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forces and which must. therefore. he
implanted in the hearts of our youth.
The object of our proposed training
is to develop the growing youths of
Germany into characters of upri ghtness
and loyalty. fill them with the JOY OF
bearing arms and make of them men
who are proud of their German father
land and prepared Al all times to defend
its honor.
In France. upward of 500. 900 school
boys are under military guidance. Tho
minister OF public instruction. il is
planned. Is to cooperate with The min
lister OF war. ana from the ranks Of the
young the republic plans Ia rebuild her
army after peace has been restored. III
Russia similar plans are under consid-
GRAFTON For thv r-St tim" in man,
decades the mptiou from serNic"
in the field which has been extended
by the ear government to all uuiver-
sity students. and even 10 those in see
ondary schools. has been Withdra n.
and these classes have been put INTO
training for future service in the
ranks
copyright. 1915. by curtis Bn,wn1
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,ccial Correspondence of The s,a7.

LONDON. January IS. 1915
@HoULD the United States decide 10
take To heart the recent words OF
~ President Wilson and to inaugu-
W rate "a system by which every
citizen volunteering may be made ia
r,liliar with the use of modern arms.
perhaps no better first step could be
taken than by creating. in connection
with our colleges and universities, an
American counterpart OF a volunteer or
ganization in this country, which, oriGi =
Mating in peace times. has, in the pres
.n; crisis proved invaluable, eliciting.
or the etficiency of its members the
high praise of the late Lord Roberts
himself. Of course. an advocate of COM
puisory military service and which. up
TO the present, has contributed over
10000 officers TO the British army
This organiza ton is the so-called 20,
/ G or Otticers' Training Corps.
which exists. as its name implies. 70 pro-
vide cificers for the British army Ii
NAV practically be said To he the crea =
tipn oc In. present lord chancellor NiS-
cunt Haidane, during his historic and
now mus n discussed administration of
he Once "f war minister. and = branch
n j, exists at oxford. Cambridge and
-.srH other English Scotch. Irish and
Welsh university. as veil as at Eton
Harrow W-ncncsrcr and all the other
u IN. liz ~o-cail"d public bur actually
private sehuoi~ Of lhi- country.
y ne. present time. Of Course. Lord
Iialdsuc, whose comparatively recent
visit TO the United States is fresh in
every ones mind, II target for attack
hy critics OF the opposing political faitf
who demand his removal from Office. first
On the ground Of his supposed regard for
5ermaCy, where he was largely educated
end which he once described hi:
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The Modern Move!.

7 AURA JEAN LIBBEY. the novelist.
10 said of modern letters at a Brook
lyn tea:
Modern letters. the modern novel.
tend to he too cynical and materialistic
The typical modern love story might
be epitomized in a dialogue like this.
lone more kiss. How beautiful you
are tonight, dear Hannah. Can vou
cook?
NO. Harrington. But. Oh. how !
love you Kiss me again. And tell
me. could YOU afford, dear. a motor car
and cottage at Atlantic city
NO. dearest Hannah. Now one moro.
And so they didn't marry. and lived
happily ever afterward. "
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III the meantime the 20. T. c. is an
illustration in being of the value OF
such military training in schools ana
universities as has been advocated by
a large section of the press of the
United States ever since the opening
of the present sanguinary struggle OF
the nations.
Boys are eligible for the Officers
Training Corps soon they have
turned sixteen, and at most of the big
schools are placed lin pickle" therefor
for d year previously by means of
physical drill. Up TO the present the
terms of service have been anything
but arduouS. tho members of the 90
T. G." being bound to attend only
forty drills i'll their first year and fif-
teen in their second, not TO mention
going into camp for fortnight every
summer There are regular lectures.
too. generally given. like the instruc-
tion in drill. by officers of the 90. T.
c." but every now and then by some
visiting officers of moro or less i'm
portance in the regular army.
x
The fun course Of instruction is two
years, at the end of which time two
Certificates are obtainablc by examIna-
tion, the first. A. "ntitling its possesSor
to a commission in the territorial force.
the second. B, counting "s so many
markS-2GO, to be eXact--ln til" exam =
iIlation for entrance into two Of the
chief military coll"gcs-that at cam
berlcy and the engineering college AT
WoolWich. II should he understood, by
the way. that the British army does
not depend for it's officers on the 20.
T. c." this branch of the service prac-
tically representing the profession of
the upper classes. who get their IN
struction at Sandhurst, the English
West. Point.
