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New-York tribune., 1918-09-15
Protests Against Tax
OnF Horsepower Basis
AS Unqual
TO the Automobile Editor of The Trih

TO the Automoblle Editor of The Trih-
une.
Sir: Permit me to call attention to
the absurdity, inequality and injustice
nue. bill regarding the users tax on au-
tomobiles. The government proposes
Tor purposes of taxation, to place on a
parity the following named automo-
bles, without regard to size, price or
previous condition of servitude. The
list is selected, as illustrative of the
workings of the act, from the official
one printed in the issue of "Motor''
for January, 1918, since which time
prices have advanced greatly.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-15
Just a Line or So

automobile men on the Row, has gone
into the motor truck business. He will
make his headquarters at 122-l2l
Washington Street, Newark, N. j., as
vice president and treasurer of the
Fulton Truck Company of New JERSEY.
handling the Fulton one-and- a-half-ton
truck, which is made at Farmingdale,
New-York tribune., 1918-09-15
War Work 100 Per Cent

OF the
car
We after which
work. which practical
making Some will only up for
their will
only the labor by of shortage of Materials
moment for construction.
But what for the
made their minds keep the old
dealers
without the Of able
told by dealer
sells
anything like this one The appointed these cars didn't
have the parts to give them
To-day Tenders
impossible stock be
with dented tenders going around or the duratn
not tend to make the dealers lot happier
New-York tribune., 1918-09-15
Habit Was Too Strono

Surgeon-This mans injuries are
very peculiar. How did he get hurt?
Attendant-He was chauffeur be-
fore he enlisted and when the mule
stopped he crawled under it to see what
was the matter.-Lfe.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-15
Fixing Prices for Gas0iene

g ONE affect
~ lene shortage with hand with
low fixed for the fuel Why prices
when all being do
lave fixed for the stuff only
motorists have uttered privately that the ordinary
and demand have little
gasone Anyway the
lasts the biggest
the charge No
New-York tribune., 1918-09-15
Motor Boosters Outing
At Wagner's Next Tuesday

The annual outing of the Motor
Boosters will be held on Tuesday next
at Fred Wagner's farm, at Smithtown,
Long Island. The affair is the get
together of the members Of the Motor
Club and of the automobile trade gen.
erally
New-York tribune., 1918-09-15

William c. Poertner, president Of the
Poertner Motor Car Company, Inc, has
taken the metropolitan agency for the
Wasco garage heating system.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-15

What Constitutes Pleasure?
Ford tc stop building pleasure cars
reads Detroit dispatch. When did he
eVer2 -
New-York tribune., 1918-09-15
Here, at Last, Is the List
OF Permitted Headlights
Lighting-Up Time

TO maize the time at aohich drfr,r, =.
a. pshacis8 ~ ths npetyopoiitan dist,tyc,
tie ne1o ddyiiOht salfn0 plan an ag'1s To 70
has bern addcd 10 the reountto,. hoir.r hhorr
hour after 8usset. nay
To-day, 7:4o D. m.
Monday. Sept. lG... Z ~ Friday. Sen, "a
Tuesday. Sept. II ..7:37 Saturday. Scnt o;;''r3e
Wed'day. Sept ls..7 s. Sunday. sept ~ ~ ~
Thursday. Sept. 1871 80 Monday. Sep, 2s ~ ~
'GGsolcneless day.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-15
to Do Your Part
In Saving Fuel In
Car Operation
By William n. Stewart, r..

President Of the .Steacart Automatic
School.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-23
HARLAN TEAM TO
PLAY BETHLEHEM
Fast Game of Steel League Schcd-
uled for South Side Park on
Saturday Afternoon.

