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Iff MAMAXI FM*. FUKMBT, 9. T., PEIDAT, iAMVAMJ iA, nil INSTRUCTOR BEGINS PATRIOTIC WORK TLe tollowinu item from the Nas- Httu County Kevievs, iu the i»fi^e of .November 24, llllf), goes a long way in a few woikH toward explaining the appiiarance of the following letter from Mr, Oreenleaf and of any othera thai may follow from his pen, A WORTHY APPOINTKF. C, J. Greenleaf of 136 Rose strtct, this vlllage, has been appointed Pa- triotic Inhtructor for Nassau County by the State Department of the Grand Army of the Kepuhllc. During the past few yearB the readers of the Na.s- sau County Review have had opportu- nity to read several splendid items on G, A. IL topics from the pen of iMr, Greenleaf. and he ha.s shown pe- culiar adaptability for the work. We wish Mm all possible success In lhe work in which he Is ao Inter- ested and. .issure hlni of our cordial support. In this letter my flrsl- lo the cit- izens of NasKHii County, 1 desire to be frankly personal, 1 wish to tell you why I am writing this letter, and why I hope tr write a series of them, I have been appoinied Palriolie I.i- slructor of Nas.sau County, The ap- poinimenl Is made hy the State De- partment of tbe Grniid Army of Ihe .Rc puhlic. Thes e state officers ai e in turn eleeiiil or appointed by the National Depariment of the (L A, K,, and the Nat Icn,al ofliceis are elect.'d by and al the annual Kncampment or Convention. Th e next annual F.tx- eainpmenl will be held al Uoston in lhe. fall of l!il7. The reader may wonder a little if any real necessity exists for such work as a pr.ti iotlc Instructor might jKissibly lind to do in a county whose? inhabitant.^ are as Intelllgenl and as loyal as the ri^sldents of Nassau (.'onnty. hul when we read that occa- sionally Bomi- individual uses disre- spectful, even Insulting language to- ward the President of the Fnllcd .States, reviles and cursi:s the Flag of or r country, it certainly shows that tbere are timtions of our patriotic c iiieyard that need attention, and Ihe eiueilion has other phases Ihan these very rare oui breaks of a dise;ased and distorted mind. Sometimes we- have lo .Iig and pick a word to pie.:es to tind why it was boiJi, wliy it is kept alive, to find what human need it really satisft.\s, what Idea it expresses. If we go back to the d.Mivatlon of the word \pa- triotism ' we tind It c^ame from the root pa iiaK'.'. father, no iiatriotlsm is renlly cailii;-' for, cherishing, preserv- ing the things, the principles, tb.> ideals whicli our fathers cared for, leived, antl were willing to fighl for. to die for. If ,s,iic:h .sacrifice wa s neces- sary. And t'l llo tbis work, to live up to and aid oihers to icHcdi a clearer idea of patriotism, shall be the .ilm and object n< my work while holding this oflice, .And, though a member of Ihc Grand Aimy. that body is in '.o way respoiiPtMe for anything I may say In these letters. ft Is a matter of profound r..urei that 1 cannot summon a little squad or detail of niy c-onirades, and march into every school room, into every e-hiirch and every public hall in Nas- sau county and talk iiersoiially to, Hbove ;iil :b,' ibibl:-e-n, and nlsiV WiO' TO BE RED CROSS NURSE the people ol thia splendid counry, Bui the Grand Army Is poor financial- ly, personally and collectively, so we must be content with u,^lng the col- umns of a generous press. Of course the remnant of the Grand Army belong,s to a generation that is practically dfad considered in a phv- sical sense. I am willing to admit that too many of us live too much in the past, and loo much out of touch and sympathy with, the iirlgi.t, eager, splennid generation of the PiChcnl, Cut this i.s our loss rather that yours, and while reading these letters, It may be well to remember thai all of these: men uie well beyond the three score and len years alloltd by the prophet, averaging as they do about 74 years of ape, so let the \old iKjys\ maunder on. lA-t them tell of Gettysburg, mourn over the defeat and slaughie:- of Chancellors ville and Fredeiickiihuig, while w e strive to glean the deeper lessons of tho«e stirring times and the .sacrifices they made. In this endeavor 1 shall often tiirn instinctively lo the jyords aiid acts of our great (\ommander in Chief. Abraham Lincoln, We find his guid- ing siar throngh (he dark night of war. his hattie cry repeated over and over In ever>- public address during the war, wa s \The Preservation of the TInion,\ If patriotl,<in means then what ibc- dictionary ai,d common usage indi- cates, the- preservation of these abid- ing principle:.^;, the preservation of \.