The evening world. Newspaper, November 5, 1918, Page 10

| | How Americans Helped Take © Mountain Held by Germans | Told by a U. S. Observer Bfount ——. Was Occupied by the Germans in Strength— The Allied Artillery Shelled the Positions—American Troops Stormed Them-—The Writer Was With the First American Observers Who the Victory—What They Found Is Here Graphically Told OT Jong ago Mount —— fell. Two weeks before I viewed it through @ giant telescope. It was known that Germans were occupying it'in strength, for it was indeed a point of vantage overlooking a Its hillsides and summit surveyed a battle. eld upon which thousands of British died in one of the most stubborn vam expanse of country. fend glorious battles of the war. clusters of German observation posts, with concrete walls a yard thick Meafiess trees along its summit stood out against the flash of cannon. @ides were barren of vegetation, rem ‘West, whpre the devastating fumes for miles of its plant life. Morning after morning, befo.e the Shountain finally fell, we were greeted with a ramor that it had fallen. It ot to be the standing joke. On the @ayx 1 watched it for two hours eterdily I saw no human being there. Toward the end of my visi! T heard “a big British gun pound @way and then I saw human forms but not MMe. The big shell had hit @ Boche (0. P. and the bodies went durtling fnto the air. It was the big- @est expipsion I had yet witnessed The sctond day after its fall I fol- flowed some of our observers up the mountain and I came upon the scene of the explosion | had witnessed. I stepped over dozens of Boche corpses. lere and) there were bodies of French oe British soldiers which had re- mained ynburied. The Boche dared get bury his dead by day for fear of the blast of our guns; at night he would not venture out, for the barbed wire defenses left by the French and British had not been mas- tered by the Boche. When he sneaked onto the mountain after the Allies Jost it he’had neither time nor cour- age to stydy the defenses. For months the Bocke had lived like gophers. ‘The stench was too much for even a Boche. ‘The Roche is hardly to be blamed for the caution he used in concealing Ascended to the Summit After It was pitted with shell holes and Its inding one of the copper country out of smelters had robbed the country traps. We have not heard yet of any yd the belief is general that the Boche was not only a gopher, but a rabbit, and left the mountain with much more speed than he came ‘upon it Our boys had no idea what a van- tage point it was until we looked from its summit onto miles and miles {of territory occupied by the Germans. We sat in an old concrete O. P. and looked across the valigy for two hours | and got that broad view of the situ- ation which is so important to the higher commands. We saw trains moving far to the rear of the enemy's lines and long lines of Boche lorries. Tt was dificult at first to mark out the front line—that long narrow strip jot country which ts no man's jand. When the sun had gone town, the lines of demarcation were} clear, For miles to the south towns and ammunition dumps were burning. ‘These towns were in no man’s land and the dumps were just back of Fritz's first line, Every once in a while competing barrages would fall on it. All this proved of great value | later, for it indicated that the Hoche | explosions, devasts Wan planning a gigantic withdrawal. | That is actually what\happened, He! pulled back his tired fighters all wal ‘‘Different’’ Dresses for Winter Wea Velvet, Popular This Season, Design Together r Here Skown in Two Models of Unique Wool Frock With a Striking Serge and Angora jThey TUESDAY, ‘Mrs. Rodger, First Woman County Cle NOVEMBER 5, 1918 rk of Queens, A County Clerk’s Daughter She Has Been Politically Active in Her County, Having Or- ganized 37,000 Women Wo for Suffrage by 11,000 M Time for Home Duties an lives a lady who hourly awaits the waistle of the postman [ @ quiet, unobtrusive home at No. pected to deliver @ letter from Gov. credentials to draw more than $1,300 now and the first of the year, Clara A. Rodger is the woman. rkers Who Carried the County fajority— Yet She Finds Ample d Care of Her Three Children. 614 Freedom Avenue, Richmond Hill, He is ex- Whitman giving her the proper from the State of New York between The County Clerkship of Queens is now without a regularly autaor- ized clerk. Alexander Dujat, a forme of Queens, was last week convicted two months to run before it expired. Mrs. Rodger's brates the second Republic: appointment cele-¢ n appoint- » the office of County Clerk in in fifty years. It is the first time in the history of Queens that a woman has been appointed to high official position in that county, The County Clerkship carries with it @ salary of $8,000 a year, ment Queens Mrs, Rodger’s appointment, coming as it does on the eve of the fight for re-election of a Republican Gov- ernor, is naturally causing many cit!