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THE SUN, MONDAY, JULY 26, 1915.
ARMY OF 90,000 HAS
COST U. S. A BILLION
"SCRAP OF PAPER" BEARING NEW YORK GIRL'S NAME
FLUTTERS FROM GERMAN SHELL TO BRITISH SOLDIER
WAR STARTS BOOM
IN RIFLE SHOOTING
BROOKLYN TROOPS
AT CAMP WHITMAN
OUR GUARANTEE
hat itaod th test of ovtr M
ynn, wlthaut the lot el a Cel
lar ta Investors.
5
GUAMNTEEDMORTGAGES
LAWYERS MORTGAGE CO.
RICHARD M. HORD, Pretldent
CaplUI.Survlus & Pr. $9,000,000
An Liberty St.V.T. 1S4 Montirue 8I..BID.
Ten Yews Work Has Given
Poor Results, Security
Leafrue Asserts.
CALLS FOH A BIO CHANGE
.Many New Clubs Formed and
Unusual Interest Shown
in Tournaments.
Second Uriado Takes IMiht
First, for Week of lliml
Practice Work.
of
CIVILIANS' SCORES 111011
OEX. EDDY IN COMMAND
f-f-f
n nnrn . - --r-jft. -TT ".7 mm i . i
H4
LI ...
Tt ban rol I'nele Sim niiproxlmatety
one billion itollitra to ni.ilnlnln nn nrmy
of 90,000 men In constant training dur
Ins the Mat tn yetrs, nml yet he hits
l trained force of only 40.000 roldlers
actually mailable for purposes nf Imme
diate defence,
It haa rott .Switzerland, with a pop
ulation about that of Mat aarhunetts.
$85,000,000 In ten jeurii to train nn
rmy that can ll ice 500,000 men In the
field within a few days If tho occasion
thould require. Thf expense to Uncle
Bam In that period lue been MO.000 n
man, while the total co.t to the Swiss
Government ban been 1130 a man.
Theao etatements slioltiK how expen
sive our tiniirep.irednesi. baa been are
contained In u report of the army com
mittee of the National Security I.e.igue.
of which former Secretary of War
Henry I. Stlmon Is the chairman.
"Without doubt the itreatest defen
sive bulwark of the nation vhould be
formed by our millions of male cltl
tens enrahle of bearlwt nrniB, but In
their Untrained state thev are as nower.
lesa to stop an Invasion as an tin-'
developed roI.I mine In Al.ka would
be to stop a panic on Wall Street," the
committee saye. "It Is folly to suppose '
we can us our cltliens attalnst nn In
. Vader before they have heen trained and
we must have ready at nil times a
Iratned force strong: enough to hold tho
tide of Invasion until our raw citizens
have been developed Into a serviceable
product."
Mast llnvp Trained Army.
The rommlttee says that condition
have undergone a change In the last
fifty or one hundred jears and de
clares: "If our volunteers are to be
the real war force of the nation they
must be protected during their training
period by a force already trained that
can be speedily mobilized."
TJie committee records Its absolute
confidence In the ability. Integrity and , t varying capacities. Secretary Dan
patrlotlsm of the otllcers who constl-1 (H faVors battle cruisers, however, and
lute the General Staff of the Army and I many offlcerx think they have proved
anopia witnout reservation tnelr rec-
ommendatlon for tho strength of our
trained first line of land defence. The
strength of this trained force was fixed
by the General Staff at approximately
COO.000 men.
"The navy Is our first line of defence
against an attack from across the seas."
the report ws. "So long as It Is mas
ter on the sea there can be little or no
danger of successful Invasion. Every
ronslderatlon of national safety demands
that the strength and efficiency of th
navy shall be so maintained that It may
han i.. ..... i .... ' 1
burden. That It I, deficient In ships and I The submarine, will be of two types,
personnel Is clearly shown by the report ," "O-called fleet keeping, nr cruising,
tif the navy committee of the Na- submarine and the coast defence submt
llonnl Security League." , rlne. One of the former craft s build-
The committee points out that while I lnK an1 ,hr' ,nor were authorized last
t powerful navy Is a "mlghtv agencv i winter. Tenders for submarines will be
for peace." It Is not sufficient insurance "!" asked. The navy has only one sub
tgainst national disaster In war. 1 marine tender that Is not a mere Itn-
"It Is practicable to develop the de- ( provlsatlon.
