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V REORGANIZE ARMY SMALL DIVISIONS ADAPTED TO THE EUROPEAN WAR MANY MACHINE GUNS IncrciiMC of Artillery In Proportion to lnfiuitr>' Ih future of Reorgan ization—('avalry , IVOtached—Na tional (auard AIko Affected—Reg- o ular Army Already Reorganized. A reorKanlzation of American army units under which the division totalling 28,000 men, found un wieldy for service on European bat tlefields* 10 abandoned for the conti nental unit of about 19,000 men has been ordered by the war depart ment. Under the new plan a division will include only two Infantry bri gades of two regiments each, in place of three brigades of three reg iments each under the old system. Many other organization changes are made, including a material Increase in the artillery and machine gun strength of each division. The cav- 'Hlry regiment now included in each division is detached, a new trench mortar battery is added, and the old army corps plan abandoned after the War of Secession Is put again in operation. The it; divisions of the National (Juan) as now constituted vull be re aligned In conformity with the m w plan after the (iuardsmen roach th« ir training camps No changes In ramp assignments, it Is presumed, will Ih* Involved The national army will organlied fr,,ni the start tin- d* r tht* plan far as the regulars are fMn>«-rne.| it ha- t*e«*n understood t».at th»- re«»rganirat »on already has l>«*»• n • arrte«| nut f«»r the units in Kraft*r Thr mmr dt-psr ttreftt • *»r«ter u a* ann«>uftre«t In a s**»rmeni ia«ue«t by iau, ii>i*. 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"Each army corps will consist of three infantry divisions, corps head quarters and certain army corps troops not specified. Each army will normally consist of three or more army-corps, army headquarters and certain army troops not specified. “I nder the new order each infan try division will be composed as fob- lows, the changes Vom the present organization being as indicated: "One division headquarter (same as at present). "One machine gun battalion of four companies (new). "Two infantry brigades of two regiments and one machine gun bat talion (four companies) each. (The present division is three infantry bri gades of three regiments each.) "One field artillery brigade of three regiments and one trench mor tar battery. (Same except* trench mortar battery is new.) "One field signal battalion (same). "One train headquarters and mili tary police (same). "One ammunition train (same). "One supply train (same). "One engineer train. (Same ex cept that pontoon and searchlight section are not included in new plan.) "One sanitary train of four field hospital companies and four ambu lance companies (same). "The reorganization provides for no cavalry In the division. The divl? •ion as at present 'constituted calls for one regiment.,of cavalry. The present division also calls for one aero squadron while the new plan calls for non#, 'he aircraft nnlta be- lag otherwise p >vl4ed for •"The order • ■ trifles 1 € of the a of lone l • ay u> be and nembevwd r m hr: h if MAY ATTACK DCs tern! n Imn. Germany may try to trample Rwlt- zerland under foot and awing her armies around tha southern end of tha west front, unless tha mountain republic yields to Tauton importuni ties for a loan. That is the dismal prospect inter national authorities saw Wednesday in Germany's pressure for gold in return for coal supplied Switzerland. HhouW H *vm<4K / a situation come, it would) mean great readjustment of existing batt|e Jlnes. and while per haps not fatalTit would at least be discouraging fo the west front situa tion. > . ' r- - The fact that Switzerland is re sisting the loan proposal came as a surprise in Washington. .Switzer land, composed-of German, French and Italian stock chieTly, is regard ed pro-German and Germany several months ago used her as a go-be tween to make a pseudo peace offer to the United States. In the circumstances authorities are not entirely able to fathom the present situation. Incidentally there has been sug gestion that the United States would do well to swing her forces into the southern end of the western line, flanking Switzerland. Such a move experts hold, would tend to keep Switzerland In line. Inasmuch as the Influence of her sister republic would probably prevent her being too friendly to GermhOy. Aside from the possibilities that Germany will strike Switzerland If she stands firm In .