 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Pashure pokupedza kwake kufunda muna 1913 Spurr akavamba basa rake muindasitiri paBaltimore Ohio Railroad somushandi womudzidzi muvashandi vomutevedzeri wapurezidhendi wayo wechitatu. Muna 1917 akashanda muHondo Yenyika I mu21st Mainjiniya saFirst Lieutenant kuWestern Front, kwaakatora chikamu muHondo yeSaint-Mihiel. 