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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-10-06
THE FRENCH LINE
IS BEING EXTENDED
VICINITY or IILlE PROMISES
TO BE NENT BATTLE
GI.Ot Nd.
French War Otlice Insists There Is
Little Change III the General
s;tuation.-t,eruian
Gain Ground
BY the Associated Press.

Paris. October G-An official an
nouucement issued today said:
Our left and front is extending
more and more toward Lille. I'M
portant masses OF German cavalry
have been reported in the neighbor-
mood OF Lille, coming from the
forces Of the enemy which are re
ported TO be making Ii movement to
the northeast and northwest OF Lille,
Near Arras on the right bank OF the
Somme river there has been iittle
change Between the Somme and
the river Disc there have been al
ternate advances and Withdrawals.
Near L.assikny the Germans under-
took an important attack which,
however, failed The French. with
the cooperation of the British made
slight advances on the right OF The
river Aisne north of scissors. We
also progressed some near Barry-Au-
Bac.
There is nothing to report from
the remainder OF the front
In Belgium the forces defending
Antwerp occupy a strong line on
the rivers Nukel and Nethe, and the
German attacks there have failed.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-10-06
RAINS Re ARO THE
ADVANCE Of RUSSIANS
oiIE tTIGN~ AGAINST tEAtoW
tNE >fHiot SLY INTERFERE
ID WITH.
I'll Railroad Bridges Have Eeen De
~tTetpd by the tHetrians---
Germans IN GaIicia
hrtrelttHg.
BY the United Press

nerrograd, Oct. s. The Russian
advance AGAINST Craco4 is seriously
iaterfered with hg torfeotiaI rains
and tie destruction OF all river
bridges b. the Auztriana But it
is slowly progressing as is also the
90 =aeh invasion Of Hungary.
Tie Russian armies pursuing IN"
Germans driven from tho Njemen
river are now threatenins the Ger
mans OH their front and flank The
Germans are occupyius their FORTH
cations alons the border inside the
East Prussau frontier
Estimates of the German losses in
the recent fighting are nov 1o."oV
in killed, wounded and prisoners.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-10-06
GERMANS The VCT0RS
At EVERY POINT
CAPTURE IMPORTANT FRENCH
FOR! AFTER SEVERAL
HARD FIGHTS.
husSianS Dcfcatd Near tugustoWo
and Tiret Thousand Prisoners
IahcM-Situatiuu
Hopeful.
Ey NE AssoeiHted Pros.

Berlin, via Wireless. October C
An order today published officially
says that Fort Camp Dcs Roman
on the river Meusc near 81. Mihel,
after number OF hard fights, has
been taken by the Germans. Five
French Officers and more than five
hundred men We're made prisoners,
The remainder Of the French force
persisted in the ruins of the Fort
It was also officially stated that
the Germans captured three thou
sand prisoners, eighteen cannon and
many machine guns when they de
feated the Russians near AagustoWo,
fhe situation, it was announced,
was hopeful everywhere for the Ger
mans and Austriaus,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-10-06
THE At TACK ON ANTWERP
BEGINNING TO SlACKEN
Ry the Associated Press.


Bordeaux, Oct. News which
was described as most encourage
ing was received here today from
Antwerp, 1t is said the German at
tack was slackening there. The
German forces near Lille indicate
that the Germans have been forced
10 withdraw some of their troops
from Antwerp to relieve the right
il France.
1t was also stated that Winston
spencer Churchill. first lord of the
British admiralty. was in Antwerp
comforting With the Belgian general
staff.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-10-06
ADMITTED THE GERMANS
RESUME THE OFFENSIVE
BY the United Press.

London, Oct 6 The admission
that the Germans have again resuli'-
4a the offensive on the east and west
wings of the battle line in France IS
causing apprehension here that the
government may be holding back
iunortant news. Military head
quarters maintain that whatever
eround was yielded will be regain
ed when reinforcements now beli's
moved reach their new positions
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-10-06
LAWYER FALLS FOURTEEN
STORIES TO HIS DEATH
BY the Associated Press.

New York. Oct. g. Philip X. VOL
colt, member of a welI-known law
firm. either jumped or fell fourteen
stories to his death on the pavement
below today from the firms offices.
He was thirty-six years old and quite
prominent in legal circles.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-10-06
STU ALTON Is DECLARED
TO BE MOST FAVORABLE
By the Associated Press.

