.
TOU ARE GOING OUT TO
VINDICATE THE MAJESTY
I OF THE U. 8, SAYS McADOO
.
In addressing the soldiers in a Textraining
camp, Secretary of the
Treasury McAdoo said:
"We did not seek this war. It
rp was forced upon us. The Kaiser had
&T A- notion that America would not
^fight. He had been told so repeatedly
by spies and propagandists in this
Bp country, and he actually believed that
i, he could insult this Nation, that he
could transgress its vital rights with
impunity and that American manhood
was so debased that we would not
strike back. But we have given him
the surprise of his life. The thing
that is going to determine the issue
in this great war?and that issue is
1 really the vital question of the future
of civilization itself?rests in the
stout hearts and the strong right arms
of ybu gallant men, you patriots who
are going out to achieve victory and
!g. rescue the world from the blight of
: German oppression and military dom
rjw?- "I want to give yon the assurance
Bkjfc that never were the American people
bo determined as they are today and
Kg; that they are going to back you men
to the utmost limit.
"War is serious business, but, my
? friends, there is nothing of such inestimable
value as liberty and indejSStff
pendence and democracy. There is
nothing more worth fighting and
? dying for.
Bp;*. "Until this war broke out, we had
jK&\ supposed that it was impossible, in
v- the enlightened stage to which hu}
inanity had brought itself, for a
ibx world-wide cataclysm of this kind to
odtur. It was an illusion. Strange
j&' v- \ to say, it was in these modern times
that a despot was developed who represents
in himself the combined lust
w*. for dominion of Caesar, , of Alexan>.
der, of Hannibal and of Napoleon.
U. 8. to "See It Through"
1"Germany'8 military rulers set out
fifty years ago with the deliberate
,c;. purpose of metamorphosing the soul
I of Germany, of changing the soul of
\y a great nation and making it believe
I . ^that force and not right is the comp>
pelling power and ought to be the
If governing power in the world. These
> military autocrats have constructed
\ the most formidable military machine
ever created in the annals of time. ,
That is the hateful thing we have got
to destroy if we would save this Nation
for ourselves and for posterity.
53- in a i is me tmng mat America nas
??' Bet out to do and she will never stop
until the job is done.
is a glorious thing to die for ]
|3g| country. I envy the man who
P gives his life to his country."
\ I do not care whether he
A gives it in the serried ranks' of the
Army or in the clash of fleets in the
Navy or in the undramatic toil of
civil life, it is a glorious thing to die
pj.: for country. What nobler use can
a man make of his life than to transmute
it into liberty for the benefit of
pv mankind Such lofty sacrifice is the
j&f: one thing that makes civilization
S&V* worth while and fills the future with
promise?that men are willing to go
\ out and make the supreme sacrifice
\ for the rights of humanity. That is
g-v what you men are going to do. You
SI are going out to vindicate the majesty
of America, the might of right, '
and re-establish civilization upon the
s?f secure rock of justice, humanity and
liberty.
"I wish you all godspeed, and I
r-f want you to know that there goes
with you, wherever you may be, the
affection of a great people backed by
their determination to stay with you 1
to the death and until a triumphant
: victory is won." j
ziAMotiDirw ft T\ '
IV wnonniu v. ?/.
So widespread has become the use
of olive drab cloth that the War De''*
partment is making a determined effort
to conserve the supply for the use
B&' of the military forces.
The authorities are considering isr&:
suing a request that all women's
: ' motor corps shall adopt a uniform of
bluish gray cloth. Organizations
now using olive drab will be asked to
replace the present uniforms when
: worn out with the new model. Newly
formed branches of the women's
jfc motor corps will be requested to purSfc.
chase no olive drab uniforms.
The War Department is reported to
be considering a plan to nationalize
the women's motor corps under the
general direction of the American
Red Cross.
A NEW LIGHT
A clever inventor has devised a
light which can be attached to the
handle of a safety razor and enable
|L soldiers to shave in the dark. The
light brightens the face so that the
SJelusive whisker may be taken painIs?ly.
The device also can be attached
to fountain pens, thus making
im possible for soldiers to write lettars
In the dark.
