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- ERMANS celebrated on .Apri i
the lOlst anniversary ui Bis
marck's birth. To the grca:
masses OF the German people he il =
sort Of demi- god: one who could 90
no wrong: one who was devoid of the
petty weaknesses Of the average NOR
tai. AS in the case Of Goethe. tn" p.o-
pie look upon the mans achievements.
his doctrines. and care little about his
rrivate life. II remained for the un-
compromising. sceptical MaNimil!an
Harden. Germany's foremost fire
brand Journalist, who. 10y the way wa
and IL an ardent admirer II tho lroi.
Chancellor. TO whom he owed h.s star
in journalism. to unearth the follow
ing anecdOte which brings Bismarck
considerably nearer to h average
human being:
Bismarck was not often on tn
open sea-" he says: "on the waves,
however. as in every other element. he
stood tho test of genius 4" he
wanted 70 travel from Lubbock tu ReNai.
The boat was to cav, quite lat" at
night. So he went 10 "a rathskeller
and refreshed himself abundantiy
Then, laden with grips and bags. he
went to the dock and IN complete dark
ness OF night and mind n%avigated his
way along the gangway. boarding II
ship as to who's identity he neither
asked nor cared at the time. Quietly
he fell asleep.
The \ morning he opened the
bulls eye to let tn, sea bree2c in and
de-fog his head. Blinking. his eyes
gazed u to determine the direction
NJ the wind; rubbing them. he looked
at the cloudlets formed by the smoke
and suddenly arrived N the conclu-
s.oG. Why. that fellow is steering "A
wrong COURSE
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empty attempt. and running all
through the measure are high sound
ing phrases seeming 10 give "A national
control TO the State troops that II l.
absolutely impossible 10 give under
the Constitution. The Constitution IN
words of II syllable tells Congress
what II a and what it cannot do
with respect to the militia 1t cannot
order them outside the country,
In normal times Of peace the rreS!-
dent ~ the United States cannot give
one single legitimate order to . state
militiaman. He annot appoint one
,Mcer. He cannot iIsurp one NcstiGe
of the authority of the Governors
which is vouchsafed 20 them hy The
constitution. No reputable military
authority from George Washington to
the present date has animated that "A
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HUMAN SIDE OF BISMARCK

~" ana not stop :" cure liz ht'2'"-
.'h'niner' after G"et;insfr ft> Bon. %
he'r or Mos" !", ut decided 'o '4.t e
'P 10 the hrdsc Nc rushed '~r"I>'iS
anu oNefc"a, huir!"+Iy Jpinrd To- ,i-
''ai MS ha1amas. Ink"mrt. un-haged
with typical mornirc after ;.' go
IRON 'han'eilor stood brtoT" t'r t".
per
-" . Supi"s". ne a. ..C
Won! get 'r R"l Al ;h.- ~. O.
akCs an absolutely wr"n. ca!
10 eva ~" r!r. Wa ~ - 81!
captains reply. '"ut. $50 NrI
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solutions, but il must not l." UNDER
stood that the star solution il the
only solution Of u problem,
II does represent much stUdy on tine
problem under consideration and il
represents a solution IN which none ui
the vital principles of strategy have
been violated. And 1t may he well To
remark here tn. emphasis which is laid
on principle at All times. 1t is this adj
herencc To principle which results in
the greatest choice Of success. and
therefore it is principle. principle,
principe which 10 demanded At the
Naval War College ut all times.
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By HENRY BRECKENRIDGE,
Formerly Assistant Secretary sI
War.

