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seis-seiianee.

Seli-reiianee is characteristic Of the
American. whether he is serving as a
soldier or in some civil occupation.
Much the same quality is sometimes
referred to as initiative. Ii is a
pualiy needed more than eyer before
in present-day warfare Major Genera
Leonard Wood. in his Introduction 10
ihs Field Service Regulations of the
United States Army. says:
Officers ANA men Of an ranks and
Grades are given certain independ.
ience in the execution OF the tasks 10
which they are assigned and are OK.
pected to show Initiative in meutins
the different situations as they arrive.
Every Individual. from the highest
commander 70 The. lowest private. mis-.
always remember that inaction and
neglect OF opportunities viii warrant
more severe censurc than an error in
The choice of the means"
Making Yourself Stronger.
The nine qualities which have just
been renewea are those which cvery.
one of us would Ike To have for him.
self They are .he essentials OF ,ir.
ile and successful manhood. whether
In the army or ou, of 4, Even the
nnral wcaklins and the slaekcr ia
their heart sarmire these qualities.
Doubtless you have developed some
of them alreary--perhaps ali Of then,
to a greater or less extent Many a
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THREE eAslc QUALITIES

There are three basic qualities,
without which no man can be real
soldier even though he may tempo
rarily wear n uniform. They are;
Loyalty.
Obedience.
Physical Fitness
4 man without these qualities Is in
the way and Is scarce OF weakness
60 an army. both in the camp aud on
the field OF battle.
The Articles Of War Of the United
States set forth The military crimes
which are punishable by heavy penal
ties. Among these crimes are dcser.
tion. cowardice. insubordination. drum.
kenness while on duty. sleeping while
on duty as sentinel. disclosing the
watchword. and giving aid OF confor;
90 the enemy. Run over this list and
you will see that every one Of these
military crimes can result only from
the absence of one or more of the
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three basic qualities Of soldier.
LOYALTY

A soldiers loyalty governs, first of
all. his feelings and actions toward his
country. his government and his flag
There can be no such thing as half
way loyalty. The slightest compro-
mise opens the door TO treason.
But soldiers loyalty does not stop
here. 1t governs also his feelings and
actions toward the army and toward
all the officers under whom he serves.
1t absolutely forbids dlsobedience
among both officers and enlisted men.
or disrespect toward those in author
ity.
Going step farther loyalty gov
erns also the soldiers feelings and
actions toward his own regiment. his
own company and his own squad.
Without this form of loyalty there can
be no real comradship: without it
you viii never feel that personal pride
and satisfaction in the service which
should mean 80 much in your army
life.
OBEDIENCE
The second OF the soldiers basic
qualities is obedience. based on dis.
cipline. Without obedience and dis
cipline an army can not long continue
to exist: IL will quickly degenerate in
TO an armed mob. As the Infantry
Drill Regulation puts il. discipline is
"the distinguished mark OF trained
troops
Frequently the recruit. with his in
born dislike of being bossed. makes
the mistake during his first few weeks
IN the army OF re-eniing thu fact that
immediate and unquestioning obedi.
ence Is required OF him He quickly
learns. however. that obedience en-
forced throughout the army is in all
situations the chief safeguard of The
rights. the comfort and the safety of
every man. from the raw recruit to
the commanding general. 1t Is a
guarantee that the small number of
unruiy or cowardly men to be found
an every group shall be kept in check
and forced to comply with rules made
for the benefit of all.
Military discipline is always imper-
sonsl. Obedience Is required not
merely of you. but of every man in the
army. 1t is required OF officers by
their superlors with fully as much
strictness as 1t is required OF you. II
will become your duty. whenever you
are given authority over other men. TO
demand from them the same fusl
measure OF obedience that others will
require Of you.
Discipline Is not only essential in
developing the army. but also in de
velopinr your own character as a sol.
der. The soldier who is by nature
brave. will by discipline become
braver"
PHYSICAL FITNESS
The third basic quality. physical at
| mess. is so essential that a large par,
of the time devoted TO your training
Will be spent in building 1t up. PhysIc.
nj fitness includes not only muscular
development but good health asd en-.
durance as we'll II is quality wh!ch
every man who passes the physical
examinations can develop in himself
by reasonable care and by obedience
to instructions. This is subject more
fully discussed in a later lesson.
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DEVELOPING soLoiERLY DUAL.
TIES

