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fits Fighting Men and Ufficers

_ O HAPPENING of recent ti1ites'- <1 except those on the 'verge of actual '_ can/iict-has aroused as much war

.talk a_s the -present peaceful journey of the '/1-merican battleship /leet to the Paci/ic ocean. . Persons of equipoise and cool blood have accepted the assurances of the administration aft Washington that the battleship movement is, in simple effect, a practice cruise. But there are many, in this country and Europe, (who profess to see an ulterior motive and con- fidently expect to see the great mass of hght- in`g ships hurled against the so-called yellow peril, as embodied in the Japanese. ~

,f Right-minded people 'view themoivement

_ rightly. They are not unduly-alarmed, either,__ _ - I ‘by 'the increased activity of war preparations

being made, more or less feverishly, by the majority of cioilized nations. Still, that 'very

_ activity-and tt is great at present-does not

seem a`fit sequel to a Hague Peace Confer-

ence.

Wars may come, of course, although

'with each passing year of good will-and ' peace the danger seems more remote. In the

meantime, acting upon the o_ld adage that pref:/ention is` worth more than cure, the _lead- ing nations of the world are busy training young men for the 'vocation of yighters. /it this time the method of training cadets for service in the various armies and navies is of

' especial interest.

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f and rumors cf war

And when ha shsflcirhseiilcxil othi‘i'i;:.n\ust bc, but tl\c end

I' .K w.i'i‘i‘2.ri¢'_"'1a. vn-

£_&}'ISN"i` necessary to become troubled in recelllnl eil'tha recent rumors of war-the mass of the Deo- - ple has too much good sense for that-but a brief ~ . gsvlew of predictions made within the last _ few oiiths may add nn interest to the following statement

»-snqwing now the loading nations are preparing their iflutirre generals and ndmirals for active service. -, Only n few dnys ngo William T. Steed, the militant i English editor, asserted: '

"liiwl Englishman ls convinced that befors many

_ YY _yum-,s_Germany and England will have to iight foi' their

gmbition to control the seas of Europe. England s pre- , paving for ultimate war with Gormuny. Gormnhy 15 il

inced that England will attack her, and so is

idrmiy conv ‘Rpm-ing for wnr by spending millions in building n

any that shsu ultimately be as nowerfnlen E_nslMd’l-”

`tThia on top of a seeming world belief that, despite

all ‘ofhcial protestetlons to the contrary. tho- United stutsssnd supsn will _lend on in o general nvresl _to arms. \ _ ~ __

My-_ stead ti es his belief upon ths .fact that, in a.

um, of prqfoux peace; when Anglo-German relations

Ge man overn-

ars more fi-lsndly than *er bofore. the F I mont proposes to increase its naval and military expendi-

ture by $35,000.00) il WBT- _ d M

.That E,-,¢|,n¢ is feverishly building Dres noug s-

lhs must build two, he says, to every one of Germany -ltr stead does nut. time into account as so irfitwt-

;‘ V i DEPLETING THEIR EXCHEQUERS

' _ | t f t that Franco is straining its ut-

mos?tt°t?'r:i):o fimillg fx militel'Y ¢\'l“|Pm°"‘i *h‘“ R“°“° is nssrsr' the verge of revolution than ever before lse- osuso of the enormous sums. demanded by the cle' f°\' I

_”xh____M|_m of the navy and the strengthening of th_o 1*-rqt,|y_h.|=csiied for o greatsr budget for military ._ "I and .nn spain is struggling to scquirs s new ` Bivy to 'iiaplaco that put out of business by 13°F!! If llsnila. sld the American guns st Santiago. `

Japan recently recalled ber budget and sddod enough

to ‘nm on stsmnns °1rS_\gi;_°;° °f'“°°§_“_§::

nn hlsr army nmrnnvy tins rw'~__ M U'"‘°°

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_ ____ l . _ _ _ coming unduiylluiarmedf __W.ar issuch oserious niéi§f(é“r"f"’

Twice `ns long ns those of forelgnschools is the term

of lnstru_ction at West Point, and those who pens through thc American L_/iilltary Academy must survive examina-

tions more severe than anything known abroad.

Uncle Sam allows the West .Point cndet $540 n year.

'i‘hc futurcsoldicr must not smoke ar use alcoholic bev- emacs of any kind. His spending money is limited to $2 i1 nionth-_"6 nfectionery money." In the course of thc i‘uu'r ycars'_ erm he is permitted to leave once on nn

cxlended holida -nt the cnd` of his second year.

