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Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-02-17
RUSSIANS CAPTURE
100000 PRISONERS
BY Pac. and Intl News Service.

PETROGRAD. Feb. lit is report
ed here this Eiusning that the Grand
Duke Nicholas captured 10000 Turk
ish troops, 110 guns and an immense
store of supplies when Erzerum fell
yesterday. The Turkish casualties
were $4,000 men. The remnantS of the
defending garrison of 100000 men are
fleeing to the westward.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-02-17
BRITISH Lose 5000
At KUT Ell AMARA

BY Pae. and Intr News Service.
CONSTANT1NoPLE. Feb. 17.--It
was announced this morning that the
British had lost 5000 men during the
past three days in the severe fighting
around Kut El Amara.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-02-17
CROWN PRINCE COMMANDS
GERMAN FORCES IN WEST

BY Pac. and lnt'I News Service.
PARIS. Feb. 17.-It is reported that
the Crown Prince is in command OF
the German army In Alsace Lorraine
as we'll as at Argonne.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13

Brown, yov take the squad ordered Grady.
So they wrangled and scrambled through
half an hour of drill not required by the camp
routine They brought up in dropping, per-
spring huddle at the door Of tent 81, and re-
solved themselves into low-voiced debating
society, whose subject for debate seemed to he
the wisdom of the makers of drill regulations.
Beyond the board fence separating the camp
from the world stood an ice cream booth. The
squads debate ended in a motion, put By
Grady, to adjourn to its hospitable counter
and destroy eight dripping cones. But Lester
begged off, and resumed his interrupted march
on the Y. NJ. C. A. tent; his whistlng as he
went expressed an eager heart.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13
FINGER-NAILS HAS GOT A LANGUAGE

nails done forever, and those who don't. Most
w it's the married men who are in the first
class-and you can dope their age out from the
fact that the further the other side OF forty
five they get the more sentimental they are
Last week one of the ffty-odds who usually
hands out the best line of talk had his wife
with him when he came in, and didn't dare say
a word. 1t was real pathetic"
She tried unsuccessfuly to pry of the
thumb nail of my left hand, with an orange
wood stick, and lapsed into a sulky silence at
her failure. Resisting an impulse to put the
injured digit into my mouth, l inquired what
she had meant by Newyorkitis, and how finger
nails revealed symptoms of it.
cts a disease more common than appendl-
citis. and twice as fatal" she declared. Its
what makes the women from Paris, ILL.,, call
the village little old N'York,' and try to pre-
tend that their baby eyes first blinked at the
Woolworth Tower, before they've learned not
to take Third Avenue Il to get to Grants
Tomb. I've shined about l12 nails to-day,
from various parts of the globe, and the only
owners of 'em who didn't try to convince me
they were New Workers were the ones who
really belonged in New York. And they were
busy knocking the place.
"A dozen operations wouldn't take this Now
York craze out of folks systems. And it comes
out something dreadful in their nails. They
want them done like real New York ones, and
thew don't hesitate to say so. It's the one
thing that | can't do for 'enr. 1t takes from
three to five years to build up real New York
nail. and it is never successful unless done in
childhood"
"You said something about morals and
mind" | reminded her.
Sure" she said "Once turned muir
derer over to the poce-didnt you read about
it in the papers? No, it wasn't no blood stain
that gave me the clew. He just had criminal
nails. that was all. That and a scar on his
wrist the posters had told about And once |
located rich miner from Alaska by the gold
dust under his nails. But didn't have sense
enough to keep it to myself, and the yellow
haired manicure who used to sit next the door
married him first"
Being philosopher, she chuckled over the
mishap.
"Say, he was a funny one" she said.
Folks who come in to have their nails did
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13

