HOME-READING COURSE FOR
CITIZEN-SOLDIERS
(Issued by the War Department and all rights to reprint reserved)
This course of thirty daily lessons 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 United States Army, to which this Course is merely
introductory.
LESSON NO. 19.
LRMY SYSTEM OF TRAINING
receeding lessons: 1. Your Post of
lonor. 2. Making Good as a Sol
lier. 3. Nine Soldierly Qualities. 4.
Jetting Ready for Camp. 5. First
Jays in Camp. 6. Cleanliness in
'amp. 7. Your Health. 8. March
rig and Care of Feet. 9. Your
Iquipment and Arms. 10. Recrea
ion in Camp. 11. Playing the
iame. 12. Team Work in the
irmy. 13. Grouping Men Into
'earns. 14. The Team Leaders. 15.
Ighting Arms of the Service. 16.
itaff Branches of the Service.—l.
Staff Branches of the Service. —
I. IS. Army Insignia).
'he average American who has a
assigned to him wants to do it
1. He dosen't care to dawdle over
job and make a mess of it. Nor
s he care to make it a halfway
Dew. He is determined to make it
nll and complete success In the
rtest possible time,
t is assumed that you are starting
r army training in this American
•it. Since you are undertaking the
of becoming a citizen soldier
intend to be a good one. You
't want to waste any time in the
cess.
lore than that, if you are ani
ons and possess fair ability there
10 reason why you should always
lain a private soldier. It is right
t you should want to advance.
as you want to advance in civil
The army is anxious to have you
mce Just as soon- as you are
ou will not, of course, become a
poral or sergeant or win higher
motion until after you have thor
hly mastered the duties of pri
?. Nor will all the men who would
to win advancement easily ob
i it. There is only one way to get
.id in the army, and that is to fol
conscientiousiy to the end the
Ular system of training laid out
everybody.
our training will be practically
same as that through which your
•ers have advanced in the early
;cs of military training. Every
i in the army must go through it.
Drill Formations
irst, you will be instructed in the
ntry drill, as set forth In the
.ntry drill regulations. This is the
idation of all your training. It
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is divided into close-order drill and
extended-order drill,
f "Close order" is defined in the
regulations as "the formation in
which the units, in double rank, are
• arranged in line or in column with
t normal intervals and distances." Ex
, tended order, on the other hand, is
"the formation in which the units
; are separated by intervals greater
than in colse order." These technical
" definitions are clear enough to those
; who are already familiar with milt
- tary terms, but probably require
some explanation for most of the
• men who are reading this course.
The diagrams below show at a
• glance what is meant. Figure I rep
resents a small body of men in
double rank arranged in close order.
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•* * •
" Figure 1.
The .space between men standing
t side by side in rank is called the "ln
j terval." In the American army the!
standard interval is 4 inches, measur
ed from the elbow of one man to the
| elbow of the man next to him. This
gives room enough for the free move
. rnent and the proper handling of
L arms and equipment during drill.
, The space between a man in the
front rank and a man directly be
[ hind him in the rear rank Is called
[ | "distance." The standard distance is
( 140 inches, measured from the back
. j of the man in front to the breast of
the man in the rear. In practice in-
I j tervals and distances are, of course,
' ; not measured exactly. A well-trained
) ) soldier, however, soon learns to
; gauge them with sufficient accuracy
I and almost unconsciously keeps hlm
;! self properly placed in relation to the
I men about him. It is essential that
1 every man should learn to do this
jin order to maintain a reasonable
I degree of uniformity.
Fighting Formations
Figure 2 represents a body of men
! in double rank arranged in column.
I The same intervals and distances are
I observed as in the line formation.
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Figure 2.
An extended-order formation is
represented below.
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Figure 3.
I However, this is only one of an in-
I finite number of extended-order for
mations. Intervals and distances may
i be Irregular. This is the formation
: used for skirmishing and at other
| times when it :nay be desirable to
. have each man control his own move
meats without attempting to con
form exactly to the movements of the
other men.
During drill in close order #-ou
will retain "the position of a sol
dier." In extended-order drill you
will usually, though not necessarily,
; be allowed to take the positions that
are most comfortable.
You should get In mind at the
*ery beginning these distinctions be
tween close order and extended or
der. By understanding them you will
see more clearly what Is required
of you and how you can get most
benefit out of your training.
