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be eighty-five utterly useless ones IN
each company.
Shortage of men was not the only
curse that was laid on the army by
the policy of neglect. In the enemy
headquarters two or at the most three
orders were sent 20 department chiefs
for every movement. In the American
headquarters the staff had to deal with
units. Every problem had to be ham
died in detail by men who should have
been free to direct one great, comprc-
hensive movement. Every order is
sued by the commanding General de-
manded intolerable duplication.
The General had under him COM
manders of brigade who had COM
manded posts that contained only frag-
ments of regiments. Their briSaIes,
never assembled in any one place. not
only did not approximate To war con-
ditions but had to be disrupted and
divided and reformed before the Cen
eral could dare To offer them in battle.
Hardly brigade commander had
under him troops that he had known
and trained and handled himself.l2
With the exception of those who had
been on the Mexican border when a
part of the small army had been mo-
blized in a body for the first time
these men had tried to prepare them
selves with the best that Congress
would give Decentralization and COM
panies and single batteries. instead Of
assembled armies, because the poiti-
clans would not let the army come
together.
The forty-nine army posts of the
United States, long a subject of deri-
sion among all except those who fat
tened on them, might well have been
symbolized now in that camp by forty
nine skelctons-a skeleton army wait
ing to lead the other skeleton army
to death,l3
To none was this better known than
to the enemy. The invaders COM
mandcr, standing idly with his hands
in his pockets, was able to say con-
fidently; They'll not bother us Sc
riously. The only thing they'll do. the
only thing they can do, is to retreat
when We begin to threaten them"
lie held in his grip the sea, the land
and the air. In shore lay ships ready
teC,ivc fire. on land his advance
forces had seized roads and railroads,
his engineers were repairing what had
been destroyed and his cavalry was
guarding all approaches. His airmen,
Overwhelmingly numerous, spicd on
the American army almost with i'm
punity and parted with sure aerial
thrusts all American attempts to spy
on their own lines.
IL, Page 90, Organization Of the Lama
Forces Of the united states. 4. s. ARMY
report
10 "Whilc the men WhO UiSh to spend
the Tmy and mary appropriation upon
unnecessary army posts or undt nary
yards hare such a rOicc as tuell as a
rote," l. c., in the houses OF Congress
"a great deal Of iUdste and cTtrdpdgdnce
IS sure to result" Henry l.. StmsOn
former Secretary Of War.
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the cables and grapples that make
a mine swccper's outfit. Set in rows
on the after deck of each vessel were
bullying mines filled with 500 pounds
of trnitrotOlls
In the coast dcfcnces of Long Island
Sound and Narragansett Bay every
man was strainng eyes and ears and
nerves. Every gun company was at
its weapon. Every gun was loaded.
Tall projectilcs stood ready with the
chains and grapples of the hoists pre-
pared Men stood waiting in the
powder magazines under the batteries.
Nothing To see or hear at Fort
Wright on Fishers Island. Nothing
at Fort Niche on Gull Island. Nothing
at Fort Terry on Plum Island. ON
all the shroudcd. swift tide ways that
led into Long Island Sound there was
nthing.
There was nothing in front of the
Narragansett dcfcnccs that eyes could
see or ears could hear. Nothing and
then. far out, It was as if a sea
monster had arisen in dying torment
and dashed and Spuuted and screamed.
Before the riNen column of water
could fall there came muiilcd, thunder
ing explosions under wator-onc, two,
three,
The dcfcnccs split the fog with fire.
Their mine protecting batteries had
been trained over the fields long since
There was no need for aim. Instantly
they swept the hidden SEA with shells
that could clear twenty acres Of
water.
Again there was silence and blind
ncss-thc uncarth,y silence Of the
Atlantic sea fog. 1t lay for half an
hour. as If there were no such thing
as war in the world.
Ten once more came the roar and
the crash, followed 10y its submarine
echoes. once more the land guns
rdVcd firing blind,
The enemy was counter mining.
Instead ,f sweeping. his vessels We're
dropping mines of their own in the
fields and then. backing off To avoid
the fire from the batteries if they
could, they exploded them by electric
contact. to how up the American
mines with the shock.
Not all tlc mine swCcpcrs escaped
mines or guns IIut there were vessels
to spare and lives To spare. All niGht
the counter mining went on, ana all
night the guns fired into the vapor