The bethlehem Club will he Harlan :
opponents in the pethehem Steel Cor
poration League, at South Side Park on
Saturday afternoon All the teams IN the
league are playing fast ball and hgh'inp
for the lead therefore IL is expected thnt
Saturdays game will be hummer.
Bethlehem has team that since the
formation of the league, has been pen
nant contender, and this year will no
doubt be no exception Dick Wright,
who first was heard from as the Lehigh
University catcher, and again N the III
fatcd Federal League. lie IN a big strap
ping fellow, and ia always a sure 3oo
bittor besides Wright there are Charlie
Heath and BERNARD Briody, Tor wind-pa'
duty.
The pitching is divided between Baum
uartner. formerly of the Phillies. and who
Is known to local sport rs the athletic
director nj Delaware College, Al Schaeht
who was with Robinson ut Brooklyn as
well ns with Rochester in the International
League and Anderson, also from lehiph,
who has pitched AZ Rethlehcm for the past
two seasons
The initial sack will ho covered hy
either ''llcchc' Roth nr Buck boYie
and second hnac will hc taken care of hy
Charlie Asrhcnback. shortstop Ivy KITTY
Stark. and third hnso hy either Warren
Necherly. who was seen here in the IN
state or lltzpatrick
In the outfcld the pcthchem BoyR have
"pabe' Twnnhlev. y former international
altar. johnny Supcrka. who played III tho
New Y ork State League, and lirrh kuT,
who was with Scranton last year
Against these Manager PAYNE VII
have those fellows who made themselves
favorites ~ the one game they plaNe'
here Harry Lake, catching, either Ray
Dunont or pill Hamilton pitching anr
W,nyata Charity. Martin, Woltets
otto Wagner. Hall and Payne completing
the team
The game viii he called promptly NJ
three thirty. and fans are advised 10 come
early IN order to secure admission
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-23
HARLAN BOYS IN BLACK
FACE SHOW At LAYHOUSE
Minstrel Show 10 be Produced by
Shipbuilders During June
Sullivan in Charge.

One ~ The biggest home talent'
minstrel shows ever stHged In this city
will he produced by the employees If the
Harlan plant. nj The Playhouse sometime
during the month ~ June, Tho eynct date
not having vet been fixed Over 100
men will take part in the production and
an orchestra ~ 80 pieccs viii furnish tho
music
John A Sullivan will have complete
direction of the performance Music
will he under the direction ~ l. tox.
director of tho Harlan band " Clark
will direct the orcheetIn Among the
headl,ncrs will be Nnlay and Mollox,
NrIouphhn aud Reilly Rurus md Donny
puw ming brothers. Joe lacisan, the we'll
known baseball player. Andrew Riininger,
we'll known for he work as interlacutor
at tho prownse..- minstrel show. Jack iiaf
man and Frnnk Gold IN q Jewish army
sketch. n Dugan ller' Nanderslnf
William .Tordan and others Who have heen
featured az onl mnn ~ the Pioneer
minatrola tho Iiavaiian nnaieni sketch
artists Frank Iacey, lsen Walden, George
Wollman. and long liat II other we'll
known minstrels stars
The fret rehearsal yas hold laaf night
when evcrythnR wae started aH ~ great
atyle indicating ono IT the largest affair
~ tho hind ever held IN Wilmington
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-23
HANK GOWDY BIG Lacquer.

\lanp the trail of Balldon, where the
idols come md 70 he used to put the
pIsrdIis nl the haIlyard rooter, 10 lie
swung mighty willow and he wore
the catcher pad and when he WaHoped
m q pinch the blcaCher bugs went mad
They labeled Hank hero then real h'g
leas,ier. KID they said he was the series
star because of things Nc did The
press and public blarcd his name from
Name ~ frisco Raw and baseball gave
HIM big loaE'lc fame and lots ot hug league
nav Ills mighty hat is idle now, where
nnce II made stir, instead Of baseball
nay checks bo, he's drawing thirty pcr
ije INesn't hear the rumble of the rooters
frcn7lcd roar hut Hank a bigger Lacquer
nov than O o. hc was before For trovd\
dropped his sIucRlnE hat 90 tote an army
gun nnd sign with Uncle Sam !" siam
the curves of Blij the Hun Hes ielt tho
diamond battle with IFS glamor and its
stars. IFS fame and kale he might have
kout. ~ JOIN the league of Mars lie
left his cushv, dazzling Ioh, with all lis
brilliant flare. To don the army khaki IN
the big game over there To play the
biggest game Of all upon diamond dread
where death Turks IN the baN score and
the runs are scored in red Along the
trail of palldom where the idols rise and
fan. the rooters watch in vain TO see Hank
Gowdv slam the ball No more they score
Gowdv play upon their srore card
charts. but bu. they've scored his sacrifice,
IN silence. IN their hearts W X Hoeier,
III the June Baseball Magazine.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-23
WAX IN PLACE OF
FATS IN GERMANY
Extracted From Coal. New MIN
eral Substance Serves lnnu-
mersble Useful Purposes.

