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Tin: huooklyx daily new york. Sunday, November 21, iois. T'H EAGLE'S TWO PAGES OF SPECIAL MILITARY NEWS OF Aboard President Lincoln L. I. Aviation TITUS B.

MAXWELL IN CHEMICAL SERVICE PROCHASKA MADE FIRST LIEUTENANT LOST II OUT 01' 12 MACHINE GLORIOUS WRITES CHAPLAIN is 1 survivor. From left to right, the men are: Pvt. Arthur Dorman, Co. 106th of Broklyn; James S. Hopper, LT.

S. Navy, of Atlanta, Pvt. Louis J. Hamilton, Co. 106th of 44 First st Brooklyn, and Sgt.

Arthur Volkle, Co. lOtith of Brooklyn. THE above photograph was taken aboard the U. S. S.

President Lincoln on her last trip to France. She was torpedoed on the return trip. The photo was tho only thing saved by James S. Hopper, a R. E.

DeStefani Organizes Orchestra Aboard Ship (Special to The Eagle.) Air Service Depot, Garden City, L. November 23 During the absence of Lt. Col. H. W.

Gregir, S. C. commanding officer of the depot, who is confined to the Depot Hospital, Lt. Col. William L.

Moose A. 8. Is ui command. Lt. Col.

Moose, who has been in the army for the past 15 years und has seen service at various camps throughout the United States, Cuba and the. Philippine Islands, is a graduate of West Point, class of 1907. Upon being graduated as a second lieutenant he was assigned to the 15th U. S. Cavalry and ordered to proceed to Cien-fuegos, Cuba.

Ho remained at this station until February, 1909, when he returned to the United States with Troop 15th U. S. Cavalry, stationed at Fort Myer, Va. He was then sent to the Mounted Service School at Fort Hiley, where he spent one year as a student omcer ana two years as an Instructor. When the trouble with Mexico started in May, 1914, Moose was assigned to the Ninth U.

8. Cavalry and ordered to I Douglas, Ariz. From there he was transferred to the Eighth Cavalry and i ordered to Fort William McKinley, Philippine Islands, where he remained untu July is, 1917. The colonel then returned to the States and Joined the 22d U. S.

Cavalry at Fort Riley, and immediately after reporting was transferrea to tne inrantry School of Arms at Fort Sill, as an instructor. On October 10, 1917, he was assigned to the Aviation Section of tho Signal Corps, and ordered to Washington, D. for duty In the Organization Section. Lt. Col.

Moose remained in that capacity until April 1, 1918, when he received orders to proceed to Rockwell Field, San Diego, for flying Instruction. He took the primary and gunnery courses at that school and was graduated as a junior military aviator on July 15. He was transferred to Washington, D. and assigned as flying executive officer in the Operation Section, He then came to the Air Service Depot and took command of the Second Handley-Page Training Brigade. A number of young women from Brooklyn, including Mrs.

Duffy, Miss McKostcr. Miss Mallon. Miss Page. MIbs Kelly and Miss Edwards, all welfare workers at the K. of C.

canteen on Sands visited the depot Friday and sold tickets to the officers and men for the football game played at Ebbeta Field yesterday between the Air Service Depot team and the team from Camp Devens. More than 400 persons attended the dance given at Hazelhurst Field No. 1, at Mineola, L. 1., on Thursday evening, under the direction of A. J.

Flomming, K. of C. director of entertainment for this depot. Hazelhurst Field No. 1, Roosevelt Field and Camp SI ills.

The partners included 150 girls of the American Red Cross Units at Mineola, Hempstead and Jamaica. L. I. The lieads of tho various units acted as hostesses. The transportation for tho women from the field to the Mineola station was furnished by Major O'Connell of that field, while the mU3io was by the military band.

The following New York men have been assigned to the First Training Brigade: Vincent Frisco, Joseph ,1. Lauro, H. Stewart Martin K. Mason, Louis J. Schmidt, Thomas D.