{ler refusal, au thorities here potftt out that < many’s demands for a loan Indicate the growing financial strain within the empire. Further arid—cs cum r»Teni|y In state department advices showing there had haen name |n- «rea*e In Germany's gold reserve— it thing hitherto ueheowa With a drain gnlag on. the pres sure Mioner or later will heeeme tee marti fur Grrmaey aed she will eel- lap**- naturally, say the eaperta. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦»♦♦ : " _ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ fcF.Kr rllM KH Gltow ING. of the rich. «i Fteryhndy TM* I* a peo« le the |l the ttiaaifj in lit *4 ahwet the nelieu j flea! ihet the entire pul dark* All that the pa • tat «'*ee»~so la i ammef' ns* water end •*v of «wal f% wf Me in m hi ear mw* t *wwm0e #• the aed if tfcev new tehetl mt 4s am» a# the war dlreethi few*w*afw wp tsi the tueh If that ate hefd IP the < IKlNI^ III Rvedaticma that the neat raw trtiupt |» gw 1» slteagfleh fie made !■ the Senate hy of llllaola "The west legione of eur map to go forth." aeld he. **wfH he 4p tern •la to support the loyal KusaAaP armies now fightlag uader the pftP npled of our maklpg. Te theae shat tered. but struggling people we must go a Mh f»MMl and supplies and also with our men " Secretary Raker declined to deny or affirm the statement made In the Senate by Senator l*ewls to the ef- Ivit that American troopa would be sent to Russia and Italy^ When the attention of the secretary of war was called to the statement, he re plied: "I have no comment to The care of growing chlcqs dur ing the summer is one of the most Important factors In poultry raising. The chicks may be hatched from strong, vigorous stock and brooded ; but unless'they receive the proper attention during the warm months their growth may be retard ed. Ip other words, they should be so managed that they will mature into well developed fowls. Growing chicks should be provid ed with a house that will give them a place to stay in bad weather and at night. No particular style of house is recommended, but it should be po built that it will provide the chicks with ample ventilation, dry ness, sunlight, freedom from drafts, and be so arranged that it can be cleaned easily and frequently. The lumber from piano and dry goods boxes can be used In building such a house, and when covered with ordinary roofing paper so as Jto keep out- the rain, will make desirable quarters. It is suggested that such houses he built on the colony plan, so that they can be moved from place to place, thus providing the chicks with fresh ground to range ever. Elevating such a house six Inches above the ground will assist in keeping the floor dry. by means of the circulation of air. and such space will also provide shade for the (hicks. la placing the chicks In tlrdr growing house for the first time. It hi.heat to confine them for ae%eral days by erwcilng e temporary )ard wherein they can run f«»r « or < days, until they U turn wh«n the feu< they *rr allowed I ■howl*! |*r taken vlilrka by placing owe b»«-c w i.« a | the grosier part uf It 4* aw ie«lb allow * rowded U Ml* h I hr lktiaw*4 owl. a •wwaMflh-enwwwvMMHM ipt delivery of agtert f ls for the trurtion of the a>tny caatoa* ta the Railroads* War Board has pi. and set in the ists of the Cnlt of Agriculture. It'should be recognised, the aped- assigned i\ R. uwohc/. allsta point out. that most Of the the president pf the Nickel Plate garden crops of early spring which Railroad, to the quartermaster’s de- ordinarily can not be grown* to good rnrtment In Washington during the | advantage in the open after dry hot period, of construction. . Mr. Denny j , ; . ’ weather sets in, can be grown satis- *111 make headquarters in the of-1 - , - factorily at such a time in cold flee of Col. Lit tell, • where he will MVoxxacr l »w) PUN DRAFT ARMV jboot mm«» at At READY UNDER ARMS , WORKING OUT DETAILS on Organization-— where to rc- ren: lived end lihefty. t*eiw I o crowd in frames. Among such vegetables are keep in touch with all phases of the lettuce, radishes, and early beets, construction work and furnish ad- All these plants thrive best under vance information with all phases cool, fairly moist conditions. The of tl)e. construction work and fur- sides of the cold frames furnish a nish advance information . to the partial shade and a good protection Commission on Car Service of the frm drying