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Pull" Still Counts.

Representative Borland says the present seven
hour schedule for government clerks is "a linger-
ing remnant of the old political system, before
civil service rules came into existence, when clerks
were appointed by political influence, etc. If Mr..
Borlaud happened to be young seeking ap-
pointment as a government clerk it would doubt
less interest him to find out just how much "po-
litical influence it would still take to land him
there under the present system-civi service law
to the contrary Notwithstanding. He might be
one of the three topmost applicants presented by
the Civil Service Commission, but if he CHANGED
to be of the Republican persuasion he probably
could not get there just Eat any price" IT, as
Democrat the choice should lie between him
and another Democrat of the three applicants for
the place he would most likely find that the ono
with the stifest political pull would arrive.
The chief diferencc-and it is an important
one-between the clerks Of the present and those
before the civil service examinations, is that those
OF today are better educated and better qualified
in various directions for the work than those in
the old days, when if an applicant could merely
read, write and cypher" he eligible though
incompetent The political end of the business
remains the same now as of yore.
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1,aI;,z ,,ez,or b,,, ,r,s de,eIoDad
-; 49,, C.a,.,,,o,, ,-,,,,. rLo success ~ the
,,a,, s,rr, W.. 50 D,orourred in the
C.orr,.,., .,,,, ,h,t If was ran,dIy
odon,,., b,. Tho ,.on,incntar armies and
,bo Lnrrisb army, was taking II M At
Tho hrrtnninr of the war. The first
E,n-Iish hook to ha vrittor r,pon tho sub
tect vas nv can, II p Esnes. Of Tho
United states ARMY. It was entitled
."Tho Rife in War" and made some
suggestions which led to the modifica-
tion Of the modern system Of fire con-
troll and discinlino in the European
armies
The CENTRAL idoa or the new s, stem
* the adoption Of the Indirect FIRE Of ar
tillerv to long range work Of the rife
The commander OF company will pick
out the top rail Of a fence for the sight
ing point OF his men and direct them to
fix their sights At range which It Is
estimated will hit the enemy This. il
is said has been quite effective in tho
BErop"an war as ~ifemcn haV" been
able to aim at an object which they could
see and hit an unseen enemy. The sight
ing point might he the top OF a trench
but tho storm Of bullets from COM
mand would fall int the trench.
In working out tins system or nre
control range hnd"rS are usen ny 'ne
infantry ana cavalry JUST as IN ntIu
artillerN. Just belOle Ihe war DTohe
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his front should be worn TO a weakness
that must bring him his triumph
1t became mere question Of who could
stand the heaviest losses. Six thousand
Union soldiers had fallen at Cold Hsrbor
in single hour: but their places were
not long vacant Flank movements. now
upon this hand now upon that, rendered
each position Of Lees army in turn IN
tenable; and he was obliged at last to
concentrate upon Petersburg and Rich
mond. There direct attack aNailed the
fedora! commanders little
They were forced to sit down about
Petersburg in nine months formal
siege.
Meanwhile General Sherman had driven
Johnston in like fashion, with like diff
hculty and stubborn fighting, back
through northern Georgia upon Atlanta;
and would have had infinite slow labor TO
the last had not Mr.. Davis displeased
that Johnston did not beat the over
whelming army at his front, removed
him from the confederate comma nd the
one man available who could make in
ferior numbers formidable against such
an opponent,-and so made the task Of
the invading army easy.
Johnston out Of his way, Sherman cut
Atlantas communications TO the south
ward. forced the evacuation OF the place
without serious difficulty, and, leaving
Johnston's successor. General Hood, TO
face Thomas at the north, whittier he
was forced to turn. himself pushed on to
