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and departments. At these schools
an intensive course Of instruction, is
given enlisted candidates between the
ages of nineteen and twenty-five
of the schools more than half OF the
men passed the mental entrance ex-
animation. This number, it is said,
is notable in view Of the fact that on
the average only one-third Of the can
didates designated from all sources
are able to meet the educational test:
In addition to the 273 successful
candidates, there are forty-dve alter
mates who also qualified, but for
whom no vacancies exist. A bill re-
Gently introduced by Senator Wads-
the admission Of all qualified alter
mates until such time as the corps Of
cadets reaches its maximum strength,
passed the Senate on May Is. after
having been amended by striking out
the words. IF such admissions do not
mum authorized strength. a sufficient
number of the remaining qualified
alternates. not otherwise authorized
to report for admission as such, Sc
leceted from the whole list in their
order Of merit established at such
corps to its maximum authorised
strength. shall be admitted and
charged to the United States at large
as additional cadets"
The only immediate result Of this
amendment. IL the legislation be en-
acted in its present form. will be to
of the privilege 'of entering West
Point next July, as informal ion OBJ
tanned from the War Department IL
to the effect that but thirty-one Of
the forty-five who qualified can be
aa%tss The undss for s as oa es
teen Of these young men is not ap-
parent. because they were originally
recommended by their respective
members Of Congress for appointment
to the Military Academy. 1t is hoped
one. reaches the House. it will be 50
restored as to carry out the original
intent, the purpose of which Is to
fill the academy by the admission
Of worthy young men desirous OF a
military career and who may be rec
1t has been pointed out by advocates
Of the bill that the government cost
per cadet when the academy is filled
to capacity is less than when the
classes are small in number.
the academy for which no candidates
qualified last March, and, 1t being
considered too late to hold another
entrance examination this year. can
didates who can qualify mentally by
high school or college certificate are
being appointed to enter with the
class to be admitted next July. Al
though every effort Is being made
to I'LL the academy. it seems that
there are some members Of Congress
who have no applicants. judging
from the large number Of vacancies
still remaining for which no candi-
dates have been recommended.
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Britain,s View Of Bomb Tests.


Britaiu,s View Of Bomb Tests.
Notwithstanding the fact that much
publicity has been given in this coun-
try concerning the alleged remark
able success Of the British air serv-
ice in bombing ships during tests and
editorial in the Aeroplane. prominent
British aeronautical magazine, in a
recent issue, that the British have not
lad the success with which they are
credited, and they are also much
concerned over certain statements
made with relation to the bombing
Of the old battleship Indiana The
editorial states:
MANY exaggerated statements have
appeared in various organs relating
to experiments recently carried out
to determine the effect of aerial bombs
and torpedoes on arnored ships of
war
"It has for instance been asserted
that the American air service dropped
bombs upon the ancient battleshfp
Indiana and that in such dropping Al
per cent of hits were scored FROM
sunk BY this attack. The facts are
IA target representing a battle
ship was laid out on earth. and
dummy bombs to the number Of over
100 were dropped from 5000 feet. -
per cent Of actual hits were regis
tered. and Al per cent were registered
within what was considered a dan
gerous proximity to. tho target
made By eeetrieal,y Ha sns sxpioaine bombs
placed in position relatively to the
ship. One of these was Of 1900
pounds and was exploded on deck
and did an enormous amount OF dam
L. "a
second. Of $50 pounds. was exploded
in the water. about 40 feet from the
stern, and at a depth of about SO
feet. The explosion OF this bomb
caused much damage to the rudder
leaks which resulted in the ships
settling on the mud. No live bombs
were dropped from aeroplanes upon
this ship.
"A statement appears in one French
naught Baden sank after a little
discussion" with certain British air
craft AS a matter Of fact. the Baden
was sunk by gunfire from a British
monitor specially equipped with
less than 1876 caIiber, in the course
Of tests Of the new armor-piercing
projectiles used by the British navy.
After having been 30 sunk. and while
she was lying on the mud with q
by a British aeroplane. No informa-
tion whatever as to the damage
caused by this attack has been pub
lished by the admiralty. but she GER
tainly did not sink as the result Of
any aerial attack"
Another Ship Near Completion.
The new dreadnaught California will
be ready by August IL. and she will
pobably leave the navy yard at that
time for San Francisco to receive her
propellers. It Is expected that she will
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THE ARMY

