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The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-06-21
THE FIRST LESSON OF THE SOL.
DER.

The first thing of all that the young
American of the new army will be
taught, and must learn thoroughly If
he is 10 serve his country efficiently
as Il soldier is Observation-Disclosures
expressed in discipline.
Discipline is the Fundamental of the
soldier.
Discipline is not punishment. Dis
cipline is not the goose step. Dis
clpline, in the proper sense, is control
control for Il definite purpose. Obedi-
ence is merely the adapting of oneself
to such control. And to make the sys-
ten effective from the private to the
army corps, the discipline to the SOL
dier must begin with the discipline of
himself.
obedience, or discipline, Is not in
tended TO convert Il man into an un-
thinking machine. A soldier who can
think is twice the soldier who cannot.
The most efficient National Guardsmen
on the border year ago were invari.
ably the most intelligent. What dis.
cipliae does attempt to do Is to supply
man with the machinery of action
after his thoughts have been blasted to
pieces by shells. His motions must be
ngraintd-automatic This is attained
through steady drill, the routine of
camp, and "thc school of q soldier"
No man is fit to comand who has
not learned to obey. Command, in
the nature of things, will fall to those
who obey most quickly most intelll
gently.
Discipline, to the young American
soldier, will be manifest in his con-
duct in the way he carries himself
the pOise of his head, the eXactness of
his shoulders. 1t will be evident in
the neatness of his clothes; the care
with which he buttons his uniform in
the way that he ties his shoes. 1t will
be evident in the degree that he keeps
himself washed and brushed; in the
scrupulous fashion in which he dresses
his cot, his kit, his quarters. 1t will
be obvious in the conscientious manner
in which he attends to all the routine
duties of the day; in his observance of
the code of military etiquette.
Discipline of this character runs
throughout the whole day, except when
man Is off duty and then he can be
as carc-free as he likes. But man
whose mind and muscles have had the
training of Il soldier no longer finds
himself at ease in the old slOuchy fab
by slump of the boy of the street cor
ner. His body, corrected, becomes the
figure that nature intended, both walk.
ing or sitting.
The fact that discipline runs through
the day-and the nights important
That is the method by which it be-
comes habit. If discipline were con.
fined to marching or drilling, then 1t
would impress itself only when march
Ing or drilling-at other times to be
forgotten. This would not save the
situation if the camp We're attacked by
surprise. The point is simply this:
the soldier learns that everything he
does is the way most carefully studied
out to bring the most effective results
from large body of men, with the
least confusion, the least loss of ener.
gy, or combined power. When he has
learned this, the young American will
have learned his first lesson us sol.
dler.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-06-21
SELF HELPS for the
NEW SOLDIER
BY a United States Army Officer

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Copyright, 1917, by the Wheeler Syndicate, Inc)
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-06-21

Inc minimum width to accommodate
safely two lines of average horse
drawn traffic Is ID feet, and for auto
mobile traffic the width preferably
should be not less than 1S feet, though
a width of 16 feet is used frequently.
In order to maintain the Travelled way
to the required width and to afford
proper safeguards against accidents, 1t
Is necessary to provide shoulder not
less than three or four feet wide along
ench side of the roadway proper. The
shoulders may have somewhat steep
er crown than the rest of the road
surface, but they should be sufficiently
fiat not to endangcr traffic using them
and really should constitute an addi-
tional width of roadway. This means
that the total width of roadway be-
tween side bitches never should be less
thnn 70 feet where horse-drawn traffic
predominntes, ana "A feet where any
considerable volume of automobile
traffic is to be accommodated
Where sharp curves occur in the
alignment 1t is desirable, though not
customary, to increase the width of
the Travelled way. A vehicle being
drawn along q curved road tends to oc-
cupy an appreciably greater width
than where the road is straight, and
unless the width of the Travelled way Is
increased correSpondlngly, this ten
uehcy contributes materially to the
hazards that invariably accompany
sharp curves. The minimum widths
given above should also be increased
on embanimeMs of any considerable
depth, so as TO make maintenance
easier and at the same time diminish
the danger of accidents.
The width of right of way required
to provide all necessary area for the
roadway, slopes and ditches varies
considerably with the nature of the
topography.
Grades.
In designing II public road one of the
most difficult problems to solve proper
ly Is the question of maximum allow
able grades. In deciding this question,
the advantages to he gained by reduc-
ing all of the sleeper grades on u par
tcular road TO given maximum
should be weighed against the addi-
tional cost which the reduction in
wolves.
The following data and suggestions
are intended to aid individual judg-
ment, which necessarily must be the
prime factor in solving this important
problem:
l.. The cost of average pleasure traf-
hc, horSe-d,uwn and motor, Is practi-
cally unaffected by grades of not more
than or per cent (six or seven feet
rise per 100 feet, measured horizontal
lD, provided the conditions are such
that it Is unnecessary to apply the
brakes TO vehicles when descending
the grades. But for traffic where loads
are as important as speed, even very
light grades may be of considerable
disadvantage.
2. increasing the steepness of
grade decreases IN three distinct ways
the load II horse can haul: (a) for the
same character of surface the required
tractive effort or pull per ton of load
is increased by about 20 pounds for
each per cent increase in grade, (b)
the possible pull the horse can exert Is
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-06-21
THE FUNDAMENTAL POSITION OF
THE SOLDIER.

