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The Jasper news., 1917-10-04
APPLYING THE FUNDAMENTALS
OF A SOLDIER.

The young soldier has now been in.
itiated into the fundamentals which
make up the fighting man. All war Is
n serious business-modern war busi-
ness of tremendous gravity. 1t Is not
play; with the nation at war, there is
no time for play. America must
realize" say the French generals,
that she cannot play at war"
Whether or not America plays at
war or preparing for war depends upon
whether the young American soldier,
individually and collectively, goes
about his training in n spirit of play,
or In deadly earnest. The young SOL
dier would do well to see the moving
pictures-if he has the opportunity
delineating the work Of the British in
building up their immense citizen
armies. If he can do so, he will note
at once that they I'D nol play at
war" --.
The driving earnestness of their
training in England-whlch reached
fruition in France against the linden
berg llne-differs entirely from the
spirit in which such training has been
undertaken by nation at peace. And
so in every duty which is now assigned
to the young soldier, however trivial 1t
may at first seem to him, he must
remind himself that his country Is
actually at war-that he must learn
these things for early application in
the battle zone.
1t is true that details Of his train
ing may be altered or modified to suit
the new conditions of warfare, but the
| fundamentals will remain the same.
And these fundamentals-obedl
discipline, intelligence, initiative, team
work, esprit de corps-have always
won battles and wars, and will con-
tinue to win battles and wars, whether
against the bow and arrow, the flint
lock or the 42-centimeter gun.
If the young soldier will return to
the first articles of the series, treating
of these fundamentals, he will see that
the same principles have run through.
out. He will see that his discipline
was as necessary-more necessary
when he was breaking through brush
on patrol than when ON parade; that
his sense Of Identification with his unit
prevailed on sentinel duty as fully as
in the school of the squad. Otherwise
he does not have In him the makings OF
a soldier.
He will observe that drills are re.
peated again and again not alone to
perfect the men in marching and the
manual of arms, but because the repe.
tition is more and more illuminating as
to the reasons why, as well as the
methods how, such things are to be
done. In short, the man who has once
been put through the school of the
company, then has twice the compre
hension of the meaning of the school
of the squad and the school of the sol
dier.
The young soldier who has properly
progressed in his duties will find that
his mind has been "bucked up" az
much as his body. Just as he has dis
carded slack and shiftless habits OF
walking or standing, he will discard
shiftless habits Of thinking. Physical
ly and mentally. ne will come to the
scratch. He will remember that he Is
a representative as well as a>defendel
of his country, and he will strive to his
utmost at all times to do her credit.
young soldier, attentlon-Salute
the Colorsi"
The Jasper news., 1917-10-04
Gay OIors Seen
In New Clothes

placed next to the skin. It is for this
reason, and this alone, that those who
deal in evening gowns have made an
artistic success In choosing the most
difficult color for the skin, IL they so
wish. and then building bodice Of
tulle or crystals that rests against the
skin of the neck without doing It any
harm.
The fashion which was exploited in
Paris at the August openings and
which Is already in America, Of wear
ing separate evening bodice with q
brilliant skirt, is sure to succeed be-
cause 1t allows a woman to indulge
TINT savage strain in her which is not
quite dead and which calls for gay
colors.
Black panne velvet and tulle, as we'll
as Jet, have been the fabrics chosen
for these separate bodices which
are put above Algerian skirts Of satin
in any of the blues, green's, reds and
purples that the skin will not tolerate.
The accessories which fashion VIII
spring upon us are gorgeous in color
ing. All that need be said is tha.
worsted embroidery Is in high favor.
Sometimes, when an artist wants to
get a bit of brilliant color into an
otherwise demure picture, cat play
The Jasper news., 1917-10-04