The question as 10 whether IL is
better to join the colors now or with
later contingent IL not worth argu-
ing. since the decision has been made
for each man by lot An ambitious
man. however. viii be glad to Join
now. II gives him a better chance for
promotion. The commissioned officers
OF the hrst contingent are picked
men who have voluntarily gone thru
the hardest kind of training. The
officers OF later contingents viii be
drawn largely from the men enlisted
In the hrst contfngents. There is
plenty of opportunity here for every
man to use his brains and his energy
aad to earn promotion according to
his worth. This does not mean easy
or quick advancement. 1t means only
that you will have your fair chance
ana you would ask for notiiins more
to develop yourself and to climb
upward step by step.
In order 10 make good In the Ma
tionsl Army you must. FIRST OF all. fit
yourself 10 carry with credit the sim
Pile title American Citizen Soldier
one OF the proudest titles in the world
This means that you must develop In
yourself the qualities OF soldier. The
more quickly and thoroughly you cui-
tivate them. the greater will be your
satisfaction and success
There is very little real difference
of opinion as to soldieriy qualities
They have been determined by ages
OF experience. Weapons change. but
the soldiers who handle the weapons
remain much the same.
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LESSON NO. 2.
MAKING GOOD AS A SOLDIER
tereeedins Lesson: /. Your Post of

'r'eeeoing Lesson: l. Your Post OF
Honor).
The National Army. in which you
are to take your place. truly expresses
the American character and ideals II
il great democratic army. II in
ciudes men of all degrees OF wealth
and education. chosen through fair
and open selection by lot. All are
brought together on terms of equal
i'y. There has been and there will be
in this great National Army no fav-
oritism and no ''puli." The poor man
will drill side by side with the man
who has been raised in luxury. Each
VIII learn from the other The place
each man makes for himself will be
determined by his own work and abl-
ity
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COUNTY OF. FREMONT.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
HORACE L. DEMO. as ENecut-.,
or OF the last will and tcsta-
mSnf and OF the estate Of \
Renic. II Girard Fenusyl-
vanla. deceased.
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IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA, THIRD DIVISION, CORDoVA PRE- ciNCT, AT coRDOVA.
 No. 1ot.
 In the alter of the Estate of John Labranz, Deceased.
 Notice of Hearing of Final Account. In accordance with the order of the ,bove named probate court. issued on the 30th day of July, 1917, notice is hereby given that the undersigned ex- ecutor has filed his final account, ask ing that the same be allowed and ap- proved, and that the probate Ndge of he above named court has set the st day of October, 1917, as the day or a hearing on said final account; on which day, in the office of the above probate court, at Cordova, Alaska, at he hour of 10 o'clock a. m., any per Ion interested may appear and file ob- ections in writing to said final ac- ,ount and the allowance of the same. Dated at Cordova, Alaska, this 30th lay of July, 1917.
 JAMES D. MacCORMAC. Administrator of the Estate of John
 LabranZ, Deceased.
 First Publication, July 31, 1917. Last publication. August, 28, 1917.
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PREFER DEATH TO WORK|NG EOR
 GERMANY
(By Associated Pressl

HAVRE, France, Aug g. -- The Bel gian government has received infor-
 nation to the effect that deported Bel gians working in the Thyssen works
 at Mulhoim on Ruhr, declared that as the Germans had violated their prom ] ise to send them back home at the end of four months, they would prefer 1 to die rather than continue. The Ger
 mans imposed fine of 30 marks each and Imprisonment for 10 days upon
 the men.
 One. hundred and eighty Belgians in another German factory, refusing to continue work after four months,
 were deprived Of food, and thirteen of them were imprisoned at Munster. The Riebecksche works, employing Belgian civilians in their mines. de. prived the men of all nourishment for five days in order to force them to work. The directors of this concern. justified their action, saying that the privation was not absolute, but was necessary in order to overcome the passive resistance of the workmen.
 Belgian civilians working at the mu- milton factory at Crosse Wusterurtz and at Westfalischewerke were obliged to transport hand grenades after having vainly protested against being put to such work.
 The Belgian government has other proofs that a great many deported Bel gians, in spite of their unanimous desire to return to Belgium were not allowed even to attend funerals of re- latives; sons were refused the con- solation of going home to bury their mothers. The deported appear to have entirely escaped the supervision of the delegates of neutral countries, the Germans putting forward the pretext that they are not prisoners of war. Whenever delegates have been excep- tionally authorized to visit these civil ians, it has always been in the pres ence of German authorities. The evi- dence gathered by the Belgian gov ernment in these cases is categoric and covers a period down to the end of March of this year.
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Worn ball bearings can be prepared by truing up the ball races and using larger balls.
 A French surgeon claims to have invented a method for planting eye brows and eyelashes.
 A novelty in the motor vehicle line is motorcycle limousine that carries three persons.
 Nearly 5000 loaves of bread day Ire turned out by an electric oven In l'Toronto bakery
 A carriage has been invented to support one end of large saw so that )ne man can handle it.
 Telephone lines are to be extended Q Tromsoe, Norway, 2O0 miles north If the Arctic Circle.
 It has been found that the ferment- ing power of yeast is increased by brief exposure to ozone.
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Expert watch repairing. Our work gives satisfaction. Osborne, The
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CORRESPONDENTS

