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The Washington times., 1914-10-14

American army has abandoned the
idea Of having force of crack shots
and now merely aims at a good gen.
eral average.
Too much has, perhaps, been made of
the precision of the modern rifles. Each
rifle develops eccentricities from day to
day, and in battle there is no way to as
certain its errors or to get an accurate
range, especially in a damp country.
where the bullets raise no dust Yet
a well-plared rifle fire does tell, and
this is the only thing that saved the
British forces from annihilation at
Mons.
The old Boer trick of naming a GER
tain number of sharpshOoters to fire at
will in an cndeavor to pick off offfocers,
while the remainder mt in volleys.
proved a disastrous surprise to the Ger
mans. The old saying that it takes
ton of lead to kill man is stiIl true.
1t is estimated there is one hit in every
800 shots, as accuracy Of instruments
Is overcome by the greater distance Of
fire.
Cavalry Unknown Factor.
1t is still too early to learn the part
cavalry is now playing. American army
officers are divided into two schools on
the subject of cavalry, those who believe
cavalry should play its historic part in
battle, and those who regard cavalry as
effective only in scouting, in acting as
mounted infantry when it is necessary
TO rush men to a weak point, there to
dlsmount and advance on foot, and. last
~, in following up rout. Artillery fire
and barbed-wire entanglements have SO
far caused great slaughter on horses.
lhe United States War College had
enough faith in cavalry. howcver, to
plan division Of it. at the time inter-.
Ventlon in Mexico was threatened.
Machine guns figure largely in the re-
ports. bat they arc still believed TO be
OF real adNantag OILY in sweeping
strettS and open ads, since their fire
is scattered and they have a tendency
TO Jalnb. They appear TO do their great
est damage in pot-shoot!ng.
Popular Imagination is greatly stirred
by reports of airships. But these are
not feared by soldiers. except in cases
where they are able to signal to the
enemy the range of their artillery The
amount Of explosives the mach nes are
able to carry is, in the military phrase,
contemplate
The real lesson the war so far teaches.
nnds the critic. is the Imm=nsc advnt-
tage Of military preparation. Germany
overlooked nothing. Her forces were
seasoned and provisioning and TRANSPORT
were perfected. If France. Belgium and
Russia had been as poorly prepared As
England, Germany would have won the
war in a month.
Britains regular army is excellent, 50
far as 1t goes, but it forms only one
section Of the line Of the allies Some
Of the best of tn" territOrials who cor
respond TO the A"Icrican national guard
have teen Sent TO the front. while tn.
rest are used to Iclfcve the regulars In
Gibraltar, India and other foreign sta
tionS.
The Washington times., 1914-10-14

The outstanding facts so far as notice
able are the terrific effect Of siege ar
tillery in the field. the weakness Of open
order lighting when a vast number of
men are available, the comparative fail
ure Of aeronautics as pictured in popu.
lar imagination, and the immense ad-
vantage of thorough preliminary train
ing.
Germany's great surprise in this war
has been her artillery. The superiority
Of her army organization was already
known to the world. and this superiority
and her perfect preparation were reck-
oned, and properly, her greatest assets.
1t was also known that she had eleven
inch howitzers, but they were supposed
to be siege guns to be used against con-
crete forts and nothing else. AS such,
they more than surpassed expectations
at Namur. But the mobility Of these big
guns had not even been suspected by
foreign critics, and their use as field
artillery came as a great shock to the
allies.
In the old days, artillery stood in ex-
posed positions, as the aim was taken
directly al the enemy. Consequently. II
could be captured by infantry and even
cavalry. But now artillery fire Is di-
rected from concealed positions at a
high angle, and is exceedingly difficult
for the enemy To find. And this Is the
most important use to which the aero
plane has been put.
Aeros Gave Position.
AS the wounded British describe the
fighting at Mons when their army came
50 close to being wiped out, they had
very little trouble in keeping the Ger
man infantry in check until the aero
planes signaled the correct range. Then
the men were simply blasted out Of the
trenches. The artillery so far captured
appears TO have been abandoned in re-
treat.
The standard American field gun is
The three-inch, as are the tackass- bat
teries substituted in mountainous
country. But the inferior roads Of
America would render the use OF the
great German howitzers impraCticabe
When the Germans have been unable to
get their great weapons in action,
French field artillery has proved su-
oerior beca Sse Of allowing for more
rapid movCsnent than the German OF
the same caliber.
In rapid action the French have had
decidedly the advantage in this RESPECT
At ar,y rate, the European war has
caused experts somewhat TO revise their
opinion as to the value Of artillery,
which had been considerably less cf-
fcctiye In other recent wars. Artillery
settled the battle of Mons without any
doubt.
The Washington times., 1914-10-14