\ .Nation conceived in Libt rty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.\ If It means guarding home, c:ountry and flag with all that wc have lo give. If ll means the protection of our citizens at home and abroad, guarding the Con- stlliition of the Fnite.l Stales will, jealous care, allowing no aniendincni- or changes unless for the good of humanliy, hemorlng and loving the Fl.Tg as tbe symbol of all these, tin eihbliiii of tbe power and aiifhorit.. of one of tie great natums of tbt earth if thi;- Is patrlofl: in, and I sc'i understand it. than these dutic-s de- volve alike on all who live under ami claim 111.\ proi. ction of this flag, wui, Ohl regard to ag.', sex, place of binli, or previous condition of servifiiri.' In concluding this letter let me say Ihat there Is not a cent of salary h'- tached to the ofHce, 1 fear therefore, no contest over ih.- apiwintment. It would be mu- less for me lo send an expens; acc'oiint anywhere'. Only the honor of work, for myself and for the ,^ii lens who have kindly eonseiiicl h, p.'bllsb my I. tiers, ,\i>.i yei il seems so clearly 'ic iivinifes' dn'^• of the remaining veii'r tit'.H nf Ibe Civil War, a duty to tbe dealt comrades as well as to the liv- ing g.'iierati-iii. to give and tell some- thing of lh'' feelini;s and Intluem-es that caused over two million of Ilics.' boys to enlist in the Fnlon .-Xrmy fr.in 1Ki;i to '•-:r. Unit all wh o ar.' pby- sicall.v able, must heed 1bi;-i call. Thus the' Mot' Posl, loeal.'d at FrcM'- port has decidcMl to do what li s mem- bers can In the few ami Heel Inu da.v:: that may still remain to us, (Signed) C. J, GRKK.NLHAF, Palrloil\ Instructor, Nassau Co, attack, hut th.'-y go through with It gallantly and well. \How long Is this d n war going to laat?\ one hears them Inquire now- uduys. They never asked thnt question at Bar-le-Duc, hut then it's a long way from Verdun to the Somme.\ PUN TO STOP AUTO THEFTS Georgia Congressman Ctaima He Hat Found Practical Solution of Problem, Atlania, On.—Automobile thefts in the- larger cities have reached su. h nlarmliig proportions that many plans have heen concelvi'd hy various auto owners for breaking up the practice, (ieorglii claims a most practical solu- (l.in, siibmltte'd by Congressman Wil- liam Schley Howard of Atlanta. Mr. IJownrd'.s Idea Is to have the li.'ense laws reipilre a duplicate ll- cen,se tag to be carried by the owner. This Is to bo shown on demand to nny ollii er of the law. Mr. Howard suggests that each city detail one or more plain clothes men to this siiednl work. Any man start- ing a ear cyuld he asked to show his l.lentltlcation tug. This demand would cause no embnrrnssment or resentment on the part of the owner, In Mr. llow- iird's opinion, but wonld make It Im- possible for n thief to get nway with a car wltbont the necessary tag. NEW LIGHT ON NEUVE CHAPEllE Frederick Coleman Tells What Went Wrong in That Battle. Motion ^l«turea in IndiMtry. •Many IndusUiea have beea brought up to a higher efRdency by motion pic- tures, which permit a close atudy of each movement upon the part of a worker. In no work Is this more de- sirable than In nWrgery, where human life frequently rests entirely upon the efficiency of the surgeon. Studies al- ready huve been made In a number of hospitals In the United States and Canada. Aa a result. It will soon be possible for a surgeon having an un- iisunl or difficult surgical operation on .... «»jk BiAiiMiii MIIM Af AM *'n°'l *« secure a film showing every FA I TO FOLLOW SUCCESS \«'°\ \'\'i* »>y»\ ^^^^^^^ •'^ \\\^^ I nib IW iwi-bv\ «#ww»» wv ^^jjj^^j. i,„gp,ta, ,n ^^c performance of the same operntlon. Surgical methods '. und Instruments differ widely and some of the meinbers of the American Medi- cal asscjciatlon see In the movies a valuable aid toward the standardiza- tion of hoth. Miss Muriel Onkes, one of the most popular y.niiiff ladles In Ne w York so- ciety, Is going to Franco to .serve as a j Iled Cross uiiise. Miss Oake.s thinks : thnt all young women wh o nrr not ; otherwise occupied and wh o can ar- i range to do so, should take advantage of the opportuniiy t.i serve humanity.} The photograph was taken nt thei •Russian haznar in the Seventy-Klrst | Regiment armory. New York, when she was helping to muke that venture ii succetis. She Is shown selling souve- nirs. aud not fur uinuseaient. They fake no unnecessary cliances, and their profes •tonal enthusluam lacks the devll-muy- car e (quality of the early daya. They find oo more enjoyment In their work tbcan »n (ufuuiryman does iu a bH.vpnet I HAS HIS APPENDIX \ C« FOX-TROTTED OUT I ^•^ ChieiiLro,—Ragtime music Is •J< the latest fad In the operating A room. It wu s use.l by tw o sur- ^ geons to assist In giving anes- iji thetlCs, Dr. Thomas A. Carter J«5 nnd Dr, Mnrtln Kilter brought •Jl a talkim,' imiehlne Into the oper- {•5 ntlng rnniii ut the Columbus hos- V pltal and put on popular nirs to iji dlstniet \resisting\ patients' at- *»J tention so they would be sus- •J cepfible to anesthetics. ^•J \I believe It will prove a big 'Sf success,\ said Doctor Ritter, »jj \Many patients resist anes- thetics, and music soothes tbem to accept.