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soldier, when ON duty. has all his expenses paid
and besides that h" receives daily compensa-
ton of 10 cents. Recruits receive daily com
pensation of 10 cents"
In the early days of the European war il would
have been Of tremendous advantage to either
France or Germany to violate the neutrality of
Switzerland by sending troops her terri
tory in fanking movements against the enemy.
But little Switzerland ready and waiting to
punish any such international ouawry. Bel
GUM wasn't
In Australia all males between eighteen and
sixty years are liable to military service in time
of according to article by Bertram
Stevens In Golfers Weekly Every boy not
physically unfit passes into the junior cadet force
and undergoes phi, steal training and elementary
drill for two years; at fourteen becomes senior
cadet and serves four years completing 40 drills
each year: at eighteen enters the citizen sodiery
and is liable for 16 days training every year for
seven wears and one parade in the eighth year.
At the end of 1914. three years after the
pulsory-traininc law went into effect, Australia
had more than $1,000 senior cadets about As 600
Junior cadets in training, together with 81 900
citizen soldiers. That country has a population
Of little more than 5OOOOOO-about as many
persons as live in New York city proper.
BY 1888 Australia will be democracy In which
every healthy citizen has been trained to take his
place in the firing line, and would have to do so
his country invaded.
The principal difficulty about the inception of
the compulsory system arose from the boys them
selves. The Australian Is halfway between the
Briton and the American, but he is more individu-
alistic than the Briton. He objects restraint
and hates to call man "sr." At first many of the
boys resented discipline, their easy going parents
did not help the authorities and there were many
prosecutions for evasion of drills When 1t was
that the government in earnest how
the boys and their parents accepted the
plan and to like It.
Authorities say there is already a marked i'm
provement in the physical and moral character
of the youth, and generally tendency toward n
sense of responsibility.
Americans who have seen the French republics
system of universal service in operation say that
ii is not only effective means of national de-
Tense against foreign enemies, but. quite as i'm
portant is very practical organization for the
prevention Of class prejudice. The poor fisher
man son from Brittany likely will have
for his bunk mate during their period of training
the of a Paris banker The rich and Door
the aristocrat and commoner are thrown con-
stanly together during barrack days
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in regular military fashion, intending range and
ne'a worn preparatory work for young be
tween the ages of sixteen and twenty wears in
cudeS athletics, marching care and use of the
service rifle, and target practice These urellm
mary training courses are taken usually by young
men who hope to win commissions in the regular
army.
'Milia,ry instruction is given at the expense of
the Swiss Confederation by special instruction
corps. Recruiting schools are established in diff
feren cities throughout the land, and while there
is no choice in the service each man Is at liberty
to decide whether he would like to belong to the
infantry or cavalry. Cavalry soldiers generally
have To provide their own horses
Men intended for the infantry have to serve
for 60 days in school for recruits cavalrymen
have TO serve flor 30 days; field and mountain ar
tillerym. In - days engineers, % days; transport
men A. days. and ambulance men, 60 days. The
cavalry and all the forces of the auszug have
take yearly repetition course lasting II days.
andWebr forces now have their exercises every
TOUR years Special courses and training natural
Iy required in the cases of soldiers who are
DESTROYS Of advancing to higher grades.
Regular rife practice each year is required of
every soldier, ana if man does not attain the
required mark he Is ordered do special prac-
tice work under the supervision of instructors.
These rigid rules and the natural enthusiasm Of
the Swiss for rifle shooting responsible for
the unrivaled position they hold in the world
crack shots. There is hardly village which has
not its rifle club and local cantonal and federal
shooting matches are held at regular intervals.
switzerland able retain for the
entecnth time out of IS the world CHAMPIONSHIP
on the occasion of the rihe-shooting contest in
Niborg Holland, in 1914. 1t may be remembered
that in 1913 the Swiss vctors at Camp
Perry, Ohio. The one worlds contest they have
lost was held In Turin, Italy. in 1898
IN the Swiss army every man is allowed to
keep his rifle and uniform home. and when the
mobilization order Is given the entire army
be ready for action within the shortest notice.
The yearly inspection Of armament and equip
incnt at which every soldier, without exception,
has TO appear is effective preventive against
any possible neglect in that line. However, there
IS no fear that Il Swiss soldier would in any way
neglect that which has been intrusted to him by
his country; his rifle us his hobby and his uniform
receives the constant would give to
precious pet.
"Only the instructors, the general staff and
few other officials receive a regular salary. The
officers AFT paid only for the short period they
called upon for training, and the common
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RHODE ISLAND REDS.

