Evening Star Newspaper, December 25, 1927, Page 2

2w SANTA CLAUS AIDED BY MRS. COOLIDGE Elizaheth Mulligan, 5 Years 0ld, Caressed as Photog- raphers’ Came-as Snap. Elizabe 5 2 3240 M st appiest an years one of Wash- xsters today. hundreds of e annual s party ie was patted fo Mrs idg santa ms and movie 1 by Co. ed for her Christmas™ Chorus. who plaved Santa let’s all say three.” let a sim ank you, Mrs. Cool- hen posed with Santa h ren for the which she was d the gift distribu- r the direcgion of Mrs. John S. Ben- ed to start he theater Mrs. Coolidge ut attracting assembl ‘The bill was an Aesop the edy ar feats. nd “Peggy” ame made a 1 Then Seen in Movie. two ! were then the ‘screen in “Dog Days,” a was fol- Miss Jean i lis were next heard i stance, and a spontaneous shout ap as old Kris Kringle himself hed on tl ge. In a few words s hard journey from the ., and drew appreciative from his enthusiastic audi ence when he told of the generosity of Rollin Robbins, manager of Keith's, the entire theater personnel ng after the details of the t was followed by the revealing a | twinkling nter of the stage, with y-colored gift bags r side, and a_ white s of about 20 children ion just in front. It was 1 setting for the singing of as carols by the chil n shed Santa ared with Mrs. Coolidge. The bags wera filled in many In- stances by al Washingtonians in their homes, churches and offices to the specific needs of the child for they we intended and whose 4 are wera marked on the out- les of clothing, toys, games, uzzles and books were cram- bazs to gladden the s dav of days e children are often the attention of the mis etters from the young addressed 1o John 8. Ben the Emer at 624 The needs of t “M Bennett nett, who i * Mrs. in charge Crildren used this system of presents for at it works in a large tes unwise giving. CENTERS TO HAVE YULETIDE EVENT ristmas Programs to Be Given| by Community Groups This Week. Le community « closed during syn, & number of take place this sst Center (Hine Beventh and C cant Com. y commun sers iy 1% Dancing will com entertainment 20, slso at South smunity Christmas with & number of oliday features ngton Center ¥riday the East Wesh i1l pre » dream #e presen: | er, who B tourn ks A nin inity zations de tice thit © tourne e of “h he ety of the Library in ¥ ereity Lead of the o sty there pnmunity Cen when 1he 3 r purt w fitih Prot 1 event anuary b Hholl American e Veawsrin? pand ut fral wia bad for ne 1 Unton | on her | youngsters | later | iy | Mrs. Coolidge a THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €. DECEMBER 25, 1927--P P£A PHOTO. sted by Santa Claus passing out baskets of goodies to children at the Central Union Mission Christmas party at Keith's Theater yesterday. COLORFUL CUSTOMS INAUGURATE CAPITAL CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL (Continued from First Page.) mittee, in introducing the President, spoke briefly of the history of the tree which was presented to Mr. Cool- idge three years ago by the American Forestry Association to serve as a permanent nucleus for the American Christmas celebration. President Cool- idge then pressed the button, the tree burst into light, and the choristers sang the old carol: “Joy to the World, the Lord Has Come. The tree, surmounted by a star, excited general admiration. The light- ing was arranged by the Electrical | League of Washington and the search- lights which illuminated the jewels'| were furnished by the General Electric Co. The 2,000 jewels, were loaned by D'Arcy Ryan of the General Electric Co. Following the lighting of the tree thers was a brief program of Chris mas carols before the crowd dispersed. The guests included Secretary of State and Mrs. Kellogg, Attorney General Sargent, Justice Louis D. Brandeis, Justice Pierce Butler and Mrs. Butler, {Justice Bdwin T. Sanford, Senator | Capper_of Kansas, Commissioner and Mrs, Taliaferro, Commissioner and | Mrs. Ladue, Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, | 3d; Maj. Carey H. Brown, Charles F. | Carust, Henry Gilligan, Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins, Dr. J. Havden Johnson, | Mrs. Coralie F. Cook, Dr. H. Barrett | Learned, Dr. Frank W. Ballou, Ste- phen E. Kramer, G. C. Wilkinson, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Graham, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Gans, Maj. West