The material OF this waist 10 lime
green handkerchief linen, with the new
peasant collar embroidered In threads
Of tan-coIored silk. The deep cuffs are
made to match.
Ing with balls of colored wool Is
thrown recklessly over the background
and the effect always catches the eye.
Taking this as the foundation Of the
work that Is being done by the Paris
dressmakers, we can build ourselves
up into some sort Of colorful picture
that will catch the attention wherever
we display ourselves.
A dark blue gown is nothing but
dark blue gown to those who know
nothing Of the possibilities Of combin-
ing 1t with something vivid; but when,
against the midnight sky surface Is
put a design of the Dakota Indians,
done in wildly colored woolen threads,
then the dark blue gown takes to
itself gayety which 1t has lacked.
coIored Crystals Used.
In the new gowns there will be as
much colored crystal work as colored
worsted embroidery. 1t looks as though
the crystals will be given over to the
evening costumery and the worsteds
to the street clothes. Only a few Of
the French dressmakers have put
sequins on clothes, but each and all
have taken up colored bead work with
enthusiasm and exploited 1t with all
the frankness of vivid colors that is a
part of the American Indian as we'll as
his Southern ancestors.
Lanvin, for example, makes black
satin gown for informal evening wear
that Is nothing but series of straight,
primitive panels falling over slim,
tight, transparent skirt of periwinkle
blue chiffon. The edges of this skirt
are beaded and fringed with periwin-
kle crystals, In the fashion with which
Americans are peculiarly familiar. The
bodice Is slimly built, Of black satin,
opening over panel front of the blue
chiffon and crystals, and the long.
| straight sleeves which are not full, but
hang far away from the arm like a
panel and are negligently caught into
the wrist by tiny bracelet Of crystal
and chiffon, are made Of the blue
weighted with great tassels and frin-
ges Of perlwinkle crystals.
Both Premet and Worth have adopt
ed a smashing touch of color on q
dark gown, in the way Of broad sash
Premet ties hers in big bow at the
left side. of the back, giving something
of the effect Of a one-sided hustle, and
Worth takes width Of gorgeous ma.
terial and makes a low waisted girdle
OF 1t on black or gray gown.
Smoke gray afternoon and evening
frocks have flaming red, deep blue and
emerald green sashes, slightly below
the normal waistline, made Of chiffon
or tulle, heavily fringed and tasseled
at the end with colored crystals.
Copyright, 1917, by the Mcclure Newspa,
J Per syndicate
The Jasper news., 1917-10-04
One Of Victims.

Doris mother had company for din.
ner and she was told that she would
have to wait and eat after the others
had finished. The kiddie waited, and
after dinner entered the dining room
to see that the maid had cleaned ev-
crything from the table. The young
ster stood still for q moment and then
said: II can see where the high cost
of living hits me, all right
The Jasper news., 1917-10-04
Japanese Naval Maneuyers.

The grand Japanese naval maneu-
vers which will take place of Tosa
will consist Of the first, second and
third fleets and several reserve ves-
sells, says the East and West News.
The 14-inch guns mounted on the va
mashiro- and Ise will be put to practi-
cal test. All vessels participating will
assemble at Hiroshima bay in the In
land sea, and the contending forces
will use Kure as the base Of. opera.
tions. The sham battle will last ten
days.
The Jasper news., 1917-10-04

change. later took Lydia e. Pink
ssR PAN cbsSSs bHsgssass Ss Spt apS % sSGa
until was In good healthy condition.
/ recommend the Pinkhnn remedies TO
all women as Ihave used them with such
good results. Mrs. MILFORD T. Cum
MINGs, 822 Harmony St, Penn's Groye,
N. J.
Such testimony should be accepted by
nil women as convincing evidence Of
the excellence Of Lydia z. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound es q remedy for
the distressing Ills Of women such a.
displacements, Inflammation, liberation,
backache, painful periods, nervousness
and kindred ailments.
The Jasper news., 1917-10-04
SELF HELPS for the
NEW SOLDIER
,u'u'"mnu~r'uDrul rur-u,u,uau-H..
By United States Army Officer
DISPOSITION OF OUTPOST
TROOPS.
Copyright. 1917 BY the whesler syndicate, 1no.,

