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War Veterans To Convene to Form wLegion* National Convention To Be Held in St. Louis in May; Lt. Col. Roosevelt Chair? man of Temporary Body Will Follow G. A. K.Lines AU Men in Serviee, Overseas or Otherwise, Eligible; Objects of Body Outlined A notion-wide convention of army mid navy men is called in St. Louis on May 8, 9 and 10 to take steps tow aid formation of a non-partisan, non political and non-sectional association of the veterans of the Great War. "T?e object of this great associa? tion, which will be a permanent na? tional organization," said 'Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, chairman of the temporary committee in charge of the meeting, "shall be to keep alive the principles of justice, free? dom and democracy for which these veterans fought; to preserve to future generations the history and incidents of their participation in the war; and to ceninu and perpetuate the tics of comradeship formed in service. "It is an association in which all-en? listed men are eligible -those who went over seas and those who didn't, lt is an organization in which the private' ?will have just as much to say as the officer." Idea Started in France. The idea of the convention originated in France. In February of this year a temporary committee of American of? ficers serving overseas was formed to get together from the whole army two great gatherings which should repre? sent respectively the troops in France and those who had been retained in or returned to America. Its purpose was to form some such associatiu:. as that now under way. In accordance with these ideas the temporary committee convened in Paris on .March 15 a meeting o( nearly one thousand officers and men who were leaders of their units and who repre? sented all tho combat divisions and sec? tions of the A. E. F. This meeting ap? proved the steps taken by the tempo? rary commit.?je, adopted the name "American Legion" and a tentative con? stitution. It appointed representatives to act jointly with committee., which should be appointed by the meeting to te held later in America, and the tem? porary committee, in preparation for this American gathering, increased its number by the addition of some two hundred members, representing all the Ftates and territories and the District of Columbia. Will Adopt Constitution At the St. Louis meeting a tentative constitution will be adopted and an executive committee appointed to net in conjunction with the representatives of the Pari;, meeting in perfecting the organization of the American Legion. Arrangements will be mado whereby ; all officers and enlisted men who have ! served in the military and naval estab- | li.hments of the United States at any time between April (., 1917, and No? vember 11, 1918, will participate in the election of representatives to ? con? vention to be convened on or- aboul next November 11. This convention v>ill be composed of delegates from all state... duly elected by the veterans, ?ifl will meet with full power arid au thority to adopt, modify or reject the steps taken by the meeting and to take any further action necessary. Each state will send to St. Louis a number of delegates eijual to twice its ; First Veterans'' Post Organized in Boston BOSTON, April 8.?General Clar? ence R. Edwards Post, No. 1, of the World War Veterans, vas or i ganized at the headquarters of the Department of the Northeast to-day. Nelson V. Clark, of Beverly, was named a.; temporary secretary, and it was announced that the first mem ber to he admitted was a private of the 101st Infantry who had been awarded the Croix de Guerre and the Distinguished Service Cross. A telegram received from Lieuten? ant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, who has been active in organizing the new society, said that a convention would be held in St. Louis on May 8. Post No. 1 will send delegates. total Congressional representation,and the temporary committee urges that : alternates be chosen also. They invite the Governors and adjutants general ; of all states to attend as delegates of ! honor, and urge all veterans of the war to communicate with the temporary committeemen from their respective states, so that in preliminary state conferences all may have a voice in the selection of their delegates to St. Louis. To Follow G. A. It. Linea "Wo expect about 1,000 delegates to attend," Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt