New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 18, 1917, Page 6

Britain Herald. LD PUBI:;;NG COMPANY. Proprietors. 4 datly (Runday excepted) at 4:15 &t Herald Bullding, 87 Church S tered at tie Post OMce at New a8 Second Class Mafl Matter. Britain art of the city ents a month. t by mail, a month, lvered by carrier to any for 15 cents a weck, 65 ptions for paper to be se yable in advance, 60 cel yea: only profitable advertising medium in the city. Circulatlon books and press Foom alwavs open to advertisers. Herald will be found on sale at Hota- Ung's News Stand. 42nd St. and Broad- way, New York City: Board Walk, Ai- .lantic City, and Hartford Depot. TELEPHONE iness Office torial Rooms CALLS. B ..926 BE SURE OF THIS. The righteousness of our cause cannot decide this titanic conflict. t is the fibre, the stuff, the grit, he nerve of the civilinn peoples hich will decide it o sure of his. The side which lasts the longest, the side which endures is he side which will © its char- cter to the future of civilization. e quality of national fibre will decide this war and decide the ture of the world. —GEN. JOHN J. PERSHING. DO THIS. here is a sentiment ean countries which prompts n\nj folks to keep the | ng till the hoys come Along the same lincs, st keep memory prodded for s who have gone away. We must forget them. Especially is this In the case of those patriotic souls o stepped to the front at the firsg I to arms. cowards are putting in their ap- nce now that Uncle Sam is re- dting his new national army there puld be a strong line of demarka- between these and the heroes. that no man shall [that each 'name of a New Britain friot may be written high upon hanor roll, the Herald prints h day a blank which, when filled in the Su- | home fires back we the | ‘When so many slackers be forgotten, knowledze world; willing reins to restore order. Germany is the cul- prit bhefore the world court. She must be punished for her crimes, no matter row great the suffering caused the administration of the penalty. “To the and the £ by Hapsburgs ilerns the forceful modus suggested by Col Henry Louisville, and the world is rapidly secing the value this plan Until -~ the Hapsburgs and the Hohenzollerns are stripped of there can be no peace in this sad old Until the been from the neil with Hohen is operandi Watterson of of of action. and shorn their power world. ermine has of the neighbor, and stripped shoulders Kaiser and his royal all uphold the doctrine which . proclaims the Divine Right of Kings civilized must be kept of being a field of death. And Europe, so glorious and so flour- ishing, it too must wend lts bleeding For, one way or nd Aisaster Bither who the world in the state way the in to the ahyss. death walk of ive hefore the oppre: of Wilhelm and his pup- e can fight to the finish. other, the path urope. Eu- rope can in sive hordes pets or I the t th, instance faces ven a suicidal death. In Burope certain ¢ In the second place, Europe has a shake off the shackles that has almost succeeded in placing 'round her ankles. No, there the Housc of Hohenzollern under its present management. The war lord will to get down off his The world is practically unit- that civilized will chance to Prussiapism can he no peace with ficst have perch. ed in purpose. The not flinch To do so would he to deter- turn world in this mination. men and its back on the millions of hrave who have their their treasure to fight the monster that threatens not only Europe but other parts of the earth. Those men whose bones have heen parched by the of the trenches shall have died in vain. Those heroes who sacrificed lives heat not i suffered the hell of a thousand nights mire of the battle- risked their all gencrations and in the fieids shall for days not have nothing. Future must profit by the great expenditure of life blood. The world must be made safe for democracy, all the and sacrifices of the past three yvears have futile. When or mreat endeavors been Germany is to ac- its the when the degenerate Kaiser is hand the to ready wrong before to step down and of government over some with the required data, should be jurned to this office If there P one you know whose name might 1 have been sent in do not neglect memory. Do this little bit and Inplete an honorable record. is | e IT MUST NEVER BE. Using the throne of the House of henzollern as a pulpit, the Emper- of Germany has preached the gos- of force, disseminated the spirit war, and inculeated in the hearts doctrine that Because of that is followers the ght makes right. ching there can be no peace with b Imperial German government un- terms that appeal to the military ters of Germany. Because of that rnicious schooling of Prus second peace proposals of the! tican seem doomed to failure. alling attention to his