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Owner of Pennsylvania Grit
Visits Camp Hancock
Dietrick Lamade Has Built Up Circulation of 300,000 Sub
scribers—Business Grown Far Beyond Expectations.
Delighted With Camp Hancock.
(By J. E. P.)
Dietrick Lamade of Williamsport, ac
companied by his daughter. Mrs. Geo. R.
Fleming, wife of the associate divisional
athletic director of Camp Hancock, spent
several days in Camp Hancock recently,
returning on Sunday afternoon. Mr. La
made is the owner of the Grit Publishing
Co., which publishes Pennsylvania Grit,
known all over the United States.
Mr Lamade visited all parts of the camp
under the direction of his son-in-law, Mr.
Fleming, ~ and was delighted with the Lo
cation, the arrangement made for the
comfort of the men and the ideal climate,
which proved unusually balmy during his
stay in camp. Mrs. Fleming will remain
here for some time with her husband.
While in Augusta, Mr. Lamade and Mr.
and Mrs. Fleming were entertained at
dinner by Bowdre Phinizy, owner of the
Augusta Herald.
Probably no paper in Pennsylvania,
outside of the Curtis publications, is so
well known as Pennsylvania Grit. We
venture to say that among the soldiers at
Camp Hancock it is easily the best known
newspaper. There is not a town or ham
let where Grit is not sold and the great
success of the paper is due to Mr. La
made's initial efforts and the loyalty and
co-operation of the men and women who
have been associated with him for many
years.
Sketch of Career.
In an interview with Mr. Lamade, we
learned some interesting facts about his
career with Grit. Mr. Lamade started
in the publishing business in Williams
port in 1872, when he began learning the
printing trade at the age of 13. He is
now 58, but his ruddy complexion and the
sparkle in his eye give him a much young
er appearance. In 1884, he and two
friends organized the Grit Publishing Co.
as an independent publication. The pa
per was begun as a weekly and the first
year was a terrific struggle to keep going.
In the second year of its existence. Mr.
Lamade traveled personally all over Penn
sylvania, appointing agents and securing
correspondents. Armed with quarter
sheet cards, Mr. Lamade invaded the
towns of Pennsylvania and tacked up the
cards announcing the appearance of Penn
sylvania Grit.
Mr. Lamade acted on the theory that
if he secured readers, the advertising
would follow as a matter of course, and
he stuck to his task of advertising the
paper with circulars, cards and through
his agents, until each month saw the
circulation, growing by leaps and bounds.
The first paper was printed on the press
of another concern. The only press owned
by the original Grit Publishing Co. was
IN OTHER GAMPS ~|
CAMP LEE.
The Russian Symphony Orchestra, of
New York City, gave a concert in the Y.
M. C. A. auditorium Sunday night.
Arrangements have been made for a
football game between the 320th Regi
mental team and the University of Pitts
burg, for Saturday, December 1.
The Kaiser Bill went up the hill
To get a look at France;
The Kaiser Bill came down the hill
With bullets in his pants.
—Private Morgan, 320th Infantry.
CAMP ZACHARY TAYLOR.
Y. M. C. A. Secretary Herman Obst.
volunteered to work in the quarantine, '
where a number of men were down with .
measles.
I
A review of the 25,000 troops was held
a few days ago before Major General
Harry C. Hale. Spectators were on hand
from three states. I
James S. Corkey, Y. M. C. A. Religious
Director, has been assigned to work in
France with the American Expeditionary
forces.
A hostess house is being erected in the
camp by the Y. W.-C. A.
The Louisville Courier-Journal is ar
ranging a big Christmas celebration for
the camp and will play Santa Claus to
every officer and enlisted man. A Christ
mas tree will be provided each regiment
and all gifts will be hung on it.
CAMP SEVIER.
A Greenville, S. C., man was captured
in the first fight with the Germans and
Trench and Camp says the men at Camp
Sevier will avenge hiS capture.
The hostess’ house of the Y. W. C. A.
is nearing completion.
On Thanksgiving morning there will be
a divisional athletic meet.
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CAMP JACKSON.
The Knights of Columbus* hall was
opened a few days ago.
The base hospital, with Major Leary in
command, was opened recently.
Sixteen thousand men passed in review
a few days ago before Major General
Charles J. Bailey, Governor Manning and
Governor Bickett. t
British Have Taken
166,000 Prisoners
In the British House of Commons dur
ing a speech, Henry William Forster,
financial secretary of war. said that since
July 1, 1916, the British had captured
from the Turks 30,197 prisoners and 186
guns; and from the Germans on the west
ern front, 101,534 prisoners and 519 guns.