\ P. IIV. Coombs of B223 North Winchester avenue, wa s th e pa- tient who ba d his appendix fox- trotted out. THE FASHION SHOP M. STEIN. Prop. LADIES' and MISSES' OUTFITTERS TELEPHONE 145-J HEMPSTEAD Writer Discourses In an Interesting Manner Concerning a Famous Battle and Its Outcome— Staff ts at Fault. London.—lu \With Cavalry In 1915\ Mr. Freilerlck Coleiuau throws ue w light on a famous flght Over und over agulQ bus beeu heard the question, \What went wrong at Neuve Cha- pelle?\ Some explanation of the dlHl- cullles encountered on Uiat early effort al a \push\ la given by Mr, Coleman, though he Is careful to say \Let Uie writer of the futifre dig the story out of the taugled orders of the day.\ Nevertheless, he was on the .«pot; he served Oen. de Lisle us volun- teer chauffeur, and was iu clo.se touch with the principal actors In the drama, and lo some extent he raises the veil beliliid which—quite properly muny will agree—the details of that engagement ure at present hidden. \Ge/ieral ITalg had been quite rea- sonably correct iu his estimate of the enemy's sirength,\ Mr, Coleman .says. \(Jur chance to break through the Ger- man line was the finest opportuniiy of the whole war. Thut with such cxlds in our fuvor, with a preponderance of guns, un.l shells ns well, w e would have so signally fulled and lost 18,(XI0 men Into the bargain required some expla- iiiitlon. \The tragedy of Neuve Cliapelle was u failure lo take advantage of an Ini- tial success.\ li e outlines the dispositions of the brigades engaged and then continues: \The Inltlul success won, the whole line waiteil, eyes ou the right, for the lilgnal to go ou. Hefore nine o'clock ill the niorning ulLwus ready, aud the road cleared. \All day the watchers walled In viilii. \It was lifter four o'clock In the aft- ernoon before the; word came. It was then too late. The great opportunity had bei'ii lost, uud lost forever. Tracing the Fault. \The Germans hnd rallied, filled farm-i with luachlne guns, and mowed down the gallani Twenty-third and Twenty-llflh brigades, who bad so dearly wou sucii spleiiilielly advanced positions. \The Twenty-fourth brigade had come ou part way, then concentrated nnd was sadly cut up. That the line on the right had 'dug In' Insiead of moving forward had resulted in a de- feat when a great victory wus within grasp. And who was to blame? \A brigade ce.)mmauder und the gen- eral In ciiiimaml of the artillery on a cerlain division were prouifitly 'slellen- bosched.' A dlvlsl.iniil commander was reported und sent home, and his case reopened when he declared the fault wus not his, a s c.iuld he proved by c-er- tuln hitherto uuproduced papers from corps headcjuarters. A further Inquiry resulted In his being reinstated. Ills corps coinmiimler went to England— 'sent home.' .said muny. Shortly after- ward back he came, to the discomfiture of the projihets, and took up his old command.\ Mr. (Joleinan'x final coimneiit Is: \No battle of such magnitude ould be won withoui line sialT work, nn.l the work of more thnn one staff on thut March ID left iiiueb to be di^slred.\ There ,nre olher disclosures of fail- ure; on the pnrt of the British In the early days of the campaign—failures due far iimre to Inexperience than lo Incompetence und failures which are not likely to be repealed. Through Mr. (-'oleinan one is able to iipprecbite all the myriad dlflicnltUvs wilh whicb brigade, clivisionnl and c-orps command- ers bad to contend ibrougbout tbe cniu- paign of liilo. Transportation at Fault. There Is, for exaiiirile. the tragedy behini! the sce^nes of the- great Caiia- cliaii light before Ypres and tbe strug- gle tor Illll IiO lu April, I'.llo: \A run to Cassel at daybreak wns a mndileiiliig experience, the road from Steenvoorde to I'operlnghe being packed and Jammed with all manner of horse nnd motor transport. A big five-ton lorry belonging to the Cana- dians had broken down as ll wa s be- ing turned lu the narrow roadway. Result, an Immovable barrier across the pave. \Truly an ounce of prevention In tho wuy of road organization und route selection by some competent authority wiiuld have been worth many pounds ..)f c.indeimialioii poured forth with vol- ubility by all road users in those days of tiresome truQlc tangles.