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drab were scouting and lying in cover
with machine guns.
On the green hills behind Benning-
ton, where Yankee breastworks had
been thrown up in the Revolution,
there were more batteries. Here out
posts and patrols guarded the road
leading to Lake George, the last
gateway to the territory held by the
American forces in New York State.
North of this were Vermont's Green
Observation-Disclosures indomitable as Of
old when Ethan Allen, wroth at Con-
gress, threatened to retire into those
Businesses n wage eternal warfare
against hell, the devil and human ma
u in general"
The long barrier thus running
northward from Connecticut like a
wall separating New England and
New York would check any except a
powerful we'll supported force. ad-
vancing with the determination to
break through. Long before such an
army could make It's way the Amerl-
cans could either front the enemy
in battle or retire safely beyond his
reach.
The invaders could not break
through the wall by rail. The rail-
road line that led from Greenfield,
Mass, to Troy and Albany. had
In 1t a famous link hat was vital
to its operation. This link was the
celebrated Hoosac Tunnel, bored for
AZ miles through Hoosac Mountain.
1t was now a solid mass of blasted
and piled rock that could not be
cleared away in the time demanded by
any military operation.
In the south. on the Long Island
Sound coast Of Connecticut, were
other ruins almost az big and as costly.
They were the wreckage of Bridge
ports big cartridge factories, blown
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the pile and read: "Observer at
Providence reports hat hostile forces
entrained cavalry. field and heavy
artillery and ammunition columns at
regular rate Of two hours for full
military train. Time for loading siege
material, three and q half hours."7
He tossed the papers aside.
when did any Of our officers ever
have to handle 3 1000 menu" he asked.
How many OF them ever handled as
many as 10000? Last week two regi-
ments were left without food for two
meals on a practice march because
their commissary failed to supply
travel rations. Day before yesterday
seven boxes of provisions were found
lying in q company street without any
one to claim them. Those were
militia; but our wi officers equally
lack experience in handling such a big
contract as a whole army.s
DC you know what 1t means to see
hat an infantry division gets its ma
terial? Do you know what we've got
to send into battle with 1t? 1t means
an ammunition train OF 1856 four mule
wagons and more than 700 mules and
horses.
"Then there are the other supply
trains. the pack trains and the en-
glneer trains-135 more wagons and
600 animals. There are ninety am
balances and wagons with their ami
mails. And this Is without counting
7. Schedule laid dopn BY Gen. vom
BerNhardt "a the maximum time that
should be expended BY properly trained
troops under experienced officers.
g.. Army heads kavs called the at
temtj0n Of Congress and the public re-
peatedly to the fact that officers cam-
rot possibly be prepared for the compiler
toOrk Of hdndItmO an army " they never
get an opportunity to learn BY actual er-
p~ertence.
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New England. In addition to the YES
sells building in Bridgeport, he pos
sessed Fore River, with a battleship
and two d~estroyers on the ways;
Quincy, with eight submarines in
course of construction, and the Ports
mouth Navy Yard with one.i?
The division that had taken Water
bury turned southerly to the coast
after it passed through that town,
to join the division hat had taken
Bridgeport, and was pressing west
ward.
An hour later the American army.
apprised by its spies, began to block
the rock cuts on all the New York
Central systems leading northward
out of New York city. When New
York heard this news 1t knew that
1t had been abandoned.
In that moment Of despair the
population would have done what
every loosely knit, heterogeneous null
titude does almost spontaneously in
the face of catastrophe. It would
have grown into mobs to riot against
itself. IL h huge population had
been organized. II it had possessed a
single will, nothing could have pre-
vented 1t and nothing could have
withstood it. But facing the over
whelming numbers were a few thou
sand men who were moved by a single
will and who were firmly welded to-
gether for its accomplishment.
They were the police. Whatever
their faults were they possessed the
II. II has been pointed out often
that totfhfn a radius OF less than a
hundred miles around NeW York city
there Is a large percentage OF the tcorks
and factories on ,ohich the Govern
ment depends for much OF its uar ma
tertdf.
~. Vessels actually building IN places
named tohen the last annual edition OF
the Macy Year Book Wds published.
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With The Enemy at the Gates the Me
tropolis Is Helpless - President
Surrenders Coast Defences

