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Real Estate Military News Women and Junior Eagle THE ROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE CITY. TUESDAY, OCTOBER I'D. 1018. NEW YORK j- 23 IS: ND BOYS WHO ARE IN THEIR COUNTRY'S SERVICE JM 'i 5 -f9M)mmllTC fvi-st 7S, Til AND LONG 1349 Putnam 267 Co. Tr.

Camp Lee. -i-5- IJ If I Ii MAlONEV. 255 Warren Headquarters 106th Inf. BROOKLYN Glendale, L. Sgt, Engineers Corps, Army.

Ollicers 1 16 Stanhope 325th France. --ll Lt, Great Neck Station; Sands Point, Bort Naval Keserve, Pelham Bay Washington, 302d Engineer Prospect Tark Y. Jf. C. 13th Marine Corps.

1850 85th st; Co. 302d Ammunition Train. Eekford 106th Inf. 'iill, (Vr COQMZUUirf. FAERIE 109A Jefferson 307th Ammunition Train.

116 StanViope Co. 101 South Elliott place; Provost Guard, Upton. Headquarters 327th Inf. 101 Smith Elliott place; Naval Keserve. 169A Jefferson Q- M.

Machine Shop Truck, Unit 301. Here's How Silverware and Jewelry, Once the Pride Of Brooklyn Homes, Can Help to Win the World War Billions Cut from Army Estimates; Official Blunders Found by Congress that enough money had been voted in the first place. For transportation of the Army the House committee made the enormous reduction of $835,907,000 from the estimates. This reduction resulted from a sliuly of the shipping situation and the shipbuilding capacity of the American yards, together with what the Shipping Hoard is already planning to furnish In the Army. In the Army act the sum of was voted for the transportation of signal stores.

It is now discovered that only $9,000,000 will he needed. The same act granted $9,000,000 for travel allowance for ehlisled men on discharge, whereas-only $3,000,000 is nerd'-d. Tho over-appropriations that have Pvt. E. A.

Hantschke Killed; 'M issing 'De Lucca Wounded Eaffle Bureau, 901 Colorado Building. BY C. C. BRAI.NT.KI). Washington, October 29 Mistakes running into many hundred millions of dollars mistakes of over-calculation were made by responsible Army officials in preparing for Conprrcss estimates of their future needs.

As a result of the discovery of those mistakes the big war deficiency bill Just put through Congress carries less than officials in several branches of tho Government asked for. Almost all of the reduction made by the House of Representatives is on account of Army estimates. The Army is getting less than it asked for. Representative Swager Sherley, chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, called the attention of the House to some amazing errors on the part of Army officials in preparing estimates. Duplication of estimates explain some of these errors, while others appear to be plain blunders.

It was the task of Mr. Sherley and his committee to examine the estimates with microscopic care. They discovered curious things, which have caused many persons to wonder on "what basis some Army officers calculate the needs of their respective bureaus. In these days, when Congress deals only in billions, a few hundred million dollars become a mere bagatelle, and it is evident that there has been a lot of careless and happy-go-lucky estimating in the War Department. In the Quartermaster Department alone Mr.

Sherley and his committee struck off from the estimates tho sum of $1,1 89,674,774. while at the same time granting every cent of money that appears to be necessary to keep the war machine going at full speed. Many big reductions were made with the entire approval of the Army officers themselves after their errors had been pointed out. Here is a sample; In estimates for the purchase of motor trucks the House committee struck out It did this because of the discovery of an immense duplication. It appears that the Quartermaster asked money to furnish motor trucks to the Engineer Corps, Signal Corps, the Medical Department and the Aeronautical Division, when at the same time each of those divisions had submitted its own estimates.

Tho Army was asking for over a third of a billion dollars more than it needed for that one item. Another: The Quartermaster Department discovered that there had been a great over-estimate in connection with supplying oil, gasoline and lubricants for airplanes. In the last Army bill Congress voted $70,785,000 for that purpose. When tho present bill came up this estimate was re vised down to $20,532,973, making a saving of over $50,000,000. Gen.