said, "and we hope to organize along the lines of the G. A. R. and the Con? federate Veterans' Association. "Although we shall be interested in politics inanything that makes for the welfare of the country at large," he added, "we shall take no part in party politics. We are to be a distinctly non-partisan organization." Sergeant Kaufman Wins Congress Medal of Honor Single Handed He Scattered the Crew and Captured Machine Gun After Being Wounded New York Tribune Washington Bureau WASHINGTON, April 8.?When the 77th Division was in the thick of ac? tion in the Argonne Forest last Oc- I tober First Sergeant Benjamin Kauf? man, whose mother. Mrs. Anna Kauf? man, lives at 2113 Pitkin Avenue, Brooklyn, silenced a machine gun, was i included in a list of seven American soldiers decorated with the <Vngres sionnl Medal of Honor for gallantry on recommendation of General Per shing. The citation of Sergeant Kaufman, issued by the War Department to-day, said: "For conspicuous gallantry and in? trepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action with the enemy in the Forest of Argonne, France, Oc- I tober 4, 1918. Sergeant Kaufman took | out a patrol for the purpose of at? tacking an enemy machine gun which had checked the advance of his com? pany. Before reaching the gun he became separated from his patrol and a machine gun bullet shattered his right arm. "Without hesitation he advanced on the gun alone, throwing grenades with Ins left hand and charging with an empty pistol, taking one prisoner and scattering the crew, bringing the gun and prisoner back to the first aid sta? tion." Rule Aimed at Bondsmen Federal Attorney in Brooklyn Wants Ownership Proof A new rule that promises to prove ? ibling block for bondsmen was adopted yesterday by .lamen D, Bell, acting United State District Attorney for Brooklyn, when he announced' that individuals giving bonds must have a certificate of the last ownership of the property. It will not be sufficient hereafter to produce the deed alone. A corset must be more than beautiful in appearance. It must lend beauty to yours? its lines must be correct. It must translate, as it v/ere, your natural lines into those favored by Fashion. A Redfern Corset is Beautiful and Creates Beauty Front Lace Back Lace m Made by The Warner Brothers Company, Inc. Wingate Wants Army Drill for Boys Continued Plan Has Not Been Test?e Sufficiently to Justify It; Abolition, He Urges; Ask: for Trial During Peae? If the State Military Traininj Commission is abolished, as recom mended by Governor Smith's rccon struction commission and approved b; the Governor, a "fatal blow" wil have been struck against the caus< ] of universal military training in th< : United States, General George W | Wingate, advocate of the Slater am ! Welsh acts, under which the commis I sion was created, said yesterday. General Wingate, who is presiden j of the Public Schools Athletic Leagu ! and father of Brigadier Genera ; George A. Wingate, of the 27th Di ! vision, suggested that the trainin; commission be given another year o trial under peace conditions. In th j mean time, he urged that a commit ! tec of the Legislature be appointe' I to investigate fully its activities an i obtain definite information on whic the state would be able to decide ne.. year as to the permanent future of th commission. Think? Action Premature "The Governor's action is prema ture," General Wingate said. "Th creation of the commission here an the attendant experiment in the train ing of our boys has been watched b educators and friends of preparednes all over the country, and if New Yor abandons -he plan a severe blow wil have been struck against universa military training. "1 urge, strongly that the Governo sign a bill now before him, whic gives the commission an approprie, tion with which to continue its worl Then let the Legislature appoint committee to investigate the matte thoroughly and formulate some def nitc policies so that by next year th people will have definite informatio upon which to base a judgment as 1 whether the commission should coi tir.ue to function. "The fact is the Military Trainin Commission has not had half a chan< to make good. Its work was stupei dous and it ha3 been functioning f< about two years, laboring under di advantages and handicaps broug about as a result of the recent erne gency, and its funds have been sma It ought to be given an opportuni to do its work under