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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-09-13
the ARMY SYSTEM OF TRAIN
ING.

The average American who has
a job assigned to him wants to do
it we'll. He doesn't care to dawdle
over the job and make a mess of
it, Nor does he care to make it a
halfway success. He is deter
mined to make it a full and com
plete success i'm the shortest pos
sible time.
1t is assumed that you are
starting your Army training in
this American spirit. Since YOU
are undertaking the job of be-
coming a citizen soldier you in
tend to be a good one. You don't
want to waste any time in the
process.
More than that. if you are am
bilious and possess fair ability
there is no reason why you should
always remain private soldier
1t is right that you should want
to advance, just as you want to
advance in civil life. The Army
is anxious to have you advance
just as soon as you are ready
You will not, of course, become
a corporal or sergeant or win
higher promotion until after you
have thoroughly mastered he du-
ties of Il private. Nor will all the
men who would like to win adj
vancemcnt easily obtain it. There
is only one way to get ahead in
the Army. and that is to follow
conscientiously to the end the
regular system of training laid
out for everybody.
Your training will be practical
ly the same as that through
which your officers have add
vanced in the early stages of mil
itary training. Every man in the
Army must go through it,.
First, you will be instructed in
the infantry drill. as set forth in
the Infantry Drill Regulations.
This is the foundation of all your
training 1t is divided into close
order drill and extended border
drill.
Close order" is defined in the
Regulations as 1.-THE formation in
which the units, in double rank,
are arranged in line or in column
with normal intervals and dis
tances.' acknowledgements, on the
other hand. is THE formation in
which the units are separated by
intervals greater than in close
order. These technical dcfini-
tions are clear enough to those
who are already familiar with.
military terms, but probably re-
quire some explanation for mose
OF the men reading this course.
The diagrams below show at a
glance what is meant. Figure 4
represents small body of men
in double rank arranged in close
order.
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RlvERvlEw FARMERS CLUB.

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Kirkland
entertained the RiNerNtcw Farm
'ers club Saturday, September g..
This Was an ideal autumn day and
all We're loath to leave the beau
| titul lawn and the delight full
Landscape, therefore he morning
hour was spent in visiting. Mr.
kirkland had uu display several
stalks of corTt as high as the
caves OF the house. each stalk
bearing two large ears of corn.
Al ~ O'Clock a bounteolgs two
course dinner was served by the
hostess and fer able assistants
Asters, sweet peas and baskets of
delicious fruit, artislically ar
ranged. formed the table decora-
iions. The dining room was
prettily decorated With punches
of wheat and oats tied with the
clslh colors of black and old gold.
Club was called to order at 2:3O
by singing America The fol-
lowing program was enjoyed:
Select Reading Distribution
as the Farmer Sees It," w. w.
Reser.
American Farmer and the
Housewife" Mrs. S. X. McGavren.
"JInique Pasture Management, {"
b. r. Atherton.
Song. Well Get the Kaiser, .
little Zelda Skinner.
Vocal Duet Carry Me Back
to Old Virginia. Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank McGavren.
Violin sole. Oscar Doty, with
Ethel as accDmpanist.
As the time was limited, only
one question was taken up. The
others We're carried over until the
next nesting.
| Roll call, Current Events. ;.
! Program for October.
Sorks, Club.
Readings. Mr.. Kirkland, Mrs
! aeeser, Mrs. Curry. Mr.. Brot hers
and Mrs. Doty.
Piano Solo, Irene Curry. Y
Recitation, Genevieve Axtel. I
Reading, Mildred Brothers. n
Recitation, Lois Reel. y
/, Piano Solo. Leta Dray. I
Closing song, Club.
Questions Nos. and 2 carried
over from last meeting.
! No. 3-Is the price of land too
high, considering the prices OF
products? Referred to Robert
Thomson. ~
Question committee Mrs. Ak
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Der: p. j. Quist, Geo. Mcintosh
and Esther Evans.
Program for October:
Readings-Mr. Brandriff, Mr..
Scebold and L. Mcintosh.
RecitatiOns - 'Sedrick Evans,
Mae Meyers and Fred Alexander.
Music-Mrs. Coulthard and
Harvey H. Faith.
Questions for October:
No. t-Why does it take some
women so much longer than 9TH
ers to do their housework? Re
fcrred to Mrs. Geo. Mcintosh.
No. 2-Should we pay the high
prices asked for picking corn, or
find some means of feeding in the
field? Referred to M. Brandriff.
Moved and seconded that Mr..
Evans appoint committee to
buy new song books. Carried.
President appointed Dryden Quist,
Ruth Wilson and Morfitt McIn-
tosh as that committee.
Visitors for the day: Mrs. and
Miss Brandriff. Mrs. Sassaman,
Mrs. Geo. Render Mrs. Frances
Render, Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Dray
and daughter. Mrs. Bourn, Mrs.
Raglan. Mrs. Bennett of Red Oak
Mrs. Whcclock and sons of New
Mexico.
No further business, club adj
journcd by singing Star Span
elcd Banner to meet October {
With Mr.. and Mrs. Evans.
r.. G.. EVANS, President
II T. Faith. Secretary.
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The space between men stand
ing side by side i'm rank is called
the interval. In the American
Army the standard interval is 4
inches. measured from the elbow
of one man to the elbow of the
man next to him. This gives
room enough for free movement
and the proper handling of arms
and equipment during drill. The
space between a man i'm the front
rank and a man directly behind
him in the rear rank is called
distance. The standard dis
tance is 40 inches, measured from
the back of the man i'm front to
the breast of the man in the rear.
In practice intervals and dis
tances are, of course, not meas
ured exactly A well-trained SOL
der, however, soon learns to
gauge them With sufficient ac-
curacy and almost unconsciouslv
keeps himself properly placed in
relation to the men about him. 1t
is essential that every man should
learn to do this in order to main
tain reasonable degree of uni
formity.
Figure 2 represents a body of
men in double rank arranged in
column. The same intervals and
distances are observed as in the
line formation.
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An extended-ordrf. formation
is represented beleM.

