.HOME-READING COURSE FOR
CITIZEN-SOLDIERS
(Issued by the War Department and all rights to reprint reserved.)
this course of thirty lesson* is offered to the men selected for
service in the National Army as a practical help in getting started
in the right way. It is informal in tone and does not attempt to give
binding rules and directions. These are contained in the various
manuals and regulations of the I nited States Army, to which this
Course is merely introductory*
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CKTTING \HKAH IN TIIK \KMV.
Since regimental and company off;
cere have full responsibility for the
efficiency of their teams they are giv
en corresponding authority in promot
ing men from the ranks to positions
as non-com mi ssioned officers. For a'
practical purposes their judgment as
to the men under them is regarded
One point as to which you may fee'
officer to give promotion to the men
who are best qualified—in other
words, to select the men who have cul
tivated the soldierly qualities ami in
velopment ami for leadership. The of
ficers are fully us much interested in
promoting men on the basis of merit
as any of the men are interested in
securing promotion, ror the officers
own burdens are lightened and their
success is increased almost in direct
proportion to their ability to promote
the right men.
Chances for Promotion
The first rank above private is cor
The corporal should be a real
leader. He is expected to be more
familiar with the various manuals ami
regulations and with the duties of the
men in the squad than are the men
themselves. He is expected a’so to use
his influence strongly toward building
up soldierly qualities among these
men.
Among the qualifications which al!
non-commissioned officers should pos
sess the following have been selected
by one military writer as being of the
first importance:
]. Proficiency as guides in close
order drills, and particularly us col
umn leaders in route marching.
2. Aggressive leadership, especial
ly in drilling, marching, and fighting.
Ability to act as instructors.
4. Thorough knowledge of the ele
ments of field service.
5. Thorough knowledge of interior
guard duty.
fi. Skill in range finding and in es
timating distances so as to assist men
in firing accurately.
7. Proficiency in leading patrols.
S. Ability to prepare written mes
sages that are clear, complete, and
Concise.
i>. Ability to sketch and read maps
This list will suggest some of the
lines along which you should work,
whenever vou have the chance. Many
of the non-commissioned officers ii>
the National Army will be chosen, not
only because of the knowledge or skin
they already possess, but also because
they show capacity for further devel
opment and for leadership.
Developing Soldierly Qualities
This question of winning promotion
all comes back to the question of mak
ing yourself a thorough soldier, of de
monstrating that you possess loyalty,
disciplined obedience, physical fitness,
intel genre, cleanliness, cheerfulness,
spirit, tenacity, anil self-reliance—the
nine qualities of a soldier.
The National Army must tit itself
for effective service at the front in
the shortest possible time. To accom
plish this result it must produce out
its own ranks men who are fitted
for promotion first to places as non
commissioned officers, either in the
first contingent or more probably in
later contingents.
This need is your opportunity. It
is an opportunity not merely for per
sonal advancement—which in time of
war is a small thing to work for—but
more than that, an opportunity to
render to your country the most ef
fective service of which you are cap
able. Strive to tit yourself for the
duties and responsibilities of leader
ship. Make yourself count to the ut
most in the victorious defense of our
American rights and principles to
which the National Army will devote
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STOP ALL JOY RIDING
URGES UNCLE SAMMY
WASHINGTON, D. C.—If the au
tomobile owners of the country will
stop unnecessary and extravagant
pleasure riding during the period of
the war, the\ will save enough gas
oline to take care of all the war needs
of the United States.
If the automobile owners and deal
ers in gasoline handle this most per
fect of all fuels in a careful and eco
nomic manner, they can save enough
more gasoline to perhaps take care ot
of the war needs of the allies.
The above statements were made by
Ivan H. Manning, director of the Bu
reau of Mines, Department of the In
terior after a thorough investigation
of the present gasoline situation.
