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aim was to strengthen the imperial tie.
But he found himself doggedly op-
posed.
An English resident of Calcutta who
had lived there forty years complained
to me bitterly Of the Decentralization
which he alleged Lord curzon had
caused.
I'm the old days." he said. "the Ben
spectfully saluted any Englishman
whom he ohanced to meet; but under
the Curzon regime all had been
changed. Even a low-caste Hindu is
Englishman's carriage. and sometimes
even shouts defiant greeting.
All Of this was very sad to the Eng
lishman who for forty years had been
accustomed only to subserviency.
While Lord Curzon's reforms encoun-
tered great opposition from his own
subordinates and from the majority of
Englishmen in India, he also failed to
secure native support. 1t was case of
the reformer getting no thanks from
any quarter.
One of Lord Curzon's aims which was
most bitterly resented by Englishmen in
India was to bridge over the social
gulf Educated Hindus and Mohamme-
dams alike feel this abyss and resent it.
Many Of the Hindus who are graduates
of Oxford and Cambridge and in London
are admitted to the most exclusive clubs.
on their return to India find themselves
absolutely barred from the English clubs.
No governor general. and no home gov
ernment with concilatory policy for
India, has been able to break down this
social barrier.
Human nature in India is about the
same as elsewhere. and It is not sur
pr1sing that the educated Hindu who
meets an English army officer, or an
English civilian ofacialr at one of the
ity, cannot forgive the assumption that
In his own country he Is inferior to the
Englishman.
It is not only in the exclusion from the
clubs that the feeling Of superiority Is
extensively manifested. It also extends
to lower circles. A clerk in a mercantile
house who has held a menial position at
home. possibly even blacked his en-
ployer's boots. when he gets out to In
dia becomes the most arrogant and Of
fensive individual that IL to be met with.
Under the caste system there are half a
dozen menials to perform trififng serv-
the only way to show his superiority is
by ordering them about as though he
were a major general.
The same spirit is found among the
racial inequality, of course, exists among
all the offlcers, but the elder ones have
learned to avoid offensive manifestations
Of 1t.
ant from Calcutta to Madras. On enter
ing the compartment he had a row
with the Hindu trainmen over his
ticket. Notwithstanding that he was in
the wrong. he cursed them vigorously.
At the first stop he had a row with the
Hindu who brought some soda water
to the car window. At the next station
he had a row with everybody because
there was no tea. although tea was not
served there. On the train he had a row
with every employe that came along.
Finally. in sheer disgust, suggested
that the rest of us had some rights.
and that he would better get of and
very handsomely for his behavior. but
excused it on the ground that 1t was
the only way to get along with the
swine" That is favorite term which
Englishmen in India use in speaking Of
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Germam's MILITARY Sock
Shows Naei0m's Foresight

1901 the question Of preparation Tor
war came up. The German spoke OF
the manner IN which his people ao-
dressed themselves to making, In time
of peace, every possible preparation 1or
any possible war.
"Here is an excellent Illustration,
he said. and. lifting his foot. he took
of his shoe. From about his foot ne
then took. not the ordinary sock worn
BY men mt .art y nspin or hande
kerchief that he had carefully wound
about 1t.
.arhis," he said. els tho German mill
tary sock. It was the result Of years
Of study and experiment by the best
minds, not only in the German army.
but In German science and medicine;
and surgery. During the Franco-Prue-
Sian war, especially In the early weeks.
when we were making forced marches
troops who had not marched for years.
we found our infantry very much Inn
peded by sore feet. The result was
that, when 1t came to delivering cer-
tain number Of men at certain point
we were 10 or 20 per cent short. owing
to the stragglers-men compelled to
fall out, not from cowardice. but sim
ply because they could not march with
sore and infiamed feet.
1--WE got through that war all right,
despite this handicap, for the enemy.
no doubt, suffered from the same trou-
BILE. But as soon as the war was over
and the military department of the
German empire settled down to the
routine Of peace the authorities or
dered every ofiicer in the service to
turn his attention to the devising of
some form Of footwear that would be
most serviceable to the man Of peace
when called to the colors.
'It was years before this present form
was settled upon. Thousands Of dollars
were spent in experimenting. and thou
sands Of soldiers marched In all kinds
Of novel footgear, testing out every pos
sible style and means Of getting the
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Superstition Associates
Dog Days and the War