In q recent statement issued BY the
War Department the claim was made
that from the large number Of names
appearing ON the published lists Of
men charged with desertion from the
draft ~it has 30 Tar developed that
those lists contain tho names Of only
four men not rightfully appearing
thereon"
OF the four. the report stated. only
one name was published through
clerical error. tho others being listed
by reason Of contradictory address.
failure to notify local draft board
that the registrant had entered the
service Of an allied army, or neglect
to respond to communications sent
the registrant by his local draft
board.
It is believed by the War Depart
ment that the resultant erect OF the
publication at this time OF the lists OF
names Of men charged with desertion
from the draft will enable q regis
trant who failed to comply with the
law to communicate with the depart
ment, in order that, should an error
be shown, his record may be cleared
before it Is too late.
The department, 1t Is said. receives
numerous requests from descendants
of men whose records show services
in the revolutionary war: and SINH
larly, the descendants Of men who
served in the world war will be re-
questing statements Of their: service
during the coming years. either to
ton. to establish their eligibility to
membership in patriotic organiza-
tions. or for other purposes. Natur-
ally. unless the draft records are cor.
rected now. while the men are stu
living and in q position to furnish
satisfactory proof Of honorable serv;
ice. their descendants will be deprived
of rights and privileges to which
they may be justly entitled.
Notwithstanding all effort expended
by, the War Department In checking
the lists Of alleged draft deserters, 1t
was impossible. officials say. to deter
mine in every case from the records
alone whether or not any individual
named therein actually performed
military service. because Of mis-
spelled names and change in home
address. Publication Of the lists is in
response. they say, to- widespread
demand from patriotic societies, from
the relatives Of men who did their
full duty by sacrificing their lives in
the service and from the general pub
lie.
Now that the lists are actually be-
ing published. the War Department
ohicials say. is being subjected to
unjust criticism for having adopted
this means Of bringing to trial the
men who succeeded in evadinK duty
to their country in its hour Of peril.
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Repair Shops for Corps Areas.

Following the policy of rigid econ
omy. the Quartermaster Corps has
just established at Camp jackson,
8. c.. a school for training personnel
in the repair Of clothing and shoes.
Another school for tho repair Of type
writer's has been established at Fort
McPherson. Ga This training of tho
will be part Of the routine work
Of the salvage shops. 1t Is the in
tention to install moro schools at
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Many vaea,cies At west Point

As q result Of the March examina-
tion of candidates for appointment
to the West Point Military Academy.
273 young men are entitled to 4dmis-
sion. OF these. ninety-eight are from
the Regular Army and National
Guard-the largest number ever ad-
mitted from these two sources in any
ono year. These men won their ap-
pointments in q nation wide compe-
the two services
This increase. the War Department
AYERS, is due in large measure to the
West Point preparatory schools es-
tablished in the various corps areas
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of officers now serving therein whose
tours Of four years will expire.
1t will be necessary to graduate the
class so that officers therefrom Sc
ment general staff might take up
their duties shortly after the 1st of
June. thus refilling vacancies caused
by departing members. In addition.
a number Of the graduates OF, this
years class will be ordered to duty
Some Of the officers now serving in
this capacity have recently been de-
tailed to the War Department general
staf and 1t is necessary to replace
them. Other graduates will be as
signed, it is assumed. to various corps
organization of the organized reserve
in each corps area.
Discard Enlistment Bonus.
The Army appropriation bill as it re-
Gently passed the House provided that
mo portion of the appropriation con-
tanned in this act shall be used to pay, in
accordance with the provisions Of sec
ton q Of the Army reorganization act,
approved June 4. 1920, an enlistment
allowance to any soldier who enlists or
re-enlists after the approval Of this act"
1t is roughly estimated that this may
result ultimately in saving Of about
$2,000.000 year. although the pro-
vision would become effective at once in
the case of the one-year men who re-
enlist after the approval of the act. 1t
is considered. however. that the clause
does not repeal the provision contained
in the act of June 4: 1t merely prohibits
the payment of the allowance during the
period covered by the appropriations in
the pending bill. 1t is considered that
the clause would have been more directly
efrecfive n IL had annlied to men who
Thereafter" enlist or re-enlist.
Former Omcers Seek Appointments.
Former Regular Army officers who
served in the world war were authorized
to apply for appointment in the Regular
Army under the same conditions as ap-
piled to emergency officers. as provided
in the act of Juno 4, 1920. There were
174 former officers who filed applications
for appointment and seventy-four quail
fed and accepted appointments. Eight
declined appointment. sixty-eight were
disqualified, fourteen failed to report for
examination and ten withdrew their ap-
plications.
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Supply Council.