London, Oct, e Vienna dis
patches via Amsterdam declared
that the situation in Russian Poland
and Galicia is favorable. The com
bined German and Austrian armies,
the dispatches say, are driving the
Russians back TO the Vistula river,
The defeat of the Russians in one
of the passes in the Carpathian
mountains is reported
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-10-06
AMERICAN SOLDIER
SERIOUSLY Wpt \DID

Naco, Ari. oct, G.. Private lie
roy Bradford of tho Tenth United
States cavalry was seriously injured
by a bullet fired across The border
in the lighting at Naco. Sonora, to-
day He MAS Shot in the left breast.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-10-06
PRESIDENT FASORS THE
PURCHASE OF MONTICELLO
BY the Associated Press.

Washington, Oct. G President
Wilson fayors the purchase Of Mon
ticello, the home Of Thomas Jeffer-
son, from Representative Levy Of
New York, il became known today.
He has not. however, committed
himself to the suggestion OF Repre-
sentative Levy that Monticello be
used as the presidents summer home.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-10-06
THE JUDGE WHO JAILED
LABOR LEADERS RESIGNS
BY the United Press.

Washington, Oct, G.-Justiee sam
uel T. Wright resigned today as a
member OF the District OF Column
bia supreme court effective Novem-
Der Is.
He is famous for his prosecution
OF his contempt case against the
leaders of the American Federation
OF Labor and his Jail sentence OF
Samuel Gompers which the federal
supreme court oyerruled.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-10-06
Spain to Remain Neutral.
BY the Associated Press,

Washington, Oct. 6.--Portugal $
course in regard to the European
ty, was the announcement made to-
day at the Spanish embassy here.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-10-06
ISLAND NOT TO BE
PERMANENTLY OCCUPIED
BY the Associated Press

Toxic, Oct 6,--The navy depart
ment explained today that the taking
of the German island OF Jaluit was
for military purposes, and not for
permanent occupation by japan.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-10-06
GERMANS ORDER IHL
I. LRoiD@ DESTROYED
BY the Associated pfa4a.

rekin, Oct "a German co.'s.
manieation from Using Tau claim
that the Germans LOST only one man
killed in last Friday ni1Gcs sortir.
Information here says the Germans
have ordered the destruction o. The
railroad and railroad stations in the
ShaHtung province,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-10-06

JORDAN AND kONE:


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sgIi9FaI oe&o@~2i"' on agent NJ
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me- we're a a@t'gl''4f'i' OF what
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W.T. =aii.5E ~ Greatest CRISIS III
R'2fs .iiee ne ets,i var. tie eall-
.tft''aH IT, .hf fact the people
NY sefliah could do any hing
waited s'##iI they would ata9a
'se''ef a1t operate one With
2'leF. ~ stated he bad studied
rs matter o. y. atorization OF the
ietat crop tor the past Two
aaa atirei5 and Vas
VI eo5stae f g. people OF The
III 8Ija e}j q pound Of
'9oa saf le5s Ian twelve and one
ssa's per round recommending
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-09-17

The above picture shows the big asphalt machine Of the G. II.
Atkinson Paving company IA action, as it is now turning out mater
ial for paving approximately twenty thousand square yards Of
street a day. aN
The full capacity ov the machine is thirty thousand yards, and
TO operate the same, including the paving crew, requires about thr-
|ty-fve men and eight to ten teams. % I
Crushed rock and sand, IN proportion Of about three parts Of
sand to two of rock, together with a small quantity of cement. with
the proper proportion Of asphatum received ia barrels from the
great asphalt beds, mostly IN South America, are fed into the ma
curing this interval 70 intense heat, and the heated mixture il
transferred to the dump wagons, made of iron and SO arranged as to
hold the heat within, and then conveyed to the street paving crew
where IT Is spread over the concrete base. The final touches are put
lon with the heavy roller packer, the final touch of All being nut a
ln the form of q brushing of cement to fill the air spaces
.it IS thought that the work IN this city will have been completed
lto sioux Fails where there ~ ample work to keep III busy until the
winter weather forces g shutting down Of the street paving there.
Its not expected that the entire paving planned will IL fn;shad
lin Sioux Falls this season. s s
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-09-17
Miss Ella Schultz
Married September 9

#H8 a-
At the home of Mr.. H. A. Hide
brandt on south Oak street, uncle
Of the bride, on the evening Of Sep
TENDER 8, 1914, occurred the marriage
of Miss Ella Schultz and Mr.. G. b.
Anderson, Rev, O. j. Edwards, pastor
Of the Scandinavian Lutheran church
officiating.
Following the ceremony q sump-
tuous twocourse supper was served
to about forty guests.
The bride is well and fayorahiY
known throughout the city, having
resided here during practically her
whole lifetime, having made her home
with Mr.. H~ildebrandt. She has a
large circle of friends who join in
wishing her and her husband a long,
happy and prosperous voyage over
life's seas
The groom occupies a responsible
position with the International Har
yester company in this city and is
greatly admired for his sterling char
acter.
After a trip through various por.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-09-17
Caught UnaWdreS