De Ster Horton National Bank, Seattle National Bank of Commerce, Seattle Seattle National Bank, Seattle Scandinavian American Bank, Seattle Merchants National Bank, San Francisco First National Bank, New York B. NJ. Behrends Bank, Juneau First National Bank, Fairbanks
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French Puff Paste in Big variety al City Bakery.
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EXPERT PIANO TUNER.

George Anderson, plano expert and factory representative, will be in Cor dova this coming summer. Expert work in piano and organ tuning and repairing guaranteed. For prices on new and second hand pianos and or gans, also pianos for rental, address,
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-09-21
INSTRUCTIVE ENTER
TA|NMENT OFFER
ed BY LYCEUM
MIDLAND LNCEuM COMPANY
ONE or sTROVCEeT or
CARNATIONS GNT0ua

The Midland Lyceum Bureau. with
headquarters at Dos Moinss. Iowa.
IL one Of the strongest organizations
Of It's kind In operation In America.
It penetrates every part Of the Unit
eed States and has a voluminous and
varied repertoire Of entertainments,
an Of the first class To those famll-
lar with the different Lyceum man
agemonts, the name Midland. is en-
tlrely satisfactory II has been found
upon investigation. that the Midland
management is disposed 10 be quite
reasonable in lts contract prices The
local committee therefore. feels that
sx attractions have been secured
at tbe ordinary price OF five
Season tlctots are now on sale and
may Doc occurred from amy member or
the Ntur.au club OF tha reasonable
price of 5000 per season ticket for
adults und one dollar for school
children
It H mistaken economy to elimi-
nafe recreation from our lives We
must h1ge relaxation and diversion
after tol Tho lyceum solves the
problem of the nature of the reore-
alton we need by providing O. whole
SOME educational scrIos of enter
talnmonts at the proper Intervals
The lyceum is operating not FOR
gain nor for entertainment SO much
as for the inspiration and instruc-
tlon contained therein in every num-
ber for the coming generation. Our
children must have these advantages
ln order to erect Tor themselves the
higher standards 10 an departments
of cnIoayor which tend to make the
best citizenship
Tho price has been made as reas-
enable az consistent with The terms
OF the contract and the anticipated
patronage. " there should he a gain
ln the sale of tickets the entire pro-
coed vill bc devoted to the purchase
OF good books Tor the Snyder Public
Library
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-09-21
SNYDER MEN FAILED
TO ENTRAIN WITH
OTHER QUOTAS
DEPARTMENT ORDERS TROOPS
TRAINED HERE. BOYS NAM
ED IT CAMP WOLFE

A crowd Of Snyder people were
at the Santa Fe Station Wednesday
to see the troop train 30 through
onroute to Camp Travis at San An.
tonic. There were seven coaches
with soldier boys. They were hr'
looking fellows and seemed In goE
spirits. although they have LETT tht-
homes to take up new line Of g.
periencc. not knowing whore th'
may be sent but they are golnb
even tho It may be TO France. ?
The local war board here we'
busy Tuesday and Wednesday llnir'
mp scurry county's second instaP
ment The boys went into line ft
final selection and were ready {
start Wednesday but owing 20 cor
dltions here the Department wire
600 order saying the scury count
boys wll bc trained here and tha
officers tents and bedding ue mo-,
onroute. The officers were expected
ir wednesday boot missed connection
and thc opon.ue of the camp Ra
delayed.
Mr Harris siatcs that prepare
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FIVE PER CENT MONEY
BEING RECEIVED HERE