~ They large breed and very easy to
keep.
(2) They lay well all the year round, with very
little care and food during the winter months.
We have flock of about so layers and get an
average of 80 eggs a day the entire year.
(3) They good sitters, seldom leaving the
nest when set properly.
90 The young chickens of a good size and
plump, and also healthy, being ready to eat or
market in about 10 II weeks after Matching.
(O They splendid foragers, going a re-
sonable distance out in the fields in search Of
bugs and other insects for the young chicks.
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FIND BABY ALLIGATOR IN POND.

1t has long been known that East Tennessee
had practically everything to be found in any
quarter of the earth, but recent discovery In
Clinton brings to light the fact that 1t also has
alligators which live in subterranean streams.
Workmen who were eXcavating for the new build
ngs of the Magnet knitting mills in this city last
week set off blast which uncovered a subterra-
mean pond stream and from the water was
taken an alligator 20 inches in length. and very
much alive. How the reptile came in the water
under the town is something which no one knows.
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higher the
determinations
myself Low
is likely he
confidence tailor might
Mr. said he
defects with numbers and calling off "One indicator
to allow
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FACTS OF INTEREST

A coapsible poultry crate is invention
that is expected 20 prove a great convenience to
shippers.
stenographers and typewrters employed in
the United States
Total investment in film concerns, moving pic
lures and accessories in this country is said to
be more than $4,000, 100000
Towers of the Panama cathedral are rooted
with pearl shells, which reflect the sunlight 20
that they be seen far out at sea.
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thrilled by I will make
With
Broadway
n a
Another recent Broadway idea that has
a
the theatrical contingent
day another
of
pins the develop
and suddenly
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the Club at The PfiSter hotel, after
transacting routine business and
watching technical demonstrations,
fell into discussion of the problem
Of cutting clothes.
ut is true, as Mr.. Ema says, that
ninety-five per cent Of the men are de-
formed in some way" said William F.
Anger, president of the club, but we
daren't tell them that.
Men are just as touchy as wom-
en- about their figures. Sometimes I
think they are more so. And the
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time join Nneahs pursuit
which
pitched camp under the to await Nnevahs
Thus chaperoned Nnevah
had
Ninevah
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majestically about the couch of Ra-
meses l as he took his siesta. At
twilight he glided out of the park and
sought out the roof of garage for
his perch.
Having tasted of forbidden democ-
racy he plunged into wild round Of
dissipation. leaping and scrambling
about the chimneys, trailing his eff
fulgence through alleys and up and
down over fences. Crowds pursued
him, hurting sticks and trying to cap
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Gotham Beaus Soon Will Be Seen Wearing Muffs

Ew 1oRkHavng lived through the nfante strike
Of
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raccoon and some of-er-skunk will
be worn by men addicted to reading
"What Well Dressed Men Are Wear
Ing"
George Arliss. the actor, promises
that he will soon appear in .mufr. 1t
was several weeks ago that some
decreer of fashions told the world the
winter would be marked by muffs for
men. And now they are on sale in
several hoity-toity hnberdasheries. The
men who haberdcsh to the Broadway
Bean RrummelS feel cortain that thu
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Milwaukee Men Are Touchy About Their Figures

MLwAUKEE"rouchy" "penky "hncky"
they their
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Chicago Aristocrat Becomes Hobo and Is 0stracized


