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j. c. McPeek and family. formerly
of Huron, who have been residents of
Miller for several months are moving
this week to a farm north Of the city.
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Mrs. X. Il. Breaker and little daugh-
ter arrived Tuesday from Santa Clara
Calf, for an extended visit at the
home OF Mrs. Crackers parents Mr..
and Mrs. II. w. Woodruff and family.
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e. d. Bailey raj a passenger to
Pierre Monday where he submitted to
a minor operation at st, Mary's hos
pital on Tuesday.
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Hobart Mead returned this week
from Ipswich to attend the funeral Of
his grandmother, Mrs. Snoddy.
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Matt Holman, Sr. left last week for
a brief visit with relatives at Linden,
and other Wisconsin points.
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For SaIe-Team of 4 and 8 year
old mares, gentle and we'll broke.
weight about 26O0 pounds.
17tf Peter Nelson,
Line 6 Call IA Miller, $. D.
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Prof. E. K. Snoddy arrived in Miller
yesterday from Kentucky to attend
the funeral of his mother.
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Mrs. VIM. Healey arrived in the city
yesterday to attend the funeral of her
mother Mrs. Snoddy.
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Statement of the Condition

q
Otrhe First National Bank AZ Miller. SD. at
Miller In the State OF south Oak, at the
close of business. March 4, 1918.
RESOITRCES.
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ADDITIONAL LOCAL

II NJ. Miller returned Tuesday from
a visit at Los Angeles where his fam
lily is spending the winter.
The sun., 1918-08-28
SIBERIAN FORCES GO
OVER TO HORVATH
Government Nonplussed by
Disaffection of Troops.

NIApINosTuK. va Shanghai Aug 25
tde.ayed) Gen. PleshkOf. ca!ef Of t.e
Russian forces in Siberia and Manchu-
ria, acting "a behalf q Gen HCrva,h.
the snil-Boshcy!E leader. by coup
d'etat has assumed control OF al the
Russian military forces In the far East.
The Russian volunteers have gone over
10 Gen. Hcrvath in a body
The Siberian Government is non
plused, and has been unable TO or
game opposition 20 TIE new movement.
The consular officials are holding meet
.ngs TO discuss the situation. There has
been no bloocsh
Following the recent retirement o,
Gen. tis.mkOhs Cossacks In the Us
surf River district. the Bolsheyik Red
Guards passed a force. disguised as
peasants and travelling IN farm wagons.
70 the right and rear II the Czecho-
SlpVak troop. ana raked the Czrrho-
SioNak positions with field guns from a
hill
The Czecho-&lovahs again were forced
20 retire oOnsiderabi. distance, with
Casualties The Jdpsnese and American n
troops al the time were not in "a position
70 support the Czecho-Slovaks
The second contingent Of American
jTo1DS has been established at tr. base
al the head Of the bay Tae base has
excellent storage and railway Facilities
and quarters for the arriving troops
The sun., 1918-08-28
RYAN TO CONTROL
ARMY AIR SERVICE
He Is Made Assistant Secre.
fary of War.
spt4al n.spotcA 70 rHE -,

WASHINGTON. Aug 27.-Inmed!a:e.y
after to-day's Cabinet meeting Secretary
Baker announced a sweeping reorcan!-
zation ot tse airplans service. bringing
all matters pe-ta!n'n.; TO material. per
sonnel and operation Of aircraft under
the control Of John D Ryan Mr Ryan
is named Assistant Secretary OF War
as well as Director OF Air Service. The
change from the old plan to the new
one man control plan is made with the
concurrence OF the President Mr.. Baker
said
The War Departments plan puts
Major-Gen kenly. who is in charge Of
the division % military aeronaut4cs, and
all other ofiice.e under Mr.. Ryan, but
Mr. Ryan reports 20 TIE Secretary OF
War and the latter is resDonsible 10 The
President. In other words. the air ser
vice still remains a subsidiary Of the
War Department and j. rot made a dis
tlnct service 0. its own. as the Senate
Subcommittee recommended
In naming Mr.. Ryan as Assistant Sec
retsry OF War Il is announced that he
replaces Edward Stettinius. who will
continue the special representative o..
the War Department in France. with full
power 10 carry out special missions with
which lie is charged"
Mr.. Ryan will name the man to take
his place as head of the Aircraft Pro-
duction Board
The sun., 1918-08-28
Full Satisfaction" in
"Sun" Fund Tobacco