the cities Of the coast
At Franklin. Tennessee. November 3Oth,
Hood threw himself. in his impetuous
fashion, on Thomas's advance force OF
eighteen thousand men, and was checked
At Nashville, on the 18th of December
Thomas himself attacked, and so utterly
routed him that his army was never
again brought together as an effective
force.
Sherman. confident that Thomas could
take care of Hood at his rear. moved
steadily on to Savannah and took il
| NDeCember). Before he left Savannah,
Wilmington. North Carolina, and the for
midable batteries at Fort Fisher had been
taken by naval and military forces CO.
operating on the coast; and when he Ief
Savannah and advanced into Carolina his
movement forced the evacuation OF
! Charleston
Mobile had been taken by Farragut and
land forces operating with him early IL
August
TomorrOW-The eliminating TraE-
Z edy.
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Jpn his ANA in the Unrted States. IL Ers~'ed
>-c~nd Lle.r RAYMOND {. RaTd. TNTeutr-nith
IpfantT ..--,--
cans LiwE-d Osuhe'd IT, Ouar-07mAstsr C0-Ts.
IN addition 10 his prr~enr duties is detailed
CONSTRUCTING quarisrmss'er. az I've United States
Soldiers Home. Washington. n. e
Ma Theodore R. Hack. Oasr--~astsr 0o-ps-
will proceed {" Moline, IT,. f7r 'r" 0U-n-s' ~
rnsperu' 2 the 'acfrr ~ the j.. p-s~ Wage
'0mr-~' AZ 'Ns. WaCs ~ NM 'Er. 0-'- he
ns1l'a~'Hre a. ~s0r.' Ne n.
uTen his ar1va '0 o.. L. .0 ~'r.s F-s1t"1
Fuvr Lieut.. fr-1-Ee Is. Fa-.-n~- I've. ttrr In
fsn,r~
s. rul~h q 7lraEsT- y ~0-~-s' Order NJ p.
JEmWarN = 1915 vs. department as d'7ert Se1nod
LAs-' l,Nv1' b-'-r-0D i"sS AT1Ae-v u"rrs-
20 pDr0eed IN Hou0.H.. Hawai- on tic rsusr"--
s.Ae1''"a %. leave ~s0 -Sur's0. A.. or "r z'''
juno . .9' an -nd"a d--r-- %.
r.rs- s"a TO-. RI Co the commanding
gen. '.z y 'en-e- Of NauIIs and Sublc Bay.
i0r e~~.-.r-r- o. CrwPSuN.
~"~07t Lieut.. william H. JousU. Coss, Az
ullN-V '"-'~ '- -ehe'od from assignment 20 the
Trr7v o. -. 'onpauy. and will proved 70 Font
RUE"-. H."a. and report TO the commHudlng
r7c-T. as letenses Of Oahu
Frs, - ScrE1 Edward " YATES. signal 0o'ps.
Fort Nod, \. Y, will h directed 70 report n
;hs n'r~rr in chhsgv. Signal Cons General Suppl
bND-' nat psi. for duty. and SerFt John HUBBLE.
NisnaI '0Tps nov on duty Al that dePnt. vii ~
olre~;ed 70 rePo7 To the commanding oihosr.
r-------L =, 60, 49, -
IEaSSnh l. SPECIAL Order. No 4 War Depart
n"n' JsnuArZ L. US Tt1tns lsaIe q
zoNFncs U Second Lieut., william ". ETvtn.
Nr'enth 'aVal-,. Is revoked
Leave a. abeenCe Tor one month and fifteen
da's m surEeo1s certificate q disability. is ESnted
Ns"'nd LAeuL WlIham V" Irwin Seventh 'tv1lry.
Lave Of absence for two months. U take enect
m q about Apnl & 1876, Is granted FNrst Lieut..
Herbert =. Mann Flth Cavalry.
MAJ. Kent Nelson. Medical Cons having oom
n.et'd ne aIt1 assigned 70 him IN paragraph =,
~p-c1aI 'Toers. No. -. tef7uTY Z 1916. War n
lar1ment' will revert TO status q absence with
leave.
lleu' Co. JC z Hotter. Ordnance Department,
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There is a difference Of expert naval
view concerning the installation on the
hattl"shiUs to he authorized at thus Sos
sion Of t0ncr'ss If run thr-c--un turrrr.
which has been feature OF r,crntIv dc
Signed vessels Of that type. That ar
rangcmCnt Of the battery has. OF course.
been the subject Of much debate on the
part Of naval experts. but IL was supposed
to have been settled to the satisfaction Of
those most directly concerned with the
distribution Of tho guns.
There is assuredly much to be said on
both sides Of the question, but with the
adoption Of the three-gUn turret, as dis
tinguished from the two-Eun turret, il
was considered that the former was a
fixture until. at least. there could be a
try-out Of the system under practical
conditions of service. II not of actual
warfare. There has been nothing TO en-
tighten the authorities in the adviCes
from Europe in that particular. any more
than in other respects bearing upon the
design and construction Of dreadnauEhtS
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NAVAL ODDERS.


