9
VETERAN FIGHTER OF
E
They
Tell an
Anecdote
In France
JJeutenant Croft Still Active,
Despite Many Wounds.
OLD CAMPAIGNS RECALLED
THE 3rORIXG OTiECOXTAX, TUESDAT, JAXFAKT 12, 1919.
BR TISH
ARMY
wear
Cra-IIaircu Soldier Grieves at
Learning of Pealh of former
( Comrade, Captain Gnd-bjr.
Sword, shrspnel. rifle bullet and shell
fragments have all had their turn with
lieutenant Edwin Croft, who has
(ramn Cray In the service of the Brit
lsh armv without nermittinir Mi varl
ous wounda to shelve him. aiVd who
last saw action with the contingent
from India in the stiff fighting at the
Xardanrlie5.
Lieutenant Croft is with the Allied
War Veterans' Band, otherwise the
"fightins sons of guns." which played
at recent engagement in I'ortiand. and
which returns to the Hcilig for an en
core engagement on Thursday evening.
Arrangements now are under way for
: f . ? .
leateaaal Cdwla Craft. T). C. M, f the
Hrttlub .tnsr. la la fortlasui
Mth the Allied War etera' Bud.
Appear at the lleills Tharaday
Meat.
the appearance of the veterans" band
at the Auditorium next Sunday.
Though every member of the big
band saw overseas service, either with
British, French, American. Canadian or
Italian units, the most blase hero of
the lot is but a boy compared to Lieu
tenant Croft. ho counts the great
-war aa the last of many ana who has
followed the English flag in a dozen
different campaigns.
1Yawa4. .tlant F.rclln.
Across his righ wrist runs a slanting
whito scar memento of a tearing
charge with the horse artillery in Af
chanistan. Heyond all odutiting It
was born of a slash from the raxor
edced double-bladed knife of "Kuxxy
"Wuxsy." whose warlike talents woke
the tribute of Kipling but Lieutenant
Croft doesn't even remember now how
lie came by it.
"1 got It In the charge." says he. "but.
you know, the horse artillery doesn't
atop for anything, and 1 never realized
1 had it until afterward. It bothers me
a bit now and then."
It waa the Afghan fighting man who
brought the time to hand when Lieu
tenant Croft won both his commission
and the distinguished conduct medal.
way back in 1v.. when border trouble
raised the fighting clans along the
boundary ct Afghanistan and I'ersia.
Haw t aiaaiaaloa. mm Wo a.
"I was sent out to locate the enemy."
tiji Lieutenant Croft, "during the
campaign near Herat. Poking along.
1 discovered a fortress with walls 70
feet thick, which, to all appearances
was alive with tribesmen. Hut, after
careful reconnoitcring. I found the sup
posed Afghans to be dummies and the
fort deserted.
"The east and west gates were tight
y locked, but I fovnd the central cat
pen. 1 was a sergeant-major then
warrant officer, and when I entered
that gate I won my commission
the medal. From the wall of th
fortress I wig-wagged the Oeneral of
ftcer commanding. Sir William Lock
hart, of thtr true condition of' affairs.
His reply was. "Hoist the British flag
"I then located the enemy some mile
way. and again communicated with
the general officer commanding. The
British forces came up and occupied
position near the abantioned fortress,
engaging the enemy and utterly rout
ing them, though they numbered ti.ouo
to our lO.Ootl."
That General Pershing
bade the men under his
command polish even the
backs of their buttons
and the very nails on
their boots.
Every American sol
dier and sailor has been
drilled to be keen as a
bayonet and sleek as a
rifle barrel about his ap
pearance from blouse to
his brogans.
That's why he'll ap
preciate the Soldierly
set-up and lithe-limbed
spruceness of a Politz
suit or overcoat.
It takes up where
Uncle Sam leaves off.
Exclusive Agents for
"Sampeck" Clothes for
Young Men -and Their
Fathers, Too.
'Washington at Sixth
Dr. Selkln'a office and collapsed. Mean
time Mrs. Selkin had summoned an am
bulance from Bellcvue nad notfied the
police.
SOLDIERS TO EE FARMERS
CANADA NOTES CHANGE IX
FIGHTERS' PSYClTOIiOGV.
Fourteen Per Cent of Enlisted Men I
on Farmers Before AVar; 4 3 Per
Cent Soon to Farm.
(.'trade Cadsby Is fioae.
The saddest of disappointments
malted Lieutenant Croft on his arriva
In i'ortlacd. for he had counted upon
w reunion with his old comrade-inarm.
Captain William Gadsby, whose
death occurred some months ago.
was in his bungalow at Bombay that
Captain and Mrs. Uadsby were wedded
In February. 1S0. and Lieutenant Croft
had not seen the two ain.j they sailed
for America in IT...
DOCTORS CUT WITH RAZOR
fcpanfoh Marine Makes Unexplained
Attack on Physicians.