earlicr ap- 1 in behalf of peace aud the re- ets that followed its failure, Pope nedict XV incorporated this pas- in his message of Thursday to e belligerents: ‘‘Unfortunately, peal was not heard and the Intinued desperately for another two rs with all its horrors. It became fen more cruel and extended over le earth, over and in the , and one saw desolation and death cend upon the cities without de- Inse, upon peaceful villages and on eir innocent population, and now one can imagine how the sufferings all would be increased and ag- vated if other months, worse 11, other years are about to be ded to this sanguinary triennium. this civilized world to be nothing : fleld of death? And and so flourishing, a ianism, our war, the sea or, ore than a jurope so glortor it goinz it breal madness to d lend its own hand to its own s de 7" Those are fair questions, those two. et there is noti™s new in them but particular stvle of language. Men all walks of life have asked the e questions since the cnding of he first year of war. The answer not been forthcoming. And why? juse the answer is for Germany §i give, and none other. It is for lermany to determine whether this lized world is to be nothing more an a fleld of death. It is for Ger- hary to sav if grand and rope is to be stricken by uni- ersa] madness and lend its own hand p its own suicide. For Germany aving made the best part of Europe iready a fleld of death has persisted b 1ts efforts until the civilized powers f the earth have about determined drive Germany and all its follow- as if stricken by a uni- run to the ahyss ti- g glorious a ors. “The “lumberjack regiment” is not a fighting force but will be em- ployed in woods operations 4n France; getting out material for Any man who army use. s good at weilding an handling a saw, should maike a fit candidate the axe, or The pay is the same hranches of service, with a bonus for duty abroad. as in other Recruits for the “lumberjack regi- ment” cing assembled in Washington, wl drilled are now © they are ned to com- daily by the ofll < colonel of the regu- mand them. A lar army, who will head the regiment, is in charge and with the assistance of a made up of pr: bermen aad foresters is providing an equipment of the character for the type of woods oper- for, in the list of the of the Allies. The regi- ment will take with it both stationary and portable saw mills with every- thing necessary for logging and saw for transporting the staff ctical lum- most up-to-date ations called experience mill work and product. The war is three years old, and is very big for its agi gram. Some muotorists will never ride quietly and slowly until they do it in a hearse.—Paterson Call. The Prussian is being used as the shock-absorber of the German army, nothing heing able to shock a Prus- sian.—-Boston Tr: The antidraft disturbance in Okla- homa becomes a very grave matter by lin.—Springfield Republican. Next to the new school ma’am, a fiddler who plays by note attracts the most attention in a country neighbor- hood.—Capper's Weekly. i Who says the girls aren’t interested in current events, when they grab the papers so anxiobisly to see what fall hat styles are to be?—Meriden Jour- nal. Every time hecome dissatisfied with the weather we read the rep for the rost of the country until we find somebody is having it worse.— Paterson Call. we Tt is A mighty good thing for our submarines to get practise,.but the needn’t get their experience by ran ming any more heavily loaded excur- sion boats.—Paterson Press-Guardian. ing, “hell-roarin Jake” regular sol- competent sentation people; lust-crazy fighting machine have bes h of blood of barbaric repri a great when the sins of a oned in t; when the culprit been made to realize the enormity ambition; when the is off the hands of German butchers, and the double-edged sword of militarlsm laid low in the dust of repentence, then, till then, shall peace come on earth, and good will enter the hearts of men. These ave sad things to contem- for the a foolish wiped and not are sad ds Yet the sharp plate. These Vs situation featured, way, man. is race of clear-cut and and there 1is only The world knows now what must be done, the world will it that it is done. The olive-branch extended at this time contains under the folds of its leaves sharpened sword, “made in Germany.” That sword, if peace were accepted, might not show thirty it would come to the surface just so soon the leaves on the branch were with- ered and @ecayed, as soon as Time, the heeler of all ills, had buried the pain and anguish of this present day. And then another generation would be demolished. A peace at this time would be but an armistice, a truce, a breathing spell in which G could remodel its military machine and go forth to finish the job it started in 