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Semi-weekly herald., 1917-05-28
PRODUCE FOOD CROPS

Fear of famine, fear of buying the
necessities of life, fear Of the future
outcome of the world struggle
against an intolerable system of
governmental tend to weaken the
American nation in the mighty strug
gle that is upon it and its brave al
lies. Rather must we cultivate the
spirit of courage that knows no fear,
go about our daily work with stead
fast purpose to do our best. to dis
turb none of the essential affairs of
life; to sacrifice our comfort. our
time, money and lifeblood that govern
ment "of the people, by the people
and for the people shall not perish
from the earth" The spirit of Wash
ington and Lincoln still lives in mil
lions of their countrymen-not the
spirit of fearsome truculency that
bows its head to master. Produce
more and better crops, work longer
and harder. and fear ~ evil.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-05-28
TRENCH TALES
(By United Pressl

LONDON, May 26.. - Wounded
Tommies, who got their "bllets" in
the recent big push on the western
front well almost constantly on the
funny side of the attack.
al saw some comic sights when |
was lying wounded" said one York
shireman, so badly chopped up that
his grin was about the only thing left
whole. My pal Andy was hit in
the knee. He went down. All of a
sudden three Boches came running up
to him and wanted to surrender. But
my pal wasn't having any. He got
up and hoped around on one leg af-
ter them, cursing them awful and tell
ing them what he would do if he
caught them. 1t sure was funny to
see Andy hopping about on one leg,
terrifying the Fritzies for all he was
worth"
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-05-28
TO SING FOR RED CROSS
(By United Pressl

NEW YORK, May 26. - School
boys and girls Of New York will
blend their voices with those of opera
stars tonight at the 'rRed Cross sing
to be staged at the College of the
City Of New York. So many high
school singing organizations wanted
to participate that the number Of
voices was limited to 1876 from each
school. The New York City orches-
ira. the Metropolitan Opera House
orchestra and the Philharmonic are to
be blended into one immense organi-
zation for the occasion. Governor
Whitman will speak.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-05-28
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BOWLERS RALLY


Down they 60" "Aw, too bad"
Tough luck "Confound the split
these and other similar bowling ex-
clamations will watt upward from
the bowling alleys Monday night,
when the team tournament starts
The following have signed their names
on the bulletin board as entrants /:
Frary Schmaedecke, Cordes, Rawins,
Barber, Lucas, Ayres, Young, Reed
er, Bay and Wilson. All who wish to
enter should put up their names at
once, so that the teams may be Sc
lected before Monday. 1t will be a
short and spirited series of games,
details Of which will be settled at the
alleys tonight by the bowlers.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-05-28
Registration
Day June Fifth

