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Imperial Valley press., 1914-06-09
EDUCATION IN THE ARMY

How uncle Sam keeps tne OFFICERS
and men in his army up to the top
rotch of efficiency is told in a spe-
cial report on Educational Systems
in the American Army" in the annu-
al report of the commissioner of ed
ucation just issued. The statement
was prepared by Captain Douglas
MacArthur and approved by General
Leonard Wood.
mo country in the world has as
complete a system of professional
scholastic training for its officers as
the United States," declares Capt
Macarthur. ''This is due, to the in
herent difference between the mill
tary establishments of foreign ma
tions and that of our own. Their
armies are at all times kept upon a
war footing, as result of which
they have ample opportunity for the
perfect training of the personnel in
the practical duties of the military
profession.
''In such an army the main object
is to train every man for the eff
ficient performance of his duties in
! the grade which he holds when war
coems. A lieutenant does not dream
of becoming a captain merely as
the result of war except as a vacancy
is made for him in the casualties of
battle. Only in the same way does
captain expect to become a COL
onel; nor would the idea be tolerated
that great numbers of trained line
Officers are to be suddenly trans
ferred to various staff positions.
"Their organizations are founded
upon the theory that there is moth
ing mysterious in the art of war;
that technical and scientific training
is needed by only small portion of
military officers; that certain things
which a Napoleon must know, every
/ officer must know, and can as read
! lily acquire as he; while those things
which differentiate a Napoleon from
other generals cannot be acquired in
any school, not even in that Of war.
"Such a system would be thorough
ly unsound if transplanted to the
American army, the organization Of
which is quite different from CONT.
rental armies. In fact, the mos.
/ striking feature in our service is the
absence of what constitutes the very
essence of the foreign establish
ments; that is, great standing
army serving in corps, divisions AMI
brigades, in which the average Of
fcer of any grade learns the details
of his profession by practical work
and with the minimum of theory.
"Our system of military education
must therefore differ from that OF
the other nations of the world. It
must be such as to educate our officers
so that they will be able at a nom
ent's notice, when the war expansion
comes to perform the duties Of far
advanced grades and to render SER
vice in branches of the army, both line
and staff, in which they are not com
missioned in time of peace. For this
reason we have established progress
sive system of schools designed to
teach officers and men, limited only
by their individual capacities for its
assimilation, the duty Of the man7in-
arms in all grades from lowestto' high
est.
"The military educational system Of
the United States comprises the Mill
tary academy at West Point for the
education Of cadets; post schools for
the instruction Of enlisted men; garri-
Imperial Valley press., 1914-06-09

about being good sounds kind of faint
hearted, about don't suppose it makes
much difference, though. People are
going to be good if they want to, with
out reading no poetry telling them
where to get off. never learned none
of my goodness reading verses about
it. 1t was always a sort of tuition
with me-"
81 am good some of the time my
SELF" said the Head Barber, "and
guess all the good part of me is what
l learned when l was kid. My moth
er used to keep me pretty straight,
and when her talking to me didn't do
any good, the old gent knew where
some willow switches grew, and he
was there powerful with them. SO it
wasn't very hard for me to be good. "
81 always feel better after l did
some good deed George" declared the
Manicure Lady. ga kind of calm feel
ing comes stealing over me, and |
seem like l was being lifted up above
the earth. l think doing good is like
riding in an aeroplane-theyb both take
J you above the mean things of life,
and you seem to fit away on fleecy
clouds through them blue heavens.
There comes that old wart to have his
nails did. He never gives me no tip,
so | rever give him no attention.
Watch me fix him up with couple
of hangnails."
Best equipped and most careful
piano mover. Ed Royce Transfer. tt
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-11-28
LOS LUGARES DE LA 3ATALLA.

