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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-11-02
IT. OF M.-CHICAGO
GAME is LIKELY

CHICAGO, Nov 2-The lnlvfr
city Of Michigan Association OF "hl
cago met yesterday and pas I'D ~
olutions favoring pos'-~eason foo'
ball game between Michigan and .aa
University az Chicago. The ASSOC
tion appointed @ c6mm 'sc ~
10 try 10 hiring Z abou Thorn
ason. an attorney and rha rman .l
the committee has rou 'o Ann 81
Dor for a meeting with 'he athletic
authorize n is said bat fhe ANN
ArbOr team is anXou For fhc meets
ing. as Is Coast Ycst fnd fhe aIre
student body u fhc game finally
arranged 81 is likely fc De peVet
on The Saturday follow us TaarEs
giving daY.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-11-02
LEONARD HAS A
WOUNDED HAND

NEW YORK. NoF Bcnrs
Leonard the lchtweaAt cham pen
will be unable fo 2rt again f9
least two weeks i's rehr band
in plaster cast ae result Of 1e
location He had intended start nE
boxing lessons Tor so.ct CeIt
Upton next week.. hHf $685. Havl ~
delay that work The injury on
old one. but u was agEras a-ld u
his recent bout with i3ck Nrug
and finally became serious r h
hatch with "Touehfy Rams u
Cleveland lasf week.
PrintipE--the piatn neat lind--that
u riEhf--'Tiuie Inh nrpt..-Nafn $500
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unit in which there is instruction in
,lose-o,der drill. Regiments, brigades,
and larger units are controlled thru
orders given to commanding officers
which they carry out by issuing other
commands or orders to the officers or
men Immediately under their control
A very important thing for you
to rnember is that this progressive
training in the close-order drill is all
based upon some very simple move
ments which you will learn in the
school of the soldier and the school OF
the squad. II YOU get these basic
movements right so that you can per
form them exactly and promptly-and
YOU ought to be able to learn this in
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Between Petersburg and Juneau
Patterson and Sumdum glaciers.
Between Juneau and Cape Spenc.
-MendenhalI and Brady glaciers.
Between Cape Spencer and Yakut
La Perouse and Yakutat glaciers
Between Yakutat and Cape St. Ei
-Malaspina glacier.
Between Cordova and Valdez
umbia and Shoup glaciers.
Between Latonche and Seward
celsior glacier.
Between Seward and PIT Grahar
Bear glacier.
Seal Rocks-36 knots from Sew
Between Seldovia and Ancoorag
Hanna volcano.
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BUCKSPORT, Maine, Sept.
Anna CagIey, answering an off,
wed in a matrimonial magazin,
cause of the mans many fine p
found it was her divorced hus
They were married for the S
time this week. Mrs. Cagley say
never knew till she read the ;
tisement what a fine man her hu
was, or they never would have
in the first place.
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after me-
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a very short time-you need have no
fear of the complicated movements Of
the school Of the company and the
school Of the battalion In reality
these movements merely look more
complicated, because they are carried
out by larger bodies of men.
It can not be too strongly impressed
on you that the closest attention to
your training during the first few days
will make your whole period Of ser
vice much easier and more satisfac-
tory. Don't lose your grasp on this
thought. 1t is of the first Importance.
Put it into practice and it will help
you to get ahead.
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HOmE-READING COURSE FOR
CITIZEN-SOLDIERS

