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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1917
Page
3
The text outlines how captains adjust forward rushes within extended order to form and move firing lines, with squads charging as a main element. It stresses leadership by officers, skirmishers with fixed bayonets, and the critical role of flank protection against modern weapons and reconnaissance.
The patrol is the unit's eyes and a core tool for information gathering, security, and preventing enemy knowledge. Foot patrols remain vital in mobile warfare as airplanes cannot discern hidden troops or positions behind cover, making flank sentries and reconnaissance crucial throughout engagements.
A patrol is sent for one fixed purpose, with strength set to meet that goal. Two is minimum to ensure reconnaissance and safety, with adjustments if combat or messages are involved. In hostile territory, patrols face both enemy and hostile civilians, while in friendly areas they can be smaller due to civilian aid.
A curious creature known as the pholas or boring clam bores into sandstone ledges at extreme low water using a secretions worn shell. It digs bowls a six to eight inch burrow and feeds on animalcules in sea water with a long alphan. It is prized at Pacific seaside resorts for tender meat used in soup. Clams are scraped from ledges by dynamite or via simple tools. A clock has been invented to time factory machines from a central point.
The Blonritz season offers first looks at winter styles from Paris houses with Sammies in vogue. Paquin presents midnight blue charmeuse dresses with skunk trim and beaded belts, while Redfern shows an original tailored suit in duvetine and velvet. Callot debuts bold wraps in rich colors using monk's cloth and ermine, and velvet pile blankets appeal for driving wraps with beaver fur cuffs. Lucie Himnar showcases a lavender silk hat with gray fur trim paired with a lavender suit and beaver-trim accents.
A brief fashion note cites Idalin de Villers in the Boston Globe describing detachable collar-these adornments attached to coats that can be worn loose around the neck or thrown over the shoulder, highlighting their ease of use and trendiness.
In Blackwood a listener recalls a miner who dreamed a fatal accident near his stall. He emigrated to America after the dream, but twenty years later returned to Blackwood and found work in a neighboring stall. His pick then struck through the coal, a fall occurred, and the dream fulfilled.
A witty exchange from the St. Louis Republic notes a friend with a country place asks for a school of bras but Kern replies about sending a few grades in a playful, pun filled letter.
Detroit Free Press notes a terse back and forth where one party says they will not waste words on the other and the other retorts that any words used will be directed at them, reflecting a terse confrontation.
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