The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-06-07
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WASHINGTON, June 7.-competi.
tive examinations for the selection Of
about 100 civilians TO be second lieu.
tenatns in the United States army will
be conducted In September at various
military posts about the country.
|; Candidates must be citizens Of the
United Staes, unmarried, and Of good
moral character. They, must be- not,
less than 81 years Of fage, andain all
other respects eligible; for appoints
meht at the date set for the examinat'
items. None can be- appointed to the
army from sclyih lAea aftsy us q 4
The mental examinations are divide
ed into, two. parts, the preliminary and.
the competitive. The prelimibaty OK
animation will cover English gram.
llands orthographys emat hematics ldns
Guiding algebra, geometry and trlgpn:
ometry. and geography and history.
EGrad uatea or easrlized COLLEGES and
ANNIVERSARIES and other institutions OF
learning classified as class A and
tdlass 81 at which, army officers are ide'
tailed as instructors OF airnllitary
science and TACTICS, will be exempt
from Oils preliminary.
The competitive mental ! sxaminas
tplIWil include questions in6seneral
history, elementary French, German,
Spanish,r as the candidate may elect,
| the conf kituti6n ~ the United States
and elementary International law, and
one advanced optional subject, either
any modern language, English Ian
guage and English literature, or
higher mathematics to include differ.
Eential calculus, integral calculus, and
analytical geometry.
4 The physical examination VIII DC
for conformity to the standard re-
kduired of recruits for the army, ex-
Icept that any applicant whose degree
Iof vision is less than 20.40 In either
eye, or is color blind for red, green or
Eyi6let will be rejected.
/. Arrangements have ben made by
1.-THE Canal Commission for tho testing
on the Panama Canal of pneumatic
spraying machine for costing roeF
surfaces with concrete mortar. Much
Lof the, rock in Culebra Gut tdeterior
ates after being exposed to, the atnes
Ephere. To prevent tho erHmbling o
1.-The sides OF the cut, 1t is proposed
| 10 cover the rock with n :conerett
mixture. The machine will be tested
for a period OF 80 days, and, II fount
satisfactory, will be purchased by tn
commission
Testimony was given before tn
Senate Committee on Fhaplca that !
pork should be placed N The fTee lisi
EChina would control the PORK marie
lin this country. ADMINISTRATION OF tn
capacity of China as a pig product o.
porter comes from Consul Generr
Grifiths, at Liverpool who says OF !
single consignment that arrived IN tn
EngIish port from Hankow:
eThe cargo included 900 carcasei
nearly 10000 cases 8of other fFoTF
goods, about 1,O00icasos OF eggs, man
boxes OF bacon, and over TO- 90 case
of lard. The trade in these goods
increasing at d rapid srato9
q "A rich field awaits The America
newspaper publisher who VIII turn ~
attention, to South; Anne ecQIt
ling to information received at tn
State Department, The depart men
fayors the project as all Washingto
officials who have to do with Lahr
American counties declare that grea
misunderstanding exists, In those =
publics regarding the aims and spiF
Of the United States. Is \.
Mr. CTesson, charge dlatalrs al "a
United States legation at cru 1a
written to the depattrnen calling q
tentlon to the success OF the souf
American supplement of the Londc
= Times, He states that South Amer
can governments are furtherlng u
distribution, and II Is being receive
with enthusiasm An American
Perm Is already. publishing month
Eiournaf Of which the sefyly ian, go
lernment Is buying 4, 00R copies O epS
Issue, under an agreeIn lcpnl lhull
z sI.untll 1915.
NTH lion o. the Bureau
Iordharce Of the May 1epartile y
a,s wlftl 4 view 10 lha teyeippn emf ot
4, erodp 81 highiy trained otiicefs n
fibaen decided unon,by Secretal'lt az y
r. Nayy Meyer. and VIII be pun INTO
OIL fectat once.
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