Norwalk Chronicler

Evening sentinel, Thursday, August 16, 1917 · page 6

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Editor's Residence—218.2.

City Editor’s Residence—1492 4

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ldoormats

'rliondbllars', worth of coir mats
Filipinos don't make! it recalls the

I liked \Voods’ Hutchinson better than
Haney Wiley,“ because he let us eat
white bread if We wanted it, and told
1111 cheerfully to' throw aw ay our meal
, fats and use butter instead because it
was better for us, young and old, And
the soup factories Ifnttencd on our

that white soup
that floats was only eight cents a bar
instead of twelve,

garbage cans, and

it corms the careless natives,-—owho,
alas, have no Hooveriun mentor, guide
end friend, throw their cocoanut
lhuskzv into rivers and let them float
into the sea. or thebeurn them or let
them tot on the ground. And they

 

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IEditor Sentinel:

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. {does so to better his conditions; he
marries a maiden {1 cm the old country
and misc a family and after 11 period

 

ENTINE... ,
SM "" idencc in this country he declares his

Icitizen and two years later takes out
his naturalization papers.

 

cost of seven years residence in the
United States and the payment of five
dollars lS now placed on equal terms»
with those who for several genera-
ltions have been American citizens.
What does this naturalized Amer!
(an citizen know or care about the
land of his adoption: Absoluttly noth-
ing. Where are his interests and {am-I
ily recollections? Across the water in
the old country. Does the sight 0! the
American flttg till him with thtt thrill
that tingies the blood of a real Ameri-
can? No. How does the sight of the

VIEWS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WHY THERE ARE SLACKERS.

 

Lieutenant Commander Minton Says
It Is Due to Early Foreign
Training.

 

 

to Euro pntlor c‘nrpets

l (which are going up in prlce at ttlioutI

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;tl1e role of 11 cent a yard 11 minute)

5 ln :1 few schools in the Philippines
3 the children are loathing how to make
ithesc coir mats. It is hoped, says the
tdhieion industtlnl supervisor of the
,province that this 1111 and cr raft may

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enough yellow to be squeezed. "

The governor Qt lll? SlaleI 0f 0011' flag of his renounced country affect
,netcicut on two occasions has made him? He looks upon 11 with joy and
the statement that there is consider-I affection and it its only just and right,
loble l’l'llmflemi among the people ofI that he should for he know»: that dug,
IC‘onnecticut ’ land has not been taught how to love or

Al Camp Flatt NGWI HMO“ recently import the ffdg of his adopted court-
he said: "This draft will uqueczo some trv 1
of the yellow out of the Stale 01' Con- 1 His 91111111011 are btoug'ht up in an at-
necticut, and God knows ther’es mosphme, not American, but f0f€lgll,I
11nd with the, exception of the time

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of five yearn, the required time of res l

intention of becoming an Antericunl ‘
l as the Common Father of the faithful

lby the solicitation of our
luho 1111111011
1 The naturalized American at the

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FULL TEXT OF POPE’S
PEACE PROPOSAL

(Continued From Page One 5

 

ch ldr en,
intuvention and our
pacifylng word.

"Through the voice even of hu-
munity and of reason we once mote
emit. the cry of peace and woe rent-w

,a pressing appeal to those who hold

in their hands the declines of na-
But in. order no in nor to
speak in gianeml terms as the tir-
(unnuantcs had counbclled us in tho
past we now wish to make more (Oli-
crctc and practical liltlpusills and' to
invite the governments ol‘ the belli-

111an peoples to (011113 to 1111 agree '

tuent upon th; following points 1111' ch
seem to be a basis of a just and dur

,able peace, leaving to them the tick

of analyzing and completing them:
"First of all, the fundamental points
must be that the material force of
arms be substituted by the moral
two of right front which *ll‘tll arise
a fair agreement by all for the stmul
mucous and reciprocal diminuution of
armament according to the rules and
,mtnrantr Ins to be mtnblikhed in
titeasut'e necessary and munch-tit for
tho maintenance of publlt outer in
each state Then in the substitunon
fro armies of the institution of arbi
tl'ulion with its high purifying func

Business Manager 3 Residence—l be made popular among the natives l 011 l‘riduy last of Hartford in on in- that they are attending school and lion itctording to the tules to be
t

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PRISONERS lN WAR SERVICE
Men and women ptomincnt in pri-
son work ire betnmturr convinced that
certain clauses of criminuts should be
permitted to enlist in army and navy.
Dr.
the parole commission.

