R nMMMvnv«*«MN BUT fcere mot aluur because price* nre loner, but bccnuae aiualldea are bcttw4iMW%W%WMMV | Another Big Bargain Monday j | In New Spring Millinery Prices are for the one day only I 1,000 Untrimmed Hats—an unrivaled display of all that is newest and smartest in j g the new Spring shapes and colors enter this Monday sale at prices for the one day i I only: j j; $ 1.00 actual values, Monday price 65c ii $1.50 and $2.00 actual values, Monday price . . . ....!!95c i! $2.50 to $3.50 " " " "... $1.29 i | $4.00 to $5.00 " " " " $1.79 j |l Attractive new line of Trimmings, 2.><% 29<», and Every piece of merchandise in this sale is ! !; garantecd to be new, fresh stock. ] I SOUTTER'S. | lcto2scDepartmentStore | vK- WHERE EVERY DAY IS BARGAIN DAY. 215 Market St. opp. Courthouse i! WHETHER YOU RAISED YOUR BOY TO BE A SOLDIER OR NOT, AT PLATTSBURG HE WILL BENEF <• K «.; Ihe attitude of the people of the 1 nited States seems to l>p growing more and more favorable towards pre paredness against war. a feeling which i lie Mexican situation has intensified to such a degree that headquarters of State and national military ottlcers have been constantly besieged with requests for information of all sorts relative to enlistment in the various organizations such as machine gun companies, artillery batteries and cavalry troops which go to make up Hie vital elements of a complete a rmy. "The Plattsburg Idea." conceived and executed by Major General Leon ard Wood, commander of the Eastern Division of the United States Army, lias been growing and spreading in Hie few years in which it has been in operation. The first camp which will i''j held this year, along the lines laid "tit by General Wood at the Gettys '•tirg camp in 191.1 and subsequently 't the Plattsburg camp the two fol lowing years, will open on the third of April. This camp will be held at I'ort ogelthorpe in the State of • leorgia for the purpose of accom modating those men for whom it is inconvenient to make the trip as far north as Plattsburg, X. T. General Wood has estimated that more than 15.000 men will by next September have attended the nine camps that will be held this year—four at Fort ogelthorpe and five at Plattsburg. Growth of the Camps In July 1913 the first training camp of the Regular Army for college pand high school students was held on the field at Gettysburg. The original plan was part of the effort to arouse the young men of the nation to a sense of their military responsibility or. in the words of General Wood: "By their ability and readiness to render manhood service in the cause of national defense." In 1913 a stu dents' cami> was also held at Monterey, <'al„ and in 1914 and 1915 similar • amps were held in various parts of the country. In Juno 1915 the movement spread 10 the younger professional and busi nessmen and the camp for them was held in August of that year, subse quent demand being so great that a ■September camp was of necessity ar ranged to accommodate those who could not get to the other camp. In directly the Plattsburg idea brought I i bout a similar camp at I'ort Sheri dan, 111., attended by 500 men. Gut of these camps grew the "So ciety of the National Reserve Corps," instituted for the purpose of promot ing the training camp idea and sup porting a sound military policy. Still, later there has been organized the! Military Training Camps Association of the United States" for the purpose i of "encouraging reasonable military' Bringing Up Father $ ® # # $ # ByMcManus Km you S f m> L hooSe"we T -to W °etthe E L f So%oo U oSSI" BH j ' WUZ t,ix | | I IST c,ot«: |J f | wuz '—-J FIWI <SIT ME Ak EEH3CZ NEED A ©OTLER- PORTION A 6 HOY/ LONG DID IH tN JgU I THINK PARnOINFrV I JOB? CHI E>UT DON'T LET BUTLER HERE! 1 You WORK IN ( ONE PLACE.- LEAVE P SHE'S <ONNA PAKuOritlD. H| SATURDAY" EVENING, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH MARCH 18, 1916 ho,. T £ upp . er ,f " ft picture shows the businessmen's camp during the ei-ht •' bivouac; upper right hand cut shows ••pup" tents and the students companies standing "at attention" while the hand nlavs "sVnf. and pucks " 11,1 ,oWer sccne is ,ak "' ''* ht tIX cam!,, shewing' gm. suJki , training for citizens of the United I i States by promoting a national sys tem of training camps and l>v such ' other means as may lie advisable." This new association, national in 1 scope, will be restricted to men who have actually attended regular army military camps. It