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The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-09-10

Mrs. D. J. Coughlin was in st. Au-
gustine several days this week.
R. B. Bethel of Crescent City was
visitor in the city this week.
Mrs. W. H. Hoyt left on Wednes-
day for an extended visit in New York
and Connecticut.
J. Kershan Coogler of Green Cove
Springs came Sunday for few days
visit with Palatka relatives.
Mrs. F. J. Fearnside is spending
the week with her daughter, Mrs.
Hickman Collins, at 1nterlachen.
DR.. J. C. Chandler is back again
and hard at his practice from three
weeks visit to his old home in Geor-
gia.
Sheriff R. Lee Kennerly and his
niece, Miss Bessie LeHardy, have gone
to the mountain sections of North
Carolina for a months outing.
DR.. J. W. Darsey and Mr.. C. j.
Smith have returned, after an enjoy
able vacation in the mountains Of
New York.
Miss Geraldine Anderson of Dunel-
Ion is in Palatka, the guest of Miss
Irene Gardner, while taking the
teachers examination.
Mrs. Henry Peters of Jacksonville.
will come Sunday to be the guest of
her brother, Alston Halle and family,
for a week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Ransom of
Jacksonville are in the city, guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Burdette. Mr..
Ransom will be remembered by all
old time Palatkans as a former resi-
dent of this city, and an employe Of
the old Florida Southern Railway.
He left here in 1899.
1t is stated mi-officially on the
streets that P. j. Becks the we'll
known real estate man of this city
will be a candidate for superintendent
of schools in the coming primary.
Mr.. Becks is one of the best known
men in the county. Another popular
man in the county who is an avowed
candidate for this office is Mr.. c. H.
llSC, 4Ol llSlly VI tllS hSllooS ocS-
ton, but for the past year or more
a successful grocer in Palatka.
Last Friday morning at 10 o'clock
Miss Edith Kupperbusch gave a
bridge party of six tables in honor Of
Miss Lulu Reed, bride of Sept. 18th.
Miss Kupperbusch was assisted by
Mrs. Robert James, Mrs. Charles
Kupperbusch, Jr, Mrs. l.. A. Smith
and Miss Daisy Livingston. A two
course luncheon was served, which
was carried out in the autumn TINS
of yellow. The goldenrod was used
profusely for decorations, with carna-
tions. The prizes were boxes of sta
tionery. Miss Reed won first prize,
also the guest prize was awarded her.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-09-10

Miss Minnie Blanchard has return
ed from three weeks vacation
Daytona Beach.
H. w. Dougherty and family left
Monday for a two weeks outing at
Summer Haven.
Miss Edith Stores, formerly a
teacher in the Palatka schools in
guest of Mrs. William Curry.
Miss Florence Davis has returned
from months visit with friends in
Jacksonville.
Rev. Mr.. Hall the well-known Prim-
tive Baptist preacher of the Banner
vile section, with his son, Isaiah, were
visitors in Palatka on Monday.
]. M. Poage, young business man
of Tampa, has been here this week on
visit to his parents, Rev. and Mrs.
W. M. Poage.
Miss Bobbie Baldwin of Mcintosh
who has been spending the summer in
Georgia, will come Saturday to visit
Miss Birdie Reed.
Mrs. J. H. Talbot and daughter,
Dorothy, have returned to their home
in Indiana after a visit with Mrs.
Robert O'Haver at the Presbyterian
Manse.
Rev. DR.. C. M. Afford has returned
from his vacation and has resumed
the pastorate of the Presbyterian
church. Services will be resumed
next Sunday and continued each Sum-
day through the year.
Quite number of Palatka folks are
sojourning at Summer Haven. Miss
Susie Walton and S. G. Coburn, and
family left Friday, while Miss Flor
ence Smith and Mrs. Truman left on
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howell A. Davis, with
their son and daughter, left in their
motor car yesterday for a months
trip to Florence, S. c., and Sewanee,
Tenn. Miss Davis goes on to Mon
teagle, Tenn, where she will re-ente.
Fairmount College for young ladies,
while the young man will continue his
studies at the University of the South
at Sewanee. They were all looking
forward to a most enjoyable trip.
