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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-11-16
Military Officers Welcome Active Duty Call

offices of the department that looked SO
There officer happier than he who has been transferred
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-11-16
Powers Of Leadership.

But 1t is guard duty in time of war
that calls all a cOrporals powers Of
leadership to the force This is called
exterior guard duty and consists of
Outposts during n halt and advance,
flank or rear guards during an adj
vance or retreat. 1t includes all that
is commonly called patrolling. Bodies
for this duty may be larger than a
squad, and may be under the COM
mand of a sergeant or even COM
missioned officer, if the duty is i'm
pOrtant enough; but here again the
the squad leader the man put In charge
if he is capable.
Every reader is familiar with the
thrilling tales of patrOlling from the
trenches, and knows Of its importance
in the securing of details of informal
tiOn too minute for the airmen to pick
up. The accommodating patrols have
always been considered the eyes of an
army, and even the airplanes cannot
altogether take their place. Whether
Il Nol pbIul hOCS any VI luuIh VI lilo
sort of work depends on the ability
of the individual, and If he does well
in this he soon ceases to be corporal,
for the qualities required in good ad-
vance guard or outpost work are those
required in much higher grades than
that of corporal.
Having discussed the military and
what might be called the domestic
responsibilities of the corporal there
remains more difficult, because more
intangible, responsibility. 1t is not
mentioned in the Infantry Drill Reg.
ulatiOns," but it is much in the minds
of the people. This is his responsi.
bility for the moral tone of the Ameri-
can army. He can exert the great
est influence in this matter because
he is the authority most closely in
contact with the men.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-11-16

This German sniper's mask is made
of 2-inch Krupp steel. 1t is very heavy
and is believed to be only used when
resting on some object 1t was cap
tured in a recent battle by Canadians,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-11-16

Jno DlSIflct, 10 IHlHklnB Oh TIE sup-
ject Colonel Kroll is deeply inter-
ested in the question Of marriage and
the resultant establishment of house
holds and the raising of families. Colo
mel Kroll himself Is married man and
is the father OF children and knows
all the blessings that flow from a
real home where home cooking Is the
order of the day. Quick lunchrooms
do not particularly appeal to him.
'It has always been my impress
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-11-16

be one or two sergeants, an officer Of
the guard and an officer of the day.
The rellefs would be on post two hours
and off four hours throughout the "a
hours of the day on duty,
The sentry's orders are that "ln
cases not covered by instructions, he
is TO call the corporal of the guard"
At night it is the corporal who is called
to make the arrest In case the sentry
catches anyone trying to cross his
post; and he must be continually on
the job, not only when his relief Is
on post but also during the preceding
relief
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-11-16
6atsy gee! y!eo:c.GOTHAM o0d;!
g5zEasoMo CITIES
DOrOthy's Adventures in LOopIand-Two Chapters

HICAGoLe Dorothy Crosby gazeeeyed
old who
her hair pnked her cheeks
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-11-16
Marriage Bureau Official "Raps" Modern Wives

NNAsNGToN increasing number of lunoom in Washington
which where the hungry rush and deour
food time has William Ko marriage license clerk OF
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-11-16
Guard Duty.

1t Is the squad leader who is given
the target designation and range by
the platoon leader, and who is re-
spOnsibe for the volume and accuracy
of the fire. The Infantry Drill Regu-
lations" say that ''in battle officers
and sergeants endeavOr to preserve the
integrity of squads; they designate
new leaders to replace those disabled,
organize new squads when necessary
and see that every man is placed in a
squad. Men are taught the necessity
Of remaining with the squad to which
they belong, and in case it be broken
up or they become separated there
from to attach themselves to the near
est squad"
A distinct form Of the military duty
of corporal is the guard duty. This
may be In the nature of police duty,
such as having charge of the men
known as the military police, detailed
to preserve order in towns near
camp. This work frequently requires
a high degree of ability to size up
situation and act promptly.
More familiar in time of peace as
well as time of war is what is known
as interior guard duty used "in camp
or garrison to preserve order, protect
property and to enforce ORDER regula-
lions" To the duties of the corporal
of the guard in this work the Infantry
Drill Regulations" devote five pages,
quite the largest amount of space Civ
en- to him in this all-important book.
1t is summed up in one short para
graph, however: ut is the duty of the
corporal of the guard to post and re-
lieve sentinels and to instruct the
members of his relief in their orders
and duties"
For the purposes of explanation, as
sumo camp with fifteen posts, which
must be patrolled each by a sentry.
The guard would then consist of 45
privates, divided into three reliefs,
each with corporal. There would
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-07-21