WHAT do our soldiers in
France think of the smokes
received through THE SUN To-
bacco Fund? Here's the opin-
ion of Lieut.. P. H. Graves,
Seventy-ninth Company, Fifth
Marines:
Your GLORIOUS cigarettes
accompanied this card to the line
and were delivered to me early
this morn, just in the cold gray
light of dawn. Truly I was
wont TO believe that cigarettes
were luxuries of a dim and
misty past and had been abolished
pendant la guerre.'
mo one can know the COM
plete satisfaction which per-
meates ones soul when he
knows he can smoke real tobac-
CO and continue TO smoke for
many days without the horrify-
ing fear of want. ! am forever
your debtor"
See page Z.
WARNING! THE SUN TO-
BACC0 FUND has no connection
with any other fund, organiza-
ton or publication. II employs
no agents OF solicitors.
The sun., 1918-08-28
YANKEES WHIP
ENEMY TWICE
They Outright Germans in Of
fence and Defence on the
Same Day.
THEY GAIN AT BAZOCHES
Foe Responds With Savage At
tack at Fismettc and Is
Defeated.
THEY GAIN AT BAZOCHES

WITH THE AMERIcAS FoRcEs on THE
NKsLE FROM, Aug. g. ?. M.-Ameri-
can troops attacked the Germans to-day
In the region Of BaEoches. three miles
west OF Fisnles. simultaneously the
Germans attacked the American lines az
Fsre;te. about nile northwest O:
Fismes
Infantry fighting in the outskirts o:
Bazoohes still IS continuing The Anle--
leans al present are holding the upper
hand
In their attack or FIsmette the Ger
mans bomharded tie town with heavy
guns and aerial bombs German avia-
tors endeavored 10 drive the Americans
from the houses in F!smet;e so that Ger
man machine gunners IN The hills could
pick them of
one German a!-plane firing machine
guns descended within 500 feet OF the
Fsmette roofs The Americans drove II
away with their machine guns.
The Americans are holding Fismette
securely German artillery continued 10
lombard the village a. intervals during
the day.
The American a,tacl: on Bazoehes was
made in day,ig1l; and the Americans In
proved their positions, although The Ger
mans resisted stubbornly
A s;!E harrage preceded the Amerl-
can infantry attack. and the BON rG-
ment was answered vicious!y by the
Germans
The Germans endeavored 20 reinforce
their infantry hsht.nE II the region O..
Bazoc5es. bat were Gnat!e 10 send Up
any large numbers o: MN owing 10 the
activity o: the French and American
artillery on the hills south OF the Nesle
The Germans raKed the hills with rs
in an effo-; 20 put out o. commission
the allied batteries
Al one time they dropped fifteen
shells each minute in the vicinity OF
ST. Taihaut. Notwithstanding rae
enemys FIRE. however, the French and
Americans continued 20 pour meta!
across the Nes!e whenever any Germans
appeared. Many Of the enemy were
killed.
According 10 last accounts there was
some hand 10 hand hght!ng in the re-
gion Q! BaZoches.
The sun., 1918-08-28
IS TO As DRAFT Bill,
PASSES SENATE $50:
BAN PUT ON STRIKES
Clause to End Strikes
as Passed by Senate

WASHINGTON. Aug. A.
The work or fght" clause
as added 70 the man power bill
By the Senate, which passed the
amended measure to-day. fol-
lows:
That when any person shall
have been placed in a deferred or
exempted class for any of the
reasons in this paragraph set
forth he shall not be entitled
to remain therein unless he
shall in good faith continue,
while physically able so to do,
to work at ard follow such oc-
cupation, employment or bust
ness, and if he fails SO to do,
he shall again become subject
TO the draft The Presidents shall
make regulations for enforcing
this provision.
This proviso shall not apply
in the case of q strike if the
strikers have submitted or will
at once submit the dispute to
the War Labor Board, agree to
abide and do abide by its de-
cision and do at once resume
work and continue work pend
ing such decision. The said
board shall take up and decide
all such disputes as speedily as
practicable.
The sun., 1918-08-28
British Drive Removes Irregu-
larities Except Where Cana
dianS Thrust Forward.
SCARPE BATTLE RACES
Germans Are Being Hammered
on Both Sides of
the River.
spccsal cGsl< pespa,cA 10 Tar srS trom ;A<
Lsssea Timss SerEice.