lineage
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IJnited States Senator Chamberla1n mas pre-.
pared ii bill for the establishment of universal
military service In this nation. 1t is not unlikely
that our country will have universal service
within few years. considering lessons learned
from the European war, from our own experience
in various wars and from the widespread feeling
that the United States should have systematic
preparedness. If universal service comes the
plan of work probably will be evolved from the
Swiss. Australian and French systems
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They come to understand
one another's feelings, to
know the qualities of one an
others manhood, and to have
common patriotism among
them. This has meant much
10 the French republic. In
no other great army In the
world Is there such spirit
of comradeship as between
officers and men OF the
French establishment. One
might expect that record to
be held by the United States.
But it isn't; our regular
army is patterned after the
British system, which Ia
an aristocratic system.
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military syste1h prepared by the official Swiss
bureial in United States for the American
Defense society.
The Swiss military forces" the article goes
consist of tarpe different divisions. These
the austug, andwehr and landsturn To the
ausZug belong the young men from twenty to
thrty-tvso years of age; to the landwehr, the sol
dlers from thrtg-three to forty years of age, and
to the landsturln the from forty-One to forty
eight years of age.
swiss citizens who unable to do their mil
iturE service because of residence in foreign
country. lave to pay regular military tax
Previous To the this tax SIX francs per
man per year, but It has been doubled Temporal
lily, on account of the nations great expenses
brought on by the In addition this mod
est there is also a taxation at the rate 80
francs per 1000 francs of private fortune and. in
certain cases. every 1000 francs of half an
inheritance coming to man from his parents or
grandparents. The maximum military tax in
normal times is 5000 francs yearly, The maxi
mum under temporary taxation is 6.oOO
Evening star., 1916-02-22
TREM0R FELT IN
SOUTH ATLANTIC STATES
Florida Only One Not Feeling Dis
turbance-People Hurriedly
Leave Buildings.

ATLANTA. Ga. February 22.-An
earth tremor of slight but distinct ma
ture that made itself felt throughout
Georgia. North and South Carolina, Nir-
ginia and portions of eastern Tennes-
see and Alabama was reported early
last night as having been felt at about
5:45 pm., central time. In no case was
any damage reported, and while in
some instances persons hurriedly left
buildings, there was nothing in the
nature of a panic.
The only seismograph known to be in
the section affected by the tremor is at
Mobile. Ala. where the instrument re-
corded brief shocks. MoSu reports
agreed that the tremor passed from
east to west and was felt only mo-
mentarily. In Augusta. Ga. and sew
eral other places. however. three dis
tinct shocks were reported. At other
points only one tremor was felt.
The earth shock either did not reach
Florida or was so slight as not to be
felt tNere. according to reports here.
Evening star., 1916-02-22
COAL NEGOTIATIONS ON.
Anthracite Operators and Miners
Begin Conference in New York.

NEW YORK February 2e-Anthra
cite operators and miners representing
$4,000 workers met in joint conference
here yesterday to arrange a new agree
ment to replace the one that expires
March 81. The ten demands presented
by the officers. of the United Mine
Workers were referred to joint sub
committee with instructions to work
out. if possible. satisfactory wage
scale and report to the full conference
The subcommittee Immediately went
into session. organized and adjourned
to meet here at l pm. next Monday
Thus. for the first time in the history
of the joint hard-coal wage confer
ences. the demands of the miners union
were not promptly rejected when form
ally presented.
Evening star., 1916-02-22
BRITISH USING SEIZED SHIPS.
American Owners of Vessels Com.
plain to State Department.

The American Transatlantic Steamship
company. owner of the steamers kanka-
kee. Hooking and Genessee seized by the
British government on the ground of
German ownership. has complained to
the State Department that the British
authorities continued to use the vessels
without the formality of prize court pro-
ceedings. despite assurances to the
United States government that the cases
would be adjudicated as soon as possible.
When the three vessels were seized
by British men-of-war on the charge
that German capital operated the own
ing company. the company filed evidence
with the State Department. which, it
claimed. proved conclusively that its
stock was wholly owned by American
citizens.
Evening star., 1916-02-22
Robinson Resolution to Be
Acted Upon at Session
Today.
MORE EVIDENCE TO SHOW
THE CORPS lNEFFICIENCY
Charge Made That Lincoln Beachey
Found Conditions at San Diego
Station "0utragecus.'

Action on Senator Robnson's reso-
vestigation of the army aviation serv-
ice rested today with the Senate. 1t
will be taken up at today's session:
An inquiry was recommended by the
Senate military affairs committee,
which reported the resolution favora :
bly, late yesterday. after Senator Rob-
inson had submitted further evidence
in support of his sensational charges
of general inefficiency on the part of
the aviation service of the army.
The resolution provides for an in
vestigation by a special committee
composed of two senators and three
representatives, and appropriates $10,-
900 for that purpose.
Evening star., 1916-02-22
COMMITTEE TALKS
. OF DEFENSE PLANS
Considers Extent to Which
Congress Has Met Demand
for Preparedness.
PROGRAM FOR INCREASE
OF THE ARMY AND NAVY
DR.. C. Ward Champion Reports on
Physical Fitness of Boys of U. S.
for Military Service.