tensive power of a nation to approxt- i At least sixteen destroyers, and pos
iinte Its maximum energy only through slbly twenty, will be recommended. The
Ihe agency of a land force." It con-1 standard proportion is fou.' to each bat
tlnues. "Our navy force Is not an ade- tltshlp. The United States navy has
luate first line and our land forces are i less than half of that number. I)e
not adequate support for the navy. The ' stroyer tenders will also be asked for,
two combined do not form a bulwark at least one, possibly two.
hehlnd which the undeveloped military , The navy is extremely deficient In
resources of the country can be con- gunboats for the increasingly heavy po
rerted Into military strength. The tide t lice duty In Mexican and otbor south
of Invasion can break through the weak ern waters, so at least four will he rec
tum m-iore niw mait-riai can bu had .
!o strengthen It
Only
IO.IIOO Real Defenders.
Tlie committee says that out of 90.000
tn,n constituting our regular army thero dructlon of aeroplanes, dlriglblts and
ire In round numbers only 40.000 re-. their parts. Expansion of the preent
tnalnlng In the United States. The nvln,ln aclfttol at Tensacola will be
thers are on garrison duty outside the ur:ed.
States. Of this to.000, 16.000 are coast A ,arf Increase of the personnel of
Irtlllerymen and consequently the only 1 ,he nav' W'H asked, fmi 5,000 to
ivell disciplined force which may be l.0O at once and as many more to be,
moved to meet an Invader Is made up "P""" over two or three ears. to man'
f less than ;:.,000 men. or a little more ,nt! n,w "hip- Increase In officers' per
lhan twice the New York police force ' onrel also probably will bo rscom
The mllltla, or National Ouard, rolls mended, particularly with a view to pro
:ontaln approximately 125,ot. men. but v'dlng for the aviation sendee.
Ihe committee savs not more th.-.n'i,oi Expansion of the capacities of the ex-
nf It Is even moderately well trained
Possibly 60,000 mllltla might be used
lllltla might be used
such ns an Invasion I
a total force of S5.000 '
tla, therefore, constl-1
in an emergency
sf our shores, and
regulars and mllltla
lute "our total defenslvn mnt.iin (n
for the protection of many thousands
nr miles of const and land frontier."
"A hostile ship that would not dare
' rome within range of the defences of
r.ew York city." It continues, "could
,'" troops wun perfect safety a few
wiles away on the coast of Ing Island 1
or jersey. iiie suns In these de
fences would he no moro powerless to
oppose n landing beyond their range If
! . v.w,re '"cited on the most remote
Island of Alaska.
'"Rnldlnir Army KhhIIj- l.nndeil."
"These guns can be fired only toward
th sea. Without a mobile land force to
protect the defences .f our coast cities
they are completely at the mercy of a
raining force that might land on the
iiturby coast In o.her words, the front
noorr wouiu ne narre.l and guarded
the back doors would h. .i"a. '' "SI
.,.f.,a.t T, - """.the nnai result.
.Mier comparing the cost of main
taining our army and that of Switzer-
lana tne committee says: "Your com
mittee is 01 tnn opinion that thc Amerl-1
ran people are not aware that our
fenslvo arrangements are so out ..r nrn.
portion to the vast sums being spent on 1
them, and they need but know the facts 1
to be aroused to the Importance of In
troducing the reforms In our military
ryfctem lepeatcdly recommended by the
War Department to secure the maxi
mum return for tho money expended."
Munitions lla.ll l.neUlnu.
"Guns and ammunition must be pro.
(Tided In time of peace If thty arc to be
available In tho opening pinod of a
war." It says.
"Mention h is already been made of
Ihe Inadequato return tho nation gets'
tor tho money expended on Its army.
