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against an enemy invader. But as peace
has now come 1t is probable that the
value Of the training the boys are to un-
dergo will be vastly more important to
normal everyday life than the actual
preparation for war;
X
This can be appreciated when 1t is re-
membered that the majority Of boys
from sixteen to nineteen years Of age
are in a rudderless craft SO far as their
life work is concerned. and II by course
Of military training, at no expense to
themselves. but at the cost of their state,
they can be enabled, on the threshold
Of manhood, to find themselves and be-
gin their fight for success under the most
advantageous circumstances, no one can
fail to see 1t will be a very big thing
not only for the boys themselves, but for
the coming generation at large.
In this connection it is interesting
to find out how New York is going
about this military training of our
boys. First of all, she asks them to
stand straight. look ahead, walk alert
ly, talk precisely and forcibly, articu-
late distinctly and show initiative
Hundreds of teachers who have served
as soldiers abroad and many returned
officers who have seen actual service
in the trenches are now fortunately
available as administers. The pupils
of the high schools are being trained
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in the armories for an hour or 50 in
the afternoon, while the boys under
nineteen who work during the day
have their turn in the evenings or at
other times as can be conveniently
arranged. Some Of the large depart
ment stores are releasing their boys
for early morning drills. Throughout
the state wherever groups Of sixteen
may be organized, officers are being
assigned to take them in charge.
From these instructors they are i'm
billing not only patriotism and loyal
ty, but habits which cannot but make
for efficiency and success in the CALL
ings to which they are apprenticed.
The military training commission be-
lieves that such personal contact will
give to the youth Of the state steadi-
ness Of purpose and broader vision
Every boy, when he registered, was
required to fill out a very lengthy
QUESTIONABLE which was made with
the cooperation and assistance of the
federal board for industrial and agri-
cultural education, the division of yo-
cational and Industrial education of
the state of New York. the department
of education Of Cornell University, the
educational guidance department Of
the Young Mems Christian Association.
representatives Of the United States
Boys Reserve of the National
Educational Association and the state
federation Of labor
The forty-two questions propounded
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to employed boys in addition TO those
asked of all registrants leave no ue
tail untouched. They We're requesteu
to tell the number of their protheis
and sisters, the occupation OF tnesl
fathers and mothers, when they leIC
school and WHY, the name of their
EMPLOYER and the nature Of their pusi-
ness. They were asked how much
wages they received when they pesan.
what they are getting. now ana now
many increases they have hao. 10y
were required to tell how soon antsa
leaving school they got Jop a''" wiz
"Do YOU like your job?' asked the
state. and why?" as there chance
for advancement? Upon what ooes
YOUR advancement depend? DO you
attend night or other school? Wnas
would you do If one were s.ai. ID
Do you save money? How much 40
YOU nay weekly to the support OF the
famiiy?'' .oa
Although some of the boys resented
these Inquiries. the majority look
them in good part. replied 10 .men,
fully and correctly and have anaeI fay
instance. did not know of the oppor.,
tunities offered by night schools ana ana
especially by the free technical anu
trade schools Of the state.
X
Anart from the vocational side OF
the military training which the poss
are now receiving, it also has rec
reational side. For instance every
bow loves to shoot. and they are being
taught how to do this and how 10
handle a rife properly. In coIne'
Of the eymnasiums of all the metro.
nolitan high schools Is now to ne seen
a rather curious and copplica.eo plete
of mechanics. calculated 10 tase' NV
anv how. known as q machine gun.
It is on this affair the boys pracelce
In this interesting device rod Is
placed upon standard. somethln4
like that of a nickel-in- the slot MAJ
chine, having a horizontal roo ~
the size of a visiting card. service
rifle is attached to this machine IN
such a way that 1t Is practically moV'
able in all directions and the mechan"
ism is such that when the one shoot:
ing aims his rife at a target a foot
square on the other side of the room
and his line of sight is conferred upon
the bulls-eye Of that target the point
Of the rod is in front of the bulls-eye
on the miniature target. and the rod
follows every movement OF the Inc
of sight as the gun is moved by the
shooter, so that the instructor by
watching it can see to just what eX-
tent the boy is permitting the muzzle
of his gun to .'wabble."' When the
trigger is pulled the rod shoots for
ward and punches hole in the minia-
ture target. which corresponds me-
chanically with the hole a bullet
would have made in the aiming target
If there had been one in the gun.
The machine works to perfection.
The only trouble about it is that 1t
1a h1y an11y Oil
ways line of boys waiting their
turn, SO greatly do they enjoy the
sport
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concluded that 1t was very generally
observed. Some of those who evaded it
are already in the clutches Of the provost
guard. Many who were unable to reg
lister on account of the lack of clerical
help at the schoolhouse centers appoint
ed for this purpose have been dealt with
leniently and are now having the oppor-
tunity to put themselves on record.
While undoubtedly the vast majority
of the boys registered out of matter
of patriotism and because they wished
to observe the law, at the same time it
was made clear to them, previous to the
registration day, that the provisions Of
the law were 80 far reaching that every
boy, in order that he may legally attend
school or be employed, must have a GER
tificate stating that he is enrolled for
military training and Is meeting every
requirement of the statute. According
to Brig. Gen. William H. Chaplin, chief
supervising officer Of the bureau of tech
meal military training, the registration
has shown that of 100000 boys in the
state of New York to whom the law APP
plies about 100000 are exempt on ac-
count Of the essential military nature Of
their employment This leaves some
100000 young men who have started
upon their military training. They are
about equally divided between Greater
New York and the towns and cities of
the rest of the state.
Two hundred thousand youthful fight
ers are no mean army and might be en-
ployed in a very formidable defense If
called to the colors to guard a state
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The Pacifist Club.