NEW YORK, February 22.-
More than 100 members OF the
national committee of the Ameri-
can Defense Society, represent t.
ing all sections of the country,
met here today to consider prob
lens Of preparedness and, par
ticularly. how far the present
Congress has fulfilled demands
for an increase Of the army and
navy. The program called for
three sessions, the first of which
was devoted to a discussion of
military education. DR.. c. Ward
Champion. physical director of
the New York public schools, pre-
sided at this session.
Evening star., 1916-02-22
Condition of the Treasury.

The condition of the United States
Treasury yesteday was: Net balance in
general fund, s1O6.61d.3 800 Total re-
ceipts. s1.941.s36. Total payments, ST.
5O9.5s2. The deficit this. fiscal year is
s59,763,740, against a deficit of $S3,
05,450 last year. exclusive of Panama
canal and public debt transactions.
Evening star., 1916-02-22
Power Conferred on Government.
Liquor Law Arguments Delayed.

Oral argument of the West Virginia
liquor cases involving constitutionality
of the webb-Kenyon liquor law. which
subjects interstate shipments Of liquor
to the statutes OF the state to which
the liquor is consigned. was indefinitely
postponed yesterday by the Supreme
Court.
The cases. argued first about q year
aco. were restored to the docket for a
second argument before the entire
court and had been set for hearing yes
terday. As there 10 one vacancy on the
bench and Justice Day Is absent on ac-
count OF Illness they were again post
poned.
Evening star., 1916-02-22
Six Killed in Ten Months.

'Six jof these aviators were killed
within ten months. and it is believed
that an investigation will disclose that
their deaths We're due to the fact that
they were required to attempt flights in
antiauated biplanes known to be de-
fective and dangerous.
Following the death of Lieut.. Post
four of these machines were burned. 1t
is believed that an investigation will
disclose that other injuries were due
to the use of unsafe machines and that
in some cases where warnings had
been given. that the machines were
unsafe officers who were required to
fly in them were in some instances in
jured and others killed.
1T is well known fact that a short
time before Lincoln Beachey was killed
he visited this sta ation and pronounced
it outra geously defective in equipment
and management. and that he commu-
nicated his opinion in bitter protest
which came to the knowledge of the
War Department"
Evening star., 1916-02-22
Every Few Really Qualified. y

Very few of the so-called qualified
f1ers' have ever done military work, or
even seen from an aeroplane aefield gun
fired. Only one or two have ma
neuvered in aeroplanes with bombs at
tached to them for use. The service has
no bombs. no bomb b-sighting device. no
method of mounting a gun on an aero
plane, nor has gun ever been fired
from an aeroplane We have no arm
ored aeroplane. and the machines on
hand are not efficient enough for flying
duty.
During the eight years above re-
Evening star., 1916-02-22
Probe to Be Independent.

The inquiry would be Independent of
that already ordered by the War De-
partment into the aviation service
The investigators will be furnished
with. all the data given the committee
by Senator Robinson in case Congress
adopts the resolution.
The 'ineficiency and unsatisfactory
results of the present management of
the aviation section said Senator Rob-
inson in a statement to the committee
yesterday, 'is disclosed by the fact that
during eight years, or about that, in
which the Signal Corps has had control
of aviation, only about twenty-four
qualified f1iers with the military rating
have been produced. While the state
ment was made before the House COM
mittee on military affairs that there
are now forty-siX officers who are
qualified as f1iers, and who are attached
to the aviation section, I believe thai
an investigation will disclose that there
are only about twenty-four.
Evening star., 1916-02-22
William Tharp Polk Dead.

