The evening world. Newspaper, May 8, 1919, Page 18

THE EVENING WORLD, THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1919,! TRAFFIC FALLS OFF, | markea reduction In freight tratft | starch of Inst year, A “ton mile’ bringing @ Governme leit of | represents the hauling of one ton one | . | $192,000,000 in ite op of the | mile and ts a traffic u In Fobru- | roads for the first quarter of this|ary the is shown in these f t by the Railroad Admin last March the ralir WASHINGTON. Moy 8%—How the! How Easy It Is to Gun Company, 6th Marines, rammed 4 shot of plug cut into the muzzle of his war-worn pipe and yawned wearily. “fo you heard I got a cauple of Congressional medals and one of them D. 8. C. things, eh? Well. I reckon that's correct. What did I get ‘em for? Well, sir, I been tryin’ to dope | that out ever since they give ‘em to |me. Guess it was just for stallin’ around and mindin’ my own business. | “Bay, how's the Giants makin’ out this year? Saw Hank Gowdy on the other side. Some backstop, that boy. “Medals? Aw, forget ‘em. Any stiff can go out and win a few medals if he ain't entirely out of luck, T think Johnny McGraw will grab that old flag this year if his pitchers don't go blooie “Yep, that's right; I got tho D. 3. C. iensiiaeiiieaeeaaa — _| Keeps Down, Engine Vibration Polarine protects crankshaft and piston pin bearings with an oil film that cushions against wear and the rapid development of vibration and ‘‘knocks.”’ Keeps the bearings fitting snug and the motor running quietly with no exces- aive strains on shafts and bearings. Makes motoring pleasant and keeps ‘Devil Dog’ Top Sergeant Got His Medal by Picking | | Pansies for Brooklyn Girl |Dan Daly, “Daddy of the Marine Corps,” Tells of Ribbonsand Bravery Badges— Yes, He Does—Not. Top Sergeant Dan Daly, 734 Machine} Marine Corps on the 10th day of | | Get a Breast Load January, 1889, and has been going strong ever since. 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Dan rescued the crew of a French tank that had been put out of action by a shell and which was surrounded by Germans who were waiting with levelled rifles for the men inside to come out. With two Colt automatics Daly killed sev of the enemy and the Test fled. ‘This led to his being recom- mended a decoration from the French Government, Sergt. Duly did not give The Eve- ning World reporter these facts. They were told by his pals in the 6th | Marines. | re Daly's present term of enlistment is nearly up and he is due for retire- ment, but he declared to-day that he thought he could stand the game another three years and announced his intention of re-eniisti “and 1 bow o single man could to better advantage arines. 1 might get married some day, and when I do T'll quit soldtering for ggod “Life in the corps isn't #0 bad after you get the hang of things. Jt would be a whole lot better if it wasn't for all the welfare people that go eruis- und trying to save our souls. France js full of well-meaning folks who want to give you something for nothing just for the opportunity to save your soul. Most marines ain't got souls, but them that has don't need to be told how to take care of em, “If these welfare organizations in France would give a man a chew of tobacco occasionally instead of fill- ing him full of milk chocolate and candy and doughnuts, things that put him on the blink sooner or later, they'd be more appreciated. ‘I don't believe in all these welfare organizations getting mixed up with the army. Particularly when you've got & scrap on your hands. outfit has its chaplain, and h take care of all the welfare that's needed. The rest of the work- ers are in the way, and it's a wonder to mo a lot more of ‘em didn't get hurt in this last row, Of course it's darn nice of ‘em to want to give the boys cigarettes ana candy and ull that sort of thing, but the average soldier doesn't want anything for | nothing. All he asks is that the price be reasonable Mee we |_“My own story of how I won those medals? Say, we heard by wireless on the way home that New York has | Sunday baseball now. Gee, that's the wr t news I've heard in a long while, It's a wonder some of those tight laced people that seem to be runnin’ things over here ever let the people get away with anything like that “That affair in China? That's a long time ago. That was about the time that Buck Ewing was good, |wasn't it? That boy was some catcher Any reader wishing to get Sergt. Daly's own story of his exploits can find him with the 6th Marines. And the 6th Marines can be found at the exact longitudinal and latitudinal spot where the most trouble is brew- ing. i SRETEs PERSHING'S BATTLE | MAP IS SENT BAGK | Commander's Secret Drawing Set Up in National Museum at Capital. WASHINGTON, May 8.~—-There is Inow on exhibition in the United {States National Museum at Wash- ington Gen, Pershing’s own secret battle map, transported here from |nis headquarters in France and set up in the museum exactly as it was there, It was Gen, Pershing’s the map displayed | how the people of the States the actual military tained by their armies. The map it- self shows the location of all dtvi- lied, on pet battle ation | own Idea to the public United sults ob- t BRIDE MURDERED, AUTOPSY PROVES; HUSBAND 1S HELD Pennsylvania Hotel Page, Found Dead After 5-Floor Fall, Probably Strangled. On the assignment of District At- | torney Swann, the entire Homicide Bureau is working to-day on the re- port of Medical Examiner Schultze | that Mrs. Bessie Cook Troy, twenty- one, & bride of five months, who was found dead on the pavement under the window of her fifth floor apart- ment at No. 1455 Amsterdam Avenue | early Sunday morning, was murdered. 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