MEN QUICKLY LOSE ANTIPATHY FOR ARMY Ifew Life It Opens to Them Is Welcomed When They Fully Understand. Xouisvllle, Ky.—Some of the men to eome to the national army cantonments at Camp Zachary Taylor In the first quota of selected recruits came reluc tantly. These same men as members •of the Eighty-fourth division, national army, seeently transferred to Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio, wouldn't quit the army if they could. Illustsating this change in fueling, •company commanders tell many sitories, •one of which concerns a mountain boy who profanely objected to his father’s •efforts to get him out of the army. The boy's father had written many letters to the captain declaring the lad was not strotjg and might break down com pletely under strain of active service. To make sure of the boy’s health the captain had sent him before the vari ous medical boards. Their verdicts were that he was In good health. Finally the youngster came to the captain and wanted to know If these frequen^ orders to appear before medi cal boards was caused by any dissatis faction of the captain with him. Then he was shown his father’s letters. "Huh, pappy’s crazy, captain,” he said. “I ain’t delicate. Look at me. Tie means well, but just tell him to go to blazes. I’m going to France.” "And that boy didn’t mean to be dis respectful to his dad,” said the captain. “He wanted to go to France, and he meant simply to be emphatic about it.” Another mountain boy, when he first arrived while apparently in very good trim was unable to finish even the shortest practice marches. Recently he came in under a 76 pound pack from a forced practice march of 27 miles head up, smiltng, the freshest man in the company. The change had been achieved, tt was explained, by army doctors who cured him, of the hook worm, removed his tonsils and adenoids, and made other slight alterations. The boy had been resentful over be ing forced into the arniy and tittle promise of ever becoming a fit soldier. Today he is about the “smartest” man In the company, his captain says. After •several months of service he was given a furlough home, on returning he frankly told his company commander that while he had been mighty glad to see the home folks, he was glad to get back to the army. He expressed the wish that the folks were living as well as he was. Another boy who had been offered an agricultural furlough to help his father on the farm refused because he was afraid the division might be ordered to France without him. COLONEL CHOPS WOOD T0 GET DOUGHNUTS BY M-lS3 GLADYS M’INTYRE. (Written for the United Press.) With the American Troops at the Front (by mail).—One bright morning a few days ago just after we had awakened and before we had begun our work in the kitchen we heard someone chopping wood just back of the canteen. We were pleased, for we needed wood chopped, and it is always nicer to have some doughboy volun teer to do it than to have to ask. I told my sister it must be the home sick doughboy who had said the day before that chopping wood for us took him back to home and his mother. He said he felt better after chopping some wood. After a while wo left our billet and went around to the kitchen. Who do you suppose was out there chopping the wood? It was not the homesick doughboy, or any other doughboy, but the colonel of the regiment himself. We were too surprised to see him swinging the axe to know, what to say, and almost for got to thank him. He said he liked his new job and accepted our invitation to have breakfast with us. But the doughboys all say he Is encroaching on their rights when he chops wood for us. The homesick doughboy was an in teresting problem to us. He had re ceived no mail for four months from home, and read in a paper, one of his pals had received, of the death of his sister. His father is not living either, and the poor boy could hardly keep from crying. Of course we wanted to do some thing for him, but it is hard to help everyone like that, when you don’t know them. We don't dare to show too much attention to anyone, no matter how much he needs it, because it wouldn’t be fair to the others. So we just put the homesick doughboy to work. Qe did everything we suggested, cut wood, fixed benches, fried dough nuts, and by the end of the day he was whistling and singing. Work seems to be the best thing for them when they are homesick. From time to time we have had boys near our canteens who were more help than the ordinary crowd. They usually were more faithful than others, and got to be our favorite