Thus the officers Training Corps in
peace time. Since the beginning of the
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OO III Abraham Lincoln away back
in 1855" said Mrs. James s.
q Delano. who is spending the
winter in Washington. My expe-
risnce was in a way unique When
Mr.. Lincoln was carrying on that Won
derful series of debates with Stephe II
A. Douglas when each was candi-
date for the Senate. every town in
Illinois in which they spoke seemed
20 consider il necessary to make some
extraordinary display which would call
attention 10 its favorite. was then
a bride living in Knoxville. Ill. and
the republican committee decided that
a striking local feature would be to
have five young couples escort Mr..
IIacoln to Galesburg, where he was to
sneak. My husband and | We're one
of those couples" History relates
what the narrator omitted that the
Eve handsomest young couples in the
neIghborhood were the choice of the
committee.
Il rode quite close 20 Mr.. Lincoln $
carriage" Mrs. Delano continued, and
I must say that from that day to his
death the greatness and magnetism of
the man impressed themselves upon
me as something much more than ordi-
nary
old Illinois friends of my family
were Representative owen Lovejoy.
the abolitionist statesman. and his
wife. My mother had been school
mate of Mrs. Lovejoy in New York
state. and I was like a daughter to
II c a n
was made deputy controller of the
Treasury and We came to Washington
10 live. I spent much of my time with
Mrs Lovejoy 7 was very young and
very much alone. and this good friend
took me almost everywhere she went.
After Mr.. Lincoln became President
We were constant visitors at the White
House. Mr.. Lincoln and Mr.. Love]oy
were warm friends and frequent con-
sultants. Mrs. Lovejoy and / very
often accompanied Mr. LoveJoy on his
brands of state. and that is how |
ranle 70 see so much of Preside mt
Lincoln.
My first personal pleasan surprise
was in the Presidents recalling me as
:, member of his escort to GaleSburg.
He knew of my husbands appointment
and asked me how I liked Washington.
When ] was in the room with him !
never could think of any one else, ana
I recall one occa sion when I had been
sitting
watching President Lincoln and Rep
resentative Lovejoy conversinS in the
wide south window. ! do not recollect
the subject of their conversation. bu'
7 do remember the repeated NOW
T.ovejoy' in deep. earnest tones l was
sitting in rapt admiration of my hero,
Mrs Lincoln and Mrs. LoveJoy absorb
ed in a Iow-voiced conversation. when
Mr.. Lovejoy came up to me and said i;
Well Myra. you cannot take your eyes
off the President. can you? Young as
was l appreciated the greatness OIL
the man.
What were his predominating traits
as observed by me in those intimate
visits" His intense sadness, first ana
foremost | believe he felt the whole
burden of the war upon his shoulders
He would stand and gaze 50 sadly Out
of those south windows of the W mite
House and one knew he was always
thinking of the men on the battleheldS
Next TO his sadness his consideration
for others impressed me, and the more
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have been decorated by the French
government for valor. Eton, where the
kings fourth son. Prince Henry. is be-
ing educated, has similar record. In
it's grounds. just beyond the famous
bridge, the school displays a huge re-
cruiting appeal, and has all it can do
TO prevent its elder pupils from rush
ing in a body to take commissions. On
the declaration OF war, it's headmas-
ters postbas must have made an inter-
esting study. In the upshot no less
than 10 Elton boys discovered excellent
reasons for not returning in the au-
tumn term. and Sandhurst and the army
have them all
They are now wrote DR.. Lyttelton,
the head. in feeling letter, the other
day. either manning the trenches in
Flanders or finishing their training
near some unknown French railroad or
teaching the best of our recruits in
southern depot. or gathering Drawn in
the Sandhrust gymnasium, whittier they
have betakcn themselves by the help
of Il headmastcr's nomination, or. more
accurately, by one applied for by the
hcudm;tster and granted by the war Of
flee. OF those who have already served
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cti0rs Of the Home Life Of Abraham Lincoln

Mrs. James S. Delano, Now Visiting in Washing
ton, Tells of Her Personal Acquaintance With
Lincoln Before and After His Election-Lin
coins Escort to Galesburg, ILL.,, When He
Was Taking Part in the Famous Campaign
Debates-The Greatness and Magnetism of
the Man Impressed All Those Who Came
Into His Life
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all servants excluded he exclaimed:
oh. Mary. this is good " seems Ike
old times come back The scene so
touched Miss Johnstone that she made
an excuse to withdraw. When she re
turned Mr.. Lincoln was laughing ard
Tad announced to her: oh. Alice. he
ate three helps and more gravy than
you and me and mother could.
president Lincoln liked to he alone.
and when he walked or rode horsehack.
as he did every day. he insisted upor
either going quite alone or having the
service men follow on at a considers-
bile distance. | have often seen him
riding out to the summer cNecutiv"
residence in the grounds Of the SOL
diers' Home. or walking along Penn
sNlvania avenue. If troops were going
out he would stand and gaze sadly at
them. OF. a2dder still. he would look
if the- vcro returning weary and
wounded VITA broken ranks.
