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Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-07-06
Private Goes to Top.

On July %, 1861, Lieut.. Gen. Adna
r. Chaffee applied for enlistment as a
regular in the army Of the United
States. There was nothing to differ.
entlate him from other young men who
applied daily at the recruiting office.
He was assigned as a private to Troop
X Of the Sixth cavalry, an organization
which exists today and in which John
j. Pershing, now commanding our
forces In France, saw his first hard
lighting duty. General Chaffee rose
from private to sergeant, to first SER
geant, to second lieutenant and
through the rest of the ranks until
he was made lieutenant general Of the
United States army, the ranking officer
Of Uncle Sans forces.
Chaffee was a soldier of the highest
order. His career In the Spanish
American war was markedly efficient.
He fought at San Juan and later went
to the Philippines. While there he was
ordered to take command Of the Amer
lean forces which were to Join the Ill
lied forces in their march on Picking,
the forbidden city. That was one Of
the most successful and Woodworking
expeditions ever dispatched by the
United States. Chaffee won fame for
his service. Within the compass OF
his years IN the army he had served In
every rank barring that. Of corporal.
OF the three living lieutenant gem
erals OF the army, all of whom are on
the retired list, not one was a graduate
Of West Point. They all came up. II
not from the ranks, at least from the
lowest commissioned offices, working
their way by merit, until they received
the highest military honor possible I'M
der then existing law, promotion to
command OF the army with the rank
Of lieutenant general.
The fact that all young men between
the ages of twenty-one and thlrty.one
are registered for possible service does
not prevent their volunteering for serv-
ice In the regular army, the navy or
the Marine corps. There is a chance
for high service "In the regular
army. o."
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-07-06

nance department, q signal corps. the
officers Of the bureau OF insular affaira
a military bureau. the regular army re
serve, the corps Of cadets at West
Point, and other smaller organizations
used for disciplinary grades. service
schools, and record depot detachmenta
and for some other purposes.
How II ls Commanded.
An army is a huge body Of men gath
cred together for fighting purposes In
different units of organization. An
army when It passes a certain strength
usually Is commanded by a general.
Today there Is no general in the Unit
ed States army, but II Is probable that
within a few months congress will re-
vive the rank and name some officer,
who, taking the title or general, shall
have supreme command Of all the fight
ting forces In the field.
An army IS composed Of army corps.
There may be two or three or more
corps In an army. Sometimes when
there is a huge number Of troops In
Nh0 helu uut ktiltIul - put III nuptNAit
command while his forces are divided
into several armies, each one In COM
mand Of a lieutenant general. II Is
likely that congress soon will make
Maj. Gen. John J. Pershing a lieuten-
ant general and put him in command
Of the First corps, consisting Of several
divisions Of troops, to see service In
France.
A division Of troops is commanded
by a major general. II is composed
Of several brlgades, each one Of which
is commanded by a brigadier general.
II is possible for a brigade to consist
Of n combination Of cavalry, infantry
and artillery, but frequently each bril-
gade is composed of regiments all of
the same branch of the service. The
typical infantry brigade, for instance,
consists Of a headquarters and three
regiments Of infantry, while a typical
cavalry brigade consists of a head
quarters and three regiments of cav
airy.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-07-06
All Say II.

Customer (holdlng up box)-How
much for this?
Fair Bazaar Attendant-Five shil-
lings.
Customer-Aren't you a little dear?
Attendant-Well (cOyly), that's what
all the boys say.-Cassers Saturday
Journal.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-07-06

Rosanna Hoffman, nlnety-four, OF
Pittsburgh walks a mile daily to pray
for world peace.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-07-06

II a man boards riches and enjoys
them not, he is a nc companion for the
donkey that dimes on thistles when
grass Is plenty.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-07-06

Does your wife listen to your adj
viceT"
"Listen7 OF course she does. My
wife Is very polite"
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-07-06

Ten smiles for a nickel. Always buy RED
Cross Bag Blue. have beautiful, clear
white clothes. Adv.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-07-06

II like public speeches, / like to read
addresses, but most Of them are too
long"
run owe n few Of these" suggested
Flubdub, handing him a copy OF the
city directory"
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-07-06

William Fleming Of st. Paul has
taught his fowls to answer to individ-
ual names.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-07-06
Did He Underestimate

Wlfe-Big checks for dresses will
viii not be In demand this season.
Husband-Thank heavenl
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-07-06
CHANCE FOR HIGH SERVICE in army.