ID per cent. Of It's militia strength
from struggling and falling QUITE
But they have improved very
greatly, have they not?" asked the
President.
Some OF them" answered the Gem
eral. notably the New York, Massa-
chusetts and Pennsylvania troops.
are excellent and can 20 into battle
with the regulars at any time.
But" he turned to an artillery OFF,
Ger. will you tell the President
about yesterdays field artillery a
tice?"
We sent five unframed batteries to
an Indicated position" said the officer.
They had practised only about half
a dozen times in the last year, and
then they had merely drilled In the
motions Of handling their pieces, as
their armories were equipped neither
for mounted drill nor subcalibre a
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tice. When they reached the posi-
lions that they were to hold they had
lost the locations of their own side
and within half an hour they were
blazing into W occupied by their
own infantry. If they had been using
shell instead Of blanks-whew!'S
I'VE are only just getting several
organizations to learn how to deploy
as skirmishers from close order" said
the commander. "You know how
vital that is under fire. Their COM
pany commanders appear to have had
no previous experience at 1t and the
corporals let their squads get out Of
hand hopelessly. There have been
some sad mixups. The result In bat
tie would have been stckening."S
But l tell you" said the President,
"the country is wild! The people
know that you have the whole Of a
magnificent railroad system from here
to New York at your disposal. They
know that the invading army must
have been spread out tremendously to
hold all the territory that 1t occupies.
They cannot understand why you
should not be able to engage the force
that Is advancing on New York"
The General walked to the wall
I. THIS figure 70 p~urposely placed be-
loo What Ia actually expected. Durtn0
the Connecticut man9upres, 1909. the
struggling Wds a subject for comment
among both militia and regular officers,
though the troops did toelI, considering
their softness. One officer reported that
the straO0Nn1 am0uwted to Is to IS per
cent OF soma ve0tnemts.
s. From tho report Of an umpire at a
sn0n0uvre usder Udr conditions. He
reported that the batteries Of both stdes
their otcn troops ..
9. So reported BY a general Of ~nttt1o,
az a result Of Ne observations IN field
practice.
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The President arose and walked 10
the window. For a quarter OF an
hour he looked out over the rolling
country to the east where the soft
blue curves Of the hills were cloudlike
turned.
"Stay where you are" he said, las
long as you can or think wise. New
York will have TO fall. Good-by.
Wen go back to Washington and dc
our best. Good luck to you and to
your Berkshire Hills"
They are good American hills"
said the General, smiling for the first
time. "They are giving our men the
only protection they've had against
aeroplanes since this thing began"
The spreading, crowding groves thai
crowned them and made them famous
for their loneliness nov made the
multifolded hills a welcome cover for
the harassed American troops. They
reduced to a minimum the effective
ness OF scouting from the air and in
creased to a maximum extent the eff
cheney OF cavalry and motor troops
that knew the country. Among their
laurelled slopes and in their wales and
intervales was good territory for artil-
lery defence.
The rich men whose pleasure
grounds they are gave the army
Q. From "The Army IN Action.'
10. WaterpHet, situated near Troy, N.
y, u one Of the most important Gov
eminent Oun foundries IN The United
states. II produces the ~, II and 10
inch all steel ,tflsd guns for the har-
Dor defenoes, aud Is fitted out tcith enor-
mously expensive machinery for making
many other different types OF ordnance.
It's opposed situation under our present
conditions Of acknowledgements has long
been a cause for anxiety.
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Part lime Of the remarkable
narrative fact story based on the
memorable Mathematics Of war.
What would happen If America
we're invaded by . powerful foe.
Paving the penalty for lack Of
preparednesS.
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Continued on Sirth Page,
The Washington herald., 1915-04-25
By CHARLES ID. RHODES.

