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NEWS REVIEW OF
THE PAST WEEK
-aig and Petan Start Another
O' we in Flanders and Make
B g Gains.
AIMING AT U-BOAT BASES?
ioed Wo»* by the Ri,ik RiuTimn
Fo*oe*—Teutonic Peace Move De
* dec—Agreement Reached on
Feed Ccnt-ol 5 l—E*emp.
tion Bca*'d* Are Busy.
By EDWWARD WW PICKARD.
After t*i-lil} day* of 111. iwnt tr»
- i •.» wtl .rr} fine »»f tin* war. the
At . • i r* ■ . Ei antiiev Eh T latider* Ile
ft • Tc> - lay great drive that
- i*e • - ! t**f*c* for definite
. **■- --*-* .if m-ooti> ilaulH’d
I. • . frotll of tsetltj lllile*.
, f " . * !;v •“fjlf ltj;,!: \ % flr*t tiifW **f
*.-*> *- ,-L vv Tat ati ! 1".\
SMVJl*r Mi*4 «*:. jiTur**! rirtrii t«*» in*
liu-fr l *. ••• • j*rN ii«*r%. Tiw't
nr — • T- at taai»y pia.-e*. the
- • - j - jeffunuitifi |.ri«!igi« *
.g : - .-I i n<ig*- tiuildiug under
fefv lats.v and airjrfnt.*-* played ini
l--r-.«at |.. rt- in the ternti* eoultlct.
* I.. ' * re*.*ted vloutly Mild tlli
«l. i - lie allie* advance
v* . ty torrential rain*, ilie
* . i. L* r * ••otUiier-attm k» won
- . .-ill \»X’
the ltr;'i*b again drove Ihc <*er
:-ii * :.i then the artillery re*
f owing 1'rluee Ku
• nt * .t !l*e *u|«|*>rtitig tie
— » !*. v hirt; t.liey had retire*!.
*.. . ’.I* li _ :id I'etalh rlvlnu*-*l
. : ■ * <vv.gr. I.i.tiou <>h the
. • ** tn I .. -* ah*l the h*..*<-r.
.1 iv#tigratti!ii!***l Hu
t.f hi* 'great *u* >.-*»" and at
;•■*! a • ' •' t.-eli.-e in |tru--el* *if
• . . olliier* oil tile a «**t
**i* v«* other official*. The tieruuui
■**•-. „ie rif.ihni t*# have !*rii tre
. j iiiui tt*o*e of the allie* <*o|l<
. gt.* S.veral Ario ri*-a:i
* - -
ic-. * • * ie aith !l«-lr Kri!i»b al
ia* . *». * . ! ye.live uf tUi* drive wan
■ r? uboband. hot the |*e.e
t . ■ .it -1{. a. ..*! • .• *...ii* hoped and th«
*.. - - a*- •-! tSuit the Anghe
i •. :. ■ * . .-r. l to i-n-li along the
ih . et*T and f*-rt-e the tieniiKU*
a la: l**u • *.eir *ubinarine |>a*e*.
a movement **<*uid al*** turn the
. .• end of the liennati line and
.at ••. •-.■iiijs*’. a general reilre
!. »1*! rl.. Hfcrue. If the allie*
i'«| n«*1t llwr* l*ijl. h border it i* i>e
i**r |i - . id O.ight t*e l" r-Uade*! to
rwo in h* r lot with them, a derision
: *,.-r-.. • .id.-ntlj ha- fearevi
* •wf* wvi^tir !lH»r
Co* 3 *. on* m Huu*a.
TV disorganized Russian tr*«>ps
,-st their retreat eastward
th' . *;*ii'-ia ami at sotue j*>ints
tkr pursuing Tmt"U» and Turks
rr -~d iU Russian l**cder. However.
* e Wi - a |»T ej i* stiffening of re
► -latie* hj the S:,iv*. and further
I *h they held their line* fair!;- well.
• m ;n, u...: umu front the Russie
Roumanian army fought bravely and
.. ..fully, making considerable ad
vance*- Its good work may go far to
»ard sav :ug the rich grain Melds of
•octbern Russia from the enemy.
