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New-York tribune., 1922-12-17
BY HERBERT B. MAYER

So great is the shortage of personnel in
the regular army that New York City, so
far as the army is concerned, is defense
less. Sandy Hook has garrison Of only
300 coast artillerymen-all that can be
spared-and this pitiful force can man
only two Of the scores Of great guns which
have been set up TO guard our coast and
which to-day are suffering from lack Of
personnel to care for them. Indeed, one
man takes care of each battery Of four
guns. Forts Wadsworth and Hamilton,
with all their expensive equipment, have
been abandoned. The Coast Artillery has
not men enough to care for them.
The folly Of this state Of affairs is ap-
parent when one considers the protee-
ton offered the country by the small,
economically administered and yet eff
cient army contemplated in the national
defense act.
1t was the regular army's function,
under this act, to keep itself well trained
and in addition to train the National
Guard and organized reserves-the two
citizen elements of the army Of the
United States.
To accomplish this twofold mission
an army of 200, 900 men is needed. Con-
gress has provided an army Of l25,OoO.
Unfortunately, to the average civilian
and the average Congressman. a soldier
is a soldier, and the erroneous impression
New-York tribune., 1922-12-17

the cavalry horses, like those Of the field
artillery, are suffering on forage allow
ance of only 60 per cent Of that authorized
by law.
There are less than 10000 combat troops
subject to- immediate mobilization in the
United States. The 1st Division, in and
around New York, averages only 4OO
rifles to the regiment and has, all told IN
all branches, about 5000 men. Its war
strength is 10000. It's peace strength
should be about 10000.
The I'd Division, about 10000 strong
is on the Mexican border, and the Sd Dl-
vision, skeletonized like the lst, IS on the
west coast. With the exception Of some
scattered regiments, too weak in numbers
to be effective, this is the regular army
of to-day-what Congress has left of 1t, IL
we except few troops on foreign service
so inadequate in numbers to their tasks
that their capture in the event OF war
would be matter of hours only
For example, in the Philippine ISLANDS
there is a garrison of only S,5OO whlte
troons In Hawaii there are about 5000.
With the japanese ever moving toward
Alaska by way of Siberia and the Sag
halin Islands, we have garrison IN
Alaska of 248 men. Lest one thinks TINS
is a typographical error, / shall spell out
the number-two hundred and torty-eigh1
count theml
New-York tribune., 1922-12-17
Nobody's Army, Once Uncle Sans

prevails that each Of these f25,0O0 sol-
diers is an actual or potential fighting
man. Such is far from being the case.
Modern armies are vast and intricate
organizations, resembling the most ex-
tensive of civilian commercial enter
prises. Indeed, comparison Of the army
with the organization Of the Standard Oil
Company may serve to make this point
clearer.
The first thing that the Standard Oil
Company has TO do is to find its raw ma
terial-oil For this a certain number
Of men are employed. With the oil
found it is necessary to dig wells, TO ar
range for transportation and storage and
10 provide vast overhead Of managers,
bookkeepers, stenographers and other
office help, until the assistance Of all
branches Of the organization finally re-
suits in the delivery Of the completed
product to the statesmen Of the organiza-
tion-the fighting men.
Exactly the same condition prevails
in the army. The quartermaster corps
must secure the raw materials for food,
clothing and equipment-must provide
the personnel for the intricate accounts
Of pay, forage, food and supplies. In
addition, Il must maintain warehouses,
laundries, printing plants, salvage plants
and half a hundred other organizations.
The medical corps must keep up the
hospitals. The signal corps must main
tain communications The engineer
corps must keep up roads and bridges.
The motor transport corps must deal
with motorized transportation and half
a score of other special services are en-
gagged in what may be termed the over
head.
The requirements Of this overhead are
inescapable. IL even the semblanee OF an
army is TO exist, this must be maintained
not only in behalf Of the regular army
but for the organized reserve and Ma
t,oaal Guard and the citizens military
training camp schools, all Of which are
more or less under the Jurisdiction Of the
regular army 50 far as supply goes
Thus, when Congress cuts at tne
strength of the army it cuts at the surplus
above the overhead requirements or the
fighting troops, for the overhead cannot
be diminished. And as a consequence Oh
successive cuts from 100000 to 10000
and now to $4,000 the combat portions Of
the regular army-infantry' cavalry ana
field artillery-has nearly vanished. The
situation is exactly the same as II the
Standard Oil maintained its forces TO
find. produce, store and transport its
New-York tribune., 1922-12-17