By CHARLES ID. RHODES.
II Jerry had not been a very little fel-
low. something might have happened that
would have been a source Of great re-
greet, and this story might never have
been written-at least, not about this par
| ticular boy.
Jerry was the only son, a motherless
son-of an old soldier in one Of Uncle
Sans cavalry regiments-and what he
did not know about an army post and
army life was not worth knowing. He
could ride like an Indian. drive team.
or even a -four with q skilled hand,
and assist in packing q mule like q vet
eran.
About the same time when the regi-
ment to which Jerry's father belonged
received a change OF station trouble
with the Indians broke out in the very
country to which the regiment was
transferred. So that Jerry was left with
a distant relative at a small Nebras ska
| town through which the train bearing
the troops passed, until the new stations
Of the regiment were made known.
Now, three months later. the Indian
hostilities had ceased. a part of the regi-
ment was safely housed at Mckay, and
Jerry was alone at the little railroad sta
| ton of Bronco. ready to take the over
| land journey to Mckay, II he had to
| walk.
Soon the ambulance from Mckay ar
| rived at the station, with Lieut.. Johnson
in charge; and the next train from the
East brought Maj. McGregor, a crusty
old bachelor officer Of the regiment; Mrs
johnson and baby. the lieutenant's wife
| and child. and DIR. Sanborn, a young
army surgeon from the East, who was
| about to Join his first army post at Nc
Kay.
With this party Jerry started across
the rough country in high spirits
The trip proceeded during the first day
without incident On the following day
the country became rougher. and to the
right of the long winding road the Bad
Lands. in all their ugly barrenness. rose
into view.
1t was a long days 1ourney-made
necessary in order to arrive at the ex-
pected stopping place before nightfall.
,, But the road was rougher than was An
ticipated. and late In the evening the
ambulance was still long distance from
the end of the days journey.
And this was the time that something
happened.
As the ambulance passed over a small
divide. and began to descend on the other
side. two horsemen galloped up from
the timber which fringed the base of the
HILL while a third robber moved out to
the right and circled towards them from
the side.
"Road-agents" whispered Jerry, in
great excitement. and Davie tho team
ster laughed.
But whether it was the instinct of
self-preservation or something else, Jerry
had slid down beneath the seat and was
lost to view.
An instant later Jerry had poked his
head up on the inside of the ambulance,
between the majors knees.
What in the name Of all that's good
is this?" gasped the major.
"Sh!' said Jerry. in a stage whis-
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of surrendering he should prefer to try
the strength and patience OF the be-
| siegers.
Almost at the same moment that
| McPherson's answer was received, d
messenger came to Marion from
! Greene with the news that he had had
another encounter with Rawdon. which
had resulted in the latter's abandon
ing Camden, after having set fire to
the place. and marching with all his
force to relieve Mcpherson. Greene's
message ended with an earnest ap-
peal to Marion to take the fort imme-
diately.
On the next night Rawdon's army
reached the country opposite Fort
Motto. and the light of his camp fires
on the hills far away across the river
could be plainly seen by the people
in the fort, as well as by Marion and
his men outside.
The following morning was clear
and hot. Marion. accompanied by
two or three of his men, paid visit
to Lees camp.
whatever is to be done must be
done quickly" said Col. Lee. There
is not time to subdue the place with
our single cannon"
THAT is true" replied the general.
THE house occupies practically all
the space within the parapet; We must
burn the rascals out"
1T seems poor return to Mrs.
Motto for her hospitality" remarked
Lee.
'It does, indeed" returned the gen.
eral; but there is no alternative" And
stepping to the window, within which
the widow sat gazing across at her
handsome house, he explained the situa-
ton in a few words. The good lady
paled, and remained silent for several
minutes.
Il do not believe I ever could live in
the house again." she said at length.
Then. after another pause. she continued
earnestly: There is no doubt as to
my duty in the matter. I can truly say
1 am glad to sacrifice my house for
my country. And now" she added,
brightly. as she rose from her chair.
81 think 1 have something hero that
you will find useful
She went to a cupboard in a corner
of the room and took out q long bum
die and, returning to the window. quick
ly unwrapped IT, disclosing a large bow
and a number Of arrows. These she
handed to the general. with q SMILE 1.-THE
bow has never been used, so far as I
know. and it is SO heavy that doubt
If you have a man in your company
strong enough to bend It"
The general chuckled. wait . mo-
ment' said he. and I will show you"