Copyright 1915: sfl ocLIs rexeried
wrTH THE BRITISH AMY IN France
Aug 2:.-The chic: interes; to-day CEN
tres in the northern sector Q: the battle
front. where Canadians and Scoisren
a-e hsTme-irs the Germans on both
sides c. the Scarpe. Hard hShung is
going on there.
Along the rest o. the hattie from; we
continue 20 press :he enemy back, CIV
ing him Mttle rest along the entire line.
In the Bapsume area New ZeslsnoeTs
are continuing their movement on the
north side o. the city and are now some
miles 10 the northeast, along the rail-
road which runs approximately aarallel
20 the Bapsume-Cambrai road, while
on their let our troops have gone
through Beusaalre and were said this
morning 20 be near the sugar factory
at the cross roads outside Nraucourt
Southeast Of Mon;suhan We tad this
morning apparently pushed through both
Bernatay and Trones Woods. not far
from Guillement Further south the
Australian army has taken Maricouty
and VAux Wood. which latter crowns
there is a fine view eastward INFO enemy
positions.
Below the river the Australians are
reported within a mile % Donp!eTre,
east Of Chuignes On the whole length
Of the front all salients have been prsc-
Ideally Hatieued ou; and all irregularities
done away with. From Bapaune 10
Rove oar battle line now runs almost
due north and south, while for q dozen
miles or more above BApaume. beyond
the Scarpe II is hardly less straight, only
bulg!ng into enemy territory where the
Canadians have thrust forward in the
last thir1y-s!X hours beyond Monchy
In all this stretch there Is not point
where we have failed 10 advance at
least three miles while cur gam below
the SomHe was from twelve 10 thirteen
miles We have recovered between $50
and zoo square miles ana our prisoners
must pe getting near the 10000 mark.
sS coo having been taken since August
6. This can no longer be considered AL
urlmpor;sni success.
The sun., 1918-08-28
SEA CASTS UP 100 GERMANS.
BODIES of Marines washed Ashore
on JutIand,

CoPESHAGES, Aug .7.-It is reported
by the authorities in Jutlsnd that dur
ing the last few GAYS the bodies of 1870
German marines have been washed
ashore on the western coast OF Jutland
The authorities say IL has been sub
Stimulated that tie marines were on
German des,royers. proha bly, lost during
an engagement or by coming in contact
with mines.
The sun., 1918-08-28
FORDBEHINDIN
G.0.P.PRIMARY
Leads. in Race for Democratic
Nomination for Senate
in Michigan.
NEWBERRY is FAR AHEAD
Early Returns Show His Vote
Nearly , to 1 Against Mo-
tor Manufacturer.
NEWBERRY Is FAR AHEAD

DF7Eo-r. Aug. 2T.-From indications
Senatorial battle looks like a landslide
for former Secretary Of the Navy Tru-
man H Newberry. Detroit. with nearlZ
two votes 10 one for Henry Ford
The race seems 20 be between Charles
s. Osborn and Ford ;or second place.
Figures. while neagre and scattering
come from typical country precincts with
but few exceptions. and Newberry led
in every report. william c. Simpson
probably Will run fourth,
Ford. who is also a candidate for the
Senatorial nomination on the Democrats
ticket. was leading James W. Helne.
The few returns on the Democrats
vote show; Focd. 1877 Heirne, 81.
At midnight iS4 precincts out OF a
total of :.lss gave Newberry ?l,e:s,
Ford 1857 and Osborn s.sss.
So far Ford has carried but one pre-
cinct in the Staie-Farming:on town
ship. the home of former Governor
Fred NJ Warner. by one vote. - TO
Se~berry's 40. Warner. himself can
dIdate In the early stages OF the cam
paign. withdrew and threw his support
10 The automaker-
AsHEvILLK, y. c, Aug. e7.-Henry
Ford said here to-day that IL nominated
on both tickets in Michigan he would
pitch a penny TO decide which 10 Ac-
oept
The sun., 1918-08-28
CONAN DOYLE SAYS PEACE
MUST BE SIGNED IN BERLIN
Demands Invasion of Germany, Occupation of Pots
dam Itself and Indemnity From Foe as
Essential to Justice.

