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- v SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 1318. C A COIR S OND 1ITISN HATE - 1 , 'Hi A dmiral Sims. hv Hist Wit f ! v v .w 'J-'-'-fT"- " 1 - . Too Deep for Expression,- It Finds Its Only Vent irr Grim Preparations of War. '" By DON MARTIfl. ALLIED PfilSONER Effective Organization Meets Every Need of Soldiers Captured by Foe. (Special Dispatch. London, Saturday. island's unofficial attitude toward the -prld war is an enigma to the average laeriean. Silence he is at first inclined M mistake for fear. Indifference he is ISt tc regard as pessimism. But after l while he discovers that .England is Mitier worried nor pessimistic. She is tet English. In emotional manifestations England is tet about as much like the United States a bitter nut is like a watermelon. At lane the Yankees, as they are called,' and ! jot disparagingly either, are accustomed to hear strong languoge used in Conner fa with the Teutons. Here they expect to hear superlatives. They come laden rith the thought that England has twice is many reasons as America to hate the Hnus. But to their amazement they lea- no harsh -words. The average Briton peaks of the sinking of a hospital ship tith just about the same depth of feeling is when he talks of the overturning of a racing skiff on the Thames. It means more, of course. But the Briton is self- fcntair.ed. Sow and then, in a moment of forget fnlness, an Englishman, discussing some I barbarous act of the Germans, will use the word savagery or pagan or murder ers, the chances are he will not give it the (lightest emphasis and a moment later will jrloss it over with a half apology. One must not infer, however, that the feeling of hatred for the Teuton is any less here than it is elsewhere in the world. The difference is this where many i-acial roups vent their bitterness in a sudden outburst of rage, the Britisher takes his wnnd of flesh bit by bit He sips it as tome Britishers do their Scotch. "Where fore it( seems an entirely fair inference tfiai England's hatred ' for Germany will t finding expression years and years ifter the war is ended I have talked with English men and women in various parts of the British Isles ind in f if tv representative" sections of Lott ton. The attitude of all Is identical. The iir raids are annovinff. The submarines ire making "quite a mess of thin rs. The Prussians are not, bad fighter. ThejBer mans can never be gentlemen. England nd her allies wHI win the war after while, but they .must fight for it England .-was-.il a.-much-tighter-posrUon- during the Napoleonic period, urnen sne lost one ship out or every mree sne pos sessed and had America's hostility to con tend with rather than her co-operation to help her. And still she won. England al ways wins. She fights hardest when things are going wrong. vShe has been in trouble before. x That about epito-nizes the comment of Great Britain. Quite a contrast to the ut terances of some of the Americans whc tome over here brimming over with con fidence and optimism. "We (the Allies) will lick Germany to a frazzle!" "sh's dead nn nsraJnst it now. but is making the best of a pair of jacks!" -She's the worst international criminal in the history of 'The wav to win Is to say you are going to win-and say It so the other fellow 11 kear it" observed one American. Then J aMoa-T e-nt mv training in Ameri can politics. There if a man says he m-a.v win he's fired out of the .organiza tion. Why, Tve known "bosses say they were going to sweep the country Dy a million when they had known for two aonths that they would , be completely mowed under. Still, that's the spirit. that Mvs in the loner run." The Ensrlishman doesn't thlnl? so. His ftotto is "Keep sawing wood and don't fare what the other fellow thinks; you're sawing." If you argue it with an ng l'shman he will simply smile and remark that England has always' followed the ame rule and never has failed to win ny war she set her heart on winning. All of -which perhaps is true, but never theless the Americans in England would lose that worried" look if their British Wends would warm up now and then, call jta Germans some real names and tell ow thoroughly they intend to whip them. There 1 nn V10 rvot Rpltatn hfl d some anxious periods. The most anxious of all was when Russia's col apse -was foreseen and America's full '"-operation was somewhat uncertain. 