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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23

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days among the vtne-covered tombs
and trace out history, for perhaps mo-
whereseise in the world are the tombs
OF SO many great men clustered to-
sether.
The sarcophaSus Of General MeiEs
always attracts attention The beau
ttful monument in memory OF Captain
Nathan Sargent, o S. N. which repre-
sents the Angel OF Peace with the olive
branch n her hand as the dsurehead
OF boa- Is one OF the most artistic
works Of art IN the cemetery. The
Chinese coffin shaped tomb OF Captain
John williams. U S.-M- c.. who died
IN Florida in 1872, IS the unique tomb
OF the, cemetery. The tomb 30 the
Unknown dead whose bones were
gathered fromFfhe field at Bull Run.
the Temple of Fame. the Sheridan
Tomb. thepPorter Mound. and many
Others are TOO well known TO need
description here.
The Crook nonunene, erected IN
memory of General George G. Crook.
the noted ndghter.tells the story
IN bronze of the surrender OF the
Apache Indians under Chief Geronimo
to General Crook In 1Ssa-T The figures
are. excellent portratts of the men who
took part1n the surrender 6the face
OF. General ChaHeeaaq SGeronimo be
ing exceptionally hne1 and Is REGARDED
as one OF the best rnopuInents IN the
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Mar Twain,s Joke.

This led the late. Mark Twain TO re-
mark while visiting the Naval Acad-
envy that the proper way TO Keep
ones sweetheart Is IN q close (elothes3
press The rooms In Bancroft Han.
where the dormieories are located. are
built in suites OF three rooms AND q
bath Two men occupy each suite:
hatvinE separate BEDROOMS. The third Hl
room Is study room. The suites OF
the first class are the largest while
those OF the fourth classInen. known
as "pIebes.- are the smallest Z. -
Life Not One of Ease
Ike at the Naval Academy Is. mot
one of ease for when the six o'clock
gun Is fred the MILDLY must Use
Then comes formation and =breatfast
and listening TO prayers. after which
he goes back to his room TO put II in
order for Inspection Recitattons be-
gin a. eight O'Clock. and from that
time untn twelve-thirty he is either
studying or attending recitationA Then
comes the dinner formation. where Or
ders are read. One-thirysdnds him
again at recitation. and at four o'clock
drills begin-artillery. infantry. sea-
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drst time In Frankfort. Kentucky at
the dedtcatlon OF the monument SET
ap to che memory OF the men who 1eh
In the Mexican campaign 1t has since
become one of the famous war poems
OF the world Tie remains OF Coionef
o,Harc lie IN the Mexican War sec
ton OF the cemetery
The main entrance IS from the
lower road on the east OF the man
SION tnrough what Is known as%fne
Sheridan Gate-an imposing structure
thanked on each side by two Imposing
:colonnns which once stood atGthe War
once In Washington When this
building was reconstructed In April.
1879, the pillars were traasferredcto
Arlington and set up at this point,
Farther down Is another entrance
rarely used. known as the MCCLELLAN
iGate-a handsome portal built OF red
sandstone and named In honor OF the
:dru 7conmander Of the Army OF the
Potomac. Two of the six War Once
columns form the Ord and Weitzel
Gate which opens into what Is known
as the Lower. Cemetery 49,
Splendid Memorials.
me officers. section is h.led with
nonume staple and others
ielabora1e. and one might wanderafor
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man Is graduated as an ensign
He Is subjected to a rigid mental
examination IN reading. writing. spell
ing. punctuation. grammar. geosra-
ply. history Of the United States. his
tory OF the world, arithmetic. algebra
and geometry. a deficiency In any
one Of these subjects may result in
his rejection. as no candidate viii be
admitted unless IN the opinion OF the
Academic Board he shows the requisite
mental qualification He must also be
perfect IN health. for his physical test
is even more cxacting than the mem
tai one.
Few luxur1es are allowed the future
admtraIs at the Academy Their
rooms are furnished In the simplest
style-an iron bed. a bookcase. a
cupboard. a wash stand. study Ia
bic and chair go to make up the
Furnishings. The floor Is bare exceps
fora seventy cent rug which Is one
Of the expenses included IN the en-
trance equipment. The walls are bare
as well. and Il the MILDLY has a pic
ture OF the girl he LETT behind him II
must Sc lacked up inside his cup
board.
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COLOR. CGzz2DRZT
AnInt1mate Story Of the Life ola Mldshipman From
the Time He Enters the q. S. Naval Academy
Until He Is Graduated Full Pledged
Officer Of Our Great Navy.