~ spirit would speak to you, Sir
Arthur The spirit says it is very weak.
1t has no voice at all, Sir Arthur, so
far as the general public or Congress is
concerned, for it has no vote and with
out the ballot it must remain suffering
and silent unless you interpret its
message"
Under the national defense act, with
which this country emerged from the
World Var the regular army was to have
been 3 powerful, well-trained force,
which in time Of need could be trans
formed into one of the great armies
which modern war demands.
Congress, however, has so changed
the national defense act that the regu-
lar army is no longer complete unit.
Instead, it is an incomplete skeleton, the
bones OF which are being bleached
whiter daily under the merciless sun Of
Congressional wrath. Above these frag-
ments it is easy TO imagine the poor old
ghost Of the late decedent endeavoring
TO find the sympathetic ear Of some me-
dunn like Sir Arthur to whom it can
tell its tale Of woe.
The plight Of the regular army, verify,
Is so utterly tragic that it has become
comic from the very depth of its pathos.
Having passed so far beyond the vale
Of tears it can only laugh cynically at its
own remains. It's present state Of mind
is, indeed, very much like the old Con-
federate, who, ragged, wounded and out
at heels and elbows, was sitting on bank
one day when some new Federal troops
rushed up to him and seized him, cry
ing in triumph:
"we've got you, Johnny Reb! We've
got your
The army to-day is in a similar state
Of uselessness as a combat force. For
two years there have been no maneuvers
as result Of Congressional niggardliness
with appropriations. Not one Of the regi-
ments Of infantry of the. regular amy has
been trained for modern battle, except one
demonstration regiment--the 29th-at
Fort Bennings, Ga. The others, cut to
pieces and on fatigue and other routine
tasks which absorb their skeletonized num-
befs, are unfit for combat.
With the single exception noted, not one
ieginent Of the regular army is trained
N shs vital use and coordination Of the
weapons with which we emerged from the
world War-the rife, the bayonet, the
machine gun, the automatic rife, the
french mortar and the one-pounder. The
ned artillery is short Of ammunition and
New-York tribune., 1922-12-17

ltOIR ARTHUR CONAN D0YLEl
Sir Arthur Conan Doylel A
~ spirit would speak to you, Sir
The Holly chieftain., 1922-03-09

"It's SO beautiful-it'L 80 wonderful
to love this way" she said, in her
Innocent little-girl voice, that II
seems to me the only thing In the
world! I'd come to you, Peter, If 1t
meant shame and death and horror.
1t doesn't mean that, 1t only means
man and a woman settling down
somewhere In the south Of France.
big quiet man who llmps little, and
little yellOw-headed woman In blue
smocks and silly-looking hats"
at means life. Of cOurse!" he inter-
rupted her. 1.-THE hour that makes
you mine. Cherry. will be the exqui-
site hour Of my whole life"
They were silent for while. and
below them the white moonlight deep
ened and frightened and swan like
an enchantment.
"There will be no coming back. Cher
ry."
"Oh. know that"
"There can't ever be--there mustn't
be-you've thought of that?" he said,
uncertainty. In the curious, unreal
light that flooded the world. he saw
her turn, and caught the CLEAN OF her
surprised eyes.
"You mean children-a child?" she
said, surprisedly. "Why not. Peter"
she. added, tightening her fingers,
what could be more wonderful than
that we should have child? Can
you imagine happier environment
for child than that little sunshiny,
w0odsy beach cottage; can't you see
the little figure-the two or three little
figures !-scampering ahead Of us
through the country roads. or around
the fire7 Oh, can." said Cherry, her
extraordinary voice rich and sweet
The Holly chieftain., 1922-03-09