1914,—the conquest of the This must never be. one out. and see to a itself for vears; but as ermany world. THE LUMBERJACKS. Uncle Sam has a reglment of sol- diers which has been little heard of up to this. It is a regiment of lum- bermen, officially known as the Tenth Enginecrs, Forest, and nicknamed the “lumberjacks.” Word comes from Washtngton that the “lumberjack regiment” has been recruited full strength and the Forest Service, which had charge of recruiting the men, is noti- fied the War Department to iist andidates for service with to war, has by no more this regiment. Because of the great success tained in the recruiting to strength of this new regiment, unique outfit in the annals of life, the government organize a second at- full a army may see fit to “lumberjack regi- In anticipation of such a cali, possibilities of which are not re- Forestry officers all over the country have been instructed ment.” the mote, the to continue listing names of suitable men who may be summoned . for another regiment of this character needed. This is a good chance for religious to when 's into the sea, if that must be done and conscientious ohjector® real iflshtmz to see service under the col- | the dier of the United Sammy” right to h aller in grave the States army a face wonld lay risk of hospital spendh A few Sprin fletd De A great many papers are now re- printing the old Spanish war jokes about how the soldfers are so de- lighted to he sent abroad that they are thrown into transports.—New Ha- ven Union. Former Gov. Foss believes his son, Noble, should be exempted from army ins. On the face of it that seems to he one of the best reasons why he should be accepted. The army needs inventive genius.—Norwich Record. There is @ very up-to-date version My Old Kentucky Home” which “Wheat no more. my lady, Oh. whent no more this vear.” Tt wasn't written by the department of agricul- ture, but it expresses exactly.—Tribune Conning Tower. Mr., amusing. For example, think how he protected the government when he didn’t allow the Germans to know what Pactfic coast port the Root mis- sion landed at last week.—Berkshire Eagle. Conscientious objectors are not to be freed from army service, but will service which do not necessitate the taking of human life. “Carn kitchen!" or “Over the tubs!"” will be their slogans.—New York Sun. The way to slice a watermelon is to hold it about five feet from the ground and let it fall.—Bridgeport Telegram. age intelligence of congress was raised perceptibly when Miss Jeanette Ran- kin was elected tc the house of rep- resentatives.—New York World. DR. GRISWOLD DEAD. Prominent As Physician TPemperance Lecturer. Was and Greenwich, Aug. 18.—Dr. Ralph B. Griswold, for half a century physician nd temperance and church worker, died In his home In Banksville, N. Y., yesterday. He was 82 years old. Born in Colebrook on Janaary 18, 1835, Dr. Griswold recelved his early education in that town and then at- tended the College of Physiclans and Surgeons in New York for a year, but later was graduated from the Eclectic college, Cincinnati ,Ohio. For a year he was an interne in Dr. Strong's san- atorium at Saratoga Springs and then moved to Banksville, where he began practice in April, 1 His was a large territory, covering the towns of Greenwich, Stamford, Banksville and numerous places in New York state. He was steward and trustee of the Banksville Methodist Episcopal church and for 50 years leader of the choir. He was director in the Westchester County Bible society. He was a mem- ber of Acacia lodge, A. F. and A. M., of Greenwich. He leaves a son. Dr. William L. Griswold, of Greenwich, and one daughter, Mrs. Wilbur W. Cooper of Colebrook, Conn. —Bridgeport Tele- | the time it reaches newspapers in Ber- | Calling a great, strapping, swagger- | service because of his inventive gen- | | | its sentiments | Creel's censorship is sometimes be drafted into those branches of the | Tt does not seem to us that the aver- | ROGER WILLIAM EDWARDS. The young man who is pictured above is & member of Uncle Sam's regular army and is the joungest of three members of the family who have is Roger William Edwards, aged 21, | son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Edwards of 211 Maple street. He enlisted July 2, 1917 at Fort Slocum and is now sta- tioned somewhere in the South. In- cidentally he made four attempts to enlist before he was accepted. | ‘“They were more anxicus to go than I was to have but everyone must make | a sacrifice so I gave my consent gladly | to them” said Mrs. Edwards In speak- ing of her two sons and a nephew who is in the service. This shows the | spirit of New Britaln mothers and the | patriotism of New Britan bcys. | Roger s well and favorably known | in this city and has a host of friends. | He is 1 graduate of the Grammar | school and up to the time of his en- listment was empleyed at the Lyceum theater. Union.