Mencwhile Kerensky and his >•«*
,bju.- are nurk'.itz fast to avert dis
ks-.-r Their jir «cram. according to the
.« - B te-w -|*l» r l* t« restore the
ar i s |»««f by * cleat Maltioo of
th* ir-mts tit Russia'* present liberty,
the taking of the severest ami most
tore* ti. - - nwa*ur*'s for re-estahlishing
m.liii.ry : -■ | :ue and the rest or* t i on
of -he shaken authority of Russia*
iu'~t di- Merest**! and s-^f sacrificing
servants ner officer* Hundreds of
f *erruan s|*ies in Russian uniforms
found mmg ing with the soldier* have
tweti r*e.-tited sUHitnartiy. and the mu
tinous tr>s <j»* are being punished as
*raiti.rs. It is now reported that Le
,, ha< os- ;ped from Russia prohn
i» th-rmany through Finland and
Ku-sian secret service agent* rep-rt
' ’ II.:. ••ut.urg, having prepared for
. .. .‘air with the aid of his
S1' promised the kaiser tie would
1 Ku'~:- out of action within two
n ih' But Kerensky, though he is
’• 1 > :. 11-!. apiNsl and is not a sol
di, r is proving himself to be a much
gr. ter maii than the German chieftain
a: I i ivilization still looks to him with
a: :■ ;n tii> ultimate success.
It v.;i' announced on Thursday that
• ••• Brus-iloff had resigned as
it d* r in chief of the Russian
• - a:, that General Korniloff had
• • geiieraiissitno. being suc
.-a tlie southwestern front by
al Tchereinissoff.
Ti.. heroic <s induct of Vera Butch
• • • •' ' feminine battalion at the
t has resulted in a popular niove
■ ;.t ■ . the formation of a great
i: ...» of Ru—iian women.
Teutonic Peace Bunk.
The In ginning of the week was
o : by the : 'reunion of three large
. . . . balloons sent up by the central
|... . rs. line was piloted by Chalicel
Mi ■: o i». one by Count Ciemin.
Austrian foreign minister, and one by
’ • un American correspondent. Ben
■ :i acting for Michaeiis and Ludeti
'■■■" Th. ball.sins aeiit up swiftly for
■ but. being tilled only with hot
i-.r. •!.. soon came to earth again, the
compuuied by the ironic
giner and cheer* of the allied im
: ..'ii' The imperial chancellor, to
a : lie metaphor, told a vivid tale
■ '• rci treaties between France and
R -- i " sing to conquest, and Pre
:■ Kits it promptly branded iiim as a
M Mtelis uttered a lot more
i • ip about tiie wicked aims of the
• h iite allies and “the justice of nur
li fe: sive war." and. through the un
A r. an correspondent, gave out a
raaec and
foe «(i accusations, and declared the
submarine warfare would continue un
til the British raise their blockade.
< zi-rt. gave an interview that sound
ed more reasonable, and a couple of
days later a Vienna paper announced
authoritatively that Germany would
g idly act u[*on peace overtures cotu
g by way of Vienna. The entire
e move of the week, however, was
» d by Washington. London and
Pari' to he insincere and evidently
' in Th.- hop.- of slowing Hp the
ar preparations in America and the
restoration of authority and discipline
! in Russia.
' i \V. <! ■ - : v the kaiser issued two
! j-r<••-Inmillions. to ’he German people
and to tiie Gentian array and navy and
nl forces in whicli he defiantly
for-! 1. - determination to prosecute
■ "ful termination "this right
; ef»us war of defense."
Tin- G> nuan attempt to bunko the
I* les with vague promises of a re
- -red kingdom has falleti through.
I • o e-i I,. - from Berlin say the Polish
h-gion' have been disarmed anil in
terned. tie.-ause the Germans found
lb--m selves confronted by a mutinous
polish army, while Austrian subjects
- 'd. d in the original legion insisted
' on taking the oath to the new Polish
| kingdom as if Galicia were a part of
it.
America’s Submarine Detector.
