Newspaper Page Text
SUNDAY, JUNE Z 7.
War Work Rivalries In France
Reports to War Dep’t
On the Social Work
In A.E.F. In France
Secretary Baker in Accord With Chairman Fosdick’s Findings.
Rivalries Engendered by Sectarian Nature of the Societies
Sharing the United War Work Campaign
Fund of $172,000,000
Washington.—*Social work in the army
in any future emergency should be han
hled by the government itself through a
mingle, non-sectarian agency, in the opin
ion of Raymond D. Foswick. chairman of
the Commisison on Training Camp Ac
tivities, expressed in a report made pub
lic today by the War Department. Sec
retary Baker was said to be “substan
tially in accord" with Mr. Fosdick's view
Rivalries engendered by the sectarian
nature of the Young Men's Christian As
sociation. Knights of Columbus, Jewish
Welfare Board or other societies sharing
In the United War Work Campaign fund
of $172,000,000. Mr. Fosdick found to have
provided “the worst possible basis for
social work with the army”, a result for
which he held the Training Camp Com
mission responsible for having turned to
these nrivate agencies.
“It seems to me." said Mr. Fosdick,
“that the lesson of the war in social work
involves perhaps three points: The elim
ination of sectarian auspices: reduction
In the number of agencies employed: and
the transfer tq the government itself of
much of the activity hitherto left to pri
vate initiative."
Discussing the work of the six organ
izations that served abroad with the
army, the report said the Young Men's
Christian Association, handling 58 per
cent of the war work budget, and with
6.000 representatives in France, was far
the largest and “received a good deal of
criticism from the soldiers in France”.
fSome of thic criticism is merited," Mr.
•sdick said; “much of it is due, I be
e to misunderstanding."
THE Y. M. C. A. CANTEENS.
The bulk of the complaint arose from
Young Men's Christian Association oper
ation of army canteens, which Chairman
Fosdick said was a mistake, although it
was undertaken as a service to the army
and released a large combatant person
nel. From early days the canteen had
been an army perquisite and the soldiers
could not understand why it should be
handed over to a “private society which
was at the same time raising millions at
home, for support," the report said, and
continuer:
“Moreover, the personnel of the Y. M.
C. A. was untrained for this kind of work
and it soon found itself in a maze of bus
iness and technical difficulties with which
it was unable at first to cope. In the
minds of the soldiers, it immediately be
came a commercial organization and from
this stigma it has never succeeded in
freeing itself."
So far as the effect of the transfer of
the canteens went on the army command,
the report continued. “It was a genuine
relief to the general staff that during the
fighting days of the army, it did not
have to handle the ever troublesome
canteen problem.
“The charge that the Y. M. C. A. made
money out of the canteen is, of course,
erroneous," said Mr. Fosdick. “However,
high its prices may have been in indi
vidual localities, considered as a busi
ness venture the total results show' large
losses."
Another ground for criticisms of the Y.
M. C. which Mr. Fosdick said was some
what justified, was in the character of its
personnel While many ofi ts men were
well qualified for their work, he said,
“many others were utterly unadapted to
this purpose and had no common ground
In mixing with our virile, red-blooded
“If I had known what a valuable service you could render me at slight cost I would
have sent for you long ago . With your help I should have no trouble now in keeping
my business in a healthy condition. 9 9
What Is a Public Accountant ?
—no business is too small to profit by the services of a public accountant. This announcement describes briefly
the nature of his work.
Just what IS a Public Accountant?
While thousands of stores, corporations and other businesses make
regular and profitable use of the services of a public accountant, it has
been pointed out to us that by many the exact nature of our service is
not clearly understood. This may be true, particularly among the small
er enterprises.
Every business, no matter how small, should have a simple, modern,
efficient system of bookkeeping. It should be easy to obtain an accur
ate statement of the financial status of the business—where the losses
—where the profits.
