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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-03-07
C|TYS COMFORTS
FOR FARM HOUSE
Plans for Model Country Home
Make Provision for Many
ConvenienceS.
ROOMS ARE WELL ARRANGED
Living Quarters Of Family Separated
From Those of Hired Help
Large Dining Room Is
Provided.

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject Of building. for the readers of this
paper. On account of his wide experience
as Editor, Author n Manufacturer, he
Is, without doubt. the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
to William A. Radford, No. 1927 Prairie
avenue, Chicago, ILL.,, and only enclose
three-cent stamp for reply.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-03-07
Skin Troubles That Itch

Burn and disfigure quickly soothed
and healed by hot baths with Cuti-
cura Soap and gentle anointings of Gu
ticura Ointment. For free samples,
address, "Cuticura, Dept. X, Boston"
Sold by druggists and by mail. Soap
25, Ointment % and 50.-Adv.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-03-07
RECIPE FOR GRAY HAIR.

To half pint of water add i OF. Bay
Rum, a small box of Barbo Compound,
and Il OF. of glycerine. Any druggist can
put this up or you can mix it at home at
very little cost. Full directions for max
ing and use come in each box of Barbo
Compound. 1t will gradually darken
streaied, faded gray hair, and make it soft
and glossy. It will not color the scalp. is not
sticky or greasy, and does not rub off. Adv.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-03-07
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

by LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat OF the disease.
Catarrh is q local disease, greatly infiu-
enced by constitutional conditions. HALLS
CATARRH MEDICINE will cure catarrh.
1t is taken internally and acts through
the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces OF the
System. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
Is composed OF some of the best tonics
known, combined with some of the best
blood purifiers. The perfect combination
of the ingredients in HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE is what produces such won
derful results In catarrhal conditions.
Druggists 75c. Testimonials free.
+. J. Cheney & Co., Props, Toledo, o.
It's a great pity that some animals
can't talk and some men can.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-03-07
Life Still Has Its JOYS.

If you are troubled with the belief
that war has taken all the JOY out of
life, you should have been on hand
when the playful wind took the Eat
man't hat and he made a zig-zag race
for 1t along the street car tracks, and
noticed what a lot of people stopped
to laugh their eyes full Of tears at the
spectacle.-Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-03-07
Talk and Takers.

"After all" said Attorney General
Gregory at a dinner in Washington,
"was there ever a great talker who
wasn't a great bore? Look at Cole
ridge.
II said to a man the other day:
""The judge Is a splendid talker.
isn't her
"'The finest said the man, 4 ever
escaped FROM Case and Comment.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-03-07

New hosiery Is made in rights" and
'lefts" TO fit the feet and ankles more
snugly.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-03-07
Protested Proverb.

Half the world does not know how
the other half lives"-this we think is
a large overestimate of the number OF
people who mind their own business
Boston Transcript.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-03-07

Nobody ever got anything by nurs-
ing q crouch, but the crouch always
gets bigger. BE cheerful
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-03-07

1t is estimated that 100000 horse
power will be obtained from Scot
lands waterfalls.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-03-07

Now Is the Time to Get Rid Of These Usiy Spots

There's no longer the slightest need OF
feeling ashamed of your freckles. as the pre-
scriptton othine-double Strengths guar
anteed TO remove these homely spots.
simply get an ounce of othine-double
strength-from your druggist, and apply n
little OF IL night and morning and you should
soon see that even the worst freckles have
begun to disappear. while the lighter ones
have vanished entirely. II Is seldom that
more than one ounce Is needed TO completely
clear the skin and gain a beautiful clear
complexion.
BE sure to ask for the double strength 9TH
Inc, as this Is sold under guarantee of money
back If IL fails TO remove freckles-Adv.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-03-07

Venezuela has made the use of the
metric system compulsory in its courts
and public Offices.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-03-07
Not Certain.

"My dear, do you love me still?"
"How can I tell? I've never yet
seen you that way"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-03-07

Be careful to develop your talents
Charles Dickens.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-14
A POPULAR ADDITION OPENS
W. W. Wakeman Throws Open New
Baxter Springs Addition Close
In and Desirable.