Sergeant, FIRST class. medical depart
ment. Sergeant. field musician, mill
tary academy ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 50
Hospital sergeant Master engineer.
engineer u
Ouartermaster sergeant. senior. grade
q. M. corps. Band leader. Master
signal electrician. Master electrician.
Master engineer, senior grade. Mas
ter hospital sergeant. Band SER
geant and assistant leader, military
81
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-07-06

Love and pain are more or less
chummy.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-07-06
Save the Babies

INFANT MORTALITY is something frghtful We can hardly realize that
of all the children born in civilized countries, twenty-five per cent.
= or nearly one-quarter, die hafore they reach one year; thirty-seven
per cent, or more than One-thr5 before they are FIVE, and onehalf before
they are ffteeni
We do not hesitate to say that a timely use Of Castoria would save
many of these precious lives. Neither do we hesitate to say that many
Drops, tnctures and soothing syrups sold for chidren's complaints contain
more or less opium or morphine. They are, in considerable quantities,
deadly posons. In any quantity, they stupefy retard circulation and lead
to congesions, sickness, death. There an be no danger in the use Of Cas-
toria If it bears the signature Of Chas. Il. Fletcher
IS It contains no opiates o. narcotics of any kind. ~ U0I-Z
Genuine Castoria always bears the signature of CN1[HX ALZIX
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-07-06

Be happy. Use Red Cross Bag Blue
much better than liquid blue. Delights
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-07-06
Composition Of the Regiment.

Each regiment is commanded by a
colonel, who has under him a lleuten-
ant colonel, whose duties are rather
nOndescript, although his chief duty Is
to take the place of the colonel in his
absence or In case he Is wounded or
killed in battle.
Each regiment is divided into bat
%talions, and each battalion is com
manded by a major. A battalion ION.
sists of two or more companies, troops
or batteries, and ench company is com.
manded by a captain. In each com
pany there is a first lieutenant and o
second lieutenant, and complete com
plement of nOncommissioned officers
FIRST sergeants, duty %sergeants, anc
c%Orporals.
The company is divided into squads
for purposes of instruction, discipline
control and order, each squad consist
ing of a corporal and seven privntes,
The corporal is the squad leader, and
when absent is replaced by a deslg
mated private. 1t might be said that
from the squad, consisting as II does
only Of a corporal and seven privates
the whole formation Of an army is de
veloped and In a sense regulated. The
squad is a small base unit from which
armies take their growth by a series Of
developing steps.
Men who enter the United States
army as recruits have the same chance
that men had years ago not only to be
come commissioned officers, but to
reach the high place Of command of
all the armies of their country.
Does this seem to be an exngger.
-ated statement Only recently there
died a lieutenant general of the United
States army who commanded all the
forces Of Uncle Sam. He entered the
service as an enlisted man Of regulars,
going to a recruiting office Just as any
boy of today can go to a recruiting
office there to don the uniform Of a
private, later to enter the ranks, and
II It is in him to work his way up to
the top.
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became the bride of Mr.. William
Henry Barringer. The ceremony was
performed by their pastor. the Rev.
Hugh T. Stevenson, in the presence
of a large number of relatives and
friends, while Miss Edna Marsh. the
organist of the church, played a pro-
gram of nuptial music before and
during the ceremony. The bride wore
a smart suit of blue faille taffeta
with gray blouse and a hat to match.
She carried a bouquet of bride roses
The bridesmaid, Miss Sarah Harvey,
younger sister of the bride, wore a
gown of white crepe de chine. beaded
in white, with large pink and white
georgette crepe hat. She carried a
bouquet of Killarney roses.
The matron of honor was Mrs. H.
B. Buford, another sister of the bride.
She wore an embroidered gown of
purple taffeta. with a black picture
hat, and carried pink roses. Little
Miss Sarah Wiseman, of Spencer,
N. c., cousin of the bride, was the
flower girl. She wore a charming
frock of white organdie. with white
ribbons, and carried a basket of white
rosebuds. DR.. H. r. Kritzer, of Bal
timore, Nd, was best man. The
ushers were Mr.. w. Silas Smith, Mr..
Norman Morrison, Mr.. Perry ]. Ste
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THE HIGH COST OF BURNING.
BY FRANCES MARSHALL.