and the darkness,
The sun arose invisih'y. But it
climbed, and when it had lifted all its
disk above the rim of sea II showed
through the mist as a pale illumina
ton. 1t vas burning off the fog.
ut will he clear enough in an hour
said the executive officer of "A battle
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finding apparatus. aerial telegraph,
ancrolds and charts in 1t. There were
signal flags and light, brightly silvered
balls. Men brought reCeptacles that
contained bombs and adjusted them
carefully in place The fiiers waited.
watching the fog.
|, lcssoncd. II tore away in riffs
All around the ships became visible.
Seven hattlcships swung around and
put on speed and rushed in echelon
toward the coast. They Steered straight
for the mouth of Narragansett Bay.
turned just outside of the zone of fire
of its dcfcnCes, slowed down and
steamed across the mouth.
The hiplanc's engine burst into life.
The machine lifted and followed them.
II flew high over them and into the
bay, climbing.
"Thcy'rc over IT," said an officer
on a ship, looking at the machine
through his glasses.
Ear inside of the hay. SO high in
air that it was little more than
shining spcck, the aeroplaue was de-
sCr.bing "A series of regular. equal
circles. All at once, as if it had been
I'ilIlfl III NV ar Win a lll'tlIllllbNll
brush, a jet black descending streak
stood out against the sky. and length
cncd steadily toward the earth.
The azimuth and other range find
ing instruments at both ends of the
hattlcships caught the angles and as
ccrtaincd the range to the black smear
that stu hung in the air, like grease
The aviator had dropped a smoke
bomb to Indicate the fort below.
The forward turrct of a hattlcship
turned, its hooded rifle lifted its muH-
ne H. an angle of - degrees and
spoke with great voice,
Eleven miles away ton Of steel
rushed from the sky, crashed into
the water of the bay roaring.
ricochc,cd, tsruck again half mile
beyond, and again and again Four
times il rcbounded, like a pebble. be-
fore it disappeared at last; and each
time 1t iillcd the air with its Clamor.
like n suffering thlnE,i'
The sh ps' wireless caught signal
from the acrupauc. The shot had
fallen short. The battlcship steamed
ON, aud another one in line opcn,d
up the mouth Of the harhur and fired.
From the acroplanc fell silver
ball 1t glttcrcd in the hrightcuing
sun, splendid. mt" went the mes
sage to the turrct and the crew
there embraced ana chocrcd.
1t had hit the outer earth works
Of the dcfcnccS. 1t had plunged down
with "A shock that stunned men in
mortar pits and gun cmplacements far
away small wonder, for this thing
u, IN" latest tUpc Of ~ inch nara!
gun has range Of 23,000 ydrds, or l. ~
nautical miles, Thich is Il little more
than i3 statute mites pro-
JcCfilc frOm a - inch rifsd gun az. s.
A. coast dctcncc fUp) Which rds fred
IN the presence OF the author ricochoted
screen times.
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falling from the sky had struck a
blow equal to that OF New York's
uhclisk plunGing into Broadway from
the top IF Trinity CHURCH, steeple.ls
NO effect" reported the watchers
in the coast defence to the command
ant. Though the impact had shaken
the works and the very earth: though
the blast from the explosion % It's
charge had twisted three inch iron
bars within the works and bent the
steel doors Of classmates, il had done
no harm to the defcnces. SO we'll
had they been built 10y the engineers
that the rcnding explosion left a
crater for only moment. The earth
ripplcd down and closed ii. The steel
and concrete facing underneath held
true.l9
The enemy had the range. Ship
after ship passed the entrance. de-
lyercd its single shot. proceeded and
'cturned to follow in the circling line.
TGtso were the most modern dread
roughts, firing from 10 inch guns.
Their shells tore the earth embank-
merits away in tons aud flung dirt
high IN air ana scr, II down To bury
everything in its way under mounds.
But all their fire and al their havoc
We :" ,''" "''''S '"'' '""'' M a
~. 600, - 'o "e , .,,'
piled on earth.
,',,u,, =" -, 49, ''s'"r' " "''
~ $780,, " c,n,I,
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do,orrod NJ aar',,,,',,, ,n',.,
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"N'r 'he "'''h''S HOW la' OUT Oh
ftiHh from Shots, ana cirClrd ana
slgnalled The fire grew The ships
We're not heSltatinS now To wear out
the riding of their guns. They meant
to give the defenders no rest.
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The NTH instalmrnt of "l
ui America" viii appear newt
II Will describe \cW u-.f.
against the enemy,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-07
CHARTER
For Children Ting Forth
Model Laws Regulating
Child Labor Wanted.