Paymaster General Potter has insti-.,
tuted council comprising the heads
of the various divisions of his bureau,
which council meets every Wednesday
morning. As soon as reports are re-.
ceived pursuant to the requests issued
by Rear Admiral Potter calling for :
suggestions from supply. accounting,
and disbursing officers Of the different
yards. conferences of each group of
ofncers will be called. to be held prob-s
ably at the navy yard. New York, with I
view to a discussion of the various !,
problems involved. The paymaster
general with other officers of the bu-r
reau will attend these conferences. As,
soon as possible, Admiral Potter plans
to make substantial improvements in *
the commissary stores at the respec-r
tive navy yards and stations. These
improvements will be in the direction
Of rendering more frequent service and
OF carrying wider range OF stock. .
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And written examinations will prob
ably be conducted at New York. Chi
cago and San Francisco. depending
each section of tho country.
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be ready for commissioning not later
than September. Her crew will be as
sembled some time in July. 80 that by
the time tho big vessel Is ready to re-
ceive her personnel. the officers and
men will have become we'll organized.
Capt Henry J. Ziemeier, who will be
her first commanding officer, expects
to leave his duties at the Navy De-
partment some time in June and join,
the complement already assembled at
Mare Island.
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Another Ship Near Completion.
The new dreadnaught California will
be ready by August IL. and she will
pobably leave the navy yard at that
time for San Francisco to receive her
propellers. It Is expected that she will
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A S result Of the widely di
~ vergent viewpoints of British
~ and French governments over
the question Of Silesia, truly
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Sebastiao Sampaio, Brazilian COM
mercial attache to the United States
who accompanied former Secretary Of
State Colby on his trip to South Amer.
lea last December. is expected to re-
turn to Washington the latter part Of
this month. He has been detained in
South America by illness, although
much OF his time was spent in ad-
dressing business men in South Amer
icA on trade conditions in the United
States
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-03-04
is DIE ON DESTROYER REPORTS BONUS BILL
Senate Gets Measure From the
Finance Committee.
Would Cost Government 81 SOC, 900, 600
Cash or $3.50, 100000 De-
ferred Payments.

Washington, March 1.-The soldiers
bonus will cost the government APP
proximately ST, 100000, if it is paid
in cash or $5,250,O00,O00 under the adj
justed certificate or deferred payment
plan, Senator McCumber Informed the
senate in reporting out the measure
from the senate finance committee
where it has reposed since last May.
In submitting the bill, Senator Nc
Cumber announced that he would at
tempt to put it through at this ses-
sion but that he was conscious Of
the legislative situation and with the
supply bills knocking loudly at the
door it might go over to the special
session" This, he said, would not
make any material difference anyway
as payments Of this bonus will not be-
gin until January 1, 1928.
Senator McCumber read to the sen
ate long statement explaining the
finance committees reasons for strik-
ing out the appropriation and tax pro-
visions of the bill, and for postponing
lHe pdylHcul VI Lie JULIUS Will tuC
government facing a deficit of nearly
So. 500,000000 the statement declared,
that immediate payments would be too
heavy tax on the treasury. 1t stated
further that because of the present
financial depression it was deemed I'M
wise to provide for the bonus by a
bond issue.
Washington. March President
Wilson signed a bill providing for the
return by the alien property custodian
of property seized during the war and
which belonged, to women citizens OF
the United States and the allies who
married enemy subjects before the dec
laration Of war.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-03-04
BRIDES OFFERED DRY AGENTS
New England Prohibition Supervisor
Talks of Sums Ranging From
SIS to 100000.