The problem of the submarine is
still holding first place in the consider
ations of the allied nations, for while
ihe Germans admit the U-boat cuin
T.nigti is md reducing Kngtand to star
vation Admiral JeUico adntts the
si.biuurine lias not yet been mastered,
•II.d say* until the effective antidote is
discovered the allies must concentrate
on tin building of patrol floats and
merefiart vessels. Secretary I>aniels
behev. s the American navy depart
men- has found a iilan for protecting
American shipping and it will be put In
,. ration very soon. The department
.» working on a giant detector whicli
l;.-ar Admiral Grant thinks will bring
ediate results The details of this
detector, of course, are not revealed,
but it is exfiected to be effe<-tive over
b distance of live miles, and if these
eS|iect*tions are justified the depart
ment will stretch the device across the
waters in the vicinity o' the German
; s.-s and thereby locate submarines
as they start out. Meanwhile the
trained gun crews placed on American
merchantmen are giving a good ac
count of themselves, generally getting
he tletter of any submarines that ven
mre to attack the vessels they are
guarding.
•,'bo British admiralty’s weekly re
*, -flowed a decrease In the number
,,f British merchantmen destroyed by
U-boats. One British warship, the old
cruiser Ariadne, was sunk by a torpe
do and .'Is of its crew killed.
What Congress Is Doing.
One month behind time, the adminis
tration food control hill was reported
out of conference without the features
that were objectionable to the presi
dent. Its enactment within a week
was confidently, predicted. The chief
features that were eliminated were the
— - — • <1 *r * •**
congressional war expenditure com
mittee and the three-member food con
trol board. The price-fixing and con
trol provisions were greatly restricted
and the prohibition section is less dras
tic.
Partly as a result of the compromise
on the food control hill, the senate
adopted the Sheppard resolution for a
national prohibition amendment to the
constitution. The vote—65 to -0— i
would have been much closer had the
dry forces not consented to a provision
that The amendment shall not be opera- j
live unless it is ratified by tlie states
within six years. The constitutionality
of that limitation is doubtful.
The dry leaders decided to await the
December session of congress before
trying to get the resolution through the
lower house.
Another commendable action of the
Semite was the adoption of McUum
lier's resolution calling upon the presi
dent to undertake to obtain the consent
of the European nations allied against j
the central powers to the draft of their
subjects in the United States for the
war. It is believed the allies will l
quickly agree to this and that the plan
will be In operation before long.
The new war industries board, with
Frank A. Scott instead of Bernard Ba
ruch us its chairman, has taken up
with vigor its work of government
buying and supervision over the gen
eral industrial activity. Mr. Scott an
nounced that profit-making must now
yield to patriotism, extravagance to
economy and selfishness to service. •
The reorganized shipping board also is
speeding up and last week it made the
Southern pine producers promise
prompter delivery of the timber they ;
have pledged, for tic board intends to j
build as many wooden ships as pos
sible.
i ne embargo tnat is designed to shut :
off Germany's supplies of fofxl and
war munitions is going to have an ef- ;
feet on the supply of shipping. Nor
way already lias proposed to place al
most its entire merchant fleet at the
disposal of the allies and promised to
export nothing but fish to Germany if
assured of receiving American food
products, and Holland, too, is willing
to exchange ships for food if the ves
sels are not to be sent into the danger
zone. Sweden and Denmark, it is be
lieved. will follow suit. The effective
ness of the embargo policy, however,
depends to a considerable extent, on
whether or not the shipment of food
stuffs from Russia into Germany can
he prevented.
The shipping board last week pre
pared to commandeer ail American
shipping, and President Wilson issued
an order that has the effect of cutting
off steel exports to Japan unless Jaie |
auese vessels are diverted to war uses. |
Exemption Boards Busy.
The examination of drafted men by
the exemption boards is going on rap
idly and smoothly, and under instruc
tions from Provost Marshal General
Crowder the hoards have tightened up j
on the exemptions. They have been
told to keep in mind that the two i
tilings to be accomplished are the rais- j
ing of armies and the maintaining of
industries. Meanwhile the federal and
local authorities all over the country i
are rounding up the slackers
Continuing their work of co-operat
ing with the Germans the Industrial
Workers of the World stirred up vari
ous troubles for mine owners, lumber
producers and themselves, in many
Western localities. Some towns fol
lowed the example of Bisbee and de
l>orted the disturbers, and one of their
leaders, Frank Little, tvas taken out
and hanged by masked men at Butte, I
Mont. Such occurrences, of course,
must he deplored—theoretically.
