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JUNE 26.
Ekaterinburg, Prison of ex-Czar’s
Son, Mining Center
Washington, D. C—Th? National Geo
graphic Society, from its Washington
headquarters, issues the following bulletin
on Ekaterinburg, the Russian town to
which ex-Czar Nicholas’ son, Alexis Ro
manoff. said to have been removed
“Ekatrinburg. or Yekaterinburg as it
is also called, is the most important city
in the Ural Mount rains. It is situated
on both banks of the River Iset, on the
Asiatic side of the Urals, and is 1,300
miles by rail east of Petrograd (about
the distance from New York to St. Paul.)
"The city, which has a population of
about 75,000, owes its prosperity in the
main to the fact that it is the center of
one of the richest mining regions in the
world. Forty gold and platinum mines,
as well, as numerous iron works, are to
be found in this district, while emeralds
are also mined in the vicinity.
"The Russian government in times of
peace maintained an important mining
school, chemical laboratory and gold as
say office, here, and it was the head
quarters of a department of mines. The
Imperial Lapidary Works were engaged
Russian Travel In Wartime
Washington, D. C. —W. T. Ellis, traveler
and war correspondent, gives a graphic
picture of the conditions which an Am
erican traveler in Russia faces today in
a trip down the River Volga, ,the Missis
sippi of the Slav empire A part of Mr.
Ellis’ communication to the National
Geographic Society is issued as the fol
lowing war geography bulletin
"War’s gentle art of foraging is no new
acquisition for Russia. All travel is based
on the assumption that most of the pas
sengers will carry food with them or se
cure it enroute. it is the rare person
who depends entirely upon the dining-car
oi the ship's restaurant.
"It is perfectly au fairt for a gentle
man, and even for a military officer, to
enter the dining-room with a box of
caviar, or a loaf of whitish bread and
a couple of cucumbers, or a jar of jam
in his hands. It may be that he carries
dried fish b}’ their tails or a watermelon
under his arm It is to secure these sup
plies that passengers rush ashore at every
stop. Most' have come from the sad
and soggy black bread of Petrograd*and
Moscow: and before they are far down
down the Volga th-y find themselves in
the realm of plentiful white bread, or
near-white bread, and even, In some
places, of real pastry.
"There is abundance of grain in some
of th*se towns, but the local committees
will not permit it to be shipped out—an
other illustration of the everywhere
apparent fact that Russia’s fundamental
need is organization and transportation.
The traveler has scarcely come out from
under the depression of the bread lines of
the north, and the nightmare nf black
bread, when suddenly, at Astrakhan, he.
finds himself once more in the black
bread-line zone. Os dairy products and
fruits—milk, butter, cheese, eggs, melons,
potatoes, onions, egg-plants, tomatoes
beans, apples, peaches, pears, plums, and
luscious grapes—there is nn stint in
Astrakhan; but bread and sugar are pro
curable only by ticket.
"Many fiver ports have food m nlenty
and the* peasant women bring It down to
the wharves. During the time the steam
er ik at the dock the scene Is a busy
one passengers milling about, like cat
tle in a corral, as they pass from vendor
to vendor, seeking bargains. This fre
uent exodus to the shore of shoppers for
food is the most absorbing spectacle of
the Volga river journey. It never loses |
its human interest. .
Digest of Opinions Recently Rendered by
Judge Advocate General of the Army
... . ..... ... .. rit*iT<*rnrl to
Insurance Allotment to Minor.
Whenever, under the provisions of
the war risk insurance act of October
6 1917 (40 Stat., 308), an allotment is
made to a minor, whether the minor
be child, brother, sister, or other rel
ative of the allotter, the allotter must
designate some adult person to whom
the money is to be paid for the minor.
It is not necessary that a legal guar
dian be appointed for such minor.
(Ops. J. A. G, 243. Feb. 26, 1918).
Insurance and Discharge of Fraud.