'l`ht-rc are no- privnte servants to get_o\il his clothes, attend to iiis?roor_n,'shin_e 'his shoes or makc his bed. ns ` in England and some other European countries-lie* must do all these things himself. I-Iis training is"Sl_partnn.

MIDPIES RIGOROUSLY TRAINED

Sirniiur rigor is maintained ut the Naval Acndemy at

Annapolis, whex the midshlpmnn rlruws an annual sel-

*1rr'y7‘=rs_1t-_-W nt.*but~must-to-ko-core-of himself nnd

conslderin nil mindérn destructive' agencies. that it ` h|B'b¢|Dl\8|,l\85~- BU! While UW 3/ill-i¥\S' |116" Ht 110th school!

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would be n Huh "poppin, indeed, _tc rush_in'tu uonnict

without the"u't"m'nst. Drosioéntion. ` _ A

At the same tlmo,evcry.advnnced_ nation is busy,

training young meh to the science' _of war. afield _and , uiloat, and their methods’ of instruction are of suilitiient

interest to attract nttengion. Evén Mexico has decided to establish e military sc_iool patterned closely after that

of the United Btates nt'_West Point. _ _

Among the mariy sayings of Napoleon, une, "A_msn

is not n soldier," rings true. There m‘_u'st be speclalprep- orutionfor the nrt fof war, just as there is for the science

of medicine or tho practicscf law. _ .

Experts ngrec that West Point has no equnl among

military colleges, just us the Naval Academy et Annapo-

lis excels in tralningiyoung`msn_for service afloat.

nfre learning-to take care `oi’_theinsslves, they are learn- lngfths most-`edvsncsd‘idess of warfare that the world knows. _ - _ _ - ' " _ in Etiglsnd'-_ the Royal Militi1.ry'Colisge -at Band- liurst is the training school for young men destined to become' oi‘llc'crs-'.in- thc infantry and cavalry. That for artillery'undcnginecring _cmcers i_s the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich; while the 0sb_orne\Coilegsitr'nins ~young men forythc navy.` _

it is'in the. latter school that`young_Prince Edward.

son ,of the prince of Wales. who will one day be- come king of England, it he lives., is now studying the ways of war ot sen. ~

Candiilstcs for the English military colleges must be

unmarried und, inthe opinion of the Army Council, suit-

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-able tohnld commissions. They must be under`18 years draw psy. When they leave school and hooomo

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old upon admission. Onco cnrolled as cadets, they lend shipmen they receive from the govern out a .luxurious life as compared with the young msn at But-their parents or guardians. before

to pay, for outfit and tuition, in the

West Piliht.

One and a half years is- the usual course~the educu- $1700 for the ¢¢l‘UL

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tion of the cadets is supposed to be completed in the

ci D ri tin ti the cadet gets leaves und vuca- 0! her bis public schools. so that msnv

England goes in largely for military raining at

il d. u ng-' sr me

' have no other plans for the future than

tions amounting to sixteen weeks. Unlike the American system, _which pays cadets a yeurly salary while study- ing, that of England requires n tuition fee from the ma- jority of the students. f

To dpfruy the cost of uniform, unch English cadet

must deposit S175 upon admission to the school. A cer- tain number, nominated by thc government, ns an us- slstancs to the families of ciilcerf killed in war and for other reasons. pay no other admission fee. If the_ father never served in the army, however, the son must pay U50; and this grudesrdown to`_lN0'fur the sons of uilicers in actiys s¢_;r_yics not above the rank of major. `

Not loi1g_,,pince an English magazine stated: "We

understand thntlhere are not more than 300 candidates

for the examinntioii for a.dmission_to the Royal Military _-re "'_____`_ __/9_8" zovemmsm ni College. Sandhurstwgnd me Royal Military Academy, ciades _____`_ rnbuiate themulves to B un

Woolwich.- At-the last examination in June there were over 900, csiididntes; but since then there has been n.

',gualifylr'ig_exatis_ination for the militia and yeomenry. -_‘Ind ths`t'has_,wesded out many who would otherwise have pr¢psnte_d.themselves. At the some time. when we know. 'od the authority or the war minister, mst no nss deciqtid tossdd 2000 officers to the regular forces, which means that the army is short of that number of officers, it is not yery'_enocursging to ilnd only 300 candidates presenting thomsoives for examination."

