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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-17
Blunders of Haste
Why Much Excellent Material Fail,
to Get to PIattsburo
70 the Editor Of M Tribunc.

70 the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: In connection with the diseus.;.
your columns as to the Military ys,u.
a. B., permit me 10 say few words a, y
half Of those who assisted in passing a, :.
plican.s FOR the Plattsburg camp.
After passing a medical examinatio, =
candidates presented themselves b.fo,. ~ -
officer Of the army, who from a neee,u,;,.
hasty glance at the applicant and hi, n,,.''
graded him as either desirable or douh,,.,
Those appearing satisfactory at one. c.rt,s..
for camp and the application papers a, g.
others were held for such further ex.n,,.
ton as the time and circumstances peru,..-,
Right here let me say that the appli,,,;..
form furnished to candidates was eor,...,-
called a blank It was apparently pr.,,,..
with the view Of concealing as much a, ~.
sible. Spaces were left for the inser,Io. :,
the candidates education, business and mix
tary experience, but no opportunity va, ~.
scented for explanations, nor was Their. H..
TO make inquiries.
For example. from the blank it was inpos,,;
bic to tell whether a man who had a,,.,1.l
Yale for a year left because Of unfor,u,,,.
family circumstances or for the good ~ n,
University: or whether another who H.
served one year in the Missouri militia ..,.
cred his connection with that body bee,u,.
Of disability or through court martial ma.
ceedings
Nor did the letters accompanying N. a.
pication set much light on the subject A.
rule they were confined to a statemen. ,h.,
the applicant was neither a criminal "a,
drunkard. and that in the writer's opinion \.
was qualified TO fii the position Of res.r,.
officer. The latter statement, by the way. Ia,
. good deal OF back SPIN on it: Will, Al.
vously intended to be vaguely complin.,.
tary, it is possible Of contrary nterur.,,.
ton.
In view Of this hastily devised system. IA.
limited time for inquiry or examination. ga
the fact that the desirable age limits v,r,
shifted by the military authorities, IL /,
small wonder that mistakes occurred. Ger.
tainly many men qualified in every way IA
try for commissions were left out. The latter
group should not consider their failure n
pass 4 reflection on their character or ability
They failed only because there we're no means
by which they could make their qualification,
known and no time to devise means. Their
failure was due to no fault Of their own. bu,
to the fortunes Of war Gu.
New York, May 10, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-17

the fact that the Russian Revolution has
given Germany chance 70 win the war on
the terms on which Germany expected to
win the war two years ago, if not in 1914,
and that the incidents in the Reichstag
on Tuesday are clear indication that
because they expect to win the war the
German people are not prepared to re-
nounce a policy Of indemnities and annex
ations and the faction in Germany which
advocates such a policy is not yet strong
enough to dOminye the situation. This
is the meaning ~ Schoidemann's declara-
ton and this is the explanation of Beth
mann's speech.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-17

Who censored JoHrc is still ono Of the
Washington mysteries. but 1t IS no' very
deep ono, and although the answer-the
truthful answer-has been covered up oy
MANY technical admissions and official denials'
it is possible by mere narrative oil inc IN
cident to present solution satisfactory 70
reasonable minds.
Marshal Joffrc. be it remembered, address,
ing the American people through the WASH
ington newspaper correspondents on April %
Last. ventured. after expressing the ferYent
hope that the American flag soon would De
seen on the battle line in France, to advise
that American troops be started quickly, that
they be sent in small units, and that no time
, be wasted in intensive training on this SIDE
lie urged that they be sent in small units be-
cause only in this way could the dIfhcult
transportation problem be solved lie ad-
vised training "within sound of the guns" be-
cause the methods of fighting this most re-
markablc of all wars change so rapidly that
there is only one way to make troops ready
to fight. That way is to learn warfare
straight from the men VINO by hard and bit
4 ter experience, abandoning many previous
theories of the school Of war; have found out
low to meet and break the attack OF the
greatest war machine in the world and now
to attack successfully themselves.
When Jofre, speaking in French and read
ing from a prepared manuscript, first men
toned an American division the men in his
audience who understood French pricked up
their ears. A French Canadian standing next
to me, who, by the way, made shorthand
rote of this part of Joffre's address, whs-
pered: THAT sounds as if he wanted 7. r.
When the marshal, with marked emphasis
and emotion pleaded for small units quickly,
lust roughly trained-for the only way to
train them to fight is within sound of the
guns'-there was stir of excitement in the
group and marked signs of uneasiness on the
part of an American army officer, Colonel
Spencer Cosby, standing at Jofre's left.
The True Version
When the marshal finished reading from the
French Ms. his military aid read rough
translation, which also had been prepared
in advance NJ Hoveaque, Of the mission,
smlingly apologized for the roughness of the
translation, but, as a matter of fact, 1t was
not so very rough, and the men who under
stood both languages had no doubts as to its
accuracy, rough or smooth.
By this time it was almost noon. The news
paper men who served papers published on
Sunday afternoon, and others representing
press associations, hurried to the most avail
able telephones, and within very short
time the news that Marshal Jofre wanted
small. roughly trained American units sent
as quickly as possible to France was printed
in many American cities, was on its way to
London and Paris. and even Australia.
The story was published that afternoon in
THE Washington Times and nobody in the
government, officially or unoffically, pretend
ed to be ignorant of what the marshal had
said.
A few hours later the newspaper bureaus
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-17
Wasteful Management
Services of Former Officers and
Soldiers Not Utilized
10 the Editor OF The Tribune

