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Show THE GRAldTBVILLE NEWS, GRANTSVILLE, UTAH. Playtime With Men of the Navy What Happens When Several Hundred Jackies Are Turned Loose for Shore Liberty. Youngsters Feet Set on Road .to Fortune Or HIMES FOR THE a street where dally more people pass than compose the d waa city a small boy laden doing business. There was nothing unusual about the boy himself save that he was somewhat smaller than the other boys who shouted their wares near by. His clothes were as shabby, his movements as brisk and his voice as shrill as those of his rivals. Unlike the other newsies, however, he stood not on the curb nor In the center of the sidewalk, but near the building line on a grating In the sidewalk. A man with a bag In one hand and w wu . , a raincoat over the other, obviously In a hurry, paused for a moment before the boy, crisply named his paper and thrust a quarter Into the outstretched palm. The quarter bouncedj like a live thing from the boys hand and dropped through the grating Into a idle of accumulated rubbish. (ts gone for keeps, mister," the boy said slowly. I guess maybe that wu my fault Ill give you your change and you kin have the papa." Thats all right, boy, said the man, surprised at this munificence. was "Probably it my fault Here, take this." Slipping another coin Into the boys hand, which this time closed eaerly on the money, the man seized his paper and hurried away. Another newsboy who had been watching the transaction uttered an exclamation of disgust See that kid? Well, hes gonna land Ip llmooslne or a Jail one a these days. He stans on that gratin all day droppin1 dimes and quarters out of his mlt and pullin that phony honesty stuff. Thai every night him and a kid that works In that bnlldlng sneaks down Into that hole through the basement window and divvies up." On CniCAGO. Bull i Ham SHIP of 'a fnir-size- Furnishes rs Thrill for Blase New Yorkers A bull, seeking to go back to nature, momentarily agitated NEW TORE. avenue. The bull, described as wild, was cribbed, cabined and confined In Stern Brothers' vivisection parlors, Eleventh avenue and Fortieth street, from Texas; he yearned' to go home, and having jumped a stockade or some such obstacle, headed away to the east, which Is not the way to w Texas. As the 'bull progressed he grew JmJrS ' L JJ wilder, and everyone who saw him and beard him, ls head down and bellowing, grew wild. The way was cleared for him ; aviators could Inform themselves from the manner In which persons In the vicinage flew up. At , -- f J w-- . Liberality of ' Private Citizens Has Given Men df the Fleet a Big Athletic Field for Their Recreation. With the United States Atlantic Fleet It Is two bells In the afternoon watch when the shrill trill of the bosns whistles are heard piping the crews of the mighty dreadnaughts to the rails and the cries of the bosns mates carry out over the water, Liberty- party to muster. This' Is the summons given three times each week to the men of the Atlantic fleet to take their hours of recreation on the Immense athletic field provided tor than by the Ntvy league. By the hundreds, on every battleship and cruiser, the youthful, Jackies come rushing on deck to form Into line for the liberty Insing-son- g - white-uniforme- d spection. Two long white lines form on deck and evert man stands rigidly at attention while officers pass along marking the appearance of dhch one. Their uni- -' forms are spotlessly white. Their shoes freshly blackened. Off come their little round white capi to show that their hair Is closely cropped. No visitor to the fleet falls to be struck, when he views that line at inspection, with the extreme youth of the men, their Intelligent faces and happy, smart appearance. The average age appears to be less than twenty years and many of them seem barely to have passed their eighteenth birthday on the date of their enlistment From every state In the Union they hall and thousands of them from the farms of the middle West A collection certainly of Americas finest gathered on the deck of a floating fortress to form the first line of the nr.L'jn's defense. Off for Day of Sport d On every face is worn a broad smile In expectation of thesporf that the' afternoon will bring. Over and dives Into It when a huge hand belonging to a Jackie from an Indiana Forty-seven- er On the key In former years and they are the Hunt for Patriotic Teleg- -' legion are being Induced to return wire and release ellgibles for servraphers for Service in ice in the signal corps. the War. Brig. Gen. George O. Squler, present to-th- e TRAINING CAMP IS PUNNED Former Operators Are Urged to Return to the