- zens to “Is she qualified?” Others, perhaps a trifle biased, will dismiss the appointment by declaring the Governor “was taking care of his friends.” But Mrs. Rodger is not only quali- fied to administer the duties of the office; she has proved it, Mrs. Rodger was educated in the public » ot Y. Realizing the con stown would not permit of her mental expansion, she jour- neyed to Granville, Ohio, where she later wan graduated from Sheparc They required the trained woman instructress New York Juvenile Asylum in N. ¥., and sent for her. Jamestown, fines of Ja College, services as at the Chauncey At this time David R. Rodger found time to spare from his medical prac tiee and wooed and won her heart their cut. wedding The movers celebrated by 1 Democratic leader and County Clerk of bigamy and his term of office had rs ——— - | direction the women of that county took up the work and completed it in record time Again, when the War Camp Communi ervice were lool ing around for a valuable executiv head for the borough of Queens the pounced on Mrs. Rodger himself. in every dugout we visited | way along the line and our men were moving to Connec } Mrs, Ri > there were tons of hand and rifle | tho first to report it had barely left when some of the) enijdren eth @renade, gas shells and other muni-| Of course we were not unmolested. ading members of the WooddUry | repeated ; : ‘ u alongside the sleepin joche would frequently lift h : ane Slit ated i V that a woman ear fons piled up seide the PAMF| ead out of the trenches below us Nii et ehapeacochi at na Fes not iba ebb lshae places. After seeing this vast supply | on the wide still held by him. A few quested she assume the presidency of] tome t t He of ammunition I was not surprised at) light shells fell in front of our post the club. Bhe held this office for sev- a 4 u ne er the tremendous explosion I had scen.| With good accuracy. f cannot under- rl penrar tater ning a member| (cats John A At preser Our guns had struck one of these | eer nit sery oid ot make a di- Hee rar amcen ives Comm taeedesine een une. o business in 7 hidden arsenals. We found hana] {ect hit. DB we were In was fe Ee oe acts Padaratlos ot nme ans owen the autos grenades for half a mile around the| and if any one knew Woman's Clubs mobile busines: the 9 demolished hole, where they had been | its exact location it was the set of Ger- svsivg daughter, roma ur A Cistributed by the force of the big Hy) cheervers who had bequeathed | Sixteen years ago ae Foceer aa7 being yet too young n blow-up. White siviide win waver - ouae her doctor husbind decided to aban-| pusines: iia bi q divisio nover forget Mo . oe Pavia ais ated vate i The American observers whom I fc wan on ig sorters Gineee fm VELVET oness IN sRowN, GLASNIM Rea y ton the Nutmeg State and move to! Mrs An Waentne followed ‘up were the first troops to our troops fourht gallantly gained baGlGNRY. THe OIRDLE 18 OF j oe W New York, They, settled in the Rich t , eeainrl reach the summit, On our return a| WO, disting tees are SILK CORD. 1 4 Rati mond Hill section, Continuing ber k particular 4 ta British Captain, who was coming up| gium, We never forget that the ee peace seaciabemaean : ee é public life, Mrs. Rodger at once be- n work of t her, John With some sappers to look for booby heel Orst trampled that ground i came active in woman's affairs and wh P i traps (as ghastly German tricks to (Th agile Bg oe cue was made Presiden oe ie Prenat unty Clerk of Chautauqua Count catch unwary soldiers are called),| ground on the whole fold of wae SSR Z : Century Club of Ric amond Hill Fer Y wouldn't believe we had been therc.| Only a few of our boys died thera | ——S—S—™CO™O - - — ——— sie toe last three eery eee pe he} “1 cannot talk a I will do He was inclined to give us the devil, buried in a small plot just office of Freslcent of the oman! when I become Cc y ¢ wid doe e whe thought that the Bocho| catun, ihe enclosures of a British Suffrage Party in Queens, | Mra. Rodger, “be¢ L have not re gurely lett Mt. GAVARGASCAIEE |THE Route Ah UO er | e if A 4) y Uu O nr At the time Mrs. Rodger gathered! ceived my official appointment, and sowing its sides with mines and booby! avenging the logs of our men. 1 up the administrative reins of the Suf-) would be injudic to talk about ART ine i eniy " a age Party that party was torn by in-| something about which you have no By