WASHINGTON, Jan. IA chill
ldren's charter, embracing all the ac-
icepted standards Of child welfare,
was proposed by Edward N. Chopper.
secretary for the Northern states Of
the National Child Labor committee,
In an address before the National
Child Labor Conf ference here, to
remedy the confusion of activities In
the several states, He said the ma
itional child labor committee pro-
posed to draft such a comprehensive
exposition Of child welfare, not only
setting forth model laws for the reg
'ulation OF child labor, but the system
of juvenile courts and all other
phases of child welfare work.
Nearly every state in the Union
has today on its statute books q great
mass Of legislation3f for the welfare, Of
children, he said. Some or 1t is
archaic, some is extreme, muct Is
lacking to make It coherent and COM
,prehensive and surprisingly large
portion is involved In contradi lotions
and conflicts with other provisions.
"A few years ago this condition was
officially recognized In Ohio where the
general assembly. appointed a COM
mission to: codify the states child
welfare legislation. This marked the
first step taken in this country to-
ward the logical working out of child
welfare legislation-an example
which should be followed by other
:, ~ Z, ! I ~ $50 y ~ Z. ~ i
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TIL & H a IS XII LE z 4 = b
TEA Or
b Frederick :. Haslsin.

and the winter u.s. on, the commits;
sary department OF every warning
nation Il bending Its every energy
TO keep the soldiers in the trenches
well supplied with tea. Tea may be
useless may be even harmful but
nevertheless. It Is q wonderful thing.
While It Is being used in the
trenches OF Belgium. France and
Poland to keep the soldiers warm
for their bloody work. IN the United
States It is more and more coplinl
into daily use. Us an excuse for an
afternoon let-up In the ceaseless
drive Of life an PRODUCTION into
the American hurry Of a new note
Of rest and Leisure. For among the
many advantages that tea boasts
over q highbali not the least is that
It must be drunk slowly and with
decent leisure. IA cup OF tea at
four o'clock is a grateful thing and
I. - -. q y x n lft & 4 sf
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.EINE!: F0R RH|E!UM|ATlslL!
Musterole Loosens up Those SIT
Joints Drives Out Pain

You'll know why thousands use MUS
iIERGLE once you experiences the glad
relief it gives.
Get a jar at once from the, nearest
irug store. It is a clean, white ONT
1ient made with the oil of mustard. Bet
:er than a mustard plaster and does not
blister. Brings ease and comfort while
Il is being rubbed onl
MUSTEROLE IS recommended by
doctors and nurses. Millions of jars are
used annually for Bronchitis, Group,
Stiff Neck, Asthma, Neuralgia. Conges-
lion, Plenrisy, Rheumatism, Iumbago,
Pains and Aches of the Back or joints,
Sprains; Sore Muscles, Bruises, Chill
'bfains, Frosted Feet Colds Of the Chest
Ut often prevents Pneumonia
AT your druggist 5, in 25c and Soc jars,
and a special large hospital size for s. so.
Be sure you get the genuine MUS
TEROEE. Refuse imitati ions get what
you ask for The Mustefole. Company,
Cleveland. Ohio.
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Coating eggs with a. paste made OF
sea salt, vegetable ashes and water,
Chinese ship them long distances in
good condition.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-08-05
WILSON ASKED TO
RECALL REDF|ELD

Chicago, Aug. 3.-Union labor Of
Chicago has appealed to President
Wilson to supplant the Redtield inves-
tigation of the Eastland disaster with
one not directed by the head Of the
department of commerce.
Seven other similar appeals have
been sent to the president. Despite
the issuance of a sweeping order by
Federal Judge Lands, prohibiting
questioning OF any witnesses Of the
Eastland horror called by the grand
jury, the Redtield committee is con-
tinuing it's Investigation.
The break between the department
of commerce and the department of
justice over the Eastland came to the
surface when investigators from the
commerce department We're refused
permission to go aboard the Eastland
by guards from the department of
justice.
It is asserted that Redfeld might
carry his case against the justice de-
partment direct to the president and
demand a free hand.
Three additional bodies have been
added to the list OF recovered dead,
making the total $40.
The Western Electric company's
missing list is 142, making the total
recovered and missing 9S2.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-08-05
INMATES BUILDING ASYLUM
Thousands in Appropriations for In
sane Hospital.

