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The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-09-20
Watch Health Of Pupils, Doctor Urges,

The children are now in school for
another year Of work. The thing be
fore US is 10 see whether they are in
good physical condition in order to get
the greatest benefit from their school
work.
In a certain district in New York
State large number Of children were
examined carefully. It was found that
over one'half OF them had defects o.
teeth, two'thirds had enlarged tonsils
or adenoids; one'thitd had enlarged
glands; nearly one.ff;h had s)me de
feet OF the eyes; one tenth were pa ,
and had blood that was not up to no. :
NAL; one-twentieth had skin diseases,
and am ong other ailments were crooked
ness Of the spine, mental defects and
| tuberculosis. One seventh OF all the
children were either distinctly tuber
cular or in a condition bordering on
tuberculosis.
People should learn to consult thei
doctors, not only when they are sick
out also at periodical intervals in orde
10 detect the earliest symptoms Of dis
eases. Many Of the diseases which arr
prevalent in the United States, espe
cially after middle life-like those o
kidney, heart and blood vesse s-com,
on very gra 'ually, and without produc
ing symptoms in the early stages
They can only be detected by period
"a! examinations which should be a
least once a yesr--(Dr. N. P. Raven
ell Of the University OF MissCuri.)
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-09-20
Tax Excess Profits Now.

Another verS potent reason why the
war profits tax should Re increased
while it is possible 10 der We revenue
from that source is suggested by Senator
George W. Norris Of Nebraska. il we
finance the war by bords, as We must
do for all expenses rot met by taxation
he bonds and their interest must be
paid when there will be no war profits
on which TO depend for a source oi
Revenue. For that reason we ought,
in Mr.. Norris's opinion, to levy liber
ii tax on that class ol wealth while We
ave the opportunity TO do so.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-09-20
Kaiser as lnttigaRt.

II anything were needed to convince
the world oil the trickery and insinceri
ty Of the kaiser, it is furnished by the
intriguery between him and the former
car during the progress Of the Russo
Japanese war, reported through the en-
terprise Of Herman Bernstein, staff cor
respondent oil the GLOBE DEMOCRAT
and the New York Herald. While
publicly posing as a keeper oi the
world peace and asserting his partner
ship with the Almighty, the kaiser was
working with low cunning on the fears
and suspicious Of the harassed czar fer
The forming oil secret treaty which
would force France TO unite in a plan
for conquest Ct England or run the risk
of ex,erminaiion. The violation OF
Danish neutrality was TO be but trivial
espiode In the great scheme and the
Danes were TO acquiesce, through help
l,ssness, just as The Belg;ans were ex
pected to make only formal protest
against a similar violation ten years
later.
Nicholas was only an echo Of viii
helm. The letters signed "Nicky"
resemble the talk Of parrot. 1t was
Willy" who suggested every step.
Readers can, have only contemptiouS
pity for the car. He was sore pressed
1t the time and lent ready ear 10 an
adviser who gave him enough helpiu
hints and told him enough truth TO wiz
his confidence. But the lasjer's let
ers, kept secret from all others, recall
tie cunning OF the fox and the monkey
1
n Aesop's iltles. The car was 10 b
4 mere tool in carrying 1t tie kaiser
plan Of "slrafng" En- 1land, Which va
born long before Austria's trouble will
Serbia. There is no reasonable doub
as 10 whom the kaiser expected 10 b.
master Of Europe ate this dream va
fulfilled. Russia " to be the sort 0
ally Austria and Turkey now are. HOY
Nicholas Withdrew is yet to be reveale
,ut the Letters already published foo
re methods and designs Of the kaise
with light.
Germans cficialdom may denounc
he letters as iorgeries, but they be-
he amp oi geuneness and fit ever
Snown event as glove. The poweI
i that conrol he kaiser in big affairs vi
' De indignant at the exposure ol anothC
falxla., but they will try 10 keep tn
E German people delud,d Globe Den
ocrat.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-09-20
Madden Saved Printing Expenses.