Fecney, Allie Mechanic, John F. McCarthy, George F. Pagliaro, Lawrence H. Hellenberg-, Harry Kaplan and Charles A. Bickney.

Among the Long Island men stationed at this depot with the Quartermaster Detachment is Pvt. Hiimond A. Sammis of Grec-nlawn. Sammis, who enlisted in July, is on special duty in the transportation department. A varied entertainment program was given on Wednesday evening at the Red Cross Convalescent House, attached to Depot Headquarters, by talent from New York theaters, under the auspices of the War Hospital Entertainment Association.

Entertainments are given at the Depot Hospital for the benefit of tho patients every Thursday by talent from surrounding towns- on Long Island. Al Menasco, well-known aviator, who toured Japan with Art Smith in 1910. is the expert Hispana Suiza motor tester at the various aviation fields on Long Island. "GOING OVER" HEAD THANKS THE EAGLE Last Edition of Embarkation Paper to Be Published Tomorrow. The final Issue of "Going Over," the paper which has been devoted to the irtorests of the soldiera about to embark for over there, will make Its appearance tomorrow.

The ending of hostilities has made Its continuance no longer necessary. In all there have been seventeen editions since -the paper was started about four months ago. They have all been iiwsuod by the mechanical force of The Eatlo as a contribution. As a result Percy T. Edrop.

chaplain U. S. and managing editor, has taken occasion to express the appreciation of the management to this paper. Editorially he will say: "We would be remiss, indeod, If we did not tuke advantage of this opportunity to express our appreciation of tho self-sacrificing efforts ot the organized labor employees of The Bnooklyn Daily Eagle that have made this publication possible. "When the matter of producing a newspaper for soldiers going overseas was first suggested to thoau ihey eagerly promised their support.

This did not moan pledging themselves to weekly payments; It meant hard work; lt "meant slaying overtime after the full day's labor had been done. It was more than givinr? money it was giving of themselves. They gavo gladly and with pride. "The laigest burden In tho production of Going Over has fal en upon the men of The Brooklyn Dally Eagle organization. Ours has been a minor pari.

They have sat nt linotype machines and type cases; they have produced tho matrices and molded tho plates; they have dressed the presses and printed tho paper; they have mndo certain that the Issues would be delivered. "For all the soldiers to whom Going Over has come as a friend wo make a public record of our gratitude. "To tho managemont of The Brooklyn Dally Eagle, and to Mr. Herbert F. Gunnison in particular, wo proffer our thanks.

The splendid facilities ot the plant, have been wholly ours, and without nny cost, "To Sir. Nelson Harding, Tho Brooklyn Dally Eagle's curtoonist, wo must also say word of appreciation. His drawings have been on many of our odltorlul pages not becauso the plates were at our dispone 1, but because we chose to use his cartoons when we had the whole country's cartoonists' work to choose from, and he let us them because ho had caught the spirit of our endeavor." 5 GUI Only 100 men Left in Machine Gun Company, H. J. Bergin Writes.

Pvt. Hurry J. Herein, lOtlth SI. G. who war.

a dispatch runner luring the drive that broke the Hin-denburg lino, has described his experiences, in letters to his parents, who now live at West lSlth tlio lironx. He told of night trips through burrages and ot narrow escapes where "it was a rase of run, hold your breath and say, 'Gee: but that was I'vt. Bergin described the death of George E. Bryant and his burial. Having come through without a scratch, he humorously told of eating soup made from vegetables planted by the Huns, but Fathered by the Allies.

He expressed prido at being a member ot the li'tith. KeieiTing to the hazardous work, ho wrote: "It does not require nerve, Dad; just a little Irish-American backbone." 1)11 October 1 he. wrote: "At 4:30 o'clock last Monday wo broke camp ami marched to the railroad station, whore we buartlcd oar soldier Pullman car forty men in a ire. c.1it. But wo were all happy, as we knew we were Ruins Ul to tlK; line-Alter riding until about 10 p.m.

we got i jiii, i manned ror two noma then billeted in huts for the niht. "We were told to straighten out cvervthir.g and get ready lor our march to the line, off we went and 1 believe it is old news in New York what the lutllh did. I am very rroud now that 1 was put in with that bunch. We were sent to Flanders to lead a push and after coming out with tiyinr colors we were 8nt lure i start the big drive, which 1 am sure will end the war before you get this loiter. "When we were in the line I was picked with three other runners to he at regimental headquarter and got right on the job.