other place rs she does the valley
will you, Sis?" Alix ended, eagerly
Cherry met the arm her sister linked
around her, halfway, and gave her
u troubled smile.
And yet few moments later. when
some quest took Peter suddenly from
the group, she watched the shabby
corduroy suit, the laced high boots.
and the black head touched with gray,
disappear in the direction Of the
kitchen with tearing pain at her
heart. Her father had asked her to
wait. wait until she was nineteen |!
Nineteen had seemed old then. She
had felt at nineteen she would have
merely delayed the great Joy Of life
for nothing; at nineteen she would
be only so much older. so much more
desperately bent upon this marriage.
And Peter was there then, was COM
Ing and going, advising and teasing her
so near. SO accessible, loving her
even then, had she but known 1t!
That engagement might as easily
and how much more wisely have
been with Peter; the presents. the
gowns, the wedding would have been
the same, to her childish egotism; the
rest how different! The rest would
have been light instead Of darkness.
Joy instead OF pain, dignity and de-
The Holly chieftain., 1922-03-09

brave enough TO give everything else
up for me?' he asked.
"Peter!" said Cherry. hardly above
a breath.
"Will you go away with me2" Peter
went on, feverishly. 'That's the only
way, now. That's the only way-now.
viii you go away?"
go away!" Cherry's face was ash
en- as she moved her tragic and beau
tiful eyes to his. 'Go away where?"
"Anywhere!" Peter answered, con-
fusedly. "Anywhere!" He did not
meet her look, his own went furtively
about the garden. Immediately he
seemed to regain self-control. I'm
talking like a fool!" he said, quickly.
II don't know what I'm saying half
the time! I'm sorry-rm sorry, Cher
ry. Don't mind me. Say that you'll
forgive me for what said!'
He had taken her hands, and they
were looking distressedly and sober
ly at each other when an unexpected
noise made them step quickly apart.
Cherry's heart beat madly with ter
ror, and Peter flushed deeply.
1t was Martin Lloyds aunt, Mrs.
North, their old neighbor, who came
about the corner of the house, and
approached them smilingly. How much
had she seen? Cherry asked herself,
in panic. What were they doing?
what were they saying as she ap-
peared?-hOw much had their atti-
tude betrayed them?
Mrs. North was. the same loud
laughing cheerful woman as of old.
She kissed Cherry, and was full of
queries for Martin.
Durango? Belle told me some
thing about his going there she said.
How long you been here, CherryT'
"Ive been with Allx and Peter for
for several weeks" Cherry said, un-
easily. Her eyes met Peters and he
conveyed reinsurance to her with a
look.
"When you going back, dear?' Mrs.
North asked, with SO shrewd glance
from Cherry's exquisite rosy face to
Peters that he felt fresh pang of
suspicion. She had seen something
"Why, I've been rather-rather kept
here by the-the lawsuit, haven't I,
Peter?" Cherry explained. But l ex-
pect to go soon as 1t Is all settled
Here's Alix," she said, gladly. as Alix
came downstairs.
"I'll bet you three are having real
good times!" Mrs. North said. with a
curious look from one to the other.
"You know what l hope" Alix told
her. "is that Cherry and Martin will
always keep the old place open now.
I don't believe Cherry'll ever love an.
The Holly chieftain., 1922-03-09

lola, Kans.-"I can highly recon-
mend DR.. Pierce's medicines. Some
years ago my health failed. became
all rundown and had chronic cough
that annoyed me considerably, but
after taking DR.. Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery my health returned and
/ became strong. What this medicine
did for me feel 1t will do for others II
they will but give 1t n trial."-Mrs.
Anna Keim, 41S South st.
Start noD on the road to hearth by
obtaining the Discovery In tablets or
liquid from your druggist. Write DIR.
Pierce, President Invallds' Hotel. ir
Buffalo, N. Y, for free medical advice.
The Holly chieftain., 1922-03-09