This Is due In part to a faulty military
tystem nnd In part to u political pork
uarrei system, mat tne anuses and
travagances of the latter should exttnd
,o our military syMtiu Is the natural
ronsequences of a national executlvo
budget. Mefore moi money Is spent on
pur military forces It should be possible
lo so reform nor ine!hndn iht .. n.nu
tpenii more wisely an. I economically that "lr wove. inneiu munis win oe made,
which we do spend So long as the Sec- ,,ul expenditures in IIiIh regard will
ret.try of War the man primarily re. I1" spread over sevetal e.trs
tponslble for the elllclency nnd economl-l Increases In the number of iiu.- and
rat administration of the servlct ban no rl"' ammunition on hand will be lecom
hand In tho p.eparatlou of a budget and mended. There will be a lecimmeiiilii
1.0 volte to defend such a budget 011 the ,,m for "t U-UMt it doubling of lb., num
floor of the houses of Congress, while 'er niuchlne gnus and tho proportion
Ihe men who find advantage In spending I "f machine guns to each 1,111m mo.
the appropriation- In extravagant ways' r"'c"tary Garrison has already recom
liave such a voi.-t. as well as a vote, Just' mended altering guns and mounts now
i long will our national defensive nr-"! P'"1'" ' 'he coast defences so us to
raiigeniciits be wofully nut of propor- Klvo them 11 longer range, Tills can ...
lion to the mono.' expended done by readjusting them so as to penult
. .. r.r-,. ... iiu loaning ou
military svs.em higblv and permanently
.-, nien .. ..n.igei .si.-m should be I
udoptcd in our n-.tl.inal administration ,
li.lopicd in our intl.innl administration ,
tuay'l XrlcMnzerco,Un,rU.::!U,an -
tlall all other civilized countries."
DEFENCES MUST BE
NEARLY DOUBLED
i
Nnval Hoard ami Army Staff
Trennrc to Ask Millions
of Congress.
BIG IIESERYES PLANNED
Wasiiinoton, July What the
country may expect to be recommended
for Increase of the military and naval
establishments at the coming sesnlon of
Congress has been clearly Indicated In
the discussion of the last ten mouths
about the defecta of the national de
fence. The ncral Hoard will undoubtedly
ask for four baltleshli. That Is what
It usked for last year when It reported
that the fleet was deficient by ten bat
tleships of the programme laid out In
1J0J. Secretary UanleU cut the recom
mendation In half, but It baa been the
board's policy to adhere to Its own pro
gramme as far as seemed reasonable,
regardless of what Secretaries have ap
proved or Congress has granted.
For the first time battle cruisers prob
ably will be Included. Thero la division
of opinion about the value of battle
cruisers, the majority of American naval
experts contending that for the United
I States a large fleet of dreadnoughts of
I uiiDroxImatelv Identical capablllles In
,,,,,,, u tetter than n llevt
ot . xnue In the European war,
Scout cruisers will be recommended .
tirobablv four. Thin typo of vessol ,
has been wholly neglected in the navy
In recent years.
Sulmiitrliiea to the Pnrr.
Submarine will bo asked for In con
siderable number twenty Is a conser
vative estimate but the popular con
ception of the vnbiA of the submarine
will serve to Increase this number largely,
presumably at the cxpensf of the mint-
ber of heavier righting crnft,
nintnnrt,i
For aircraft a large lump sum will
be asked from J2.000.000 to J5.000.0CO.
Secretary Daniels will recommend that
the United States navy go Into the con-
tMlnK naval gun shops, torpedo plants ,
nA powder factorlejt will be asked and
"n" PUHUCr lactone win ne asKe.i and tho situation ami he Is then willing to
moro generous provision for fuel ships.!, ., ,,ecll, whether they want
transports, hospital ships and supply!1" ,n" pf0pl ' ,r
ehlp" - Congress to provide what Is necessary
The plans for the army are comnll
oated since the problem Involves the hu
man element much more than the navv;
that Is. the chief need of the army Is
men ; the problem how to get them Is
dltllcult. The General Staff Is working
on plans providing for the probable
doublln of 'xl,,lnK forces, the expan
slon of the mllltla In number of In
dlvlduals. but probably not In the num
ber of organliatlons. and finally the
IT' r1.. ?J "." wn,f.n w
una it. e i.riiiy 111 it tew jears a iorvc or.
about S00.900 men In civil life who will
have had military training.
The last named feature is the must
dltllcult and the one the details of which
are furthest from completion. The dif
ficulty U to get the men necessary to
establish this reserve without resorting
to anything like compulsory mllltaiy
.Arvlr. It la t.fr.h'.KlA ,1... ... .........
l"e n0 Ierln hPecw enlistment will be
More Offlcerx -Needed.