Ifey to Release Eligl-hie- s for Service with "the of the Army. He- - sun-tanne- th n red-eye- yf half-bidd- en Past smooth-shave- , pell-me- Law Liquor Makes Trouble for Railroad Man If the sun, which was high In the heavens and shining MINNEAPOLIS. window, had suddenly dropped with a loud bang below the horizon and the silvery moon had Jumped up Into the sky, Edmund Pennington, president of the Soo line, might have been surprised, but not more so than when a long telegram was banded him saying that the sheriff of Ward county, North Dakota, wanted him In Minot on a charge of selling liquor In Violation of the law. When he recovered he' pressed a button and the entire legal department trooped in. How long, as Mr. Pennington, reading from the telegram, have I been engaged in the nefarious and illegal business of selling liquor In violation of statute In the city of Minot; state of North Dakota? In short, when did I become a bootlegger? Mr. Pennington then showed them that lie Is named In legal procedure wet and dry forces. North Dakota growing out of the Minot war between the boxes or "dry goods,", "gents 1. Many law federal July Is bone dry under the hotel use, handle with eare," for and "medicine" glassware goods, furnishing of Minneapolis by the railout hauled been have shipped by the liquor firms, roads entering that state, it Is report ed, since the law was passed. Instructions regarding "Every Soo line station agent has definite, printed a la shipment In disguise It liquor said. possible Mr. law," Pennington the men It" our . without detecting ; may have gone through . f v war- - POOH-BA- H ll JOINS THE ARMY STONE AGE 8andberg Held Nearly Every Office His Town, But War Wooed in Him. Bangor, Me. When Carl J. Sandberg of The Folks enlisted the other day with Company E of Skowhegan, which 1$ now doing guard duty, he upset the entire officialdom of the town. He was principal of the high school, assistant postmaster, chairman of the board of selectmen, superintendent of schools, notary public, tax collector and game warden. But patriotism overcame all these honors, and he walked out of all these official robes to help Unde Sam In his the-Huns- Signal Corps Is in Need of Men . Hispano-Amerlca- sent the pick of a thousand fronr a battleship and they play with the In- ( terefct and a good bit of the money of the whole crew backing them. They min and work for months for a championship series like this. Provides tho "Happy Ships. Is It the liberality of private American citizens that has given these men of the fleet their big athlftlc field. When the war came on the fleet lost the Income It usually had for its athletic fund from the Guantanamo canteen and the Navy league of the United States offerer, to lay out a field for the men of the fleet In all about 115 acres have been obtained. The ground has been leveled, plowed and prepared. Ten baseball diamonds have been laid out Docks were built at the water's edge. A bathing beach was' cleared. The officers of the fleet also were provided with tennis courts and a golf course. Every sort 6f sport Is founL there. The result 1k that every mun on, the fleet has plenty of healthy outdoor sport and the officers of the fleet say that this provision or their recreation- has done much to provide happy ships In tl)e fleet as It waits for the opportunity to strike a blow at In defense of civilization and farm buries the darks face Into the melon up to his ears. Another enterprising farmer brings some old farm nags on the field to hire them out for gentlemens mounts to the sailors. Obviously the horses are about as used to their saddles as a, hog Is to work. But they are hired by the sailors at any price, the farmer asks. A lad hailing from Maine takes his first chance on horseback and slides down ttfe horses neck. His shipmate yells at him, Go aft, yon fool, go aft" . The thousands of Jackies swarm over the field. Hundreds of them break and run for the beach for a swim. A crowd of them gather at target practice with, small rifles. Six of the ten baseball diamonds are promptly put Into use by scrub teams. And then more launches from the battleships come In bringing the star baseball teams from four of the battlela to be played ships. A double-headbetween four of the best teams of the fleet In a series to determine the. fleet The grand stands fill championship. rapidly and soon they are a swelling sea of white suits and red and brown faces as the sailors cheer their ships freedom. New York. The United States government has leased 881 acres of land at Monmouth Park, near Loqg Brandi. N. J., to be used as a training camp for the reserve battalions of the signal corps. This