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The Washington herald., 1917-01-05

Mrs. Ashton Todd, of 1855 Calvert street.
gave a prettily appointed luncheon on
Tuesday in honor Of her sister, Mrs.
Rudd, of Roanoke, Va, and Mrs. A.
Witherell, of Chicago. Covers were laid
for ten.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-05

Miss Beatrice Seymour Goodwin gave
a tea yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock at
her studio in Chevy Chase. d. c. Irving
Hyatt accompanied Mrs. Paul Ewing, a
soloist and pupil of Miss Seymour, who
sang several OF Mr.. Hyatt's compositions.
Miss Frances Blake presided at the
tea table and a number of Miss Sey-
mours pupils assisted.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-05

Brig. Cen. and Mrs. George P. scrtven
were hosts at dinner last evening at the
Army and Navy Club. when their guests
included Col. and Mrs. Walker, Maj. and
Mrs. Mitchell, Capt. and Mrs. Lemly,
Gen. and Mrs. Brewster, Mai Taylor and
Miss Scriven.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-05

Mrs. Ridley Mclean will be at home
this afternoon when she will be assisted
by Mrs George Barnett. Mrs. Leigh Pal
mer and Mrs. W. w. Galbraith.
Mrs. Mclean will receive again
January u.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-05

Mr.. William Heimke, former United
States Minister to Salvador. and Mrs
Helmke, entertained at dinner Wednes
day evening at the Shoreham. Theil
guests were the Minister of Salvador anC
Nine. Zaldivar, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Hamp
son Gary, DR.. and Mrs. NJ. Darcy Ma
gee, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence A. Kenyon
Mrs. NJ. Quintard, and Mrs. Heimke's sis
ter, Mrs. F C. Bassett.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-05

Mrs. NJ w. Thurm has arrived n
Washington from her home in Fairmont
W. Va, for short stay and is at tht
shoreham.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-05

The SECRETARY Of agriculture and Mrs
Houston were the honor guests at din
ner given last evening by Assistant SEQ
rsts<y of Agriculture and Mrs. Carl
Vrooman. Covers were laid for eighteen.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-05

Gen. Mccain entertained informally at
luncheon yesterday In the rose room of
the Shoreham. Among others lunching
in the rose room yesterday was Mr..
Thomas F. Ryan. of New York.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-05

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Andrews, OF Akron,
Ohio, are in Washington for short time
and are at the Shoreham.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-05

Mrs. r. M. Kaufman will be at home
this afternoon and Friday, January Il.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-05

Mr.. W. F. McCook, of Pittsburgh, is
spending some time in Washington and
Is at the Shoreham.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-05

The Kentucky Society will hold 1t
regular meeting at the New Ebbitt Ho
tel on Wednesday evening, January 10, a
8 O'Clock. Representative Kincheloe, o
Kentucky, will deliver the address, ant
Mrs. Kincheloe will give a musical pro
gram.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-05

Mrs. ]. NJ. Crocker entertained small
party of guests yesterday at % the tea
dance at the Shoreham.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-05

Mrs. Joseph Strauss, of zoos Massachu-
setts avenue. will not be at home today
or the following Fridays in January.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-05

The ladies at the Washington Bal
racks entertained at an informal te
dance yesterday afternoon from 4 unit
o'clock at the Officers Club. Thos
receiving were Mrs. Patrick, Mrs. Bucl
Mrs. Lukesh, Mrs. Dougherty, Mr.
Hodges, Mrs. Lampert, Mrs. knight, Mr.
Emerson and Mrs. Bertman. Mrs. New
ton d. Baker, Mrs. William NJ. Black an
Mrs. George P. Howell presided at the te
table.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-05

Col. and Mrs. Sydney A ClomaL ~rter-
tained at luncheon yesterday at the Will
lard IN compliment to Capt. and Mrs.
John Gibbons.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-05