Todos los territories que ell Niemen
bordea, y que en- una extension de mas
de doscientos Kilometres determinan
los lfmites de los Gobiernos de Suwals-
XII, Wilma y Grodno, son pantanosos, di-
ficiles, por tanto, para ser frecuenta-
dos por tropas que no esten habituadas
a moverse sobre ellos
Precisamente en- estos lugares Sc veri-
fican casi todos los amos grandes ma
niobras militares.
Estas practicas simulacros no son
cosa de estos ultimos tiempos. Sc ini-
ciaron por orden de la Emperatriz Ca
Italina, Y desde entonces las tropas de es-
ia parte del Imperio saben q. uno de sus
ejercicios ha de consistir EN- adquirir
dominic absolute sobre estos terrenos,
en- los cuales han sufrido un indiscuti-
bic descalabro los cinco Cuerpos de
Ejercito del general Won Hindenburg.
cuya Artilleria cuya Caballerfa no
han podido desplegar la energia de su
acci6n.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-11-28

del hotel ell rretendido yanqui y la car
terra del Estado Mayor, que, natural.
mente, no contenfa mas que papeles sin
importancia. Como que habia sido una
treta dispuesta por Ell general para con-
vencerse de La falsfa de la sinceridad
de aquel periodista, que, teniendo los
papeles en- regla, era un aleman que
practicable ell espionaje, seg1n Sc ha po-
dido confirmar despues!
Me resigne pagar como justo los
hechos de un pecador; pero aproveche
las ultimas horas de mi estancia en-
Grodno para apuntar en- mi "carnet
notlcias y datos de aquellos ofciales,
companeros 1e alojamiento, que habfan
sldo testigos y actores de la batalla de
Augustow en- los dias 7 al 13 de Sep
tiembre
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-11-28
OFICIALES Y SOLDADOS

Debo hacer cOnstar, ante todo, Que la
oficlalldad rusa es la amabilidad la
correction lnismas. No porque este
pals sea ell de la autocracia como regi-
men polftico todo superior es un auto
crata sobre ell inferior.
Reina entire la ofcialidad rusa un
verdadero esoiritu de fraternidad de
democracia Puede afrmarse que ese
esp1ritu preside las relaciones entire
soldados y jefes, dentro de la mas Sc
vera discipline.
Como prueba de ese carino de los
soldados hacia sus superiores, me refe-
Irla ell captain Yawol ell siguiente episo-
dio:
Un hermano suyo, teniente de l21 de
granaderos, lubo de hacer un reconoci-
mlento con cincuenta hombres de su
compania al otro lado del puente sobre
el Niemen.
La operaci6n Sc terminaba felizmen-
tie, al parecer cuando ell destacamento,
dividido en- fracciones, Sc VIC sorpren-
dido por otro tudesco, apostado Ell un
ribazo del camino. Ell Official cay6 heri-
do. Sus soldados habian empezado
replegarse, ttnrdidos con la sorpresa.
y sin una voA de mando que EN- aquellos
instantes les orientase. Pero uno de
ellos VIC que el Official quedaba abando
nado y exputsto ser cogido por ell enc
migo.
Seis de elloS avanzaron resueltamen-
tie para retirar 4 su jefe herido. Uno
tras otro fueron cayendo cinco de ellos
antes de llegar hasta ell Official. Ell SEX
to logro su her6ico empeno, pudo re-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-11-28
LA BATALLA.

La caracteristica del combate de Au-
gustow, determinando la completa de-
rrota de los alemanes, fu6 la siguiente:
Clnco CuerpoS de Ej6rcito, mandados
por ell general Won Hindenburg, queda-
ron contenidos con su pesada artillerfa
y furgones Ell los terrenos pantanosos
del Goblerno de Suwalski
La batalla dur6 siete dias, Y Sc desen.
volvlo sobre ell frente de Spockinia,
Drusckeneki, no lejos de Grodno.
Aquella localidad Sc encuentra 4 %
Kilometres al Noroeste de la plaza fuer-
tie, y la otra. sobre ell Niemen. EN- el
confln de los tres GObiernos de Suwals-
ki, Grodno Wilma.
Spockinia es una llanura alberta. La
mayor parte de la poblaci6n hugo des-
pavorida hacia Grodno al aparecer los
primeros Cuerpos de Ej6rcito aleman.
Llevaba noticias exageradas de sus pc
hgros aventuras. Los pr6fugos asegu-
"aban que todos los pueblos por los que
hahi&n pasado los germanos eran presa
Gti incendio
(Contin1a en- la Ia plana.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-11-28
JUSTOS POR PECADORES.

