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About Eagle Valley news. (Richland, Or.) 191?-1919 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 16, 1917)
BRITAIN TRAINS YOUTH FOR THE ARMY Thousands of Boys Given Pre liminary Drilling for Scrv loo as Soldiers. RESERVES OF THE FUTURE Work la Carefully Laid Out to Avoid Otrln, Physical or Mental Education for Thoio Needing It. London. Omit llrltaln linn some think' llku llvti million men In ltd mill tnry forces, (louoritl llobortson an nounced that nnothor half-million must Im provided In order to iimlntnln re serves mid keep thn lighting units up to full strength. Wlion thin GOO.000 hnvo been provided there will bo an other deimind for further uugtuetitn ttoim Inter. Tho Inexorable deniundn from the treuchen must he met Homehow. How they urn to hit met, how mnn power U continually to he provided to meet the wantage of wnr lit Indicated by the progressive organisation of tho couii try'M youth for training In nntlclpnllon of tho tliuii when they shall urrlvo ut uitlltury nge. All over tho country ImtlnllotiH of boys, none of them beyond the ngo of eighteen yearn mid eight months, nro being systematically tritlued for tho nrmy. Xchnolboys, collogu boyn, ap prentices youth of nil classes nn noon nn they nro physically nipahlo of un dttrtnklitg the work of trnlnlni:. nro put Into the orgiinlxallonn for prcpnrn Hon. Strain Carefully Avoided. Cnrnful measures hnve been ndopted to Insure Unit they shall not bo over trnl ned mid either physically or men tally Injured by tho strain. Officers In rliiirK' of theso organisations of boyn hnve been provided with special In structions iih to the serco that may wifely be demiinded. A good deal of dbieretlou In UiIh regard Ih left to com manding oMcera mid drill mux tern, hut after nil the purpose In to equip the imtlonnl youth for noldlerly service iih rapidly mid efficiently iih possible. Much lighter requirement, however, nro Imposed on the youngest clnsn of prospective soldier. They nrn given graduated Instruction In various drills for the purpose of hardening their physiques, (lames, lectures and edticn tloual work are provided In addition to ordinary military training. There am twelve fortnightly periods In the training course for youth of thin clnis. In the Unit period of two weeks 01 bourn of work nro required, of whirl) 12 hours are given to gnmeH and educational work. After the. first pe riod M hours lire net aside In each fortnightly period for theso purposes. Kurh games nn cricket, football and boxing nre particularly prized for their effect on tho physique of tho recruit. Participation In these Ih compulsory. At the outset every young mnn In Innculiited, vaccinated and given n thorough dental overhauling. Thin limits (ho possible activities of ninny of them during the llrst six weeks of their training. After these preliminary troubles nro over, the organizations settle Into n regulur schomo Involving 81 hours work per fortnight, or six hours' work dally. Including Sunday. How the Work la Divided. At this stage of his training tho re cruit gets In each fortnightly period ten hour of general physlcnl training, six hours of bnyonet exercises, 18 hours of squad drill, 18 hours of musketry and range practice, two hours devoted to Interior economy, three hours on night work, threo hours on guard duty, two hours on nntlgiiH training, threo hours of route marching without packs, two hours for special lectures and 11 hours for games and education. Every soldier must learn all about WAX STREET AND DANCE ON IT a i i Citizens of Huron, SD., Make Outdoor Floor for Great Mili tary Dall. Huron, 8. D. A thorough nibbing nnd waxing Is not tho usunl treat ment given nsplmlt puvlng, nnd tho city engineer 1ms not recommended that tho treatment will ndd to tho long evity of tho paving, but It adds to tho dancing qualities, nccordlng to moro than 000 persons, who danced with tho footsoro troopers of Troop Q, local cavalry company. Tho troop wna put through a flvo-mllo htko Just boforo bo lug released to attend tho boncllt for tho company, which netted moro than $500. $1,500 FOR FORGOTTEN BIT Savlnas Bank Account Accumulates Unclaimed In Drooklyn Dank for Sixty Years, Now York. A savings bank account of $1,600, which had boon