Recently in a manufacturers trade
journal l saw the heading The High
Cost OF burning and. as / saw when
let my eyes glance down the COL
umn, the short article related TO some
recent advances in fire insurance
rates. But being more interested in
cookery than in Insurance / naturally
thought of another connection between
high cost and burning. / was think
Ing OF the amount of damage that is
done all the time and the amount of
consequent vexation all on account of
burned food.
Especially since gas stoves have so
largely superseded coal stoves in cities
has the amount of food spoiled by
burning Increased and in truth il does
often seem as II there were some sorts
OF dishes that one could not make on
gas stove without running a danger
of burning.
Of course the d1uhle-builer or balm
marie is the best of all possible pre-
ventlves of burning in food prepar-
alton in the home. But there are some
things that simply cannot be cooked
properly in double boiler For in
stance white sauce ought always TO
be placed over a direct flame. So
ought almost everything else contain
ing raw flour. Otherwise the flour
does not become thoroughly cooked
and hence lacks in flavor and digesti-
bility.
Some persons regard the "simmere.
as a prevention against burning. and
to be sure il does sometimes make
II possible for one to prevent food from
burning. But one must always remem-
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HOUSEWIVES DAILY ECONOMY CALENDAR
Wartime Housewifery.

ber than the simmerer. though pro-
Nldlng low flame and small area
OF flame. does all the same come AZ
one spot into direct contact with
the bottom OF the pan or d sh over il.
Don't therefore ima9i that Won can
safely cook something like corn meal
porrldge on the simmerer. II YOU try
you viii see that the pDrTidce burns
in the area Immediately over the sim
merer, thus tainting the rest Of the
mess with that very unplca SAINT flavor
of burned meal
Fats burn Verv easily and often do
so when the cook docs not realize il.
AS soon as fat becomes 6arkeIed yuu
may Know that IL has begun TO burn
and consequently its flavor is altered
sometimes We purposely brown butte
a little and that is because n Little
OF this flavor is desirable in some
1isheS But when meat fats burn the
flavor is not so good
Every cook should realize. however.
tnat sometimes even when q dish has
begun to burn a remedy is possible.
The first thing to do is to remove the
dish from the flame. Under NJ COR
dltlon aud more water. 1t is a NJ -
take, also. to stir the food. What you
should do is to remove the part OF the
meat o. whatever YOU are cooking
from the top OF the dish. Take last
s much a YOU are sure has not stuck.
or become affected with the parr in
the bottom that has burned You will
find that by using just this portion ana
throwing away only that which has
become actually burned YOU NAV avoid
getting the unplea SAINT favor mixed
throughout the dish. On the ofhc-
hand, If you stirred the dish or added
water TO loosen the burned portion
You would find the entire dish was
contaminated.
CCopyusht, lsI-l
The Washington herald., 1917-07-19

had a little girl last week who had
never been away from home over
night. and don't know what we
would have done II IL had not been
for Fay. She told her the ether
was Just New York perfume. and
not to be afraid of It at all. She
just makes believe about every
thing, and do you know. she was q
little founding. She cans US nurses
her first, second and third mothers
I don't see how any woman could
desert a baby that looked like her"
I don't see how anyone could
desert any kind of baby. not while
there was love left in ones heart.
and strength TO breathe. but when
/ left. Mother and / walked down
the side street leading to the car
and / waved good-by as long as ]
could see her out on the open-air
porch. such q rich little poor girl.
with everyone to love ner.
Surely IL ever a cloud was lined
with silver IL was hers. / don't
know what ever became Of her. The
nurse told me her chances OF being
adopted were slight now on ac-
count OF her crippled condition. but
IL anyone wanted to catch q sun
beam for home use, a little mascot
of happiness and merriment. ]
would tell them to find the road TO
that big red brick hospital and ask
for the founding named Fay.
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HOROSCOPE.
Thursday, July 10, 1917.

