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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-10-05
The OUTPOST.

Patrols are by no means sufficient to
guarantee the security of a force In
hostile territory, or in the proximity
Of an enemy in friendly territory.
Every camp or bivouac should be pro
tected by covering detachments known
ms outposts, although 1t is true that an
outpost may also exercise the functions
of patrol and become an outpost pa
troll.
The size and disposition of an out
post will depend upon a number of fac.
tors. including the size of the whole
command, the proximity of the enemy,
the particular situation with respect to
the enemy, and the nature of the ter
rain.
OutpOsts may vary in strength from
a very small fraction to one-third of
the entire force. The principle to be
kept in mind is that outposts, like pa
trolls should be no stronger than is es-
sential to the work in hand; but they
should at least always be sufficiently
large to insure reasonable security. A
few sentlnels and patrols will usually
answer for single company, but for a
large command, more elaborate sys-
TEN Of outposts must be established.
The supreme duty of an outpost is to
prevent surprise and prevent an attack
upon the camp before the troops are
prepared to resist For a camp to be
dumped" in the colloquial language
of the army, Is an offense on the part
of the commander which is neither to
be explained nor extenuated. This does
not mean that camp or bivouac may
not be overwhelmed with sudden at
tack by an enemy force, but at least
the command should have sufficient
warning from It's outposts to make an
organized show of resistance.
The outpost patrol is used to keep
in close contact with the enemy, and
| this has been found to be the most
economical form Of protection, since, If
the commander Is kept constantly adj
vised of the whereabouts of the enemy,
it will be unnecessary for him to make
use of as elaborate system of out
posts to guard against surprise. Never
theless, he should always err on the
side of caution in the matter of the
protection of his camp.
Outposts should be composed OF COM
plete organizations. Discipline and
morale can be better maintained in a
full squad, for example, and one which
is accustomed to drilling together, than
with a detachment, say, of six or ten
men. If more than one squad is re-
quired at any point, two squads are
preferable to one squad and half.
Troops on outposts keep themselves
concealed as much as is consistent
with the performance of their duties.
Especially, they avoid appearing on the
skyline, for this would render to the
enemy clear silhouette of their move
ments The skyline, indeed, is back
ground which brings out figure more
distinctly than any other-even the
olive drab uniform does not escape the
eye since 1t is the outline and not the
color which is distinguishable.
Troops on outposts do not render
honors. 1t is assumed that their at
tention is completely occupied in keep
ing upon the lookout.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-10-05
Elevators Of Ancient pays.

The earliest mention of device In
any way resembling the modern ele-
yator or "lift" may be read In vitru-
yius. who describes a hoistlng machine
which was invented by Archimedes.
This elevator OF che second century Il.
g. was worked by ropes which were
coiled upon winding drum by cap
stan and levers. The same writer re-
fers 10 another similar machine which
was made to rotate by man who
walked inside the eapstan. such a
primitive elevator is still in use to lift
passengers and freight from the first
to the second story of a convent on
Mount Sinai.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-10-05
Writes with His Knee.

The invention of a Portland (ore,)
doctor, by means of which one can
write with the knee, offers large posi-
bilitles for the person deprived-of the
use Of both hands; for the device af-
fords much more convenient meth
od Of writing than by holding pencil
With the toes or teeth, says Popular
Mechanics Magazine. The apparatus
consists of broad strip of leather fas-
tened over the bent knee by means Of
spring clasps. 1t is provided with two
pencil clips, into which pencil is in
serted so that 1t projects beyond the
knee. A low rack, made like music
rack, holds the writing paper firmly
in convenient position. Ample range
OF motion for the pen is obtained by
resting the foot on the ball, with the
heel appraised.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-10-05
INDIANS USE A GRABHOoK
Have Unique Outfit Which They Use
In Fishing for SaImon-Poles
Are Twenty Feet Long.

