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Evening star., 1913-11-02
PITCHING CANP

training of q selected number of colieSe
men were established last summer. one
at Monterey on the Pacific coast and the
other at Gettysburg, Pa. A description
OF the routine of this latter one will dis
close the plan by which 1t is hoped that
some of the youth of our nation shall get
a working knowledge of warfare.
The camp was built strictly on the reg
ular army pattern. The soldier-students
were formed into an infantry company.
100 strong, and for six weeks they lived
through every detail OF army life. OF
course, this company was officered by
regulars, experts in their art.
The student soldiers who gathered on
the site of the civil war struggle came
from sixty-three different colleges and
universities. They represented seats of
learning from the whole Atlantic coast
states as far west as Chicago. Harvard
and Yale sent complement of fifteen
men each. Princeton seven, Cornell
twelve. and the smaller institutions in
like proportion. And never did a drill
sergeant look over a finer bunch of re-
cruits
Or perhaps these men can be more ap-
propriately compared to an incoming class
at West Point, although in age and ex-
perience they surpassed the ''plebes."
Their average age was nineteen, which
was the age of the first volunteers that
came to the country's standards in 1861.
as rockies they overfiowed with en-
thusiasm and intelligence.
Four hours was the prescribed dura-
ton OF the daily cour.e of instruction.
with optional work that would occupy
another equal period. So keen We're the
men in their efforts to gain An insight
into military methods that almost all
volunteered for the additional period. In
fact IL was found necessary to curb
some too ardent neophytes in the art of
war, that they might not go stale in the
game.
The instruction included short exercises
in close-order drill, extended order and
the field exercises. such as the forma-
ton of advance and rear guards. posting
and relieving outposts and conducting
combat patrols.
The list of calls that follow tell the
story of the days work: ReveillA $40
Evening star., 1913-11-02
A Slight Mistake.

II you had been in
Washington the I'D
of September you
might have seen
tawny-haired Victor
-Iurdock of Kansas.
militant. eager and
optimistic leader Of
the prog r e s siy 9
party in the House
of Representatives,
on his way to the
Henry u. Cooke
School with his lit
tie seven-year-old
daughter by his
side.
Evening star., 1913-11-02

such occasions and it was his fixed habit
to exhibit collections of his automata to
the admiring public. He struck up an
exhibiting partnership with juggler
named Fawkes and the combination OF
attractions drew considerable attention
Pinchbeck's stall was variously entitled
THE Temple of the Muses.. Grand
Theater of the Muses. and "Multum in
Parvo." From the London Daily jour
nal August 22. 1923, we find that the
Prince and Princess of Wales went to
Bartholomew fair to view his exhibit
His two boys were about his shop con.
stantly and gave evidence OF mechanical
genius similar to that the father. His
elder son, Edward, took charge OF the
shop while his father was at the ex-
hibits and succeeded to the business upon
his death in 1892.
Christopher, jr., however, possessed the
greater energy and skill. Had he lived
in an age like the present, doubtless he
would have been a second Edison. Years
after his fathers death he was elected
to the presidency Of the Smeatonian So
ciety, which was succeeded by the In
stitute Of Civil Engineers. He was
awarded a gold medal in 1852 by the So
ciety of Arts for his invention of pneu-
matte automatic brake to prevent acci-
dents to men working wheel cranes. he
took out q number of other patents. One
was for a candlestick that held the
candle firmly by means OF a spring
socket and so devised that no matter
how IL might be held the candle was
always in an upright position His
nocturnal remembrance" was series
of tablets with notches to serve as
guides for writing in the dark. A third
Invention, patent snuffers, remained
without Improvement and were manu-
until their use generally was discon-
tinued
In 1777 Pinchbeck. jr., presented to the
Society Of Arts the model OF plow for
roads. While the butt of the
small wits of the day, he was held In
much esteem by George III. and his gift
of a very complicated clock. with four
dials, is still in Buckingham Palace. The
London Evening Post for November u.
1872, affords the following passage: IF
the Royal Society are not Scotchifed
enough to elect Sir W. Pringle their presi-
dent another of the kings friends is to
be nomina ted-no less person than the
noted Pinchbeck, buckle and knick-knack
maker to the king.
-
In 1883 Christopher Pinchbeck, jr., was
gathered to his fathers. His will is a
very curious document, so much so that
it was printed I'm full In the Horological
Journal November. 1895.
Never before nor since has a PinchbeoS
appeared in the worlds history. 1t is.
therefore, the more remarkable that the
Evening star., 1913-11-02