W. W. Wakeman, a mining man.
who is interested in the company that
Is starting q mill in operation In
Quaker Valley, has opened what nc
calls .he wakeman addition in Baxtes
Springs. This addition comes out to
Military street from the West Side
lust four blocks south Of the Amer
lean National Bank Mr.. Wakeman
would have opened this addition last
fall but was drilling it out and did not
want to sell lots that would interfere
with the building Of mill in case the
..rills showed "stuf" under the add
ion. Some lots have already beer
sold and parties are erecting pun
valow on the addition now, which Is
lose to town and otherwise desirable
Mr.. wakeman is making his Office ~
1904 Military street.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-14
TO SHOW FRENCH PICTURES
Madame Guerin Will Have Some
Splendid Pictures of French
Life and War Scenes.

An excellent feature Of the patriotic
meeting, to be held at the tabernacle
on Friday evening, June ID, which
will be addressed by Madame E. Guer-
in, will be in the pictures Of French
conditions and French life that Mad
am Guerin shows. She is sent out
by the French Republic to tell the poo
pie of the United States what the con-
ditions are in that nation and her ex-
penses are paid by the French people.
She is a decidedly interesting speaker
and will give a talk that every citizen
should hear. She is now in Kansas
City where she is speaking every day
and every evening in war work.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-14
LAN|ER ORGAN
RE THE COUNTY
All the School Districts In the
County viii Be Organized
for War Savings Stamp
Campaign

All the school districts in the coun-
ty are to be organized Immediately
under the direction of ]. F. Lanier,
the county chairman at Galena, for
the sale of War Savings Stamps dur
ing the campaign or drive that ends
on June 20. In all probability all the
school district meetings will be held
ON June %, tho date set aside by Pres
idont Woodrow Wilson. and under the
direction of the government author
tiles no school meeting, or any other
held on that date. can be dismissed
or adjourned until the full quota OF
the district has been raised. This Is
the orders dictated direct from WASH
ington throughout the United States
Under the plan, authorized by the
national authorities and known as the
Nebraska plan, the school districts OIL
ficers must organize each OF their
districts for the War Savings drive.
They will receive Immediately the nee
essary instructions and literature
from Mr.. Lanier for this organiza-
ton. The school district officials can
not "pass the buck" to others under
this plan. They IRE drafted to 90
this work. After they receive their
instructions from County Chairman
Lanier, then arrangements will be
made completely throughout the coun-
ty for patriotic meetings, presumao-
llv at the school houses, where there
will be speakers who will explain the
War Savings campaign to the people
Of the district.
The quota Of each school district
IL is understood, will be based upon
the taxable value of the district ana
the government requires each district
to fill its quota; there is not other
alternative. This is the one campaign
in which the government expects eV-
ery citizen to subscribe to the fullest
extent of his ability. The school dis
trict authorities, as well as those IN
the cities and towns in the county are
expected to see that each citizen does
subscribe his limit so that the quota
will be raised.
Under the plan, understood TO DC
adopted by Mr.. Lanier, each OF the
cities in the county will do its share
toward assisting in the organization
and instruction, through speeches and
otherwise, of the various school DIS
tricts. Columbus, Galena and baxter
Springs must furnish speakers ano
helm in whatever manner is necessary
TO insure that the work will be done
and the quota of the county, $76O'OOC
raised.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-14
/! lows FIELD H-
TENDS WESTWARD
Clippings from ChetOpa Paper
Show Lead and Zinc Is Being
Found Near That Town
Good Stuff.

The following clippings, one from
the city news and one from the Mel
rose correspondent, from the Chetopa
Clipper, shows there In some lead and
zinc development quite q distance
west of here:
~The spirit Of development has
sprung up anew in the vicinity OF Mel
rose, a big drill has been set up north
Of Melrose and is sinking the second
hole ON the Mainland tract OF land
The drill ON the TOmpkins farm IA
miles west of town Is still in opera
ton and the indications for both lead
are oil are pronounced good. Mr.
WantlGnd says all the formation
where he is drilling are such as en-
courage fellow to keep on going
Lead has been found in the cut
tings from q well drilled last week
for water on the ]. J. Cunningham
farm, q half mile east Of Chetopa'
Water WINS found at 20 feet, but The
hole was put on down to % feet .
high quality Of lead was picked up III
the cuttings Sunday by Chas. Hutch,
ms. who lives on the place, ano
brought to town. A number OF oth'
srs then went down and sorted lea
out of the refuse. The well was pu
down by w. ]. Rogers who has ligh'
rig used In drilling shallow holes an'
no thought was entertained OF any
showing of mineral until this wa'
picked up. Many hereabouts hay
long insisted that mineral was pres
ent in quantity east and south o
town, and showings have been 1oun'
also north Of Chetopa.
This is by far the best outlook w
have seen for mineral hereabouts' am
it is hoped that no time will be loS
in following up the lead.
"P. s. Teter, A. C. and B. F. Want
land, Of this city, have also strucl
mundick on their lease about eigh
miles east of Chetopa and north o
Melrose, and have gone through !.
feet of oil sand. They will continu
development, and expect to strike
rich"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-14
So Deceptive
Many Baxter Springs People Fail to
Realize the Seriousness