foe? It does not imply any such crirni-
What it does imply is that victo.y
is the result of efficiency, and that
efficiency Is the result of spiritual quail
Ity. Self-sacrifice, self-denial. temper
ance. hardhood. discipline. obedience.
order, method, organizing power, intel
ligence. purity of public life. chastity.
industry. resolution, are only some of
the national and individual attributes
which go toward producing the eff
cheney of modern armaments. Ard the
maments is the determining factor of
q nations success or nations failure.
at mat eliminating moment Of long
processes of commercial and diplomatic
r1VaIry-the moment of war.
The Ethical Content.
Thus. then, efficiency in war. or
rather efficiency for war, is Gods test
OF nations soul. BY that test 1t
STANDS Or BY that test it falls This Is
the ethical content of competition.
This Is the determining factor of hu-
war.
Many are the cases recorded in the
annals of mankind when man has
De unreeorded instances when the like
occurred. But the course of the devel-
opments of human society depends not
on exceptions, however numerous. but
on the rule. And the rule was as
analysis shows, not that might was
right but that right always tended to
create might. BY right is here intend
ed no artificial conception, and no
imagined claim to territory. For sup
positions rights of this kind have in
history no validity, save when based on
force. What is meant is a righteous
ness Of national life, which included all
or most Of the qualities enumerated
above as producing efficiency in war.
This is the only kind of right pos
sessed by the people which has endur-
ing value
'As regards the present, the truth of
these statements can hardly be doubted
Dy any reasoning mind. As regards the
past, the brfefest survey of salient fact
viii establish their correctness The tri-
umph of the Greeks over the Persians
was the triumph Of a higher civilization
and nobler manhood. Marathon and
Salamis were as the swords that kept
the gates Of Europe against the bar.
barian. and they were the direct fruit of
a lofty spirit inhSbiting a great race.
When, later, the Macedonian phalanx
penetrated the East, that penetration
represented the victory Of the higher in
tellisence and the greater discipline.
The sequent overthrow of the Greek by
Roman was the result Of an austerer
morality, Of a deeper devotion to ma
tlonal ends, and Of more perfect union
Each one of these three events meant
the advance of mankind: each was the
product of a military efficiency founded
on higher morale
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-02-06

toward the mouth of the bay, he saw
leaden-colored cruiser, with yellow
and red flag of Spain swapping defiant
" from her jack-staff, appear from be-
hind the hills, and then, as panther
dashes from a cave in the mouth OF
which hunters have kindled a fire, she
turned to the right and dashed into
the open sea-
1t seemed an age, but it was not
more than few seconds, when ter
rife roar shook the waters, and a
burst of fame and gases rolled from
turret of one of the American ships.
Holton marked the course Of the
great thirteen-inch shell, saw the
great dark shape dart with lightning
speed toward the Vizcaya, saw it hur-
tie over the deck, ricochet on the wa
ter, and explode In the woods beyond.
Then the earth shook with fearful
noise.
From all the American ships, and
from those Of the Spaniards, great
guns vomited forth their messengers
OF death and destruction. The sky
grew dark, and yellowish pail set
tied upon the sea.
As Holton stood tense, following the
combat as In a trance, he heard tre-
mendous explosion. and saw the Ma
RE Theresa list sharply, and then saw
her turn in toward the land where she
soon grounded. He could see men
clinging to her decks.
1t was clear that the American ves-
sells were overhauling the enemy's
ships, although Holton had under
stood that, as regards speed, our YES
sells were inferior. The discharge OF
guns was incessant. Almost directly
beneath him he saw two Spanish de-
stroyers disengage themselves from
the larger vessels and swing about.
evidently with the intention Of return.
ing to the harbor; but, like hawk. a
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-02-06
A Doctors First
Question Is
"IIO,p are Your Bo,pels?" A Sim
pie Remedy that Guarantees
Good Bowel Action.