A. Hamil- | ton, Mr. and Mrs. Roy L. Neauhauser, |Mrs. L. W. Hardy, Mrs. Gabrielle | Petham, Mrs. John D. Sherman, Dr. and Mrs. Harry W. Wiley, Miss |Cornelia Adair, Albert Clyde Burton, | Bert C. Gardner, James F. Gill, | Frank W. Hoover, Capt. M. H. Par- sons, T. Lincoln Townsend, H. A. | Brooks, George Colbeck, R. P. Har- | rington and L. T. Souder. | I Singing Begins at 10:30. The riext big event on the program for the evening was the participa- tion of family and church groups in the national carol chorus—millions |of voices throughout the continent | raised in unison in the old. old songs | prociaiming the joy of the world for that miraculous” birth in the poor |Judean manger when the Christ | came among men. | This began at 10:30 o'clock, just | when fathers and mothers were put- | ting the finishing touches on the fam- |ily Christmas trees and surveying happlly the rows of little stockings stuffed with to: and candy. In thousands of homes they hurried from these tasks of blessed deception to turn on their radios and then gath- | ered around with the mpecial section |of Friday evening's Star in which | were printed the words and music | ot the carols coming through the air. This magnificent expression of the Christmas spirit was broadcast from New York under the direction of Dr. 2 Parkes Cadman. The singing was {14 by the Trinity Church choir of New York, assisted by several artists Eul national reputation who inter. spersed vocal and instrumental solos. Dr. Cadman explained some of the { beautitul legendry of the festival. Lasts Hour and Half. | The music was carried into Wash- |ington homes througkh WRS, one .f | the stations in a nation-wide hook- up. It is impossible, of course, to entimate how many took part in the winging. since the greater part of 1t win in the weclusion of the homes | A conmiderable crowd gathered | about the natonal Christmas tree in | Bherman Square were able to take rt in the carol winging through ud epeakers installed by the C. & | 1. Telephune Co. through which the | words of 1he songs came very clearly {in the night air. The tree will re- | rmain ze for the noxt week. Hun- | dreds of other living evergreens coyv- with electric lights in front of rg houses ndded @ colorful 1o the Christmas scenery of | the =ity and demonstrated that the living tree” movement has made ideruble progress during the touch the filled 1 ned midnight, after the streets we betore singing, ving thelr Kroups, collars ay to the midnight ere colebrated in all churches Hundreds at Lded he wervices st the Franciscan whers there was the cun veplicn of Hethlshen A many othern wWere pres culorful al the House of Htudles Bervices In Chu ' y of the Protestant i specin) Christinun eve er in the evening, with trees for the children e uutdoor community celebrotionm round ighted Christmas tiees st Chevy Chnse, Georgla and Al svenues snd at Foxhall Vilage ‘There midnight seivices In sotie of Foptecopn) | Membera of organizal "x b s Catholde onaster | 1omsry | manger, o Lent ut the ceremon Npwecinl chiew Churchen Bervices Chirlst There o | were chrchen vioum charitable and e of Washington | were very busy yvesterday snd last night distributing wife o poor [chiiaren ana necessitien of lite 1o un fortunmte familles, and it ls safe 1o y that If snybody 0 Washinkton [ woew Lungry or cold today 10 will be thoke who were anxious Ly not now about tiem. The | Halvarton Army Minnlon, Cen vl Union Anscoilated Chnyittes thoumands of [ resente of Chyistiun thelr workers Lt e ¥ i Guspel M dmi nd Alwribn nd hundiedn wnd Santa Remembers Horses, Cats and Dogs in New York By the Associated Press, NEW YORK, December 24. nta Claus went out of his way today to bring Christmas cheer to the dogs, horses and cats under the care of the Humane Society of New York. It was the sixth an- nual Christmas party of the society. Food, comfort and ornament were provided for 100 dogs of all breeds, a score of horses and more than a hundred cats. Buckets and blankets and apples for the hor: collars, sweaters and dog biscuit for the dogs; milk and catnip for the cats were distributed amid a chorus of barks, neighs and yowls. THOUSANDS SLAIN INGHINESE RIOTING Russian Women Among Dead as Disorders Level Busi- ness Area of Canton. By the Associated Press. HONGKONG, December 24.