The Keota news., July 12, 1918, Image 4

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THESE TWO MEN
REFIT THE ARMY
Lively Work of Major Faweett
and Captain Thrall at
Camp Blank.
SPRUCED OP FOR OVERSEAS
Hungry and 111-Clad Oaldlara Wall Fad
and Mada Splclc-and-Span far
tha Voyaga to Battle
Front In Franco.
‘ Washington.—MaJ. George W. Faw
cett Is the camp quartermaster at an
American embarkation camp. It la bis
first business to see that troope going
overseas find comfortable, healthful
temporary quarters, and have plenty of
food. The camp Is more than a rent
resort for travelers. When It was
established less than a year ago In
coming troope were warned that they
must not rely on getting any of their
overseas outfit here. This Is so com
pletely changed under Major Fawcett's
administration that there Is nothing
an organisation can possibly need
which this camp will not aupply nearly
as fast as the men csn be marched
up to his warehouses to take the sup
plies away.
Major Fawcett has a ten-foot square
office In an unpalnted shack. He alts
at a little desk with two clerks, one be
hind him and the other at hla side. A
telephone receiver is strapped over bis
head all the time. The officers requir
ing supplies for the present and fu
ture who come Into this camp make
mistakes, big and little, but not one
of them has ever got anything worse
than an amused or an astonished grin
from the camp quartermaster. "It Is
easier and quicker to give a man what
you know he wants,” the major says,
“than to waste your time, his, and the
government's, by quarreling with him
because he has not put his needs In
proper shape.”
Makes It Easy for Them.
Army regulations require particular
printed formulas for requisitions, pre
pared with scrupulous attention to
small details, slajor Fawcett has
BROTHERS IN ARMS
Every wearer of khaki who Is now
with the American expeditionary
forces In France has been taken Into
the hearts of the French families and
our sons are as their sons. There Is
no bond like that which arises from
>ghtlng in a coiumor. caise for high
teal*
taught his men to accept any scribbled
memorandum on the back of an envel
ope or a bit of wrapping paper, tell the
applicant for supplies to coroe back
In half an hour. and. then, when he re
turns. hand to him a perfectly arranged
form of requisition, stating all his
needs with military exactness, and at
the same time directing him to a store
house where his supply Is already
waiting.
The Interior traffic of the camp has
Increased until 100 Itlg motortrucks
are tearing through the streets from
dawn until dark, and half of them
work far Into the night. The more the
camp speeds up the more troops Major
Fawcett Invites the war department to
send through the camp. The Ideal of
seeing to It that no man crosses the
seas for service with clothing and
equipment which Is not new. or ss good
as new, has Just about been reached.
Troops are detrained from the Interior
In dusty, faded clothing, patched and
pulled out of shape, and go onto their
ships In an Incredibly short time dress
ed up like a show window display.
His lieutenants In charge of money
disbursements, subsistence, construc
tion, transportation, and reclamation
are at his door with brand-new com
plications every few minutes. Bewil
dered supply officers, who have come
to the camp without the slightest Idea
of what Is expected of them (and who
GIRLS DO GOOD WORK
American Telephone Operators
Now Serving in France.
Hundred Who Were Sent Over Giv
ing Such Efficient Bervice Mere
Will Be Sent.
Washington.—To the 100 girls from
America now doing service as military
telephone operators In France, 180
more In training schools here may soon
be added, leaving a reserve force of
400 more on file out of about 8.000 np*
plications.
The telephone Is referred to as the
“nerves of the army.” and the young
women who have been accepted for
this work have undergone tests as se
vere as those to which a soldier at the
front Is subjected.
The telephone exchanges often are
only a short distance behind the
trenches, and the operator must pos
sess both courage and calmness under
dangerous circumstances.
"These girls,” said Capt. EL J. Wes
son, who recruited the unit, are going
to astound the people over there by
their efficiency. In Paris It takes from
40 to 00 seconds to complete one call.
Our girls are equipped to handle 300
calls an hour.”
Other reports that have reached the
war department from France show
that the American hello girl Is making
good rapidly In a task as difficult as Is
to be found back of tbe front line
trenches.
The first group of operators entered
training school here on January 12
for Instruction In advanced telephony.
They received practice In the largest
New York exchanges and were then
tried out at military cantonments. Tbe
course Included talks upon personal
hygiene.
The first contingent sailed on March
2. Other groups sailed In March and
April and were stationed at supply de
pots and debarkation bases.
In addition to speaking both French
and English fluently, every one of
these girls has stood a loyalty test
which proved that she could be trusted
with military Information.