A column on the march Is preceded
and covered by detachment known
as the advance guard. The strength
of the advance guard varies from one
third to One-twentieth of the main
body, depending upon the size of the
main body, and the character of serv-
ice expected of the advance guard. An
advance guard as large as battalion
or more Is primarily divided into the
reserve and support.
The division in strength is usually,
reserve, two companies; support, two
companies; the advance party, from
three to eight squads-about half a
company-sent forward from the sup
port; and the point, q noncommissioned
officer and three or four men sent for
ward from the advance party. The
advance guard is also responsible for
the reconnaissance of, the country upon
both sides of the line of march, and
this is. effected by patrols sent out by
the leading subdivisions Of the ad-
vance guard.
The disposition of outpost troops fol-
lows the principle of the distribution
of the advance guard to the extent that
st consists of the reserve, the line of
supports and the line Of outguards.
There Is no uniformity of distance be-
tween these different parts, since the
problem Of keeping In contact and
guarding the avenues of approach will
to a large extent govern their posi-
tions.
The reserve constitutes tile main
body of the outpost. 1t Is located at
some central point from which it can
readily both support the troops in front
and serve as a rallying position upon
which the outguards and support may
retire If strongly pressed by the
enemy. The reserve, which may COM
prise from one-fourth to two-thirds the
strength Of the outpost, may be omit
ted If the outpost consists of less than
two companies.
The supports, constituting line of
supporting and resisting detachments,
may vary in size from half company
to battalion.
The supports furnish the line of out
guards. The outguards constitute n
line of small detachments f:::::'..!!,csr to
the front and pac: est to the enemy.
They may De classified as pickets, sem
try squads or cossack posts. A picket
is group of two or more squads
though not exceeding half a company
which is posted on the line of out
guards TO cover n given sector. 1t fur
nishes patrols, one or more sentinels,
sentry squads or cossack posts for OBJ
seryation.
sentry squad is squad posted in
observation at an indicated point. A
cossack post consists of four men. 1t
is an observation group similar to a
sentry squad, but employs only single
sentinel. Sentinels are generally used
singly in the daytime, but double at
night. Patrols or sentinels must be the
first troops which the enemy meets and
each body in the rear should have time
to prepare for the blow.
When he once understands the prln-
ciple of outpost, advance guard or pa
troll duty, it Is infinitely easier for the
young soldier to proceed intelligently,
since he then appreciates the relation
of what he is called upon to do to the
safety Of the command as whole.
The Jasper news., 1917-10-04
sKIN-ToRTURED BABIES
Sleep, Mothers Rest After Treatment
With Cutlcura--TrIai Free.

Send today for free samples of Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment and learn how
quickly they relieve itching, burning
skin troubles, and point to speedy heal
ment Of baby rashes, eczema and itch
ings. Having cleared baby's skin keep
It clear by using Cuticura exclusively.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura. Dept l.
Boston. Sold everywhere.---Adv.
The Jasper news., 1917-10-04
Liquor Control In Bermuda.

Liquor Control In Bermuda.
Consul Carl r. Loop of Hamilton, re-
ports that the Bermuda legislature has
passed law whereby during the con-
tinuance of the present war the sale
or supply of Intoxicating liquor in all
clubs and licensed premises is prohib-
tied between the hours Of nine o'clock
at night and nine o'clock ON the fol-
lowing morning."
The Jasper news., 1917-10-04

This evening gown Of shrimp pink
satin, with poIonaIpe Of 'taupe velvet
and silver lace. There are curious
peasant sleeves that resemble arm
bands. They are attached to the top
Of the bodice. The necklace that holds
up the bodice ls Of silver cloth embroid-
cred with pink beads. s
of somber tones. Even then there are
a thousand women who go astray to
a dozen who go right.
The helpful artists in dress will ex-
plain to women, with Intelligent pa
tience, that any kind Of color can be
managed In a costume II 1t is not
The Jasper news., 1917-10-04
An Ambitious coIleulan.

She-Are you a freshman
He teonfused)-I try to be.-Bruno-
nian.
The Jasper news., 1917-10-04
NOTICE TO
SICK WOMEN
Positive Proof That Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Relieves
Suffering.

Bridgeton, N.J.-"I cannot speak toa
highly Of Lydia u. Pinkham's Vegeta-
The Jasper news., 1917-10-04

Marriage is neither an earthly heav-
en- nor the other place.
The Jasper news., 1917-10-04

II HUNT's CURE fs,is in the
treatment Of ITCH, ECZEMA,
RINGWORM,TETTE or other
itching skin diseases. Price
Soc at druggists, or direct from
a.. Richards hetIelas Co Sherman Ten.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-12-28

tTheysn1ay 90 up and down tho Fstreats
with brilliant knitting bags; they
may be working indefatigably upon
committees, or pleading for Liberty
Loans, or serving refreshments to
men in khaki and blue-and yet not
touch with the tips Of their fingers
the great word patriot For pa
triotism and sacrifice are but two as
poets of the same thing. p.
! How many sweaters have you
knit?" one woman asked another.
f'I've knit twelve" -. r., :,
;'I'm afraid I'm too poor knitter
to help that way" the other replied.
Pm trying to do my part through
food conservation" 49, ysr.. o..
And do you not knit at all?" was
the scornful exclamation.
Yet the facts are these: The first
woman was. natural knitter- she en-
joyed the work, and she had done on.
w what she liked to do. She had alb.
|solutely refused to restrict her table
in any degree The second, who could
mot knit talked the matter over with
her family. They did not like, corn
meal, and they did like meat; but If
Mr.. Hoover said that they ought to
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-12-28
DOES BiTuMiNA MINE r. .=S,
:3 PAY MINERS WELL7