to the Grand Central Station Been spending
their honeymoon and their husbands cash at
Niagara Falls, you know, and run on over to
have a look at the Big City, so they can hold
hands in the shadow Of the Metropolitan
Tower. Well, they come to us, naturally-all
women who have their hands held take good
care of their nails, you know. When you see
a woman who don't, you may know that she's
never been in love, or that her husbands quit
flirting with her, or that she's an old maid.
Fact Well, the funny thing about those little
brides is that they always insist on having the
pink left on. 1t amt good form, you know but
that's the way they will have it. Maybe it's
because they're seeing life through pinky
glow, and can't bear to have any of it rubbed
off, Or maybe it amt that"
She paused, and sawed gently at the third
finger of my right hand with her manicure
scissors, evidently in two minds whether or not
to amputate it. Finally she decided to leave
it on.
Eyes" she went on. "There sure are regu-
lar equatorial divisions among nails. Take the
average girl from The Bronx, f'rinstance. She
wants cellulod finish, and isn't happy with
ANYTHING else. ! guess it's something in the
AIR up there. but tne fnLn Avenue BlIl goes
in for individuality, in finger nails. You
gotta make em suit my style she says. I
want finger nail to make me look tall and
slender Please give me the clinging vine fin
ish, or, Il must have an interesting nail-sort
of witty one, y'know?' And, of course, we
do know, and we give it to her. That's our job.
1.-The Broadway element isn't so hard to suit.
1t amt original, it's initiative. Give it
Charlie Chaplin shine or a Billie Burke cut,
and it's satisfied, as rule. Sometimes the
singers insist upon soulful nails, and we give
it to them. l amt very strong for soulful
nails, myself, but every one to his own likin'.
Upstate they always have square nails, and
they wear 'em short. Did you notice that?
But Of course you never did Poughk'psie,
though, wants 'em shaped like an acute tri-
angle. and folks from New England have EN-
done like half berry pie
1--WE sort the nails from Albany and some
of the wards here at home into two piles-the
graft and the governmental. When you don't
know whether a mans statesman or a
CRATER, all you have to do is to look at his
nails. No, can't exactly tell you what it is;
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13

Morrisey hesitated. ~ %, Morry" urged
Brown "I1l help you if you go wrong"
Grady fell in at No. 4, and Lester moved up
to take Morrisey's place.
Forward" commanded Morrisey, and the
squad was about to step off when Brown whis-
pered savagely, "Wait for march, the com
mand of execution, you boobs." Morrisey had
stepped out as he beloved his command, but
stopped to turn surprised look upon the wait
ing seven.
1--WE await the command of execution, oh
Calph!" reminded Brown. "The voice should
rise on the preparatory command, and the
command of execution should come out with
snap"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13

Tattoo was sounding as the seven clsmbereo
back into the camp grounds o'clock, and
lights OUT
Good night, Searles! Good night, Craw-
ford" Lester came slowly down the company
street to tent 81, fexing lame right arm.
There was incoherent talk as the six men I'M
dressed, rolled up the sides Of the tent and
hauled blankets snug about their necks. From
tent 30, ten feet away, came a coarse voice:
"Hey, you fellows Save that chatter for
conversational manual We want to sleep"
"Al right, precious! Sweet dreams" In
five minutes Grady little father of Squad A.
was snoring rhythmicaly.
OF course, Squad was the best squad OF
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w ASN# sS ws \

