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The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-05-02
Foraker's Great Eff.
fort.
CaSuseS Historic SEN
ate to Resound Thrills of
By.gone Days.

The speech Of Senator Forak
er, OF Ohio, in the senate week
before last, in defense nf bis
stand in the Brownsville ARRAY.
recalls the days when Sumner
electrified the world and struck
slavery in its most vulnerable
spot the cause of he subseq tent
demise.
The Ohio senator was we'll DO.
lsed he was calm and deliber.
ate, yet direct in his assault up
on his opponents in this notable
incident III American history
His speech was a master piece
OF legal argument; a rare literary
production and his presentation
of law may be considered the ex
cellence in legal Jurisprudence.
He was fair. conservative and
just, but fearless and as bold as
"a lion. Here we may observe
the spirit of sumner. reembodi.
ed in this champion from Ohio.
This man has taken a stand fer
what he conceives to be right
thus exemplifying the highest
type Of Am erican citizenship
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-05-02
Annual Sermon.

The Knights of Phthians of
this district will hold their annu
al thanksgiving sermon and me.
mortal services in honor of Sir
Samuel w. Starks, late Supreme
Chancellor. at st. PAU A. M. E
church, Sunday, May 3rd at 2:3O
p, M. Headed by the Odd Eel
lows band, the lodges will leave
the hall at 2 p. m. and march TO
the church. where the following
program will be rendered.:
l song by the choir Holy holy!
9 prayer by the prelate Rev. H.
Sallie 8 reading of the proclaim,
alton issued by the Supreme
Chancellor and the Grand Chan
cellor. 4 obituary on behalf of
our fallen brothers-Thos, r.
Thompson. 5 song by the lod r.
ges-Ged bless our Knightly
bano &c reading resolution and
obituary prepared by Supreme
Lodge on the life of our fallen
chieftain. Sir S. w. Starks
z obituary on late Supreme
Chancellor, by A. L. Walker, G.
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Club Notes.

The Philanthropic section had
very interesting meeting at the
L. G. H. Monday afternoon at 3
o'clock The donations amount
ed S.. 90 and the chairman wishes
to thank all who gave. The COM
mittee on the joint entertertain
ment for May 18th was appoint
ed from this section and they are
to meet Friday at the 7:3O p. N.
in basement of Union church, to
complete arrangements, The
regular monthly meeting Of the
club will be held at the residence
of Mrs j G McClain 400 N. 4th
street May 4th. Reporter.
The report of the meeting of
Historical and old settlers socie-
ty held this week at Mrs. Thos.
Davis, N 18th street, was not
largely attended but much good
was accomplished. Several in
teresting talks we're made by
members present. This club
will hold anniversary exercises in
June and an elaborate prog ram
is preparing Note we cannot
print lhe various articles ia full,
handed in by the clubs, unless
something be paid weekly, editor
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-05-02

Take notice, o, we forgetful
youth, lest you fail to give honor
and proper respect to the old de.
crepit. Many people are so for
getful or unlearned, unrefined
and even mean. as to scorn old
people who on account of their
age cannot move about swiftly or
stand erectly. Always honor
old people. Aid them across the
streets; help them on and off cars
or conveyances-give them a
seat-you stand-let US never
become so barbarons as to scorn
old people-many, yea most of
whom, marched over vale and
nil with muskets making the
perpetuity of this nation, and
freedom reaities-many of whom
felled the trees and plowed the
soil where all these magnificent
cities now stand, Never no new.
er IN your youth, scorn the old
but honor them
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THE FORU M
G. Capital City Lodge No. IL.

G. Capital City Lodge No. IL.
8-obituary on late supreme
Chancellor VIM. E. Fisch, G G.
B. K. Bruce LODGE memoir.
al on life and work of S. w.
starks by W. H. Anderson, G. @.
Eastern star 10 eulogy in hon
or Of S. w. Stark by James H.
Johnson, Dist. deputy Grand
Chancellor.-11 sermon Rev. II.
Price.
The general public is invite d
to attend and all Knights of Ply
thians are requested to meet at
castle hall, not later than 1890
p. m. By order of committee:
W. H. Anderson chairman
Richard Bean secretary.
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We insist that every person
who desires others respect, res.
pect himself. Did you know that
people treat you as you appear
deserving to be treated? Did you
ever, but in perhaps in rare in
stances, see an upright, digni-
fed respectable person, treated
other than gentlemanly?.
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Work Progressing.

