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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-11-12
FEIGNS BLINDNESS, is FREE
French Professor in Military Prison
Deceives Germans by Remarkable
viii Power.

Paris.-A professor of the Sarbonne,
the great French university, recently
obtained his release from a German
military prison by remarkable exer-
else of will power. He fell into the
hands of the Germans in 1915. Decid-
ing at once to get free in some way,
he feigned blindness.
From that time it was impossible for
the German military doctors or eye
specialists to catch him off his guard.
They subjected him to the severest
known tests. He was tortured by sci
entific ways Of verifying sightlessness,
but never once departed from fixed
blank guze.
He was finally declared totally blind
and included in recent exchange of
permanently disabled prisoners.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-11-12

Give us more freight cars! Give
us faster freight trainsl
This cry is going up from east t., TO
west and from north to south. Inc
railroads are doing all in their
power to appease this demand.
Schedules are revised; passenger
trains taken off; excursion trains
eliminated; fast freights given
Ti8ht-o6way: Still there remains s
car5. The railways say. Shippers,
fiji your cars to capacity"
70 give a clear idea Of the situation
a traffic chief of the Canadian, "a
cifc-one of the men who is doing
much to solve this problem, not only
for Canada and his own road, but
for the United States as we'll, an
swered the following questions:
How long a period DO your
Canadian Freight Statistics cover
Eight years, 1907 to 1915, inciu-
sive."
What was the increase in number
of freight cars in that period?
"91 1-10%
What was the increase in carry
;rc canacitY2 ...ast.r...-.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-11-12
PAWNS RIVALS GIFT TO GIRL
She Has Him Arrested In East ST.
Louis and Departs With
Other Man.

East st. Louisa love triangle"
with diamond ring, making it q
quadrangle" was unfolded In the po-
lice station when Miss Annabelle Mace,
eighteen years old, Of st. Louis, caused
the arrest Of her former sweetheart,
Walter r. Howell of 646 Collinsville
avenue, on charge of pawning a ring
given her by her other sweetheart,
Charles Lucas. Then she walked tri-
umphantly away with Lucas, waving
farewell to Howell as he was led to
cell.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-11-12

III larger UNITS, out even there tn
proper execution Of a company move
ment frequently depends on the cor
pOral, and woe be to the one who fail
to distinguish between "On right int
line" and Fright front into line" fol
he will find his squad moving at RICH
angles to the rest of the company.
In open or deployed order, such as
would always be used under battle
conditions, the squad becomes the
smallest fighting unit and the corporal
becomes the leader whom the squad
must obey, follow and stick to. Here
he is usually under the supervision OF
Il sergeant, but it is to him that the
squad looks for orders, and the order
which can properly be used only by q
corporal and which is the simplest in
the Infantry Drill Regulations" "Fol-
low mel" is the one which takes the
squad away from the column in which
it has been marching, arranges it in
its proper position on the firing line,
advances it by rushes and finally leads
it to the bayonet charge.
Guard Duty.
1t is the squad leader who is given
the target designation and range by
the platoon leader, and who is re-
sponsible for the volume and accuracy
of the fire. The Infantry Drill Regu-
lations" say that Gin 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,
known as the military police, detailed
to preserve order in towns near a
camp. This work frequently requires
a high degree of ability to size up a
and act promptly.
More familiar in time of peace as
well as time of war is what is known
as interior guard duty used Gin camp
or garrison to preserve order, protect
and to enforce order, regula-
TONS" 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.
It is summed up in one short para
graph, however: SIT is the duty Of the
corporal of the guard to post and re-
ieve sentinels and to instruct the
members of his relief in their orders
ind duties.'
For the purposes of explanation, as
sumo camp with fifteen posts, which
must be patrolled each by sentry.
The guard would then consist Of 45
orlvates, divided into three reliefs,
each with a corporal. There would
,e one or two sergeants, an officer Of
he guard and an officer Of the day.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-11-12
PLAN HOTEL CLEARING HOUSE
New York Has Scheme to Save Wis
kors Inconvenience In Locating
Accommodations.