winds and so help to Railroads' War Board concerning stimulate conditions found in the the government’s orders and the spring in the open. If it is desired, ( number Of cars required to fill slats spaced an inch or two apart,, them. or light cheesecloth, may be placed ‘ There are 16 army cantonments over the cold frame to still further and lt> guard camps. , All the ma- increase the shade. j terial for the cantonments will take Lettuce and radish seed may be about 64,000 freight cars. The planted together in the frames. The camps will require about 40,000 car radishes wil Imature first and will loads, all of which must be moved be out'of the way by the time the promptly and without delaying in space is needed for lettuce. It plant- any way the usual traffic of the ed thick, the surplus lettuce should railroads. be removed when the plants are a a safeguard • against delay in few inches high. If spaced an inch deliveries of cars an experienced or so the surplus plants need not Le railroad man has been assigned as a removed until they are large'enough fc enera l agent at each cantonment to be eaten. The lettuce which are 1° work In co-operation ■ with the to be allowed to head should be left construction quartermaster .there, about 6 inches apart. '• These agents will make daily re- Beets may be planted between the P°*1* °n the number of carloads of rows of lettuce after the latter |* material received, the number of well along, and permitted to grow ’ unloaded and The number left after the lettuce has been harvested/ 00 h* 0 ' 1 f° r unloading. What this By planting the*#~rrop« secret-! Ieomworl1 *• accomplishing ia al- *i\e|y cold flames may be put to In T9m *y apparent. Within thirty days tensive use Throughout the growing front the date that the government Lgoggo, — placed Its first orders lor canton- _____ i meat materials, the railroads had » T.. < ... < ..m. I d-U*er«l n*.r* than I tmr — r *' I load* u( lumlH-r •Mi Ml» r balMiU t an ns sown after the eore fts gefih mpplie* to the sixteen as. tonal army erwd as possible. Remove beshah hmh gfw to tmmm Mm ■ed • Ik ttlaech by pie* leg le hell 11 I leg nr file fuieete* Remove find division celled te the Men From Bmfted Vuota Will Not Be Needed (<>r Hither Regu lars or the (lUAJ'd. Rut Will ■ Re Assigned to Reserve Depots. Provost Marshal General Crowder and his assistants are at work on the fin$l set of regulations to be promulgated this week to complete the organization of the selective draft war army. They will govern actual mobilization of the men se lected. J Statements issued by the war de partment show that preliminary fig ures place the total force of Nation al Guard taken in the federal ser vice August 5 at 13,093 officers and 419,834^ men. Another statement showed that 180,766 war volunteers have been recruited for the regular service since April 1, leaving only about 2,000 vacancies in the regu lars at war strength. * • Tbcftc figure* mean that approxi mately 725,000 men are under arms, exclusive of the navy and marine corps, to Ufe supplemented within the next few weeks by <ftx«,eee raised under the selective draft. Of tbe latter number *ee,eu«« will compose tbe third great element of tbe war army, the NnuRptloMl army, and the remainder will go te fill up the ; fnggiMWidMRd I hr Ueard end their |SmML_ • y* // ill ro»< nm » 1 1 — ~- V IPi"gg W by the draft Hi S^UPt Addltioaul t-*ift* ~ I#4 te tJT 1 49 *** erne fr**m the ceh p^fiij end pa- x d*MS(t|f into l TV if* ettp tembrr, hrtrh. piping» etve pair* water metim, end ell the Ir tie mac** 1 01*4 leAlnsf* re»d foe freeing ehftrh • hie4 MU- Ihree el*«ane^g»*iw •e acMMHhMI *e the gtw«e ipe( t*4t e t her ha era Hhely le fled * w*e ee m* reege. * afwle eMtlwte hmahil 1 ai«»e them meveisg ems e«ee-*el te f hi Meh leg reMena ahenltf ptm eewrt n* el* tehhrr •tegw a*4 ae hot ft* v I r* 41 MMMM ■■■•••riM• M*taM-» tmT ■***!