take great joy In startin g th e ir yodels .Thout four a. m. We have a num b er of those room ers anr can’t seem to im p art to them the fact th a t ours is| an exclusive barracks, as they don’t ' understand our English cussw o rds., Tried every thing from coaxing leading them outdoors -with a track of little bullets cut from our arm y bread (■■ndth an ordinary jacknife by han-d) but to no avail. At last -sve h ave taken tbe offensive. No m o re jum p ing out of bed every tim e one gives h e r w a r- hoop and running to her, only to find ten or twelve brave am b u lance driv- eds all looking for the sam e egg. Now each and every “Gonductem\ takes a plentiful supply of full grown rocks and places them carefully be side his bed before turning in. N e x t m o rning when Mr. R o o ster calls to his m any m a tes to deliver the hen fruit, he is presented w ith a curtain fire th a t would m ake the Germ ans green with envy. The fem a le of the s p e c i f is' m o re deadly than the m ale in this case on account of numbers. T h e bo>3 are not chivalrous and soon the whole ----- ---------------------------------------------- - Close up view of torpedo still in m a n and a “F ritizie” get together, -which It is shot on H o skinson was watcWng German | E v e ry torpedo m a d e rectly over his head and had a piece before it is accepted, of shrapnel about as big as a w a lnut Q o v e m m e n t officials carefully w a tch land about th ree feet from him. He | tests. did not have his helm e t on and tfio differen-.-e of a few inches wo-ald have mean*: a long walk behind a slovr m o v ing wagon for me. lie is going to w e a r his helm e t to bril hereafter. 'VYell r guess that Is all the news from this end. H o skinson sends his regards to you and the boys. PloasG -write us all the new s as leS ters are next to sm o k es in value. Tell the Jud.ge to send us the E n terprise once in a -while. Sincerely your friend, C. .A BEGHTEL.i BRIG. GENERAL FRANCIS J. KER- I m anaged to h e assigned to th e sam e ' a re n o t em v a u o u s auu - ----- - section S. -S. r . G2 and left camp early j seraffiia is running down the roaa on the m o rning of J u n e 2Sth for Paris. i y elling -to one another w h a t a C zy A section, consists of fortv-five men, i bunch Am ericans are. We. have been in our present posi tion th irteen days now and w h a t days they have been. I have been through up to the third line trench. Hac] a an Am erican Leader, a F renoh-Lieu- , tenant, two French Fergeants, t-?vO cooks and tvro mechanicians. The Lieutenant is in command as we are under French Army Laws, though given much moi'a freedom than the ordinary soldier. The A m eri can lead e r is always consulted by the Lieutenant, in m inor m a tters and has charge of things as far as our camp life is concerned. We were fortunate in having t-wo fine m en chosen to lead our section. The sergeants take care of the mail, purchasing and securing c-ur allotment of food from the can tonm e n t w h e rever we happen to he. Again we fare b e tter than the arm y as w e not only secure regular rations from them, but are allowed a certain amount by our O’ft-n organization, The A m erican R e d Cross. The Arm y food alone is great. But now to go on w i th the story. We arrived in Paris and had liie day to ourselves. Left that night for the City f-wfll have to omit names hereafter), where our cars were a-waiting us. Arrived there about s-ix the following a. m. and were quartered In the h e a rt of the city. The ea r s are as follows: Tw e n ty am - bulaneea and one large m o tor truck. Fiats. A Verm o rel touring car -which “L ittle Beck” drives for th e French L ieutenant. W e have another large m o tor tru c k coming also—a Chalmers for th e Am erican leader. Stayed in this tow n until “Fourth of July” and left for our p resent positions in a dri-ving rain. An English -woman gave u s a fine bouquet to place on th e L ieutenant’s car and she saw us off in ail th e rain. I could not help h u t think -what a strange thing is war. In 177-6 Uncle Sam ’s embryo gave John OBuU a fine healthy trim m ing and in 19T7 w e are team ed I her