Below is appended list of the pre-
eincts in La Plata County, together
with notice Of the place in each pre-
cinet where registration board will
sit, and of the personnel OF the var
ious boards.
l. Fulcher Terrace, 372, 3rd. St.
Durango, E. p. Wilson, Chief; w. /.
Clifford, Geo. Don.
2. School house, Upper Florida,
Robt. Nelson, Chief; d. E. Place.
3. School house, Trimble, r. Z.
Gaines Chief; Chas Idle, Geo. Frary.
4. Hood School House, Florida,
Frank Wride, Chief; James Conway,
II. P. Mcconnell.
5. Town Hall, Animas City, f. j.
Myers Chief; A. j. Chitwood, Robert
Shields.
6. Woodmen Hall, Bayfield,, James
Turner, Chief; Henry j. Campbell, D.
c. Coulson.
T. School House, Thompson's
Park, Gustav Gilbert, Chief.
8. School House, lockwood, Jno.
r Bell, Chief; Jas. II. Holden.
.. Mountain View Hotel, Duran
go, l. f. Levey Chief; Chas. f. Meu-
ser, Nels Newman.
10. School House, Sunnyside, Geo.
V. Day, Chief; A. A. Brown.
II. School House, Hesperus, Frank
Elliott, Chief; J. F. Rudolph, Thos.
Welboum.
u. Draper's Office, Durango, Geo.
A. Draper, Chief; Geo. Olbert, S. W.
Raymond
13. Naegelin's Bldg, Durango, F.
c. Gilbert, Chief; j. j. Musser, S. G.
Wall.
IA. North Side Hose House, Du-
range, Geo. Weaver, Chief; f. c. Per
kius, Henry Scouton.
IS. Court House, Durango, Jno. W
Wingate, Chief; A d. Leiner, Jno. p.
Coston.
16. School House, Porter, Fred l.
Covert, Chief; Byron A. Kissane
II. Airy's House, 7Od, 5th Ave-. Du-
range, d. r. Mckinney, Chief; Ed
win Bluck, l.. +. Smith.
18. School House, La Plata, c. c.
Carnell, Chief; L. N Beach.
10. School House, Columbus, ]. r.
Lowell, Chief; Cecil Maloy.
20. Latter Day Saints church Kline.
Ralph Aspaas, Chief; Thos. D. Har-
ris, Fred Boulware.
q. School House, Ignacio. F. b.
Shields, Chief, Neil Campbell, Hans
Aspaas.
22. School House, Tiffany, II. n
Linebarger, Chief; Ruth Linebarger
%. Calumet Fuel Office, Perins,
John Meston, Chief.
"a. School House, Oxford, John
Gore, Chief; S. J. Berlin, A. n. Stat
ford
%. School House, Cottonwood,
James Allan, Chief; w. S. McCaw,
j. j. Patterson.
26. Church, Redmesa, A. C. Mob
ney, Chief; Leo Taylor Jno. W,
Greer.
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Semi-weekly herald., 1917-05-28
ORDERS SHOW DE
STRUCrION SYSTEM ATIZED
(By Henry Wood)

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES,
May IL, (By Mail) Copies of Of
ficial orders, as well as other docu-
ments, relative to the systematic de
struetion of the towns, farms and
orchards of the French territory oc-
cupied by the Germans, are now be
ing found in large numbers on the
German prisoners taken along the
Aisne and IN the Champagne.
All the genius for minuteness Of
detail, organization and thoroness
which has ever been the boast of the
German people, appears to have been
drawn up to the fullest extent in the
preparation and execution of this de-
struction.
Following are the extracts from
these orders:
"rhe last grand distinctions in
Grevilers. Beifvilers. Aubin and
Avesnes will begin at X plus o'clock
to cover the incendiating crews the
commanders of each sector Will fur
nish two under officers and twenty
men of the Battalions b and two
stretcher beares with stretches. i. e.,
sector d for Beifvillers and Grevil-
lers and sector f for Avesnes. These
latter villages will not be burned.
"The destruction of Favreuil, Beu-
gnatre and Fremicourt will begin the
second day of the march X plus 3
o'clock, but however not before ). The
destruction of localities and wells
that may be useful to the rear guard
detachment of the Scheinitz must not
take place till the third day of the
march towards two o'clock after an
understanding with this detachment
unless the adversary's operations rem
der necessary an earlier destruction
The fires may be started equally the
third day of the march towards 2
o'clock. The medical service for the
destruction crews at Beugnatre, FIRE.
micourt and Favreuil will be assured
by Scheintiz's detachment"
Somewhat similar orders, perfected
in every detail, are then given for the
destruction of Louveral, Demicourt
and Boursies. Special instructions
for the destruction of wells read as
follows:
"The destruction Of all wells is i'm
portant. The wells Of the villages
east of the position of BIB must not
be destroyed until they have become
useless to the troops making the
movement. Especially, it will be ne
cessary TO keep count of the number
of wells necessary for the second day
Of the march, at Morchies for the II
d. l., and likeswise at Louveral and
Boursies for the II d. l., and at Dem
icourt for the First d. r. G."
A letter found on a prisoner whose
regiment destroyed the village of
Trescaul, gives the writer's horror of
what he had been obliged to do in
these terms:
There where there was formerly a
flourishing village (TrescaulD with a
peaceful population one only secs now
heap of ruins, the work of the fury
of destruction of the 230th Regiment.
The Russians themselves have net ac-
complished worse ravage and it is
doubtful if we can be considered sol
diers. When we go to the front it
seems that we become the worst Of
criminals. That is how we accomp-
lish our work of destruction on the
Somme. You can imagine how we live
now, not like men but like savage an
imals."
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-05-28
(By United Pressl