*«iM^RM*Tilt 4 lor I ef rrmhed « •Iftirha imrfeeae 44*d fki •hem he •« »t el ami VmMR •*•*4 mftteee Mete eg erne aaseh MMaeft eg eraser eemneh he tmsee the eentmemew emephMehft Ram* lisa MHhMf mhMMRR' gar iflpHra hegftpw Rcramwa the RftfCk ttghsee aeeeaw Meeft Ante le hmf eraft e*4 eeeg i eef te 4t • t* ee Men gghfhg egggRtL tRR jWRe RHP hi eeM •eiaa tm tweed eeehftee hf*** 9%<* **e:(*a-e**-* #aa amid Sham “ e 4eih acml phme draMefthi hm eeph (smil'd ewaftMt eg peedm*« |» le te adh I **0*4 one* sme geewe* awae the eue* tweet the atdk eed eMeRhet MRa the raeneetenew If ■* *• ememeet tea leem peeie* te tpcmh eftkrae sM» ahmet4 {•et tdg ssthNftdetd awe* he Ihh aem |ge ■mp * * *»M •• —»• Imv. ■ 1 1 * 'te# e ae Ihet the H fee the make." SLAVS GIVE UP TOWNS KusNians lieavo Two Cities Along . Dniester and Rug. The newspaper Novoe Vremya, of Petrograd, reports tha). the Russians have evacuated Proskurov in Pilia, on the Bug,'as well as Kamenetz- Podolsk, 53 miles south. Kamenetz-Podolsk is the capital ol Pilia, on the Smotritch, an afflu ent of the Dniester. Under the Poles it was an important fortress. Its population is 34,000. Prosdurov 1s on- the main road from Kamenetz- Podolsk in the same province, is an important garrison town and has a population of 25,000. HARVEST Of GRAIN - r < o *— •; Gi nnaiiNM R«*ap t'ropa Taking advantage ef the retreat of the Russians went of the Zhroeg River, where the disaffection Ih Gen eral Brua|loff s ary made It virtually a rente, the AhSlrliM tm ~ are harvesting hemily the behind ll fta pcM-iiii**, ( d be allowed f mmv dbimlm mm l feed na they m • in* rbleh* rangr. ««* »• h natural in addition to bugs and worms. When green feed ran not be obtained on range, •uch feed an sprouted outs, rut mangel-wurzel beets, etc., be fed dallg. importance of clean, fresh for chicks ran Hot be over- In very hot weather fresh water should be given to them twice a day. Whenever possible the pan of water should be placed in the shade to keep cool. The water pan should be cleaned every day before fresh water is added. Plenty of shade should be provid ed for growing chicks. When allow ed to range in an orchard or corn field they will not only find ample shftde and green feed but will ben efit the trees or corn as w'ell as themselves by destroying bugs and worms. Sometimes sunflowers are grown for shade. Artificial protec tion against the sun’s rays may be obtained by supporting frames cov ered with burlap a few feet above the ground. ■ Every effort should be made to keep the coops and houses clean and sanitary. Disease most frequently starts in unclean,, poorly ventilated houses. The house should be clean ed at least once a week. Sand or lit ter of some kind should be scattered over the floor of the house, so as-to assist In keeping It-clean. When chicks are confined to • limited range, tbe ground should be spaded up at frequent Intervals, so aa to provide fresh ground for them to Chirks should be et- If they are *Oi*0 Ol acora Thm eetfw emaon* earn* ef* he •twee im the eeoae Remo HjjHm mm HR he *i§hfhe*0 0*4 e hehhftv pNOhaei ••* he cmMeemd twee if the 0*1 0*0* *4*0 sJhMMftd ih RM*4 eetR eM yaw eev* MR# ii ••• • ■* IfnaMet e*4 the lm*M«M» (400 «ra -w a* he sewif a4 *■*•■#* * warn *•■ • ife* I-** few* iamms x* traMnog y** «■* ••** 14* It**- ♦ had! h*** 0M Ifraa ef it* ass*—as 0*V*e*Nft thet a# •— 4*fv I ' h**—s «w.**m»*s of **•*#> #hMRg#-' ARRshh m*« *ei •efhaoRx eahae 01*0—0* tmaei ei« DameiaRha he # I •♦y, «ah*v emMhRe ft 44 iSm* * # »' * *1 • '. > » -«•. t 11*« #40, Haas, hoaMt h*f - 49M* HR* imviai* * f f. meal I JMH4« P*Hk fphl IlmsWMaa V«>4* ft—4Mft—0 Vt ft «4Or00 HhdaVhftift 4»|* hM*l I,AC# T— -—4*9* 9Xm —isea—*S0—*§• *t0h fma *g4**B em*m*a ■ooe am* ChifHHhi mm mRRHCjHkChC hMR— CBhMMhCfl* hi m*fpe>efti 4*000# tC* •*m*00*sfo*a —S —a—f **- »a*— ag MCM'ImHBI h*a* heo* hRC flCsMflHhjAflfe* ■ 90—• «4 IX* MNI i«* h» m**e a* f the 4*efx-4 **e Cm ae pn-dMo I P 04* 4* wp—ei *» «i —• •Oflirae ht MPPRl PPi . ftb* 4mP e*ap • •ram •• •0*C** 4e «f fhaci Me Vhe •Ome— l* chaff *1 the 414 >4| I Of fMvip* Ml the m< 4i gei iftt *1 raft m lavtera «4 ee •—4e* fw—m tl UME 9IMIIK5 « KAI | aTwBBtttiaS > I* PP Pfo*gl4 %♦ hsevi a- < e*4 If *i ef* 4 fheftew •b—w 14 I* bet# rWe —W* MS— | I RH ttiftOme* ef y-raONl* ef beef e*4 | ft efP he f*weif*4 4e 4*oi *ef ^4^.4 ,0 mm mm* Mi ttmmmmi mm* •* MM •*0e»efl*e b.aa*- atslem i-pptfte* I* raety pfertlrehie •ey.*’ 1 •*'•*»*• *•# aahi l*fx*hi<Nit lla* f lmae. ef * Ib* 9 **° tWNft ve* Kout beta lull way ftlymem | wte ' * fl*v of tbe weya te wbkb e v*cy l •bl|* wer aebeteatlal tax leg of eer meet re-y f* 00 *elty. be aourcea may be mod* la tbixnigh re- *° #9 •iu« iii« tbe number of aetmala killetl * It* u»er dispatch fr«»rn uu+irr- on railroad track* On tbe railroad! •" r« p«»ried from a of the l olted hlalea many tboea* 1 ®® 9 *J*°* aouree that Oermaoy le* and* of rat lie and bog* are killed; "oon to ronrentrate her 011b- every year and. as those killed In P4nh# activity exclusively against # * T i—rtv*—i m «*e h membaef waeaeii me eg mme* dhMfhg * L * JUli f**eif -*■ Vhe* 1.404 M—is ef laaft the* seek Deal week, re alter«-4 000ee- hieg host! were this way are not used for food, this h*o fie*llg I* * corra^ondlngly England. Such a change of policy as is sug- large decrease* in our available meat | * n Amsterdam dispattb »ui»d1v ^ would mean that the German ad- «n z- Its activities responsibility for this loss. miro * ty wou,< * ^J^ e U P marily on the ow ner of the, ^®C_| OOB 0 The rests primarily —, # . 