up and th e little fellovr th a t helped ’.is. \Well w e drove all day in the rain and arrived a t the city whei-e v.e w e re to pass th e first night. W e re quartered in p riv a te -bouses, two in a room and intfiffeataUy it was the last tim e we peep a t the FMtzies and have their sheUs break 150 yards from me. W e keep ten cars in and send ten to the “Triage,” sam e being a post tho wounded are brought in for d istrib u tion to th e various hospitals t h a t take care of th e ir particular injuries. Hoskinson has charge of ten cars and is working like a beaver and gro-wing fat on it. The cars stay out for five days and are then relieved hy the others. This is our work now but tom o rrow we move up and take over five post-desAcoura. These are d i rectly in back of the third line and the m en receive th e ir first aid under ground before being sent t o the T r i age. 1 have been to the posts we are going to take and they are very dan gerous as they are in front of the heavy axtiUery. 'As it is now H o skin- Hon and his crew have had to run for it tw ice as th e Germ ans w e re shelling the roads next to th e T riage trying to get a movement of troops. W e had ‘be sad m isfortune to losG One Of OUF boys on the 16tti. Leg blown off by a Germ an shell about 10 p. m. He died at 2 a. m. Game to th e core all the way. Joked about having to buy a p a ir of shoes and only being able to wear one. H is nam e was C raig and his hom e 'w a s In Boston. I -was going through a IF.tie villas e yesterday and had j u s t passed our ten rars returning from post and reached the outskirts when a F rtizle flyer let four bom b s go right in -the center qt the town. I w a s scared to death some of our boys had been caught, but w e n t back and found them all 0. K. The bombs landed by som e tents next to aeroplane hangars, M llings and TAOunding many, Germ an planes are over us every day and of course the an t i - a ir - c r a f t guns are busy. Wo ■watched them th e first few days but hardly look up now unless a iFren-ch- A new diiTsion of the Army general staff has been created to handle all business pertaining to the shipments of troops and supplies to Europe. Brig. Gen. £F. J. E e m a n , assistan t chief of staff has been detailed as chief of the em b a rkation service with Col. Chauncey B. ‘B a k e r of the Q u a r term a s ters Cbrps as his chief assist ant. The new -service w ill have di rect s-Tpervision of all m o v em ents of supplies from points of origin to ports of em b a rkation and will control th e movem ents of all Army transports.— -uithin the next few days. GLASS OF ALL KINDS COMPO BOARD JOSEPH a KEATING CARPENTER—BUILDER ESTIMATES Phone 81: f u r n i s h e d . AUTERATIO]flS AND 19 Chari REPAIRINa ■les Street ... . .. lAfMMSTIN W ’ CASE Probe Into D’Arcy’s Allegations Ekids— Action Saiid to Impend NO STATEMENT T h e probe into th e 'bribery allega tions m ade by Alderm a n D‘Arcy at a recen t m e e ting of th e Board of A lderm en is ended. All the w itnesses subpoenaed have been exam inea and their affidavits taken. The sam e nave been brought to th e attention of Jus tice M o rschauser by DQstxict Attor ney Aldrich. N e ither official would state th e outcom e of th e investiga tion, b u t foil-owing a conference this m o rning betw e en Justice ‘M o rschauser and th e district attorney, th e la t t e r left w ith a bundle of legal papers for tbe sheriff’s office. A lthough h e would m ake no statem e n t as to the nature of the papers, it is m o re than likely they contained a w a rran t lo r th e arrest of one of the rep resen ta tives nam e d tin the b ribery allegations by Alderm a n D’Arcy. T h e investigation which started w eek ago was begun by the dlistrict m ttom e y folio-wing aUegationa uttered a t the last m e e ting of th e Board of Aldermen. The occasion for th e u t terance was the opening of bids for the m o tor fire apparatus th a t som e tim e In the future is tf> grace the house of O. H. Booth H o se Company. Alderm a n D’Arcy a t the tim e said he had been approached by a repre-- sentative of one of the com p a n ie s offering a ltd and had been