CANDIDATE ARTHUR (“BUGS”) BAER has ble acy a pte be gad Hal al a Lae Los alm How ] Began My Stage Career (13th Training Battery, FLACOUS., Camp Zachary Taylor Ky.) Lit eet ae the ud and will make any changes in the pers Cs ‘ ‘ ¢ ‘ solidified it until last: year, when the) nel of the office. My first purpose ¥ MARGARET LAWRENCE CHILLES was a good, game bird and probably kicked more op | The corrugated part of the whole cantata is that you'can't sew | campaign for suffrage was on, she had/ be to get acquainted renal THINK 1 waa eight, or ae ponents for a goal than any army mule. He buzzed along bust one of the infernal things on so that it will stay put. an organization of 37,000 women work- are doin t work here and th been @ year younger, eas 1 i ing ‘em right on the nose like Ty Cobo until some alien enemy If a button were a vegetarian it would be all right, but It eats 0.D, | iM for the cause. ‘That ayy ve puneee| tepvta cy tte steak ; . a y : bee i eee 5 as carried in (Queens, they hold wi t will bem gan to show histrionic ability Dicked him on the heel. Wo aren't sure as to whether Acl 8 heel thread like a mule aibbles bey. The thread disappearetike the shine Se ath aor antes Me cuneate eee enough to persuade several other lit- was weak from too much dismounted drill in the observation area, off instalment jewelry, The more thread you feed that lil’ bons rascal ORDER aH . ’ BARBOSA BENE, Be OLOURH Rusingaas Beets Ras neve ot tay GWA age thal mm iM 1 3 n area, Ae rier it looks. You can groom and pet that button, and when Party leaders marvelled at the vote. ike admin of the affairs of 4t was worth anything from five to| her rattling around in oversize, norim sgard tread arm the First Major or Second Loot steps by, that button kicks you loose | !t was declared by many politicians | (hat oles ten pins to come and see me per-| boots caused his heelpiece to break out into a lock of O. D. blisters {rom your canned salmon-colored ear, ‘That's gratitude. Sho Wore families ee ie f ty \ pther pi sc e State vat Queen form: My theatre was the attic of | Anyway, Achie’s heel turned ont to be the weak sister, and when Wiring them on does no good, because a button can untie any ei pyfoenegens so De ay iis ot hong in Philadelphia, and Sat- | Riaceoahngnt <ond oni! on Tuten: adfowe'and 1wo.aneatas Anhio WAN’ R knot ever tied, You've got about as much chance as a hick matching | 000 (dition in New York state. ‘The |! Bread painoes were Naually the one| ai ce lan. Gs cae irouindiine co connaieas poets heat colus against an affable stranger with a two-headed dime. We aeibtnating toe aoml oriarast ane tt i sake hi ce es offered whee Nae aw canccle a he an ing to dc ‘ve “ pe . sire ae ars Be) pee le in giving them the fra RIPPED Rave there Was 110 style’ croaked with an arrow sticking out of his } which ix good for three af y ‘i 3 \y oy uf i he la to take out your ‘ Lola sew the | again proved the true meMt of Mrs. chi 1 opening the way for them to q of acting I didn’t attempt. On domerits at any battalion {inspection unless the Major is near 1 bal se on and pull your coat up around your ears, For you're | Rodger's organisation. Under her avle ® public offic Saturday\} was tragedy itself, and va at he SbVANIE tepping out into a blizzard of demerits and it looks as if it is going - the foliqwing Saturday 1 was quite i to be a nard winter Be like ac ot (o play theorima conve Achie's tendon was his weak spot, but he had the edge on the bunch | 2 Blas M h O P d B f Cc role is a light opera—my choice wa of us candidates who are trying to park our shoulde under a ‘ 7” he ew ‘mo er’s vercoa ont s nce asse elore ountry usually governed by what manner of fl 0 t yy 1 ol fs. 2 Beet) Bey ernte ae Nae! mnener of fold bars ne 4 ~ Could Learn Result of Electio been to yee during the weok Ilis weak tendon was his shoe, while ours are in our hats, We also : 7 eae } D high, school, 1 was an indifferent osse her lisahents tii Bait arian lated th . HIS is Mlection Day, and unless peurricd the ne to Mount student aid 4 most enthusi peepee & ie other lgsments that aren't ar plated the vote is very close, the |was an Irishman, ¢ i het Of taachor dishfuls, The feeblest muscles fn your whole ar { fia. of nthe people will: els ronai Gantines ( sinews which prevent your O, D. blow ne 1 a r | om 44 8 ‘ known at breakfast time to-morrow Phomyp mad lowly aor me “ns 7 ' buttons. Our first Presidential election was [stopp ne i and vil y style of acting, to mak An army button is a weird and wonderful in 1 Theld early in January, 1f89, Dut a flage to tell th When final siete Rectile Tin’ Ehiladeiphis any legs or visible means of motive power i