The sverlio number _of young men at the Osborne

Naval School is n little above 400-much under the num- ber nt Anndpolis. in the British navy cadets do not

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_. tl Y`l.iIii‘»-~'.t`he front o_f_ an strractge-l0QL_fD8

_i_ittie_siiore in Grand Rapids, _1<_:h.,»1s~a

_l - - slgnstlrst has punledfmsny visitors,-_to .‘_ _' ‘tl|lt_~en`ter.prie1ng city._» It frauds: _ - “The sliiasssriqschiird..Wir1pplef‘&`>W'hlt¢. ' 1

.__`_'3sl eint`Hpeeiis1ista`.”‘ ' ~ _'-._

In'thiisfe'.§ys of prog;-ess.-and c9m_meroaalie_1n

women engsgennh sn equal footing with men in many entsrbr_l§oS`_ and undertakings. But what, in

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_ _ '__r»'_ _ 7 f _ it _ _ _ _ 'r stir shvothiling s`.poinit tu my uint mssss nose

‘ is not behind in warlike Dreflll* ° _' _ __ . _ _ -

| n smut time no Bnndltr GGMHI Cf°_ll°'~- I f1...¢i.¢l-¢,-.:§¢n_¢¢,wj¢ppsg and cur-onus wnitqlnsys

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On y

' d _b f the House o0mmi¢\¢I

i':i.i‘::\iiiis°N!;;li‘i:'r islirxduriihds S 'i:|usst`~thst he brglven

$ ' oil) with which to buy srtns-lhd

"' ‘”"° ""°“ °' um' sam mstrosnn-si

. I Yllly. .mmuniiiioinoinrtiir ;:=u:`¢od sn nprrvrrlltion °f 11°-"_ igsiililoto buy uniforms and iisid`gelf f°\‘ 5‘7»°°° “N”-'

. _ m that' the admin-_ An nu" mm" ‘" “km man ‘ordnsildoisnd

. | on commissary. -tstrstton dssirss to tvs: "_: “my ___ ‘ _mmm “_ my

:mid :iid arminll l\1°"l “°"°°' ‘“ "m, °“”m I i s ---»- »- 'gr-'° °° 1'::;.':‘.1.‘°.:‘:.‘:L“'.i.‘::: ..~.

ll ¢°P ° ‘ hm “ 'Im vids s'|i§vy

_ odsithrlthhsrns wsdpiy un _n .».ps.,it _ian-,t so .... f§.i~ii'.=.i:iif»ii_*a.:;.`?iniL'i.¢::.n=.:'.-,,z'fi:. ‘t_'°° oinfq. ` ' _». nnssggirs stuilnu

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sl - s o P n iisw s|naaa__ get

_ x __ ___ ms\‘°_:=w_s.s_5_u|_, 'rnsy élfii-_t sir

». s' ~ on ‘ . dlhoia by most

.. Wt* V ..` Y.llgf¢¢_lMi

to. _‘I to nale.tdwoo'hu 'neil mx =sw`i‘tli=“=p'¢t~t%»-lor."ss-§s\';‘3 mvgwy _.= new science." Just what this new

is i _<1 tyld in s nutshell. -

’ 0\| h me pgviitadl If so, go to the

wninos A nits Psnswi you say. ‘to t ami rm too old to take sn

__ ____ _ 1:; .__°\ . nsprssdutstivu no sunpor A|s_i_»su_i_n._ ______r_'_t_§';m._ _ _ ’ , hmm, mu” ,G _"_ gd'

f tl l dsfsnsc. - _ .\ _ , _,___ _ ___. __ =“iiir°sri;rrii: t'iii's\irv°“ °' °“"""¥‘°“”‘ “"' _ 4% 1 __ Lg thai* xoliisgggios us' not

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' _ __spi`ts_of All *NW \V/\\"‘""' _ _

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‘ pn-s+s'uotii»'-li»r_o|urs_ _s __sn st._ ottss

_.fp ___f,,‘,f;`ta¢ .L __ -__ .;- - ` .1

I ni l...'.4.. i'»(sb=3‘ . ’ _ _.

shy' rltids or ni ss" as-i l‘t ' t oft Q own

' té~t:‘gitbsr. iolmoss any.-point and my tissu-

u ou _ ~

____ rou"l1_s:;'s§`:»_iuiou=-i_p_:_i;s°n,__and. ‘mrs mngmmsd 0 _ .. .. In times whim Z6-` Kyo yous;

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poorer it il. of course, but worst of all is the dope you _ry to _|;r_\_lx up yourself of white lead. turpentins and

l n .