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vHEXRY-BRILD WEDDIXG
Marietta. Pa., Sept. 4.—Miss Edna
Brill, daughter of Jacob Brill, of
West Marietta, was married Sundav
evening to Cleon Henry, of East
Donegal, at the manse of the Pres
byterian Church by the pastor, the
Rev. Arthur Richards. The couple
was attended by Mr. and Mrs. Sam
uel Brill, the latter a brother of the
bride. They will live in Marietta.
STATE PRESIDENT SPEAKS
Blain, Pa., Sept. 4. —Mrs. Ella M.
George, state president of the Wom
an's Christian Temperance Union,
spoke •on Sunday evening in the
Methodist Episcopal Church and de
livered an eloquent address before
a large audience.
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
PARADE IN HONOR
OF CARLISLE MEN
Chamber of Commerce Plans
to Combine Farewell Send
off When Guardsmen Go
Carlisle, Pa., Sept. 4. —Official an
nouncement was made at the Car
lisle Chamber of Commerce to-day
of the plans for the monster com
munity farewell to the men of Com
pany G,. of the Eighth Pennsylvania,
and those who have been called to
service in the new National Army.
The combined sendoff will occur
whenever the National Guardsmen
get orders to go South.
Lieutenant D. E. Brindle, a former
officer in the Guard and head of the
county home defense body, is at the
head of the committee In charge. All
factories and business places are ask
ed to closa for the day and the ma
jority have signified their willingness
to do so. The members of Captain
Colwell Post. G. A. R., will form a
guard of honor, assisted by Spanish
War veterans.
Fire companies, patriotic and fra
ternal organizations from various
sections of the county will be asked
to attend. The sounding of the tire
alarm will be the signal for the for
mation of the parade. The occasion
will be marked by solemnity based
on the gravity of the occasion,* but
it is planned to make it the greatest
day in the history of the town.
Brothers and Sister Surprise
A. D. Morgenthal Sunday
Waynesboro, Pa., Sept. 4.—Alexan
der L>. Morgenthall. former postmas
ter of Waynesboro, vice-president of
the Geiser Manufacturing Company
and now owner of the Slue Mountain
fruit Orchards near Pen Mar, was
completely surprised Sunday by his
brothers and sisters, wso visited him
urannounced. The following who
compose the family were present:
A. D. Morganthall Sr.. James Wif.am
Morsanthall, Canton. Ohio; C. Edward
Morganthall. Kranklin Howard Mor
gunthall. A. H. Morganthall, Waynes
boro, and Mrs. Myrtle Riddle, of Ha
gerstown being the surviving mem
bers of a family of fourteen children.
There were thirty other members of
the family present. Mr. Morganthall.
the host on the occasion, is the oldest
surviving member of his family, and
he will be seventy-three years old to
morrow. He is a veteran of the Civil
War and a member of the John E.
Walker post, of Waynesboro.
A Tale From Turkey
Here is a story told many years
ago by an English traveler in Tur
key, who translated it from the lan
guage of that country:
In the tribe of Negedeh there was
a wonderful horse, whose beauty and
speed were unequaled; and a Bedouin
of another trible, whose name was
Daber, longed to possess it. Having
in vain offered camels and all his
gold for It, he at length hit upon
the following device —he resolved to
stain his face, to clothe himself in
rags, to limp as if disabled and
thus to play the part of a lame beg
gar.
In this disguise, he waited on the
road for Naber, the owner of the
horse, whom he knew was to pass
that way. When he say him ap
proaching on his beautiful steed, he
cried out in a weak voice:
"I am a poor stranger! For three
days I have been unable to move
from this spot to look for food. Help
me. and Heaven will reward you!"
The Bedouin kindly offered to take
him upon his horse and carry him
home, but Daber replied—
"Alas, I cannot rise! I have no
strength left."
Naber, touched with pity, dis
mounted, led his horse to the spot,
and with great difficulty %et the
seeming -beggar on his back. But
no sooner did Daber feel himself in
the saddle than he galloped off, call
ing out as he rode—
"lt is I, Daber!"
Naber called after him to stop
and listen—Certain that he could not
be turned and halted
at a short distance from Naber.