accumulat ing unclaimed In n Brooklyn bank for Inking cure of his clothes, kit mid equipment nnd Instruction In theno de partments In referred to an "Interior economy." Then It In necessary to gtvo very careful Instruction In the Im portance of discipline nn n military fac tor, hygiene, sanitation, first nld and minor casualties, trench warfare, con cealment and co-operation of Infantry with artillery and nlrcraft. The Importance of the educational course must not be underestimated. A good many boyn with extremely rudi mentary schooling nro taken Into theso organisations. Thono who need It nro given the most elementary cducnttonnl opiwrtunlty, whllo tho moro advanced ones nro provided Instruction In sub jects most likely to bo of mllltnry utility. During tho first four weeks of tho course route marching with kltn In for bidden, lest It Impose too heavy n phys ical strain. After they nro properly conditioned they nro gradually broken Into these heavier phases of duty, nnd tint fourth fortnight's training In run ning nnd route marching with kltn be gins; also bombing practice with dum my bombs. Thin In followed by tho beginning of general musketry prnctlco and studies In field engineering. Ofll com In these boy battalions nro direct ed to take noto of the special aptitude of their rocmltn for particular kinds of service with tho purpose of giving them training for noncommissioned nniccrs, and ultimately for commis sions. Youngsters of poor physlquo or weak health nro especially classified and nro given n number of weeks of special light training with tho purposo of building them up before they shall un dertake the serloun work of being turned Into soldiers. In thin regard alono the benefits accruing to nywy thousands of young men hnvo been Incalculable. WORK BEGINS ON VAST AIR FLEET Government Plan Calls for Huge Planes for an Army of 110,000 Fliers. CARRY LOAD 0F8.800 POUNDS Italian Trlptane With Speed of 100 Miles an Hour, to De Used as Model To Profit by Allies' Experience. Washington, D. O. Vast airships, each driven by three 700-horso power engines, capable of carrying u mlll tnry load of moro than four tons, 8, 600 pounds, and with n maximum speed of 100 miles nn hour! A navy of such great battleships of tho air, surrounded nnd protected by a swarm of even swifter nnd much smaller battle planes I If not the biggest and most Impor tant, certainly tho most spcctnculur of all tho present war plans of tho Unit ed States ore built around such n vis Ion, writes Henry M. llydo In thu Chi cago Tribune. With tho signing by President Wll Hon of tho bill appropriating $040, 000,000 for building, equipping, and manning un enormous navy of tho air, these plans took n big step toward realisation. Hugo trlplnncs of tho power, speed, nnd weight currying capacity described hnvo been built nnd now nro being testod in Italy. Trlplnncs of tho buuio type, considerably smaller than Uio now glnnts but still of great slzo nnd power, now nro In actual uso In Italy. 00 years, has just found Its owner In Yonkers, City Treasurer Albert Van Ilouten said today. It goes to Mrs. F. A. Onstlncnu of Hancock avenuo, Lincoln Park, that city. Mr. (Instlnonu, who died two ycara ngo, deposited a small sum of money In tho Itrooklyn Savings bank In 1857. Ho must hnvo forgotten It, for ho nev er mentioned It to his wife. For 40 yenrs Interest on tho deposit compounded, and It brought tho total up to $1,000. Delivery of tho money was brought about through n now law compelling banks to search for ownors of unclaimed deposits. BOY GIVES LIFE FOR CHUM Howard Frances of Brooklyn Vainly Tries to 8avo Friend From Drowning. Now IJrunswIck. nownrd Frances, eighteen, of 471 Hancock stroot, Brook lyn, wna drowned In tho South river near hero in n vain attempt to save tho life of Ids Bovcntocn-ycnr-old chum, Patrick O'Sulllvnn of Philadelphia. Tho boyB had been bathing In tho Tho Ilnllnn trlplnnc, driven by 000 homo power Capronl engines, for In stance, will make n military load of moro than tliroo tons to n height of 0,500 feet In 85 minutes. Defeat of U-Boats Seen. Tho fact that these great machines cost $10,000 or moro cuch will not pro vent their being built In largo numbers In tho United Stnton, once tho necen snry Jigs, dies, and special tools are completed