Backache is so deceptive.
It comes and goes-keeps you
guessing. :.
Learn the cause-then cure it,
Possibly it's weak kidneys.
That's why Doan's Kidney Pills are
so effective.
We present the following case as
proof: ,-.
L. F. McAdams, 3O5 E. Sycamore
ST., Columbus, Kas,, says: Lifting
and straining caused the trouble with
nv kidneys and l suffered intensely
from pains in the small of my back
Nv feet and ankles were swollen, too
/ used Doan's Kidney Pills and they
not only make my back stronger and
easier, but reduced the dropsica
dwellings," ,,,
coo at all dealers. Foster-Milburr
Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-14

American army advices from Franc
relate that Hun airmen sought ou'
American hospitals with flares ah'
attacked them with deliberately. Their
is no reason to doubt 1t. And We
may as well prepare our minds To-
some new shocking atrocities mex
year. These will consist in torture o.
prisoners BY the Hun as a final meas
ure of bringing about the end OF thu
war by "frightfulness." American
morale will not be affected, unless u
be stiffened, by any evidence the Hun
produce to demonstrate that they ar.
a race with which decent people vii
have nothing to do, after having tax
en- their guns away from them.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-14
UNCLAIMED LETTERS

Letters remaining in he poStoiiite
at Baxter Springs, Kas., for week
ending June ID, 1918:
George Heigure, Mrs. Minnie Crit
fins, Jerry Silvery, C. W. Hame, Geo
Henderson, Mr.. and Mrs. John A.
Davidson, w. X. BOyce, Mrs. W. B.
Hatcher, Mrs. Roy Fast, 3, Jos; Black
well, Mrs. Willie C. Smith, F. E. War
rem. Miss Mabel Query, Mrs. Letha
Fast, Matilda Maculda, Mss b. II
Stubblefield, Rockhill Drilling Co.
Miss Grace Pettete, 2, Melvina Shell
ton, Mrs. Howard Weatherman, Alb
bic Houser, H. A. Thayer, o. G. Cor
nelson. Elmer Constable, Joe. E. Dt
Trees, ]. E. Taylor, Thos. S. Walton
w. o. Bridges, Alfrey Corner, ]. Z
Collins, L. L. Fielder, 3, Lucy Hill
John Dunaway, Logan Lane, McCurdS
Ming. Co., 2, Lafayette Mccoy, Mrs
C. P. Wilkinson, Lucy Allison A. +
COble. DOrcy Spencer, Peny Pau
Roach, John Price, Mrs. james
Thomas, Mrs. Bill Turner, N. Mason
George Moore, Mr.. and Mrs. A. +
Cherry C. F. Wess, Melvin Peed, z
Luther York, Willie Morris, T. ]. TOl
liver.
Persons calling for any Of the allow
letters will please say Advertised
giving date Of list.
Charlie L. Smith, P. N.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-14

E. B. Hartpence, manager of the
Western Union Telegraph office in
Baxter, received notice Tues. that his
company had voted to pay bonus on
October 1st to all its employees who
have been with the company during
the year. The bonus will equal a pei
cent of their semi-annual salary. This
is in addition to special payments pre-
viously announced by the company
totaIing ~ per cent of the annual sal
ary of each employee for the year 1918
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-14
WHY NOT EQUALIZE?

