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gram now being matured will begin to flower. Peace negotiations may occupy weeks, and even months, and in the meantime the troops must wait, with little to occupy their minds or bodies. And once peace is ar ranged it will be many months be- fore the American, Canadian and Aus tralian troops, at least, can be trans ported to their homes.
 The army looks to the "Y" to fur nish wholesome environment in which the men may spend their leis- ure hours and the after-the-war ath- letic program is but one of the means calculated to achieve that end.
 Army life has raised the level of 'haalth and physical deficiency of the soldier. It is the aim of the far seeing athletic directors to maintain this level during peace by wisely directed athletic program. These men will have an opportunity as never before has been afforded them, of demonstrating exactly what physical training can accomplish for body and mind.
 Several millions of America's best young blood will be gathered together under controlled conditions. There the recreation traditions that are fun damental in building character and sound physique can be developed. It Is hoped and planned that these young men shall come back to America hay ing learned, among many other things, how to play wisely and we'll.
 Fortunately some of Americas ablest directors are planning and will carry out this program, which is the tack of the department of athletics, hygiene and health of the Y. M. c. A. of the American expeditionary force. At the head is Dr. J. H. McCurdy. head of the normal course for train ing athletic directors at the interna- tional Y. M. c. A. college, Springfield. Mass. In the direct charge of the Groot, lately in charge of physical
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constant. and reminds the pedagogue men on & log.
 Veteran officers who have built trenches in France supervise trench construction at Quantico. personally show the students how 10 arrange sandbags. how to build bomb-proof dug how to camouhage, how 10 make revetments and Gabians when 1 sand-bags cannot be had. and tell them the principles of trench planning which guard against flank attacks and mako for the greater safety of the fighters.
 Road study and road sketching, big factor in modern warfare, is an- other important feature of the train- ing at Quantico. In this subject, as in practically all the others. the fn- structors arc qualified for tho present duties by actual campaign experience. All In The Days Chow
 The health of the Marines at Quan- tico Is good, of course. It could hard F. be otherwise, so carefully has their daily life been laid out for them. And with plenty of clear, fresh, courp try air, and exercise both mental and physical. 1t Is quickly realized what a problem faces the messmen in ths galley. How they feed to a point eA safety these husky young warriors in a story in itself. A recent menu taken from the cooks official book will give the theme simply. Each article on the menu is served in seemingly un- limited supply. Every man Is well come to as much of anything, includ- ing the whitest of bread. as he cares to eat. Here is ono days sample of what the Marine calls his "chow":
 Breaxfast-Baked beans with pork. pickles. corn bread. butter. coffee. milk.
 Dinner-Chicken sauta CD egg dumplings. mashed potatoes. creamed peas. combination salad. Lemonade. bread and butter. ice cream, Spange cake.
 Supper-Cold sliced beef. potato salad, cold beans, ice water. bread and butter. "Hc begins with bean, he ends with
 bean.
 If he doesn't he isn't q reg'lar Ma
 rine-
 But oh, what lot comes in be.
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 Some chow! Some training campt Some devil-does!
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(eball, track athletics, boxing, ling and all of the other fa- IT sports are already playing part among the American sol in France. Active participa- n these various forms of com pn are making General Per Is fighters happier, more alert, ger and so better fitted for war. |se athletic activities are now carried on in Uncie Sam's under the direction of hundreds M. c. A. directors attached to Rrlous units in France.
 these sports are also fitting TOT peace, and when it comes |hoped that they may do some to maintain peace.
 modern Olympic games were |ed to pro&9te tphysical effi-
 and international amity. They (ued every four years from 1896 the outbreak of the war. The games in 1916 were not held easons all too obvious.
 games held accomplished put not enough. The war was que to some nations failing to stand the rules underlying fair
 Il sport and in social relation me observance of rules of
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BRITONS GET REVENGE
 ON GERMAN AIRMEN
Raided Hun ''Raiders" As They Pre-. pared to Leave Their Airdromet
 Behind Enemy Lines.

