Evening Star Newspaper, July 22, 1923, Page 19

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Ground Defended in World War to Be Memorial to American Dead. | Hallowed with the bload and mem- | ories of those American soldlers who | fan and grow cool, and meditative, | the ice patrol, met the first rush of the German | oftensive against United States troops | in the world war, Belleau Wood bat- | tlefleld will become American terri- tory at 10:30 o'clock this morning. | The ground will be dedicated as a | memorlal to those Americans who | gave their lves in the battle which took place th The ceremony will be given an in- ternational significance by the pres- ance of President Millerand of Marshal Foch and Maj. Gen. Hurbord, representing the nd American armies, as well delegation of offi- American France Jumes ( ay an impressive of e French und nments French troops will participate in the ceremonies nd ¥ nds will play Ameri- n mu r the occasion. A com- pany of United es Marines from the 1. S S Pittsburgh many of them Ve s of the d battle, ud American Will_represent the the United States. Amusement Plan Failed. | isiiment of the Belleau a bit of Amerl- ance {s the result| in the U »d States ren it be was for d by a B be converted park for tourists. nt a thrill of indigna- through the American “Two regiments of tingent forces of into the proposed establish- battlefield as an amuse- Of the battles fought by American ® Europe none are better ve u stronger hold on zination than the Bal- | in the Chuateau- “ew indeed of the ! lived through the| German offensive | 1918, do not : through the ced that de had | slan h(‘n!l Paris in M 1l the thrill th “hateau-Thierry, just at es of the French capital. The of the historic action fought b de there will re- p in the minds of ricans. manner in which e and, taking the offen- them from the battle whi Pershing 5 sett of the merican history. public indignation at battlefield steps were zation Memorial through its president, varroll Frazer of Wash- &ton, pujchase of the wood. With the a co-operation of the newspapers of the United States a fund of about $20,000 was raised al- most overnight. An option was se- cured on the battlefield and later the purchase was completed, the tract secured including about 150 -acres adjoining the rear of the American cemetery at Belleau wood and com- prising the scenes of the most des- perate fight of the action Twenty-One Stntes Represented. the ceremonies which will take ace at the battlefield today twenty- £ tes of the Unfon will b the fean Leglon, the Veterans of Forelgn 7 the Colonial Dames, Daughters Daughters of the of the Cincin- Society, the Sons of and’ others, send A number of American representatives who Revolutlor delegations. senators and are In Buropa will attend the cere- monies, a8 well as high ranking offi- cers of the Army, Navy and Marine Corps; newspaper editors, high offi- olaly in the government and Amer- fean und foreign diplomats. Invita- attend the ceremony have o more th 000 in this i abroad. and it is esti- ul thousand will at- rrangements together peun branches of the egion _and other pa- triotio socigties. Every co-operation i3 being offered by the French gov- ernment and arrangements have been made by Gen. Ferrle, in charge of litary' _communications - in the ch army, to broadcast announce- ments of the ceremony on the French sovernment wireless. SECOND BIDDLE BOY ENTERS MOVIE COLONY Runior Abroad Some of Family Fortune May Back Film Industry. Epecial Dispateh to The Star. PHILADELPHIA, July member of the Biddle fa swered the call of the “"mc is George Drexel Biddle, son of Mrs. Craig Riddle, and brother ig Biddle, who joined the Hollywood colony 8¢ ~al months ago. George is now out av the California eity with his mother, who approves o{’ hlu‘ ambition. ) —Another reported that their great- uncle, George W. Childs Drexel of this clty, 'is inclined to frown on their venture Mrs, Craig Biddle, who was Laura Whelen, went to Hollywood several months ago and watched Craig, ir., in some of the minor roles he has at- tained so far. When her younger son George ex- pressed & desire to try his luck and skiil as an “extra” she readily gave her consent. ‘When asked whether the advent of the Biddle boys in films was not & prelude to the investment of some of the Biddle millions in motion picture production, Mrs. Biddle refused to deny or affirm the suggestion. It had been rumored since the ar- rival of Craig Biddle that he was studying the “movie” business with @ view to taking a flyer in screen speculation. MEXICAN AIRMEN KILLED, Two Die at Aviation Field When They Drop Fifty Meters. MEXICO CITY, July 21.