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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-02-12
JANUARY WEATHER CONDITIONS.

According to twenty-seven year
record kept by the United States
Weather Bureau, there has never been
such sunny January. Only one Jan.
uary in twenty-seven years has been
drier. Rainfall for January averaged
on reports from 1893 stations .35 inch.
The wettest January recorded was in
1889. the average rainfall over the
State being 6.S1 inches. The greatest
rainfall at single station was in 1896
at Marshall. when the rainfall amount
ed to 1904 inches. January, 1907. and
January, 1911, were the warmest ever
recorded, with mean temperature of
55.5 degrees. The highest tempera.
ture recorded for the month OF Jan.
uary this year comes from Laredo,
where the Fort Mcintosh thermometer
registered 90 degrees on January Is.
The coolest January on record was
in 1892, when the average tempera.
ture was 43 degrees. The lowest TEN.
perature ever recorded in Texas for
January was in the Panhandle in 1912.
when the thermometer on the Sth of
January dropped to is degrees below
zero. In twenty.seven years zero TEN.
perature has been recorded in Texas
only thirteen times. In the January
just passed the lowest temperature at
any one station was - degrees above
zero, registered at Romero on Jan.
uary -. JOHN DAILY JR.
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At the Crystal tonight-Florence
Lawrence, Americas foremost NOV
ing picture actress. in a big two-part
feature
"CORYPHEE"
Together with regular program of six
% reels.
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chief of the bureau of public property,
declares that they can do far more than
regular attendants in preventing other
lads who are thoughtless from destroying
shrubbery and damaging fine trees.
The local authorities of Darby Pa
some time ago asked the scouts OF Troop
L TO remedy conditions in an alley that
had become inSanitary through neglect
The scouts started to clean UP this place,
and when inspected by the health board
1t was pronounced III perfect sanitary
condition.
Gov. Hoffman of Illinois enlisted the
services of Boy Scouts in helping the
public safety commission of Chicago and
Cook county. The job of the scouts is
especially To help other children under
stand and avoid dangers in the streets
to guide very little folks across crowded
highways and show them how to keep
their heads when Unexpectedly caught in
a maze of vehicles. Each of these scouts
had been furnished with safety COM
mission button, SO that other children
and adults, too-have no hesitation in
calling on them for assistance and ad-
vice.
Scouts of Texarkana, Ark, have been
very kind to a woman who was in great
need after the death of her husband. In
all probability she thanked the boys, but
also wrote a letter to headquarters. in
which she told of the material help the
lads gave her when she was without
means Of support and how their cheer
fulness and brightness gave her more
courage than anything else.
The list of reScueS of drowning per
sons saved by scouts is a long one and
the instances come from almost every
part of the country. Particularly self
sacrificing was the experience of little
chubby faced scout named Homer Hath
away of Oconomowoc, Wis. During the
Christmas season just passed he with
crowd Of other boys and girls went skat-
ing on Lake La Be la, nearby. Whlie
they were playing a game of hockey
man named George Grokosky. skating BY
himself. crossed the ice and went through
Homer Hathaway and Russell Eddy,
both scouts of Troop l. rushed TO his res
cue. but were drawn under water and
were forced to try to save their own
lives. Dudley Cook. new member of
the troop threw a rope to Russell and
Grokosky and managed to pull them to
stronger ice He then tried to reach little
Homer in the same way. but could not
do it, But Dudley did not hesitate to
spring into the Icy water and swim after
his little comrade, who sank, however,
before the reScuer reached him.
Meantime the scoutmaster had arrived
and Dudley was helped out. after which
the scoutmaster. A. NJ. Henderik. and all
of the other scouts who had been trained
In life-saving, dived again and again In
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SERVICE FOR OTHERS WORKS
WONDERS FOR BOY SCOUTS

All effort to recover Homer's body. Finally
it was found, brought to the surface and
rushed ashore where every means of re-
suscitation was kept UP until further ef-
fort seemed useless. The body had been
under the ice for an hour when rccoy-
cred.
Homer's funeral WIS held the day be
fore Christmas The scouts of his troop
acted as guards of honor, while six mem
bers of his patrol We're pallhearers At
the grave the boys painted an evergreen
as a perpetual remembrance of their
heroic brother scout. and the scout call
-~as given by the bugler over the grave
as 4 last farewell to the scout who lost
his life trying to save the life of an
other.
One of the most widespread duties rem
dered by scouts this past year was ~
connection with county fairs held al Nafi-
Gus places throughout the country AT
fair after fair. where country pcop.e gain
cred by thousands, alert nttie lel!oWS
wearing scout uniforms acted as GUIDES
red for persons overcome by the heat
found lost children and restored them 70
distracted parents and in other WAYS
showed that they could do Things worth
while.