from tho models furnished by tho Itnllmi government. Many oxpertn nco In tho creation of n fleet of such blK airships, together with flvo or nix times nn many nmnll fighting plnneH for their protection, the only certain method of defeating the nubmnrlno peril, of destroying muni Hon plants nnd military and nnvul biiBcs, nnd of swiftly driving tho Ger man tinny back behind the Rhine. "Tho program for which this vast appropriation ban Just been made," said Howard E. Coffin, chairman of the nlrcraft Vroductlon board, "must be carried out with a promptness equal to that of congress In passing tho bill. Whatever crimes may later bo laid at our doors, that of slowness In accom plishment must not bo ono of them. Wo uro re.dy to go ahead at once," Airplane Samples Coming. "Within two weeks," went on Mr. Coflln, "samples of many airplanes now used by our allies on tho Euro pean battle fronts will bo on exhibi tion In tho temporary building erect ed for tho purpose nt tho rear of tho Smithsonian institution. Thcro Uicy mny bo examined und studied by Uio manufacturers of tho United Stntes. "In Uio matter of aircraft, as in oth er mllltnry matters, wo hnvo ceased to think nationally. Every stop will bo taken after conferences and In full co-operation with our allies. "Wo nro In dally conferenco with representatives of tho British, French, nnd Italian flying corps hero In Wash ington, nnd a decision prncUcnlly has been reached nn to tho exact part to bo plnycd by each of the allies In win ning tho wnr In tho nlr. "Our factories, of course, will hnvo the ndvantngo of copying tho latest and best types of nlrplano engines devolved In France, Italy and Eng land. Nor have our own inventors and designers been Idle during tho pant threo yours. Thcro now arc engines of entirely American design nnd Inven Hon which weigh only two pounds to tho horso power. Three Training Fields Ready "Whatever may bo tho difficulty of turning out Immediately In Uio United Stntes tho swift nnd dcllcoto fighting nlnnes of tho latest type, wo already nro manufacturing In largo numbers planes which nro fitted for tho train Ing of nlr pilots and observers. "Threo of tho 24 big nvlatlon fields which wo shall build for training our now nlr nrmy already aro completed, and tho work of Instruction is under wny. "Tho public, generally, has small Iden of tho Immensity of theso great training camps for blrdmcn. Camp Wilbur Wright, for Instance, located near Dayton, O., homo of tho Immortal Inventor of tho henvler-than-nlr flying machine, covers n tract of land meas uring two miles by four miles. Its hangars stretch unbroken for n dls tnnco of two miles. Theso buildings will houso 141 biplanes for tho uso of tho embryo nvlntors. Tho United Stntes will bo the great training camp for aviators for all tho allied armies." Ono may get n faint Idea of Uio al most Incredlblo expansion which Is proposed In tho air branch of tho mil itary and nnval arm of tho United States forces by considering that whllo now thero nro only a few moro than fifty commissioned officers In Uio nvl ntlon section of tho signal corps of tho army, it is proposed to Increaso It to a total of 110,000 officers and men. The Golfer's Criticism "Do you think my sermon was too long?" asKcu tho new minister. "Well." remarked tho coif nlnvor. "I think you halved too many holca mat you should hnvo won, river and O'Sulllvnn, who could not swim, was dnngllng from a ropo swung from a bnrgo, pulling himself up, and then lotting himself go. Ho lost his hold on tho ropo nnd sank, Frances, who was on tho deck of tho bargo, plunged In to help his chum. O'Sulllvnn grasped him around tho neck and both went down, Frances body was recovered after a half hour search, but O'Sulllvan's Is still missing, Old Clock Still Runs. Sharon, S. 0. J. D. Qwln of this town has n "grandfather" clock; Ho Is nblo to traco Its ngo back 127 years, and Is of tho opinion that It Is much older. Tho works wero brought over frnm Enclnnd nnd tho frnmo of lilnek walnut, inlnld with mnplo, was mado In this country by a cnblnetmakor named Samuol Gill. Tho clock has never ceased to keep accurate tlmo. not n penny has been spent on It for repairs of any sort, ana its prcsont condition is excellent. A wind vnno which Insures It al ways having n gooa