The approximate square mileage in ter
ritory conquered or reconquered by the
British in the same time, said Mr. Fors
ter. was 128,000. The total number of
prisoners captured on all fronts since the
beginning of the war was 166.000, while,
the captured guns numbered 600. I
TRENCH AND CAMP
a 10x15 Campbell job press. When the
affairs of the firm showed a balance of
S4OO in the bank, it was decided to in
vest in machinery and equipment. Ac
cordingly, 34,000 worth of presses and
type, etc., was added to the original in
vestment and this expression of confi
dence was justified, for the affairs of the
company prospered.
Reaches 12,000 Towns.
It has always been the aim of Mr.
Lamade to print the best edited and best
printed newspaper for 5 cents that brains
and effort could produce. Everything was
centered on this idea, and although Mr.
Lamade has many times thought of start
ing additional publications, he has wisely
stuck to his original creation, and the re
sult is that today, Grit has more than
309,000 readers all over the United States:
Fully 100,090 pounds of print paper are
used weekly. The paper goes into 13,090
towns and villages and has a force of 20,-
. 00) agents.
Prints Sixteen Editions.
Each week there are sixteen different
editions of Grit printed, so as to reach
the different parts of the country on
time, and to cover the varying needs of
each section. There are 300 correspond
ents and special writers with Grit and it
is the only newspaper that makes cuts
direct from zinc etchings. That accounts
for the splendid showing of the many
cuts used each week in Grit.
At the home plant in Williamsport,
there are 180 persons employed. The
mailing department is a hive of activity,
putting up four carloads of mail each
week. In addition to the newspaper ac
tivities, there is an engraving department,
an art department and a complete job
printing and binding department, to take
of the commercial work that flows into
Grit unsolicited.
Two Sons in France.
Mr. and Mrs. Lamade are proud of the
fact that in front of their beautiful home
in Williamsport is a service flag with
three stars. Two sons are serving with
the American forces in France, both in
the transportation department, driving
motor trucks from the base to the
trenches. In addition, Mr. Fleming, his
son-in-law, is doing splendid work in
the camp as camp physical director.
With all his success, Mr. Lamade is
unusually modest and unobtrusive, pre
ferring to give the men who have been
with him the credit for the remarkable
growth of his publication. His success
in the newspaper field is an inspiration
to others and proves what holding to a
single purpose will do in shaping the
destinies of men.
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and a good time is prom
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JAMES E. PAYNE.
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GERMANS SURRENDERING
TO FORM REPUBLIC
“Republic” as their password, hundreds
of German troops are surrending volant
tardy on the west front, the American
government is semi-offlcially Informed.
These surrenders are the result of the
French government’s “follow-up” cam
paign since President Wilson democratic
Germany appeals were showered over the
German lines from allied airplanes.
Those surrendering do so with the un
derstanding that they are to be treated
not as enemy prisoners but permitted to
work for a German republic.
“The advocates of a republic of Ger
many. said a report to the American
government, “who are conducting a bril
liant campaign from the security of a
neutral neighbor state, are distributing
among German homes and through the
German armies this important informa
tion:
republic be your pass-
WORD.
COMRADES ON THF-
WEST FRONT: We have secured the
issue of the following general order to
the French army—whoever surrenders
himself and gives the password "Repub- 1
lie” w ill not he treated as an enemy pris-
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According to a semi-official source, hun
dreds of German troops have accepted
thia invitation. They go over to the
French side in twos'and threes.
DOGS OF ThFaRTMLLERY.
There are more varieties of dogs to be
found in the artillery brigade than any
where in camp, if the editor's observations
last Friday morning are a crietrion. Just
as we neared the 109th Artillery, there
shambled across the regimental street one
of the oddest-looking canines we have
ever seen. At first we thought it was a
cub bear, but soon realized it was nothing
more than a huge dog. with shaggy hair
and short tail. What breed it belongs to.
we cannot tell. It had some of the points
of an Airedale, with the hair of an Irish
terrier. At all events, he looked rather
forbidding. On our return down the
regimental street, there appeared sud
denly from around the corner of the mess
shack, a shepherd dog. which looked more
like a woif than anything we have ever
seen? and across the officers’ street sat
the cutest little collie pup. We have seen
many canines scattered throughout the
camp, some well bred, others just dogs,
but for variety, the artillery bow-wows
take the cake.
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