Major General James F Bell and His War Philosophy
The speech outlines Bell’s view that rifles, not entrenching tools, should be the soldier’s weapons and that digging in slows the army, encouraging enemy attack. He has been assigned to command the Second Division at Texas City and is noted for rapid promotions from West Point graduate to major general. Major facts include his birth in 1856, marriage to Sarah Buford, service in the Fighting Seventh, Wounded Knee participation, and ascent to chief of staff before 1907.
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Bell
Texas City
Tex
James Franklin Bell
Shelbyville
West Point
Sarah Buford
Rock Island, Ill
Chicago
Plains
Seventh” Cavalry
Wounded Knee
Countess De Bertier de Sauvigny Finds Riding Her Joy
The Countess De Bertier de Sauvigny wife of the French embassy military attaché in Washington, speaks only French and relies on servants for housekeeping and interpretation. She shows little interest in woman suffrage saying it would bore her to extinction, while claiming riding as her favorite recreation and a lively spirited horse is what she enjoys most.
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America
Countess de Bertler de Sauvigny
Washington
de Bertler
Armand
Countess de Bertier
Mrs Poindexter's breadth of vision in Washington politics
Mrs Poindexter, wife of Senator Poindexter of Spokane, is a prominent western woman in Washington politics. She plans to vote for a president and shares her husband’s views, famed for humor backbone and frank assessments. An avid reader, she follows national sentiment and enjoys senate debates in the gallery.
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Senator Poindexter
Washington
Senate
Ten U S Army Officers Train in France for French Military Study
Ten United States army officers from all branches are on duty in France for instruction in French military training. They study at Saumur and the war college at Paris while living with French families to perfect language skills. The War Department plans six officers in France yearly, with assignments in Orleans Chalons and other regiments and schools.
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Balkan
W. A. Castle
Orleans
N. Margettes
A. T. Bishop
Chalons
T. Marne
T. Martin
Saumur
F. H. Pope
Frank Parker
War College
Morton Henry
Greble
Honeycutt
Artillery
Parker
Higher Strategy
France
Pigeons and Market Days Observed on National Museum Steps
A visitor notes pigeons flocking to spilled grain near the new National Museum and the market wagons beyond. An old man laments the caged roosters and remarks on fate, freedom, and divine order, linking birds to life’s larger truths.
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New National Museum
Salt Lake Desert
United States to Take Census of National Bird Life
The federal government will conduct a national bird census this summer under the Department of Agriculture supervision. The count begins about May 30 with final results by June 20, aided by 250 correspondents and many voluntary observers to determine breeding pairs and assess laws’ effectiveness.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
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Mrs. Poindexter
U. S. Army
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