[-.WEH- -- FG-sa#EE AZ ri
on his hands. There isn't any Use
in party men trying to deceive them
s~elves-this man Wilson has a popu-
lar hold upon the people. The man
or party that brings about his defeat
two years herce will know that there
has been a sight"
H. S. Fletcher (having returned
from his camp north Of Goodwin:
"The rain drove us to Cover last week
but we expect to renew our pursuit
of the prairie chickens in q few days.
Ducks? No, there is no duck hunting
in that vicinity, where we are camp
| ed. We went out after chickens
only. ] returned Friday through that
mud, and / toll you it was a fright
the way the auto skidded."
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-09-17
New Ads. Today


Mrs. Anna rettit, fall opening of
fashions in women's wearing ap-
parel.
John Noodle Dry Goods Co., fall dis
play of dry goods, women's coats.
etc.
Thos. H. Davis, immense stock Of
household remedies, for both man
and beast.
olson-Lee Co.. The Motel, fall show
ing Of mems and boys goods, over
coats, etc.
Carl Duffner, new drug store on Ma
pie street.
chas. F. Halbkat, optician and jew
eler.
WATERFOWL School of Music, Prof. w.
Schwartz, director.
Towslee & Towslee, Coles Original
Hot Blast Heater.
Lewis H. Vath, Watertown Business
College.
Earl & Co, Blatz famous Milwaukee
beer.
ture framing.
Mrs. r. b. Burns, millinery.
Martell & Wilcox, automobile repair
ing and supplies
The Star Laundry, fine laundry work
Michigan Fruit Co, apples and other
fruits.
Owsley Mercantile Co, meat marke'
and department store.
Lawrence Gilruth Grocery, groceries
and supplies.
3. T. Wix, the Oak street drug store
Hentges Clothing Co, mems and boys
clothing.
L~aird-Ripley Realty Co, farm lands
J.. e. Wornson, photography and pic
Little & Hughes, plumbing ant
sheet metal work.
David J. Riley Realty Co., lands
Melham Bros. Lumber Co, lnmbe
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-09-17
George 7. Dean
Dies in Kampeska

George T. Dean died at h home
of his parents in Kampeska town
ship last evening, after a brief illness
of two weeks duration, due to an &C
cident while putting hay into the barn
loft.
September l, while running hay
into the barn from the wagon using
a horse power hay fork, a cockeye in
the trace broke, causing the single
tree to fly backward. 1t struck Mr..
Dean squarely in the abdomen, re-
sulting in internal injuries from which
he died sixteen days later.
All that human aid could do for
his relief was done, several OF the
Watertown physicians and surgeons
having been summoned to his bed
side. The intestines seem to have
! been paralyZed, in part, at least, and
| thus the patient fingered in intense
suffering until the end.
Just before the final hour. he
requested his father to summon his
mother, who was in an adjoining
| room, in order that both parents
| might be with him in his last no
ment, fully realizing, as he did, that
the end was fast approaching.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
afternoon at the church in Kampeska,
leaving the home at 2:30, the service
at the church beginning at 800, con-
Quoted by Rev. Mr.. Bonner, of whose
Sunday school class the deceased was
a member.
Born 81 years ago, on September
%, 1887, in Richland township, in
Codington county, the whole life Of
the deceased a been spent here.
He had always made his home with
his parents Mr., and Mrs. Samuel
Dean. For IS years he had been the
secretary of the kampeska Sunday
school.
Those who knew him best loved
him most. 1t is said that in all of
his acquaintance, of whom there
were many, ne one V e heard an
oath escape his lips.
An honor to his father and mother,
rich in friendships, beloved by a wide
circle of acquaintance, George T.
Dean will long live in the memory
of those with whom he was intimately
associated in the business and social
affairs of the community. .
Besides his grief-stricken parents,
he leaves a brother, Ronald, aged
about 81, to mourn the untimely
death Of an exemplary son and broth
err. .
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-09-17
STORAGE RATES.

IAe established rates and
eciIargsy for receiving GRIM, ia
ssuringg, handling and storing same
fifteen days and delivering is two
4cents per busIlel,
Storage after the .frst fifteen
days, one-haif cent Per lbnlshel fofs
each fifteen days or part thereof
Tor the first three months; after
the first three months, one-half
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-09-17

Eu .gLeE-LMrrE E- HEtE "E-
L. j. Ross (partaking OF lunch dur
ing a hunting expedition): ut may
be all right to go hunting prairie
chickens with an automobile, but
is not inclined to relish travelling
about on his legs in pursuit of game
as he did when he was some years
younger. I rather think that my hunt
ing the balance Of the season will be
confined to lounging around on some
duck pass"
N. w. Westfall (perusing the cleo
ton returns from Maine): 1T looks
to me as if the fellow who expects
to beat Wilson in 1916, provided
there is no appreciable change in
sentiment, will have a big contract
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-09-17
HOW ABOUT JUDGING ONE AN.
OTHER.