birmingham. sa1led for san Juan. FEBRUARY =
Caesar arrived Naples. FEBRUARY > Cz-r.us. sailed
for SsrtD Domingo City. FebruRry = Cleveland
arrived Counto. FehruaU = Culgos arrived New
Nok Yard. F-h-uar, =: Glarler armed GusyrnAs,
FebUaT = Jasnu. arrived Lambert Point Febru
Sry .. Lawrence sailed for Puget Sound. February
s: Marietta. arrived Guantanamo. February
Montana. arrived Guacansyabo Rsv FehuSry =
IrcmethCUs sailed fo- RslbDs. February .; Pro
gus a7ivel Honolulu. February .; Stewart. sailed
M San Pedro. February y. Tennessee, arrived
Hampton Rnads, February D
NOTES
The Barney. al the Naval Academy, 40.
naTols. Md, has been ordered to the nsry yard.
Philadelphia
The Cusoa will leave New York about the 2Jh
TFuNimo for Guantanamo.
IN. Kanawha. now at the Norfolk Yard, has
been ordered to Port Arthur, Tex. and return to
Hampton Reads
The PrumCtheus. now en- route from San Fr1u.
cisco TO BaIboa, is towing the Maumee.
ORDERS To OFFICERS.
Lieut.. Il. +. DTaemel to Vermont as E1rnery
cfhcs7.
Lieut.. Junior EsdsD 3. Abbeu. to command
Nhpplc
Lieut.. 0urror zrsdo, R B Hsmn,s. to receiving
shin At rhiladeirNis. Pa
Lieu, Uurior s,sde' F Il. rr7or. to Raleigh.
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TUE fourth year Of fighting was the
last. The crushing weight Of the
North told more and more; and the
South tottered to collapse.
BY the spring Of 1884 the federal armies
were ready for their final movements.
the confederate armies freshened. re-
cruited, posted as best they might be for
their last stand and defence.
The final reallotments of federal COM
manders had been made
General Grant had become commander
in-chief and had taken personal command
OF the Army Of the Potomac against Lee
General Sherman. upon whom Grant
had learned to depend at Nicksburg and
Chattanooga. was in command in the
West.
In MAY. Grant. with Meade. moved for
ward from tho Potomac into the broad
Wilderness of wood and thick under.
growth that stretched south Of Freder-
icksburg and the Rappahannock TO the
York River, forcing Lee to make a slow
retreat before him
The retreat was slow indeed. Lee oper-
ated upon shorter lines than his enemy,
and behind intrenchments.
He had scarcely seventy thousand men,
and knew not where to get more: Grant
mad one hundred and twenty thousand
and could have as many more as he
ne eded
BY the first OF November Grant had
lost eighty thousand.-more than Lee had
had to face him with at the outset; but
his ranks were still full
Lee outplayed him in the great game
OF war. but could not stand before the
ceaseless movement OF his accommodating
force
For sixteen DAYS of almost continuous
fighting he held Grant in hand. his slow
withdrawal southwark like the manoeu
Vrcs OF long battle rather than like a
retreat: and at the end, when he found
a place to his mind, at Cold Harbor, on
the ID OF June made a stand and re-
pulsed the federal attack along his entire
front
But he was too heavily outnumbered
General Grant was not like the Other
men who had commanded the Army OF
the Potomac. No defeat stopped him oil
50 much as gave breathing time. h
filled his ranks and moved forward
whether in the face OF victory or in thu
face OF defeat. determined ito hammer
continuously until by mere attrition." if
in no other way. the stubborn army al
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-01
Gun Transportation Tests.

The War Department has received a re-
port of q test conducted by militia Off
Cials Of transportation of thrce-inch field
srtillery material by means of motor
trucks. The results and the conditions
of the test do not meet with the approval
of the military authorities in all respects.
as appears from the following comment
made by the chief OF ordnance OF the
army:
This test appears to have heen made
for the purpose of determining whether
the three-inch field artillery material can
be hauled over smooth roads by motor
trucks. 1t is noted that the running time
for 2s3 miles was about twenty two hours,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-01

