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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-07-20

the appearance of his uniform by ram
ming them into his pockets. He should
not wear his hat on the side of his
head, but straight (If the weather is
warm, the prescribed uniform will al
low man to appear in his shirt. with
or without black necktie, according
to whether he is on field service)
The soldiers appearance when he
meets an officer is important not only
In the matter of clothes, but in the
manner of his salute. He should never
salute an officer with pipe, cigar. or
cigarette in his mouth. He should re-
move the pipe or cigar, and, while
holding it inconspicuously at his side
with the left hand, salute properly
with the right. He should never chew
gum while saluting. He should never
salute with one hand in his pocket. In
fact, whenever a soldier meets an Off
Ger and salutes, he should feel that he
Is under inspection, as, to tell the
truth, he is, for if there is detail
about his uniform or department which
is irregular, the sharp eyes of the
officer will detect 1t.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-07-20
Artists STRANGE Pets,

Rossetti's garden at Queens House,
Cheyne Walk, London, harbOred some
strange pets during the poet-painter's
tenancy. Among these was a white
bull bought, as one of his friends re-
lates, because 1t had eyes like Mrs.
William Morris. "Rossetti tethered it
on the lawn of his home in Chelsea.
Soon there was no lawn left-only the
bull. He invited people to meet it,
and heaped favors on it until it kicked
everything to pieces, when he reluc-
family got rid of it." Subsequently denl-
zens of the Cheyne Walk garden in-
Guided vombats, white peacocks ana
armadillos.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-07-20
InspirationaI Singing.

How is it that we listen with such
pleasure to certain singers and with
Indifference to others? Those in the
second category frequently have finer
voices, and their art is apparent, but
the mystic something is absent. The
vocal technic may be perfect, and in
donation and pronunciation all that
can be desired, but if that essential
personal magnetism Is not displayed,
the effect on the audience Is small.
Some singers show their training,
these possess what we call "made
voices" not that we in any way dis
parage training, success Is impossible
without it, but the real artist conceals
this, in the higher art of interpreta-
ton, by becoming so absorbed and en-
crossed in the spirit of the song, that
the technical side of singing is over
Swallowed and lost, in the fascination
of hearing the words brought to life
and painted with a simplicity that is
understood by all who hear.-Ex-
change.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-07-20
THE SOLDIERS PERSONAL APP
PEARANCE.

One of the most important phases of
military discipline is that of the per-
sonal appearance.
A soldier in camp or in barracks
should keep himself spick and span. He
should scrub himself in a daily shower,
if showersvare available, shave infal-
libby, keep his uniform brushed and
his shoes polished.
Naturally drill and other military
duties, even In camp, do not enable him
to remain altogether immaculate, for
that would interfere with his work.
But, while the day of the "kid-glOve
soldier" is passed, the constant atten-
ton to cleanliness will overcome the
CRIME which attaches to the daily rOu-
tine and will give the general appear
ance of neatness. Dust which has set
tied on the uniform in a drill has a
look which differs distinctly from q
large and indelible stain. In the same
way, faces and hands which are nor
mally clean reveal this fact even If
temporarily soiled whereas, faces and
hands which are habitually dirty can
not give a wholly clean impression
even when washed.
The habit of cleanliness in the sol
der will become second nature, If he
is not an instructive sloven. He will
find that he is not comfortable in the
regimental street or on the parade
ground unless he is neat-whOlly aside
from the fact that his officers will re-
uuire it. He will soon realize that an
unshaved man in camp looks even
worse than in an office-that a man
whose hair is not kept closely cut has
a more ragged appearance in uni
form than in civilians clothes.
When outside of quarters or his i'm
mediate company street, the soldiers
uniform should at all times be but
toned. The buttons are a part of the
uniform, and as such, should be cor
rectly utilized. For a man to go out
into the regimentaI street or parade
ground with his coat hanging open and
his hands in his pockets, or even one
or two buttons unfastened, like front
teeth missing from the mouth, is mex
cusable. A man should go forth only
when scrupulously buttoned and shoes
securely tied. leggings correctly adj
iusted and fastened. His hands should
fall at his side in any easy, soldierly
fashion, and he should not disarrange
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-07-20
Shudderinq.

Shuddering is done by clenching the
laws and running culver down the
spine. 1t is important TO be able to
shudder we'll at a time when there is
so much news of shuddering nature.
A few moments spent each day in the
simpler exercises of shuddering will
soon make you proficient. Compose
your features and sit quietly for a
while. Then think of something hor-
rible. You may not be able 70 shud-
der at first, but in time you will find
YOU can shudder at any length on slight
nrovocation. 1t is always, embarras-
sing to be unable to shudder well when
YOU are giving sympathetic ear to a
friends account of his operati0n.-De-
troit Journal
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-07-20
SELFHELPS for the
NEW SOLDIER
vn~...~~uau~s... -suaumAsuua.z
By a United States Army Officer
THE NECESSITY OF GOING OVER
DETAILS.