at anchor, IL necessary. The waters
afford sea room for. the uaidsh:pmenss
practice with their cutters launches
and small boats under oars, as well
as Tor gun practice on the ships
starred I'm 1945.
The site was selected IN 1885 dur
Ing the administration OF President
James K Polk. when George Ban
croft was the Secretary OF the Navy
It was a small affair for the country
was still young and the navy consisted
Of few inferior ships In January.
1876. four months after the school
opened. rhirty-six nidshipmen who
had begun q sort OF hapnazSrd study
of che duties OF an ofdcer on the df-
terenr ships were preparing for ex-
animation FOR promotion
An candidates rust be at the time
CT their examination Tor admission be-
tween the ages of sixteen and twenty
years Az present the course Il four
years. at the close OF which the younx
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COMPARATIVELY few A,neri-
cans except those especially In
u, -erested In navy matters. have
~ anything but q superficial Idea.
Of the real making OF naval officer,
OF the rigid training and ha-d study
q young man must undergo before he
Is graduated as an oncer in tho
Cn4ted States Navy
The United STATES Naval Academy.
where the omcers OF our sea-ngheins
machines are educated. Is Iocased on
the banks OF the Severn river about
two miles from Chesapeake Bay and
adjoining the corporate limits OF Ar
napolis. AdaryIand,s historic capital
The area OF the grounds. including
Fort Madison and the Government
farm, comprises about two hundred
acres, three sides OF which face the
wa.er. and from its front miles upon
-IfNa :of naysTabIe waters stretch out
beso-e ones v1ew-waters where The
entire United States Navy could ride
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snanshap or boats under oars. steam
launches or cutters under SAIL Dur
ing the winter months many OF the
drills. are had indoors Lessons IN
rope splicing; take place In the. sea-
manshlp building. Setting up eSer-5
cfses and the Swedish movements are
ta1ksr TO strensthenth the BODY Target
practice Is held at the gun sheds on
the river front by the use OF Morris
tubes and .dotters. Loading machines
are used and the nidshipmen ,sBoon
become proficient In this. Submarine
drills. torpedo firing and the laying
OF mines are also studied. Target
practice on st1pboard is held At the
close OF the summer cruise
Genuine manual labor. too. plays
part IN the naval odicer's education.
Tor besides the drills and regular
couese OF study, which. includes Two
modern languages as well as English.
Internatonai law and tactics. he must
learn the art Of boiler EnalStnE. become
an expert na.chtntse. blacksmith and
a. pattern maker. He must also un-
1derstaud the new turbine engines.
learn wireless telesraphy. be an ex-
pert draughtsuan and a chemist 1fE
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cemetery.