normal peace co ditions. Given such a chance I a positive the commission will vine cate itself and its work. "'ITie state summer camps which is proposed to establish will accoi push little good, if they lack the fu damental principles of discipline u der which military camps operate. "It would be a grnve error to scr the commission, as the Governor n proposes doing-. Give it a chance, the thing flivvers here, a fatal bl will have been struck against univer military training and we will be givi capital to the Bolsheviki and pacifi thriving among us." Boy Dying From Shot Fired in Street Scuff Policeman's Revolver I churged When Prisoner Tri< to Snatch Weapon John Gray, a fifteen-year-old n songer boy, living at 1981 Second A nuc, is dying in tho Harlem Hosp as a result of a shot wound in ('liest. He was wounded while wat ing the ?.(Torts of a policeman to t n prisoner to the Last lOlth St? police station. Policeman William Ilahn. of the ] KMth Street station, while pntro along Second Avenue late last llij saw three men beating up a push i pedler, Ilahn caught one of them afterward Identified himself as . Cook, of IM East I02d Street. The policeman started to walk prisoner to the station house. . was in a crowd that, followed. W a few feet from tho station a who later raid he was Kdward SI non, of 209 Ka.t 104th Street, stej up to the policeman and told hin" had better let the prisoner rro. Mahn drew hi* revolver and ordi Shannon to march ahead, telling he was under arrest. Instead, S non, according to tl.r? police) snatched at the gun. In the hc it was discharged. The bullet st Gray squarely in the chr t. Mark Sha; . of [888 Second Ave was arrested later. Haker Askc<! lo Speed , Cambrai Heroes" Kelurii Relatives and friends of f ho 11th ; Engineers, the American unit which dropped its picks and railroad tooH to help the British repel the Germans at Cambrai in November. 1917, sent a message by? radio yesterday to Secre? tary of War Baker, on the Leviathan, demanding the regiment's return home. The message, dispatched by the 11th Engineer's Association, recited that the regiment had been on the priority sailing Jist since January, and charged that it was the victim of discrimina? tion in violation of the War Depart? ment rule of first over, first back. The 11th Engineers were the first American troops to sustain casualties. Robert Lynn Cox, of the Metropoli? tan Life Insurance Company, who is treasurer of the 11th Engineers' Asso? ciation, said after a meeting of the organization yesterday that on six oc? casions since February 16 a sailing date had been named and the transport specified, only to be changed and the impatient men left in France to make place for other commands. An indignation meeting was an? nounced for next Sunday evening in the auditorium of the Engineers' So? ciety, 2d West Thirty-ninth Street. Maimed Heroes Ask Music At Base Hospital No. 6, at Hemp- ? stead, Long Island, there is a ward oc? cupied exclusively by maimed soldiers, recovering slowly from wounds rc i ceived in action. They ask no compensation from a grateful country save that it restore | them to health that they may venture i out into the world and earn a living. [ But the period of convalescence in some of the cases will be long. There | must bo somo recreation and the mon I wish nothing more than music. The i following letter speaks for itself: ? "We have a Victrola here and are in ! need of some records and needles. It i is impossible for any of us wounded to \ go after thorn and we would greatly | appreciate somebody sending us ?orno. We ?re patienta of Ward 9 U, Scc ! tion 28. "PRIVATE MAX ROSENFELD, "Base Hospital No. 6, Hempstead, L. I." 14th Street? near Third Avenue U. S. "Tommies" Are Held as Aliens On Arrival Home More than ",500 Americans, veterans of the great war. snent last night at i Camp Mills, still under the official ?designation o? "aliens," held prisoners 1 i by the immigration authorities. Many of them were; among the first Americans to see service. They are I the men who, when the arrogant Ger ? man hosts were menacing the gates 1 of Paris, chafed at their country's de ! lay and slipped over the border to ; Canada, or overseas to Britain, in an j swer to civilization's call, Monday ; night on the Mauretania they came i hack to what they supposed was home ? --came back, 2,754 strong, men who ? had fought under Maude in Palestine, i had faced the Turkish guns and the I fevers at