While allowing the difficult details
of squad movements to sink into his
mind, the new soldier would do well
at this point to look back over the
ground he has traversed. He should
refresh his mind, so far as necessary,
upon what he has previously learned,
and he will at once discover differ
military facts and their requirements.
The more he learns, the more reason
able, necessary and Illuminating be-
comes that which he has already
learned.
For example, the new soldier who
has been taught how to execute
squad right" does not need the same
amount of explanation for the neceS-
sity of discipline and obedience as at
the beginning. He realizes by this
time that no squad movement would
be possible unless each individual
were subject and responsive to dis
cipline. He does not have to be taught
the reason for learning to stand prop
erly, since he sees that no squad could
come to the position of attention and
dress it's line in a practical military
fashion unless each individual first
came to attention. This does not
mean that the new sOldier-and even
the partially trained sOldier-will not
find 1t necessary again and again to go
over the details of how to perfect him
self in these essentials; but it is doubt
full whether he would hereafter have
to be told why.
He has learned how to stand, how
to step forward, backward, sideways,
the half-step-and to mark time. He
has learned how to face in any direc-
tiOn-right face, left face, about face,
and half face, which creates the prop
er angle for the obliQue march. He
has learned how to start the Forward
MARCH," how to stop-the
HALT, in two counts how to execute
the. commands altering the direction of
March.
He has been instructed in some of
the elementary military courtesies,
such as the all-impOrtant salute, and
he has learned the way in which COM
mands are given. He has by this time
come to lean on the peremptory COM
mand as a necessity and through this
his mind and muscles are automatically
made ready, in time, for the COM
mand of execution. With the excep-
ton of a few single commands such as
"fall in," "at ease" and "rest"-a
special class-he will find that his
faculties depend upon the preliminary
notification of what they are to do
in order to do them precisely at the
moment of performance.
All this will have become clear to
the new soldier if he has familiariZed
himself with the drill as far as the
point of squad movements. He will
find that his muscles would Subcon-
sciOusly resist a command of execution,
without the preparatory notice of what
is expected of them. This affords them
a chance to gather themselves into a
balance for the most effective dis
charge of the command, and this bal
ance, operating subcOnsciously, is a
big factor in the making of the good
soldier.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-07-20
THE SOLDIERS HEALTH AND
HOW HE CAN PROTECT 1T.

No duty of the soldier is more inn
portant than the care of his health.
A sick soldier is worse than no SOL
der Not only is he dead weight,
but he requires the services of other
men in taking care of him. A COM
pany which has 20 sick men would
be better off if it were actually 20
men short of it's quota, because the
20 sick men are of no military value
and put an extra drain upon the regi-
mental organization. Much, if not
most, sickness is avoidable, with prop
er sanitary and medical precautions,
and much of it, certainly, may be
mans own fault.
The matter of health Is especially
important to the new soldier, since
those whose lives have been sedentary
are exceedingly susceptible to illness
when they first start to live under
camp conditions. The change of food,
change of surroundings, change of air,
md change of habits are often too
revolutionary for the system all at
once, unless the soldier pays particu-
lar attention TO MS health.
The stomach. especially in warm
weather is the principal seat of illness,
and 1t Is here that the new soldier has
his fate-his efficiency as a soldier and
his usefulness to the cOmmand-large-
ly in his own hands. If, before he is
well seasoned in camp, he eats be-
tween meals; If he eats food not set
before him at mess-especially the
most tempting pies and cakes and
cream-puffs from home; if he hangs
about the canteen buying candy, nuts
or cookies, he Is almost certainly des-
tined to be i'll. And such illness may
be no trivial matter, at that, since 1t
may start a whole train of disorders,
from cramps to dysentery. The ex-
tent of the illness will probably depend
upon the degree of the new soldiers
vitality, that is, his capacity to re-
sist it.
Another prolific source of illness may
be in what a man drinks. Alcohol in
every form should be avoided; glass
of beer may disturb the whole dlges-
tive organization. And the dyed fluids
sold at the pop shacks" at the
edge of the camp are to be severely
Stunned. They are responsible for
much of the work which devOlves upon
army surgeons They often are poison
Gus to the system, and at best are con-
ducive of indisposition.
The one way in which the young sol
der keeps himself in health, except
for circumstances which are beyond
his control, is by his care of the body
and its habits. If he is always clean,
his pores function properly and throw
off the wastes; If he keeps the body
well clothed, that is, protected against
the weather, he will not catch cold and
the pores will not therefore become
clogged and cease to work. He should
keep his lungs filled with fresh air.
He should keep the body thoroughly
exercised, but without exhaustion, for
exhaustion lowers the vitality and the
consequent resistance to disease. For
the same reason, he should keep the
body refreshed by a sufficient amount
of sleep.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-07-20
CHAPTER XXIII-Continaed.