ISSUED by the War Department and all rights to reprint reSeeo)
This course of thirty offered to the men selected Tor
s i'm the National Army practical help m getting started
m M b y It is informal and does not attempt TO give
III: Iss nnd directions contained in the various
,s and regulations of the United States Army to which tins
Course is merely Introductory.
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NEW NOkh, n. I. sept lZ'--AiIet
battling with horrible death on the
frozen north, while marooned on
frozen island OIL the northeam coast
of Alaska for ffty-eight days, f. H.
l.. Mitchell has arrived here. He came
to help Uncle Sam fight the Huns, but
was rejected because his feet were
frozen.
Here is his story as he told it him
self:
Three other men and myself left
Seward, Alaska, on the gas boat Sue
cess. for the scene Of a new gold strike
at Cold Bay, $50 miles to the west
ward. Charles Hansen, owner of the
boat. was 30, a Norwegian. John Lar
sen, whom he took along to help, was
well along in years, and also a Norwe-
rian. The other man was my part
ner. Tom Campbell, As years old, and
an experienced prospector. Tom IN
tended to marry a girl in Minneapo-
lis following this stampede. And
there were two others-Tip and Top
dogs. The boat was 30 feet over all,
and housed four in the forecastIc
Dogs Were Seasick
"The waters we attempted to nav
ipate are the toughest in the Pacific.
Campbell. Larsen and the two dogs
were constantly seasick, When we
started to cross Afognek Island we
struck open water; it came on to blow
great guns and the flying spray troze
several inches thick on the weather
side Of the boat. There was but one
thing to do-make for the nearest
shelter as quickly as possible.
"The nearest shelter was Barren
Islands. There is no holding ground
for anchors, nor could we find any
lee under the largest Of the islands.
The wind was blowing eighty miles an
hour. In a short time boat and men
were sheathed in ice. The boat kick
ed and pitched; we were forced to keep
the engine going full speed ahead al
ways.
"The next morning we discovered
good holding ground in the lee Of West
Amutilla Island Just a month after
we had started the weather mOderat-
ed and all in the party except my
self went ashore in the skif. But by
noon the wind was blowing stronger
than ever, and directly on shore, and
after I had eaten something l set my
self to watch for the return of the
small boat. 1t was about o'clock
when they got into the skir and put
back, one man in the bow, another
at the oars, and Campbell in the stern.
/ noticed presently that they were in
difficulties.
Two Were Drowned
Zone Of the oarlocks had broken.
tied a rope to an empty cask and al
lowed the cask to drift toward them.
AS I was paying out the line I heard
a chorus of the most horrible yelling
imaginable, mingled with the howl
ings OF the two dogs. l looked and
saw the sdG upside down, with The
men Chnglng OF IT, 4 yelleu 10 IheHh
to swim to the casi, but they stuck
to the boat, and even as looked the
skiT turned over and over like a
thing alive Campbell never came up
again. Larsen, Hansen told me later,
managed to reach the boat and cling
to it until it had nearly reached the
beach. Then, numbed by the cold, he
dropped of, and was drowned. Han
sen and the dog, Top, were the only
survivors.
81 started the engine going in the
hope Of getting to Hansen, but could
NOT P,,a tho oyohors I therefore buck
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FISH PRICES

Price at noon, Sept. 18th
Seattle, as reported by the
reau of Fisheries, are:
Halibut, 1910.
Sable Fish 41ac.
Red Snapper, 21ac.
Picked Sable Fish, $i4
Dbl.
Picked Herring, first 6
SIG per Dbl.
Picked Salmon, pink,
per Dbl.
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after me.
Feet Were Frozen
1T is from this point that our real
sufferngs began. The island is rs
miles from the mainland, and rough
and uninhabited. We erected little
tent which had drifted ashore, and
set about picking up some articles that
had come in on the beach. These cen
sisted Of some -four, some tobacco,
and other things.
"Hansen's feet were so badly frozen
that from that time until we left the
island, ffty-eight horrible days later
he was unable to walk. My own feet
were frozen in places. On the third
day the tide cast up the bodies Of Lar
sen and the dog Tip. There was no
place to bury them. so l made them
fast to driftwood by means Of ropes.
On the fifth day the corpse OF poor
Campbell came ashore.
Each night the waves would drag
the bodies loose, and each morning l
would be forced to drag them up on
the beach and make them fast again.
After spending some time on the
beach took advantage of some al
most MINDLESS weather, and rowed
myself and Hansen, with our outfit
and supplies, to the other side Of the
island, where we might see the ships
passing at sea, and signal them. We
saw the smoke smudges of two, but
we were never able to attract their
attention.
1--WE erected cabin of driftwOod
and when we had crawdled into it for
the first time, the gale knocked it
about our heads and nearly killed
Hansen. For the next two days and
nights we lay in wet blankets, with
out shelter Of any kind For three
weeks after that we slept under che
overturned skiF, which we had to lash
down to keep it from blowing away.
When we were not asleep, we SIT hud-
died before a roaring fire q keep
warm.
"In this manner the weeks dragged
on. We had little to eat, the cold
pierced us to the marrow. So we killed
poor Top, and made meal off him.
But this was only justice, for dis
covered him one day devouring the
body of Larsen.
81 made two fruitless endeavors to
reach the mainland 1t was three
months after our start that l decided
to make my next attempt to cross to
the mainland. knew that it was con-
sidered impossible in a 12-fOOt boat
but it was death either way, and l
thought l had better die in a hurry.
1 wanted to leave Hansen there until
I should come back with help, but he
insisted on going.
after six hours of continual bat
ting with the waves and the wind and
the tides we reached Dog Fish Bay
were taken in by an Indian family and
fed"
-Se--
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FIGHT HUNGER AND COLD
IN FAR NORTH So DAYS