The government cannot and will not
tolerate strikes that tie up industries
that are vital to the successful conduct
of tlie war. This was demonstrated by
the quick ending of a strike of thou- ,
sands of railway switchmen that •
started at Chicago. When the federal j
authorities took a hand, both sides j,
found they could yield points and!
reach an amicable agreement.
PEACE MOVEMENT !N AUSTRIA
-- j
Cc.-t Citmit Said to Look With Fa
vor on Negotiation* Betoreen
Vienna and London.
1L.II.-I..H. —Tl.i- Vlrfk' ZvitUKK "1
Iyrlj" e, NiMf. rw-cutly rua<lc the
i mmti«v-u,n.t that too vtca* ,u“%>
fc. ’tug* over heid in that city to dis
*V.- the <j ..~tL»e. “1*0 the lVojile ^
K. . V _1
'h t Count Czernin. the Austro
Huagariun foreign minister, read
«-h great pleasure certain state
ment* of Lord Robert Cecil, minister
,.f bka-kade. in the house of commons,
which ' • interpreted as meaning that
Kn, and does not regard Austria as a
re. enemy. From this deduction is
drawn that there are no real ob
stacles of peace negotiations between
Vienna and London. _ .
"The message adds that Count
I ’T-rnm uellll] Ilf WjlliUytmmjljB
that he has noted that In France as !
'€ as *n England there is no di
rect hostility to Austria.
The above declaration, according t
!he 0™p"n'lent at Copenhagen of
r> , ^change Telegraph, led the
eirtcne Tages Zeitung to declare:
H ermany does not want negotia
tions m such a roundabout wav.’
manv eJ^elnfnb,att replied that <**
even W°Uld Submit to’ bu‘
tJL -°uld accept J°yfully W at
IK.. . •
f—-—?
i SELF HELPS for the I
| NEW SOLDIER j
i ” . — t
$ By a United States Army Officer I
1 i
♦ * ■ • • • • • •
(Copyright, 1917. by the Wheeler Syndicate, Inc.)
TURNING THE SQUAD COM
PLETELY ABOUT. *
We now return to the squad for fur
ther instruction therein. “Squad
right,” which was explained in the thir
teenth article of this series, is at once
a movement so difficult and so impor
tant—important as the basis for chang
ing the front of a platoon or company
—that it would be beneficial to go over
it again in preparation for “squad right
about.”
In “squad right,” the right man on
the front rank, at the command
“MARCH.'” faces to the right in march
ing and marks time. He must cease
absolutely to advance until the move
ment is completed. If he inches for
ward. he then ceases to be a "fixed
pivotand unless “squad right” is per
formed upon a fixed pivot, the squads i
will not fit together properly when a j
column of squads swings into a com
pany front. If. however, the pivot man j
turns upon the fixed spot and marks ‘
time, ns he should, the various squads
in company front will slip into place |
like boards with tongues and grooves, i
At the command of execution.
"MARCH,” the three other front-rank
men oblique to the right, place them
selves abreast of the pivot man. and
mark time. They do not stumble into
position in loose and sagging circles.
Each of these movements should be
precise and military. Otherwise, the
squad formation will he as slack as
the movement of the slackest man.
In the rear rank, the third man from i
the right (No. 3. in the “count off"), j
followed in column by Nos. 2 and 1,
moves straight to the front until he
finds himself immediately to the rear
of his front rnnk man Nos. 2 and 1
place themselves behind their front
rank men likewise. Then all face to
the right in marching and mark time.
The other man of the rear rank—No.
4—moves straight to the front, at the
side of No. 3 for four ; aces and places
himself abreast of ti e man on his
right. Each man. as he reaches the
new line, glances toward the march
ing flank—that is. tho^e still to come ;
on to the new line—while he marks
time, and when the last man arrives
on the line, both ranks proceed with
“forward march" with' at further com
mand.
For the guidance of the squad
members, the movement has been I
worked out in six counts—at the quick
time cndence of 120 steps a minute—
from the command “MARCH." In !
other words, if each man will perform
his appointed task while counting six.
including the marking time, the squad j
will be ready to advance in the new j
direction upon the sixth count.