This ability TO search for me iost
children brings to mind the further TACT
that on many occasions fathers nave
asked Boy Scouts of the entire lana 20
search for son who had run a"dN
from nome or VINO Dau ulssi IPtdAtd - otit
other cause. In some instances me
father sent a full description and cara
photographs of his missing boy to scout
masters in every community, VINO there-
upon called their troops and patrols 70.
gether, showed them the picture toid
them how the lost boy looked ana what
clothes he wore and set them on the
Job. 1t is said that more than once
on such a case there have been nearly
200 900 scouts. scattered from the Al
lantic to the Pacific, hard at work look
ing for the youngster who had disap-
reared In one such case scouts found
living dead in an out-of-the-way place
a Young man whom the authorities or
PENNSYLVANIA had been unable 70 trace.
But the Boy Scouts do not conflne
themselves to hard work by any means,
although they are always ready 70 re-
spond 10 {. call for duty, TO carry out
their motto. which is Be Prepared.
Thirty members of the Danvilie, IL,
Bov Scouts, accompanied by Scout Com
missioner l.. j. Barger, recently went on
a tour of inspection through the yards
of the Big Four railroad system. The
chief car foreman. John Marvel, conduct
ed the tour. Roundhouse Foreman Bar
gave them permission TO 30 through
1ha roundhouse, where they clanbered
over. under and into the great engines,
were given a ride on the turntable. and
saw the many improvements being maze
there. The scouts were given a demon
stration Of the big wrecking derrick. the
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gigantic arm being swung into inidL-r
covered with clinginG boys hanging o.
the big iron hooks. the hosting cha 5S
and the top OF the hoisting arm.
The Moscow Boy Scouts camp La
season was located al the forks OF tae
Potlatcl river. Idaho. The scouts sp.1
two weeks in camp, dividing the tin =
between fishing. swimming, hiking IT,
the Heishhorinc lumber camps, Studyfa
the logging operations and iearilin4
something about nature study. forestr
and engineering. Raising Il giant flag
pole was the tirst task that tested thcir
resaurcefulness but after one unsu
cessful attempt the feat was accom-
plished
a signal tower of fir poles, dashed to
Sether with wire TO a height of thirrr
feet. was built by the smaller bow
wniie the stronger lads worked on tn
erection OF bridge over the PotIatcit
river. The bridge was of a uniol.e
cantllever type. with "A span of fort
feet, and was built after sketch made
by the scoutmaster who is a civil en-
gineef. These scouts also hiked TO the
top of Moscow mountain. an altitude or
5000 feet with blankets. canvas and
provisions. They spent two nights on
the summit in spite of Thunderstorm
and duStStorms.
Two OF them with the scostmast.sT
took a horseback trip through the H.
terror OF Idaho, carrying their suppl.
pack horse. They visited thu. n
dian reservations. the cowboy countft
camped on mountains. river, prairie
and in forests and had a glorious time
exploring the country, fishing ami
hunting with a camera They covert
400 miles.
\ character club is TO be formed .
Albany. organized and carried on a.
boys connected with the Y NJ T. H.
there. They intend to issue stock g..
tificates and sell them to people VITO
are interested in a club of this kind
No boy will be allowed to qualify uli-
less he Is Boy Scout or is willing 10
qualify one. They must not use
tobacco or alcohol in any form, be pro
fame or idle. In fact. the member
pledge themselves to gain a COLLEGE
education OF its equivalent for uvo
years At least. though no distinction )
TO he made between rich and pooi
Each member must DE able to earn
money and save il, the requirements
for money ia the bank being the same
as those for the first and second class
scouts
They expect when they arc well
started to buy and equip their owl
camping ground. have a wireless sta
ton, clubrooms and other things dear
to the hearts OF all boys. Other scout
organizations in neighborlng towns
are to be taken into fellowship with
these Albany boys if their plan WORKS
out successfully.
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serve no necessary use would be ire
inendously strengthened. Hence, i great
war threatens to sweep away the whole
system of nilitarism. And with mill
tarsm would go all the interests. the or
CARNATIONS, ranks, salaries. pensions and
contracts. Why then risk q war? In
peace times the armies are perfectly COM
fortab bic. At best war would not i'm
prove their lot; at worst ii would sweep
them away altogether.
Herr Ronisch holds that the modern
war office is the most pacific orsanlza-
ton In the modern state He says that
i'll Germany the one solidly paci1ist in
stitution is the P:ussian ministry of war.