Was not until almost uutumn that} he reached M Vernon he wa during that month. I think one month ground between where it is and where itt Ito Jnews reached the remotest parts of given a great r withough the ‘ I gave w jeularly good imitation 7 ink on ison your shirt just where a » country that Washington had{ Father of His Cot ob - atemelthe dent fo ete You think a button | m ar shirt just wh v ’ Ci |the country that Washi bad : net ; \ a r who, and’to my complete at ’ to be, but the first thing you know, your ea I says f Leen chosen as the nation’s first Chiet |frained from any 4 the me ' and the #hock surprive of my paren {old sword of Damoeles, that led over his roya ! | ixecutive, Nothing shows — mor veers speed. Au had I received an offer to appear in i MARGARET LAWRENCE =| hair, was well supported compared to the alerage OD. art jelearly than this comps nip pe peop the 7 drametic’ stock company playing in PHOTO OY CHARLOTTE PAIRGHILE * ‘ » uchlevement moter | wf td Philadelppia The little olive drab bone metaliion is generally ha L 8 \ | erRat solentific Kohlsver knew I think I did the best acting in in ; pragreng Faes S ovaning and bes : , J past century. Incidentally ashington'’s el career when | was arguing with my 7% we utve ax never heen aught] hair You sew it:on $5 ning and next Ineg ! . I ~ Jdelay in learning the result There was 4 nan parents for their consent for me to bi! King 0 ie nd fT can truthfully dise pops off as If it were made of N ¢ » a ateelicnk of iheli ; til ah accept. I'finally 4 to win then | again, W fae avtee to ps at of the Major steps along the line, pipes the plu ‘ \ Ker” oldstim ; pet nF ASS “on e ad there en War began y -< day exeitemen' ar 5 ys got "at about id lived und MYsband, whe ix Lieut. Commander | be {f your button were there, and ban th 1 ; = oN aicth otter the first election the} when ra boats an droamed the theatre ieee eatin Mo became so! reach down to the turf and captuye the button, and Wamed Ns a Ratrcnat canta anels ballata ¢ P a RARRET After “playing two ie TOAty Ot hiten ae ran taneee ea ian] * winks at you. It’s fact AE O® Prveakianlele gary eae a s{his vietory to Gen. 1 : that stock company I received an | PiOOty of time on my hands and alao 5 ; , Congress then had to canvass th n, then offer to play a small part in a road “''h ® hoon & to do something | You may not think that a button has an cxpresst tte / 1 jvotes, and it was not until March 0 a fter th show. It took a lot more argumen ‘iy wa ol | It has a 7 m1 ec a quell with wee You /, \ hat body convened, although the 4 i rad ss on my pert to win my mother's con. | |! xplained to has an expression like a quoil tie ' \ A rarmesemrarun) | that that body conver u AeA a eicest hal eieseraa ibat T thou dash blotted thing on with inore rivets than there are ina fl ai Y beeen | President was supposed to have been \ € finally pfevailed on be rand By ) the stage! the neat morning you go to button up your vos! and youd ul het Ov {Xs isoo"te 15! |inaugurated on March 4. On April h it ture out 90 successfully that Wi Wer [offers which came my! oid George Button has absconded, ‘Three demerits. ‘ Af Iwe wew Se e, x 1 {6 the formality of counting the hos ' t ie c do e 8 oO evolve bal 2:0. 1 Sta t ' Bs ofterite seat Pe raoediray 1 finally decided that 1 showid like bes gummed your parade, but there it saua x roan V5 | SMOKUR'S OVORCOAT: —-f ‘ ! | was completed, and Ge aoe se 1 fOver Night." T played here through. /stih te Piss tie wart Fave in Tea) face like w eat ina creamery, It’s enjoying Ife and wants i) TRE OROOE RXKET FOR UNE SNIPE 1 [ington became the first Mresident of | Bs ’ 1 ation e ic were wonderful to me. |{ was actually going buck, the wat ie ; 4 ss nia RECOIL MECHANISM FOR. ABSOR There were no wires, of course, to | ANY & mba are of [went ob the road with the play. and | fenli ee tae oe ine buck, the ne ularly every day like a hen lays an cgg. 1 ay be a civen rt Gone PROOF RXKey Rone Pris is vd PAY DAY Acehiha Hak Gon. Washi vere recent growth, and their faeil Femaineq with it until near the end |fely hack in the days When my. pl button and the Major, but it's a helufer of a t At a bird whe ri | tM \ r 1 cigh n r ng of its engagement in Chicago, when | mates came trooping attic} trying to make the world gale for democra nd but ¢ en & RON. BE phy » brought to what I left tobe married, ping Up the attic 5 and button imanuta VERTICAL ConToOUR, = . ays elapsed before ho was informed | m to 11e of perfec ‘ airs just to sce me act turers. e 20 SN®PES To "loo FET, | tio the handling of such news PACE SCALE = 4680 OEMERITS “VE tqideis of bis victory, The messenger who jae eleclion results,