1 have heard Admiral Hall, one of the ost interesting figures in the naval life of Great Britain, tell about a sea tragedy if it were nothing more than a minor tar Went He has little more use for the Ger mans that a lawn party has for a pole cat yet he speaks of them with the same Jack of enmity that he does of the French, tw Italians or his own people. Colonel John Buchan, the historian of the war. ho is the Foreign Office spokesman for " American rorresrwyndents-'ShOWS not the first trace of hatred for the German hen he discusses the problems of the Jresent struggle. It is the- same tbjnjr herever one goes, cither in official or un- fl"eial life Nevertheless, there Is every reason to eueve that for many vears to come Ger By will feel the penetrating force of Brftlsh hatred. More than thirty thou- l?M British seamen and uassenprers. with Jjieir lives, have paid the7 price for brav the seas against th-barbarous sub marine, and while the nation may seem " oe apathetic r'ic is nursing a genuine franco, and the quiet prophecies are at re wi1 never forget it. short time a so when the Hun drive as hem? advertised from tme end .of the orld tr the other one might easily !rough have felt that Great Britain was wTiej ov-r the outcome. The newspa rerj were fniefl with articles dealing with th,s- eteantic preparations of the Germans h!le virtual,- nnthlr.!' xrna nuhllshed to (Special Dispatch.) London, Saturday. ii was perhaps to be expected that shortly after the outbreak of the war. when the Central Prisoners of War Com mlttee found itself overwhelmed with the work of .sending necessaries tn TtritiaVi prisoners in German internment camps. it should have applied to an American firm to organize the, work. TheAmerCcan Express Company, whose headquarters in London are in Havmar ket, at once faced and; surmounted"what difficulties there were with a most com piete organization. They took over a hie two-floored store In Rathbone place, ag- sicgjiimg i.wu square reet, engaged a, spe cial staff of clerks and expert packers, .Edmunds as lJw. . . .sujb.u.. u . -- X" ' villii ill r I mm$H&$ ArtmTmcy gfigNotjBg '4s TIT 1 9 itu vv. i. w. juamunos as x manager. America being then neutral, the American Express Company. was able to obtain facil ities which undoubtedly a British firm coum not have obtained. It opened a new bureau at Rotterdam for the purpose, and arranged with the -German srovernment that all supplies for prisoners should be sent through that, port from England, ad dressed to the" president of the British Camp Committee at the various intern ment camps, 300 Tons In One Day. To begin with, one box measuring 4x3Ux 2 feet sufficed to contain all the supplies for a week. Lately they have been ship ping at the rate of thirty tons a day. thf biggest shipment in one day having been three hundred tons of flour. It eventually was found that even the daily shipments, large as they were, some times were insufficient to meet immediate needs, after, perhaps, a big action on the western front To meet that difficultv they engaged a building in Rotterdam, as an emergency store, where there were stocked large quantities of supplies, such as tinned foods and - clothing, to be kept in bond until required. This arrangement surmounted the difficulty of prisoners coming straight from the battlefields be Ing kept in the internment camps in want or necessaries for perhaps a week or more until stores could be sent from Ensrland. When America entered the war a fresh difficulty arose. - Naturally Americans. both at home an .in England although many American sympathizers and friends had been sending comforts in large quanti ties to the Allies' prisoners from the very commencement of the war wanted to provide for American prisoners. Bein now a company rot a fcefligerenf country it was feared that it would have to give up its valuable work. But the company promptly handed over Its Whole organ! zatton to the Prisor.