%
LongOrio broke in with q snarl: SIS
1T my fault that the country Is in
arms? Military necessity cOmpels me
to remain here | consider myself
magnanimOus. T." His voice cracked,
and he made dispairing, violent ges-
ture. go. before l change my mind"
Dave signaled to the others, and
Alaire slipped away to make herself
ready. During the uncomfortable 81
1ence which succeeded her departure,
eyes resolutely turned away from Law.
DO you mean that /, too, may go?'
OMalley inquired.
What good are you to me?" snapped
the general.
you will give Us safe conduct?"
BE still, priest!" Longorlo glared
1T the speaker. clasping and unclasping
his fists behind his back.
With the sound of hoofs outside,
Alaire and Dolores appeared, and the
Mexican Strengthened himself with an
effort.
"AdiOs, sonora ~ he said with stiff
bow. 1--WE have had pleasant friend
ship and thrilling Irritation, eh? l
shall never cease to regret that fate
interrupted at such an interesting mo-
ment Adiosl AdiOs!" He bowed
formally, in turn to Dave and to the
priest, then resumed his pacing, with
his hands at his back and his brow
a e,&c rrCrIn Vxyif f.
fairs of greater moment than this.
But when he heard the outside door
creak shut behind them his indifference
vanished and he halted with head
turned in an effort to catch the last
sounds of their departure. His face
was like tallow now, his lips were
drawn back from his teeth as if In SUI
preme agony. A moment and the hoof-
beats had died away. Then Longorio
slipped his leash.
He uttered a cry-a hoarSe, half
Strangled shrek that tore his throat
He plucked the collar from his neck as
il 1t chOked him: he beat his breast
Selling whatever article his eye fell
upon, he tore and crushed it; he swept
the table clean of its queer Spanish
bric-a-brac, and trampled the litter un-
der his heels. Spying a painting of q
saint upon the wall, he ran to it. ripped
it from it's nail, and raising 1t over his
head smashed frame and glass, cursing
all saints. all priests, and churchly peo-
pie. Havoc followed him as he ragged
about the place wreaking his fury upon
inanimate objects. When he had we'll
nigh wrecked the contents of the room
and when his first parOXysm had spent
its violence, he hurled himself into q
chair, writing in agony. He bit his
wrists, he pounded his fists, he kicked
finally he sprawled full length upon the
floor, clawing at the cool: smooth tiles
until his nails bled.
Christ! o Christ 7" he screamed.
The sound of his blasphemies
reached the little group of soldiers who
had fingered curiously outside, anc
they listened open-mouthed. One By
one they crossed themselves and stole
away into the darkness, muttering.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-07-20
NO SUBSTITUTE FOR BREAD.

When bread ran short in 1Sl2 Napo-
.oop,s generals tried TO make up for 1t
NV issuing double, and even triple, IA
ATOMS of meat, but this, with other
canses. contributed to the diseases
which ravaged the forces. As far
bock as Caesars campaigns there are
racords of similar troubles, and Lord
Wolseley in 1.-The Soldiers Pocket
.Rookr refers to the desirabiiity OF
making the soldiers rations palatable
as well as abundant.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-07-20
Americans Get Best War News

From the very first. the American
newspaper correspondents have had
the inside track in Europe" writes
William G. Shepherd, whose Comics
sions of a War Correspondent" ap-
pears in Everybody's. This is so
markedly true" he continues. that
during the first year OF the war the
British public received its important
news from American newspaper CORE
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-07-20

spondents. For some reason or other,
American correspondents were given
the best chances at the war news, and
the great newspapers of London print
ed stories by American correspondents
until some of these correspondents be-
came better known TO the British pub
lie than they were TO their own coun-
trymen back In the United States. The
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-07-20

British censOrs permitted American
correspondents to write of news events
which the British journalists were not
allowed even to submit TO the censor.
Therefore, if British newspaper
could secure from an American CORE
spondent story which British iour-
nalists did not even attempt to delye
into, it did so with avidity."
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-07-20