heat OF mid or late summer or with the
sizzards Of July and August than comets
have to do with war.
Rk
In the time Of the Romans, or In those
ages when the Romans were sufficiently
advanced to think Of astronomical con-
Germs, they called the bright star In the
constellation OF the greater dog Can
icular." which was their way OF saying
that It was the dog star in the dog con-
stellation. The days or the nights when
that star was conspicuous In the sky
they called dies canicular or canicular
days-or dog star days.
Then. because IL had received the name
Of dog star, the popular mind conceived
that 1t was related to the dog, and as
the stars and the moon had influence over
men. why, the dog star had influence
over dogs.
In the hot season. when this star was
n tn,Ia1 the !. sky: and q a dog went wi.d with
The dog star got the blame tor the hot
weather and the maddening thirst OF
the dog. Men died an agonizing death
sometimes after having been bitten Dy a
dog. This terrible disease came finally
to have the name Of hydrophobia or
rabies. When man was bitten during
the brilliant ascendancy OF the dog star
the matter caused wide comment and the
blame was laid on the star. II the death
occurred At any other time. people were
very sorry for the Victim. but they did
not connect up the occurrence with the
star.
And DO the superstition has come down
through the centuries. Modern statis-
ticians who have dealt with such things
can prove that rabies b commoner. or
moro frequent, at other times than during
dog days." and Just what days are dog
days is not easy TO define. An astrono-
mer could answer. The canicular days
Of the Romans were forty. There were
twenty canicular days before and twenty
after the rising of the dog star. and the
rising was described as the heliacal ris-
ing" meaning the time when the star.
after being practically in conjunction with
the sun and invisible. emerges from the
u9ht 70 a. 70 be visible In the morning
before sunrise.
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most comfortable and serviceable. At
length this form was settled upon and
adopted by the whole German army. For
years every man, during the three years
in which he Is compelled to serve In the
army. has been taught how to use and
wear this sock. Here are some Of the
ways in which 1t can be worn"
Thereupon, the officer took the napkin.
which was about eighteen or twenty
inches square. and made Of linen and
cotton. and folded It about his foot with
all the deftness Of q Turk winding his
turban about his head. Then. unwrap-
ping it, he folded 1t about his foot In
another manner, and then still a third
and then still another style. different
There are some thirty-odd different
ways of folding this sock about the
foot" he said, land the German soldier
Is taught all Of these during his three
year training. Each manner Of folding
it has a different effect upon the foot.
One style will relieve q soreness or
WEAKNESS Of the instep: another Of the
heel: still another of the separate toes
and still another Of the ball Of the foot.
In short, each OF the thirty-odd styles
relieves some weakness or infirmity Of
the soldiers foot. And when the
9OlOler lS Taught tA0 uluSISuL SlyloS "a
folding the sock. he is, at the same
time. instructed in the anatomy Of his
foot. so that he will intelligently know
just what method Of folding is to be
used to relieve any given trouble.
Now. what Is the result? The soldier
leaves the army and becomes a clerk at
a desk. For ten years he doesn't walk
a mile day. Suddenly. at the end of
that time. he is called to the coiors. Co
ing to his depot. he finds. with his
other accouterments. two pairs Of these
military socks. The next day he Joins
his regiment and starts forth on the
march.
"At the end Of an hour, when he has
tramped two or three miles over a coun-
try road. he Is allowed ten minutes for
rest. Now. the chances are vastly in
favor OF that soldier having q sore foot
after such an unaccustomed tramp. 30
he sits down. takes on his shoe. unfolds
his sock, diagnoses his sore spots. and
folds the sock back In such way as to
afford him practical relief from his foot
trouble. Hence, when ten minutes lat
er he falls in line and takes up his
march, he has practically new pair
of feet And this he repeats just as
often as the unaccustomed walking
brings on trouble of the feet.
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Military Sciences. Part Of that paper.
the part relating to artillery, was trans
lated for the United States Field Artil-
lery Journal by Lieut. H. r. Odell Of
Capt. Alvin wrote that in the late
war (Turko-Balkan) It was shown that
fire against a dedladed battery was
practically useless and that that battery
suffered from nre only when It was
taken in the act Of maneuvering In ex-
posed positions.
Capt. Alvin said: TT may seem impos-
sible that during the whole campaign
only one Servian artillery officer was
battery which fred more than 1000
shots lost only four killed and seven
wounded. In the vicinity of the field
batteries of the 1st Bulgarian Divf-
sion before Adrianople the air was
batteries lost only three men, killed
at their piece by a single percussion
shell, and they had only few wound
Turkish gunnery was poor. the Of
fcers mediocre and the Krupp guns
used by the Turks had on their fuse
settlers no "corrector"-a device by
which the burning Of the powder time
heightened that the height Of burst
may be regulated to produce an ef-
fective shrapnel cone. or effective dis
persion of the shrapnel balls. The Ser
Wan artillery was the French Cruesot
gun with corrector scale. and the Ser
vians adjusted for low bursts.
Capt. Alvin quotes DR.. Guentchitch, d.
rector Of the sanitary service Of the Serv-
AN armies. as saying that he estimated
that with the Servians per cent O. the
wounds were due to arti lery fire and
with the wounded Turkish prisoners the
percentage Of shrapnel wounds were from
is to 20 per cent.
One should bear in mind that the pro-
portion OF artillery to infantry In the
Balkan and Turkish armies was much
smaller than in the French and German
armies. so that the only lesson to be
gained from the figures is that the Ser.
VANS were the better batterymen and
used better guns or ammunition.
.Servtan artillery was French in its ma
3 terrell and technique. They abandoned
the artillery duel idea Of the older mas
ters Of the gun. 1t had little place in the
fighting by either the Bulgarians or Ser
vians. They used their artillery with the
idea that artillery entering the action
should, occupy itself only with infantry
ito. try to destroy the enemy's infantry
and to break down obstacles which may
stop the advance OF its own infantry"
- s"If the ,enemy's guns constitute one OF
these .ohetAcaes.. It should tals them un-
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movement in Bengal, and the attitude
Of the Mohammedans In opposing it.
was one source Of intense irritation,
and that has not been entirely removed.
Bengal, with its 80.000,000 Inhabitants.
has been looked on as the source of
the whole agitation. but this is not cor
rect. In southern India there was a
distinct nationalistic movement. which
centered at Madras, and In northern In
dia the movement was general.
Bengal, however, gave the India gov
ernment and the home government the
greatest concern. The terrorism there
was complete. Calcutta, which Kip
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War will Settle MANY
Problems of MILITARY Men

