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The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-31
Yards as they did in this country.

yards as they did in this country.
~ call your attention to q thinf
which you already know. This wal
had more or less set character unit
the Russian situation changed, and il
has changed, in the fast rev months
When we had got more or less usec
to the situatior created BY the uncer.
tainty as to Russia, there came the
great Italian defeat, which called for
even greater changes in our plans. in
many ways.
$50 that what might havee been a
perfectly acceptable plan as to major
operations prior to the change in the
Russian situation or prior to the
change in the Italian situation, had to
be restudied instantly, and for that
reason. among others, there is now
organized. as you know in France,
pursuant to the suggestion of Mr..
Lloyd George, the Rapello confer
encc. or the supreme war council and
the United States is represented on
that by 4he chief of staff of the Amer
lean army and the major international
arrangements in regard to the mill
tary are worked out there, while Gen.
eral Pershing and his staff of experts
are working out those other ques-
tions.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-31

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The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-31
BAKER TELLS
APPROPRIATIONS
Work of War Department Highly
Efficient. Wonderful Progress
Made.

Secretary Bakers statement TO
lows:
"Now, gentlemen. about the plan c
war. 1t will be remembered that thi
war broke out i'll August, 1914. w
went into it in April. 1917, so that 70
two and one-half years, or more thai
two and one-hali years, the war ha'
been going on.
at was not for us to decide wher,
OUR thea,er of war should be. Th'
theatcr OF war was France. 1t wa'
not for MS to decide Our line of com
munications Our line or communi
cations was across 5000. miles %
ocean. one end OF il infested with sub
marines.
ut is easily imagined that we nigh:
have perfected an army over here and
carried across the ocean and found
it wholly unadapted TO its task and it
might we'll have been that the army
that we sent over was just one thing
that they did not need, ann that some
other thing which we might have sup
piled would have been the thing es-
sential TO their success.
So that from the very beginning it
was not question OF abstract specu-
lation here, but question OF study
there to find out where our shoulder
to the wheel could be put.
Coming of Foreign Missions.
They realized that. And so Great
Britain sent over to us Mr.. Balfour
and General Bridges and a staff of
experts.
Then came Joiire. with his won
derful reputation and his great and
charming personality, and he made a
great figure here and we welcomed
him. 1t was tremendous inspira
ton to see the hero of the Marine;
but with him came this unobserved
staff OF fifteen or twenty or twenty
five young men, the most brilliant
rreH 1T ,t1c French harny-stratCgistE,
mechan:ca! experts, experts in arms
experts i'll supplies, experts in indus
try and manufacture, and they told |
us not merely the formal and military |
problems, but they brought over with |
them men who were in IRON the be-
ginning, in their reorganizations of
their industries, in their mobilization
of their industrial plants, and we sat
down with them in little groups until
finally we collated. and collected and
extracted all the information which
they could give us from their respect
i've countries. And every country,
which has been brought i'll the war
sent us that sort OF a staff OF experts,
and it has been necessary to compare
notes, and with this as a basis. to
form such an idea as might be formed
OF what was the thing Tor us to do j
over there .
The one thing they told us from ,
the very beginning to the end was ,
that this war, OF all others, was not
static thing; that our adversary was a {
versatile and agile adversary; that ev- i,
cry day he revanped and changed his G
weapons oi attack and his methods a
If defense.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-31

senator's purpose to make it appear
so, the country got an impression
from the failures and delays that
made them "disproportionate to what
was going on" He said there might
be- instances Of shortcomings, but
only instances"
The secretary said that when he
heard of the two letters read by SEN
ator Chamberlain concerning the
treatment of sick soldiers he immed-
lately asked Mr.. Chamberlain for all
the details.
"I want to follow those cases
through to the very end" said he,
"and find out who is responsible, in
order to punish the guilty"
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-31
Percentage of Illness Slight.