The snyder National Farm Loan
Association ls finally receiving pap.
crs for execution by borrowers
through the Federal Farm Loan
Bank on applications filed last
month. where abstracts have been
completed and sent ln This Is good
tldIngs Tor those who have been In
terested In getting money through
this source
The essential duty of those exc
pectIng to take up lncumbrance on
land IN to make application for loans
at once In order to get In on the
appralslng of District Appraiser S.
p. Smith. who is due to arrive here
about the first week ln October 90
make his second round
Notwithstanding reports to the
contrary, the plan Of the Farm Loan
Bank is the most attractive and Us
the cheapest money obtainable at
this time The local method Of se-
curing loans Is Just as reasonable as
can possibly be made, and all that IS
necessary for you to secure the ad-
yantages offered by the Federal
Farm Loan Bank IS to carry out In
structions and be patient as the
charter for this section has been
received and the Snyder Bank Is
ready for business, most OF the red
tape having been eliminated
The local appraisers are j. C..
Mayo. J. ". Berry and W NJ Leon
ard The Guaranty Abstract Co has
arranged with Guy F.. Casey to as
slst in making out applications for
loans.
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I,oll Worm, in Country

It was learned here a few days
ago that boil worms have attacked
the cotton fields In the Dunn eoun-
try and are destroying what little
cotton there was to be hoped for.
Dr. Palmer was here Wednesday
and said the worms are there and
he reckons they will get II all be-
fore they quit.
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sCURRY COUNTY FARMERS
WILL SOW WINTER whEAT

A car load Of 675 bushels Of seed
wheat was brought to Snyder Mon
day evening and by Tuesday night
every bushol OF II had been sold AZ
&2is to scurry County farmers for
sowing.
There Is being a large acreage Of
wheat put In this fall and with good
seasons during the winter, we may
expect a big wheat harvest this next
year and anyhow there will be O
lot OF good pasturage. Many farms
are showing up wheat already to a
good stand.
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milking Ahnni Rond Bonds.

when Scurry County people vote
on October 13 for the Issuing Of
t1OO. 900 In road bonds things will
begin to get busy again. There will
be grading to do and gravel to haul
and men who have failed to make
cotton will have a chance to make
roads and earn enough money to
null through on. Nearly all the far
mers who have been heard to talk
about It are In favor OF the bond Is
sue.
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DIR. ". II. JOHNSON
RECEIVES COMMISSION

DR.. William Riley johnson recely-
ed his commission last Saturday as
First Lieutenant In the Medical Re
serve Corps OF the United States
Army when asked if he was going
to accept It and stand ready to re-
port for duty. he said: You bet
your life. that's why / started into
IT," The doctor is ready on short
notice to don the uniform and go
to the relief OF sick and wounded
soldiers at whatever place assigned
him.
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Augustine Howell Gay Cornelius
Miss Fannye Mcmillan and Miss Eu-
Ia sumson. an Of Snyder and Grady
Whltmore OF Colorado will leave
next week for Austin to attend the
state University. Miss Zona Nc
Mullan. @ 1917 graduate here will
also 90 to Austin to enter the High
school in that city. All OF the boys
here mentioned a. second year
students In the University
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WIN EchnI. for AIderman.

The Signal Is authorized to an
nounce Mr. " W Eehols for cleo
tlon az Alderman In Ward No , to
mn the uneypired term Of Joe Cation.
resigned election October 1st Mr.
Echols is safe and sane young bus
lnes man and will make a good
councilman
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-09-21

It developed the other day In the
treason trial at Abilene that a part
Of the scheme was to do away with
President Wilson and establish a
provisional government with a fel-
low named Risley. Of Jones County,
as Provisional President. One Of the
leaders says he spent a year fight
ing under villa ln Mexico and he
probably imagined that he was as
smart a man as the Mexican bandit
Now. he probably realizes that he
is not In Villas class and that the
Texas officers are more efficient than
all the Carranza soldiers Tor taking
care OF outlawry.
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The F. & L. p. A. trial at Abilene
is expected to continue for two or
three weeks The testimony OF gov
erenment witnesses last Friday and
Saturday was damaging to certain
leaders OF the organization showing
that by speeches and resolutions
they were in open rebellion against
the National government At the
Circo meeting talks were made which
were so inflommatory that counsel
for the defendants wanted the testi-
mony excluded from the jury. but
the Court held that II was proof OF
treason. Witnesses stated THAT o
committee was appointed to seef
amalgamation with the |, W. W
and that one OF the leaders boasted
that he was backed up by 100000
Socialists who would have to come
to his aid n needed.
The plans OF the order as reveal
ed by witnesses have been published
since the uneovering Of the move
ment.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-09-21