The uniform prescribed consists of
THK UOTAinWB.
would have resigned before coining lind
they known) appear at bis door look
ing scared; they llrter for a few min
utes to the general run of his tel*
phone conversation, forget their scare,
answer his questions with a prompt
ness and a definiteness which seem to
surprise the men themselves, and go
out with their heads up. smiling confi
dently. and accomplish changes and
refitting* and substitutions such as
they had never dreamed of.
Work Well Divided.
The work under Major Fawcett sub
divided Itself naturally so that no dis
proportionate burden falls on any one
department, with one exception. For
accounting purposer It I* absolutely
necessary that one man should have
charge of what. In quartermaster lan
guage. Is called “property." He must
algn every Invoice and assume respon
sibility for It financially. This Job
under Major Fawcett Is thnt of Capt.
C E. Thrall. Q. M. R. a Captain
Thrall has counted It a big night when
he has had more than four hours* sleep
since the war started.
Captain Thrall has never been
caught rattled. He swears now and
then, but laughs at himself when he
swears and ho never lets anybody else
get rattled. Captain Thrall Is a much
more tired looking man than he was a
year ago—but like hla chief he has
found thnt the best way to keep men
moving Is to meet Ignorance and stu
pidity alike with a friendly grin and
straighten them out as they go along.
Major Fawcett left the regular army
17 years ago and was for many years
purchasing agent for the Philippine
constabulary. Captain Thrall came
from the ranks of the regular army.
a cost and skirt of navy blue serge,
shirtwaist of navy blue Palm Beach
doth and straight-brimmed hat of blue
felt while the regulation orange and
white cord on the left sleeve Is used to
designate their rank, as operator, su
pervisor. chief operator ond so on.
GETTING A “BEAD” ON A HUN
This machine gun operator Is care
fully aiming a Lewis gun at n raiding
Gotha. It takes a dead shot to bring
down one of tbe birds when It files
high.
Where Bardlnes Are Found.
Sardines are abundantly found oil
the Galician, Andalusian and Canta
brian coasts. This fish varies In lengtb
from approximately 4tt to 7ft Inches
and weighs from 24 to 68 grams (0.864
to 2.398 ouqces); occasionally larger
specimens are caught.
LIFT OFF CORNS!
Doesn't hurt st sU and costs
only slew cents
Magic t Just drop a little Frissons
on that touchy corn, instantly It stops
aching, then you lift tbe corn oft with
the fingers. Truly I Mo humbug 1
Try Freesonel Your druggist sells U
tiny bottle for a few cents, sufficient to
rid your feet of every hard com, soft
corn, or corn between the toes, and
calluses, without one particle of pain,
soreness or Irritation. Frsesona Is the
discovery of a noted Cincinnati genlu*
Under German Rule.
An old man who knows what It Is
to live under German rale told a Buffa
lo bond salesman why he bought Lib
erty bonds. He said: “First comes
the kaiser; then come the princes;
then the generals; then the politi
cians; then the nobility; then the
horses, then the dogs; and then —away
down below the doga—stand the com
mon men.”
Cuticura Is So Soothing.
To Itching, burning skins. It not only
soothes but heals. Baths with Outl
cura Soap and hot water, dry gently
and apply Cuttcura Ointment For
free samples address, "Concurs, Dept
X, Boston.” At druggists and by mail.
Soap 28, Ointment 88 and SO.—Adv.
An Unnecessary Question.
"U the gentleman of the house In?”
asked tbe stranger at the door.
"What a ridiculous question to ask!”
replied tbe woman with the gingham
apron and a broom In her hand. “Can't
you see we're houaedeanlngT”
Ji'Sßi SL’SiifSt’fcßE
the lauadraaa. AD grown. Adv.
Sure Enough.
Willie—My father's gone to the war.
Bobble —So’s my father.
"But my father carries a sword.”
"Well, my father carries a gun. How
does your father ever expect to shoot
the kaiser with s swordf
Lemon Juice
For Freckles
Qlrlsl Make beauty lotion st
homo for a fsw cants. Try HI
Squeeze the Juice of two lemons into
a bottle containing three ounces of
orchard white, shake well, and you
have a quarter pint of the best freckle,
sunburn and tan lotion, and complex
ion whltener, at very, very small cost.
Your grocer has the lemons and
any drag store or toilet counter will
supply three ounces of orchard white
fo.> a few cents. Massage this sweetly
fragrant lotion Into the face, neck,
arms and hands and see how frecklhs,
sunburn and tan disappear and how
clear, soft and white the skin becomes.
Test It is harmless.—Adv.
Physicians are not the only men
who follow the medical profeeslon.
The undertakers are not far behind.