An eXtended-ordeE formation
Is represented beleM.
However. this is only one of an
infinite number of extended order
formations. Intervals and dis
tances niay be irregular. This is
the formation used for Skirmish-
ing and al other times when il
may be desirable to have each
man control his own movements
without attempting to conform
exactly to the movements OF the
other men.
During drill in close order you
will retain 1.-THE position of "a SOL
der" In extended order drill YOU
will usually, though not necessar-
lily, be allowed to take the posi-
tions that are most comfortable.
You should get in mind at the
very beginning these distinctions
between close order and extended
order. BY understanding them
you will see more clearly what is
required of you and how you can
get the most benefit out of your
training.
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FROGS, LEGS.
FISH DAY MENU.

rTN1l1I legs should be rinsed and
III wiped dry with soft, clean cloth.
Epicures usually agree that the
best tway to cook frogs legs is to fry
rhem( lin deep fat. To go about this the
legs should first be left in boiling water
to which has been added little salt
and lemon Juice for three or four min
utes. They should then be drained on
clothIor piece Of porous paper and then
dippetl in fritter batter It'd fried quick.
~ in deep fat. Some persons prefer to
have the frogs legs simply dipped In
milk Tor milk ard egg before frying, but
the fritter batter gives them more crisp.
ness aud makes them look little more
tempting.
The Creole Way.-Here is the Creole
way of cooking frogs legs. Place q
DOZEN legs, in alli earthen dish with q
sprinsling of lemon juice and allow
them to remain there covered for two
hours. Now place. two ounces Of butter
in saucepan witbia little onion Git the
flavor is used) and bit Of minced
green pepper and cook gently for five
minutes. Add the legs, cover the dish
and allow them to cook for few min
utes. Now add four sliced ripe toma.
toes and half, cupful Of mushrooms
Place cover ON the saucepan and al.
low this to cook till the legs are tender.
For Invalids-Although frogs legs
are counted among the most delectable
of flesh foods, they are, unlike many
| dainties, very wholesome and may bs
served to invhlids and convelescents
with impuity. The best way to pre-.
pare them for the sick room would be
to parboil them and then dip them in
milk and eggs and fry them in deep
1 fat. Fried foods are not usually the
most wholesome, but by this method
there is no hard crust on the surface,
which is the usual cause of the objec-
ton to fried dishes. If stewed frogs
legs, are preferred for invalids do not
add the cream to the gravy and omit
! the ionion and bay leaf in the flavor
ing. ~
|A.~~:1M.
I Strictly Upyto Date.
| /"How do you like your new homer
"Fine! We have all the comforts Of
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-09-13
The Great Trouble.

ut Is every woman's duty to keep
young as long as possible" she said.
YES" he admitted, "but the stbat
trouble is that SO many young WoniSn
insist on keeping young after It = In
possible. Chicago Herald.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-09-13
ru...h Silk.