I was picked by oui captain, George E. Bryant, to go with him to a certain post. We arrived Ihere safely, but on the way back Jerry opened up with big shells and gas. Well, it sure was funny to sec tlte captain and me trying to run along the road and through the fields at 1 o'clock in the morning, with our gas masks on. We would run a little, fall into a shell hole, scramble up, run some more and then trip on our telephone wires, which we have running through the holds.

After this comedy had lasted about forty-five minutes, we arrived back at our dugouts, and the skipper turned to me and said: 'Boy, we were Ixtl Ton Men to Their Positions. "Next day I was picked to lead ten men up to their platoon and show them their gun positions. It was the same story over a case of run, duck, hold your breath and then say: 'Gee. but that was After getting back safely, I was picked by our first lieutenant to accompany him to locatc-an ammunition dump. After four hours wandering in the dark we were compelled to give it up and admit defeat.

Then at 0:30 Friday morning the big show started and I was picked with two others men from Headquarters Company to take messages from regimental to battalion headquarters through a barrage, the likes, of which I don think Jerry ever received since the war started. "We were back and forth from one point to another for five hours, and we all got through safely. And I want everybody home to offer up prayers, thanking God for directing my steps, as I owe my life to Him only who heard my prayers to please ine get back and forth with each message. I might say here, without a doubt that you folks may hold your head up high and tell anybody you wish that your boy is a runner, for after this war is over you never will be ashamed to say that your boy wore the red band on his arm which marks the runners who go unchallenged through any place, regardless of what orders are out not to allow men to pass certain points. I came through without a scratch, and my captain was complimented on my work, end the dear old man gave me a few words of praise just about one hour before he went west.

"Later in the day I was picked by a Major to accompany him through the line to pet the line men and the machine gunners to their positions. After being through some of the trenches for two hours he sent me back with a message snying he would wait tit that point for me. When I returned he was gone, nobody knew where. It is up to a runner to get your man. no matter where he is, or whore he has gone, so out I started and for three hours I kept going from one line of trench to another trying to locale him.

I failed, but later found ou! that he had been wounded and now know that is why I was unable to find him. I vcrybody Happy Now. "Everything is now 6. K. and we feel happy to think that the 106th wa to get an objective that the Tommies tried for three times and failed.

We got it, and held it, and now the Australians are going like the miners of hell as thev relieved ns, and we feel sure that this drive will cr.d the war for all time. "I am sorroy to say that we buried our captan, Georye E. Bryant, yesterday. We have not heard from two of our lieutenants, who are still missing. I sewed ('apt.

Bryant tip in burlap and directed the funeral, which was headed by our company. After lowering him and a lieutenant, which job I also had. three riflemen fired a volley over both graves. Then Quig-ky blew taps, and it seemed as though he was drawing the notes up from CORPORAL JNITION TRAIN If Va I mi mm 1UE ft uth i SMITH Colli'. L.

SMITH is with the Ordnance Department of the 003d Ammunition Train in France. I I I I Brooklynite Coached Non-Eng-ish Speaking Soldiers at Camp Meade. (Special to Tho Eagle.) Camp Sleade, November 23 Another Brooklynite, Lt. Frank Pro-chaska, has won promotion hero. He has been advanced from a second to first lieutenancy.