The young soldier, before he can
handle IL gun, must learn how to han
die himself He must learn that there
are right ways and wrong ways of
carrying his arms and legs, JUST as
there are with II rife. He must learn
how to stand, how to walk.
The boy on the street usually stands
on his heels, with his shoulders
Slouched over, his stomach thrust for
ward and his spine curving in and out
like an hour-glass. Literally, he has
no back bone" Backbone Is the first
essential of the soldier
The position of soldier does not re-
qure that he shove his chest ahead of
him like buy-window or stiffen his
head, or spread his feet painfully. The
position of soldier might be most
quickly and correctly obtained If n
man could be taken by hair and lift
ed up until every part of his body
except his feet became suspended.
This would establish the natural YER.
teal alignment. With the weight rest,
ing equally upon the balls of the feet
and the heels, the waist drawn in, and
the head properly raised, straight
line would pass approximately from
the balls of the feet through the belt
buckle to the chin. The body Is then
mt the balance, with the muscles re-
laxed, not rigid. The soldier Is now
in position to execute any order which
may he required Of him.
Specifically. according to the regula-
tions, the heels are placed on the same
line, the feet turned at an angle of
40 degrees; the knees straight without
stiffness; hips level and drawn back
slightly; body erect and resting equal
| ly on the hips; chest lifted and arched !;
shoulders square and fulling equally;
arms and hands hanging naturally,
thumb along the seam of the trousers.
(In past times, the little finger was
placed along the seam of the trousers
with the palm turned out, producing an
artificial rlgldity which does not be-
long to the modern American soldier.)
The head must be erect and squarely
to the front, chin drawn In so that the
| uAlS VI Tic ucuu 10 NcIIiCul, WITH Tue
eyes also straight to the front.
| This is the fundamental position of
the soldier. 1t is the position of at
tention, the basic command to which
every soldier responds. 1t is from the
position of attention that all move
ments of the soldier proceed. 1t fol-
lows that until soldier has mastered
the art, or science, of standing at at
tention easily and naturally, he cannot
properly execute the movements of the
drill. 1t is therefore highly important
that the young soldier school himself
to stand properly, or at attention, un-
til such time us that pose becomes
unconsciously as much a part Of his
being as his arms or legs.
A man who can instantly assume the
position of attention and hold 1t until
otherwise ordered has taken very i'm
portant step toward becoming good
soldier. He has learned big lesson
in physical, nervous and mental
discipline.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-06-21