Admiral and Mrs William s. Benson
entertained at dinner at the Army and
Navy Club last evening in compliment to
the Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Dan
ielA fhsrs wers thirty guests.
Ma Benson will be at home Fridays
IN January at her apartment In the
Wyoming
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-25
NEWS OF ASHLAND

Especial :" The Times Dispatch
NSliLNNb VA. February "a Tho
Hanover totillon club gave - dance
az Henry Clay Inn on Thursday might.
II" chap"rons We're Mr.. and Mrs w
=. Eian'"n. Mr.. aud Mrs. r. NJ shop
nerd Airs NJ II. Hart, Mrs Floyd
Tucker and Miss Kate Strathou. OF
Pc'"rshurE The dancers included
Misses Gertrude rurnbuil. of Lawrence
Niil"; Virginia Marsh. OF Dry bridge:
Agnes Parish. t:iiza Ingram. Lillian
Noble. Elizabeth Hrovu. Holcu Hunt
Icy, Louise Michacis. Iiclcr Hunter.
Anne Ingram. of Richmond. Helen
French. "f "Swoll Va: I.u.tlc l:aw-
iincs. fredericksburg: Nan Grey. N.w-
port News: Anna Hart. i:liznhcth NIL
liams, Margaret Gary. Agnes Wright.
Mildred Hart, Eleanor Gary and BYRD
SNdn"r. and Mossrs. HriIgctor,h. May-
l"r, HUNT. Young. Fond. Huttcrworth
b"nSch. tandoirh. lIarrjs. Martin. Rice.
SEdn"r. Hni'hcrt, RirdSong. Newman
r"t'S' Morton, Mal"n"y. Terrell,
Thomas. Lawson, Christian. Richard
Mears, Carwil", Bowman. short Ham
mond. lawson and Messrs Gibbons.
Brown and Watson, az Roanoke
Misses l'lorcncc aud Nottio Trnvil-
liam arc visiting ,h"ir sister. Miss
'arrcc Trcvilli"n. in Chicago"
Miss l.ylc CARY has returned from
a visit to relatives iu City Point,
i.itti" Miss kuth.rino Russell cn,cr
tniu'h ~ Maplcwood ON last Saturday
in honor OF her birthday.
Mrs. i. iI""fnaclc loft on Friday
10 visi, her daughter. Miss ,;rcyson
HooinaEl". IN Wavcrly. Before rcturn.
inG Mrs iioofnavlc also viii spend
soule time i'm Rocky Mount, \ Z. with
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-25

march behind and are sent forward
AS gaps occur in the first waves Thus,
II n bomb thrower calls. an expert IN
the line is sent forward to take his
place.
If a man carrying an automatic rifle
!aiiS. another trained in the use OF
'h'S weapon is always at hand. and
:" the machinery of war is always
manned.
SPECIAL GRENADES no
CLEAR DUGOUTS
Thcr" are special mon who carry
what is known as incendiary Erenadcs
This is Il kind Of a patent cleaner of
enemy duEoutS and Subtcrranean pas
SaScS. ON exploding, IL burns ferccly,
letting ont vast quantities Of sulphur
GU" smoke. Suffo"atinG in it's effects
hut otherwise harmless. No ono can
cndur" IL. The enemy is thus forced
mt" the open, where he must fight
surrender or die.
The 'nctics of battalion I'm defense
NAY" j anEcd as drastically as in at
TACK. lf tn" enemy now assaults a
french position. this is what he must
pass through: The curtain of fire of
artillery 1" start with. If the range
Incomes shorter. he meets rifle fire
hho the machine guns. each firing 500
from tho trench he is met ny a second
harrage fire of bombs from tho rife
ErenadeS If there he any survivors
they are met AT forty Yards by bombs
thrown by hand. by close rife fire and
'na"hln" guns tina; spray bullets as "A
nose spray water If any survivors
objective" they face hayoncts. Tho
whole attack IS under dense white
SmoN" of hundreds OF exploding bombs
~ WI h" S"cn how carefully trained
aud Organized an infantry must bc.
f.""h man has his specified job AMI
his particular weapon in tho use of
which he has been found to display a
special aptitude Each man has a re-
sponsibili;E which mover fell to the
shar" Of Ia" individual iufautry1nan
IN Tho old-fashion"d attack This gives
IN" men an interest in their work. and
allows them that initiative and intel
!lG"nce for which the individual French
soldier IL so Justly renowned
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-25
SEVERAL MENTIONED
FOR SEAT IN HOUSE
Wcll.Kno"n Residents OF Petersburg
Arc Spoken OF to Succeed
Il. w. Price.
COUNTRY CLUB SITE SOUGHT
Committee Has Nine Locations I'm.
der Consideration, and VIII In
spect Each-Colorcd Woman Sent
On to Hastings Court.
lsnerial to The Timcs-pispatch !