The habit Of many Democrats in the
House OF extending their remarks in
the Record" on bills Of popular concern
so that their ideas may be distributed
free among their constituents, cropped
oit again when the measure providing
insurance fer our soldiers and sailors
vas taken up fer consideration, u ask
unanimous consent" boldly remarked
he Democratic chairman OF the con-
uitee having the bill in charge, that
the Members who desirsfo speak on
mis- bill and fail 10 do so may have 10
gislative days in which TO print their
aharks." Republican Representative
Marin B. Madden OF Illinois was quick
10 object, and succeeded in PREVENTING
with regari to this bill at least, the a
buse OF printing matter in TIE Ccngres'
sional Record that has been spoken on
the floor OF the House.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-09-20
Dear Peck"
A RECORD BREAKER

Along the Fox River, few miles
above Wedron, H., an old 'im'r named
Andy Haskins has a shack and hA has
made m s. Of the rccod f,h ca ches in
that vicinity during tor'y years He
hrs a big record book containing da' S
and weights TO i'm ress visitors.
Last summer young mani d coup e
from Chicago camped in Nx1ri'n'
lodge three miles above old Hr'kins's
place. A baby was born in the lodg|,
and the only scales the father could
obtain on which to weigh the child
was that with which Andy Haskins h'd
weighed all the big fish he had caught
in ten years,
The baby tipped the scales at thirty
FIVE poundsl-New York Gl,be.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-09-20
10 RemnVO Injustice in The Amy:

The recent transfers OF many retired
Amy officers 10 active duty h,s disclos
d some il justice arising out Of Act Of
March 8, 1911, which conferred upon
officers then on the active listrsnk the,
had lost by the prior system Of promo
ton in other arms Of the service. Cfi.
GERS with Civil War records who were
on the retired list when that Act vas
passed were no, included within its pro
visions, 50 that many officers promoter {
under il, aud since retired, now take
rank ofthose formerly retired. Senator
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-09-20

1tone needs inspiration and hope for
The future let him pay visit TO our
,chool and see there the bright eager
fees Of our boys aud girls, our young
men and young women. They are the
future citizens Of Taney County and
under the careful training Of our eff
cient faculty will form bright and pro
gressive tizenship Of which the county
will be proud.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-09-20

William NJ. Calder OF NV Y,rk is en-
deayoring 10 remedy the irj lStice a d
has introduced bill which authorizes
the president to advance in rank, fl
GERS retired before 1911 so that Unequal
tiles occasioned by the Act olthat year
may be eff,ced, and the endorsements
cause cd BY calling such men into active
service under the command Of their
luiors may be avoided.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-09-20
A Political Appointment.

Pr, sidert wilson has finally ma e
the order placing c, ntrol OF expor,'
under the rev comm ittee Of whicl
Vance Mccormick is chairman. Nj
Mccormick was chairman Of the Dem
ocratic national committee 10 the last
campaign and is, therefore, peculiarly
fitted for service as chsi MIN OF an ad
minisirative committee non partisan"
in character. Pcrhsp'!
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-09-20
N. U. Athlete Directs Army Sports.

Columbia No, Sept. II Harry
lansing, captain Of .he 1916 football
team Of the u iversity OF Missouri, has
been appointed director Of sports CT the
government training camo at Fort Sill.
Oklahoml. Mr.. Lansing has already
taken up bis work at Camp DoDiphsn.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-09-20
Going up in a balloon is something
like riding on RATS after motor boats
have arrived.

At 20 years oi age the will reignsr n
80 the wit, at 40 the judgement, says
Grattan, and a, SO if one seeks peace
Of mind, We may add, Indifference.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-09-20
II one has praise to beStow why
should one be careful to only bestow it
vhen the obi Of it isn't PRESENT.

A doubly brave man is one who
-ushes TO rescue people in an accident
.lthough he has an innate horror OF
horrors,
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-09-20

Wnen man speaks Of his salary IRE :
quently, he takes pride in il.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-09-20

Most men get through life witho I
fsticufs, tut it is contingency they
fear may beIall them.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-09-20

There i Always revolution in high
cheek bones.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-09-20

Vers libre is pretty widely Cifiused
but not so mu,h so as profanity libre.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-09-20

Troubles never come singl,; nor do
lies; one begets the other.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-09-20
Peck" MiIIeI's Class.