Gallipoli, and who during the days of diplomatic note exchanges, , swept the skies with the British Aip | Service, men who wallowed in Fland i ers' trench-mud in tiie uniforms of | Scottish units because they could not then have borne a share there in the | khaki of the U. S. A. Others had been : turned down by the American army medical officials after tlm country's | entry into the war and, rather than | be "out of it," had gone into the Brit? ish service, where the medical tests ! were less rigorous. Greeted With Arrest Some of them had engaged accom? modations here in the city for Mon 1 day night. Scores of them live in j I New York, or just outside. As they ; passed the Statue of Liberty they set ! i up a yell that almost shook the great ! bronze torch flame. The joy of inter- ? minable months of anticipation was in their answering snouts and wavings to the blaring bands of the official welcomers. Then they stepped ashore ?prisoners, "aliens!" On the signing of the armistice these men told the British government that they wanted to return home. The British government decided that dis? charge papers and transportation were the least of their due. United States immigration officials, however, later intervened and informed the British provost marshal's office here that all of the men would be considered as aliens except in cases where individual manifests, containing scores of ques ' '??-??, were producid. For come rea? son about manifests were provided foi I only about 100 men. These were per ; mitted to land. The root were neli j on board the .Mauretania. I Deprived of Food Many, looking forward to home dim I ner.s had omitted to attend mess. A !the hours wore on they sought foot frota the Red Cross workers who were ' on the dock. But the lied Cross work err. were not permitted aboard. So tin men waited, "alien-," through tin j night, unfed, unwelcomed. Yesterday I they were herded together and shippe( ! to Camp Mills. ? The British authorities have ar 1 ranged to send a large staff to Cam] ? Mills to-day to rush the preparatioi j of the requisite msnifests. But tha has scarcely mollified the resentmen ?of these American "aliens." Arrange : ments, they declare, had been made be ! tween the British and American gov I ernments for their return without th? formality of manifests, and C. '1 I Spedding, purser of the Mauretania ! backs them up in this assertion. "Even the Germans would treat i British officer with more consideratio ! than this," said Lieutenant Alexande j Gordon, of the Scotch Guards, former! a member of Company F o: the old 7ti New York Regiment. New York Man Protests "Never in my whole experience acros ! the seas did 1 have such treatment a I this," said Lieutenant Maximilian J. Page, of the 4th British Hussars, former member of Troop C of ol Squadron A, who makes his home a the Manhattan Club. "I was fifty-eight years old." sai F. J. Ilawley, of Croton-on-the-Hudsoi "and they wouldn't let mc in any c the American branches of the servia but I determined to do my bit. I final! succeeded in gettinp into the Itoyi Engineers. Now, they won't even lc me get off the bo<it. to telephone m family, who are waiting for me over i New York." At the British provost marshal's o! fice it was said that it had been e> peeted that the United States immign tion authorities would recognize th repatriation certificate given each ma by the British Foreign Office. The; were issued, it was explained, onl after searching investigation by th British authorities. Heretofore, it w? added, the custom has been for returi ing Americans who have served wit the British forces to march in sma bodies to the British Consulate ar have the necessary manifests made oi there. _ Notable Welcome Tendered Sims as He Enters Capital Received by Naval Depart? ment Heatis am! Gets Cablegram Greeting of P r a i ?Ce From Daniels WASHINGTON, April 8.