The lieutenant's home is at 2011 Slelrose Brooklyn. He has been stationed at this camp as an officer of the Development Battalion, here ho has done splendid work. Many non-English-speaking soldiers were in this battalion, and the lieu-tenant was given the iob of helnincr 'to teach them English and something about the customs of this country. That work was in addition to his regular military duties, so that he had some task. However, as the lieutenant speaks eight languages, including Polish, Bohemian, Russian, Lithuanian, he was the Johnny-on-the-spot.

Froehaska not only got the soldiers. under him talking the language of the V. 8. but he made them look the goods on the drill field. Many of the men whom he taught English were afterward sent to the Non-Coms School, where they were warranted sergeants and corporals.

A Brooklyn boy who has been away rrom camp lor several weeks received a big ovation when he returned to Sleade with the soldiers of Camp Meigs, Washington, who appeared here for three nights in their big minstrel and vaudeville production. "Atta Boy." This particular Brooklynite is Marty Slaley of Bay Ridge, who was on the vaudeville stage before he Joined the army. Marty was one of the big hits of all the entertainments held by the soldiers in this camp. He staged among other things a sketch called "The Awkward Squad," in which he appeared as the captain. Marty had major generals and buck privates roaring.

He made such a hit with his various stunts that he was sent throughout Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia to appear at rallies in the last Liberty Loan campaign. Then the Camp Meigs boys asked for Marty and several other Meade men to appear in their show in Washing ton. The show ran for two weeks, and the people in the National Capital went wild over it. President Wilson saw Marty in his sketch and laughed heartily. He congratulated htm and the other members of the cast.

The President went behind the scenes after the show. Frank Tinney, who is now a captain at Camp Sleigs, was the headliner of the show, being ably assisted by Slatty. Tinney brought down the house here when he referred to second lieutenants as "Tho Henry Fords of the Army." ARTHUR HELLER, 17, IN MARNE BATTLE Candidate for Commission in Navy Fought With Marines at Chateau-Thierry. (Special to The Eagle.) Annapolis. November 23 Probably the most interesting member of the next entering class of the Naval Academy will be Arthur C.

Heller, son of C. Arthur Heller, an attorney of Newark, N. who served a full year in France as a member of the first detachment of Slarines who crossed the seas with Pershing, thought he is now barely 18 years of age. Enlisting in the Marine Corps at the age of 1 6, he fought with the "devil-hounds of the Maine," whil ea. slender youth of 17, and now he has been appointed to the Naval Academy and has entered the preparatory school of Wilmer and Che win this city, to got ready for his entrance examinations.

Young Heller is extremely modest and does not care to say a word as to his exploits on tho other side, but it is known that he took a full share of the fighting with his comrades of the fighting corps. He was at Chateau-Thierry, when the final blow at the heart of France was stopped, and was in the thick of the attack upon Bel-leau Woods, when the tide began to surge the other way. In fact, the young ma nhad a certain connection with affair sof national interest, for his work as a fighter was cited during the debate in Congress when the question of bringing youths between 18 and 21 years of age under the provisions of the draft was being denounced. Heller has no desire to trade upon his exploits, but wishes only to prepare himself for the examinations and to become a midshipman and rise through the successive clases until he graduates and receives his commission. Nevertheless, it Is a matter of great interest that this youth who has had such a wonderful experience in actual battle and campaigns should come to the Naval Academy and start at the very bottom of the ladder to a naval and military career.

He attracts considerable interest in Annapolis, where he occasionally appears in uniform, with the two chevrons on his forearm, which denote a year's service abroad. He is still a Slarine and has a furlough for the purpose of preparing for his examination for the Naval Academy. If successful, he will be discharged as a Marino and enter the new class at the academy next June. There arc quite a number of service men at Annapolis now preparing for CHARLES SHIRLEY JR. IN SIGNAL CORPS vJK.

HARLEH SHIRLEY Jr. is with 1 the 30th Service Signal Corps, nt the College of the City of New York. ml SSI AT the Tort," waiting for orders to go overseas, is a detachment of chemists who have been trained intensively in gas defense. They are at Camp Kendrick. Lake-hurst, ,1., and notwithstanding the armistice llicv may yet be sent across.

for there is a lot of reclamation work to bo dom- on the battlefields, where chemicals and gas defense paraphernalia of great value can be salvaged. Sgt. Titus B. Maxwell, son of -Mr. and Sirs.