The Indians fish for salmon with q
"grab-hook," a large iron hook fas-
tened to pole by loose cord three
or four feet long. A hole at the blunt
end of the hook that slips over the
tip of the pole keeps it in place until
the fish is hooked. Then the hook is
pulled off the pole and. the cord gives
the fisherman a chance to play his
fish If necessary before dragging it
ashore, says the Southern Workman.
The hooks are made by the black
smith, but the poles, about 20 feet in
length, the Indians make them
selves of red fir. Taking rough
piece of dry wood of the required
length, they patiently work at it with
drawshave and knife until it is the
right size and tapering to sSt the
workman. Then it is usually hard
ened in the Goals before putting on the
cord, which they braid themselves.
If a pole breaks, as often hap
pens, the broken parts are dashed
together with string, pitch is smeared
over and melted by being rubbed with
a hot stone, which makes the pole as
strong as before. The Indians gen
orally fish from the bank or from
platforms built over the water. They
thrust the long pole out across the
river as far as they can and let the
current carry it down and into the
bank, trusting to chance and quick
Jerk to hook the fish if they feel one
in the water.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-10-05
no BE coNrlNUEUl
Mal,lnn lac Polato PopuIar.

There Is touch of humor Ia the
method employed by the famous
t'rcneh che,uist rmmentler to over.
come the prciudicCs against the pc.
tato Of the reusunJry on the cont.
ncnt. lie cultivated potatoes In the
open fields, In places very much fire.
quented. lie guarded them carefully
during the day only, and was happy
when he had excited SO much curlos.
ity Us to induce people 10 steal some
OF them during the night, Then he
persuaded Louis Nv 10 wear bunch
ut potato flowers ut his buttonhole
ia the midst OF the court on a fcstal
day. Nothing more was wanting &c
Induce great lords TO plant them.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-10-05


The leader of patrol, usually cor
poral II 1t consists of n squad or less,
must be specially chosen. And the
more important the work, the more
careful the selection. The leader must
be skilled In the methods OF covering
large areas with a few men; he must
be able TO report the strength and
character Of hostile forces. deduce
their probable intentions, and report
Intelligently to his commanding officer.
Endurance, courage and good judgment
are requisites of the patrol leader.
His judgment will be called constant
~ into play, In order to read indica-
tons and pass upon the significance of
the information at hand. He should be
capable Of seeing a connection between
apparently irrelevant facts and formu-
lating his reports accordingly.
Before setting out, however, the pa
troll leader should be given such infor-
nation of the enemy and country as
may be Of value to him--the general
location of his own forces, and par
ticularly those with whom he may come
In contact. From this It will be seen
that the patrol leader already has
basis upon which to interpret the In
formation he gains.
When possible, the patrol leader
should have a map of the country he
Is TO trayerse-in many cases the route
specifled-and he should have COM
pass watch, pencil and notebook.
When practicable, he should take with
him field message blanks. He carries,
of course, his arms and ammunition.
When the patrol leader assemblies
the men detailed for the patrol, he
makes sure of several things: That
their arms and ammunition are In a
suitable condition for duty; that none
has any papers or maps which would
be Of value to the enemy If captured !;
that their accoutrements do not glisten
or rattle as they move. He then re-
peats his instructions and explains
them until he is satisfied that every
man understands them; he also re-
hearses with the men the signals which
are to be used; and designates a man
to take his place If he should be dis
abled.
The formation of the patrol will de-
pend upon the nature of the country
and the character of the cover-the
formation best suited to the needs of
the case will be determined by the
leader. But at all events, the forma-
tlon must be so regulated as to insure,
so nearly as possible, the escape of one
man IL the patrol is dumped" by a
superior force.
Generally speaking, 1t will consist
of main body with advance, rear and
flank guards though each of the guards
be represented only by single man.
1t can be seen, however, that this
would be an easy formation for a pa
troll as small as squad to assume,
since, beside the guards, It would al
low for main body of the corporal
and three men.
With small patrol-as small In
deed, as four or five men-the distance
between the men may not be more than
from % to 80 yards With a larger pa
troll, they may be as great as 100 yards.
The reason for this variation is both
that a smaller force must, in the ma
ture of things, remain closer together
and that the guards at 100 yards would
have far more difficulty in keeping in
sight two or three men than a larger
force. .
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-10-05

sity of the time element, it viii be
seen that IL troop Of cavalry is re-
ported at certain spot at certain
hour by one patrol and troop three
miles up the road is reported by an
other patrol moving in the same d.
rectlon, the only way in which the
commander might know whether or not
1t was the same troop is by the time.
If the reports of the two troops are
timed, say, half an hour apart, the
commander concludes that 1t is the
same troop; If they are timed within
ten minutes of each other, he naturally
concludes that two distinct troops are
approaching.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-10-05
Her Life Mission.