—Be. tween 2,000 and 3,000 persons, includ- ing at least 11 Russinns, mated to have been killed in the ruth- less slaughter which marked the crushing of the Communist revolt in Canton during the past two weeks. From the beehive of Chihese dustry which it once was the bus- ness district of Cantom has been re- duced to a mass of ruins, with con- ditions made worse by Inadequate facilities for burying the dead and caring for those wounded. Outrages Photographed. Of the Russians killed, the most prominent was M. Hassls, the Soviet vice consul in Canton. Two Russian women were among the victims. Photographs from the city reveal that the bodies of the women were treated outrageously. So revolting were the photographs that the police of Hong- king stopped the sale of them here and arrested the vendors. It was learned that some Chinese women purchased these photographs and mafled them to the wives of Com- munist leaders all over China with a warning that a similar dreadful fate awaited Communist women. ‘The means of the Canton Kovern ment for disposal of the dead have proved inadequate and charitable in stitutions carried out wholesale burials, removing cartioads of corpses from the streets. The value of the property burned and destroyed fs conservatively estd mated at $50,000,000. Refugees in Hongkong. Chinese refugees still are rushing to Hongkong by the thousands, and millions of dollars are being remitted to the forelgn banks, resulting in a glut of cash here, It fs thought it will be a long time before con jonw in Canton will be back to normal Throughout burning and Hyves and property other than ‘usstins, Iy imperilled. At the the outbreak by the December 11, two men, « can and the other British to crows the city and report to thelr conwuln the plight of the Tungshan wettlement, where many Amerlcans Jive. Traveling sfool, at Kreat per- wonnl risk, through the crossfives from the combiting factions, the two men trequently wers challeniged by Chiness woldiers and searched for arms, but fnally reached the forelgn district of Shameen and reported to the consuls, remulting in the evacuation of forelgn ern from the danger zone. the orgy of killing, looting in Canton, the of all forelgners, were not great first wigns of pmmunists on 1o an Amerl volunteered JAPANESE SHIPS ARRIVE, Relnforcements to Safeguard Nutlor erest In Ching Itench Shantung. December 24 A9 —The Nagara has arvived U with It that precautionay n disurders in o the Iway in the lonaliats press PEKING, Japmnens Ciulner *rRnK A, Bhanting 200 inarines aboiid i s view of Pabg o Trinan v evert that the ! farther northward The clabims of the Nanking anthor Moew of the capture of Hanehwang Lineheng, and Yunchenghsion aro o confitmed In Peklng Ao American veler who has acived here from el tan veports that the fallwa have refused Lo gusrantes pissenge wervicn between Talnan and Tientain and that he wan compelled pio ceed y wea via Dalren Altheugh Gen. Chang wovernor of Bhantung Chunng Fang governon have been munimoned s cunference in watd eabire, sl gons men Laung Chang, and Gen Hun of Cheldang o Peking for Mubidention aie but are con border Eenilne Hhintung the Chihh ot entering centiating on . Pecent wtodies of e childeen's " e b ol day tuday | e anen which wisy luve escapod atten tiun weabiilaries show that tnstead of g chlefly nouns they use inore veibs wud pronvune, especlally 1" 3 are esti- | in.| WILBUR TELLS S-4 WORKERS TO PUSH SALVAGE EFFORTS (Continued from First Page.) night, traveled by train to Providence, and from there came to Provincetown {by automobiles, arriving at 10:50 a.m. | With them was Mrs. M. L. Stevens of Providence, mother of Joseph L. | Stevens, one of the men imprisoned in | the torpedo room of the S-4 Stevens had waited all night in the rallroad station at Providence and greeted the two officials as they step- ped from the train. She asked Secre- tary Wiibur to take her to Frovince- town and he consented. Plainly suffering from nervous strain and lack of sieep, Mrs. Stevens, while commenting on the courtesy of Secre: tary Wilbur and Admiral Hughes, de- clared that “the Navy cares nothing for life,” and that the Navy “has no right to send down submarines it they have no means f raising them." Mrs. Stevens did not go out to the salvaging flect. She talked with Const