Katherine ll.

put the matter directlv

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Davis, chairman of:
and Corrccn
tlon Cpntissiouer Lewis have recently‘

t‘l‘hcn the natives will all be rich and
there will be plenty of door mats
save the parlor carpets

toI

no one

need feel guilty over eating cocoanutI
.cake, because by that time the war
I will he ov'ct 11nd there'll be no waste in
l’ungusinon.

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RAISE YOUR OWN SEED

Amateur gardeners have found

befme the seeds rather expensive this ymir: Thcv H,“ pxpect the young man of today toI to“.

the. large number of slackers who in
.sovcrai ways are trying to avoid being ‘gl‘ant are it 0 American born citizens

terv'lcu he said: "From the haste Withdrawing how to read and write tht I
width so many young men of this state I length], language their mindn arev
tie draft there is considerable yellow mmgn land. :
nossnmong the reoplcof Connecti, His Children grow to manhood and
It'ut.” womanhood. marry and raise families

The administration. both Natlonulnnti thcir children or: brought up 5'!
and State, seemed to be surprised all)“: some atmosphere,
The son and grandson of the immi-

drhftod into the National Army.
me it is, not at all surprising.

T0 and the slackers of today, '1111 why'.’
110W dGI lictauae they have not boon taught the
of flag or country Howv on you

New Ymk City cotnlnlttoe on national are likely to be more so next yacat But I'shou any patriotism when he knoqu t'xlu't‘l them to have that fooling of no

defense. in urging their point, (‘out

missloncr Lewis hut: cited the t-Xper-i

Ithe evpense is unuccessnn. The do- I

Ibiil'tllltjlll of ntzt'lt'ulturc iv. tolling ut- ‘

once of Canada, Fruncc, Grout llrltnln tentlon to the. fact that even :unntteurs
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and Germany. in all of
tries prisoners have been allowed
join the army.

ment from Enclantl stolen llllll ovm'

7,000 out of 111,000 convicts and minor
volunteered for activnI

offenders hml

sertlce and that 11111111 of them 11nd

mode good.

these, t'otancan easily raise most of

their cup

in need.
An Inflicinl :mnounce-‘
1

lt‘ 5 simple enough, for instance. to;
lot :1 few bettn pltmts ttlonc in picking
green henna, and to gather and store
the ripe bonus after the pods have be-

\come hard and dry. You may not
lmuch seed front one. stulk

115
RS l 0“

It is argued for this SySlt‘m that ll would pay 10 cents 131 in :1 seed atom

greatly teducns police difficulties at ppm, may he saved in the some way. mmlt'nfl’ or the War of 1811'!“ mean lOI 31,3911 do we intend to remedy
In all the belligeren' CO"““‘“‘“ '1 few ears of HWOll corn, allow“! :01
way byought :1 tendency to more 1H“ 1ipcn, will pr'mide plenty
crime, and both police and prison su- I-fo; ncx.

home.

anlF-lon I)!‘0l)l(“m‘= became inct'r-nslng-Iounibor will give you all the seed youl IN." 01' WHY Di‘llOdB 0‘ 01" country No.
It is c'tslt‘t to take ("er OlInecd for 11 bits, patch.

ly haul.

of seed corn

s.cason One \cllowed cu-

Tomato neodI

not what the word patriotism means? "10131111 when they know not what, it
As a (ltild he. is not taught the love of means. a ,
flag 01 country, he has nothing in 0013'; Who is responsible for the unputi‘lI-
INn 11th the history of the country out: conditions that exist today? We,
land he grows to Imanhood without any Ium Americans who pride ourselves
some of tesponslbllhy to his country I“pun our long line of Antertcttn 111112111:
Over twolhlrds 0t the young men loty. \\ but are we doing for the to-
01 this country between the uses otIttntIty .m'ivctl foreigner to our mom
tw-cntyono and thirtv one arc sons of in [1“. way of teaching him the love
nntutalizcd citizens or cons of Amerl' 1101' his country or hla Smith”! the lovu
(an bmn citizens “hosr unrestori' for their country? ‘lboolutely notlttnu.
came to llllfi country dutlng ”19- past, 'i‘hen how do we expect this foolpncr
11111911191). years lot his (hildrcn to become putrlotlc
\l‘hnl does the Declaration of lnde \n1e1 Icons 1
this
tht 1111? Absolutely nothing. Are theyI fink so that the future KenornllonoI
interested in the heroic deeds of thetwhlch will be' almost entirely mode up
then or of the historical events that aoInr tie-condemn o! naturalized Anton.
to make up the Colonial, 01' Rev olullon- cunu will become patriotic AmcrlcunS'

