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ONE GIRLS IMPRESSIONS
OF THE CHEVY CHASE CAA1F

tend them when wounded. keep the
cities and towns In smooth running
order and show themselves SO efficient
that they will he a help, not n burden.
The first lesson for such service is
hat Of obedience and forgetfulness Of
self. No better way to teach his
could possibly he devised than a mill
tary orga nizat!on. Drill, inspection and
all the numerous duties that 20 with
military service demand obedience.
W" learned 10 our amaZement at
Chevy Chase that what we wore. ate,
lived in and said was regulated.
Never shall ! forget a command to
change from sneakers into shoes. I
explained very carefully that my shoes
hurt. Explanations, grumhlings and
threats were Of no avail-the shoes
had to come on. and | drilled liinping.
Inspection was another test Of
obedience. AT half past s We fell in
In front Of our tents. orderlies at the
left. privates at the right. AT the
order Attention We all Strengthened
up and began wondering whether the
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health viewpoint, the instruction In
hygiene.
The volunteer gains an idea Of the
value Of his body. He learns how to
protect 1t from invasion by disease
producing organisms. He learns Just
what he ear and what he cannot do
II he wishes to remain healthy. In
other words. he becomes %inoculated
with the germ of hygienic living.
This stands him in good stead when
he returns to civilian pursuits, and
whenever he talks IN his friends about
the training camp he is pretty apt to
say something about hygiene and san
i,ation. This is the spreading Of the
gospel Of cleanliness and health. He
has learned that to I've an efficient
soldier me must he a healthy SOL
der, and IL isn't very long before he
reasons that 20 he an efficient citizen
m mus hp n healthy citizen.
So II may he said that the training
camps are a valuable health asset To
the nation az we'll ns To the patriotic
individuals who volunteer for this
duty.
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Plattsburg Idea Sets High Physical
Standardfor General Population, Says
Assistant. Surgeon General Rucker

mediately enter upon a Systematic
outdoor life. The waking hours are
laid ont in exercises and recreation.
and the night. like the day. In spent
in the open air. Many a patriotic
business man whose daily exercise un-
der average conditions consists Of a
walk to and from the street car and
to and from the elevator finds after
the irst few days that he IL imbued
with a new zest Of life: that physical
tasks which at FIRST seemed almost
impossible Of accomplishment are per-
formed with ease. His mind II clearer
and he sleeps at night like a tired
babe.
The food which ne gets In the train
ing camp il simple in character. but
adequate for all his physical needs.
II IL well cooked. but II Is not over
seasoned with condiments and spices,
and what perhaps Is best Of all. II Is
not preceded by an appetizer which
has been carefully iced and then
shaken up. Regular exercise. regular
food. regular hours Of sleep. and sep
aration from excuses Of every kind,
are bound TO make this volunteer SOL
der a pretty healthy specimen by the
time the camp Ia done. and when he
goes back to his desk II IL with re-
newed vlgor and a firm determination
to keep in fighting trim for the rest
Of the year.
But with all this physical work
there are periods for recreation and
study. The most important Of the in
structions given IL. from a public
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lected the mobilization Of industries
and tho utilization OF modern forms Of
transportation as effective aids TO the
Government In time of war. Steps in
this direction are now be ing taken.
but tho highest degree of efficiency
ear only he secured by the universal
appreciation OF the fac that each indi-
v.dna! nus realize his important posi-
tIon rs an integral unit Of a great
system.
We must learn TO avoid waste. to
cultivate thrift, to abandon extrava-
gance n to make our national re-
sources effective to the highest degree.
To spread this broader and possibly
more spiritual phase OF the gospel Of
preparedness among the American
people is a work to which the LEAGUE
will devote itself and which must merit
the commentator. a. 1t will receive
the support, Of the American people II
the people car he made to understand
that our unpreparedness in the light
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GMIeRAA Uo~HL EN SERVICE
Young women of society in camp at Pompton Lake. N. ]. Gen.
Steever, u. S. A.. (retired), the military instructor; Capt.
Candace Hewitt and Miss Elizabeth Harrison, her orderly.