NEW TOEK. Drs. Isaao Classman
and Solomon Selkin. both of whom have
offices at 132 Lexington avenue, are In
Bellevue Hospital, the latter in a seri
us condnton. suffering from razor
. made cuts. Awaiting arraignment in
court on a charge of felonious assault
l Iemetrlu Lopez, a Spaniard, of 48
West Ffifteenth street, accused by the
police of attacking the physicians.
Acrording to the story told by the
police. Lopez, who. If papers found on
Mm are correct, was formerly a Span
ish marine, appeared at Ir. Selkin's of
fice and asked to see him immediately
He was told be would have to wait:
but he rushed Into the doctor's office
and Insisted on seeing Dr. George Turn-
Iwn, who shares offices with Dr. Sel
kin. When told I'r. Tumison was out
f the city. I .opex. so the police say.
pinned I'r. Selkin against the wall. and.
flashing; a razor, drew it across the
latter a throat.
The doctor's screams caused a panic
among his patients, who were in an
other room, and brought Dr. Classman
from his office In an adjoining suite.
He met Lopes as the latter rushed
from Dr. Selkin's office and grappled
with him. The man slashed Dr. Glass
man on the hands, arms and face, and
then broke away.
After a chate of two blocks Dr.
Classman captured the man. orerpow.
'ed him and took the razor away.
2bn ha marched his prisoner back to
OTTAWA, Canada. Fourteen per
cent of the soldiers Canada sent over
seas were farmer boys. Forty-three
per cent of the soldiers who return will
become farmers. These facts, given
out by the Canadian government, fur
nish an interesting sidelight on the
changes war has made in soldiers'
psychology.
An overseas census showed that 43
per cent of the soldiers wanted to g
on tile land. The census waa taken by
Canadian government agents that Can
ada might be prepared in advance to
take care of Its returned soldier prcb
lem.
Canada Is planning to settle upon
good land every soldier who wants
farm. There are 250.000.000 acres
uncultivated land in the three pralri
provinces 10.000,000 In Ontario, 7.000,
000 in Quebec 9.000,000 In the other
maritime provinces, and 5.000,000 in
British Columbia.
"Canada has so much land," said T.
C. Norris. Premier of Manitoba, "tha
after taking care of its soldier farm
era. it proposes under new land laws
to throw open for settlement every un
cultivated acre in the Dominion. The
settler can choose the kind of land he
wants. Rich prairie land awaiting the
plow; timber land in British Columbia,
Ontario and the Maritime provinces
which have to be cleared before being
farmed; or idle improved farms in the
Eastern provinces which can be turned
Into truck gardens o r used in stock
growing, dairying and poultry raisingr
In order to settle Canada and develop
Its resources, Canada has decided to of
fer this land on terms that it believes
will bring a flood of Immigrants Into
the country and build Canada Into
Nation of 50.000,000 people in twenty
years. "
LOCK OF DOOR IS STOLEN
Los Angeles Cigar Dealer Says
ThleTes Left Store Only.
LOS ANGELES. Not only did thieve
take his stock of 2000 packages of
cigarettes and 225 cigars, aa well as
all his package tobacco, but they even
took the lock off his door with them.
Francisco Flore, or Jso. 328 Sunset
Boulevard, reported to the police.
"About an tnry leu mo waa my
store." sain r lores.
OLD-TIME COLD
CURE DRIXK TEA!
Get a small package of Hamburg
Breast Tea at any pharmacy. Take a
tablespoonful of this hamburg tea. put
cup of boiling; water upon It. pour
through a sieve and drink a teacupful
at any time. It ta the most effective
way to break a cold and cure grip, as
t opens the pores, relieving congestion.
Also loosens the bowels, thua breaking
a cold at once.
It is Inexpensive and entirely vege
table, therefore harmless. Adv.
and you may
BaHslaCalalsIa
This Chart Shows Number of Cases and Deaths From
the Spanish Influenza in San Francisco During October
and November and Proves the Efficacy of the Mask
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:P -007" -. . Tgra CASri , 2336 6SirM324 vkz-ritER TOTAL - f - 488 crJrj-m
80 DECLINE
In the Number of Cases in One Week as a Result of Wearing Masks
OCTOBER 25
(Mask Order Effective)
NEW CASES
2319
DEATHS
102
NOVEMBER 2
(Masks Worn One Week)
NEW CASES
467
DEATHS
68
To All Red Cross
Gauze Workers:
Report at Red Cross Workroom, 8th floor,
Lipman, Wolfe & Company, this morning to
begin work on 250,000 influenza masks.
Chairmen of Auxiliaries report for supplies
to make masks.
R. F. PRAEL,
Acting Director.
(Signe'dX 'Advisory Committee of the Consoli
dated Health Bureau.
W. B. AYER, Chairman.
. W. E. C0MAN, Secretary.
E. A. SOMMER
Director-General of the Consoli
dated Health Bureau.
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