Teach the children of the foreigner
Th!“ founders 0f the nation and the 11181010 of flag and country To)‘ than)

11 group of criminttls when they at‘eImav 1,0 scooped out of the ”D“ to pntiiots “1 ”"I Rel'olullon came ‘0 thlsI lb? 5‘0?“ 0f lhf‘ll‘ COUNTYS MK Tt‘RCl'l

loctttcd in orcunized forces than

1'th are crowding correctionul tnstl

tutions or running l00<0 in 1‘10 00m' Lettuce,1 adlshes and spinach produce it :11 the cost of their llv'ts and tort m 1111,.- country Impr

munity "

I‘Tlfl‘flI mute. and the pttlp utilized as usual:I

Likewise with pcppcl'n and cgupluntk.‘

looms nbuntluntly-‘why spend good

l'countty on account of religious differvI' mom the lttatory of their country
It‘DN‘S lllld for political PORSCHE and 93' awhk-h ] gun tSOI'l'y to 51" lg [wing 501119.
lablluhetl 11 new country and defended what Neglected in the public schools

ens upon them

11ncs.’l‘l1c desccndllt‘sl Of these WWII that the heroes of the nation really

Oil“ 0f “1“ lltllltllIlll flRDC‘f'lS 0f lll" 11101103' {or them when ll" you hflVe l0 Iill't" today offering lht‘ll‘ “M‘s 1““! fort- Iflved and that the events 119(1)]de in

practice is that it pivot-z these mm a do is to let :1 plant
1
new chuntc to mnko lhood by uacriflc- seed” lnsleud' of using it when young:

1111: something for their touutry. ThntI

they do make good is shown by

young men taken from refotmntorles one means to
I .
‘ in England and put into the army and your,

navy,
wounded and many lost their
They made '1 recmd not excelled

the cult,
19110” given 0f the {it"sl l0“! llmllunndI and are qulte worth bothering with if 8m” 1820 thirty “V" million Six hun-

or two “Soto

l

The biennlnls are a hit more dltll-
but offer no serious ollslnclctt,

have 11 garden every
Onions, carrots, beets, parentps,‘

More than half of 1110111 WPN‘I cabbage and parsley and other vegeto» landed on 0“,. 51,011,111 01 C
“W‘s-I blee of their types must be grown one New York and elsewhere.
WI Season and selected plants held (we r Iscendents hnve multiplied and today
1 any other regiment engaged in [hr-Inna planted the next se'tson for rnis 'out of the estimated population of 111..

war. T11 0111) of them 11 ere mentioned mg coed They all produce well an nfd

in dispatches Tu enty -f 1v
the D C. .\l
inons. and three won the V. C.

From the. standpoint of the common
too full
of

solve .thc problem

of the criminal] who is eager for a

chance to make good in lhe~world

again, utilizing prisoners in war set-11mm garden too, provided you takelCMI 11nd Spanish-American W3” is long to your. own mother. stand by her,

Moe seems both wise and fair
It should be noted, too. that thou.
nands of prisoners in our penal mall--

serve their country

them should not do 150. ' '~

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one loaf, when they never did like

 

I‘OCPll‘f‘d’ will repay whatever care they require
Eight. I‘ch‘ll’f‘d commis—tnf any gardener farsighted enough to

g The department of agriculture will
mlgive you, for nothing, oil the informtr
int‘l‘f‘flSlng? tion you need to make yourself inde-
crime, as. well as from the standpoint pendent of the seed stores

i

:lnok ahead to the your after next.

