South Bend News-Times, Volume 34, Number 234, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 22 August 1917 — Page 4

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AUGUST 22, 1917.

JUST A GOOD BOY GONE WRONG. There are al v.iys two side tu everything', two way of looking at it; ".n rally two uses that can ho made of it. We mtht say, as an example, that the Chicago school hoard, at first reluctant but pushed to the wall by popular protest, is patriotic, hut has-in cons(iuence lot it.-: .'fr.se of humor and ajqireciation ef satire. It has ceremoniocsly torn out of seventy thousand school hooks a page eulogizing Kaier Wilhf lm, and pupils and their parents have uru ei einoniuusly torn the same page out of some one hundred and thirty thousand other copies lre iously distributed. Now the hildrcn ill no UnxT ho in danger of ab-t-orbir.:: treason, sedition arid moral obliquity alon v ith tbrtr Usx They will ,o yt from reading ho-.v. Ahcn the aisCT was at -hool. and an o!(.-f. 'lUious ;rof-.-.-or tlppert lilrii off to th nature of the (Jrcek quiz he wis -oii:.,' to haw on tli" morrow, so Wilhelm coill i Urush ijpon the 'juetions and t iy without tlnnking. Wilhe'rn jriblirly gave away the game to the whole class ami s'lamtil the prof. Mire important still, they will !e ru irded from tin- moral drawn in tliat horrid lessen that ;m loiiy v li', as a youth, euM do v0 manly r thills n." that must haw in him the making of a fine, braw hnnoral.le man. Thus they will be saved from believing that Kaiser Wilhelm anotlirr George Wai1incton. It nur be j:i;t n.--. well to hae that lesort missing from th" school lol, hecause there is always a possibility 'hat some pupil may lack ordinary young-Aincri-(an int?Ilicenec hut far ns tho majority are concerned, their patriotism and. morals are probably r-afe enough from contamination. If Willie Hohenzollern in his school days really did uch ri thing, and if it w.i" really Mich a miracle of juenile righteousness as the story-teller represents it. !s It likely that the average American child could fail to contrast good Willie at s hool with the mature Wilhelm taking the meanest advantage any great sovereign ever took of little nations he was- in honor bound to protest? "A good boy gone wrong" what a chance for a teacher to poin; a moral! Th- honorable school boy. now grown to tuanhood, with the power for ast good in his hands, running amuck, robbing, cheating, murdering on an nr. parallel- d scale, and making the world a desolation.

OUR VERSATILE OEITCERS. l "I'efore this war i over we .hall probably have 2.000. mo men iu Iurope." writes Mary Roberts Kinehart. who has been visiting the army training camps the country ow and reports her bndings in the Saturday Mening I ost. "And every men of that 2.h'u.,m'i will hive to have a platoon bader. That means iJ.'iOo men who will be responsible for their platoons, who must know iut only heuv to drill and train them, but how, v. hen once they hae ranched Franc. t. take their pla

toon forward, .".ispove them piopMly in the tienrl.es. ac online to the new and complie ited laws oxerniug trench warfare; and. h.n iim pla. r.l ih'Mii tlire, how to k-ep thenfed, clothed and wururd. i:ie them proper In urs of r-'-t and of lab.r. and teach them to repair tiaucb.es and t dii; new one. In aldl:im. thtse platoon leaders mut siper-i-e the car1 of the wounded and when the n'tii iit comes, must lead their men to the cha r ge. 'T.t do tlii- thee ,:'. ;,().. rlHcers-t'-:e must be not only obHis but bookkeepers, trained r.urM (..o-. diplomats, a nitai ians. carpenters ;nd cr.ti:; tv ' ."a the.-e. of i o.u .--. at n.ale activities. Ibit . .;r. eho; that lat p.iragraph s .uds strangely like the i eiuirt n.er.t. fo- tbse s:;cc-,-f il wife ai. 1 mother. And perhaps when they,, tine our. oi'U r i ome back from the war. as iO per.-ent of them, at cording to the latent rii-ures. are gi inu; to d. they ma add to the long and varied !:: of thu attainments a hi u h decree of svmpathy and i r-.d rta nd.ing f.r the work .f tho,e other '"i..okke j.ers. trained nurses, cooks, iliplomats.