Georgo H. 1033 78th is one of the men awaiting orders in the Gas Defense Inspection Dctnch- ment. He is 21 years old, was born in Brooklyn, and is a graduate of 1. S. No.

112 and Boys High. He was a senior at Rutgers College when he entered the service and was stationed for a time at Camp Gordon and later 'at Washington. Last summer ho was employed by the Government in the Bureau of Chemistry at Washington. At Rutgers he was editor-in-chief of the Scarlet Letter, the Rutgers year book, and a member of the Ivy Club. He is also a member of the New Utrecht Reformed Church.

his shoes. It brought tears to sonic eyes. Sly honest opinion is that ho is the best bugler in the 27th Division. "Yesterday morning I again served mass and received Communion. Foui prisoners who were working around the station requested permission to gc to confession' and receive Communion which was granted.

Fifty-five of out company started out together to fine? the station where mass was being said wh I think is some record when il is considered that we have only about 100 men in the company at present. "When you get real close to tht Huns they clasp their hands over theit head and yell and ever show the boys the way back from 'No Slan's Land' to the American line "I guided fifty of them down to regimental headquarters the other day -nd get a new pair of shoes from ah officer which I gave to our mess sergeant. I also got a shoulder strap from the same officer and a ring. "Now that I am miles in back of the front line we realize what we went through, but, to be honest, few thought at the time just how things were-com-ng and going. All we knew was when we heard the Z-Z-Z-Z-Z or the whistle of the shells coming we would just drop where we wait a minute and then go a little further.

"The lOHth sure has made a name for itself. Now that it is all over, 1 don't mind telling you that we only brought back one gun out of the twelve wo went up with." FOUND THE EAGLE ON BATTLEFIELD Contained Cousin's Picture, La Rue Writes to His Wife. That The Eagle kept close company with the American troops, even in their advance on the battlefield, Is shown by letter which has been re- 'GEORGE E.LrX RUEy eclved by Mrs. G. B.

La Hue of 46 Butler Ridgewood, from her husband, George N. La P.ue, 302d Field Signal Butt. In his letter La Rue tolls of his surprise at picking up a copy of The Eagle, on the battlefield of the first Ail-American drive against the Germans and finding in it a picture of his cousin, Otto Strohm, United States Naval Reserve, 2.TO7 Silver st. Tho letter, In part, follows. "Here is the picture of our cousin Otto.

The paper was The Brooklyn Daily E.Vlo, and 1 picked It up on tho battlefield, where some of our boys had gone through. I picked it up and while giving it the once over I ran across Otto's picture. Thought I would send it to you to show what strange things happen." CUT FARES FOR SOLDIERS Discharged soldiers and sailors are to travel on railroads, but not steamships, under Federal control to their homes or points where they enlisted for two-thirds of tho regular faro. These orders have been issued by A. 11.

Smith, regional director of the. Federal railroad system, to the Federal managers in the Eastern region, and by other regional directors to other managers throughout tho country. These Instructions were Issued under authority from Washington. Soldiers und sailors who eat on the dining cars are to pay only cents for meals, Instead of the fl charge made civilians. This last has been in effect for some weeks, and Is to to bo continued.

Tho war tax is lo be charged, and no reduction Is to hit made where the conductor collects the cash faro on the train. Not only will the officers and enlisted men benefit under this ruling, but nurses anil enlisted women of the various services are also Included. Reduced fnre.H will apply either from plnce of discharge, or any Intermediate point to pjace of destination. II IS! -1-1 Y'rl ill jlj -v. Beter and Braver Men Never Fought, Says the Rev.

