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UNIFORMS ARECOSTIY TOfflFFICERS Graduates of Training Camps Must Give Up Two Month’s Pay For Elquipment. ISO RAISE IN PAY FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1917, nm FOREST FIRES BY A NEW METHOD Observation S t a t i o n s Placed on 52 Lofty Peaks in Adiron- dacks and Cats kills TH D EV E y iR G ERTER F R IgE. FODGEtKEEPSIE, R. T , Overcoats $45 to $100; Shoes Raised to $7.50, Make Big Hole ^in Salaries. T h e e o s t of a r m y officer’s uniform s and equipm e n t, which has been ris ing steadily fo r years, has taken such a decided jum p w ithin the last six m o n ths th a t it will cost m o st of th e officers being graduated from train in g cam p s a t least two m o n ths of th e ir salaries to purchase the necessaries of arm y life when they en ter upon th e ir new careers. W h ile uniform s and equipm e n t are fu r n ished free to p r i r a t e s and n o n - c o m m issioned officers, com m issioned o f ficers m ake th e i r own purchases in th e retail m a rket a: prices necessarily fa r above those which m ight be ob tained if the equlpmeint were m a n u factu red by contract w ith the W a r iDepartm ejit. No change has been m a d e in the pay of officers to m e e t th e increased cost of equipm e n t and th e rising cost of living generally. T h e salaries of officers are; M a jo r G e n e ral, ?«,000 a year; B r ig a d ier G e n eral, $6,000; Colonel, $4,- 000; D ieutenant Colonel, $3,500; M a jor. $3,000; C a p tain, $2,400; (First Lieutenant, $2,000; Second L ieu ten a n t, $1,700. Officers below '•■he ran k of B rigadier General r e ceive an increase of 10 p e r cent, in th e ir pay for each five years spent in one rank. Army officers are pro USE STEEL TOWERS Telephone Installed to Call Out Men With Equipment When Blaze Is Dis covered j The constant im p rovem ents in the I m ethods of discoverln.g and suppress- ' ' “ g fe-es in the S tate forests e r e de- ribed by 'William G. iHoward, As- covering the A d lronda(^s 'ap d Cats-- kills, and showing all roads, trails, railroads, telephone linqs, observation station, tool supplies and a£ore»; the location of ranger hoadqtierters and the genem l topography of th e region. The entire m a p h a s been colored show the degree of fire hazard offer ed by diiffKnent types of forest, Iand% lum b ered for' softwoods only, lands lum b ered for both s o ft and h a r d woods, burned lands, etc. “As soon as th e location of a fire is known,” w rites Mr. Howard, “it takes only an Instant to consult th e m ap and find out how serious th e danger is and w h a t dam age m ay b e done, as well as w h a t f a cilities ore available to fight t h e fire, such as m e n , tools and Siippr “T h a t i t m ay b e of v a lue in fire pro tective work, the Intorm e tion on th e fire m ap m u st be absolutely accurate. ’ T h e rangers acoordingly traveled over every part of th e ir _ d is tr icts * w hile m aking ji-p the map. Inform ation from m em o ry or statem e n ts from others w a s not added until! verification was m ade by personal observation. M any of th e large land-ow n e rs of th e Adi- rondacks have m aps of th e jr own buildings, and th e ir d a ta w e re con sulted wihen possible, but w e re not placed on the map until verifled. POPE BENEDICT, I a is tant Superintendent of S tate Hor- i ests, in The Conservationist, publish - I od by the S tate Conservation Comm is sion. Observation stations have been esta-blished on the sum m its of fifty- two lofty peaks in the AdTrondacks and 'C^atskills and an observer Ig on duty in each during the fire season. M any of the stations are equipped wiith tall steel tow ers, a t the top of each of which is an inclosed room w ith windows on all sides to . protect the observer against the w e a ther con ditions which m ay be rigorous. A fire, as soon as observed, is re ported by telephone to the nearest forest ranger, who a g ^ n summons help from the surrounding country by the sam e m eans. The fire fighters \ com e in from all sides to the nanggs’s