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ITH ilu departure nf Co. F, South BenJ sends her lirst organized com

pany of soldiers .vith :! distinct local identity, into the great world

na:. They are not oil immediately for France. t he sure, hut they are oiT. Approximately nine hundred have preceded them into the regular army, into t lie otlicers"reserve, into the navy, scattered here, there, almost everywhere irom Maine to Panama. Thee are soldiers now. The farewell given to Co. F, i accordingly signillcant. It is the South Rend company. These others that have gone and are yet to go will scarcely carry with them any such identification mark. While those selected by the draft system will he ..eld together in the organization of the great national army much as possible, no doubt, there is no assurance or their companies being recognized even as Indianians. It will be United States infantry. We must look to Co. F, therefore, for our distinctly local laurels. The- fareweP reception at the Chamber of Commerce and the popular farewell at the entraining, evidences the popular respect and anticipations with reference to these boys, whom we all know to be Vrave. It is bringing the war a little closer home than it has been. It is dirlercnt even than the departure of a ear and more ago when the same company made its departure lor the Rio Grande. The mcbilization along the Mexican border never was popular with the American people, but even that was not it. The trail of Villa never was taken extra seriously. There never was a doubt but that we could wipe Mexico off the map pretty nearly at will. The only question was did we want to do it. This war is different. It is no border fracas. When Co. F was pulled out from the Lake Shore depot, the men were off for participation in the greatest war in the history of the world. I: means temporary training in a concentration camp tirst; before actual fighting. It means traversing miles and miles of sea; braving the dangers of the submarine. It means hardship, privation, complete change in the modes of life of those boys and then, mayhap, the trenches and what lies beyond. With this movement of troops. South Bend, almost for the lirst time, distinctly realizes th?.t the war is ours, and we right here at home, are actually in it. We have been steeling ourselves to it for months; contributing to the Red Cross, huying Liberty bonds, watching the conscription registration and the draft, seeing little groups of volunteers leave now and then, and now our loc?l company of national guardsmen is gone. In a few- days there will he another departure, this one of selected men, for a different camp, but with the st me end in view to make the world safer for people to live in. Then there will be another, before many more days, and then still another. South Bend, will soon have approximately 2,000 of her bravest and best scattered through the army and navy, in various departments of war work away from home. And the question is are we who are left behind, for whom they go forward to battle, submitting their bodies as living sacrifices; are we doing, can we do, our share? It is not necessary that all should go to war. That cannot be, but we who stav at home need to consecrate our service to the country's cause just the same. We can do no less and be patriots. The war profiteer, who makes that his business, is as much an enemy of these men through misappropriation of a condition such as has drawn them from civil life, as are the men in the trenches opposite. We must get down to business "business as usual" yes, but with an unusual end and aim. The government must have the monetary sinews of war, as well as the men, the arms and the munitions. We should make modey, yes, but that we may help the government that much the more in bearing this mighty burden. Think of these boys hereafter, while the war lasts; think of them as your sons and brothers and labor for them as they have gone even to die, if needs be, for you; tor all of us. 11 is a stoic's job for everyone. It calls for an enormous sense of equality, of justice, of reciprocal regard, and of brotherhood and riuht.

mendovu military resources and organizing its whole political, industrial, commercial and social life for greater national t ftectiv eness. She cannot help but see that .vith our grcwing army and navy, with the hue merchant fleet we are building, with the new energy we are pi ttinpr into every phase of national development, and with our rising prestige in world affairs, we shall soon be far more than a match for her in war or peace. What is more t-atural than that so intelPpent a naion a the Japanese should decide to clinch our friendship now. whib they can. by the rather congenial method of helping us whip (Jermany?

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JAPANESE MOTIVES. Mo-: American, somehow, naturally sceptical :. : oi;t Ja panes professions of friendship. After every tc.:iti u. pronouncement from Tokio, they sit lack and wait t bo b.ow 1.". This disposition is in evidence just i:oa with regard to the assurances of whole-hearted military c,".,p! iron given by the special Japanese misfc.un tiov wsitu.' this country. But tb.s time, at least, the sceptus may be wrong. !t need hardly I i i...-.i ked that any expression of iai e Jl.!.:v jus i;o;v ;s neither good tte nor good J o'..ey. The pal !b- will do well to take our Japanese ;-.to:s at thtir word, civi:1 them full credence and respect until th time conies t.i translate their promises Into 1 crform.i in e. C lte rtsid- Im rn 1 o;v i le rations of i ourti sy and wisi.'U in c.r behavior toward r( pi t -t r.tativ c? of a govern nur.t tr at has great pou r to heip or hinder us, we may I u.ir.dful of th- fact tiiat Jul an herself ha ;i good

da! t-.; gain by lull and friendly cooperation with uv fcht tt4 th United Stales today developing its tre