Below is a letter with clipping
which shows the fish reputation ,ur
genial hotel proprietor is gel,iag over
the country. The letter ie from Gus
Gaiger, salesman Tor the Miles Moser
Cigar Co.
Scott City, Kansas,
Aug %, 1917
Dear Peck"
This man is in your class when II
CONS to fish stories
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-09-20
Local E Educational Meetings

These meetings, which have
proven so lnspiripG in the past,
will Re held this fall with these
schools:
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which Mrs. J. Willis Martin Of Penn
sylvania is chairman. The secretary Is
Miss Marie Obenauer, formerly con-
nected with the Department Of Labor
in its industrial section.
The assistance which the bureau il
rendering the government is already
material. about 1000 trained Industrial
woman workers having been supplied
through it's agency. An outline Of the
labor may help will define the require
ments. Congress has appropriated ap-
proximately a billion dollars for pre-
paredness. This means that the whirl
of the wheels of the Industries which
furnish battleships, airships, munitions
and other supplies OF war must be &C
CELEBRATED to meet the demands. But If
all these factories and mills are to de-
liver within reasonable time the war
not only additional raw material and
manufactured supplies. but they will
need additional labor.
Many of these mills and factories
particularly those concerned with the
manufacture of textiles, clothing
shoes. food and munitions, require q
great many women. Here is where the
bureau Of registration and information
Is assisting the Department Of Labor
1t does not itself take a general census
OF wage-earning or leisure women, nor
even attempt to keep a nationwide
registration OF women available for
specific occupations. This undertake In 4
can only be done satisfactorily by
state agencies equipped with the neces-
sary tabulating devices and statistical
computing machines. But the bureau OF
registration and information has un.
dertaken to assist the Department OF
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The Same Thing.

TAN MALCOLM. secretary to the Brit
tsh commission, was talking at Oys-
ter Bay about Germany's aim.
"Germany's aim is world hegemony.
a brutal military domination OF man.
kind. She gives different names to It.
Now it's kultur; now it's freedom to de-
velop; now It's safeguards; now It's de-
Tense against predatory powers such as
Belgium and Serbia"
Mr.. Malcolm smiled.
different names for the same thing"
he went on. It's like the old church
caretaker. who said, as he sat on a
tomb in the churchyard:
Look at me. / used to be the jan
itor. Then I'VE got parson who called
me the scxtant In DR.. Tenthly's time
! was the virgin, and this young Teller
we've took on now, he says I'm the sac
rilege."
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Krag rifle and armed its forces with
the Springfield, 100000 krags and
100000 rounds of ammunition were
in reserve in the various arsenals of
the country. 1t was the issue of these
guns and this ammunition which Con-
gress sanctioned.
prior to the passage OF that act. in
1914. ITS clubs were affiliated with this
organization. most Of which used the
small-bore rife and shot on indoor
of our clubs shoots the service arm in
addition to tho .22-caliber, the former
being the more important weapon in
their club work.
ters. kilograms. verbal messages. all
give proof that what Uncle Sam gave
is being returned a hundredfold- Per-
haps a single letter can best speak of
the country. Coming from but single
organization. it yet bespeaks the ardor
manifested by all. 1t was sent to Sec
rotary of War Baker from the Mound
City Rife Club Of st. Louis, and was,
In part:
The Mound City Rife Club. composed Of 100
members is willing and anxious to do something
for the country at this time.
enlist. Many are heads of families and other
wise undesirable. Each one. however. is capable
II it is desired We can furnish twenty or
more expert raemen who can cam be .,s used to train
II you can use any of please feel
free to command.
Yours truly.
C. c. CROssMAN. President.
To quote other letters would be to
repeat the same spirit. almost the
same words. From the Atlantic to the
Pacific from Maine to Florida, has
come word that the men to whom Uncle
Sam has loaned rifles want to do
something for the country" and that
the President is to feel free to COM
mand."
But the methods taken by many of
the clubs differ. From the Greater
Omaha Rifle and Revolver Club word
was sent to President Wilson that they
were organizing a complete regiment
of volunteers for foreign service. to
be at his disposal. From Detroit. Mich.
came word. through DR.. S. L. Sanderson.
president of the Michigan State Rifle
Association, that all ranges and equip
ment controlled by that association. to-
gether with the services of many ex
pert rif1emen, were at the command of
the government. At q meeting of the
Marion. Ohio. Rifle Club. that body was
rendered to the President, ito he used
in any way the President sees fit" The
largest in the country. also rendered
its services.
Word has been received from the
Olympic Rife and Revolver Club of
San Francisco, one of the largest shoot
ing organizations on the Pacific coast.
that many of the members, including
some OF the best shots in the west,
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American Women to Be Mobmzed for the industries