Banks, wholesale and jobbing houses always prefer to do business
with firms and individuals who properly keep their records and who are
in a position to render accurate statements of their condition and stand
ing.
In the case of a new store, or other business, a public accountant may
be employed to install the bookkeeping system which best fits the needs
CHAS. L. HIGHLEY
AUGUSTA, GA. CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT. TELEPHONE 2246.
young soldiers.” He found also, however,
the field of choice was limited, men of
proper qualifications being in most cases
in the army.
PRAISES THE GIRLS.
The work of 2,500 young womefl serv
ing the Y. M. C. A. with the troops in
France “is beyond praise,” Mr. Fosdick
stated, the girls being far better adapted
to the task than the average man. Ho
said, also, the charge of badly adapted
personnel could not be confined to the
Y. M. C. A. alone.
Viewed broadly, Mr. Fosdick declared,
“the Y. M. C. A. deserves the appre
ciation of the army and the continued
support of the public."
Similarly, Mr. Fosdick found that the
Knights of Columbus carried on a helpful
work on the same general lines, noting
particularly that this organization fur
nished amusement to many units so lo
cated as not to be served by other so
cieties. He also commended the stimu
lation of boxing and athletics due to the
society, but said there was “a legitimate
criticism” against it in that its work in
France was not as large as its allotment
of the War Work Fund would suggest.
“The Knights were late in starting with
the American Expeditionary Force,” he
said, “and never succeeded in overcom
ing that handicap. Moreover. I believe
they are losing a real opportunity for
service through their failure to employ
women personnel.
“AfLT eight months with the troops in
France, I am convinced that the average
woman worker attached to a hut is worth
four or five men workers. Certainly her
effect on the morale and spirit of the
troops is extraordinary. An ‘Honest to
God American Girl’ as the soldiers call
her. can do more to keep the men cheer
ful and create an atmosphere of home
than any other factor: and the work of
our women in France—Y. M. C. A. girls.
Salvation Army girls. Red Cross girls and
the representatives of other agencies—
has been in no small degree responsible
for the unflagging devotion and inex
haustible patience with which our troops
carried forward their high enterprise.”
The Jewish Welfare Board conducted
under able leadership a. work “admirable
in every respect”, Mr. Fosdick said. He
noted that its facilities in the Le Mans
area were widely employed “by Jew and
Gentile alike.”
THE SALVATION ARMY.
The Salvation Army was beyond ques
tion the most popular of these organiza
tions with the army itself, the report
*aid. \Vhile it employed in France only
200 workers. and actually reached only a
few divisions, "its fame has spread far
be.vond its work, and it is difficult to find
a doughboy who does not sneak its
praise.”
Contrary to popular impression, Mr.
Fosdick stated, the Salvation Army did
not give its supplies free except in case
of need.
• Its policy is to sell its canteen sup
plies." he said, “even its far famed
doughnuts—and its prices due to the fact
that it had na extensive buying machin
ery. are generally hither than those of
the Y. M. C. A.
“It Is'the inner spirit of service that
has endeared this organization to the
heart of the doughboy. Its personnel has
been carefully selected from trained;
workers of the Salvation Army—men and
women who know how to meet their fel
lowmen on a comman plane, and no task
India was always the nightmare of Anglo-
Indian ojcialdom, and the Indian gov
ernment paid the Amir of Afghanistan
$600,000 a year.
Threo months ago the Amir. Habibullah
who had ahvays been friendly to
wards Great Britain, was murdered mys
teriously. and his brother, Nasrullah
Khan, seized the throne. Nasrullah was
notoriously hostile to Great Britain, so it
was with relief that the authorities heard
that the murdered ruler's third son. Ama
nullah Khan, had ousted his uncle ami
proclaimed himself Amir. But this young
man appears to be no more friendly than
his uncle, and probably as a means of
cementing all parties under his rule, he
proclaimed the absolute independence of
Afghanistan and proceeded to show his
love for freedom by attacking the British
posts on the Khyber Pass, the gateway
of northern India.