Discussing conditions after the war James J.
Hill said: at seems to me that what the United
States will need most will be business courage, en-.
terprise and ample capital There will probably be
an abundance of capital provided that we have in
dustria peace and reasonable assurance that there
will be available foreign markets for our surplus
products For most of these things the men in
charge Of the government will be responsible, and
If enterprise and industrial peace are encouraged
the question of disposing of the surplus from our
own home markets will be less seriouy --
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-01

Recent zero weather, following the mild tenn
Perature OF January, has ruined the Jersey peach
crop OF next summer, according to Farm Dem
onstrator W. B. Duryec who, with State experts,
has completed an inspection of Central New Jersey
orchards. Old-fashioned winters are the oldest
inhabitants long suit, and we would like to hear
from one who remembers a winter that didn't
ruin the peach crop.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-01

Representative Borand argues that closing the
executive departments as carly as AGO p. m. I'M
poses hardship business men who come from
all over the country to do business with the de-
Partments' and who if they cannot conclude their
affairs IN the middle afternoon must wait in
Washington one more day. And come to think of
it, some OF our lawmakers are doing a good deal
to make day in Washington hardship.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-01

The United States is maintaining more policies
irritating to other countries than any other nation
in the world, according to Rear Admiral Austin NJ
Knight, president OF the Navy War College Even
tually, however it is reasonable to expect, there
will be big kick against one of our policies which
a few statesmen demand shall be perpetuated-
that of unpreparedness
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-01

Glasses arc to be organized in the University
OF Ores with the object of correcting defects in
girls feet caused by wearing shoes with high heels
and pointed toes. If our universities are going
into the business OF combating the evils resulting
from fashions requirements no one can predict a
limit to their scope.
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And now it is predicted that the Senate will re-
fuse to ratify the Colombian treaty, although it
has been marked down from S25ooo,ooo to $1s,ooo,-
600. Pretty soon Colombia will be making UP her
mind that we value her friendship at about eight
marks, present quotations.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-01
ENTER MARCH.

ENTER MARCH.
Here's old March, the first of Spring,
Full of noisy clustering,
Getting rid of all the roar
Winters left at Springtide's door,
Never mind his manners rude,
He don't mean it, and in fact
Being noisy is his act.
He was made to do just So
Just to bluster and to blow
Like Grassland ushering
In the Pageant of the Spring.
Copyright, I9l6)
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An aged Pennsylvania recluse worth ST 600 600
whose relatives say he needs a guardian, is being
sued by an attractive young of 80 for $780,
600 for breach of promise OF course the relatives
want the privilege of selecting the guardian.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-01

German submarine commanders will sink no
vessels unless they know them to be armed, ac-
cording to late announcement. The truth is, prob
ably, that they will consider themselves lucky to
escape destruction themselves.
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man just liberated from the penitentiary at
Moundsville has married the woman whose evil
denee sent him there. But, she was waiting on
the outside for him, and probably there was no
escape except turning back
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The Secret Of Living.
BY JOHN ID. BARRY,


There is an acquaintance of mine who seems
to have discovered the secret OF living. At any
rate, he declares that he enjoys every day He
even goes so far to say that il he had his life
to live over again he would like to have the same
kind of life. He is past so now and he hopes to
go on living for many years Age apparently has
no terrors for him, decay. Naturally he is a
philosopher.
The other day ventured to ask my acquaint-
ance few personal questions. He was amused
when l told him that thought he had discovered
the secret of life. Perhaps have" he said "If
have it is very simple. 1t means having good
time all the time
How do you manager"
He took few moments to consider the ques-
ton. Its attitude of mind, think" he re-
Piled 81 suppose was born with cheerful tenn
permanent But perhaps l couldn't have kept cheer
full If l hadn't given the matter some thought
When l youngster l saw that life wasn't
an outside thing"
must have looked puzzled Life is wholly
matter of thinking" he went on, speaking with
great rspidity. He tapped his forehead. at ex-
lists in here"
But the mind" l said, "is influenced by i'm
pressions from outside"
True, but only to the extent we allow it to
be influenced And the outside influences are not
the only ones. There are others far more important
They operate from within" He smiled good
humorcdly Those were the boys that l saw l
had to control If l could make them friendly
they would take care of the outside influences"
"In other words" said, trying to simplify the
language for the sake of my own understanding
you resolved to keep your inner life happy"
He nodded. That's the secret" he exclaimed
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-01

Some day shall hear of moving pelu1c
corps on the scene of disaster who didn't take
any pictures because they were busy rescuing the
perishng.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-01

Representative Borland says he has been point
ed out as dangerous man, threatened with defeat
for reelection and everything. That sort of stuff
will simply make hero of him in Kansas City.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-01

England having deported Tod Sloan some
months ago has now ordered Jack Johnson to de-
part for South America. Evidently these are not
sporting times in the tight little isle
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-01

Billy Sunday threatens to SNEAK over to Wash
ington" and look things over. He will leave the
arrangements for the brass bands and reception
committees to the members Of his staff, of course
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-01
Society Reverts Sometimes.