-Rear Ad? miral William S. Sims, who arrived in New York yesterday from London, j came to Washington late to-day to make a personal report to the Navy De ; partment on his services as comman? der in chief of the American naval forces in European waters during the 1 war. After a brief stay here the admiral will go to Newport, R. I., for a rest before resuming the presidency of ! the Naval War College, from which he was called for overseas duty a little ; more than two years ago. As he stepped from his train at the Union Station Admiral Sims was greet ; ed by Acting Secretary and .Mrs. Frank? lin I). Roosevelt and "the heads of the j bureaus at the Navy Department and i escorted to the President's suite in the ; station, where an informal reception i was held. When the officer arrived at ! the gate from the train sheds he was i greeted with martial music by a naval j band and the cheers of hundreds who had gathered in the station. He stood at attention until the band had finished and then passed between double col- ' umns of yeowomen reaching from the ! gate to the station building. In greeting Admiral Sims to-day Act-I ing Secretary Roosevelt handed him ? the following cable message received to-day from Secretary Daniels in : France : _ "I regret that absence from the United States prevents my greeting you ? upon your arrival home and extending; in person the thanks of the navy, and the whole country, too, udou the signal , ability you have shown in the impor- ] tant and delicate duty intrusted to you | as commander' of the United. States naval forces in European waters dur? ing the Great War, in which the naval forces under your direction won the praise and commendation of the world. "The American people will give you the great welcome your distinguished service merits. In the new duty voit are to assume as president of the War College, which assignment 1 was glad to make at your request, you will have the largest opportunity for usefulness To your leadership i:i that great posi? tion the navy looks for that initiative and direction which will impress the whole service with the spirit of prog? ress and decision which "have marked naval performances during this war. "With my con^rat??at ons upon your great work in th. ?;;???? of trial and succtss, and with ..??"??????- < ??<??< :v. and regard, JOSEPHUS DANIELS." \U. S. "'Tommies^ Must Prove Nationality or Be Treated as Aliens WASHINGTON. April 8.?Commis? sioner of Immigration Caminetti said ; to-night tha't the .1,700 officers and men. including many American, who arrived in New York yesterday on the Mauretania after having been dis? charged from the British army, would be treated as aliens until their nation : ality was proved. "Since the ship sailed from England without a manifest list," Mr. Caminetti said, "the immigration officials have no way of telling whether the soldiers ever lived in this country or not. 1 understand that besides the Americans on board there are many who lived in England and the West Indies before entering the British army. Of course, these men will have to be treated as ordinary immigrants. The Americans I will be released as soon as their iden- j tity is proved." Taxi Strike Settled State Mediators Intervene and 950 Drivers Return to Work Through the intervention of the ; State Board of Mediation and Arbitra- ; tion the strike of 950 drivers of the ; Black and White and Town Taxis, Inc., | was settled yesterday, and the mon ! are returning to work to-day. Employes' committees are to be rec? ognized by the companies. The terms I were agreed to by W. Bundy Cole, ? president of the companies. Negotiations were instituted by Colo- j nel M. J. Reagan and John J. Bealin, mediators, acting under the direction ] of Miss Frances Perkins, of the State Industrial Commission. We ?t all figures?from the man whose income is four or more ciphers, to the man who figures and figures and sighs for the rest ! The right thing for everybody at a price that satisfies tlae man who knows the best is cheapest'* in the end. Clothing, furnishings, hats and shoes. Do you know we're un? derwear specialists? Rogers Peet Company Broadv/av Rr^,^ at 13th Si "Four SSfcg Convenient Broadway Corners" Fifth Ave at Warren at 41 rt St in Aluminum Mold values, for every end label you send us this week from a package of Jiffy-Jell. The end label must be the one which mentions the flavor. See picture. The flavor must be either Loganberry, Pineapple, Lime or Mint. Labels on our other flavors count for 10 cents each, but the four flavors mentioned count for 20 cents each. Think of that. Each Jiffy-Jell package costs YlVz cents. Yet the end label is worth 20 cents this week toward these molds. Address Jif?y-Je!!? Waukesha, Wis. Just peel off that end label which mentions the flavor, and r_.s.l ft to us this week. Send all the labelu von wi&h. 8oe our mold offer a below. I "*???) '.'??t".'?y. ?.?'