signed in the very hall wherein vas
hatched the rlo; for the war. Third and
most important; OF all. Germany must
pay the last penny OF expense her out
raEeous conduct has cost the Allies.
This is both coed policy and justice
Germany then cannot prepare another
war. and while she has such deb; she
will not need an army or navy. In 1918
she planned 10 exact four thousand mill
ions from France alone. 4 German rev
olutioa could only resui; in bringing the
social democrats 10 the top. These peo-
pie. save a small minority. have in the
main sustained German! attack on her
neighbors Just as the Pan-Germans have
done. We owe them no consideration.
Whoever rules Germany in the future
will inherit the fruit o. her criminal
conspiracy against the world"
The sun., 1918-08-28
GERMANS KILL RED CROSS AIDS
z3 Employee of Belgian Bath
House Shell Victims.

wAsHINGroS, Aus. 27.-DetAils of the
recent shelling OF an American Red Cross
bath house for Belgian soldiers near the
Belgian front. in which twenty-three
Belgian employees were killed and sixty
others injured, were received to-day at
American Cross headquarters
A shell ht the roof OF the laundry
and fragments penetrated the three Ia rye
structures OF the pant and destroyed
them Men. women and children were
hurled in every direction and for long
distances
The sun., 1918-08-28
Haig's Men Push Ahead for
New Gains in Arras
Region. i.
MANY VILLAGES TAKEN
Gen. Debeney's Forces Ad-
vance Three Miles OH II
Mile Front.
GUNS DOMINATE PERuNNE
Enemy Unable TO Check Allies
Drive on Scventy-fivc
Mile Battle Line.
GUNS DOMINATE PERuNNE

loNpoN. Aug. c1.-The great o,,-
has been predicted for n week by
military experts in Paris and Lon
don. apparently has begun. The
French showed greatly increa sed ac-
tirity To-day in the Roye sector. cap
turing il together with six other
villages and advancing in places
nearly three miles along a front of
more than twelve miles
Al the same time the British 70
the north in friendly rivalry drove
forward on Il front of nearly FIVE
miles in the Bapaume- -Arras sector.
taking many villages. penetrating TO
maximum depth az about three
miles and breaking through the old
Hindenhurc line east of Croisiiles.
besides reaching the line at several
other points in the same region.
Altogether the gains made viii
compare favorahly with those Of any
day since the Franco British offen-
sive in this region began on August
5 and surpasseS them in importance.
Gain. of Great Importance.
or the greatest significance in this
connection Is the character OF the
places CAPTURED. All or nearly all of
them are of high strategic value and
ere regarded by military men as o.
tAe greatest importance as jumping OF
r.aces, in other words. as preparatory
10 the great operation. which is gener-
ally regarded as imminent. If no, ac-
;ually begun.
II u be true. As reported. that ire
fr.tish have pierced the Hlndenburg
me they are now in position 10 turn
II a. lis northern end. and the haven
II safety 10 which the harassed Ger
mans have been looking forward for
ne last fortnight is likely 10 be merely
way station on their flight eastward.
TAe whole battle front now is seventy
hNe miles. with fierce fighting in prog
ress over nearly its whole extent from
.Arras 10 scissors. A little further ad-
'"HNe z! Inc FRENCH on their right
would make the old Chemin des Danes
position untenable. and the whole Ger
man line viii be left up in the air.
i is remarkable and without prece-
der; In this war tina; wherever ,hs
French or the B-.;ish a;tack the Ger
mans gave way. Were il not ;hat tie
Germans are known to be in a SEMI
n,lvrn 'g,aA
weakness under conditions Of this kind
Is completely in accord with the Ger
man character. the universe! success OF
the Allies might be suspicious and might
suggest trap. bu; no trap is possible
under conditions as they are, nor would
The Germans at this time, when their
'nsn power is waning, pay such an eno.-
NOUS price in their losses. while tho
casualties OF the Allies are extremely
small.
The sun., 1918-08-28
FRENCH CAPTURE ROYE; GERMANS RETREAT:
BRl7ZSH FIGHTING IN STREETS OF BAPAUME;
WHOLE HZNDENBURG LINE NOW THREA TENEl
McAdoo Nails Foes Lie;
Savings Safe a. Ever
SPECIAL Despafca 10 TEE srS.