"
TRENCH A
STATEMENT BY PI
The twin Commissions on Tra
War Department and one for the Ni
Secretary Baker and Secretary Dani
in a comprehensive organization, an
private and public, which could be i
a healthy, wholesome environmer
pledged its word that as far as car
result, the men committed to its d
and communities that so generous
those won in honorable conflict. Th
vonnc men in the defense of democi
not only in strengthened and more
training, not only in minds deepcnc
great, heroic enterprise, bnt in the e
from a full life lived well and whole
I do not believe it an exaggerat
assembled in history, has had m
thought given to the protection at
and physical manhood. Every ende
men, both here and abroad, with
democracy owes to those who fight 1
missions on Training Camp Activith
and the Government's solicitude tin
of the Nation should be mobilized b
bo congratulated upon the line sj
groups, some of them of national s
together under the leadership of th<
ministry to the men of the army and
A
. V
We See Oursel
The first book telling the complete
story of how soldiers and sailors
spend their leisure time in training
centers in this country will appear
the latter part of May. It is called
"Keeping Our Fighters Fit?For War
and After," and has been written by
Edward Frank Allen, of New York,
tho former editor of the "Travel"
magazine, with the co-operation
of Raymond B. Fosdick, Chairman of
the War and Navy Departments' Commissions
on Training Camp Activities.
Mnnt rhann take the oDDortunity for
organized athletics, for sings, shows,
reading in a well-stocked library, re'crcatlon
rooms and so on, as a matitdr
of course, in the arrangements of
army camps. They do not realize that
such features have been introduced
into military life only since the entrance
of the United States into the
war?and that the United States, although
the most unwarlike of the
nations engaged. Is the first in the
History of the vjorld to supply her men
in training with a program of social,
mental an<> physical interests outside
of the regular military routine. As
Mr. Allen says, "To be sure. Napoleon
said that a fighting army is a contented
army, but it remained' for the
United States Government to apply
the theory to practice."
President Wilson, in a statement
which appears in the book and which
is reproduced in full in "Trench and
Camp," points out that the benefits
derived from "a full life lived well
and wholesomely" are but the debt
owed by a democracy "to those who
fight in its behalf."
It was the unfortunate conditions
obtaining in our camps on the Mexican
border, where the War Department
had sent Mr. Fosdick to investigate
during the summer of 1916, that
U. S. Will Not Call Any More ~j
Cnoril Unite Tntn Sprvicp I
From a telegraphic order to the
Governor of Minnesota from the War
Department ordering him to disband
the Second Minnesota Artillery, it has
been assumed that no more National
Guard units will be drafted into the
service of the United States.
Since the outbreak of the war a
aumber of additional units have been
Tormed. Some of them were organized
in order to bring the quotas of
the various states up to the prescribed
figure. Now that the work of consolidating
these units has progressed to
the point where there Is no need for
iny more State units, the whole work
>f the War Department will be conlentrated
upon the training of the
Iraft increments for service in the
National Army.
mUh vorlmio Qt*>to
VyVUiyi/iug mvu .?..???
institutions, new military organizations
have been formed, as, for instance,
in New York State, where
more than fifteen thousand men have
been enlisted. But these troops are
not a part of the National Guard sys:em.
They will not be called upon for
tervlce outside the limits of the States
n which they are'raised.
In the case of the Second Minnesota
Lrtillery pressure was brought to bear
lpon Secretary Baker to recognize
:he new organization. He sustained
;he judgment of his military advisers
vhen the appeal was heard and issued
wrhat was the second order for disbanding
the regiment. From this
ruling there is no appeal.
-NP CAMr
i
RESIDENT WILSON
ining Camp Activities?one for the
ity Department?were appointed by
els early In the war to link together j
der official sanction, all the agencies, f
utilized to surround our troops with c
it. The Federal Government has c
e and vigilance can accomplish the i
large will be returned to the homes j
ly gave them with no scars except
ie career to which we arc calling our r
acy must he made an asset to them, i
virile bodies as a result of physical g
d and enriched by participation in a a
nhnnccd spiritual values which come
eomely. d
ion to say that no army, ever before i
ore conscientious and painstaking t
id stimulation of its mental, moral d
avor has been made to surround tlfe a
the kind of environment which a a
In its behalf. In this work the Com- a
es have represented the Government f
?t the moral and spiritual resources
ehind the troops. The country is to s
lirit with which organizations and c
tanding, have harnessed themselves i
e Government's agency in a common \
navy. !