"You have taken my horse," said
Naber, "and, since Heaven has will
ed it, I give you joy of It; but I con
jure you never to tell any one how
>ou obtained it."
"Why not?" asked Daber.
"Because," replied the noble Arab,
"another man might be really ill, and
men would fear to help him. You
would be the cause of many refus
ing to perform an act of carity for
fear of being duped 'as I have been."
Daber was silent for a moment:
then, springing from the horse, he
returned it to its owner and beggea
his forgiveness. Naber made him ac
company him to his tent, where they
passed a few days together and be
came friends for life.
BOARD COMPLETES WORK
Waynesboro, Pa., Sept. 4.—Local
diaft board No. 1 has completed its
examination of the men summoned j
before it In the first call, with the ex
ception of a few who are to have a
re-examination. There have been ac- |
cepted eighty-one of the men called: |
122 have been exempted bcause of de
pendency; 102 have been exempted
because of physical defects; fifteen
who asked for exemption have been
refused; one has been exempted be
cause he is a student of divinity, and
thirteen were examined elsewhere.
WAR VETERAN DIES
Marietta, Pa., Sept. 4. Peter !
Woods, aged 80 years, a veteran of
the Civil War, died at the Lancaster i
county hospital froni tuberculosis, i
He was the last of his family.
POTATO DON'TS
I—Don't1 —Don't injure the selling and
storing quality of your potatoes
by careless digging.
2—Don't glut the fall market
and injure your winter market by
placing large 'quantities of un
graded stock on the market at j
harvesting time.
3—Don't ship any frost-dam
aged potatoes. It-Is disastrqus.
4—Don't demoralize the al- j
ready overburdened transporta- (
tlon facilities by shipping cull
potatoes. Unless potatoes are ex
tremely high in price culls will
not bring transportation charges.
s—Don't5 —Don't overlook the advan
tages of "machine slzers." They
are proving of great value In
mr.ny shipping sections.
V —Don't expect machine sizers
to ,-rade for quality—only human
can grade out the defective
tubers.
7--Don't mix No. 1 and No. 2
gradepotatoes. There are cus
tomers who desire each separate
ly, but do not want them mixed.
S—Don't overlook the potato
grsdes recommended by the Unit
ed States Department of Agrlcul
tuie and the United States Food
BRIDE GETS REAL
WEDDING MARCH
Soldiers of Fourth Regiment
Give Lively Reception
to Newlyweds
Columbia, Pa., Sept. 4.—Soldiers
of the headquarters company of the
Fourth Roglmont indulged in a sen
sational street parade here to-day In
honor of the marriage of one of their
number, Philip Gaffney. and
Mary Pflster, both of Easton. The
ceremony was performed by Justice
Samuel McCracken at his office and
as soon as the pair were pronounced
man and wife the members of the
groom's company escorted the bride
to an automobile and the groom was
handcuffed and placed In a wagon
decorated for the purpose. The men
then formed in line and headed by
Ihe Fourth Regiment band paraded
through the principal streets. Meet
ing Company C out on practice
march, the latter fell Into line and
the procession continued the march
to the armory, where the couple was
given a rousing reception. The affair
attracted several thousand people,
who cheered the newlyweds as they
passed along on their wedding
march.
Social For Ladies' Aid
Society at Lewisberry
Lewisberry, Pa., Sept. 4.—Mem
bers of the Ladies' Aid Society of
the Methodist Episcopal Church held
a social at the parsonage on Saturday
evening. The pastor, the Rev. L. E.
Wilson, showed stereopticon views
of Belgium and coal mining. An or
chestra composed of Mrs. L. Elbert
Wilson. Miss Marjorle Ensminger,
Ellis Hammond, violins, and Robert
Purvis, cornet, furnished music. Re
freshments were served to about
twenty-tive persons. The following
were present: The Rev. and Mrs. L.
Elbert Wilsorr, Mr. and Mrs. H. M.