Her Husband--Even ii you are the
president of the Wellwishers' society I
don't see you doing much to make 9TH
ers happy.
Mrs. Ponderosa-Much you know
Every time walk out on the street l
make lots of women happy to think
they're not as fat as l am.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-10-05

I The fire had gained too much head
way to be checked. All the efforts Of
the volunteer department and the small
engine were directed toward saving
the church. For time II seemed as II
Saint Jude's must go.
Elinor watched the destruction. It
seemed as though a band had fastened
itself around her chest. Then she saw
ward He was on the ridge-pole of the
church roof with a Ratchet. The ridge
pole was burning slowly. She could
see him chopping.
From that time she never took her
eyes away from him. Other men were
there. She did not see them. She saw
only Ward battling on the ridge,pole,
and high above on the steeple the
sturdy cross Of his faith.
Once the men on the street below
turned the full force Of the hose on
him. She saw him reel, saw him re-
cover himself by miracle.
The fire glare died into the dawn.
Saint Jude's was saved. Behind 1t in
Its park the charred skeleton of the
parish house showed how thoroughly
young HUFF had done his work. Not
until Ward had descended safely to the
street did ElInor relax.
Ward found her sitting in one Of the
chairs along the pavement, her hair
still In Its long braid, her feet thrust
into slippers, her eyes red from long
staring.
The fire engine was being dragged
away. The crowd had dispersed.
Ward. blockened and depressed, was
surveying the ruins with heavy heart.
He turned and saw the girl
Just Mt first he was not sure Of her.
He was always seeing her, mentally.
Then he went toward her, his hand
out
"You see" he said, "what an hour
may bring forth !" And then, "You
reckless child, here In slippers
~ saw you on the roof" said Ellnor,
barely able to artlculate. "Once ]
thought you had fallen"
"They nearly got me, It's rather sad,
isn't it?" He stood, bareheaded in the
cool dawn. and surveyed the ruin.
People meet great crises simply.
She tried to find some word of sym
pathy to say, but what was there, poor
child? She knew the true lnwardness
of that disastrous night. So, with pa
thetlc eyes, she turned away.
"I'il go home now" she said. II saw
the glare-I--" Quite suddenly her
lips trembled. II should like to help
you with the new building"
"Flnew said Ward heartily. "We'll
get to that before long"
'Tf you had fallen"
He was not listening. II came to her
then how far apart they We're. To her
his falling would have been an end of
all things to him, 1t would have meant
the beginning of a useful eternity.
"If you walt little, I'll run around
and get my car and take you up"
She sat down again, obediently. She
was glad to be with him little longer.
Until recently, the work of the band
had always seemed a vague abstrac-
ton. Now one of its results lay before
her. And there were other things fresh
In her mind--old Hilary, dead of his
revolt against law, and lying in state
before an altar erected TO a God he had
not recognized. And Ward, watching
her windows and thinking her the EN-
hudlment of what woman should be.
over her bitterness rose hot wave
Of anger against Walter Hun. She had
forbidden this thing and he had done
! r.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-10-05
Ma Yet.

It may be comfortable to work In
and all that, but women will not run
over TO the grocery store before break
fast wearing the pantalette house suit.
Portland Oregonian.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-10-05
chlna,s nEour Diamonds