(
ves "Off Duty"
caused the President and Secretary
Baker to plan a Commission on Training
Camp Activities "in the interim
between the President's war message
and the actual declaration of war by
Congress." Quoting Mr. Allen:
"I want an organization." Secretary Hakcr
juld tv Mr. I-Vj?dlck. "that will link together
the Y. M. C. A., the Recreation Association
of America, and every other agency that can
contribute to the social well-being of tioops
In the field, an organization that will itself
supply any gaps In the program."
How different the conditions now to
1916!
"The collection of square-fronted. onestory
bulldlnga and th?- dralt adobe huts
provided little in the way of entertainment.
Kven with the possibility of a brush with
tho Mexicans. It was dull. Several thousand
men were seeing the same faces and doing
the same things every day. and they were
bored. There was nowhero to go for any
jort cf decent ditcrslon in their 'off' time.
Columbus. New Mexico, had none of the attractions
to which these men had been sc.
customed: there was no muvi? show. n?? library.
no club room for lounging, no organized
entertainment of any kind for the men.
There was not even a place where a man
could go and write n letter. Men
were hoping that i'anclio Villa would happen
by, Just to liven things up; anything
would suffice for a change. Hut the soldiers
l?* ?? I*?1 ?..|it? MAtKlnv !n flu ullUfd.1 of *>
j-J"l - ? I
their military routine. Heading matter wna
at a prtmiuni. ami the aoldiers L?kk< d f >r S
worn-out magazines from travoiem." I
In his tour of the cantonments no f'
activity either administered directly a
by the Commissions or by the organ- s
izations such as the Y. M. C. A. and c
American Library * Association, etc., t
which they co-ordinate and supervise,
has escaped the shrewd observ- r
ance of Mr. Allen. From educational I
classes to minstrel shows, he pictures s
the "doins" of the boys in camp. c
The book is official, but simply told, c
and sparkling with human-interest a
anecdotes. It makes a lively, enter- r
taining account of the significance of t
the soldiers' leisure hours as seen
through the eyes of a keen civilian, t
1
Total Solar Eclipse June 8 d
By DAVID TODD
Professor of Astronomy, Amherst t
College
On Saturday afternoon, June 8, an 0
eclipse of the sun will be total every- t
where within, but nowhere without, q
a very narrow belt stretching diag- n
onally across the United States from E
Washington and Oregon southeasterly
to Alabama and Florida.
When the eclipse becomes total,
the sun's corona appears, an/1 the
lontrth r\t limp this radiant halo can a
be seen will vary from 50 seconds on
the Florida coast to 120 seconds on c
the Pacific Coast. The time of total u
eclipse will range from 2.55 Pacific
Standard Time on the Pacific Coast, ~
4.23 Mountain Time at Denver, 5.30
Central Time at Enid, Okla., to 5.4 2 J
Central Time at Orlando, Fla. Pre- ^
ceding totality, the sun will go a
through all stages of partial eclipse, p
beginning on the sun's west edge fully n
an hour before the total eclipse; and
in the reverse order for nearly an
hour after. At all places in the United
States, either north or south of h
the shadow path, the eclipse will be
visible in its partial phases only.
Much assistance will be rendered
astronomers who are studying the
corona, if outline drawings of it are k
made by those who have even moder- c<
ate skill in sketching. If a field glass, b
spy glass or telescope of moderate
size is available, the best use it can
bo put to is in outline sketching those
parts of the corona near the poles of o
the sun. k w
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[J. S. SOLDIERS IN FRANCE W'|ll|||||||||l|f|lll
MUST MAINTAIN HIGH fwVl
STANDARD OF CONDUCT ???gg?g?
The deportment of American troops .
n France has won for the soldiers L
rom the United States a real welome.