GOVERNMENT INSURANCE. Very likely home detail.s of the government war insurance bill are open to criticism. Hut regarding the general plan of furnishing life insurance polities to our soldiers and sailors at low premium rate, and paying allowances to il.e legitimate dependents of men in tho

service, there is no ground tor condemnation. The granting cf allowances to dt pendent wives, childten. fathers or mothers is already an established policy among out allies rial is no more than just it's a drafting ot the country's wealth to take care of the family burdens dropped perforce by drafted men. And the in. mi ranee system, with its honorable and business-like principles, is an obvious improvement over the old, unselentiilc military pension plan, with its liability to political abuse, its wastefulness, its uncertainty ami ü e 1 a y . The pending bill, as Js'ec'y McAdoo sums it up. "gives compensation, rot pensions: it fixes amounts definitely in advance instead of ho'ding out the mere chance of gratuity after conclusion cf peace. It saves the dl'erplent from want and gives them the necessaries of life while their vn are at the front. It deals with its heroes liberally lor the sufferings that result from their disablement on the held of battle. And if they die, it makes just provision for the loved ones who survive hem." In the face of these merits, the objections of private trsurar.ee companies need receive smail consideration. even if It does net bring into question, their patriotism.

'The Start Incline, bot do ot compel

HOROSCOPE

THE MELTING POT

"Come Take Pot Luck With Us

rxm;vi:i.oii:n m:Mu:ci:s. There's much of precious property upon this l-Iossv sphere We -eck to get it in our hands and hold it while were here. A little piece of real estate, a little bag . f gold. A little bit of art antique with costly rust and moI-J. A little bale of railway bonds, a orner built in .as (n these and like commodities the human being dotes. We trive for outer ownership, but think we can a fiord To leave domain-? within ourselvts unknown and unexplored. We sean.li the woods for rubber and we seine the lay for shad: We scratch in places where we think that diamonds may be had. We probe the mind of natuie to the limit of our strermth And wish that we coald keep it up with lives of ;reat:r length. Hut all the while wilhin ojtmIvo are acrö.- pone to waste And acres ow n to crops of questionable good and taste. The things that we could see If we endeavored to discern: The knowledge we could gain if we but had the will to learn! We strangely search the mountain's depths for copper and for coal, I.ut rare the man who pauses to investigate his soul! Arthur Drooks Oaker.

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This cxurso of :V) Icsson offcrctl to the men .cloirI for rico in the national army as a practical help in getting started in the right May. It L Informal in tone anl !ovs not attempt to gt !ind;ng rules anil direvtlons. The aro contained in tin vanou manual and regulation of the United Mates ax my, to which Uu couic i uioxvlj Introductory.

AN IMIMU)Vi:li;.T. "He left Iiis home all for hex." "Whv R J?" "Well, you see, hers was the better home." Venn State Troth. ji'st ix timi:. "Ves-es," hesitated the bridegroom, "these cakes are pretty good, but don't you think there ought to be just a little more " "Your mother made them," interrupted the bride quickly. " of them?" ended he. I-adks Home Journal. KNirVV TIIK.M at onci:. A traveler who believed himself to be the sole survivor of a shipwreck upon a cannibal isle, hid for three days, in terror of his life. Driven out by hunger, he discovered a thin wisp of smoke rising from a dump of hushes inland, and crawled carefully to study tiie type of savageu about it. Just as he reacled the clump, he heard a voice say: "Why In hell lid you play that card?" He dropped on his knees and devoutly raising his hands, cried: "Thank (Jod. they are Christians!" Everybody's.

tiii:y ai;i:. Mulford: Your wife used to sing and play a good deal. I have not heard her lately. Stilford: Since we have had children she has had no time. Mulford: Ah. children are such a blessing! Everybody's. MOTION' HAD NO TKKHOIIS. "Why don't you get up and give that Feat to your father, Tommy?" reprimanded the woman. "Doesn't it pain you to see him reaching for a strap?" "Not on a oar." chuckled Tommy. wrj.i; ti:di:d. George was hampered by a mother whose iJea of gondHness was cleanliness. Notwithstanding the frequent baths to which he was condemned Ieorge thrived exceedingly. One day a neighhoc remarked on his rapid growth. "Yes," said (Uorge, "that's ma's fault she waters me so much." Ladies' Home Jojrnal. HKTOKT KiOKOl S. Husband This pie is stale. I won't eai it. It is yesterday's. Wife Yes. dear, and if you don't eat it today, it will be tomorrow's.