¢ (Virginia Boyle in the tiser). mists and Boston Adver- Out of the storms of the vears, Out of the glory tears, { Out of the ashes of hope and of fears, | The Old South leads on. of triumphs and She is bringing today what her hands have wrought, What her mother's heart at her knee has taught— Her treasure of time thdt her blood has bought— To lay at the nation's feet. which she Not the tattered things | waves today: | Not the Stars and aw the of wor Bars she has laid Nar hended forms in their coats Ay Hep rous pledge to the past: But the spirit that stirs through the dust of the grave, | Wherever the flags of | wave; | The valor the God of her heroes gave To freedom and liberty. the Union She comes with the cry that led her on, | When frecdom and liberty first were born— And the name of her peerless Wash- ington— rugged Tho strength of her days. | She has kept unmixed, through her vears of pain, s blood in its purest vein: As she gave to the past, she glves | again, | For the glory of her land. | Ameri i | | With a patriot's faith in the days i to he, She is pro ing the seal of destiny the: fame of her Jackson and her Lee— The heritage of her sons. And she sees in her day, In his khaki coat, her lad in gray, And back strings play, When the bugles shout and call. ruddy boy to- | But her mother-love mayed— She has laid her treasure unafraid On the shrine where the sad-eved Lincoln praved That the Unlon might not break. is not How they troon. never de! A nation’s heroes passing by— The spirits that brook nor eath nor sky— For the deathless dead have heard. that host that cam They are marching shadowy lance, With the sons of sons to the fields of France; And they stand at the guns while the bullets glance, Where England fights to win. out with a Oh! hallowed earth of the brave and the free— Oh! pledges of life and liberty—— They are keeping the tryst on land and the sea, Of a nation forever one! the POST- SON SERITES. Little Rock. Aug. 18.—The pennant winner of the Southern As- sociation is to play a post-season series of games with a team composed of the hest plavers from clubs that finish second, third and fourth, according to announcement hy R. G. Baugh. pres dent of the league. Five players will be selected from ecach of the clubs to oppose the leaders, he said, and games will be plaved in each of the four citiés whose plavers take part Woonsocket, R. I, Aug. terday’s trotting program of the Ba State Short Ship circuit was postponed lunm today oD account of rain. responded to the call of the colors. He | of the drums her hearhl dis- | During the past two weeks a ma- jority of the local physicians and sur- | geons have shown g fine spirit of | patriotism in sacrificing so much of their own valuable time and lucrative | practice in order to examine regis- tracts for the new- National Army. this considerable work they are entitled to receive from Uncle Sam the munificent sum of ten cents per man, providing they da not examine more than forty men per day, making it possible for these skilled doctors to earn the princely sum of $4 if they choosd to take it. While to the or- dinary person t work of the doc- tors ma em very simple some idea | of the genuine financial sacrifice they are making may be obtained from a statement made by one doctor. On one day alone, he said, he had to give up two maternity cases and three minor operations which would or- dinarily have brought him in about $80, to say nothing of several office patients. While the doctors have been working hard, conscientiously and faithfully there is reason to be- lieve, from a careful perusal of the accepted list, and such is always bound to be the case when so many men are examined, that in quite a few instances their judgment has been faulty. Tt has even been predicted by members of the registration boards that a good many of those passed here will be absolutely rejected by the regular army surgeons at the cantonments. For instance, attention has been called to sev- eral bone fine instances where men previously rejected for enlist- ment by army or navy surgeons for organic heart trouble, flat feet or other disqualifying ailments have been passed as perfect by local ex- aminers. Several others who are so much underweight that, to use their own phrases, they would have to be sent out to pasture in order to fatten up, have also been accepted. So have men totally deaf in one ear and pro- nounced cases of muscular rheuma- tism, providing the patient was not crippled at the moment, have also slipped by. The eye test too, in some instances, has not been as strict as the regular army and navy standards for at least one man known to have been rejected at New Haven because of poor vision has been passed here. But the doctors on the whole how- ever, should not be criticized. Thelr work has been a difficult and most thankless one and their problems have been many, since not a few eligible men have been detected in attempts to outwit the doctors and secure physical discharges. If an ac- cepted man feels that he has a griev- ance he may be sure of another ex- amination at the cantonment for Uncle Sam wants only men who are capable of the hardest kind of serv- jee. TIn this test of willingness the New Britain doctors have responded to the calls made upon them with alacrity and all due credit is theirs. 