Trace the origin Of the commOner
Ills of life and almost invariably you
will find that constipation was the
cause. 1t is not to be expected that a
mass of fermented food can remain in
the system beyond its time without vi.
tiating the blood and affecting the
nerves and muscles. 1t congests the
entire body.
The results are colds, feyers, piles,
headaches, and nervousness, with its
accompanying indigestion and sleep
lessness. There is only one thing to
do and that is to remove the trouble;
and when nature seems unable to do
it. outside aid is necessary. You will
find the best of all outside aids rem
edy that many thousands are now u.s.
ing for this very purpose, called DR..
Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. Many hun.
dreds Of letters are received by DR..
Caldwell telling of the good results
obtained, and among the enthusiastic
letters Is one from Lieut.. G. w.
Vaughan, of 623 w. North ST., Decatur
III. He is y and has had bad liver
and stomach since he came out of the
army. He says he tried about every
thing, but never succeeded in getting
permanent relief until he took DR..
Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. He is never
without a bottle in the house, and he
is never without good health
1t has untold advantages over pills,
salts and the various coarse cathartics
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-02-06
CHAPTER Xl.-Continued.

Il know, know" he laughed, "but
Just the same, think you had better
leave the weapon In its holster. For |
have-what do you Americans say?-
ah, the drop on you!"
The girl stamped her foot.
"Senor Cesnola, command you to
leave us; you are a guest here"
Il shall not leave you. On the con-
trary, must ask you to slip that re-
volver from your friends belt" He
stopped, as though struck with a
thought. But you need not mind.
auzsast- ssr=-searsso~ -yoa-~sqafv tne
room; there Is about to be an eXecu-
ton"
Holton stood facing the man, i'm
movable as statue. The girl stepped
forward.
"You are lying!" she cried. There
will be no execution"
"Oh, but yes, there will bel" was the
smiling rejoinder, land right before
your eyes unless you retire"
You flend!" With sudden, 1.-the
movement she sprang in front of Hol
ton Now fire, II you dare!"
Holton placed his hands upon hel
supple waist and lifted her to one side
The revolver darted forward to aim
The girl uttered little cry and sprant
back, selling the Americans coat will
her hands stretched behind her.
Miss La Tossa!"' cried Holton
"You-you-"
Cesnola's face was working wit
the rage of fanatic.
"Out Of the way, grill" he CRIED
glancing behind him at the door of tn
opposite room, which he had closed a
he left 1t. THAT man Is a spy! H
has got to die! He Is an enemy,
snake in the grass, not worthy Of
minutes quarter!"
-. Miss La Tossa never moved; an
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-02-06

and purgatives, for while these do but
temporary good, Syrup Pepsin cures
permanently. The effect Of its action
is to train the stomach and bowel
muscles to do their work naturally
again, and in short time all forms OF
medicine can be dispensed with. 1t
can be bought without inconvenience
at any nearby drug store for fifty
cents and one dollar bottle, the latter
size being regularly bought by those
who already know it's value. Results
are always guaranteed or money will
be refunded.
Families wishing to try a free sam.
pie bottle can obtain it postpaid by ad-
dressing DR.. w. b. Caldwell, 203 Wash
ington ST., Monticello, ILL., A postal
card with your name and address on
It will do.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-02-06

long, rakish American craft, a con-
verted yacht, bounced down upon
them, letting fly with her machine
guns and six-pounders as she came.
The torpedo boats fought back with
all the venom Of maddened serpents'
hut gallant Wainwright and the Glou'
cester were not to be denied, and, I'M
der the fury Of his onset, the two de-
stroyers succumbed like craft OF card
hoard, disabled and sinking within the
course of what seemed to Holton a
very few minutes.
He could see two or three OF the
larger Spanish vessels aground now,
flames seething from hatchways, the
men of the crew leaping into the sea.
I5efboats from the American vessels
were among them, attending to the
work of rescue as diligently as. but
few moments before, they had set
themselves to the task OF dealing
death to their foes.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-02-06
Is Typhoid Conquered?

Vaccination to prevent smallpox is
so general in this country and has
been so effective in abolishing what
was formerly one Of the most destruc-
tive scourges of the human race that
nearly everybody except the small
number of people whosestemperament
predisposes them to take the other
side accepts it as matter of course
and recognizes in it one of the great
est blessings conferred by modern
medical advancement. But typhoid
vaccination is somewhat comparative
ly new, with which the public as a
whole is not familiar. Yet it will be
we'll for the public to take heed of the
results that have been obtained by its
use in the United States army
Cleveland Leader.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-02-06
Not for Home Use.