@ To show that there is some money
8in working in mine was proven by
81 w. Keith OF Coleharbor, who is
working In the Bitumina mine.
s Mr.: Keith's total earnings last week
were $56. "a. Deducting his board and
mining material, which IN all amount
edsto Stesz4, hia net earnings for the
one week WIS SAG. 6.28. as 4
When the other miners saw how
much coal he was taking out they said
he could not keep it up, and to prove
that he was still At, he took out more
on Saturday than any previous day.
He sent out Is cars which netted him
for the days work. He says
he can beat this record and make
still more.
9H;s Half this amount is considered good
wages. 80 4 looks like those who have
ssteady work IN the Bitumina mine
this winter. are the fortunate ones. 81:
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-12-28

vat corn meal thsn that family was
going to8eat it. s. So their menu ran .
corn meal every morning, no butter,
limited sugar, one meatless day. She
had. nothing to show for it-that
housekeeper but-which was the pa
triot? l.. ..-. .4
To serve on committees, which we
enjoy, and to- refuse to do the other
thing, which we do not enjoy; to get
up entertainments for our soldiers,
but deny ourselves no pleasure or
luxury; to- buy Liberty Bonds and at
the same time buy more than our
share Of sugar or coal-women who
do those things, no matter how inde-
fatigable their industry, are still fail
ing their. country in its great hour
Youths Companion.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-12-28
CONTRASTS DRAWN AS TO
CITY AND CAMP LIFE

The following article was sent home
by Roy Whitlock. 1t was written by
one of his comrades at Camp Grant,
ILL.,, and compares the army mode of
feeding the boys to the city lunch
places:
"The war department has chosen
to feed the national army in cafeteria
style-that is, be your own waiter and
select your own food. But "cafeter.
ia" is such delicate word that the
the Sc Division at Camp Grant have
christened their style Of eating with
a word more adaptable to their ro-
bust fancies-the "come+and-get-it."
Neverless, they mean the same, with
but few variations.
In civilian life, the hungry man en-
ters cafeteria through swinging
bronzed doors and his twelve dollar
shoes tread lightly upon tiled floors.
In the army, the soldier clatters into
the "come-and-getit" through a door
with squeaking hinges and his heavy,
hob-nailed service shoes scrape over
the wooden floor
In the Cafeteria, an orchertra is
playing operatic bits or the latest
things in the jazz line as hungry man
places j himself in an orderly line
which leads to the food counter. In
our place, thessoldier is greeted by
rabble of husky voices, like the loyo-
song of a cage of coyotes, and he
must fight to hold his place in the
line. - ,..g,.r+ ,s-.tg +.
In the cafeteria, the hungry man
marches past mountains Of food and
selects at random morsel Of this
and a bit of that. But in the "come-
and-get-it" the soldier also. marches
past mountains and tubs of food, but
he doesn't select at random He TAX
es everything that comes his way
from the line of cooks on the opposite
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-12-28
TRAIN FILLED WITH
"DUTCH CLEANER"

Trains loaded with soldiers and
sailors pass thru the United States
quite frequently these days and there
is always some interesting feature in
connection with these trains. It re-
mained for trainload of Philippine
soldiers, passing thru the south over
the Southern Pacific to introduce the
treal hit.
There were twelve or thirteen car
loads Of the. boys and on one of the
first coaches, chalked in big letters
which could easily be read at some
|distance was the announcement that
the train was filled with Dutch Clean
|er." The inscription caused no end Of
|merriment as the train passed thru
the various towns.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-12-28
MILITARY FUNERAL HELD
FOR CHARLES ANDERSON