Spain by royal order has made the
annual celebration Of arbor day obIiga
tory. portion of the expense of tree
planting to be borne by municipalities.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-27
WILL GIVE PRESIDENT
AUTHORITY TO ACT IN
INTERNATIONAL CRISES
What President Wilson Told Congress

am not now proposing or contemplating war or any
steps that need lead to
War only by the wlful acts and aggres
sions of others
must ask for your supporting authority in the most
general terms
We must defend our commerce and the lives of our
people with discretion but with clear and steadfast pur
pose.
request that you will authorize me to supply our
merchant ships with defensive should that become
necessary and with the of using them and to
ploy any other instrumentaes methods that may be
necessary and adequate to protect our ships and our
people in their legitimate and peaceful pursuits the
seas
request also sufficient credit to enable me to pro
vide adequate of protection where they lack
ing including adequate insurance against present
risks.
feel that / ought obtain from YOU full and I'M
mediate of the authority which may need at
any moment to exercise No doubt already possess that
authority without special warrant OF law
Our commerce Is suffering rather in apprehen
than fact rather because many of ships
tmidv keeping 10 their home ports than because
American ships have been sunk.
This in itself might presently accomplish in fleet
what the German submarine orders meant to
accomplish so far concerned.
The of the Lyman NJ. Law disclosed ruthless
of method which deserves grave condemnation but
accompanied by circumstances which might not
have been expected any time in connection with the
use of the submarine against merchantmen the Ger
government has used it.
There may be recourse but to armed neutrality
which shall know how to maintain and for which
there is abundant American precedent
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-27

Kill Themselves
AS They Stand In
Night Together

Standing side by side in the dark
ness. where they had stolen away to
be alone, Mrs. r. G.. Kelley, aged
twenty seven. of Ashhors y G., and
Mrs. Roberta L. Russell. aged forty
three. of Weldon. n. c., both inmates
OF Westbrook sanitorinm. committed
suicide last night in front OF Bryan
Park. Mrs. Kelley shot herself
through the right temple. and her
companion followed soon after her
The former was taken 10 the John
ston Willis hospital. where it said
there were no hopes for her recovery,
Mrs. Russell was dead when found
The only motive known for the
double suicide was the shattered ply
steal condition of the women. A note
found in the clothes Of Mrs. Russell
stated that the affair had been plan
ned. and that she and Mrs. Kelley had
decided to destroy themselves. 1t was
thought last night that Mrs. Kelley
would live hut few hours, The
bodies will he taken to North Caro-
lima
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-27
Believe Wilson, Address An Admir-.
able 1'reSriI' IN OF T-BOat
Case.
FLOOD INTRODUCES BILL
GIVING FULL AUTHORITY
Clearly Indicated That President VIII
Re Given Wide Powers for Dealing
With International Situation-Mr.
Siesnp's Position.
nv GEORGE II. MANNING.

Washington, -. C.. Feb. o6--The
presidents address to congress today,
asking for greater powers to adj
equateiy protect American ships and
American citizens ON the seas in their
lawful and peaceful pursuits. received
the almost unanimous approval OF
the Virginia delegation In congress.
With two or three exceptions. the
Virginia members believed the presi-
dents address was an admirable pre-
sentatton of the case and thoroughly
agreed with II. There were two or
three members who believed the re.
quests made by the president for
greater authority were too Indefinite.
and In the absence OF his positive
declaration of intentions were eouiva-
lent to asking congress to sign blank
check
Every member OF the Virginia dele
CATION. however. clearly indicated his
intention To vote 10 grant the presi-
dent all the authority he may need
in the present crisis without regard
to the way in which he presented the
matter TO the congress.
Congressman Flood. chairman o.
the foreign AFFAIRS committee, ex-
pressed confidence the presidents
suggestions would he enacted into
Jaw.
Congressman Glass said he would
give orders to blow the stuffings out
OF anything that looked like sub
marine"
Congressman Slemp, Republican.
said he favored giving the president
all the money he needs and authority
necessary to protect American lives
although he hoped not to see a repe-
tition of the Mexican situation. and
favored congress remaining in SEES
sion.
Expect Prompt Enactment.
II think in the circumstances the
suggestion made by the president
should and Will be enacted into law
promptly said Chairman Flood
There will be opposition to some
parts OF the program, but II, my
opinion. the opposition will not
amount to much. and all of his sug
gestions will go through the house by
very large majority. The proposal
of the president constitutes only a
plan to protect Americans or the
high seas, and both Democrats and
Republicans are committed to that"
Congressman Carter Glass said:
The presidents address was most adj
mirably expressed. would not only
give him authority to arm American
merchant ships, but l would have him
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-27
WILL EXAMINE BRAGG
WEDNESDAY, MORNING

A. p, Bragg, of the Maternity hos
pital, which has been ordered closed
within thirty DAYS. who was summoned
to appear before Revenue Agent S. Il.
Brame yesterday morning. will not bn
examined by the agent until Wednes
day. Mr.. Brame has been out of town
for several days in connection with
other matters concerning his office
and he was unable to get back yes
terday. no charge has been preferred
against Bragg, he having been sum-
moned to give testimony regarding the
narcotics found in the hospital at the
time an investigation was made by
government and city authorities.