-;n of War Committee wVilrfi now has been reeoenized bv the German government, their storerooms and their experienced staff. The work, therefore, proceeded' without the least interruption. , A Remarkable Spectacle. A visit to the stores in Rathbone place reveals a remarkable spectacle of real American hustle. The boxes of supplies. canvas bags of kits for both officers and private soldiers, are piled, tier on ,tier, as high as the ceilings. As they are moved for shipment more take their places. They come fr1- ympat" "-:ers in all parts of the country, as well as to the oryBer or tha Central Committee. Everything meant for prisoners of war must pass through Rathbone place, where government cen sors are specially engaged in the task of examining the contents of every case a it is packed. But never yet have they naa to condemn a single thing. "We have never yet." said Mr. Edmunds "lost a single package, either by mine or torpedo; And the system of checkin? is such that if a. prisoner should declare that he had not received a parcel of wtiicT he had been advised it can be traced. If 5 A!aannea.ra we. lrnnw where it hftS eone Of course, it must be remembered that the parcels post deals with enormous quantities of supplies for prisoners: but parcels sent In that way mr.st not exceed ten nounds. All packages 'over eleven pounds w"st be handled, at Rathbone place j Carta cr for Americans. During the v last two years something like a half million packages, weiu 7,500 tons, have been despatched from here to prisoners of war. Now that American soldiers are Degin- . i i i-U a. I.f.rnmsnt CftTnDS Of ning VO arrive a l iuc ( -j il. u -rnrtr la ahnwtne sisrns ol increasing. Until the American nea vruao, which, is busy enough providing require ments for the hospitals oi ine Aine. Aovnto ?t attention to American manners, the British Prisoners oi w m ifa vl rnntinue mis reciyruca' work fo"- Britain's new amcs. y "'m American? wishing to send parcels over eleven pounds in weight have only to communicate with Nos-. 44 and 4j Rathbone place. London J fi:::::::::::X::::::::xSJ:x : :v:::-:x..:-:vXvXv I J S ' y - ' ' ' ' 4 s - nnri. (rPmn Hum nr. ( .h&arf&rvl England at Banquet Talk - -J .sr. By DON MARTIN. (Special rAspatch.) .- London, Saturday. There is a very ancient story so old that it may be new to many of an Athenian who enee said to-a little Hebrew boy by way of a joke: "There, my lad, is a pruta (a small coin worth less than aiuarter of a cent) : bring me something fot it of which I may eat enough, leave soane for my host and carry some 'iome ta mv fnmilv' The wittv hoy went and brought him salt. - "Salt!" exclaimed the Athenian didn't tell you to bring salt." f'Nay," replied the boy, archly. "Didst thou not say: 'Bring me of what I may eat leave and take some home?' Verily, of this thou mayst eat, leave some behind and still have plenty to take home.V Of such is the wit of Vied Admiral William R. Sims.U.'S. N. In him Eng land has gained something more than the . m 1 X. .V f VT-n f f'fi- operate witn ner m oreuKiug iuuWv. the nation which puts the "law of inigh before the might of law." England has eained possession of Will iam R. Sims for an indefinite period be- ishers cause he came said one enthusiastically cheering English v ;i . t man. And it was. " . ' i . -. , ' . -:t SV Joint at -?ipwton .Crane. ' 4yl Some of his stories may have been told, " .fipj-; before, though none tb worse for the re' v pea ting as told in his inimitable Wfm-A ?;: Quite spontaneous was the genial jibe h Jsf J threw out at the chairman, Newton Crane, .V:''-. a distinguished American barrister. ".. - . .... . - . : , it r, -ri.ii "Mr. Crane." he said, "has Deen in jwis- .faj land so long that he has lost most oi om r , jiMkio traito nf the American and nan . ., UtOliaw w - - secured one of the most disagreeably traits of the Britisher. He delights ;M; nothing more than to invite a man w . dinner, fill him-comfortably full-of too - J; and then upset all his digestion oy -. .'.,; upon him for 'a few remarks.' Mr. Cranf -'MV has been talking for sixty or seventy Mt I years. It has been the business of ni: life. "Now. a sailor man is not supposed te talk. He is supposed to b? a silent man: but I have not had much luk in that way 1 i since I have been in London. I "dne difficulty on an occasion of thi 'Vy'v sort is having to speak to a mixed audt ? ence. There are Britishers here, and most ' - of the Americans are more than half Brit-, 'j,, And these half Britishers ten me . ,v 'mm- from America in chargojthat we don't speak the same languaj 11 MOTHER CLASPS HER BRBY AS HONS END LIFE Gpthas Harvest- in Air Raids Chiefly of Women and Children. Girl Made Blind m Shows Spirit of British Workers Young Woman Who WasBadly Burned Hopes to "Learn Another Trade." s '0w that the Allies "were getting ready "TiMt tne oTfehsive. Those. T.hft wpta rtrivileeed to know icetjh;,,, th- nrenarations of the Al lies itnPW iat tJie vast , war machine of at Britain, linked up with those l-ri'it and the United' States, was get- raiAy a defence which nothing but a maelstrom could batter down. An 3 still spokesmen for Great Britain telling the correspondents that the - iu - nf.n- m.