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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-22
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THE YOUTHS COMPANION.
Commonwealth Ave. Boston Mass.
"a mans good breeding is his best SEE
curity against other peoples ~ man
ners.
II there be aught surprising human
deed or word or thought 1t is d moth
er's love.
Habit is a cable ; we weave a thread
OF It each day and 1t becomes so strong
we cannot break 1t.
Those who are quite satisfied sit
still md do nothing; those who are
not quite satisfied age the sole hancs
factors ot the world.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-22

Tabor independent: The 3-year old
daughter Of A. J. Velat nearly lost
her right eye Tuesday when her older
sister accidentally III 9 hot stove
poker across her open eye and scared
it white. The child was hurriedly
taken to Dr, Blacks office after the
accident and he thinks the injury will
not result in blindness.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-22

Claus Flick Sr., Of Mitchell, was
III town Monday. He had just re-
turned from . visit TO his old home ia
OsBrien county, Iowa, and he says
thescorn in that part Of Iowa was
badly damaged by an early frost that
came some time before we had one
here. Some farmers there are not
husking their corn at al, but are cut
ting II up and will try ~shreddipg i
after it dries out.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-22
SCRAPS

I@aa sernDhine wa a keyed musical
si,'a;neilt, ROW obsolete, which pre-
Cad the harlnonium.
.aasford. Pa, lightning struck a tele.
hone lie three times.
S~eyenty-five per cent of the women
employed in the German metal trades
work ten hours or more q day.
Harrison Walton. age seventy-four,
Of Philadelphia, has completed fifty
years of service as a public, school
teacher.
Silk manufacturers in Japan are
now receiving, for the first time, or
ders from the United States for silk
neckwear.
President Potncare Of France has
made a collection Of photographs of
English soldiers who have won the
Victoria cross.
In Ceylon the largest pearls are
worth 5000 to $3.50; in Europe and
America they sell at more than three
times this price.
Oil obtained from seeds Of Brazilian
rubber trees has been found an accept
able substitute for linseed oil by Brit
ish paintmakers.
An Arkansas man was recently h;t-
ten BY a mule with fatal results. This
merely shows that the mule is dan
gerous at both ends.
An internal combustion locomotive
OF German invention that uses crude
oil for fuel frequently attains d speed
Of 60 miles an hour.
With but a slight increase In size. n
watch has been provided with a dry
battery and electric lamp SO that II
can be read at night.
German tests have shown a scarcity
q good cattle fodder does not de-
the fat content, but only the
luantlty OF milk produced.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-22
HOMEMADE PHILOSOPHY

Give US liberty Of body, mind and
Es spuls q else We haven't any liberty at
uhce invasion was the nightmare Of
|. Y nations; now it's evasion-dodglng
Lnid-lp treasures are renera,lu
sWse1' Decause they are generally the
stolen fruits of labor.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-22
From the Parkston Advance.

v. S. Barker and wife were up
from Scotland the last Of the week
visiting at the Homer Stickney home.
Nick Blasius and family arrived or
Saturday from Glasgow, Montana,
and left the first of the week for Yer.
million. where they expect to make
their future home.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-22

r. /. Case Of Sioux City, ctlusin
cfMr. Sprowi, andfsther 81 the lit.
IN children that are living At the
|Spfowl home. was here y visit hin
children the flrst of the week. An
'apot 81 The children from HaWardsn
accompanied him.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-22

This life is just trump cards.
We soon expect to leave for France;
We don't know just the day,
But save this little card from me
When | am miles away.
I feel that God will bless US,
And bless you home tonight;
/ often think Of you dear folks.
In phases of delight.
FRANK BOUSKA,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-15

tossed to him, sometimes in pell mell fashion, but they rarely fail to fit for the man who does the outfitting is al- most uncanny in his judgment of sizes. The recruit is then transferred lover the fence" to get his first training in
 military life. His duty now is to learn the manual of arms.s various drill formations and military regu1a- tions.
 Several weeks are often spent in
 pack and goes to the "maneuvering
 grounds" Here the man who has a
 trade is given an opportunity to use it; if a carpenter, he may assist in put
 ting up a field mess kitchen; if a tin
 ner, or plumber, or bricklayer, he will find plenty of work Drills, however, even with the extra labor. are not for gotten, and work days and drill days alternate.
 Then he is taught to break camp. and he starts to the barracks under
 heavy marching orders. The fifty | pound pack and rifle seem to weigh a | ton before the Journey is ended. but after few weeks of this work he I finds it an easy job. Several times a iweek the new recruits are paraded and there is an inspection including I all parts of their uniform, for the neatness of the Marine Corps is pro- verbal. From sunrise to. sunset he has something to occupy his time al- though none of the men, are over | worked. Between times he does his
 laundry and prepares his bunk or tent for the sanitary inspection. He is
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-15