Son 6rdtnes superiores que no pue
den discutirse-me dijo uno de ellos--
Sabemos que la orden de expulsion
comprende todos los extranjeros y ma
cionales que no est6n avecindados en- la
poblaci6n. Lo mismo sucede en- Su-
walski Y Ossowiec.
La medida debe obedecer 4 10 ocu-
rrido con el talso yanqui mo sabe US
ted 10 de este pr6jimo? Pues vino CO.
mo usted, titnlandose periodista, CORES
ponsal de peri6dicos norteamericanos
Sa Recommendation estaba Ell regla. Ha-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-11-28
Del campo de batalla

bre dos pequenos espacios, escribe mi
nombre apellidos las cifras 2 y 4,
con una pluma estilografica. Pone en-
mis- manos ell papelito, y con otra pro-
funda reverercia, como la del comisario
de Policia civil, Sc separa de mi.
Ell documento era terminate. Te-
MIA un sello del Estado Mayor, otro
mas pequeno que rezaba "Secci6n de
vigilancia mllitar," y ell texto era SEN
cillamente la orden de que abandonase
Grodno en- e termino de veinticuatro
horas
jSe me hatria tornado por espia? En-
este case me habr1an encerrado en- un
calabozo. Decidi consular y hasta So
Iic;tar la Influenza de mis- companeros
de hospedaje y de mesa.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-11-28

Frontera rusa. Octubre.-No pongC
fecha q mis- cuartillas. Me hago "a
Illusion de que de esta manera la poll
cia de guerra no sabra tan facllmentf
ell paradero de este mIsero cronlsta,
me evitare d;sgustos como el que he
experimentado en- Grodno.
Habia negado a aquella ciudad des-
pu6s de mil penas y fatigas para reco-
ger impresiones personales directas
sobre los iiltimos combates. Estaba en-
cantado de mi estancia en- la ciudad del
Nicmen. Di con mis- huesos en- una bue-
ma fonda, en- cuya mesa conversaba con
algunos ofciales rusos. Me habla vlsl-
tado un comisario de la Policia civil,
hombre correcto, que Sc limit6 yer
mis- papeles, retirandose despues de re
visarlos d4 hacerme una profunda
reverencia.
En- la tarde del dia siguiente al de
llegar me encCntraba asomado sObre ell
pretil del puente de Niemen, evocando
ell recuerdo de Napoleon y de su gran
batalla en- las margenes de este rio,
cuando Sc me acerca un caballero, por
cuya indumentaria no podia deducirse
81 era miiltar 8 paisano; mas bien pare
cla un capell4n castrense.
Me ruega cortesmente que lie eXhiba
mi Recommendation. Lo hago; inmedia
tamente SAGA de su cartera una cuarti
LA de papel impreso, en- ell cual, y So
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-11-28

blaba correctamente ell ingles, y NADIA
en- el denotaba afinidades germanas.
Sc aloj6 en- ell hotel donde estaba el
general Sobanieff, y, siempre correcto
y discreto, interven1a POGO Ell las con
versaciones, .imitandose q oir con aire
de indiferencia.
Al general no lie pet6 aquel yanqui
que ponderaba demasiado 4 nuestro
pals, y denigraba Alemania, indicio
seg1n el general, de que pretendia cap
tarse la confianza de nuestros ofciales.
Una noche, uno de los ayudantes del
general dej6 en- una silla del comedor
una cartera sobre la cual aparecfa una
inscription que decia 'Estado Mayor.
DOcumentos reservados. "
iFalta objectionable FL ayudante
termin6 de conner, dej6 la mesa y no Sc
acord0 de recoger la cartera. Ell yam
qui segu1a ett la sala fumando su enor-
me pipa. Dcsilaron los demas huespe-
des
Aquella misma noche desaparecieron
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-11-28