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Thus youI

iwill save money, and help to avoid a

seed famine. You’ll probably have a

[cure to use the best plants for seed;

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gm" comfort. Here he and his wife have defend the estimates

for you ll be perfectly sure that thoI

seed you plant next year or year tillerE

buttons have pleaded for permission to will be thoroughly adapted to your own Ime immigrants and the!“ deaceudentv
at the frontlsmx and climate. ' lwherc the lack of patriotism lies: and

fibre is no clear reason why most 0,1- I

own—-
It is a noteworthy fact that when
Scholarly Lodge, of Massachusetts."
Brandhgee, ot:Connecticut, and Porn

' Of course “I5 very reprehensiblo‘ crane, of Ohio, ”WIS“ the Paddininsm for be or she knows of no othotl
of the Filipinos in the Province or of
P33341551!“ l0 “3318 annually (0001' states and minimizing of connotes in live, but to tho American of foreignI
nt husks to ma‘ke coir mate of 11 vol: southern states, by means or which birth and tho descendant of a natural
no of $25,500, 000. but the averagéI we not-tn will be compelled to furnish lzed citizen it is entirely of a different
American householder can’t help re.
guiding the fact with 11‘ certain amount . a southern senator dared to arlse to citizens, and what language do youi have a quarter pint of the best freckle I I
Perhaps in Iheir? The English tongue? No. You and tan lotion. and complexion bounti-
been 8|!!!me the hours 01 “101! Mil their opinion it is unpnrfoucto as! hour the tongue of their mother cumin". ut. 7917. 7917 small cost.

chops with a reckless disregard of tar fnr equality in {mm 9:.“ ,
bio manners, and Ieating the heel of 1 '

‘census estimates in northern-I

an undue preporlion of soldiers, not l

W
I “Instead of organlrlng u now 801111111

‘1“ rye bread or the heel. and Ilicfi; ist. party at “115 mature. M WI m g“ 0; m1; mmm “may

,people or thelr descendcnts 'lhe love
for flag or country? Absolutly nothing.

Icu their places among the foremost cit

11110.»; for the some country and “RR. history actually took place in the land

The immigrants who have arrived in in “ him they live. Teach them the re-
this country. by invitation. since 1820'spcct for their flag and that men died
came by the thousands for the purpose for thc 110nm and protection of the
'of bettering their financial conditions. sump 'I tI

If no can install in the children that
indescribable feeling that stirs body
{Hill soul in the love for one‘s country.
we. need not have any fear for the fu-
lttle safety of the nation. 3

The slacker will be the thing of the
past 11nd the words of Edward Everett
little will be inscribed on the brains if
every true American. "And for your
country, boy, and for the flag. Never-I
dream a dream but of serving her as
she bids you-—no matter what happensI
to you, no matter who flutters you or
abuses you. Never look at another
flag; never let 11 night pass but prayIl
God to bless that flag. Remember;l
izens of our land and have served the boy. that behind officers and serum
nation faithfully. The record 0‘ the meat and People even. than ,I meI
foreign born citizen and the desccudl country herse' 9-1101111; cmmy...’
ent of the naturalized citizen in the. -and that you belon' to her as you be- l

mod and fifty-two thousand nine hunv
tired and flftythousnnd nine hundred
and fifty (3 “652,9 0) immigrants have
true Garden.
Their do-

United States (102 .826, 309) two‘~thlrds
are of foreign birth or are desccndcntu
of naturalized citizens. .

What have we done to lenc‘uIthcso

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Many of these immigrants have tok-

 

one that the nation should be proud of boy as you would stand by your!
and many of them are doing their hit mother ..
in the service of the country today

TEIJ‘AIR 1'1. MINTON.
But it is with the vast majority 0:

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"Lemon Juice
Ear Freckles

Girls! Mlko beauty lutlonI at
home fornfaw cont... Try Ill

 

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why? Because they have not been
taught the love of hog and country.
To the American with a long line of
American ancestory it is an easy that
tot- to acquire that feeling of patriot

land or flag but that in which thev

 

 

 

matter, , to a bottle containing three ounce: of '
Visit the homes of the foreign born orchard white, shake well. and you »

I'try11WhatlI the topic of conventi-

country. Whutflutioyonseot mtply three ounce: of orchard whitafor
.Amctmmtres. mowermg'ntow cents. Xmas this «am
;ml‘otlon into the falcon-oh
chmmudhutll: «on minutiae

 

 

Squeeze the juice of two lemonsnn- I

Your grocer has the lemon mom I I
non-1 That which concerns mooidldwxltorourtdlm counter”! our

lot down and the penalties to he lmI-
[used on a state which would rt'fune
either to submit a national question

tlmvc rushed to claim exemption fl‘blllItrulncd in ”it“ doings and sayings of 11' to arbitration or to accept its deti
slon.
I

"Once the. sup‘mnuu-y of right has
thus been established 1111 obstacles to
tho means of communication of the

' peoples would disappear by assuring

1y rules to be fixed later the true lib-

Ietty and community of the seas which

would contribute to the numerous
causes of conflict and would also open
to all new sources of prosperdy uni
piogress.