Work over the city is in full
bloom. Johnson.H Hatcher and
the buildings adj acent thereto are
being erected. The News is cree
ting handsome building, the
Leland is being repaired and re
modelled ard many other build
ings are in course of erection.
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Mrs. Underwood and daughter
left Tuesday night for st. Panl
Minnesota where they will reside
in the future.
Nicely furni shed room to let to
two men or man and wife. Ga S.
9th street. Mrs. VIM. Smith.
"Oh, Douglas! Thou hast passed ~
yond the shore,
But still thy voice is ringing Ger the
gale
Thou st taught thy race how high hss
hope may soar,
And bid them seek the heights. nsr
faint nor fall"
Paul Laurence Dunbar on Fred
Douglass.
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Chicago, Ill.
The Forums Staff.

E. L. Rogers, Editorin-Chief and
Business Mgr.
Will H. Barbour, Asst. Editor.
W. L. EDWARDS, Political writer.
Miss DAISY DONALDSON,
Proof Reader and Stenographer.
" IL Office Clerk, Book
keeper $500 siAa.
Mrs. e. L. White, Contributor.
H A. Donegon, Lincoln.
MISS BLANCHE HOAGLAND,
Bloomington Agent and Correspondent.
Address matter for the paper to The
Forum, 305h So. Sixth st.
Matters of business or information
to E. l.. Rogers, Mgr.
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See Him

Go and see the Wonderful Clairvoy-
ant and mind reader, and Fortune Tel
Ter; is able to tell you anything you
want to know. Gives you good luck in
any respect, takes off spells caused
by any evil influence which has been
caused by witchery or hoodoo.
Call on w. NJ. Martin, at once, ITO
East SD street.
Chicago, Ill.
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CONSOLIDATED STREET CAR
ROUTE.

Springfield's Attractions and How to
Reach Them.
Lincoln home-Corner Eighth and
Jackson streets-take South Eighth
car.
Lincoln Monument, Oak Ridge Gem
etery-take North Fifth street cars at
Fifth and Monroe streets.
Parks and Pleasure Resorts.
Washington Park, southwest of city
take South Second or Lawrence ave-
nue. cars. Reservoir Park, northeast
of city-take North Seventh cars.
Camp Lincoln. The permanent
camp grounds of the Illinois National
Guards. Take Rutledge or Camp
Lincoln cars. State Fair grounds,
north of city. Take North Seventh
cars. White City Park east of the
city. Take East Capitol avenue cars
at Fifth and Monroe.
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Back, back where you came
from, you merry widow. winter
was only joking, it has not retir
ed.
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-03-25
TIE soLAcE A HOSPITAL SHIP

VALLEJO, February 11.-Orders were
received at the yard this afterr DON
that the Navy transport Solace, now
at the yard out of commission, be con-
verted into a hospital ship and placed
in commission as soon as possible. The
Solace is sail to be one of the best
transports on this coast. This order
COMES as a surprise, as the hospital
ship Relief which was just commits
stoned at the yard, was thought to be
large enough to take care of the sick
of the big Atlantic fleet now on its
way to this coast.
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ST DON'T REMEMBER. !"

The Bourbons learned nothing and
forgot nothing"
Well responded the smooth wai
street operator. "you can't EXCEPT a
king to be much of a business man"
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PASSENGERS
Arrived.

Per stmr. Mauna Loa, from Kona
and Kau, March PA. A. Palmer, G.
Gordon and wife. DR.. Knaffe, @. A.
Hoffman and wife, c. A. Tawls and
wife. F. A. Strout, R. A Carter. Elder
T.. w. Farr Elder o. G. Jones, Alfred
Kapo, ]. Coerper, J. Greig, J. P. Curtis,
Mrs. J. P. Curtis, Rev. E. S. Timoteo,
Rev. o. H. Quick, Rev. w. R. O1eson,
H. T. Hayselden, E. LANCER, James
Munro, T. V. King, D. L. Van Dine,
E. F. Phillips. J. G. Smith, H. R.
Bryant, Father Patrick; Al deck.
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TRANSPORT SERVICE.

Warren, in Philippines.
Thomas, sailed from Hon. for Guam,
Iloflo and Manila, March Il.
Crook, sailed for Manila via Guam,
Feb. %.
Buford, sailed for Manila, via Guam,
Feb. Is.
Sheridan, at San Francisco.
Logan, at San Francisco.
Dix. sailed from Manila for Seattle,
March IL.
Sherman, sailed for San Francisco.
March 8.
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CARPENTER

ALEXANDER YOUNG BUILDING
Honolulu's only up-to-date fire-proof
building; rent includes electric light,
hot and cold water and janitor SER
vice. Apply the Won Hamm-Young
Co. Ltd.
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THE DIX.