cemetery. ~
wang etyerv tomb IN the officers.
s.>,.,<e,, q. i,,terestinr the most impress
- $50 800 Of the cemetev Is what is
80 ,ael..11- - e. seIdr OF dead IN the
$3.50. sac1iont There long rows OF
y ,,.,.ita s+o,es stretch out in endless
mes mes . toE .e,dier. Who wore the
Teen ehooss. $500 ss FOR thefr long
oiue s..S,sss 1,,,icJ, marx the
steep. ~ ~. simple pattern
graves ces,arnI,ent in 1872
adopted by en9 1900, .s, rhey are
for an >arlo ea1 - Sas+ anan ON
set up IN . rows - - ~ soldier his
each IS me nam nnmber nv which he Is
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of the week as only the outgoing claas
are permitted to dance. each uetanef
selecting his fair partner.
The class Is graduated on rtdays
of June Week and the farewen ban =;
held that night The graduates. vyno
Desome Enstgns, upon reeeiytnE Their:
diplomas. go 70 their homes ZOE
mouths vacation before they are.sas.-s
signed 70. the ships. The other feSs
cIasses start on their annual scruteoe
IT This tts wear the cruise win be through
the Panana Canal to San Franctscos
where the rn1ddies Will enjoy the Pnn-s
ama-Pacfac Exposieion and ys1l1 nes an an
added affaetfon-to7- sEeaf
During the cruise the unids1ipn1eD
take their turn IN an work on ahip-s
board. even IN the 1resroom- thss
end Of the voyage. August seth. trey
are given a. MONTHS holiday. anA on
october 1st the grind begins onee
And 50 IKE sces on at7the Aeadeuy
year after-year.
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6Ye-Eh1fty IN E00.SVeL14nS f%A1S S,s0SAeS
and drills 0fIther day are over, with;
TIE exception of Wednesdays and Sat
urdays. which are known as short
days.. when study ceases at four
O'clock The time between the ces-
sation OF drills and supper belongs
to the MILDLY, and IL he IS a member
of any Of the various athletic teams
he usually puts in the recreation Pc
Rod pracricfnE with them Lacrosse.
baseball. football. wrestling. fencing.
swimming. track. crew and tennis are
the athletic sports. There Is also a
rife team which ranks high IN eS-'
pert shooting
In order to belong to any OF these
voluntary athletics the nnidshfpman
must keep up with his class, for-while
those n authority ats thesAcademSsen-
courage athletics they do not allow
them TO detract from study Supper
is served at seven o'clock. and by
eight the nfdshipman Is back in his
room for an hour ard a half bone
ms as they term study At nine
thirty a gun Is fred and Tor the next
half hour tie naiddies may visit each
others rooms. At ten-thtreys the lights
60 out. and q few minutes laterzthe
ohcers make their rounds to see, that
an the young uensare in bed.
june Week
June Week and Graduation Day are
+he great events In Naval Academy
life. as the social affairs during the
year consist of hops and visits TO
friends in Annapolis. During June
week the historic old town Is crowd
ed with visitors and everybody takes
the .oldest families.
do not hesitate to take .paytng guestss
an parts OF the country Join hands
to- make the event a gala occasion.
The exercises consist OF exhibitor
dri1Is In seamanship. infantry, artt.-
lery and gunner Theresis the pres
entation OF medals atdress parade
md toward .the end ofzthe week there
Is a daSspresentat:on to the Company
which has won the honor of carrying
the nag during cominE: yeaI and.
a young lady Is selected by the Cap
tain Of the ratiHng Company to pre-
sent the nag. This ceremony usually
draws large crowd and the fortunate
girl Is the envy OF all her friends The,
.-class german IS danced on the niShta
before graduadon and IS the .afka1r,
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to send twenty-five French and English
prisoners from Constsntinople to be
housed in Gallipoli. where they subsistsd
for six days at the expense Of Hoffman
Phillip. secretary Of the American EN-
basey. who accompanied them officially
A feature Of Chanak is the collection
OF cats living in the Street OF the Lame
Camel They were gathered from vari-
Gus destroyed houses by a kind hearted
Turk, who now feeds them
Chanak IL only the shell OF . city. Be
yond the white houses that line the sea-
front there IL nothing, except in the d.
rection of Kilid Bahr from which It IS
separated by only few hundred yards
Of water. Only when the visitor actually
sees this narrow passage. swept by over
fifty eight-inch guns mounted thirty feet
above the water, does the difficulty Of
attempting TO force It become clear
Every inch Of the surface Of the water
is plotted on the artillery maps in the
forts. and It needs but an instant's cal
culation TO get the exact range Of any
ships entering the zone.
Two thousand shells per hour fell in
Chanak during one OF the bombardments
by the British fleet. but the casualties in
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HOLLAND A HAVEN
FOR THE SMUGGLER
Regular System for Beating Govern
ment and TOrtures Will Not Make
Men Disclose Secrets.
MANY DEALERS ARE KILLED