prom ised $500 to boost the particular bid. The next day th.e district attorney started an investigation and sub poenaed every member of the Board of Aldermen, blty officials and a few citizens. A lthough th e d istrict, attorney re fused to be interviewed today con cerning the issuance of a w a rran t fo r the arrest of a t least one rep resen tative, it lis said a w a rran t has been issued and the same will he served SEEK FRIEDS WiO AIED AIENIA MAN TO BREAK JAIL Follo-ft’ing the escape of George | arrested by Deputy Sheriff Arthur Sackett of Amenia from the jail in Ket^ham on a charge of public in toxication. He was taken to the HERLES TOWED HEIRESS WiU Marry Girl Whom He Adopted Four Yestfs Ago— ^Adop tion Set Aside. GETS COURT ORDER A Peculiar Provision of Father’s WiU Regard ing Her Marriage— Herles Was Made Executor. A wedding of unusual intearest is to take place In the n e a r future, -when Miss Elizabeth H u th e r H e ries of S a it P o int form e rly of this city, la to be com e th e bride of h e r adopted father. Louis J.. Herles, for several yeai harbor a t the N e lson House, Mhss H e ries Is th e daughter of 'the late Louis H u ther, a hlacksm lth of this city, -who died about five years ag^>. W h en Miss -Herles’ fath e r died, he left h e r a large fortune, nearty $150,- 000, w h ich becom es heris when she m a rries, providing she m a rries 'Catholic, if th e w edding takes place before h e r ■twenty-first birthday. If sh e shooild m a rr y a non-CathoIic, she receives only ^ , 0 0 0 . Louis H e rles, a life-long friend of Mr. H u ther, -was appointed executor of th e girl’s estate, as w e n as guardian of h e r into*ests. The d a u g h ter w e n t to live w ith Mr. and M rs. H e ries, and was adopted by them . Mrs. H e rles died some tim e Miss 'Huther Is an accomplifehed ••yotms -woman. Sh© was edticated. at ■a select boarding school for girls in W ilkes-lBarre, Pa., and is a talented pianist. M r. lie r i e s was for m any years proprietor of th e Nelson House barber shop and a life-long resident of this city. H e -was one of tb e lead ing m em b ers of the St. Gecar'ge Oom- m andery, No. 56, K n ights of St. John, a m ilitary organization at the 'Church of th e N a tivity in th is city. STRKT (M K ON REEXPORTING Throttle Tightened on Germany by Amer ica’s Widened Em bargo Regulations THE WALLACE CO. Telephone and Mail O/ders Carefully 1 and Promptly Filled. Telephone 2760 Prepaid Parcel Post Deliveries Made Anywhere. Aug. The United 3 supply dictator of the th a t -pGlas© on S u n d a y last, D istrict Attorney Aldrich yesterday con ducted a hearing before the justice of the peace, and ten or more w it nesses were subpoenaed and th e ir statem e n ts taken. The d istrict a t torney refused to disclose any of the details of the hearing, b u t stated he was positive th a t 'Sackett gained his liberty by the use of tools given him by friends, and in all probability -was actually assisted in escaping hy the sam e foniends. O n ‘Saturday n ig h t last S a c k e tt was toxication. He was taken to th e jail and locked up. The deputy sheriff paid a via'.t to him early Sunday m o rning and the prisoner was stilT confined. However, a visit to the jail in the afternoon showed the prisoner had gone. A fu r th e r tin- vestigation fonnd a wrench and file on the cell -window. The form e r had been used to take bolts from the cell A warrant has been issued for S a c k e tt and a search of th e county has been started. NATHANIEL W. NILES, of the Lougwood 'Cricket Club of Boston, who won his greatest victory on tho courts last week tvhen he defeated Richard Norris 'WiHiams, 2d, the national champion, in theTlemi-fmal round of the national singles touritament. W ashingtoi •States today The -vrideuBd. .export em b ^ ^ o regu lations, required th a t m eats, cotton, sugar, oils and other commodities shall have export licenses fi'om tbe governm ent, takes out of B ritain’s hands th e Issnance of letters of assurance to ships, and tightens t-he th ro ttle on Germany, Puiblication of the list developed the fact t h a t A m ertcan gold has been leaking Into Germ any