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each with gun in hand, each with
black mask upon his face. Across the
track they piledia tree or two-these
trees had been piucked up by the roots
by one of these masked men.
After completing this self-appointed
task, they crept back into the jungle
and waited patiently.
Finally one Of the men prodded the
other. Nov" he commanded, here
she comes" "a
A faint tin horn whistle was heard
around the curve. The fast mail Of
the Chantillo ti1e approached. She
approached, bttf3 seeing the obstruc.
ton on the track, she hesitated, halted,
came to full stop. The two masked
men leaped upon the engine and held
up the crew with their eyer-ready
guns. =.
Hernandez stepped into the car be-
hind. He fred three shots. He aimed
at no one. The shots had their ef-
fect-on two persons at least Joe
WeIcher ducked at once. Mrs. Har-
din followed suit. No one was hit.
Annette alone retained her nerve.
So" she said fearlessly, its you
again. And where is your charming
friend, Miss Irene Courtier 2"
Brute" cried Hernandez, throwing
off his mask, bring those two men
here"
The Brute brought them. take the
bell cord.' said Hernandez to the
train crew, land tie this young girl
up"
Hernandez, still with his gun Cd
guard, bent over the girl. He plunged
his hand into her breast, and with a
jerk tore the ehamois bag from her
neck.
'TlI tie this man myself" said Her
nandez, approaching Joe Welcher. He
leaned over Joe, and wound some cord
loosely about his hands.
"I1l need you," he whispered, "but
make no mistake. Mistakes are fatal
when I'm around.
He left the Brute on guard and
marched the crew back to the engine.
"How near are we to the nearest sta.
tion?" he queried, tell me truth"
= "Not for miles, senior" they gasped,
"only little farther on in q deserted
station, Montrada. No trains stop
there. II is discontinued"
"Any occupaats?" queried Herman
DEE. ~.
"None-it is deserted. 1t is even
haunted, senior" "
"How-haunted? ?" .ss
Something there goes click-click
-click-click when we pass.
Hernandez clluckled to himself. "A
telegraph instrument he said to HIM
self. Il thought so-that's the shack
we passed this morning. Now" he
commanded, come out here and clear
the track of these distractions
you do it," he commanded the Brute.
The Brute ran from his position in the
car, leaped to the ground, and with a
twist or two Of one hand tossed the
felled trees from the track.
Now said Hernandez, run Us
down to that shed. don't know what
I'm going to do Just yet. but I'll find
out there
He Bhistled softly. A third figure
emerge from the forest, tripped
across the rails and entered the bag
gage car. This was Inez Castro. She
passed on into the PASSENGER end Of
netfe
$50. my charming friend, she said,
at last you have seen ht to intrust
your treasures to eenorIta 1nez Cas-
tro. Good. ny little one r
They r61 thed the ancient she'd. Over
its closed doorway WAS an Old sign
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Back in the jungle, three men wait
ed for advice. They had not long to
wait. A treacherous looking native
slipped through the underground and
advanced swiftly toward Hernandez
The epistle, Senior Captain" he
said. 1t was the note from Inez Cas-
tro. Hernandez seized II eagerly and
read: ~
"We are bound for Ia Plaza. Meet
me there. Meantime { shall do my
best to secure Annette's precious
Iocket and the map. Your route lies
across the country. Adios. /. G."
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Accident policies aggregating $780,
900 were taken out by President Brit
ton, president Of the st. Louis Ma
tionals. on his players. The insur-
ance does not cover accidents re-
ceiyed on the field.
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military school and served at A SUM-
cient number Of training camps alone
We should he able to get most Of our
Lieutenants for the reserve corps n
some Captains. From the men who
have had the years service in the
army. in addition Z their service in
college and in the training camps. We
should be able to secure nearly all
Of our Captains and Majors. (1t is not
proposed TO issue commissions in the
reserve above the grade Of MaJor.)
We have at schools and colleges Mt
which military instruction Is "A part of
the curriculum nearly forty thousand
students. As many of these as are
M should be assembled in training
camps each summer until they have
completed the prescribed number OF
camps. Some Of those from the mill
tary colleges Of the better type will
probably not require more than one
camp OF instruction; others will re-
uuire several In addition to CORE
spondence work and study.