Z T r. l276S. Sixty-fourth Con-
" gress. First Session. Ia the
legislative measure submit
ted by Mr.. Hay from the Committee
IN Military Affairs Of the House OF
Representatives to meet the problem
Of the national defence in the present
crisis. as far as the land forces are
concerned.
It is either a comedy or a tragedy.
A comedy, IL only a passing ridiculous
phase Of the progress toward real de-.
fence. A tragedy, II 1t is an accurate
presage OF what Is 10 be the ANAL re-
suit OF the labors Of this Congress on
the great problem of the national Sc
curity.
Surely the mountain has labored and
brought forth a mouse.
A report accompanies the bill. Pre-
sumably 1t contains the outline Of rea-
soning that is to persuade the adoption
Of the measure. 1t is well that a re-
port should accompany such a meas
IRE. Two great issues absorb the
minds and hearts and consc!ences OF
all real Americans at the present time
the nationa! honor n the national
defence. The Congress and the people
naturally have a deep interest in know
ing the motives and the reasons that
actuated the conclusions OF this inn
portant committee of the Congress.
The report contains twenty-three
pages. Eight and a half pages are
taken up with tables Of figures. -Four
pages OF very small print are occu-
pied with an interesting dissertation
by one Frank :. Washburn on the
fixation OF atmospheric nitrogen by
means of ~hydroe.ectr!c power. This
dissertation demonstrates with sus-
tanned interest the fact that the nitro.
gen contained in the atmosphere Is
thus iixatcd by ~hydroeiectric power
to the increase Of farm fertilizers and
the enlargement of the available sup
ply Of gunpowder.
Five and a half pages OF very small
print are taken up by quoting a
pamphlet prepared by the Military
Council of the State of Missouri. en-
titled, THE Power Of the Federal Gov
over the Militia Under the
Constitution" This extensively quoted
pamphlet contains some very accurate
Quotations. uf certain parts of the Con-
stitution Of the United States along
with some very inaccurate deductions
,heresrom and some very wyerlike
attempts AZ misappl!Cation OF certain
venerable and unuuestioned decisions
OF the supreme Court of the United
States. The Military Council of the
STATE OF Missouri! also demonstrates
that the then Secretary Of War, Mr..
Garrison. was sieaking beside the point
when he called the militia Of the sew
cral States "forty-cight separate ar
mics" The Military Council OF the
State Of Missouri further concludes that
the Swiss system and the Australian
system are practically the same as oul
militia. which Is certainly comforting
ard reaSsurinE news.
The report of the Special Commits
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1t unacceptable from a military stand
point. The on,y support to be got IN
the committee hearing was from a
set uf individuals, the best of them
amateur sulC.crs. who gain their I've
l!tood from administering the rotten
militia system ami through whom
under Mr.. Hays scheme the Federal
funds ANA instructions would have to
he s.fted on its uncertain way tu the
state militia.
In his report he luGs in George
Washington. attempting to show from
som" rhn.um quotation that the
Father ~ oar Country would approve
his measure. George Washington
must have turned over in his grave
with !ndiSnat.on. Tho ast proOounce-
mcn's both If George Washington and
II Thomas jefferson on matters Of
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llwI with the understandings that
no does not violate tie principles on
which all tactics are based whether
it he sailing ships or steam ships
which are in contest.
In the studies of strategy and the
problems which are grouped under the
head of strateg."al problems the stu
drn, makes Il careful. analysis Of the
enemy resources, dispositions. char
a"ter, policies, political conditions in
The country under study. Sc. and a
similar study Of vi " affairs. These
solutions form the basis for the stan
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by making strict effort to hew close
to the line of tactical principe, ana the
outcome is not the result of the desire
to win so mn, h as Inc desire to apply
the proper tactics at all times, which
is in that way bound TO result in a
favoribl. decision just as it would in
actual combat.
To bind men too close 10 amy set
form of tactics IL to make manpuvres
a more" ar 'csS mechanical operation,
which robs the commander of initia-
tive. but his tactical sense and train
Ing can be employed In various ways,
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sound military policy can he based
upon the militia.
A. | said. both Washington and JEFF
f,rSon IN their latter days finally pro-
bounced ~, an absolutely national
force raised cvcn by compulsion. Gen,
Upton, The greatest military philoso-
iher and historian that has ever writ
ten ~ America. pronounced most m
rha;!cally that his nations only re-
Lance must %" upon national forces
tor natlona. purposes. Major-Gen.
Carter. retired. in his recen book
comes to the same conclusion. Fred
,r.Ck iiuidekoper, the noted civilian
authority. in his recent work testifies
:" the same effect. Henry l.. St!mson
a. / llud,cy VI. Garrison. the two most
recent secretaries of War. coincide
with this opinion. Elihu Root and
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FROM the constellation Of the GEN.
"t"i matters likely To affect an enemy
Ia his dispositions and policies. from
us probable intentions when the prob
lem he has to face ave dcduced, u
comparison Of II own forces and the
courses of procedure pen to us to
most effectively counterfeit the enemy
results N what is ca "a an estimate
Of the situation"
This "stimai" of the situation
presents in logical sequence the con-
illusions arrived at by the officer SOW
ing a problem, II cmhodies first a
"missiou.' that is, after all the in.
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Henry Breckenridge Brands the Hay
Bill as an Utter Farce as Far as
Providing Real Defence

