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Gilpin observer., 1917-09-06
Men Appointed to High Com
mand Have Proven Ability
In Service.
PICKED FOR THEIR RECORDS
Most Of the 200 Major Generals and
3rIoadIer Generals Recently Ap-
pointed Were Cadets Together
at West Point.
BY EDWARD q. CLARK.


Washington.-h there should be q
mobilization Of the 200 major generals
and brigadier generals appointed to
commands in the new selective service
army, the affair would be a reunion
of men most of whom were cadets to-
gether at the West Point Military
academy.
This means that there is hardly a
new major general in the list who does
not know the methods and the manners
of service Of every brigadier general
who will serve under him and 1t may
be said also that there Is barely q
brigadier general who does not know
all about the record, the penalty and
the idiosyncrasies of the major general
who, as division commander. will
give him orders.
Some of these men who have been
appointed to high rank in the new
army are within one, two or three
years Of the retirement age. 1t may be
that out of their ranks will come a
Joffre, Hnlg, or Petain. but as many
in Washington look Mt 1t, 1t seems like
ly perhaps that the greatest American
soldiers of this war are more likely to
be produced from the ranks Of the
younger men, although military ex-
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-06
Arizona.

Arizona produced S4,092,S0O in gold
and $4,394,600 in silver in 1916.
Reports from the Hillside section
are that there is considerable mining
activity thereabouts.
Everything is reported moving stead
lily along in the work of the United
Verde Extension Company at Jerome.
1t is nothing unusual now for the
American Smelling and Refining Com
pany, who recently leased the Mascot
property, to ship $50 tons of ore.
Indications are growing more fav-
orable for ore in the southwest cross
cut from the 900-foot level Of the
Pittsburg- j Jerome shaft at Jerome.
AT jerome, in the last two weeks,
the Verde Combination shaft has
been sunk 75 feet, and every shaft
man employed earned bonus of $26.
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-06
Montana.

In 1916 Montana led in silver pro
duction with an output of 1920, 100.
The gold mined totaled $4,32S, 400.
A rig has been shipped by Reynolds
& Sypher to be used in drilling the
south half Of Section S-41-80 in Wyom
ing. The work is being done for a
syndicate Of Butte, Anaconda and
Montana capitalists.
Because of the strike of smelter men
at the Washoe works at Anaconda.
the Anaconda Copper Mining Com
pany announced another shut down
of its property in Montana. All the
mines of the company will be closed.
together with the smelters at Anacon-
da and Great Falls.
The suit Of the Minerals Separation
Company Utd.), against the Butte
and Superior Mining Company. over
an alleged infringement of patent
oil flotation process for the recovery
Of minerals from ore, was decided in
favor of the Minerals Separation Com
pany by Judge Bourquin.
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-06
Colorado.

The Ell Monte mill at Jasper is now
running and turning out good con-
centrate.
Recently car of Black Bear concen-
trates brought little over $4,000 at
the Durango smelter.
In Georgetown district some twenty
men are employed at the Josephine
mine, and the mill is running at full
capacity.
In 1916, Colorado was second in
gold production, with an output of
19,1S5,00O. The silver output totaled
$4,967.900.
From Telluride comes information
that the contract work on the Farrell
and King lease up Bear Creek gulch
is progressing nicely and soon enough
ore will be taken out for shipment.
A thorough test Of flotation has
been made at the Tomboy mill and
the process has been found well adapt
ed to the ores, making closer saving
at a lower cost of treatment than any
system ever before attempted.
The Smuggler is understood to have
perfected plans for building a tram
way from Pandora to the top of Bridal
Veil falls to be used in transporting
supplies to the Blue Lake plant and
bringing timber down from the basin.
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-06
MOTHER STOLE TO AID
BABIES; FINED I CENT

New York.-The lowest fine
in the history of the Brooklyn
federal court was imposed by
Judge Chatfield in the case of
Mrs. Mary Purcell, on trial for
forging a pension voucher that
had come to her home in the
name of her mother after her
parent had died.
She took the money, she told
the judge, for her babies, for
they had no food. When the
fine of 1 cent was imposed she
was unable to pay 1t. Attaches
Of the court not only handed
over the cent necessary to keep
her from Jail but made up
good-sized purse for her.
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-06
DOG LEADS HER PUP ASTRAY
Owner ls Fined Two Dollars for
Each Dog In Court In
Brooklyn.