Boston, Feb. 28.-Bribes totaling
81, 100000, ranging in sums from SIS to
100000, have been offered William J.
Mccarthy, supervising prohibition en-
forcement agent for New England,
since last July, he announced here.
Mccarthy said he had been threat
ened with death and told of attempts
of bogus revenue officers to steal
liquor lawfully in transit between New
York and Boston.
millionaire rum distributors, afflu-
ent bootleggers, gunner and pocket
peddlers,' all have tried to bride him
and his agents, he said adding that
big money had been offered him. to
''be sick and get off the job" for
period in which illicit traffic in liquor
might be effected.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-03-04
A Fish story.

The story that made millions laugh
that one which includes. 'Thunder!
Thar, hain't no SIGH animal !''-has, we
think, a pretty good running mate in
the following more recent one. A
coEntryman was standing on a fish
pier Where they days catch was being
landed. Presently swordfsh of mon
strous size was hoisted up, and the old
fellow stared at it in wonder and
amazement. He positively could not
believe his senses, and when at last
he recovered himself sufficiently to
speak it was only to exclafm: "The
man that caught that fish is a darn
liar!'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-03-04
U. S. War Craft WooIsey Is Cut
in Two Off Panama.
Vessel in Collision With Merchant
Ship-Heavy Seas Made Res
cue Difficult

Washington, March 1.-The United
States destroyer Woolsey, the latest
and finest craft Of that type in the
United States navy, was cut in two
and sunk, with loss Of 16 men, in a
collision near the Corba island, off the
Pacific coast Of Panama early Satur-
day morning, according to reports re-
ceived here.
Tom Stanley Woodcock, first class
engineman, is known to have been
killed. The missing destroyer men
are:
ID. r. Blakeley, fireman, first class.
Floyd Coltengin, fireman, second
class.
Roman Fisckels blacksmith.
John Joseph Catcher, machinist's
mate, first class.
George Joseph Zibello, fireman, sec
ond class.
Elbert Jesse Harson, fireman, first
class.
Henry George Hancock, engineman,
second class.
Emerson Floyd Long, storekeeper,
first class.
Lee Bordwardsky, fireman, third
class.
Harold Reed, fireman.
!. Matties owen Stewart, fireman,
third class
Webb stubblefeld, fireman, first
class.
George Elmer Wochiman, electri-
clan, third class.
Charles N. Yost, fireman, first class.
Emerson Dale Wright, fireman, sec
ond class.
The following injured are on the
Birmingham
D. M. McCaigo, water tender, and
Attoraio Burnside.
The destroyers Aaron Ward and
Buchanan swung to the rescue a mo-
ment after the Woolsey was struck by
a merchant steamship, the Steel In
-ventor, bound for Balboa.
1t is believed that temporary diff
Guilty with the steering gear of the
steamship was responsible for the ac-
cident, which resulted in the Woolsey
being cut cleanly just about midway
on the port side She sank within FOUR
minutes, and the work of rescue was
made doubly difficult by the position
of the helpless steamship and the
heavy play of the waves.
At the time of the accident the
Woolsey, which was commanded by
Commander Fl. G. Gleason, was the
last in the group of destroyers.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-03-04
BLAcKIE BLACK BEAR.

II am shy" said Blackie, the Black
Bear, "and for that reason am not
found often. l keep to myself. l
don't care to talk to people, and as l
don't imagine they're so anxious to
talk to me, keep very much to my
self.
1T is a way we all do. we black
bears.
I'VE love the quietness of the
woods, the stiffness and the peace
of our own society. We like to eat
berries, but we don't want to do our
berry picking along with a whole lot
of other creatures"
That's so" said Mrs. BIackie. 'But
there are places we will do our mar
ketingl where other creatures wouldn't
care to trade!
1--WE eat yellow-j jackets and wasps
and bugs. and we go to yellow jack
cts nests and have fine old time get
ting goodies. Other creatures would
be stung and miss the goodies!
Eyes, we know more about market
ing than many creatures do, for we
know what is good, and a lot of 9TH
ers don't. They don't think yellow
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-03-04
Substitutes for Genius.