“Squads left” is. of course, exe
cuted as above with the fourth man i
in the front rank as the fixed pivot, j
Now, in order completely to reverse
tLe front of a company and the direc- [
tlon of march, “squads right" (left)
about” is executed. At this com
mand. the pivot man (No. 1, front
rank) executes “squad right” twice.
He does not, however, make this a
sloppy merger of the two, but starts
the second “squad right” when the
last man in the front rank on the first
“squad right” has arrived abreast of
the rank. They execute the movement
in two distinct counts of six.
The front rank moves then, as in
“squad right.” The movement of the
rear rank, however, is somewhat differ
ent from the same rank’s task in “squad
right.” and this difference should be
carefully noted. Thus, in the rear rank. !
the third man from the right—No. 3— j
followed by No. 2 and No. 1 in col- !
unm. moves straight to the front until
on the prolongation of the line (40 '
inches in the rear of the front rank) 1
to be occupied by the rear rank;
changes direction to the right; moves
in the new direction until he. and Nos.
2 and I also, are each in rear of his
respective front rank i»an, when all
face toward tke right in marching,
mark time, and glance toward the
marching flank.
The fourth man marches on the left
of the third man to his new posi
tion. and, as he arrives on the
line, both ranks execute “forward
march”—on the second count of six—
without further command.
EXTENDED ORDER.
Everythin? we have taken up so far
from “the school of the squad” except
“take interval” and “take distance,”
has been “close order” drill.
Close order is necessary for march
ing, parade and disciplinary purposes,
but in modern warfare—that is, out
side of a trench—a squad fights in ex
tended order. Even in a trench, the
principle of the extended order is main
tained ; that is to say, the distance be
tween rifles is approximately the same
Rs when deployed on its skirmish line.
Of all the great armies in Europe, the
Germans alone at the present time
send troops into battle in close order,
ar “massed formation,” with the result
that their casualties are appalling.
Extended order, on the other hand, a
characteristic of American tro.ps, is
also uniformly practiced by the allied
irmies. The purpose of extended or
ier is so to distribute the men of a
squad that they may work in unison
and without serious reduction of the
amount of fire which can be delivered j
'rom a single section of the line, but '
vhich at the same time leaves suffi- I
lent space between them to minimize 1
he chances of their being hit.
Even a machine gun would not an- !
aihilate a squad in extended order
quite so expeditiously as it could dis
pose of one in close order. For not
only does the extended order separate
the men, but in that degree increases
their chances of escaping bullets, but
it also affords them infinitely bet
ter chances of finding cover while ad
vancing.
To deploy “ns skirmishers,” which
is the descriptive command for extend
ed order drill, the corporal at the com
mand of execution, “march,” springs
in front of the squad, if he does not
occupy that position already. At
a run, the other members of the squad
place themselves abreast of the cor
poral at half pace intervals. Since a
pace is 30 inches, there is 15 inches
of space between men so deployed, in
stead of the four inches of close order.
No. 2 of the front rank springs to
the corporal’s immediate right. No. 2
of the rear rank takes station to the
immediate right of No. 2 front rank.
No. l front rank is on the Immediate
right of No. 2 rear rank, and No. 1
rear rank on the right of No. 1 front
rank. On the corporal’s immediate left
is No. 3 rear rank, who has No. 3,
front rank, on his left, while on No.
3 front rank’s left is the remaining
member of the squad. No. 4 rear rank.
in otnor wonts, with the exception
of No. 4 rear rank, in extended order
the rear rank inen till place themselves
on the right of their respective file
leaders, and each front rank man. in
springing to the side of the corporal,
leaves room for the rear rank man of
the same number to step imo his prop
er position in the skirmish line.
If there are any extra men in the
squad (which sometimes happens), they
fall in at the left of No. 4 rear rank, or
at the extreme left of the skirmish line.
In moving, the entire line conforms to
the corporal's gait, whether that be
route step, double t'me. or still fast
er running. Deployed as skirmishers,
a squad does not keep step; but it
musi take pains to see that a space
of 15 inches is maintained between
each man. A common error is for the
men to hunch after a few steps for
ward have been taken.