LONDON, May 26. - Death deal
ing German attacks by sixteen Ger
man aircrafts resulted in the death
of rs and the injuring of ia. The
list of killed includes 27 women and
% children. Forty-three women and
10 children were injured.
The raid marked the bloodiest Ger
man air invasion of the war. The
details of the terrible raid were re-
vealed in the admiralty statement
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-05-28
rs DEAD, ia INJURED IN
GERMAN RAID ON ENGLAND
WORD FloM WILLIE PHENEY

A telegram from VIII Pheney
states that he has enlisted in the
Ambulance corps with others from
Chicago and must report at that
place June 18th. in order to prepare
ior' ieaving for Europe Immediately.
he has leave of absence until that
lime and may he able to reach Du-
rangq for a few days. Willie had en-
listed as a marine but decided later
20 join the ambulance corps. We
nope that he Will be able to reach
durango before he departs for Eu-
cope His many friends viii be glad
o see him and his parents are very
inNious that he be able to visit home
for "a few days.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-05-28
DEPART FOR CALIFORNIA

A. L. Kaufman, who has given such
good service as local wire chief for
the Mountain States Telephone com
pany departed for California yester-
day afternoon via the Ford route. He
was accompanied by his wife, DR..
Alice Kaufman. They will locate at
Santa Ana where Mr.. Kaufman will
engage in the auto business. Thomas
Mcguire is acting as wire chief here,
filling the place made vacant by Mr..
kaufman's resignation.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-05-28
SOME GUM
CBv United Pressl

WASHINGTON, May 20. - The
orld's chewing gum bill his year
viii be well over $l0O00D lnd
most Of that money viii come 10 The
'nited States, according 10 commerce.
department figures today This eoun-
ny is the biggest producer. Europe's
consumption of chicle is ccoWing tire
nendously-in the first part Of this
scal year European nations cNercis-
d their mastoid muscles on $6s6,049
worth.
These figures show that the folks
say down in South America are ac
,uainted with the delights Of the un-
iiing jawbone, for they invested S17-
i5I. The Africanders spent $16,500
or American gum and even the hea-
,hen Chinese and the Japs, and 10
he Poor tiast indians. sank their mo-
ars in the springy substance, as Asia
mad bill of Sl4,53S.
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Semi-weekly herald., 1917-05-28
CLOSES SUCCESSFUL
SCHOOL AT BOONE

Miss nellie Males, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John Males, has just closed
her second term as primary teacher
at Boone, Pueblo county, Colorado.
There are two teachers in the school,
and this year three pupils finished
the cource. The commencement ex-
ercises were quite elaborate. The gen
eral interests of the people Of that
vicinity in the work attests to the
splendid success that is attend
ing the teachers efforts.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-05-28
80 ARE i kif:IIU II: Ii IN
KANSAS CYCLONE.
Iwenty-SK Bodies Already Recovered and Many
Injured May DE- -AadaIe, twenty-five
Miles from Wichita is Demolished
(By United Press)

WICHITA, Kansas, May 26 -
Twenty-six bodies of the victims of
the tornado which wiped out Andale,
town twenty-five miles northwest
of here off the map Taste yesterday,
have been recovered and indentified
today. Every train is bringing add
tional injured, many of whom ale
expected to die.
Officials say the death list will to p
tai thirty. Other bodies are thought
to be buried in the wreckage.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-05-28
Five Killed When
Train Hits Auto
(By United Pressl

