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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-12-16
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

CHARLES W. EMERY, Pastor
Sunday services for Dec. 10.
Classes at $3.50 a. m.
Morning worship at l0:30
Sunday School HAS a. m. Classes
for ell. Those who have no other Sun
day school home are invited to come
with as.
Junior League 800 p m For boys
and girls twelve years of age and under.
Epworth League $50 p. m.
Evening worship 30
The choir will furnish special music
both morning and evening.
Prayer meeting, Thursday, 7;30 p. m.
You will find cordial welcome at all
the services of this church. Strangers
in the city are especially invited.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-12-16
CHURCH NOTICES
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

w. ]. C. BOND. Pastor
Sunday services
1890 a. m, public worship.
HAS a. M, Sunday School.
$50 p. m, Christian Endeavor.
7:30 p. m, public worship
Weekly prayer meeting, Thursday
evening at 1880
Strangers always welcome.
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Climbers Tales.

MAYOR mitchell of New York told
AvA at the Plattsburg training camp q
mountain climb ng story.
They say" began Mayor Mitchell. as
he placed another log on the FIRE, that
fishermen are mendacious. but when a
man takes to climbing-then look out!
zone of our city officials spent a va
cation in Switzerland the summer be-
fore the war. 1t was his first expert
ence of mountaineering. I said to Q
mutual friend the other day:
There goes Smiff. Did Smif ever
tell you about the time he and his little
niece climbed a quarter of the way up
the Jungfrau without a guide?'
When did Sniff tell you THAR my
friend nter-questioned.
Just before the war; answered.
well said my friend. in the year
that has elapsed since then Smin has
climbed the rest of the way to the
Jungfrau's top with his little niece on
his back. he succored on the summit a
guide who had tainted in q snowstorm.
he resuscitated a party of six be-
numbed strangers on the way down
and piloted the entire crowd to a hot
meal. warm beds and an ovation at the
Jungfrau Palace Hotel. where a group
of frantic relatives were waiting"
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MANY Zowav@s Fought i'm the Civil War

regiment. maintains his reputation for
desperate bravery and bloodthirst.
A terrible story not long ago came
out of the battle region and which
concerned a Zouave. The story was
that an Algerian Zouave was picked
up desperately wounded by the Ger
mans and placed in a house with half
a dozen badly wounded Germans. The
Zouave managed with the stealth of the
cheetah. of his native wilds to stink in
the darkness from one wounded Ger
man to another and the guards were
too late to save a single man.
Another story from the battlef1elds.
and which was told In Paris, was as
follows: "A German column was adj
vancing to attack the forest of Brie,
defended by detachment of Zouaves
Our men (Zouaves), noticed that before
them the Germans forced Zouave
prisoner, and at the same time they
heard cries of stop firing For an in
slant our riflemen and the men in
charge of our machine guns hesitated-
But from the German ranks they heard
the voice of the Zouave prisoner, who
called 'shootr There then flashed from
the Zouave ranks q general discharge
of rifles and machine guns. This fire
laid low the Germans, and with them
fell the heroic soldier whose devotion
made 1t possible for his countrymen to
checkmate the rush of the enemy"
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waist with broad cummerbund. at the
lower end in leathern buskins. tney
have not fitted as skirmishers IKE
evasive will -the-wisp in streaks OF
golden sunshine and violet shadow.
In the course of time natives of Al
geria other than the Zouaves were re-
cruited into these organizations and
finally French volunteers and military
prisoners were put into them. During
these changes in personnel the distinc-
tive uniform was retained and SO also
was the designation 'Zouaves." There
are several regiments of these troops in
battle service in France today.
The barbaric Uniform of these Franco
African troops caught the public fancy
and the fame Of their terrific fighting
qualities spread over the world. Before
the opening of the civil war in the
United States several military COM
panies were organized in this country.
which, adopting the Zouave Uniform.
though substituting a red for the green
fez. called themselves Zouayes. Per-
haps the first of these organizations
was that drilled by Col. Ellsworth and
which travelled about the country CIV
ing exhibitions. Ellsworth raised his
Zouaves to the strength of a regiment
and that regiment gained much noto-
riety during the war, having early come
to Washington and having taken part
in the occupation of Alexandria in May.
1861 The killing of Col. Ellsworth by
Jackson, proprietor of the Marshall
House, on King street. and the killing
of jackson by one of Ellsworth's men
was one of the early sensational incl
dents of the war. A number Of other
organizations calling themselves Zouaves
took part in the civil war. and they all
upheld the Zouave reputation for dash
and bravery, and in a good many cases
for ferocity.
The Zouave in the French service.
whether he be truly a Kabyle Zouave
or a man Of another race In Zouave
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has dispensed with much skilled hand