Sutton. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Parthe
mer, Mrs. Ellis Hammond. Mrs. Ella
M. Sutton. Mrs. J. H. Shettel, Mrs.
G. J. Strayer, Mrs. W. G. Fetrov.%
Mrs. Elizabeth U. Laird. Miss Mary
Frankeberger, Miss Carrie Cline, Miss
Bessie Kunkel. Miss Marjorle Ens
minger and Miss Edith Cline, of
town; Mrs. S. W. Purvis and son
Robert and daughter Ruth, of Phila
delphia; Mrs. Campbell, of Arizona;
Mrs. Clarissa Sterrett, of Decatur,
111.; Miss Irene Parthemer, of New
Cumberland: Miss Alda Bratten. of
Harrisburg, and Miss Theresa Jack
son and Mlrs Mary Jackson, of Mount
Airy. ,
Lewisberry Minister Is
Moved to Mercersburg
Lewisberry. Pa., Sept. 4.—The Rev.
L. Elbert Wilson, who has been pas
tor of the Methodist Episcopal
Church here since March, 1016, has
been appointed by the district super
intendent, the Rev. Dr. M. E. Swartz,
to the pastorate of the Methodist
Episcopal Church at Mercersburg
and will assume charge there Sep
ber 15. The Rev. Mr. Wilson's work
here has been very successful. There
have been many accessions to the
membership and the keeping to
gether of the younger members of
the congregation through various ac
tivities has been successfully calfried
cut.
The Rev. Mr. Wilson at Mercers
burg will succeed the Rev. C. A.
Kasiek, who has Just finished training
at the Fort Niagara officers training
camp and is now a lieutenant in the
United States Army. A new pastofe
has not yet been appointed to the
local church.
1,000 Enrolled at Opening
Session of Carlisle Schools
Carlisle. Pa., Sept. 4.—With an en
rollment of about 1,000, practically
; the same as last year, the Carlisle
| schools opened yesterday for the
new fall term. The enrollment in
the high school is 355, about one
third being pupils from various
country districts taking .advanced
courses in various subjects.
G. C. Baer, formerly of Shlppens
| burg. Is the new principal of the
1 high school, succeeding George Ji.
Briner, who resigned.
F.BERLY FAMILY REUNION
Marietta, Pa., Sept. 4.—The Eberly
family, consisting of several hundred
members from all parts of the state,
met in reunion to-day at Ephrata
Park. The president. E. L. Miller,
| opened the program in the morning
with an inspiring address and there
were many prominent speakers pres
ent. The officers are: President, L.
E. Miller; vice-president, A. I£.
Shimp; secretary. W. E. Krouse;
treasurer, E. E. Eberly; historian, G.
S. Eberly.
VOCATIONAL SCHOOL OPENS
Blain, Pa.. Sept. 4.—The two-year
high school which has been advanced
to a four-year vocational school
opened Monday morning for the fall
term with an attendance of forty
three pupils. More will be added
next week. The teachers are Pro
fessor Newton Kerstetter. of Blain;
Miss Margaret Riegal. of New Cum
berland, and W. C. Koons, .of New
ville.
MOORE-MURRAY WEDDING
Columbia. Pa.. Sept. 4. J. Leßoy
Moore and Miss Margaret G. Murray
were united In marriage at the rec
tory of St. Peter's Catholic Church
on Saturday night by the pastor, the
Rev. G. W. Brown. They were at
tended by John Murray and Mrs.
Vernon Smoker, brother and sister
of the bride. They will live here.
TALL SUNFLOWER STALK
Lewisberry, Pa., Sept. 4.—Bruce
Hetrick, son of Dr. and Mrs. H. C.
Hetrick, planted a sunflower seed in
their back yard. It has now reached
the height of 13 feet and is full of
flowers from the top to the bottom of
the stalk.
MRS. J. ALDUS QROFF DIES
East Drumore, Pa.. Sept. 4.—Mrs.
J. Aldus Groff. one of the descend
ants of the first families of this sec
tion of Lancaster county, died Sun
day In her sixty-eighth year. Besides
her husband, a sister survives.
HELPING HOOVER?
you bet I am
Corn food
for me
Post .
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"l"I' 1 ' lm)l —- 35 l-MTKI) HAKItISDURU, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1917. FOUNDED 1871 _
Store Opens 8.30 A. M., Closes 5.30 P. M., Daily Except Saturdays
P al Clearance
Every summer garment in the store sacrificed for immediate clearaway.
Summer Dresses at S2JE & S3:E
All of our beautiful summer dresses which were formerly marked at much
ligher prices must be cleared away quickly.