This plan fnust Include a provision for
getting inor.' otllcers in a reserve as
de-lwe'l as enlisted men. More otllcers will
.also have to be provided for the recti-
army, tint only to command the
Probable 100 per cent, increases in the
existing arms of the service, but also
to piovide Instructor to direct tlie con
templated scheme for building a reserve.
There will also be heavy Increases In
the coast artillery and In the field artll
lery approximately 100 per
crease in the latter branch,
gent. In- 1
The pro- !
portion of field guns to foot soldiers In
the I'nlted States Is 3.1 gima to 1,000
soldiers. In Europe to-day it Is 12 guns
to 1,000 soldiers. The proportion in this
country will he probably doubled, with
iiirtner increases HKeiy to lie recoin
mended later. This will necessitate not
only a doubling of tho field artillery or- 1
vat.lzallons and personnel, but a moro
than doubling of the actual number of
ex-'""", as uio unneti Mates army liaa
1 practically no field guns in reserve. I
I 'uni5 appropriations for field!
1 t"i ammunition will be recommended. 1
, The stock of field amimiiilllon Is ildl.-u-
louidy low; It Is probable that t.-i-nni-I
mendittloiis for ItRTeasiiiL' tin. e:ii,iei... 1
-i""i - ..K.e. i-.nne. inc enses
j I" ku. may also be recommended. ,
It Is HKeiy tun. the development or
the already approved piojeel for a foit.
the already approved piojeel for a foit-
r8" !Vhtt Vlrt'"'U CJl,Ca Wl" bc
Imperative.
0u- Go- &fajLx Jki.-
of Mx -&l8a6 cUl4 &L14fjj
i frxtS l vol UtruU u.
v y .
C-J Ojflf jfutfru. 4XALAf -Hut
OtvaZtut ACMAjtC -5txf 4jU. LuLf
y&y(jiuA IMmi
fun. Hamior, Me., July 25. A (lerman .
fhell "somewhere In Flanders" or
maylv. France burst and sent flutter-
Ing through the uproar a "scrap
i
of pa-1
per" shown In the accompanying uhoto
graph. A few days ago a liar Harbor
postman tlellvt.jtl at the Willows, the
beautiful summer home here In Eden
strtet of Miss Charlotte S. baker,
daughter of Mrs. Henry M. Maker of S
West Flf .y-seventh street. New York,
the scrap of a New York newspaper and
the tatter frnm nn Wnotl.l, .nl.li.r uliwil
the letter from an hngllsh soldier also j
WILSON POLICY 1
IS UNDERGOING j
GREAT CHANGE
Coiifluiied from First Fopr,
thinks t'ongrees will be In the humor'
to provide. It Is bis Intention that the
country shall be fully informed as to
tho situation and he Is then willing to
or not
Preliminary estimates provide for a
total force, regulais. mllltla and re
serves. In the neighborhood of 800,000
men, as compared with only 200,000
now; appropriations of $200,000,000 a
year, as compared with the prosent
J10O.00O.00O are spoken of. while It has j
heei. i. nested tlmt t'oncress mav have
.m t... n.. nrnvta. ir.00.000...00 If
.... . . , M . .
everything necessary Is to be done for;com-'' A ' the signs of the time I
the army and navy.
There are strong forces organized nnd
organizing ready to support Mr. Uairl
son's pp gramme. The President Is ns
surcd of approval from these quarters
In si far as he urgrr upon emigre the
acceptance of what the General Staff
and the U1-.1er.1l Hoard recommend for
the nrmy and navy.
tin the other hand, It Is fully real
Ize.l here that the opposition Is also
organized and orginlstlng. From the
South, the middle Wist and the S. uth-
we.tt b.tter opposition to Increises m
the naval and military establishments 1
ale expected, Just as preW.ius opposition
has eunic from U.om- uuarters.
Tho Inst tclv months has seen a
multiplication ..f societies organized for
peace, for the discouragement of piepa
ratlons for national defence and for
other kindred objects.. There are Indi
cations that thev are being drawn closer
ami closer for united effort under the
Ittidership of the pence societies, There
Is it confident expectation here that they
will bo plentifully repiesented at Wash
Ingr .n finni tho moment that Congres
meets,
Finally, though Mr. Mrynn has said no
wcrd himself, there Is a conviction here
that ho will be In Washington in per-1
tmn to lend his powers of leadership to I
those opposing Incieases for the national
defence.