has dispensed with much skilled hand
labor.
The steel for the barrel IL supplied
In round bars of about a foot in length
These bars are subjected to forging
or rolling. an operation which doubles
their original length and makes them
about the length of the finished article.
The bars have next to be bored and
rifed. Careful gauging Is necessary at
all stages of these delicate operations.
The rif1ing of the British service Lee
Enfield short rifle consists of series
of five spiral grooves cut to a depth OF
less than 1-15Oth of an inch on the in
ner surface of the barrel These
grooves are cut by a special riding ma
has to be exercised. The depth and
amount of twist given to the spiral
grooves must be very accurate. ana
careful examination is given to the nm
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Compulsory Volunteering.

cENATOR BEvERIDGE said the
~ other day in Washington:
1.-The English volunteer system. as 1t
is now conducted. reminds me of the
old story from Bolivia.
women in England today hand
white feathers to young men who
haven't volunteered. These young men
are booed in the streets and theaters.
A young Englishman out of uniform is
apt to be called a coward by every
pretty girl who passes.
Under these circumstances the Eng
lish volunteer system reminds me of
the Bolivian general who set out on a
recruiting expedition. He wanted vol
unteers to put down a rebellion. Well.
after he had been gone about a week
he sent the war Office this telegram:
warding by steamer $50 volunteers.
Please return the handcuffs.'
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H1HE word "Zouave" has appeared
at rather infrequent intervals in
q the war news from Europe, but
when it does come under the eyes of
American readers 1t recalls memories
of baggy, red trousers. short and heav-
lily braided jackets and red fezes, each
with a. tassel. The Zouave in his fe-
rocious uniform has usually been
looked upon as a ferocious fighter and
many of them have been fighters of that
kind. There are a good many points
of interest in the story of the Zouave.
When France, a good many years
ago, decided upon a policy of recruiting
a native military force in her colonies
of Algeria and Tunisia, the first of
those natives which she organized I'M
der her colors were enlisted out of an
Algerian sub-tribe of the Kabyes
called Zouaves, or as it was usually
spelled by the French at that time
"Zaououves." The date of the organi-
cation of these was 1880, very little
while after the conquest of Algeria by
France. They were desperate men and
the command into which they were
formed soon became famous for des-
perate courage and they also estab-
lished for themselves something of
reputation for bloodthirstiness and
propensity for pillage.
Charles Wellington Furlong. fellow
of the Royal Geographic Society. who
has made a serious study of the Afri-
can peoples Incorporated in the French
colonial forces, has written of the
Zouaves:
'"They are fre-eaters all. a rather
short-statured, broad shouldered, deep
chested, bull-necked, picked lot. There
is hardly a hill of the Algerian atlas
that has not borne witness to their
agility, endurance and wonderful fight
ing ability: few valleys in which they
have not bivouacked and scarcely
wood copse of corkwood or Algerian
oasis through which. in their pictur-
esque green turbans, blue jackets and
red oriental trousers. bound at the
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port is overlooking with money. The
moving picture houses are running
fourteen hours a day. thousands of
workmen joy ride to and from their
work in the thousand jitneys that have
been licensed during the past six
months. And when anybody comes
along and suggests a strike the men
seem to jump at the excuse of laying
OF work for a few days. 1t gives
their surplus cash.
The extraordinary rush Of workers to
Bridgeport has resulted in deficiency
in housing accommodations and lodg-
ings. So acute are the conditions that
travelling statesmen have been compelled
to walk the streets at night or pur-
chase tickets that they might seek
shelter In the railroad station. One
night recently it was estimated that
900 well-to-do persons were bedless in
the city, with no available accommoda-
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They look at it carefully at the time
1t enters the washing machine and
when 1t comes out. After this my
counters go over 1t. BY this time. you
may be sure any counterfeit is discov-
cred.
ut is a remarkable entertainment to
watch the sixty expert counters. who
average 10000 notes daily, run lightly
through a bunch of bills and stop short
suddenly when they come to counter
felt in their hands. They identify these
notes. almost perfect as they often are.
by the feel of the paper. Under their
trained vigilance counterfeits seldom
get as far as the laundry"
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Tricks of Trades.