In addition We shall have estab-
lished. under present legislation. Off
GERS training corps units in as many
D. universities ana CbllekeS M ppSSlnIN.
II is proposed that men taking these
have n course Of two years under
an officer Of the army and. in addition.
attend the prescribed number of
camps. From all these sources 1t
should he easily possible to have in
camp each year not less than fifteen
thousand men with the mental and
physical qualifications which would M
them to be officers.
II is not proposed TO limit these
training camps TO graduates Of univcr-
sites and high schools alone, but Ia
accept all men who have the abso-
lutely necessary minimum educational
requirements to take up the officers
training course. 1t Is particularly de-
s!rable To avoid anything which looks
like class distinction In camp.
We want a man Of sound mind and
sound body with nough education u
meet the absolutely necessary re-
quirements, The men who go to the
summer training camps now are men
many Of whom have left college and
are established in business or in their
professions. These men are. as II
were. taking a postgraduate Course
and they. like the others. after the
necessary number OF camps and pre-
scrihed examinations which will be
IL is expected. largely of a practical
character. will furnish a large number
Of men for our reserve corps of off
GERS. II is vitality important hat this
reserve corps be built up In the mini
mum time. We should need these re.
serve officers badly in the case NJ any
emergency.
II is most important to impress the
people with tho fact that some things
you can't buy. one of them is time
that Is needed in the organization
preparation and manufacture Of tho
equipment and munitions, the training
of men. sc. The training OF men ano
officers requires time-a good deal oi
il. and all the money on earth can
purchase time.
I'm time uf peace prepare for war
was the advice of Washington, and its
rs sound to-day as vhcn given. We
require not only material organiza
ti"us. hut a moral organization which
will bring home to each and every one
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the command OF men which fts them
i~ntelligently and efficiently to dis
charge the duties Of an officer. Much
less has il fitted them To act as in
structors OF men under conditions
where moderate success can only he
attained by those who have had large
experience in training and organiza-
ton.
II is particularly desirable that as
large "A number as possible of carefully
selected men who have had sufficient
military training In college. or in
school. or in the United States military
training camps. such as Pl~attsburg
and others. should he commissioned
for "A year in the regular army in tho
various stan corps and arms of ser
vice in. order hat they may become
familiar with administrative and sup
ply work of the army, as well as se-
cure invaluable experience in the ac-
tual command OF men.
From the men who have passed
through military courses in college or
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the hard drill and the marching
Among the young soldiers are l'lric
Dahleren. Jasper Morgan. Howard
Elliott. Jr.. Matthew &. Fleming. .Ir..
and Edward Laylor dc Forest. Jr.
The Fort Terry training camp had
its origin in the suggestion of DR.. sam
uel smith Drury. head master Of ST.
Pauls School AT Concord. y. n. st.
Pauis has among it, alumni many
men who have taken an active part in
the national lie. Ii vas at frs, in
tended 10 have a summer camD some
where in It's vicinity, hut as the move
mert grew II was considered best 10
have a larger cncampment under di-
rect Federal control. An executive
committee organized AT tho suggestion
OF Or. Drury had a meeting al the
riversity club in this city. At which
Gen. Leonard Wood. commander OF the
Eastern Department OF the United
states army, presided. The result was
the formation of the military training
camp for boys. which is managed hv
an executive committee Of which the
chairman j. 7. Douglas Robinson. The
other members are DR.. G.. Ward
CHAMPION, i. II. Prentice. j. G. Mil
burn. Jr.. Theodore Roosevelt. .Ir.. I
iiarscn Rhoades and Frederick Wal
lace. The New York office is AT -.
Fifth avenue. Telephone Vanderbilt
|7sa.
Tho camp begins on July s and con.
tinues until August 10 inclusive. II is
held al n time Of year which makes
exercises in the open agreeable. and a,
, rNlm Island is swept 10y the COO
breath OF odd ocean the boy who sur
renters ms vacation, or part of II. IN
this military drill Will find many com
pensations.
Plum Island is in Long ls'anC
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The country Is exceedingly short
OF trained officers. The regular army
has not enough officers at the present
tn discharge the duties now incumbent
upon II. \ recent act Of Congress
Will meet in part the need for addi-
tional officers. The militia is with
out sufficient officers to meet its needs
when raised To- war strength. There
10 no reserve worthy of name OF
trained officers in our population.