workers—though we always tried to stick to our rule and never be partial. But we can't let the boys make pies or doughnuts. They never would learn to do it right, though some of them * can be trusted with dipping doughnuts, or putting the pies in the oven and re moving them, if we tell them when they are ddne. We divide the work among us. I always mix the doughnut dough and make the pies, and my sis ter manages the financial end of the canteen. That arrangement gives us both the wotk we like best. We’ve Just renewed the pie business, but not permanently, we fear. We had no oven in this little village we are now in, and couldn’t bake pies for a long time. But the boys’ mouths wa tered for pie. and finally a lieutenant found an old French stove in some ruins. We had to half bury It to strengthen it enough for use, but it works well enough to give the boys a taste of pie every week or so. Pie day almost means a riot, so many boys want a slice. Willing to Dig. From the Chicago Dally News. The conversation in the lobby of a Washington hotel turned to the disincli nation of the tramp to work, when Con gressman William H. Carter, x»t Massa chusetts recalled the following anecdote: Last summer a New England farmer was urgently In need of help, and seeing a tramp coming down the road, he went out and stopped him. “I want a man for a day or two,” said the farmer to the hobo. ‘‘How would you like to have a Job?” ‘‘I don't know,” was the hesitating re joinder of the tramp. “What kind of a job is It?” ‘‘Not a very hard one,” replied the j farmer, encouragingly. “I want somebody §to help me *dig potatoes.” “I don’t believe I would mind a job ol I that kind.” answered the tramp; “that Is, V you mean digging them out of gravy.” I BREAD AND BAYONETS WILL WIN. ------ »♦♦♦♦+♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦+♦! t THE MARINES. % (The traditional friendship between France and* America Is Delng re cemented under the fire of the Boche guns. In France there were huzzas for the Fourth of July; In these United States there will be warm tribute to the gallant French 0T> the 14th and 15th in commemoration of the fall of the Bastlle). "Pardon, he has no Engleesh, heem, 11 ne parle true Francalse, I sptk it leetle some Monsieur, Vaire bad, fen suls fache— Marines? Mats oul! I fight wiz zem At Chateau Thierry An on ze Ourcq an’ Marne in grand Bon camaraderie. I see zem fight at bois Belleau, Like savage make ze yell— Sacre nom de Dleul* zoze sailor man Eez fightln’ like ze hell! All time zey smile when make ze push, Magnlflque zaire elan, Zey show ze heart of lion For delight onr brav Frenchman. An’ In ze trench at rest, zoze troop From ze Etats Unis Queeck make ze good frlen’ of potlu AVlz big slap on ze knee! Zey make ze "song an’ joke, si drole An' pass ze clgaret, Zey call us gpod of scout, you bet, Like Marquis La Fayette. Next day, mabbee, again ze taps— Ze volley In ze air— Adieu! some fightln’ sailor man Eez gone AVest. C’est la guerre! No more ze gmile, ze hug, ze hand Queeck wlz ze clgaret ; C^st vral. at funeral of heem Ze poilu's eye eez wet. But, every day Mke tidal wave— Like human avalanche— Ze transport bring more Yankee troop. To get ze beeg revanche! Zen from ze heart Amerlcain Come mlllards of monnale; Eet eez ze end! Your countree bring Trolmphant ltberte. So, au revoir! I mus’ go on But first I tell to you AATiat some high officer remark Zat day gt bols Belleau. lie say, our great Napoleon Wlz envy would turn green Eef he could see zoze sailor man— Zoze Oncle Sam Marine! —Adolph E. Smylle, of the Vigilantes. ALLIED NEWSPAPER MEN GIVEN ATTENTION London, (by mall).—In order "to fa cilitate the study of the psychology of the English people” the ministry of in formation has established in its quarters here an Overseas Press center. There, in comfortably furnished club rooms containing a reference library, newspapers apd periodicals, the repre sentatives of the press of allied and neutral countries will be in close touch with the ministry. In opening the center, Lord Beaver brook, minister of information, said it was important for the journalists to understand the determination of this country to win the war. He urged that advantage be taken of the opportun ities that would be afforded to study the people. “You wil1 see,” he said, “that never have we striven so hard, and you will realize that the British people will persevere to the end. Everything depends on the will of the people. The mental attitude of mu nitions makers is as important as that of the men who fight the battles.” "Too often," he said, "war corres pondents pay over much attention to maps. They Judge the position by the swaying battle lines. When, however, you understand properly the whole British nation is straining every nerve to attain one great end, and how set backs only stiffen their resolutions, then only can you gauge the true po sition of affairs. We hope by means of this center to make such an under standing possible." Newspaper correspondents from many lands. Including Japan, were present at the opening. New Money Record. From the Washington Times. Money making, as well as money spend ing records, have been broken by the I government. In the fiscal year ended i June 30. 