TBy United Press)
AKRON, O., May 26. Five
yeung people, two girls and three
men, were instantly killed at mid
night at Mantau, Ohio, when their
auto was hit by an Erie train Their
bodies We're badly mangled. Parts Of
the auto were scattered a thousand
feet.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-05-28
PROMINENT LODGE
WOMAN VISITS HERE

Miss Helen c, Ftllmsn, president
Of the Rebekah assembly of Colorado
paid the local lodge an official visit
last night. During her stay she was
the house guest Of Mrs. +. f. Daugh-
erty. Today she made trip to Ig-
nacio to visit the order at that point.
Her plans are TO return here this
evening TO spend Sunday with Mrs.
Daugherty.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-05-28
CHINESE PLAN RED CROSS. AID
(By United Press

PEKlNG, May 26. 49, Plans to send
Chinese Red Cross contingent to the
European battle fronts to assist the
American and allied Red Cross work
ers are being considered here today.
Following a suggestion from Presi-
dent Chin of the Chinese society, with
headquarters AT Shanghai, President
Ii Yuan-hung has passed favorably
on the idea and ordered the finance
department to furnish the necessary
money
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-05-28
STATIONED AT SAN DIEGO

Lee Sewers has been transferred
nom the training station at San
Francisco to the u. s. Naval training
station at San Diego, where he ex-
poets to be stationed for the next six
months.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-05-28
SOCIALISTS PASSPORTS
REFUSED BY LANSING

derstanding of the purpose of the con-
gress accounts for the REFUSAL" de-
clared Chairman Branting.
Meetings of various groups of So
cialists continue, although it is ap-
parent the German plan Of general
meeting Is failure.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-05-28
Enemy Agents Attack
U. S. Wireless Station
(By United Press,

PORTSMOUTH. May 26. = Fifty
shots were exchange, when Fred
erick Roach wireless operator, was
wounded at the wireless station, at
Virginia Beach. Those engaged in
the affray We're the guards at the
stations and supposed enemy agents.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-05-28
Appoint Drivers for
Pershlng's Auto
(By United Press)

WASHINGTON, May 26 - Four
dare devil auto drivers have been
named to drive the huge machine
which General Pershing and his staff
viii use on the western front The
men are Ray Middleton, John F.
Hennings, and George Linthicum,
Detroit business men, and Elgin
Brain, a race track driver
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-05-28
(By United Press>

WASHINGTON, May 20. The
greatest spy hunt since the Civil war
is on today to seek the spy who tip
ped the German government that the
American patrol fleet had left the
American shores for Europe. in time
for German submarines to mine the
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-05-28
M "a ~ -
STRIKE ORDERS IN ENGLAND
nv United pressl

LONDON, May 26. Two hundred
thousand weavers in 800 mills are un-
der orders to strike today, unless cot
cent wage increase. All the north
ern counties arc affected. The strike
orders were issued by the Northern
Counties Amalgamated Weavers asso-
citation, LII
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-05-28
American Destroyer
Number Nine Ashore
(By United Press)

UNDATED WAR NEWS, The
United States destroyer No. 8. ran
aground on rocks at an American
port and was badly damaged. Tugs
pulled the vessel off. According to
the report no one was injured.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-05-28
IN M m u
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FElGEL ACQUITTED

William Feigel charged with as
sault with intent to kill, was acquit-
ted in the district court at Silverton
last night. The jury in whose hands
the fate Of Feigel rested, deliberated
about a half hour.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-05-28
AMERICA INAUGURATfS
GREAT HUNT FOR SPIES
port on the fleets arrival.

port on the fleets arrival.
Strictest censorship is on at all en-
bic Offices and border telegraph Of
fiees. 1t is believed the spy may
have crossed the border and sent the
message by secret wireless in Mex
leo, Central America or possibly
from the United Ststsa
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-05-28
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PLAN FIRST AMERICAN
ARMY IN ENGLAND