decreased by an amount equal to the
effort required to lift his own weight
through the rise. This amount is ap-
proximately equal to one one-hun-
dredth of the horses weight for each
per cent Increase In grade, (c) the eff
fective pull of the horse Is reduced by
the change in the angle at which the
pull Is applied.
3. The pull horse can exert on a
level road varies greatly with the In
dividual animal, and is affected by the
manner of hitching and the skill of the
driver. The character of the. road
surface also may have an important
influence by affecting the security OF
the horses foothold.
4. The tests referred to above also
indicate that with well-constructed
wagon the pull required to move
gross load of one tor over level road
varies about as follows:
Pounds:
Average dry earth road varies
greatly ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .lM
Firm earth or sand-ciay road ............iO5
average gravel road ...............;... 80
In general, the Judgment should be
largely Influenced, In fixing the maxi
mum grade, by the topography OF the
region which the road traverses. Ac-
cording to the best current practice,
where the road Is or Is expected to be.
come Of sufficient importance to war
rant highly improved surface, the
maximum grade usually is fixed with
reference to this feature about as fol-
lows:
Per cent.
Coastal plain and prairie regions. 80 to 5
Average rolling country .............4 to 8
The question of minimum grade ia
Of importance only rs regards the side
bitches. These should have adequate
fall to empty the water that collects
in them at sufficiently rapid rate to
prevent damage to the road. Ordinar.
lily 1t Is desirable to give the side
bitches fall of about one foot per 100
feet Of length. though q somewhat less
fall has proved satisfactory some
times.
'hSiCfSI SiuuSco III Btuuc OSCuT
the change should be made by means
Of n vertical curve, and not by an
abrupt angle.
In many localities where the soil is
fertile and good quality Of grass is
native no seeding Of the slopes is nee.
essary. In other cases the soil may not
possess sufficient fertility to grow
grass, even when the slopes are seed
ed. and in which event 1t may be very
desirable to cover the slopes with cut
sod. This latter process usually Is
very expensive. and should be en-
ployed only where It Is known that
thorough seeding and fertilizing would
fail to secure covering of sod.
Another precautiOn frequently neces-
sary in order to prevent the washing
away Of excavation slopes is to inter.
cept water from the natural ground
surface which otherwise would flow
down over the excavation slope. This
Is done by means of a "berm" ditch
constructed well back from the top of
the slope. Figure 2 illustrates a con-
ditlon which makes "berm" ditch
desirable and also shows how such q
ditch Is constructed.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-06-21
The commuter.

Black-our friend Tinker is COM
muter now.
Whlte-Yes, he walks two miles to
the railroad station and rides one mile
more to the city.-Judge.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-06-21
Work for Harrowa.

The harrows should be kept close or
the trail of the plows to pulyerize the
clods before they get hard.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-06-21
Thrifty, Vigorous currants.

The black currants are thrifty and
vigorous of growth.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-06-21
Air for vegetab.ss.

Give caulifower, cabbage and celery
plants plenty Of air,
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-06-21
Loan Soil for Apples.

Apples do best on loan soil un-
jerlaid with clay.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-06-21

Fanelee.
Don't you think she is fancy
dresserT"
"No; she just fancles she Is"
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1917-11-09
EAT MORE SWEET
POTATOES; BIG
CROP THIS YEAR

In some parts OF the world, the
sweet potato lie the everyday food OF
the people. II Is substantial food
and there is a big crop in our own
country this year. So now is a good
time to get acquainted with this
pleasing food. Nothing Is more liked
by children There are many ways Of
cooking. Steaming develops the
flavor better than boiling. and baking
better than steaming.
Baked Sweet Potatoes-Scrub pota-
toes clean and bake without peeling.
A very simple way to do this Is to
scrub. wipe dry, and place In a closed
vessel with the top on tight. A clean
lard bucket is good for this purpose.
Put potatoes in bucket. Place top on
closely. set In stove and bake from
three-quarters of an hour to an hour.
The potatoes will be perfect and the
peel not burnt.
Sweet Potatoes with oravy-Scrub
potatoes and boil without peeling.
When tender all the way through.
pour off the water. and set back on
the stove to dry off. Then peel. slice
lengthwise, and serve with leftover
gravy Pour the gravy over the pota-
toes and heat together Is minutes.
II a roast is being cooked. place the
sliced potatoes in pan around the
roast and haste frequently with the
gravy. Serve on the dish with the
roast and gravy.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1917-11-09
ExiYenely Important That Petaiees Be Stored
Under Preper ceaditisas; Expert Directions

s. By proper ventilation Of the eel
lar or storage room. and by holding
the temperature as near 35 degrees
F. as possible. you can keep the po-
tatoes from sprouting.
Selecting Ct Seed. Seed for next
years planting should be selected
from hills that produce all nice. true
to type potatoes. These should be
selected at the digging time. and
stored separately in crates or boxes.
and by storing them in a well-lighted
room where the temperature can be
held at from "a to 40 degrees. with
little ventilation and this seed planted
next spring. the grower will make a
start toward improving the quality of
his potatoes, instead OF as in the past.
simply planting the culls or runouts.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1917-11-09
The Potato Crop.