tirarse llevando sobre sus espaldas al
teniente.
-Estos actos-agrega ell captain
no Sc registrar mas que cuando solda-
dos y oficiales estan unidos por lazos de
carino y de mutuo respeto.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-31

sonal views on theatrical art recent
ly when Dina Call and Amerlgo Gu
asst, two celebrated Italian players,
had the honor of being the first per
sons ever invited to cross the thresh-
old of the Quirinal palace to enter
tain the royal household.
Talking with Signor Guasl, the
king remarked:
My personal preference Is for
simple art. as expressive of all that
Is good and beautiful in life. with
out. however a priori exclusion OF
painful and imperfect parts. which
are human also But, frankly. / can
not endure artifciality and effects for
effects sake. I think our theaters
ought 10 be more in the nature of
houses OF laughter than they actually
are. That IL the reason why L nave
repeated my visit to your perform e
ances lately. for | always thoroughly
enjoy myself at your theater, and you
would find me there more often II
state obligations did not prevent II,
Dina Cali says Queen Elena was
busy all day supervising the rigging
UP of a theater, and even thought
fully arranged apertures in the side
curtains so that her maids might en-
10Y the entertainment unseen.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-31
BOARD Of MISSIONS
NOW IN SESSION
REV. W. \. CHRISTIAN AND REN.
G.. T.. BOOKER OPEN CONFER
FNCE IN FRANKLIN.

| FRANKLIN. VA. March 30.-A
/ large number of prominent clergymen
and lay members of the Nj. f.. church
of the Portsmouth and Newport News
district are attending the mid-year
meeting of the board of missions or
the Virginia conference. which con-
venes here in the High Street NJ. J..
church today, Tuesday and Wednes-
day. The opening address tonight at
I 8 o'clock. Evangelism. the Life of
Missions by Or. w. a. Christian. was
followed by an address on Persona
Evangelism" by Rev. G.. +. Booker,
ID. ID.
Tuesday evenings session will be
given to a business meeting. and open
conference on evangelism and an ad-
dress by the conference evangelist,
Rev II. w. Dunkley. In the after
noon there will be an address on The
Sunday School and Missions" by Dr.
r. H. Bennett, and another open con-
ference led by DR.. II. II. Rawlings
AT the evening service. Thomas S.
Southgate of Norfolk, will speak on
| Our Main Business on Business
Basis" followed by DIR. f. II. Raw
lings. on Prayer and Missions
Wednesdays session promises to be
quite a busy and interesting one.
Opening with a business session and
open tetiItitl StNCi oil tiiiSsshoiA SUI"
jects will be discussed. such as Mis-
t sionary Education "A Missionary
Standard" Adequate Financial
Plans" and "Enlisting the Whole
Church" In the afternoon THE Ru-
raj Church will be discussed by Rev.
u. 6. c. Butts; The Rural Mission"
by DIR. NJ S. Colorlna, and Our Noun
tain Mission" by Rev. B. NJ. Beckham,
principal of the Methodist mountain
missionary school at Forum. Va.
At the closing service "Wednesday
evening, DIR. r. A. Smoot will address
the body on THE Making of a Mis-
sionary Church" with closing remarks
by DR.. Il. II. Bennett. Local Metho-
dists are expecting to entertain the
visiting ministers and laymen in the
many hospitable homes of that de-
nomination in Franklin.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-31
SHAW URGES CIRCUS
AS DRAMA SCHOOL
UNITY OF TIM EAND PLACE NO.
WHERE MORE CAREFULLY
OBSERVED.