Gen. Wood in summarizing the military
unpreparedness OF our country. AS chief
OF staff of the army it is his duty to de-
wise rs many ways as possible to meet
this situation. His conversion of the
army 10 the short-eniistment idea is an
example of one method he has used to
give more and better potential soldiers.
This short enlistment plan in time prom
ises TO provide the United States with the
rank and file of large emergency army.
To officer this possible army was another
problem. and to solve this Gen. Wood has
hit upon q plan of special preparation
that promises complete success.
Civil war experience teaches u.s., says
Gen Wood. that il is to the young men
i'm college 10 whom must turn for ma
terial for the officers of volunteer army.
Starting with this premise, we sought the
scheme that would best give the college
man the groundwork instruction neces-
sary to make him effective volunteer
officer We hit upon the plan of student
camps
That * camps of instruction where
selected men from the universities and
colleges of tho country shall have six
weeks Of intensive training III the duties
Of soldier. We do not expect to teach
the whole art Of war In that period, but
NE hope SO 10 instruct the men attending
that they will leave the camps as ma
tlonal military assets. In hours of actual
work the stuGent-soldier viii receive in
struction equalins three years service in
the militia. with the additional advantage
of working under the best military talent
in the country"
That the War Department might put
its plan to the test two camps for the
Evening star., 1913-11-02

paraded their pieces of "pinchbeck"
jewelry in full glory. MANY wore
earhoops Of pinchbeck, large as a dol
lar"
So in those days pinchbeck was cheap
jewelry, while today 1t Is highly priced
as antique. Now and again a piece will
be found in some old shop, perhaps ly-
ing there in the utter ignorance Of its
owner as to its origin or identity. It is
just this fact that gives added relish
to the task Of the treasure-seekers
for all the pieces are fit exponents Of
the mechanical and inventive genius
and the skillful workmanship Of the
times from which they were produced.
Some time about l670-historians are not
quite able To agree on the date9hristo-
pher Pinchbeck was born In a little house
In Clerkenwell. London. The family, be-
ing of religious nature. so named him
a follower of Christ" doubtless expect
ing him to grow up to be a minister OF
that gospel to which they were so at
tached.
The family itself had emerged years be-
fore from the little town OF Pinchbeck in
Lincolnshire. Being of a cosmopolitan
turn of mind, his forbears finally wan
dered into London, and II was a matter of
considerable pride to Christopher that he
could point to a town which honored his
family name by bearing It, II is prob
able. however, that his family took its
name from the town; at any rate, none Of
them, until our subject emerged from
among them. ever attracted SO much as
passing historical attention.
From early youth. Pinchbeck gave evil
dence of considerable mechanical genius.
Some of the toys he constructed We're de-
cidedly ingenious. He WAS forever ex-
perimenting and his fondncss for me-
chanics often led him far astray from
that other and more material iator upon
which his parents looked with most IA
yor.
Pinchbeck was about thirty-fve when
he married. Who his wife was, no one
can discover. She came into his life,
gave him two sons and died as quietly as
she had lived. The two children, Edward
and Christopher. jr., were of a mechani
cal and ingenious disposition. Each of
them has left a record of his life in the
obscure byways Of history.
Pinchbeck, ST.. made and sold barrel
organs for churches and many musical
automatons. some in imitation of sing
ing birds. His speciality was clocks and
watches, but he found time to construct
manv curious contrivanceS, to experiment
in metals and fashion the jewelry for
which he is now best remembered.
A great many fairs came to London:
indeed they were quite a feature Of the
times. Ptnchbeck bestirred himself on
Evening star., 1913-11-02

ed to become leaders in strategy could
pit their skill against one another at the
war game. A map spread on a table
served as the field Of operations and the
potential commanders maneuvered the
toy armies from position to position as
Napoleon moved his legions or Grant his
armies. A regular officer was the arbiter
OF the paper combats, and his explana-
tions Of the decisions had all the quail
tiles of special study in tactics
In connection with the instruction. off,
GERS of the general staff gave lectures on
their specialties Gems. Wood and Barry
spoke on broad, military topics. Others
described the principles of camp santa
tion, hygiene, the care of troops In the
field, and all these heretofore neglected
subjects that have to do with the health
OF the soldier. Certain 1t is. with the
extension of the student soldier camps
and the teaching of these precepts Of
self-care, that never again will the
nation be subjected to the horror of the
disease encampments that accounted for
SO many lives at the time of the Spanish
war.
Evening star., 1913-11-02
BY GRANVILLE FoRTEsCUE.