Between the Prussian ministry of war
and the Carnegie peace palace at The
Hague there is no difference of spirit
The officials in both aim at the same
thing the maintenance of the status quo
The motto of both is quieta non movere.'
leave we'll alone" Prussia's staff Of
ficers are not bold, swashbuckling men
who thirst for adventure, but grave, re-
sponsibie officials with the psyche Of
commercial clerks. except that CONNER
ciai clerks are often bellicose, and army
officers never are. He says that this is
proved by the writings of army officers
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Political Philosophers
Abroad Declare That
he Million Strong
Armies of the Contl-
mental Countries Do
Not Exist for Fighting
Are Far Too Big,
Complicated, Comfort
able and Well Pen
stoned to Run the Risks
of Armed Conflict
The Prussian War Of
hce Compared to the
Carnegie Palace of
Peace at The Hague
A Significant Change
Has Come Over the
Armies of Europe.
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But such states and such armies have
no desire to fight The more deeply root
ed the militarism the less wish there
is TO put the system TO the war test In
Germany, the army or military spirit is
undoubtedly higher than ever. The mill
tary caste is absolutely on top. But there
is no sign of militancy Commanding gen
erals are appointed because they are good
administrators. who see that their men
are properly led and who save for the
state as much as possible out of the
annual uniform allowance The head of
the war department is never q fighting
man. That was true of the late PrusSan
minister OF war. Won, Heerington. and it
is true also of his successor, Won Falkeu-
hayn. When Falkenhayu was appointed
by the kaiser, newspapers praised him
"a good man 10 keep the army machine
going in peace" That is the function
not only of all modern war ministers but
OF the whole army department.
In the Austrian delegations, two years
ago, the complaint was made that
among all the higher commands there
is only one lighting man This was the
present chief of state Conrad Won Hoet-
zendorff. HoetZendorff is VIGOROUSLY the
''bete noir' OF the bureaucrat soldiers
who run the army, and who imagine that
as long as regiments look smart and
accounts are honestly kept the army
position Is satisfactory. The delegation S
member said that Austria is returning to
the eighteenth century when the Hot
kriegsrat Ii. G., 4 civilian bureaucrat sent
BY the court to supervise operations, was
the real COMMUNICATIVE chief The army
then existed for peace. The bad results
of this system We're shown during the
seven years war. and half century
later when Austria's bureaucratic but
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s,ands with themselves over the supernal
wisdom with which they keep the peace.
They are saying: What great men We
are; how astute. moderate, resourceful,
pacinst: how msgnihcently. despite fer.
soldiers and flerter newspaper men, we
compel peace, Did we not stop the Bal
kan connagration spreading. though every
enc has agreed for century that the
Balkans would set Europe a-siaughter
ing? How wise the world is growing!"
Foreign Minister Sazonoff has been
saying this about himself, Foreign Min
lister Sir Edward Grey says the same
thing about himself and Foreign Minister
Count Berchtold is about TO say the same
thing to the delegations. And now along
come the political philosophers. who vow
that this IS al humbuG.
-
The expected Armageddon u as avoided,
not by the wisdom OF the stupid diplo-
mats. but for q much weightier reasoIl-
because the armies don't want 10 night
The armies will never fight Willingly
again, because they are far too big, com
pIicated. bureaucrat icalIy organized. con-
Portable, brightly uniformed, nicely pen
stoned War henceforth will be fought
by small powers. barbarous powers, and
by powers with no armies worth men
t,ontng Where there are genuine, big,
euIendidIy organized, Iirst-clasS armies
there Will be no war. The armies are not
such fools.
Ire first clue to the discovery that
armies don't want to fight was given by
Russia's minister Of war, Sukhorulinoff,
who made the novel declaration that mill
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CROPE'S million
strong armies don't
ant to fight. That
is why there are
no great wars.
This is the new dis
coyery OF political
philosophers. and
thereby they aim
a nasty gibe at the
foreign offices. The
foreign offices Just
now are shaking
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fighting spirit are believed to be not in
dividual but mass psychological. Prus-
sian, Austrian and Russian officers are
pronounced to be as brave as ever. They
are always glad to escape from the rou-
tine of their own armies and to serve as
volunteers with Turks, Bulgarians or Ser
VANS But the collective spirit of great
armies is not militant. The Vienna mill
ure, as any social, political or military
machine grows In size and complications.