ed them from their holdings and then
dragged them shoreward. And then,
as the last straw, the engine failed
and the boat piled up on a rock.
"But from that position / was able
to throw Hansen a box Of matches,
with which he built a fire, and so
kept himself from freezing. When
the tide receded / managed to get
Hansen aboard with me, to help sal
wage the food. We had piled the
food on the top Of the deck house
when the tide began to come in again,
and / swan ashore with a line, by
means of which I dragged Hansen
after me.
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the position of the soldier which has
already been explained in lesson A.
chen YOU will be shown, among other
things. how to face to the right or
Ief. or about in soldierly manner
how to salute properly and how to
march.
The Manual of Arms takes YOU a
step further 1t teaches YOU how to
hauU, yowr.ae properly. 1t does not
however include practice in firing or
I'M bayonc, combat.
I'm the school of the squad YOU will
execute AN tn, movements learned in
,he s,aoo. Of the soldier; in addition
YOU will learn to keep your correct
place i'm ranks. to stack and take arms,
and TO march as a squad The school
%. the squad includes also some prac-
asc I'm oxtcnded-order drill.
The school of the company carries
YOU still further in your training. In
the closc-ordcr drill you viii be taught
TO march i'm line and i'm column and to
execute a number of simple but very
important movements. Most of these
movements are by squads; that is to
saw. they simply apply to number
Of savad. working together the same
commands and movements already
learned ny the school of the squad
school of the Battalion
The school of the battalion i'm turn
applies ON q somewhat larger scale
the movements YOU have learned in
tine scaoo. of the company The COM
manls of the major will be repeated
to- Eoa by your own captain, or ,hru
him fy your platoon commander
The battalion Us the largest unit in
which an officer can make his com
........l .,,.g ..r..,.r,. understand hy
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City Express. PaO-o Main ~.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-01
The Making of a Soldier of
the Seas.
BY RICHARD BoECKEL

Newly enlisted marines are learn
ing many arts aside from the actual
use Of rifle and bayonet and the OPP
Grafton of machine guns. One that is
Of greatest importance, and in which
they are drilled continually, is that of
trench building. 1t is called trench
building" advisedly, for in the new
trenches there is fully as much work
at building as at digging
WIN any of the things the men
learn here be of use in peace time.
after the war is over?" a marine corps
officer was asked.
I "A few Will. but most won't. except
as it builds their character. There is
not a little character building going
on as the men are building their
trenches
! The trenches themselves are mar
/ vels of workmanship. Even at this
late day, when it would be supposed
military men knew all that is to be
known about trench building, i'm
/ provements In construction methods
constantly are being introduced.
To one who has not had a turn in
the, trenches, their depth is the first
surprise. First line trenches are due
so deep that the helmet of the tallest
man is ut least two feet below the
aurafce line. AT the front of the
trench are two steps. 1t Is on these
i the men stand when fighting is In
progress. With one foot on the first
ana the other on the second step, the
average man can just see over the
top OF the trench to take aim at the
enemy, Except when the men are
preparing to go over the top there
Is little firing from the trenches by
infantrymen. Men with periscopes
sF TO =
of the enemy is seen exposing him
self above the trench the word is given
70 - infantry sharpshooter. who pops
his head above the trench and take
quick aim and fires.
/ The action must he quick for there
Is man with periscope over in the
enemy trench, ready TO give the word
I to another sharpshooter the instant
the first sharpshooter's appears. II
was the fearful losses among their
| sharpshooters early in the war that
led the French and British armies ro
adopt the steel helmet for their in
| fantrymen.
The popular conception that trench
es are built in straight lines is alto
gether wrong. They Zigzag at the
most outlandish angles. This metho
of construction is used to prevent en-
enay airmen getting accurate ideas Oi
the exact positions. The communicat-
ing trenches that lead back from the
first line cannot be traversed without
guide. In a deserted trench one
might wander a full day without find
Ing his way out
All trenches have low platforms
built In the bottom to allow free flow
for the water that always gathers
there. Frequently these platforms are
too iaw To held the men hove tf,t
water and they fight In it up to their
knees or their. waists.
To keep the trenches from cavins
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-01