New York.-A hotel clearinghouse
with the object of locating without de-
lay suitable rooms for visitors when
the hotels are filled, will be inaugural
ed, under the auspices of the Hotel
association of New York city. The
congested condition of hotels here at
certain times during the year, as dur
ing the present worlds baseball series,
where visitors who failed to make res.
ervatiOns were unable to find accom-
modations without considerable trou-
bic, led to the decision to organize the
clearinghouse. Under the new ar
rangement the hotel keepers believe
that the troubles of the business SO.
journer in New York are at an end.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-11-12
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ter half pins, so clearly in his mine
that the corporal is lucky whose squad
does not have two or three slips in its
arrangement Also the corporal mus'
quickly learn the pet point OF eacl
inspecting officer. With one it may
be the size of the cake of soap; with
another the darn on the pair of socks
or the minute particle of dirt that cor
lects under the movable slide OF the
sight leaf of the rifle.
During the hours that are free from
drills and duties the corporal must
know where the men in his squad are
He is supposed to see that they battle
Mt least once a week and keep thelI
clothes and persons neat. Inc lasl
thing at night, as taps is blowing he
reports his squad as present II each
one is on his cot, or names such I'M
fortunates as may lave misjudged the
length of time required to return to
camp or the amount of liquor they
could consume safely.
Such are the routine matters the
corporal has in charge. The question
may arise as to how he enforces his
authority in these matters. The rules
are all so framed for soldiers Dene-
fit that, however much he may have
been without standards of order and
neatness before enlisting, a corporal
with force and tact can usually carry
the man along with the rest with little
necessity for discipline. The means
of discipline are not lacking however,
and here the details above have a real
value.
DiscipIining His Men.
There are many of these pieces OF
work which do not call for a complete
squad, and there are jobs done under
a sergeant's oversight with a man from
each squad. The corporal can always
assign the man who was last out at
drill call or whose rifle was denounced
as unclean at inspection to these de-
tails, as well as those Of cleaning UP
the tent each morning.
Most men learn after they have
spent few Of their spare hours chop
ping wood or cleaning pans to obey
the orders of the corporal. Some there
are, of course, who have to be re-
ported to the first sergeant for con-
finement to the company street, or
whose repeated offenses lead to the
The corporal who proper
" enforces his authority knows that
he whole iron system of discipline OF
he army is behind him.
In the more purely military matters
he corporal is equally important. We
hear much of the recruit and the drill
sergeant. If a company has efficient
it is more often the latter
Who introduce the recruits to right |
lress and port arms and explain the
lice distinction between squads right
ind right turn.
Many period Of company drill De-
gins with the captains command:
'Corporals, take your squads for III
cen minutes In the school Of the sol
lier and school Of the squad; and II
8 there that individual attention can
70 given. Close order drill is Of course
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-11-12

was a little more than Is tons. Waste
space amounted to more than 44To:
By 1915 the average capacity OF
freight cars had increased to over
SO tons The load averaged some
thing over 10 tons. Still waste of
more than 44To. In eight years the
railroads had increased the capacity
of the cars almost $50, but the ship
pers used only $50 of the space pro-
vided, letting 1870 of the increased
space 20 to waste. If shippers
would make it rule not to send out
car loaded to less than maximum
capacity, we could haul almost half
again as much freight per train a.
we now do"
Then by loading cars to capacity,
this clamor for more cars could be
silenced?
mot altogether. Cars must BE-
released quickly. Railroads would
rather have their cars earn money
hauling freight than getting demur-
rage for standing idle and blocking
tracks. If shippers will load to
capacity; load and unload quickly;
there will be no car shortage"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-11-12

YOUR CHANCE IS IN CANADA = RICH
lands and business opportunities offer you
independence; Farm lands, $l1 to $50 acre; ir-
rigated lands, $35 to $50; Twenty years to
pay; $4,000 loan in improvements, or ready
made farms. Loan of live stock; Taxes average
under twenty cents an acre; no taxes i'm
provements, personal property, or live stock;
Good markets, churches, schools, roads, tele-
prove it. Special homeseekers' fare certificates.
Write for free booklets. Allan Cameron, Gen
cral Superintendent Land Branch. Canadian
Pacific Ry., 239 Ninth-av.. Calgary. Alberta
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-11-12

HAVE YOU FARM IMPLEMENTS,
LIVE STOCK or HOUSEHOLD AR
TICLES for sale? OUR CLASSIFIED
ADS WILL GET YOU THE CASH. tt
The Washington times., 1917-09-30