Where a man guilty of fraudulent
enlistment by reason of concealment
of minority has been discharged on ac
count of the fraudulent enlistment, all
rights which he acquires by reason of
such fraudulent enlistment are voided.
Consequently, the government is en
titled to cancel all war rick insurance
applied for h X » nd granted to such
man under the act of October «, 1917.
(40 Stat., 398), while he was In the
"(Opa J. A. G.. 004.6, Feb. 25, 1918).
Right of Drafted Men to Insurance.
A drafted man. according to the
presidential regulations, is inducted
into the military service from the time
he Is required to report, for military
service. From that moment, he is an
enlisted man within the definition of
section 22 of the war risk insurance
art of October 6, 1917 HO Stat.. 398).
and as such becomes entitled to in
surance under Article IV of that act
without any physical examination, ir
respective of whether he be ill or dis
eased or otherwise so circumstanced
that he would be unable to procure in
surance from any private Insurance
company.
(Ops. J. A. G. t 004.6, Feb. 11. 1918.)
Disposition of Government Property.
The war department Is without legal
authority to donate to a municipality,
or to a private person, government
property, although the same is of lit
tle or no value. A. R. 680, carrying
out the provisions of R. S., sec. 1241,
requires that military stores and pub
lic property found to be damaged or
unsuitable for public service, and ac- .
Hazebrouck, In Path ol Hun-
Planned Drive For Channel
ei f Where First Artesian
yell Was Drilled, in Artois
Whence is Derived
tone Artesian
Abington, D.~~C.~—Th* National Ge %
Bfc Society’s war geography bul
today, gives the following
scription of Hazenbrouck, now
ETner.tioned so frequently in cun-
M<vith a German drive toward the
■ESPorts:
Bjlnkd on the banks of the Bourre
F Feted with the River Lys by
name signifies (‘the marsh
■rMres’). It is only 37 miles by
LL/t beast of Calais, and 19 miles
Erst of Ypres.
h only on account of its favorable
fln in an extremely fertile agricul-
Xjectfcm. but because of its excel
jansportation facilities, it enjoyed
■tensive trade before the war. es-
Jy in grain and hops. Its manu
■”Bs also were Important, with cloth-
Sg taking precedence. Dyes, starch
■beer, soap and oil were other pro
fl The cattle market had quite a
fly-side reputattyt.
flzebrduck is a J pica! Franco-Flem
>wn iof 13,01 inhabitants. The
,<g language .till to be heard here
Bflnafljy.
agfle. importance of Hazebrouck to
agT&itending armies is due to its rail
jE. It is the junction point for the
Important lines from Dunkirk and
■ is. To the east these lines run. or
to Ypres, Armentieree, Lille,
and Arras.
Warchitectural pide of Hazebrouck
Infamous 260f00t spire belonging to
J .«3h of Saint Eloi, a 15th century
as it has been within
;T the German long-range guns
a Miys it is doubtless a heap of
S ' \ suffering the fate of the
in cutting and polishing malachite, mar
ble, porphyry and jasper and the gov
ernment mint for copper coins Is located
here.
"From a manufacturing and commer
cial standpoint Ekaterinburg is, or was,
also important, its industries including
paper, soap, candles, machinery manu
factories, the milling of flour, and tan
neries, while its chief trade was in ce
reals. silk goods front the East, iron
and cattle.
"The city owes its foundation to Peter
the Great, who named the settlement for
his emptss, Catherine 1. in 1721. It did
not begin to grow, however, until 40
years litter when the Siberian Highway
was diverted from Verkhoturyo tri this
place.
"It presents an attractive appearance
to the eye, the streets being broacl and
regular, and there are several prflatial
buildings, both homos and public struc
tures. The two cathedrals are St. Cathe
rine’s, founded in 1758. and that of the
Epiphany, which dates from 1774.
"Two Important fairs are held in Eka
terinburg annually "
Where Germs Are Not Suspected.
"The peasant Women and children are
patient, pleasant, and shrewd merchants.