Although more than 1,oooooo men
are under arms in this country, Mr.
Baker said, the number of complaints
received have been relatively small
probably not more than eighteen. In
each instance, he said, Investigations
have been made Immediately.
Mr.. Baker told OF Investigations
which resulted in the discharge OF
Lieutenant Charles w. Cole and Lien,
tenant John G. Dye, for neglect OF
patients. as published in the news
papers on Saturday and Sunday. The
Judge advocate general advised add
ing prison sentence to the dismissal
and that is being considered.
The department sets its face
against that sort of callouo disregard
Of soldiers health" Secretary Baker
said. II want doctors and the coun.
try to know that their lives and well
fare are responsibility which I will
not permit to be lodged or handled in
a cavalier fashion,"
While camp commanders are held
responsible for health conditions,
Secretary Baker said, the surgeon
generals office has daily inspections
md he has appointed DR., John A.
iornsby, hospital expert, as his per-
'onal inspector. A telegram from DR..
lornsby regarding camp conditions
senator Chamberlain assailed, dis
losed them greatly improved witt.
mortality reduced Al and .ia4Hplle i4H tle aaeee4ra- aae
nodations for all sick"
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-31
Pershing Acts as U. SIS Eyes.

Therefore, it became necessary TO
It's to have eyes there in instant an,
immediate communication with us
and we sent over to France Genera
Pershing, and we sent with him no
merely division OF troops--to that
shall refer i'll nonent-g,ut We SEN
with him, perhaps | can say safely
the major par, Ut The trained, expert
personnel OF the army.
General Pershins', staff OF explr
and officers over there runs into the
THOUSANDS, and they arg busy every
minute and every day that the sun
rises. | get cablegrams from General
Pershirg from ten to sixteen and
twenty pages long, filled with meas
urcinents and formulas and changes OF
a millimctcr in size, great, long spc
ciiications OF changes i'll details II
things, which we agreed upon ltst
week and changed this week, and need
to be changed again next week, so
that what we are doing at this end is
attempting by using the eyes oi the
army there to keep up to what they
want us to do.
in the meantime, when we startci
into this war, | think it WAS common
ly thought throughout the country
that our contribution at the outset
might we'll be financial and industrial
The appropriate industries and many
converted industries were largely de-
voted to the manufacture Of war ma
terials for our allies.
"At the outset the idea was that We
would be financial and industrial as
sistance to our allies during the year
1918 and l think probably can read
from the Metropolitan Magazine for
August suggestion which will show
what the current expectation of the
country was. The editor of the Met
ropolisan magazine was protesting
against what he believed to be the in
tention of the government at that
time"
Go Into Magazine Article.
Here Senator Weeks interrupted to
ask if that was the magazine of which
Theodore Roosevelt 10 associate ed
itor. Secretary Baker replied that
Mr.. Roosevelt was = contributing ed
itor. and continued:
This magazine came out in August,
1917, and this editorial says:
Since & is our war, we want to
- "a
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-31
Baker Frankly Admits Errors
Handling Army; Striving to
Correct Them.

At the outset the secretary said he
thought much criticism came from i.ll.
patience OF the American people TO
do this great thing greatly
lie conceded freely that i'll so grea,
an enterprise it was impossible tnat
there should not be delays and short
comings.' The confidence OF the
country, however, he said, was 'neces-
sary to the tremendous efforts,
The mistakes ..cited i'll Senator
Chanberlains speech, Secretary
Baker declared, gave disproportion,
ate aspect. Without intent, he said,
the effect of the senator's speech was
TO give the country the impression
that the deficiencies were character
istic rather than occasional" He said
he was not there to defend individ-
nails, or deny delays or false starts.
But | think can say in confidence
that i'll them we have sought the rem
edy."
There are several reasons why /
should ask the committe to hear me-
First. the country is entitled to know
if that is fact. The country is en-
titled to know what this war is and
what the problems are and how we
are to meet them.
Second, have deep sense of
duty to the officers and the civilians
that are laboring with devotion, sac
riiice and zeal, and are spending
sleepless nights to bring this army up
to its greatest efficiency and success
"Fall Down" Would be Tragic.
Gentlemen" said the secretary.
speaking with great earnestness, ut
would be q tragical thing If this mos
mentous effort were to deserve the
comment that it had fallen down.
Il tave no purpose to defend indi-
viduals OF myself. If l discuss hsre
individuals By name; il refer 10
General crosier OF General Shape q
myself, h vim be only to make 4
c1eaf."
From Seaatoe ChamberisiSs6 |
lpeeeh, NJ. Baker ssid. h had Sec ]
10 him that, aishpaeh Il vns not 81
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-31
Clothing Complain Up.