There is in the population a large
number Of mon who have had some
kind of military instruction at the
various military colleges and schools
and at those institutions where mill
tary training is a part of the curri-
culum. There are a few men who
have had service as officers in the
regular army. some who have passed
through the Guard and a small num-
Der who have qualified for COM
missions through examinations, but il
a be stated az a general proposition
that very few of these men have had
that thorough basic training. that
practical experience In camp and in
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he only the %forerunner OF a general
system which will he conducted on
lines similar To- those Of the Aus
tralian or the Swiss system, a sys-
tenn under which our people may he
prepared under conditions in accord
with u ideals to perform their full
duties rs citizens in war as IN peace.
Such a system will he the strongest
insurance against war and a powerful
Influence for peace. This kind OF
training will give us better men physi-
cally. morally and industrially because
Of the discipline, training. habits ~
promptness n t~horouGhness. with
greater respect Of authority. the rights
Of others, and tend 20 make America
what she must he, a real melting pot.
n Will tend to national solidarity.
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of us an appreciation OF obligation
to the nation in times Of trouble as
we'll as IN fair weather, in war as
well as In peace: an appreciation OF
the fact that with the opportunities
and privileges Of citizenship 90 hand
in hand it's obligations and RESPONSE
bilities within the limits OF our physi-
cal and mental abilities. We must
share and share alike so far as pos
sible the privileges and responsibilities
Of citizenship. Equality ~ opportu-
nifty and equality Of responsibility are
the basic principles on which democ-
racy stands.
The volunteer spirit is superb, but
n volunteer system leaves Toe much
To chance. trust that the training
in the military training camps will
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method OF ducking, s~idestepping or
lodging 1t.
Whether men like II or not they
realize that the principle IL sound.
They recognize that man cannot eXcr-
else the suffrage as a right and as
sumo that he has the privilege OF de-
Gliding as to whether or not he will rem
der service In time Of necessity.
This general principle has never
been fully recognized in this country
and We have with great cost and at
times with humiliation to ourselves.
always with great and unneces-
ssry cost in life and treasure. adhered
to the volunteer system. with It's evils
in the form OF a bounty and the pur-
chase Of substitutes. There has been
n" equality Of service. The rich when
drafted have been able Ia buy the poor
- take their places.
The result has been n debauchcry
Of public morals on the subject of
Gael and every mans obligation Ia
service in tim of war. II may not he
service with arms in hand: il may he
service on the lines of communication,
H. the supply department. a. a medi-
al officer serving with the Red Cross:
but 1t means service somewhere. for
every able bodied man who is within
the period OF oblisation-that Is to say,
every man who is within the age limit
during which service may he rendered
and who Is physically fit.
we nav" never in our entire his
tory Waccd war with II first class
|
Continued on Fourth paoe.
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There are seventeen individual camps held at eight
places, as designated by the numbers on the map:
EASTERN N. Y, Ave camps. June
3to October s.. Junior Division Camp, for recruits from ls to 81
years old. July 8 to August 8. Sort Terry, Plum Island. N. v.
opposite New London in Long Island Sound, Boys Camp for re-
cruits from Is to 1s years old, July 6 to August 10. Port
Ogethorpe, Ga, three camps. May 8 to August 8.
CENTRAL DEPARTMENT-3-For Benjamin Harrison. indianapolis,
Ind. three camps, July s to October 5.
SOUTHERN DEPARTMENT-4-Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio,
Tex, one camp. June ~ to July 8.
WESTERN DEPARTMENT-5-Fort Douglas, Salt Lake City, Utah,
one camp, August 81 to September l6. 6-American Lake, Wash
ington State, one camp. August IA to September 9. Monterey,
Cal, one camp, July 10 to August g..
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mile Plat,Shurg,
will he in charge
II Col Andrew
Hero.
Twelve hundred
Of them, all Of
whom are past
I h cir fifteenth
birthday. and none
older than is, are
included in this
enrolment. Older
boys will he We
coined in the .ju-
Nor Division at
I'lat,sburG. Most
of the attending
cadets are pupils
Of the well known
private schools Of
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New England States, although dcmuc-
racy is To- have fun sway, and man of
them will he public school boys whose
way has been paid 10y public spirited
citizens. Sevcral we'll known mon.
among them II Il, Rishop of Mount
kisco and David NJ. Gondrich Of his
city, have contributed enough TO- pro-
vide FOR tho uniforms and the maintc-
nance of ilfty boys each.