Neither they nor their customers are
bothered by such trifles as dust or germs;
for the only booths of this bazaar are
baskets and a few feet, of earth along
the dusty dock or its approaches. Here
round loaves of dusky bread. 18 to 24
Inches in diameter, are displayed, that
they may later be gathered to the bos
oms of hungry passengers and borne to
their cabins. Lucky is the soldier who
can pillow his head upon one of these
loaves by night and munch upon it by
day.
"The idea of Russia* plenty is visual
ized along the river Upstream ships are
laden within and without with great
cloth covers. At some small ports there
ear literally thousands of watermelons on
display. Small fruits are abundant. Some
things are even (‘heap at places, as a
watermelon for 10 or 15 cents and a loaf
of bread for about the same.
"Much of the fresh produce must go to
waste The passengers on the boats do
their utmost to prevent that undesirable
fate for edibles, for they seem tn be al
ways ating. eating, eat'ng. 1 cannot re
call a single, stroll around the deck, at
any hour of day or night, when I did not
see somebody eating and drinking. The,
overcrowded* peasants on the deck below
and the saloon passengers above are alike
in this, that they are continually produc
ing from their stores some sort oft food
to be eaten with the ever-present tea,
"Still, one need not always study his
fellow-passengers. These 1* th? scenery
of the shore, which, further down. in
cludes th? villages of the various Tatar
tribes, with their round houses that look
like haystacks and far reaches of rolling
meadow land and wlrat fields; and hills
and forests, and sand-dunes and towns
and cities, with the wild ducks and geese
flymg between.
An Endless Procession of River Craft.
"Then there is the Incessant procession
of boat life; 2.000 steamships regularly
piv upon the Volga. Big barges in
groups of five or six. with half a dozen
small boats rust end like barnacles be
hind are towed by side-wheel tugs. FWh
irig eraft manned bv Earmarks and other
natives, gide by or are parsed * mchor
From the shore comes the f und of
church hells, made musical bj raveling
1 over the water." ,
cordingly condemned and ordered to
be sold, must be disposed of for cash
at auction or to’the highest bidder on
sealed proposals. (Ops. J. A. G-, 440.7
Feb. 19, 1918).
Uniforms Not Furnished by Govern
ment.
Where institutions, at which one or
more units of the Reserve Officers’
Training Corps are maintained, furnish
uniforms for their students and receive
commutation therefor under the act
of May 12. 1917 (40 Stat.., 40), such uni
forms remain the property of the in
stitutions in question, or of the stu
dents themselves. Since such uni
forms are nut th? property of the
United States within the provisions of
section 47 of the national defense act
(39 Stat., 166), neither a bond nor an
insurance policy should be required in
such ?ases. (Ops. J. A. G., 168, Feb.
23, 1918).
Rights of Retired Enlisted Men.
The acceptance by a retired enlisted
man of an appointment. to a higher
grade while employed on active duty,
under section 7 of the act of May 18,
1917 (40 Stat., 76), will not affect his
retired status Upon the termination
of his active duty, he will revert to th?
same status as a retired enlisted man
which he occupied prior to th? accept
ano? of an appointment in th? tem
porary forces, and will again become
entitled to th? retired pay and allow
ances of an enlisted man of his grade
on the enlisted man’s retired list. Dur
ing his active duty his pay on th? re
tired list is in abeyance. (Ops., J. A.
G., 220.1, Feb. 14, 1918).
War Risk Insurance Allotment.
Stoppage of pay because of absence
without leave is Imposed as a penalty
and stands upon the same basis as a
forfeiture decreed by sentence of court
martial. Consequently such stoppage
of pay is junior to a compulsory allot
ment made pursuant to Article II of
the war risk insurance act of October
6. 1917 (40 Stat , 398), and cannot af
fect such allotment. (Ops., J. A. G.»
243, Feb. 25, 1918).
Rheims cathedral. Another medieval
structure cf interest is the 16th-17th
century Augustinian convent which in
modern times has been converted Into a
hospital.