714,139,119 new coins were turned I out from the mints of the nation. The j mints have been working on a 24-liour! basis practically the whole year, the director of the mint stated recently. 1 Among the new coins placed In circulation { were more than 600,000,000 1-cent pieces, 1 83,000,000 nickels. 24,000,000 half dollars. 118,- | 000,000 dimes, and about 45,000,000 quartets. ! The large number of small coins minted Is considered an Index to the remarkable Industilal activities of the nation. —-- » .- I Fair Pay. From the llostoif Transcript. "You pay for the poetry you print, don't you?" “Yes. according to Its kind.1' "Well, you printed some blank verse of mine last week." “William, give this eentlama’i a blank check.” TWINS IN THE WAR VERY MUCH ALIKE Officers Unable to Distinguish One Rwrtn the Other—Have Queer Mixups. BY BRED 8. FERGUSON. United Press 8taff Cerreepewden*. With the American force* in Picardy, June IT.—(by mafl).—When you go to war twite at the same time tn the same outfit, maybe you can consider you realty are doing your part to whip the boche. At least Walter and Albert Griersbn are Inclined to feel thaat way about it. The only way It can be done, however, Is to be a twin. Walter and Albert are twins. Their father and mother live ata 8212 Lucas avenue, St. LouisJt And If Mr. and Mrs. Grierson think they had a hard time telling Whiter and Albert apart when they were little, they ought to see the sergeant and company commander try ing it. After you know how to identify the twtns ifs easy. Walter (or is it Albert?) has a mole on on# foot. But the sergeant can't tell the twins to take t^ff thefr shoes every time he wants to pick one of them for some particular job. The result is that Wal ter and Albert are fighting the war both together and separately, Cor them selves and for each other, and in ad dition are—and also is—carrying On a mail courtship. They aw» writing Clendfne and Geral dine Smalley, who live In Sheldon, 111. Glendlne and Geraldfcie are twins. Walter or Albert is writing Glendlne and Albert or Walter is writing Geral dine. Waite*, or Albert—anyhow one of the twins—first told the story as he sat in the window of the United Press billet one warm evening In Picardy. Wagons, (from and cannons were roll ing and rdmbling by. The twins are with an engineering outfit and it was too early yet for them to set out for their work Of stringtng wire, and dig ging trenches and dugouts. As Walter, or Walter, talked of Delmaa the bridge, the river and other things of home, the other one cam* up. It was like seeing double. Their tin hats wen* even at the sam# angle. N»b#«fy Knew* the Difference. “Yeu Meet it's like this,” saM Albert. "When Whiter'’—that identified Al bert—"wlrgft Walter is working and is tired and f'as fresh, I slip out and re lieve him nobody knows th# dif ference. The* if I get tfred he come* out and rslfevas me, and sc l#ng as one of us is wtorr* one or the other is sup posed t# be—well, there you are.” No owe i* the company knows one fro mthe ether. On one oecarten a new sergeant waa in charge of the detaoh ment working on a dugout. Albert and Walter were working from opposite sides. Just as Walter left the dugout with a wheelbarrow filled with dirt Al bert left the other end of the runway and came down another path with his empty. The sergeant didn’t know there were two of them- Every timeshe looked up he saw a Grierson loading and starting off with a wheelbarrow. The sergeant figured this*man Grierson was doing twice as much work ax any other man on the Job and went to the lieu tenant to tell him about it. Then he learned there were two of them. Before enlisting in the army together the Griersons worked in different banks in St. Louis. It so happened that each was at the pass book window in his respective bank. Depositors with accounts in both banks began to con sider taking the pledge