thoughtfully. They were dirty again
from the tinkering with the motor, but
the inspection went deeper than the
CRIME.
'Pm not afraid of the pick and
shovel, or the wheelbarrow. and on
some accounts I guess they'd be good
for me. But on the other hand. per-
haps 1t is pity to spoil a middling
good office man to make an Indifferent
day-laborer-to say nothing OF knock
Ing some honest fellow out of the only
Job he knows how to do"
Colonel Baldwin swung In behind the
steering wheel OF the roadster and held
a fresh match to the black cigar.
Though ne was from Missouri, he had
lived long enough In the high hills to
know better than to judge any man
altogether by outside appearances.
"Climb In" he said, indicating the
vacant seat at his side. "Tm the pres.
ident of the ditch company. Perhaps
Williams may be able to use you; but
your chances for office work would be
ten to one In the town."
81 don't care to live in the town.
said the man out of work, mounting to
the .proffered seat; and past that the
big roadster leaped away up the road
and the roar Of the rejuvenated motor
made further speech impossible.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-07-21

busy hour with the colonel going oven
the contractors estimates for the
month In prospect. In an interval OF
the business talk, Baldwin remembered
the good-looking young tramp who had
wanted job.
"Oh, yes; knew there was some
thing else that wanted to ask YOU"
he said. "How about the young fellow
that unloaded on you couple of
weeks ago? Did he make good?'
"Who-SmithT
Eyes; If that's his name"
The engineers left eyelld had quiz
zical droop when he said dryly: ITS
the name he goes by In camp; John
Smith haven't asked him his other
name."
The ranchman-president matched
the dropping eyelid of unbelief with a
sober smile. II thought he looked as
If he might be out here for his health
like good many other fellows who
have no particular use for a doctor.
How Is he making it?'
The engineer, n hard-bitted man with
the prognathous lower Jaw characterize
ing the tribe of those who accomplish
things, thrust his hands into his pOck-
cts and walked to the window to look
down into the Brewster street. When
he turned to face Baldwin again, II was
to say: "That young fellow Is a Won
der. colonel. I put him into the quarry
at first. as you suggested, and in three
days he had revolutibnized things to
the tune Of 20 per cent saving in pro-
duction costs. Then gave him hack
at the concrete-mlxers, and he's max
ing good again in the cost reduction.
That seems to be his speciality"
The president nodded and was suf-
ficiently interested to follow up what
had been merely casual inquiry.
"What are you calling him now?-a
betterment engineer? You know your
first guess was that he was somebody's
bookkeeper out Of job"
Williams wagged his head.
"He's a three-cornered puzzle to me,
yet. He isn't an engineer, but when
you drag bunch of cost money up the
trail, he goes after 1t like dog after
rabbit. I'm not anxious to lose him,
but I really believe you could make
better seof him here in the town Of
fce than can on the job"
Baldwin was shaking his head dubl.
Ously
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-07-21

where night switching crew was MAX
Ing up train.
Keeping to the shadows, he walked
back along the line Of cars on the
makeup track, nlertly seeking his OPP
portunlty. Halfway down the length
Of the train he found what he was
looking for: box car with Its sidedoor
hasped bur not locked. With a bit of
stick to lengthen his reach, he unfas-
tened the hasp, and at the switching
crews addition Of another car to the
makeup" he took advantage Of the
noise made by the Jangling crash and
slid the door. Then he ascertained by
cropping into the dark interior that the
car was empty. With foot on the
truss-rod he climbed In, and at the
next coupling crash closed the door.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-07-21
rdens Tegn and GuIa ridende. two