zen. Leonard Wood said at lunch.
VI con at Plattsburg:
THE German officer is very highly
trained. He has an abundance of tech
meal knowledge. He knows lot OF
tricks.
Hes as full of tricks as the farmer
who said:
e Never auction of field Of grain
except in windy weather
80 And why not, pray?' asked a city
chap.
:" Gee, you're green. young fellow
said the farmer. Don't you know that
when grains wavin gin the wind 1t
looks ever SO much thicker? Because.
you know. you see the same head three
or four times over"
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number of rollers in a tank of soapy
,uds which cleanses and sterlizes them.
Then they pass through rinsing water.
iron them.
They drop out at the end of the course
into the hands Of a girl, who scrutinizes
each bill to determine whether it is fit
to be sent out into circulation. AS she
assert the bills she stacks those which
she considers perfect into piles ready
for the expert counters. When the
counts are verified the laundered bills
are made into packages containing
1000 of one denomination and kind. and
sealed for redistribution among the
banks.
Miss Thomas has supervision of all
this work. She has six women working
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pay rolls and who must handle thou
sands of dollars to fill many pay en-
velopes- These men tell us that the
washed bills do not stick together as
do the others and can be more readily
counted out.
Our laundry machines have been in
operation for three years. but 1t is
not yet generally known that the
Treasury Department owns any such
equipment. The machine was used
first at the bureau Of engraving and
printing. where Mr.. Berger Smith. Its
inventor. kept 1t in an experimental
stage for two years. It has withstood
a great amount prejudice from
many people connected with this work.
"Since installing the machines-we
have four in use-we have gradually
grown in favor In the redemption di-
vision. Our special room, for which
we have no Understanding name
than the laundry is quite an institu-
ton by itself. with a. special force of
counters and operators.
Situated with the other Offices of
this division in the basement of the
where sightseers may not trespass. We
are one of the Innovations of the
Treasury Department little known to
the general public.
But people have an opportunity to
see our laundry in operation at the
San Francisco exposition" declared
Miss Thomas, for we have sent
machine out there with operators to
demonstrate 1t.
Besides the four machines which we
regularly run In Washington. we have
installed others in the subtreasuries of
the big cities. Philadelphia has one,
New York four. Boston one and Chicago
two.
II was sent by the department to Chi
cago to supervise the installation of
the machines in the subtreasury there
and to set them in good running order"
\ These laundries cover a floor space OF
about four square yards and are COM
bination washers and ironers. Two
girls work at a machine. which Is oper-
ated by electricity. One feeds the dirty
money to the washer and the other
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THE POWDER MAGAZINES, AND
POWDER CARS BEING UNLOADED.