Inasmuch as the normal interval be
tween skirmishers is one-half pace, or
15 inches, each man has practically
one yard of front. The front of a
squad thus deployed is ten paces, or
25 feet.
WHEN THE SQUAD IS ACTING
ALONE IN EXTENDED ORDER.
The squad in combat drill is what
might he called a subsidiary first unit.
The squad is not the regulation first
unit—tl£s is the platoon (one-fourth
of a company roughly speaking), as
will be explained later. But within a
platoon, a closer fire control is often
necessary, and to this the squad organ
ization is adapted. Particularly is this
essential to “firing by squads” which
is. under certain circumstances, the
most effective way in which the fire
can be delivered.
In addition, the squad is a most
practicable unit for patrol and out
post duty, since it places a small and
flexible body of men in charge of a
noncommissioned officer for work
which requires discretion and conceal
ment. Tlds is not to say that patrol
nr outpost duty is confined to squads,
but it is often subdivided finally upon
the squad basis. In any event, the
squad in extended order work of all
kinds has many occasions to work in
dependently. and it is then that the
discipline and sense of unity acquired
in close order drill will justify Itself,
ns well as obedience and attention to
the corporal.
When the squad is deployed with
other squads, the front and rear rank
men place themselves abreast the cor
poral at half-pace intervals, as we
have seen, hut when the squad is act
ing alone, the skirmish line is formed
in the same way upon No. 2 of the
front rank. No. 2 stands fast in his
place or continues the march, as the
case may be. Meanwhile, the cor
poral places himself in front of the
squad when advancing, and in the rear
when halted. When he is In line, the
corporal is the guide; when he is not
in line—that is, when he advances in
front of the squad as its commander—
No. 2 front rank is the guide of the
line, and it is the duty of No. 2 front
rank to follow in the tracks of the cor
poral. with the rest of the squad guid
ing on No. 2.
The command for assembling t{ie
squad may be given either as “Assem
bly, MARCH,” or by the corporal's
waving his arm in short circles above
his head. At the command, the men
move toward the corporal, wherever he
has taken his station as u base, and
form upon him, in their proper places,
in close order. If the corporal contin
ues to advance, they move in double
time, form, and follow him. The as
sembly. while marching to the rear, is
not executed.
It will be seen that in deploying as
skirmishers, the precise form of move
ment prescribed for close order drill
is not adhered to. A man has more
ease and latitude in carrying out the
movements. This is to make speed.
While men in close order are com
pelled to turn corners sharply and
maneuver, so to speak, in angles, in ex
tended order it would be inefficient for
a man to turn on an angle to reaehViis
position when he could make a straight
cut for it.
Tet this in no sense nullifies the
need for precision in close order drilh
without it troops would become hope
lessly tangled up, and without it also
there would not be the uniformity of
movement which would cause members
of a squad in extended order instinct
ively to choose the most direct—and
in that sense, precise—short-cuts in the
'east possible time. In fact, without the
close order, they could make no short
cuts at all, for they would not know
where to turn in order to find their
places in the squad.
First Omnibus.
The first horse omnibus was seen in
he neighborhood of Nantes in 1S26 j
ind ran to facilitate access to a bath
ng establishment which a M. Baudry j
lad set up in the outskirts of that
own.
“The name of these vehicles,” M.
laudry said, “shall be omnibus—that
9 to say, ‘open to all.’ ” The venture i
ras so successful that a limited com- i
any was formed to inaugurate a simi
ir enterprise in Paris. The Parisian ]
inert men t was at first a failure, but |
after Its originator had manifested his
disappointment h.v drowning himself
in the Canal St. Martin, others reaped
% rich harvest from his Ideas.
Properly Classified.
First Stnde (writing home to fa
ther)—Yon know, I’m in a quandary.
Dad set his foot down on my buying
so many hats, and I got two this week.
I ain’t got the nerve to put them dowq
in my list of expenses. What’ll I do?
Second Ditto—Oh, Just put ’em
down as overhead.
Intelligent Alarm Clock.
An alarm clock awakened a lady in
Philadelphia just in time to allow her
to escape from a burning building.