Senator Sutherland said negro
preacher had told him that his son a,
lamp Meade, Md, had been supplied
with cast-cff clothing of white SOL
licrs and no woolcn underclo,hiny.
Secretary Baker said he would inycs-
tigate, but declared there was no dis
trIminaton in the treatment OF white
and negro troops.
Secretary Baker said the idea had
got abroad that the American arm,
uniform is part shoddy. He declared
1t is all wool and that shoddy is put
only III overcoats and blankets.
When we went into the war" he
SAID, the standard of the army uni
form was Is per cent wool and as Der
cent cotton. But that was chang ID
and now every yard is OF virgin wool
with large increase in its strength
want to make one further o. SER
vation, Secretary Baker pro .cedc |.
taking up army iood. ~ think j, IS
not Unfair for me to say that in the
provision of food, no army ever as
scmbled anywhere has ever fed As
ably, as well, as m.rtiously and as
appetizingly a, this army; while there
nave been complaints about other
things, | think it is the unanimous
testimony that the food has been OF
e4@e highest quality, with no sugpes-
ton OF defect i'll its quantity or prep
aration, and that generally the food
proposition has been carried out with
the most extraordinary success"
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-31
Camp Sanitation Studied.

Speaking of cantonment sites. Mr.
Baker said that in every instance the
boards, including medical officials
had recommended the selected sites
and that the surgeon general had
been notified when final selections
were made. In only one case-Camu
Zachary Taylor at Louisville-was
there question, and Surgeon General
Gorgas sent an expert sanitarian, who
approved it.
Senator Weeks asked If the pneu.
monia epidemic did not result from
inadequate hospital facilities.
Il don't think so," said the secre-
tary.
Secretary Baker said it was not
thought at first that base hospitals of
a'permanent character would be need
ed at national guard camps from
which troops would be promptly re-
moved. Later, he said, it developed
that more permanent hospitals must
be established. General Gorras. he
said. had not Recommended perma-
nept sewage and water systems for
the national guard camps for that
reason, at first.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-31
Rifle in Use Best Military
Weapon in Any Country. Says
Baker

Secretary Baker said the decision to
adopt the so-called rechambcred En-
field rifle was reached late one night
III his office at a conference attended
by General Pershing. who was pre-
pairing TO go to France; General
Scott, chief of staff; General Bliss, as
sistant chief; General Crozicr, chief
of ordnance, and General Kuhn, then
head of the war college, and several
other staff officers, experts in rifles
1t was late in May or early in June.
Tie American Springfield rifle, Sec
retary Baker said, was admittedly
the best military rifle developed by
any country" when this decision was
reached. There were in stock 600, ,oco
of them.
After America entered the war, Mr..
Baker said, Major General Wood
came to his office and advocated the
necessity of calling out a large army.
Secretary Baker said there were not
the clothes or arms, but General
Wood replied he knew that but con-
tended the men needed to live to-
gcther for preliminary training
He told General Wood he agreed
that the army should be assembled as
rapidly as possible. but it was the in
tention to build UP the regular army
and the national guard first and then
the national army.
Takes Up Lewis Gun Charge.
2 Turning to the machine gun ques-
tion. Mr.. Baker said that up to last
April the Lewis gun had not been
satisfactorily tested with American
ammunition. although widely used by
England. The French, he said, never
took the Lewis gun in any large num-
Der.
",rhe board" he added, referring to
the board he appointed in the fall of |
1916. to test machine guns, never de-
layed for one second the procurement
of additional machine gu,is::"
He told of the navy's test of the /
Lewis gun last April with an army of
ficer present, and added:
"As a result of that test, an imme-
date order was given to the Savage
Arms Company. for Lewis guns.
Large orders for Lewis guns have
been given. We are advised. how
ever. by General Pershing that hek
does not desire Lewis guns for use ON
and. General Pershinu ana HE et,ff i
aesire them only for air craft =
+Cn July t3 or Il" Mr.. Baker con- /
'inued. "an agreement was made by
which the French government asseed
o supply the priacipai pieces OF IS
nilItmetes field guns and miIlime- |,
er rapsd friag hovitzs&s needed fpe y
ee American focees besa4 seot h
'erosd The Aneticaa e6serameat |,
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-31
Charlottt News.
Weather still cold and showing.