starts with a mem . bership of 3,500 men. Tiie growth 'of this association with the con tinuance of the camps will inevitably promote a single strong national or ganization of citizen militia. .Ml legis lative propaganda will be avoided ami the association will be selfsupporting. Whom the Camps Draw On it lias been estimated that there are in the United States between the ages of 19 and 25 over 4,.100,000 men tit tor service, 200,000 of these being in the colleges alone. It is entirely feas ible to bring the "Plattsburg idea"! directly to the attention ol over 1,- 000,000 college, business, high school and professional men. To give these men four or five weeks a year with intensive military instructions under officers of the Regular Army is the aim of the military training camp. There are no strings attached to these camps and no obligation to defend one's country in case of need is placed upon the participant beyond the con stitutional obligation which has al ways rested upon all male citizens or military age. Roughly speaking the qualifications for admission to the camps are that the applicant must be a graduate or undergraduate of a college or univer sity, a student in public or private school, or any other citizen between < the ages of 21 and 45 who has qualifi cations or experience equivalent to i such an education. The expense at-' 1 tendant upon a months training atol these camps is S3O for those in the senior division and .$22.50 for those in the junior division, exclusive of uniforms and railroad fare, the former of which costs approximately $lO. Stress I.aid on Personal Hygiene "At these camps." says General \\ oou. '*&reat stress is laid upon per sonal hygiene and camn sanitation and a serious effort is made to teach men how to take care of themselves in camp and at maneuvers as well as to familiarize them with the use of arms. The whole effect of these camps has been excellent both from the standpoint of increasing the sense of each man's responsibilltv to the nation for service and his obligation to fit himself to render it effectively and efficiently." As to the question of any conflict of , interest or or effort between the or ganizations of national guard and the training camps for college and busi nessmen. John l\ O'Ryan. Major Gen eral of the National Guard of New York State states emphatically thai the training regiments have been of decided benefit to the national guard nt least in New York. There are many men for whom the summer training camps are far more conven ient than the amount of time demand ed for service in the national guard, and it is a tact that a very consider able number of men from Plattsburg! camps have joined organizations of the New York division, some as com missioned olllcers and some as enlisted men. The Advisory Committee of Univef- 1 sit.v Presidents includes Hihben of' Princeton, Hadley of Yale, i.owell of Harvard. Ilutchlns of Michigan, Kin ley cf New York University, Wheeler i if California, Shurmtin of Cornell, James of Illinois, Kirkland of Vander i bilt, Humphreys of Stevens Institute |of Technology, Garfield of Williams, Denny of the University of Alabama, and Superintendent. Nichols of the Virginia Military Institution. Any additional information relative to the camps as well as application blanks may be obtained from the District Office of the Military Training Camps Association, 13S S. Fourth Street, Philadelphia, Pa., or from the Officer in Charge, Military Training Camp, Governor's Island, N. Y. A Stimulus an<l a Benefit Plattsburg is located in New York State on the shore of Lake Cham plain, adjoining the military reserva j tion of the Plattsburg barracks, now garrisoned by the Thirtieth Infantry. It is impossible to go into the details of the workings of the camp, but a few extracts .from the diary of one who attended the camp last summer will give a pretty clear idea of the na •ure of the work, and the splendid training received, A stimulus to ener ! getic effort is offered by the possibility | of recommendation us officers which ! is given at the end of the camp. These recommendations are based on the qualities of leadership shown by the : individual during the month. The records are kept by the captain of each company and proud indeed are the few who receive recommendations for captaincies of volunteer troops in time of war.' Diary ol' n Mouth at Plattsburg Monday—July 5: First day of camp. Received j equipment including