These wer. busy days in Washing
ton. We women All worked Ia one way
o. anotlrr. nc sr-ap"i lint asSldu
cuslv ARD v-c got up balls aUd concerts
for thc hcnt:it OF tte solliers. We an
listed tie hospit9ls and did what We
could fo- the wounded. The churches
we've oovi. Oh leo tiIEc for their use.
and I ,.,-.ls sl..bc. se.tre r~Inity Episco-
pal G l,H N - % -,rG . streets. sim
rlH pad With lots and beds. The
patent o.lSe nad cots between the glass
cases, and an odd combination they
made.
The laaees, hospital headqua rter,
vas al Judiciary Square, on which the
pension Office low stands. II was Gov
cred with tents for the relief of tin.
wounded soldiers. President Lincoln
Went frequently to judiciary Square.
and friend relates this humorous
vent the President once experienced
here lie WAS walking through the
hospital with a distinguished visitor
from Massa achusefts VINO represented
one of its state organizations for the
relief of war conditions. \ lady in
front Of them WAS passing out tracts
from a promiscuous lot ahe carried \
wounded soldier received "u-. and Al.
he looked a its title he laughed boIs-
terously. wouldn't do that admon-
ished the President. When was a lad
| received tract which lelpe. me
through life
The man held M tho leaiot and sand
But you would laush AT this ono, NJ
Lincoln II is cntitled "rhe SIN or
Dancing. and both my legs have been
cut off at the kn"".' President Lincoln
did then join the soldio~ in = hearty
outbreak. Mr.. Johnson he said to
his companion. this H. good evidence
of misapplied philanthropy'
But Mr.. Iincolns laughter was rare
those days. concluded Mrs. pelano.
Especially in the latter months of hi
life. and he was almost always sad--so
sad.
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The President sometimes let Tad
accompany him on his rounds of the
camps and hospitals. 1t was during
the winter of 1866 that the President
and his little son visited the men in
camp across the Potomac. They had
found the boys suffering from poor
shelter and many were sick. and all
We're cold As the President sat at his
desk that Christmas eve. weary-eved
and troubled, Tad ran in with his arms
full of books-some of his own Christ
mas gifts. Father. he cried, excited
ly, want to send these pretty books
to the camp. Do YOU remember how
lonesome the men looked?' Mr.. Lincoln
held the little face close to his owu
for moment Yes, my son, he said.
send d big box. Ask mother for
plenty of warm things, and tell Daniel
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TO Mrs. Lincoln the chicago girl
proved treasure of domestic help
fulness. and 10 the President her con-
stant readiness to serve and her steady,
unobtrusive cheerfuness proved "a
boon. one day. when Mrs. Lincoln
found herself in despair over Mr. Lin
coins want of appetite. she said to
Miss Johnstone. Alice. do you know
how to make dish of fricasseed
chicken and small biscuits with thick
cream gravy poured over it. all on
one platter I'll try said Alice. 1t
would he so good to see Mr.. Lincoln
eat something
When the simple luncheon was
served in the small dining room Tad
was dispatched for his father. When
the President saw the frugal meal and
only his family sitting down to it and
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evidently needy person seemed the
more immediate and Kind was his at
tention. If a laborer came to him or II
woman in distress they were given
audience before those more prosperous
looking. His tenderness toward suf-
fering or sorrow-and he had enough
of II brought to him-was touching and
added TO that deep sadness.
Then there We're times when the
President laughed. Lincoln's humor is
renowned He said to a friend once
IF had not this vent | think | should
die He had the merriest laugh I ever
heard. Much of his mirth at this time
came to him through the idol of his
heart. his little son Thomas, whom as
a baby he had nicknamed .Tadpole.
and became the Tad of not only the
White House, but of thew hole country.
kindest. brightest. most considerate
child | have ever known. He Vas in
terested in everything his father did
and perhaps il was the vital period in
which he lived made him unduly con-
siderate of suffering.
