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New Commander of Second Corps Area
United States Army Air Service Posts
Wings Kelly Field, Texas
10th School Group
3rd Attack Group (for Administrative
purposes only.)
2nd Langley Field, Va.
2nd Bombardment Group
9th Observation Group
Groups 1st Pursuit Headquarters. Self ridge Field, Mich. 17th Pursuit Squadron 27th Pursuit Squadron 94th Pursuit Squadron 95th Pursuit Squadron 57th Service Squadron 2nd Bombardment Group Headquarters Langley Field, Va. 11th Bombardment Squadron 20th Bombardment Squadron 49th Bombardment Squadron 96th Bombardment Squadron 2nd Photo Section 59th Service Squadron 3rd Attack Group Headquarters Kelly Field, Texas 8th Attack Squadron 90th Attack Squadron 60th Service Squadron 4th Composite Group Headquarters.. .Camp Nichols, P. I. 2nd Observation Squadron 3rd Pursuit Squadron 28th Bombardment Squadron 66th Service Squadron 6th Photo Section 5th Composite Group Headquarters... .Luke Field, Hawaii 6th Pursuit Squadron 19th Pursuit Squadron 23rd Bombardment Squadron 72nd Bombardment Squadron 11th Photo Section 65th Service Squadron 6th Composite Group Headquarters.. .France Field, Canal Zone 7th Observation Squadron 24th Pursuit Squadron 25th Bombardment Squadron 63rd Service Squadron 12th Photo Section 9th Observation Group Headquarters..Mitchel Field, N. Y. 61st Service Squadron 10th School Group Headquarters Kelly Field, Texas 40th School Squadron 41st School Squadron 42nd School Squadron 43rd School Squadron 68th Service Squadron 22nd Photo Section 11th School Group Headquarters.. .Brooks Field, Texas 1st Page Two 46th School Squadron
47th School Squadron
62nd Service Squadron
56th Service Squadron 21st Airship Group Headquarters Scott Field, III. 8th Airship Company 9th Airship Company 12th Airship Company 24th Airship Service Company 21st Photo Section Division Air Service 1st Div Mitchel Field, N. Y. 5th Observation Squadron 14th Photo Section 2nd Div Ft. Bliss, Texas 12th Observation Squadron 1st Photo Section 3rd Div Crissy Field, Calif. 91st Observation Squadron 15th Photo Section 4th Div Maxwell Field, Ala. 22nd Observation Squadron 4th Photo Section 5th Div Fairneld, Ohio 88th Observation Squadron 7th Photo Section 6th Div Chanute Field, 111. 16th Observation Squadron 5th Photo Section 7th Div : . . . Marshall Field, Kans. 16th Observation Squadron 9th Photo Section 8th Div Boiling Field, D. C 99th Observation Squadron 3rd Photo Section 9th Div Mitchel Field, N. Y. 1st Observation Squadron 8th Photo Section Hawaiian Div Wheeler Field, Hawaii 4th Observation Squadron Squadrons 1st Observation (9th Div) Mitchel Field, N. Y. 2nd Observation (4th Group) Kindley Field, P. I. 3rd Pursuit (4th Group) Clark Field, P. I. 4th Observation (H. Div.) Wheeler Field, Hawaii 5th Observation (1st Div.) Mitchel Field, N. Y. 6th Pursuit (5th Group) Luke Field, Hawaii 7th Observation (6th Group) France Field, Canal Zone 8th Attack (3rd Group) Kelly Field, Texas 11th Bombardment (2nd Group)... Langley Field, Va. 12th Observation (2nd Div.) ' Ft. Bliss, Texas 15th Observation (6th Div.) Chanute Field, 111. 16th Observation (7th Div.) Marshal! Field, Kans. 17th Pursuit (1st Group) Selfridge Field, Mich. 19th Pursuit (5th Group) Luke Field, Hawaii 20th Bombardment (2nd Group).. Langley Field, Va, 22nd Observation (4th Div.) Maxwell Field, Ala. 23rd Bombardment (5th Group)... Luke Field, Hawaii 24th Pursuit (6th Group) France Field, Canal Zone 25th Bombardment 6th Group)... France Field, Canal Zone 27th Pursuit (1st Group) Selfridge Field, Mich. 28th Bombardment (4th Group)... Camp Nichols, Rizal, P. I. 40th School (10th Group) Kelly Field, Texas 41st School (10th Group) Kelly Field, Texas 42nd School (10th Group) Kelly Field, Texas 43rd School (10th Group) Kelly Field, Texas 44th Observation Post Field, Okla. 46th School (11th Group) Brooks Field, Texas 47th School (11th Group) Brooks Field, Texas 49th Bombardment )2nd Group).. Phillips Field, Md. 50th Observation (15th Group) Langley Field, Va. 56th Service (12th Group) Boiling Field, D. C. 57th Service (1st Group) Selfridge Field, Mich. 58th Service (15th Group) Langley Field, Va. 59th Service (2nd Group) Langley Field, Va. 60th Service (3rd Group) Kelly Field, Texas 61st Service (9th Group) Mitchel Field, N. Y. 62nd Service (11th Group) Brooks Field, Texas 63rd Service (6th Group) France Field, Canal Zone 65th Service (5th Group) Luke Field, Hawaii 66th Service (4th Group) Camp Nichols, P. I (Continued on Page Fifteen)
Service With Uncle Sam At Anchorage, Alaska