A NEW YORK official denied the
other day the charge that he was
a paciffst.
I'm fact" he said, laughing. "1'm
like the chap who was asked IL he
would join pacifst club.
will II Sure 1 will" this chan
answered, eagerly. What pacifist are,
you going to club firstn''' ~ - -
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commercial, passenger ana
pleasure purposes Is going to
DO exceedingly rapid now that the war
IL over. One of the most interesting
and significant Of these signs Of the
times is the organization within the
past few days in New York city of
the first police aviation force in the
World.
AT the time of the outbreak Of the
great worlds war. q police aviation
force in any Of our large cities would
have seemed almost like an Arabian
Nights dream. In those now seeming
Ay. dim, distant, piping days of peace
bur highest ambitions were mounted,
And motor cycle cops. and to most per-
sons flying police, would have seemed
like very long step. but the war
has changed many ideas and has con-
ciusively demonstrated the many pos
eibtlities of the airplane.
When under consideration 1t was
pointed out, In favor of such a force,
that policl aviators on patrol aloft
would give the department new eyes.
They could keep watch for fires, look
on joy riders and perform various
Puties better than 1t is possible for
batrolmen on foot to do. Their uses
IN case Of riOtous demonstrations are
Obvious.
There are. indeed, untold possibin-
Ties of usefulness in an air constab-
tlary. not only for cities, but for
larger civic areas. Apparently there
are si>on to be focks Of airmen car
tying the mails over the country, and
the future of ocean transportation
And polar exploration Is bound up
with the development of airplane
transit.
Only few weeks ago at the time of
the burning Of the Gillespie NUM-
flon plant at Morgan. N. j., but few
tniles from the metropolis, a practi-
Gal demonstration was given New
York Of the service to the community
police aviators might be.
! During this destructive fire WHEN
high explosives were going off on
every side and 1t was most difficult
and highly dangerous for the flremen
to approach close enough to the CEN
ter OF the fire to see what was really
going on or how the fire was pro-
crossing. an airplane aviator flying
high above the burning buildings sue
eessfully directed the work of the
fire fighters, SO that they were able
TO keep the flames away from q vast
store of INT, which might have
Caused TREMENDOUS havoc in New
York had 1T gone off. as 1t probably
gould but for the all-seeing eyes OF
NJ atrplane aviator. The success, of
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1 be no other military body
quite like 1t in the United
States, as 1t will be entirely
composed of boys-about 100000 of
them.
naturally. an experiment of this
Kind is of interest in every state in
the Union. for. If it turns out well, it
eniy stands to reason that the prin-
ciples upon which 1t is based will be
adopted by other states.
The organization of New York's boy
frmy was brought about by the enact
ment' about year ago, of a bill by
Ehe state legislature requiring every
poy In the state between the ages of
sixteen to nineteen. to register for
miutary training, the only exemption
from service being. those boys who
Tere employed on farms or in essen
va! manual trades which are Of value
IN time OF war. When the bill was
Passed the country was in the midst
~ the worlds war, and the measure
~ providing for the proper prelimi-
parry training of young men for mill
fary life when they reached the draft
Ii ~
~ was also figured by the law
@akers that even IL compulsory mill
ffry service were forever abolished at
fhe end Of the war the training
YOU'D be an excellent thing for the
poys and help to fit them for many
civic vacations However, there were
70 think. when the war ended, that
fhe chances were that this military
framing OF the boys Of the state for
which the legislature had provided
W3uld not be energetically pushed.
THIS surmise, however, proved incor-
rect. as some few weeks ago Gov.
Whitman issued a proclamation call
eohedule.
The object Of the policy of the state
Proclamation.
with the coming Of peace" he
stated. "the various training contem-
plated by this act becomes more inn
portant than ever through Its inter-
san,n9 as uniyersal selective
youth q sense Of responsibility to the
plate in time of peace as well as in
time OF war. and preparing them to
meet this responsibility intelligently
sao emeetiye ayd not SHg; only through the
honal bearing. discipline and obedi-
ence to properly constituted authority,
20 prominent in military drill, but
also by emphasizing the Importance
Of vocational training, which may be
Of service to the state"
December was fixed as the regis
tration day, and the schoolhouses of
tho state were designated as the
places for the boys to present them
matter was under the direction Of the
military training commission.
Now that sufficient time has elapsed
to check up the registration, 1t has been
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New York City Has First Aviation Force of Police in the World