This is a doubtful day with Jupiter.
Mercury and Venus all in benefic as
pect. while Saturn. Neptune, Uranus
and Mars are adverse.
Under this rule OF the stars misap-
prehensiens and misjudgments are en-
couraged. 1t is exceedingly bad for
those who are in positions of author
ity.
Growth OF suspicion, criticism of the
government and labor difficulties again
are presaged.
This should be a fairly lucky day
for bankers and brokers. but specu-
lation will be most unfortunate,
Lawyers come into an influence that
seems to presage new lines of activity
in which great competition will be en-
countered.
This is a lucky wedding day and IT
Is favorable for all social entertain
ments where men and women meet.
Mercury is in a place that appears
to promise that newspapers will be
successful in their best aims. Free
dom of the press will be maintained.
the seers predict, but not until a
period of uncertainty prevails and
public sentiment dictates.
Actors and actresses should make
the most CT this configuration which
is read as promising the beginning of
a new era Tor the stage in America.
The growth of free theaters Is
prophesied and a philanthropist will
gain fame and rove by a novel expert
ment
Warning is given of a sudden change
of sentiment on certain questions and
much trouble through reasonable
acts and utterances.
Uranus continues to exercise a
power that in its best effects produces
an extraordinary susceptibility to
psychic influence.
In this connection it is prophesied
that signs and wonders" will take
place on the battlefelds.
The stars appear to promise a won-
derful growth in democracy in the
sense that all social and radical lines
are leveled in the United States.
Persons whose birthdate it is may
have the augury of disappointment in
business. but perseverance will bring
success.
Children born on this day are likely
to be thoughtful and trustworthy.
They usually succeed through their
own industry.
Copyright, lsl7D
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Poultry Corner Fails;
Spectators in Despair

Chicago, July 1s.-Speculators in
dressed poultry are in a tight fix. ac-
cording to statements made by South
Water street dealers today. Stocks of
more than $1,000, 90 pounds of poultry
are held in cold storage houses of the
country. and an attempt is being
made to unload.
Most of the supply was accumulated
last fall at high prices. It was ex-
pected European countries would
flood this market with buying orders.
These have not come.
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CHILDLESS MENf0RM
GERMAN Death CORPS
Shock Units" Sent Forward on
Most Difficult Tasks.

French Front June Is oby mai) -
Full and interesting details Of the or
ganization Of the German formations
known as '-stosstruppen." or shock
units" indicate that the German
army at the front ts now divided into
superior and inferior grades OF sol
diers. The Shock units" specially
formed for dinhcult operations which
the ordinary regiments evidently are
regarded as unqualified 70 undertake.
are formed from among the young.
vigorous men OF the regular bat
talions.
They are nearly all unmarried men.
or II married. are childless. and this
regulation has been decided upon for
the reason that whenever they are
sent into action they encounter over
whelming chances Of losing their lives.
They. in fact. resemble the ''forlorn
hopes" of old-tine wars except that
they are not volunteers.
Until now each German army has
had attached TO II one or two bat
talions Of these shock units" Hence
forth, according 10 the newest regu-
! lations, each German army corps Is
TO organize shock unit OF its
own.
Often part Of the men Of such a
Dattalion are distributed IN small units
among the ordinary battalions en-
gagged. They are specially instructed
beforehand as 10 the most important
points aimed at in the attack. and
they act as guides 70 their less spec-
! ialized comrades. Their work is to
J make breaches in the enemy lines. to
/ lead the way into the allies trenches
J TO destroy machine gun emplacements
and field fortresses with the help OF
the special cannon and other weapons
at their disposal and eventually TO aid
! in the reorganization for defence
1 against counter attack OF any position
which may be captured.
AS soon as the heavy fighting IL over
the men OF the shock unit still re-
naming alive withdraw.
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THE DAILY ADVENTURES OF
PUSS IN BOOTS, Jr.
BY DAVID CORY.
Who Was Knocking.