Frank I. Hanscom. Chaplain Frank I. Hanscom of tha 106th pastor of the Lewis Avenue Congregational Church, writes: "We have had some pretty stiff fighting with the Bocho on his main line of defense and our regiment (106th Inf.) hud to whip him out of the most formidable part of bis laiuuus jiiniienuurg line, jiow much, it cost us I am not at liberty to state, but perhaps the news has reached you in some fashion already. One thing ,1 can say and that is that the 1 Otith i achieved a glorious name for couraea land turned a trick that tho Boche did uui ueueve possioie.

"I never was so proud to be a member of this regiment as I am now. Better and braver men never fought in the cause of human freedom sinca history began. They are simply mar. vellous in their dash and interpidity. No obstacle could daunt them and those who made the supreme sacrifice fell on tho most honorable part of tho field, right up on and even past their objective.

It is no wonder that the Boche began to talk peace after such a display of lighting ability. Since that time we have been trying 'to get up to tho Bocho for another blow and are there now. He seems to be making a resistance, but it can not be like the other one, and if reports are to be credited the end of the Kaiser is not very far away. "Of course, wo are all rejoicing over the success of things all along the Una and are as happy as we dare to ba over the prospects of an earlv and conclusive peace. President Wilson's reply to the Imperial German Chancellor asking for an armistice was a wonderful thing and found a great response In the hearts of the Yankee Army in B'rance.

We all want the war finished, but lt must be flnishel right, otherwise tho whole effort we have made will be more or less of a farce. "I am tremendously busy theso days, on iho move about -every day on account of the German retreat Have picked up no souvenirs, I do net care for them, but have accumulated a lot of experience in the telling of which to my own people I shall be exceedingly happy and, I trust, fairly Interesting. Today being Sunday I have two services, both under shell Ire. It will not bo dull in either instance." CAMP WELFARE WORKER Louis Cohen, a worker of the Jew-'sh Welfare Board, writes tho following on "A Welfare Worker in "Never shall I forget tho Sunday "receding the departure of my friends The major invited my co-workors nnd myself to have dinner with him. The nvltatlon was accepted by one of my associates nnd myself.

We messed In one of the larger tents. We expressed as our nincoro wish that they would von return from (he battlefields of Europe sound in body nnd mind. "On the day preceding their de-oorttirc the men burn the straw of heir mattresses, together with all other accessories which they do not 'ake with them. Realizing this, invited the major and one of his lieutenants to deep In our hut during 'heir last night with us. The invitatiou, was accepted.

That evening we MHn our little hut, rccount'tig neriences and trying to be eWvi'rtil. At about 10:15 the major ''I'WfWtd himself nnd bade us good nifrrW.d'f'Ml-lowed him in about ten the sight I then beheld dofcrS 6m-bedded itself into my mind 'ever be removed. There, befort''Wo, on his knees was this blg-herirfjil American, praying to the Father nf All of us! God grant that his suppllcj)-fions shall not: have been in vairt! "On the morrow our worthy frlWijls 'eft us. Their reniment hut at 8 a.m. We stood at aHfAntin'i vith our hands over our am frank to admit that I hr'U' my Those were splcndi 1 examples of that which mak-s up our Army.

They Jenve these uhores goo.l men. They will come back better men." C. P. SMITH CELEBRATES Sir. and Mrs.

Charles P. 3irllh. 30:1:3 Cortelyou road, entertained the employees of the stock section simply loprtrtmeiit of th" Brooklyn Nav-' Yard on Saturday, Noveinjjer 16. th) occasion tho twenty-sixth anniversary of Sir. Smith's entrance intt 'ho Government service.

Aniontrtbosj present were Mr. and Sirs. T. STe.c-'an, the Misses. Klvira I'eti-eila.

Shu-' L. Gray, Mary D. Gray, I'atr'ca Li fountain, Mav G. Nevins. Carey, May Peters, Oltoiie SI.

Slark. Fiost V. Bush, Dorothy Spahr, Beatrice K. "thauphrescy, Carrie Turner, May 1.. Sridred Romme, Kilith Burt mil Dorothy SI.