Y every side there are many
indications that the develop
ment Of the airplane for
commercial. passenger and
pleasure purposes Is going to
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EW YORK is now organizing a
new state army. There viii
be no other military body
quite like IT in the IynIted
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-10-11
Owes All To Adopted Land.

Chief Justice Andrew A. Bruce
of the Supreme Court of North
Dakota, speaking at a dinner
given by the American Bar AS
sociation on September 6, said:
81 speak from the viewpoint
of the foreign born. |, and mill
ions of others like me, came to
this country alone, without mon
ey and without friends. We
sponged on all that America had,
her free lands, her free schools
and above all her spirit of open
hearted comradship. She owed
us nothing but she gave us all.
We swore allegiance to her flag,
her constitution and her laws.
| We would be recreants, ingrates,
Iperiwers and ours if in the hour
of her need we counseled with
her enemies and were disloyal to
her cause"
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Death Of Private Pierre TeinsulT.


Mrs. Mary C. Teincuff receiv-
ed word Sunday morning an
nouncing the death of her son,
Private Pierre Teincuff, at the
base hospital, Fort Riley, Kan
sas. His death was due to pneu-
monia following influenza.
Private Teincuff was born in
Trelaze, France, May 21, 1896.
He was called to the colors and
left here with a contingent
July %, 1918, for Camp Funs-
ton. He is survived by his moth
er, four brothers and three sis
ters.
The body was brought to Lex
Iington Tuesday, and the funer-
al will be held this afternoon at
g o'clock.
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Entertain American Troops.

Since General Pershing offici-
ally detailed to the American Y.
M. c. A. the task of entertain
ing our soldiers in France this
task has been tackled with char
acteristic "Y" thoroughness and
energy end has attained amaz-
ing proportions. More than $50
professional actors already are
appearing regularly in the Red
Triangle huts, often under fire.
Of these, Walter Damrousch,
Elsie Janis, a number of grand
opera singers, the st. Louis
Quartettc and all sorts of volun.
teer entertainers of every order
represent the different features
and phases. Mr.. Damrousch, who
went to France especially tC
wear the Red Triangle and ap
pear in Y, M. c. A. concerts, nov
has an orchestra Of seventy-fvr
distinguished French artists a
his command.
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Col. Ristine's Daring Feat.