Lord of the Quartermaster Department made the statement that he did not know how such an estimate as $70,000,000 ever came to be made. For "regular supplies" In the Quartermaster Corps the House was asked to vote $69,914,000 in tho present bill. Examination disclosed that in the last Army act the Quartermaster obtained for the same purpose more than was needed. Not onlv did the House refuse to vote $119,000,000 more, but it took the surplus $108,000,000 and applied it to the item of clothing. A reduction of $121,415,000 was made in the estimate of forage for horses and mules, lt appeared that.

the original estimate was made on i tho basis of 1,200,000 animals in' service for the entire fiscal year, i Owing to extensive motorization of; the Army, it. developed that the aver- age number of animals that will be in service for the year is 626.000, just about half the number on which the i estimate was based. Mr. Shirley told I the House that a total error of 000,000 had been made in the com- putations for buying forage, harness. equipment, horses, mules, and i providing for their care.

Tho Appropriations Committee dis covered an over-estimate of $2,000,000 for field ranges. To provide bedding a sum of SI 1.3:i4.ooo in excess of what was needed was asked. To buy straw for soldiers! beds a deficiency of $4,382,000 was estimated, but an investigation turned it into a credit of $1,698,000. For stationery tho Army estimated and obtained in the Army act The stationery estimate has now been cut to $1 0.000.noo. so that there is a credit of $0,687,000.

Tho Army act voted $6,556,000 to buy typewriters, and now it. has iieen discovered that only $1 needed, so that instead of voMing any more money for typewriters the existence of a credit of $5,275,000 on that item has. been esinblished. The Army came before the House committee with an estimate of to buy matches. It was hnsed on four-fifths of a box of mafches for ench man per day.

at, three-quartei of a cent a box. which would have made 1.200,000.000 boxes of matches. It developed that. In the Army act Congress had granted $6,691,000 to buy matches. Since then tho estimate has been revised down to a total of $2,000,000.

This is less to buy matches than they thought they needed. The Quartermaster Corps obtained under tho regular Army act the sum of $2,883,000 for office furniture. It now estimates that it needs only a million. It asked for a deficiency 'appropriation amounting to $3,202,000 for the purchase of horseshoes, having already received in the Army act $4,736,000 for the same purpose. After investigation the new estimate was abandoned, because it was discovered I Sgt.

1198 Pacific Q. M. Corps, France. 101 South Elliott Q. M.

Corps, Upton. already been made, running Into enormous sums, do not, of course, mean that the money has been lost or wasted. It has not been spent. Perhaps the most serious side of this loose system of making estimates is in the building up of a false total of estimated war expenses. It is on the estimated expenses that the Government sells bonds and frames war tax bills It has been estimated, for instance, that the war is costing about a year.

When Mr. Hherley's committee cuts $2,500,000,000 out of the Army estimates alone in one bill, it raises serious doubt of the estimate of the annual war cost. If the annual war cost does not turn out according to representations, then Congress may decide there is less need for a revenue bill estimated to yield "Fortunately," Mr. Sherley told tho House, "purchases are not being made on the basis of estimates made. In other words, purchases are bearing very much closer relationship to the actual' requirements from week to week and month to month than the estimates do." cog in the great wheel, but I helped push it forward." Pvt.

Hantschke said he had taken nart in the Champagne drive, was at Chateau-Thierry where the enemv had been driven back 21 miles. "With God protecting and somebody's thoughtful prayers I have come through without a scratch," continued the young man. "for which I am very thankful. Gosh, but I have seen signts that I will never forget in all I my nieiime. it was a living hell." Pi t.

Louis icow. Tvt, Louis Leow, 20 years old, of 508 Thatford was slightly wounded on August. 28. Pvt. Leow cnlisted in a Brooklyn regiment, and training at.

Spartanburg was sent to France last May with the 106th Hdq. Co. He is a graduate of P. s. No.

144. and was employed in the Charles William Stores as a stork clerk. His brother, Corp William Leow, is attached to Bat. Hfth F. and is at present at Base Hospital No.

9, France, suffering from a broken arm. Pvt. Henry Grusell. Pvt. Henry Grusell, 26 years old, of 107 Sheridan was wounded, degree undetermined, on August 16.