\ There were other Uttle things thnt wanted orgauizntlon—an.l have since bet>n seen to. In the llooge bnttic an officer's dltiry records a me\ssat'e sent to brigade headquarters asking for \two dozen extrH:detonators per regi- ment, us the bombs here are without detonators.\ Btit Mr. roleman's book Is not all tragedy. There Is much of the light side of war In It al.so. and It gives a wonderfully graphic picture of soma of the hardest tlmea that ever a Brit- tah array has gone through. Egga Sterilized by Gaa. A method of preserving eggs which is said to keep them absolutely fresh for an Indefinite length of time Is In use In France. New-laid eggs In Un cases holding 1,000 each are placed In HU autoclave, from which tbe air Is exhausted imtll all the ga s within the shells has been drawn out Then car- bonic acid gas and nitrogen are Intro- duced from tanks of these gases In liquid form nnd the tins containing the eggs are sealed with solder. An y germs of decay nre killed by these gases, and It Is said the flavor of tbe eggs Is In no way affected. Hts Mistake. \What's wrong, old chap?\ remarked the baclicdor. \You look worried.\ \I made a sad domestic mistake,\ re- plied his married friend. \How?\ \My wife Invited one of her old flames to our party, und I thought that established sufficient precedent for me to Invite one of my old sweethearts 1\ We beg to inform you that our JANUARY CLEARANCE SALE the great event you have been looking for Opened THURSDAY, JANUARY 11 with as rich a feast of bargains you have ever enjoyed. Remember there are still three wintry months ahead of us, but we must begin Ihis .SALK early to prepare for Spring as our stock is extra large. In order to effect a complete clearance, the Prices have been made FIxeepiionally Low—So Very l<itw in fact >oii can't afford to stay away from this Matchless Money living Opi>ortunity, Don't Delay. Be among the fli-,-i to .onie and take advantage of the exception values In our Suits Dresses Waists Purs It.aLs Skirts ^^.r^et^ Milliner) lor Ladies and .Hisses The FASHION Shop 44 Main Street Henipstead, L. I. No Derrick Needed. \Vifey (leaving home for a few days) —i'ou ueedn't trouble to rise ei'rly. Get the baker to put the bread In through the window. Hubby (thinking of the high prices) —And when the butcher calls I sup- pose I can gel him to put the meat through the keyh.ile.—Ideas, Queer Corpse. A v\e>teri; senator of burly appear- tiiice was passing an undertaker's shop when a roughly dressed nian came out und ?iilel: \Say. mister, will you give me a lift with a liiske-t •^' Tbe senator •shuddered and ask.'d hesilallngly: \Is there—Is Ihere anyihing in It?\ 'Shiiri'!\ came the hearty reidy; 'bere's 11 couple of drinks In il.\— ii,,stoii Truoscrlpl. ll.iJVK OBSLKVKS .4X\n KKS.4KY. The Bank of Rockville Centre in commemoration oPlts twenty-fifth «n- niversary, has Issued an interesting little booklet, telling the history of the hank and also giving many facta regarding the growth of this sesllon during a quartet century. The vil- lage of Rockville Centre during that time has lncreas«>d live fold and a number of Ulustralloms showing the conditions of the village in 18!I0 aud in 1916 prove a strong contrast hnei bring home vividly the improvements in the village. The bank has pros- pered with the growth of the commu- niiy and now has nearly a million an 3 a quarter of deposits. Wlien the bank was established the nearest banking institutions were at Jam.aica, Far Rockaway and Hempriiead, Save Money Use Gas tor Heating It's coin c'liienl, eleali and iconomieal Ordei a Cas Heater at miee (live ns a iim; m drop n^ a t.iiil \\ e are waltln.i; to servf .von. Ke'iaembcr .v,.ni il.dl.ir w hteli l,'i.\ •- less ci.al tban il iiseel I... •;iill buys lhe .same aiiK.niil of Crttr The NASSAU & SUFFOLK LIGHTING CO. I.I (>. >lticlM)> All), t'resiileiit. Ill MI'S 11 Ul , I IM LI'IHM. IMMISIMl I. >IIM(H \ AMI KOritXII.M I IMiCI 5«!!^!^>!K»aK<«ia«C«»3CC»: SETON C. BENS Chartered Accountant I am prepared to enter into contracts to do auditing and accounting at a fixed annual charge, under which contract arrangements are contemplated for a monthly audit and the rendering of monthly state- ments showing progress, profits, etc., also the intro- duction of time and labor saving devices as well as for any efficiency work that may have been done. Should you have this work, I will be pleased to call and go over the same with you at your convenience and arrange to do the same. Executors and Income Tax Reports 33 Railroad Ave. FREEPORT, L. I. Telephone Freeport 77 Woolw^orth Building Telephone Barclay 7156