i the United States
should be compelled
10 go TO war tumor-
row il would be
necessary to put
into the field an
army of 100000
men. This would
mean evolving IL,
400 officers from
nothing.
These are the
words used by Maj.
Evening star., 1913-11-02

As at Outbreak Of
Civil War. Most of Our
Volunteer Officers Must
Come From the Col
leges in Event of War
Two Student Camps
Were Successfully Con-
Quoted This Summer
War Department Plans
Extension of the Project
Next Year-In the
Camps With the Boy
Soldiers.
Evening star., 1913-11-02

illness shut us in away from the
worlds glare; that we may see colors as they
are and know gold from pnchbeck.
II WINTHROP-CECIII DREEME.
Evening star., 1913-11-02

The list OF calls that follow tell the
story of the days work: ReveillA SO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-09
THE CROP MARKETS
All Grains Show Declines,
Coffee at New Low Figures.

Again the pressure of increasing re-
ceipts Of new wheat and a large move
ment OF the old crop overcame buIlish
influences in the wheat market, and
prices lost 1zaBc net for the day. There
were reports of large export sales, and
foreign markets were affected by the
political situation and some bullish crop
reports Corn recovered. from an early
easiness when complaints of dryness in
the belt steadied the market, although
state reports were generally favorable.
The close was at unchanged to sc down.
Heavy receipts OF oats at Western points
caused a drop in prices here OF bQSc,
although there were expectations that the
government report would show falling
off i'm the crop.
There was a show of steadiness in the
coffee market early, but selling by Eu-
ropean houses on the weakness in for
eign markets started a decline which did
not stop until the close of trading, last
prices being at the low of the day and
showing a net loss of q TO 80 points.
There was only an Indifferent demand for
slightly lower cost and freight offers, and
with the consuming trade entirely indif-
ferent to the course OF futures tho ques-
ton is being raised as to how much
lorger Brazil can hold out at the present
level, in face of the facts that the new
crop movement is pressing and prices
there are above a parity with consuming
markets
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-09
BOSTON WOOL MARKET.

Boston, July s.--An increase In the amount
OF business marked the Boston wool market
during the week. The transfers totallcd more
than 100000 pounds, including territories,
neeces and Texas woods Low prices have
kept the market down on all grades except
medium fecces or general interest has been
the disposal OF about 900 pounds Of two
OF the earlier shorn Montana clips at a
clean basis OF about soc. Further sales OF
Utah and New Mexican woods have been made
on the basis OF 4TgJ0c for half blood and nne
and fine medium, while three-eighths and
quarters are quoted at 45d4Gc clean. Some
new unwashed delaine fleece has been sold
al 22c Leading domestic quotations:
Ohio and Pennsylvania heeces-Dela inc
washed. 27g2sc; Xxx. &c; one-half. three
-eichths and one-quarter blood comDing, sc;
deiaine unwashed, 22d23c; fine. 20a21c;
Michigan and New York: fine unwashed, ~
G2Oc: delaine. 20a2lc; one-half blood. 20
&c; three eighths. 23n24c. Wisconsin and
Missouri: three-sighths blood. 24c; one-quaIter,
24G24ikc Kentucky and similar: one-hali
blood unwashcd, 23d24c; three eishths. "A
Q25c. ,o -. 20
a53c: 10 = months. 47n4sc; fail 4op4Gc'
California: Northern 4sqJ0c; MIDDLE coun.y'
4Ga47c; Southern. 45d4Gc: fall, free, Bn zoe.
OREGON: Eastern No ] staple, 54nooc; cloth
inr' 53a55c; valley No |, 43a45c. Terri.
tori: Fine staple. 55qO6c: fine medium, ~
G5Sc: fine clothing. 50a52c; fine medium, "a
6i50c: one-half blood combing, oOno2c three-
eighths 4IGIsc one-quarter bloos 45p 4oc'
Puiied,AA, 52a54c; A supers. 4sQo2c.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-09