floor had been swept thoroughly,
whether hats had been removed from
the clothesline and concealed beneath
the pillows. whether the mosquito
MEETINGS were on straight. You dared
not turn your head To see. but you
rolled .your eyes till they nearly fol!
out IN a vain effort 10 look behind you.
one awful day the inspector callel
me in. sven, trembling. One measiy.
book had been thrown down on tho
bed in A hurry by some one and I had
not seen IL. Tho next time 7 was
orderly | looked the tent; owe care
fully and then forbade anybody To gp
in for fear n particle Of dust might
enter or a V stir out Of position.
Books and shoes were placed upd.r
the mattresses and the inspector re-
ported Excellent"
Imagine. however. what this sort OF
training did. We were absolutely will
ing and ready TO do ANYTHING when
We left and we're so humble as 10 y,
almost ohsequious. We had seen what
was required Of us In time If war AMI
requirements.
mere were also prtCtlCaI courses Al
Chevy Chase. the most valuable and
important being instruction in first aid
to the injured and home care ~ the
sick. 1t was against the rules To- take
both at once. hut some girls were so
ambitious that they found Il was pos
sihle 70 do SO II they let neither de-
Iartmcnt know they were taking the
other There were also Courses in
surgical dressings. dietctics. plain sew
ing and knitting. wigwaCginC. wireless
telcgraphy and telcCraphing, the last
three courses being by far the most
popular, though IL is doubtful Of wha;
service wiCwagEing would he 70
women.
The plan had been originally n
have. along with dietetics. field cook
irg demonstrated by our own feld
kitchen. There is a plan TO include
this in the future In the two weeks
training.
Drill was compulsory. Tho FIST
two days they had no drill sergeant
our own company officers drilling us
Urls with as little experience as any
private. A prize was offered to the
best drilled company. 50 these amhi'
tious officers set out to win. The,
drilled us every second We had free
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until We were raging. a few Of US
planned To get out Of SO much drill
by not returning to the company street
after classes. but the officers found
this out and posted an order 10 re-
port after every class.
At the end OF TWO days the authori-
ties stepped in. The doctor complained
that there were N many cases OF sore
feet that he "a unable to treat them
al and the officers were forbidden
to drill us except at certain hours.
Each company was also supplied with
4 drill sergeant used TO raw recruits.
so We got some rest, Through this
bitter experience we learned one thing,
however, and on" every camp should
follow: No drilling should no done
except Under a trained expert.
In the afternoon there We're lectures
for an hour. We hated and detested
these lectures and rete!lei against
them To the bitter end. An hour is
rather long to listen to three or four
men talk and We agreed that one good
speaker every day with a Limit of half
an hour would he quite enough. As IL
was We surreptitiously stuck knitting
and writing materials rp our sleeves.
and, as one lecturer remarked. he had
never seen such an industrious
audience.
There has hoen a desire expressed
non the girls that in The future they
might help more in the admlnistra-
ton If the camp. The cooking might
easily be passed owe ia them. an eX-
perience that would ~ them 10 help in
hospitals n war time. other classes
might be started training them TO Al
positions the men are called away
from. Automobile classes would he 4
good beginning and later on Other
classes could be organized so hat the
pupils would he able 30 Ill Just such
positions as the Of Europe
have found IL necessary 10 take.
In closing I may say we registered
our desire 70 return next summer IL
black and white. What We learned
probably is not noticeable. hut al leas'
We have made n start in the RICH.
direction. We know what efficiency Is
We have seen a camp organized anC
run with fewer mistakes than W
deemed possible, and We r right he
hind the men, ready 70 serve and he'll
our country in preparation agains
war.
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Monroe and other fathers of our
try. Out of bitter experience they
sought to teach the American people
that democracy can successfully pro-
tect Itself only through 4 well disci-
plined. organized militia which in
cludes the entire male population be-
tween IS and As. For more than a
century their warnings have been
ignored and now We ~rcasscrt their ut
terances in the hope that ever at this
late day We will learn to follow their
guidance and accomplish the result for
which they pleaded In vain.
But the National Security League
| goes further than demanding security
through an adequate army and navy.
II believes that preparedness in It's
broadcast sense can only be achieved
through national efficiency. We must
stop the mac and costly career OF the
| politician AMI the menace OF hap
hazard legislation.
We know that We have entirely neg
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fected. Any effort 10 establish military
rule under a dictator would have found
the men Of the blue n gray standing
side by side in opposition. To defeat
such an attempt they would have
fought in harmony, even though Tor
four years they had been fighting
against one another.
The history of the past will be
the history OF the future. We have
nothing to fear from m!litarism. We
have much to fear, however. from the
d~ecadence of the national spirit.
We are intensely materialistic. We
want no disturbance Of our business
conditions. We want to pursue our
own way peacefully and uninter-
r%uptedly. We ave waxed fat upon
this worlds goods and We desire to
enjoy the untroubled possession OF
our wealth.
The PSYCHOLOGISTS ca effect Of this
mental attitude has been injurious. 1t
has blinded eyes Ia the fact that
II We are to exist as n nation We can
not afford to wrap ourselves in the
mantle OF indifference and self-sat-
isfaction. II We are to he strong and
virile we must not allow the guiding
spiritual inspiration of our forefathers,
which made his nation possible. to
become auophied.
We must not drift along with u
muscles growing fahhv, our endur-
ance subjected to no tests, our souls
avoiding sacrifice like "A pestilence. We
must not deny the obligations to feel
and act responsively regardless of eff
A--S aA. DarAn ,r.n, Not
by the barbarians. but by her o v Of
ease. We must be careful lest We go
the way OF Rome.
We Americans mus awake out Of
our trance. The millennium IN not yet
here. Darw1n's theory Of the survival
OF the httest applies to nations as we'll
a. TO species. Self-defence Ia still a
necessity. Treaties are apt to be dis
regarded unless backed up by force.
We are not protected by our SNUG
Righteousness. which finds no evidence
in general action for the state, Neither
can we always avoid a quarrel. There
are some things which we cannot sur
render. As there are women in the
world who value honor more than life
and men who will defend their self
respect and their integrity with their
very existence. SC there are nations
which will not see their ideals. tradi-
tons and liberties destroyed nor their
territories invaded without resistance.
When the citizens Of a nation fail
TO uphold this doctrine they will cease
70 he free men and take their sorrow
full place among the subject creatures
Of the earth. In large degree it has
hnAn thu npdnavnr ~ thu National
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Vital Importance
of the Red Cross
Even With the Million Members Nov
Sought Facilities Would Still Be
Inadequate in Case of War