Can the Moon Make Potatoes Grow? Uv fittrrctt P. Sere is

"What is the value, if any, of the different phases, or changes, of the moon as means of determining coming wheather? And ht control, if any. does the moon have over vegetation? I am not a 'moon man,' but would like to have some logical argument to hand to people who jdant their potatoes therein F. C. II., Katy, Texas-

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A he student of woman, down east, says that woman naturally select her mate because he is manly and fctrong. Naturally, maybe, but a good many of them unnaturally take a peep at his large and elastic bank account.

Populär Sci6i.ce Monthly expert announces that woman's leg Is losing "the beauty of the classic line". One fallow who confesses that he's been loking at 'em!

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We're getting savagely hungry for dcor-e Creel', 'elabot ation" cf that little vara about two Americans trying to do up the kaiser in Berlin.

WJ:DN1DAV, Al'lilsT 22. 1917. It is a lucky day, according to the

reading of astrology. The sun and

t'ranus are both in benefie aspect during tlie day and in the evening Mercury is friendly. i Y . .

i noer this planetary influeno

who have political powe

benefit. The stars appear to favc;- the concentration of power and th centralization of authority in all lines of work, as well as in governmental affairs, and this is said to be the precursor of a large democracy. t'ranus ivs power to all who use personal magnetism and exer- ( is" authority over people, while they make appeal for public onimendation. The rule is good for all who command and should bench: the president as well as military ami naval commanders. Hut while the auspicious signs seem to favor persons in high place

they indicate revolt, the growth of unrest among the people and a spirit of criticism, which is due to the evil power of the stars. The increase of labor troubles foreshadowed and again riots are predicted. Loss of life is presat-d by the planets. While trouble.

rreat ami small, may seem to Increase as the year wanes, the seers declare that the v.rrhl 's about to experience a new springtime of spiritual realization and change. which shot. Id be comforting in tlip contemplation of a cominit winter in which the world will face new problems. October is to be a month of tremendous significance to the United States, which will win great glory. Then Ma as well a Saturn and N:ptur.e will afflict the kaiser, who may meet overwhelming defeat, if he has not already accepted peace terms. Persons whose birthdate U should not quarrel or go to law, speculate or risk money. They are likely to have chances that will be fortunate. Children born on this day may be rash, impetuous and restless. These subjects of Leo over whom Virgo eercse an influence are likely to be very talented. (Copyright. 1317.)

No competent astronomer or meteorologist tliat I know believes that the moon exercises any perceptible influence either upon the weather or upon the growth ot vegetation. This skepticism is not based upon any prejudice whatever, but .-;imply upon the fact that no scientific evidence of the existence of such influence has been found. Far.ners and other growers of plants are by no means unanimous in the opinion that the phases cf the moon are important in determining the moment of planting crops of any kind. On the contrary. I have heard many intelligent farmers scout the ida of lunar intluence, in uch matters, declar.ng that they never pay any attention to the phases of tbe moon when sow ing and planting, and that they always have just as early and just as abundant crops assume of their neichhors who arc particular to put the seeds into the ground only when the moon is - favorable." Indeed. I should be surprised if. on taking a census cf farmers with regard to this subject, you dH not lind that the majority are entirely free tYom the moon superstition. It is a kind ot agricultural astrology, and. like "judicial asttoloiu." is losin- ground in the pfpular mind in proportion to the spread of scientific knowledge. If von closely question thoe who believe in it you will t'nd th.it t.ie proofs" which they offer are bald examples of very careles-' and inexact observation of apparent coinceden.es. Now. a coincidetice is one of the most misleading things in the world, ditheuit for even ai expert to handle, although It Is the favorite form of evidence with people who love wondering more than

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lo;zic. Suppose we look at the known facts about the moon. The moon revolves around the sun so near to the earth that the latter interferes with its motion and heads its track so that, in the course of a little less than a month, the moon appeirs. in succession, outside the earth's oi-t.

ahead of th earth, inside the earth's crbit. behind the earth, and then once more outside. That is the true way in which the moon -revolve around the earth." What is really revolves around is the sun. All that the earth's interference does is to make it wcvvp in and out its course. There are two ways in which the moon manifestly atfects the earth. The first of these is by its gravitations, or force of attraction. Tin second is by the lieht which it sheds by rejection from the sun. Neither the moon nor the earth produces anv light of its own. both being opaque, non-luminous bodies The attraction that the moon exerts upon the earth is less than oneeightieth of that which the earth exerts upon the moon. This attraction, at th earth's surface, at a point directly under the moon, amounts to the insignificant fraction of l-S.6 4.M'0Oth of tbe earth's force of gravity, which means that if you weUh 160 pounds the lifting force of the nu on on o.ir body is 1 -:.:'.7:.th of an oume