mess kit, two pairs of breeches, two campaign ! shirts, one hat plus hat cord, one pair of leggings, one dress blouse, gun bay- 1 onet, poncho, four blankets, cartridge i j belt, marching kit, "pup" tent. Tuesday—July 6: Rose at 5:45 in a hurry in response' to bugle call. Entire morning ai | jumble of drills and running around | ! with gun on shoulder. Sewed buttons on shirt and dug trench around tent j 'to catch rain. Star Spangled Manner j j at retreat sent thrills up and down; spine. Springfield rifle fascinates. Wednesday—July 7: Had first instruction in extended drill work. Practiced skirmish for-1 mations dashing madly across open I hilly spaces and then falling fiat in i mud to shoot at enemy. Took an! | hour off after mess to clean gun. I j Weather clear hut rain to-night. Kirstl | number of camp paper appeared to- | | day and baseball team was organized.: Lost needle in trying to sew button ! '■ on shirt and gave up in disgust. Thursday—July S: Rained all night and all day giving us opportunity to hear lecture on ' "Camp Sanitation and Personal j i Hygiene" by camp doctor. Were | drilled in stacking guns. Saturday—July 10: Simple fool next to me insists on ; calling skirmish "scrimmage." Aired I the tents to-day by pulling up all the | ropes and assembling around center I pole. Ilad battalion review before' the commanding officer. Put on clean clothes and drilled for two hours. Had a good swim. Guard mount was i started and entire camp is now being patrolled every night. Forty men l coming in late stirred up a row with! the sentrys and woke up the whole camp. Sunday—July 11: Day of rest. Monday—July 12: Outline of work for the week in-i eludes maneuvers on battle field and patrol work: extended order drill will | be taught this week. Company GI went on the rifle range. Had skirmish work for the first time with fixed bayonets. Worn out with marching, i Several were badly cut with bayonets. Took up map sketching in the after noon. Tuesday—July 13: Loaded packs and cartridge belts! on backs and hiked three miles to | place of ambush where we were In structed in patrol and advance guard ; duty, putting both into practice. Had regular action in mimic warfare. J Most of us drank too much water; after marching and had cramps. Spent the afternoon receiving instruc tions in first aid. Wednesday—July 14: To-day it was rear guard formation 1 and wo were compelled to cover out rear from un imaginary hostile force in large numbers. Marched back to camp with blisters on heels singing! "Tipperary." Thursday—July 15: One of the interesting event.; of the day was witnessed u machine gun in action. Took an evening off and nad regular dinner at the hotel. Friday—July 1C: Was promoted to c orporal. Had inspection in the afternoon. Was j inoculated for typhoid. Ten million germs were shot into arm. Monday—July 19: Week of work on the rifle range, i Lots of leisure time sitting: around i and getting hay fever in the field i waiting our turn to shoot. Learned 1 a lot about the use of a gun. Figured i up that in the process of the rifle! range work during the course of the week the camp will have expended for blanks and bullets approximately! 53,000 of the government's money. Tuesday—July 20: Acted as ofllcer in charge of quar- i 1 ters for the day, being excused from all formations. ICntlre week busy as usual, full of hard work, but a won- 1 derful appetite, plenty of food and ' sleep compensated. Monday—July 2U: Had tirst experience in the rifle I butts, the bullets whizzing over head and occasionally ricocheting spade-! fuls of dirt down the back of my neck. I Mighty interesting work scoring up ; shots and misses. j Tuesday—July 27: Spent a joyful morning digging I Spring—March 21st jQArf / li - L Now as Spring approaches, J pj: you'll appreciate that word of \ sty^e * s rst ' ast anc^ You'll delight in the fresh " ness of our stocks. You'll welcome the ever \ growing-better service that is peculiar to this store. BEL. JOOI—I.MTFD FOUNDED 1871 ■ trenches after having walked several j miles with heavy packs on our backs. \ 1 Struck water in the process of digging j j trenches and grovelled in the mud. Wednesday— July 28: Last day of camp before leaving on j j eight-da.v hike, dawned clear. Spent j j the morning of the day cleaning up I | odds and ends packing trunks and , preparing for week's march. Received I instructions in putting up shelter tents | which we are to use during the march. . | Each