then In the same ratio does it lose its
desire to function Instead of desiring to
function. it evolves an instinct of self
preservation. To remain as it is, intact
and comfortable, becomes its primary
aim
War offices are under the domination of
political and social fear. They dread
that a great war would produce political
and social conditions which would do
away with armies altogether. Armies
exist today only because of the popular
belief that. burdensome as they are, they
are Indispensable for defense. This be-
lief is the foundation of vast vested in
terests: il keeps hundreds of generals
and inspectors in highly paid positions:
1t maintains 4 vast commissioned HER
archy and thousands Of pensioners, and
il feeds miscellaneous outside interests,
arms manufacturers, supply firms, in
ventors and others. All these interests,
from generals down to army bootmakers.
see that miitarism is already threatened
py lie sociai'St pioPasaiiud anu by tile
movement 10 replace standing armies with
militia forces of Swiss tyre. But the
threat from socialism is nothing compared
with the threat which would come from
a great war. 4 great war might over
whelm all the interests.
AS the Austrian colonel, Holke, admits,
1T is a gamble to say which side of the
two European alliances would win The
defeated side would have to face social
revolution: and II. as Is possible, neither
side won, the argument that armies
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:peciat Correspondence II TIE Star.
VIENNA, February 5, 1914.
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would spoil it. and. therefore. there must
be no nghting.
Sukhomlinoff's theory that militarism
is killing militancy has been much OF
late i'll the Austrian and German army
press. Militarism. it is admitted. Is
spreading. The typical continental great
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tancy-that is, the lighting Spirits the
very opposite of militarism-that is, the
army spirit. Sukhonlinoff of course, does
not say that Kussia's army won't fight
that would cost him his job. But in his
comments on lecture delivered to artil-
lery officers at wilma ne said much the
same thing He said that great DANCERS
for the lighting spirit lie III organization.
red tape, Journalism and bureaucratic
methods. all Indispensable things in the
mana sement Of an army machine like
Russias, which controls million and
a haf men.
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well organized army came into collision
with the ill-organized. militant enthusi-
asts of the French revolution.
The causes of the decline of the army
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Continued from Ninth Page. j
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The organizing spirit and the lighting
spirit are opposite, incompatible things.
The old Russian military spirit was the
fighting spirit. That led to the conquests
OF the eighteenth century and the bril-
liant campaigns of Suvoroff, greatest of
mere fighting men. This stage Is now
passing. The army which fought in Man
chura was admirably organized, but its
fighting spirit was weak. II was all or
ganization. The dangers of q modern
army is that it may fall victim TO It's
own perfection
This thesis was applied TO Turkey by
the lecturer, staff Officer Iiinskv. He
dated the downfall of Turkeys military
power to the day when the Turks tried
TO organize. They produced a staff OF
fairly well educated Clerk officers" who
kept regiinental accounts much better
than did the old Turks but who could
not and did not want to fight. The more
they reformed, the more helpless they
got The ili-organized Turks OF 1S77-1S
resisted for over a year the vast Russian
armies, but the 'GerrnaniZed'' army OF
1872 went down before handful of petty
states The Turks III 1912 did not want
to fight They have got Il Well organ
ICED corps of bourgeois, peaceful officers,
whose only aim is to draw their monthly
pay and to serve long enough for pen
sions. Europe's armies resemble them
in that the organization is an end in il
self 1t must not be spoiled. Fighting
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state is becoming. in all its relations,
merely branch OF the army.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-03-05
Are These Statements True?
From the Mexico Methodist. }

(From the Mexico Methodist
If every one tried to do, and did,
his part what would be the RESULT
Sunday schools all over the
district would be four times as
largely attended as they now are.
2-The pcws in all our churches
on Sunday would be filled full.
Many more souls would be
won for Christ than are now be
ing won.
1.-The money to pay presiding
elder, pastor, incidental and Bene-
violent Collections would all come
in promptly and not particle OF
strain on anyone.
5-The total three dollars per
member ISIS, OOO) for Central Col
lege Endowment would come in
right away.
Brother, you can answer for
ONE. What about yourselfl
Sister, same to you. Think,
Pray, Act.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-03-05
Look Over This List

K. f. French, j. w. Mcintyre,
G. B. Meffert, Haley Miller, Spar
rel Mccall, Leslie Faucet, ID. G..
Atkinson, T. H. Selb, S. p. En-
mons, j. r. Cross, j. l.. Baker, /.
X. Bried, Geo. Vogt, Henry Carl,
G. S. Garrett, w. j. Shores, Jr.,
f. f. Marlow-these are our
District Stewards and every one
of them member of the District
Conference to be held in Sturgeon
April 6-S.
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scribers or renewals for the Mes
sage:
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w. r. Thompson.
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w. !. Britt.
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