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: read your editorial of May with
regard to the war policy of our national
government with a great deal of interest;
] might say with pleasure if conditions were
not so serious. The papers this morning
state that the recruits for the new army
will not be called until September. This will
mean that the best part of the year for drill
ing men in this country north of Mason and
Dixon's line will he wasted. Instead of tax
ing these men at oLce and instructing them
with the aid OF the thousands Of former Off
GERS and soldiers of the regular army volun-
teers and National Guard who have served
their time, but who would gladly volunteer
left to waste their time doing nothing OF
real value to the country.
Instead Of creating an entirely new force
it would be much easier and simpler to take
the forces that we have, divide them as
many times as may be necessary in order to
secure the officers and non-commissioned
officers cf the new forces, and then fill up
these skeleton organizations with new re-
cruits This could be done while the new
officers are serving their three months in
camp and they would be available for the
second 5000 men instead of the first
100000. Practically all of our National
Guard has had experience or the Mexican
border. The members of the National Guard,
before they went away to the Mexican Dor
der, averaged very favorably with the new
would-be officers in physique, education, etc:
| am not saying anything on behalf OF
myself and my comrades of the Spanish War
Some of the veterans of the Spanish war
are now physically iniirm, but the great
majority of them are still physically fit and
they are ready to serve if their services arc
needed In New York there are enough
Spanish War veterans able and willing TO
serve TO organize and furnish the officers and
non commssloned officers OF from two bril-
gades to a division Of infantry, and the other
states OF the Union could furnish like
proportion. England has used her veterans
OF the Boer War Must our country waste
all Of this good material and must We all
sit down and wait and waste all Of our val
liable summer that ought 70 be spent in hard
work! FRANZ ,. Subway.
Past Department Commander, Department OF
New York. u. s. ". V.
Buffalo, n. T., May II, 1877.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-17
American Troops to Turkey

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Why not send picked force to Ash
attic Turkey: in fact why not take over that
part e the lighting? II IS country and a
kind of fighting which tho Americans
from the Great Basin and the other
desert states of the West could take over
and in which they would get results al
most at once. The Turks may be more
numerous. but not more treachcrous, more
tricky or more desperate than the renegade
Indians, Mexican3 and bad men of these
plains.
The long distance to be travelled the fact
that men and supplies are needed on the
IVES. from, and the purely technical argu-
men. that We arc not at war with Turkey
seem at first to initiate against this Com
pared to getting immediate results that will
cheer every American and Ally. to freeing
Armenia. to fighting side by side az once
with Russia and stifening its armies. to
freainr the Holy Land and Palestine from
the unspeakable Turk. the difficulties appear
small CHARLES r. PIERCE.
New York, May IL, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-17
Music for Navy Recruiting

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Navy recruiting in New York and in
other large cities lags. The departmsn.
seemingly neglccts 70 use one OF the vivid.s.
breeders o. enthusiasm navy band music
What are the bands doing? Are they oil
aboard ship these days. playing Tag up and
sun down and the evening concerts, Well,
few men detailed from each band would pe
be very much missed. Why not organize
from these detals-ba for parade duty ia
the large cities? And why not detail De.
tachments of bluejackets to parade daily
through the streets behind the band!
Think of it, We old navy men, how We
swung joyously behind the band through the
streets of Honolulu, Hong Kong, Stockholm.
even old Tangier, and the next day small
swarms Of natives came aboard TO ship with
US, their hearts stolen away from their H.
tive land by our flagship band.
Start a band each day from Washinrsr
square, or from Cooper Union, or FourteenA
Street and Eighth Avenue, and let the drum
major carry them up Fifth Avenue, or Thru
Avenue, or Eighth Avenue for couple Of
miles, with the detachment Of bluejaeksa
behind, and mark the effect at the recruiting
stations.
Listen TO the tunes Nancy Lee "Jsek
Every Inch Sailor "A Life on thu Oet'n
Wave" Jolly COMMODORE" Hear thai
thrilling rolicker dear to the hearts OF our
British allies, "Ten thousand Miles Ava;
(Which American landsmen know as The
Walloping Window Bllnd). Sec how ne
sidewalk pedestrians keep exact step to NE
quick march music of that splendid old lee
gangway chorus chanty, "ln Amsterdam
There Dwelt Maid"!
Strike up the band! Come on, you sailors
PHILIP r. DILLON.
New York, May 7, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-17
National Manners and Education