Well, as ! told you in the last story,
there came a loud knocking at the
door of the little wooden house where
Mr.. Tommy Tittlemouse lived and
where, you remember. Puss Junior was
making a call in order to find out
how best to reach his famous father.
Puss in Boots. Then the knocking
became louder and louder, and the
parrot in the cage by the window
pulled the curtains to one side and
peeked out And then she turned and
said:
One, two-Here is Lou.
Three. four-At the door.
Five, skin q fix.
Seven, eisht-Let him wait.
Nine, ten-Heu knock again.
inside the room and like a well-be-
haved cat, had closed the door after
him, and suppose it had one of those
clicking locks on so that no one could
open it from outside unless he
had a key. And then, Just as the
parrot said, the knocking commenced
again.
Shall open the door" asked Puss.
but Mrs. Tittlemouse gave a scream
at the suggestion.
mo, No! she cried. Don't you
know who Lou is?' OF course Puss
didn't, and why should any one ex-
pect him to know Lou in New Mother
Goose Land. Don't you know how
some people are always asking you
If you don't know Mr.. This and Mr..
That or Mrs. That and Mrs. This?
Lou is the pussy cat who lives next
door" whispered Mrs. Mouse. land we
never let her in for fear she might
eat US. Even Polly Parrot is afraid
of her. Yes, we have to be very care
full, for NOWADAYS there are spies
on every hand. Why, for a week or
more an old owl sat outside the win
dow watching Mr.. Tittlemouse every
time he came out of his doorway"
Well, after a while the knocking
stopped and Mrs. Tittlemouse gave
Puss Junior directions to reach his
fathers castle and Puss promised her
in return that he would 90 to the
house next door and persuade Lou,
the pussy cat, to let the Tittlemouse
family alone. So he went across the
little lawn that separated the two
houses and knocked on the door Of
LOUIS house. And in a few minutes
1t was opened by a very nice look
ing lady cat In fact, Puss thought
Sne was Qulle CHdIHllhS' anu IN re-
turn she thought Puss Junior the
cat she had ever laid eyes
on. And I have no doubt he was,
for his cap and feathered plume were
most becoming, and his high red-top-
ped boots with their silver spurs made
him look like a soldier-and everybody
loves a soldier.
So she opened the door and invited
him in, and in the next story you
shall hear some more about Puss
Junior, son of the famous Puss in
Boots, Seneschal to my Lold of Car
abas.
toopgrishs prJ
The Washington herald., 1917-07-19

oh. did you ever hear of the rich
little poor girl? Now, not '"rhe Poor
Little Rich Girl" mind, but just turn
ed around the other way. ] never did
until she popped right out Of a dark
cloud and showed me its silver lining.
You know that nearly everybody
wishes they were rich. II all the un-
fulfilled wishes and hopes deferred
could be heaped up like letters to
Santa Claus by some wonderful good
fairy, what a lot of strange heart
yearnings we would find. / can re-
member well how I planned some day
to eat all the chocolate marshmallows
l wanted, and wear pink velvet morn
ing, noon and night. Mother laughs
even now, sometimes, when Lottie or
remind her how we both wished for
pink sealskin dress.
But IL you have ever had all the
money you want you find out the
queerest truth Of all. that IT doesn't
buy any of the greatest things in the
world-love or friendship, loyalty or
courage or anything like that. You
stores and shops, and not a single
N@oA1 hhS eoAbch Va MT
Well. one day back in New York, we
went to visit friend who was Ill in
the hospital, very dear old friend of
Mothers. While they were talking
out on the big upper veranda where
the convalescents sit in the sunlight,
l saw the dearest little girl brought
out by a nurse. She must have been
about six years old. and had been a
victim of that fearful scourge that
swept New York. infantile paralysis
She had recovered after a stay in the
isolation hospital, but now, in this
one. they were trying to restore the
use of her limbs. and it was a long.
hard fight uphill.
The nurse was a young English
girl, buoyant and rosy checked. The
minute 1 caught signr OF the child's
face / went straight over to get
acquainted. She was almost inde-
scribably attractive. Her hair lay
in thick, bright, goId-colored curls
on her head and her eyes were
dark. SO dark that you could hardly
distinguish between the iris and the
pupil. But there was such a look of
dauntless happiness, of almost radi-
ant good nature and contentment In
her face, that 1t made one stand
and marvel Mind. she was a help
less little cripple from the waist
down.
"She has a beautifuI gift" the
nurse told me. "She simply makes
everybody happier who is around
her. nurses. doctors ana the other
patients. She sings to herself half
the other child patients here. We
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Answers to CORRESPONDENTS.

Louise D.-I think you ought to ask
Jack and Lottie whether ! am an
angel or not They could give you a
true report I'm afraid there is no
place just now.
Beulah S.-Your letter was Just as
CHEEKY and optimistic as it could be.
love to get that kind. When you
and Jean are up in the poplar grove.
think Of me.
Mary Lois B-Your letter arrived
too late to send on the note. I am
ever so sorry. Perhaps il isn't too
late even now.
Alice W. love babies dearly, and
some day I'll write an article Just
about the different kiddies who have,
played with me, including the little
"Hulda From Holland" ones that you
loved.
Baby S.-1ndeed / do remember YOU,
and am so glad you have found your
way into the pictures. I thought you
would. 1 will write TO you later.
Esther B.-I do not know Of the pre-
paration you speak OF for making
hair naturally curly. Address 70
Hollywood. Cal.
MARY PIcEFoRD.