He is me son 01 i neooore and Lena Gru 1 was. "rafted last April. He ipion and Uadsworth before being sent overseas with Co. F. 107th In May.

His brother, John, 29, years old, is in Paris with the Military Postal Service. Pvt. Edward C. II -ran. Pvt.

Edward C. Hogan, one of four brothers serving their country at the front, has been wounded severely. Before the official announcement came from Washington his sister, Mrs George Hollings, of 452 Washington received a letter from him in which he told of being wounded. He ton sometime oetween Aucust 15 and September 9, serving with Co. 106th Inf.

After enlisting Pvt. Hogan was sent to Spartanburg and thence to France in April. He attended St. i-atricii 5 u. scnool and was member of that church.

Previous to the war nc was a chauffeur. His tnree nrmneis, serving with the colors, urn i mi. mi iuumns ana John Hogan. Corp. John II.

Mindcrmann. Corp. John II. Mindermann, reported wounded, degree undetermined, was gassed about Amrnat 91 spent three days in hospital and was oiMcnargea, according to Information which came to his wife in a letter some days before receipt of the official telegram. Mindermann is a member of Batt.

306th F. A. He went to Camp Upton to train last spring, leaving his bride of a few weeks in charge of his delicatessen business nt 2.rti Kingston ave. He has a brother in the German Army. Pvt.

Robb. Pvt. James Robb, aged 20, of 1514 Eastern Parkway, was severely wounded during July, according to a Inter he wrote to his father. Ho said he was hit three times the same day. He was assigned to the Hdq.

Co. when the 69th to which he belonged, became the 165th nt I Camp Mills. Pvt. Robb is a graduate I of P. S.

No. 146 and of Boys H. S. His brother, Georgo. Is with Ambulanco i 20 in ranee, nesiues having been wounded In July, Pvt.

Robb was gassed In March and was slightly wounded a month later. One of the ollicers of his company wrote a letter to Hobb's father in which he referred to his son as a "walking dictionary," because they could uso him for utmost anything inasmuch as ho had a complete knowledge of French. Kollqu'-ing is Pvt, Robb's letter dated This picture gives an idea of just what happens to a lot of obsolete family plate, once the pride of Brooklyn families, now exchanged by patriotic housewives for Thrift Stamps at the various metal marts. At these metal marts silverware, aluminum, lead, br.iss, solder, old jewelry, plated ware, pewter adn other metals may be exchanged for Stamps. They are located at Abraham and Straus' store, at Pos.toftice, Station 12od Fulton Station 961 Flat-bush Times Plaza S'ation, Long Island Railroad Station.

Piatt Siation, Willoughhy ave. and Steuben and the general Postolficc. The marts arc conducted by the Brooklyn War Savings Committee of the National League for Women's Service. But thirty Brooklyn and Long Island men were included on today's official casualty list. Of this number, one was killed in action, three died of wounds and one of accident, two are missing; and tho rest were wounded One of the wounded is Pvt.

Louis De Lucca of 1 3 Withers who two months ago was reported missing in action, the War Department appa rently having just discovered its mistake. Announcement, that Pvt. Bartholomew F. Butler of 136 Dikeman st. had succumbed to wounds and that Clifford W.

Ostrander of 18 otto Jamaica, had been wounded, degree undetermined, hns previously been made in The (Eagle. 1M, A. Ilantsclike. Pvt. Edward August Hanr.chke.

i8 years old. and son of Max Hantschko of 1 1 Well-field was killed on September 12. He was a member of the 105th M. G. Co.

Pvt. Hantschke enlisted in the 14th Regt. nearly two years ago, was transferred to the 165lh at Camp Mills, and went to France with the Hainhow Division a year ago. He was a clerk in a metal trade house when he enlisted. His brother, William M.

Hantschke, is lieutenant in the Navy. In his last letter, dated August 21, Pvt. Hant- schke gave a detailed account of the part his regiment had played in sev eral battles and stated that he had been acting corporal, for which position his lieutenant had said he would recommend him for the work he haJ done; "I have been through an awful lot in the last six weeks and have seen a lot," wrote the young man. "I have also helped accomplish a great deal which is not much credit to mo in particular, as I am only one small 60 Herkimer Army. the President Lincoln Inst May.