Lovely models in voile, lawn, and novelty washable fabrics—may be worn on
nany occasions for months yet. Any number of pretty styles; all bargains
vorth seeing—and possessing.
Washable Skirts Greatly Reduced
Two Groups at 46c and $1.09
UiSkirts of pique and gabardine. An opportunity that should be grasped.
New Autumn Millinery/ ggX
Prepared to show the newest, smartest styles in Autumn milli- {
nery. „ £ • *
Street, Dress & Sport Hats I
in correct modes and fashionable materials. " l J
In spite of the ever rising cost of materials and manufacturing we \
have arranged, ill addition to correct style, superior quality and ex- , \
cellent workmanship, that we sustain our reputation for moderate \ \\
prices. 1 \\
Here are all the newest models in favored autumn ma- I iV\
terials and colors at $3.50, $4.95, $5.95 and up 1
, Velour and felt hats $1.(59 to #B.OO \M
Hatter's plush banded hats ...... $3.98 to #8.50 W7
Shoes For Young Folks
It's time for school shoes —and here's the place to get them. Good, service-giving, depend
able shoes that are excellent values considering the leather market conditions and manufacturing
costs to-day. ]3 oys - black calf laced and but
toh shoes with Goodyear welted
oak soles that will give the ex- [~~~ ~
treme of wear. r==--_ 1
Sizes 9to 13 $2.50 J j®T"7
Children's gun metal and pat- I f\ 'rL rpl
_ cnt colt button shoes, solid .
throughout and built for hard
/II \v\ Sizes 6to 8 $1.76 *
=—? Sizes BJ/2 to 11 $2.00
Sizes 11 yi to 2 $2.50 •tzj 5
l\ \ 00 )1 A SPECIAL W W
vV // Boys' black and brown laced
school shoes made by Endicott- _ M ■
Johnson Company. A. clean-up of
\ few pair lots, ' —' *3
$1.98
A Corsets
Models in Leading Makes That Conform to
• Fashion's Dictates
v tfy The new models are the most important consideration to the woman who
W y . ) keeps pace with the ever-changing phases of the mode.
a\ A Model Here For Every Age
y \ For the miss or growing girl the corset is lightly boned and very supple.
HJI (f 71 The low bust model, closely boned for the average or medium figure; other
• --WUI models for the well-developed and large figure.
\ Tomorrow JVe Feature the Following Numbers:
11 > I' ront ' ace Estelle corset made of pink novelty stripe material, low bust,
4lirr' lliongr hip model—a new straight line garment $2.50
: " c The Ivy Corset — a popular Fifth Avenue brand. See the little boneless
..■■model—the free hip and the well-boned models.
Prices, SI.OO, $1.25 to $7.50.
Special V alues in Huck and Turkish Towels
An opportunity to replenish after the wear and tear of the summer season.
Prices Less Than Present Market
Turkish towels, bleached; size 18x33, each 12 1 /2$
Turkish towels with blue striped borders, size 19x38, rvA
each .' 19? *—tl j 1 —a —
Turkish towels, Snow White, size 20x40, each 250 I _Q jik
Turkish towels, extra heavy, splendid quality, size QI Q "==r v j - j ' -.JUfi-
Bleached and hemmed huck towels, size 17x33 ... 12}/i$ , 1 ——' -.J//. *
Huck towels, size 18x34 i9<! bJ y
Union linen huck towels, size 20x40 JJSO • /
All-linen huck towels, size 18x30 500
Low Prices For Good Ru£s
; These rugs are extra values —for, in a reg
ular way to-day they cannot be sold at the
. figures we quote below.
IT'S A GOOD TIME TO BUY FOR THE
COMING WINTER HOME
rugs in all-ovei% Horal and^ori-
I These rugs arc very desirable for
1 room in the home. They give excellent
* f/ wearing service—always look well, and you
have a choice from this collection of a wide
UM'.'£l*-range of beautiful patterns and colorings—
floral, all-over, oriental and medallion ef-
Siz e 5 '8.3x10.6 ft $20.00 to $32.50
Size 9x12 ft $21.00 to *37.50
' ' s e 11.3x12 ft $37.50 to $55.00
i Size 12x15 ft Vsso.oo"to $75.00
I SEPTEMBER 4, 1917.
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