“As to the damages to be repaired
and an to the Win expenses we oeu
Ino other means of solving the quest
.tion than by submitting an 11 general

I'prlnctpie the complete and recipro-

cal condonutlon which-would be Justl
fled moreover by the immense benefit
to be. derived from disarmament so
much so that no one will undertake
the continuation of 11 similar carn-
age solely for reasons of an economic
order. I

‘“If for certu‘kn mes there exist
pat'tlculur reasons they uhould be do
liberated upon justice and equity, but

these pacific ugrccutcntn with the im- .

mouse advantages to be derived iron
them are not poet-dble without a reci-
ptocul restitution of the territory at
presenj occupied

"(‘oncequcntly on the part of Ger
many the complete evacuation of Bel-
gium with the guarantee of her full
‘:',tolltenl military and economic im-
portance towards it.

“The cvncuctitlou of French terri-
tory. 0n the. part of other belllg'er
out parties similar restitution of the
German colonies.

“A11 regards tht1 territorial quote
lions 1111 for example those which
have arisen between Italy and Aus-
um and between Getmnny and
Franco there is reason to l'n'e ,‘thnt
in consideration of tho lutmenee 11d
vantages of a durable peace with (Ill-l-
tuninment the parties in confl. ct
would wish to examlne them 114111 11
conciliatory dispoeitlon.
tonuldcrntlou us we have said former
ly the aspirations of the peoples and
the special lltterettts and of the cen-
ernl welfare of the great. human so-
olety. '

“The avacuntion of French terrl
tine ought to be followed In the e\-
umlnntlon of other territorial and pot-
ltlcal questions. notably those relan
tive to Armenia and the Balkan
States and territories making 11 port
,01' the uxtclent kingdom of Poland
whose noble1 and historical traditions
and sufferings which it has endured
especially durlntt the present war

ought to conclllate the sympathies of .

'nntlons.

“Such are the principal bases

whereon we believe the future reor—‘

gnnizutlon of the peoples ouytt to
be built. They are of a nature to
render imposslbio the return of ulml
lav conflicts, and' to prepare it 501114
tion of tho economic questions im~
.portant. for the future and for the ma-

lteriul well being of all belligerent.

 
 

 

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‘ Kansasilltttlt Ctlnsclltlttted. Gilt Co.

THURSDAY, AUG, 16, 1917

 

 

 

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50c Table Damask
39eYard

50 pieces of round thread mer-
cerizxed Tobie Damask. - excel-
lent for wear, regular widths.

 

 

75c Table Damask.
59c Yard

Bleached, us inches wide, real
service giving quality, tath-llent
designs.

$1.00 Table Damask.
75c Yard

Scotch and lrlsh manufacture
72111121105 wide, full bleached.
rich satin finish, splendid qual-
ity.

 

 

$1.25 Table Damask.
9811 Yard

Henry fienm Damask, mode
from pure Scotch linen. sull-
stnutial quality. excellent fut

hard wear,

 

69c Dress Linen. 49c
Choice
yztt'd wide.

selection v" miot's,

 

~EXTRA—
Bleached Sheets

Full bed size. Champion
brand, good wearing and lnun
det'lng qualities, best value on
the market. Special

 

mmm-m, .3ng 1.1

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Summer Sale

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1:055 - .5 ‘70:;

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Pillow Cases

30???“ ‘

 

 

Made of good grade muslin. 1,1
size 453313 \al ‘.30 Sale each 6
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191: ,‘f

11“

Pillow Cases 1::
4521311, worth 30c 21.31: 1‘
50x36, worth 3.30 :3th I
451138, 1-: Worth 37c 320 ’1
42x36, worth 39c 35c l1,
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Splendid Asaortment of

Lon}: Cloths and
Nainsook

Quality tilt»
the ln\‘.'€-‘.l.

$1.130 English lone 12111111 $1.19

1%-; ."f‘."@

l11’ul1est—«prices

piece. ‘ ,.
$2.110 English long t-totn $1.159 Oi
piece, ,1 ,1
$3.00 English long cloth $1.911 1,1
piece. 9:
$3. '50 English long cloth $2.98 it.
piece I

$2.00 \‘alnsook $1. 59 piece.