taking up the floors and rem owing the
partition. Plumbing is made of lead.
brass and iron, but 1t is as fragile as
a baby's ear. and must be protected
from the cold with the utmost caution,
n a collection of high strung and
nervous plumbing is left alone In
house on "a dark winter night, IL will
promptly freeze and burst This al
lows the faithful and energetic water
company to pump the house COM
pletely full of excellent drinking wat
er for which the owner hasn't the
slightest use
Sometime a pipe freezes and does
not burst. II is then possible for the
owner to thaw II out by crawling
through a rat hole and pouring hot
water on it and his thumb nall in
equal doses. Sometimes the plumb
ing seems to be in great pain and
~t4asataer a nd grc-r- III III uucanny
manner This can be remedied most
iuexpens!vely by shutting off the water
and moving into another house which
ls fitted with -hvstericai pipes.
Plumbing has made marvellous pro-
gress in the past few wears. and 1t is
"a great blessing to humanity, though
not high moral influence at all
times The Greeks wasted their marble
on temples ana statues, but we put
ours into bathrooms and lavatories.
Architects often draw beautiful
house designs and sell them to inves-
tors ny figuring the cost. exclusive OF
plumbing. just as automobile makers
sell a car for 81 .000 exclusive OF
lamps, magnetic, horn, top. engine,
Windshield and tires. Cautious house
builders however, install and pay for
I their plumbing first and then build
their houses with What is left OF their
!. bank accounts. ------
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-01
Fsdlyy{Ez g s. y:
PLUMBING

Plumbing is modern afflictior
which makes our houses fit to live
in and almost impossible to pay for
Plumbing consists mostly of pipes and
pipe dreams. The pipes are used In
the house. and the pipe dreams in the
DILL. With the aid OF the pipe and the
pipe dream together, the plumber is
bic to convey water to the bathtub
in nineteen hours at eighty cents an
hour, by means of a wrench which has
been left In his shop four miles away
Another ingredigent In plumbing is
the faucet. Faucets are pieces OF
jewelry. which are sold by carat
weight, and which are very orna mental
indeed when mounted in solid marble
settings,
Plumbing is used to carry water into
house and sewerage out of 1t. but
most plum bling will willingly reverse
the process on the slightest preteXt.
When a house had been properly
plumbed. 1t is congested with pipes
which are cleverly concealed between
the walls in such maner that any
little leak can be rapidly repaired by
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-01

in under the impact of shells on either
side or because of the natural crum b.
ling of the earth, each side is lined
with sort of lathing of fagots. I'm
I'll very recently this supporting work
was done inside the trench itself.
Now large frames are built and the
fagots woven in. Then the frame is
lowered like a theatrical fat into the
trench and fastened to one side. Hun
dreds of soldiers were buried alive in
the trenches before this system OF
supporting the sides of the trenches
was evolved.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-01

In three wears CT world war condi-
s1cSa America has learned its lesson
saad. w-a trust. II has learned 1t well.
wa can't -ecaIl hew long ago this
nswsp&pcr hsga-s fB campaign fer
Kovsruul sQt 0ontrni Of n=iess- - s4-s44f
measure II was at s. time, however.
when eur next-door neighbor rather
booted the 4dea~ and Wien II was gem
orally deemed peculiarly a mans own
Business when 1t came TO matters OF
the Price he should charge for the
goods hs handled or produced.
Today. under the licensing system
the business house which fails to meet
the reasonable requirements of the
government ns 90 the profit IT makes
viii be quietly and effectually put out
of business Those firms which come
under the licensing law. and which do
not comply with reasonable require
nents. will be deprived Of their per
raits 70 do business while the small
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-01

little glorifleation we are reminded that
Governor Seays cohorts are still tabu-
lat'ng down on Main street and that
we may be able before they get
through figuring to do little shout
ing OH behalf Of the district as a
whole In fact. we think the district
has done we'll rs it stands. An APP
portionment OF two hundred millions
Of dollars following closely on the first
loan was no small matter for our re-
serve district with a few men OF large
means In comparison with other sec
tons of the country.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-01
Mrs. Annie l.. smith.