An American Aerodrome in Eng land, June 30.-(Correspondent of The Associated Press.)-This is one of the numerous aviation camps in England where Americans are receiv- ing their finishing touches as flyers. When they leave here for the battle front in France, they know all that can be taught about flying. Only the school of experience can supply the postgraduate course that makes Guynemers and Lufburys.
 The aerodrome is set in one of those beautiful spots that one calls to mind from classic pictures in English land- scapes. It is early in June and the great level field that stretches away in front of the hangars is like a rich green carpet. Beyond there is wood- land, and in the distance is range of low hills whose smooth contour recalls to western Americans the foothills of California.
 It is a peaceful place and very quiet except for the droning of airplanes. At least a dozen are in the air and others are preparing for flight. Into one of these latter young Kentuck- ian has just climed. For the first time he is going up alone.
 For weeks the British instructor has been with him constantly and he has passed successfully the major tests He can fly straight, the instruc- tor sitting beside him has made sure, and to climb, and he has learned a good deal too about the important art of landing.
 1 On one memorable occasion the in- structcr had shouted to him above the roaring of the engine, "Shall we loop?" and they did But hitherto, of course, the instructor had been the real pilot, explaining maneuvers, en- couraging the young man to secure an accurate touch, and to become, as he must if he is to be successful, so perfect master of the machine that he can make it fly of itself.
 The fact that it is his first flight is known at the aerodrome and many eyes are watching to see him "take ! off" |,
 I With a tremendous sputtering the engine starts. The instructor stand ing on the step of the fuselags, holds to his cap against the hurricane rais- ed by the propellers, and shouts his final directions. He points to the in- struments, shows what the engine revolutions should be, feels the con
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periors without saluting, some of them waving their hands at their sides each l time they step, going in different di- rections, sometimes retracing their steps, Each seems following line on the ground, like hound picking up trail. It looks rather silly, but it is an important feature of training These Marines are "standardizing their pace"
 This is a preliminary step in the study of topography. To qualify as an officer, Marine must master the study of the earth's surface, and be Sole to draw and read maps represent ing typographical conditions and showing every shell hole. Each man is given a pace "tally," picks out a given distance on the roadway, and steps it off. He repeats it until his pace is standardized.
 Once a man has learned his indi- vidual pace, he may traverse the country and tell, with surprising ac- curacy, the distance covered. Taking notes of these measurements, he can draw a map in true proportion.
 The Worlds Tinicst BattIcfelds Close by are several Marines ap- parently playing in sand box, just as most of us did when we were ciiil- dren. But this box is used for any thing but play, though the Marines find ii good sport, too. Here they
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athletic department is E. B. deGroot lately in charge of physical education fin the public schools and playgrounds of San Francisco, and before that in the public play grounds of Chicago. Associated with MT. deGroot is El- wood s. Brown, who organized phy- sical education in the schools of the Philippine islands.
 Associated with them in this and other departments are such men as Naismith, the inventor of Basket ball, professor of physical education at the University of Kansas; George B. Johnson, professor of public re- creation at Harvard university; Dr. E. c. Huntington, director of athletics at Colgate university, and many other able men. This force is growing With the army so that the physical train ing and recreational athletics of the aoldierssoldiers in France will be in good hands.
 With the cessation of hostilities the sport program will be ready and throughout France there will be great international games in celebration of peace and victory. The fighters of all the Allied nations of the earth will ningle in sports. There will be a form of sport for everyone, and each American soldier will have full op- portunity to participate.
 As the Americans do come back to the homeland it will be filled with new health and vigor brought to them as a result of the athletic program. And the gospel of sport which they have learned will permeate through all American. Back with them will come the athletic directors and other men from the army who have been trained in physical education. Their experiences in handling and training men will have matured them and fit ted them more fully than ever be- fore to take up the task of making all America fit.
 The medical examination of draft ed men disclosed startlingly large proportion of physically unfit. Many of these below the physical standard set fail because of preventable diffi- culties. The hope of making Ameri can manhood physically fit in this generation and in the next lies today with Armp and with the physical directors who are serving with the Army. Their work today is large and their possibilities for service in the future are tremendous.
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hand in hand. A lesson in minor tac- tics is Immediately followed by it's practical application in field work. The thing is done as thoroughly as though it were happening on German soil. There is no "stalling." It IS serious business. Every man is hop ing with his lifes hope that he will be the first of his class to apply this student work. under real fire, as a real leader of fighting Marines.
 Discipline Has Become Instinct
 How physically and mentally alert, how morally clean, are these super men. Major Rixey smiles proudly when he announces, upon being ques- toned, that not one man has required being disciplined since the officers tra timing camp was started. Here Is discipline to the point of instinctive good conduct and perfect self-control.
 There is nothing terrorizng about the managcm of the camp. The kind, thoughtful-faced Major in com mand might be the dean of some great university. He is thoroughly human in dealing with the student Marines. And every Marine instinctively feels the omnipresent discipline born of sincere respect for his superiors. and Marine Corps motto, Semper Fidelis always faithful. These Marines who are learning 10 command other men
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arrange tiny trenches over level and
 ritory that they have covered with their pace tallies. The box is built to scale, and problems in strategy are
 worked out over the miniature ter rain.
 Textbooks are, of course, studied and thoroughly briefed. Collateral lectures are given, with the schedule
 posted a week in advance. French and English instructors, fresh from the battlefields of France, give black board talks in the big gymnasium 1t is inspiring to see 500 picked Marines,
 each looking as if he had just stepped from the proverbia! bandboX, and all
 of whom have been through the list ening eagerly while a fesh-and- blood war veteran tells what to do with certain number of men in a given position when the Germans are Iadvancing in superior numbers. Notes are taken very carefully, too, for each
 man is graded by his notes as by the
 weekly written examinations.
 After the lectures the men shoulder their stools, form in line and march
 back to quarters. where the next duty ava it's them. The days events crowd on each others heels. for this is in
 tensive training, and every moment is
 precious. Theory and practice go
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MOT0HMAN NOT LOSING
 ANY TIME