Stockholm. April 40 The great short
age ~ fats IN German, and the toauting
nrrcqSitv of using more nf all edible taf7
for human consumption have dr'von ~"
ornpirn= arirutiEe mon to oNtonalVo cN-
pcrlmcutatinn with so-callcd mineral
wax The result has heou both moro
varied use of this product and = greatly
imrroycd method ~ securing y
NJiaorpl wax ia a substance eStraftod
from brown coal with tho aid "f henginc
henzol ~ other technical solvents beuyoi
,s nov fscs exclusively IN Germany Tor
'hjs wirpoSc Oli mcthnds have hcen IN.
ellie To extract All tho Wan from the coal
treated. hpt the kaiser Wilhelm Institute
for experimentation with coHl IS nov win
ninq nearly tho entire quantity IN the coal
trcetpd
The main features nf its improved sys-
tenn consists IN extracting the WAX under
high pressure - much rs six @m"E-
phrrcs aud az a high temperature
brown coal which had produced only II
nor cent ~ wnN under the old systCn gives
in Is per cent. under The ncw treatment.
Mineral wax was used IN peace tunes
mainlv for The fabrlcstion of shoe-pol%h.
nhonoeranh records and the insuletlun ot
electric cables Its high percentage Of
sobacic acid Al out 80 per cent ot ITS
crtire content has been turned TO nc
count il, the making of consistent fats,
II is also being used extensively In the
papcr industry in sizing taking the place
Of colophonium
Fxperlmer,ts are now being conducted
to find method Of refining the WAX and
giving il lighter color
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-23
TAX HAILBlRDS.

Washington, ID G., May % Persons
who sell seats on any roof or structure
overlooking a baseball park will be
obliged 10 pay war tax to the govern
issued, yesterday by the Bureau OF In
ternal Revenue The tax must he
collected and paid by the enterprislIng
owner or occupant Of the building who
received payment for the seats occupied
by "perchers."
The announcement says that in one
city woman whose yard adioins the
bah park has been selling seats in a tree,
the prices being and 10 cents, depending
on how high the patrons have to climb.
Recently the price has advanced to .
and ii cents, the extra cent being added
to the war revenues.
The bureau also announced that ad-
missions to outdoor amusement parks
are not taxable The tax does apply,
however, to amusements within the
grounds, such as side shows and moving
picture theatres.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-23
RIG STATE SHOOT.

This afternoon Is practice day at the
Delaware State trapshootng tournament
and the program calls for FIVE 20-target
events. these 100 events to constitute
an open contest for the A + Richardson
Memorial Trophy, open to all Delaware
amateurs.
In addition to this even; the final con
ties, for the du pont Amateur Challenge
Trophy at 90 targets viii be held This
cup was won bv l. r. Beauchamp IN the
open competition last year At the Della
ware State shoot A short time after
wards J b MoHugh gained possession
of II and successfully met several challenges
until Captain W a Sim0nton defeated
him. A week or so ago J. H Mlnniok
took the cup from the captain As
Peauchamp has since become profession
alshooter this leaves only three contestants
for this afterno0ns race, Mchugh
SImoDtou and Minnick
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-23
COIDEY BEAT SEAFORD.