through secret ohaunels. yvith th e jssTrance of Ecenses in the hands of th e eirport adm.'inlstmtlve board this nation started on a policy of strict checking o n any nation exporting to Germ any. ■Any c c ^ t r y violarting this rule runs th e r i s k of com p lete shutting do-vm of the rations. The leakage of gold was evidenced by th e suggestion that soon Secre tary McAdoo , will issue n regulations concerning export of coin pulllon and currency to neutrals. By»a net work of rdlays and credit transfers extending over three or more cemiJnents, banks in neutral countries m ay be helping to get Am erican gold into G e rm any withoot knowing it. A g e n ts In South America, Mexico, i&aritzerland, Slpain. Den-mark, and ifjollandl may establish a route, direct or indirect, by -winch Am erican gold is sm u g g led Into Germany. L a s t 'w©ek,tour gold exports am o u n t ed to $112,421,000. Of this $8,345,000 was destined for Japan and $2,605,- ■000 f o r Spain. Since the U n ited S tates entered the w a r, our gold exports h a r e totaled m o re th a n $200,000,000. Between Ju n e 1, Wl'I. and August 2o, gold coin and bars to the am o u n t of $1-28,465*,920 left t h e port of San F r a n cisco akm e. On A u g u st 191Y, A m erican gold coin, Including bullion in tbe treasury, aggregated $3,0®6,218,49S, o r mor? than one-third of th e world’s sup ply. Several Germ an banks in South Am erica are being closely watched by U n ited S tates agents. B anks and tru s t com p anies in this country are aiding adm inistration officials by tab ulating G erm an deposits and m o v e m ents of Germ an m o n ey to Soutn America, Spain and eTsewhere. baffling system of secret com m e rcb w ireless—-with a series of relays across several continents—4s said to be p a r t of t h e Germ an plan. AUGUOT CLEARANCE SALE MORE PACE-SEHING VALUES FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO PRACTICE THRIFT The last of our greatest August Clearance Sale is drawing near. Never has buying been more enthusiastic nor so continuous. Never haive we offered better values, nor has any pre-vious sale met with SUCH enthusiastic response. Walk down our aisles today. Bargains at every sMe. Worth-while qualities at special clear ance reductions affording subsiastial sa-vings. Qualities are good, but assortments, of course, are diminishing rapidly. Make up a list of your wants and prepare to get it fiUed here. In addition to other specials from all over the store we have made a special feature today of -the folio-wing ESPECIALLY^PRICED ATTRACTIONS Immediate Oearance Children’s Coats GIRIS’ COATS AT $ 3.98 Ages 6 to 12 Years. Belted models; belt from front to back; large pockets and collar -with extra white organdie collar; lined throughout. This model in black and white check. GIRLS’ COATS AT $4.95. Copenhagen blue silk poplin; belt, white collar and cuffs; lined. GIRLS’ COATS AT $5.95. Other models in serge; mannish styles with out belt; lined throughout; pockets; na-vy only. Children’s Coats—Second Floor. Last TTnree Days of Cfer Aispist Blanket Sale—Buy Blankets Now Two Exceptional Values in the Basement Honsefnmishing Section WASH BOILERS—EXCELLENT VALUES. No. 8 Copper Bottom Wash Boilers—Regular Price $1.79—Sale Price $1.59. No. 9 Heavy Quality, Grade, all tin Wash Boilers—Regular Price $Q..39—Sale Price $1.18. Wash Boilers—Basement. Frnit Jars in the Sale SMALLEY LIGHTimfG TOP JARS. Half Pints—Regular 68c—S a le-. __ 50c dozen Pmts—Regular 75c—S a l e ................... 69c dozen Quart.s—Regular 89c—Sale .............. 78c dozen Half Gallons—Regular $1.49—Sale $1.38-dozen NEW STYLES IN THE SUITS FOR FALL WEAR Many of them have jackets that are only sufficiently long enough to reach to a little above tive knees; others to a little below. Some, however, are of uneven lengths, being shorter in the front than at the sides and back. The skirts a.ie designed to conform to tbem, being simple instead of elaborate in design in order to offset the enmberous- ness which elaborateness would encounter when worn with the long coats. In the larger sizes they have a tendency to outline the figure; in the smaller, loose straight line effects predominate. Materials most popularly used are serges, gabardines, broadcloths, etc. The smartest of the earliest styles we are now showing. Com® see them. Priced at $12.95^ $19.95 and $25.00 Suits—Second Floor. THE WALLACE CO. EVERT J. L4TWATER, FOOTE VEDELLDEM) P a ris, A u g u st 29.