The transport Dix which arrived at
Manila from Honolulu, February 10,
sailed from there for Seattle, March Ii.
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Departed.


Per stmr. w. G. Hall, for Kauai.
March 24,-Mrs. Broadbent and child,
c. w. Spitz, NJ. T. Lyons, Mrs. G..
Nicolai.
Per Matson S. S. Hilonian, for San
Francisco, March 24-Mrs. J. H. Drew
and child, DR.. lehman. wife and child.
A. E. w. Todd and wife, Mrs. Schell,
Miss Bauman, Miss Ida Bellows, Mr..
and Mrs. Lille, Miss James, Mrs. W.
w. North, Miss Mary Campbell, Miss
Helmstein, Mary Silva. Mrs A F.
T.irGer, Mr.. and Mrs. Bfssell and child
Mr. and Mrs. A. w. T. Bottomley Mr.
and Mrs. J. F.. Young, Mrs. M. A.
Hewitt, Mrs. H. E. Waity. Mr.. and
Mrs. J. F. c. Hagens, nurse and maid,
w. Fl. Weinburg, Master Weinburg,
Mr.. Harmon.
Per stmr. Mauna Kea, for Hilo and
way ports, Mar 24-Mrs Nawahi, Mrs
K. P. Eyers, Major McKinstry, Captain
Orwell, Captain Exton, Queen Liliuo-
kalani, Mrs J. Aea, Miss Rose Atu,
Mrs. G. j. Robinson. the Misses Ship
man (2), r, Hind and wife, Mrs Hitch
cock, Mrs. E. K. Duvauchelle, Mrs.
NJ. D. Cook. Mrs. A. C. Freeman, Miss
Mabel Freeman. J. Pimley and wife,
A DFeleF, A. .Df6lef, Jr., 4. Il. wright,
E. F. Patten, T. Sumida, Daniel Mao
mao, Mr.. Dillingham; and wife. H.
Bruins. j. r. Mclaughlin, A. Haneberg,
Samuel Parker D. L. Never, w. T.
Robinson. Look Kew, Kimo Pake.
Chung Ying, Mrs. Hattie Aono and 2
children, Mrs. A. Rich1ey, E. G. Rich
ardson, E. ]. Lord, L. NJ Whitehouse,
E. j. Walker, F. E. Thompson, H. G.
Plummer, Mr.. Wagner. w. c. Lyon,
w. A. Wall, J. H. Fisher, F. A. Wick
EFT, Adam Lindsay, E. NJ. Watson, z.
Duvauchelle, John Frohlicher, c. Sic
bert, j. Haig Mackenzie, Mrs. S. T.
Bertelmann, Mrs.J. Cockett, F. A. Alex
ander and wife, H. W. Ludloff, c.. H.
Seimsen, Mrs. c. A. Buchanan, Mrs.
E. K. Victor, c. A. Kima. NJ. Kauhaea
Rev. ]. z. Kekiki, H. Lyon, L. c..
Lyman, James A Kennedy, A. G..
Plunkett. DR. McCallum. H. r. Bry-
ant, John Walker, E. P. Low, Ii A.
Thurston.
Booked to Depart.
Per stmr. Mikahala, for Kauai,
March 26.-Mrs. Weber, Miss Weber,
Mrs. R. w. T. Purvis and daughter,
j. NJ. Lydgate, r. w T. Purvis, Mrs
Ldygate and three children, NJ. B.
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/ RENT TRUST CO., Ltd.
Classified Advertisements
FOR RENT LEASE OR SALE.

A DESIRABLE home, convenient to
street car lines; house eight rooms
and bath; modern conveniences,
broad verandas and pleasant grounds;
servants cottage and shed. Possess
sion given 1st April. Enquire Wal
ter c. Weldon. 1892
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FOR SALE

Lots at Kalihi, close to car-line, at
half prices. Terms: $50 down. and
$40 per month, without interest.
Lots (about one-half acre. on Manoa
Heights, unequaled in view and soil.
Lots at from $3.50 and up in Nuuanu
Valley, on your own terms.
Lots at Kapahulu at 500 each, on
time payments without interest.
Lots at Palama, within walking dis
lance from town. Easy terms
FOR RENT.
A new six-room. mosquito PROOF cot
tage, fitted with gas throughout, on
Hotel street. Rento' 500 per month.
A modern six-room cottage. with gas
stove, at the Nonpareil, on Beretania.
Rental. SIS per month.
j. H. SCHNACK, 1877 Merchant Street
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FOUND.

A BEAD PURSE containing 10c. and
gold ring. Apply this office. 273
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VESSELS IN PORT.
Merchant vessels.)