very slack this year and / am home part
Of the time. do not like to take any
chances, 90 l consulted my friends, and
one lady said, Take Lydia Pinkham's
medicine, so did. / have felt better
right along and am in good enough health
to 60 to work. recommend your Veg
etable Compound and Sanative Wash to
all. Mrs. MARY ENRIco. 459 N. Car
penter St., Chicago, Illinois.
Often the mother Is obliged to support
her children and good health Is neces-
sary. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound is just the medicine you can
depend upon. 1t is q medicine for wo-
mems ailments and the relief it brought
Mrs. Enrico It may bring to you. Keep
we'll by taking Lydia E Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound.
The Holly chieftain., 1922-03-09

velopment and increasing content in
stead Of all the months Of restless
criticism and doubt and disillusion-
ment. The very scene here, with Mrs.
North and Alix. might easily have
been, with Cherry as the wife of Peter,
Cherry as her sisters hostess. in the
mountain cabin
At the thought her heart suffocated
her. She stood dazedly looking out of
the old kitchen window. and her
senses swan In a sudden spasm of
pain.
The Holly chieftain., 1922-03-09

Her Shining Eyes Were Close.
with longing, II can! That would be
motherhood, Peter, that wouldn't be
like having baby whose father one
didn't-one couldn't love, marriage or
no marriage"
And as he watched, amazed at the
change that love had brought to quiet
little inarticulete Cherry, she added,
earnestly:
"Alix will forgive US; you'll see she
will Alix-J know her will only
be sorry for me. She'll only think me
mad to disgrace the good name OF
Strickland; she'll think we're both
crazy. Perhaps she'll plunge into the
orphanage work. or perhaps she'll go
on here. gardening. playing with Buck,
raising ducks-she says herself that
she has never known what love means
says 1t really meaning 1t, yet as II
the whole subject was joke-a weak
ness!"
II believe she will forgive us, for
she Is the most generous woman in
the world" Peter said, slowly. ANY
wayne can't stop nOwl We can't
stop now! There Is the steamer line
that goes to Los Angeles" he mused.
"Yes-I believe that Is the solution"
he added, with Frightening face. mo
body you know goes there on It: It
leaves daily ut eleven, and gets into
Los Angeles the following morning.
From there we can get drawing
room to New Orleans; that's only a
keep to ourselves If by any unlucky
chance there should be any one we
know on the train@"
(which isn't likelyw
(which isn't likely! Then at New
Orleans we go either to the Zone, or
to South America. or to any one OF
the thousand places-New York, II
we like. by water. BY that time we
will be lost ms completely as II we had
dropped into the sea. I'll see about
reservntions-the thing IL, you're too
pretty to go quite unnoticed !" he add
ed ruefuly.
He saw smile flicker on her face
III tlle HlooHNSHt, Uul Nheu DIG spohGp
1t was with almost fearful gravity:
you arrange 1t. Peter. and some
how I'll go. I'll write Allx-Ill tell
her that where she's sane, I'm mad,
and where she's strong, I'm weak
And we'll weather 1t, dear, and we'll
find ourselves somewhere, alone. with
all the golden. beautiful future before
ue. But. Peter, until this part Of it's
over we mustn't be alone again-you
mustn't kiss me again VIII you prom
ise me?'
AS stirred as she was, he gathered
her little fingers together. and kissed
them.
"rll promise anything! Only trust
me for n few days more, and we will
be away from 1t all. And now you
put 1t all out Of your mind. and run
IN and go to bed. You're exhausted,
and II Alix gets the eight o'clock train
she will be here In n few minutes"
"Good night" she breathed, and he
saw the white gown flicker against
the soft light on the lawn, and saw
the black shadow creeping by 1t. be-
fore she mounted the porch steps,
aud was gone.
ITO BE CoST1NUED)
The Holly chieftain., 1922-03-09
His Lucky Auneh.