LONDON; March 30.--George Ber-
nard Shaw. lecturing at oxford on
The Nature of the Drama" advised
those who wanted to write plays to
so to the circus and watch the unity
Of time and place. I'm the circus" he
said. you will find the earliest form
of drama in full operation.
The unity of time and place. said
Mr.. Shaw in another passage, i'm
poses on us what stupid writer's on the
subject of the drama call the abuse
of coincidence No really thoughtful
man supposes that a drama can be
written without condolences, and
when you hear man talking about
the Childishness of dramas. in Whlch
there are coincidences | advise you to
look at him calmly an fatherly and
say in a solemn voice, My friend, all
life consists Of condolences.
The fact that you are listening
to me is a coincidence, and II may
be one that you will tell to your
grandchildren. or on the other han |,
one which when you go home at the
end Of the term Won will carefully
conceal from your parents. on VIII
not only bore your audience but %
something supertiuous and unneces-
sary If you try to make these GOMEZ
dences plausible. The greatest con-
SETuCtife craftsmen 81 tue th'aINt
are men most reckless on the subject
Of condolences
He quoted as an example OF the
oldest drama, the "Oedipus' of Soph-
ocles, which became famous as a
masterpiece of coincidence. Thei'
their play must he improbable. II
could not be picture of real life
because if real life were dramatic
there would be no need to have drama.
Mr.. Shaw next discussed the real
object and real sense of the drama
the thing that made ii possible for
the drama TO be raised to the highest
form of art that existed among men,
Life as it occurred was an eNtroardt-
nary. unmeanng. pulling, bewitdcr-
ing, absurd sort of thing. They saw
a number of events happening, and
they did not know the relation be-
tween them. The reason why the
dramatist could take a few people
and nut them on stage and produce
something more Interesting and I'M
structiVe than life was because he re-
vealed the connection between these
happenings and the chain of causa-
ton emotionally affecting the actions
that people had'nn one another. ana
he was able to produce certain eN-
elements by the fact that he made
the audience more and more conscious
Of what was happening.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-31
bf;hRlSH TRADERS
NOT ENCOURAGED
----------------------
STOCK MARKET CLOSES THE DAY
WITH IRREGULAR
= CHANGES.
INDUSTRlALS II EANl
FOREIGN BtlINC AGAIN EVIDENT.
INDICATES EUROPEAN con-
STRuCTINE INTERESTS-RAfL
ROAD STATEMENTS d
Rad.

NEW YORK. March 30.--Whlie
there was not much semblance Of &C
tivity In the stock market today. and
closing prices showed irregular
changes. the session offered no encour-
agement TO traders of besrish proclivi-
ties. 1t is unquestlonable that import
ant interests have no disposition 20
parttClp pate in, or encourage, aeettffftt-
iation OF stocks at rising prices, bat
their attitude is not stimulating any
inciination to sell The market CON
tinues to Lack indications OF anything
save occasional and special liquidation.
and the inclination OF Wall Street does
not favor tho application OF 6earish
pressure
Nothing In tho price movement Of
particular securities seemed to have
much significance very Fair degree
OF fir7nness WAS shown by the custo
mary leaders. and Union Pacific dis
PLAYED some aggressive strength. The
heaviest features Of the market we're
contained in tho Industrial depart
ment
Foreign transactions were again on
the buying side, and there Is notion
that European interest Ii The con
structiYe possibilities OF the Wall
Street share list may be picking up,
on account Of the more dubious pros
pect abroad There was some i'm
portnnt trade news which did not oh
tain any marketwise reflection The
prin cipaI item was he change in the
British cabinet.
In the late afternoon 1t was an
nounced that the ST. Louis Southwest
ern preferred dividend had been re-
dured from a four 10 TWO per cent
rate for quarterly disbursement, but
such a further advertisement Of rail-
road difficulties could hardly be con
str4ed by Wall Street as anything else
than an additional factor in support
of the argument for relief which the
interstate commerce commission has
been asked to grant,
Railroad statements for February
were in the main bad The st. Paul
report was an exception. in that gross
earnings Increased si20. coo and sft7,-
600 OF this was saved in an increase
in net A very poor statement was
made by the Erie. but it is recognized
roads were aggravated last month by
the beiated spell Of severe winter
weather The Canadian Pacific re-
turn. with a gross decrease OF more
than $4,000 .9ho, and n decrease of net
earnings in excess of 81 900. 600 show
ed that business contraction covered
the whole continent.
Reports from business were depress-
ing. particularly as regards the steel
trade, but business facts were offset by
a revelation of activity In the agrlcul~
tural markets,
There was no auntable change in
the domestic money market. but dis
counts in London went to the lowest
level of the year. AT the same ime
foreign exchange hardened rather
sharply in the late dealings.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-31
IS GIVING
SOUTHWEST NEW LIFE