"Imagine trying to ‘ ix' I ith ti h t

it takes machines weighing tririgiiisr do ‘;rope‘i'l;I ?§clvsi:-, your paint‘wdsn't goo _ And we not only guarantoe~this paint but we gusrsntse it to-int. -We do -the work

pursuits of commerce and trade are ‘

military tactics.

_Well known on the continent is the famous EUC!!

Cadet School of Franco, located in a littlo town Ml! Versailles. This school hun furnished the army with fewer than live marshals, 350 generals ofwllvision

more than 800 generals of- brigade.

Admission to the school is by cqmpctitlvg gnmny

tion. Cadets must obligate themselves to ssrvs thy” yell" "1 me Ulfiyi if they are found lncompltdnt ll ZHO time of grn fl_uation to'bccome oflicers they must serv; gy; time in th' ranks._' '

Al tl. :gi uf'rll‘tflfD¥ t.h6'lt.' U71

n you fri tuition worthy ones u

the army, uni-:ss the amount is meds good sooner.

The cburse is for two years, and if n cadet ia`fou|ll

deiicient at lnnai sxsmindt|ons`i`\'e`must serve his time sa a. soldier in the ranks.

Naval cndcts of France spend their school kl1nPp|-lls

cipeliy upon school ships, and not in a great sosdaissy, ni Annapolis. Here, too, the course is two years, wttlp tm- quont examinations. At the and of this time st.|*n§ are sent to ses to continue their studios under oiroum~ stances of active service. i' ._

Differing from that of the United ltatos in on;

the German system of naval training requires s'|os|¢ cruise at sea nt the bcginninglof L cbdet'| esreer. *TW practice obtained in the Amsricari navy to 5 oonsidknhb .xtent until the foundation ot tha Nsvs.l Ansldslii ll

` D O _ _ _ ~ Annapolis in |845. ‘ ~ ‘Z

in Q I osmiuiuws sci-roots

. - _ _ - m 0 O No nge- limit is placed upon entrances to the Gctilills

» -" » _ ' lchool, although 18 years is _the cbmmon msxidul.

_ ` Candidates must belong to respectable »fs.rnll||a _

_ . _ less ss certain degree cf sclenulc education

diplomas.

Something over 200 young fmén enter tbs`scl\'iol§i

year, and u charge, emountirig to about NJN, is mmi h

the three years’ course. ln addition, the cndat’s must add about $125 to his salary from the-time hs ' tus-1 the service until hs becomes it lieutenant. _

ourss'ives, and ws-won't sell you cheap wiht. -You've At Lichterfelde. near Berlin, 'Germany msintsih Q “M ¢° bu '°°d- 9°|"" °‘ “'» °" “°"°' " can °“‘Y ' upper school for military cnd`et's that is n model. Admin-

-gu_s.rontee bbs work o good int."

'.Gnncsive of this bein! hansgd out to you by a slender,

brown-eyed young woman. with lovely brown hair and sa pretty a, ace as you would *core to look uponl

‘Ws_do the work ourselves!"

sion is between 15 and 17 your-_s, and tho course is ilslim yesrs. Although tha cadets' do not have to maknthé beds or keep their rooms, as at West Point,`t.be coufls E thorough and the lite strenuous. There is fame ibcli

That is wherein these young women show their dar- _

mg. _gzchafsgxg gh;-is __t_i;.l_§§s tgirl; tux_-n_ in ti: store, whsrg life, but the main business is to teach tha cadets slit tbl! _ foitya' week; 'and -ibm' is oullldeegfisrwigiios ivlbetiit Shari-3 is 1° M known “haul the ut of 'nr' " durinf those two waeksslin is doing the actual work of : ““‘.“‘“; N” “ "‘"“b°" °f P“P°>*'°'°"Y “WY '°°°|| paint ng. asch of the young Lgmoh at the some time- be- `n.nd several higher military schools, located in dilsrsH ns un stud h an exntrlen ihnnvllntvr. who ln di~ parts of thu country. In tns latter tus studouts ua

rsotly under their supervis ,

"Wa dou’t do ordinary Wg," says Miss Whiyuplo,

maintained iitfthe oipélils ‘of`t‘ha"ildio slid hifsfhll

sand wa gi-large” according y. e has/lg a scale o our holidays.