Special Dispatch 20 Every Evening
Seaford. May y Scaford High School,
baseball team suffered defeat at the
hands of Goldey College of Wilmington
Yesterday afternoon, in game of numer-
Gus errors aud misjudged plays While
GoIdey's pitcher was touched for a total
Of ten bases, they were SO scattered that
only on one occasion were the visitors
in danger Of being heavily scored upon
The visitors bit the 5eaford team for ~
clear hits Thus together with the many
errors gave the visitors big lead in the
first few innings 'Dal" Culver relieved
Haines after the third inning, and while
he pitched good ball, striking out eight
men, and catching several mapping
at hrst, by poor support the visitors
score was brought 20 total OF 4 runs.
Batteries for Sesford, Donoho, Haines,
Culver. Goldey, Wright, Bull; Umpire,
Barnes. Score:
GoIdev s020 222 IL
Sesford O00i 90 / 4
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-23
PLAYER FUND FOR CARDS.

81. Louis, May 23 The directors Of
the 81. Louis National League Club will
meet here Friday to discuss plans for
raising $50, 900 for the purchase of play
ers, it was announced today, IN an effort
70 pull the Cardinals out of a slump
One OF the plans suggested, il IS under
stood provides for the assessment of 25
of the stockholders TO the amount of
81 900 each
Members Of the board denied rCnOrs
that Rogers Horsby, crack shortstop,
would be sold TO raise money to bolster
up the club W. 9 Anderson. one of the
directors. said the team would retain
liornsby as long as there was dollar left
in the treasury
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-23
RED CROSS GOLF.

Several hundred enthusiasts were treat
cd to some real golf yesterday afternoon
when James M. Barnes, Of the Broad
NOR Club, Of Colorado, and Wilfrid l..
Reid, Of the Wilmington Country Club,
re presenting England, defeated Alec Camp
bell, Of the Baltimore Country Club, and
Fred Mcleod, Of the Columbia Country
Club, of Washington, representing Scot
land, 5 up and 8 to play. The match
was arranged under the auspices OF the
Roland Park Chapter of the Red Cross
anG was played at Baltimore, and nearly
81 200 was realized The four famous
golfers met in previous match sometime
ago and they decided that play-of would
be necessary TO decide the winner
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-23
MOTORBOAT REGULATIONS.
Internal Revenue Office Sounds Warning
in Regard 10 Federal Tax.

The following announcement ~ made
by the Internal Revenue office ri the
Federal building, Ninth and Shipley
streets: Boat owners are informed That
where boat is in commission or rs In n
condition TO put into commission, the
tax rs provided in section 603 OF the Act
of October 3, 1917 applies.
Section 603 reads rs follows
THAT on the day this Act takes effect,
and thereafter on July first. in each year.
and also nj the time Of the original
purchase Of new boat by user. II .on
any other date than July first.
there shnl nc levied, assessed. collected,
and paid upon the use OF yachts. pleasure
boats power boats, and sailing boats, oi
over five net tons. and motor boats with
fixed engines. not used exclusively Tor
trade or national defense, or not built
according To plans and specifications
approved by the Navy Department. nm
excise tnN go be based on each yacht or
boat. at rates as follows: Yacht, pleasure
boats power boats. motor boats with
fixed engines, and sailing boats, of over
five net tons. length not over 80 IT,, 80
cents for each foot. length over 100 1T,
81 for each foot motor boats of not over
; net tons with fixed cngines So.
in determining the length nf such Yachts
lcoeure hoats, power horts motor boats,
with fixed eng nes. and sailing boats,
the measurement of overell length shall
GOVERN
In The r;,qc oi tax imposed at the time
nf th,, urieiu:l purchase of n new hoat on
en-, ,lutc other than July |. the amount to
be uaId shnll hc the same number OF
twrltths nf the amount of Che t1N rs the
number of calendar months. Including tht
month of sale. remaining prior T" tbs
following July
Owners of boats must make returns
on thur boats regardless whether they
pra hpblc to tax OF not. Returns may
be- made et Room 3t Federal hutdinS
\lnfI, and Shiplev streets.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-23
BASEBALL IN ROME.
American Army Aviators Easily nefeat
Team oi Sailors.