New York.-It cost mother dog
just 81 here to lead pup astray from
the narrow path. The case came up
before Magistrate Manner when james
Pescene of No. $50 Grand avenue was
charged with having two dogs unmuz-
zled.
"It's the mother, your honor" he
explained. "These two dogs are mother
and son and the mother leads the son
astray, doggone It," II hate to do It,"
said the Judge. "but two dollars fine
Tor each dog"
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-06
BEST JOB IN THE WORLD
Youth Makes Love to Mine Officers
Daughter at $3.50 Per
Day.

Keewalin, Minn.-According to one
man here, there is job in local
mine which need never be filled with
strikebreaker.
The man who makes the assertion Is
a little bit peeved about something, but
he declares that among the mine en-
ployees are five boys. One of them
has "the job
"He makes love to an officers daugh-
ter" says this man, 'and he gets $3.50
a day without doing anything; he just
makes love-
oh, you job!
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-06

Capt. Baron Manfred Won Richtho-
fen, commander Of Germany's famous
"Tango Escadrille," which gave battle
to four American flyers who sought to
break the noted squadron's air su-
premncy.
The commander Is the youngest cap
tain in the German army. The, Ger
mans claim for him the title OF king
Of the Air" as he is reported to have
downed SO machines. Gunemeyer, the
French aviator, Is his closest competi-
tor. having brought to earth 80 ma
chimes.
The famed "Tango Escadrilie" Of
which he is chief is composed Of six
airplanes. Recently the escadrille
was set upon BY a group Of four
American flyers, Lufbery, Parsons.
Willis, and Lowell. After Is minute
fght the American airmen few away.
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-06
CHARGED MOTHER
LOST CRIPPLED BOY
Brooklyn Woman Is Accused In
Court of Abandoning Four
Year-0Id Son.

New York.-Before Magistrate Doyle
In Yorkville court were brought two
persons. One was Mrs. Agnes Cusick,
twenty-four years old, of No. 225
Eighth street, Brooklyn, charged
with abandonment of her four-year-
old son. The other was the little boy,
victim of last years infantile paraly-
sis epidemic and still hobbling about
on leg brace. 1t was his picture,
which was published in n newspaper
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-06
WyomInu.

Wyoming Blackfoot Oh Company.
which has holdings aggregating 440
acres In the Big Muddy field. is pre-
pairing to spud in new well on the
southeast quarter Of Section 4-32-77.
Alfred Steele, president Of the Car
mania OIL and Refining Company.
states that the holdings have been in
creased by several new leases recent
iy procured, including 100 acres on
the Tisdale dome. adjoining the land
on which the Rispin we'll was brought
In.
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-06
you MAY TRY CUTIcURA FREE
That's the Rule-Free Samples to Any.
one Anywhere.

We have so much confidence in the
wonderful soothing and healing proper
ties Of Cuticura Ointment for all skin
troubles supplemented by hot baths
with Cutlcura Soap that we are ready
to send samples on request. They are
Ideal for the toilet.
Free sample each by mail with Book
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-06
Arts lnefficjencv

"A successful marine painter ac-
knowledges that he can't even row q
boat"
"Well, wellw
That's nothing. There's many 4
sweet singer of the bucOlic life who
doesn't know how to milk cow"
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-06
Surely.

"He borrows from Peter to pay
Paul"
well, that's all right, If you happen
to be Paul"
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-06
A Preliminary.

"Can l enlist your efforts In this
volunteer work"
II must first recruit my health"
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-06

Bar silver, 90Ac.
Boulder-Tungsten concentrates. 60
per cent. $2O.oO@25.oO per unit. Crude
ores, go per cent, $2000Q25.00; %
per cent, $12.O0@15.5O; 10 per cent,
$9.40Q12.20 per unit
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-06
When Your Eyes Need Care
Try Murine Eye Remedy

No Smarting = Just Bye Comfort. 90 cents q
II EYE Rs XII n 6.:s III s
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-06
WESTERN
MINING AND OIL
NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Metal Markat Prloaa

New York.-Lead. 10%@10%c.
Spelter-East st. Louis delivery, ~
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-06
REAL SOLDIERS TO LEAD new ARMY

elders of the services have made ever
lastingly good.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-03
Purcell Extending
City Water System