urart features now Btunip-burutug appliance. BIG HARVEST OF PEAS Ten Thousand Acres Near Moscow, Idaho, Expected to Giro Average Yicldlof 10 to 12 Bushels. Moscow, Idaho Farmers in tho vi cinity of Moscow aro busy, harvesting their pens. It is estimated that thcro nro 10,000 acres In peas in the Imme- dlnto vicinity of Moscow this year, nnd despite tho abnormal season cold and wet in tho spring and a record breaker for lack of rain and heat in the summer it is felt that it is clearly demonstrated that this is a field pea country, that In ordinary years they will do well The best estimates obtainable on the present crop here this year is 10 to 12 bushels to the acre. Some fields will double that. Elmer A. Nichols just south of tho city has 230 acres that is expected to average 20 bushels. The price expected is $3. GO as the mini mum, so that even at 10 bushels it will mean $35 an aero for the crop. Farmers who planted peas this year are encouraged to go in for a much larger acreage next year. Strawberry Money is Divided. Hood River The Apple Growers' association has completed its most suc cessful strawberry season in the mat ter of dollars and cents. Following is the list of the 14 pools, showing tho dates and the average price realized from a crate of 24 boxes. It is tho actual net money received which is being distributed to tho grow. ers. The list: Juno 1 and 2, $4.80: Juno 3 and 4, $3.33; Juno 5 to 11, in clusive. $3.45: Juno 12 to 15th, In elusive, $3.51; Juno 16th, $3.64; June 17 to 19. inclusive, $3.30; June 20, $3.18: Juno 21 to 24, inclusve, $2.80; Juno 25 to 26, inclusive, $2.63; June 27 to 30, inclusive, $2.09; July 1 to 5, inclusive. $1.81; July 6 to 11, inclu sive, $1.87; July 12 to 18, inclusive, $2; July 19 to 27. inclusive, $2.25. Tiny New Spuds Sprout Pendleton. Or. Umatilla county war garden growers are discovering that their potatoes are not maturing, but arc already sprouting in the ground. None hero has been able to explain the condition and apparently all locations and all soils in the immediate vicinity arc affected in this manner. Somo of the early varfeties have grown suffi ciently to be served on the tables, but tho late planting will be hardly wortn dieeinc so far as tho war gardens are concerned. The potatoes which are sprouting aro sometimes as small as a pea. frequently as small as a walnut. The seed potatoes remain in the ground in much tho same condition as when planted. NORTHWEST MARKET REPORT Portland Wheat Bluestem, new, S9 aKtf?2.40; fortvfold. $2.34 JD 2.36: club, $2.322.35; red Russian, $2.30 rr i9. Millfeed Spot prices: Bran, $35 per ton; shorts, ?Bb; miauungs, jhd; rolled barley, $51; rolled oats, $55. TTnu Pitvtnrors' nriees: Timothv. rvld rrnn nominal: nlfalfa. new. S18(ffi 19; wheat, new crop, $1516; oat and untMi now rrnn $lfirtT)17. Vegetables Tomatoes, $1.252 per crate; cabbage, ate per pouna; lei tn- Sl.K0ffDl.75 ner crate: cucum bers, 4060c per dozen; peppers, 8 10c per pound; beans, oj;oc per pouna; corn, aU&s&c per aozen. PntntnsNow. 2idt.3ic per pound, Green Fruits Apricots, $1.251.50; cantaloupes, 95 $2.85 per crate; peaches, 65c$1.25 per box; water molnnn Sl.75f?2 ner hundred: apples. $1.352.50; raspberries, $1.75 2; pears, $2; grapes, $2; blackberries, $2.15. Butter Cubes, extras, 40a41c; prime, firsts, 89ic Jobbnig prices: Prints, extras, 44c; .cartons, lc extra; butterfat, No. 1, best bid, 46c; No. 2, AOr. Eggs Ranch, current receipts, 36c per dozen; candled, 37j(ifaBc per doz en; selects, 39c. Poultry Hens, 1516Jc per pound; broilers, 18 20c; turkeys, 1821c; ducks, old, 1316c; young, 1718,c; geese, old, 8ii:9c. Hops 1916 crop, 12Uc per pound; 1917 contracts, 1820c; 1917 fuggles, 25c. Best beef steers $ 8.00 8.75 C.nnA hunt Htpers 7.00(ffi 8.00 Best beef cows 6.00 7.00 Ordinary to good -i.uuftj) o.uu Best hoifcrs o.aom; i.eo nulla 4.50 6.00 Calves 8.50 9.50 Stockors and feeders. . . . 