His Lucky huneh.
A Youngstown man was an enthusi-
astic spectator at the Kentucky Derby.
Having little knowledge Of the sport
and desirous of placing a small bet
Just for the excitement of the thing,
he looked over the list Of contenders
until his eye rested on Behave Your
SELF"
The Youngstown man, as the news
reports have since told the world, was
among those who Cleaned up," be-
cause Behave Yourself was the Derby
winner.
"How In the world did you happen
to pick winner?" asked a friend.
II had hunch."
"Hunch?"
"Yes. Behave yourself is the last
thing my wife said to me when I left
home. acknowledgement.
The Holly chieftain., 1922-03-09
TAKE ASPIRIN ONLY
AS TOLD BY "BAYER"
sDaysr" Introduced Aspirin to tbl
Physicians Over ~
Years Ago.

To get quick relief follow carefully
the safe and proper directions in each
unbroken package of "Bayer Tablets Of
Aspirin" This package Is plainly
stamped with the safety "Bayer Cross"
The "Bayer Cross" means the gen.
uine, world-famous Aspirin prescribed
by physicians for over twenty-one
years.-Adyertisemen
The Holly chieftain., 1922-03-09

Bonedry has largely made the Joke
with "hic" In 1t obsolete. Hic jacet.
The Holly chieftain., 1922-03-09
Probably Hs Didn't.

Martha, four. accompanied by her
sister, Katherine, six, came to the Of
fee to see daddy" He had gone out
on some mission but inquiries Of the
various habitues of the office failed
to bring information as to his where.
abouts. Finally Martha remarked:
u guess daddy knows himself where
he is.'
The Holly chieftain., 1922-03-09
WORKS FOR CHILD
MUST keep WELL
Mothers In a Like Situation
Should Read This Letter
from Mrs. Enrico
Chicago, Illinois. took Lydia Z.
Pfnkham's Vegetable Compound for q

ooIOuS uOuDlc. j
had tried doctors and
all said the same-m
operation At first I
only felt the pain on
my left side, butlater
! seemed to feel it on
both sides. / am .
power sewing-ma-
chine operator and
have a little girl to
support. / work in .
tailor shop and that
lsna ~ xuorL hooLnn-
The Holly chieftain., 1922-03-09
Trimming Them Up.

New Office Boy-Please, sir. you
told me to file these letters, sir, but
wouldn't 1t be easier to trim them of
with pair Of scissors.-London Tele-
graph.
The Holly chieftain., 1922-03-09

White Leghorn Chicks, Pen l, 200
eggs up. 25c each. General nock,
1856 to 500 eggs. 1sc each. Hogan
tzed years. Booking orders.
d. c. Deringer. LaJunta, Colo.
The Holly chieftain., 1922-03-09
A Martyr.

A Martyr.
"Who is your favorlte movie hero
ine?"
my wife-she sits through them
allr'-Judge.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-11-24
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE
Estate of
JENNIE E. GLOVES,
Late of MiddleburY

The undersigned, having been ap.
pointed by the Honorable Probate
Court for the District of Addison, com
missioners, to receive, examine, and adj
just the claims and demands of all
persons against the estate of Jennie +.
Cloyes, late of Middlebury in said
District, deceased and all claims ex,
hibited in offset there o. hereby give
notice that we will meet for ne our,
pose afSesaid, at the Addison County
Trust Company, Inc, in the town oi
Middlebury, in said District, on the
lth day of December and 9TH day OF
May, next, from 2 o'clock a. m, until
4 o'clock p. m, on each of said days
and that six months from the 10Th day
of November, A. D. 1922, is the time
limited by said Court for said credi-
tors to present their claims to us for
examination and allowance
Dated at Middlebury, this 10th day
of November, A. d. 1922
PHELPS N. SWEET,
A. J. KEACH,
Commissioners
Addison County Trust Company,
Inc, Administrator, c. t, a.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-11-24
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE
Estate of
EDGAR W. FORD
Late of Granville
Late of Granville