LONDON, May 90. - Lieutenant
Colonel G.. Seymour Bullock, of the
Canadian Army, former Chicago cler-
gyman, has completed organization
plans for the first all-American ar
my, to be formed in England to fight
under the Stars and Stripes in Franco
If congress will accept this means
Of speedily placing the flag in the
trenches the force will be constituted
as a unit of the United States army,
with a strength of 10000 seasoned
American officers and men from the
British front 1t is hoped to add to
the strength at least 1000 more from
the civilian American population of
Great Britain and France.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-05-28
Italians Report
further Advances
(By United press)

Wy pniLtu l1tSE1
ROME, May 20. The Italians
today stand masters OF the compli-
Gated fortifications which the Aus.
trians have been constructing all win
ter to bar the way to Trieste and
Laibach.
Dispatches from the battle front
tell of the repulse of furious counter
attacks by both wings of the, Ital-
ians. The fighting is intense
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ROME, May 26. The capture of
$500 prisoners with further progress
on the Carso front is announced in
this afterrio oon's official statement.
Much material has been captured
M EsV
LONDON, May 26. Slight i'm
provement of British positions on the
right of the river Scarpe is reported
by Haig. in statement revealing the
continued lull on the western front.
PARIS, May 20. "Further pro-
gress" around Mount Conflict and
the taking of hundred and twenty
prisoners is reported in the official
statement No general offensive is
detailed.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-05-28
tBy United Press,

TBy UnIteu TTeSsI
STOCKHOLM, May 26 = Secre-
Lansings refusal to issue pass
ports to American Socialists to the
peace Conference" has caused dis
may and depression to the delegates
already here.
Either false reports or . rnisun-
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-05-28
twenty y-Seven Women and twenty Three Children
are Among Dead and Forty Three Women
and Nineteen Children are Injured

today.
The Royal Flying corps machines
downed three of the enemy's aero
planes. The English planes at Dun,
kirk again battled with the Ger
mans over the English channel.
BERLIN. May 26. - an n success
full raid our air squadron bombed
Dover and Folkstone on the south
coast of England said today's Of
l'icial statement.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-05-28
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RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL

Mrs. Marguerite Miller of Mancos
who has been undergoing treatment
1t Mercy hospital, was released this
afternoon. She will visit a while
With Miss Mable Skoog before return
ing home.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-05-28
Germans Attempt to
Wreck Brazilian Depot
(By United Press)

(By United Press)
RIO DE JANERIO, ay 26. - The
attempted dynamiting of govern
ment depot by Captain Vending and
light German seamen from the in
.erned German ship Coburn has caus-
d tremendous excitement. The Ger
mans have been arrested.
1t is announced the Brazilian fleet
s patrolling the Atlantic.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-05-28

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The Washington herald., 1917-09-19
CHRISTMAS GIFTS
FOR SOLDIER BOYS
Women Plan to Provide Presents
for Men Over There"

Our soldier boys are not to be for
gotten when Christmas comes around
and finds them away from home, foI
plans are being completed. which will
provide Uncle Sam with the means
to fill every soldiers stocking.
With this purpose in mind, a group
of influential women at the Church
OF the Covenant yesterday morning
were addressed by Mrs. V. p. Will
son. OF the Mason House. which has
pledged 1000 good-cheer bags. She
said Miss Elizabeth Z. Poe. chair
man of the committee and an officer
of the National Service School, would
be directress of the work.
An executive committee was chosen,
as follows: Mrs. II. w. I-awton. Mrs.
]. n. Rose. Miss Almira Johnson,
Mrs. Charles Wood. Mrs. V. p. Will
son, Mrs. Eustis Thompson. Mrs. W.
II. Attwell and Mrs. W. c. Pollock.
The committee will hold a meeting
Thursday and then on Friday n gem
eral opportunity will be given to the
women of Washington TO meet at the
church to participate in this work.
Mrs. Hamilton Bradley's record of
Is sweaters knitted for the war is
to be supplemented by that of her
little grandchild. eight years old. who
came to the meeting and promised
she would make five bags for the
soldiers this Christmas.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-19
POLYGAMY NO BAR
TO FRENCH PENSION
Money Will Be Divided Equally
Among Plural Wives.