Be fore entering the so vie? he wan cm ployed by the Amcritan Law Book I Co. pvt. Armstrong had been on the I firing line since the hip drive started 1 in July. i Pvt. linmns Pvt.

Thomas James, son of Mr. and Mrs. John James, of 1 0 Tenth reported wounded, degree undetermined, on August 16. was gassed, according to a letter received from, him bv his na rents. He was only 16 years old when he enlisted in the I 14th Regt.

at the outbreak of the war. Ho was sent to Camp Wadsworth, where he was transferred to Co. lOtith Inf. Pvt. James is a graduate of P.

S. No. 40. Crop. Sylvester Jones, Corp.

Sylvester Jones, 26 years old, son of hailes and Elizabeth Jones of 10 Linneaus Flushing, a member of Co. (i, 30Sth was slightly wounded on August 17. Before he entered the service he was a letter carrier attached to the Flushing lVst-otllce. rtt, Herbert EliH-roft. Pvt.

Herbert Flitcroft of Co. 54th wounded, degree undetermined, in nun hi i num. in unit i'IUI I IUI Flitcroft of 2397 Van Cortiandt Uidgewood. Ho sustained his injuries wnicn, as mar as puren's could ascertain, were In his right foot, early in September and he is now at Ellis Island. They hao spoken to him several times over the lephone but bp-cause nf the quariint no are not permitted to visit him.

He expects, be says, to he transferred to a hospital where he will undergo an operation Pvt. Flitcroft is 32 years old and was horn in England. He was Inducted rito the service on May 19 'ast and embarked for overseas on 4. He ivcnt into active service soon after hiii arrival "over there." Pvt. Onirics Gordon, Pvt.

Charles Gordon, 23 years old, wounded, degree undertermlned, Au- gust 23, lived with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Gordon, at 139 Prospect ave. Ho wan born and educated in Manhattan. Pvt.

Gordon was drafted in September, 1917, and upon his arrival nt Camp Upton was placed in Co. 305th Inf. He has written home several times since he was wounded nnd in his first letter told his parents that he had been gassed. Salvatorp Yciitlstilglln, Missing In notion since September 22, Is the notice received by Mrs. An.

tenia Vrntimlglln, concerning her .11 phew, Pvt. Snlvatore Vent imiglla, it their hnme. 338 st. Pvt. Vonflmlglln was born In Wllllnms-burg 24 yenrs ngo.

He hns been In the lervleo since September. 1917, when lie was sent to Camp Upton anil he embarked for Franco with Co. 1. 10. 60 Herkimer Medical Corps.

CAN YOU TELL A Game of Questions for the Whole Family 1. On what side did Rmlen flslit during most of the period of the wurs? 3. Mlmt tMjroufrh in New York City Is larg- 3. the literal mrtininr of "chrmin rsi in (Mtiiu or nreii de 4. What country's representative has trails-.

mute! 10 tne lulled stuteH the recent coniniunii-aionit ot the liermaji (Government It. tVlio said "The play'n the 0. What is another name for the pliinrt Aranus? 7. Who va Torqnnto Tasso? 8. What is the nllU-iiU title of King Albert of Belfriuin? f).

What is the normal temperature cf the human 10. Wliat in tergiversation? ANSWERS TO YESTERDAY'S Ol liC. 1. The German name for Lon-Rine Is t.o'.'a- rinVen. 2.

A febrifuge Is a medicine or a coolln drink to redure fever. 3. Gen. Wlnfield Hancock, who dl.itin- gulched hlmselr In the Pattle of Gettysburg, w-hh tho Democratic noni Inee fnr President In 1SS0. lie was defeated by Clarncld.

4. Marcus Aurelliis. the Roman Emperor. In celebrated as the author of a book of 6. "Savvy" Is a corruption of the word "flabc." meaning "do you understand 6.

To jettison a enrgn to throw goods overboard, especially to lighten a ship in distress. 7. South I'arollna Is the Palmetto State. 5. rill- John Mtllals was a noted painter and president of the Itoyal Academy, tils dates are P.