Miss Lulu Reed, September bride,
is being made the recipient of many
social favors during the prenuptial
period. Last Friday morning Miss
Edith Kupperbusch entertained
twenty-five ladies at cards; Tuesday
the ladies of the Monday
night club gave a miscellaneous show
er at the home of Mrs. H. A. Davis;
on Wednesday afternoon Mrs. How
ard Rowton gave a beautifully ap-
pointed party of bridge. Next Tues
day afternoon, Mrs. Louis Phillips will
at cards, and on Wednesday,
Mrs. S. J. Barstow will have a toilet
article shower for Miss Reed.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-09-10

A smile of appreciation is worth
more than volume of we'll rounded
sentences of praise. Society prattle
is cheap, but heart friendship is a
rare plant of slow growth.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-09-10

~. r,a mnen you begin to notice a mans
newsndn narne IN the financial columns of the
newspapers, it is time to S looL 81 =, Iae h;s
"ne name in the society columns. ~
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-09-10

The examination of teachers for
the public schools of the county were
held this week. Something like Is
were on hand to take the examina-
ton.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-09-10

Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Crook left
on Sunday morning for Atlanta, and
from there they go to New York for
two weeks sojourn.
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one regiment of mountain and three of
garrison artillery. Excluding the last
named. there are 207 batteries of six
guns each in the standing army. The
men wear a cavalry tunic with yellow
edgfng and trousers of dark blue on
parade, and their new campaign dress
is similar to that OF the other branches.
Field, mountain and horse artillery op-
crate De Port guns Of seven and nine mil
limeters caliber. and the guns of the
fortress division vary between 45 oenti-
meter Nordenfeldts and two-barreled
mftrailleuses. Their average caliber
Is about 10 oentimeters
In time Of peace there are four regi-
ments Of engineers. each having de-
pot. The first and second are known
as ''sapper'' regiments. and the third
includes telegraph companies and a
specialist company. Their dark blue
tunics and trousers are very similar to
those of the artillery. but have red
piping. Officers are strong on epaulets
of gold and blue sashes. The field dress
is also much simpler, naturally, and is
hard to distinguish from those of the
infantry and artillery.
Transport facilities are furnished to
cavalry by the horse artillery. and to
other bodies Of troops by the field ar
tillery. This is a method that docs not
obtain In most armies. where the army
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in the army or savy. There was Q
long and amusing3letter, too. evidently
from a woman of s,ome consequence, in
the provinces Wild was anxious to have
a certain colonel fiu the British army
investigated on Fne ground that she
believed him to Ii a German spy.
He has been hafi ging about here for
a long time wroG she. 'and he walks
like a German, r. Using his feet very
high at each step" The colonefs
gait suggested Il se goose step. evi-
IDENTIFY
one may end With a genuinely pa
thetic vet stirriry;, human document
1t was written to Eae parliamentary re-
cruiting committee by miner at
GateShead. His kIame is FREDERICK
Brown-K King and She Is tifty-six. He
gave his four song to the flag, ana ne
tells, simply. yeti knowingly, how the
youngest of them,f who was serving In
the navy died, after having brought
down the first GeAnan flag in the wnr
and helped to sink the first German
ship. This is wh1t he, only a minor.
remember, wrote: 4
II am willing To seIte iuv country would
send my lads whers ! would not 20 myself.
We all come of i fighting stock, right back to
my grandfather. ionf of my sons have been
serving the king:
''Sergt 5. Brown-k;lg. H. NJ. 5. Bervtcf;
Private f. Brown kins. Northumberland Fmi.
liers Private II. Browt King. X. ". L. l., and
late Private J. Brown. 1. ing. II. NJ L. l.. Il. NJ.
s. Amih!on.
knocked the first German nag down in the war
and helped to sink tht hrst German ship. the
koeng Louise. the nj, layer. He the
first man to give lis life in trying to save 90
of his comrades. III lose copy OF his Last
words which will SHOW that can die
well as rght-
Then came the following which is the
record of a convs rsation at Shotley
Hospital. where hi. son died:
Mother-You bad!S hurt
Son-Thev have damaged me. but have
damage! them t"o l>cNe: mind. mother
have hid pleasure aSid great honor OF knock
ing the German flag daNn. ! fetched II down
with my second shot .nd fetrhed the mast
level with the deck viii my third shot fired
fourteen shots. and had eleven hits. That was
not bad for start stu have done nothing
The braTest thing that wes done On board the
ship the lieutenant taking his belt on him
self and putting It The German prts
oners said they did to fight, but that
is what I joined the service for. would not
like to twenty-one years in the service
and NOT have fight.
Father ,seeng smile hover over his lips, ths
only visible part of his poor scorched facel-so
You fetched the German Tag down?
nothing mother. ! would go through II all
again for my King and country.
