The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, June 8, 1917 Page: 4 of 8
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THE BASTROP ADVERTISER. BASTROP, TEXAS
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FOUR WEEKS
IN HOSPITAL
No Relief—Mrs. Brown Fin-
ally Cured by Lydia E.
Pinkhr.m' Vegetable
Compound.
Cleveland. Ohio.— " For y«are I rof-
fer«d •ometimee it iwmwi u though
I oould not •Land
it any longer. It
waa bil in my lower
organ*. At tirnea 1
could hardly walk,
for il I stepped on s
little BUme I would
almost faint One
day I did faint and
j m y hmtand w a •
■ent for and the doc-
tor came. I waa ta-
ken to the hospital
and stayed four weeki but when I came
borne I would faint juat the same and
bad the same pains.
A friend who is a nurse asked me to
try I.ydia E. I'inkham's Vegetable Com-
pound. 1 befran taking it that very day
for 1 was suffering a great deal. It has
already done me more good than the
hospital. To anyone who is suffering
as I was my advice is to stop in the first
drugstore and get a bottle of l.ydia E.
Pinkham'a Vegetable Compound befora
you go home. " — Mrs. W. ('. IlROWN,
2844 W. 12th St, Cleveland, Ohio.
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fl*v tofT\«rrr re*r*t writing <*•••*#
tuy rtrn miww (i(t> |(>u „ 4t, jrlrM< |
Though the way a self-made man
makes love may he absurd, the way he
mikoK moriev isn't.
NO MALARIA—NO CHIL.L8.
"Plantation < 11 T >iijg is guar.intend
to drive ;iwav f lulls -ind Fever or yoiu
money refunded Price 50c.—Adv.
Isn't l; strange that men who brug
always hr- ahou* imethlrig thnt
doesn't Inter -t y> n In the least?
Don't Ret the Idea that you can
catch happiness bv running nft"r Ir.
A Wise
Move
13 to change from
coffee to
POSTUM
before the harm
is done.
"There's a Reason'
8or* V.yi-t. Tit' Ky'' Wsfery
fftlckv I • .ii 1. .nil [ir tnptl> with ii.iilit-
if aiv 1 si. r of Ron -n Kyi JUatsam. Ad*.
Had an Alibi.
"Charlea Henry Hnwklmil" said his
father, us Charles 11 ■ nry entered the
room, his hair tousled, one sleeve torn,
one stocking hanging loose, a deep
scratch across his freckled nose, uud
with fatigue at.il anguish manifested
In every muve he made, sank heavily
into a chair, sighing.
"Charles Henry Hawkins, you have
been playing ball again with your best
clothes on; or else you've been In «
fight. IIow often should it be neces-
sary for me to mention these things';
You are getting to be Incorrigible. 1
sometimes believe we will have to
•end you to a boys' reform school/
"Why father," moaned poor Charles
Henry, eyes growing wider and wider
at his father's flagrant Injustice, "and
me only been a shoppln' with mother.'
Emli.-.ttly Practical.
"It is no use trying to get away from
rbe solemn ftu t that the woman of to-
day Is a most practical and resourceful
creature," said the man who has
known a few.
"What makes you think so?" a friend
ask«'d
"The unsentimental attitude of a girl
I know. I told her that she had In-
spired Home of my Pest poems. She
didn't sny n word about the poems, but
she wrote to my publishers for a per-
■centime on the royalties."
ONE AMY PROBLEM
HOW THE NATIONAL GUARD IS
TO BE MADE PART OF THE
NATIONAL ARMY.
/T MUST MEET REQUIREMENTS
No Political. ReHgioua or Racial
Clique* Wanted—Many of the Cav-
atry Regiment* May Be Converted
Intc Field Artillery.
By EDWARD B CLARK
Washington. Everybody lu Wash-
ington knows that the National «UMrd
problem has been a vexing one for
the war department to solve Some of
the regiments In a few of the states
never have been efficient and probably
never could be made efficient under
state ' ntrol so long as Indifference to
the service continued In some places
" prevail. The government Is going
to take over a' tlr«t only such of those
National Guard regiments, no' already
federalized, as have met with all the
requirements of the law lu equipment,
numbers and efficiency.
The National Guard regiments un-
der the present plan under the law,
In fact- will continue to wear the
badge of state service when they be-
come u part of Uncle Sam's troops,
but otherwise to all effects, purposes
and appearances they will be a part
•>f the regular army.
Unless the Guard by volunteer en-
listments |r recruited to Its full
strength prior to the time that the
federal government takes over such
state organizations as are not enrolled
In Its service, the provisions of the
Hay bill for recruiting the Guard or-
ganizations will be foregone, and the
men needed to complete the quotas
will be chosen under the selective con-
scription rule. This means that when
the United States takes hold of the
ta«k of filling the regiments no man
■>ver thirty-one years of age will be
added to the forces.