Benson Philip W. Smith. Kdward L. Kelly. O.

Blu-menthal, A. Hersltowitz, Nat KtfQn JASPER A. UNGER JOINED, NAVY AS A YEOiyyW mmm 'i i MR. and Sirs. Alfred Unger, 1783 Brooklyn have one so): ami a sou-ln-law In servioe.

Jasper A. linger, '23, enlisted hist November ns a yeoman In the Navy find is stationed at 2S0 Broadway, Slall-hatlan. Ilarluml U. DisWilt, son-llf-luw, is 30 years old and Is nno of tlio expert ucconnlantH engaged in the Navy work. DcVVitt la tlio resident auditor stationed at Providence.

He enlisted last Slay and Is connected with the emergency fleet. DeWttt In a graduate of New York I'nlversll v. nnd In lillti passed tho New 'Yorlt Stnto examinations for expert, accountant. Four yturs ago he married Lucille linger, who now lives with her parents at tho Brooklyn ave. ad.

dress. if SSJfS Ralph K. De Stefan! Jr. ot 542 State son of the well-known Brooklyn musician of that name, is a seaman aboard the U. 8.

S. George Washington. He writes from foreign waters: We are on the ocean one week anil we have not seen a speck of land. All I see is the other ship that left with us and I can hardly realize that we are bound for France. "We left port on a Tuesday and as we pulled out all of us were upon deck, and also, thousands of soldiers, and everyone was waving to us.

All the boats signaled and people from the different New York buildings waved to us. "As we nulled out I took my lasi look at dear old New Y'ork for a long time. The ship is a beauty and all the officers are fine men. We are not traveling like passengers, as most ot the fellows are detailed at some kind of work, but there are a few exceptions and I am one of them. I will tell you how my good fortune came about.

"While standing talking to Taut Slattcrv one night he asked me to play something and I did. No sooner had I started when a bunch of the soldiers and sailors got around and one of the soldiers who had a whole drumming outfit got it out and drummed with me. Ho was a very good drummer and we got along fine. The boys enjoyed it immensely, nnd we must have played everything that was ever written. While playing, an omcer came over to me and said, 'Would you please report at my office tomorrow morning at And you, ho said to the drumnfer.

"The next morning we were there at the appointed time and he said he was the chaplain and that he was very much pleased to see me playing for the boys and that he wished I would do so as much as I could. Plays for Ofllcc-rs Mess. 'What he really wonted me for was to organize an orchestra for the officers mess so as to play dur.ng the officers meal hours. 1 told him I knew of a good violin player and he. told me to get him.

I went and got this fellow the same fellow that played with me that Sunday up to Pclham. v. practiced togetner once, and since then we have been playing for officers mess oil the time. We don't cat down below with the sailors, but up above where the officers cat The meals are wonderful! "The other day a bunch of officers got hold of the violin player and myself and we played for them anil they all sang together and raised the deuce like a bunch of kids, both Naval and Army officers, "The other night I played tho Prelude and got a big round of applause. Many of the officers complimented mo on my playing.

The next day while we were playing a lieutenant came over and told me that the general wanted to know If I would please play that Prelude again. I did and received some more applause. The lieutenant came back and said that the general enjoyed it very much and wished to thank me. Can you imagine it a general Pretty good, what? "We also played for the movies, which are shown for the officers only, and during the pictures I play all the different musical comedy hita and popular things; also tho different parts of 'Butterfly' and 'La Boheme' hat I know, and my, how they do rvnjoy It! They whistle and hum while I play. "There is one young ensign who is crazy for music and has seen most of tho musical comedy hits, and ho asks mo to play all those hits for him, tho entrance examinations.