How About Judging One Another"
is the theme Rev. C. J. Christianson
will take for his morning sermon at
the First Congregational church. It
is a question many people are having
trouble with, and a solution should
be welcome.
There will be special service of
music and song again in the evening,
and Rev. Christianson gives the sec
ond number in the series Face to
Face With a Crisis" which is this
Sunday evening, 1.-The Man Who
Could Not Meet It" Among the
specials will be a violin selection By
Miss Anna Stokes, q solo by Mr.. Ad.
ans and chorus work.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-09-17
plARRHoEA QUICKLY CURED.

MY Alteration was first called to
Chamberlain's Cohc, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy as much as twelve
years ago. At that time I was SER
iously Ill with summe complaint.
One dose of this remedy checked the
trouble" writes Mrs. G. w. Florence,
Rockield. Ind. For sale by all deal
ers: Adv. 12-15
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-09-17

tons of the northwest, the young
couple will return to Watertown and
will be "at home to their numerous
friends at 401 S. Oak street after
October l.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-09-17
THE CANDIDATES BEFORE THE PEOPLE
REPUBLICAN.

United States Senator
CHAS. FL. BURKH.
Congress, LIST Dist.
C. HI. DILLON. -
Congress, End Dist,
ROYAL c. JOHNSON.
Congress, 3rd Dist.
w. G. RICE.
Governor
FRANK nj. BYRNE. '
Lieutenant Governor
PETER NORBECK.
Secretary OF State ~
FRANK M. ROOD! s3cas ! a.-4s
Attorney General 8'r@t e.
C. C. CALDWELL nats /, t,f
State Auditor ae| a g
J.. E.EEANDLdN! n 4asaar. }
State Treasurer J rs ! = Z ~4
A. w. EWERT. t.af u, . &c
Com. of IS. & p. Lands
FRED HEPPERLE. #.tar} "
Supt. of Public Instruction. e +
CHAS. Fl. LUGG. .a. .
Railroad Commissioner gr '.grt.
p. W. B0LNGHERTY. / tua-.>
Legislative and County. H..
State Senator .stfn-
WILBUR 8. GLASS,
Representative
i. q. MCFARLAND
HANS MATHIESEN.
j. C. STEIN.
County Treasurer 1E !.
l., BAKER.
County Auditor
JOHN s. Johnson. ]
Sheriff So
ED 7. EL4iNs. 9i4 /
Register of Deeds
CURT JOHNSON. #.
Clerk of Courts
WILLIAM G. GESLEY.
County superintendent
SARA e. REEVE, ''" :
States Attorney - 5."E'
ARTHUR L. SHERIN.
County Judge 4 af# .y, -
JOHN NICHOLSON.
Coroner ! "
DIR. w. G. MAGGIE. 1'@53 :
Surveyor NJ b E@ $50 { g.
II. w. SCHREIBER. .
Commissioner. 9Th Dist
ROBERT SCHULZ
United States Senator
ROBERT II, DoWDELL,
Congress, list Dlsta 3Ekl
II. a. UsTRUD.
Congress, End Dist.
I'll. p. PACKARD. esq
Governor 6hf vs.
n. o. RICHARDS.
lieutenant Governor, .
GEORGE G.. BiaRRYb .Sa
Secretary of State
G. b REEVES.
Attorney General pRH
M. gHUsslgIaIl. as1 aAa
State Auditor
r.. J. WIPE.
State Treasurer IN Hi
HERMAN ELLERMAN.
Com. s. & p. Lands--ra
MI. T. HAPGOOD.
Railroad Commissioned
LdaarIS J. JOHNSON.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-09-17
surveyor
c. S. KING,
Commissioner, 9Th Dist
II. A. HANTEN.
INDEPENDENT.

For the United States s%enatorship
as an independent candidate without
regard to party endorsement, H. L,
Loucks Is actively In the field.
(Mr. Richards, while his name ap-
pears in the party ballot sent out by
the progressive party committee, in
all his literature thus far distributed
Classics himself as an Independent
c%andidate.)
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-09-17

Be an independent mar and vote
independent this fall. Unless party
organization has nominated the right
platform and the right nan it is dan
gerous to vote the party ticket. Adv.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-09-17
DE MCCRATiC.