if they went from one fcank directly to the other until they learned how things stood. The sergeant and the company com mander liave given it up. They assign Albert and Walter to work and so long as a prierson is there, that is good enough. The twins are over here becanse they want to help win the war. They are not yet 21, therefore they would not have been drafted, but they a*e doing the war dotrt>le. —• Tuekahoeing. From Culler's Weekly. In the long run It Is planning that counts. For example, that record break ing 5,500-ton freight ship Tuckahoe, which was launched In 27 days, finished In 37 and sailed wftft a cargo In 40 days firom the time her keel was laid, was not a record breaktng Job bo far as the riveting, etc., are concerned. The materials were all reedy at the precise time and spot needed; they moved Into her hull like clockwork. Brains, planning, teumwork (not frantic "drives'') built the Tuckahoe. and those same qualities In action will win the war. There, Is an opening in one side of n Michigan inventor's milk bottle through which cream can be drawn wltl»*fig the rest ot the pi Ilk. I --—-—.. Labor, After the War. . > ...... From InvootmoM Now*. Among the post war problems which will demand the most careful considera tion will be those that deal with labor and the future relations of employer and employe. At various times we have re ferred to the economic problems after the war Involving commerce, and we have phown that preparedness-to meet'the In tense-rivalry for trade was not onlg neces sary, but imperative. In view at the strenuous efforts which Germany even now Is systematizing to dominate If not domineer that trade. In the field of labor, however, little has been said or written concerning measures to be taken te handle the labor problem: compel the lowering of commodity values, arid the lo-weaio* of the ytekl of securities. Labor In past years has became mare and more restless as It grew stronger. The present restlessness Is not surpris ing in view of the much hlglter cost of living. For whatever may be said con cerning the Increase In wages already granted to certain classes of labor, these Increases do sot offset—In soma Instances by 60 per cent—the diminished value of the dollar as evidenced in the smaller quantity obtained of various commodities. The purchasing power of one, two, or four years ago Is no longer there. It is no solution to grant increasing wages and salaries to meet higher cost of necessities, because these increases rebound hi sub sequent enhancement of the commodities. The truth of the matter Is that the labor market has been thoroughly dis organized by the draft skid the mobiliza tion of thousands in munitions factories and other war activities, where wages paid have been phenomenal relatively to other fields of activity. Both factors brought about a scarcity of help which led first one group, then another group of employers to bid against each other for help. If, then, steadily mounting wages do not solve the labor problem to day, is it likely to solve it after the war? This question need be approached sym pathetically, both by the employer and the employe, for together they oontrlbute to the national wealth. The progress of a civilized nation, writes a French economist. Is gauged best through the amelioration of working classes. If we consider the period between 1860 and 1913 and the real salary received by labor, an immense progress may bo seen. Workmen have seen the hours of a day'* work diminish and their wages increase almost simultaneously fn that period; they have similarly witnessed the lowering of foodstuffs and commodities, while their been* comforts Increased and their Influ ence grew. In )*M. however, soen after the declaration of war, first in France, then in England, a pinch began to be. felt until the ptneh has in most instance* be som* a grip from which there appears to be ne relaxation. la England the govern ment Increased wages, then resorted to so-called bonuses to pacify labor, but hi neither Instance Is the labor unseat ap peased. In America things went wed enough until abeat two years age. Sine* them the high cost of living? going up by leaps and bounds, has brought about a situation which. If not threatening, is to say the beast serious, as witnessed In the strike of various employes In the ship building Meld. Samuel Gompers' influence and the patriotism of workers sdfem to promise a rcgplttf In strikes through the duration of the war. Engtaod Is approaching the question from what on the surface may be con sldered a pro