$2.50 N:.lnsook $1.79.

$3.01) Japanese Niansook $1.111:

.40 incurs wide, made from
fine long Sen island cotton, soft.

on ‘. firm texture.

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Excellent Values in our

7,:

Towel Department

12 t-‘lc bath towels
Regular size.

15c buth towels,
Hemmed 011th

250 Turkish townls, each the

35;: Turkish towvln, each 250
Large size, heavy woven.

..,,

10c

27”:

1:! l»‘.’c

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‘55“ ’W

 

 

 

 

 

who direct at this hout the (lr‘sliilliu.
,of the Miliger‘nt ,11:1t.iom<,wc 1.11:
animated to see them accepted and to
see thus the conclusion at an (arty
date of the terrible snuggle whirl:
man“ and more uppcuts a useless
massacre.

“The whole world recognizes that
the honor of the armies of both sides
is safe. lncllnc your Brit‘s tilt-'1'“tIo?t=
,to our |‘"1rt1ycr.

 

name of the Divine
llrlnce 01 Peace

“M90121”, lln‘
Reflect on y;our

and before man.

“0n ,VOlH decision depend the re
pose and the joy of innumetable funr‘
lites the life of thousands of young
people: in a word, the happinens of 1,1
peopld for who it is your absolute
duty to obtain their welfare

"May the Lord inspire your deci-
sion in conformity to llis \cry holy
I.wlll ‘lluy God grant that while nut-

pcrarles vou will also obtain in the
future generations a splcndd name
of paciflcators

"As for us closely united in prayer

for
.lmDIore for you the light and coun-
Isel of the Divine Spirit."

Signed, BENEDICT.
At the Vatican, August First.

ltful souls which sigh

 

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Accept the tt'nt~'1ttttl'
invitation which we send you in the

ltlng the applause bf y-out conlelnI

and iii-penitence with all those faith,
peace we}

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stmct of the life history of the soldier
showing what bccupations he has
been engaged in. From these 11 pre.
liminary clussiflcation can be made.
subject always to the primary neces-
sity of organizing a great hotly ol’
lnfantrv 1’01 duty in the tr-enthes.
During the months of training at
the cantonntents it 111“ be possibln

 

taking intol “"3 811W" responsibdity before God for company connnuutlets to form es-

timutes of the clntrttctet and special
qual'ftcations of then men. A pro-
cess of shifting and t111n~tfer undoub-
‘terly will ensue as individuals are
tsorted out.

There is hutdly a civil tm‘ti‘e or
goccupatlou that has not its counter-
'part in the army. f1 om clerk to clergy-
Ema-1n, and no effort will be spared to
get the right man in the right place
in the new forces

Already officials the being beselg-
ed with requests from men already
held for military duty for assignment
Ito partlculat arms of the service, and.
It; is hoped that the wishes of many,
of the men can be met at. the camps.

Presumably the first increments to
reach camp will be organized as in-
fantry companies. That was the pract-
tlce in the oilicbrs' training camps
lwhiclt have just. completed one
loom-so. The basis of all military
or olttllons is the school (if the soldier
Iand that must be taught first. In
laddition, it makes possible a harden.
ling process which will make the men '
physically able to meet the stmin of
the strenuous days to come.

After some weeks‘ of elmnentary
drill,.ftlte orgnnlzfaion of signal, en<
ginger .artillory and other special
units will begin. The process of sel-
octionby special qualifications will be
Iannlied m the greatest-possible ex-'
tent. Aretha same time the, officers
:will begin to get 11 line on men won:
who are likely candidates for future
commissions, and they will be observa
Ni oarefully with avicw to promotion
'later.

Around the War Deportmont evloI
denoé’s 'of the great. army that is iii
the making»; are beginning to show;
Numerous officers of the. unknown
already have been given war—tuna
commissins in the National Army
have gone up one grade in the pro-

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, case, some two. They are to be the-

staff officers of the new divisions. the»
inner circle of the framing ma.-
chinery. At the same time, officer!
Just graduated from the training
mmps 11113 being assigned to rest-1
Iments for tho now army. The whole;
process of butldtnv;v up the commlu
stoned personnel will be well 11nd“

I ' way by the tlina tho first: thirty 1pm

cent. .of tho drafted forces start tot
comp.

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