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NEW YORKERS ADMIRING THE DREADNAUGHT MISSISSIPPI
AMERICAN FLAG AND AMERICAN SOLDIERS IN BRUSSELS
Hiw V Y'jr,.(.r.-' rv yiz'tiz n ar r. tlon at ":t I t J s cs drtI:.- gt M.ssis&.pp' as she lie s at tnctior
the Hudtou t-.vafu-r tin w-it naval n ..i.v
LIBERTY, AS SHE GREETS RETURNING SOLDIERS
TL.s is the firM n.clure to come to this country of tne urrhnl ut the Belgian capital. Ilrussels. of King Albert
ONE OF OUR GREATEST BATTLESHIPS AT ANCHOR
AMde fiowt thHr own mothers, there Is another mother to American soldier that stands Kllently In New- York
ay, WMtHtltig mix waiting for her wm who are returning by the thousands daily. TIiIk remarkable photograph
tftowK the Ktatue of Liberty on liedloe'a Island as an alna.in seen It. The tents and buildings constituting Fort Wood
tre plainly i
RESCUE OF AIRMEN FROM THE SEA
RESCUED MEN OF THE OPHIR
During the big naval parade at New York one of the vessels that aroused the most admiration was the
trickily driven dreadnaught New Mexico, which Is here shown at anchor In the Hudson.
elec-
HERO OF CHATEAU THIERRY
GEORGE WASHINGTON AT HOME AGAIN
Om of the British airplanes taking part In the surrender of the German
floet came to grief and fell Into the sea. The aviators were rescued by a
destroyer, and the photograph shows the plane being hauled aboard (lie rescue
tlil p.
ODD SLEEPING QUARTERS FOR YANKS
....
This photograph shows the crew "i
the transport Ophlr, that went down
In the harbor of Gibraltar, lined up
on the deck of the Japanese steamer
that brought them back to this coun
try. Ah the Japanese are very fowl
of rice and It constitutes most of tin lr
menu, thee sailors had to be content
with rice, and more rice, every day.
Immediately upon reaching port th-y
all made a rush for a restaurant, and
It Is said that not one of them r
''rwl rice.
Yitttttn Nelppr Union:!
William Stevenson of Miles City.
Mont., top sergeant, sharpshooter in
the first line trenches, Marine Com- j
pany D, Fourth regiment, wounded
three times, gassed twice in the battle t
of Chateau Thierry, awarded the
Croix de Guerre and decorated by
General Atkinson In Bordeaux for
bravery In capturing 27 machine grin
newts at Chateau Thierry with four
other marines.
The George Washington on her return trip from tnklng the president and
tils party to Trance as she is being towed into her dock. The Washington
brought oer the Christinas mail from the boys abroad, together with 5.000
soldiers.
KING OF ITALY AT A Y. M. C. A. POST
Though London Is overcrowded now more than at any time during Its
history, Aiuorlcan Jackies are being well taken caro of by the American Hcd
C'rosfc, Tbt photograph allows whcr$ 700 of our tars are accomuioduted each
night In the maiintncent halls of tho Law Courts building.
Thero With That French.
Hh bleu you know we all apmk
French here. We can any "Dls done,
Jacques," and "Alors," and oro-r
"oofs" and whisper to mudame to klip
us some -mum or "cognac" when uo
senior oluccr Is round to hop us. It
if no uncommon thing for a doukli
hoy to Intersperse his coiiversatioQ
with "nVst-ce-pas?" as, for Install'..;
"I guess we sleep with the sii. .p
tonight, n'est-co-pus 1"
"Mais oul. Avoc los little mouttoiis."
"Well, they don't smell any worso
than some of you guys at that, u'est-ce-pas?"
"Say, who the hell's got my French
mask? I laid It on my pack not ten
minutes ago, n'ost'Ce-pas 1"
; We're thero with that French stuff,
A common form of grootlng from ilic
ribald roughnecks to tho oarnost lln.
gulst among us Is "Aha, I see you
sponk French I" You see, they have
! to admit It. Saturday Evening Post
Different Talk for Dogs.
I'rof. It. It- Heynolds. head of thr
modern language dejiartment In an
academy l Sn Itafael, Cal.. lias tw.
eollle digs. father and son. Marco, th
lder, resismds to his master onl
when addressed In English. Itozzarls.
the win. understands end obeys com
tnands given In French and Spanish,
but stands motionless when his sire
Is addressed.
"There Is nothing wonderful nbout
It," Reynolds says. "It was as easy
to toach the young dog a Latin tongtie
ns It was to Instruct his father In
KngHsh. Marco occasionally betrays i
signs of Jealousy when I hold protract-,
ed conversation In a foreign language
with his son, hut a word In English '
smooths things out and brings a wag
of the dog's tall.
"It muy have been unfair to en
dow tho son with accomplishments de
nied tho father, but It Is u rule of
life, and I think Marco understands
us well ns do thousands of other dot
ing fathers."
King Victor Emmanuel of Italy and Capt. Frederic Muugher Inspecting the
Y. M. C. A. post In the Casadel Soldato at Fuoimi. The king expressed his
appreciation of the work done by the V. M. f. A. whirl, (irgiuiliutlon watt
new to Italy