Some have been sent from training camps and others hold different rates in the Navy. Young Heller has a regular Congressional appointment, as do most of those who arc in the Army and some In the Navy. Slost of the Navy men, however, who enter the Academy do so through the designation of the Secretary of the Navy, that official having the right to send a hundred members fthe enlisted personnel, of suitable age and qualifications, to take the examinations for each new class at the Naval Academy. The law has been in effect only a year, but over 50 members of the present fourth class were selected in that way. There is littlu doubt that the next fourth class, entering in June, will have the full number of appointments from tho ranks, and many others from among those who have borne a worthy part In the war, and so that their own Congressmen will be glad to offer them appointments.

In fact, one of tho reasons why the quota of enlisted men was not full this year was that many refused to leave their regiment or their ship while there was a chance of a brush with tho German on land or sea. Next year tho new class will almost surely number among Ita members those who have borne themselves well in every phase of the fighting, but none with a more interesting or creditable career than Arthur Heller of the Corps. CLUB HOUSE FOR SOLDIERS The erection of a clubhouse for the use of tho soldiers and sailors of the Woodhnven Patriotic League. A committee of the organization has been to obtain a site and erect the building as soon ns possible. The plan is to trect an up-to-date building with a large hall for dances, etc.

Tho hull may be used by members or may be rented for various purposes and mude to yield an Income to use In the paying of running expenses. There is to be a library and reading room, a gymnasium, pool and billiard rooms, bowling alleys, hot and cold baths, nnd, In fact, everything necessary to make a clubhouse atlractice. Arrow C. Hanklns Is chairman of tha cite und building committee. which I do, and he is simply delighted with them.

1 "When the doctor, who is a lleu-; tenant, first examined us, I knew had seen him before and I noticed how he looked at me. After we played the first day, he came over to me and said, Say, now where have I i seen you And I answered, 'I know I have seen you before, too, I doctor, as I recognized you right I Ho said, 'Didn't you play basketball at the Central Y. M. C. A uun it xtluil 11, UUWUfU Ull lilt who he was, and I answered in the affirmative.

Played IJasketball at Y. M. C. A. ''When I first went to the Central Y.

SI. C. A. I used to seo this little man playing basketball for all he was worth, and many times I was on the same team as he was, and being a lot of men who never had much ex. perience In basketball.

I used to make many baskets, and ho thought that 1 A 'ifaLVH .05 SfEFAMi was great and complimented me all the time. It sure is funny that we should meet on this ship. "Tho other night we ployed again for tho officers to sing, with the doctor leading them. Ho has a very nice voice and is a lover of music. Wo played quite late, and afterward the officers took us over to the pantry land gave us ice cream and cake.

I played the Impromptu at one, of the meals and they enjoyed that immensely and lots of the officers asked tho name of it and told me how fine it sounded. You see I get a chance to play the piano now. "We have had very good weather so far, and only today It is quite rough, but this ship is noted for its steadiness in rough weather and we hardly feel it. I have not been seasick at all. One day I did not feel very well, but I think it was due to the fact of seeing the others so sick.

"We get the news from a little paper which is circulated around the ship called the Hatchet, and it has lots of war news In it. As soon as wo land I will find out my address and will write you and let you know it. When you write let me know all the news. "Things aro pretty near at an end as far as the war is concerned and it can't be very long before we will all be sailing back home and all be together again." HALLER, ARMY FIELD CLERK William P. Haller, 1331 Park place, received his appointment as an Army field clerk during tho early part of August last.

Ho is a graduate of the Commercial High and of tho Pace Institute of New York. He was assigned to tho intelligence department at Camp SlillB, L. I. Haller Is a member of Commonwealth Lodge No. F.

and A. M. Orient Chapter, HeWitt Clinton Cnmmondcry and Kismet Temple, and before his appointment to tho Army was organist of the First Reformed Church, Jersey City. CONNAUGHTON NOW IN BRITISH HOSPITAL i 5 i WILLIAM CONNAUGHTON- WILLIAM CONNAUGHTON, 507 St. Mark a member of I the 106th and former I member of-the old 14th, was wounded in the leg, arm and ear recently nnd Is now in a base hospital In Englund.

He saw servlcu on tho Mexican border. tb4. '-i WW ii -usm.