men of all the walks of life. and of fers exceptional opportunities to young men who are anxious to be- come leaders in the Corps. It is open to the following: s
 |. Graduates of the Naval Acsdss emy. ~
 2. The Marine Corps Reserves.
 8. Meritorious non-commissioned officers.
 4. National Naval Volunteers. Marine Corps branch.
 5. Men of civil life.
 This course usually covers about twelve months of close application to study and drills. The men are marked and examined after the plan used in the Reserve Officers training camps. and the reward of commission in the Marine Corps is well worth striv- ing for.
 After the course has been completed it is customary to proceed to Gettys- burg, Pennsylvania, where six weeks are spent in studying the battlefield. going over the scene of an actual con- f1ict and learning the work of mili- tary topography and the actual mak- ing of "outpost,,'r place &.' Sitfoh. and road sketches within the areas which figured conspicuocs1y in the important stages of the fight on that historic field. The present class at Quantico is composed entirely of col | lege graduates in which military training has been a part of the course and a number of former non-commis- stoned officers. Naturally, with such type of men the course can be modi-i fled and shortened. It consists pri- marily of Military Topography. Military Engineering. Applied Minor Tactics, The Principles of Open Warfare and an intensive application of the =prin- cip1es of modern trench warfare which are confronting the men on the Eu- lgoDaaR fEonk
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-15

are selected for a special study of this branch. As a Marine must serve on both land and sea he learns the tactics used at sea as well as on shore. He is taught Ito handle boats by practicing on a boat set up on shore and hand ling the oars by number. Later he tries these out on the Potomac, for he must be an expert in landing boats. One of the first duties of the Marines when there is trouble on foreign shores is to make a landing in small boats. He must also learn how to handle the smaller guns on a battleship as well as machine guns on land.
 At present the training of shore work is especially thorough. Digging trenches, erecting barricades. the handling of portable searchlights, the erection and operation of telegraph and telephone, the planting of land mines, the construction and demo1i- ton of bridges and the building of roads form a part of the training as well. As the bayonet now plays such an important part in warfare an extra training is given with these death dealing weapons. Dummies or bundles of fagots are hung by ropes on rods such as are used for swings on public playgrounds and the men are sent on charge at the dummies, frequently jumping a hurdle or ditch in their run for the enemy. The bay onets are plunged into the dummies and then withdrawn in the proper manner, for the bayonet must be saved for the next enemy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-15

pany: Julius Rosenwald, president of Sears, Roebuck and Company; Ber- hard M. Baruch, banker; Dr. Hollis Godfrey, president of the Drexel In- stitutes Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor; Dr. Franklin Martin, secretary of the American College of Surgeons, Chi. cago.
 The administrative officer of both the Council and of the Advisory Com mission is MT. Walter s. Clifford, one Of the foremost statisticians in this country. who has the title of director. The secretary of the Council and of the Advisory Commission is MT. Gros- venor B. Clarkson, former newspa- per man, of late years a New York business man.
 Experts In Command.
 Each member of the Advisory Com mission is particularly prominent and active in some one line of endeavor and generally heads the committees and subcommittee in these branches. Daniel Willard has to do with trans portation and communication; MT. Coffin, with aircraft. munitions and manufacturing, including standardiza- tion and industrial relations; MT. Rosenwald with supplies, including clothing, etc.; MT. Baruch with raw materials, minerals and metals; pr. Godfrey with engineering and educa- ton: Samuel Gompers with labor, in cluding conservation of health and welfare of workers, and pr. Martin with medicine. surgery and sanitation Under the Council there are num-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-15
Council of National Defense the Greatest Mobiliza
 ton of BrainP lower Ever Assembled Various Committees and TheirWork What HasB Been Accomplished So Far Is TruLyAmazng
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 of Congress approved August 29, 1916, as measure of national preparedness. It was not fully organized for busi- ness, however, until March 1, 1917 Since that date it's record has been one of steady and consistent growth. It's material Accomplishments in a short space of time are the greatest ever known to history, for in little over hundred days it has organized the most comprehensive scheme of raising an unprepared nation to war strength ever conceived by the mind of man..
 The, Council of National Defense Is made up. by virtue of the high of flee they hold. of the Secretary of War, as chairman, the secretaries of the Navy, Interior, Agriculture. Commerce and Labor. Acting with the, Council as Advisory Commission is a group of men from civil life, nominated by the Council and appointed by the President.
 This Advisory Commission of the Council of National Defense consists of Daniel Willard, president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, who Is chairman; Howard B. Coffin, vice. president of the Hudson Motor Com
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-15