//NHOW me your nails, and III show you
what you are" said the manicure
~ miss, digging her file into the quick
Of her customers third finger, with dreamy
smile.
Eyes, and ! can tell you whether you come
from Skeedunk or Paris, whether you belong
in The Bronx, or on the Avenue. ! can tell you
whether or not you've got Newyorkitis, and
just how violent your case is
Understand the psychology of nails, do 1?
Sure, that's me. There amt nothing | can't
tell from them-what your morals are, and
your mind, if any, and little things like that.
| can tell without looking at your feet whether
YOU wear white kid boots that cost 81 pair, or
whether you take the elevator up, and save
$3.50"
II was very wonderful. There she was, only
a manicure miss-hit or miss, I've even heard
her women patrons call her. when her file ran
bloodily far afed, while she gave tongue to
great PHILOSOPHERS Yet, there within buffers
throw of the Grand Central Station, right IN
the midst of her daily toll, she had worked out
noble new cult, turning the snip of her little
curved scissors and the slap of the pink goo
into poetry and a religion. She was the Miss
Bobby Burns of the Buffer, the Miss Abe
Lincoln of the Nails, and l asked her to en-
large upon her ardent theories.
"It's like this" she began, going on filing,
automatically while she fixed her eyes raptly
on the ceiling. Everything in the worlds got
language. You know-fowers, and postage
stamps, and how to drop handkerchiefs in the
hotel lobby, and all that. Well, finger nails
has got a language, too, and | know what it
is That's all"
assured her that it wasn't all. 1t wouldn't
be proper, told her, for my nails perhaps at
that very minute to be talking gossip or scan
dial. or passing on to other digits the off-coor
Jokes from the latest musical comedy, while
knew nothing about it. Now that she had
brought up the subject, she must furnish me
with a phrase book to the language of the
finger nail.
"Take what l said about knowing where
you come from, by your nails" she said.
That's straight. They're regular little bag
gage labels, nails is. Take that last lady
did. She was from Boston. You always know
them because they ask for a quietly cultured
polish, no real shine at all, and insist upon
having nails shaped like haf-moons, when
every one else is having them with tooth
pick point. That's right.
1--WE get lot of brides here, being so close
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for the first time, always are. The women try
to throw a bluff, and pretend they've been
used to it from the cradle. But the men get
scared to death, and go all limp and you have
to prop up their paws against the hand MIR
ror. Yes.
1T amt always such a scream, though
There's tn middle aged married woman VINO
comes in with her fingers all over peach
stain from making preserves, and soggy win
dish-water, and wants 'em restored to tnelr
youthful slimness and beauty. You can tel
her age just from looking at her nails. YOU
always can, in fact"
WHAT" exclaimed, jerking my hand
away.
"Say," said the manicure miss. Don't you
put that down. Dye want to ruin my trade
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unteered Hardy. When he came back, Grady
took the book and turned to the "School of the
Squad" to read
"'To turn on moving pivot being in line
right turn, march! The movement is executed
by each rank successfully and on the same
ground That's right, Phillips" Grady read
on dejectedy. He thrust the little volume IN
his breeches pocket and Strengthened.
Attention Forward, march! One, two,
three-bring your rifles up together"
"In the best military families they call 'em
pieces" Morrisey admonished.
Squad halt" shreked Grady. Fright
again, Morry. Come out and take command
of the squad for five minutes"
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"-ABSLU'LY 'NENTIRELY-"
Continued from Page One.

if America had been a little more whole
hearted in welcoming them to citizen
ship-if she had shown little more IN
terest in them at a time when that inter-
est would have mattered to them ire
mendously.
Franklin Lane would have done H.
Read over again the last part OF the
ritual he wrote for those Indians. Get
your district leader to read it, and your
Congressman. Then think what ].
would mean to a newly naturallzea
American if he could repeat pedgs
like that.
When it comes time for Franklin N
Lane to 60; when, in obedience to the III,
scrutable workings of Providence anu
politics, it becomes necessary to super.
sede him as Secretary of the Interior py
some Observation-Disclosures
urer of cloaks and suits or PLUMBING
fixtures; when that happens | wish 10
might be persuaded to go to the secoli'
floor of the Federal Building, at 'n0
lower end of City Hall Park, and sno"
us how to welcome our new citizens. =
there were more Franklin X. Lanes ~
this country there would be fewer ~
phenates.
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A Plattsburg Yarn