pots OF supplies was organized. An.
other piece Of work which tho AM.
trial Red eros organized Is a system
of mobile refreshmont stations. which
provided with portable kitchens ana
accessories. were placed At s,.oe.
crossings and other points along ~.
route of the marching army. Youns
ladies belonging to the best families
in the monarchy show pluck and deyo.
ton in keeping up this service. b5,b
day and night.
I'm addition TO the sanitary orv,ni.
zation and to the refreshment service
we have organized several other do.
partments, which Bre doing exco'lon.
work. Among them IS the news d..
partment. which searches out ir'ol..
gence II prisoners and informs their
families.
Thus we have reached "a po.r.
where the admirable work 81 our vol.
g%anization have effected the las, ,,,ca
Of the nightmare Of our early DAYS
when We knew men were dying T.,
lack Of an adequate national organ.
cation. and were compelled T. build
up our organization. while at the SANE
time raising funds to do so.
We have organized also a medical
department which is going 70 make
recommendations for the future. has
on the lessons Of tho present VA
We intend also to keep our centr,,
depot In Vienna fully stocked with
supplies of all kinds. SO as rot 20 10
placed in the distressing situation Il
which we found ourselves az the out.
break of the war. In short. We ara
going to- organize. get members and
make our Red Cross eficien, in tine
Of peace. This H. what the American
people should do on their part
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Let us not deceive ourselves by fail
ing TO e that this war has let loose
throughout the world the spirit OF
conquest, the hunger for territory and
the rivalry for domination on land and
sea, Even our efforts to maintain
neutrality, instead of making Ills
friends, have made US envied. dis.
trusted and ever hated oscar \
StrnuS, former Amb1ss0dor 10 Iurkcv
At National RecvritV meeting a,
the Century Theatre.
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Of our great expenditures Is hut symp-
tomato of general economic and politi-
cal conditions.


Popular movements OF all sorts r
quickly reflected in the crop Of novel;
ties, The preparedness movement has
brought forth the "All American"
watch fob which In especially recon-
mcnded by the makers for wear at
"~Plattsburg'' camps as we'll as for gen
eral wear by both men and women tn
whom the slogan peace, Preparedness
and Prosperity" carries its appeal.
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DR.. w. c. Rucker count Of physical
defects finds out perhaps for the first
time what his exact physical condition
10 and what he must do In order that
he may not suffer an untimely taking
ch. Being in possession OF this knowl-
edge, he is able so to regulate his life
az to relieve II Of undue strains. and
in this way he Is able to promote his
longevity.
Those who are fortunate enough TO
pass the physical examination inn
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By EDWARD A. MOREE,
Director Of the Atlantic Division,
American Red Gross.