Phoehus. Va, Oct. 3i.---Mrs Annie
T.. Smith, seventy years ola, died in
her home in Howard street Phoebus.
yesterday afternoon nj 1880 O'Clock.
She had been III several days. Mrs,
Smith had resided I'm Phoehus for
many years and WAS widely known
and popular amor he people there,
She is survived ~ five children as
follows: Mrs. Teresa Hawkins, OF
Phoehus: Mrs. Lavinia Wallace Of
Fox Hin; W +. Smith with whom
she made her home, and y, l.. Smith.
of Phoebus, and b, IS. Smith, of Day
ton. O.
The funeral services viii be held
Thursday afternoon AT O'Clock from
the Phoebus Presbyterian church and
the interment will be made in Oakland
cemetery.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-01
Extend HeIpIna Hand.

Many of the worlds failures would
have been splendid successes. II. In
their struggling stage. some one had
reached out a helping hand to them
had spurred them on when the bitter
ness of disappointment crushed them.
There is, indeed. moral here. The
woman ish't living who cannot do some
bit of good. Then let her lose no
time In doing tin offering the word
OF hope or encouragement which ID
the greatest stimulus the world ever
knew.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-01
Famous Family Of Preachers.

Rev. Lyman Beecher, sometimes re.
ferred to as founder of the Beecher
family" had seven sons who were
preachers. Beginning with the oldest.
they were: William Henry Beechef,
born In 1902; Edward Beecher. bora
in 1903; George Beecher, born in 1901
Henry Ward Beecher, born In 1873:
Charles Beecher, born in 1915; Thorn
as 4. Beecher. born in 1924, and
James c. Beecher, born In 1928.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-01
Meaning Of Biblical Phrase.

The '1odge In garden Of cucum-
bers." mentioned In Isaiah 1:S. Is 8
rude temporary shelter erected in the
open grounds In which a boy or man
is set to watch to scare away robbers
or the foxes and jackets from the
vines.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-01
Death To Moths.

If moths get into the closet, satur.
ate 81 lh ten or twelve inches square
with for.naldehyde hang cloth in the
closet and close up tightly for twelve
hours. The same plan may " used In
chests. trunks or boxes, where cloth
ing is stored. The fumes will kill
moths as well as their eggs; also
germs Of any Kind. No odor is left In
the clothing.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-01

Judge Richardson yesterday took
under consideration the cape OF l. l.
Hubbard q young white man found
guilty of forgery and given two years
ia the lpenitentiary Discretion /, lis
given the Judge in such cases. and
7 ~ ItEQha hle the4 ya*nE man aasy. be
placed on parole. Judge Richardson
VIII daoid~ TBS eass on November Z.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-01
DEATH NOTICE,

Died. at her late residence,
No. 1873 L, Thirteenth street. October
80, MRS, CORNELIA LOUISA JOR-
DAN, widow of Squire Henry Jor-
dan. in the eightieth year OF her age
She leaves a BROTHER and three nieces
to mourn theiT logs
Funeral from above mum b o r
THURSDAY. November !. at 8 P. NJ.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-01
HAVE PLAYED THEIR PART WELL

Richmond ard Virginia have played
their part well in the governments
second call for funds with which &c
pro secute the war There were those
who feared for both the state and city
when II was announced that Richmond
had been allotted fifteen millions and
the state forty-iive mtilions Of the sec
ond liberty loan. When We look back
over those anxious daysgwhen She drive
first started for the money we get s
glimpse Of Richmond's splendid pre-
.iiminary efforts and Of the magnificent
courage and determination of it's fl.
fsaacia interests
With the city At more tiian I'VE and
oge-haif millions Of dollars abovt It's
maximum and The state responding
with sufficient additional to make the
fsrand total forty-seven millions. we
tsAise or our hat and join the chorus
.'s,ae Yirsitsia IS good enolssgh for as,
AID A. We as about " close this
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-01
discovered "Ar.b.. +, N,oh...~

The Arabian Nights stories were
translated into English from the Ara
bic BY Antonio Gallnnd, a French
savnnt. and traveller, who died In 1T15E..
He obtained them In their original
form during his visit to the East -
an attache Of the French embassy -
Constantinople. =. a
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-01
OBITUARY
Mrs. Cnrnella l. Jordan.

Wis EOrntIla l.. Jordan.
Funeral services for Mrs. Cornelia
Louisa Jordan, aged eighty years, who
died Tuesday, will be conducted this
afternoon at 3 O'Clock from her home.
1913 East Thirteenth street. Mrs. Jor-
dan WAS the widow OF the late Squire
Henry Jordan She is survived by one
brother and three nieces