A patronymic Is a name derived from a father or ancestor. The Knglh-h version of lllbte used by Itoman Catholics Is taken from the Vulgate and was completed and printed In Poind In 1609. It la known as the Doual Illhle. 307th Inst May. Another brother.

Leonard. 28 years old, is with the 501st Eng. HI SHWICK HOSPITAL I1A7.AR. The Women's Auxiliary of the Bush-wlek Hospital will hold Its r.nntial bazar In the hospital building, November 13, 14, 15 nnd 1G, end Is in urgent need of support as the members are taking rare of soldiers and sailors and patients transferred from other hospitals which have been taken over by our Government. All the committees havo been working hard nnd this will give one a chance to dr Group of Wounded Soldiers Who Are Convalescing Under Brooklyn Unit's Care at Dartford, England August 9, and written from Base Hospital No.

6 nt Bordeaux. France: "Onlv about nine days in the hospital and I feel as spry as a jack-rabbit. The slight wounds on my wrist and tee arc negligible now. My right leg causes a little trouble and is sensitive when the Red Cross nurses dress it every day. However, it Is improving healing very fast and the nurses even comment on lis cleanliness.

I can no longer remain in bed, but must needs hop out of bed and explore the vast hospital. I can move my wounded leg cither way now. "Now to tell you a little about the war. After a month of steady lighting we have seen about all the horrors of war nothing excluded. We were chasing the Germans so fast that the rations carts could not keep up with us.

We were on the move continually. I had been without food for four days, except a littlo coffee which I had found. Tho 21st, with fixed bayonets and bombs we went over with a line company. A furious machine gun lire was raining on us. You could hear the zizzing all around you, and could see men fall everywhere.

The heavies were coming up loo. The whole field was covered with dead, wounded and dying. The Germans were lying in heaps with full packs on their backs. Then we left our guns and charged. You could see the Huns heating it back over the ridge.

Wo took a lot of prisoners. "Then our platoon carried in the wounded and we returned to the town wo had captured to await further orders. I was later detailed to net as liaison wun American troops the woods about two miles from the town. I made my way through the dark, stumbling over many on the way. 1 got there in time for the charge, but did not get very far.

A great big: heavy camo and bowled me over. 1 walked four miles to a dressing station. All the while the bombardment had not abated. They dressed my wounds and placed me on a stretcher. Then gas came and 1 got a little of it.

An ambulance hurried me to 11 hospital, where 1 was operated on under ether. When 1 woko up 1 cried lustily for food and got it. Later I was put aboard a hospital train and brought here." Pvt, William I). Armstrong. Pvt.

William D. Armstrong, slightly wounded, whose nddrcss was given In yesterday's olllelnl casualty list Warren Manhattan, Is the son of Hubert and Ameliu Armstrong of 1819 Rldgevnnd. He re ceived his wounds on September 9. Pvt. Armstrong was born In Brooklyn 19 years ago mid graduated from Public School No.

25. He enlisted In Co. 23d on September 27. 1917, and nt Camp Wadsworth, Spar S. was plaeod In Co.

lv. 106th Inf. Ho went to France aboard rout row. left to right Pvt. C.

C. Undciliill, Omaha, wounded once bv nil- bomb nt Yprrs; Pvt, E. A. Kiley, ISi klvn. wounded oner nt IvCmmrl Hill; Pvt.

T. Sag ll.ii bor. of Itaso Hospital unit; Pvt. M. Jaffr, Siifr 1I.iiIk.i-, of Bns.

Hospital. Unit: Pvt. Ii. A. Itainl, Richmond Hill.

of Huso Hospital unit. Buck row. IfH to right PU. .1. Lldd.

Brooklyn, ir Base Hospital unit; 14. A. 1). oolin, Philadelphia Pvt. William' Scholl, Holly SpringH, X.

of Ruse Hospital unit. Tim picture was taken nt Dni-tloril, England, where United Stntos Bn.se Hospital Unit Is located. Tills unit is better known here (ho Kings County Hospital Unit. Dr. Edwin II.

I'lsk, now mnior, organized the unit wlilrii unlit! for I'l-iinco live months uko. Many members of the tho old Mill, 2id and -17111 ure bcinir cured for ut Dartford, 15 Christmas shopping..