T n the membership campaign now
being waged in this city by the
American Red Cross the question
In repeatedly asked as to its re-
lationship to the preparedness move
ment.
We are not SO far from the Span
ish-American war and yet its lesson.
40 far as adequate medical prepara-
ton Is concerned. has been all but for
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NJ e did not
blind u eyes To
the enjoyment OF
peaceful pursuits;
and at the close of
the civil war o.
000.0 900 men laid
down their arms
and " glad
that the struggle
was over.
II any one had
the temerity To
suggest in 1863
that the veterans
OF the war should
be retained as a
large n e
army the PROPOSE
Tor would have
hAen re-
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THE NATIONAL SECURITY
LEAGUE AND ITS PURPOSE

tlS utRdtIVS dHBWcT III dl IUeltQodtC
navy. which in twenty years has de-
scended from second to fourth place;
in ar army deficient in men and
equipment: in a lack OF a volunteer
reserve army. trained and equipped
to enter Immediately upon the work
Of self-defence; In harbor fortihca-
tions !n%sufYiciently manned: In the
lack Of submarines and aeroplanes. Of
artillery and ammunition. Of industries
modified to afford effective aid.
The res. of the world knew these
things long aRo. We are just bring
ing them to the general knowledR Of
u people. The agency which has
brought about this changed point Of
view more than any other single VI
We believe. Ia the National Security
League.
1t has succeeded because it's effort
has been sincere Its inception was
due to a patriotic impulse to give facts
TO the people Of the United States. and
it has never allowed its activities TO
he affected by politics. personal ambi-
tiors or extreme statements. For
nearly eighteen months It has prose-
cuted its work In a practical direct
"Ppe"i " i" eoun.',
Ior m.era'ure' OF "nlcn more man
. NM. p'e'.e n"|e pse" .n.uI",eu.
mas 700 ny run an" no'n,nk uu'
rust of indifference could be pierced
and the latent love of country could he
aroused. with immediate effect, II the
,eople could be made 10 understand the
aa,'"nal aans.r. n'u,,s n".' yu'
'.u ~ eApeo'oh. VIZ nv. Wv
go ,hn - 10 ar.naradna.s
n.r,,n,in. U.nm 80. o.ur.. a..
uou.man, ,a. 49, 1900 .. ,ha,
nov, ,ha ,s.,a ., ,u,Iv nro.on,oS
Tho remarLah,s ,ac, 4. I'M, ,h,s
xo,k has he.n necessary In mi. re-
nuhIic bou,eve, ,ogisio,,or follou.
nublic .en,,ment and because there
has beep no emphatic expression Of
publ,c ~on,nion on tho vital necessity
OF preparedness our legislators have
turned their attention to other things.
We have not abandoned. as we
should have done, local self-concentra-
ton for world vision. There are still
sections where q public building In OF
moro importance than provision for
the safeguarding OF national honor.
There are still among us some men
happily growing fewer every day
who live in the hope tina nothing Ia
ever DIN 10 happen. They are will
ing to gamble our future upon the
within OF foreign nations ~ To whether
we are TO be roubled or left alone and
in their gambling they risk our ideals
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! cannot recommend to your notice
measures for the fulflment Of our
duties to the rest of the world without
pressing upon YOU the necessity of
placing yourself In a condition NJ com
plete defence. There Is a rank due to
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ne cause tne kTedt
bulk of g
lever have a
physical examina-
ton o e g pti n <
when they are Ill
or when they APP
ply for life insur-
ance. Many peo-
pie have defective
hearts or other or
Z anic esio n s
which. II unrecog-
nized. o d to
$ h life. A
man who has APP
piled for admission
TO a training camp
and who has been
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~ 8. STANWOOD MENKEN.
Chairman Of the National Security
League.

~ PREPAREDNESS means Sc.
- curity. II doe not mean ag-
erosion or militarism.
We will never be a mill
taristic nation. We returned to peace
after the seven long years of the
Revolutionary war with national salts
faction. The end Of the war of 1872
brought with II the sense of duty
done and nothing more. The war with
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Training Camps Benefit
Health of Entire Nation
~ DR.. W. c. RUCKER,
Surseon.Censral, United
States Public Health Service.