Guard officers and spent most of he, time here at the local Red Cross head- quarters. She motored back to Provi- dence this afternoon, Secretary Wilbur and Hughes on their arrival escorted to the C ters. Before leaving for the Falcon they were questioned by newspaper men, Admiral Will Use Every Resource. The only comment made by Admiral Hughes was in responsa to the ques- tion: “What do you think of the S-4 situation?” He sald “T believe the Secretary is perfectly satisfied ecretary Wilbur talked a little more ly. Wo plan,” he sald, “to use every resource of the Government to do all that can be done.” Asked what he thought of criticisms that have been made of the rescue and alvage work, he replied: The men in the salvage fleet have done all that {s humanly possible.” To the question as to why the air hose had not been attached to the S.C tube of the submarine last Sunday, when six men were known to be alive in the torpedo room, Seeretury Wilbur responded: “An air hose was attached to the salvage tube on the conning tower last Sunday and it was thought the alr was going through all parts of the submarine.” When some one asked the Secretary why the Navy did not have a salvage ship like the German Vulkan, which is reputed to be able to raise a sub- marine quickly, he made no answer. Says Weather Caused Delay. What do you think,” he was asked, the resolution which Congresa: man Gifford of Massachusetts pro- poses to fntroduce in Congress con- cerning the withholding of news of the disaster by the Navy from the Amerlcan people?” “I won't answer that,” said Secre- tary Wilbur. “I am not here to answer criticlsms or to be catechized.” “What 18 the explanation of the delay in rescue operations from Sun. dny morning to Wednesday after noon?" “Weather conditions With that the Secretary ended the interview. He and Admirnl Hughes were taken aboard the 75-foot Coast Guard patrol boat No. 155 and went out to the Falcon The sea wan very patrol boat could not the Falcon. As they neared the mine wweeper, Secretary Wilbur and Ad- miral Hughes jumped fnto & surf boat and were taken to the Falcon, where they were pulled aboard. Secretary’s Flag Raised. o only touch of formality was the rataing of the flag of the Hecretary, @ hlue banner, with four atars and an anchor in the center, The officlals were groeted by Itear Admiral Brum- by and other officers and retired to the ofMeers’ ward room, where they had luncheon. Then followed the two- hour conference. ot rough and the pull alongside U. S. TO GET TEAPOT DOME BACK WEDNESDAY By the Associated Pres CHEYENNE, Wyo, December for the Mammoth Ol . attorneys for the Pederal Gov- srnment, connsel for the ofl company and others fnvolved will n the Vederal Court hore December 2§ tor the entering of formal decree by 1. Nlake Kennady for the re- of the Teapot Dome lense on Wt Creek ot fleld to the United Aoy 18 Iecelvers appear Judge turn the itan The pared by ment, Owen probably will be pre- alttorneys for the Governs Hoberts of Philadelphia and former Senator Atleo Pomerene af Ohlo, confu Mg o dnstruetions contained in the rullng of the United o Court, handed down Tant Octohe ture will he after the uperty haws n formally e turned ths Navy has not heen dincloned by Government offioials here taten Hup Wishington What the pi Saks to Give 100 Overcoats. n present £ Wanh Pennaylvanin Claus, the will a Cois A practical M Haka o 100 poot at e store avenie and Heventh welock Uhis ol Loeptng with the » st 0 years' standing and park of rekular males (oice will walt on b e, person hgton street, at 10 Tho event is i we's of he the DOTY PUT THROUGH GRUELING DRILLS Little French Colonel With Terrible Blue Eyes Com- mands Legionnaires. BY BENNETT J. DOTY. Written exclugively for The Star and North American Nowspaper Alliance. After we had received our full out- fit we had our first inspection by our commander, Col. Rollet. Grand commander of the Legion of Honor and colonel of the Premiere Regiment Etrangere, or 1st Regi- ment of Strangers, he is the grand old man of the legion. He has been with it 28 years. Entering as a sous lieutenant (second lieutenant) he Is to- day full colonel. What service and deeds he has to his credit! During the war he com- manded a battalion of the Regiment of the Marche, as the legion is called in France. And always the