Henry Breckinridge. formerly Assistant Secretary Of War. has
prepared for THE SUN q series Of articles on national defence in
which he discusses questions relating to vital needs Of the country and
~easures by which they may be met. MI. BSeckinrdges special xnowi.
eGge of the subject makes the articles Of unusual importance II will
De recalled that MI. Brsckinridss resigned IS Assistant Secretary Of
War on February 10 last At the same time that his chief. Secretary
Garrison, quit Office a. q result Of differences Of opinion with President
Wilson in regard to the army preparedness programme.
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Dependence Upon State Militia Makes
America an Easy Prey to a For.
eign Foe. He Asserts

Shall preparedness for national defence hinge on a volunteer army
as proposed by the Senate army reorganization bill, o r IN the National
Guard, IS prooosed by the Hey bH which has already bson P--=ci -
the House of Reoresentatives? The question is being hoIy debated
in the Senate. Henry Breckinridge, who as q former Assistant Secre
tary Of Wsr is an authority on the subject. Analyses in the ACCOMPANY.
ioe article the sections of the Hay bill relating to the National Guard
and points out the objections to the scheme proposed. The article is
both timely and important.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-23
STRANGE RESULTS
ON FOOTBALL FIELDS
Both Dartmouth and Syracuse Set Back
Were Favorites Before Their
Games-Other Scores.

Strange things happened on the grid
IRON Saturday. Syracuse and Dart
mouth, the teams who are soon to
play IN West Springfield, were both set
back. Dartmouth was outplayed and
beaten by Georgetown, Syracuse was
bowled over by Pittsburg Both the
orange and the green were favorites
before their games. Lehigh, another
favorlte, lost to Lebanon Valley.
Springfield was too much for the weak
Amherst team and Brown for VIII
Hams. Harvard showed both strength
and raggedness in its scrimmage with
the "Aggies.
Pennsylvania S victory over Penn
State was unlocked for. The Quakers
surprised themselves. Princeton mussed
up Lafayette. Union got away with
Columbia and Tufts with Boston col
lege. The results:-
At Springfield, Springfield 20, Am
herst 0.
At Haverhirl, Georgetown 10, Dart
At Cambridge, Harvard Al, Gag
gies' 0.
At Williamstown, Brown 20, Viii
Hams 0.
AT Syracuse, Pittsburg 80, Syracuse
o.
At New York, Wesleyan Il, New
York university 0.
AT Ithaca, Cornell 10, Bucknell 0.
At Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Is
Penn State 0.
AT Princeton, Princeton SO, Lafay
cite O..
At Medford, Tufts IS, Boston col
lege 0.
At Hamilton, Colgate SO, Rhode Is
land o.
At Annapolis, Navy IL, West Vir
ginia Z.
At West Point, Army 80, Trinity 0
At New York, Union 3, Columbia
At Lewiston, Bates 6, Maine 0.
At Brunswick, Colby IA. Bowdoin
At Durham, New Hampshire IA, Nor
witch 6.
At Burlington, Vermont p, Connec
ticut "Aggies' 10.
At South Bethlehem, Lebanon Val
ley 3, Lehigh 0.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-23
AUSrRIA'S ARMY DWINDLING.
Rome War Office Figures Show Only
100000 Now Available.

MILAN, Oct. Despatch to the
London Daily Chronicle.) = The Cor
riere della Sera publishes startling in
formation obtained from the Rome
War Office relative to the critical state
of the Austro Hungarian military re-
serves. Up to the end of April last
Austria had called under arms 7.4O0. 900
men. Only 100000, including 30O,-
GOO in training, are still available
During the war % marschforma-
tionen, each Of which averages 215,-
600 men, making a total of nearly 5 COO
600 marching reserve troops, have been
drawn upon to fill gaps left in the ar
mics in the field. About 100000 of
these are men who returned to the
ranks after period of convalescence
so that enormous difference of 400
600 men represents the Austro- Hunga
rian wastage in killed, permanently dis
abled, prisoners, and missing.
Austria Hungary has already incor-
porated in the fighting army all men
able to bear arms between the ages of
Is and so, and also has modified for
auxiliary services all men between 81
and 55; thus today the Dual Monarchy
can only use to make good hcr losses
the small leavings of repeated medical
revisions, after which recourse will
have to be made to boys of IL or ia
men over 81.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-23
BESIDE TRACKS WITH
BOTH LEGS CUT OFF
Body Of Belfast, Maine, Man Discov-
cred Near the Greenfield Station
Saturday Night.