There are in China four powerful
men, known as the Four Diamonds,
who are credited with being actively
prO-Japanese, and at the head of the
Chinese pro-Japanese political activi-
ties. These men are Tsao Ju Ling,
former minister of foreign affairs and
former minister of communications !;
Chang Hsiang, former minister of JUS
tice and former minister to Japan from
China, the first cabinet minister ever
sent to Japan in diplomatic capacity
and the leading Japanese scholar of
China; Lu Chung Yu, former minis
ter from China to Japan; and Wang /
Tang, former minister of the interior.
The Four Diamonds are generally re
garded as the instruments with which
Japan was working in this most am
bilious plan to impress the will of ia
pan on China and create a situation
that would allow Japan to intervene
in China, with some show of reason
other than apparent aggrandizement.-
Samuel G. Blythe in the Saturday Eve
ming Post.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-10-05
T0ELIN0R WHEN A PARTICULAR ATRocloUs PIECE
OF WORK IS ACCOMPLISH AGAINST HER WISHES

synopss-For years Hilary Kingston daughter
Eino beautiful home hill in the suburban village of Wonng
ham. The negbofs nothing establishment
the father wealthy look
Ing and gentle In reality Kingston head on anarchist band
Of Hun Talbot Letbdge that robbed the
rich and the poor oppressed Old Hilary
life changed abruptly for his daughter
young
Einor Walter the confessed his
Then Booday suspicion
companions club hodup
but sady disappointed
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-10-05
Els wish.

"His wife is so angry with him she
hasn't spoken to him for two days"
"Gee l wish could make my wife
as mad as that"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-10-05

or course there Is a sharp dis
agreement among the gang over
Autfs arson and things come to
crisis qulo,tiy with the possi-
bility shat all will 90 70 jail. The
next installment brings revela.
ton.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-10-05
SELF HELPS for the
NEW SOLDIER
By a Uniled State, Army Officer
THE PATROL LEADER.

Ioopynghs, 1917. By tho wheeler Syndicate, Inc.l
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-10-12
Prospects Excellent.

A friend dropped in to say hello the
other day-he had been in the Blue
Ridge region for a few weeks. He
brought this story:
A young native, a widower of a
year. called at the shack of the father
of a numerous family, and after beat
ing about the bush for a while. asked
the parent for his daughters hand.
$50 We want 10 get httched with
Sal?" said the old man. II dunno about
it. Yer fust wife didn't last We long.
What are yer ~prospecks?"
'FineI" asserted the sutton. "All
the wimmen what sent their washin'
to my fust wife has promised to do
the same by her successor, whoever she
mout be. Oh, Wen git erlong all right! y
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-10-12
WOMEN WIN IN WASHINGTON
Supreme Court curtails Hubby's Power
to Dispose of Goods Without
Wife's Consent.

No more is the married man of
Washington absolute head of the fami-
lg. He shares that post with the wife
of his heart so far as the disposal of
community personal property is con-
cerned. Man was denoted from his
high estate and his authority curtailed
by a recent decision Of the state SUI
preme court, which held that the
Mrs" of the household has an equal
share in the personal property and
must be consulted before it can be
transferred.
The decision was rendered, says the
Spokane Chronicle, in the case of a
man named Steel, who was found
guilty of alternating the affections of
another mans wife. Judgment was
rendered against him and the question
of using community property to satisfy
the debt was brought before the tri-
bunal. Chief Justice Ellis, with the
concurrence of six associate judges,
reversed former decisions which have
been the basis of law on this point for
~ sNtA7 VI AAAoA| Al iAAN gANtNN AlhA ~
that the community personal property
is liable only for those debts contract
ed for the community and i'll the com
munity interests.
Under former decisions the power of
the husband over community property
Wes absolute, except that he could not
will away more than half, the other
half going to the wife at his death. He
could mortgage, sell or dissipate the
family personality without the consent
of his wife. The furniture could be
sold over her head to pay the debts
of a drunken husband. A Judgment
for a husbands wrong conduct could
be collected from her half of the per-
sonal property as well as his. Now
the husband is no more thar an agent,
the court has held.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-10-12
Some Satisfaction.

AT a ball given by Lord Derby in
Canada, writes Douglas Sladen, l
watched his A. d. G. taking an impor-
tant politician, whom he should
have known perfectly well, to intro
duce him to his (the politician's) owr
wife, a young and pretty woman, who
considered herself one of the lions OF
Canadian society.
The situation struck me as a prom
Using one, so l listened to hear what he
would say:
Mrs. Pm" he said, may l introduce
Mr.. Um-um to your"
She looked up at him with an
amused smile, and he continued quite
blissfully:
He's a stupid old buffer, but I'll
get him away from you as o o as I
can"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-10-12
ANY CORN LIFTS OUT,
DOESN'T HURT A BIT!
No foolishness! Lift your corns
and cailuses off with fingers
It's like magic!