fETERSRtRG. VA. February 24-
inc names of several wcll-known citi-
zens have been mentioned in connoc-
tlon with the nomination for the House
OF peiesates from Petersburg. to sue
cecd Il. ". Frice. who decIino. 70
election. but no announcement Of can
oida"y has yet been made. T. T.. Will
son. prominent young attorney, who
mas been approached on tho sub loot
declares that while he would apnrc
'iate the honor. he cannot afford to
neglect his business to make a can.
rass for the legislature.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-25
Memorial IIospituI.

Certificate Of incorporation of tho
William \. Crowdcr Memorial Hos
pital was recorded in the clerks Of
fee to-day. The purpose is TO promoto
ana maintain wcll-reEulatcd hos
pitaL or hosp . Is. in PctcrsburE
me corporation being simply be-
neEolent association, IL has no capital
The officers are: ChaJies A. Williams
president: William a. Gill secretary
Thomas c. Johnson. treasurer. These
officers. with Roy, S. a. Brown. Rev
l.. h. Miller. Or. r. r. Burton, Or. ]
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-25

safes or tobacco at the warehouses;
this week aggregated 1890 mounds
ana the average price was little los,
IMAM last week. Prices ranged from
$40 to S4b per 100 pounds. With tho
sood season now prevailing. large sales
are looked FOR next week. as the mar.
Sct Is strong and active on all grades
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-25
Seeking a site,

inc committee appointed to recon-
mend a site FOR country club is now
at work. and expects to make 81 re-
port within few days. The commit
tee has nine locations in view in IN.
adjacent counties near the city. and
VIII Visit aud inspect each one and
decide as to It's advantages
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-25
Wed In Washington.

WASHINGTON February o4-H
Pickett smith and Helen NJ. Morriss.
both of Richmond.
Italia Dull aud Ida Wiseman, both OF
StauutOn. Va
William Il. POWELL. of this city. and
Minnie =. Hatcher, of Chester. Va.
-" kaih Russell and Lucy r. C,lev-
'nEcr both Of Clcarbrook. Va.
James Courtney and Annie Johnson,
both of Dumbarton, Va.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-25
I1psasement Announced.

Mr.. and Mrs. Colauitt Strickland. OF
Naldosta. announce the engagement
OF their daughter. Lucille Roberts, 10
sidney Bishop GIL. of Petersburg. The
marriage viii take place on wcdncs-
day. April %, in the First Methodist
Church NaldoSta.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-25

d. Darden. DR.. C. II. Alexander. DR..
ID. h. johnson. Richard b. Jones,
Ihomas II. Brown and James RIdly,
constitute tho board OF directors The
corporation Is composed Of leading coll
orcd people. and this hospital. already
IN operation. is located at "Birdville."
In the southern section OF the city.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-25
News Of Interest
In and Outof Town
Notes about Things and Poo
pie and What They Arc
Talking about.