Tussah silk is known as wild silk, be.
Ing the product of an oak feeding cat
erpillar Of China and India.
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7 \ Strictly Up TO Date.
/"How do you like your new homer
2 "Fine! We have all the comforts Of
hotelg-Judge.
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As~~ M>f4>I
Dogs and Fleas.

If your dogs are troubled with fleas
very simple way to get rid of the
pests is to provide beds of fresh cedar
shavings or. better cedar excelsior in
the kennels or wherever the dogs sleep.
The scent is not at all unpleasant to
the dogs, but is abhorrent to the heas.
When dogs coat gets thoroughly
scented not only do the fleas leave him
while asleep. but they will not jump
upon him when he is out during the
day.
Try it.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-28
YOUNG TEXAS SAILORS
ARRIVE in WASHINGTON
Junior Naval Reserves $50 Strong
Pass Through CITY.

On their way from Corpus Christi, Tex
to New London, Conn, about $50 Junior
Naval Reserves will arrive in Washington
to 1850 a. m. today. They will remain
here two days visiting points Of interest
about the Capital.
These young man-o'- s-men are from
Camp John Paul Jones. OF the Junior
Naval Reserve training school, which has
just closed its spring session at Corpus
Chisd. Headed by MAI. Willis J. Ply
sioc, the commandant, the young sailors
strated north last Friday.
Leaving over the Gulf Coast Lines the
cadets next stopping place place was
New Orleans, where they spent Satur-
day, May rs, and were entertained in
that city by patriotic organizations and
reviewed by city oficials. Saturday night
was spent on the road to Atlanta, Ga.
and the cadets were entertained in that
city on Sunday for a few hours. leaving
over the Southen Railway at 2:25 p. m.
Several Of the officials from the ma
tonal headquarters of the Junior Naval
Reserve, in New York, will come to Wash
tngton to help entertain the cadets dur
ing their two-days' stay here. Senator
Morris Sheppard, Of Texas, a member OF
the Southwestern committee Of the Junior
Naval Reserve, will also help entertain
ths lads
Leaving here Tuesday at midnight, the
Junior Naval Reserve will arrive In
New York at o'clock Wednesday morn
ing, in time to don their white MILDLY
uniforms and participate in the Memorial
Day parade.
After the parade, the Corpus Christi
cadets will be marched to the United
states training ship the Granite
state" where they will he the guests
OF the New York Naval Militia. The fol-
lowing day, they will leave for New
London. Conn. Arriving there, they will
board the Camp Dewey launches and be
taken to the summer camp up the river
near the government navy yard.
Several OF the cadets who attended
Camp Dewey last summer have enlisted
In the regular navy. They were assigned
10 battleships and four OF them have
Just been made petty officers. There
The Washington herald., 1917-05-28
DENMAN RAPS GOETHALS
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE


have carefully avoided denying the pos
stotlity Of realization OF this hope Ny
reason for not denying It is because I
90 not care TO have our German enem es
In Berlin receive that amount CT comfort
! can state. think, that Gen. GuetRaIs
Is OF the same point OF view with regard
TO the Germans. Every attempt TO make
II appear that there is disruption be-
tween Gen. GOethals and thu board is
adding to German comfort and assur-
nnce
Commends PrOmptness of Congress.
Il desire to have it made clear that
IN my long experience with legislative
hcoies. have never known any legisIa-
ture to give the quick response to any
suggested legislation which has been
given TO the proposals of the Shipping
Board for a three-quarter billion dollar
appropriation, with enormous semi
dicts torial powers in the executive. The
response Of the Senate was almost
Instantaneous. The rapidity of movement
OF the legislation in the House. when ont
considers what was asked Of It, has
been equally phenomenal.
Every request we have made to the
Treasury Department sOr money has re-
ceived an equally quick response. It
was not necessary to sell Panama CanaI
bonds in order to obtain money, and tho
general must have been under some mis-
apprehension in this connection. I have
deep faith in the resourcefulness of the
American and allied naval officers an6
inventors to destroy the submarine
Until that time, We must keep the allies
fed and munitioned by fleets constantly
diminished by the torpedo. 1t Is not COINS
to help the war to spread stories Of
disharmony among the various organs
Of government here in Washington.
Finds Harmony in Departments.
7 can say with great certainty thar
the board has received nothing but the
most cordial support and assistance
from every branch of the government
to which its activities are properly
correlated. In this, include the Council
Of National Defense. the Department oS
Commerce. the army, and navy, the
Treasury Department, and the Depart
msnt Of Labor. There has never been
q time when the board has felt from
any one OF these departments the
slightest lack Of sympathy, or the
slightest attempt to restrain its eficient
action. 1t is going to be almost impos-
sible to bring the Shipping Board to any
other attitude upon this question Of
unihcation OF endeavor."
The Washington herald., 1917-05-28
FOR FULL LOAN
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

groups OF business men, but most of
them seemed reconciled to the amount
when the situation was explained.
of course, we must distribute these
taxes equitably and justly. The real diff
ferences of opinion are about the items
OF taxation and not the total amount 1t
was. I think. generally recognized that
nothing could be more unsound and un-
safe than to attempt to finance the war
wholly by bond issues"
"Don't Intend to Be Licked"
In summing up the sentiment he OBJ
served on his trip throughout the West,
Secretary McAdoo said the people held:
This war was forced on Uncle Sam.
Now that he is in it We don't intend that
he shall be licked"
The Secretary's Western trip lasted
ten days, and at every point where he
spoke in advocacy of support for the
liberty loan, he reported hearty response
and promises of cooperation with the
government. He declared he was particu-
larly struck by the unselfish and patrio-
tic support the bankers and business men
and people of all classes are giving the
bond issue. He said it is everywhere
recognized that the success of this loan is
Of paramount Importance"
While there is everything to encourage
In the prospect" said Secretary McAdoo,
nevertheless wish to repeat my warn
Ing against undue optimism about the
liberty loan. If the people are aroused
to its importance thsre will be no doubt
about its success, bot continuous hard
work must be done untA subscription day,
June Is. There Is now an enthusia site
Impulse behind the loan which, If main
tained, will. I hope, result in large
oversubscription. What I said at the
beginning of the campaign still holds
true, that every man and woman in the
United States must. within their means,
subscribe for this loan, no matter how
small the amount. This is essential to
success. Every $50 bond helps
Not Yet Oyersubscribed.
II have heard rumors or reports that
the loan is already oversubscribed. This
Is untrue, and I hope that such reports
will not gain credence. They are very
hurtful to success"
Secretary McAdoo will star on another
speaking tour on June 4, beginning with
an address at a meeting at Carnegie Hall,
New York City.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-28
VETERANS To CHARGE,
ON RECRUITING POSTS
viii Boost Enlistments with Flying
! Squadrons" During Reunion.