One of the most daring per-
formances in all the bitter fight
ing Of this sector during the last
few days was performed by
Lieutenant-C Colonel Carl Ristine,
who was in command Of a regi-
ment. When another regiment
was held up before Charpentry
and it's battalion leader killed,
Colonel Ristine leapfrogged 80
of his men through the other
regiment, charged down upon
the machine gunners who had
halted it, and killed every one Of
/ them, thus permitting tn e
/ troops to enter the town.
That night he pressed forward
alone on reconnaissance duty
and entered the German lines.
He found an officers equipment
laid out for departure, put on a
German overcoat and helmet
and spent the night in the boche
lines. He succeeded in orienting
and locating three ammunition
; dumps and seven gun positions
Stealing back to his own line a
dawn, he sent the figures to tn,
artillery, which promptl!
smashed all the dumps and po
! sitions. The next day Col. Ris
tine led his men on in the ad
vance.-St. Louis Post Dispatch
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THE QUAARANTIN E.

The city aut horties and the
county court haye proclaimed a
quarantine against the epidem-
ic known as inff1uena, 7 he citi-
.zens are urged to cooperate and
observe the rul.e as we'll as the
spirit of the orOler, there by aid
ing in the protesctiOn Of the pub
lie health. The qlaan tine is
timely and necessary that the
disease, which is 50 highly con-
tagious, may De eradicated in
the least possible time,
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Death of Mrs. Eugenia Davis.

DNuNl VI NAA % 1ht3 NAtAN 80 'AS'
Mrs. Eugenia Davis, widow Of
the late Tilton Davis, died Sum
day evening at 7:45 o'clock at
the home Of j. C. Shelton, where
was boarding. She had been ill
only a few days with heart trou-
BILE.
Mrs. Davis was born in Hart
county, KY, January 26, 1841,
and came to this county with her
parents when a mere child. She
was married to Mr.. Davis at
Kingston, Mo-, January 26, 1860.
To this union five children were
bonr, four Of whom survive
Mrs. w. H. Robertson Of Rector
Ark; Lee w. Davis, Denver
Col; John w., Of Dover, and Til
ton Davis of this city. One
brother, H, w. Ardinger, of Dal
las, Texas, also survives.
Mrs. Davis was lifelong mem
Der Of the Presbyterian church
She was a charming woman, de
voted to her home and family
and beloved by all who knew her
The funeral service conductet
by Rev. R. L. Cowan, pastor o
the Presbyterian church, wa
held at the home of her son, Til
ton Davis, 1911 South Street
| Wednesday afternoon at 3 O
clock.
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Deaths in Higginsville.

Miss Ruth Field, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Forest L. Field Of
Higginsville, died Monday night
at about 8 o'clock, from pneumO-
MIA following influenza. Miss
Field was about 25 years of age.
She is survived by her parents
and one brother, Gilbert, who is
stationed at a camp near Battle
Greek, Mich. Her elder brother
Maurice, died Sunday afternoon
from the same disease.
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Some ones foot sIipped whe

Some ones foot slipped when
the order was ISSUED clos ing the
saloons under the quarantine
regulations. At meetin q We'd
nesday night thIe Whip crack
ed and revised" order was is
sued which plaaced saloons on
the same plane =aS other lines of
business, and al1 are to close at
z o'clock p m. T he public health
must be protecGed-but not at
the expense of the bOoze bust
ness.
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Hill-COIxnstOCk.

Word was recoeipd here Mon
day announcing the MARI age Of
Lieut.. Tom. w Hill to Miss
Grace ComstocAz, at Lou isville,
KY, at some recent date Lieut..
Hill is a grands on Of Mrs. Ada
Carter of this city, and is sta
toned at the big artillery camp
near Louisville. The brid e is a
granddaughter of Mr., and Mrs
wv. H. Chiles of this city
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It is Now Cart. Cham bers.

Mr.. and Mrs. M. A, Cha mDers
have received t he Information
that their son. Nj. c. Chambers,
has been promoted from first
lieutenant to captain Captain
Chambers is i'm the Marine
Corps, and is sta TONED in Cuba.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-10-11

Edward Keith, who had been
i'll at his home in HigginsVille,
for the past week with pneumo-
MIA following influenza, died
Wednesday afternoon at 1245
o'clock. He was the son of Mr.
and Mrs. j. M. Keith Of neal
Odessa, and was born March 13
1885. He is survived by his wild.
ow and two children, three
brothers and one sister, Nathan
Keith of Chillicothe, Mo-, Ken
ney Keith Of Kansas City, Zacf
Keith of this city, and Mrs. J
F. Fulkerson of Odessa.
The funeral will be held from
the home in Higginsville, Fri
day morning at 1000 o'clock.
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Death of Robert Swartz.