Washington. May % Rome was
entertained hv q baseball game recently
when team of American army aviators
defeated team Of american Sailorst
II 1, 3. before an enthusiastic crowd
which included high Italian and Amerl-
can officials
American Ambassdor rogc. according
{, information received here, was among
tho spectators and NmcriCan Consul
General keene pitched the first ball
Duncan Chaplin of Princeton. was On
the mound for the sailors while Nldworth
formerly vi the hg leagues rltrhod Tor
tho a,latnrz Thllnn. II Yale played first
base fnr the aVlat0rE
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-23

m which ehn exhibited artistic qualities
Of supreme merit Miss Frederick will
he aeen ~ tho Majestic Theatre today in
her nrw pho'oplay Resurrection
pict,iriya'ion II Count Teo Tolstoy's
famous novel
JrNF FtvrpCF At rHF savoy
srThe oldest Law L The title d The
new Wnrid Picture which will be shown
~ tho savoy Theatre today tomorrow
and SATURDAY Benutiful Juno Flvidge
4 the siar ~ the production and she is
zrrr IL tho role nf young nou n'ain
girl whose father i killed IN an accident
aud who comes ~ the biz citv ~ make
her living
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-23
p. o. S. of A. March Tonight.

The local camps Of the Patriotic Order
OF Sons Of America will turn out in the
Red Cross parade tonight The members
Of the order Will meet at the p. o. 5. Of A.
Hall. Gil Market street not later than
: Is o clock. The p o S. Of A. will form
N line on French street, between Eighth
and Ninth, front facing south. 1t IS hoped
that large delegation will be on hand to
helm boost the Red Gross campaign.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-23
Former Russian Empress Freed.

London, May 23.-The Russian Dow
ager Empress, who has been imprisoned
in Germany has been permitted TO leave
for Denmark. says an Exchange Tele-
graph dispatch from Copenhagen.
Dowager Empress Marie FeodOrovna
was in Petrograd when the Romanofi
dynasty was overthrow by the revolu-
ton, and the foregoing cablegam IS the
first intimation that she was prisoner
Of the Germans.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-23
Extend Time in Oil Suit.

In the case Of the Union Sulphur Com
panv against the Frceport Texas Com
pany, Judge Woolley in the United States
District Court, has entered an order
amending the citation issued on the
appeals and extending until July / the
time for fling the transcript of record
The case will probably be heard before
the Court Of Appeals, in Philadelphia,
during tho October term
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-23
SCHEDULE FOR TOMORROW.

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
st. Louis at Philadelphia.
CHICAGO at Boston.
Cleveland at New York.
Detroit at Washington
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Philadelphia at Cincinnati.
Boston at Pittsburg.
New York at Chicago.
Brooklyn at St. Louis.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-23
YESTERDAYS GAMES.
AMERICAN LEAGUE

AMERICAN liza CUE.
Detroit 3 Athletics, !
New York, !; Chicago, 0 IA innings
II Louis. 4 " ashingt0 on
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT rain
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Plttsburg. IS. Phlhes, ; ID innings
Boston. 3: Cincinnatii ,
Chicago. ., Brooklyn,
st Louis-New York ram
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-23
NATIONAL LEAGUB.
SCHEDULE FOR TODAY
AMERICAN LEAGUE

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit at Philadelphia.
Chicago at New York.
St. Louis at Washington.
Cleveland at Boston.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Philadelphia at Pittsburg.
Poston at Cincinnati
New York at st Louis.
Brooklyn at Chicago.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-23
AMUSE ENT s
"vu.r corfp rpr rorp GIpr Bo3
~ 4FHrF 81