old war- wolf led his men to victory. He is covered with wound scars and decora- tions, and Invariably wears the double fourragere of his beloved legion. He is a very little man with a spade beard and flercely turned up mustaches streaked with gray. He dresses simply, and it is a standing joke among the Legionnaires that he draws the same uniform as they. But once you get a close-up of the man face you undarstand why he com-| mands the world's greatest fighting | machine. | Terrible Blue Eyes. | He has a nose like an eagle's bea terrible blue eyes few men can with- | stand (their steady gaze is like that] of an old falcon) and an upright, square-shouldered figure in spite of his years, which he carries lightly. | Such is Rollett, who though he has cursed me thoroughly, has my unbounded admiration as a first-clas fighting man. Had he lived in Napoleon's time he would have been a marechal of France After much struggling and trouble | we got into decent form. Putting on overcoats (although the month was June, and a sizziing June at that), with the s buttoned back, blue scarf around waist and bidon slurg ‘o the right and musette to the left, we passed the review of the sergeant. After calling us several species of animal, he marched us to the main barra and lined us in a single file to await the colonel. After what seemed interminable walting, we be- came aware of a sudden bustie at the | ‘post de police,” or guardhouse, an then saw the guard lined up to re- ceive the colonel. Instantly our sergeant “Guardez vous” (Attention). came Col. Rollet. le passed each| man, asking name and nationality. | His plercing blue eyes seemed to| search one’s mind. 1f you gave him as steady a look back he would say “blen” (g0od), and pass to the next. When he had finished we were told we were to be sent to Saida to Com- pany of Instruction 3, that afternoon. This trip to Saida is an ordeal About half-way you have to get off | the train and march 28 kilometers to | the next station. The march is re- garded with dread by the recruits, as t is done at night. When one is not accustomed to tramping in the “Brode- quin” or marching shoes of the French, it tears up the feet. So, with bitter cursing of fate, curs- ing carried on in 16 tongues, we pre pared for our excursion. After a hasty meal we stormed down to the station in great style with the “Clique” (fife and drum corps), which is one of the best, playing us off. We. gqeewded Into the hot, stuffy coach, stll in our capots (overcoats), and were soon off. The train crawled and crept along as only an Algerian ‘omnibus’ train can, and we became hotter than Tophet in our overcoats. At last, at perhaps 5 p.m., we haited at a small speck on the map with some unpronounceable name. “Out you go," ordered the sergeant. Marched Along Highway. With moans of anguish we shook | ourselves and lined up in column by | threes. The lfeutenant in charge called “En avant,” and along the white high- | way we went, lambs led to the slaughter. The system of the “march milf- talre” 18 to march 50 minutes and re 10. The first two or three hours all went well. The men struck up march- ing songs and joked. But as the hours passed sounds of distress were heard. Finally we arrived at a small raflway station and simply wanted to lfe down and dle. But do you think the sergoant let us do anything like that? Not a bit! He sent us to collect wood, and build a fire. Soon we had a great kettle of | steaming hot coffes bubbling away, With this and a noble ratlon of tinned meat, bread and cheese, we breakfasted. Then with much pain we removed our shoes. My feet were | nearly double thelr proper size, and 1 felt sure I'd never walk again. Hut after a good rest 1 gingerly put on the old hob-nails and when the train | finally pulled in I felt more llke a human belng and less like something the cat had dragged in. Agaln we climbed wearily ahoard the train. this time in the good 40 and 8 of A, E. K. fama. And after about threa hours, we arrived at the ple- turesque little town of Salda, where we were to receive our training. District Bit Mountalnous. This distrlct {8 a bit mountainous, which makes it & good tratning ground for Leglonnalres, as the conditions emble those of Morocco and Syria. 1t Is a rough country, The next day we were assigned to chambors, 28 men to a chambor, in cluding a corporal “chef de ¢} ibre.