j headquartei*s, w h e re they are provided w ith fire fighting tools and sent by anotmohdles to the scene of the blaze. To facilitate their w o rk fire p ro tection m aps have been prepared 'The fire m ap Requires revision from ar to year. New lum b ering opera tions o n private land are added as they ye a r to yea r. New lu m b erin g opera - oocur, and changes in roads and trails are constantly checked. Thus a bridge which goes down on an old, um ised road will throw th e entire road b e yond the bridge into a foot trail. T e le phones in rem o te districts a r e con tinually .being put in and taken out, and as a knowlefige of t h e i r lo cation is of great im p o rtance in fire fighting, close tabs are kept on them . “Owners of 'tim b e r land have given -the plan th e ir enthusiastic approval, end have assisted in working it out to the ftullest extent. The officials of the IMvision of (Lands and Forests, th e private landowners and the iJigtrict rangers constitute a-board of s trategy, for th e study of forest fire problem s before danger arises. M eetings for th is purpose have been held in dif feren t ports of th e Adirondemks and CSatskills. ©ohoolg of Instruction for forest rangers have also been held, and the m en have been eyam tned on SPEAKING OF OUR MISTAKES Don’t Be Too Censor- . ious, For They are Not Crimi nal “T h e people who m a k e m istakes lead th e w o rld,” says The Idaho S tatesm a n . “T h e perfect people w o rk fo r them , m n n ln g erran d s and co u n ting c o lum n s of figures.” Though th is i s playful sarcasm a t t h e expense of th o s e who n e v e r get into a p o sition w h e re th e ir m istakes would come u n d e r general notice, and is a clever gibe a t those w h o se p e r fec tion is a figm ent of th e i r own vain im a g ination, it bears a v ital tru th . In all success th e r e is som e thing m o re th a n diligent in d u s tr y and conscientious effort. A considerable m e a s u r e o f couage is requisite and enever courage an d especially t h a t of decisiveness, is exerrcised th e r e is alw a y s th e possibility of m a k ing a m.istake. T h is is p a r ticu larly tru e of those a t th e head of big e n t e r prises an d those holding p rom inent executive positions. W ith them the m u c h tim e in consideration o f all of th e rem o te yet poeadble consequences of a n action. - In acquiring th e ir w e a lth of k n o w ledge they h a v e e o ln e - tim e e lo s t th e i r sense of proportiori, th e i r j u d g m e n t I n th e m a t t e r of r e l a tive values. T h e n th e r e is also th e tru t h th a t th e h ig h e r th e poedtion to w h ich a ■man rises by v ir tu e o f h ia t a l e n t o r genius th e m o re conspicuous b e com e s h is m iatakes, and t h e captious are v e r y a p t to m a g n ify them an d lose sig h t of all th a t stanite to his credit. I 'It Is n o t the m a k in g of mlsitakee • which is a crim e , h u t th e unw iH ing- ' n e s s to acknow ledge them and th e I p e r s is tence in erro r long a'fter i t has been exposed a s ^uch. W isdom m a y I m a k e m istakes, b u t it is folly th a t I rep e a ts them.. I t i© an old saying ' a n d tru e th a t th e only p e rfect p e r - I In th e w o rld of business and also ' in t h e spheres of a r t , l i te r a tu r e , and j even science these tru t h s a r e fully ■apparent to all th o u g h tfu l people, h u t i t is one of th e defects of p o l i t ical life th a t m en are judged, a t least by th e i r opponents, alm o s t solely on th e i r m i ^ k e s . It is deem ed ae leg itim a te party warfare th a t th e opposition should m a g n ify the errors of hose they are seek ing to displace), b u t in th e long ru n th is tendency work© in th e interests of good governm e n t. Indeed, if th e . p rice of liberty be eternal vigilance, th e sam e m u s t he paid for the p r e servation of dem-ocratic institutions. N o th in g Is so calculates to u n d e r m ine a dem o c racy a s th e t h e o ry th a t those in high places should be above criticism . C a rried to its