The old controversy on the comparative
merits of classical and scientific education
is up again in England, colored this time
with all sorts of strange notions about
what the Germans believe in. The great
aim is evidently TO avoid a system of teach
ing that might possibly reduce the nation
to the same state of spiritual degradation
as Bocheland.
The belief that the Germans are enemies
of the humanities and that the Treitschkes
and Nietzsches represent the fine flower
of modern science is. of course, entirely
delusiona. "The Manchester Guardian"
remarks, by the way, that it was a local
German of some note who used to APP
point all his future heads of departments
land he died worth nearly million) on
their ability to satisfy him in Latin verse"
and, indeed. no one who knows anything
about German schools could imagine that
the classics were counted among the
proper objects Of Germanys boosted pow
ers of hatred
Nevertheless, the opinion prevails among
many sincere worshippers of classical cdu-
cation that it was an ungodly devotion 20
scientific mysteries that perverted the Ger
man mind. As far as it is possible TO I'M
derstand them, they conceive science to be
something that leads to the creation of
submarines and howitzers and flame throw
ers, and are satisfied that such horrible
things as gas bombs are direct consc-
quence of studying chemistry instead of
the Greek irregular verbs.
II is justly pointed out by Mature" that
history as taught in most schools and col
loges is mainly given over TO wars and
dynasties and that "it is to these 'humani-
ties rather than to science that we must
look for the origin Of the German mental
condition. but nothing viii convince some
Of the most strenuous Of the classicists that
Darwin and the cvofutionists were not
somehow responsible for German manners
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-17
Against the Present Blouse

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: am a Lieutenant in the o"',..
Reserve Corps, and would like to say "
words abou. the present held service un'i0' !.
of our army. Our present officers o'0's'
probably toe most uncomfortable. ana g. s..
tainly the worst-looking, Of all those -,
have seen. The main trouble IS WIN ~ =.
collar which buttons up high ana ss
around the neck. i; can't be Kept s.,l
il chafes the neck and in any sor' u
campaigning would be unbearabe. .x
In the next few months thousands o.
officers arc going to buy uniforms, 80.
there is any chance OF getting the I'll
changed. row is the time to do H. IL
present blouse is an outrsge-nooody 80
il: hrt unless somebody does ii''ie I've
ing about il they will never bother " lad
il changed viii you be kind enough ,;,,le
hand and sec IL YOU can bring
publicity TO bear on IL ,.I.
realize that any change would DC . -As
ship to the present army and miii,s ID
already have the old siyle coat, but 'hs' -
be Only small percentage Of the to's'
the new army is formed.
Tenshy. N. j., May IL. 1917.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-17
Enthusiasm Discouraged

nut IL - Hol merely against tnls u0palTlOtlC
waste of potential usefulness that ! would
protest. would protest against the disas-
trous bungle of discouraging the people
throughout the country at large by such an
example at such time The nation is con-
fronted by stupendous task, to which they
are saoredly committed. There is no turning
back now. enlist! Your country needs you."
Posters and placards stud the landscape Re-
cruitng Offices are sprinkled along our thor
oughfsres. And now a whole army Of volun-
teers. gathered from all over the country in
obedience TO that patriotic impulse, is greeted
with NO. thanks; we don't want YOU We
don't like your recruiting officer. so go home
and shut up"
Here We were as nearly a united people as
ever within the memory of those living; will
ing to forget the past. eager to be loyal to
the powers that be. glad TO spend our lives
and treasure. How long shall VIC stay united
II plea yune craftsmanship is allowed 10 control
cur nations conduct? How long shall we stay
glad If patriotism is to be rebuiTed7
This is time when we must all make sacri-
fees. Some OF us arc risking our lives. Others
have assumed the less welcome duty of send
ing our sons. Is it really too much to ask
that those in control of our government
should perform the heroic. the supreme sacri-
flee Of risking, if need be, even their own
precious party security.
If 50, then their short-sighted sclfishness
may only prove boomerang and produce di.
rectly the opposite Of the desired effect. Il
would be dangerously ironic. indeed, if the
only result Of all these many months of labor
energ, and enthusiasm were to make Colonel
Roosevelt and those who wish 70 fight with
him adopt tho well remembered slogan from
aim bui not distant past: Gle kept ~ out
% war" JESSE LYNCH WILLIAMS
New York, May 10, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-17
Will There Be Another Chance'

New York, May 7, 1917.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-12-28
An Appeal To You
Mr.. Subscriber