GREENFIELD, Mass, Oct 23-Short-
by after midnight Saturday the body of a
young man was found lying beside the
tracks at the railroad station, near the
underpaSs bridge, with both legs cut off
above the knees. The police notified Med
ical Examiner DR.. G.. p Twitchell and
after he viewed the remains the body was
taken to the express office and later to j.
). Noodlock's mortuary rooms in School
street.
He was probably run over by freight
train, and il is the opinion of DR. Twitch-
ell that he died a few minutes after the
accident. In the clothing was found an
identification card with the name of c.
Howard Nash, and address, l3S Main
street, Belfast Me, also money amounting
TO SG.7G. On the card was written. In
case of accident or serious illness notify
Roy A. Quincy, X. f. d., Belfast, Me"
y night letter was telegraphed to this add
dress by the police.
The young man was probably under %
years OF age and well dressed He was tail
and weighed about 80 pounds, dark hair
and smooth face, and wore new shoes. In
pocket were several souvenir post cards
with views of the state armory, Cheapside
railroad bridges and Main street in Green
field, purchased at \. w Jones station
cry store
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-23
WEST BRATTLEBORO

Mrs. Leroy Wilder and Richard have
returned from visit with her parents
in Dummerston.
Luke Weatherhead returned Saturday
from Newfane, where he had been ut
court acting as iuryman.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. l.. Barney returned
last night from week s visit in Chic
oPce and Springfield Mass.
J. +. Woodbury. and family expect
to move next month from the Renfrew
house to Miss Della Miller's house.
Clarence Convey returned Saturday
afternoon from South Londonderry,
where he had been visiting a few days.
Miss Belle Greenwood went to Will
Evansville Saturday to remain over Sun
day with her grandmother, Mrs. II. f..
johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Prrry Davis and fam
lily and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hamilton
and family spent Sunday in Whining
ton with relatives.
w. II. Gay and family will move
next month from the Weatherhead
house to the house owned by Joseph
McNeigh on South street.
Mrs. c. c. Whitacre and daughter,
Miss Bessie, will close their summer
home on Ames hill tomorrow and re
turn to their home in Upper Montclair
\. j.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Phillips left
Saturday afternoon for New York. 90
ing from there to their home in Ocean
Beach, Fla, after having spent the
summer here.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hammond of Millers
Falls, who had been in the Melrose hos
pital four weeks, following an opera
ton, was discharged Saturday and
went 10 the home of her sister, Miss
Lulu Ward, at the east village.
1t has been decided to have the lee
turc by Willis T. Sparhawk in the
Congregational church tomorrow even
ing begin at clock instead of 7.3C
as announced. Mr. Sparhawk will
| speak on The Heart of the Sierras
showing over 100 remarkable Lantern
I slides.
Mis- Edna Wheeler and sister, Mrs
( Charlotte Thrower, and children viii
/ move in November from Mrs. Weather
/ head S house to the Ranger house OF
Melrose street, which has been remod
eled and an addition built. Harold
Perry and family will move into tn,
! Neatherhead tenement when it is va
Gated.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-23
CHILD MURDERED
BY UNKNOWN MAN
Terrible Crime in Chicopee, Where
Girl of Three Years Is Killed, Re
calls Holyoke Tragedy.

CHICOPEE, Mass, Oct 23.-Citizens of
this city are greatly stirred up by an as
sault upon Leona kaezor, 3-year-old
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs John Kaczor of
los Exchange street, which took place some
time between and 6 o'clock Saturday
night, as a result of which she died in
Mercy hospital, Springfield, at o'clock
Sunday afternoon.
The little girl was found terribly bruised
about 6 o'clock Saturday night, in a par
TALLY closed-in area beneath the piazza Of
a house at Is Depot street, only a short
distance from her home
Stanslaus Tahaka, a neighbor, and the
child's mother stumbled upon the crmn-
Piled figure in the dusk, the mother nearly
frantic from an unsuccessful search she
had started when she found the child was
missing from home. The childs means
attracted them to the spot
She had been playing near the house
about an hour and half before. Al
though there are many other youngsters
in the section and the street is frequently
Travelled, the police could obtain no cew
to the assailant, except a story from one
child that she had seen man with black
noon They did not take much credence
in tins story.
The police kept the affair secret until
yesterday afternoon, in the hope of catch
ing the assailant by quiet work Medical
Examiner f. \. Mahoney performed an
autopsy last night.
Marks on the ground in the area under
the piazza and the discovery of one OF the
child's shoes and a stocking partially
buried in the dirt led to the belief that
the assault took place there.
The affair has recalled similar case in
Holyoke Sept. 10, 1918. when Lillian Beg
ley, 5ycar-old girl, was murdered and
the guilty person never apprehended 1t
is considered possible that the same per
son committed both crimes, although the
authorities do not look upon it as highly
probable.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-23