and turning he called out. Nathan
SAVAGE" to one Of his men who was
sitting under . tree near the house,
cleaning an old shotgun. The man got
on his feet, and with An awkward salute
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major excepted. fully realized what had
happened. and valuables were thrust
into Jerry's broad brimmed hat in less
time than it takes to tell it. Two
rolls of greenbacks. three watches.
some rings, and a diamond pin were
among the articles, and just as a
rough hand turned the knob of the
ambulance door, Jerry, with his precious
hat, rolled under the hangings of the
front seat out of sight
"Climb out of here" yelled a fierce
looking man with a red handkerchief
tied over his face to conceal his fea-
lures. And he poked the muzzles of
two revolvers under the majors nose.
Then. and not till then, did the in
credulous major realize that he had
really been held up" by highway
men; and as he was nearest the door,
he was the first to climb awkwardly
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7 overtaken. What would become OF
himself he did not know.
What actually did happen was this:
AS the ambulance approached the
| bluffs, nearer and rearer. Jerry saw
| two men to the left turn suddenly
about. and race quite as hard to the
| rear as they had previously been rae
ing to the front Another moment,
and the cause of their precipitate
fight was apparent A roaring camp
fire at the edge of the bluffs, hither-
to concealed from view, rose in sight.
and by it's light Jerry saw white
tents. and a dozen of Uncle Sans
soldiers sprawling about eating sup.
per.
Never had the blue uniform looked
SO fascinating, and Jerry had to choke
down a big lump which insisted on
rising in his throat as he realized
that he was among friends
The mules slowed up as they caught
sight of the little camp, brayed loud
ly, and were answered by a friendly
bray from the mules in camp. and In a
few seconds more were standing quiet
their supper.
Jerry's story was soon told, and
the sergeant in charge of the detach-
ment, which was on its way to the
railroad with wagons for commissary
stores, hurriedly mounted a few of
his men to look for the outlaws
task which proved in the end to be
fruitless. The camp mules, too. were
quickly harnessed and the ambulance.
and several of the soldiers went back
after the party which had been SO I'M
tremendously left in the road
number of miles to the rear.
A couple of hours later the am
oulance again appeared. and. crowded
as 1t was, Jerry was taken inside at
once. and as the ambulance rumbled
along to the ranch nearby. no went
over the whole affair again.
The ranch was soon reached, and
of tho hour. Like a game of forfeits.
each member of the party. save the
major. was called upon to redeem the
property which had so hastily been
stuffed into Jerry's capacious hat.
You're a little fellow. Jerry said
the surgeon, but It's lucky for US In
many ways that you have a big head
and consequently a big hat"
Tho major, disguised that he had
lost his valuables through his STUPID
ity. looked gloomy.
II don't care SO much about the
money" said he. Luckily, 1t did not
amount to a great deal But there's
that watch, an heirloom in my family
for nearly a hundred years. wouldn't
have lost 1t for
But he did not finish his sentence,
and no one ever knew just what the
major would have said. For. from
the moment that he mentioned the
watch, Jerry had been tugging at one
Of his tight little pockets until he was
red in the face.
II almost forgot" said he. eagerly.
And in another m6ment. from whore
1t was crowded in with an exploded
cartridge, a one-bladed knife, and
broken jews'harp, Jerry dragged forth
the majors missing watch.
How in the name of all that's
good" gasped the delighted major.
did you get IT."
IT took IL out Of your vest pocket
when 1 squeezed up between your
knees in the ambulance" answered
Jerry.
And every one. including the major,
agreed that under the circumstances
1t was a perfectly justihable case OF
pocket picking. and that there are
many advantages in being . little fsl-
low, provided that one has . clear
head and q sure hand.
Copyright. 1874. BY HsrR hu4) -
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that the valuables of the passengers
must have been left in the ambulance.
Then they sprang on their horses and
dashed down the road after the ambu-
lance.
Meanwhile, Jerry had crawled up on
the drivers seat, and seizing the reins
with skilful hands, was soon guiding
the runaway animals down the long slope
and up the hill on the other side. AT
the top he glanced behind in time to see
the highwaymen mount their horses.
In the frosty air sounds could be
heard for long distance. and Jerry
felt sure, before long. that his pur-
suers were steadily gaining on him.
But he urged the animals on with the
whip. hoping that he might soon
strike a ranch or meet a friendly face
But a new danger presented itself.
At a point near at hand the road
made sweeping turn to the left.
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A Very Little Fellow