log ical conclusion it w o u ld involve the perpetuation of the already chosen an d estaMlaih a system aristocratic, an d au to c ratic in all b u t the nam e. fo u r th s of t h e i r efficiency. T h e re are m a n y instances perm ittin g calm d e lib e ratio n and continuous th o u g h t, but still m o re In which a judgment m u s t be m a d e w ithout delay. Of t h ^ e m e n th e successful are those w h o s e t r a i n e d m inds m a k e it possible for th e m to be rig h t In t h e v a s t m a jo r i t y o f cases, b u t th e y are above all o th e r s fully conscious of th e p rohability of a percentage of error. T h e r e is such a th in g as being o v e r -cau tio u s an d of 'ca r r y in g re flection to th e point of indecision. Some o f th e w o rld’s g r e a test scho lars have show n them s e lves sin g u larly inept w h e n placed in positions of executive responsibility, and not (because th e y w e re w h o lly u n fa- ' W ho, it is reported, m ade a new a n d form a l appeal for peace. It in vited th e b e l l i g e r e n t to state their^ conditions in concrete term s so as to facilitate a prelim inaiy understanding. theij, k n o w ledge th e ir own districts and .their grasp of the fire problem s presented. Iln d e r this ey s t^ n , when fire b reaks out in, a . d is tricts, every m an in it knows h is place and w h a t is expected of him, and no tim e ig lost in indecision. New m en learn th e ir dnties 'a n d the forest conditions of th e ir ‘ d W trlcts w ith a m axim um of thoroughness and th e least possible \The old-fashioned ‘h it-o r-m iss’ method-s of fighting fire are done with. ProiSfess has been m ade in forest protection as in city fire fighting, and further advances will be m a d e in th e future. However, evSn w ith the best system th a t can be devised, the help Of ail persons who go into the woods is needed,” th e free criticism of political m is- ^ ta k e s .— S a n (FTancisco C h ronicle. r With pi I of th e tendency to spend too A PACIFIST. Shopper—-I w a n t to buy a necktie suitable for m y husband. (Salesman—S o n y , madlam, but we are n o t perm itted to sell neckties to women who are unaccom p anied by men.—'Baltimore S tar, WHITMAN HAS CENSUS OF HOSPm Albany, N. Y., Aug. l€h-G o v e r| \Whitman has received a report i th e Division of lEiealth end tale of the S ta t e Defense O o u J rimwaag th a t th e g O n e r a l 'I E o s i ^ ^ the state ont^d© G r e a ter New ' have a bed capacity of 22,347, could be increased, by 12,000 : montJh. This inforfil^EtRn w a s tained by taking a hosptiail th e institutions canvassed nun 227. S ta te charitiat^e institutionis, 1 pitals for th e diffiane, and homes, w e re n o t included. M o st of th e beds in th e \bospifl reporting are in us4k ■at the p r e e j time. Polly th ree-fo u r th s of the 1 pilals have spacious grounds whij tem p o rary bnii^ngB could be e in case of need as a rcOTlt of th e 's putting them in a position to h o f thousands of wounded. M any of t h ^ hospitals have put them selves at i daspoaaii o f th e state and federal r ' ernm ents. W h ile it is tru e 'that a num b er I the sm a ller hospitals cannot f u m j beds for m o re th a n a few m o n th's notice, th e ir services undoubted.ly prove of the g r e a t j value in the care of convalesd soldiers. It ts t r been shown by i' experience of our allies, th a t wounded soldier, as soon as he recovered sufficiently to he able J travel, im p roves under the care roni w h ere near his form e r home, not advisable th a t he be re tu n at once to his home, there to beco:l a possible victim of th e m isp laJ hospitality of friends. R a ther shoal'd be received into a hospi w h e re he could be given proper t r ^ m e n t before final discharge. He—(For the love of you I could I come 'anything. She—'Become a m illionaire. 