-t nr.nnrn TOT B. "w:: that they must be reconciled to the '? oJ rf1en. territory and runs. . is England's way. , Try a she .will. 'aerica will never understand it. Bishop Quotes "Jim Bludso in Funeral Sermon (Special risTftc'n.i , London. Saturday John Hay's "Jim Bludso" Is known4 to oimnov everv American, but it was naraiv supposed that it was known wioeiy m ojsrlsnd. M was quoted tne ower uy " t.. tnnoral service for eight fire- men whc were -Kinea . wnnu thrfr dutv. He quoted this versend with brought added tears from th L eyes of the thousands wno naa come y ceremony:- ' He weren't no saint, but at Judgment Day f I'll take mv place, with him -Against the chance of some o them as wouldn't a shook hands with him. He Ww his duty, and saw it plain, and AiA "it thore. nnd-then Un God ain't gon to be too hard on a man as died tor men. - John Hay was one-of the a.rtg -rror sent by the United States tw roat Britain. (Special Dispatch.) London, Saturday. Complete lists of the victims of the Hun air raids on London are not given out or published, but occasionally incidents and tragedies of the raids are described in the London newspapers. From them it is plain to be seen that the Gothas' harvest con sists chiefly jf women children and per sons who could by no stretch of the imag ination be termed belligerents. Many of the stories which spread about the city are too horrible to bear publication.- The suffering of the victims and the futife attempts of mothers to save their infants and larger children are so' filled with pathos that people hesitate even to repeat them. "Trajric Stories Are Told. At an inquest held after the February raids several tragic stories were told. One bomb caused the death of five persons Ernest Ludlow. ged. forty-one, an in valided officer; Mvs. Jsssie Sophia Lud low, aged thirty-seven, his wife; Emes John Ludlow ad Bernard Edward Lu-1-low. ased ten and four respectively, theJr children, and Alice Maud Copley, aged J twenty-nine, a domestic servant Ihree other children were recoveTca from tne d5bri3 alive, but one has since died from nhalin escaping gas All the children were in oe on tne tnircr-iioor. any --y sne-2-ested that their escape was due to the fact that they were protected by-the bedclothes. In the case of a man aged twenty-nve. two of whose brothers had been killed in the war.,' and a V.A.D. RAW MATERIALS TO ALLIES FIRST AFTER THE who was nurse spending a holiday in London, it was stated that though they had been jnjured by flying fragments, their deaths were due to shock from the violent explosion of the bomb. Mother Denfl, Baby Clasped In Arms. A. description was giVen of how two iPhops collapsed Into the basement- On the'removal ofthe debris a, green grocer roaa em nut alive, and is now. It was stated, making a; good recovery. Shortly afterward a young woman was found with her baby clasped in her arms. The child was -living, but the mother was dead. It was reported yesterday that an ele mentary school which was sheltering hun dfeds of persons was badly damaged by a bomb whict was dropped near it-Ofi Mon day. No pnein the school was .eriously hurt and' there wasa noteworthy absence of panic. - (Special Dispatch.) London. Saturday. The wonderful spirit of the working girls of Great Britain isa constant stimulant to a population which has been mildly war weary for many, many months. The latest case to attract attention is that of Cissie Peters, twenty-two years old, whose evesiht was destroyed while she was working over dangerous powder in a gov ernment arsenal. She knew the full danger of her task, but she assumed it willingly heraiise. as she said, "some one nau w do it" The girl who preceded hr was burned to death. Her father is an old soldier, and her four brothers are all in the active a a service for England hbw. In her nome in Queens Park, where she is recovering, she is as hanpy as a lark. She Bingsv ana whistles, and proudly says she will take care of herself when she learns a new