Mother-Are you suffering much pain nowf
Son-No. mother. ] have pain now. This
Is the last day for me. mother. Don't stop
and the final
Mother-I must stay. my boy.
Son-Then, mother. keep up a good heart and
remember this: have done my duty.
His lips moved for time and then said
Cod. and all was
Copyright. 1915. by Curtis Brown.)
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service corps. or train. is more dis
tinct and important branch. The army
In the field is furnished with one sec
ton Of hospital corps to each Infantry
and to each cavalry division. and one
extra for each army corps in addition.
The men wear uniform similar TO
that of infantry. but with the Geneva
badge on the arm.
The mention Of any particular army
usually calls up some certain type
which stands out pre-eminent. To
think of the English forces and
Highlander is apt to picture himself to
instantly thinks 'Cossack"; German"
brings up "Uhlan." etc. Just in this
way the most appealing, the most pic
turesque of all the soldiers of King
"bersaglier," which means. literally,
rifleman or sharpshooter. These eight
ers pride themselves on their march
ing powers, their physique and their
unique garb. They wear on parade,
crimson stripe on the trousers and
their officers, contrary to the custom
in the other infantry corps. wear epau-
lets and have crimson cuffs. All ranks
wear a red-edged collar with a GRIM
son famepatch and on each point is
silver star. Their crowning glory,
however, is their hats, which are of
dark, wide -brimmed slouch variety and
which have. gracefully falling over the
right shoulder, big dropping plume
of cocks feathers.
Alr.ne infantry also have a peculiar
uniform. The hat, which is sometimes
black and sometimes white, according
to season. is a stiff felt, cross be-
tween a slouch and a derby. and bears
on the left side an eagles plume and
in front silver device. Trousers are
either white or light gray, and Of
ficers wear silver epaulets.
The "carabinieri" Of italy form Q
distinct, seasoned and valuable force.
They are military police. recruited by
selection from the army. They serve
three years and then go into their own
carabinieri reserve. Finally they are
transferred into the territorial militia
and are reckoned as part Of the
forces available for war.
The uniform of the mobile militia is,
with slight exceptions, the same as
that of the regular army. Territorial
militia, however. wear a light brown
khaki. serviceable and inexpensive.
each corps being distinguished by GER
tain marks on the shoulder straps.
A popularity of the Italian army 10
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ffty-six pounds. In his knapsack are
two days biscuit, preserved meat and
salt. The convoy that follows body
of troops bears bread for two more
days. salt for four and sugar and cof-
fee for four. The reserve park carries
three days biscuit. one days preserv-
ed meat. three days salt and two days
sugar and coffee. Cavalry and artil-
er or gun carriage. one days additional
supply Is with the convoy and one
more in the reserve park corps.
when mobilized. has, therefore, bread
for a week, meat for three days. salt
for nine, sugar and coffee for six and
oats for four. Slaughter beasts are
driven along with the army. hence the
nine days salt.
Many persons might. through fgnor-
ance or thoughtlessness, have a poor
opinion Of the military appearance and.
perhaps. qualities of the Italian SOL
diers. Here in America one sees 1tal-
ians who, powerful muscularly. per-
haps. are bent and gnarled with toll
shoulders. Imagine the same natu-
rally rugged and compact physique en-
hanced by drill, calisthenics and cos
tune that tends to the very opposite OF
the effects Of pick-handle and wheel
barrow and the result makes a very
soldierly and trim figure indeed, in spite
of the rather loose uniform in vogue
and the heavy impedimenta.
The Italian infantryman's uniform
for ordinary occasions and for full
dress is a coat of a fat dark blue.
family tinged with purple, with gray
trousers and a kept that is cross be-
tween the Austrian and Belgian models
The collar Of the tunic has stand and
fall collar, all ornaments are in silver.
and the whole has red piping. His
campaign dress is all of one shade of
dull blue gray, as already mentioned:
his kept is the same color: regimental
and branch badges of distinction are
made as inconspicuous as possible. and
his trousers are tucked into brown an
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ARTILLERY OFFICERS.

spend eight years in its reserve. during
which time they get total OF from
two to six months training. These
men are said to form complimentary
force" and may be called on in war to
maintain the strength of the first line
and such of the mobile militia as are
in the field.
The men of the third category avoid
both the active army and the mobile
militia, but are enrolled into the terri
torial militia, which is the third line of
defense and which may be called on to
aid the country after war has contin-
ued some time and the need for their
services is apparent
-.