Tidens Tegn and Gula Tidende. two
Of Norway's leading papers7-haye re-
Gently come out In favor Of Morse
policy of armed resistance to Ger
many's ruthless submarine warfare on
Morse ships. The continued sinking OF
Morse ships. the killing of Morse sea
men. and the terrible suffering en-
dLred by some Of the survivors have
raised the question whether epep
warfare would not be better for the
country than one-sided neutrality.
On the other hand. conservative papers
and leaders have come out strongly
In opposition to drastic policy, point
ing out that such policy Is fraught
with the greatest danger. The Stavan-
ger Aftenblad. for instance. says:
Feelings which are now aroused and
which are renewed and strengthened
every day by reports of the sufferings
Of our sailors, sink deep In the Nor
wegian mind. Newspaper articles ap-
pealing to these feelings find ready
response. II Is dangerous road To
lead the Norwegian people into. The
world war teaches us thar small ma
| lions which by their own choice or
not become involved In the struggle be-
| tween the giants. are ground to pieces.
II Is easy enough to ridlcule our de-
| lenses. because they cannot protect
Norwegian ships on the oceans; hut
Norway's defenses have never been de-
signed to play n part In n struggle Of
years between armies Of millions OF
men and between the worlds greatest
fleets. The military developments OF
the war itself have left the effective
ness of our resources far In the renr.
The time may come when there Is no
alternative. But Norway--and Nor
ways press--nust not hasten this mo.
ment by a single hour"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-07-21
CHAPTER iI-ContInued.

Good judges on the working floor of
the Lawrenceville Athletic club had
said Of the well-muscled young bank
cashier that he did not know his own
strength. 1t was the sight of the pistol
that maddened him and put the driving
force behind the smashing blow that
landed upon the big mans chest. The
lifted pistol dropped from Mr.. Watrous
Dunham's grasp and he wilted. settling
back into his chair, and then slipping
to the floor.
In fash Smith knew what he had
done. Once, one evening when he had
been induced to put on the gloves with
the Athletic clubs trainer, he had con-
trived to plant body blow which had
sent the why little Irishman to the
mat, gasping and fighting for the
breath Of life. "If ever yezll be givln'
a man that heart-punch wild tn bare
fisht. Misther Montague, It's you FIR tn
fasht train widout shtoppln' to buy
amy ticket-it'll be murther in the
first degree" the trainer had said,
when he had breath to compass the
saying.
With the UNDECIDED warning resur-
gent and clamoring In his ears, Smith
knelt horror-stricken beside the fallen
man. On the presidents heavy face
and In the staring eyes there was q
foolish smile, as Of one mildly aston
ished. Smith loosened the collar around
the thick neck and laid his ear upon
the spot where the blow had fallen.
The big mans heart had stopped like
smashed clock.
Smith got upon his feet, turned Off
the electric light, and, from mere force
OF habit, closed and snap-locked the
presidents desk. The Waterman had
not yet returned. Smith saw the empty
chair beside the vault door as he
passed 1t on his way TO the street. The
cashiers only thought was TO go at
once to police headquarters and give
himself up. Then he remembered how
carefully the trap had been set, and
how impossible 1t would be for him to
make any reasonable defense.
With one glance over his shoulder at
the darkened front windows of the
bank, Smith began to run, not toward
the police station, but In the opposite
direction-toward the railroad station.
For J. Montague Smith, slipping from
shadow to shadow down the scantily
lighted cross street and listening mo-
mentarily for the footballs of pursuit,
new hour had struck. 1t was oil
prodigiously incredible. The crowding
sensations were terrifying, but they
were also precious, In their way. Long
forgotten bits of brutality and tyranny
on Watrous Dunham's part came up to
be remembered and, in this retributive
aftermath. to be triumphantly crossed
Off as items In an account finally set
tied On the Smith side the bank cash
ler's forebears had been plodding farm
ers, but old John Montague had been
the village blacksmith and soldier
o shrewd smiter In both trades. Blood
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-07-21
The young ex-tramp soon finds
that his services are very much
In demand, despite the fact that
he Is suspected Of trying to hide
his past.
GRO BE coNTINUED.)
Had Her Reasons.