the companys sixteen, just as x Company wa,
the best in the provisional regiment. Or
course! And Grady was the best ID en-,
poral hammered out of the thousand rookie,
who reported!
Grady encouraged controversy criticism ana
comment He early discovered Morrisey',
rabid fear Of German INVASION and forth.
with raised the question Of England's "tyran.
nical control of the sea-" They fought 70
point where Morrisey cried out passionately:
"The worst mistake we ever made in this
country was to revolt against Englandw
"Cheers for King Georgew Grady danced
in delight. On later day, when the squad
was stretched in rest on the soft grass Of the
parade ground, Brown bestowed upon Nor.
risey the name that stuck. Morrisey was dis
posed comfortably on his back, piilowing his
head upon a we'll arranged pack, when Brown
dropped down beside him.
"Morry," he wheedled, may | rest my head
upon the German Peril?'
The German Peril proved to be far-trav.
elled rookie, stored with intimate gossip Of
Balkan diplomatic agents, Of the American
colony in Paris, of revolutionary leaders in
Central America. He shared with Phillips
passion for Montague and with no one an
exaggerated reverence for English common
law.
Phillips, born to leisure, seemed never 10
have used it; he was the squads model OF aer.
effciency-never hurried, never ruffed, never
late If he tired, he never spoke Of II; II his
feet went sore, no one but himself and the
doctor knew it. He turned out TO be the
SQUADS pride on the rife range. He became
left sergeant of his cavalry platoon on the
strength of his love for horses and his int.
mate understanding of the mounted mans
poise. By the very perfection of his self
effacement he became personality. Speak OF
Gentleman Phillips to any rookie Of Com.
pany and you would get the comment:
"Pawdon-a bully chap" 1t was mOckey,
but with no sting.
In Hardy impusive stock broker, the squad
acquired its one "bolo man." Out Of pos
sible score of $50 for the so shots fired at the
targets at four different ranges, Hardy scored
142-in the judgment Of army gossps proof
that he would be more dangerous armed with
boo than with rife.
The squad is the unit Of fighting force =
the one essential, important unit. It's com
mander, the corporal, is the sustaining hand
for all who outrank him-sergeant Lieutenant,
captain, and clear up to the general in COM
mand. He builds the squad spirit, that inde'
Unable quality of respect for discipline, alert
ness and eagerness to act which makes an
army invincible.
Grady reused in those seven men-broker,
diplomat, man of leisure, lawyer, writer. mer'
chant. manufacturer-the fighting, strlu,g
spirit. He made the squad conspicuou'
for its zip. 1t was tough job, fit for
youngster of Irish blood. That he did !,
Grady probably never knew. Near the end Of
the camp he looked his men over and took stoc'
of his own deficiencies. Then he said;
"A rookie leading rodkies-what could b
worse!"
Thre was an instant chorus Of protest fron
the seven.
Nix" Brown specified "The best d.
corp. in the company"
"You know it," supplemented Searles.
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special evening drill under the big arc
lights at the end of X Company street
Squad four. fall I'M"
"Gradv. what in"-- The rest was shock
ing, coming from big Morrisey. But Nor
risev reached YEARLY under his cot and
dragged out his rife; he buckled on VIDE
canvas cartridge belt and limped outside the
tent.
Come back here Lester" The corporal
saw his tenderest lamb ducking away in the
General direction of the Y. NJ. C. A. tent, where
hurried and frequent letters to girl IN New
Hampshire were composed. Lester came back
whistling, to hide his disappointment.
Brown and Hardy returned from the Camp
Exchange untidy as to face and hands because
of a bag of very ripe plums. Grady took one
as he sprinted across the street to rouse
Searles and Crawford, the two members OF
his SQUAD not quartered in tent 81. Gentle
man Phillips was all ready, standing easily
under the .ars. bareheaded and serene.
"Fan MI Grady ordered again, and stood
facing his quad.
Phillips rloved up from No. A, rear rank, to
take Grady place, anu oeaii0S' ''N ave - ~
rank. moved into Philips's place.
SQUAD, attention." commanded Grady, his
voice a little uncertain in the upper register.
Squad forward"
Nobody moved, for Morrisey had cautioned
soto roce. "Wait for the command OF execu-
tionl"
"Wbat the began Grady then remem-
bered 81 was wrong. Squad, forward
march" The seven stepped off toward the
arc lights.
"On forward, march, command" NUT
tered the critical Morrisey, "you don't have TO
precede it with squad
"Souad. halt" 1t was a ragged halt. Il
got YOU. Morry," remarked Grady. you were
right. Dress up to the left! Attention"
SHOULD have given attention before the
order to dress" insisted Morrisey
Right again-oh, hell" Grady's fingers
were fumbling the stock Of his rifle, as his
memory fumbled the drill instructions. Il
want YOU fellows to call me down on this drill
"We're at attention. and can't talk" OBJ
jected Morrisey
AT easel" Grady sputtered.
"You ought to have given rest!" said Nor
risey.
Rest" shouted Grady 81 may make every
mistake in the regulations, but I'm going 70
drill this squad for ten minutes
That's the stuff said Brown. Mistakes
j. the middle name of this squad-but 1T won't
he if we all collaborate with the Corp"
."Now. attention." cried Grady. Forward
march, The rifles came to right shoulder IN
seven distinct cadences, and the squad split to
get past a large telephone pole. Column
right
Pardon me, Corporal" ventured Phillips.
"You don't give column right to the squad;
it's right turn!"
Squad. halt" The rifles came down re
luctantlv. AT easel mean rest" Grady
stood opposite Phillips who's got copy of
the drill regulations?" Grady challenged.
"I1l beat it to the tent and get mine" vol
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13
By BLANCHE BRACE