Mrs. John Garland Pollard, wife OF
the Attorney -Geueral Of Virginia, who
has been i'll for several months left
yesterday with her friend. Miss Kate
NJ. Cannon. for Chicago for treatment
in tn" Presbyterian Hospital under tho
celebrated specialist. DR.. Billings
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-25
FATE, OF ROUMANIA
LESSON TO THE, u. S.
gould Be Warning to All Untried Armies and Inexperi-
n enced Chiefs-Country Should Have Played
81 Decisive Role in the Near East

men and has allowed OF a reduction
IN the strength Of battalions which.
instead of Weakening their lighting.
power. has materially increased it,
".rcrE French army has now a special
Sch"o' established Behind the lines
III which instruction is given In tho
now tactics and in tho employment of
new weapons. officers and mon are
sent from battaliors at the front for "A
ihrc" months course at one of these
schools The calm. "thodiral manner
IN which their education is ,omplrt.d
IN the midst Of war is a rcn,arkuhlc
example Of the thoroughness and Of
hci"ncN OF the French nation Tho re-
sun has been revolution in tho fight
ihS efficiency of the French infantry
Al hrSt every French battalion con
sisted OF roughly thousand mon all
armed and rifles and haycncts divided
into tour companies with a mitraiI-
iehSe section OF two guns Now loss
'h"n ." per cent Of tho mon i'm ,
French infantry battalion even carry
arms. The remainder are trained Ia
MS" special weapons more enec,;v,
than rifles
NEW ORGANIZATION
vi J. RtSNtti INFANTRY
Each battalion now consists of three
companies Of infantry and ou, ma.
chinc-gun company with eight rni;r,,iI
iouses. Each company is diyid.d INTO
TOUR 0latoons. which are. i'm .urr -;
Nldcd into four sections some or tho
mon carry automatic rifles. oth., hand
$renad "s. others machine :.rcnn.I.s
ana III" rest rifles. Eut all tho man
who Still carry rifles arc also sncri,l
i:'S in tho usn OF ono Of tho n,I,c,
weapons. and they drop their rir.s ann,
take tn" place of the mon who FAN
curing an attack Each section is nm
der a specially trained molcomr,is-
stoned officer
tarh battalion also carries a small
"h"-and-a -half inch gun that can he
n"Hnt"d hT four mon or dragged on
.EH, cHrriaEe This weapon tone
haif tho size of the American ,iold
artillery gum has been found ox.
tr"mely effective in dealing with ,hc
'c, man machine guns during an at
JACK when tho infantry have an
pr"a ch"d so close to tho enemy tina,
y" heavier artillery behind tho in
!"n'ry cannot safely he used Tho
Hen'"r gun then knocks out hidden
nests OF enemy machine guns II is
nN'r"melE acrurnt" up to 500 Yards.
and can hrc twenty shots a minute
y French battalion advance 10 tho
AfacN IN extremely open Formations,
in successive waves. The formation
naturally depends on the ground. bu;
Usually the bomb throwors and ih, mon
carr! inE tn" automatic rifles march in
tn" first wave. Behind them come
NOR" bomb ,hrowcrs and Tho mon
armed "i'h tho machine grcnadcs or
rlN'-hFinG bombs. This ingenious
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-25

News has been received Of the Sc
riouS illness of Mrs. NJ. G.. Saunders
formerly of this city, and now of Roa-
nok". who * the mother Of Mrs. T. G.
Dame, OF this city.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-25
Mates OF Iutcrest.

\ train of eighty or moro empty cars
was sent ont yesterday over the Nor
folk and Western Railway to various
points West as part OF tho great move
ment to relieve the car shortage
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-25

Misses Evelyn and Alice Cabell, Of
zoe Brooklyn Avenue. Highland Park
nave been called to Buffalo station.
Nelson County. OF account of the ex-
tfeme Illness Of their mother
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-25

Mrs. sydney Moseley and little son,
kcmper Northiurtun Moseley, of La
crosse. were Tho Weekend guests Of
Mrs. Y. +. Thompson, of 1909 Hanover
Avenue.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-25
! ELLIS ASHMEAD BARLErT,
EDRlish War Correspondents.