In the matter OF potatoes, we have
a harvest Of SO per cent In excess Of
the crop Of last year. The October
price at the loading points varies from
$50 to $3.50 per hundred pounds. de-
pending on the section where grown
and the cost OF getting them to mar
ket. The price. which Is somewhat
higher than at this period last year.
"a due to tendency ON the part Of the
producer to hold the potatoes for
higher prices than last year despite
of the greatly increased crop. and to
the temporary inability Of the rail-
roads to furnish equipment sufficient
to move from many sections the guam
tity available at this time. The aver
age price Of potatoes delivered in the
markets has closely followed the price
which the producer has received plus
the cost Of distribution to the market.
The larger supply Of cars and the
large harvest warrant lower prices
later in the fall.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1917-11-09
Waste Not, Want Not

Nov mora than over does this old
rroverb hold eood-"waste not. want
mott"
"But we are not MASTERS" some OF
YOU good women will Indignantly say.
I'VE can't afford to be-" OF course
you cannot afford to be- But aren't
you?
How many slices of bread wee left
in the tray after dinner yesterday?
What did you do with them?
Why" you say. what can do? !
can't know just how many slices OF
bread are going to be eaten"
The King OF England knows. He
cuts his loaf Of bread at the table,
each slice as It Is needed why can't
you!
How mucn Sutter dId you scrape
from the butter disnes!
II you put tne outterHisn risn' Oh
the table. and each person used JUST
what ne needed tnere "ouion DC any
scrapin8s-
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1917-11-09

O1vl81Oo, v. >. fOOu A0mlnlstrdtiOn-D
Il 10 OF great importance that all the
potatoes raised this year should be
stored under proper conditions. Even
when every precaution is taken the
wastage Of potatoes during the winter
10 considerable; under bad conditions
OF storage Il 10 very great indeed.
In order that the best methods may
be adopted by the small growers,
those who have not had the experience
In the storage OF potatoes. should
know the chief causes OF the vast
age. These causes are:
/. Sweating. Heating and conse-
qusnt Rot: Often due to insufficient
ventilation
3 Rottine: Due to potatoes getting
wet at the time q putting them In
storage.
3. Injury from Frost
Z. Decay: Owing to disease in the
tubers At the time % storage.
s. sprewtins Of Tueers In the
Spring.
IL - not possible to prevent alto
gether losses from these causes. but
BY using the best methods of storage.
Il b possible to reduce them very ma
terially.
Thus may be done by taking care to
guard against losses from each Of
these causes:
/. oseatsne and Hsatino occur II
the freshly dug potatoes are piled In
too large piles. 20 that the air cannot
circulate between the tubers. The risk
Of loes from this cause Is greatest In
the fall. Immediately after the tubers
have been dug. and II Il. therefore.
important that potatoes when dug
should not Be put In unnecessarily
largo piles. nor kept In all ill-ventilat-
ID room
:. RettIno from osttin0 the Peta-
tee Wet II the potatoes at the dig
glng time are allowed to get wet and
70 into storage IN that condition. rot
ting n sure to occur. Be careful to
have your potatoes dry before stor-
ing.
:. Injury from Frost. Potatoes are
easfly damaged BY frost- II they be-
&C., frosen, their market value n
destroyed Therefore. take every pre-
enntioa TO protect the tubers from
fruot be1ore and aftee digging.
Z. 0loeaoe. There are several dis
oasos oe the potato which destroy the
enbor. anh ~ diseased tubers are mixed
Win tho sound ones. the disease
sVrsads rapidly: therefore. It IL neces-
oasy 70 so1t the potatoes carefully.
Gl1nlnnking IN of Tie diseased. the
cu1n, cuIlB, and dirt before placing
~ into peEDansnt storage for the
winter. An of the cuts, culls. mis-
shnDo anA 0isoasod tubers should be
~ 70 ~ poultTy and live stock. but
Ghou11 - oeonmod a. bo1Dod before
49, fed, - IN this way you increase
the eood va1ne. and also destroy the
germs Of the disease, 90 that II viii
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1917-11-09