There is no question but that the
manner in which Baxter Springs
handled the Red Cross drive just fin
ished was the nearest thing to effi-
cheney yet attempted in matters OF
the kind in this county. The only
trouble is that the "strong" arm COM
mittee did not have enough territor-
ial latitude. They left some individ-
ual sore spots in town. They couldn't
help it. They pledged themselves to
euualize this thing as nearly and as
conscientiously as they could. we
have some instances where close
friends quarreled pretty seriously
over the issue. The committee had q
tough job and one that would not tend
to elect them to office did they so as
pire. They were all business men and
men who depend on town sentiment
for a livelihood, and there is not man
intown but who should be broad
enough to respect them for their abb
solute sense of fairness and justice.
The particular committee that waited
on men who had not contributed a.
literally as it was decided they should
merely executed the order OF the
whole. Everybody knows that the
Red Cross was and is the real test OF
patriotism and while the Stacker board
was not used we know that there Is
some instances where it should have
been used. By saying the strong
arm squad did not have enough latl-
tude, we mean they could not reach
outof town. We have an instance OK
where q man whose assets and re-
sources reach the half billion mark
and he gave $20-and that is all. he
does not live in Baxter Springs. he
turned in his miserable pittance
through a township. We hope this
| is anonymous enough that it cannot
he traced, realizing that it should be
traced and the Stacker pointed at with
the finger of community scorn, but It
is at present the policy to withhold
names and amounts. 1t is high ttme
that Uncle Sam went after the ked
Gross funds in a little more efficient
manner Every mans assets and re-
sources should be totaled and his por-
tion named. When a man who can
cash in for upwards Of half million
dollars and gives $50 when dozens Of
wage carriers gave as much, Is TOO
inconsistent for peace Of mind-it Is
down right unfair and dishonest. To-
davis dispatches tell Of the American
dead being piled up "three deep" with
the German dead. Men are suffering
the mortal agony of death as you read
these Investigating to make THIS
mans half million safe and his hts
worth living. lifetime is at hnno
where federation is crime. Shall our
children save their pennies and power
ty become more imprOverished-yes !,
shall and gladly to help the boys YIN
the war, but the time is close nov
when the blood money thieves can no
longer withhold what is not rightly
theirs. Contempt win soon give va
to hatred and hatred to action N.
teIligent selhshness must Be erroe'
now
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-14
First published in Baxter Springs
News, June ID, 1879
NTHE Nh On0

{ First published IN baxter springs
News, June ID, 1879
ORDINANCE NO. 200
AN ORDINANCE DIRECTING AND
CALLING AN ELECTION FOR
THE SUBMISSION TO THE
ELECTORS OF THE CITY Or
BAXTER SPRINGS, KANSAS, VI
A PROPOSITION TO ISSUE
BONDS OF THE CITY OF BAN
TER SPRINGS, KANSAS, IN THE
SUM OF $4,000 FOR THE PUR-
POSE OF PROVIDING, CON
STRUGGLING AND CONTRACT.
ING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION
OF A WATER WORKS PLANT
AND SYSTEM TO SUPPLY THE
CITY OF BAXTER SPRINGS,
KANSAS, AND IT'S lNHABl-
TANTS WITH WATER.
Whereas, the council of the city OF
Baxter Springs, Kansas, deems 1t nee
,ssary to construct and build a water
works plant and system in said city
'or the purpose of supplying said city
and its inhabitants with water, and
Whereas, the council of said city
desires to procure authority to issue
,onds of said city in the sum Of $780,
10000 to provide and construct wa,
,er works plant and system in said
,ity to supply the city and its inhabl'
.ants with water, now, therefore,
Be it ordained by the Mayor anc
Councilman of the city Of Baxter
l,,,.x..s Lnncac
Section 1. That the Mayor ant
City Clerk of the City Of Baxter
Springs, Kansas, be, and they are
hereby directed to call special cleo
ion to be held in the said City o.
Baxter Springs, and in every ware
hereof on the 9Th day of July, 1918
or the purpose of submitting to thu
electors Of said city the proposition
% issue bonds of said city in the sun
If S85, 900 for the purpose of provid
ng, constructing and contracting t.
construct q water works plant ant
;ystem to supply said city and its in
aabitants with water. Said bonds I
)ear interest not exceeding six pc
entum per annum, and to be payabl
| in not more than thirty years fror
heir date. Said election to be calle'
and held in all respects as by law re
luired. :.
Section 2. That this ordinanc
shall take effect and be in force fror
and after its passage, approval an
publication.
Passed and approved this 18th da
G. w. SKIES,
President of the Council and
Acting Mayor
Attest: o. W. Fail, City Clerk.
(SeaO =.
|, o. W. Fail, city clerk Of the cit
of Baxter Springs, Kansas, hereb
certify that the above and foregoin
is a true and correct copy Of Ord
nance No. 200, as the same was pass
ed by the City Council at a meetin
held June 18th, 1918, and as same no.
appears on file n my office.
%. w. Fail, City Clerk.
| (Seall
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-14