The undersigned, having been ap.
pointed by the Honorable Probate
Court for the District of Addison COM
missioners, to receive, examine, and adj
just the claims and demands of all
persons against the estate of Edgar w.
Ford, late OF Granville, in said District,
deceased, and all claims exhibited in
offset thereto, hereby give notice that
we will meet for the purpose aforesaid,
at the Town Clerks Office, in the town
of Granville, in said District, on the
9th day Of November and Both day of
April, next, from o'clock a. IN. until
4 o'clock p, m, on each of said days
and that six months from the 2nd day
OF November A d. 1922, is the time
limited by said Court for said cred
itors to present their claims to us for
examination and allowance.
Dated at Middlebury, this 2nd day
of November, A. D. 1922.
EUGENE CAMPBELL,
DUDLEY N. RICE,
45t3 Commissioners.
Herman E Ford, Administrator.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-11-24

Munger, Catherine Leonard, Anita
Turner, Beatrice Stark, Agnes LaDuc,
Agnes Fortier and Dorothy Todriff
series of lullabies, Primary room
Mother Natures Lullaby, Rhea Oui-
lette, Dutch Lullaby, "Winken Blinken
and Nod" Vera Stacey; German,
"Sleep, Baby Sleep" Winifred Saun-
ders; Indian Lullaby, Emma Lilly;
song, Sweet and Low" Rhea Oui-
lette; recitation, "Try Again" Robert
Leonard; recitation, Keep Trying"
Thomas Sullivan; piano duet, Beat
rice Needham, Dorothy Bishop, who
responded to an encore; recitation,
"The Night Wind" Lawrence Archer
recitation, Keep Going" Rose Pres
eau; recitation, al Bateese," George
Jackson; vocal solos, "Untip' and 81
Doubt IT, Mrs Cocklin dialogue,
Doctor and Patient" John Nickerson,
Victor Lilly; story, "The Rabbit Who
Wanted Red Wings" Bernardette
Bourdeau; illustrated story, "The
Monks Family" Warren Blackmer;
recitation, THE Pilgrim" Marjorie
Saunders; vocal duet Edith Bascom,
Emma Needham, who responded to an
encore; recitation, Margaret Bessette;
sketch, Better Than a Doctor" Edith
Bascom, Beatrice Needham, Christine
Lilly, Bernard Leonard, Howard Bes-
settle, Charles Phelps solos 81 Love
You Truly" Mother McCree," and
"Nothin' But Love-" Mrs. Cocklin;
chorus, America the Beautiful"
school
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-11-24
ORDER OF NOTICE WILL
Estate of
PRISCILLA PELTIER

AaNN Va OAANASAANA
State of Vermont,
District of Addison, IS.
The Honorable Probate Court for
the District of Addison:
To all persons interested in the es-
tate of Priscilla Peltier, late of Shore
ham, in said District, deceased,
GREETING:
At a Probate Court, holden at Mid
dlebury, within and for said District
on the 9TH day of November, 1922, at
10 o'clock a m, an instrument pur-
porting to be the last Will and Tesla
ment of Priscilla Peltier, late of Shore
ham, in said District deceased, was
presented to the Court aforesaid, for
Probate
And it is ordered by said Court that
the 9th day of November, 1922, at
the Probate Office in said Middlebury
be assigned for proving said instru-
ment; and that notice thereof be given
to all persons concerned, by publishing
this order three weeks successfully in
the Middlebury Register, a newspaper
circulating in that vicinity, in said
District, previous to the time APP
pointed.
Therefore, you are hereby notified to
appear before said Court, at the time
and place aforesaid, and contest the
probate of said will, if you have cause
Given under my hand at Middle
bury, in said District, this 9Th day OF
November 1922.
CHARLES. I. BUTTON, Judge.