They were discussing church affairs
when Mary came home from school,
and Aunt Maria remarked ''lIttle pitch
ers have big ears" and the conversa-
ton stopped. A few days afterward
the minister came to tea and gave
some Of his attention to Mary.
"Do you like to go to churchr he
asked.
"No," answered Mary, very firmly
but politely.
"And why not, my little dearf'
"Oh," said Mary. with smile. 'little
pitchers have big ears" very much 70
the surprise of her mother and Aunt
Maria. who colored consciously. and
she minister changed the cor, ersation
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-07-21

stll tell. Parental implantings may
have much to say to the fruit Of the
womb, but atavism has more. Smiths
jaw came up with snap. He was no
longer an indistinguishable unit In the
ranks of the respectable and the we'll
behaved; he was man fleeing for his
life. What was done was done, and
the next thing to do was to avert the
consequences.
At the railroad station few early
corners for the west-bound passenger
train due at ten o'clock were already
gathering, and at the bidding Of a GER
tain new and militant craftiness Smith
avoided the lighted waiting rooms as
II they held the pestilence. A string of
box cars had been pushed up from the
freight-unloading platforms recently,
md In the shadow Of the cars he
worked his way westward to the yard
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-07-21
Sweden.

Hanna Astrup Larsen has contrib
uted an article to the Outlook, which
ably sets forth Swedens attitude
toward Russia in particular. and also
toward England and Germany. In this
article she snys in part: "In Denmark
and Norway the general feeling Is nor
mally one OF friendliness to the west
ern nations. and, on the whole. that
friendliness has stood the strain Of the
British blockade and all Its accOmpa-
nying irritatlOns. At present II Is not
unlikely that Norway may be driven
| by Germnny's submarine war to
closer afiiliatiOn with the allies. In
Sweden the ruling powers have looked
on England's restraint Of trade as a
more insidious attack on the liberties
of the country than even the German
outrages at sea. and there Is, besides
| the fear Of Russia always lowering In
| the background OF Swedish conscious
| ness but of late both these influences
have been weakening. The people de-s
mand trade agreement with Eng-l
! land. and there Is n growth Of friendly
relations with Russia During the en-
tire war the Swedish papers havel
scarcely contained n hostile word
against the eastern ncighbor. and the.
conservatives have not been able to
rouse the people by pointing to the re-.
cent fortification by Russia of Aland.
| 80 miles from Stockholm. IL IL fact
not hitherto published that mt the be-
ginning If the war Sweden asked Rus
sia to withdraw the troops massed on
the northern part OF the Finnish bor-
der, and Russia compiled. or the
Swedish ships destroyed in the war on
1 neutral commerce only two have been
victims OF Russian shells. and for
these two apologies and reparation
have been offered. Indeed. Scandlna-
vians openly say that Of all the bellig-
| erents Russia has been the most hui
name and most considerable to neutrals-
Although nothing can alter the geo
graphical fact of Russa's need OF har-
bOrs that Norway and Sweden possess
there Is an optimistic feeling that the
matter may be amlcably settled. The
Russian revolution. with Its prOclama-
ton Of freedom for Finland. has pro-
foundly altered sentiment In Sweden.
or. rather, II has removed the barriers
OF suspicion and given free flow to the
natural liking that has always existed
Ebetween the Russian and scandinavian
peoples. Economic forces are con-
tribntlng to the same end. The In
creese of commerce with Russia has
been so rapid that Sweden has re-
Gently found Il necessary to double
the staff of Its consular Office In Pc
trograd. and preparation Is made for
the great export Of Swedish manufac-
lures to Russia which will surely fol-
low the war"
The rain has come. but not enough.
The crops were helped, hut the verdict
Is in any event there will not be even
medium crop Wheat, oats and beets
are considered to have been saved.
| Nf
| A third meeting OF the Swedish.
Norwegian and Danish statesmen will
be held mt Stockholm In the near fu-
ture. Like the meetings already held,
the purpose Of It is TO discuss prob
lens growing out of the war. From
the beginning It has been the plan Of
the three Scandinavian countries to ex-
change views with view to united
action and united policies. A
|
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-07-21