“A patriotic, thoughtful and unsel
fish response to these suggestions,”
said Mr. Manning, “would at once
solve one of the perplexing problems
now before the war-making authori
ties. In order that 'the war may be
carried on successfully, the army and
navy will have to have immediately
on hand enough gasoline for the aero
planes, trucks, automobiles, tractors
and other machines. There must be
no dilly-dallying about this supply cf
gasoline and there won’t be. It is es
timated that the army and navy will
need for the year, .‘>50 million gallons,
and there are two ways of obtaining
it. In the first place, the joy rider
whose pleasure is obtaining by cover
ing many miles at high speed can vol
untarily give this up; the man who
takes his family on Sunday for a 50
mile ride or more can cut this in half;
every man who drives a machine daily
can ask himself if part of his riding
can not be obviated. To sum up, ev
ery automobile owner and driver can
be taught to ask himself each morn
ing whether or not his proposed trip
is absolutely necessary, and act ac
cordingly, then the problem is solved,
and with only slight voluntary sacri
fices. On the other hand, if the peo
ple continue to be thoughtless and un
willing to do their patriotic bit in this
respect, it may be necessary for the
United States to take drastic action
which will stop excessive pleasure use
of all automobiles. This is not yet
contemplated, so 1 understand, but you
can see that it is the only alternative
for the refusal of the automobile own
ers to co-operate and make the nec
essary voluntary sacrifices.
‘‘It is generally estimated and con
ceded that one-half of the gasoline
used in the United States (one bil
lion two hundred and fifty million
gallons) is used in pleasure riding. In
my opinion, a judicious use of the au
tomobile for this purpose will cut this
amount of gasoline in half, which
would mean the saving of more than
a million gallons each day in the year.
“By a real economic use of gaso
line, we can save not only enough to
supply the United States with suffi
cient for its war needs; but also
enough for the needs of the allies.
Here are a few suggestions as to how
the latter savings may be made:
“Don’t allow your gasoline engine to
run idle—if every automobile in the
United States saved a pint a week,
it would amount to 440,000 gallons per
week, or enough to run 10,000 aero
planes one day.
“Gasoline is generally used in gar
ages for cleaning, when kerosene is
really better. It is estimated that 55,
500 gallons of gasoline are wasted
per day that could readily be saved.
“Leaky carburetors cause losses.
Often one finds his tank nearly empty
in the morning on this account. Form
the habit of shutting off the gasoline
at the tank. It is difficult to estimate
the loss from this leakage, but it will
be generally conceded that one-half
pint lost in such manner in a week by
each carburetor is low. At this rate,
however, a waste of 31,400 gallons per
day is noted.
“In a motor, by judicious regulation
of the gasoline relative to the amount
of air, greater power and economy of
fuel can be obtained. If but one-tenth
of one per cent increase in efficiency
is obtained, 1,370 gallons of gasoline
will be saved each day.
“This general warning does not
mean that automobile owners should
lay up their cars and it does not mean
that anyone should change his mind
about purchasing a car, but it does
mean that everyone must be thought
ful and judicious in the use of them. <
In other words, if the man with the
car can be impressed with his duty
in the premises, if he can realize his
patriotic duty, and act accordingly, j
then there will be no problem, for the
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United States is blessed with a won
derful supply of gasoline."
FRENCH AVIATOR
KILLED FLYING
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PARIS, Sept. 1, (By Mail).—Cap
tain Koeckel, one of the oldest in ser
vice and one of the most remarkable
of French military aviators, has just
been killed in a flying accident at Vil
lacoublay, after risking death a thous
and times over the enemy’s lines.
Captin Koeckel was the creator of
the French system of regulating artil
1 lery fire from airplanes. Among his
exploits was the destruction of half
' of the artillery of the Sixteenth,
German army corps in the vicinty of
Triacourt, September 8, 1914. This
achievement provoked a general iote
by Marshal Joffre regarding the use
of “airplanes of combat."
Two days after his success near Tri
aucourt, Captain Koeckel, flying a* a j
height of 300 yards, discovered the j
position of a division of Bavarian in
fantry in the region of Vaux Marie,
signalled it to the artillery, then got
back to camp with his machine rid
dled with bullets and shell fragments.