* We passed that day arvanging our chambers, drawing varlous parts of equipment and fn being taught to ar range our beds and “paquetagens.’ Lot me explain the “paquetage. ™ the IPrench army the soldier folds clothing In separate squares of the same sizo and lavs them on top of each other. A gloriled club sand wich. This requites much practice and 1f the “pagquetage™ ts out of line v crooked along the rolls, a corporal or rergeant wWith one sweep of iy hand knocks € all on the floor. “This fa trying, but one must learn to hold one's temper in la Leglon Hursts of temper cost too dearly to be Indulged casually. here are men worving five years for losing thete head and ateiking oF cursing & nen com missoned officer Barly (he next morning we weve arouned, hoth by bugle and by the cor poral's shout of “Debout™ (get up). At G830 we fell in for duill without avins, o no arms are kiven until one has learned the facings We marched to the dvill fleld and Just naturally caught hell roared Along | n his Hard Setting - Up Exercines. Vivat came an hour of double quick Uime and setting up exercises, keimly veforved to as the Leglon's “hreak fast." After this we had the different facings and the commencement of sound deill At D30 we re entered the haveaoks and had the company axsein bly at which the veport of the day is vead Than at 10 o'clock came “la coupe,* constating of soup, 4 pleve of weat and A vegetablo With this we recelved halt toaf of bhread and a “cae™ (halr P of Wine for the day. Next came awest poposs until 280 pa This, (he wleata, 1 absolutely nevessary In the Two members of the fifth precinct, Fifth and E streets southeast, shown | | trimming Christmas tree for their annual treat for the poor chil dren of the southeast sectiol . Buck Stewart. PONTOONS CALLED ONLY AIDS of the city. Left to right: T. M. McVearr, IN RAISING OF SUBMARINES| Licut. Comdr. Ellsberg Describes Diff- culties Encountered by Divers in Salvage Work. Lient. Comdr Fdicard Elishers ia in charge ot the diving operations at the scene of the rwreck of the He has wcritten a series of three articies on ths work there. which il appear in The Star. Beioio is the second. BY LIEUT. COMDR. EDWARD ELLSBERG, U. S. N. et R TR 4 quires a proper appreciation | Armed with this. the diver goes magnitude of the forces involved. o L 5 at the submarine and starts to Call up the biggest steel mi wash out a tunnel. If you have seen know of and ask how they are fixed several firemen cling to the nozzle of to lift a thousand-ton weight all infa hose 1 one piece. In most cities you cannot | bullding, v Il remember the force find a derrick powerful enough to hoist a hundred tons; in a few cities ou could find one that would lift| 150 tons, but only in a few large| navy yards are there land cranes| large enough to lift 200 tons, and| these are built on solid concrete piers. The largest floating derrick in the United States, which Is at the New York Navy Yard, can lift only 150 | forward. ips she is space and not mu h aft. t least six feet. How, e divers get their reaving lines erneath? The an. ships of the merged in ice water, burrowing utter blackness (hrough a wall mud h a submarin No help near, the danger of the tunnel caving no sense of direction, and onl se and his air line h the world above. a job which takes more cold courage than any other on earth, and tons and the only crane ship in the|as the divers, at one-hour intervals world, the U. S. S. Kearsarge. a|foilow each other, work progresses former battleship, can lift only 250 SIowly to be sure. but a remark: tons fn smooth water. B On land derricks have steady plat-| S Ieveniut T+ nnels for the reeving lines forms. At sea, except inside a harbor, | gre thus driven. Some go faster than the motion f the waves rolls the|others, depending on the hardness of derricks, causing sudden strains on| om and the weather on top. the hoisting lines, and if the sea SN et T 51, for stors tinually drovi rough, the stoutest wire lines - g e ng up again. ncetown Harbor is ter than that at the bottom Rlock Island, where the S-51 went down. A day's work will drive such a tunnel under the S-4's bow, two or sufice further off, Derricks Are Useless. In salvaging the s was necessary while River on the way to the New York Navy Yard to