IshII Gives $1,000 For
War Relief Work.
Wasn't it gracious thing for
Viscount Ishii to do. to send check
The Washington times., 1917-09-30
Might Have Made Three
Important wedding Days

nave MA0C lhEcG
InPortant wedding Days
It's a pity circumstances should
have led the three girls to select the
GAme wedding day, for all three are
friends. Margaret and Lillian are
particularly chummy. and each had
planned to have the other in her
wedding party. Margaret Howsrd's
sister, Mrs. Francis Bartlett Man
ming, who was married in June, will
be her matron Of honor, and IL she
has another attendant II will be her
cousin. Kathryn Gwynn.
-
There is no earthly use asking de-
tails OF weddings in advance these
days. Everybody Is making plans
tentatively, subject to orders. Brides
maids are usually available, and q
girl can be reasonably sure OF her
bridegroom, even in these parlous
times, but ushers and best men, when
every young man one knows is in the
service, are kittle-cattle. Marie Peary
summed up the situation when asked
who would be the ushers at her mar
riage to Capt Edward Stafford, son
Of Justice and Mrs. Wendell P. Stat
ford, she said, My dear, 1 don't ex-
pect to know until I see them walk
ing up the aisle at the ceremony"
Indeed, so much trouble is Cameron
Hawkins experiencing in getting to-
gether his group OF ushers-one gone
to France. another ordered into
camp-for his marriage to Dorothea
Owen. that they may even decide to
dispense with bridal attendants, al
though the bridesmaids all have ac-
cepted- Their wedding, which is to
be in the Bethlehem Chapel of the
Cathedral of IS. Peter and Paul,
promises to be unusually pretty, for
they are to have a full choral serV-
ice, the first ever held in the chapel.
The ceremony will be followed by a
reception at the home OF Senator and
Mrs. Owen.
The Washington times., 1917-09-30

In piping times of peace the chief
OF the Bureau of Yards and Docks has
no sInecure. and under present condi-
tions there is no end to his duties.
He is in control OF all the construr-
tinn work OF the navy on shore and
has charge Of the maintenance OF the
navy yards. The work in hand At
present under his bureau involves an
expenditure of more than 100000, 900,
The Washington times., 1917-09-30
p. ID. CaFIIsle's Fall
Injuries His Leg.

Do you know, Susan, that p. D.
Carlisle-his name is Paul, but no.
body ever calls him anything but
"P. DIS laid up at Walter Reed
Hospital with a leg so badly crushed
that he may have to be retired? /
know you will be sorry, and "P. D."
has countless friends in Washington
who will be distressed to hear the
news.
When first 1 heard that he had been
injured in a fall from his horse i sus-
pected that he had been doing
stunts" but it develops that he was
riding quietly around the drill hall at
Fort Myer, instructing a class in equi'
tation. when the horse slipped on the
tan bark and rolled on him, crushing
the bones Of his ankle.
=
He has been in the hospital for
about three weeks, and the prospects
are now that he will be there indefi-
nitely. Just how complete a recovery
he will make is still uncertain, but
the doctors fear that he will never be
able to ride again. That would go
harder with p. ID. than with most men,
for he adores horses. and has almost
lived in the saddle. He is a splendid
horseman and a clever polo player.
When IL was decided that the cavalry
should go to France only as infantry
he Immediately applied for a transfer
to the field artillery. Foot soldering
didn't appeal to p. ID.
When he was here before. he was
with the Fifth Cavalry, stationed at
Fort Myer. That was about two years
ago, and he left town when the Fifth
went to the border. He was very pop.
ular in Washington, and was invited
everywhere. About q month ago he
was transferred to the Third Field
Artillery. and detailed to Fort Myer.
Then came this accident almost be-
fore we knew he was here again.
The Washington times., 1917-09-30