avp.r carfp rpr roan arpr Bo7
rts1Horer
rbo more ono aoes ~ "Nhat Could
tho Poor f,irl Do The current aftrao-
ton ~ Tho Playhouse. tho more one
ilEea Il Tho rathnr general title r"nvoya
no tlea If the many good things r the
production IN the fret placr, the object
~ the piece ie fun and fhat tho ohirof =
attained ~ good measure all will adfmf
who heve soen II aat night perform
anee ran more smoothly thnn on the oron-
ing night and tho play hae net gotten down
to haas= where y looks like 2 roal
winner II ought ~ ho fnf 4 IS ~ tho
hands nf good people The cas' -
splendid. and hr mon who arr responsible
fer tho pIay and - makeup appear to
have built quite high nu the result, and
the Indications are that heir expectations
If great success wlll be achieved ne
offering ls one Tint vii make You feri
glad that Won saw #
coon Nt<sTREfsY Ar rHr GARHicK
Tho vrry latest popular songs vii! be
sung IN Dumont Nnstrels, at tho
Garrick Theatre tomorrow and saturday
nights and Saturday afternoon, - the
. craeIan If heir annual visit, and - -orne
~ he best vocahsts N he cosns6f are
IN the company. the result ~ .ild be
bighlv pleaalnq There will also he fun
galore including big hurlesq1c entitled
"Hog Island Poardnghonse IN whlrh
all of the comedians will participate
The company will bring ~ of ita members
here ~ that everv department ot fhe
program vii he we'll taken care of
WILLIAM 3 HART At rHE QUEE>
William : uart makes the screen
appearance al the Queen Tor three days
bea,nning today in one IF bis best pc
lures entitled The Hell HouBd Of Alaska,
written hv & Gardiner sullivan and
produced bv Thomns II lnce. The
production IL not an Aircraft. and IS not
one os the stars newest but as It has
never been shown here before, and Is
real typical Hart picture fully up to
Hart 3 standard thus theatre grasped the
opportunity to present the famous star
IN The Hell Hound Of AlaslIa.
PAULINE FREDERICK At TIE MAJESTIC.
Among the motion picture stars OF
the present day. Pauline Frederick IS
famed for her beauty and talent, and she
has probably one OF the largest motion
picture followlngs IN the country. She
i dramatic actress with accomplish
nents Of the highest order, which she
ampl, demonstrated ia her recent Para
| mount plcttircs. notably La IOsca,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-23
BILLIARD TOURNAMENT.

Heavy" Cola captured the second
block ~ the open pocket billiard tourna-
rnant ~ the CoIon,ai Parlors last night
shading TaghtweIght" Morris IN = close
match 100 "a ~ Heavy had ths ad-
vantage in weight but Morris was IN hrs
heels AT ~ The 'irna
Aside from he weight question both
mon ahnt exceptional pocket billiards
and the Score was rlose AZ an times
neither having q lend If over ton points
~ any time Morris side pocket shots
were The leading feature
Eddie Mnhonev and "Stick Allen
Will get away IN herr first block IN the
tourney tonight
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-23

kvery Evenings classified advertise
ments bring results. Proved to the salts
action OF many and will be to you.-Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-23

Lost something 2 Try classified
advertisement 10 Every EveninE.-Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-23

Lost something Try a classified
IN tvery EvenlDg. ADV,
New-York tribune., 1918-02-25
Ex-Mayor Mitchell
Al Aviation School
Arrives at Training Camp at
North Island, Near
San Diego
| Special Correspondence

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Feb 24.-Major
John Purroy Mitchell, former Mayor Of
New York, arrived here yesterday to
take course of training at the army
aviation school. He arrived too late to
report to the commandant at North
island, but intended to report for duty
this afternoon.
EXMayor Mitchell is now a major in
the Signal Corps, aviation branch. Ii
nc passes the final tests to become a
tller he will be one of the oldest army
fiers in tho American service.
Major Mitchell came to San Diego di-
rect from New York He said reports
that he had been training at Texas
aviation field were errors, which he
could not understand, other than that
friends in New York knew he planned
to take up the flying service, and they
probably jumped at conclusions.
Are you here to try for military
avlator's license?" Major Mitchell was
asked lie responded smilingly:'
Il am here to do whatever my COM
manding officer orders me to do"
Major Mitchell will be thrty-nine
years old in July If he succeeds in
obtaining his fliers license he will be
,tbe first student of his age to qualify.
lie declared he was in excellent physi-
cal condition, and believes himself
1ully equal to any task the army com
mandant may set for him.