land has been acquired , Eighth avenue and because of Its adaptability for signal new York. street occurred the very newest thing in bullfighting even to New the rail, the visitor sees the ships corps work, Involving all kinds of sigAt that corner stood ..William Artus, known In underworld slang as a aunches bobbing about In the seaway naling, telegraphy and maintenance of street station. Artus with the bowmen "bull." He is a patrolman of the West to the tost holding constructed lines of communidodged the bull, corralled an auto and gave chase to the Texan product, ship's side with their boathooks. Then rapidly cation. which turned north on Fifth avenue. die sharp word of command rings out The quartermaster's department will As everyone knows, It was a lovely day. Most persons who usually are on deck and the white line of sailors build a large cantonment, consisting of OB Fifth avenue were out of town. At sight of the bull those who were on begins to move forward toward the temporary barracks, kitchen, storeFifth Avenue got out of sight, save, of course, the always Increasing throng gangway and the men go over the side houses, and everything necessary to of banderillos, who goaded the bull with shouts and chance sticks and stones. to the launches. waiting promote the efficient training of the So on to' the plaza at Fifty-nint-h street There the bull, to maintain the Discipline begins to give way a lit- battalions, several of. which have aldel a Into the toros, charged tle at this Illusion, converted plaza plaza point, although the cox- ready been organized. d vision and tried to Jump Into a subway excavation. everything In his swain of the boat Is all business as The camp will be under the direct But Matador Artus and others roped him, and he was carted away lgnomlnl-ouslhe calls to the bowmen to shove off. supervision of' Lieutenant Colonel just as are others of his kind, better bred, where blooming senorltas The afternoon's recreation has begum will be assisted by othwho Hartmann, their toreadors fans. reward with bewitching glances, by Thousands of superfluously healthy, er officers of the regular army. An Inabsolutely carefree and very young tensive course of instruction will be are turned loose. To be sure given to both the officers and men of Prime of Life men Occupation for the Man there Is the provost guard with their the signal corps, preparing them for policemens sticks, but that Is only to service abroad In every phase of miliOld men are being withdrawn from the shelves to which they guard agalnsttthe chance of ugly blood tary life necessary to perform their inDETROIT. by a misanthropic world and sifted back Into the tide of developing from the fun, which 'does teresting Vork on the battlefield and n the citys Industrial activity. No more will the not happen. face to keep up the traditions of the signal dyed hair be necessary for the man When the dock at the athletic 'field corps. la reached the men from the launches past the half century mark who Is out Experienced Men Needed. of a Job. No more are business men tumble out and immediately Only men with education and exlooking askance at the men who have begins a raid upon the canteen. Fop along signal corps lines, aside perience and "crows feet about their eyes Is sold faster than corks can be pulled! from the special lines mentioned, and thinning hnlr. The man who gets anything over the horseshoe rs, farriers and meIf be Is willing to accept menial canteen counter fights for It You cooks, are chanics sought for this branch of labor and is sober and industrious, a must come with your change ready or service. Is man who for the being found place There Is too much busigo without Lieutenant Colonel Hartmann has shows the results of his battle with ness to stop to change money. been given one of the biggest tasks of Time. Watermelons Last Quick. the day in organizing this branch of Several old men are being emA pump receives the overflow from the new national army. He needs some the ployed by telegraph companies as messenger boys." That doesn't sound like much of a Job, but as explained the canteen and those who have been 3,000 telegraphers and he needs them noble to spend their money for candy now. Telegraphers are scarce. by the men and their employers. It Is not so bad. The unusual number of men required The manager of a large office building said: There are quite a number or pop take their chances on getting of old men employed as errand boys In this building, and from what I hear ducked under the pump. A farmer cannot be taken from the commercial field with a load of and railroad forces without jeopardizthey are more satisfactory than