The camp Niil he composed of sturdy
lads who have passed n ricld physical
test and are In good condition to stand
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Gen. Leonard Wood. commander Of the Eastern Department
United States army. is n Of the most active advocates of prepared
ness. THE SUN addressed to him a letter asking his views as to the
state of the preparations OF this country for defence, the value Of the
PLattsburg idea, the best manner of extending the work of training
reserve officers. the relation of the regular army to the militia and
kindred subjects. The answers &c these questions may be found in the
reply of Gen. Wood and in the accompanying extracts from his public
addresses and from his testimony before the Senate Committee on
Military Affairs.
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BOYS TO GET REAL WORK
AT FORT TERRY CAMP

# HEY Of the younger generation.
ali khaki clad. viii gather cext
month AZ Fort Terry. Plum
Island. y. Y. where under the
discipline Of an army officer they viii
UNDERGO the rigors Of military life.
Fort Terry il included in the iurisdic-
ton of the Eastern Department and
the boys camp there, which is a juve-
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training should he reasonably thorough men who have had NJ previous
military instruction should attend n t less than four Of thee camps and
in addition pursue II systematic course" of reading and study.
The camps are capable of indefinite expansion. The grcat cmharrasS
ment at til" present moment j. incident to the shortage of officers and of
troops TO provide the nrr1~>nrN model units representing the different arms
of the service. Nevertheless umts will hc mproyiSPd and n thorough course
of instruction given at this years camps.
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If training of men
for service in the
ranks Is rela-
lively simple pro-
vidcd we have the
necessary num-
her Of instruc-
tors and organ
izati"nS of reg
ular troops tu
q with. These
condii ion> exist at
the military train
inr camps In time
of peace. hut they
would not he
found In time Of
preparation for
Il our regular
army l. =" small.
the number Of
officers So limited.
that even super
fetal training Of
considerable mum.
hers of men when
war Is imminent
is impossible.
Whatever we do
In the way Of
training u he
done in time of
peace.
With reference
to the I'lattsburg
camps and SINH
lar camps, these
ca furnish
me of the ~
available and val,
tl.lln rnnnnS "a.
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GEN. WOODS SPOKEN VIEWS
ON BEST DEFENCE POLICY

camps under the supervision Of Off
GERS ~ the regular service. Drigi-
na!!y this training was confined to stu
dents. the first encampnent OF the
kind being Al Gettysburg in 1918.
Then anne the rattsburg idea, in
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Rapid Spread of Movement Inaugurated by Gen. Wood Will Result in
Training of Nearly 10000 Men This Summer.Big Problem
of Differing a Future Volunteer Army Being Met

which Gen. Wood took an active part.
and finally the holding OF cncamp-
ments for the training of citizens in
the various parts of the country. the
camps being under the supervision of
the commanders of the army depart
ments.
The public addresses ~ Gen. Wood
and his testimony before the Com
mittee on Military Affairs of the
United States Senate are filled with
appeals for the military education Of
the citizenry as well as for the in
crease in the army and for the max
ing ready Of the nation to meet n
emergency. Here are some Of his
views on the national defence:
On u~nivcrsal service.
ar the proposition Of universal
military training is presented Ia a
body Of men. as Il was Il few nights
ago TO a thousand bankers in New
York. and the statement is made that
with manhood suffrage goes hand in
hand manhood obligation or service.
and that this Is the very foundation
on which n democracy rests. the
scundness of the proposition is rener-
ally recognized There is no logical
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\ EAJ. gen. LEONARD WOOD.
Y commander Of h Depart
wi mem, OF the East OF the
United States army. is re-
Garded as the founder Of the move
mcnt for training citizens In military
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-11
BRITISH SECRET SEA NSTRUC TONS ARE FOUND
Joint WAGE CONFERENCE
RECESSES UNTIL lMONDA Y
After Its Members Spent -Four
Hours Debating Ten Per
Cent Increase.