WASHINGTON, Aug. az
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo to-day issued this state.
nenf:
Ny attention has been called
to an insidious propaganda
that is being carried on. prob
ably by secret agents of Ger
many. to sow the seecs of dis
trust in the minds of savings
bank depcsitors by false
rumors that the United States
Government is contemplating
the confiscation of the savings
of the people.
The absurdity of these state
ments is manifest. In order,
however. to allay the fears of
the few who might be alarmed
by such reports, / repeat that
these rumors are wholly base
less.
The sun., 1918-08-28
sDeno1 Cobie DessofoL 10 TEr sCS from
London 7ineS Se-riot


London 7imeS Se-rIot.
oopprgAf. 1873; oil rights reserved.
LONDON. Aug 27-S!r Conan Doyle
in an article contributed to the Ertnins o
STANDARD insists that the coming peace
treaty must be signed in Potsdam. He
says:
The war viii change very suddenly
from the appearance of a close. drawn
conflict TO an absolute German surren-
der. Bearing this in mind We must in
sst upon three absolutely essential con-
ditions TO a satisfactory peace.
The frE is ths; Germany shall be
invaded. Too long she has been led to
suppose she is inviolate. This delusion
must be shattered Second. Berlin must
be occupied and the treaty OF peace
The sun., 1918-08-28
DIAL LEADS BLEASE.
incomplete Returns show Ex-GoS
ernor Far Behind Opponent.
Ep.ciaI Dekpafok 70 TnE srN.

COLUMBIA, s. C, Aug. 27.-Scattered
returns from virtually all counties of
the State at midnight showed Nat B.
Dial leading Cole L. Blease n the race
for the United States Senate. Diars
vote was 1887. against ls.3ol for the
Ex-Governor. J. F. Rice polled l.S?s.
The race for the Senate short term
is close Pollock leads. followed by
Benet and Peoples. Robert A Cooper
has won the nomination for Governor
with a vote CT l!.375.
The sun., 1918-08-28
Peronne Now Threatened.

The best efforts Of the Germans have
hardly suf'iced TO delay slightly the for
ward sweep Of the Allies. Among tho
numerous places captured by the British
to-day are Montauban. northwest of
Mametz, and DompieTre, southeast Of
Cappy, The latter gives them artillery
command Of Peronne, which is only six
miles away and in plain sight, as the
ground falls gently all the way. Tho
British are rushing up their guns and
by tomorrow or mex, day Peronne will
be practically at their mercy.
Bapaume has not actually been oc-
cuped--at The lates: reports fierce fsht-
ing was in progress in the streets-but
its fall may come at any moment. The
village Of Piouyain, which is "A suburb.
,s Ia!uy If not entirely in British hands.
in The Arras region the British reached
Pe!ves and are close to Croisilles. Fight
iig is going on northwest Of Ecoust ST.
Mein, between st. Leger and CroisllleA
MaricOurt. Wancourt and HenineI have
been taken 1t was at Hcninel that the
HindenbuTs line vas pierced
The sun., 1918-08-28

PAKIs, Aug. e7.-Cspt vaisseau de
Ssint-SeIne has been named naval at
iaehe al Washington. succeeding Com
:,snder Dc Blanpre.
The sun., 1918-08-28