Sore corns, hard corns, soft corns OF
any kind of a corn, can harmlessly be
lifted right out with the fingers if you
apply upon the corn a few drops of
%freezone, says a Cincinnati authority.
For little cost one can get a small
bottle of f%reezone at any drug store,
which will positively rid ones feet Of
every corn or callus without pain.
This simple drug dries the moment
1t is applied and does not wen irri-
tate the surrounding skin while APP
plying it or afterwards.
This announcement will interest
many of u readers. If your druggist
hasn't any freezone tell him to surely
get a small bottle for you from his
wholesale drug house.-adv.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-10-12

after three doctors said | never would
stand up straight again. was a mid
wife for seven years and recommended
the Vegetable Compound to every wo-
man to take before birth and after
wards, and they all got along SO nicely
that it surely is a godsend to suffering
women. If women wish to write to
me ] will be delighted to answer them"
Mrs. JENNIE MoYER, 342 E.North St.,
Lima, Ohio.
Women who suffer from displace-
ments, weakness, irregularities, ner-
vousness, backache, or bearing-down
pains, need the tonic properties of the
roots and herbs contained in Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-10-12
An Exaeeeration.

"Crossing the 0cean nowadays IS
a serious proposition" said J. p. Nor
gan, who crosses the ocean continu-
ally, "but it isn't, after all, as ter
rible a thing as certain exaggerations
would make you believe.
"'Anything to declare?' a customs
officer said to a man who had just
crossed the ocean.
"'Yes,' said the man. I declare that
I'm one mass of black and blue bruises
from jolting and humping for six days
over a regular corduroy road of Ger
man mines and submarines"
1t isn't the most accomplished man
who accomplishes the most.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-10-12
Help to Save
Nations Food SuppIY

In this time Of high cost of living, eve
erybody should use all possible means to
prevent waste and to help save food. No
one means can be more effective than a
vigorous campaign to eXterminate rats
which destroy over two hundred million
dollars worth of foodstuffs annually. Keep
garbage In rat-proof cans, stop up their
holes, and above all eXterminate them
with Stearns' Paste. which can be bought
for a few cents at any store. A two ounce
box will usually rid a house or barn of
every rat. It destroys mice, cockroaches
and Materbugs as well. ADV.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-10-12
churchmen LOYAL to Nation.

Alien members of the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and
all others We're, on October 6. in the
tabernacle. given notice of the atti-
tude of that organization toward the
government of the United States, so
far as its participation in the great
world war is concerned, when Apostle
Geocge Albert Smith declared that ev-
cry member Of the church in good
standing sustained the nation. leaving
the Inference that contrary conduct on
the part of any adherent denoted lack
of harmony with the body.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-10-12
Plenty Of Room.

"Why don't more. women write thelF
photographers"
~ have often wondered. My wife
could thoroughly enjoy herself if some
publisher would turn her loose 10 tell
the story of her life in about twelve
Volumes"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-10-12
How's This 2

We offer $1,000 70 for any case of cstarrh
that cannot be cured by HALLS Ca
TARRH MEDICINE. HALLS CAFARFaH
MEDICINE is taken internally and acts
through the Blood on the Mucous SUR
faces of the System.
Sold by druggists for over forty yearA
Price 75c. Testimonials free.
i. ]. Cheney & Co, Toledo, Ohio. q
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-10-12
DANGEROUS Performance.

Rather a bad automobile accident
here"
$50 it is"
"How did it happen?"
''In the usual way. A young chap
in a high powered roadster was trying
to drive with one hand and press his
suit with the other.'
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-10-12
Letter to
DIR. Eilmer q Co.
Binahanltcn, N. Y.

Prove What Swamp-Root VIII Do For You
Send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y, for a sample size
bottle. 1t will convince anyone. You
will also receive a booklet of valuable in
formation, telling about the kidneys and
bladder. When writing, be sure and mem
ton this paper. Large and medium size
bottles for sale at all drug stores.-Adv.