I Still, this slight 'difieruitial attrac

tion" of the moon siiftices to create oceanic tides, and. no doubt, atmospheric tides ot' proportional ma.niture. IJut is it likely that it ean have any influence upon the grwth of vegetation, or even upon the state of the weather? Now lt us turn to the other universally known luna influence, viz. its light. This, as already fa hi. is .-imply reflected sunlight. The most careful measurements of its maximum intensity, which, of course, occurs at full moon make it equal to about 1-570, 000th of the intensity of sunlight, if then, the moon influences vegetable growth by Its light, there must be srmething in its relatively faint radiation that Id far more powerful than any element of sunlight, but how account for that when all observation shows that moonlight is nothing but a feeble rellection of sunlight. Nevertheless. it may be said, moonlight notoriously does have a singular intluence upon human feelings, as all mankind have always acknowledged and. why, then, may there imt be r-omething about it some unexplained quality derived from Ihe moon, which is perceived by the delicate organs of plants? The reply to this is. that it is an argument not based upon any thoroughly ascertained fact. The alleged effect of moonlight on human sentiment has never been measured or scientifically investigated, and it is pure assumption to assert that, if a real physical effect of that kind exists, it has anv counterpart in the plant world. The moon alo very slightly effects th earth's magnetism, but this fact can only be detected by very delicate means of investigation, and again it is pure assumption to suppose that the moon's" slight magnetic influence can stimu

late potatoes in the ground when it is too insigni:icant to affect sensitive instruments of observation.

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ONCE-OVERS wiiiw Yoriu: hhhit. vor KNOW IT. Some one ha said, "If you are not sure you are right you are probable wrong."

Just give thought. Ever hear

truth? You know by experience, and this experine should teach you to be thorough in your search for infermation. He sure that vour information Is correct to the .smallest detail, then impress your mind with it so thoroughly that you may in future rely on it. A smattering of a lot of things, getting at the heart of nothing, Is useless. You do not lik to dig down deep enough to get the fundamentals. Then you are as shallow as tho knowledge you possess. You are no stronger mentally than your mind's storehouse. You may be clever enough to appear learned in a certain way, among strangers or people whom you meet only occasionally. The time will come, however, when you least expect it. and at the place where yoi most wish to show your worth, and you will demonstrate weakness, only. In other words, if you are r.ot thoroughly equipped er you are a iTu ntar or any other k of a sham, von will I'f fo'iud out. 'Dig in, then. Keei. digging.

L!SO NO. I. YOUR EQUIPMENT AND ARMS.

(Preceding Lesson: 1. Your Tost of Honor. 2. Making (",o.," as a Soldier. Nim- ejualiti-s ,,f a Soldier. 4. (Jetting Keady for Camp. ... First Days in Camp. '. Cleanliness in Camp. 7. Your Health. s. Marching and 'are of Feet, t

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Each soldier in a ir.o.p rn army carries with him sufficient food, clothing, shelter, lighting arms and ammunition to take care of himself for a short period in case he should be separated from his company. The total weight of his load, in addition to the clothes he wears, is r,o to 7' pounds. The number of articles is surprisingly large. They are so devised, however, that by ingenious methods of packing and adjusting they can all be carried with the least possible effort. You are personally responsible for all the arms, clothing and supplies issued to you. Th trained soldier keeps track of them. He knows immediately at any time where every one of his belongings is to be found. You are required to keep them in good ondition. In case you need other articles, they may he issued to you: but their value in that case will be deduct-d from your next pay. You will receive on enlistment an ample supply of clothing, including not only your uniform, but extra shoes, shirts. underclothes. and socks. You may not be aide alway to keep your clothing spotlessly clean. Hut when it becomes dirty or spotted take the tirst opportunity to clean it thoroughly. Your shoes must be cleaned and polished frequently. Wet shoe should be carefully dried. Army men frequently dry thHr shoes during the night by taking a few handfuls of dry. clean pebbles heating them in a meat can or kettle until they an? very hot. and then placing them in the shoes. So long as the pebbles are hot move them about once in a while by shaking the shoes. Take care not to heat the pebbles so hot that the shoes will be s ochfd. In general. see to it that all your clothing is neat and clean as possible at all times. Mend rips and sew on buttons without delay. Tht will add to your comfort as well a appearance. Wear your hat straight. Don't affect the "smart aleck" style of tilting the hat. Keep all buttons fastened. Have your trousers and leggins properly laced. Keep yourself clean shaved. Carry yourself like a soldier. Hear in mind that there is a tendency in camp life for men to uecome careless and untidy. You must use every means to counteract this tendency. For this purpose th customs and regulations of the army emphasize the necessity for personal neatness and cleanliness. The good soldier keeps close watch on himself. besides his extra clothing a soldier carries a blanket, n rubber poncho, a canteen, a mes kit. including meat can. knif-. fork, and spoon, a cup. toilet articles, a lust aid package, and somo minor belongings. One of the most useful pieces Is one-half of a shelter tent, with rop and pins. The shelter tet.t is said to be a French invention which was introduced inte the American army during the civil war. In the army it is often calle.l a "dug tent." evidently because of Us shape and small size. Two men cm combine their halves ard set up a shelter tent in a few minutes. While it can not be described as roomy, it is just what its name implies, a "shelter" from wind and lain. Tt is used only in temporary camp. Your chief fighting tools will be a rifle, a bayonet in a scabbard, a ear-