TIVE war In Europe will determine
many matters-at-arms which have
stirred the speculative faculties OF
military men since the last war Of west
eFn Europe. The value Of aviation will b
appraised and sthe relative value of the
aeroplane and dirigible will be adjusted.
Tho hydroplane and the submarine will
get their battle test. which is the su-
preme test Of martial materiel as well az
Of the soldier. New devices In the service
Of Information and communication will
receive their try-out-the wireless and
varied types Of field telephones and sig
nal apparatus.
The quartermaSter and subsistence de-
partments have many theories and appli-
ances under trial. The automatic rifle
will have a test and the result may de-
termine whether 1t shall supersede the
magazine bolt rife. The value of the
saber for cavalry and the bayonet for in
rapid-firing and far-shooting small arms
and cannon.
A white Eight will be let in on the use
and handling OF artillery. The system oi
will be demonstrated. The deadliness OF
modern arms compared with those they
succeeded will be settled The ratio OF
casualties to numbers engaged, the ratio
Of deaths to wounds and the ratio OF
deaths from battle action to deaths from
disease will be critically examined.
These tests are being made by armies
which at present are believed to stand al
the highest point of effectiveness in dis.
cipline morale. armament. equipment and
leadership which the fields of war have
known - 7-,W H-H
The proper relations. of infantry and
artillery will b adjusted There are d.
verse opinions now. The battles of the
past usually opened with. q .cannonade-
the artillery. duel storea Of powder were
burned and tons Of shot and shell hurled
Not many meRs we're slain In. this duel oi
the guns. but the roar. was deafening and
magnificent. the smoke dense and the
spectacle inspiring. 80 ~E-.t- --r
The favorite plan was to post the can
non ON tho c-ests Of opposite ridges. and
the artillery OF each army sought to
gain Ascendancy over the artillery Of
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the other army. It sought to weaken
the enemy's artillery that It might not
guns roared at each other as the in
fantry moved out. Then, the enemy's s
artillery. or what might be left Of It,
and 1t was usually all there. would
its attention to the advancing infan-
try. The artillery of the advancing in
fantry. when that infantry got within a
few hundred yards Of the enemy. would
cease its fire for fear Of shooting into
friendly troops.
The enemy's artillery would open on
the approaching infantry with grape
and canister. and the supporting infan-
Of advancing infantry. formed in close
lines one behind another. would keep
on coming. The lines would stop now
and then to deliver a voifey and then
the lines would close the intervals.
Close in upon the enemy, they would
charge, bayonet the gunnefs and fight
hand to hand with the! supporting In
fantry. Often there was . glorious vic
tory.
The world will see whether infantry
in this war will take a battery in from
tai attack battery where cannoneers
are sheltered behind bullet.proof shields
above and steel aprons below the guns
and caissons. where the caissnn Is close
by the side of the gun. where that gun
Is firing twenty or more times a minute
BenQ1nR from It's TlHeQ DOEe a SuEapn6i
with Its fuse set at zero and hail
belching from that shrapnel close be-
fore the muzzle Of the gun.
When the new artillery came into
being the theory OF the preliminary
artillery duel was clung to with this
dfferentce. that instead Of being posted
on the erests Of opposite ridges they
would be posted behind those cresta
In what 10 called flash defilade"-that
10. so far or low behind the crest that
the flash Of the gun would not be Wis
ible from any position the enemy might
occupy That scheme was worked, in
the Balkan war. but few artillerista
were hurt and few guns disabled. In the
practice. -4g1Atrr-- - .-5. -
Capt Alvin OF the French army. xrote
an interesting story Of his observations
of the Balkan Turkish battles, which
was published In the Journal Of the
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capable Of industrial development since
they had developed their industries be-
fore the days Of Give and Warren Hast
ings
After Lord Curzon's stormy and ag-
gressive rule there was a period OF
restfulness under Viceroy Minto. who
went to India from Canada. Then un-
expectedly came the nrst fruits of the
agitation for Indian nationality in vio-
lent outbreaks and attempted assassi-
nations. The British army in India
generally was In antagonism to the
civil authority. and the civil authority
sometimes was divided against itself.
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THAT the German army. a. tight