New Nork. July \. 1915.
GRaIN-WHEAT-Th wheat market ap-
Cproting factors. on IN" one side is the
heavy movement OF steadily increasing re-
ccpts Of new crop. as we'll a. a surprising
~ liberal movement. Of old wheat. especially
IN the Northwest. on the other IL a grow
ing demand from abroad. with liberal eX-
port sales. This latter feature indicates a
atrong commercial position, with plenty OF
wheat for sale and good demand, but dur
ing yesterdays session prices were lower
under pressure OF supplies, closing at a
ret loss 81 = n &c. Reports on export sales
were conflicting, but there seemed TO be
little question tt1t "A large business had
been done some placing the sales as high
as 300 loads. PrIceE abroad were steady,
and foreign markets are Influenced by the
political situation and some less favorable
reports regarding foreign crop outlook In
the local market 30 red winter was quot
20 arrive. 40 1 Northern spring. 81 0Oa Z
o h anoat. CORN-showcd a slightly easier
tone early. owing 20 selling b. commission
houses and In sympathy with wheat. but
prices late IN the day were steady, closing
net unchanged TO &c lower. Export corn.
safe nominal Z b anost OATS-Thcre
was considerable pressure owing TO heavy
receipts at Western points. aud prices de-
clined a TO z. in the face Of expectations
that the government report would show a
marked falling on In the indicated Yield.
cash market easy. standard white. tola g
sc; No .. fTEc. No 3. $50 i6hc; No >.
45TI5I,c: ordinary clipped. i5i4 n 40 itc'
fancy clipped. i7iE R4sisc. all elevator;
RYE-Firm: No . Western. 6oi5c, I Z
New York export BARLEY-Steady; malt
ing, 81 = u 65c. l Buffalo.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-09
TIE METAL MARKETS.

CoPPER-standard copper was weak on me
Metal Exchange yesterday with spot and july
quoted al 4. T5d 1890. August at 1919 ~ ZoI
and September at l3.G2kqB.2Oc. London closed
easy with spot quoted at t63 3s ID; FUTURES,
f63 81. Arrivals Of copper at New YORK were
6M tons Exports far this month; 3,iol
tons The local street market continued prac-
ticaIlv mammal Producers are still cndeayor-
ing 90 maintain prices but find little or no de-
mand and scattered offerings are reported at
CONGO ssions with quotations ranging from
about i4ikc 10 i5c for eectroytic.
| TIN-Continued weak, with spot quoted AT
70 a(6t3Q 35c. July, 39.05a30 Doc; August. 39a
70. 2Sc; september Soa3o.l7lse; October a9a
IN on. sales on the exchange included - tons
August AZ 30c and 3 tons September at 80, 25c.
Mn was essy I'm London. with spot quoted al
u7s los: futures flT0 los
LDAD-Ouiet with spot quoted at 4Soc BID
New York and 4.15a425c East 81. Louis.
London lead, fl9 5s. 49,, -. I, oos
PEiTFR-Firm, with spot quoted at 5,1Sg
2 15o New York and 5lJNj.S0c East 81 Louis.
sails were reported OF 10000 ID August East
ST. Louis delivery, at ogoc -. .u,,,.o,
ANTIMONY-Con dull ana nominal
with Cookson's quoted at so5as'9c ,o,t,
IRON--Oleveland warrants closed al DOS III "a
in london Locally iron was unchang.i;, 20 20
/ foundry Northern, s16a516 %: No 2 $40 ooq
SIG; No Southern and sPft' fibqSlo 70
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-09
RACING A|RBOATS FALL
INTO LAKE MICHIGAN
SnuaIIs Wreck Two of Three
Entrants in 900-MiIe Over
Water Flight.