trade. Sbe cneerruny icua her lost sight Wore Fireproof Suit. The aecidt happened last September," she said. "I was working with another girl in the powder section. I wore a mask and a fireproof suit. I was looking down at my work when there came a sudden flash and an explosion, and the fire flew to my eyes. It ran under my sleeves and burnt my arms., one or me wuIftu.cU rushed to help me, and I was wrapped upln Markets and taken tothe arsenal hospital. A little while after I was "ad mitted one of the Sisters told ma I should never see again." FoA two weeks Mrs. Peters stayed by her daughter's side day and. night. It was not thought that she" would survive the shock, but after nine weeks treatment Cissie was able to return to her home. "I am so thankful," she said, "that my hands have been saved. As soon as I was able to get about in hospital and learned to walk another girl, with a crushed foot. nd myself used to go about together-and visit the different beds. We were known as "The Terrors' because we were always so jolly. - Hopes to Vse Typewriter. "I am not miserable." she went on. "It will always make me happy to know I did my bit to help the boys. I have nearly mastered Braille, and have started music lessons The next thipg I shall do wil) be to learn to use a knitting machine, so that I can take orders at home, and after that I hope to learn tc use a typewriter, "While I was in hospital," she added. "the Saeen and Princess Mary visited the wards, and now I hope to -'see the-King. tnn. I. am looking forwardever so much to goW-to London for- the day and to ! seems ayiuc &.. British and French'Don't Pur- pose Teutons Shall Enjoy Their Commerce. (Special Dispatcb.) London, Saturday This altruistic talk of an equal dis tribution of the raw materials among all the nations of the world, Germany in eluded, when the war is over Is senti mentally beautiful, but-I want to say now that we are going to see that Great Britain and her allies first of all get what raw materials they need, and if after that there are raw materials left then we can take Germany mto consideration." When the Bight Honorable G. H. Rob erts, Minister of Labor, made that state ment recently ata meeting of business men many of them Americans resident in London he brought a thunder of cheers He spoke with ringing emphasis and he spoke as one of the most influential mem bers of the British government He em phasized the new chord in the anti-German chorus one which has fbeen struck very frequently in the last few months. "Demobilization after the war is going to be very difficult for us and for our allies," Mr. Roberts $on tinned. "Our men are. all over the world and far from home. Demobilization for Germany is to be al most a matter of a day. Her men are at home when the war ends. Are we to let Germany go unpunished for the demor alization of thetrade of the- world which she, by. her wantonness, has caused? Are we to let her have use of those ships her. illegal and bartiarlous warfare v under water has left to the world? Is she to come in for her share of what her das tardly attacks on the commerce of the world have" left? Are we to let Germany irave a flying start in th race for the world's trade after the war1? Thisis noti and after the war it will not be, a time to be swayed by sentiment We mu3t and shall stand, for ourselves and for our allies." )i Echoed In Franee. Thus is the attitude, once charitable and generous, toward tne ttiin cnausing mm changing irrevocably. The crowd Which Mr. Roberta addressed applauded uproari ously. He very obviously echoed a senti ment which had been moving them ror a long time, but which had been submerged because of the semi-oriiciai announce ment Of the world -that after tne war there 'Would be no discrimination against Germany. Tr noil -irmeh comment in Great Brit ain that Mf, Clementel, French Minister of 14.1. mr. T?vn- Commerce, coircurreuuy win. Arts, said: "Germany more than any other country i dependent on foreign countries for raw materials and foodstuffs. We do not dream Df creating an economic league, but we de aire to remain masters of our own mar kets .and to, reserve our raw materials for ourselves, our allies and menaiy neuiw. j twf lse onr worts tO Germany It will have Ween her own fault We wish for a peace -durable, fruitful and beneficial for 1UIIIHWIIVJ. of what he himself terms tne anti-snu-marine