—Two avia- tors were killed at the Balbuena avia- tion fleld In Mexico City this morning, when a military biplane crashed from u height_of fifty meters. The victims wero Pllot Lieut. Ricardo Diaz Gon- zales and a military college Heutenant, Jesus Diaz Carasc —_— Payments of $4; 380 have been made under the Massachusetts work- men’s compensation act to Injured employes or their dependents in ten vears, according to an official report just {ssued. During the ten-year period there were approximately 1,600,000 cases reported to the state board, of which 600,000 involved more than one day’s disability. The peak vear for accidents was 1920, when 103,600 were reported. of an of fc: into “tink! the splintering three-cornered shavi As thinik sea lanes, where thou- ngers pass to and fro ca and Europe in safe- ty since the great Titanic foundercd n ice pick, chip into that plece |north Atlanti e in your refrigerator, digging |sands of pi two or thrce places for that|DetWeen Am And did | It Is safe there even in iceberg season e : trol irregular right size, instead of u try to visualize this picture of the d struction of one of the greatest berg: by & new method, which, according to ngs? . you sit and sip, and sip, and of the lceber, *" | kind. no more, now places, as you chipped the ice in your refrigerator, only they used explosive mines instead of a tiny pick. ,"Lines were shot over the highest part of the berg,” sald a report from the patrol, were suspended, counterbalanced by & welght on the opposite side. A bat- tery in a small boat some distance frob the berg ignited the The fourth explosion broke the berg Seasom Over for 19323, spring Tinkle your ice in a tall glass and |ShiPs, operated by the United States ntic sea “from which the mines charge. Lieut. long the ice patrol fce-season under agreement of | masses Tk them to safety duty as “sea traffic cops.” The ice patrol, which this year has | been maintained since the middle of March, was stopped on Jul authorities have officially de: season to be over for 1923. not signify that there will be no more icebergs to be found drifting In the North Atlantic until next spring, but it means that liability of a berg's | menacing the north Atlantic steam- into the sea. It|ship lanes is quite remote. Edward H. Smith, the oceanographer detailed to the jee | petrol, states that, contrary to popu- |lar current reports, there were less icebergs in the than | have been, however, phenomenon,” the great temperature fa other ships in fog or lce, and direct and perform their north Atlantic normally. , relatively larger of cold water transported fons, patrol the north At-|from the arctic regions to the lati- lanes for the safety of tude of Boston and New York, in the was the first of its (life at sea. They chart position of | Atlantic this year than usual. | bergs, radio the Information to pas-| They chipped the ice in several ‘sing ships, Teceive calls for help from 'Smith, says THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., JULY 22, 1923—PART 1. DEDICATION TODAY |4tlantic Ice Patrol Takes Hint A'I' BEI.I.EA” wuflw From Howhtzng Bergs Did you ever, with the sharp point | thls hot July weather, up in the |gquarely in half, thousands of tons of Ice crashing’ and Foaring with deafening thunder as a magnificent spectacle to those who beheld it from the decks of the ling delight” for iced tea, cof- gy g glant iceberg and went down. |ice Patrol ship.” fee, lemonade or whatnot? | : you finally split off a chunk of ice of | Pécause of the International ice pa- | Ay tor that influences elimate, ‘as opposed to the popular fullacy of great quan- titles of lcebergs from ‘Greenland’s iey mountains.” the abnormally cold spring in the United States this year was undoubt- edly due to the large quantity of freezing cold water which penetrated 80 far south In mid-Atlantic.” The ice patrol gathered 416 reports of icebergs, which, due to some du- plication in reports, represents a. to- approximately 300 ficebergs tal of south of Newfoundland this spring. | Most all of these bergs huve melted fn the warm sea water. When the ice patrol ship left the patrol grounds there were -not more than twenty bergs remalning, and these confined to the northern - parts of the Newfoundland banks, In 1922 there were approximately 420 ice- were bergs in the Atlantic during the lce | seuson, The lollawln’ figures bear striking testimony to the amount of work performed by the ice patrol this year. One of the causes for | Twice each day the patrol ship broad- casted by radio the location of