United States Senator
ED S. JOHNSON.
Congress, End Dist
JOHN NJ. KING.
Governor
j. W. McCARTER.
Lieutenant Governor
JOHN T. HEBRON.
Secretary of State
JAMES e. BIRD.
| Attorney General
LEWIS II. BICKNELL.
! State Auditor
/ CHARLES II. FOUSEK.
| State Treasurer ,
JACOB FERGEN.
| Com, of S. 4 p. Lands
w. ]. TONER.
SuDt. Public Instruction.
WILL P. CHAMBERLAIN.
Railroad Commissioner, End Dist
J. ]. BATTERTON.
Legislative and County.
State Senator
MARK w. SHEAFE, JR,
Representative
Ii. N. SCHULNER.
II. +. SCHOEPP.
County Treasurer
DANIEL w. WHOOLEY.
County Auditor
l., GILRUTH.
Sheriff
JOHN GOGGINS.
Register of Deeds
6 VIM. A. SCHMELING.
Clerk of Courts
RALPH II. HORSWILL.
County Superintendent
W~INNIFRED KEEGAN.
States Attorney
A, j. HAUGAN.
,
fitr g.
Surveyor
c. S. KING,
Commissioner, 9Th Dist
H. A. HANTEN.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-09-17

Lightning struck the school house
at Letcher, In Sanborn county, last
week, and did considerable damage.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-09-17

cent per bushel for each thirty
days or part thereof. If grain is
cleaned at owners request, one
half cent extra per bushel.
This grain is. insured for the
benefit of the owner.
The Northwestern Elevator Co.
Grover, S. D,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-12-18
NO REASON FOR II
You Are shown a way out.

There can be no reason why any
reader Of this who suffers the fortunes
Of an aching lack, the anpcyanee ~
urinary disorders, the pains and dan
gers Of kidney ills, will fail 70 heed the
word az grateful user who has foupd
relief. The following is convincing
proof, s 4 !,
X DIR. r. Frasher, Fort Gay, w. Va,
says; 81 consider Donn's Backache
Kidney Pills the best remedy on the
market for kidney and bladder com
plant | prescribed this medicine in
many cases, and ut the present time six
or eight Of my patients are taking 4
with good results. have taken Doan :
Baekache Kidney Pills with the most
satisfactory results and am loud ia my
praise Of them. The residents Of this
vicinity suffer considerably from kid
ney and bladder trouble, due TO the
poor quality Of the dfinking water. }
have found Doah's Baclmehe Kidney
Pills TO be the one remedy that can
Al, depended upon for relief II has
been my experienced tat all difiienlie s
raused by weak kidneys, such AS ir-
regular passages OF the kidney seefo.
tions, gravel dropsical swelliugs, lum'
bago, pains in the back and hips, etc.,
can be removed by Doan's Backache
Kidney Pills. A few doses Of this
remedy, taken Immediately when the
trouble is noticed, will same much
misery.n
Doans Baekache Kidney Pills are
sold BY all druggists aud storekeepers
at 80 cents per box (six boxes $2.a0l,
or will be mailed on receipt Of price
by the HOLSTER Drug Co., Honolala
Wholesale agents for the Hawaihlp Is.
lapds.
Remember the name, Doan's, an
take no substitute"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-12-18
EXPERTS ADVOCATE
NATIONAL DEFENSE
Majors General Wood and Former
Secretary Of War Want
Larger Army
Dependable Volunteer Force Un-
der Federal Control Also Es-
sential For Self-Defense

NEW YORK, December a. (Asso-
siated Press by Federal wireless) ~
MajcGen Leonard Wood, former chief
Of stan. and Henry s.imson, former sec.
rotary Of war, addressed the members
81 the New YORK Merchants Associa
ion last night. each urging that the
business men represented in the assos
citation support the effort towards an
adequate increase in the regular army
and the steps being made TO place the
country in position for self-defense
DEPENDABLE MILITIA URGED
Both speakers dwelt upon the neces-
eity for the organization Of a depend
able volunteer army through such worx
as has been carried on in limited way
in the college training camps. Federal
control Of tho militia instead Of state
control. as nc present, was advanced
as one means wheseby the condition OF
militia affairs complained Of By the war
department. could be met and remedied
ADEQUATE ARMAMENT NEEDED
The main Immediate need, said Gen
crrl Wood, was a provision for ade-
quate armament, although the provt-
stems for q better organized mill ia and
an army Of at least partially trained
volunteers wore among the essentials
to place tho marion in position for
meeting any sudden attack that might
be made upon the United States.