She had set the clock as usual at five
o'clock, but that morning it failed to
ring. During the afternoon she lay
down for a nap on the divan. At five
o’clock the alarm clock started its
racket twelve hours late. She awoke
to find the house full of smoke and
flames creeping up the stairway. She
was aroused just in time to escape to
the street. "That clock has been my
pal for years.” said she. "I never
knew it to miss its regular morning
alarm before. It must have known
something.”
The man who has no use for the
opinions of others never has any of his
own that other people want.
Patience is frequently lauded, but
tenacity is what gets there.
He'd Blow ^ v.-n. • \
“Suppose,” read <_,;-. .’t !.;. .1. T if.
fey. Jr., instructor of tie' .:. Ii com
pany of the Ninth <1 i%i- ;i. :t l't Har
rison. from “Small Pretorn;-- of in
fantry.” “that your advanc* nl laid
been surrounded: that you knew the
approximate location of the enemy and
his number, but his position was
strongly held, and darkm-s was com
ing on. What would you do?"
“Pd let it be known that 1 was a
union man. and then 1M i low the whis
tle and go to supper.” v--l:::tt • red one
fellow. And then, when be was
-bawled out” fi r his flippancy lie had
another answer jus; as g,io<! end milch
more apropos ready.—Imlianap >Iis
News.
Sw ift feet get a man out of lots of
trouble that las tongue gels him into.
The human voice is produced by 4-1
different muscles.
Don’t Poison Baby,
AG,° aImost eveT7 mother thoucht her child rr.uct h-vo
PAREGORIC w laudanum to make it sleep. 1 hese drugs will produce
sleep, and a FEW DROPS TOO MANY will produce the s' .fcp
tKOM \\HICH THERE IS NO WAKING. Many are the children who
nave been killed or whose health has been ruined for life bv paregoric, lauda
num and morphine, each of which is a narcotic product of opium. Drucca: i
are prohibited from selling either of the narcotics named to children nt nil or
to anybody without labelling them “poison.” The definition of “narcotic”
is : “A medicine which relieves pain and produces sleep, but which in poison
ous doses produces stupor, coma, convulsions and death.” 'The taste and
smell of medicines containing opium are disguised, arid sold under the names
’* Chops, Cordials, “ Sootfung Syrups.” etc. You should not permit anv
medicine to be given to your cliildren without you or your physician know
of what it is composed. CASTORIA DOES NOT * ~
CONTAIN NARCOTICS, if it bears the signature
of Chas. H. Fletcher. / /'*>" S/
Genuine Castoria always bears the signature o
Canadian Farmers
Profit From Wheat
The wars devastation cf
European crops has caused
an unusual demand for grain
from the Ameincan Conti
nent The people of the world must
be fed and wheat near S2 a bushel
offers great profits to the farmer.
Canada’s invitation is therefore
especially attractive. She wants
settlers to make money and happy,
prosperous homes for themselves by
helping her raise immense wheat crops.
*oa can set a Homestead of 160 acres FREE
and other lands at remarkably low prices. During many
years Canadian wheat fields have averaged 20 busheis to
afre, yields as high as 45 bushels to the acre
Wonderful crops also of Oats, Barley and Flax.
. farming as profitable an industry as grain rais
ing The excs.ent grasses full of nutrition ar<- the on'v
food required for beef or dairy purposes. Good schoo.i,
churches, markets convenient, climate exce.lent.
There Is an extra demand for farm labor to replace the
many young men who have volunteered ftr the star The
Government is org.ng farmers to put extra acreage into
g-a:n. W r.te for literature and parr.culars as t r-duced
railwsy rates vo Supa of Immigration, Ottawa, Canada, or
W. V. BENNETT
Room 4, Bee Bldg., Omaha. Neb.
Canadian Government Ae^nt
Nebraska Directory
DOCTORS
MACH & MACH
DENTISTS
3rd Floor Paxton Black
16th 4 Farnam Sts..Omaha
best equipped Dentil Offices
m Omihi R assemble prices.
Special discount to ell people
Lvmf outside ef Osihi.
Hotel Castle
632 S. 16th Street
Omaha, Neb.
New, absolutely fireproof.
300 BOOMS
With private toilet $1.00;
with private bath *1.50.
FREQ A- CASTLE, Proprietor
MID-WEST ELECTRIC CO.