(Mercnant vesse1s.)
Amy Turner. Am. bk., Warland, San
Francisco, March %.
FIaurence Ward, Am. scr. Piltz, Mid
way, Jan. 13.
Edward sewal. Am. sp., Quick, from
Baltimore, March 7.
Helene, Am. schr., Thompson, 2 days
from Honoipu, Mar. 16.
THE MAILS.
Mails are due from the following
points as follows:
SAN F'rancisco-Per Alameda, March 81.
Midway-U. S. S. IrOquois, March %.
Orient-Per Mongolia, March q.
CoIonies-Per Mariana, March 81.
Victoria-Per Moana, April
Mails Will depart for the following
points as follows:
San F'rancisco-Per Mongolia, March
q.
Orient-Per Manchuria, March 30.
Victoria-Per Mariana, March 81.
Colonies-Per Moana, April 4.
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for small plantation
and store. Apply IN. NJ, this Of
fee. 1894
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Stmr. Mauna Loa, Simerson, Fl
Kona and Kau, noon.
Stmr. Claudine, Bennett, for Hilo Al
Maui ports, p. m.
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FOR RENT.

Cosy residence near car line. Pablo
Heights, SIS per month; small farm.
with shack, Palolo Valley: 100 acres or
more pineapple land.
FOR SALE-25 shares McBryde; 10
year-old chestnut horse.
w. L. HOWARD Mcintyre Bldg,
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Classified Advertisements
WANTED.

GOOD, secondhand steamer trunk
Address IN, this office. 1894
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PORT OF HONOLULU.
ARRIVED.


Tuesday, March "a, 1908
Stmr. Mauna Loa, Simerson, from
Kona and Kau. a. m.
Stmr. Kinau, Clarke, from Hilo,
whittier she towed the ship Astral.
DEPARTED.
Am. blk. r. P. Rithet, Mcdonald, for
San Francisco, 10 a. m.
Matson S. S. Hilonian, Johnson, for
San Francisco, 10 a. m.
Stmr Mauna Kea. Freeman, for Hilo
and way ports, noon.
Stmr. w. G.. Hall, for Kauai, p. m.
Stmr. Iwalani. Self, for Maui and
Molokai ports, 5 p. m.
Stmr Noeau, Mitchell, for Hawaii
ports, .. m.
DUE THURSDAY.
stmr Claudine, Bennett, from Hi1o
and Maui ports.
DUE FRIDAY.
o. S. S. Alameda, Dowdeii, from San
Francisco.
p NJ. s. S. Mongolia, from Yokohama.
SAIL TODAY.
Stmr. Helene, Nelson, for Hamakua
lele; will call at Kawaihae; noon.
Stmr. Likelike, Naopala, for Hawaii
ports, D. m.
Stmr Maui, Bruhn, for Paauhau and
Kohalalele, 5 p. m.
SAIL THURSDAY.
Stlnr. Mikahala, Gregory, for Kauai,
5 p. m.
SAIL FRIDAY.
Stmr Mauna Loa, Simerson, for
Kona and Kau. noon.
Stmr Claudine, Bennett, for Hilo and
Maui ports, 5 p. m.
FREIGHT.
Per stmr Mauna Loa, from Kona
and Kau, March 24.-8200 bags sugar,
1011 bags coffee, 90 bags beans, q bags
taro, bags ginger, bags ava, bales
tobacco, IL barrels oranges, a cases
oranges, IL barrels water lemons, 8
cases water lemons, 3 barrels dried
fish, cases dried fish, 4 cases pre-
serves, cases eggs, 2 cases lines, So
punches bananas, crates chickens,
2 crates pigs, bundles hides, 4 kegs
butter, 16 hogs, 1 horse, 1 COW, IL
calves, 80 head cattle, 10 packages
sundries.
SUGAR ON HAWAII
Purser Friel of the steamer Mauna
Loa reports the following sugar on
Hawaii awaiting shipment: Honokaa,
$500 bags; Kukuihaele, 5000; Paauhau,
10000; Pauilo, 5000; Kukaiau, 5000; Ho-
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Booked to Depart.

Per stmr. Mikahala, for Kauai,
March 26.-Mrs. Weber, Miss Weber,
Mrs. R. w. T. Purvis and daughter,
j. NJ. Lydgate. r. w. T. Purvis, Mrs.
Ldygate and three children, NJ. B.
Fernandez, Miss Rice, Mrs. J. Rem
wick, Allen Wilcox. Kani Wilcox. s.
P. Bristley, H. D. Wishard Miss Kin
ney, Miss Lyons
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FREIGHT.
|, ON HAWAII.