4.50 6.75 TTnrrn Primo light hogs ?15.7015.85 Primo heavy hoga iD.oucjjio.vo Pi 14.0014.50 Bulk 15.5515.C0 Sheeri Wntfirn lambs $12.0012.75 Vnllnv lnmhs 11.0011.50 Yearlings 8.75 9.25 Wothers 8.00 8.60 Ewes S.GtJ.OO STATE NEWS X IN BRIEF. Ww9 WW WW WW V V V WW V WW W WWW As ono of tho direct results of tho United States becoming involved in tho world war, tho Astoria board of school directors has voted to add French to tho course of study in tho high school. Tho body of Mrs. Kathcrino Osgood, ago 83 years, was found floating in tho Wnlluski river near Astoria rriday night. She had been missing for sev eral days and is supposed to .have fal len while crossing the bridge. LcRoy Childs, of tho Hood River branch of the Oregon experiment sta tion, who devotes a large portion of his time at this season of the year to tho study of codling moth, has mado recommendations to spray. One hundred Curry county hogs, de livered for J. E. Ford, at Bandon, brought 13 cents a pound, live Weight. The consignment was bought for the Ford market in Marsnheld and it was said the price was the hightest record ed in the county lor such a largo herd. Tho skin of a gray wolf was turned in at the county clerk's office at Al bany Monday for bounty. Charles E. Clark, of Lacomb, related a story of its capture showing that Clyde Rucker, of Lacomb, had a narrow escape from deer which was pursued by the predatory beast. George Stephenson, manager of the North Bend Mill & Lumber company, has been appointed a member of the spruco board for that district by Charles R. Sligh, of the War Aircraft Production board to represent tho United States and allied nations in ob taining material for aircraft construc tion. Car shortage on the Southern Pacific lines in Oregon Thursday was 751. While tho number is small compared with tho more than 3000 shortage some months ago, the Public Service com mission considers the shortage ex tremely "serious because of the early season and the demand for cars due to causes created by the war. The State Highway commission has opened bids and awarded contracts for road and bridge construction projects and accepted the bid of the Lumber mens Trust company, of Portland, on the $500,000 bond issue, the first sale of bonds under the $6,000,000 bonding enactment. The bid was $471,300 with accrued interest, the bonds dated August 1. The Springfield Planing Mill com pany has called for bids for a large amount of hardwood lumber. The company has accepted a contract for the manufacture of 1,000,000 tent stakes for tho United States govern ment, according to an announcement made by H. E. Pitts, manager of the company. The work of making the stakes will begin August 15. So serious has the car shortage situ ation become that the Public Service commission is sending out circulars to commercial clubs and other commercial bodies of the state asking co-operation in meeting it. The commission asks that these circulars be placed in the hands fo snippers or receivers of car load lots of freight, such as coal and wood dealers, foundries, machine shops, grist mills and lumber yards. Service to the nation is tho reason for tho request. Explaining his reason for appointing an even number of members on the State board of Conciliation and Media tion, Governor Withycombe said the function of the board is conciliation and not arbitration. George H. Stevenson of North Bend, member of the war spruce council for Oregon, has forwarded a telegraphic invitation to the National Defense commission now in tho Northwest to visit Coos county and look over the six mills which are manufacturing aero plane stock in that locality. A hay shortage is' threatened in tho Long Creek section and farmers are even cutting the growth in fence cor ners and other places where mowers cannot operate. Some are cutting rye grass to feed with what hay they have. The Baker crop is coming up to that of last season, but sales are being made at $15 and $16 a ton in the stack. An increaso of 15 per cent in all freight rates was granted to the Great Southern Railroad company by tho PnliHe Service commission. Ono hun dred farmers and merchants appeared at tho hearing at mo Danes anu prayed tho commission to extend tho Inironsa asked or more if necessarv. The road runs from Tho Dalles to Friend. Larry M. Sullivan, of Oregon City, ono of tho owners of the Friar's Club, at Milwaukie, haB been pardoned by Governor Withycombe, according to a telegram from the governor to Gilbert L. Hedges, district attorney. Sullivan had been convicted and sentenced for numerous violations of tho liquor law. Ho was at liberty on bond pending ap peal. He had not served a day in jail.