PRAISES AND BLAMES WILSON
rIlmar'0 flMWM W1W'
., ... ... ... .
er.niiii lHSt.tr Likes All of Jote
Snte Ita Threats.
St Peter's Lutheran congregation,
almost every member of which Is
of German birth, expressed jester
da strong agreement with the
lii- a li M dden'u1 who" I
ni-i.iii.dv h. I. ik .... ....,., fr,..,. Kr..!,!...
in..:. " , " , .'." ',
.. .. . . ". ' ...... ...rn -1
iiik i.inK...m- III ins Hint 11. ie tit 1110 iter
man Imperial Government
The same
fc,id In his inoinlii sermon tl. .1 ili
J. "bt P.esHI ? Wilson s
sound, and that Harm ill Unerlcms
ni,-- ..1.1, u !. ,!,,.. .. ..... J '..??
agice' with It ill not lo a m il '
""" '" '"' ' i mkV h,;.,lH'
,hc urfc-umt.t of ,he ucrman pastor.
f
Liza- 4-
pictured herewith
The photogra h of the letter from the
"f"1"1' soldier boy explains Itself Need-
.u me ...i ui iriiuei in)ii;rr
which was the only pan of the New
a or paper tnat nuttere.l ilown ' like a
butterfly" after the explosion of the shell
had not been stufTfil Into or wrappej
around tl.e (ierniin shell.
It Is more than likely that the news
paper was one of the many which con
stantly arc belnc sent with other papers
nnd magazines to the war lone for the
fighting men The probability Is that th
- j
,,.,rtcular Journal from whKth the bit
MUST GUARD RIGHTS,
'I
SAYS DR. BROUGHTON
German Philosophy Called,
Failure War to I3rinr Men i
Hack to Christ. i
A notable war sermon was preached
by the Mcv. Dr. I.eu tl. Mroughton at
the Fifth Aenue Presbyterian Church
yesterday afternoon. He was pastor of
Christ Church, Iondon, during the first j
part of the war nnd many of his prin
cipal laymen were prominent In British
affairs,
"I hate war, but we are In the midst
of It," he said, "a cruel, brutal war, the
like of which the world has never seen :
thc Question for us to face Is. What has
11 llnp that can hn turned to make the
orld wiser and better in tho days to
1 think I see how matters are shaping
to bring blessing out of even this awful
carnage. For jears the leading tier-1
man philosophers have taught the world 1
that there Is no revelation apart from I
reason; that the Mtble contalu.t the word
of Clod, but that It Is not the word
of tlod that whatever In the Bible runs 1
contrary to reason runs contrary to j
revelation ; that reason Is supreme and
has tho right to cut tlie Mlble to pieces. 1
We have all seen the workings of this
.
i.u(.i...ii i,i-(in,iii iiiiiv"v,ii .11. iv mmiih
makes right.' We have soon It In bring
ing 011 this war and In tho conduct of
the war.
"Kvcry country engaged In the war
Is learning much needed lessons. France
will never bo tlie .h.initi atheistic, coun
try again. Ten thousand men and wo
men met In one eervice for prayer In
Paris recently. Itussln will never be the
closed laud of absoluto monarchy
again, Kven now she Is throwing open
her door to democracy; and thank tlod
.i,e has broken with tho demr... Htr.m
. , , r Ktn "h th0 dcmoU ' tron
"Great Hrltnln presents a now order
of life. The London Dally Telegraph
say editorially, "London h a better city
than It was before tlie war. There Is
less vice and lcu crime, There Is less
blatant luxury. There Is less class
Jealousy and antagonism, The people
ar moro rellfcioua and moro do
votlonal,' "Hut America, too, lias had tier lesson.
I She has come to eo the commercial
l"t-Tdcpendenco of nations and Individ-
. ""' K.eiiti-si lesson America
....... it.., ,. . .
learned is tho
discovery of tho
niicredness
ot Amerlcutt eltlzetiKhln.
Wit). III.. ul,. 1. r.1,1.... ... 1. .'