Paris, Aug. 81 By maiD.-The
French War Office is no stickler for
monogamy. This fact came out in
the settlement of a knotty question
brought before the military authori-
ties in many cases where polygamist
soldiers were killed. In such a case
how should the widows pension be
allotted?
The question came up through
France having brought so many ma
tive soldiers from Africa to fight
against the Germans. Many of these
African troops belonged to tribes
where the practice of polysamy is
established.
1t was decided by the authorities
that every polygamist widow should
have a share in the pension. The
pension will remain the same in sum
total, but will be equally divided
among a soldiers widows.
Nothing is said about the division
of the pension applying TO a native
French soldier who might happen to
have more than one wife.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-19
Winter Gym Classes
To Teach War Work

Winter gym" classes at the WASH
inston Y. NJ. c. A. which will give
special emphasis this year to. exer-
cises designed to increase the efici-
ency of war workers confined to Of
fees. will open Monday, September
81 Following is the schedule as an
nounCed yesterday:
HyEienic. 11:3O-2 a. M, Monday,
Wednesday and Friday
Professional men. 12:3O-1 p. m., Tues
day, Thursday and Saturday.
Students class, 81 p. m, Monday,
Wednesday and Friday.
Business men. 3:15-4 p. m, Tuesday.
Thursday and Saturday.
Recreative. $3.50 p. M, week days.
Pully weight. 7:30-T:5O p. m, Mon
day. Wednesday and Friday.
Graded evening. S:15-9:30 p. m.,
Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Leaders club, s:15-9:SO p. m, Tues
day
Gymnasium Mems Bible Glass, 80
s Tuesday
The Washington herald., 1917-09-19
CAVALRY
Up TO WILSON
The President to Decide
Whether Men Shall
Enter Artillery.

The fate of the First District
Squadron of Cavalry-which with
the New Jersey and virginia
squadrons protested bitterly through
Senators and Representative
against being reorganized into bat
teries OF field artillery-is in the
hands of President Wilson to whom
interested Congresmen have ap-
pealed to have the order revoked.
These organizations. now station
ed at Camp Mcclellan, Anniston'
Ala, and which include the crack
Essex troopers and the famous Rich
mond Blues. Congressman have been
assured will be retained as cavalry
il it can be done without seriously
Interfering with the War Depart
ment's plans.
The IF" in the foregoing para
graph, it is pointed out, is large
one. For the reason that the plan
of the General Staff is based on rec
concentrations of Marshall Joffre
and General Haig. the greatest mil
itary minds in Europe, who collabo-
rated with experts of the United
States Army. In general, the new
plan adopted was that IL cavalry
was sent abroad it should be sent
dismounted and fight as infantry.
No special rules were laid down
for the conversion OF the Richmond
Blues and the District Cavalry. The
decision as to whether individual
organizations should be changed to
artillery or other branches was left
to commanders of divisional camps.
The cavalry OF the Regular Army
has always been trained to fight
on foot as well as on horseback.
Only cavalry regiments can be util-
lied to advantage in guarding the
Texas border along the Rio Grande.
As an aftermath to their action
in bombarding members of Con-
gress with protests against their
commands being converted into field
artillery, the officers of the four
troops of District Cavalry may be
called upon to face a board of in
quiry to explain their action which
is regarded as highly improper by
brigade commanders at Camp Nc
Clellan.
That is what happened to the Off
GERS of the Richmond Blues who in
duced Senators Swanson and Martin
of Virginia, to lodge personal pro-
tests with Secretary of War Baker.
and, it is understood, also APPEALED
to the President. Officers of the
Richmond Blues were closely ques-
toned. Officers of the other two
squadrons will probably be called
upon tomorrow to explain what is
considered a breach of military dis
cipline.
A severe reprimand. to say the
least, will probably be administered
with a warning against the future
attempt to bring political influence
TO bear in their behalf. A soldiers
first duty, it is pointed out. is to
obey orders without kicking and go
cheerfully wherever he is sent.