When the French infantry advanced
and occupied the position, they found
4,800 dead Bavarians on the field, all
victims of the French 3-inch held
guns.
Captain Keekel had won the cross
of the legion of honor and the war
cross with sax palms for as many ci
tations in the orders of the army.
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SALOON ORDINANCE
READY IN LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 15, (By Mail)
—Final draft of a proposed initiative
ordinance for the elimination of sa
loons from Los Angeles has been com
pleted, according to D. M. Gandier,
State Superintendent of the Anti-Sa
loon league ,who >s directing the pre
liminary work of the campaign.
The election date has not been set. 1
acording to Dr. Dandier, but probably
will be early in November. The date
for closing saloons, if the ordinanct
is adopted, was fixed for January 1.
1918.
The plans originally announced foi
the ordinance provided that hotels
cafes, chubs, and wholesale houses
might continue to deal in spiritous li
quors. The draft finally prepared for
submission to the voters legislates
against the sale of spiritous liquors in
any establishment.
Sale of wines and beer would be
peimitted in hotels, cafes, clubs and
wholesale houses, if the ordinance be
comes effective.
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WOMAN OFFICER APPOINTED
CHIEF CONTROLLER W. A. A. C.
LONDON, Sept. 1, (By Mail).—The
j highest woman officer in the British
I army is Mrs. *A. M. Chalmers Wat
i son, M. D., who has just been appoir.t
1 ed Chief Controller of the Women’s
i Army Auxiliary Corps, which has
over 4000 members on duty behind
the lines in France.
Mrs. Watson is a sister of Sir Eric
Geddes, First Lord of the Admiralty.
She was the first woman physician
graduated from Edinburg University.
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HOLDS CONCERTS FOR HIS
BIG HERD OF COWS
EUREKA, Cal., Sept. 15, (By Mailt
Musical concerts for the purpose of
increasing the output of milk ami but
ter fat on his prize dairy ranch near
here is the innovation proposed by
Charles VV\ Ward.
“Turn of ‘Fd Capital’—this cow
can’t stand that bangy music. Play
•The Blue Danube—that’s the biggest
milk puller we’ve got.”
Thus may the eoneertmaster of the
Ward dairy ranch be directing dairy
operations from now on.
Ward believes that cows will re
spond in terms of milk to the right
kind of music, and intends to apply
his theory on his Humboldt county
ranch.
“An orchestra would do if it played
the right kind of music/’ declared Mr.
Ward. “My herdmasters—from Cor
nell and Ames College—tell me if you
play doleful music the cows become
sad. Jerseys and Guernseys especial
ly are nervous—if they are affected
unpleasantly the percentage of but
teifat falls off. They like certain tunes
just as they like certain people. We
had to bar visitors because the cows
were disturbed and the milk flow fell
off ten per cent.
“One of my Jerseys of the famous
FISH PRICES
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! Price at noon, Sept. 18th, at
11 Seattle, as reported by the Bu
| reau of Fisheries, are:
Halibut, 15%c.
Sable Fish 4%c. |
Red Snapper, 2Hc.
Pickled Sable Fish, $14 per
J[ bbl.
Pickled Herring, first grade, \\
i $16 per bbl.
Pickled Salmon, pink, $14.50 u
11 per bbl.
....
Buttercup family blew like a snake—
whooo, whooo—till I got the visitors
away from her, and it took twice as
long to milk her, and there was less
milk. I'm going to install the phono
graph as soon as l can fix the electric
; wirings. Then my cows can be con
| tented.”
The musical program will be enjoy
ed by one hundred cows.
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FIRST ACCIDENT OCCURS
IN Y. M. C. A. IN FRANCK
BEHIND THE BRITISH LINES
| IN FRANCE, Sept. 1, (By Mail).—
| The Young Men’s Christian Associ
ation has just sustained its first fatal
casualty in France. One of the work
ers in a hut a few miles behind the
lines was killed this week by a bomb
1 dropped from a German airplane.
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(Ex-President Michigan State Board .
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