mining basis. The Whitley report of the so-e&lled reconstruction com mittee believes that prbtfebt conditions are favorable for a permanent under standing between employer and employe. The Whitley repost recommends that Joint committees, local, district and na tional, be organized, made up of both em ployers and members ef the unions whose duties would be first and foremost the establishment of harmonious relations be tween capital Invested and labor em ployed. To these eonosniitces all questions affecting the weU being of the workers, their salaries, their hours of labor, the conditions under which they should work would be referred. The solution Is not found with the Joint committees of- employers and ern pbjyes. Committee members seldom agree. This subject demands the most serious consideration of statesmen, economists and patriots. Moreover, It Is not one to H>e solved politically, but economicagy, and with full Justice to all concerned. The subject is so big and so compli cated. that ft should be given attention immediately. To postpone It until the day of peace dawns might carry consequences far more serious than the present war Itself. -.-j Ambassador Morgenthau's Story j From the World’* Work. A few hours after the bombardment of Odessa I was closeted with Enver, dis cussing the subject which was then upper most th the minds of all the foreigners In Turkey. How would the government treat tts resident enemies? Would It intern them, establish concentration camps, pur sue them with German malignity, and perhaps apply the favorite Turkish meas ure with Christians—torture and massa cre? Thousands of enemy subjects were then living In the Ottoman empire; many of them had spent their whole lives there; other had even been born on Ottoman soil. All these people, when war broke out, had every reason to expect the harshest kind of treatment. It Is no exag geration to say that most of them lived In constant fear of murder. "Yet I had-certain strong arguments on my side and I now proceeded to urge them on Enver. Turkey desired the good opinion of the United States, and hoped, after the war, to find support among American financiers. I had arranged for another train that evening, and I now heard that the Turks were refusing to vise the passports of those whose departure I had provided for. Again I went to the railroad station and again I found a mass of distracted people; the women were weeping, and the chil dren screaming, while a platoon of Turk ish soldiers, commanded by an under sized poplnjaw of a major, was driving everybody out of the station with the flat sides of their guns. I jumped into my automobile and went to the sublime porte. where Talaat usually had his headquarters "Well, Talaat," I said, realizing that the time had come for plain speaking, “don’t you know how foolishly you are acting? You told me a few hours ago that you had decided to treat the French and Eng liBh decently and you asked me to pub lish this Hews In the American and for eign press. I at once called In the news paper men and told them how splendidly you were behaving. And this at your own request! The whole world will be reading about It tomorrow. Now you are doing your best to counteract all my efforts In your behalf; here you have repudiated your first promise to be decent. Are you going to keep the promises you made me? Will you stick to them, or do you Intend to keep changing your mind all the time? Now let’s have a real understanding. Th* thing we Americans particularly pride ourselves on Is keeping our word. We do It as Individuals and as a nation. We re fuse to deal with people as equals who do not do this. You might as well under stand now that we can do no business with each other unless I can depend on your promises.” . | “Now, this’ Isn’t my fault," Talaat an swered. “The Germans are to blame for stopping that train. The German chief of staff has Just returned and Is making a big fuss. Baying that we are too easy with the French and English and that we must not let them go away. Ho saya that we must keep them for hostages. If was his Interference that did this.” Finally the train was arranged- Talaat had shown several moods in this Inter view; he had been by turns sulky, good natured, savage, and complaisant. Ther* Is one phase of the Turkish charactei which westerners do not comprehend, and that Is Its keen sense of humor. Talaat himself greatly loved a Joke and a funny story. Now that he had reestablished friendly relations and redeemed his prom ise, Talaat became Jocular once more. "Your people can go now," he said with a laugh. “It’s time to buy your candle* Mr. Ambassador!" ft-I -T.,,.