PURCELL, okla, Sept 5-(Special)
Mayor W. b. Blanchard states that
the city will at once begin an extcn-
sion oi the sewer system to take in the
north part OF the city which is not now
reached and is badly in need of the
connection Mayor Blanchard is buy
ing the pipe for this extension and also
Tor an extension Of the water system
to cover other parts of the city
On Angus, b, at Detroit Mich, Inter
national Slate and Tile Rooicrs' Union
of American will convene.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-03

Wilson's reply is the most partisan
presentation imaginable, that it lacks
all justice, is filled with maignity and
prejudice against Germany and shows
that President Wilson has no mixing of
Gcrmany's political institutions or the
character OF the German people
Says Wilson Is Ignorant.
President Wilson appears TO know
nothing either OF the isolation policy
or that France is at least as milltarlSt
As Germany. He has not read that in
the Soukhomlinoif trial the clcarcst
proof has been given that the war was
unclaimed by the military caste OF Rus
sia, even against the cars will He
does not know and does not want to
know that by disregard OF the London
and Paris declarations Great Brita,l
is responsible for the entire misfortune
al sea"
The paper further terms the note
/ "nonScnSical,' adding that "for even It
II assumed that Germany had strlycn
after world dominion, no one will I'm
derStand why the slaughter must con
'inuc, despite the Illustration Of alleged
plan ol domination,
Ray OF Hope at End
II sees in the concluding words OF the
note the only ray OF hope and declares .
Even the American people could not
offer better guarantee OF treaties thar
the agreement between the German par
lament and government exhibited by
the re,chStag resolutions and the chan
cel'or's acceptance thereof
The Vienna Frcmdenblatt declares ;
an a most humiiating and offensive
manner terms are dictated to the Ger
man people, the tulflmcnt OF which
would constitute the most humilitatlnC
intervention in the most primitive
rights Of the German nation II Ger
many lay prostralc, no more degrading
terms could be proposed by the preSl-
dent OF the United States
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-03

The average American who has a job
assigned to him wants to do it we'll lie
doesn't care to dawdlc over the job and
make mess OF it. Nor does he care to
make II halfway success. lie IS deter
mined to make II iul and complete
success III the shortest possible time.
II is assumed that YOU are starting
your army training IN this American
spirit Since YOU are undertaking the
job OF becoming citizen soldier YOU
intend to be good one. You don't
want TO waste any time IN the process.
More than that, il you are ambitious
and possess fair ability there is no reason
why YOU should always remain pri-
va,e soldier /, is right that YOU should
want TO advance, Just as YOU want to
advance in civil life. The army is anx-
ious TO have you advance Just as soon as
YOU are ready
You will not OF course, become a cor
poral or sergeant OF win higher promo
ton until after YOU have thoroughly
mastered the duties OF a private Nor
will all the men who would like to win
advancement easily obtain It. There is
only one way to get ahead in the army
and that is to follow conscien,iou'ly TO
the end the regular system of training
laid out for everybody
o. Your training will he practically the
same as that through which your off
GERS have advanced in the early stages
Of military training Every man in the
army must go through it.
Drll Formations.
First, you will be instructed in the
infantry drill, as set forth in the inian-
try drill regulations This is the foun-
dation OF all your training II is di-
vided into close order drill and ex-
tended-ordcr drill
Close order" i' defined in the regu-
la,ionS as the formation in which the
units, in double rank, are arranged in
line or in column with normal interval,
and distances" Extended order, on the
other hand, is tho formation in which
the units are separated by interval,
greater than in close order" These
technical definitions are clear enough to
those who are already familiar with
military terms, but probably require
some explanation for most OF the men
who are reading this course,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-03
Method of Answer
Subject of Comment

AMSTERDAM, Sept 3-Comment-
ing on the Wilson note, the Morgen
Post says;
Mr. Wilson drew up his reply dur
ing trip on board his pleasure yacht
and no one had any say in the mat
ter With us commission is appoint
ed to draft an answer to the papal
note, composed usually Of mcmhets of
parliament and of the government
Where, then, are the au,ocratic and
where the democratic goyernmcn,
methods"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-03
PR0BIBMS
s&&sls4'e.AI: &&&e .AI:RAIssRE!T]:

DEAR MRS, THOMPSON There
Us young man who has asked
inc to marry him. lie Hives in
New York, but has moved to this city
now to live he asked me To marry
him over two years ago have been
undecided because his father was a
drunkard and was 80 mean to him and
his sepmother Later his stcpmother
died and he and his father went to live
with the grandmother. HIS father used
to beat her until she could not move
from her bed for weeks. He used to
hit the boy, too, All | am afraid OF /,
that the young man may turn out like
his father lie does not smoke or
chew or drink now, but am SO afraid
he may be like his father Please ad.
wise me wha, to do
ALSO A READER.
You ar, right to he cautious about
getting married 10 .. person whose par
cnt was addic,edsW6 the drink habit
but from the facts OF the case you
mention ! do not think YOU need be
afraid to marry the young man, The
fac, that he has grown up and docs not
drink makes II reasonably sure that
with the right kind of treatment, from
his wife, he will continue to do right.
You will, Of course. have to watch HIM
carefully and when I've shows any signs
Of dissatisfaction You should try to
lind ont what is the matter You are
reasonably safe in marrying HIM
Dear Mrs Thompson % How can
! learn to express myself
.(N How can become a good con.
versatlonallst' A. Il, {.
N) Read good books and try to think
abou, what YOU read so that you will
gradually educate yourself on the sub,
cots worth while, Get good novels by
standard au,hor'--tho librarian at the
public library will select them for yon
and read them YOU will get to know
the standard literature OF the world and
not he afraid 10 talk
(l) Read the daily papers and the
best magazines and you will get iamil
lar with the topics OF the day The
home page IN the paper has good ar
! tiCles iOr conversation,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-03
GARDEN TRUCK
WORTH 100000
This Is Estimate on Product
Here by D, c, MOoring,
TO ANNOUNCE PRIZES SOON
Inspection Of Plots In City Has
Been Completed,

Garden products raised by Oklahoma
City children since the garden contest
started here last spring have reached a
value of more than 100000, according
to d G. Mooring of Saltwater, in charge
OF the contest, The success of the con.
test this year assures the establish
mcnt OF permanent yearly contest for
children in this city
Prizes Wednesday.
Mr. Mooring and Lon Foster, com
posing the committee to award prizes
for the best gardens, have made a tour
OF the city and inspected the gardens
OF each child A scorecard system will
be used IN awarding the prizes MIR
Mooring has these Scorecatds with him
at Saltwater and Wednesday will an
nounce the winners
Thirty-iour hundred children have
FABRICATED IN the contest and their sue
cess would be a credit even to grown
ups Some of the gardens have pro
duccd as much as 500 worth OF vege
tables while number Of others have
averaged from SIS to 800 The general
average per garden, however, is from
SIS to $50.
Poor Children Workers.
The poorer children of the city, who
need the money which they make from
their gardens, have been the more in.
dustrious in their gardening and there
fore have been the most successful. One
section of the city is "one big garder
spot" according to Mr. Mooring
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-03
Captain of Burned
Ship to Asylum

DETROIT. Sept B. (Speciail W
Willard + Perk, captain Of the erulvo2
Venetian Maid. who admitted burntsG1
his boat before il was to be co0amaiy
dcercd by the government. wAo -
Judged insane in Judge Connotiy'f ca
Wednesday and Immediately wss 611
mittcd to the state asylum at loula. &
Three physicians, all membsss c.
base hospital unit No b. testified o
to Captain peck's mental conditioa.
Testimony was given to show ~
the captain suffered from haiiucinAticlS
more than year previous 10 the bufas
ing of the Venetian Maid. June l. HI
chief hallucination at that time was ~
belief that German had threateao4
to kill him unless he act fire To- ~
boat "a
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-03
GERMAN PAPERS
Reject WILSON
PLEA TO REFORM
No Outside Pressure Wantedi
Peace Hopes Given Up,

COPENHAGEN Sept 3--All the
Perlin newspaper in their comment on
President Wilson's reply TO the papal
peace rote. take the view that the
American presidents response makes
peace out OF the question for the pres
ent Even the Tagcblatt. one OF the
strong advocates for parliamentary re
form, rejects the idea of outside pres
sure upon Germany for the introduction
OF the desired reforms
Impossible to Deny
For the present" comments the
Tageblatt, the American government
refuses any peace negotiations and Il
is impossible to deny or question this
fact"
The Vossische 7eitung declares Pres
ident Wilson To- be employing "delib-
crate lies" and says the rcichstag rcso-
luton on the peace question should be
an adequate guarantee to- him from the
German people II demOliSheS its own
argument, however, in almost the next
sentence saying:
We know ourselves even without
the enemy's advice that the second es-
sential is lacking; (the first essential
pointed 70 by the newspapers was the
will Of the parliament to determine the
direction OF the national policies)
namely, the assurance that the course
indicated by the representative assem-
bly, and accepted by the government
will be followed steadily and with the
right methods.
Recognition of the necessity of the
participation of the reichstag in the
governments responsibility is. however.
spreading among the people, bu, it
must not and will not lead to a pseudo
democracy unde- which the western
powers suffer"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-03