"The inhabitants of Hazebrouck be
f;»r€ the wuf Were largely employes of
the railways which made this their junc
tion point.
"Eight miles from Hazebrouck, in a
southeasterly direction, is the little city
of LUlers noted as the place where the
first artesian well was sunk to a depth
of G 3 feet in the 12 or lath century. Ar
tesian derives its name from the fact
that this is in the Artois district of
France."
Challenges
The Fighting 15th squad.
Joseph No)an would like to give an ex
hibition chest expansion and will chal
lenge anybody at 140 pounds.
Corporal Ham would ike somebody to
wreete w’ith.l He is ooking for a young
man about 150 pounds.
SECOND PROV. CO.,
SECOND PROV. REG.,
P F. D.
A STICKLER FOR ACCURACY
Previous to Joining the army he had
been a lawyer. Getting Mick to camp
rather late one night, he was challeng
ed by the sentry. Obtaining no re
sponse, the latter lifted his rifle and
roared: "If you move you are a dead
man." "Allow me to remark, my good
man,” said the lawyer-soldier, “that
your statement is absurd. If I move It
Is excellent proof that I am alive. To
my mind It is incomprehensible that—’’
"Pass, Mr. Blackstone,” said the sen
try.—Buffalo News
Tell the merchants you saw it In I
Trench and Camp.
Where Our jailors Are Trained
Washington, D. C.—Former President
William Howard Taft, in a communica
tion to the National Geographic Socie
ty. gives a graphic account of his im
pressions of the Great Lakes Naval
Training Station near Chicago. A part of
the communication is issued by the So-
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Washington recently received a
cable from General Pershing to "send
the best song director available.’’
Stanley Hawkins, song director at
Camp Dlx was immediately requisi
tioned, and is now on his way to tune
up the spirits of the boys Over There.
Hnwkins is the man who made
famous B. C. Hilliarn’s inspiring
marching hymn, "Freedom, For All,
Forever,” which he considers the
“Marsellaise" among American songs.
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This map shows the whole 250-mile front over which the greatest battle in history is
being waged. The figure lis the Ypres front,where the German drive was checked in May.
Figure 2 is the Picardy front, between Arras and Amiens, where the fifth phase of the great
battle may be fought. Figure 3is the Montdidier-Soissons front, which the Germans are
trying to smash in to flatten the line out toward the west. Figure 4 shows the gain made in
the first two days of the battle now being waged—the fourth phase of the offensive. Figure
5 is the Marne front, where American marines, fighting gloriously, stopped the Germans at
Chateau-Thierry.
IKr.IN C n AIN U VAMP
ciety as a bulletin in its weir goography
series, as follows:
"It is very interesting to compare what
the Navy has cloae tn its great cantort
ment at the Great Lakes Naval Train
ing Station, north of Chicaaog, with th©
many cantonments built and used by the
army. The Navy had 25,000 men to drill
and train, and this cantonment wtiH,
therefore, about the same slue or ft little
smaller than the average Army canton
ment.
"It is a great permanent station, with
accomodations for some 1,200 or 1.500
jackies in training, and of course this
offers conveniences that are used in con
nection with the cantonment. Th? build
ings are somewhat more stoutly built.
They are painted and constructed on
somewhat different archltectur. 1 lines,
both of which make them a little more
attractive to the eye. They have also
what the army has not—two very large
drill halls. They gave me a review of
7,000 Jackies in one drill hall, and it was
evident that these halls in the Winter
season had been o( great advantage for
needed training in large bodies.
■ Another difference was the difference
in the age of the men. The men were
really between 18 and 22, and in their
naval uniform they looked like cadets
of a high or preparatory school. They
were under excellent discipline, as one
could see. They needed ho Instruction
as to saluting, for that seemed a second
nature to them, fro mthe discipline they
had had. They were not as well able
as the older men to withstand the test
of my long addresses, and I thought I
discovered a. little more somnolence
among them than I did among the draft
ed army. Os course, they were not so
mature, but they were very bright, and
they were certainly drilled In the manual
of arms and in the calisthenics with
their rifles. It would be difficult to se
lect a site where the winter winds have
freer sweep than at this training station,
but the buildings seemed to be weel heat
ed and the command in excellent health."