Mr.. Joe Cation Of the Caton-Dod-
son Dry Goods Company is here
from Floydlda and reports things
moving nicely In the new quarters.
Thetwo hlr stores are doing business
right along Ike two old war horses.
The signal is pleased to note that
the FIoydada venture be a success
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schools are Waiting

County Superintendent Il. D.
Black said this week that nearly all
the schools in the county have post
poned opening because so many peo-
pie are temporarily away from home.
The children who are here have
nothing much to do and could be
in school but II is thought best to
wait until those away can be here
to get their share OF the benefits.
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ALDERMAN JOE CATION
RESIGNS FROM COUNCIL

Mr. Joe Cation came In Monday oy-
onlng from Floydada and because Of
having moved away temporarily he
tondercd his resignation as Alder
man In Ward No 8.
The Council accepted his reslgna-
tlon and ordered a special election to
be held in Ward . on October LIST to
elect an alderman for the unoxpIrcd
term.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-09-21

Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Thompson
are having a family reunion at their
home. Jesse is here and Marvin ar
rives this morning from wildorado.
This Is the first time in four years
they have all been together.
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ESTABLISH TRAINING
CAMP At SNYDER
FOR HOME BOYS
SAit DEPARTMENT INSTRuCTS
MEN HELD HERE. ARMY
OFFICERS ARRIVE

The local exemption board hn-
iahed up their work here Tuesday
and The scurry County boys, about
40 IN number were expected to en-
train Wednesday for Camp Travis,
but m order came from General
Hutchings Tuesday night to hold
thIs contingent here for the present
and that a temporary training camp
bo Established horo All the men
were vacclnated and will be held
here In training until further orders
The following official letter ex-
plains the sltuatlon'
M September, 10. 1917
From the Adiutant General, State
,. OF Texas.
To.Loca Board, Scurry County.
Snyder. Texas.
subject: Reference concentration
of quota In camp.
M 1. Confirming conversation with
}pur MI' ''"''''' ''''' ''''
instructod to call your entire quota
for military service, vaccinate thom
ana hold them together In camp un-
m all danger OF infection of small
poA mas p'''''' '"e" ~
tor camp '"'''' ~ , -
heln range n"'' h'"' ''' ""'' -, ''
nAn An'u"'o w w '' ..
nnn aSslsta"'A VI" ''p'' ,.-,, ~, "a.
ron III r"'o '''''' ,' -.
tor camp p'S'ns P"' '''D'" -,
uon 10 ur"'n"se """ ""'' '',''
tonsuit surseon III ''''',''" ~ ~
rmp anu io''o" "'' ''''' - -
20 measures VI SANTA -. YS .s
neeessar' 'oou ",'' , w.,
otner camp Supp,''' W 'D 80. ..,.,
ennreiy coI"'o' ."'''' Ut" " -.
however, '"a. ,"V any aa1ar
'empora'y """v W" n-,,.a T.,
H'gnu 'he noVoas''' ,o' w.. -'1,as,,a,,
peihB NOT on'' 'o' ''''' r'',..,1''
put ior 'ne p'o'e'''o" VI I 49, w., 49,
Hanu asa'nS. 'n'e'''o" ~ 80, ~.
pP'en' n'e" ''oi '"'V"e ~, -.
20 'hke charse Vi quo'" ""u "', 20,
o'N'No "s''s''n.o' ,,' .ou - ,.huo
eHe'c'se "u."o''H wv ...s'' - 1,ao,
IN camp H"'o''o "'ND'9'' 49, ., ban
pun 10 Keep 'i'" :" '"' I -
eiuhens away i'o'' amp -..
PIC worN '"'s ou, .. a"o"e T.. ~" ,,oodoa
'nemSei'eS' II ao''o'lle' ' -, - aaa,n
20 keep ou'S'ue's AVA - -. ,',r
Gnu MAINTAIN u''''P""' -,
oepartmen' anu 'A"e''' y" ..,,t
Have discussed '"e "a''o' w. ~
n's' s 80, ..a ho s,a,os
onyuer from austin, ""I -.,.,
that ne hoids h'"'se'' 'vau' "
you N any way po1, +, wor,h
nupsuns ulS''''' YV"'N ="
g. eeruiy iu'' p"o'" 10 e" - :.
niple but not 10 ueiay i'S. VI "'" w
fntraln with'n tne neA. '.,.,,,,,cs u"y ~
sigheu' hEN"' Nv -.
arrangements were ~ o"0v "Sr ,'s,.
10 establish the camp " "o''V .
trrh anu ''' 'ls"
name II camp "o'le'
~ Three ohicers arrived mere "U'.