1307 Harney St. Omaha, Neb.
709 Cherry St* Des Moines, la.
ELECTRICAL JOBBERS
Distributors for General Electric Co.; American
Electric Co.. Telephones; C A. Wood Preserver Co.
W A good stock of general supplies, both cities
IfOhAlf and supplies. Largest
I*U AA Im house in the west. All
E||l|C|JIUfJ Eastman goods. We pa.vre
nmoniliu torn postage on finishing.
THE ROBERT DEMPSTER CO.. 1813 Fsrnam Street
Eastman Kodak Co. Omaha, Neb.
Hotel Loyal, Omaha
Take Dodge Street Car From Stationo
ABSOLUTELY FIREPROOF
15a+e»a$i oo up without bath.
XvdLca , ;c Bp mth
The Hotel With a Reputation
R. E. BRYANT—Proprietsrs—O. E. CARNET
SP05T5NG GOODS
Athletic Goods. Baseball. Tennis, Golf,
Outing Clothing. Camping Supplies,
Kodaks. Fishing Tackle. SEND FOR CATALOG.
THE TOWNSEND GUN CO.
1314 Farnam St. OMAHA. NEB.
RO0FI NG
Gravel, Asbestos, Asphalt, Slate and Tile
Quotations on request
NATIONAL ROOFING CO.
510-11 Ware Block OMAHA, NEB.
BOWLES CommissioD Co.
SHIPMENTS SECURED BY
$100,000.00 CAPRAln fPoc«
BEST PRICES AND FILLS’.
Sauth Omaha Chicago Kaa.CIty
GARAGE TOOLS
LATHES—DBILL PRESSES—
GRINDERS
Sunderland Machinery i Supply Co., Omaha
Hess & Swoboda
FLORISTS
Special attention to ontaide
orders for floral designs by
mail or express. Quick service
1415 FARNAM ST- OMAHA, NEBRASKA
Amateur Photographers!
WE DEVELOPE YOLK FILH FREE
Priiite to 2%x3}£, 3c each; 2Hx4*4 tc 3l*x4h>
4c each; 3*4x5^* aud post cards. 5c eaci..
PHOTOGRAPHS COPIED
THE ENSIGN FILM CO
1607 Howard St. Omaha, Neb.
FILMS DEVELOPED FREE
When Prints Are Ordered
Prints!!*x3J*.Seents; 2p4x4!«,4 cent*;
postal card size, 6 cents, postpaid.
Beaton Photo Supply Co.
15th & Ftrain Sts. Omaha. Neb,
One may not be able to pet into the
hero class, but nearly everyone can
raise a cabbage or something equally
useful to feed a hero.
It is reported that clothing is short
in Germany, but probably not uny
shorter than some are wearing them
in this country.
The war is bound to change our na
tional habits for the better. Extrav
agance will become a sin and conser
vation of resources the duty of every
individual.
CREAM WANTED
Market your cream where it wiii net you the most
coney The Fairmont Creamery i'oinptuiy
often you the benefit of Its th.rty-foai yean* of ex
perience. By sbipp.ng your cream to tins company
▼on will receive full market value In payment;
your check wiii be bent you daily , yon wiii save ex
press charges and your cans will be returned more
promptly. Satisfaction is guaranteed Ship to Lhw
nearest Nebraska factory. Factories are located at
Omaha, Crete and Grand Island
HEMSTITCHING
PLEATING BUTTONS
Done promptly. Free price list.
IDEAL BUTTON & PLEATING CO.
3rd Floor Brown Bldg. Om«h» Neb.
furnaces
ter SOILTRS
and STCVES
Please order through your nearest
dealer. Quick shipments our hc.bby.
OMAHA STOVE REPAIR WORKS, OMAHA NEB.
Write, wire or phone
WOOD BROTHERS
OMAHA
For correct quotation?- on
live StocK. ESTABLISHED . 61
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Our Nation Is Stirred
To Its Very Foundation
MEN WOMEN MONEY are being mobilized for protection of our home*.
The Strongest Defense for the home U a certificate of Life Insurance in the
Woodmen of the World !
850,000 Member.; $33,000,000.00 As»ets. Ask any member or write
A. FRASER, Sovereign Commander
W. O. W. Building_•_■ Omaha, Nebraska I