On Wednesday afternoon at Sanger,
funeral services were held for Private
Charles Anderson Of Battery 338th,
Field Artillery, U. s. A., who died at
Camp Dodge Of pneumonia on Dec
ember 10Th. Private Anderson was a
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Anderson
of near Sanger and he would have
been twenty-five years of age on Feb
ruary End of the new year. The fa-
ther,. mother, four brothers and sis
ter remain. 10 mourn the lose OF the
soldier boy; =s -e@E -F
> The service was conducted by L. r.
Burgum and interment made In the
Sanger cemetery. The casket was
draped with the stars and stripes and
and taps were played in tribute to the
departed soldier.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-12-28
KAISER TALKS on !
GATHERING With
FIST And SWORD:
II the Enemy Does Not Want Peace,
4e Says, He viii Bring Peace
BY Force, " Need Be e
CLAIMS GODS HAND IS
PLAINLY VISIBLE NOW
Emporer Addresses His Troops on
the Western Front in optl-
mistlc Words

Amsterdam. Dec. 24.-Emperor VIII
liam visited the front north Of Yer
dun on Friday. according to Berlin
despatch, and in a n address to the
troops thanked them warmly for their
efforts.
But for the calm and heroic war
riors on the western 'front.'" he said,
"the enormus development of Ger
man forces in the east and in Italy,
never would have been possible"
In speech to the Second army ON
Saturday, Emperor William said:
1T has been a year full of events
for the German army and the Ger.
man Fatherland. Powerful blows have
been delivered and you comrades I'm
the east have been aDle TO bring about
great decisions.
Future Confident.
I'VE do not know what is still I'm
store for US, but you have seen how
in this last of the four years Of war
Gods hand has visibly prevailed, pun
ished treachery, and rewarded heroic
persistence. From this we can gain
firm confidence that the Lord will be
with US in the future also.
If the enemy does not want peace
then we must bring peace to the world
by battering in with the iron fist and
shining sword the doors of those
who will not have peace"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-12-28
SCHOOL BULLETIN ISSUED
FROM COUNTY OFFICE

" "a ,
The frst issue Of the Mclean Coun-
u School Bulletin for December.Janu-
ary has been sent out to all the
teachers and members Of the school
board inithe county. It will be publish
ed every two months, the next issue
being out the first week in February.
The Bulletin. contains some splendid
reading matter In its eight pages, and g
will be worth preserving. Statistics
are given as # to classification OF
schools, taxes levied, average salary Of
teachers, etc. s1.s Z T =:5
superintendent M. E. McCurdy and
hia assistant, Miss Norrdin have rea.
son. to be proud Of their work as: pub
fishers. ss.s ,=5gzE Isl ..zl =,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-12-28

The news was wide spread, how wide
will be seen by the following letter
that was received short time ago
from John Tall-Wood Of ii Baltimore.
who said: "Our people buying Liber-
ty Bonds, pleases me very much. I
am a Penobscoh, an old tribe which
fought for. the freedom of this country
In years gone by, My youngest broth
or Is now In France in the U. s. navy.
We are for this country all the time
If you have any pictures or my people
living on. the reservation. would ap-s
EpFeciate very much having then. I;
have been making collection OF
photos Of our illustrious people for
nine years. Our race is a great one!
but down.trodden. Thanking you. l
am, Yours truly, John Tall-Wood." =.
The Indians here are not thought to-
be '.down-trodden.n They all own.
land and many are among the
tounty's best farmers and stockmen
Their children are receiving a good,
education and are being taught the
modes Of living Of the white people
and this is the way they are living to
a. great extent. : r "a ri b., i 80. Fl
w. H. DeGraff took number Of
pictures during the Indian fair last
fall and these were sent Mr.. Tall-Wood
There were bonds sold on the re-
serYation to the sum Of SAT, 10000, tho
Indian women buying s19,650.0O. This
does MT look as though they were q
F"doWn.trodde lem rae CO.. B
Also Buy Thrift Stamps
The first thrift stamp cards Ito be
returned and exchanged were from the
Reservation. This is another way they
lflave Of showing their loyalty.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-12-28
INDIANS GET CITY
IN BUYING BONDS

During the cam npaignz for the sale of
Liberty Bonds, 164 Indian women made
] purchases and their names, along
with an the other bond holders IN the
count we're published In the Leader.
numbe Sof papers n the state and
minnesota ppblishe a some sof the nam
es M comment upon heir loyalty