Significant OF a completely reunited
country and in a time when the country
needs the best team work against a
common enemy. the young men of WASH
ington who are 10 compose part Of the
new national army on Registration Day,
June 8, will be addressed by flying
squadrons" Of q. A. sR. and Confederate
Veterans on the occasion of the annual
reunion Of the latter next week.
This feature was decided upon yester-
day, according to an announcement made
last night by Col Robert N. Harper.
chairman OF the citizens committee. The
round of various registration stations
will be made by the Confederates and
g. A. f. men by automobile, and these
battle-scarred veterans will Jointly seek
to arouse the young men of today to a
deeper sense Of what love Of country de-
mands Of citizens in the way Of sacri-
fee.
Washington Is preparing to welcome the
Confederate Vterans with a fiye-days'
round of festivities, the opening feature
Of which will be an address by President
Wilson in the Arcade ballroom, Four
teenth street and Park road, on June &
The main event of the exercises on the
closing day, June Z, at 10 a. m. will be
the grand parade of veterans, Sons Of
Veterans, Spanish War Veterans, High
School Cadets and citizens, which will
be reviewed by President Wilson from
the stand which II being erected in front
of the White House.
The program for the 9th annual re-
union OF the United Confederate Veter-
ans, the twenty-second annual reunion Of
Sons of Confederate Veterans and the
seventeenth annual reunion Of the Con-
federate Memorial Association starts on
Confederate Memorial Day, June g. with
an elaborate services in the Confederate
section ~ Arlington Cemetery at p. m.
The welcoming meeting will be held
Monday. June 4, at 4:J0 p. m., under the
auspices of the Confederate Memorial
Association in the ballroom OF the New
Willard, with Mrs. Robert Fl. Jones, Of
North Carolina, preceding. The address
of welcome, on behalf IF Washington.
will be voiced by Col. Harper, and the
response made by Gen. George P. Harri-
son, Of the Confederate Veterans.
Features of the veterans meeting Tues
day afternoon, June D.. IN the Willard
will include the introduction of the "Veil-
ed Lady by Gen. Bennett Young. OF
Kentucky; an ar' rpler United
States Senator James B. McCreary, Of
Kentucky, and the presentation Of Rpon-
sors and maids Of honor.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-28
SAYS GERMANS fight
ALMIGHTY and HIS LAWS
Pastor of First Presbyterian Inspired
by G. A. r. Service.

Germany is not fighting our allies or
the United States alcne; she is fighting
God and His laws" said the Rev. John
Britain Clark, pastor OF the First Rresby-
terian Church on John Marshall Place
last night in his sermon inspired by the
presence OF members OF Department Of
the Potomac, Grand Army Of the Re-
public.
Just as God called Moses to restore
the broken tablets on which were writ
ten the Ten Commandments" he said,
Just were these veterans called to re-
store the broken law OF the solidarity Of
the States. The same Interpretation can
be put upon the wars of I776, 1872, 1898
and 1917. Germany has broken every
known law of God and man.
She is the bloody acrostio OF the twen-
tieth century. She will be the pilIoried
nation for centuries to come. This is
not a war Of big business, politics, or of
our allies; 1t is an attempt by the champ
ions OF liberty and democracy to right
world in which the laws of God and
man have been 90 ruthlessly broken by
ruthless, autocratic power"
Department Commander A. H. F'reer;
Department Chaplain William H. Got
wald, and the pastor occupied the nag
draped pulpit Miss Elizabeth LeCkie
sang The Battle Hymn OF the Republic" +"
with the feminine contingent of the choir
for chorus, and afterwards sang Tent
ing on the Old Camp Ground" with the
male voices in the choir for chorus.
Members Of the different camps Of the
Sons OF eterans, the Loyal Legion Of
Women. Spanish War Veterans and their
auXiliaries and members of the District
D. A. r. were present. The color bearer,
Hazard Wheeler, presented the colors,
while the audience sang America" The
Star Spangled Banner was included as
one of the hymns of the service
The Washington herald., 1917-05-28
Feast Of Weeks" VIII Be
Brought to Close Today

Serv1ces IN AL Of the Orthodox
synagogues will bring to a close today
the celebration Of the Feast OF Weeks, -
shabouth, as It Is really called. is one
OF the most important Of Hebrew holi-
days, as II represents the time that God
rave the Ten Commandments to the
Children of Isreal
At the Addas Israel Tempt yesterday
Rabbi Benjamin Grossman spoke on the
Three Great Truths of the Feast" while
Rabbi Maurice Abramson preached on
The Ten Commandments' in the Above
sholem Temple.
n clas OF twenty were confirmed yes
tsrday at the Eighth Street Temple,
Rabbi Louis Stern presiding. Special
music and floral decorations marked the
went
The Washington herald., 1917-05-28
NAVY HAS 725 women
ON WAR SERVICE roll
Enlistments Have Brought Naval .>e-
serve Forces Up to 5000.

Figures made public last night show
that enlistments in the naval reserve
forces OF the country within the last
ten days, have brought the total up 10
about 5000, which is almost half as
large in numbers as was the regular
navy a year ago.
An interesting fact in connection with
the enlistment figures. is that the navy
now has on its rolls - women enEs Eed
in clerical duties with the rank Of yeo-
men. Among the number are several
with rank OF chief yeomen. One IS
specializing in finger prints in the iden-