0 - Tided w ith heat, light, an d q u a r ters, o r in som e cases granted an a l - ^ ^ ^ low ance to provide fo r them . M o u n t- 0 , ed officers receive $100 a y e a r for feed of one horse, or $150 a y e a r for tw o horses. Offi'cers of th e aviation corps receive 50 p e r cent, m o re th a n th e usual pay for th e ir rank. T h e prices asked for officer’s u n i form s consisting ■of coat and breeches vary from, ab o u t $30 te $150. Few m a k e rs of officeirs’ overcoats ask less th a n $45 a t retail and prices go up to $75 and $100. L e a th e r goods of all kinds have a t least doubled in price in th e last year. O rdinary a r m y shoes have jum p e d from $3.50 to $7.50 and leath e r puttees in some cases have trip led in price. A t th e Army. iCo-operative Stores, it w a s said th a t th e h ig h - g r a d e a r ray overcoat w h ich sold six m-cnths ago a t $ 5:5 is now priced a t $60, w h ile the officer’s uniform of olive drab serge th a t sold for $37.50 six m cuLhs ago now sells fo r $43. The foll'owing explanation was given of the rise in prices: “The increase h a s n o t m o re th a n k e p t pace w ith advancing prices for civilian clothes. AH kinds of w o o l ens have gone up. T h e A u s tralian y a m which was used in an officer’s equipm e n t a y e a r ago i s n o t o b tain able in th is country a t all, because its shipm e n t outside of the BritisL E m p ire has been forbidden. An A r a e r ic a r n n a d e snbsttitute has been placed on th e m a r k e t a t a higher price th a n w a s form e rly paid for the A u s tralian. W e a r e paying $5 a yard now fo r m a terial w h ich cost only $3.25 a few m o n th s ago. The m a n u factu rers have been ru s h e d w ith o r ders for this kind of m a terial and cannot tu rn it out fa r t enough to m e e t th e dem a n d . Officers’ uni - form s have alw a y s been expensive because good cloth and th e 'best kind of w o rkm a n s h ip have gone into them . R e a d y -m a d e uniform s have been practically unknow n in th e past, as an exceptionally good fit Is neces sary especially to th e breeches, if the g a r m e n t is to b e com fortable.” B e c a u s e of th e g r e a t im m e d iate dem a n d fo r them , a larg e num b e r of read y -m a d e u n iform s h a s been p lac ed on th e m a r k e t recently by d e a l ers who have n o t been in th e u n i form business heretofore. A re p r e sen tativ e of one of th e best known clothing f irm s in t h e city s a id y e s ter- “W e a r e selling uniform s a t from $30 to $60, a n d arm y overcoats from. $45 to $75 and are carrying ready m a d e g a r m e n ts in stock as well as m a k in g them . These prices are about ,.20 p e r cent, h ig h e r th a n they w e re six m o n ths ago. In ordinary lines of clothing th e increase in th a t period has been about 20 p e r cent. T h is is due even m o re to th e rise in cost of labor than to th e rise in cost Of m a terials. W e have a lw a y s figur ed ■on a sm a ller profit on uniform.^ for arm y an d navy service th a n for ordinary clothing.” ■At th e M a rk Cross C o m p a n y it was said th a t th e pigskin puttee, w h ich had s«Dld a y e a r ago for $5,75, w a s now selling fo r $14.,25, and was n o t of s o good a quality as th e $5.75 p u ttees o f a y e a r ag'O. The best q u a lity of pigskin, it was said, was no l o n g e r on t h e m a rket. The price of good cow h ide p u ttees are now $8 fo r offioere, a g a in r t a price of $4 a y e a r ago. One dealer said y e s ter day th a t th e arm y ord e r req u ir in g reinforced seats in officers’ uniform s h a d ad d e d aeboot ,$2 to th e cost of makiaig flue untCoamos. ) ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ j ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ' The Stick - to - it - iveness of Stephenson. In h is boyhood, G e o rge S tep henson h e r d e d cattle an d drove a gin ho rse in a coal m ine fo r sSxpense a day. N o t u n t i l his 1 8 th b irth d a y w a s h e ab le to Y e t t h i s m a n o f hm n h le p a r en tag e an d lim ited o p p o rtu n i ties w a s so s u p e r io r t o obstacles th a t on S e p tem b e r 27, 1812, h e opened his f ir s t railw a y over w h ich goods, ^md passengers w e re carried by locom o tive. F o r 15 years Stephenson had w o rked unceasingly