"I don't think anyone ever suf- fered more from stomach trouble and bloating than I have. I had to lay off my run more than half the time and could get no help from prescrip- tions or medicine. One of my friends advised using Mayr's Wonderful
 Remedy, which I found to be the greatest remedy ever put on the earth. I have not lost day since taking, it. It is worth it's weight in gold.'", u iS.s simple harmless. pre- paration that removes the catarrhal mucus from the intestinal tract and allays the inflammation which causes practically all stomach, liver and intestinal ailments, including appen- ',dicitis. One dose will convince or money refunded. Mann's Pharmacy and Druggists everywhere .-( Advt.)
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have already learned to master them selves.
 The close comradeship that marks the work of these men distinguishes es their leisure hours as well. The en- th,Niasm. too, that sweeps them along in their st udies, permeates the various forms of relaxation. Many forms of lathletcs, from baseball to pitching quoits, they so In for strenuously
 Highly popular, too. are the enter | tainm rents. At the enlisted mems dance every Friday night In the post gymna- sum, girls from Washington and Fredericksburg entertain and dance with the Marines from o'clock to $40. Here officers and men mingle in democratic fellowship. The Post Marine band and orchestra-made up, of course, of Marines-pay alternate ly during these evening functions.
 Plenty or Collcgians Here
 The shows in the gym theatre are likewise a strong drawing card. Wash ington vaudeville entertainers make up the programs, and the Heather necks" have proved that they recog- nize and appreciate good stuff. This is easy to understand, since of the present studentoflicer class of 500 Marines, 150 are college graduates, more than 200 others attended college from one to three years, and many of the others are Marines who have been in foreign service and have that broader education of travel which no university affords. It is small wonder that the entertainments have gradual ly attained a higher artistic tono. Walter Damrosch never had a more courteous. attentive audience than when his symphony orchestra gave a strictly classical concert at the Quantico camp. The Marines have shown that they want and appreciate the best
 Excellent hunting and fishing are round in the Virginia woods nearby. Sunday hikes through the forests, rich with moss and ferns are popular, too, and few of the men spend that day In camp. One concrete road, perfect ly graded, stretches five miles into primeval forest land, affording an easy walk through beautiful scenery in its widest state
 The relation between instructing of- ficers and men is notable If ques- tion occurs to student. he has but to seek an officer and thresh the mat ter out with him. This contact be- tween student and instructor minds is
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FrOuq Turns His Store Over to
 His Department ManaqerS

Louis Froug, manager of The Froug Department store of this city has turned his store over into the hands of his various department managers. The. idea is to see whether the individual heads of each depart ment can effect an immediate sclears ance of summer stocks that should be sold before the fall goods roll in. .
 Rap J. Marran, Advertising Mana ger of this firm, stated that sale would start soon, as the excitement and enthusiasm of the different de-
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partments was very keen. The differ ent departments will try to outsell each other. No restrictions have been put in their way. price cutting will be- nightly sharp and manys unusual bargains nsswill be offered: The depart ment heads are M.sMy SolomonS Miss Lalla Bradley, w. ; c. ssMcQoy,s fisher man. Mrs. Emma Hall, Miss Ida Mar tin. Mrs. Agnes Hanson. Be sure to read the full page advertisement in the Thursday Graphic.
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JUDGE TRIEBER ON
 DEFENSE COUNCIL,

Little Rock. July 22.-Judge Jacob Trieber, representing. the federal, judi :, the Red Cross organization of the state, have accepted the appointment rendered by Governor Brough as members of the state council of de- fense They say they will be pleased to assist in every way possible in the work being carried out by the council.
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Fe At Quantico Is a trenuous One Now-a- lays, Officers andMen
 renariinq Themselves br "Over There".
wright, 1918, by The International Syndicate.