Failure of the movement aimed to
prevent several appropriations by the
last legislature for the state insane
hospital becoming available has re-
suited in the beginning of construc-
ton operations at the asylum at
Jamestown.
Excavating for several structures is
being done by inmate labor and minor
buildings will be constructed almost
entirely by inmates, expert supervi-
sion only being hired.
During the next two years $259,000
will be expended in improvements at
the asylum. The work includes a new
ward building, costing $3.50 Office
building and dormitory, 100000; presi-
dents residence, $1,000; additions to
the new receiving ward, 100000; new
barn and silo, $1,000, and a pig sty,
costing $4,000.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-08-05
FOR WAR OR NEW ALLIANCE
Former Senator Hansbrough Proposes
an American Policy.

Nss
Either the people Of the Western
continent should declare themselves
in favor of war to the knife as a pro-
lection to their birthright, or they
should aim to find what virtue there
is in peaceful alliance with nations
thai may be preparing even now to at
tack them"
This is a statement from War and
Woman" from the pen of former Sen
ator Henry Clay Hansbrough, pioneer
resident of Devils Lake, whose twenty
years of experience as a member of
congress peculiarly equips him to
write on subjects of national inter
est. The book has just come from the
press.
incidentally the abandoning of the
Monroe doctrine and the forming of
an alliance by the United States with
England and France are advocated by
H~ansbrough.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-08-05
Invites ENJOYS Of Six Latin
American Governments.
MEXICAN SITUATION TOPIC
May Mean Marked Change of Policy
by This Government Toward Our
Nei9hboring Republic.

Washington, Aug. 3.-The immi-
of action in Mexico was fore
shadoWed definitely when Secretary
Of State Lansing announced he would
on Thursday discuss the Mexican sit.
uation with the diplomatic representa-
tlves Of six Latin-American govern
meutS.
For some time state department off
Gals have authorized the statement
hat some action would be taken by
the administration with reference to
Mexico. The calling in of the ambas-
sailors from Argentina, Brazil and
Chile and the ministers from Bolivia,
Uruguay and Guatemala is regarded
here as the first move toward putting
into effect such course of action as
the president has decided on.
While it is not doubted that Presi-
dent Wilson has made up his mind as
to his next step in Mexico the con-
ference at the state department
Thursday is expected to be in the ma
ture Of a consultation having for its
object the enlistment of the coop
Grafton OF the governments of the 9TH
er American republics in the United
States plan.
First Step in New Policy.
The calling Of Thursdays confer
nee is regarded here as the first step
to carry out President Wilson's ideas
expressed in his statement on the Mex
lean situation issued June 2. 1t was
recalled that when his summons to
the Mexican factions to get together
and set mp a government which the
civilized world could deal with it was
the administrations purpose to allow
the MeXicans a period of about sixty
days in which to make suitable re-
spouse to the presidents declarations.
In the light Of these statements and
the situation in Mexico, as it has de-
veloped since June l, it is believed
that Secretary Lansing will lay be-
fore the Latin-American diplomats
two phases Of the situation which, in
the opinion of the president, require
action.
The first of these is the practically
continuous cutting off Of Mexico City
from the outside world and the ter
rible famine conditions existing there.
The second is the total failure of
the Mexican factional leaders to take
any step whatsoever toward burying
their differences and setting up a
sort of government which other gov
ernments can recognize.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-08-05
Teut0niC Armies Still Pressing
Towards City.
RUSSIANS RETIRE SLOWLY
Apparently Time Is al Hand for Gen.
eral Retreat Of S!ava From the
Polish Capital.