that evening Marguerite Marr's mar
riage to Carl Butman. DR.. Daniel Le
Ray Borden, brother OF Lieutenant
Borden, and Pauline Stone have Sc
lected October 20 for their wedding.
And, of course, one mustn't forget
the marriage tomorrow of Julia Ap-
pIeton Meyer and Cheyalier Giuseppe
Brambilia, counselor of the ltalan
embassy, which is a Washington we'd.
ding for all that II will take place at
Hamilton, Mass. The number Of dip
lomats who will attend Is smaller
than might be expected, as 1t IL i'm
possible for many OF them to leave
their desks at this time. but the Ital-
ian embassy staff. headed by the Am
bassador and Countess di Cellere, Will
be there in force
The question Of whether the we'd
ding will bring Julia Meyer back to
Washington is an interesting one, FOR
she has hosts of friends here. but 1
have a hunch, though there has been
no announcement to the effect, that
.Cnevafier Brambilla is likely to be or
dered elsewhere shortly-and pro-
NOTED. In the language Of the street
Its coming to him"
-
During the week just past the con-
ference of the WomAn's Liberty Loan
Committee, which brought-no end OF
prominent and distinctly charming
women to Washington, has added in
terest to the social program. and this
week we'n have the races at Laurel.
They are always an event OF consid-
erable social Importance, and this
Ssasop-whisper it-there Is some
thing brewing that will thrill the
most hardened race fan. I'll tell you
more about IT later.
=
IshII Gives 81 900 For
The Washington times., 1917-09-30
Jimmy" James Back
At Fort Myer.

Another young officer and an ex-
tremeIy popular one who was at
Fort Myer a few years ago Is capt.
Alexander James, better known as
Jimmie" James. He is back at the
Fort. too, and has brought delight
full wife with him. He was married
last February to Viola Burden, OF
California Jimmie" used TO sing
and play in the most delightful fash
ion, and his wife is equally talented.
She usually plays the piano. now,
while he sings or plays the ukulele.
Captain James has another talent,
too. song writing, which makes him
persona particularly grata at Fort
Myer, where the student officers are
being put through a regular course
in singing, with an army officer as
instructor The embryo officers are
not taught classical music. but catchy
marching songs about Kaiser Bill,
what the "Yanks" are going TO do to
that person when they catch him, ana
the like, calculated to rouse the mar
tial spirit among the men. Captain
James has written several clever
ditties which are being taught the
candidates. / believe the Instructor
is soon to be transferred to Camp
TO put enthusiasm into their singing
During q visit to Camp Meade the
other day | was forcibly struck with
the number Of men ! saw whom you
and I knew as society men, whom we
used to see in conventional evening
dress adorning a ball room floor. In
camp they were all in rough khaki
shirts and trousers, covered with
dust, which is very deep down there
and working for dear life. From Gen
eral Kuhn down IL was the same, and
I had to pinch myself to realize that
they were the same people. saw
Col. Tenney Ross, whom | always pic
ture as dining and dancing at the
Army and Navy Club. and Major Her
bert Hayden, whose home Is here, al
though he has been away from Wash
ington for some time. He returned
from the Philippines a short time ago.
was promoted to captain, and then to
major all within a few days, and Is
now with the 3l1th Field Artillery
think of it the 3l1th!
The Washington times., 1917-09-30
Dame RumOF whispers
OF BrambIIIa Promotion.

By way OF more interesting October
weddings l give you the marriage Of
Lieut. William AXres Borden and Dor
othy Adams on October 6, the same
day as the Pesry-Stafford wedding
Margaret Allies marriage to Pere A.
Wilmer, also on the same day, and
The Washington times., 1917-09-30

and includes the building Of camps
for about $4,000 men, storehouses for
supplies. magazines, and reserve nu-
nitions shops, shipbuildinG ways and
plants. permanent barracks, subma-
rine bases. air stations, aviati9n,
bases, dry docks. as well as water
front improvements and general
supervision OF improvements to vari-,
Gus private plants and activities for
the production Of war materials.
Admiral Harris Is particularly, well
equipped for such q task, full Of
energy, and will power. and well
liked by all the men under him He
has a remarkable record to date.
Born in New York, he Is a graduate
of stevens Institute OF Technology in
Hoboken, N. j. His first service for
the Government which brought him
into notice. was undertaken while he
was in charge of the construction OF
q drSdock at Charleston, s. c. The
construction company insisted on the
The Washington times., 1917-09-30

the people and the
existing conditions.
Scientific meth
DDS, tremendous
facilities for pur-
chase of materials
and productions,
have kept prices
properly balanced.
-'--- 80
Buy Queen quail
ity Shoes with the
assurance that you
are getting Full
Measure of Value
for every dollar you
expend.
The Washington times., 1917-09-30