Robert Swartz, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Swartz, formerly of
this city died at the home Of his
parents in Kansas City, Monday
night. His death was due to
pneumonia. Robert was born in
this city about twenty years a.
go. He had worked in this Office
at different times, and when his
parents moved to Kansas City,
several months ago, he went
with them. Besides his parents
he is survived by a half broth.
er, Jas. E. Simmons, now in the
navy.
The body was brought to Lex.
ington Thursday morning and
buried direct from the train.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-10-11

Miss Pauline Wilson, who
teaches in the Aurora, Mo-, pub
lie schools, came home Sunday
for an indefinite stay, the
schools having closed on account
of the influenza being so preva-
lent in that part of the state.
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Wentworth 81; Slater High 0

The Wentworth football team
Friday won the first game Of
the season when they took Sla-
ter High to a 81 to 0 trimming.
Slater was no mean opponent,
however and played a snappy
game all the way. After the first
quarter Coach Wikoff used
mostly subs and second team
men,
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QUARANTINE AGAINST
INFLUENZA
Board of Health Takes Measures
to Prevent Spread of
Disease.

Mayor Louis Minor called a
meeting Monday morning of the
doctors of the city for the pur-
pose of discussing ways and
means to prevent the spread of
Influenza. 1t was decided to close
the public schools, confne the
students of Central and Went
worth to their own premises.
close the opera house and other
places of amusement. This or
der went into effect Tuesday.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-10-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Fisher re-
ceived a telegram Wednesday
stating that their son, Marvin P,
Fisher was i'll with pneumonia
at the base hospital at Fort Ri.
ley, Kansas.
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Influenza Prevented.

If this dreaded disease is con-
tracted through the nose and
throat, an application of the
modern antiseptic O-ZO-NOL
will knock the germ. Your drug
gist recommends it. Adv.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-10-11

Clyde H. Slus her. son of Mr..
and Mgs. Lee j. Slashe1, has
been assigned to the Officers
Training Camp at Camp Pike,
Ark. "Tuff" haas the ha bit Of
making good in vwhatever he un-
dertakes, and, HOesides, he has
had excellent uorepaatiOn fol
the work in ham d,
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COUNTY Court Proceedings.

County Court Proceedings.
The county court met Monday
with Judges Wright and Vogt
The following appears
of record:
w. T. Crouch, Dan D. Johns
and John West were ordered to
remove fences off the public
right of way.
c. w. Swift, county surveyor,
was ordered to survey the line
between Lafayette and Ray
counties in the Egypt bottoms,
on that portion Of the boundary
between said counties from
which there has been an avuI-
sion by the Missouri river.
H. c. Rogers, county highway
engineer, was ordered to put in
two cuiverts near Winton, both
to be of wood. Also to build
bridge in Section 13, Township
so, Range "a, near county line,
as soon as government orders
are revised so that it may be
done.
Euther Sanders of Freedom
Township was allowed a county
school fund loan of $500 on 40
acres of land.
Two concrete culverts were Or
dered built as soon as the gov
ernment orders would permit,
on the east line of Section 36,
Township 4S, Range 27, near S.
p. BOOne's.
Miss Marguerite Fanilo filed
bond as Clerk of the Probate
Court, and was approved.
A requisition was ordered
drawn on the State Auditor for
$500, for consolidated school dis
trict No. /, and S325.OO for con-
solidated district No. 2. being
special state high school aic
, money.
+ Lexington Special Road Dis
trict filed annual report ending
July 81, 1918.
A requisition was orderer
! drawn on the State Auditor fo
.S4,18O.20, the amount Of foreigl
i, insurance money due the county
!, Dr. B. T. Payne filed state
ments Of inquests as follows
r On w. A. and John ThirkleS
+ .S5.56, on Willard d. Retiring
= $500, which were certified t
the treasurer for payment.
A bridge was ordered built 0
% south section of Section 2.
> Township AZ, Range %, as 500
y as government orders will pei
Ie nit.