c,;csso. July s.-Two Of the three hy-
aoronlanes which started from Chicago
sov 10 fly 900 miles TO Detroit, were
"s'sl,e5 over Lake Michigan by squalls
fsu into the waves far from land.
,rin was the most remarkable ever
lnt by craft of this kind.
Anthony Janus, of st. Louis, and his
'ahanic. Paul Mccullough, were picked
M 81 South Chicago by steam dredger.
liter Johnson of New York, flying
- was rescued near Whiting, Ind,
,bo limited States Life Saving crew.
!,rs,s machine was abandoned in a
ELL after the dredger had started to
n ashore. The life savers brought
Tobnsons craft TO shore, and he may re-
.ume his fight.
I,ocpyitb Ravens, carrying as passenger
IN yCan Planck, of Fishkill, n. Y,
liner of the machine, reached Michigan
C,,, IN safety, the only one of the ten
'tators originally scheduled TO start who
made the first lap.
Tonnus was the first to leave Chicago.
ravens followed ten minutes later. john
.an,s start was delayed by engine trouble,
o., Francis. Of San Francisco. who
- from Clarendon Beach. In the north
=, mart of the city. did not attempt the
s,,bt 10 Michigan City. but landed IN
20 ~ Grant Park, the starting point
.ba contest He will start from here
,,orroN In an effort TO catch up with
Ravens. ,.L
ToDnus ran into thunderstorm, with
60 SQUALLS Of wind. when he had COW
a,o5 about half the distance. The ma
hive was forced TO descend, but the lake
nos so rough that it was with difhcuity
-, 1snnus and Mccullough could keep
z at The men were padding desperately
- tho effort to keep the craft right SIDE
nm when the dredger steamed up to them
and threw them lines.
A few minutes later the storm became
"a severe that the dredger found 1t I'M
nossible 10 tow the air craft, and was
ob,ged 10 cast 1t adrift. The hydroaero-
nlsne drifted out of sight In a few min
utes. apparently a wreck. Janus ana
,NcCpIlough. almost exhausted, were re-
ylred in the cabin OF the dredger, and
sbort time after landing proceeded to chi
cago by train.
Johnson was able TO make landing on
the water. and was in good shape when
the lifesaving crew pulled out to him.
Engine trouble had forced him to de-
scend. but his craft was said by the lie
savers TO be in condition 20 proceed.
Beckwith Ravens, who left Chicago
few minutes before / o'clock, dropped
into the smooth water of Michigan City
Harbor at 1913 o'clock. The distance Is
about sixty miles by way of the air route.
Macatawa Bay is his next scheduled
stop.
Johnson remained tonight at Whiting
lind. and viii start again tomorrow
morning. it was announced at aviation
Headquarters here.
Janus and Mccullough are out of II.
said tonight they would en-
dsavor to recover the engine of their ma
chine. which is adrift somewhere on the
axe. supported by the pontoons. life pre-
servers and woodwork of the craft Jan
nus said a broken propeller brought him
down. but that he was able to make a
good landing in spite of the rough water.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-09
STEAMERS AT FOREIGN PORTS
ARRIVED.


Bahia, July Santa Theresa tGerD, New
York for Rio Janeiro
Bergen, July 4-Krlstianiufjord tNor), New
York
York Via Fayal. etc. for oporto.
Genoa. July 4-Verona GtaD. New York via
Naples, July San Giovanni GtaD New
York: Sth. Pannonia OBJ. New York VIA
Gibraltar for Trieste.
Patras. July 5-Kaiser Franz Joseph I
tAusO New York via FayaL 49,,
Santos July 5-Asiatic Prince tBr). New
York via Pernambuco. etc: 9Th, orange
Prince (Br). New York Via Rio Jsnciro.
sydney W. July 5-Crown Of Toledo
OBJ. New York via Durham. Fremantle'
Fremantle. July 6-suvcric CBr). New York
via Port Natal.
ChemuIpo. July 7-IndraghiH CBD, New
York via sabang, Iloilo. etc.
Port Natal. July 5--Cairnhill CBr), New York
for Tsingtau.
Fsyal. July Roma orr, New York and
. Providence for Naples.
Copenhagen. July ., y nc Tietgen DAM
New York via Christiansand.
Liverpool. July s. a m-Mauretsnia tBD
New York via F1shguard.
Dover July 5. 3:lj y m-Naderland (Beg),
New York for Antwerp (snd proceeded:
Bremen, July :. m-Kronprinz Wilhelm
Ger. New York via Plymouth and Cher
bourg. ,r
ST Michaels July 6-Danube OBrl from
Southampton, New York.
Hong Kong. July 5-Wray Castle t3rj from
Yokohama. New York.
Paulllac. July 5-Caifornie G'rl New York.
Grangemouth. July 5-lmpoco new, New
York.
Rio de Janeiro. July t-Marchioness Of Butte
(Br), New York.
St Lucia. July f-lkaria (Br) (from Buenos
Ayres), New York
Barbados July O--Hubert CBr) from Para.
New York: Tennyson Obi from Santos and
RIO de JaneiroJ. New York.
Bremen, July s, a m-Breslau Ger, New
York.
PASSED
st Michaes. July 5-Prns der Nederanden
Dutch, New York via West Indies and
Venezuela for Hsvre and Amsterdam.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-09

, sf,arnoon or night and probably Thursday
warmer to-day; moderate south winds.
For New England, fair and warmer to-day
showers at night or Thursday: moderate
south Winds. , .,.,,a.,
sboVers To-day: Thursday cooler and gen
orally fair: moderate south winds shifting
, 10 northwest by Thursday.
to-day or tonight: Thursday probably ran
and cooler; moderate south and southwest
winds. - l.. a., r,,
or east norton; Thursday fair; west show
ers: east portion cooler. ,, ..t, and
For Delaware and New Jersey far anc
virginia. fair to-day, showers at hish' OF
Thursday: light south winds ,.,. a
FOR Delaware and New Jersey fair ano
warmer to-day: showers at night or Thurs
day; moderate south WINDS