2 PR wonder fust what effect the and its consequent drain on the men of the community will have upon the city, its industries and its public service corporations. We wonder how long it will be before the fair sex dons trousers or overalls and accept “positions’ as street sweepers, as window cleaners, etc Even now it is hinted by the management of the Connecticut company that a possible plan to engage women as street car conductors has not been entirely un- thought of And already we have all read bonafide advertisements in the newspapers in which the New Haven road seeks female employes to act as gate tenders, flaggers and other kin- dred jobs. For no other reason than because of the effect of the war upan the man power of the city Manager F. L. Beardsley of the Connecticut com- pany has lowered the age limit for conductors from 21 years to 18 years, although motormen will not be ac- cepted unless they have attained their majority. When we get female Wwe ar young “icemen,” women sporting editors, fe- | male city editors and female coal heavers then, then, we predict with all due respect to the fair sex, will people look back with tender memo- ries to the good old days. For we cannot well imagine a frail young thing weighing in the neighbarhood of 98 pounds carrying a fifty pound plece of ice up three fights of stairs, | or another sweet young thing a pow- der puff in one hand ahd a coal shovel in the oher, manfully attempt- ing to unload a wagon full of coal. Nor can we imagine the feminine sporting editor sitting at the ringside as the burly “pugs” hammer each other into a gory mass of flesh and blood. Neither can we imagine a blonde or even a brunette city editor giving due recognition to a story though it might deal with topics as important as the fall of Berlin or an announced decision of the police hoard to have no more star chamber sessions when there were such vitally pertinent subjects at hand as “Reve- lations of a Wife,” or recipes for the dainty housekeeper or, possibiy, what shion decrecs for the fall. e I Now if you generally aldn’t get up until well after 8 o’clock in the morn- ing, and didn't get through your breakfast and other household duties until an hour later, and then generally had to spend another hour ‘reading the morning papers in order to be well versed in current cvents; and then you got a notice from the exemption board ordering you to report for examination on a certain day at 7 o'clock in the morning, with the added information gleaned from other sources that if you did not appear when ordered you would be enrolled in the army any- way—now what would you have done Mr. Boges? PR The young man, passed by the doc- tors at the examination for the Na- tional Army, who has been in this country many vears and who has ob- tained a very substantial living here, who. because his first papers were ta en out over nine years ago and are vold, insisted on claiming exemption because he Is an alien should be ostra- cized. His business should be boycot- (Continued on Seventh Page) Thirty daily les LESSON NO. 6. CLEANLINESS IN CAMP. (Preceding Lessons: 1. Your Post of Honor. 2. Making Good as a Soldier. 3. Nine Qualities of a Soldier.4. Getting Ready for Camp. 5. First Days in Camp.) ‘When large numbers of men are assembled in camp it is necessary for | the good of all that strict rules of personal conduct and sanitation should be enforced. These rules are ! by no means a hardship. They are a protection. By insisting on strict obedlence to these rules, the diseases which once took so heavy a toll in nearly all military camps have been brought under control; some hava | been practically eliminated. Suppose you were asked to make a choice; either to live under conditions in which small pox, typhoid fever, diarrhea, dysentery and cholera flour- ish; or to live under strict regulations, which make these diseases far more of a rarity in military than in civil | life. Your good sense would lead you to choose the latter. Bear this in mind. See to it that you co-operate with enthusiasm in the measures that will be taken to keep your camps clean, comfortable and healthful. One of the