THAT the German army, ~ tight
ing machine, has reached q
perfection never before attained
by any nation. whether barbaric or
civilized. is a fact boasted by the
Teuton and feared as probable by his
enemies. Certain II 10 that the Ger
mans have a persistency In keeping up
the efflciency Of their martial arm
during peace that seems to be unknown
to other nations.
According to q famous military ex-
pert. the Anglo-Saxons are warlike
and the Germans military people:
the difference lying In this-the Anglo
Saxon lights to the death whom war
comes. careless Of his preparation:
after the war IL done he drops his
arms. forgets all about fighting. in
which he no longer feels interest. and
goes back to his civil pursuits.
The Teuton. on the other hand. In
time of peace feels an interest in war
Just as keen as when he Is on the line
Of battle. He devotes his energies and
talents to the problems Of practical
war at q time when the political hori-
zon Is free from every cloud. with q
zest unknown to and uncomprehended
in time of war sees his errors and neg
lects and roars against them. but his
roars cease with the roaring Of the
war guns and In peace the errors re-
main uncorrected. The Teuton. how
ever. carefully notes his weaknesses
peace gives him opportunity to correct
them he throws his whole heart and
soul into making such correction.
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ORLD w ar h q 8
many indirect re-
suits. No one who
Is wise undertakes
to guess them. But
sometimes they are
the subject Of spec
ulation.
A few days ago Q
hint came across
the W a t er that
Germany looked on
England's Indian
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nance Of the Hindus. In a different
way it is something like the question
of Ulster and home rule in Ireland.
Some English officials have insisted
that to give too large a measure Of
self-government to India would be to
sacrifice the Mohammedans. who al
porters Of English rule. Eminent Mo-
hammedans have Joined in the nation
alistic movement, but most of them
have held aloof from 1t on the ground
that it would mean their own destruc-
tion.
The intensity of the nationalistic
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der fire. but If their fire is not danger
Gus to friendly infantry even though It is
directed against them. our guns disre-
gard the hostile artillery and fire only
on the enemy's infantry"
This will probably be found to be the
method Of the French artillery in the
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One class Of civilian officials wanted
repressive measures. while the other
class favored conciliatory policy,
with a greater measure OF participa-
tion in government affairs by the ma
tives.
X
All classes Of British officials in In
dia have sought to maintain balance
between the Hindus and the Moham-
medans. The Mohammedans are In the
minority by many millions, and in some
parts they profess fear OF the domi-
present war. OF course. there is differ
ence between Turkish artillery and Ger
man artillery. and German artillery may
be SO dangerous to French infantry Wnen
directed against 1t that French artillery
WIN have to take the German guns under
their fire.
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Will England Be
Confronted With a
Formidable Problem in
India "a Condition
Of. Terrorism for Brit
ish Rulers There Has
Existed for Some
Years = English As
sumption of Superb,
ority Resented by the
Natives-Loyalty May
Be Put to Test, as in
Sepoy Mutiny-Japan
Apt to Have 1mpor-
tant Influence on Ma
tive Settlement.
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An interesting instance Of this trait
Of the German was lately given to the
writer. In conversation with an off,
Ger Of the German army who had
fought in the Franco-Prussian war of
The Wrangell sentinel., 1914-06-18
OiYngic Restaurant
 Ca2n5es Hands