Purser Friel of the steamer Mauna
Loa reports the following sugar on
Hawaii awaiting shipment: Honokaa,
$500 bags; Kukuihae1e, 5000; Paauhau,
$4,000; Pauilo, 5000; Kukaiau, 5000; Ho-
nuapo, 800; Punaluu, 1895.
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Tuesday, March "a, 1908
Stmr. Mauna Loa, Simerson, from
Kona and Kau. 6 a. m.
Stmr. Kinau, Clarke, from Hilo,
whittier she towed the ship Astral.
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SAIL THURSDAY.
SAIL FRIDAY.

Stmr. Mikahala, Gregory, for Ka
( n m
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Per stmr. w. G. Hall, for Kauai,
March 24.-Mrs. Broadbent and child,
c. w. Spitz, NJ. T. Lyons, Mrs. G..
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FURNISHES ROOMS.

A BAROQUE pearl cuff button. s25
reward on return to NJ McInerny. !
Ltd. 1894
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FOX TERRIER. brindla head. black
spot on left hind quarter Answers
TO name "Pupu." Reward at Phone
452. 1890
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-06

But although the pampereo class
has gone from the historic neighbor-
hood >of the Strand, from Mary-le- bow.
the ancient term cockney still fingers
in application to those who live in
the district, those gayly clad 'Arrys
with the side scanning of gay colored
buttons down the trousers. with their
love for Arriet.' and the preference for
rides in the Old Kent road, for art
pints and for fight every Saturday
night.
1t is singular that such section of
the town could sway influence over
the use of the tongue of a whole ma
tion. but the high word of George Ber-
nard Shaw is on record to prove that
1t does.
1t would be a perfect analogy to
imagine the tough dialect OF the Bow
cry in New York to dominate the Eng
1ish of the entire country
Such thing would of course be
impossible. but the American has no
such affection for the Bowery as ali
England has for that part of London
which Is the home of the coster mon
ger. distinctive type, not to be
matched anywhere else In the world.
The American who goes to London
is more interested in going to see the
true cockney In his own habitat than
he is In visiting Westminster
The Pure English league" was
founded at Hornsey, a North London
suburb. and its appearance was hailed
as an encouraging symptom of better
English to come
The newspapers of the nation are
lending all possible aid. and all over
the land are advocating the formation
OF branches OF the parent league.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-06
By c. H. Claudy

- HERE is q lot of difference be-
between the battle of few
years ago and the battle of to-
day. All our, old conceptions Of
a battle picture are out of date Even
the scene at the generals tent, where
the grizzled veteran sends out his COM
nands by orderlies as he watches the
progress of the conflict with his field
glasses. is hopelessly unreal
And now the United States proposes
TO go a step further than any other
nation has gone and to reconstruct its
signal service on a basis Of modern
scientific development that will make
its next war still more unreal, from the
old point of view.
The old fashioned out of date sort
of a battle has been made familiar by
cycloramas and paintings. The COM
manding general stands on an eminence
overlooking the entire field. Below him
and to one side are his own troops. and
beyond he can plainly see the line of
the enemy. He sends out his orders
by word of mouth or on scraps Of
paper and sees them delivered. Before
his eyes the orders are obeyed. This
troop retreats, that advances to the at
tack This one is wiped out in hand
10 hand conflict, that drives forward
victoriously. A battery is marched a
mile or two in the face of the enemy to
take new position. or a regiment
trc+s e-~ox-alv ond ,YnropcernedIv from,
one end of the field to the other, con-
tent TO lose few men that it may obey
orders.
All that is no longer possible. To-
day it would be army suicide. A gen.
eral can no longer see even his own
lines from a natural elevation. and the
chances of his sending orders by word
of mouth would be slim, indeed.
Nowadays we shoot so hard. so far
and so fast and have such accurate ar
tillery that for a body of men in the
field to disclose its position means
that it must vacate that position unless
the disclosure is in the form of an over
V'helming attack. II the general of to-
day had to depend on written or spoken
words Of command, delivered in per-
son, he would find practically all his
messages as dead as their bearers
would be before they were even in
sight OF the commands they were
sent 10.
The pivot on which the modern battle
turns is no longer personal bravery. or
equipment, or numbers, or hardly even
skill. 1t is organization, and the very
essence OF that organization is COM
munication-the work OF the signal
corps.
Yesterday the modern general
worked with the telegraph wire,
strung along fences or laid along the
ground, and some very wonderful things
were accomplished in this way. helped
by the courage and resourcefulness OF