An echo OF frontier days" comes from Pitts
burg, Kans, where Italian vocalist in a music
hall was plugged with bullets by four of his audi
.ence because they deemed him mo singer"
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A Line o Cheer Each Day O the Year.
By JOHN KENDRIcK BANGS.

First printing OF original poem. written daily
for The Washington Herald
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Our C0UNTRY-.Ga,
.WOUR PRESIDENT
AMSszMI0 ezMezzsMzeNlS
||ftKD(lDRONIklLS0N
Published BY special arrangement ah the President through
The Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
THE FORCE OF NUMBERS.

Har & BROTH
Mcclure
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They operate from within" He smiled good
humoredly. Those were the boys that l saw
had to control If could make them friendly
they would take care of the outside influences"
I'm other words" said trying to simplify the
language for the sake of my own understanding
you resolved to keep your inner life happy"
| He nodded. That's the secret" he exclaimed
| Now | that he was presenting familiar
philosophy. We all recognize its truth in theory
Many Of us who believe it aren't very successful
in practice. Can you tell me how you work out
your idea in everyday iife?"
That question was something OF a poser Let
me I'm such a bundle Of habits that l don't
know whether | explain. Perhaps, after all,
my being bundle of habits is the explanations
Life begins for me, as it does with everybody
else, | wake up
do you wake up checrful?" l asked
When I've had sleep enough yes. When
haven't had sleep enough, 1t all depends on
my sleep. With many people it depends on other
things. Men that drink, for example, have awful
first moments in the morning. They often suffer
intensely until they've taken drink. There's no
peace for them till they have put their head under
the yoke. They slaves and they have to
acknowledge their slavery every morning Then
too there those people that wake into IN
pleasant memories and depressing thoughts They
are in the clutches Of the usurer"
What usurer," asked
The same old usurcr-time. All the DAYS that
have gone before are either making their cxac-
tons on TODAY or one is paving high interest
You see, I've been lucky, My fondncss for enjoy
I -1E i II. i
dare to enjoy myself TODAY at the exnensc Of TO-
O. '''' u ~
moro" and all the o'her 'omorFo"S that may
come along After all it's the little things that
make ~ rost ~ n. d,y ;sn,, i, w. b,,, ~
make up most Oh me oay' ISM II; we nave to
learn how to deal with them. And our way Of
tr.;u;n- for d.,,;nu u;.h 49, ~ .n;ut 49,.
II '"'"e 'oi oed""s Win inc Dig 'hines mat come
every now and then. The most important thing
of all is n OFT nIc,,,,r. ont ~ tLe 1;,.I. ,h;r
~ " Gil 70 sI' p''SS"'e OUT OF '"e "''s ,"'nsS
- W. ENJOY '"t"' "s "''E Como we ma us' 8'
the end of the day we've had pretty 6nc time"
"You don't mean to saw" exclaimed, that YOU
49,: - 49,, ,:., :,
ENJOY al inc niue th'ngS OF the day
wen, most OF them.
Shaving IN the morning.
IN yes. IT gives nc time 10 think. y on
Sec IN SO used TO shaving myself that its no
! hort Ihcn take certain pleasure IN mprov-
ing my personal appearance. Besides, am fond
OF my raIorS. really like to keep them in good
shape Nhu "hilc am shaving know that
am very close to my morning tub which is great
TXhlIaTatlon. 3Cgln to think about breakfast
mere great pleasure to DC had from that carly
meal particularly II it's taken in a sunny room.
An hrCaEtast,room> ought to he sunny There
oIEus 10 o' 'o"'IN ana pants aoout and perhaps
! " pig mI III " Gags 10 IAN 10.
Mont dog do ! asked.
On yes or cat OF course, there's some
danger IN human beng. So many human be-
ihgs oon Know now to behave at breakfast And
men there are human beings present you can't