prday against the heavier and more
finished Brown eleven and lost by q
surprisingly small score Of % to D.
Harvard s score of II against the
: Aggies' does not look so big when
the weakness of the visitors and the
poor play of Harvard is taken into
consideration.
CaVanaugh had tie right dope week
ago when he expressed dissatisfaction
over the big score made by Dartmouth.
he Georgetown team yesterday out
played the Green in every department
Of the game and in every position ex-
g Pt those covered by Nicely, a one
armed guard, and Healey. substitute
tackle.
The story that the Amherst varsity
e-even is beaten in practice regularly
by the freshmen eleven has the ear
marks of truth. Springfield Y. NJ. C.
\. college had no difficulty in defeat
ing Amherst varsity Saturday, 20 to 0.
Captain Sermon of Springfield ran so
yards for touchdown within the first
two minutes of play.
Sanford Plumb, who has been play
ing end for the University of Vermont
IN the earlier games, was at right half
back in the game against Connecticut
state Saturday, which Vermont won q
to 10, Plumb played during the first
part of the game and later replaced
Hammond, who had substituted for him
III the middle of the game.
While Dartmouth was being trimmed
by Georgetown Syracuse was being
given the worst defeat suffered by an
eleven of that university in years
Glen Warmers Pittsburg eleven
trimmed the fast Syracuse team. 80 to
o. The defeat of the two teams should
not, therefore, initiate against the
contest they are to wage in Springfield
Nov. 4.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-23
TTTTTTTTTTTI[IIITTTITTTTTT.

| had bearing down pains, my health
failed me. and ! could not work on the
stage, and wasn't able to tend my baby
or even get around myself. / was
always downhearted and disconnected
with the world, and only lived for the
sake Of my little girl. The doctor said
TO move to some quiet little town away
from the noisy city, and / might be able
to live and feel well, so / went to Day
vile in November. At that time was
so sick ! could not walk around, and my
husband kept house and | stayed in bed.
One day in January read your adver-
tisement in a newspaper, and sent for
Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, and started taking it. Within
two weeks time | was a different wo-
man, could get around, and felt so good
that it was a pleasure to do my house
work. felt conteuted and happy, and
now am the picture of health, and am
tempted to return to the stage. We
appreciate my health as the most pre-
cious thing on earth. Mrs. II. L.
kLENETT, Box So, Killingly, Conn.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-23
TOWNSHEND.

Herbert Harding is a guest at the home
OF Guy Barry.
Rev. ]. H Lawrence preached Sunday
N the Baptist church in Brookline as he
has done for several weeks
Mrs Sarah Nichols Clay of Brattleboro
who was a guest in the homes of H. H.
Holbrook and Mrs Ida Howard, has re-
turned home.
The Hadassah league will meet Friday
afternoon, Oct. D. Mrs r. d. Phillips
and Mrs, May Phillips will entertain the
society at their home
.. B. Dauchy is able to be out. after
being confined to the house several days
with injuries to his back received when a
board broke, letting him fall through a
bridge Mr.. Dauchy and a party of
friends went for stroll and in crossing
a small bridge board broke and hit him
50 he could not save himself from falling
into the brook
The friends of Miss Marion Graves and
her mother will be pleased to know that
Mrs. Graves has recovered sufficiently
from her serious illness to come to stay
IN Townshend this winter They are now
occupying the summer home of Prof. d.
G. Smyth. Mrs. Salter of Perry, n. Y. a
sister Of Miss Graves, who came with
their mother, will remain for short visit
with them
Mrs. NJ. E. Zeller of Grafton and sister,
Mrs. Nellie Whitcomb Morse Of Mays
vile, Kan, came to the home of their
aunt, Mrs. H. H. Chamberlin, Wednes-
day. Mrs. Zeller returned home Thurs
day. On Sunday Mrs Morse and cou-
| sin, Harry Wilbur, will return to the
home of her mother, Mrs B. A. Whit
comb, in Grafton. Mrs. Morse, attended
Leland and Gray seminary and fitted her