Er~A rFSptefScrI.-iy a. - ss-4.,s -
Kathsrips rFitehsr' is back inStovS
filled with enthusiasm and new ides&S
for, didn't she spend the summer -
Provinestowns haunt of Grtists, YhieS
Is rapidly corning for itself the tikIE
Of the American BarbizoD? This ssA.
son. she il to have her studio at tilE
woodIey, where she lives with iheN
sister, Lulie Criteher.s instead az
downtown. Miss Lulis Critcher hs9
recently been visiting her !nepha
and, niece, Mr: and Mrs. Toy DfkgD
Savage. in Norfolk. Mrs. Savage VA
formerly Hildrsth Gatswood.
Mrs Gatewood. who broke up ,hdE
Washington home. September l. ~
now in, Gulfport, Miss., where. DE
Gatswood-MedieaI Director Jamie
Duncan Gateyood-has been detaiis3
=, d,,txr - .-r -. as'N -
AnectisnRtsiy yours. ,.5,-
JEAN ELIOT.
The Washington times., 1917-09-30
Me1UsandGossip
OF Smart SetS'
Dotngs in Week
DEAR SUSAN:


In Washington October and half OF
November are usually given over to
brides. the other half of November
and all Of December to debutantes-
and after that the social deluge. It's
brave prophet who dares foretell
what the coming winter may bring
forth, although it is likely to be the
sueerest-and the most interesting-
reason Washington has ever known.
But so much is certain. the crop OF
October brides is unusually interest
ing.
The feeling that it was unlucky,
and a bit bourgeoise as well, 10 be
married on Saturday has entirely
passed-for haven't = surprisingly
large proportion of smart weddings
been Saturday weddings in the last
year?-and now another superstition
goes into the discard. There are no
Iess than three important marriages
set for October Is.
On that day Margaret Howard,
laughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Beale R.
Howard, will be married to John
Terry Remey; Lillian HendriSk will
become Mrs. Ross st. John McClel-
land, and Mildred Bacon and Lieut..
Richard Oulahan will plight their
vows OF the three, Lillian Hen
drick's engagement probably caused
the most surprise. for her nance, who
u a New Yorker. and a very busy per-
son, hasn't been able to come to
Washington very often. He who ran
might read that the other two we'd
dings were brewing, although both
girls had enough attention to keep
their fr ends-and their beauX-
guessing. ..---
The Washington times., 1917-09-30
Russians Likely
To Be Ropalar.,
Social alAddaions

I met a lonely little couple the
ether day, strangers In . strange
land, but prophesy that they won't
be lonely long, after society once dis
covers them. for they are both charinS
ing and awfully good looking. They
are Captain and Nine. Butzskoi, ot,
Russia He 10 here in connection Nith.
some special work for the smhaSsy:
Both are young. both very good lookse
ing, speak English perfectly. and are
quite Soeiable. He has been deco
rated twice "for valor," has been
wounded several times. and has dspO
a lot OF Interesting things am tod
his hobby IL riding; that he II q mar,
veIouS horseman. They have '.aa
apartment at the Marlborough just
now. but will move next week to the
sheridan. They expect to be in wash
inRton all winter. = if'% y-5to
And then there are the Dubassohfs
new Russia IL certainly sending us.
OF her best Capt. Dimitri DubassoR,
n on the Temporary stan Of the Rus
sian embassy and he and hia eharn-'
ing young wife ere established N a
little home in Chevy Chase. The.
young people-thsy are hardly out OF
the bride and groom eiass-ars being,
made much Of by their colleagues OF
the Diplomatic Corps and BY society
in general. but how different 10 thsiL
existence from the life they had
planned.
They have large estates in thsl
CFimea. where they had expected TO
live. and thsrS they were going to
devote themselves to the raiging sof
rrfnIafa ~ afkar hnf-h0naA Na~araI
for the market. for Russia does an
enormous trade In flowers and the opSn
portunities were most beGuiltnG-
Then came the war, and later the revss.
Outbound here are the DubasBonG
In Warrington, the captain serxfhG
- military aide to the new ambaSS
sadQr.