Not for Home Use.
"He has an extensively important
air."
"Yes, but that's his away-from-home
look"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-02-06

Holton, his mind working like light
ming, did not attempt to put her aside.
"Out of the way" repeated the
spaniard. with a sort of kissing of the
breath. "Out of the way. or, by Godl
I'll shoot through you"
There was the crash of an opening
door.
Whats this-this noise and shout.
ing?" came q deep voice.
Holton, watching his enemy like a
hawk, saw the revolverbarrel defect.
ed from him, the mans head turned in
the direction whence the voice had
come. Springing backward and side.
wise like deer, Holton shot across
the room.
There was a loud reports bullet
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-02-06
SYNOPSIS.

Lieutenant HOlton Is detached from MS
command in the navy at the outset OF the
Spanish war and assigned u
important secret service duty. Whlle ON
Ing .. Washington hotel he detects
We :? in the act OF rObbing Deautilul
S....Ig lady She thanks him for his serV-
we and gives her name as Miss La losSa,
a Cuban patriot. Later he meets her al
Q ball. A secret service man warns hQl,
ton that the girl is q spy. Senior la
TOssa chides his daughter for her 1aiIuIe
to secure important information rom
HOlton. ST.: leaves for her nome III
Cuba. HOltOn IS ordered TO follow her.
They meet on the Tampa train. MISS
La Tossa tells HOlton she Is q Cuban
spy and expresses doubt regarding the
sincerity Of the United States Hot0n IS
ordered 10 remain at Tampa to guaEd the
troop transports. He receives orders to
land Miss La Tossa. who Is considered
dangerous spy. on Cuban soil. At sea
he is overtaken by another Warshlp
which takes Miss La TOssa aboard and
HoltOn is ordered to return to Tampa.
He saves the transports from destruction
at the hands OF dynamlters and reports
to Admiral Sampson for further duty.
HOltOn is sent to General GarCia's com
mand In the guise Of a newspaper cor
respondent to investigate Cuban plots
against the American troops and to learn
the plans OF the Spanish navy. lie de-
teCts trusted Cuban leader in the work
of fomenting trouble among the Cubans
in the interests of the SpanIards. Holton
Ia seized by friends OF the spy and later
II ordered executed as q spy. He escapes
and saves the American troops from fall
ing into Spanish ambush. He learns
from Gen. Garcia that the spy Is Joss
CesnOla. one of the most trusted leaders.
Holton takes part in the battle at San
Juan. Disguised as a Spanish soldier he
n Oh q
home of Miss La Tossa. where he over
hears a discussion of the Spanish plans
by leading army and navy commanders.
He learns that the Spanish fleet will leave
the harbor at Santiago on July g. While
attempting to leave the house he is con-
fronted by Miss La Tossa. Holton Ce
ments his friendship with Miss La Tossa
by assuring her that the Americans in
tend to leave the island as soon as the
Bpaniards are driven out.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-02-06
CHAPTER XII,
Destroying a Fleet,

1t was we'll past dawn when Holton
awoke. He was in a panic of fear that
he had permitted valuable time to
elapse. He rose to his feet stiffiy and
broke through the bushes until the
blue sea lay beneath him. His eyes
were strained to the left, where the
stern Of the flagship was swinging to,
ward him. He noticed black smoke
belching from the tunnels, Evidently
the New York was leaving her station
when the ships of the enemy were pre-
pairing to come out of the harbor
where they had been bottled up for
so long.
Cold sweat stood out upon Holtons
forehead, and, hastily throwing aside
his coat and tearing off his shirt, he
took from beneath 1t a white signal
flag, which he had carried around his
body for days against just this emer.
gency.
Breaking of a branch and knottinx
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-02-06
FELT he WAS PASSED OVER
Somewhat Peculiar Idea That Gava
Younsster Great Sense Of
Personal Injury.

Mrs. Flint, who always has an eve
and ear for childish troubles, STONED
one day on her way to a luncheon Of
her college class because she saw a
stout little boy who was standing near
the curb and crying loudly. She un.
dertook to comfort the distressed
youngster.
She bent down, ,patted the tow-col.
ored head, gazed into the tear-stalned
face, and made as If to wipe away the
traces Of grief.
Why what is the matter, my dear
child?" asked she solicitously.
M-my b-brother's got a vacation
and-and I haven't" he roared.
What q shamsl" said the woman,
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-02-06
SALTS IF BACKACHY OR
KIDNEYS TROUBLE YOU
Eat Less Meat If Your Kidneys Aren't
Acting Right or If Back Hurts or
Bladder Bothers You.