There can be no real substitute for
genius, but there can be great deal
done to put you in the genius class.
Men of genius are scarce. They are Of
special endowment and come in the
right age to merit their full worth. Yet
men really know many who enjoy the
name of genius are nothing more than
honest-to-goodness workers who use
their heads and tirelessly p1od on until
they get what they set out for. On
the other hand many meteor-like sons
of glorious promise fade and speedily
fall into disrepute when subjected to
the routine of ordinary mortals. A few
turns at life's commonplaces would
soon have them making the ordinary
attractive, and reducing drudgery to
pleasure. But where this happens
once there are thousands of occasions
where it fails to produce.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-03-04
COURT LOWERS RAIL WAGES
A. B. & A. Receiver Ordered to Make
Cut Refused by the Federal
Labor Board.

Atlanta, Ga, March Federal
Judge Sibley signed an order author
izing a reduction effective March / Of
wages of employees of the Atlanta,
Birmingham & Atlantic railroad, now
in a receivership. The order directed
the receiver, B. L. Bugg, to put into
effect the SCHEDULE of reductions
which Mr.. Bug, as president of the
road, had urged before the railway Ia
Dor board It amounts approximately
so per cent of all increases granted
the employees of the road since the
government assumed control of the
property in 1917.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-03-04
HEYW0RTH BOY GETS REWARD
Check for s2e, 900 Given to Paul Draper
for Capture Of Chicago Bank
Robber.

Heyworth, ILL.,, March Ia check
for $780, 0O-reward for capture of
William Dalton and recovery of the
S771, 500 bopds-was handed to Paul
Draper att Bloomington by Fl. o.
Edmonds, vice president of the North
ern Trust company, in the presence
of w. S. Miller, another vice president
Of the bank, and John S. Lord, attor-
ney for Lloyd's.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-03-04
Pure, Rich Blood Will Keep
Your Body Vigorous and HeaIthy|

precautior to keep the system in a
vigorous condition so as to more
easily resist disease to which every
one is subject. S. S. S. is without
an equal as a general tonic and sys-
tenn builder. It improves the appe-
tite and gives new strength and VIZ
tally to both old and young.
Full information and valuable lit
erature can be had BIZ writing to
Swift Specific Co.. 156 Swift Lab-
oratory. Atlanta, Ga.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-03-04
OF No Further Use.

SploshkinS wanted to sell his horse,
so prevailed on the local dealer to
come and see the animal.
THAT'S a good horse, Mr.. Taylor
Sploshkins said to the dealer. 1T cost
me $500, but you can have it for
$780,
The dealer gasped.
"That's rather big reduction, Mr..
SploshIxins, isn't it?'' he asked.
"Well," Sploshkins admitted, "the
fact is it bolted one day and killed my
poor wife, land now I've got no further
use for it l"-London Tit-Bits.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-03-04

When impurities creep into your
blood the first symptoms are usu-
ally loss of appetite, followed by
a gradual lessening Of energy. the
system becomes weaker day by
day, until you feel yourself on the
verge Of a breakdown.
Nearly everybody needs a few
bottles of S. S. S., the great vege-
table blood remedy, to cleanse out
all impurities about twice a year.
It is an excellent idea to take this
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-03-04
SUCCESS is EARNED.

There is no easy way to success.
The men who get there earn their
passage One who would arrive must
pay the price. Truisms? Platitudes?
Granted. But the fact remains. Sue
cess means long hours of labor and
little sleep while one is on the way.
1t means tired eyes and the ache Of
muscles, struggle to the point of ut
ter exhaustion, patience and unfiag-
ging zeal, and a determination that
never waivers. 1t means a perennial