4 . . . It .. . animals who allow them to stray on ^ 90 the direct Its ef- the railroad right of way. When they are killed tho law places the re sponsibility on the railroad and the owner suffers no direct pecuniary There is. however, in addition to the serious reduction of the meat blockade which was proclaimed against the British Isles when the u-hoat warfare was begun. Statistics show' that British shtp- ping has: been feeling the chief brunt of the submarines’ assaults supply of the country, a further eco-ijT 0 * 11 J lie beginning, with the other nomic loss through the payment by the railroad of money whbch is ur gently needed at this time for in creasing the transportation facilities of the country, the lack of which for the movement of his products 0 to market may cause a loss to the far mer greater than the amount ht) re ceived for the animals killed on the railroad. extent of this loss may, be indicated by the fact that the Southern Railway System alone Entente powers suffering less even than some of the neutrals. EXAGGERATE DISORDERS Root Says Russia Is Almost as Or derly as the U. S. Elijiu Root, with other members of thto v American mission to Rusaia paid out in the twelve months ended l 1 ? ^u C 5fL° 1 _ 8 J!.? June 30, 1917, more than $200,000 nm if nJiiiM * for animals killed on the right of way. This sum, even at the present high prices of equipment, would be sufficient to buy more than 100 standard box cars capable of han dling at a single load more than 3.000 tons of freight, and the con stant use of this many additional cars would tend to the relief of the present war-time yonxcation of traf*i fk -la It not the patriot!, dmly ef ns srjrxtrjz.-* l-> 555-jw * ter df fact there is Scarcely more dis order in Russia than there is in the United States. . "Certain disturbances are inevita ble in a change or government so radical as Jhat of Russia/' said Mr Root, "and cable dispatches .* deal largely with - these disturbances. Hence the public baa gained an Im- that there ta little going on 1 earept demonstrations. If on^American affairs dtasem- ■v*c* Hot a. like K sawfta the same p4rl*r* ea that ee **v have el them I I -m TwvR ea# ihet iha** g*s*>ea» e»i 14*0 ef Ike^gms 40 mrac lie* te* e%: *#e «4 ta* I e**f «4 ««* VflCtamal j rasehis* le *44tl«a* «•—f*ftft«*g che t-sein • 4A ••pe cews ell (RWNI wh* inleei >—•— «e— -etoflraa—-—. I left* the ’'VNHPW' . twit *sr •CrrWflfh ftfl r*ech*4 ft le 9*«et4e4 ee Hhety thet the mehiHaetlB* fv*eletle*e see* te he ia**** wilt straw thet the eerptwe ef drafted mee la le he sa*4 ea a re* •mlt rsetrvoftr eed that all the mee will he put seder 1 raining ea qeftek- fy ea pose 1 hie. A recruit depot will be eaftahlluhed In France from which regiments at the front sill he kept filled up. drafts of men from the main recruit depot In this country being sent over to this distribution center as needed. In the same way, sick or wounded men will be return ed to th* front when recovered and a steady flow of recruits to main tain active regiments at top fighting efficiency will be provided In this way. . # ^ The only hint of tKe probable method of mobilization of drafted men lies in a recent ruling by Gen. Crowder which shows that the ad jutant general m&y summon the quotas of the districts in incre ments. Division of each quota into five equal parts is suggested, each part to be called up separately *as^ needed. . Under this arrangement, it will be possible to call out at once the men to form the new national army, and to summon later those who are to compose the reserves for all ele ments of the army. Men tempor arily needed in harvest fields or else- w’here could be classified by local boards into the latter increments to meet emergency situations in their districts without delaying organiza tion of new forces. KILLED BY PROPELLER ('. H. 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