Mix Taft is an ardent advocate of the
movement to tr.dn an overwhelming force
for service in Eurbpe. 11? adds in his
communication to the Geographic Society
the following plea:
“The law should be amended so as to
authorize the President to increase the
army from 1,5000,000 to 5,000,000 men with
the colors, or more. We must win the
war, and we should now lay our founda
tions abroad so as to make that inevita
ble.
“Os course, airplanes,' artillery, and
other instruments of war are necessary
in a modern campaign, and wo should
Increase the Supply as far as our resour
ces will permit, but in the end this war,
as other wars, must be won by trained
man power. We should look forward with |
lai'ge vision and make ample provision
So as to strengthen our allies, give con
fidence to our own army, and convince
our enemies of our determination to win
the victory.
"1 am frequently much concerned to
gather in perfectly loyal quarters the
Impression that the war will be jover
in less than a year. One may note in
many centers of sinister influence sug
gestions that peace is to be brught about '
by negotiation with Germany. If this is :
the outcome of the war, it will be most
humiliating to the United States and will
only postpone further evil days for her. .
We have 1 said, through <mr national;
spokesman, that we ran have no confi- |
dence in a treaty made with William of j
Hohenzollern and his Prussian military i
regime. This was assumed before Ger-
mnny*il tr»fteher?u»l dpfnftt of Uubrlh
through the ttirlntogrfttlon of her Rnnr
In spite or her bhrke?H of high principle
eh? hmi diMeioeed M*ln her real luel tor
territory and bower, in ulaolng her toaw
on the valuable parte of lluasla. Now,
therefore, we should be more <lAt«rmlned
than ever in our purport® to defeat Ger
man militarism before we consent to oloso
this war.
"Wo can raise as fine nn army and ns
large nn army as there Is on European
soil, and If we transport it n« rapidly
as wo may and have It all upon European
sol! within two or three years, our ob
ect will b? attained and the won* will
bo free again.*'
"I told father I loved you more than
any other girl I’ve over met.'*
“And what did your father eayt”
“Ho said to try and meet some more
girlß,”—Widow.
Key Fitting
Victrola Repairing
Sporting Goods
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647 BROAD STREET.
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TELEPHONE 679.
Augusta Georgia
OFFICE OF
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Kodaks
Kodak Supplies
Kodak Fraishing*
Our Kodak Work is done
in our own shop. Special
care is taken to insure per
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The Aiken Gift Shop
227 Eighth Street.
PALACE BARBER
SHOP
J. H. WILLIAMS, Prop.
202 Ninth Street.
DOWN STAIRS.
HOT AND COLD BATHS.
SIX CHAIRS.
We Make a Specialty of
Prompt Service.
Soldier Boys are Wel
come. Try Us.
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M ""TL/ a beautiful dress for your wife.
R We are making special prices on our
High Grade Merchandise for immediate
WV disposal. And shall we serve you?
O/ Von Kamp & Gerald
Woodward lumber Co.
Opposite University Hospital.
Corner Roberts and Dugas Sts.
Manufacturers and Dealers in
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Composition Roofing, Office and Barracks
Utilities, Pine and Cedar Boxes.
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Boxing Gloves and Foot Balls.
FISHING TACKLE. We carry everything
the fisherman needs.
Cameras, Films, Flash Lights, Knives,
Safety Razors, Wrist Watches. Cleaning
Rods for the army rifle.
Hoppe’s Powder Solvent.
No. 9 Gun Covers.
Pistols, Guns and Locks Repaired and
Keys Fitted.
Fourcher’s
GUN, LOCK AND BICYCLE WORKS.
No. 1131 Broad Street.
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