Evening star., 1916-05-12
Working at 80 O'Clock.

not UTe was burning unQer the oven
and the men were making the dough.
The detail was in command of Capt
w. H. Point, L. S. A., quartermaster
for cooks and bakers. His detail con-
sisted of Sergt. Francis Bangert. head
of the bakers school: Sergt. Marion H.
DeGraf, in command of the bakery
company; Sergt. George F. Romer. in
structor, and Privates John Flakeley,
John Novotney and Cecil Kamick, all
students.
Every detail of the baking was
shown. Instead of letting the dough
set overnight, it was made up in the
to raise and then made into loaves.
Shortly before IL o'clock the first pans
came from the ovens.
And when the odor of hot bread went
over the camp, there was a rush from
the classes and Capt Point and his as
sistants were bombarded with questions
that probably rivaled in number the
bullets in any battles in which they had
participated.
Enthusiasm Is Dampened.
But the order against the serving Of
bread until it is twenty-four hours
old served more than anything else to
put damper on the enthusiasm of
some of the campers for field service
Before the oven is knocked down this
afternoon 500 loaves will have been turned
out. and these together with the buns
Will be served to the students at noon to-
morrow-not before.
The setting up of the oven and turning
out bread SO quickly this morning was
demonstration of preparedness which
many of the women have had little on
portunity to see before and which will
leave its impress on them for a long
time after they have graduated from
their preparedness course here
1t was announced today that Mrs
George Barnett, wife of the command
ant of the United States Marine Corps,
VIII entertain the students of the
camp Monday afternoon at the marine
barracks on Sth street southeast. Mrs
Barnett has made the especial request
that the students wear their uniforms
Lauds Wood and Barnett.
More has been done for preparedness
in this country by Maj. Gen. Leonard
Wood, L. S. A. comma nding the east
ern division of the army, and Mai. Gen.
George Barnett, commandant of the
United States Marine Corps. than by any
other persons. Drexel Biddle of Philadel-
phla told the students at the National
Service School during the regular lee.
ture period yesterday.
He praised the purpose of the camp.
and declared that there was an intens-
ity and sincerity of purpose i'm il that
augurs well for America The lesson
on preparedness. he said, which was
being learned by the women in the
camp would be preached to hundreds of
thousands of men in all parts of the
country when the women get back to
their homes.
Women. he continued, have paved the
way for preparedness. He termed the
camp the highest achievement in pa
triotism.
Swiss Military System.
Details of the Swiss military system
were given by Judge Sydney Ballou.
He urged that it should be copied in
considering preparedness program
for the United States.
The first and highest duty of an
army, he said, was to preserve peace,
accomplish with successful military
system, in which every male takes
part. The Swiss boy is taught to ham
die the rifle from a schoolboy. In
Switzerland, he said, there are $4,000
schoolboys. one-third of whom are
States there are 100000 schoolboys,
100000 of whom could be made fair
shots with the rifle. he said.
The various grades through which
the Swiss young man passes in his
training, until he was forty
Judge Ballou pointed out that the ef-
iciency of the system was shown dur
ng the present war when she mustered
ler entire force and prevented viola
ion of the neutrality of her borders.
Miss Elizabeth For Spealxs