HAT the training camps Will
exert a beneficial influence
upon the health Of those who
volunteer for this work cannot
b. gainsaid. In the irst place only
those who are physically able to stand
the strain of military life are accepted
for training. This means that there
must be a physical examination.
This in itself In n valuable thing
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EVtten. DIlO
that a when
the number Of
deaths from dis
eaRs VIA twelve
and q half times
o killed in
hattie. there was
an outcy border
ing on a scandal
Al 10 the neglect
in which our SOL
diers had been
left.
Steps were TAX
en- to r~eorganiZe
n Medical Corps
and increase the
ratio ~ medical
officers to V
per 1000 men.
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DR.. W.. c. Rucker
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-01
Wanted-BidG

Wanted-Bids.
~~~~~~~-~~~~~-~~~-~~-~~
SPECIAL NOTICE
SEE CHANGE OF DATE
BELOW
THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF JUNE
"a, 1916. PASSED AN ORDER CHANGING
DATE or OPENING BIDS ON THE FUR
SITURE AND FIXTURES FOR THE NEW
COURT HOUSE AND JAIL FROM JULY
1, 1916. To JULY rs. 1916. AT 10 O'CLOCK
A. VI. ALL BIDDERS PLEASE BE GOV
ERNED ACCORDINGLY.
ROY d. BARNUh.
COUNTY AUDITOR
BIDS FOR FURNITURE AND FIXTURES
FOR THE NEW COURT HOUSE
Bids Will be received at the office OF the
undersigned in the court house at e PasO,
Texas. until 10 o'clock a. m July Is. 1915.
Tor all wood, marble and steel furniture and
equipment and for the electric light fixtures
for the new court house. jail and auditor
ium-
For floor plans for wood and marble work
q deposit OF ten dollars viii be required
All Specifications and conditions may be
obtained at the auditors office.
Roy d. Barnum.
County Auditor.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-01

WANTED-Band sawyer -; hardwood
grader S2.5G: mill foreman 500; blocksetter
81 50: miilwright So; stationary fireman
$3.50; stationary engineer $3.50; filler helper
S2-oO; McGiffert loaderman 1925: cook $50;
mill contractor. circular filler and foreman
500; operating mill wright 81; woods filler
and log scaler- Rapides Employment Bureau.
Alexandria La
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-01
Housekeeping ROOms-Unfurnished.

ONE or two cool rooms with porch furnished
or unfinished. close in Phone 552S.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-01
Miscellaneous.

Wanted-MisceIlaneous.
~~~~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~~-~e
MACHINERY-southwestern Wreeking Co
WANTED-second hand clothing. VIII pay
highest cash prices. Phone ls2s-
WANTED to buy a safe and cash register.
E Klein. sol S FL Paso ST.
WANT 10 buy eight foot standing desk
must be IN good condition. describe fully
and price wanted F. O. B. W. Il. Crawford,
Fort Stockton. Texas
WANTED-sixty to ninety horse power en-
CINE Crude oil burner preferred: can use
engine burning naphtha or kerosene: must be
in first class condition and cheap Address
H. C. Glover. general delivery, Fl Paso,
For SaIe-AutOmobIes-Wanted.
-~~-~~~~~~~-~-~~-~~~-~~ -~-~-~-~-~~~~--~~~osC
FORD roadster newly Overhauled- Phi 1856
BRICK garage for rent, 7OI SIundy. Phone
FOR sALE-Ford touring car. good cOndi-
tion- Els7- Call 1ll7 Z. Boulevard
GOOD FORD truck for sale. cheap 1917 E.
Second St
FOR sALE-One C. N. c truck * ton
Pylant Bros. Naeo. ARK
HAYNES 6. 7-passenger 1915 model Al con-
dition at a bargain Phone 1920
NEW Maxwell S passenger. three hundred
FOR SALE-Buick chassis: good tires
Price f125- Phone 1851
WANTED TO BUY-New or second hand .
ton truck Write T. H.. Herald
ONE ton truck Al condition cheap. Phone
1850
WANTED-To buy passenger car cheap.
cash Dr. F. d. Strong. 51s Robt Banner Bid
FORD wanted in trade for livestock Ad-
dress B. 143, care Herald
FOR SALE or will trade for Ford and pay
cash difference, plano voucher for Sl1I-50.
Phone 1857.
LITTLE -Four roadster for sale; first class
corditoni cheap for cash Hall. Hotel
Locke
CASH gets splendid bargain in Maxwell
touring car in perfect condition. Phone the
Cashier. at 1920.
WANTED To BUY-Second hand compress
sor and tank with or without gas engine.
for small garage free air station Good
condition Write T. 1I2 Herald.
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