given the typhoid inoculation, and is told how to take care of himself dur ing hikes and in camps when on sthe march. This is merely the prelim- mary training. Later he takes up the real work.
 At, Rifle Range.
 First, he Is sent to the rife range to shoot at targets. For this work he is furnished a padded shooting jacket which gives him the appearance of football player ready for scrimmage. His first days are spent in "sapping in,'' which consists of learning all about rife. how to clean and care for his gun. Much stress is being placed on the clean rifle at present and the men are taught to keep them so free from dust that one might wipe them out with a white glove and not have the glove soiled. The first day at the targets he is usually failure unless he has had previous experience in shooting, but after a time he finds !, his eye and soon begins to hit his targets. It is. rare that a Marine fails l to qualify as a marksman or an expert sharpshooter. The best target range l for the Marine Corps is at Winthrop, Maryland. where all day long the whistle of the rifle ball may be heard. Targets of various kinds and sizes are used-both still and moving.
 | Signaling with flags and sending messages by the heliograph is also a part of the training as well as wire less telegraphy. Every man does not take up the latter. but certain men
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-15

at less than one-half of the then cur rent market price-a saving to the Government of approximately s1o.- 100000;
 Similar accomplishments as to steel, zinc and aluminium;
 :The completion of the inventory, for military purposes, of 27.o0O Amer: ican manufacturing plants;
 "The money saving to the Govern ment through appointment over the country of committees of business men to assist the quartermasters' depart ment of the Army in the economical and efficient purchase of supplies;
 The saving to the Government of millions of dollars by the proper CO., ordination of purchases through the agency of the General Munitions Board of the Council of National De- fense;
 The creation. under the medical section of the Council, of a General Medical Board, consisting of many of the most highly qualified surgeons and physicians of the country:
 Created An Aircraft Board. -''The selection by the same section of thousands of doctors specifically qualified for membership in the ned- ical officers reserve corps, and the standardization, far on its way to com pletion, of surgical instruments and supplies.
 "The creation by the Council of the Aircraft Production Board. which is setting out to make $500 airplanes 1 and to train 5000 aviators this year:
 "The very definite results, obtained by the Councils Committee on Coal Production in the procurement and expeditions shipment-of coal, both in the civilian and federal interests;
 "The successful initiation of a movement to coordinate activities on the part of the States of the Union for International defense. brought to a clear and workable focus by the con ference of States held recently in Washington at the call and under the auspices of the Council;
 '"The organization of railroad committee to send to Russia; and
 ''The enlistment of reserve Engineer regiments to aid in rehabintating the railroads of France" a~ -s.s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-15

Der of committees, and under the Ad- visory Commission there are a nun1- Der of committees, with ramifications in every large city in the country and Teaching into other industrial centers, and containing on their rosters over a thousand members.
 There is the Aircraft Production Board, with Howard E. Coffin, one of the most brilliant engineers in Amer ica as it's chairman; Committee on Coal Production, F. S. Peabody, presi- dent Peabody Coal Company, chair man; Commercial Economy Board, A. w. Shaw. president of the A. w. Shaw Company, chairman; Committee on Shipping, Edward M. Hurley, of the United States Shipping Board chairman; Committee of >Women's Defense, Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, honorary president National Amer ican Woman suffrage Association, chairman; Interdepartmental Ad- Visory Committee. to assist in the dis patch of business with the executive departm ents, presided over by the di- rector of the Council; General Muni- tions Board, and Munitions Standards Board, with Frank A. Scott of the Warner & Swasey Company: ac- knowledged authority in the produc- ton of munitions for use in modern warfare, chairman; Section on Coop eration with States, George F. Porter, a Chicago business man, chief
 Scope Of Committees Work.
 The members of the Advisory Com mission are in general supervisors of the broad general lines along which their various committees work. Com mittees all under and cooperating with MT. Willard include committees on Telegraphs and Telephones; Railroad Transportation; Cars; Locomotives; Electric Road Transportation.
 Committees under and cooperating | with MT. Coffin include committees on gas and electric service. and auton1o- tive transport. Committees under l and cooperating with MT. Rosenwald i include committees on supplies; cot ton goods; woolen manufactures; shoe and leather industries; knit goods
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-15