London. Aug. 3.-Mhi!e the Austro-
Germans continue to tt I'll the wings
of their great East RI battlefront,
with success at both oNtr"milies, in
Guiding the occupation Of Mitau in the
north and further progress beyond
Chelm, in Southeast Poland, the sit
uation before Warsaw proper remains
unchanged and obscure.
Few additional details have reached
London concerning the plans for the
abandonment Of the city, but appar,
Russians to relinquish their precarious
hold on the capital, or at least no
word of it's evacuation has come to
London.
Ivangorod, southeast of Warsaw,
heretofore enormously reported in
vested, is now nearing that state in
fact according to the Berlin announce.
ment, but from Ivangorod eastward to
Cheim and beyond the Russians, who
had to abandon the railway. are fight
ing most desperately in an endeavOr
I'd hold up Field Marshal von Macken-
sens advance %northward into Poland,
a-mOvement which seriously threatens
the Russian center retiring from War
saw.
German Destroyer Sunk.
The western theater has furnished
nothing to alter the situation and it
remained for the British navy to fur
nish an unexpected contribution to
the news with the sinking Of a Ger
man destroyer Off the German coast
by a submarine, and a strange as
sortment of performances by another
British undersea boat operating in
the sea OF Marmora.
PronouncementS in the duma at
Petrogrard and by the Russian m
bassador at London indicate that Rus
STA and England are anxious to brand
as u%nfounded the recurrent reports
that the Russian people are dis
gruntled at the showing Great Britain
and France have made in the west.
which might create a situation IN
favorable to the continued unity of
the allies.
No hint of a separate peace or of
dissatisfaction with England's policy
comes from any authoritative source
and Count Benckendorff made it
plain that, while there may have been
some sentimental popular feeling in
his country for a diversion in the
west to relieve the strain in Russia,
there had been no criticism emanat-
ing from those who understood the
military situation.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-08-05
News Of the Week From Many
Sections Of the State.
live STOCK GREAT FEATURE
State Fair Had Large Increase in Ex-
hibits Of Home Grown Cat
tile and Hogs.

The North Dakota state fair for
1915 has passed into history and it
is very creditable history, according
to Eastern newspapers whose repre-
sentatives were present during most
of the big fair. Probably the most
notable feature, because of it's bearing
upon state progress, was the very
noticeable increase in exhibits of
home grown cattle and hogs. In these
departments the exhibits were quar-
tered in every available foot of space
upon the grounds and two new barns
were built the last week before the
opening of the fair to help care for
the great increase in hog exhibits,
which were especially fine. No one
could visit this years big state fair
at Grand Forks without realizing the
wonderful progress being made in our
state in the production of hogs, cattle
and dairy herds and this means dol
lars in the pockets of every North
Dakotan.
In the amusement features this
years show was especially fortunate,
the top liners being the big automo-
bile racers, including the worlds
champion, Disbrow, who broke the
half mile track record, and the auto
polo teams. The horse racing, bal
loon ascensions and vaudeville acts
and carnival shows completed a pro-
gram which was in every way worthy
of the state and it's big show.
The significant feature, however,
was the noticeable falling off in the
displays of big farm machinery and
the great increase in cattle and hog
displays. This shows the modern
trend of North Dakota farming meth
o6c
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-08-05
PERSONAL PROPERTY RULING
Judge Decides Auditors Have Almost
Unlimited Powers.

Under a decision by Judge Coffey
at Bismarck county auditors have
practically unlimited powers over per-
sonal property assessments when mis-
takes are found in returnss.
The decision arose over a case
originating in Wells county. Auditor
Paul discovered an erroneous return
to a local assessor by a bank. The
discovery was made after the county
board OF equalization had adjourned.
Mr.. Paul served notice On the bank
that he had made the correction and
that it would be permanent unless the
bank showed he was wrong.
The bank failed to make correction
and the assessment was materially
raised following which an injunction
was asked for but denied by Judge
Coffey. who upheld the auditor.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-08-05
DlSCREDlTS MUNlTION TALES
General Wood Finds Little Compare
lively Has Gone to Allies.

Washington, Aug. 3.-Investigating
Germany's assertions that the United
States is furnishing a great part of
the war munitions used by the allies,
Major General Leonard Wood has
found that the munitions, particularly
rifles, shells, high explosives and
fuses, supplied by this country to the
allies in n year of the war was only
a very small fractional part Of the
munitions which have been used and
that all Of the war material sent from
this country to Europe within the
veal would be absolutely insufficient
for the defense of this country in
case, as one official put it, some
body suddenly jumped on us"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-08-05
THREE AMERICANS KILLED
Three Others Wounded in Sinking of
Steamer Iberian.

Queenstown, Aug. 2.-The official
list of the dead Of the British steamer
iberian, shelled by a German subma-
rine, accounts for six men-three
Americans and three Englishmen. The
Americans were Mark Wileys of Bos-
ton, John Carroll and - Sheridan;
Englishmen, %Proudfoot, Appelby and
O'Keefe.
The Iberian d~isregarded the order
to halt and the commander of the
submarine then opened fire on the
steamer.