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The rir't. i Un s..f lit r closest friend. His f.rn Thought should to guard it and care for it a! , all his other jioss-.-sxl--.ns. He xpects it to take care of him in envrgeneie. I i ordinary times be mut take are of it. In caring for a ri!'.e it H t specially important to kc-j the bore clean. In so doing be sure to avoid iuj.ii -.ng the delicate rifling, w hi h cause the bulbt to spin as it is forceot out and thus greatly increases th accuracy ..f ürit;. Nev r put aw ay a ril'e that has been bred or evpn-t'it to bad weather without f'.ist iteming it. Neer lay a rifle fat on tb gropnd. Itest It seciiielv acainst something. In lowtiirg the ri:',.the ground, whether binr.c drilling or at any other time, s.e that it touches tli" ground gentl. Don't play with your ri'le. A or revolver. whethr loaded or unloaded, shoubl n.evcr p.;nt. .1 at a person unless vuti fully intci.d t shoot that p rson, if neoes.-arv . l . the performance- of your duty. V 1..- . a firearm is put into vour hands vou are intruMed with a grat r--pi .r. .-1 - bihty for its proper use. Anybody in normal jdiv .;.,! .0-1-elitiem can barn to la- a p...l sb.-:. Two of the most important j'oints f. remembe r are- to take- a b ej bre-atn just before completing vour aim that you may hold the- nth- with perfect steadiness, and t- sm-'-z" tlie- trigger so th it the- g;in .vill not b-; jerk-'l from its aim at th- moment eif I'nip.g. When vol b re nr. flan expert marksman juo 1 yect have also the e evjrage wdih-h e i mits vou to remain c ool and e olb-t t ed on the battlefield i yeu will bavaeided immensely to your .i 1 u a a. citize-n sohib r. The simple fact that, vou qualify as a marksman will -iv.-you more self-' onfide-nce and se lfcontrol. The amount of ammunition which an Arne 'b an infantryman eariie into battle is usually 'Jl'" round. In an anvanced tiring i-o-ition. wdiere it is diflicult to bring up t--seive-s eif ammunition, it H neccsarv to be economical. Lear th;in mind eluring your targe t pracu and barn to make every shot count. In modern warfare the intrenching tool is an essential j-urt of your fighting equipment. The eight men in each squad carry these eight. tools: Four shovels, two pkk m.Ctocks. f no yiolo or hand-ax. and or wire-cutter. In ordinary soil u ia.i eiuickly throw up a shallow tie-nch which will jrf)te-. t you to a great extent from the enemy's fue. Alt" a trench has once Ucmi started, il call be' deejiened and extended, e-vrn in the face ef t ;-. eemy. with-ct the seddi' r exj'Oing himself to direct fire. Don't look on jraetice in l.-gir g trene hes as if it were d rud rv . Skill in seeking and making ec,er (rom the enemy's Are ic far from being a sign f weakness on tlu- soldier's part. Lather it is a si- n e.f the determination ami courage tliat mark a really efficient light in--force. The day ha gone by wb': either nfllcef-s or m'n are -xpetef to stand out in th"- op'm The shoubl use every effective method ,,f crlf-protection so long as it he'i to gain and ebfe at the eruu

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