hold up two chains about the submarine with a 75-ton derrick while we adjusted a pontoo Two sailors and myself wers stan g on the pontoon i the chain when a passing ship caused | 2¢O a | and_made our derrick surxe <! ® ly. The inch wire hawsers|‘ pa d and let the chains down with such force that the pontoon sa carrying down me and the other men | that” were on it | Derricks then are useless on a| sunken submarine at sea, just because | no derricks powerful enouxh have ve 1 e down to t been built, x‘m.i second, because even | PO ) ako certain it is prop- it they did they would not take a|®f¥) DR heavy Iift, even in a calm sea L e ” o el o Submersible pontoons ara pr s s hain _slin caiiy e oty "solutlon At present, | inder the S-4. Here we will hold the Ruiit-in units with a lifting power of [ Ponteon while the divers shove the 80 tons each, steel cy -paung micREE Nl . long and 14 feet in dian s oottty develop a steady lift and ye Iy 15 at sea, then as the Falcon enough to handle easily. The pon- [ TORN I8 &L 00 (RO 28 0 e sae. toons are themselves small sections [ TV BfG BHOEER 1t A e and of n submarine and look like three [ BECUCE CRRE 08 €0 O e, tryt of the ofl barrels vou see on the decks [ {V08 Wl RV E B N of the Provincetown Mshing boats, | (1 g throush to lock the chatns in jolned together, They have heavy | [[SEES St ol steel frames, two internal water-ti oy oot £: #ood watice, 5 hecome v Iy seastck 100 bulkheads, flooding valves, ot B6 sortioy &6 U ol valves, air vent valves and blowing | t ¢ he ponto and endeav. connections. The pontoons are floaded 0y i hindi and sunk to their places alonkside the 3 wrecked submarine, secured s nd Pontoon Lowered. hull and then blown dry to develop the thelr Nfting capacity i Pontoon Placing Hazardous. to 1the But placing and securing the pon: [ance of the toons Is in {tself a hazardous sob. To {4 i clear of the subr avoid Ing it. A s do It, first veeving lines of manila are run under the submarine, with cedure ty carried out with a pontoon on the opposite sila of the S-4. When which Linch steel wires are pulied through under the hull. With the it is complote, just enough air ts blown into the pontoons to on_anchored over the submarine B4 and pasaliel to it & 90 foot lensih of two and a half ateel anchor chain, [ from g intum (1 ther tire oo shackled to the linch reeving wire, | {hem float up thl they vise, one each 18 lowerad down one atde of the Fal: [ M1e Gine cormed of the twe chatne: con while she hauls the wire i on | fttin SOES CHAR S0 1 by the her other atde. In this way the | 4\ wire ropes ncross the deck of heavy chain ts threaded under the marine to keep them from submarine, leaving about 45 feet of @ and additional wire ropes it on eac h e This Speration ia od to parts of the submas diMeutt s (he links in the chain are . or APt Lo cateh on the S 4's keel. On one R bbb e bl atn under the submarine S 1, two weeks' time, the services of threo tugs and desperate work under the sub marine by fearless divers were neces sary before one of the chalns which nels dug and the ough, the work of s on the S-4 will weather {s neces- tor he guide lines are > through the hawserpipeson t h are then flooded t sink. e pontoon is lowered down from the Fi held at each end by 8 1-inch wser. When the pontoon is just above the S-4, we will stop lowering. Two diver 1 slide down the pontoon ar 5 secur togales Moderate lower the wilt the pontoon n be sma o < the has below heavt Ses When pont chatns are tosxled, the of t under the d- reports, keeping o S-4 to lowered divers’ on rest way smast divers o work on the S4, which was fed except for the torpeds room forward, Where six men were at fest alive, there wers required two had caughe on the S51% box Keel was | hejer 1o 1t At fnally pulled through. We had move [* yipnder the ¢ ek With most of the other chatns. S Two chaina ave requived for each fwimn (ha PAIE of pontoons, the chains passing [dvee o the through vertienl hawsepipes in the e fiving B T Y T A pontoona With heavy nickel steet |y toksle bars slipped through the chatn Hnks. The development of the under watter cutting torch made possitie ha method Hut submarines usually the best o davs weather work, good b nnels and the desp, Pare of the dive shipmates ave e condi thons p ate ves wived divers, 1 and L can NOthing Worse