Establishments and in private establish
ments working on government 'con-
tracts in cooperation with the federal
employment service. 1t Is the business
of this bureau to confer with the Sec
rotary of Labor on any question which
may arise as to hours, wages and other
factory and housing standards"
X 4.
In connection with this recruiting
campaign, some extremely important
data have been collected for the use OF
the Secretary of Labor, some of which
have been transmitted by him to the
council of national defense. In this
connection the bureau is looking care
fully into the business Of preventing
the accumulation of evils which caused
all kinds of trouble in England when
the war broke out. There was at first
no effort made to spare the mothers
children suffered and homes We're
neglected. The married women with
homes and children will not be called
to industrial duty except In cases or
extreme emergency. They are the last
line OF Industrial defense.
The bureau of registration and IN
formation employs trained investigators
to collect Information as to conditions
of labor in the several war industries
The national league finances the work
of the bureau, while the working
policies are controlled by the bureau.
under the supervision of the Secretary
of Labor and in cooperation with the
Department of Labor'S employment
service.
The bureau will confer with the De-
partment of Labor also as to the condi-
tons Of labor which will secure the
highest possible efficiency of the wage
earning women engaged in industries
supplying the emergency demands This
phase of the bureaus work is under
taken because of the experience in for
eign countries. where consequences at
tended the failure to provide at the out
welfare Of the women called to the In
dustrial service of their respective coun-
tries.
With this industrial accomplishment
to its credit. 1t is Miss Wetmores be-
lief that the National League for Woman
Service will ere long enroll many thou
sands OF women in various industries.
information 1t is now taking steps to
mobilize the women Of the country for
registration for farm work of every
character. The work Of the league is to
train women for any need the govern
ment may have for their service. In
the other fields, outside of the bureau
of registration and information which 1t
has entered the keynote was voiced in
recently adopted resolution, which de-
clared that each and every woman who
joins this league must hereafter be
ready to learn and to perform: that she
must be ready to sacrifice herself to the
finer idealism of service; that hereafter.
as mother. wife, sister. daughter or
friend. she must testify to her belief
that 1t were better for each and every
man to die nobly than to live ignobly."
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for trained woman labor in the govern
ment establishments and In privately
owned factories and mills engaged upon
emergency orders for army and navy
supplies.
The principle and method of the bu-
reau's procedure was first submitted for
approval to the Secretary Of Labor.
The plan received his official indorse-
ment and the work is conducted in
close cooperation with the Department
of Labor's employment services
throughout the country. All the activ-
tiles of the bureau which concern the
welfare of wage-earning women are
subject to the approval of the Secre-
tary Of Labor.
The direct management Of the Ma
tional League for Woman's Service bu-
reau Of registration and information is
in the hands of board of directors. of
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have enlisted in the army and navy
Down in Texas the Pecos City Rifle
Club, few days after the declaration
of war. held a mass meeting. The city
was divided into wards and every able
bodied man in the city was enrolled
for military drill work, the club equip
ping battle-ground and acting as In
structor.
At about the same time the Pecos
City Club was thus employed the men
of the Lamar (CoL) Rifle Club were
asking themselves what they could do
to help their country. They found
otto rally, aided by city officials. Start
ing with a parade, the rally ended with
a huge mass meeting, at which the
purposes of the army and navy and
the duty Of the citizen to his country
were set forth. The club members fol-
lowed this up by taking a military CEN
of the town. listing both those who
were willing to enlist at once. with
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eminent has issued thousands Of Krags
to rife clubs affiliated with the N. r.
A, under certain prescribed rules. to-
gether with an annual allotment of 100
rounds of ammunition for each club