THE POWDER MAGAZINES, AND
POWDER CARS BEING UNLOADED.
ished barrel by experts to see that this
is SO.
Each barrel is now assembled with
the particular bolt Containing the
striker which operates against the per-
cussion cap Of the cartridgel with
which it is to be used on the COM
pleted rifle. and the combination has
that the barrel and bolt when locked
in position for firing can safely stand
the force of the explosion of the ordt-
nary service ammunition special
proof cartridge giving abnormally high
pressures is employed. A proof mark
is given the barrel and bolt when this
test is satisfactorily passed.
The sights of the rifle have now to
be adjusted. The fore sight consists
of a simple little plate fitted into block
which is brazed on the barrel. The
back sight, arranged on hinge and
marked in distances by gradattons,
each representing twenty-five yards,
can be so adjusted as to give the nee
essary elevation required for the rine
to shoot at given range II Is also
possible to adjust the sight lateraily
to correct for the effect OF wind on the
bullet
the barrel is then placed in sight
testing machine. This is to ascertain
whether the gradations on the back
sight give the correct elevations to the
barrel when used for firing at various
ranges.
usually made of walnut. The wood Is
supplied by contractors. roughly cut
to the form of the finished product
After being examined and passed these
stocks should be kept for about three
years to season before being used. All
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chief as dirty as some of the bills they
carry I am sure they would feel dis
graced. Just as long as it may be
spent nobody cares about it's cleanli-
ness
1--WE get such filthy money from the
south and west that Outlines l think
it must surely be infected. Yet have
never heard of anybody here in our
Office taking a disease from handling
it. Perhaps the strong acid in the ink
as a dis'nfectant.
by this practice of redeeming money
by washing it we also have an extra
means of checking up on the counter
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started, she. as one Of the best counters
of the division, was chosen to SUPER
wise the work.
81 y
Miss Thomas was transferred from the
bureau. of engraving and printing.
where she first worked, to the issue
division of the Treasury. She holds the
distinction of having handled $75.000.-
900 in one day in $4,000 and $4,000
bills.
Some people," she said. in discussing
the work of her division. ARE amazed
when they learn that We destroy the
old worn out money. They do not I'M
derstand that the government reissues
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feiters. Our expert counters spot
counterfeits as soon as they are sent
in with the government money from
the banks They pass these bills along
to the secret service detectives, VINO
usually never fail to trace them to
their makers.
"A counterfeit hasn't a chance to
escape us. From the time the banks
packages are opened by. the counters
to be verified. to the time 1t leaves
this division finally. it is watched by
expert eyes. When the washable money
is separated from the rest and Is
turned over to me to put through the
laundry I give 1t to the operators
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G61O)
7 WASHING soiled paper
money we save the gov
eminent $500 every day."
said Miss Annie E Thomas.

% wv money we save the gov
i'm eminent $500 every day."
~ said Miss Annie E. Thomas.
in charge Of the laundry" of the re-
demption division of the United States
Treasury.
Dirty money-literally the filthy
lucre of the country-comes to US
daily from banks all over tho United
States to be redeemed. Formerly all
of this money was destroyed and new
was issued In its place. Now we take
the least soiled and worn bills and put
them through the laundry to be
washed and ironed. These are almost
as good az new and are redistributed
with the crisp notes which come from
the bureau Of engraving and printing.
we launder about IS. 900 bills daily
and call this good days washing. 1t
costs 30 cents to wash 100 dirty notes
and $3.50 to print the same number.
Through the laundry we save 500 on
100 notes. Washing. as we do. an av-
eraxe Of $4,000 bills a day. of which
many are not At to send out again.
we estimate that our saving amounts
to at least $500. This represents quite
an item at the end OF the year.
I'VE wash 10 per cent Of all the
money that comes to be redeemed.
Nothing higher than a twenty-dollar
bill goes through the washing ma
chine The small bills are in constant
circulation and wear out rapidly. SO
they have to be reissued more fire.
quently than those of high denomina-
ton. Bills OF high value are never
lanndered.
Public opinion in banking circles Is
divided" Miss Thomas explained. ION
this subject of Iaundered money. Some
of our banks desire new money and
stipulate that they will not accept any
other. while many banks request the
washed bills. saying that they are
softer than the others and are easier
to handle.
we have received this testimonial
especially from men who have long
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Organizing
~ Millions Rifles Shells Billions
From the Allies Claimed Aggregate $16oOOO Worlds Largest Small
Workers. Protected by Babed Wire and Armed Guards Will Soon
Whole Army Factory Hands.
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t, Conn.,, Known as Essen Of New World