all lcebergs and a summary of the ice situation. Tn addition to this 185 steamships have appealed to the pa- trol for special fce information and have been supplied with detalled in- structions to fit their particular cases. It wag found necesary to warn forty- six steamships, , Unawares, were standing directly ‘toward périlous lcebergs or fleld of ice. The patrol received 5268 sea water temperature reports contributed by Atlantie liners that assisted toward charting the boundary of the cold and warm water in the lce regions of the Atlantic. A total of 72,000 words per month, or approximately 285,000 words for the were transmitted by the pa- on the subfect of jce. It is that this is the heaviest ra- dio work that has ever been trans- d by any coast or ship station. Several passenger steams$hips have been reported this year by the fce patrol for violating the mutual - 197 agreement entered Into by the steam- , Ship companies to_kesp to cestajmy specified routes. ~The large Atlanfia® liners, for safety's sake, huve deemed it advisable to hold to prescribed tracks, just the same as our city traffic ‘observes the right-hand drive | of the road. ~All eastbound ships | from the United States steer to a | point fa tns Atlantic, 40-30N. 47W., then to the European port for whieh they are bound. The westbound trafflo, passing the opposite direation, {s shunted sixty miles north of this point, the turning spot being in 41-30N. 47W. During the ice season even these tracks, which are located #0 a8 to keep south of the ice zone, become dangernusly unssfe at times, S0 thut extra southerly tracks are necessary, effective usually April i | to August 1. s —— Ten thousand pheasant's eggs are to be shipped from England to be hatched out in the United States. dhe ofulius Lansburgh gfurniture Co. Corner Ninth and F Streets N. V. All Summer Furniture At Greatly Reduced Prices We’re showing a com- plete assortment of these well kmown Porch Shades, and prices range according to size. Sizes run from 4 ft. by 7 ft. 6 in. to 10 ft. by 7 ft. 6 in. The smaller sized shade 1s priced at $3.90 Other Sizes PORCH SHADES Proportionately Priced 2oV b 4 /| Carriages, Strollers and Sulkies 334% Off This reduction 18 in effect on all Carriages, Strollers and Sulkics—and it offers wonderful saving oppor- tunities for you. Our stocks are large and varied, and you’ll be able to find just the one that you need—at 331-3% off. THREE - DOOR SIDE ICER as pictured; plenty of space for food; 50-1b. ice Breakfast Suite Finished in tvory enamel and decorated in blue. A beautiful suite for the breakfast room. 3 28 75 Floor Lamps Things of real beauty; with three-inch mahogany finish ped- estals and beautiful silk shades in an assortment of colors. FIBER ROCKER, as pictured; in the pretty Baronial Brown finish; cushion seat and back; covered in cretonne. PR T N \' '§ d N \ Entrance 909 F Street BAR HARBOR WIL- LOW CHAIR; as pic- tured; natural finish; distinctive in ap- pearance and comfortable. BEAUTIFUL THREE-PIECE FIBER REED SUITE; ivory finish; decorated; consisting of 72-in. Settee, Chair and Rocker; automobile spring seats. A very ‘good wvalue. I e NV AEVTTVYY TR = = ilij = FIBER SUITE IN 3 PIECES, as pictured; consisting of Settee, Chair and Rocker; an ideal suite for the porch or living room; with cretonne-covered cushions. DT OURTENP FIBER ROCKER, as pictured; full of easy comfort; in a pretty brown fin- ish; with cretonne seat. $8-75 $39.75 Have It Charged PORCH ROCKER, as e s tI- AT AN FIBER ROCKER, as ctured; Baronial rown finish. piotured; with side arms; comfortable and roomy. PORCH ROCKER, with side arms, just as pictured; durably built. PORCH ROCKER, as Summer Rugs Reduced Crex 9x12-ft. size af. cau.. 8z10-ft. size at... $14.75 cens $12.35 629-ft. size at.....cvo. $8.65 Standard Malkes All Sizes 4 ft. 6 in. by 7 ft. 6 in. size at. $5.75 36 in. by 72 in. size at. 27 in. by-54 in. size at. £3.00 eee $2.55 Crex Hall Runner with Figured Borders in Green, Blue and Brown . Japanese Rice Straw Rugs, 9r12. R0 BUGs 9L vistooidosasdiaisss b om o wid niainim mm dimimnrn e mam 79¢ yd. . $4.95 .. $12.75 Smaller Rugs Proportionally Priced. Sale of Odd Chairs for Bed and Dining Room The assortment includes Chairs in Oak, Ma- hogany, Walnut and Ivory Enamel finishes. $7.95 t0 $4.95 pictured, in the natural finish, with cane seat. REED SMOKER, in the natural or brown finish; suitable for liv- tng room or porch. TELEPHONE STANDS; as pictured, in Fumed Oak or Golden Oak. o AR EOW 85 95 CRIB; white enam- eled; as pictured; with drop-side. $6-95

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