MOBILE, Ala, Feb. 1.-THE inter-
state joint wage conference Of bitum-
nous operators and miners from the
central competitive coal fields ad-
journed Friday until Monday after dis
cussing for four hours the demands
for ten per cent ton increase in the
rates for the miners. The operators
maintained their position that while
there was activity and increased vol
ume in tonnage in the coal trade,
prices had not increased but on the
other hand in many instances has de-
creased and therefore an advance in
wages was not justified. Some OF the
operators said trade had been such
that many coal companies had to make
contracts to sell coal at lower rate
in order to get business. Among the
operators who spoke were P, Fl. Penna,
OF Indiana; C. E. Maurer, Of Ohio: and
A. ]. Morrshead, OF Illinois.
The miners in combating the argu'
ments quoted stock market prices to
show that prosperity was universal
and that values in all lines Of industry
had advanced.
A vote is expected on the ten per
cent demand on Monday.
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WIDELY KNOWN
INVALID is DEAD
Miss MoI|e Fancher, Imprlson-
ed in Sick Room Fifty Years
is NoMore on Earth.

NEW YORK, Feb. Miss Mollie
Fancher, who celebrated her golden
jubilee" as an invalid eight days ago.
died Friday at her home in Brooklyn.
Miss Fancher was known to thous-
ands Of people all over the world
through the extraordinary Corre-
spondence she built up during the
half century ofeher invalldism Al
though bedrldden and only able to
move her right arm, she worked un-
ceasingly admitting and embroidery
and is said to have used up 100, 900
pounds Of worsted.
In 1886, when Miss Fancher was
IL years old and noted for her beau
ty, she was thrown from her horse
and terribly injured. A year later
she was tho victim OF a street car ac-
cident which deprived her Of the use
of all her limbs except her right arm.
For nine years she remained In a
trance-like condition during which
period her friends insisted she was
a clairvcyant, 1t was in these years
that she built up her correspondence
debating a total OF 6 800 letters Dur
ing the fifty years of her imprlson-
ment in a sick room. Miss Fancher's
chief nourishment was the juice OF
fruit.
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++++++**+++++++
LINCOLN DAY
To Be Observed in the Court
House Saturday Might is
Announced.

Following Is the program Of Lin
coin birthday exercises in the court
house Saturday:
Call to order-7:30 p. m.
Object Of the meeting stated by
Charles G. Coffman, chairman.
America"
Invocation prayer.
Song-"Golumbia, the Gem OF the
Ocean,"
Address-Homer w. Williams.
Song-"The Star Spangled Ban
ner."
Reading of and comments on Lin
coins Gettysburg address-Judge
Raymond Maxwell.
song-"Marching Through Geor-
gia."
Short talks on the life OF Lincoln
by w. NJ, Norris, Felix o. Sutton,
Judge James w. Robinson and the
Rev. Mr.. Hurley.
Song-'When the Roll Is Called
Up Yonder"
Address by the Rev. H. c. Nor
rison, the silyer-tongued orator and
Christian evangelist Of Kentucky.
Everybody is invited to be present
and participate II the exercises and
thereby dohonor to our beloved and
martyred president.
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WASHBURN IS NAMED
SPECIAL ASSISTANT

a
the 500 Line and was employedin the
agents office at Gladstone, Mich. La
ter he was transferred to the freight
department, where he was employed
as a soliciting agent from 1893 to
1896.
Mr.. Washburn invented the Wash
burn car coupler in 1895 and II 97
and engaged in the manufacture Of
this railroad appliance.
Mr.. Washburn projected and built
the Blsmark, Washburn and Great
Falls railroad, in North Dakota, dur
ing 1898. and during the next two
years was. general manager in change
Of all the company's operations,
which included besides a coal mine,
grain elevators, two hotels and two
steamboats,, the "Washburp" and the
Expansion" This company at that
time commenced operating the first
wheat barges on the Missouri river.
Incorporating the Washburn Com
pany, a railroad supply company at
Minneapolis, In 1901, Mr.. Washburn.
while president Of the concern, de-
veloped q number Of railroad devices
and took out patents for fifty such
appliances. Mr.. Washburn also built
and operated q steel company inMin-
neapolis, from 1905 to 1908 and dur
ing the next two years developed q
method of making steel. He entered
the employ d, the Baltimore and Ohio
IL. M. =.