on w h a t m a n y people called a d r e a m ,,b u t success cam e fin a l ly — as i t m u s t com e— w h e n u n u s u a l ability is harn e s s e d to u n u s u a l perserverance. “K e e p ing everlastingly • a t it brings success” has been t h e m o tto of th is sto re f o r n e a rly fifty years. T h a t it h a s proved a success is show n by it being th e la r g est an d forem o s t sto re in this p a r t of th e state. I t is know n all over th e country, an d its enstomesrs come for many miles aro u n d an d goods are being shipped to alm o s t eveiy state, due\ to th e stic k - to - itiv e n e s s of George Stephenson who m ade It possible fo r o u r im m e n s e business to grow and keep on grow ing. LUCKEY, PLATT AND COMPANY 332‘34S Main St„ and 14-20 Academ y St. Phone 2500 FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1917. Give a Few Minutes To This Important News! What Can You Do With a Box of Candy ? (Send a box to y o u r soldier JBuy a box fo r Sunday m u n c h ing. B u y a box f o r t h e picnic an d excursion. Last Call For Such Prices on Goods! ' YOUR OPPORTUNITY IS SATURDAY ! 25c Voiles—^they are 38.inches wid©— SPECIAL AT 15c 39c and 50c Voiles—^note the prices— . , SPECIAL AT 19c 25c Voiles—a special lot going for^ SPECIAL AT 1254 c Saturday in the Hosiery Section. The same great values that are in. evidence all through the store make a wonderful appearance in the Hosiery Section. FOR 25c—The celebrated Burson Hosiery for women.—black and white. FOR 35c—or three pairs for $1.00r-fibre .boot and lisle top—^black or white. FOR $1.25—Silk Hose in almost every shade you might want • Have the Plies Bombarded Your \Window Screens and Forced a Passage Through the Wire En tanglement? Wash Along Come Several Specials in Knit Underwear For Saturday. The K n it U n d e rw e a r Sectiou is on t h e M ain F lo o r ju s t w e s t of th e M ain Aisle. W h ite Silk Bloom e rs— ^fw..........................................$1.25 W h ite Silk Vests— ^for ................................................... $1.19 W h ite an d P in k Silk C a m isoles .............................. \. 98c P ink Silk T ( ^ Union S u it e .................. .. 98c W o m e n ’s I>ace and Cuff U n io n s .................... .. 85c C h ildren’s V e sts— e a c h ................................................. lOc C h ildren’s W a ists— e a c h ....................... 16c C h ildren’s P a n ts— e a c h ............... 15c C h ildren’s W a is t U n ion S u it s ...................................... 50c A ll r i g h t B u y new w in dow and door scroqne. Get i little good w e a r o f t of thenl thi* session and have new, dependable acreens for. n e x t seqoofi. And by th e way, you save a little m o n ey by buying them now. . . . 28c Screens— ^ 1 8 x 8 3 .. -18c 40c Screens— 2 4 x 3 8 . . . .30c Any Screen, D o o r f o r . . . . 9 8 c Some w o rth. 1 :9 to $2, each. A 50c Salad Bowl For 19c. Genuine China Salad Bowl, nine inch bowls—39c and 50c values for 19c. T O I L E T O U O D S ! Buy them here and you are pretty sure that you axe getting them for as low prices as they are quoted anywhere, and in many cases lower. We are always r e a ^ to compare our Toilet Goods Prices. Lazell’s Talcum Powder—^box..,. ^..........................................15c Fiver’s Powder—a b o x .................................... $1-20 Woodbury’s Face Powder—b o x ................................................21c Levy’s La Blache Powder—^box ............................................... 35c Java Rice Pow der-^ b o x .........................................................35c Babcock’s Corylopsis—a box ................................................... 15c Jap Rose Soap, 10c cake—3 f o r ................................................25c Hand Sapolio—a cake .......... ................................ 10c Woodbury’s Facial Soap—a c a k e ............................................. 19c Resinol Soap—a cak e ................................. *.............................20c Cuticura Soap— cake ........................................./ ................... 