The diagrams below show at a glance
what is meant Figure | represents a
small body Of men in double rank ar
ranged in close order.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-03
KEEPS
RECORD Of BOYS
IN WAR SERVICE


Names Of Oklahoma boys who have
Offered their services to Uncle SAM
will not ~ uasung by future genera
tonS
Special efforts are being made by
the state Historical society to gather
data of all kinds ON the personnel OF
Oklahoma's soldier boys for the state
archives
Gard, arc being sent out to company
Officers and others who will be in po-
Sltlon to give information, asking them
to- cooperate IN this effort to preserve
history while IT is IN the making
Instead of waiting for future his
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-03

to have confessed that he took part in
the robbery but denies he killed either
OF the clerks When arrested Therien
who was visiting with his wife at the
home Of the la,tcr's parents near OF
tawa, Kan, had Sl995 in his posses
sion which is said by the police to b,
his share OF the loot taken in the re
cent robbery.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-03

CHICAGO, Sept j--Iocal detectives
left Ottawa, Kan, today bringing with
them Walter Therien, who was arrested
there Thursday as an alleged member
OF the payroll gang which held up and
killed, last week, two messenger clerks
-Four other members OF the alleged
gang are under arrest. Thcrlcn is said
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-03

An exIcnded-order formation is repre-
sented below
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-03

uV ulaRl dlUN UcluW SHOW AZ HldINC
what is meant Figure represents a
small body Of men in double rank ar
ranged in close order
Figure |.
The space between men standing side
by side IN rank is called the interval" I"
In the American army the standard in
terval is 4 inches, measured from the
elbow OF one man To the elbow OF the
man next to him This gives room
enough for free movement and the prop
er handling Of arms and equipment
during the drill The space between a
man in the front rank and a man direct,
ly behind him IN the rear rank is called
distance The standard distance is ~
inches, measured from the back of the
man IN front to the breast OF the man
in the rear In practice intervals and
distances are, OF course, not measured
exactly. A well-trained soldier how
ever, soons learns to gauge them with
sufficient accuracy and almost uncon-
sciously keep, himself properly placed
IN relation to the men about him |, is
essential that every man should learn
10 do thi, IN order to maintain a reason.
able degree OF uniformity
Fighting Formations
Figure 2 represents body Of men in
double rank arranged in column. The
same intervals and distances are oh.
served as IN the line formation.
Figure z.
An extended order formation is repre-
sented below.
Figure J.
However, this I, only one OF an IN.
| finite number of extended order forma
tons Intervals and distances may be
irregular This is the formation used
for sklrmishlng and at other times when
/ it may he desirable to have each man
control his own movements without at.
tempting TO conform exactly to the
movements OF the other men
During drlli in close order you will
retain the position pi soldier" I'm
extended order drill YOU will usually.
though not necessarily. be allowed TO
take the positions that are most com.
Portable
You should get IN mind q, the very
beginning these distinction. h.tNrJu
close urdcr and extended ordr. Bt
understanding them Nou Nll. .,r wor,
clear, nn, i, rcl "A u. ..u an1 hN
You cam yet most benefit ont of your
4 training
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-03

torians 20 deIve back Into the ~
Oklahoma's war record. We viii In
all gathered while it 10 . mae)G
daily news" said W, p. Campbell
todian of the society. I'VE sfoal
scmbling newspaper articles irodls
over the state on recruiting. Red CsG
and all other walesnd relief setiyi1ioH
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-03
Justice Lacking,
Says Vienna Paper

NlENA, Sept 3.-The Vienne Nieuc
Freie Pressc commenting on President
Wilson's note, says
Even an unprejudiced person must
lead to the conclusion that President
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-03

The Synod Of the Diocese Of Niagara
Canada is aiming 10 make the mini
mum salary OF the Minister $1,000 and
free house.