Owing to 2 mistakelast week We left out the igsm 0: the Olympic Restaurant changing hands. Char lie AIoch.zuki buying out the inter ests Of \. R. EaIl. aad aas chang ed the naae fsom .he Olympic to the Wraneli. Restaurant. Charlie is a frst cl.ss restaurant man and knows his business from a to Z and has made several improvements n his place Of business, so yoa won't % wrong f you eat at the Wran- gel Restaurant.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1914-06-18
New Boat
 Is Launched

Seattle, June I5-(SpeciaD- "The new mail boat Prince of Wales" was launched from the shipyards at Eagle Harbor, Wash. last Saturday, June 18th, The new ship took the water like a bird and we expect to be on our way 10 Nrapgell the latter pat of June" signed ". ]. Neill.
 The foregoing IS a telegram He received .-st Tuesday and .s1e. ss for it's sell. The Prince ei " ales is the new boat to take the pace of tha Uncle Dan or the West CoasE run and is one of the largest capacity gas boats ever built on the coast oi her length, and in ad- dition b making the run of the Uncle Dan she sill continue on 10 ketclikan.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1914-06-18
Excursion TO
 Great Glacier

The Hudson Bay Company have made arrangements 10 run a grand excursion on their fine river steam CT Port Simpson up to Great Glac- fer on the Stikine River next Sun day June 2I. The steamer will le- ave the dock here at 5 a. m. sharp and will return about 3 p. m. giv- ing about Two hours at the Glacier io' those who wish ta ge. oa aa the ice and take pictures and a.a.l wise enjoy the beautiful scenery. Lunch and dinner can be had abo- ard the steamer tor -5 censs pc
 neal if desired. The fare for the ,r.p aiIl ha S1.5o for the round triT children halI fare and under f4e years free. Tais is a beautiful trip and one thas gou should no. miss, the steames has fine accomm- odatioas for To people and for : Sunday excursion the trip to Grea. Glacier cal not be beat But re. member the boat lea4es at s sharf 50 be on hand early.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1914-06-18

The old reliable fishing squad made a trip to Toms Creek last Sun day. according to information rece- ive4 McNurney caught the most fish and Gartley was still the low est. while Patenaude and Joseph were ties for the other honor. One of the best yarns of the trip is that while Pat was fishing he was stand ing in the water and as 1t was very slippery and the basket was a get ting heavy he had taken it of and set it up on the bank under a tree we'll pretty soon Pat got bite and threw MT. Fish back up in the tree where the line caught On the limbs and MT. Fish dropped of as pretty as could be and landed head first right square through the hole iu the top of the basket:
The Wrangell sentinel., 1914-06-18
Stop Waste
 Of Salmon

Ernest P. Walker, Deputy Worden Fisheries Service, is a passenger on the Dan this week for the West Coast where he goes ia the interest of his Bureau to put stop to the wasting at fish by the buyers over there. Accord ing to information received tho buyers are takiaz no white salmon ed DO red salmon under 20 pound fais means taat all small fish caught by the troiIers are wasted a tday cannot sull them even il taey weigh 10 pounds. This mat ter vas taken up with Dr. Jones last week during his visit hero and he authorized Mir. Walker 10 not i'y the bavers that they must take all fish offered 10 them or none, This is point gained t7r taa ,to.Iers as the run this sprjns has sen many of the fish under twenty pounds and already this year thousands ot pounds of bright Ted
 ish have been thrown away.