A “Jehad," or holy war. is being
preached , and this is probably the direct
outcome of the downfall of Turkey, which
downfall, to all god Mohammedans, is a
menace to their religion. In breaking up
the Turkey of the Near East, the peace
makers at Paris, apparently overlooked
its effect on the supporters of Islam far
ther east. The Sultan of Turkey and the
Turkey Empire, with Constantinople as a
e-apital, are admittedly the head
PICTURE RECORD OF
TRANS-OCEAN FLIGHT
New York.—One of the unique and in
teresting features of the navy's recent
trans-Atlantic flight is the compilation
for the histocical archives of the Navy
Department of a complete pictorial recoro
of the flight, including drawings, sketches,
photographs, motion pictures and oil
paintings. This record will show’ the con
struction and trace the development of
the N C type of planes, in which the
flight was made, besides depicting actual
scenes of the preparations for the flight
and its progress across the ocean.
Navy photographers photographed
every interesting phase of the prepara
tions and the trial flights at Rockaway
Be.ach. I-ater, when the course had been
selected, other photographers wore sent
to ITaligax. N. S.; Tropassy, N. F.; Ponta
Delgada, Azores; Lisbon. Portugal and
Plymouth. England, where landing sta
tions and bases had been established.
Several thousand feet of motion picture
film and several hundred photographs
were taken at these stations, and from
these a careful selection will he made for
the department’s permanent pictorial rec
ord.
The task of making a pictorial record
on canvas was entrusted to Lieut. C. E.
Ruttan. U. S. N. R.. of New’ York, who
was designated by the Navy Department
as the official artist for the flight. lie
was temporarily assigned to the IT. S. S.
Melville, which acted as a supply and
repair ship for the seaplanes at Ponta
Delgada. Lieutenant Rutten, who is a
qualified pilot, brought to the work a long
and valuable experience obtained in
painting naval aviation pictures on the
western front.
During the three weeks the Melville
was stationed at Ponta Delgada Lieuten
ant Ruttan made nearly a dozen sketches
in oil, illustrating the most interesting
and exciting scenes of the flight. One
sketch shows the arrival of the NO-4 at
Ponta Delgada. with cheering crowds lin
ing the beach and all ships in the har
bor outlined in bunting and flags. An
other shows the arrival of the damaged
seaplane NC-3, which motored Into port
under her own power after being adrift
for fifty-three hours.
Two of the pictures illustrate planes
passing a destroyer station ship. The
first, a day view, shows the plane flying
above storm clouds and the destroyer
tossing about in a rough sea. The other,
a night view, shows the plane silhouetted
against, the moon and the destroyer aglow
with lights and her searchlight piercing
the darkness. Another sketch represents
the crew of the NC-1 being rescued by
the Greek steamer lonia. Others picture
e.xciting incidents during the periods that
the NC-1 and NC-3 were adrift in the
rough seas.
The ajrtist contemplates painting a pan
»HE AUGUSTA HERALP
America Feeds These
Polish Youngsters
These are children in one of the Polish kindergartens in
Galicia, getting a meal provided by the American relief or
ganization
oramic view of Ponta Delgada Harbor at
the time of the NC-4's arrival for ;i
frieze in the building or section of the
Navy Department to be devoted to aero
nautics. It is probable that the pictures
will be placed on exhibition within a
short time, and later assigned a perma
nent place in the Navy Department build
ing in Washington
ANOTHER LANDMARK OF
GEO. WASHINGTON GONE
Philadelphia.—Another landmark of
George Washington is to go into the dis
card.
The historic Washington House, noted
as a hotel since 1746. is to be torn down
as soon as prohibition becomes effective,
it is announced. Jn its place will be
erected a modern hotel, office building
and theatre.
Thu place is tilled with reminiscences
of Washington and revolutionary times.
Washington retreated to It after the dis
aster of Brandywine. A bronze tablet
reads: “In. this room September 11. 1777,
W ashington wrote the only report of the
battle of Brandywine.”