In peace there are two establishments
for the italian army-that which may
not be exceeded" and that which is
"anticipated,' and the strength of the
latter is, roughly speaking, 222,4o0 Of
f1cers and men. In war. as at present.
the availa BILE force for operations in
cludes the standing army swelled by it's
reserve plus the mobile militia. The
first is estimated to number $4,000 Of
fcers and men, and the second 212,200,
or a total of more than three-Quarters
of a million. The territorial militia Is
intended to be thrown into action when
the war is well under way, and in the
present great crisis 1t seems unlikely
that a force of any value whatever
would naturally be held back longer
than needful. This militia has the re-
markably large enrolment of more
than two million men. but many Of
these men have had no training what
ever. although some of them have been
in the first line in their younger days.
The estimated total number of men,
nevertheless, trained and unframed.
that Italy can throw into the field is
about three and one-third millions, a
host such as julius Caesar or Hanni-
bal, who fought over the same terri
tory. never dreamed of. In fact, the
Roman empire at her highest power
probab had no more than thirty le-
gions. which. with barbarian auxiliaries
added, would place her entire armed
forces at far less than million.
The first. or standing army. which
always bears the brunt of the outbreak
of any war and which is the nucleus
of all the forces, is divided into twelve
army corps and three divisions of cav
airy only, each division numbering
about $4,000 officers and men. Each
army corps regularly has one regiment
of ''bersa aglieri," or sharpshooters,
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of fighting. He remarked that he could
be no worse off under German than un.
der English rule The Germans. II
inch of my property. If Great Britain
conquers Germany, I shall not get an
inch of that country" And he con-
cluded, deflantly, "I propose to reserve
my fighting abilities for the man who
tries to conscript me-
The letters from old men form a
study in themselves. The most ven-
cradle of them all wrote:
e say s d .sa am too sd the 10
very proud to say that 1 have five sons and eight
grandsons now serving in % our sic, en- majesty e.
that have fought in two wars myself"
One of the forms returned contained
the names of four men. Thomas, Henry,
Edward and William Bate of Plymouth.
They are. respectively, eighty-eight.
eight years old The only male resi-
dents" added a. note, "all ready when
required for the front.
Then there was old Irish street
sweeper at Stockton -on-Tees. who ad-
mitted that he was eighty-two, but de-
clared he was "it" for service and at
tached a photograph OF himself 10 MS
form" to prove it. His name Is ).
Sutherest, and he evidently Is stlil
"rale broth of a bhoy."
A pathetic letter from another vet
eran ran as follows:
MY age is seventy FIVE years. Ny SOD, Albert
Fagg went down In the Creesy; My son, frank n
7th Dragoon Guards. Both have been killed in
this war;"
"Pm fifty-five and as good as ever
was" wrote another man, an ola soi.
dier, who pleaded to be set to work at
anything Seven nephews and one
In a
still another declared: II am fifty
two and feel twenty-nine. especially
after the recent bombardment" This
letter came from Hartlepool. one of the
places that the German cruisers shelled
just before Christmas last and thereby
hangs a tale.
when those watering places on our
east coast were bombarded.' said
Jsaacs "our recruiting forms for those
districts had not yet gone out.
thought it would be good chance 70
see what the real moral effect OF the
thing had been. so l directed tha1 tne
forms should go out at once They
did, $4,000 of them. And do you know.
the returns from those districts showed
double the normal percentage OF men
willing to serve. That should show the
Germans, II anything can, Ina. my
can't scare the English people Every
manifestation of their frightfulness'
in this country will have precisely the
opposite effect than that which is in
tended"
AS a contrast to the forms filled up
by octogenarians. there were many
amusing ones concerning Juveniles The
best of the lot read as follows:
Hunt, John. Age, 2h. Single very. Occu-
patton. Worrying mother.
Another letter. in a sprawling kid"
hand. read:
II am the only man In the house and my age
is eleven, and want to go 10 the front. Please
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corps of cyclists. one regiment of cav
airy, two of field artillery. comprising
sixteen batteries: two companies Of en-
gineers one supply service company
and one sanitary company, SO that 1t
will be seen that each corps Is, in 1t
self, a complete small army.
There are In the active army ninety
six regiments of infantry of the line.
twelve regiments Of bersaglieri and
eight of Alpine troops. whose work lies
mostly among the mountain passes
which both Hannibal and Ma
poleon came. and through which. in
the present case. all loyal Italians ex-
pect their troops to 60 Infantrymen
are armed with a 6.5-millimeter rife.
made according to the Mannlicher-
Carcand system, and with a sword
bayonet 1t is probable, however, that
the reserves, or many Of them. are US
ing the old Vetterli-vitali rife. Each
foot soldier carries ninety-stx rounds
of ammunition, half in pouches and
half in the knapsack.