. , " ,J " T, ' " ' " i" '"i . "
:: " ; huh ihiv"
a shriek of the American Kagla that
shook the world. We. do nut want war.
Wn are not going to have It if we can
help It, hut Americans are going to
stand together as one man for tliu
lights uf our people at all cost."
r
'Am. VjU.
?rt U JtS, Act
OA ACTV
5
s tysZ
ttceled here by Ml Raker was torn
by the exploding shell was .ne of a lit
tr of discarded newspapers lying about
when the shell came along.
The frightful blast from the exploding
shell probably was deflected upward
from the ground, thereby shooting Into
the air dust In which were particles of
light matter th. t doubtless Include.: the
"scrap of paper," as Miss Maker refers
to her treasured souvenir. The scorch-d
edges of the butterfly clipping, plainly
discernible In the photograph, may have
rn ..... ..i hit- ruru .iuui nuiie.l
I the scrap to Corporal Via-.or cume along
been burnt bfore the shell which wufted
JAPANESE SHOOTS
' WOMAN; KILLS SELF
'
Uses Revolver in Hotel Room;
and Then Kneels as if
to Tray.
2.". A. T.
New Havr.v, Conn.. July
t....m- 1. ... 1 .
" i"""r. ."ivr ..1
.Mrs. Carrie Mowan to-day nnd then,
thinking he had killed her, firci a bullet
Into his own brain. The couple were
New Orleans
"The City Care Forgot"
THREE CITIES IN ONE, FRENCH
initiative fused in the languorous
mildness of the South. Traces of French
origin are still visible in the sheltered
courtyard and the atmosphere of the
Vieux Carre. Years of Spanish dominion,
when the gold Lions of Castile floated
over the city, have left their trace in
architecture and in the quaint customs.
American efficiency and energy appear
just where you want them, in the magnif
icent hotels and transportation facilities.
It's a treat without comparison for the
tourist from the North. It's one of the
wonders on
The Road Of A
Thousand Wonders
'VsunSet'i!
I (OGDENf. SHASTA) I
S?EKVi
or by the hot breath .if the shell that
sent the h't of paper flying to Mar liar-
Ixir via Coritor.il Victor's boat mcii-. plans of the National Itllle Association the special from the New Ynr ' en
anlcl.in. (have the Indorsement of the highest of-jtr-l y.,,jm the Twen! -th.r.l, '.r .r- ..'n
Miss Maker arrlvi.l here the last week tlclals of the War department. mand'of Col. Frmk A. Nort ti. '
of May. The New York paper fro ti Interest In rifle shooting will be stimu-( jtecoiul half an hour later. .. I t
which the scrap was torn therefore was lated at the camp, of Instruction for stu- iiriv.cventh. under command I.
.la.eti oii.e nine very late in .nay, pron-
iil.ly between May 27 and May .10. The
manner in which It retched the soldier
lb I old in tlelall In bis lette leprc.
duced here. Miss Miker, wh. Is well
known socially here and In '..'ew York,
values the bit of newspaper as re-
values Hie Ul OI neWMI.inrr a 1'
I markable souvenir of the great war.
1
ic.unu mix ariernonn In a room at the
j Davenport Hotel, utile h is near poll'"
i.e.ui.uariers. .Mrs. 1 tow, in was 1 Ing
on the tied unconscious The Japanese
jwas In a kneeling attitude at the UU
f the bed, :t though he hid been pray.
coroner 1:11 mix teamed during his
I Inquiry, to-night that the Japanese had
' been for some time an admirer of Mrs.
Howan This rivel.ttlon came from the
1 contents of several letters found .11 his
, po.-ket.-. It w.u. said also
' Japanese last night went to
1 it.. 1 .h
.... ,
tine ttr -
Kl u . .
...., i.T"u twelve 111 les
eat of this city, and there threatened to
kill Mrs. liowan if she did not return
with him to New Haven
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Ml til licit HO ID Mi lltlMtti:,
Plan your trip to include New Orleans.
A Remember, this is "See America" year
and you can't afford to miss the quaintest
city in all America. No matter what
way you go to the
California Expositions
be sure your return ticket reads
Southern Pacific-Sunset Route
"The Exposition Line"
1153 Broadway
At 27th St.