Word has been received by William
den death Sunday at Sykesville, Md,
den death yesterday at Sykesville, Md,
of his uncle, William Tharp Polk, a
farmer.
Evening star., 1916-02-22

ferred to. which have netted only about
twenty-four qualified fliers. there have
occurred seventeen deaths in connec-
ton with military aviation, fifteen Of
ficers having been killed. The other
two cases embrace the death OF one
soldier and one civilian. Thus, approx
mately sixty-t1ve per cent as many Of
fcers have been killed as there are
now officer pilots on aviation duty.
Evening star., 1916-02-22
Would Make Car Lines Aid,

81 am sorry that the gentleman from
South Carolina is delayed by the dis
cussion on this BILL said Represent -
tive Mann of Illinois. but when he
says he is going to his Office and is go
ing to work. 1 cannot help but SMILE,
for l know that he is the fatherfor the
first time of a little daughter, and he
Is evidently going home. We are proud
of it, and we extend to him and his
better half our congratulations" The
House laughed and applauded. and
Representative Mann then switched to
the matter at issue. He discussed the
bridge at great length. making a point
of saying that the street car. lines that
use the bridge should pay for part
of it's construction.
The bill will come up proba bly, on the
next unanimous consent day, two weeks
hence, and a vote is expected that that
fine.
Evening star., 1916-02-22
AQUEDUCT BRIDGE BILL
sT|RS Up RAPID TALK
Used as. Bulwark to Keep Down
Lever Warehouse
Measure.

The House of Representative used the
Carlin bill for a new Aqueduct bridge
as a bulwark to keep down the Lever
warehouse bill yesterday afternoon,
and the resulting flibuster filled three
hours with the fastest talk the House
stenographers were ever called upon to
record, according to the statement of
one of those overworked experts The
fact that filibuster was in progress
was not manifest on the surface, but
was admitted by members of the House
committee on interstate and foreign
commerce. from which the Carlin Aaue-
duct bill was only recently reported ia
vora bly,. Representative Lever himself
let slip a hint. after the debate had
progressed in noisy and aimless fashion
for a while.
There are some pressing unanim Gus
consent bills on the calendar he said
"and l suspect that probably some of
this debate and delay incident to- it is
aimed at another bill on this calendar.
one in which l am interested" He said
| he was about to leave the Capitol and
do some work in the House office build
ing
Evening star., 1916-02-22
Want Battleship Repaired.

discussion of the condition of the
battleship North Dakota, now in re-
serve in the Philadelphia navy yard,
was promised by the society in a state
ment which declared that the people
of North Dakota are anxious to pro-
cure the enactment of legislation for
the repair of the dreadnaught as soon
as possible. 1t is stated that the re-
pairs would cost 100000.
Evening star., 1916-02-22
PROVIDES $19O,0O0,0OO
FOR MISSISSIPPI RIVER
Improvement of Waterway Proposed
in Amendment to Pending
Water Power Bill.

An appropriation of $15G,000.0G0 for
the Improvement of the Mississippi
river is included in an amendment to
the Shields water power bill, submitted
yesterday afternoon by Senator New
lands Under the amendment, $780,
900, 600 would be appropriated annually
for ten years for improvement Of wa
terways, and in an address in support
of his measure the Nevada senator said
it would do away with the annual riv-
ers and harbors appropriation bill, pre-
vent loss by food, coordinate railway
and water transportation. develop
water power and promote agriculture.
Development Urged by Senator.
Development of the Mississippi river
and its tributaries was urged by the
senator as an essential part of military
and industrial preparedness. He also
declared that lack of success in devel
oping water commerce SO far had been
due to The railroads being allowed to
sandbap the river routes The speak
er also said his plan would make mood
waters IAN asset instead OF terrible
liability.
the Appalachian and Atlantic divisions:
5000 900 to the Ohio river division;
$4,000, 900 to the upper Mississippi ana
the great lakes: S1O0.o00.000 to the
lower Mississippi and s100.000,000 to
the Missouri river. great plains and
gulf.
Power Conferred on Government.
The measure would give the govern
ment the right to carry out plans to
control source stream freshets: to use
surplus water in promotion of agricui-
ture: to confine rivers to their channels
by Ievees and bank protection; to re-
lieve streams by controlled outlets and
to develop hydro-electric power.
A vote was not reached on the New.
land amendment The Senate rejected
an amendment by Senator Waish'
which would provide government COM
pensation for development OF water
power navigable srreams. SeVerai
other federal compensation amend
ments still are pending.