 Syndicate.
 EA ORE SNAP, there - more N snap!"
 A visitor at the first Ma
 rine Corps Officers Training | at Quantico, Va, if he is lucky eh to be permitted to enter, may 1.-the way completely blocked by he's practicing the by-no-means e art of bayo.letting the Hun. A enant instructor goes from one |of students to the next, criticizing form" in bayonet boxing. More q" is his continued exhortation. ch a demand hardly seems req ble, for these men, hard, husky. {y and fit, lunge nightly at all ks to drive their bayonets through
 rings held at different points in hir. With the same speed and &that would be expected of them etion, they parry and thrust as sh the Kaiser himself were the ttive. Besides their unwavering 1" they show easy confidence, the dence born only of skill and long lice.
 ese men are just getting the finer |s of hand-to-hand fighting and
 phases of overseas warfare. for $e Marines can attend the off
 training camp they must go bgh rigorous recruit training, cov- about twelve weeks, or its equiv pm the officer directing the Nee come such bits of advice as: h garde!. ...... Get that hand tgh when you advance with your foot!. You don't have to Your bayonet through more than CT six inches. That's enough! ..Don't take too big a lunge. .ows you off your feet!. .... be English system, balance is the &em! !.......
 every side are long dormitories, Lighthouses" kitchens-"galleys," ea-soldiers call them-mess build- tailor shops, supply and store
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merely to fly about for fixed time.
 Afterwards he will have more "duaf" with his instructor and much of the old teachings will be repeated and emphasized. At this point per- haps the real understanding between instructor and pupil becomes mani fest. Understanding and sympathy are important factors in aerial in- struction.
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trols, and bids the new "soloist' good

trols, and bids the new "soloist" good cheers.
 What the fledgino flyers feelings are only those who have flown alone know. He is dropping the pilot and embarking on the great adventure.
 On first flight alone the pupils performance is carefully watched for any faults. Usually he is given def mite piece of maneuvering to carry out. A pupil is never sent into the air
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-14
NENANA MEN
 ARRIVE HERE
 ON INSPECTION

Dick Ward and L. Summerlin ar rived in Fairbanks yesterday after noon. coming in from Nenana via the Happy route. Both men are in the employ of the Alaskan Engineer ing commission, and have been on a trip of inspection over the various tie camps. They were three days coming up from Nenana. and will be about the same time going back. They will return by way of the river trail, and will leave here Monday.
 Ward says the Nenana boys are just starting to organize their bas' ketball team, and are getting their material in shape for practice. He was a member of the Nenana cham pionship team which last year de feated Fairbanks in the inter.town series.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-14
ALIENS MUST
 GET PERMIT TO
 LEAVE ALASKA

There is regulation in effect now that all aliens must get per nit from the local board where they are registered before they may leave Alaska This has been causing some confusion here, and every day the Fairbanks local board is requested by aliens who have registered in other towns to give them a permit to leave the territory. The local board here cannot do this. for a permit can only be issued from the place where a man registered. so it will be advisable for all aliens who wish to leave the territory to see to it that they get the permit to leave from their own local board.
 With enemy aliens the ruling is different than with friendly aliens Enemy aliens must get their permit to leave the territory from the gov ernor.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-14
FARMERS MEET
 AND ENDORSE
 CONSERVATION

A meeting of the Tanana Valley Agricultural association was held last evening at Odd Fellows hall. and there was large turnout of the farmers of this vicinity.
 The chief business of the even ing was the endorsement of the council of national defense plan of con- servation of food. The farmers place themselves on record as being in favor of meatless and wheatless days every week, and advocate the eating of vegetables in place of the foods that our allies need.
 Miss Margaret Keenan was elected an honorary member of the asso- ciation last evening on account of her excellent work in organizing the school children last year to prepare gardens. and encouraging them to raise as much of a crop as possible to help cut the towns food supply. Miss Keenan addressed the meeting. giving a very interesting talk.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-14
GERMANS NOW
 EATING DIRT

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Dec.-- In their frantic search for new food substitutes. Germans have made the discovery that so-called edible earth exists in many parts of Germany, and learned professors have lost no time in making 1t known that the eating of earth is by no means confined to certain savage tribes of New Guinea land South America. It was a highly esteemed delicacy. they say. during the Thirty Years War and also in the 'lean years" between 1719 and 17SS.
 Layers of edible earth. 1t is stated. have been located on the moors of Luneburg, near Koeningberg. in the valley of the lower Vistula and in the Grand Duchy of Hesse. while the Austrians. 1t is announced. have their own deposits of edible earth mar Eger and Franxensbad in Bohemia.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-14
MRS. WILLIAMS
 KILLS A WOLF
 AT WOOD CAMP

Yesterday while Mrs. Charles Will Hams was working in her home at the Williams wood camp on Gold stream she heard a noise of some thing prowling around in the shed outside. and on going out to investi- gate discovered a big wolf nosing about. She turned to go in the house to get rife. and when she looked around the wolf was stand. ing in the cabin door, She went in and obtained the rifle and then shot the bold prowler.
 It Is said that the wolves are be. coming quite bold all over the coun. try. There are not many of them in existence in this district. but what few there are have been forced to come right down to the cabins on the creeks for food, there being no rabbits or other game for them to feed on.