WAsHiNGroS, Aug az An ofioial
despatch from France to-day says the
German Independent Socialist Deputy
Kiss declared at a recent meeting at
Greitz, Saxony. that part OF the Socialist
press. and In particular the Toruoerts.
was subsidized by the German Govern
ment
The sun., 1918-08-28

CsE;i.@e6 ga Fs=-.k Page.
The sun., 1918-08-28

Continued on Seventh Pa0e.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-24

seeking 10 bind 6he niGhE and senM the
ears With pHusdam- AaHched Hes fos-
tered I'm an effort 60 secure a perma-
nent peace. We may well imagine
such statements as these:
Germany 10 beaten enough-there
Is no more need to crush her. Let's
have peace. Why should we let our
men continue to die when Germany is
beaten and willing to make peace.
France, Belgium and other countries
are ruined-but let Us not ruin another
nation. The Germans are an inteli-
gent race-it would be crime to wipe
out their hearthstones. Let us boost
for peace"
Every man In a military camp in the
United States should write home to
his mother, or sister, or sweetheart,
and his friends, warning against this
conspiracy to weaken our arms. There
is no more patriotic public in the
world than that Of the immediate
relatives and friends Of men in our
service branches. A word to them
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-24
NOT A MAN LOOKED UP

spired, for their soldiers realize t.
they must make them. These reg
menAs are equally well discipIne@
IL Il the sieuaEion all over again o. snN
man who eaid he would rather De -
ancestor than have one. .
ALI our troops will do wen N
France. In the first place, there % tn4
great motive Of our participation; u
fhe second place, there is the envir0E
men4 Ia which we have been nlsrtMre4
Many of us may have been needless
hdi6eeen3i many of us may haye
taken our advantages for grantee
But the great object lesson has bee@
learned.
Our men abroad have seen the m0sea
strous results of q different theory q
government from that which they
have known.
Some may have been drafted intQ
the new army unwillingly. But ono
over there, there is no hesitancy. II
seen that O huge task confronts themA
task which must be FINISHED
there, or It win be renewed here.
There b to-day q wonderful diDc4
pine In the overseas army. 1t ID
knar discipline far than that Of tn
gallant Six Hundred.
It ID the Discipline of Desmocfaeyb
Il ID service self-imposed. L 3 IL
expression Of the viii to win.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-24

viii heamg enthusiastic co-opeeaeSalA
Every one wiIl be glad 70 start
counter propaganda Of refutatiOn 90
al such Hes.
Here q q constructive prCpoeifao
Write home today. Make point
this. II every soldier who reads CIV
editorial does 90, hundreds OF those
sands Of mothers and sisters tomc%
row will begin to combat this ins@
ious brand Of defeatism.
Germany Is still long way troll
being decisively beaten. BEHIND nsz
arnpies are well-equipped FORCES anq
faEtories for equipping new divisionP
and renewing the martial spirit
Every vestige of such Prussian psT
paredness must be destroyed beforq
peace can be thought of. Making t.
world "safe for Democracy means
more than sacrificing American live
for q Diplomatic victory. The piuag
dercrs OF Potsdam must be utterly
crushed to perpetuate the ideals 60
Freedom.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-24

In one Of the thousands of letters
from the front that have been pub
llshed In the daily press during the
past few weeks was this passage:
"Sf Douglas Eaig reviewed our
regiment yesterday. During the cere-
monies q British avlator few over the
field. He passed directly over our
men, at one time flying 90 low he was
withia twenty i've Seet Of the bayo-
nets.
met q man locked upl
"Marshal Haig thought this was the
finest thing In the whole ceremony.
He turned to the commanding general
and said. Z didn't believe II possible
that you could have developed an
army 90 highly trained In so short q
timef"
So that the record may be quite
clear, let all the facts be known about
that particular regiment. It il not one
Of the recently created regiments that
composed the group Of divisions ogig-
inally designated % the National
Army. It b q regiment Of the old
National Guard and As basis was n
very famous unit. A wealth of tradi-
ton inspired the soldiers of that COM
mand.
Some Of the new regiments have no
traditions-but they are equally in