Wamiinhto.v, July 25. One of the In
teresting effects of tho war on this coun
try Is the boom which It ban Imparted to
rifle shooting. Not only tho regular ser
vices, hut civilians at large and students
of colleges and schools aro taking un
usual Interest In rifle training and there
will lie more than the customary num
ber of local. Interstate nnd national
tournnmenta In the next three months.
As result of the present agitation
all tho States ure taking Increased In
terest In the big national shooting event
to bo conducted by the (lovernment at
Jacksonville. Fla In October. Mary
land and Pennsylvania are tho only
States In the Union which have declined
to give their National Ouard the benefit
of training for these matches. Three
other States are doubtful, but arc mak
ing every effort to overcome the dllll
culty so theycan be represented These
ate caltrornia,
glnla.
More Than Ui Xm Club..
The Interest of civilians Is shown by
ilubs In almosr evtrj- State, as well as
In Porto Hleo. Alaska, Hawaii and the
Canal Zone. In tbii last six months inore
than 200 clubs have been "rKanlted , . d
this number .-ould haw hen imiro ha
doubled If the bnwn ent had been
nine onrr ii ti, iirriinii.
ciubs "'"rh7ur1?v,;,1,,,l;e ;u i
?.'!' Knlg rU m'-iTmo 50 fS-of
nt, Krag : "
""to test the elllclency of the club mem-
Lm "with the ntimary rifle, a national
ro.V Ion was organU-d and a trophy
n "en d by the War Department, which
IVepreltents th championship of the
! United States among civilian tide clubs.
fin this competition twenty-six ot the
1 . .n.r....i.. .,f tl.e.p i-luhs have en -
teied teams and Ihe competition Is now . of the c.iinp. with bis Maff of ...'I
going on under supervision of nrmy and The commander "f lh Se. oiul M .'.!
National tluard otllcers. mcIi club being Is Hrlg.-Uen. John O. IM.ly tuber . a
represented by ten men shooting a course mandlnc otllcers are Col. Frank Nor
of fir iih' the Mill" as Is followed by the ton of the Twent -third. Col lol.n II
Vutlon.il (tuard In thlr record shooting. Foot of the Fourteenth. CI 1 '
in u ext.ecttd the scores made In this
t rmnlii. ilium will enii.tl. If not excel, those
I that Cmie Sam's soldiers will maKe in
the J.tckfonville niatcnea.
Drrku lOO.IHMI ..Mrmlu'ri,
The National Itllle Association of
Ai,wel...i with otHfes In IlllM Cltv hM be-
gun a camivugn for lon.Ooo members at.
li' ej.ii. The recelnts ate to constitute!
n fund which will, it Is announced, he
. used In an effort to put rifle shooting In
this country on a plane with other sports,
' suih as baseball and football,
j lpecl.tl attention Is being Slvcn by
' the National Ulfle Association to the
Installation of Indoor ranees In schools
"lid colleges, Y M. C A buildings and
wherever sportw are encouraged, The
'i. nii nuw neing neiu .it 1 i.tiirunin;
bai racks. N. V , the licsldlo of San
Francisco. Lrti.ldlngton. Mich, and
Chlckamaugs, by the donation of tro
phWs and medals by the National rtlfle
Association of America for team and
Individual records
PRESIDENT HAS QUIET DAY.
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Ailtonn.MIe
Hide
Will. HI
liSISM, N II ,
Dniiu liter".
July 25 President
' 1
Wilson devoted to-day to relaxation,
postponing until to-monow 'he rigorous
schedule which hr h.t mapped out for
his stay bfle This afternoon he took
a two hours automobile trip with Miss
Margaret Wl'son. who had reached here
earlier In the afternoon; Mrs. Norm.in
Halt, who Is a guest at Harlakenden.
and Mr and Mrs Francis Howes Sayre.
tins ween tlie president will take up
1 'ir.-i
111 the preliminary data on the
1 condltl'Mi of the army and navy which
i .. ......it ...... ..... ... .... ... .
"rlr .it. ......ii. 1.11. 1 nt-itne ne leu tv.isn-
Hilton
Other mailers which he exnecta
' t. consider are the preparation of the
10 ,!''a, Hrltuln "n the new step.
In the Mexican situation which he is
1 said to have under cflntt-mplatlon.