man carries halt a tent in his pack and when the two halves com ; bine to make a single "pup" tent there j is just about space for two men to ! lie comfortably on the ground and be 1 I protected. Thursday—July 29: Broke camp and in the form of a regular army we retreated in the di rection of Ausable Chasm. The enemy are holding the region around I, Plattsburg. Marched 11 miles and set up camp lor the rest of the day and ! night. .Met slight resistance from the; enemy's cavalry, which is composed : of regulars located at the Plattsburg barracks. Appetites enormous by tills time. Weather hot but cool little stream runs at foot of the hill where we are camped. So real fighting to day. Band concert by the band of the Thirtieth Infantry. Went into little town where we were served lemonade by the townspeople. Friday—July 30: Nights are cold and sleeping bag made up of blankets and poncho none | too warm. Mother Earth a little hard first night. Responsibilities are in creasing. Efficiency and speed in ' everything are the watchwords. Our i; •squad happened to be the reserve of ' the advance guard so we were com- j, pelled to deploy as skirmishers into; the lield along the road and advance 1 through bushes. Made ten miles on this morning's march. Saturday—July 31: Black Rock our objective point, i Made eleven miles on macadam road I under a hot sun before getting in | touch with the enemy. Cut off from the location selected as camp by the two cavalry squads of the enemy. We deployed by platoons and spent a long hour crawling at a snail's pace in short advances. Orders given for rattling lire at 500-yard range. Finally got close enough to llx bayonets and only the fear of ruining a farmer's potato patch prevented a charge * * * And so on for five more days, covering approximately 11 or 12 miles a day and lighting at the. end of each march. Afternoons devoted to swim ming and resting. Friday—August 6: Prospects of getting back to camp ! and a real bunk raised off the ground gave us new life. Made a rapid march for C miles with frequent pauses while the advance guard drove off our hostile patrols. Finally about 10 o'clock arrived at a point two miles ! outside of Plattsburg. Hundreds of townspeople out to see the final light. Scrapped for half hour or so and tinally dislodged the regulars by a bayonet charge. Marched into | camp at Plattsburg with the band 1 playing and every man at attention. I Very inspiring. Reached camp at noon, formally ending the month's work. Taft Uninjured When His Auto Hits Another Special to the Telegraph Chicago, 111., March 18. Former President Taft narrowly escaped in jury last night while 011 his way to ! address the St. Patrick's Day ban- ' cjuet of the Irish Fellowship Club, I when the automobile in which he was i ridintr collided with another car. Mr. , Taft's machine was only slightly dam j aged, the other car was wrecked. "There has been an easy amalgama tion of the Irish with our American life," said Air. Taft at the banquet, j "They have added much to the com : posite American, made from various Kuropean stocks. They have softened the American wit. They have added I to American tenderness." At the American Red Cross lunch con yesterday Taft said: "We are going to Mexico and for a short time. They have been delaying the advance in order to prepare. I might venture to say that some of the delay is due to preparedness for Red Cross work. There is a saying that the Lord helps those who help them selves and I am afraid that this coun try will some time get a ,lolt that, will disturb it. in its self-complacency." Women's Mass Meeting For Preparedness Tomorrow A big mass meeting will be held in the auditorium of tile Public Library to night, March IS. under the auspices of the Pennsylvania Women's Division for National Preparedness. The gathering will be under the direction of Airs. Charles K. Ryder, who is organizing a ! chapter in Harrisburg. The meeting was scheduled to take place at the residence of Bishop Dar lington, but when Mrs. Ryder learned that a great many women had notified hei; of their intention of attending the meeting she decided to hold the rally in a large hall there. Mrs. 1. IT. O'Hara. vice-president of the women's preparedness body, and George Wentworth Carr, chairman of the speakers' committee of the National Security League, both of whom live in Philadelphia, will be among tile speak ers. 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