the visible supply Of seasoned walnut
having been already used up. the rem
inston people have been forced Tore
sort to other hard woods.
When all the parts-and there are
over one hundred Of them-of the rine
are finally assembled the completeo
weapon has to undergo very severe
tests before being passed Tor service.
Firing tests are carried out IN me
chanical rest. which serves TO nold the
rifle firmly In any desired position;
At a range Of 100 feet nve ROUNDS Q.
service ammunition are nred from
every rife. Four of these rounds must
strike on a vertical target within q
rectangle measuring one inch wide anu
one and a half inches high. Should the
rife not be capable OF doing this II 10
of rifles 10 per cent are also nred AZ
s0o-yard range. Nine rounds out Of
ten must strike within a circle Of two
feet diameter at that range.
Other tests to which the rihe IL SUD
jected are designed to make sure that
the weapon will b capable Of under
going the rough usage which " fnsep-
arabic from active service. The rust
test is carried out as follows: BY
cleaning with soda water all grease or
oily matter is removed from the rifle.
The barrel is then filled with a satur-
ated solution of sal ammoniac and al
lowed to stand in a humid atmosphere
for about fifty hours. The amount or
rust which has accrued by that time
must not be sufficient to have any Sc
rious effect upon the efficient working
of the rifle.
The dust test is perhaps even more
drastic. With the breech block closed
and the magazine empty. the rife 10 ex-
posed to a blast of fine sand for two
minutes. After the removal of any
sand which has found a Judgment. by
means Of tapping on the ground. blow
ing with the mouth or wiping with the
hands. the mechanism must operate
properly or IL Is rejected. This test 10
repeated with the magazine filled with
cartridges.
VIII all this big war business be per-
manent? Bridgeport thinks that much
of 1t undoubtedly will last. A Bridge
port banker said:
Belgium has in the past supplied the
greater part Of Europe's needs in small
arms. Her plants are now crippled
and her organizations hopelessly dis
banded. Germany has supplied a ire
mendous amount of ammunition to
France. England, Italy and Belgium in
the past. This country will be called
upon to ship millions in rifles, pistols,
shrapnel and explosive shells and 9TH
er ammunition for years after the con-
clusion Of the war to restock the arsenals
abroad.
by the time this war Is over we
shall have the largest capacity of any
country on earth for war munitions
We shall have an organization thot will
surprise even ourselves. We shall be
able to compete in Europe. ard Will re-
ceive orders from the other side for an
indefinite period"
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AdlSS ANNIE E. THOMAS of the Redemption Division of the
'A United States Treasury Tells How the Bills Are Given
Thorough Westinghouse Literally Filthy Is Made Clean Is
Not Only Washed But Also oned-An Average of S. 600 Bills
Handled Daiy-Checking Up the Counterfeiters.
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metal of first quality, able to with
stand the high pressures exerted by
the gas evolved from the cartridge. 1t
has also to resist the erosive nature
of. these gases, which are of such an
extremely high temperature that they
would completely wash away the
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when the rifle is in use are made of
high carbon steel; such parts for ex-
ample. as the bolt cooking piece. Parts
of secondary Importance not subjected
to severe wearing action are made Of
mild steel.
The rife barrel must be made of
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grooves of rifing of barrel made of
inferior steel.
The making of a good rife is not
easy. The modern process of manu-
facture has, however. been simplified
from that of an earlier generation by
the introduction of machinery which
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material. The quality of the steel used
Is Of prime Importance.
There are many component metal
parts in a rifle. and, according to the
work required. they are made Of mild
or high carbon steel. Those parts
which are subjected to wear and strain