Many newspaper publishers
are these days sending out their
annual subscription statements
and also through their columns
making appeals to their subscrib-
ers to pay up. The Circle Banner
like the rest of the newspapers
makes the same appeal and if you
are among those whose subscrip-
lion has expir ed, will you kindly
favor us with renewal? Look on
your paper or on the wrapper and
see If you eve for the pa s
year. If so please do remit.
Subscription accounts are not very
large and therefore are often over
looked and neglected by people,
but to the publisher of newspap-
er that has a large circulation,
this often amounts to quite sum.
Take an interest in your local
paper, be as prompt in paying it
as you are compelled to be for the
magazines and dailies you are taxi
ing. If costs lots of money now
days to get out a paper, the paper,
ink and all material necessary hav-
ing advanced something fierce the
past year, but in spite of this we
do not intend to raise the price as
many others have done. But we
do ask that you pay up or it will
force US to cut you off the list.
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Old Maids Were
ssSOme" Entertainers

A local talent play, "The Spin
sters' Convention" was given by the
members of the Royal Neighbor
Lodge at. the Princess Theatre last
Thursday evening, December the
goth. The performance was a de-
cided success and developed the
fact that Circle contains lots
hitherto unknown talent.
The Spinsters' Convention" is a
one act comedy depicting an or
ganization of old maids, all devot-
ing their energies to the occupa-
ton of finding a husband. Among
those mentioned as eligible Mr..
Stony, of this city, seemed to lead
in popularity. After several local
jokes were pulled off" two men
enter as Professor Makeover and
assistant who guarantee to make
all of the old maids over into
beautiful young ladies. This causes
great excitement and after sever
al successful demonstrations the
Professor put an old maid into the
who insists that her age
is only twenty years. The ma
chine breaks with a crash and a
bone and several articles of femin-
inc apparel fly from the top of the
amid the shrieks of the
victim. The enraged old maids
chase the Professor from the stage
with chairs and umbrellas.
The characters were well enact
ed, Mrs. Mccain, as"Betsey Bob |
bet" scoring a decided hit with her
recitation, ooh Josiah, it seems l
must expiah!"
The Princess Theatre was filled
% capacity and the proceeds will
De used to pay for a Liberty Bond
If one hundred dollars for which
he Royal Neighbors have sub.
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Ads An Important
Part Of Newspaper

One thing the Banner desires
to urge on every subscriber to
this paper, and that is to make
a careful and systematic reading
Of the advertisements just as
much their business as a reading
OF the paper otherwise. Many
times the price of the Banner can
be saved by those who make a
business of carefully reading the
offers of merchants, from time to
time. The advertising of the
paper is most valuable.
Now and then one hears object
tons to newspaper carrying so
much advertising, but the fact is
without the advertising there
would be no paper. More than
that, the advertising is of great
value to readers and should be
carefully considered. Get the
habit to watch for changes in the
ads and the bargains offered fl ON
time to time, then come and do
your trading at Circle, which is
already getting to be quite city,
even though its 40 to 60 miles
from railroad.
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No. 11101
Treasury Department, Office of Comp.
troller of the Currency


Treasury Department. Office of Comp.
troller of the Currency
Washington, D. c., November %, 1917
Whereas, by satisfactory evidence pre-,
scented to the undersigned, it has been
made to appear that
"The First National Bank of Circle"
in the village of Circle, in the county of
Dawson and State of Montana has COM
piled with all the provisions of the Statutes
of the United States, required to be COM
piled with before an association shall be
authorized to commence the business of
Banking;
Now therefore, John Shelton Williams,
Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby
certify that "The First National Bank of
Circle" in the Village of Circle, in the
county of Dawson and State of Montana,
is authorized to commence the business of
Banking as provided in Section Fifty one
hundred and sixty nine of the Revised
Statutes of the United States.
Conversion of the Redwater Valley State
Bank of Circle, Circle, Montana.
In testimony whereof witness my hand
and Seal of office this twenty-third day of
November, 1917.
Seal John Shelton Williams,
n3O FL Comptroller of the Currency.
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Notice for Publication

Notice for Publication
Coal. Act 6-22-10 Serial No
014792
Department of the Interior, U.
Land Office at Miles City, Montana
Dec. IL, 1917.
Notice is hereby given that
Anna Morgan,
formerly Anna Welsh, of Circle, Mont.
who ON June u, 1912, made H. E., No
0l4792, for SaNE3, SE4NW4, lots 1,2,3.4,s
Section 6, Township IS North, Range
40 East, M. P. Meridian, has filed notice
of intention to make five year Proof,
to establish claim to the land above des.
cribed, before Peter Rorvik, U. S. Com.
at Circle, Montana, on the
9Th day of Feb. 1918.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Henry Oft, Fred Kraklau, Abe BurK-
halter, Frank Morgan, all of Circle,
Montana.
DBL jig G. w. Myers, Register.