Mr.. Roy Ford left Monday evening
for Jefferson Barracks at St. Louis.
Roy enlisted in the Medical Corps and
goes TO st. Louis to take the final ex-
animation. Quite a crowd Of his
friends met at the car line to bid nm
farewell: Misses Louise Convey, DorO-
tbv Cook, Messrs. Ralph Pfremmer
and Barney GarretsOn going as far as
Joplin with him. Roy has many
friends here who wish him -. the very
hest of success in his new life
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-14

Sam Abrams, of Sunnyside, left
Thursday to enter the service
of Uncle Sam. He was one Of the
two men recently selected from OF
tawa county, Okla, to take a sp'ciai
engineering course at the Oklahoma
University, at Norman. Sam VIII
crive through in his car. He hopes
to be assigred to the tractor depart
ment of the service.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-14

A miscellaneous shower was given
% Mrs. Walter Campbell at the home
~ Miss Dessa Campbell. Mrs. Camp
hall was the recipient Of many beaut,
if,,i and useful gifts in the way OF
linens and Siuminumware. IhOse Pres
amt were Leila Auman, Mrs. CLAUDE
Iohr.on. Mrs. Earl Woods, Misses
Doris swGlley, Thelma Wells, 49,, b sa
Woytnp. Thelma RiSeling, Gladys
v,ssN5v. Alta Archer and Mrs. ". +
Hysr and Mn. Earl Quinn o. oS
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-14
!. j. J. \ J. l. X + + i + + !
THE MINING NEWS !
!. j. j. j. Il + + + J. J. \ 4 ! \
By Frank Hills,
In Miami Record-Herald

The F 3, not a submarine but n
mine, had, in the early days, the
only strip pit in the oklahOma-Kan-
jss mining field although It is high
" probable that many could be work.
ed hat way with profit. The F 8 was
worked for years from the pit and a
lower run from the shaft. A second
shaft was sunk and It Is claimed that
two wash-tubfuls Of lead were taken
out when the plant was shut down on
account of the price Of ore going to
Sis in 1917. The + 3 is a peculiar
sight. The water that settled in the
hole has cut is way through into the
ground below, exposing the mine, CIV
ing the place an appearance Of cav
ern but the dump where the pit was
scraped out is still there as evidence
that there Is one mine in the field
where the ore was taken from the top
Just how rich the place was, no one
seems to know, but some nice pieces
of Jack have been picked from the
dirt. not more than ten feet from the
top of the ground. The F. 8 has evil
IDENTIFY been overlooked as the Lucky
Pat on the east and the Old Abe or
the south are both being brought back
and most every twenty in that sec
ton is being developed, but the ruins
are worth going there to see.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-14

The Aurora Mining Company be-
gan work on a 150-ton mill on Its
lease in the Sunnyside field, across
the road east of the Leadville town
site, Monday morning. The Aurora
has two leases of ten acres each, both
of which are producing splendid ore
John W. Hale, who developed the Au-
rora holdings is experimenting oper-
atoms there.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-14
WAS 2sl IN THE COUNTY
The Total Registration Of Those Be-
ing Fl Years Of Age Was ZS4
In Cherokee County.

The report of Ion Thomas shows
there was 294 young men registered
in Cherokee county on June 3. Many
of the reeistrants are married, which
will place them in class four, but the
majority are single and without de-
pendents which will place them, in
Al. Columbus registered IS, Galenn
81 and Baxter Springs AZ.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-14

Miss Elvera Hardy left Tuesday
for Logan, Iowa, where she will spend
several weeks with relatives before
going to Violin, S. D., to visit her
grandmother.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-14

D. S. Chubb and wife left Monday
for few days trip through Arkansas as
and southwestern Missouri. They Will
make quite a visit and do not know
when they will return to Baxter
Springs.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-14

When you have backache the liver
or kidneys are sure to be out Of gear.
Try Sanol, IL does wonders 1or tns
liver, kidneys and bladder. A trial
SOC bottle will convince you, Get II
at the drug store. For sale by Scott
Drug Co.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-14

Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Hudson, Miss
Gertrude Beth and Miss Kathleen
Carr Of Quapaw, spent Sunday in
Baxter at the home Of Mrs. Hudsons
narents. Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-14

Richard Mobely, of Springfield
Mo-. was in Baxter over Sunday Wis
Ting friends and looking after the
business interests of his brother, Law
renee Mobely, who made his home in
Baxter before going into the army.