FREELING, VA. March 3o.-The
prospect of the early completion of
the Clinchfeld, Carolina and Ohio
railroad through Dickinson county Is
giving new life to the lumber interests
Esx-State Senator Roland Il. Chase
and his two brothers. Emery r. and
Charles c.. all of Clintwood, have just
closed a deal with George w, Bair.
sr., of Eckley, w. Va. in which they
convey 10 him the timber on a 1000
acre tract of land living four miles
east of Clintwood the capital of Dick
enson county The price received was
s24. 900. This Is said to he the high
est price ever paid in the county fo-
a body of timber by the acre.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-31
NEW YORK COTTON.

NEW YORK, March 30.--Thore was
n renewal OF the old crop covering
me vement in the cotton market today.
and prices made new high ground.
The opening WIS firm at an advance
of four TO twelve points, and fter
some irregularity active old crop pc ST.
lions sold twelve 10 twenty-one POINTS
net higher, with May leading the adj
vance and selling at | A., or 3S points
above the low level OF last THURSDAY,
and thirteen points over the previous
high price established about week
ago. Realizing later caused several
lrecessions, but the market ruled gen
orally firm. The market shl wed con-
Itinued strength during the afternoon.
and closed steady, one TO thirty points
higher.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-31
RICHMOND LIVE STOCK MARKET
Csales at Union stock Yards.>

fSales at Union Stock Yards)
Live stock report for the week end
ing March 30. 1914;
Best steers. s to So medium to good
IN 10 7a. common to fair. ga to 7
best heifers, x to 8, medium to good
6ja TO ia common to fair, 80 10 G
best cows. 6 to 6ia; medium to good
5A to 53. common 10 fair. 3i4 to 4ta
best oxen. n to 6aa medium TO good
5i2 to 6A common to fair. ~ to 5
best heavy bulls, to sie; light. S t.
5ia calves. s to 3, dicks. to 5ia
sows anad stays. 5i2 TO Z; best sheep
to 6,2; medium to good, ~ to BE
common 10 fair, II to 4 best lambs
to So common to fair. 8 to Z.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-31
NJ. P.,s AVERAGE Is so.
2oT Members of Commons Are Be
tween so and 60.

LONDON. March 30.-Neither OK
IRENE youth nor extreme age mas
much representation in the house OF
commons. for there are only seven
members between 81 and 30. only
three between 50 and 90 and only
one over 90, to which a touch OF irony
is added by the fact that his name
Is Young.
More than half the members of the
house are between 40 and 80, and the
greatest number for any one decade Is
267 between 50 and so. The average
for the whole house is just under 81
But the general conclusion is that
the house Of commons Is growing
older. Time was when fathers put
their sons into the house at Fl or
even earlier if the law coud be evaded
aid in one generation of the eigh-
teenth century four men became
prime minister at an average age of
IS
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-31
NEGROES WANT HIGH
SCHOOL OFeTHEIR OWN

HAMPTON, VA. March 30--A
large number of well-known negroes
met in the colored Baptist church last
night and listened to plans proposed
for the erection of high school for
colored children. A number of white
men interested in educational work
were also present and spoke encourag-
ingly of the progress being made by
the negro children in the schools.
Supervisor of colored Schools Jack
son Davis told the negroes that II they
would comply with the State laws in
regard to high schools. they would be
placed on the State high school fund
and win receive assistance In adding
teachers to the school sfs-gF