pests of camp lie, if perfect cleanliness is not observed, is the presence of swarms of flies. Flies are not merely annoying. They are dangerous. Somebody has said, witn perhaps a slight exaggeration, that to soldiers they are more dangerous than bullets. This is because flies carry disease germs. They feed on manure, garbage, uncovered food, human excreta and the like. They also lay their eggs wherever refuse of the same kind is found. The best way to keep flies away from camps is to destroy the places where they breed ald feed; in other words, keep the camp spotlessly clean. For this reason the daily ‘‘policing” (or cleaning up) of the camp is a matter of first importance. You will be required to keep your company street free from even small objects, bits of food, and the Ilike, which might attract flles or other insects. At least once a day a squad will be detailed to inspect and clean every square foot of space in or near your living quarters. This is a duty which an experienced soldier usually per- forms with more interest and thor- oughness than the raw recruit; for he more clearly realizes its impor- | tance. The best safeguards against dis- ease, either in the army or out of it, are soap and sunshine. You will be required to keeg everything in the camp well scrubbed and well aired. If it were not required, you would doubtless be anxious to do it, anyway. COMMUNICATED. CRISIS OF ORISES. Democracy Making Its Great Stand Against Autocracy Must Have United Support of All To the Editor of the Herald: As a cold-blooded business and war proposition, democracy can not com- pete on equal terms with autocracy. If efficiency is the aim of government, then autocracy should prevail. In blood and iron it can get more out of a dollar, but if government exists for the people, to secure their happiness, liberties and opportunities, with only such restrictions and limitations as the people assent to as necessary for the general welfare, then popular gov- ernment alone meets these fundamen- tal needs. Better lberty in a hut, than servitude in a palace. In the last analysis, the issue in the awful war now raging is, “Shall dem ocracy or autocracy rule the world As the matter stands today, with Rus- sla crumbling, with France bled to the white, and with England approximat- ing her maximum resistance, it is plainly up to the American people to get into this conflict with every man and every dollar available and put it where it will do the most good and to do it quickly. An immediate need is a spiritual renaissance, a comprehen- slon of the situation that besets us, a realization that our national ‘life, our cherished ideals, the priceless heritage of freedom and opportunity in the gar- den of the world, aye, that civilization itself, is at stake in this mighty strug- gle upon which we have entered. As a peopie we must have no interest or | purpose in life that stands before the winning of this war and doing it as decisively and as quickly as is possible. ‘We must not stop to count the cost in men or money, nor in sacrifice or ser- vice. Germany is the most cruel, the most resourceful and the most efficient gov- ernment that ever existed. She is holding today hundreds of thousands of square miles of the territory of her enemies, a large part of which is the very garden of Europe and she has millions of deported Belgians and oth- er prisoners of war cultivating for her this vast area in addition to her own soil. Germany is not vet beaten. She would like to have us think so—it is, no doubt, a part of her plan, and to defeat Germany may take months or vears, but do it we must or God help us. If the Kaiser can crush France before we get in, what hope will we have? If Germiany should win, the English fleet, which has heen our pro- tection for many vears, would pass to Germany as a trophy of the war. Then the Kaiser would rule the seas. Let us realize fully the dangers before us and let us stand with our government and get ready and be ready for whatever service becomes necessary in this con- flict. B The President has been given (and with popular approval) more power | | always feel fresh and clean in | morning. HOME READING COURSE FOR CITIZEN SOLDIERS sons offcred to men selected for service in Na- tional Army as practical help in getting started in the right way. .No attempt is made to givo binding rules or directions, the course be- ing informal in tone. These lessons are issued by the War Depart- ment which reserves right to reprint. The good soldier is almost *‘fussy’” in the care of his person, his cloth- ing, his bedding and his other belong? ings. Personal cleanliness includes using only your own linen, toilet ar- ticles, cup and mess kit. Many an- noying skin troubles and such dis- eases as colds and infectious fevers are often passed