~. gould hardly rccoSniae them now.
Ssst'a1'SerEthinS has Gcd-unforms.
methods tactics. Expert
3 Snce mas shown that Amos, All our
ideas were wrong All
q arrnYes hay" worked necessarily TO
TsEperfcct tn" giant revolution that has
taken ra'' w" h"ndo tho Srif-sat-
IGlshed peopl" who enter on n campaign
- satnst a modern army with old fash
ioned. obsolete arms and with the same
IDEAS in their heads as Europe pos
sS :sss',ss '"F'" years ago
ta'' OF """"h''a shon'H he
10 an untrue" "f'h'eS ana
i'en''o 'n'''S. i>"u'""n'a Shon'd
s. ave PihN'" decisive role IN inc near
ga mo eh''r' course OF inc war
''hsht ave o'th "famaucallN changed
n hltao nor intervention h"en directed INTO
4 souhd stfateGic 'hanne's ana had ncr
.enlets studi'd carefully the lessons of
TIE sst three years.
INSTEAD. heodstrons people. brave
and determined. hut who like tho Hour-
bons In the words OF Napoleon had
learned nothing and forgotten Moth
ing" were allowed To co ,Ici- ou,
way 10 disaster and ruin. This cro,yr-
y ing lesson was poedcd IA .b.,l, 81,
tho letharcy and .l.issoy t,iro" ~ -,,o
allied war council nc,c ru,,,,,oro
Z count bu, little arains, SKIN and ,-o
( The Roumanian army met tho fate that
: aly,av. au.;,. ,hoso -,.,o u;,, ,
or profit from tho experience of tn,
past
hHo" Tar mas INC United States Army
and ,,c,iov, !. ua,,,, ".'ro's
.
20
:" Wv Hh"f
SaNair! nave r'aNed no role on the
western front for nearly two years.
IL Wou'd he absurd to say that tho
= Gay" Oh cavalry are numbered. Trench
"ariafc mas NuShcd them out Of tho
,''''ish' LOT i" l"nE period, and the
''s' 81 'he '">''rE general" have re-
''' ,''''"S III DESPAIR ana
80 '''""''E oN'slon"
...a,, ,,. =" ""H' lh"
.ra ~ 80; "''n
have had :, no ,co,,,or,oa -.
pi.n, .r,;ror, ,,t ~ -"
the fortified uosi,iors \cv.r,hn,
the ,,rb,cr ri,c ,Is 49,,
m!1a bic rand l;Ir.il-, ,ir, ,lt,,i,,, :,
attack. and If TN, arn,ios lr,yc ,ha,r
trenches. the N-n, guns ARC osso,,ia,
in great numbers 10 accompany the
rand mtyirr irf.ut,
l, is in tho infantry itself tina, vol,
$50 the greatest changes. Thc average
persons idea Of am infantry battalion
is that OF Loo men armed with rifles
and bayoncts. who HAY. little to do
on their own responsibility except TO
obey orders Of ,hcir officers and carry
- Shastly weight long distances ON
their back. 10 be prepared to fac.
every form OF unpicasantncss and to
lose their lives rhccrfully IN charging
trenches ana harhcd wire whenever
their general considers ";hc moment"
has arrived To capture and hold an
cneny's position. This is what AN in
fantry battalion was before In. war
but II bears no resemblance 10 a true
picture these days
Every infantryman IS now a hichly
trained specialist, who has a par,iru
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-25

Mrs. Thomas Wrcnn. of carsonS, is
the guest OF her niece. Mrs. W. T..
Thompson, Oh Hanover Avenue.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-25

WASTED. \ COMPETENT CHAUFFEUR
To DRIVE DELIVERY CAR REFER
G&,E tEouiHt:p MNER GREENTREE.
SEVENTH AND BROAD.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-25
DEATHS
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

"aNrEb. gentleman To- occupy = sc"onG
floor rooms. MI modern convenience
Madison ii72-W u" Wcs, Ora"
The daily Alaskan., 1917-09-06
By MARY PICKFORD.