—^Ehrert Jansen W endell, exf New York, m em b er of tb e Olympic Com m ittee and w idely know.a in ath letic circles In the U n ited S tates, died yesterday in tbe A m er ican Hospital. E v e rt Jan s e n W endell 'was -widely known in this city for bis activity and in t e r r a t in row ing circles. Since th e first intercoUeglate regatta held over th e fopr-mile course on the Hudson this city, he h a s acted as tim e keeper. H e is also rem e m b ered by r e s i d e n t s o f t h i s c i t y a s su c c e e d in g P rank H a sbrouck as president of Ihe Holland Slciety of New York. Mr. W endeai was perhaps better known for his philanthropic -work. H e devoted m u ch o f his tim e to re form ing wayw ard boys and each year saw him taking boys w e s t w h e re he found them em p loym ent and a chance to sta r t anew. A c tive In charitable work, W endell •was associated w ith and contributed liberally to niunerons w g a n ia ationS' for th e betteaunent of -th© conditions of ne-wsboys a n d workm e n and sim ilar societies. In recent m o n ths m-och of •M b tim e was devoted to Red Cros am b u lance and other w a r reli< &SHERRQ1 Slendbers New Stock Exchange M em b ers New Y o rk-C o tton Exchange 35 MARKET ST. ,B0NI>S, s t o c k s , GKaiN, c«ra?os 2:15 PRICTS J t o . B o t s u g . - . . . 70 fySSi.CoUooO^.0 85 & S. C... I GIRL CALLS NAMES. 'Charged with calling h e r b rother- in-law , A rthur Augner, vile nam e s, E lethea Booth, 17 years old, of A r lington, was today arraigned in court. H e r case, folio-wing an exam ination as h e r sanity, -was adjourned until Friday morning. According to the brother-in-law , early this m o rning the girl m e t him th e street and called him nam e s. The court ordered an exam ination as to the giri’e sanity and th e sam e was held under th e supervision of Dr. G e o r g e E . L a n e . T h e r e s u l t of th e examination was not made known. DOGS FOR SAI LE. 6 we Am-i Am.1 AouTd.. Am. W o o len------- Ana. Cop. ,B«tlAwin L ^ . . * ■Seth. S t e A C o .. . BM»n. R. TniB., ---- rChe*. & O irio ---- - Chi. R. I. A P . . . . C od . G a s N . Y - .- Com P r o d u c t* .. . Crucible Steel ---- - D istiller* ................ Senoc*te-CO{>.u... I.ehlgbVy..i.... LswiJe- 8 t « l .......... Maxn Motors... -..29X ... 54 National I ^ d . . . 98 m 1N-Y. Central.... 8S Ca'/i N. Y„ N. BL & EL. SlJ4 68% N .V ., O- & W e s t.. 2oJ^ Nor'k. & We*t.. .li9Ji iNocEbetn Pacific, .loi p^kS^'chi.'.' S Pjttsbarg-C o a l ----- 47^ Pressed S. C a r .... ^ Ray Cons’A . .. 2S^R e « fing... O rigin o f t h e H u rdy-G u rdy. The early type of hurdy-gurdy orlg* fnated in Germany dnring the ntatbi century, and -nnfier th e n am e of baureiK leyer (peasant’s lyre?) attained greats popularity thronghont Europe, falHngj into s dedine only at the lieginnir^ ag the lapt century. Even today a ly modernized ty p e o f this in s tzm i^at may be seen u^ion the streets e£ th 9 smaller towns e£ Savoy. EstiMsbed 1894 CD.HAliEY&a Members New York Stock Exchange MILLS BUiLD^G, New York City G. North, pf’d . . . . - Grecn-Can»nea... G. N. Ore c tf s ., . . Illinois Central. . . loter’b’h Cons..., Int. M. M arine... SSW IR. I r o n & S t e e l... 82 ; Sootn’ivPacific. jStodebaker ----- 30 ^ Tobacco Prod. . jXenn. C o p p er.. . . glj^j’Peia* 051 Co ......... 170 JCnion Pacific ---- 135Vj 2 3 ^ 0 . S. L Aicohol. . 132--'4 'U. S. Steel................U99% a . s . s t e a p P d .. . u 6--*4 U. S. Robber ........ 60 % Dtafa Copper......... Va_—car. Chem... 37)6 Wabash .................. lotfe Western Union... 97^^ Westinghoase ii.. 45^ i I INVESTMENT SECURITIB 835^ Inquire W. P. MOAKL.Y, Box S39, Rhinebeck, N. Y. a29-31 Low ;^ast Oct.- . . ........... 2253 2205 2248 Dec. , 2205 2204 BRANCH OFFICE : 62 MARKET ST. Poughkeepsie, N. Y. PETER H. TROY RESIDENT PARTNER