Committees under and cooperating with MT. Baruch include committees on alcohol, aluminium, brass; cement, chemicals, copper. lead, lumber, mica, nickel, steel and steel products, oil, rubber, wool and zinc. Committees under and cooperating with pr. God frey include committees and sub committees on engineering aldd educa- ton.
 Committees of and cooperating with MT. Gompers all refer to labor, and those under and cooperating with Dr. Martin comprise the General Medical Board of the Council of National De- fense and cover all departments of medicine, hygiene, sanitation, nursing, etc.
 Over a hundred trained men, many Of whom have abandoned highly lucrative posts to give their services to the Government as members of the Council of National Defense, are con- tributing their entire time to the work without remuneration, the only com pensation sought being permission to do their utmost toward making the nations vast resources fully effective in the prosecution of the war.
 Several hundred more are giving Ireely a large part OI lnelr IlIue. Only some eighty individuals, mostly stem ographers and clerks are drawing sal aries. To name all the men enlisted in the national service of the Council of National Defense would be to call the roll from the American Blue Book of industry and trade.
 Function Of The Council. In the, terms of the Congressional Act of last August the Council of Ma tional Defense is. among other things, charged with the "coordination of in- dustries and resources for the national security and welfare" and with the creation of relations which will rem der possible in the time of need the immediate concentration and utiliza- ton of the resources of the nation.", The function of the Council is thus to investigate, report and make recom- mendations and to bring Government officials in contact with business men
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-15

The Council does not make purchases, issue orders or have any part in the carrying out of orders. It has not the power to do this by law and it does not do it in fact. All buying is still done by the War and the Navy Departments through their several bureaus.
 In this manner the Council of Ma tfonal Defense has created a condition under which government specifications have been brought into accord with material and manufacturing condi- tons so that the vast and extraordi- nary requirements of the Government may be met to the fullest extent pos s1ble under existing conditions. and new sources of supply have been de- xeloped to afford materials and sup plies in quantities required and at the earliest possible moment
 Furthermore, this close relationship with disinterested busine7s men acting in high spirit of patriotism has en- abled the Government to make pur- chases in most cases at prices below those prevailing in the market and in many cases based upon cost plus no more than normal profit.
 Striking Achievements So Far.
 III d TSCeuI report rom the Director of the Council Of National Defense and of its Advisory Commission to the Chairman of the Council few of the accom- p1ishments of the Council were instanced as follows:
 '"The mobilization of 262.oo0 miles of railroads of the country for the Governments defense;
 '1The close-knit organization of the telephone and telegraph companies of America to insure to the Government the most rapid and efficient wire com munications;
 'The settlement of the recent na- tional railroad strikes; r "The very general acceptance by la- bor and capital of the suggestion of the Council that existing labor stand ards should not be changed until the need for such action had been deter mined by the Council with the steady ing influence on industry growing out | of such action; "The procurement of 45,o00,000 pounds of copper for the uses of the Army and Navy of the United States
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N ALL THIS COUNTRIES national
 movements inaugurated during
 this great epoch primal factor in guiding and controlling the |momentous affairs of the day is the Council of National Defense.
 &eDespite its foremost part in the af- fairs of the nation the questions are yet frequently asked: What is the Council of National Defense ?" 'sWhence did itscome?'' What Is its relation with the United States Gov ernment?"
 One of the dearest and most suc- cinct definitions of the Council of Ma fional Defense is: "It is the biggest piece of civilian cooperation that any government has ever attempted to create"
 The Council of National Defense is composed of a small group of Gov ernment officials and large body of men outside of the Governm ent whose individual work in various lines of in- duBtry. science and expert knowledge has given them national preeminence.
 In A Hundred Days.
 The Council of National Defense entedates Americas proclamation of war. for it was created under an act
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-15
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Fadthful-is, the motto of the Corps.

Faithful-is> the motto of the Corps. and in France. as they have done else where, that fine body of men will live up to their motto in letter as well as in spirit.
 As no one can truly predict how long the war will last, a part of the preparedness programme of our Gov lernment Is the training of thousands of Marines on this side of the Atlantic. and they will be sent to the front from time to time in such numbers as the exigencies of war require.
 Training At Quantico.
 The main training ground for these men is at Quantico, Virginia, village on the Potomac River a short dis tance from Washington A large tract of land was set aside outside Of the village and a permanent camp set up. Cantonments to house thousands of men are now in course of erection and when the place is finally completed a town peopled with the Soldiers of the Sea" will spread out on the shores of tlse historic Potomac. The canton- ments are wooden structures some two stories in height, others only one story. The sleeping hunks are like that of Pullman car--two in the bed space, one above the other. Some of the buildings have been completed and are already occupied, while tents are being used for the men until the oth- CTS are finished. One of the most interesting things about the camp at present is the trench digger-a coun- terpart of the machine used in dig ging the French trenches. The ma chine is used at Quantico for digging trenches for the laying of water mains and sewer pipes.
 While the construction work and planning of the camps are interesting, it is the work of the men who are training to do their ''bit" that is the real attraction.
 Early Work Of Recruit.
 After man passes his physical ex- animation, is sworn in and has his finger prints taken, he Is sent to 8 training camp where his work begins His first act Is to stand in line and be outfitted. for civilian clothes are dis carded at once. The clothes are