the farmers Of Denmark have labored
since the beginning of the war, land
prices In the kingdom are as high as
ever, and considerable real estate Is
changing hands. Some of the land
owners are willing to sell, though real
bring good returns, because they fear
land prices fall.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-07-21
CHAPTER ".
/Wanted-A FInancier.

It was full fortnight or more after
this mountaineering incident on the
hill road to the dam, when Williams,
chief engineer Of the ditch project, met
President Baldwin In the Brewster of
fees of the ditch company and spent a
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-07-21
WHAT HAPPENED

Montague Smith, cashier Of the Bank a Trust
society leaders, popular marry
Rehande heess and destined to
innoceny involved Watrou
president Of the to Smith,
refused q pistol 20
him. Smith struck tho
o. I'm o
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-07-21

There was no present help for that,
however; and five minutes later he had
regained the road and was on his way
to the ditch camp. AS he walked he
read for the flftieth time something on
the page Of recent st. Louis paper.
1t was under fiaring readiness
ATTEMPTED MURDER OF BANK
PRESIDENT.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-07-21
Denmark.

A Danish soldier died recently IL
spinal meningitis, and m epidemi. In
the army Is feared, ns eight other sol
diers have been taken sick with the
dread plague.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-07-21

BeTla-T wonder who was the frst
woman 10 get her gowns from Pnrfsr
StelIa-Helen Of Troy, no doubt.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-07-21
important Events In Sweden,
Norway and Denmark.
BRIEFS FROM OLD COUNTRY
Interesting Items From tho Three
Great Kingdoms Of the North. So
lected for Scandinavlans and
Their Descendants.
BY MARTIN w. ODLAND.
Norway.

The most important news from Nor
way In many months Is that of the dis
cOvery Of what seems to be German
plot to destroy Morse steamers by
means of explosives. The people were
astounded and the newspapers de-
handed this publication Of all the facts
I'm the case and that the government
inform the public as to the steps which
were being taken to bring the matter
to the attention of the German govern
ment. Dispatches from Christiania
give the following particulars of the
discovery of the so-called German plot:
"A ton of explosives has been discov-
cred concealed in artificial Jumps OF
coal which presumably We're to be
placed in ships bunkers. and In bombs
fitted with the most ingenious mocha
nlsm. 1t has developed that trunk
full of explosives was brought to Chris
tiania In February by courier Of the
German foreign Office whose official
seal was on the trunk. The trunk was
addressed to the German embassy here,
and according to international usage,
II was admitted without examination.
After discovery of the explosives the
German embassy declared the trunk
was destined for Finland but no ex-
PLANTATION was given as To why II had
remained here so long. The explosives
were found In all manner of articles,
Including glass walls. fountain pens,
pencils, cigarettes and tobacco. At the
examination OF Aaron Rautenfels. n
German citizen, and others arrested
In connection with the case. IL was adj
mitted that explosives were also TO
have been placed on steamers. bound
for America Norway Is now exporting
great quantities Of fish, iron ore and
nickel to England. while exporting
practically nothing to Germany. 1t is
this fact, II Is believed here. more than
anything else. that impelled the Ger
man authorities to try the terrorist
scheme Of having German agents
smuggle bombs into Norway to put
aboard Norwegian ships--a deliberate
effort to wipe out Norway's merchant
marine as well as to brighten her ship
pers and her seamen."