force, to help. check the menace t. Aland's food supplies. That in itsef . . Is enough to make him as welcome fresh water to the sea beaten trian, bu, all the more welcome is he because he i? doing more to cheer up London by his genial wit and humor than any American since the United States deter mined to join issue with the allied cause. Man of Words and Deeds. Seamen v as a rule, are regarded as men of'w wTrds. William R. Sims , 1. prov g Himself a man of words, of checrin, words, as well as of deeds. By reason of his wit and kindly good, humor ho, ha. e come thesmost courted man in the presently. And it all happene , ejy ,enly He came over the western ' tn the Enshsnman d- horizon nw"r - firPr yond his record as. a distingue f the United States Navy. Naturally, he was feted, m xrue fashion as an earnest expression of Eng- land's welcome. His quiev - dence. his keen but kindly gray oyes that can shoot glances aor table 'as quizzical as they can flash the sternest determination to complete the U has come to accompnsn neiu. -oesr-back to his home in tne-weat-ui- smile as gentle as satiric as when Ke nokes his good natured fun at host or ..lohiinr sittine by his side, have dnginu iic.a" - n Him friends without ena. As an after dinner speaker ne is jusx it" in London to-day. It is true that trnc-land has her Aamirai jenicue, wuu. almost unknown before the war. has. since he quit the command of the Grand Fleet in the North Sea, shown some distinction as 'a speaker with a fund of sly humor, and England, too. has her "Breezy Charlie," Lord Beresford, whose witti cisms at table are notable. It was "Breezy Charlie" who once telegraphed in reply to an invitation to dinner from a Prince of the Blood :-"Sorry cannot come. Lie follows by post" Became l,toa In a Night.. William R. Sims, became a real "liOn" in a night woke up one fine morning to find himself famous in London's-eyes as a humorist of the first rank. How? and Why? are questions easy to side of the water as you do here. , m answer. The wit of William R. Sims is not of the sort "to raise a foe as often as a friend." Pungent sometimes it is, but never acid It sparkles, and never cuts. And what a fund of stories he possesses! What a repertoire! He tells his stories with such an air of seriousness, anon with wrinkled forehead, or eyes cast upon, the table to hide the twinkle that might be tray his actual feelings, as if he were tell ing the real "Gospel truth," and with what might aptly be described by that expres sive Scotch Word, "pawkiness." And he nlwavs makes good. He scores with direct hits. Aa the Englishman would say, he bowls straight for tne wicKet, ana gets there everv time. It was noticeable at the recent Washing ton Birthday banquet which the American Navy League in London gave in honor of the Navy League of Great Britain at the Connaught Rooms that not one of the other speakers, popular thougn tney were, not even that professional humorist, Irvin Cobb, who was called upon later, got such a rousing cheer as did Admiral Sims when he gotup to respond to the toast of his health. Everybody clapped his speech hardest and laughed in anticipation of the good things they knew wee coming. "Now we shall nave a ripping speecn, M. on our siue vj. - Ve have pot the same points of view. 1, -rrr Tint tnfi T1UI1L U'JUC, &UU UM vv e utA American dope has nothing to it. Ana naturally the American comes backhand says the Britisher is hard on the trigger nd has no delicacy of touch." At the recent Lincoln Birthday celebra tion a" speaker took occasion to take a slv dis at English -humor and English snobbishness. He satirically -likened the Oxford man to looking "as if he felt likV egg wnicn nau uvcii niit vaiu. uiiu both times successfully " Shook Duke of Somerset. But the English members of Amirai Sims' audience, many distinguished men among them. too. roared at his humorou. sallv. The genial old Dukj of Somerset who sat between the chairman and the Admiral, shook with laughter and hi fact srrew more rubicund as the Admir? pro- eeded with his stories. He had been asked to reply to the toast of the American navy and his own health. He told.funnv stories instead. He started out ty -sayi.ig that he told a little story some time ego to some Englishmen a per fectly innocent story which they didn t . understand. But he liked it so much him self he would have another try. " went