My husband WAS at the White
House one day and encountered a poor
woman in tears in the big north hall
way, the one main entrance to the
White House at that time. Tad saw
tiiht sue NsiS ~ iiS IiipUiiSu
cause She told him she had n son in
the army who was sick. and she want
ed him sent home. You tell my faith
er about him.. cried Tad. I'll go and
get him. He went into the cabinet
room. where the President and his staff
We're assembled. and whispered into
his fathers ear. My SON., said the
President. I cannot come now. You
see that ! am engaged, Well. cried
the boy. I'll bring the woman up to
YOU The President arose excused
himself to the members of the cab
met. and. hand in hand with Tad, went
TO the woman. The result was that
the young soldier was permitted to
return home.
There was nothing Tad thought his
father could not accomplish. on
another occasion the boy came rushing
into the room where We We're sitting
and asked his father to give him an
order. An order for what. my SON.?
inquired the President For a tent
and a flag. came the answer. His
father gave him the order to the Sec
re1ary of War. and We learned later
that Mr.. Stanton. Who. like all the
cabinet officers, loved the lad. gave
him a tent and a flag with which to
play soldier in the White House
grounds. All the employees about the
mansion liked the boy. and he would
marshal the guards outside the White
House and drill them as for war. When
these men Were not availa bic he would
try to muster a squad of boys. His
dress in these DAYS was quite often
soldiers suit.
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Lincoln's Predominating Traits as Observed by
Those Who Saw Most of Him During the
War-Sad Days at the White House-The
Presidents Great Love for His Son Tad
The White House Receptions During War
time-Linooln's Trips to the Hospitals in
Washington.
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that evening. 1t was such occa-
Sons that Mr.. Lincoln smiled his rarest
smile, aud those near enough to see
them treasured them long in their
hearts. | have carried President Lin
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mT's father had been killed in the war.
ana ms mother WAS at work in the
Treasury. so kind hearted Tad helped
to ma he TommH'S lot less lonely
Il can recall distinctly the ereat
sadness which shrouded the White
House on the death of Willie. the
twelve year-old third son % Glr. and
Mrs. Lincoln. He died IN rebruar,-.
1862. shortly after his fathers BIRTH
day. 1t was only tie aujleless chatter
and cheer OF nine, .--oid Tad which
kept the parents from giving way.
Il recall distinct. the White House
receptions of those Gays. ThrouS hout
the war they were ae!d every Satur-
day afternoon. and. as t.ey We're pub
lie. high and low attended. ] often
noticed that the President was pune
tiliously polite to ard considerate OF
those who appeared TO he of humble
estate. and he always took special
from the war dropped in TO shake
hands with the President. his welcome
was especially cordial. Then. as now,
tie Marine Band gave it's music to
the occasion. and then. as now. we all
dressed in our finest raiment when we
went in state 70 greet the President
Mrs. Lincoln was conspicuous for her
elegant dress. and at those receptions
wore gowns OF very handsome SILK
velvet and brocade.
AS the dreadful four years of strife
wore on the President grew more sad
more hollow-eYed. more gaunt. He
could not sleep and he could not eat
He partook of food SO irreguarly that
noon often found him AT mis- desk with
his unta sted brsa fast beside him
None of this fiummerX goes to the
right spot. Loveioy. he said. apollo
getically. to his friend one day. Mrs
Lincoln was sad, TOO. and ii was at this
time that. through the Offices of Rep
resentatve Lovejoy. Miss Alice John
stone came to he an inmate of the
White House. Miss Johnstono had a
desk in the Post Office Department.
During her first winter she slipped
and fell on the icy pavement. and for
three months WAS confined TO her room
III and discouraged. she determined to
return to the west. AIR. Lovejoy spoke
10 the President about her. IF / hadn't
five girls of my own I'd adopt her,
said the Illinois congressman. See
here. Lovejoy. said the President. we
need just such girl I'll speak al
once to Mary
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coins smile in mine for fifty wears.
Then. 7 recall an Easter scene. Tad
rushed in upon his father one morning
II was Easter Monday. the first time
! ever saw eggs rolled upon the White
House grounds. See. father. my eggs
Cook dyed them, Two dozen-one doz-
en- for lame Tommy and one for me.