u.-an ou' sons 0 ony ‘ln on. 0 one ‘of un can ` At st Potsrsnurs ine nuvsi school is located In Ao-

s ii _ ' ~ ,`:’;'A‘=‘&°}‘¢.:'°¥°r&° |f_..'"°"‘ _"mm bm w° °h“5° *4 ° gust of each year a competitive examination is hold, op@

ou t on fthse <1 ," t f llll s,nbi and thersofl00d` [Allah

WTB; m}!°|';0?_l_l8h;U°“;°0~_? Ify°r\i1r:l‘\lv&?ITeif\0\‘:ll? Gt!-ig!! UE li;;`.DnS.oii\onr?:BihZ ssiidentf ag: educiild st the expolsh In ll 0 . ' ' -'seiontisib °tnsn"ififit in=mbu|i'<'ii1i:s?.m'iilTi’ iimiciii' ii: ."f '~“‘»’ "“'°~ ""“° °"‘"’ "“'°"’°7 "°°“"°“' ""°°" comes, in tset, their "pstisnn" 'rney nrst nudge fu or which vuyment ceases nttnr thrw nl-rs of ludlllli t__l:° ;“\;_f.<;_\1n.0_:ns':. \\r_\_~_i they gornrdn "i3_int_ wh me" for study. Nuvai constructors und stem onzinosrs sro edu- ° " ' °" “‘ '“ “ " “* "°"' “‘ °"'“" *‘°"’° cated st the cronmat sonuoi'°¢_iiins1uosrin`¢_

_'ill bs most attractive.

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pa_im_ spe°ialis“,,' _ nan absn_ the extra chsrgrthsy seem to make in lg-my nu.: navy. Formerly many of .ispana naval

h ' th ' gh k f H And the :blur scheme is not all The material of this w"°'"'°m°d "1 th' "muh of nh" °°"m"°.'

'mmen W °.ip°""‘ e" ee -' °’ t °°° 0 ' use itself is then ossminsa. Pirnsps it‘|s in such work hu been when up by tho imperial Nlwll

rthdrs-heaven forbid! If such deceit-s are Dfw- muse tm it nm. more on msn turnout, me wr. ur .,,, ll.. |.|....d nz swims A msn usndsru is

'f_i°’§§_ gm-e]y»¢he px-acgme would _nm bqhlgmngd to thsro may be something else that needs esp cial nttsn- fm. “mmm” ‘md an wun, 1. annum thdiworld oh a sign board what <th'en is- the "°“'¢Q§§"'°*" "‘°'°,¢fL°‘%,f""| “§‘¢°'"“'f-|y°§"'5| $3.222" rum yss'rs‘ study in usrrscirs is dsmossos at ` .». ° »- »'~ 1 *fs* 'wo .ss s' s. n 0

peculiar occupation -that "hui -won* those three sanntlnu ref? printing w|tn°~°s suiinunoslu prepared ssinnw Nl"/ll 5°h°°\_~ 4| the sxsousu or use

~ » ps.lnt.'dai a solsntlilc job all sroun -and consoquautly "°_ harm. by "1, "nl-n|n¢m_ rum ummm, u

young women-~prom1nence throughout their state ,,, M., |§'m|,"_»- _ _ _

'tio ‘ oth tu I., ~ 'noni ' 1 mn says uisrwnipvis. "soon vcd- At thasnd ortho ¢°°"° °94°¢l sro

_and a recogni n in _ er el "99 _ _ =,__;___: °`é_\__°___: “°:°l€;__:\_;f_g?__ _|_:,";|_l_r_l_t;, 'mst' :$1 gram .il gum: rnidsiaipmsn s_ud trzsnsfsrrodhb to tréalnlng ships

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~thrs‘s will toll you thnrwith particular emphasis. Tiny tif nfl!! d tis concsm _Taka aggost snystreot in P P mm PY IGWIN A . are ~"Psip_t Scientists." , i _' _ almost any city or town and notice lr l1‘o¢¢l1\l° flllhy ml! lo \hro\|lh_ono of hs!! s dozen or mars - - ust mei* and 6 to their store. of the 'ttsussa look Just because of the wsy hay _.°h°°|._ m,,¢°|,,| ommnb °n nu ann.”

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red Estate l’nat.l\s&litt}o stars” bfrx: Fling! 2 ‘ g|s¢°f“:n%'.:?:|,=||’,';°i: ”v;rar:,;° ohnlihxomw

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Austrirmsintsins n ilnc military school. Ihilo Blk

gium. Sweden. Denmark, italy. Spain and Greooo sup- ort st pubuc expense. schools whore young mon ali

to s military preparatory

YM" IIMI. and than ssrvss lx

satisfactory

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