| Weather still cold and showing
Mr.. Haden had a wreck with his
car last Friday south of Virginia. 1t
skidded and ran into telephone pole
Harry Henderson has just returned
from trip to Galena, Kas., and the
oil fields. lie thinks old Missouri
great state when he looks at the great
mines and minerals she has.
Dan Orear has purchased a a.
acre farm from Warren Ayers, where
he intends to make his home. He will
live on the Jensen farm where he il
now, the present year.
1t is reported that John Foster, 81.
has purchased the Wheeler farm.
south of Virginia.
Mrs. Carrie Henderson was very
sick with u congestive chill last
Tuesday night. She is better at this
writing. Mrs. Grape, of Butler. is
staying with her. AZ ,
John Hoagland died at Kansas City
Wednesday at 4 p. rn.,- from measles
and pneumonia. His body was
brought back Friday Funeral was
preached at the Christian church at
Virginia Saturday by Mr.. Maxey, OF
Butler. He was buried at Butler.
Irwin ingles, of Lafayette, ILL.,,
came Friday on business trip and
visited over night with his nephew,
Harry Henderson, and brother-in
law, Grant Garner. He left by way OF
Butler and visited his brotber-in-law,
+. NJ. Famuiiner and family. He has
one SON in training camp at Des
Moines, Ia, and another expecting to
go any time.
We are glad to hear some of our
soldier boys are reading our reports
from Charlotte and enjoying them.
Lots of people are trying to rent
farms.
Mrs. Joan Garner spent Friday
with Mrs. Rhoda Garner.
Sunday school at Virginia Sunday
and every Sunday.
Fred Garner returned from trip to
Camp Funston, Kan.
Miss Mccall is very sick with pneu-
monia fever.
Preaching at Christian church at
Virginia next Sunday.
too late for last week.)
r - - - :
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-31
Hospitals Behind the Lines.

"Our surgeons have set up hospi.
tails Immediately behind the lines
They have been made military in ev.
cry sense of the word. They have not
been especially fortunate in escaping
attack from the air, and we had early
losses in this war, the loss of Req
Cross nurses and doctors and order
lies and attendants in hospitals and
ambulance drivers who we:e sent over
to assist our allies in these necessary
services. th;;s not only rendering as
sistance. but acquiring skill and
knowledge of the circumstances and
surroundings, so that when our own
troops came in large numbers they
could reader like services to our own
forces.
As you perhaps recall, TIE ports OF
France are tidal ports. ports with
deep water and tidal basins At high
tides with insufficient water for land
ing at the docls when the tide 4 out.
I'VE have had 70 60 back to the
planting Of tie corn IN Franee In or
der that We wight sonAe time make !
harvest. Our Operations b<eaa 4 tie
forests Of Fraeee. rot b he lumbsf
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-12
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Syrup and SGUe Money


The finest cough syrup that money
can buy, costing only about oneSffth 50
much as readY-mRde preparations, can
easily Be made up sc home. The way il
takes hold and conquerg distressing
coughs, throat and chest colds viii
really make YOU enthusiastic about Ii.
Any druggist can supply you with
"a ounces Of Pinex $50 cents worth
Pour this into . pint bottle and I'll
the bottle with plain graduated sugar
syrup. Shake thoroughly and it Ia ready
for use. The total cost is about IS cents
and gives you q full pint family sup
ply-of q most effectual, pleasant tast-
ing remedy. It keeps perfectly,
It's truly astonishing how quickly "a
acts, penetrating through every air
passage of the throat and lungs-loosena
and raises the phlegm, sOothes and heals
the infamed or swollen throat mem.
branes, and gradually but surely the
annoying throat tickle and dreaded
cough viii disappear entirely. Nothing
better for bronchitis, spasmodic Group,
Whooping cough or bronchial asthma.
Pinex is q highly concentrated COM
pound OF Norway pine extract, and is
known the world over for its prompt
healing effect on the throat membranes.
Avoid disappointment BY asking your
druggist Tor ounces of Pinex with
full directions and don't accept any.
thing else. A guarantee of absolute sat-
isfaetion or money promptly refunded,
goes with this preparation, The Pnsx
CO.. Fl WRy1e, Ind.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-12
The Editors Mail Bag
To the Editor Of The Forum:

To the Editor Of The Forum:
My attention being called to GER
tain statements made by Rev. Mr..
Erwin which appeared in The Forum
OF Feb. g.. kindly permit space in
your paper to correct. a possible mis-
conception on the part Of some of
your readers as to the teachings Of
Christian Science.
In regard to the statement made
in reference TO the views Of Mrs.
Eddy, discoverer and founder of
Christian Science, there can be no
question in the light Of the growth
and development Of this movement
in the past fifty years as to the
spiritual sense of the Scriptures" en-
braced in her. writings in which she
says: In following these leadinEs
Of scientific revelations, the Bible
was my only textbook. CScienca
and Health with Key to the Scrip
lures: page 100
Christian Science deals with the
subject Of everlasting punishment
and measures il by the standard of
Christ Jesus. as Mrs. Eddy says on
page 1876 Of her textbook. Fear
him which is able to destroy both
soul and body in hell" said Jesus.
A careful study Of this text shows
that here the word soul means
false sense or material consciousness.
The command was a warning to be-
ware, not Of Rome, Satan, nor of
God, but of sin. Sickness, sin, and
death are not concomitants OF Life
or Truth. No law supports them.
They have no relation to God where
with to establish their power Sin
makes its own hell, and goodness its
own heaven
OF the six religious tenets Of the
Mother Church. the First Church Of
Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Mass,
the fourth has special reference to
the teaching Of Christian Science as
based on the promise of the Master,
and not the human opinion OF Mrs.
Eddy as charged by the speaker;
I'VE acknowledge Jesus atonement
as the evidence Of divine. efficacious
love, unfolding mans unity with
God through Christ Jesus the Way
shower: and we acknowledge that
man is saved through Christ, through
Truth. Lie and Love. as demon
strated by the Galilean prophet in
healing the sick and overcoming sin
and death. tscience and Health, page
1870.
The true teachings Of Christian
Science can be best understood
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-12
THE STATES ROLL OF HONOR

The Forum proposes to compile a
complete Roll Of Honor Of all North
Dakota men killed in action, and
asks the assistance Of all citizens Of
the state in the work.
Under the new rules Of the war de-
partmsnt only the names OF the
soldiers killed in France will be made
public. No addresses will be given
publicity by the war department but
the relatives will be notified prompt
Iy.
The necessity of this rule Is easily
explained. When a complete list Of
casualties is published. it gives the
Germans valuable information re-
Earding the troops facing them. To
secure this information they make
their trench raids, and the war de-
partment, acting on the advice Of the
French government, has decided to
quit giving it to them free.
But there il no objection to var
ious newspapers publishing the lists
OF casualties in their own territory.
To collect all these lists and forward
them would be rather a difficult task
for even the German spy system.
Therefore The Forum is violating no
rules Of the war department in pub
fishing all the North Dakota casual
ties, and It is DESTROYS Of doing this
It plans to compile a Roll Of Honor"
of North Dakota men killed in ac-
ton. This Roll OF Honor it hopes
TO make a complete record, and It
will be published from time to time
The Forum will accept collect
kilograms from relatives Of any
North Dakotan killed in action. They
are asked to file a brief message tell
ing the name. the address, the name
OF the parents. and the manner Of
death, and to follow il up with a let
ter giving any other details they may
possess. The Forum plans to keep
this record complete from day to
day, and when the war is over turn
1t over to the proper public authori-
ties for preservation as a historical
document.