by MAR1 i4ChfOtNb'
 Raspberry Jam Tarts.-A quarter pound pot cheese or cream cheese, one quarter pound butter, one-quarter pound flour Mix into dough, then cut into very thin squares. Fill the center of each square with raspberry jam and then turn up the corners in envelope fashion. Bake in a moderate oven until nicely Drowned.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-09-06
The Next Moves
 Of Uncle Sam's
Those Who Were Called Frst Received the News In |
 Philosophical Manner

IN one of the large newspaper ofhess
 of the country q hnotyper vas ham p
 mering out the draft numbers on the keyboard in front of hin. No. Il appeared on his copy" He kept on tapping the keys. Then he stopped c moment and remarked:
 By gum, that's me! We'll, f I'm of any use to Uncle Sam, RA righkH
 By gum, that's me" That or R0Fns equivalent lseopic expression was yoscp- ed by the great mnjor!ty Of the aFst thousand or two men whose ped ipk numbers corresponded to those con tained in the little capsules which were drawn from the huge bowl tn Washington. ....--.g., .s. -,..,t
 AS fast as the .pumhers were pulled in Washington they were sent by wtre over the country and bulletined on store fronts, in hotels and eAsewhen0 in public view. Apparently many ci4es abandoned work for the fascinating sensation of following the progress of the one lottery Rbich has legal sane ton. Except for heipg lmmeasurRRly more important Rpd seFt0os, t was hEe
The daily Alaskan., 1917-09-06
In the Draft
 Big New Army
Many Anxious to Get to France. One Ret TRat He Would Be
 Chosen First and Won

drawing, were all opposed to the selec- tive draft. They came to lend their presence to the occasion as a testi- monisI that they believed the drawing to be fair and square, even though they opposed the system. .-..-
 There were Q score or more of young men ip the room, actively taking part Ia the drawing or reporting the results, who were numbered in the black cap suies il the big far. One of the war department clerks, standing blindfold- ca at the Jar, drew out his own num- bet, but 6id not know 1t until he heard the announcement. A faint smile tiut- tered across his lips, but his hand dip ped again into the jar with the clock Hks regularity that had come of prac- tfce, and he heard some other fellows number called when he handed the next capsule to the announcer.
 One of the young men at the press tables, writing down the numbers and passing them on to g telegraph oper- stcr, mechanically took down a num- her as t was announced, That's me" 1" he said as he passed the number across
The daily Alaskan., 1917-09-06

keeping track Of q worlds series game on a bulletin board. Most persons, par ticularly those whose low numbers la the drawing made the call for their eI- animation for the draft q certainty, b. haved soberly. ..,,
 Here and there was R young patEios so anxious to get to France fCE S whack at the foe that he laughed SE- ultantly and even bragged about his number being among the earliest drawn. There is even one record tn- stance of man who wanted so to be conscripted and was 30 sure he would be that he had made bet that bis number would be the first one out of the globe at Washington. With Che odds 1O,409 to against him he won His number was, 25S. He threw Hp his hat and went home to break the good news to his father. This man, who may fairly be called as happy ss any in New York today, has not a Yankee name. He is Sicolo ScotelRrIo, a medical student, twenty-two years old.
 The lottery was held In the public hearing room Of the senate office build ing. with war department officials tn charge of the actual drawing and with members of the senate and house mt4- tary affairs committees as witnesses. Through the day there WAS small crowd of spectators, but altogether probably less than 2 thousand persons saw any part of the process
 To Call 1,S74,eoo At Once. As a result Of the drpwtng every registered man is given definite place in the liability for service list. AL ready 6S7, 900 have been ordered to the colors to i'll to war strength the reg ular aruy and national guard Rnd to constitute the first increment of the national army. To secure the total, 1,374,O00 men will be called for ex- animation within few weeks, officials estimating that two Feglstrapts must be called for every soldier accepted. These 1,3T4,OOo will be taken from tbs head of the liability list, every local district furnishing fixed quota. Many Dranatic Incidents.
 There were many intimate and gdra- matic episodes in the drawing. In the first place, Representatives Dent, GoEr don, Nichols, Garrett and Morin, mem- bers of the military affairs committees, ! who witnessed the hrst stages of ths