Previously Washington had been a
guest in this hostelry then known as tlio
Washington Arms and again, when mak -
ing the journey from Washington lo New
York, when fie >/s elected president, he
with his retint* * had breakfast, in the
hotel's diningroom. To commemorate
this event the Daughters of lh<- American
Revolution erected a tablet reading;
“This marks this house as the place
where Washington wrote at midnight the
only report of the battle of Brandywine,
September 11, 1777. Here Washington
also received the congratulations of the
people* of Chester upon his election ns the
first president of the United States,
April 20. 178!*. ’*
After the evacuation of Philadelphia by
British Army the name of the hotel
was changed to the Washington House.
On each occasion when Washington
stopped at the hotel the best room in
the house was placed at his disposal. The
fine mahogany chairs which were in this
room are still preserved as historic relics.
When Washington departed from Ches
ter for New York for his inauguration
ceremony he rode a splendid white horse,
the gift of the citizens of Darby, Pa.,
nfiarby. As he rode away he passed the
Plow and Harrow Inn, which had the
reputation of being the best kept tavern
in tbt- colonies. There it was ih.it La*
fayette’s wpunds were dressed by Mary
Gorman on night of the battle of
Brandywine.
MISS BESSIE McTEER TO MARRY
REV. ROBERT R. BROWN.
Hampton, S. C. —The approaching mar
riage of Miss Bessie McTeer of Ridge -
ville to Rev. Robert Roy Brown is of
interest to the many friends of the young
lady in this section. The marriage will
be held in the Ridgevllle Baptist Church,
Early Branch. S. C. Wednesday evening
June 25th. eight-thirty o'clock. Miss
McTeer is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
I t \ McTeer. *
of the establishment and to instruct the bookkeepers in the system and
method to be followed.
If a business is to be sold, a publi 2 accountant may be asked to certify
the profits or losses of the business.
SOUND STATISTICS will aid /ou in making your plans for the fu
ture of your business. A public accmntant will secure these figures for
you. He will prepare balance sheets, reports, audit your books, make
any investigation desired.
An accountant is an EXPERT in the SCIENCE of bookkeeping and
in the SCIENCE of business. He has a wide knowledge of the principles
>f accounting and special training for this kind of work. He is in a po
sition to furnish VALUABLE AI)V CE to business men. Often the in
formation he presents helps to change near-failure to success.
It now has become the practice of leading banking institutions to re
quire a financial statement certified to by a Certified Public Accountant
where large business houses are the borrowers.
Russian Prisoners
A Great Tragedy
CANNOT BE RETURNED HOME BECAUSE THEY DON’T
KNOW WHERE THEY LIVED
Berlin.—One of tin* great tragedies of
tragic Europe is the Russian prisoner.
Thousands of these men. many of them
incarcerated four still remain in
German prison camps, and perhaps as
sad as any phase of their plight is the
fact that many of them will never see
home again, for the simple reason that
they do not know the name of their home
town.
The American Red Cross prisoner serv
ice here, now in charge of Colonel Ryan
and Col. Carl Taylor, is doing Its utmost
to help locate homes of these men. But
theirs is a difficult task, for when many
of them are asked where they lived, they
answer “By the big red mill. ’or per
haps. "By the white river," or “Near the
church on the hill.”
These men simply do not know. They
have lived for years in some hamlet, have
never learned to read nor write, and have
never been more than a few miles away
from their own dwellings. The Bed Cross
England Has Real
War On In Asia
AFGHANS SCORN LEAGUE OF NATIONS AND FIGHT FOR
LOVE OF FIGHTING
London.—-While the “I’eacemongers" at
Paris are settling the peace of the world,
the old game of border warfare is pro
ceeding merrily on the northern frontier
of India and In Afghanistan, where Great
Britain suddenly made herself faced with
a real war. Afghanistan is merely a name
to the majority of American newspaper
readers, but n war there niusl not bo con
fused with a Mexican or Central Ameri
can revolution. When Afghanistan goes
to war, it ps the whole country, and Eng
land and the northern tribes of India
arc the foes.