Correspondence OF The Associated Press)
ROTTERDAM. The Netherlands, June
i2-The romantic snuggler waiting for
A dark night to run his lugger ashore in
a cove. and then bury his bales and bar
reIs in the sand. has disappeared. but the
trade still flourishes and probably brings
more profit than ever. especially Just now
IN Holland. The modern smuggler here,
however. Is chiefly interested in getting
contrahand out Of the country. rather
than bringing il In.
A visitor to an up-to-date smugglers
den. OF which a-number exist in the center
Of Rotterdam. would probably find a
mtddle-aEed cIerkly German dressed I'm a
weil-c1t business suit st a desk. In front
Of him small heaps Of spices. grain OF
VARIOUS species, oilcake and raw rubber
ana samples bottles Of burning and lubri-
eating oils From time TO time the snug
gier chief takes the telephone receiver
down. calls a number and bargains In
terse phrases over the prices Of job lots
Of the articles samrles Of which lie be-
fore him. sent for his approval by mer-
chants and dealers who held stocks more
or less extensive before the new and
strict government regulations calling for
an inventory WeTo lhShtus
The shrewd smuEEIer Chief.
Then follow other telephone calls on
shippers or their shippers. The SNUG
gIer chief is trying TO arrange for the
transport 81 his Illicit exports across tho
border line. into Germany or Belgium.
Freights for this trade are. high and the
srnuggler's efforts are directed towad
beating down the shipper TO as low a
figure as possible; but the shipper holds
out, for he knows smuggied goods bring
high rates when safely brought TO their
destination.
Torture would not force the smugglers
TO disclose the methods by which they
manage to forward the contraband be-
yond the closely guarded frontier. IL Ia
hinted. however, that many railroad carr
ostensibly conveying freight from Holland
to Denmark and from Denmark TO Hol
land are mysteriously uncoupied and dis
appear while passing over the intervening
German territory.
Released AFTER CarRoes UnlOaded.
Dutch fishing boats, too. are Otter
seized off the coast by German patro
boats and taken into German ports
whence they are released after their car
goes have been unloaded to the eviden
satisfaction of the shippers. Dozens o
Rhine lighters pass daily up and dow
tho river whose course runs through
Germany and Holland. and OCCASIONAL!
one Is held up because of the preseno'
Of illicit cargo; but II Is possible that 70
each enc stopped a number Of others pas
muster with forbidden goods on boart
and are received with welcome by thu
German authorities.
From numerous points along tb'
frontier. closely guarded though II lie b,
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Dutch troops, come reports of cattle and
horses being driven across into German
territory where the lines Of sentinels
are thin or woods prevent a clear view.
The gains 10 be secured by the running
Of contraband are 30 tempting that the
efforts Of the authorities have been rem
dered futile. Practically half the Dutch
troops now modified are engaged In
guarding the frontiers. not against for
eigners, but against Dutchmen trying to
pass coutraband. II is difficult however,
TO guard every yard OF the border-line
and II the attention OF a sentry can be
distracted for only a few minutes this
gives the willy smuggler his chance to
get across with his goods.
Rewards for Soldiers.
The Dutch solder. himself until re-
Gently a civilian, naturally dislikes
shooting at his own countrymen, even
when they are observed in the act of
evading the law. The government has.
therefore. been compelled TO offer soma
inducement 10 augment this alertness in
putting a stop TO this profitable trade.
whose success brings the government
into many difficulties with the bellig-
erGnt powers. who accuse the Dutch OF
acts not In accord with strict neutrality,
A reward amounting TO 10 per cent OF
the value OF goods seized in illegal
transit IL now offered 10 the soldiers
and this has had such effect on their
watohfulneEs that captures of smugglerS
ERE becoming more frequent daily.
IN anuapoI o~raoIopa racoVfIv .oYdfo -
have shot and killed smugklers who
have defied their summons TO halt while
engaged in contraband running. One
soldier is reported to have received $40
as his share OF the reward for stoppins
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MANY MORE LUNATICS TO
BE RESULT OF BIG WAR

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.)
LONDON. June s.--slr James Crichton-
Browne, who stands in tho forefront OF
English authorities on mental and ner-
vous diseases says that one of the sad
dest results Of the war will be n great
increase In the number OF lunatics.
Addressing tho annual meeting Of the
Asylum Workers association, he said;
Much OF the aftermath OF war will find
les way into asylums. The enormous
number Of cranial injuries will undoubt-
edly lead 70 much mental impairment.
The large number OF cases OF shock to
the nerves and overstrain will cause
much neurasthenia and other disorders.
There has been throughout the whole
country immeasurable sorrow and be-
reavement which In many cases will
deepen into morbid melancholy"
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AVIATOR MENTIONED FOR
HIS MOST DARING DEEDS

Correspondence Of the Associated Press)
PARIS. June 10-Etienne Bunau-va-
rilla, the son CT Philippe Bunau-Varilla.
has been cited in the orders OF the day
for his daring work as an aviator and
awarded the military medal. He dis
tinguished himself especially in the
Champagne country by his audacity ano
skill under difficult circumstances. At
mospheric difficulties exposed him re-
peatedly to great danger and his ma
chine was struck many times by bulleu
and fragments OF shell.
Monsieur BunAu-Varilla, the father, is
a major in the engineers attached to the
staff of an army corps on the fighting
line.
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CHINA WOULD SAVE OLD
BUILDINGS FROM VANDALS