19c Ptsaris Glycerine Scented S o a p ................................................. 17c Ivory Soap—a cake........................... 6c Lifebuoy Soap—a cak e .............................................................. 5c Johnson’s Palmolive Soap ......................................................... 10c A lca^ Cream—a jar .......................................................' ........ 50c Malvina Cream— a. jar ...............................................................39c Hind’s Honey and Almond—^jar ............................................. 40c Frostilla—a bottle ............................... .* .................................... 19c Daggett & Ramadell’s Cream—a j a r ......................... 10c to 45c Hudnttfs Marvelous Cream ....................................................... 50c Woodbury*s Faeial Cream .............................................. 19c Sozodont Tooth Paste—tu b e ...... . ..................................... .19c Sozodont Tooth P o \ ^ e r ....................... 19c Kolynos Tooth Paste .................................................................19c Lyons’ Tooth Paste ............................. 17c Peheco Tooth Paste ...................................................................39c Idle. B u y a box fo r a b irthday p resent. And Be Sure to Buy ItatLnckey,Platt & Co.’s. Two Most Interesting Magaunes For 25c. “ T h e P a l l F a s h io n Book” (w ith o u t p a t t e r n certificates) issued by T h e P icto rial R eview iCompany, a n d T h e P ic to r ial Revieiw— b o th fo r 25c. Of course i f you w o u ld r a t h er have th e p a t t e r n th a n th e Plctcwial Review, the Quarterly wiU be 25c. T h e P icto rial Review alone is 15c. T h e M abel P o tt e r B a g g e t t ’s li’ilrst F a r A rticle ap - Lrs i n th is S e p tem b e r nu m - (P a t t e m C o u n ter). An Angust Sale of Rugs That Demand Your Immediate Attention. Here, small ones are featured—^in the store there are also sales on large rugs. 22x36 inch extra quality Axminster. . . .. .............................. $1.75 27x54 inch f o r ....................................................................... $1.98 27x64 inch f 6 r ............................... •.........................................$2.25 27x64 inch Velwrt Rug f o r ................... ................................ $2.75 36x72 Smith Axminster R u g .......... . .................................... $4.25 4542^654 f t Seamless Wilton Rug ....................7 ............... $12.75 30x60 inch Cretonne Rag Rug .............................................$1.60 36x72 inch Cretonne Rag R u g .............................................. $2-25 Body Brussel Mats—22x36 ............................................. . . . .$2.50 WHEN MY LADY GOES A-SHOPPING ! She’s an advocate of the Carry-home Movement and proves her business sense and patriotism by taking all her small purchases right along with her. These hags were originally designed for knitting hags and are still used for knitting bags, but ingenious women are also using them for shopping bags. In the Art Embroidery Section of our store you may find scores of designs and colorings of cretonne, silk or messaline satin. The prices run from 50c to $6.98. If You Have a Fancet on Your House, You Should Have a Garden Hose. CSood for watering the plants, garden and lawn. off the atmosphere in muggy Dainty Little, Wicker Electric Lmnps. A t hem e in y o u r hom e all the year ’round. A ttractive b a s k e t- lik e shades and i^i..i,iiuarcLs, and fixtures all ready f o r lighting. T h e $5.00 Jjam p e a r e . .$2.04 T h e .$7.00 liam p s a r e $3.94 m Good for cooling weather. Good for 2c to 4c saving ■on a foot if purchased her-=^— lOc Garden Hose—^ inch — sl foot ........................ 8c 15t Garden Hose—54 “ ch—a foot.........................He 18c Garden Hose— —a foot ......................... 14c l ^ l : LUGKE Y, PL ATT & COMP AN Y ^ ^ yoa ^ y a ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ H ^ ^ ^ ^ Vv ^ ^ ^ ^ '