The presence of American offl- Ml
:ers and enlisted men in French Mk
lomes is not merely tolerated. The MM
>ench people gladly receive them. M
In order that this happy relation J Mj
nay continue, an official bulletin has
>een issued for the information and \yfl rUmm
guidance of all concerned. It reads M
is follows: /flAuM/' Kl
"The attention of every officer is 'yj^fj HI
lirected to the importance of prevent- My j( nB
ng any damage whatever to property flyfl
>elonging to the French. When any . // /rjQA
lamage is done the matter should be & V
idjusted and settlement made on the |u
pot, no matter how small. It will
lave you trouble explaining in tne nig r /m. / <
"When billets have once been as- jw \ \
igned, changes cannot be made with- l/jw* ^
jut authority of the town major. All V '>^3
nformation may bo obtained from I I
ocal town major. One-half franc ? I
>er day is the customary rate to pay f LBI
or personal service. It is important H
hat all officers be careful not to leave II
vithout making settlement.
"No matter how long an officer
:tay8 in a billet, he would do well to ,
jay for service at the rate of fifty ' n
:entimes a day. Failure to do this
jives rise to unfavorable comment on
lie part of the inhabitants, who are
hen less inclined to billet officers.
The French authorities can, of course,
orce the inhabitants to billet officers,
jut the way is smoother for all con- I
erned if officers are appreciative and VV FmPk
jive some outward and visible sign of
nward appreciation.
"The respecting of private property mm
s of capital importance. Officers and ?
nen should be careful, too, not to
iffend the French people, who are
Iuite sensitive. Altercations should SBBjgff 't jp
>e avoided. Most matters can be ad- '/ K
usted in a few minutes with the aid RK|y M Irak '
if an interpreter. It should be re- Q&fmlj fJ/Sff
nembered that the billeting is ac- Jnffiv V \Jffl
ually handled by the French, who ? IjJTflt
hould be consulted by anyone who is
lot sure of his ground. The proper ' g mW*/ j
irocedure is to refer the matter to y ff %
he American Town Major, who will A
ake it up with the French author"According
to the French law, the A ^
nhabitants receive pay for billeting tm
ifficers and men only when they have W IF T
tayed more than three nights in the F J
ame month. It is only fait, then, in ^ A
he interests of all, that an officer ^^A A
vho is billeted for fewer than four pk JEW Ja
Mehts should reimburse the pro- h-m IW. Ja
jrietor to the extent that the pro- If' ff?1
irictor would have been paid by the Bzzz
;overnment, i. e., one franc per night.
t is the custom to add to this a fee
or service at the rate of fifty centimes
. day. This may be paid to the peron
actually performing the service
d cleaning, making beds, etc., or to
he proprietor.
"Men must be cautioned that they
oust not touch any wood box. or any
roperty no matter how small or jfegl
leemingly unimportant, without first
ibtaining permission. The rustling Jj7
>f lumber, wood, etc.. as is customtry
for soldiers in the I'nited States,
nust not be permitted, as it will not
>e tolerated in France.
"It is important that all instrucions
of the French officials be folowed
explicitly. Also that the conluct
of officers and men be such that
he French people will have no cause
or complaint. It has been found that
he treatment accorded our troops has ??
;enerally been based on the conduct - - ?<f
the troops who were last to occupy --he
town. When in doubt on any - ^?"
luestion, consult the French town
najor, through the Amcri< an town
FIVK MILUU^, VI u ?\: l
"Get five million men to France. I
This is what President William H.
'rawford, of Allegheny College,
"I consider it the duty of the Unl- ljpl|Su^' j
ed States to get five million men into /A
'ranee just as soon as possible, and gi
rith full equipment and supplies,
iothing will do so much to discourge
Germany as a big American war >
rograra backed by the united sentilent
of a united people."
PICKET DUTY "JA
"So, your son is in the army, is
"Yaasuh, he's on picket duty."
"Picket duty? What does that Wn
"Why, you sec, he wuks in no | ,^L-rl
ul'nel's kitchen and every time do
olonel wants chicken fo' dinnah inah | |
oy has to pick it."
Thousands die every year from
vereating; don't dig your grave ?.-&?:HtFtgFfHJ-ff]
ith yonr teeth