“Another little row in India," is the
general idea of the casual reader of mili
tary operations on the Khyber Pass, but
Afghanistan in a country of 245,000 square
miles area, as big as the combined states
of Ohio, Indiana. Illinois, Michigan, and
Wisconsin, and has a population of six
and a half millions.
The Afghan tribesman cannot be dealt
with by a league of nations. 11«* has no
use for fourteen or fourteen times four
teen points. He Is a warrior, born and
fights for the fun of It. Just as the Ameri
can plays baseball and football, and as
the Britisher plays cricket. It’s the na
tional sport! He wliih if he can. and If
he can’t, lie takes a beating and bears no
malice. If he gefft it good and hard, It
will suffice for his generation, but his
son, growing up, won’t be content to look
at bis father’s scars and listen to his
story of the “great war”, lie wants some
war himself.
During the last century England lias
had three regular Afghan wars on her
hands, not counting Innumerable border
forays and minor wars, which were dis
claimed by Afghanistan’s rulers. These
were in 18!!!*. 1878. and 1881, and In each
ease they started with the. murder of the
British political representatives at Calm!,
the capital. England made no attempt to
annex or occupy the country, but deemed
it better to subsidise the Afghans to keep
a buffer state, guaranteeing the northern
frontiers of India against possible Rus
sian attacks. The “Russian danger" to
THREE
is striving to introduce some rudiments of
geography among the more enlightened
prisoners, in the hope that thereby they
can be of assistance) in solving the intri
cate problem of their compatriots.
It is no little work that the Red Gross
has set its hand to accomplish. It is not
merely a question of shipping these men
home, for the ways are not open. Poland
Is fearful that they will join the Bolshnyj
kl army when they return, and hence
doesn’t want them lo pass through Pol
ish territory. And. if they go. farther
south, there is trouble from other popu
lations. So thus far. it has been possible
only to take a northern route for return
ing the "Great Russians".
A few days ago. a group of one thou
sand sought permission to set out to walk
home, saying, they would take the re
sponsibility for their fate upon them
selves. And. some of them have actually
attempted to make their way home afoot.
has been too humble and no service ton
small for them to perform for tlie troops.
Us reward is the genuine affection of the
American Expeditionary Force.”
T ARI AN ISM.
As to the difficulties due to the. sec
tarian nature of the societies which
served the army, tin* report said the fa
cilities <>f all were open to men of all
faith, “but tin* auspices through which
these privileges are extended are sectar
ian. The tendency is to^stimulate rival
ries and Jockeying for position that are
disheartening to witness. To see the rep
resentative*: of these different agencies
\ ylnx with etch other tit an att* mpt to
make a lasting good impression upon re
turning troops bringing prominently into
the foreground their respective emblems
find enslgnla. is to despair of the whole
system of social work in the war.
"Our men have been glad to receive
what the. societies had for them in I lie
shape of service or supplies, and they
have not cared two straws whether It
came from Brotr-tatrt. Catholic or Jewish
hands. Our lioys fought at Chateau
Thierry and In the Argonno as Americans.
They did not fight as Protestants, Catho
lics or Jews. As a matter of fact, there
in no reason for sectarianism. The re
ligious Interests of the army are wisely
confined to the chaplains."
PRESBYTERIANS WANT TO
STOP THE BIG FIGHT
New York—Every stato superintendent
of the Presbyterian board or homo mis
sions is urged, in telegrams sent oul
from the board’s headquarters Imre to
send messages immediately to congrem
asking that Governor Gox of Ohio hi
asked to forbid “deseeration" of the na*
tton's holiday through the holding o!
the Willard-Dempsey fight July 4.
Suffer with rheumatism? 'Pry Mer
lins' Crystal Water. I’hon 1 * 101 ;niv