-TTT,- --- Gouging Switzerland. j From Commerce Reporter. The new economic agreement between Switzerland and Germany of May 1G, 1918, was signed and ratified June 3, and be came effective from the latter date! Un der It Germany allows the exportation of 200,000 tons of coal monthly to Switzerland. The price of the coal will average $33.38 per metric ton at the mine. For 60,000 tons (the quantity approximately used for household purposes), Germany grants a rebate of $7.72 per ton. The Swiss economic department pub lished the rules regarding the maximum prices of German coal. The prices are per W tons and in entire carloads from the pit. The qualities of the coal are divided into eight groups, which vary In price from $160.19 to $401.41 i>cr 10 metric tons (22.IM6 pounds). For deliveries in entire carloads from inland stocks the prices increase by $19.30 for each 10 tons. For deliveries to tho house of tho buyer the usual transport fee will be charged. For retail. 1. e., for deliveries under 10 tons, the selling prices have to be fixed through an agreement between the cantonal and local authorl ties and dealers, taking In ctmslderatlos the location of the place. Price disputes between buyer and seller, car.tonal and local authorities, will be settled by the coal central office. The prices of German coal In Switzer land have Increased considerably on ac count of the now agreement. The old agreement had fixed the price of coal per metric ton (2,SOI pounds) at $17.37. This figure served as basis, but was the price for coal at tho Saar pit. Taking Into consideration the deliveries of coal from other and nearer German mines, the price In general amounted to $16.06. The new agreement prescribes a price of $17.31 higher, or Just double that previously charged, 1. e., $31-76 per ton. Bearing in mind the various German coal mines, It has therefore been calculated that the averago price will be, as already stated, $33.33 per short ton tinker the new agree ment. It Is understood that low grade coal can be bought unde Til', whereas good quality German cos I > old at $10 per ton and more. Th* 1.,crease will therefore In some cases amount to $27 per ton. Sincerity or Nothing. Lieut. Harold Hersey. In Scribner's. The most prevalent mistake made by observers and writers Is concerning the faith of the men. They seem to think that the religion of the soldier has under gone a mysterious change, when In fact the same faiths exist today in the army as In civilian life. These men are huge receptacles of feeling. They are sincere. Their hearts are In the battle. It may be that they lack the power to express this as splendidly as the president can, but where one of them says, "Every de cent chap ought to fight when his coun try Is at war," he Is saying in his way what more clever men expjess with smooth phrases. The faith of their fathers and mothers— that la the faith of our soldiers. No man can get away from hln early years. Ills training clings to him through all of life. So it Is with the soldier. Ha comes to the army with his entire spiritual bag gage. Perhaps he dwells more upon the thoughts of a hereafter than he did pre viously. but I doubt It. lie firmly be lieves that death is only a door to a future life and he rests content with that. At least, this attitude of mind has hoen my experience among them at o.’l times. In most men this faith is not often brought forward. There Is no "lip service" In the army. Sincerity or nothing—that Is the watchword. Hawaii will breed goats on a large, scale. POPULATIONS SUFFER BY LOW BIRTH RATE • ■' London.—(by mail).—The war has caused the belligeront countries of Europe the loss of not less than 12,500, 0C0 potential lives because of the de crease In the number of births result ing from tho war, says Sir Bernard Mallet, register general of Great Brit ain. This country, ho asserts, has lost in these potential lives, 650,000 children. He believes hat other belligerent coun tries have suffered In this respect more than lias Great Britain. Sir Bernard estimated that every day of the war means a loss of 7,000 potential lives of children to the Lfnited Kingdom, France, Italy and the central powers. Pealing with tho decline In the birth rate here, he said the births registered in England and WuleS In 1913 numbered 881.S0O. In 1915 they fell to 814,614, in 1918 there was a fur ther fall to 780,520, and in 1917 to 668, 346, a decline of 24 per cent compared with 1913._ _ Strapped Too. From the Baltimore American. “Society finds Its level In a street ear, doesn't It?" "Well. It shows how nanj people who [think thonuelves la good standing are I merely hangers on." BONES OF NAPOLEON’S MEN ABE UNEABTHEP French Troops In Italy Give Mew Burial For Grenadiers Slain In 1797. Malian Front.