Speaking generally, the men who come to
us are of two knds-those who say soft things
about liking to have a pretty girl hold their
hands, and how they could go on having their
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13

it's just something that you have to feel.
Maybe CRATER will come in, and can show
you what mean. The last statesman was in
year before last.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13
Grady's Squad
By JOHN NJ. OSKlSON.

~ORPORAL Grady, young and enthusias-
tic, was getting his squad together iof
special evening drill under the big arc
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-06-01

Albert Lea, Freeborn County.
Henry A. Morgan, Bennett o.
Knudson, Herman Blackmer, A. U.
Maryland, John F. D. Meighen, H.
c. Carlson, T. V. Knatvold, H. H.
Dunn, Norman E. Peterson, John
O. Peterson, A. w. johnson.
Austin, Mower County.
Nathan Kingsley, District Judge,
"A. w. Wright, J. D. Sheedy, A. G.
Page, F. G. Sasse, Henry Weber,
Jr., s. D. Catherwood, Lafayette
French, ]. N. Nicholson.
Fillmore County.
Henry A. Larson, A. D. Gray,
A. G. Chapman, A. G. Parttride,
John w. Hopp, D. S. Printing, D.
X. Kitchener, Probate Judge, Jo-
seph Underleak, R. E. Thompson,
H. H. Hammer, R. J. Parker, Lud-
Wig Gullickson.
Houston County.
w. A. Deters, P. X. DAZZLE, L. L.
Duxbury, Charles A. Doeival, F. A.
Duxbury, c. S. Trask.
Winona County.
M. B. Weber, Richard A. Ran
dali, D. e. Tawney, Herbert M.
Pierce, L. L. Brown, Edward Lees,
B. A. Man, William Burns, Robert
q. LOBBY, w. D. Abbott, S. H.
Somsen, w. J. Smith, William
Goldman, Earl Simpson, Eugene
Miller.
Rochester, olmsted County.
Charles c. Wilson. Burt Elliott
Eaton, c. e. Callaghan, Burt w.
Eaton, Henry o. Christensen, Yer
non Gates, William B. Richard
son, John L. Brin, M. d. Halleran.
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! Central Minnesota
. HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK
TERSELY TOLD FOR THE ,
BUSY READER ,

The Central Association of Congre-
gational churches will meet at Little
Falls on June 20-21.
Belgrade has fallen in line and will
have baseball team this summer.
Only home talent will be utilized.
Bemidji will invite the Minnesota
State Firemen's Association to hold
its 1913 convention in that city.
Long Prairie high school baseball
team defeated the Melrose team on
the Long Prairie grounds last week 4
to 1.
Andrew Anderson of Iona died at
his home after few days illness with
pneumonia. He leaves wife and sew
eral children.
The first annual meeting of the ALL
Minnesota Development association
will be held at the state capitol at St.
Paul on June 14-15.
Ed. Moritz, formerly of Melrose,
was killed at Medina, N. D., when he
fell from freight car and the wheels
passed over his body.
Toilet Atkinson, pioneer resident Of
Todd county, died at his farm home
in the town of Gordon last week. In
torment was in the Sank Valley GEM
etery.
Miss Anna Leisch of St. Augusta
was married last week to Edward
Sturgeon of Bruce town, Todd county.
They will make their home on a Farm
in Bruce.
The Cass county old settlers will
meet at Backus on June II. No one
has to give their age so the ladies are
asked by the committee in charge to
climb on the band wagon and have a
good time.
Stockholders of the Peoples Nation
al Bank of Long Prairie and others as
sociated with them in banks at Swan
vile and Browerville have organized
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