?,_ Loganberry Out finest berry flavor There arc four flavors in Jiffy-Jell which are particularly delight? ful. Two are dessert flavor.' ? Loganberry and Pineapple. One is Lime-Fruit Pavor, for ealads. One is Mint, for garnish jell. This r .?T-srJrrjblr offer is made, for one week only, to induce every home to try them. We are making each 12^-cent package worth 20 cents on our pure aluminum molds. Fruit Essences Sealed in Glass Jiffy-Jell fruit flavors are made from the fruit itself. They are essences condensed from fruit juices. They come sealed in glass vials?a bottle in each package?so they keep their fresh-fruit taste. The flavors are rich and abundant. We t^e half a pineapple to make the flavor for one Jiffy-Jell dessert \*c use 65 big Logan? berries to flavor another. So Jiffy-Jell desserts arc real-fruit dainties. They have all the delights, all the healthfulness of fruits. That is where Jiffy-Jell differs so vastly from the old-style gelatine dainties. 12V2C Per Dinner Pineapple A favorite frait flavor Jiffy-Jell comes ready-sweetened, in proper color and acidulated. You simply add boiling water, then the flavor from the vial, and let cool. One package serves six people in mold form, or 12 if you whip the jell ? all for 12*4 cents. Think of that for a rich, fruity dessert ? less than a fruitless pudding costs. And the ten fla? vors give you variety. Lime Fruit Makes a tartp green salad jell SO Lime-fruit flavor makes tart, grecs, salad jell. Serve with your salads or mix the salads in before cooling. Or mix in meat scraps and make a delicious meat loaf. Mint flavor makes a garnish jell, rich in fresh-mint flavor. Serve with roast lamb or cold meats. You Need Them You need these real-fruit dainties at this season. Everybody needs fruit daily. Here you get it in the finest form at very little cost. Learn what it means to you. Accept the offers we make below. It will introduce our finest flavors to you. After that, you will serve Jiffy-Jell in some form at least three times weekly. And you will know a new delight. Mint For garnish jell For Desserts and Salads The new-type gelatine dainty 10 Flavors in Glass Vials A Bottle in Each Package Loganberry Pineapp'a Mini Lime Strawberry Raapbsrry Cberry Orange Lemon Also Coffoo Flavor 2 Packages for 25 Cents This Week's Mold Offer 1 The end labels ihown at top are accepted at 20c each on theiie molda, if they bear the name Logan? berry, Pineapple, Linie or Mint. Labels from other flavor's count for 10c each. All molde are pure aluminum. Individual Dessert Molds as pictured are valued at 10c each. They come in assorted styles. Six of them will serve a full package of Jiffy-Jell. Send labels for as many aa you want Vegetable Salad Mold ?Stvle D ? is valued at 50c. It hold? a six-portion salad?one pint?made with Lime Jiffy-Jell and vegetable? mixed In. Tho six indentations marlc our six individual servings. Fruit 8al*d Mold ?Style E ?holds a one-pint dessert made with one package of Jiffy-Jell. Tne value is 50c. 3 Pint Dessert Mold?Style B ?is heart shaped like Style 5 at top. It serves a full package of jifTj?-JelI. Value 50c. Pint Dessert Mold?Style C?is fluted, like Style 6 at top. It eerves a full package. Value, 50c. State in the coupon the molds you .van.. Send labels as per our ofeer to cover the value as stated. For instance, three labels worth 2Cc each en this offer will bring six Individual Dessert Molds. But it takes six labels worth 10c each. You can ?end labels to pay for all the molds you want. If your grocer is out of the flavors you want, you can send the labels next week. If you prefer not to send labels, send grocer's ?ales slip, ehowins amount of your Jiffy-Jell purchase and the flavors. You Can Buy These Molds This Week With Labels See Our Offers at Side of Coupon No. 2 No. 5 No. 0 Individual Dessert Molds Six Will Serve a Full Package Vegetable Salad Mold?Style Sirves a Pint Jiffy-Jeil Salad Fruit Salad Mold ? Style?E Serves a Pint Dessert or Sc'ad Abo Pint Dessert Mold?Style?B Heart Shaped?Like Style 5 Above A?*o Pint Dessert Moid?Style?C Fluted?Like Style 6 Above HiHiiliih MAIL THIS Jiffy-Jell, Waukesha, Wis. I enclose.labels from Loganberry, Pineapple, Lime or I>'ljr_t, to apply at 20c each on melds. Also.labels from othrr flavors to appiy at 10c each. I want the foL'owins molds: _Inc?^dual'Dcssert Molds, -...sorted, value 10c each. _Vegetable Salad Mold, Style ? D ? value 50c. _Fruit Salad Mold, Style ?E ?value ?0c. ....Pint Desfcrt Mold. Style ? B ? value 50c. _Pint Dessert Mold, Style ?C ? valuo 5Cc Name Address iiiHttHin