per. Road agents ahead. Give me your
money, quick, and I'll hide"
Tie major began a splutter. and the
baby began to cry.
You young scamp" he began. "to
come in here in this manner and at.
tempt to alarm a lady-and "a baby!
Just then a gruff voice was heard
in front. The ambulance came to a sud-
den stop. and another voice called to the
driver: Hands up! Climb down from
there!"
Then it was that the passengers. the
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down on the ground and hold up his

down on the ground and hold up his
hands.
The search was not pleasant to the
major. His arms were getting tired. and
he incautiously allowed one of them to
drop. He had no sooner done so. how
ever, than one of the desperadoes fired
his pistol high over the majors head. as
a hint Of what he might expect if he
was not careful. The major took the
hint, and Strengthened up with jerk.
But the shot had another. very unex-
pected, effect. The four mules attached
to the ambulance sprang forward with
fear. and in another instant was speed
ing along the road at a gallop.
The robbers took little heed of this
occurrence, until. as they failed to find
anything of great value on any one ex-
cept the major. they began to realize
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Here it seemed apparent that the out
laws would, by moving across coun-
is exactly what they attempted to do.
Two turned across the level plain.
gaining perceptibly at every bound Of
their wiry mustangs.
Still Jerry hung to tho reins. al
fingers to shoulder, and he felt al
most sure that, unless something I'M
foreseen should occur. he would be
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Edited by MARY MARSHALL

There's sure to be a lot Of strife
Throughout this couples married
life
They never. never will agree.
Cause she won't eat the same as he.
She'll eat potatoes all the time
Potato Bugs think them sublime
While he'll prefer to live on meat
The only thing he cares to eat.
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TROUBLE AHEAD

Young Miss Potato Bugg, you see.
Is now engaged to Mr.. Flea,
And they'll be married very soon,
And start upon their honeymoon.
They think that they will happy be,
But think a bit, and you will see
That they will never get along
To marry would be very wrong.
The broad ax., 1915-08-07
TroIIope,a CHARS.

Anthony TroIlope prided himself on
having reduced the writing Of novels
and good novels-to something Ike a
mechanical process, devoting to the
work so many hours day and timing
himself TO an output Of 30 many words
an hour. his advice to the literary
aspirant was to glue himself to his
seat and write, but he himself had an
other source Of inspiration
One wall Of his library was devoted
to rows Of little cupbOards or bins,
each with a separate glass door and
filed with cigars stacked across and
across like timber to allow free cir
culation Of air. A pointed stud In the
wood above the door indicated the bin
In use, and as soon as any one bin was
emptied the stud was removed to
above the next door and the empty re-
ceptacle reflled from the big chests
which TroIlope obtained straight from
Havana.-LOndon Saturday Review.
The broad ax., 1915-08-07
waIpoIe, knight of Garter.

When Sir Robert Walpole was IN
stalled knight Of the garter in 1T26 he
was the only commoner, with one ex-
ception, to whom the honor had been
given since the reign Of James 1. The
honor apparently was regarded as so
great that WalpOle had 70 apologize for
his audacity, which he did in this fash
ion: SIs ambition imputed to me? Why,
then, do / still continue G commoner-
I who refuse a white staff and peer
age7 had, indeed, like to have for
gotten the little ornament about my
shoulders which gentlemen have 50
repeatedly mentioned In terms Of sar-
castle obloquy. But, surely, though
this may be regarded with envy or In
dignation in another place. It cannot
be supposed to raise any resentment In
this house, where many may be pleased
to see those honors which their ances-
tors have worn restored to the COM
mons"-London Chronicle.
The broad ax., 1915-08-07
PRETTY Thin Milk.

Old Captain Joshua Ketcham Of
Amityville. n. Y, was very much be-
loved by the summer residents who
used to sail with him on the bay and
catch bluefish. There was always
refreshing flavor Of the sea in his talk.
One day, when a party of city men
were sailing with him, the cOnversa-
ton turned on the difficulty of getting
good milk in Amityville, and they ap-
pealed to the captain to know why that
was the case.
well" said Captain Joshua, Its
been that way as long as can remem-
Der. My wife made me buy a COW
once. / bought her from Gilbert Han
up on the north turnpike, and gave
him $40 for her. Gilbert said she'd give
twenty quarts Of milk a day, and
guess she did, but you could see bot
tom in six fathoms. Com
panion.