member. In explaining this phase Of
the work, Brig. Gen. Fred H Phillips,
secretary of the National Rifle Assoc
citation, says:
Placing service rides in the hands
of civilians was the greatest impetus
ever given the shooting game in this
country. AS far back as 1905 Congress
had provided for the purchase Of gov
eminent arms. but not until this later
legislation did rifle shooting take the
hold upon the men OF this country
which it now has.
when the United States retired the
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munity too tiny nor city too vast but
what there comes word that the men
who are too old to do their bit" at the
front are preparing to do the WORK
which VIII be found for those forced
to stay behind. To give roster OF
guard had been organized would be TO
press into service the postal guide, for
legion are their names.
In Montana alone every rife club Of
the state has come together. number
ing some 1000 shots. for purposes of
military age. AT their head is Capt. d.
Gay Stivers. president Of the Rocky
Mountain Rifle Club and father of the
riflemen's movement in Montana. Not
only is he one of the best target shots
in America, but a big game hunter as
well. At the opening of the Spanish
war he raised company of cavalry.
Many of the best known rife shots of
the country have offered their services
as individuals. not waiting for the or
CARNATIONS to which they belong to
offer theirs as a whole. From Alabama
came an offer from T X. Lee. one of the
best known civilian shots in the country
today. "Tack-hole" Lee, as he is known
among the shooting fraternity, is not
only the holder of many worlds records
interclub civilian gallery competition
staged by the National Rifle Assocfa-
ton. Mr.. Lee made the high individual
score 1899 out of possible 1000, which
incidentally is the second time he has
made that score, firing ten matches OF
twenty shots each. The competition con-
sisted Of one match each week for ten
weeks. Even more recently Mr.. Lee
scored ninety-eight consecutive bulrs-
eyes, shooting prone. This feat. which
required nearly two hours. was done al
a distance Of seventy-five feet. the bulls
eye being a one-third of an inch circle
Mr.. Lee is member of the Birmingham
Athletic Rifle Club and Revolver ,Asso-
citation.
Capt. Herbert Mcbride Of Indianapolis
Ind. a member of the N. r. A., is an
other of the best known shots in the
United Htates. He was one of the first
100000 troops sent across by Canada
having enlisted as private He be-
came known as a machine gun expert
winning two French and one British
medals, as well as the rank Of captain
He has just returned to the United
States to offer his services to his OWL
country.
Let him who doubts the ability Of the
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service of their country. Lamar num-
bers about 5000 Inhabitants.
A rife club OF men just past military
age is being organized at Vandergrift.
Pa. with the object of educating in
craftsmanship all men who can be In.
duced to join, and the performance OF
duties as home guard.
The term "home guard" has spread
throughout the United States. No COM
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their previous military experience. and
also those ready to serve at such time
as their services were vitality needed.
And then the Rifle Club boys under
took the task of teaching all those po-
tential recruits the use of the rife. The
result of this was that in the eight
days which followed fifty-seven Of the
recruits out of the many who enlisted
were accepted and sworn into the
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THE DEFINITE OBJECT: A Romance
of New York. By Jeffery Farnol
author of 1.-The Broad Highway.
etc. Frontispiece by F. Vaux Will
SON Boston: Little, Brown & Co.
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00 7HEN the war cloud first ap-
MAN. peared on the horizon of our
HAY national life a very hurri-
cana of snledRes of service !"
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07 7HEN, during a piping time of
MAN. peace" the United States is
wv sued to civilians , the kra az.
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WATCHING AND WAITING ON THE
BORDER. BY Roger Bachelor.
Houghton Miffiin Company.

A member OF the Massachusetts
militia. Roger Bachelor. who Is we'll
known in Washington. here gives q
popular account, from the viewpoint Of
the guardsman himself. of last years
expedition to the Mexican border. The
record concerns itself primarily with
the daily routine Of that experience, .
routine carried out under as complete
a sum Of physical discomforts a. can