EVERETT COLBY SERVING.
Everett Colby. formerly state SEN
ator in New Jersey. IL now serving. n
was announced by the United States
Food Administration. a. . member Of
the Administrative Committee Of the
ministration-
Killing cattle ticks 10 cheaper than
feeding them.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-01-12
ADVERSE REPORT WILL Be
MADE ON LEAK. CHARGE
Subcommittee May Yet Deal
With Lawson for
Contempt
nv Associated Press. J


WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.-Over. the
protests of Republican members, the
Democratic majority of the house rules
committee today voted to report ad-
versely Representative Woods priv
LEGGED resolution for a congressional in
quiry into the charges Of Thomas w.
Lawson that there was a leak to Wall
street on President Wilson's peace
note.
Democrats and Republicans disagreed
as to the effect of the committees
action toward the Lawson contempt
charges. Republicans say he was alb
solved by a vote OF the majority and
that the whole investigation is over.
Chairman Henry insists that the spe-
cial subcommittee to deal with Law
sons refusal to answer questions pro-
pounded by the committee and his pub
LEGATION of leak" charges in newspa-
pers still is in existence and may take
some action.
The opposing members also disagree
as to whether the inquiry is over Re-
publicans say it is, in effect. Repre-
sentative Henry and Representative
Wood have another resolution before the
committee which has not been acted
upon which the majority refused to take
up today.
NEW VERSION OF LEAK.
A new version of the leak to Wall
street on President Wilson's peace note
was given to the committee by James
r. Reilly, managing editor of the Wall
Street Journal
a tip picked up, he said, by Dow
Jones reporter in Wall street that
brokers' private wires from Washington
were saying the president was about
to send a peace note was solely respon-
sible for the dispatch forecasting the
note on the cOmpany's ticker at 2:O5
p. m. Wednesday, December 20.
Between 1870 a. m, when Reilly re-
ceived the tip, and the dispatch of the
item, Reilly said, he received two mes
sages from John Boyle, the Journals
local representative here. The first was
marked confidential" and told of the
coming of a note and said it was not
a peace proposal The second, in reply
to Reillys inquiry as to the reports
CLEANED from the brokers' wires, said
reference undoubtedly was made to the
coming note. a
Shortly after 1 o'clock Chairman
Henry announced that owing to Speaker
Clark being called to New York the re-
port of the rules committee would not
re submitted to the house before to-
morrow
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-01-12
Stops Tobacco Habit
in One Day
sanitarium Publishes Free Book Show
ing How Tobacco Habit Can be
Eanished in Prom one to
Five Days az Home.

The Elders Sanitarium. located at Sol
Main street. ST. Joseph, No. has publish
ed free book showing the deadly ef-
feet Of the tobacco habit. and how ii can
be banished in from one 10 five days 1t
home
Men who have used tobacco for more
than fifty years have tried this method
and say il is entirely successful. and
in addition ts -banishing the desire for
tobacco has improved their health won
derfuIly. This method banishes the de-
sire for tobacco. no matter whether IL
dipping
AS this book is being distributed free,
anyone wanting a copy should send their
name and address at once.-(Advt.)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-01-12
Says Policeman Helped
Hold Up Eight Stages

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Jan. 11.-Jack
Ba- IN f, merly of the United States
marine corps, arrested on charges of
passing forged checks. confessed to-
day, the police say. that he and Albert
j. Griffith, a Los Angeles policeman,
held up eight stages near San Diego,
committed other crimes in this city,
and and that are the men wanted for
the killing of Drew b. Milligan. Two
men recently held up Milligan in his
automobile, robbed and shot him. Crit
fifth is charged with recent S3S,0OO
express wagon robbery in this city.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-01-12
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