condit thas up he Anow ey than onty | they would ot and b i (hiee days, por Kuow what ll" At siven Poos weather haxe diven tha M4 bow haps i less, Meanwhila 1t was to Keep the men alive for that pertod | A for that a faw hours' mors diving JHme on lat Sunday would have given | us our aly line conneciions (o the torpeda voom, Weo dd not get even poor diving | Wanther, we got a howling gale which | made diving tmpossitile, and net until Wednesday attornoon, twa davs age, | wera divers more back on the Submavine, EIVIE WS &N opportunity (o Blow in ale through the SO tube. | Ry then (he last “all's well' sigmnal| {rom shipiiates fn the tarpeda | roam of the B4 was wore than 30 e lowrs oML bury them hot months, when the midday makes the court a furnace. Then back o drill from 2 $0 until a auarter (o &, when recall 1a sounded Hupper was at & and then one was free (o go inl town until appel (roll call) at B o wh hat ts, of course, 1610 was not your tien on . Thus we gradually adiusted our Hvea to the surtoundings and settled down o the moenetony of the dott sehodule. Bunday wan oue one day of vest, but on Sunday we had work of our own, sueh o as washing vlothes and sowlng on buttons M, o Awerioan sun Sas ance Vi ! All countiion waraper Allane ) (Qunrcieht. 10T the | ar pro | make | | tated 1 Colorade FIRST LADY HELPS GIVING OF BASKETS Mrs. Coolidge Starts Salva< tion Army’s Christmas Food Distribution, he First Lady of tha land turned her attantion to the poor in distributing 200 cheer to as many vation Army As almnst Andit more wide. milien 2% the Sal Headguartars, 608 0 sons f va o1 the nd erowded «ea Mra. ( the door, standing awaiting distriby gracefully being pr that in thair faces - of Ch t generosity of the uted to the ca supplving of possible. “Th been lovelv to see Greeted By Cheers. Arrivi scheduled, rs. by the cheers o salutes of the | who controlled | as ushers. As the room and & Capt. Ernest R. | thoss she knew word. nd | singing of “Ar Foundr: for tho little ones windows to which the Capt. sinzi Salvation Army Capt. Holz and expressed his regr poor of W given their Ch in this welromed buting 509 basket 275,000 and being provided t by At the concl: pleasure custom on su garbed § ? a gray fur coat hat. | The Lord's prayer was | of the gif: Parkins, Mrs. Iass, on the | rations of the hall. were arrangsd by Capt. William Park! dered a solo on the cornet. The four troops of Boy Scouts pres- ent, under the direction of Assistant Deputy Commissi; A. King ed the crowd. which seemed ful of being missed in the distridu of the food. The troops represe: | included 49, 41, 78 and 51. T bers of Troop of the Gi acted as ushers. | It was ann that between § spent on the provision: tributed yesterday. | contained a chicken, potatoes, apples. oranges. | butter {and ¢ preserves and o i | 'ARMY OFFICER'S WIFE' ' DIES OF CRASH INJURY anced by Capt 200 and $8§ that were diss sa daskets Mrs. George Williams Succumbs in | Quantico Hospital After Auto Accident—Son Is Hurt. | George W 1C here | pital at Quan ht. as the ived in an autom Qu tico yestenday | thetr son. George W | was dad'y b He ‘ Hospital | Oniy j the o 8 cam tionad at the Army Wap died at e Nava' Hoes ¢ 1050 ocioek st ager {nformat dent was forths | 2. were it was said | Williams and her son we automaobdile was as Col W Ind son left here yes tor & holiday |ing sent to Nore Cul. Wiltiams Deen at the W tember, when he was tr Fort Leavenworth, Kans \“LIFER” IN OHIO SPENDS TODAY IN SOLITARY CELL vis By (he Associated Press COLUMBUS With the tweak of Jiggs" Losteiner, a Ohio Pen A cell satitary Ohfe, D Yan . entiary spend | confinement thereupon the siavin Dan Gatney of Clev eVe seve. vears agn While some 3§ 000 will enjoy the festive ontinary prison rost TSt oocuny his sile rom dawn’ te dusk v tread and water for The court in which RULLY of the murnte that he spend ¢ hix manner during his lite Poma was in foung s W remamder of ow will be N Chrtsts Htary CITY NEWS IN BRIFY TODNAY The Red Triangle v Meet, 48 ovlock, at P avenue’ for 4 hrough wonds and along Oscar Ranngtessor will ) FUTURE Lamdia Sow tomariow, 3 Mot . seven 6 D wil senih and sane Nike Je pathe aad The Sixma give a4 danve the Burlingten The Red Tviangle Outivs moel tamartew, ¥ 50 A Va. Ry roundtep Falls Twelvemis wods and ever tiails and owp fwe caitle