from one person to others by using articles in common. In the training camp there will be plenty of shower baths, and you wilk of course, make free use of them. If in temporary camps or at any other time you cannot obtain a bath, give yourself a good stiff rub with a dry towel. Twice a week, or oftener if necessary, your shirts, drawers and socks should be washed and fresh underclothes put on. In case it 1s necessary to sleep in your underwear, as it probably will be, put one asido to wear at night, so that you wilk the The scalp should be thoroughly cleaned about as frequently as the rest of the body. This will be mads easier if you keep your hair cut short. The teeth should be brushed at least once a day; twice a day is bet- ter. Neglecting this practice will cause decay of the teeth, resulting in failure to chew food thoroughly and probobly ending in stomach troubles. Cleanliness includes also the prac- tice of emptying your bowels at least once a day. Get into the habit of doing this at a certain time each morning. It is a habit that can ba cultivated, just llke any other habit. Do not let a little inconvenience or laziness stand in the way. The Medical Corps of the army and” your own officers will use every means within their power to safeguard and improve your general health. Within recent years better methods of medi- cal supervision have greatly reduced the losses and the disabilities due to warfare. The increased power of weapons has been more than met by increased efficiency in maintaining the health of troops and in caring for those who are wounded. But the responsibility for keep- ing yourself in good health can not rest wholly upon your officers. Just as in civil life, you are expected to use a reasonable amount of good sense in looking after yourself. You will do this partly because it adds ta your own comfort and safety. You will take care of yourself, also, be- cause it is a duty that every soldier ; owes to the country. You will have plenty of fresh air, exercise and good food, which are af- ter all the chief essentials of good health. It should be a comparative- & ly easy thing for you to look after the smaller things. « than was ever lodged with any man at any time by a free péople. It seemed necessary to do this if prompt and efficient ald is to be given our Alljes. The people will hold the President ac- countable for the use or abuse of this power, but without centralizing ay- thority we can not hope to win this war. At this writing it is entirely clear that our greatest need will be trained men, for the untrained men in mod- ern warfare are practically useless. Without training, an army is merely an organized mob. Every boy should be given in school thorough physical training on military lines. The ideal plan is the Wyoming Plan. Mang$ high schools have adopted it and all’ should do so. The Boy Scouts is a splendid organization and doing won- derful work in developing strong, manly, self-respecting boys, but be- yond all these and by every token, the most important i{s intensive and com- pulsory universal military training in a federal training camp under the di- rection of United States Army officers. This plan alone will ‘provide the disct- pline that every young man needs. It will create a feeling of self-respect, recognition of authority, it will devel- op mental alertness, give a fine phy- sique, promote self-control and be the common meeting-ground of young men from all parts of the country and from all walks of life, the rich and the poor alike, and transmute them into a strong, manly and virile citizenship. If this war will bring about universal military training on the lines of the Chamberlain Bill, will bring us back to sane living, inculcate thrift and pro- mote the loyalty of service and make it plain that all men are equal befores the law, and all owe a common obliga- tion to defend the Flag and serve the State, we will be recompensed for the deep waters through which we must pass and the future of our country will be assured. JOHN J. MITCHELL, Pres. Illinois Trust Co. August 16, 1917. Chicago. ¢ OLD AND NEW DOVES. “Lorna Doone” Not the Only Beauti- ful Character in Fiction or Real Life, There Are Others. To the Editor of the Herald: I am getting lonesome for Mr. L. K. Boggs. Is he indisposed or is he brooding too much over the loss of his “Lorna Doone,” of whom he wrota in last Saturday evening's paper? 1 can feel and svmpathize with Mr. Boggs and his great sorrow over his los but constant brooding over one's sorrow does not rectify matters and, as the old saying goes, “Time is the healer of all wounds.” Tt would, be better if he were to look about® him and find another ‘‘Lorna Doone.” probably following close at his heels, in whom he would find just as much, (Continued on Seventh Page)