In addition to the arms and am1nunf-
tion, the italian foot soldier carries
with him on march or campaign q
water bottle. extra pair of
boots, mess tin and one-sixth of 4
shelter tent, the total weight being
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kle boots whereas in the blue uniform
he wears white holland CATERS.
The cavalry of the army consists of
twenty -four regiments, each of six
squadrons and depot. To each Of the
three purely cavalry divisions are at
tached two batteries of horse artillery.
The trooper carries carbfne. similar
to the infantry gun, bayonet also,
and a long, straight sword The first
carry nine : foot nine : inch lances,
while the rest are styled dragons"
Their uniform is rather more elaborate.
both ordinarily and on campaign. than
the foot soldiers. The tunic is the
BLUSH purple hue that pervades all
branches, and the trousers are of light
gray. The stand-and-fall collar and
other facings are of a variety of col
ors-yellow. light blue. magenta, etc.
officers wear boots and troopers put
tees. The dress headgear of the dra-
soons is a. singularly handsome helmet
of black leather and metal. with big
silver cross In on its front. Lancers
wear fur cap on the busby order, with
crossed lances and silver chain. Off
BILE stripes of various colors on the
trousers, while enlisted men in dress
uniform wear black stripes and in
fatigue, none at all. The new field serv-
ice dress of the cavalry is very much
like that of the infantry, with the eX-
ception Of the riding trousers and put
tees, the headgear being a round gray
helmet.
The artillery forces consist Of twen-
ty-four regiments of field artillery, one
regiment OF horse or light artillery,
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a MOTHER gray-clad host has
IN Joined the vast armies that are
N\ at each others throats in the
q = great European conflict, for as
long ago as 1910 the land forces of the
kingdom of Italy had issued to them a
field service uniform of the blue-gray
tint that Is so serviceable and so in
conspicuous. Grays and drabs form the
color scheme of the greatest war the
world has ever seen. The British and
Russian forces are clad in the neutral
khaki. while Germans. Austrians,
French and Italians wear, entirely or
largely. grays of various shades.
The King of Italy is. by the consti-
tuition OF that country. the head of the
army, but his acts ust be indorsed by
a ministry, which is responsible to par
lament. Directly under the king. and
taking the main burden of auministra-
tion and command from his shoulders.
is the minister of war, who performs
his functions first through the war min
istry: second, the general staff, and.
third. the standing inspection com
tnittees. .....
Service. as in most Of the old-world
nations. is compulsory and, theoreti-
cally, universal The total period of
service which the son Of Italy may be
compelled to undergo is nineteen years.
lasting from the age of nineteen to
that of thirty-nine. The land forces of
the kingdom are divided into the
standing army. the mobile militia and
the territorial militia. only part of
the last being trained. A large section
of those annually liable. though medi-
cally At, is, for one reason or another.
exempted from active service. but the
men must be enrolled for nineteen
pears in the territorial militia. Those
who are left are divided by the process
Of lot drawing into three "categories,
as they are termed. The man falling
into the first serves two years in the
active or standing army and six more
In its reserve. From that status he
passes to the mobile militia. where
be stays for four years. and thence to
the Territorial militia" for seven more.
Those whose lots place them In tn the
second category are said to have 'un-
limited Ieave"-that is. they serve not
et all with the active army. but do
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already served in the British army for
twelve years and is Indignant that they
will not take her now because they
have discovered that she Is a woman.
There are letters from children, hun
dreds of them, who ask II there isn't
something they can do to help beat the
Germans. And there are inexpressibly
pathetic tales of brave chaps who have
left their peaceful avocations and gone
to die heroes deaths for Englands
sake. 1t is significant that Walter
Isaac. who knows better than any one
else what the result of this canvas has
been, laughs to scorn the idea of any
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sent her husband and five of her sons
to the war. II have only my young
est boy, who is eighteen. to protect me
and my Ave little ones" she added. so
I pray you not to take him. but II he
must go will surrender him, too"
One of the thousands of forms hlled
up by famous women that was shown
the writer was that of Mrs. Lloyd
George. wife of the chancellor of the
exchequer. She simply gave the names
of her two sons who have Joined the
colors. Richard and Gwilyn Lloyd
George.
At the bottom Of another form. con-
tanning the names of nine mon. was
written:
The above are the names of nine of