366 Broadway
At Franklin SU
'Phone KranUIn 302S
39 Broadway
Near Wall St
Camp Whitman, FMiklll I'l.i n- Ji. v
23. Camp Whitman took on new- ' fi in.
day when four new regime a !
companjlng corps nrrlved n t,n . .
place of the First (nenfor . .1) lb s .
N. (t. N. V., Willi li return' d num. r.
tcrday after a week of war pu t ,
Sunburned ai.t weary, bin h.ti p.
officers and men of the l'list It u .lie
returned to Manhattan. uilUvi ,i,.tt
the encampment this e.r was ine mo",
successful ever held In the St.it
The Second Urlg.ide amwd ,r .uni
early this morning .mil rpviit "n ,
mostly In gettln itc na t hi t . . ., .
life with preliminary tlrllli ui.i
coming acclliu.tti'd to the h"' s.i- llr
Fourteenth, Twenty-third am. 1 o n
seventh re.lmenl.t nf Infai.ti) i.i ,.i j)
rail, detraining at llopt-uvll .u I I, k
the two miles Into camp ot mm,
roads and under a scuriiiii.g su, . ii.iau
the same as did the l'list I'.ik j
ii nut u un
Tneivc ,r,,ps of thr l'irt ,:r
Compa1) l1( Krit Hatt.tlion. s.gnal
Corps; Company I'. T,M- u
glneers; Mattery F. Second 1 t
t,erv Second Field b'..l . ! .
a,l,ulamv c.mp.ii.y nr
Hamburg. IT... t
tll.lrchp,, ,he 6Cvei. imles In.
i 1
.'I v
i b)
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over Just as diit roads .nl in
scoring sU .u.i t.... .......
regiments who hiked In from Ijo.e....
Tlie ne. nrrv.tls will get t!..- f - x
hard work as the guar.lsm. w I ;
returned borne. The nr,t s-v-rn -
will b, dexoted to drill-, tn.-r.li I.;
skirmishing and general ..imp w-k
The last three days w.li be ....up.. . .
I war practice.
I Major-den. irityaii. cotnm.ind.r .f
i the State militia, still tem.iliis n '.. g
! Junnlckv of the Forty-seventh u.
r 1 IJeltevolse of the First Cn .l.v
The First Cavalry. Squad-..
the Fourteenth. Twenly-tbud an' 1
seventh Infantry renimeiiu m n
ond Brigade of tllo National iiu..'
Hrn.iklvn left ycste.day f"t i'-'l
,na
lln.klvn left vesteld.1V .'" t't-'1
vice at Camp Whitman. I'lsbkul I'',
v. v.. snd .11 the Thirteen!'. i ..jk
' fence command Is putting In .' -
week In camp at Flshe: Isli'id.
only trooi left In Hrouklyi. :
terles A, M and C of the F.rs: Ar
tiartered In tho CUrmont a ..!
liioiy.
The Fourteenth, undtr r.unm
Col. John II Foote, started a' "
li
i in the morning In the first of
.lannlcky. In the third
at
Mrevet Major-lien. John ".. IM 1 '
mandltig the brigade, and his .-t .ff .tc
lonipanle.l the Twenty-third
The members of the Firs' .'n..
left tlie armory In licdford ..v ...
6 o'clock, and m.iichlng to Ht It . ..e
Hue and Sterling place wer- . i.ve.
In cars to the boats.
Including the Thirteen!' r.
fence command on F she - !'. d
Mrooklyn has over 3 fi" '' r. ,nl
men in camp service
The Field Ar illerv , .
of service three wee, s e . T .
h.iniia. Pa.
NEW YORK'S
PRIVATE
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Private
Schools
THK SUN mnint... a
must eflicient IMium.."'..
BUI'L'HU.
This comjilote seme i
ubbolutely free of chuiKf '"
you.
Arcurnto nml iinl i:i"' i
infminutiuii uiven to a. I r
quircrs.
This service will pi . e f
valunblu ussis.tnncc 111
lectinir tho jironor .-1'! '
for plncitiK your liny 1 t
In writing give ufficient
details ao thnt intrllicent
advice can be given.
SCHOOL -COLLEGE
and CAMP BUREAU
150 Nftttau St., New York
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