Tommy is spending the day. and Isaac
has carried your big chair out for him
You see he can lean over and roll the
eggs quite Well
Tad led his father to smiling lame
Tommy. who received Il warm hand
shake from President Lincoln. Tom
mEs father had been killed III the war.
and his mother WAS at work in the
Treasury. so kind hearted Tad helped
to make TommH's lot less lonely
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,10 FIRST became acquainted with
W III Abraham Lincoln away back
in 1855" said Mrs. James s.
q Delano. who is spending the
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-06-01
The Pest That
Destroys Apple Trees

In the Garden and Orchard depart
ment Of the current issue OF Farm
and Preside Is an account of a pest
whish destroys apple trees. 1t is
called the apple tree borer and in
structions are given as to how to get
rid of it. Following is an extract
from the description of this pest:
Among the pests with which the
orchard planter has to contend per-
haps the fiat headed apple tree bor-
er is the worst. The female deposits
the eggs at the beginning OF hot
weather on the bark of young fruit
trees, near the ground. Most of the
damage is done during the summer
months. The later broods remain in
the trees all winter and emerge the
following spring. The borer COM
pletes its life round In one year. The
eggs are about as large as the head
Of pin and are covered by hard
shell. When first Matched the larva
can hardly be seen with the naked
eye.
"But in spite of its small size, 1t
begins at once to injure the tree.
Burrowing into the bark, it tunnels
its way entirely around the sapwood
Of the tree. thus girdling and final
ly killing it,"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-06-01
Colorado Coal Strike
Closed
Industrial Commission viii Begin
Framing Report to Congress
About June I

Washington, May 25.-Investiga
ton OF the Colorado coal strike was
closed today by the Industrial rela-
lions commission and tomorrow, AT.
ter hearing statements about the la.
Dor conditions in Porto Rico and ex'
aiming a few witnesses on miscel.
laneous matters, the commission will
conclude its general hearings and
inquiries which have been in progress
for more than a year. At a meeting
to be held in Chicago about June l.,
the work of framing a report to Con
gress will be undertaken.
The last witnesses in the Colora.
do investigation were w. l.. Mac
kenzie King of the Rockefeller foun-
dalton and Ivy l.. Lee of the per.
sonal staff of John ID. Rockefeller,
Jr. Mr.. King who began his testi-
mony yesterday, had further clashes
with Chairman Walsh over the lat
ter's method OF conducting the exam
nation.
Walsh questioned King as to his in
vestigation in Colorado, but the wit
ness insisted that his investigations
were confidential and he could not
make public any OF his information.
lie insisted he had seen representa-
tives of both sides of the Colorado
struggle in his effort to be absolute
ly fair.
Commissioner Weinstock question
ed Mr.. King as to his attitude toward
organized labor.
81 am with organized labor when !
believe II is right" said the witness,
"and I'm against II when | believe
It is wrong. Organizations has been
a great factor in improving condi-
tons OF labor"
He said he did not object to the
CLOSED shop" II established by legiti-
mate peaceful means. Mr.. King
said he would not advise workers to
arm themselves and oppose the con-
stituted authorities, even II they were
being deprived of their constitution
al liberties as the courts and the bal
lot offered ample opportunities for re-
dress from oppression.
Mr.. Lee said he believed the Off
Gals of the Colorado Fuel & Iron
had made a mistake in not
meeting with representatives of the
miners with a view to settling the
strike.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-06-01
NOTICE TO
CONTRACTORS

Sealed bids for the construction of
waterworks system at Charleston.
Utah, involving the furnishing and
laying of about ten miles of metal
pipe with valves, ETC., also the con-
struction Of a reinforced concrete
reservoir of about 200 cubic yards,
will be received by the town clerk
at Charleston, Utah, until 2 o'clock p.
m. June Z, 1915.
Plans and specifi sations may be ex-
amined at the office of the town
clerk or may be had upon applica-
ton, accompanied by $25 to insure
their return, to Engineer T. II.
Humphreys at Logan, Utah.
By order Town Board. Dated May
10, 1915.
CHARLES SUBWAY,
President.
JOHN r. BURT,
Town Clerk.
ADV. 81
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-06-01
WAR NURSE is ITO
Mrs. Johnston Was Attached to Gen.
eraI Sherman's
Division

Carthage, Mo-, May 29.-Mrs. Ma.
nora Johnston of Carthage celebrated
her lOist birthday with housewarm-
ing. More than five hundred Garth.
age citizens visited her, leaving gifts
including cash amounting to nearly
800, which she will use for a trip to
California. She intends to travel
alone and visit the exposition.
Mrs. Johnson is spry and her men.
tai faculties are unimpaired. She
is six feet six inches tall and weighs
275 pounds. She was born in Scot
land. Her father lived to be 100
years old, she says. She came to this
country when a girl.
During the Civil war she was
nurse in Sherman's division. Her
husband, a civil engineer, was killed
in Oklahoma thirty years ago.