The regular army authorities have
been disturbed by reports from hen.
there and elsewhere that ambitious po-
liticians and others w« re raising com
panb s. regiments and even brigades
with the Idea of offering their services
en masse. It was the intention of
> ip'ne of these organizations, if means
could be found to do It. to enter the
National Guard. The desire of Wash-
ington lias been that the National
Guard should i>e recruited in a way to
pr vent the entering Into It of 'Mlque
or sets of men whose binding tie was
political, rii' ial, (other than American)
or even religious.
Cavalry to Become Artillery.
It has been said that soim of the
National Guard cavalry regiments, per-
haps nil of them, may be turned Into
field artillery regiments. There i* not
much use foi cavalry on the west
front tn the present war, nlthovgh of
course there must be .some cavalry for
emergencies. Mounted troops when
they are needed will be needed badly.
Artillery, however. Is a prime neces-
sity. and as the troopers of the Na-
tional Guard know horses and know
how to ride them, they will be espe-
cially useful In artillery outfits which
une horse power for changes of base
and "coining into battery.'*
The officers of the army watched
the various National Guard "egiments
on the border closely. 'fne Pennsyl-
vania Infantry regiment, the Second,
was by the direction of the federal
authorities turned Into a field artillery
mtlit overnight. It Is far advanced
now In Its drill and It probably will
go to I'rance with one of the early ex-
peditions which the government -end-
to the lighting line.
If such cavalry regiments of the
Guard are given a change of service
«tnd of weapons, they need not worry
much about delay In .-•ending them to
the scene of action. All they will have
to do I- to learn their new duties
rjulckly. and then they can rest as-
sured that with their field guns they
will be put on ships ami sent over-
seas,
Sure of Early Participation.
Within the next few weeks the
regular army is to be raised, If the
volunteer method can compass It,
to Its full war strength of nearly
Ijoo.ooo men. If the volunteering shall
fall, conscript I ve methods will be used,
but the end will be the same and the
regular force will have thousands
upon thousands of tnen greener than
any Guardsman who has had the state
-oldler'K training.
lu .'l.'iienis of the National Guard,
therefore, with the regulars and on
equal terms with them, probably will
tlnd themselves on the first line of the
nation's offense. The one qualification
necessary Is to say that application is
only to those Guard organizations that
are fully recruited, that have met with
the approval of the fed nil authorities
arid that saw service -in the border,
Almost unquestionably the federalized
titmrd will find ltseif at the front as
quickly as the regulars except for
those few reasoned regiments of the
standing army which probably will be
sent Into the light quickly.
What Js It that has made the
Guard's opportunity? Two things
have worked to the end of quick serv-
ice for the ••-dernl'/ed state troops
of regular* to reach as an entirety
the standard of proficiency which MOi
nt tie- National i.uurd outfit* ar*'
maintaining today.
Building Up the Army.
A regiment of regular Infantry, for
instance, wiil ! • apli' Into thre« bat
(■lions, .ml with each I., it lit hi 11* a
• eon
*rructei|. Taking It on the three-bat-
talion basis, there Will be two battal
lions of recruits to one of vat era us in
the new organization*.
<'f course this pro|Mir'lon will not
run through the entire army, but it
will coiiie pretty close to so doing,
because virtually JUMMNi men will
have Ixeii added to the standing force,
which at the beginning consisted of
only about Psimm men.
It can be si-en. therefore, readily
enough that a regiment of National
Guardsmen which has *een service on
the border and which has been kept
Intact in spirit, in discipline and In
drill, will for Its muln part be In la't-
ter trim for front service than a reg-
iment of regulur* two-thirds of whom
are now In the business.
Of course 1 lie regular-army men will
have the advantage of training given
by officers of long, hard service. The
recruits in the course of a few months
will attain the standard of their com-
panion regulars, and the new regi-
ments In trim and efficiency will be
equal to the organizations as they ex-
isted before being split up Into small
units about which to build up new for-
mations,
Russia and American Help.
It is only In the most general way
probably that the commission to
Uua la of which Elihu Hoot Is
the chief was given Instructions. Tie
members have, of course, a guiding
principle, but they will he moved to
this course or to that by conditions as
th y exist In Russia.
With American engineers ori their
way to Russia and with this othei
commission of "pleading and Instruc-
tion" starting on Its way, Washington
is looking half fearfully, half hopeful-
ly to the future. What is to be ac
compllshed by American effort in tin
Land of fioubt?
It Is km.c'.'n definitely that the rock
on which the chief structure of hope
of succe s is founded Is that which will
bear up strongly the direct statem- nt*
of the Americans that no democracy
with hope for Its future as a denio
craM state can afford to break faltli
with other democracies and to make
term with despotism.