the younger men or boys. They appreciate drives onto the 50 cents watermelons. ,At apiece his ing the prompt transmission of govare and are the job, they reliable, becoming more and more popular with watermelons last about fifty seconds. ernment business. employers. Men and women who manipulated A colored cooks helper buys a melon Forty-eight- h teams on to victory. Battling good ball Is played by these navy teams. The nine men on the diamond repre- WEAPON FOUND chief signal officer, U. 8. A, Is the man. on whose shoulders rests the big responsibility for keeping up to the mark and, If possible, n bit beyond the eyes, ears and nerves of the army; better known to the layman as the signal corps. The signal corps has recently addressed a letter to presidents of colleges and universities, asking their cooperation In a plan of Instruction for telegraphers and prospective telegraphers. Six thousand young men for the first army of 500,000, and It is proposed to teach telegraphers the., elementary knowledge of physics and electrical engineering; high school graduates and college men will be given this instruction, and course of telegraphy In addition. Will Furnish Instructors. The signal corps will furnish expert telegraph Instructors, and the colleges-(anuniversities are being requested to furnish the theoretical and laboratory Instruction. Young men desiring to avail themselves of this opportunity should apply at once. If found eligible they will be enljsted, assigned to classes and receive army pay, food, quarters and medical attention during-thcourse of Instruction, which Is expected to occupy from three to five months, according to the ability of the are-neede- . student In time of peace corps' Is perhaps- the least heard of branch of the army. In time of stress It Is a most vitally necessary arm. It Is of the army, and as such, a major factor In the conduct of milithe-slgn- al . the-nerve- tary affairs. In fact the' last three years of war abroad seem to Indicate It as the paramount element In the control of modern warfare. Congress has recently doubled the pay of the private and Increased the remuneration of each noncommissioned officer.' The signal edrps hns a greater percentage of noncommissioned officers-'thaany other branch. The pay of a corporal Is now $36 per month, in addition to food and clothing and medical attendance, when needed. The rating of a sergeant la now $44, with the same subsistence; that of a Sergeant $51, and flie master signal electriclan-- and ninny telegraphers have most of the this direction $8L requirements . first-clas- s, j INDIANA WOOD IN FRANCE Flint Dug Up In Trench Found to Be Used in the Making of Gunstocks and Club Head Used in Prehisthe Wooden Part of Airtoric Days. planes. London. An Australian soldier digging a trench in France found n strangely chipped knob of flint and fastened to It a strong handle,, thus converting It Into a knobkerry. which he always carried In his belt. He nsed it to crack German bends In trench raids. When he brought It to England the interest of antiquarians wus attracted by the flint. Investigations and comparisons resulted In authorities agreeing that it was a war weapon of the Stone Age, used then In exactly the same manner as the Australian was using It In 1917 bnd showing thnt In the Stone Age! men fought over the same battlefields. Ind. Airplanes, Nohlesvllle, the wooden parts of which are made from walnut trees from Hamilton county, flying over the battlefields of France, and gunstocks made from the same kind of wood, cut from the same territory, are in the hands of the British who are fifebtlng on the western front. D. L Neher,' who operates n sawmill in this city, Is filling on order for the British government for walnut timber. The contract calls for 80 carloads, and all ' the lumber Is to be nsed H the manufacture of airplanes and Neher hns contracted with A. L. Purael for 25,000 feet of walnut tlm-hIn n strip of woodland In the vicinity of Nora. It brought the top price of $6fi0 n hundred feet crap with the kaiser. The Folks is not a large place, having about 200 residents and a valuation of about $300,000. It Is largely a lumbering community and is fifty A patient anatomist has counted 272 miles southeast of ' Skowhegan, In Somerset county. Sandberg was not hairs to each square centimeter In n Euthe whole town, but as shown- by the ropean, 252 to 286 in a Japanese, only At the beginning of the nineteenth honors conferred upon him, he was a 214 on the average In the Alnos, a race century there were more than 00 ofleal somebody In the community. noted for Its extreme plloslty. fenses punishable with death. gun-stock- s. er J |