When you wake up with backache
and dull misery in the kidney region
1t generally means you have been eat
ing too much meat, says q well-kn9wn
Jverworks the kidneys in their effort
to filter it from the blood and they be.
come sort Of paralyzed and loggy.
When your kidneys get sluggish and
clog you must relieve them, like you
relieve your bowels; removing all the
body's urinous waste, else you have
backache, sick headache, dizzy spells;
your stomach sours, tongue is coated,
and when the weather is bad you have
rheumatic twinges. The urine is
cloudy, full of sediment, channels Oft
en- get sore, water scalds and you are
obliged to seek relief two or three
times during the night.
Either consult good, reliable physi.
clan at once or get from your pharma.
cist about four ounces of Jad Salts;
take tablespoonful in a glass Of
water before breakfast for few days
and your kidneys will then act fine
This famous salts is made from the
acid of grapes and lemon juice, COM
bined with lithia, and has been used
for generations to clean and stimulate
sluggish kidneys, also to neutralize
acids in the urine so it no longer irri.
tates, thus ending bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is a life saver for regular
meat eaters. 1t is inexpensive, cannot
injure and makes delightful, effer.
vescent lithia.water drink.-Adv.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-02-06
VARS Work In the MInts.

The United States minis In the ifs.
cal year ended June 80, 1918, turned
out 1856, 626,S71 coins, pretty good
wears work. The face value Of these
coins was s37,496,53O, but this amount
was rather unevenly distributed, $780,.
O5S,2sS being In gold coins, $3,44S,200
in silver and $3,94O,102 in copper and
nickel. In number, however, the cop
ner coins had even more preponder'
ance than the gold coins in value,
since there we're 170,06S,761 Of them.
against only 4,221,400 of the gold
notwithstanding and Mining jour
nal.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-02-06
Between tho Acts,

"Sir," said the man In the orchestra
chair, "in passing to and fro you have
ruined my silk hat"
81 cannot help that, sir" said the
other IF you had gone out between
the acts yourself your hat would not
have red!"-Puck.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-02-06
COLDS & LaGRIPPE

S or 6 doses 666 will break any case
of Chills & Fever, Colds & LaGrippe;
it acts on the liver better than Gallo.
mel and does not grippe or sicken.
Price 25c,-Ady.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-02-06

Then you don't 90 to the same
SCHOOL,"
mo, ma'am," came from the little
how in a fresh burst of sorrow, Z
I DIDN'T go to school an-any-where
t!"-Exchange.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-08-14

DR.. and Mrs. + ]. Blown were
guests Of Att IA ey and Mrs. e
Il Gentry during the Far
Walter, Oh e7 and Miss Mary
Katherine Bal h of London, have
been with relatives here during
the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clvde Huffman
and little son of Paris. are with
Mrs. Flshback few days taking
in the Fairs
w. B. Myers and little daughter
Lucille of PinevilIe, were with
friends here last week and seeing
the Mt. Vernon Fair.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-08-14
The County Fair Season

The county fairs are in grogress
.thruOut Kentucky and tho list OF
fair dates appearing daily IN the
Courier Journal show that the
nun Der is large
In some respects this is not a
good year for county fairs The
drou b that has prevailed in many
portions of the State has ,nterier-
ed seriously with the products of
farm and garden. Because of this
condition some of the fairs have
blen called off and a few aSSOcia-
tons have SUSPENDED operations
permanently. Nevertheless the
fairs that have been held SO far
judging from the newspaper ie-
ports, have not been lacking either
IN attractions or attendance.
Every county n the State
should establish aid support a fair
and it should be cal talr and not
mere medium for the exhibition
of freaks and fakes and the exploi-
tat:om of catching penny schemes.
1t IS possible in any county in
Kentucky TO get together a cred.-
table display Of liv, stock, agrlcaf-
tural products and other subslan.
tial features of an exhibition OF the
kind. The question is merely one
of raising the required capita aud
devOting the necessary time and
energy to the enterprise. AS a
rule, the fairs that have failed are
those which have been permitted
70 degenerate. Unless fair is a
going and growing institution the
public is very likely to lose inter
est in it-and public approval and
support are essential to success.
The county fair that is well sus-
tanned is factor for progress. IT
gives impetus and encouragement
to human endeavor and is primar-
lly valuable as an object lesson of
the Results of intelligent toll. 1t
can and should be made a most
powerful force for rural better
ment and rural prosperity.