Correspondence OF the Associated Press,)
PICKING. June 1O.-President Yuan-shi-
Kai has received petition from the gov
ernor Of Shensl for authorization TO pro-
coed with repairs on the decaying mauso-
leums Of the Chow dynasty which are 10
Gated In Hsienyans district of that prov
ince These edifices epitomize styles OF
Chinese architecture OF thousands OF
years ago in addition to preserving the
tablets of rulers and sages OF ancient
times. and II is desired to save them.
both from vandalism and the destruction
by the elements.
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TURKS FEAR The SUBSEAS
But in Spite of This They Continue
to Send Out Vessels Loaded
with Ammunition.
STRAIT STRONGLY ARMEl

Correspondence Of the Associated Press }
CONSTANTINOPLE, June 24-Turkish
steamers still run up the Sea Of Mar
mora from Constantinople to Gallipoli
and Chanak notwithstanding the activ-
ity Of the British submarines. Their
cargo is mainly war stores and NUM-
lions. and anyone who wishes 10 ship as
passenger. whether he be Turk or alien,
must have official permission TO make
the trip.
The fear Of submarines is very strong
among the Turkish sailors. and the
steamers bound for the fighting zone slip
away from their docks at odd hours. gen
orally midnight or later with squad If
shsrpshooters. twelve or more in num-
Der. stationed along the rail on both
sides of the boat rifles in hand, strain
ing their eyes out over the waters in
search of the enemy. The Sea OF Mar
mora has many porpoises, and TO the
excited imagination every porpoise seems
a submarine. So the firing lie frequent.
The crack Of the rifles tends TO stoady
the nerves, however. 80 that by the time
the real danger zone comes into sight
lions
the soldiers are quite Indifferent to dan
ger, and lounge about the deck with ut
ter contempt for the underwater enemy.
/ a little out Of Constantinople the
steamers pass the big powder works,
which even in the blackness Of night
present a scene OF modern war. Eight
towering chimneys belch forth smoke
and flame, and the glare OF the lighted
windows tell Of the struggle going on to
keep peace with the demand for muni-
Ten hours from Constantinople finds
the ship in the broadcast part Of the Sea
Of Marmora, and few hours later, the
peninsula of Gallipoli begins to draw
near.
This section Of the country IL far from,
desolate. Every acre Is cultivated. Roads
wind in and out along the shore, and
windmills crown the crest OF the ridge
of Gallipoli Wherever the sea pushes
into the land to form a bay, there is q
little town. busy and prosperous in 4
Turkish manner OF speaking. In ever
case the salient feature lie a sly-pierclnl
minaret At fixed points along the road
white tented military camps squa
against the green landscape.
At Gallipoli a curious feature il pro
vided by large black and white sign
boards erected here and thers over man,
Of the buildings OF the town. These ar
to Indicate neutral property. How tn
owners hope that the gun-pointers 0
the ships in the Gulf of saros. man,
miles away behind the hills, can see thes
signs is not explained.
Prisoners to Protect Town.
The fact that several important struc
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QUITS RATHER THAN TO
HELP MANUFACTURE ARMS

Correspondence of the Associated Press.)
LONDON, June 1o.--w. r. Moore. head
OF the large gasoline manufacturing COM
pany Peters Limited" has resigned
from all connection with the firm be-
cause the directors voted to place their
plant at the disposal Of the government
for the manufacture OF munitions. Mr..
Moore's letter Of resignation says:
Deep religious convictions will not al
low me willingly 20 take part in the
manufacture of munitions and should
not have become associated with the
company had 1 thought that any such
contingency would arise. AS IL has
arisen there Is one course open to me,
and resign therefore my position as
chairman and director Of the company. y
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-07-01
GERMAN IS NOT A POPULAR
LANGUAGE IN LONDON NOW

Correspondence Of the Associated Press)
LONDON. June 22-The whole OF
Greater London. with Its population OF
over 100000. has produced only eighteen
students who wish to study German at
the special summer sessions OF the free
schools. which open this month.
The educational authorities were pre-
pared to open classes In German in thirty
three districts of the city. but one class
will suffice for all the applicants. For
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-07-01

the forts were only twenty-six killed spd
fifty wounded The 'damabe 70 the forti
was not serious. This Is proof enough
that the problem OF attacking land forti-
fications with ships. even when they ara
armed with the most powerful guns. still
leave a heavy margin Of advantage with
the forts.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-07-01

the study Of French there were applica-
lions from LOO students. One hundred
students are to take the study Of Rus
sian.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-07-01

Prisoners to Protect Town.
The fact that several important struc-
lures here were hit by those skyrocket-
ing English shells impelled Enver Pasha
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-07-01

a large parcel OF struggled goods just
as It was about to be taken across the
border.