into a haberdasher's shop the other day and the haberdasher, to impress me. with his importance, said he had made'; shirts for J. Pierpont Morgan." "Oh," I said, "J. Pierpont Morgan is now wearing an asbestos shirt." "But why," said the astonished haber dasher, "is Mr. Pierpont Morgan wearing an ascestos shirt?" And the Admiral smiled and nodded hlk approval at the noisy applause of the Brit ishers, led by the half -Britishers. Another story which the Admiral enjoys telling happened when he was on his ship at Hong Kong. ' An inspector from headquarters met a; sergeant of marines panting up the hillside . somewhat disconcerted about the leg's. "What are you doing here?" asked the inspector. I've been sent to take care of the AA-, miral's goat." And who's the Admiral?" "Why. Admiral Hood." "Hood? Man alive, he's been dead foi:, twenty-five years." -: "Well," replied the man. "so's the goat, The audience roared. His British friends were quick on the trigger for. opce. Flre Something More Subtle. Then for something a (little more subtle the Admiral looked grim. , . A man went into a saloon away up it Leadville, Col., for some of the usual re freshment, and, seeing another man lyhna paralyzed on the floor, said to the bar- V.'i. tender: : .'' ' "Give me some of that" pointing to tbV "V'Vf prostrate man. '., And the bartender mixed him a cockQ :i I; with about twenty ingredients in -it and b with it handed his customer a whisk- iCji broom. ' t; The Admiral did not need to tell to-'" '1 Britishers in the audience the need for'-'- j the whiskbroom. They saw and yelled. if I -ft mm . . . wuick on tne trigger again. Another of the stories about Pieppont ''- Morgan went well. Crossing the Caroiel '4. to France, he took pity on a melancholy, ' ' looking young Englishman who seemed very much put out about something. But ". to all Pierpont Morgan's kindly inquiries ?v that could be done, until at last in ra--"' -r i- I-" L sponse to Mr. Morgan's persistent offers- of assistance, the young Englishman lasVsjV guidly said: A ;4 "Nothing you can do at all. I am M7: my wedding trip and I didn't have raoneyK;jJ ' enouch to take my wife along." ; ;- But to appreciate Admiral Sims humor, you have to hear him tell his stories. ' Ta paraphrase the words of .a once popular song of the famous; cockney comedian Aioerx vjoevaner, xi s uui uacuy viai-'j j,. ne says, but tne quizzical way ne says R" .j w r.:Hl OKLAHOMA INDIANS WILL , ' TAKE -THE WAR PATH OVERSEA ' ',--4 (Special Dlspattli.) London Saturday. "Oklahoma will give a good- account of mm herself before the war is over," saia Colonel George Griffiths, of Oklahoma City, when seen at the Savoy HoteL He is a Colonel by ourtesy and. is not a member at any military army. Thus ne is privileged to discuss the wax and America's part in It without risking sen tence from the censor. To b?in with Oklahoma has a regi ment of full blooded Indiana They are about through with their training at Fort Sill and some day, perhaps, tney wui De over here taking their place at the. front snm of them. &HR volunteers and some are W the draft amy, but they are all willing members of uncle Sams contin ent aja if thev are anything; like their forefathers they will not falterwhen the word fcomea to SO a topi liney are T:niexiy 01 lijc ucagv 'UiB---'i . a and are fine, upstanding types of n58.t; J H Monv of fbm a.re well to do nrwl all V.-r r 3 at any time. ' ij'.V.;-'.. "Speaking of the Indian, it is an Inter ' i i esting tbing-lor the world to Uitak 'abcwWW' w4 this what rm aboat to tell yon. The In . " I i s Uioiio aaa auji-jcs tw v uutcu 1 vr- XOCIT - M.yjLsrerv. their massaereii anf . it .- c mercilessness. All true in a way But"-'.--O" here's something for the Hun to gfye eei- K' sideration to. The worst Indian. tHt. - . Wfldest Indian, the most tmscnipulotu v - t . red man America over produced would -?-not violate a treaty, nor would he hana-i1; an ill man. He would kill and he would i - 1 attack in the night, but the home of tto' Vfi f ill was respected and a treaty -was a thins; '' "'. regarded as sacred, even by these meat ' . j wno were eei oowo as we- roost v ci j ( type of an time. . .;Tv,,;' "XX. follows, therefore, that aa Ajaettoajgx : ' , 1 J 'man.. This ought Jo he a happy; reflecttoaV :. s: I f; it
The Wilmington Dispatch (Wilmington, N.C.)
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