—The French soldier* Who have come to Italy to fight for lib •sty Sound early troprles of the cam paign fought by Napoleon III, In 1859. One day recently while throwing up works between Lake Garda and the Adige, they unearthed in the neighbor hood of Rlvolt human bones with Cids of uniforms and buttons bear eoats of arms, or the designation of regiments. It was not possible to doubt that •hey were the remains of French grenadiers slain in the memorable bat tie which on January 14, 1797, opened ibe way to Napoleon's victorious army I* further successes over the Austri ans. After 120 years other French Bol sters, also coming into Italy to com plete their work, and bring about a more complete restoration of Italy, Rthered up their bones and burled cm again on the hill where they fell »n that cold day of the long winter ef Bonaparte's first campaign, an in cident which added color to the fight ing carried on at that time as now, when the piety of companions in arm* gathered and burled the remains of the other dead of Rivoli. And on a sunny afternoon In the beauty of the valley of the Adige in spring, where the liver flows green tnd limpid on Its course down from TrenUno, the ceremony of tha reburial « aeldlers of a bygone day was simple •nd Impressive. For the ceremony a gathering of •ffieers of the French and Ita.) i armies of all andd assembled In the llrcM of cypress trees. On the Italian rid* was General Rossi, of the grena fters, who sent two companies with the band and the flags the men had rerne to victory. Honors for France were entrusted to a company of in fantry. In a group of artillery officers was the young duke of the Puglle, one cf the sons of the Duke of Aosta. He wears the shoulder etraps of a cap tain won In battle with two promo tions for valor. The strains of tha Marseillaise greet ed General Grange, who organized tha celebration. Accompanied by Italian renerale he reviewed the grenadiers cf Sardinia and the French troops, and the infantry of the Italian brigade from Novara. After that he Invited ibe parish priest of Rivoli to step for ward. The cleric entering the square cf officers bfessed the remains of tha Napoleonic soldiers, which were In two coffins covered with the tricolor of Prance. The honor companies presented urms, and the officers saluted. One cf the French colonels described the battle of Rivoli, and emphasized the Importance of the Franco-Italian fra ternity of arms, his faith In the great future of the two countries and his faith in victory. The soldiers paid a farewell salute to their companions of other days, and the ceremony waa ever. -PIONEER SECTION” IS MEN OF ALL TRADES Behind British Lines in Prance, (by nail)—The “pioneer section” of a Brit ish battalion consists of a sergeant and 10 men, attached to headquarters. The nembers of this little band are really ‘men of all trades” and all round work nen, ready to do plumbing, painting, carpentry or almost anything else. The pioneer sergeant Is generally known >y the nickname “Old Two-by-four”— ipparently named for a piece of wood with a cross section two Inched by .’our inches, which Is the foundation In the building line. If the pioneer sergeant Is asked for t bed ho must produce It forthwith. Tour short pieces of two-by-four for ‘he legs, two long and two short pieces (or the frame, together with a suitable amount of wire netting and the result Is what seems In the trenches the best bed In the world. The pioneers are as handy with the paint brush as with the saw. They >aint the "tin hats” of the battalion ,n the regimental colors and with the etters of the different companies, an invaluable device In fighting when ;om panics get mixed up. Of course, the yloneer is prepared to do his fighting When necessary. He Is a trained soldier ike every other specialist. His knowl idgc of saws and planes and paint has peen merely added to his knowledge of bombs and rifles. A New Red Cross Worker, From the Literary Digest. An electrically operated machine for turning out surgical bandages is now ald ng Boston Red Cross workers at the loomi of the New England surgical urst out: "Fancy, Tim, a munition worker gets 'our quid a week for making shells!” "Yus," growled Tommy, an. 1 wp Sot % lob a day for stop] ing 'em.'”