Kvi rything which lias come to th
officials In Washington from Russia
bears out llr*t belief that the masses
of the people of the new republic il«
not undei tand the situation a* it I-
related specifically to a conflict b<-
tween detmsrracy and autocracy.
Amerle in -ocialists have told Ameri-
can non-i • iaii-t- that millions of Uu*
slans see simply 111 the present situ
ition a chance to secure peace for
themselves and thereby to help in the
securing of a permanent peace for
the whole world.
Russian Masses Must Be Taught.
There Is the blackness of Ignorance
throughout « great part of Ktisslu and
for It the foriiu r czar and his men and
his methods have beep held responsi-
ble. The enlightenment, so socialist*
here say, that is needed is one which
wl'.l make plain to the Russians th«
pathway of a democraev's duty in such
a wnt as tills. American socialists
or -1 inie of tliein, at any rate, believe
that liberty so recently founded *n 11u*.-
slo Will be |n t quickly to some "Man
on Horseback" if pledges io the allie
art repudiated and peace Is sought
with Germany.
So ji is that the belief, seemingly
sub tantial, is that Kllhu Root and hi
colleagues will do what they can al
most on the instant of their arrival Ir.
Russia to Impress upon the leaders and
the people, the worklngtnen and the
soldiers 'hat the surest way to lose
the gift of freedom is to make friends
with freedom's enemies.
It hits been held in Washington that
a plan of American participation In
the campaigns in Kurope uiii|iiest|oti
ably would Include one for participa-
tion in the fighting on the east front.
I our American army officers are ac-
companying the commission to R11--I11
line of 111 e 111 I- :: cmnpuigncr of many
years, a strategist and a man known
for Ids persuasive powers. It seems
altogether unlikely that MaJ. Gen.
Hugh li. Scott, chief of stall" of the
I'nited States army, would have been
sent with the commission unless the In-
tention, if 1111—s|n holds firm. Is to send
a "heartening force" of the soldiers of
one republic to light side by side with
the so'iliers of another.
sen lo
being
Up to
' on tie- border and the mean*
1 a I. en to recruit t hp regular army
its full war strength,
new regiments for the National
army In the main part are to lie huili
up around a nucleus of men of sea
soned service, but In each organiza-
tion the recruits will outnumber the
vet or: n^. This means that It will take
home time for most of the regluients
A Much-Traveled Person.
A young man, who has been 11 gun-
ner's mate for 11 number of years, but
is now trying to get others to enlist
In the navv, tells of his conversation
with a young fellow he found digging
a ditch. He asked the boy whether he
had ever thought of Joining the ranks
of those who will aid their country
through 1 In no\y, and was assured
quite promptl\ that lie had not.
The navy man proceeded then to
point out its wonderful advantages,
enlarging somewhat on opportunities
'or travel. The boy paused in his dig-
ging long enough to say proudly: "I've
traveled."
The navy man was somewhat sur-
prised. "Have you seen London?" he
asked.
"Nope."
"II ve you seen Paris, or Cuba, or
South America?"
"Nope."
"Well, •here have you been?" was
the filial question.
"We went to Troy, N. V.. once," was
die siitislled reply. - Indianapolis
News.
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1—Rookies at Fort Slocum who have Just received their soldier clothes and are proud of them. Latest
tograph of .MaJ. Gen. John J. IVrshlng. selected to command the tlr*t American expeditionary force In I ranee.
Ilritlsh artillery on the western front preparing the way for an infantry advance, i American destroyer Ro
put Into commission at the t'hariestown navy yard for the Massachusetts Naval militia.
NEW HOME OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS
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the new tiuildln j ■ 1 tin A merit u Red '' r ■ - s. m Washita on w h .< li was formally dedicated recently. It
at 11 cost of .SsinMnhi and is the general headquarters for all Red Cross work in till country.
OUR DESTROYERS ALREADY ACTIVE IN THE WAR
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Some of ttie American destroyers that, according to ofliclal advices, already are in Kuropcau waters taking an
active part in the war on German submarines.
BRITISH LABOR COMMISSION
NEW STACK FOR THE GEORGIA
I.Il ting a new teu ton stuokeHfnck to
These are the mi 11 Iters • >t iIh Urltl -h labor commission now In this conn- j i"1 placed on the t'. s. s. Georgia at
try conferring with tin repr- -ontatiw.s of American organized labor and the ('harlcstown (Muss.) mn \ yard
others They are: Sc ted -ft to i -lr Iti, II n 1'. W. Roweriiiaii and II W, Till* naval crane can lift a burden of
Garrod; standing. Joseph l av|e* and .1 II Thomas. 'KJ tons.
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Cain, Thomas S. The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, June 8, 1917, newspaper, June 8, 1917; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth206208/m1/4/?q=%22%22~1&rotate=90: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bastrop Public Library.