of the most desirable stations in the entire United States Army. The city, which is located on the Govern ment Railroad at the head of Cook Inlet, has about 2,000 inhabitants. Here there are well appointed business houses of all kinds where one may purchase anything that can be obtained in the States ; two excellent hotels, steam heated, with goo.l rooms and service; and, among other things, an excellent motion picture theater where one can see the same pictures that are shown in the best houses in the United States, though somewhat later because of the great distance intervening. Good automobile roads, over which it i possible to drive practically the entire year, radiate from *he city. A morning and an evening newspaper publish the news not many hours later than it appears in the States. Mail service is weekly. Many civic lodges and clubs are repre sented by flourishing posts, such as the American Legion, Masons, Odd Fellows, Shriners, Knights Templar and Elks. There is no regular post for the United States troops, who occupy buildings be longing to the Alaska Railroad. These are better constructed than many of th barracks.in the States ; steam heat and ho' water for shower baths, etc., are supplied by the railroad power plant without any labor on the part of the troops. N<. quarters are available for either officers or non-commissioned officers, so those en titled to quarters draw commutation and rent houses or apartments in the city. There are a number of modern and com fortable apartment houses, and if one docs not wish to live in an apartment it is usually possible to obtain a suitable house. During the summer months much time is spent in range work, the rifle range being only about four hundred yards from the barracks. There is no opportunity for maneuvers of large bodies of troops as only one company is stationed at Anchor age at present. Summer tactical training includes scouting and patrolling, smal, problems in minor tactics, and practice
NCHORAGE, ALASKA, is one
Interesting Extracts From Booklet
numbers that there is little sport in kill ing them. The deer of Southeastern Published by Post Exchange at
Alaska, the wolf of the interior and the polar bear of the Bering Sea and Arctic South Alaskan Post
marches. F r o rn N o v e m b e r 1 to April 1 practically all training, with the exception of short practice marches, is conducted indoors. The gymnasium is used for drill, bayonet practice and ath letics, and the bowling alley for gallery practice. Post schools for officers and non-commissioned officers are held from October 1 to May 1, and the E. and R. schools for stenographers, carpenters, ma chinists, cooks and bakers, during the same period. As compared with other posts there is very little fatigue. Unloading great quan tities of sacked coal is unknown at An chorage. The largest job is cutting the winter wood supply and the summer icesupply. There is probably no other station of the Army where big game is so plentiful and close at hand as at Anchorage. The moose of Kenai Peninsula are the largest in the world, specimens with an antler spread of more than six feet having been killed. The Alaskan brown bear is the largest of his species in the world, and has a bad reputation for ferocity. This animal is found near Anchorage, but i more plentiful, and also much larger further down the Inlet. Chinita Bay is the favorite locality for hunting parties of soldiersfromAnchorage. Both the brown bear and the black bear are hunted in the spring, the black bear especially for its thick, glossy fur. Moun tain sheep and goats are found in prac tically all the mountains of Alaska. Several parties from Anchorage have ob tained both sheep and goats on week-end hunts, but ordinarily it requires more time than this, with quite a lot of climbing to get at either. Caribou are not found in this section; in the Broad Pass district and farther north they cross the railroad in their annual migration in such large Ocean are not found at Anchorage. Small game abounds in the district. The snowshoe rabbit, which is white in winter and brown or gray in summer, is so numerous that it is not regarded as game. The ptarmigan, which also changes color with the seasons, is plentiful. Sev eral hundred were killed last October in the railroad yards, many of them within the troop area. At times they are so thick in certain places in the hills that it is possible to kill them with sticks and stones. Ducks and geese are found in great numbers on the tide flats and marshes, and it is common for parties to bring back the limit of twenty-five birds per man. Grouse, or spruce hens, are also very common, but not so common as other game. Game fish abound in most of the streams, and fishing is much indulged in. Willow Creek, reached by the Alaska Railroad, is perhaps the best of the fishing streams, rainbow trout weighing up to six pounds having been caught there. The grayling, an Alaskan fish almost as game as the rainbow trout, is caught there, and also in Little Willow Creek, about three miles north of Willow Creek. Rainbow and mountain trout are caught in Camp bell Creek,' Fish Creek, Knik Lake and Fire Lake, which are nearer to the post. Salmon ascend the streams in countless thousands in the summer, to spawn, but are not classed as game fish. Large num bers are canned for commercial use, and many are dried for dog food by the na tives, as well as for human consumption. A liberal policy is in effect with regard to hunting passes and leaves. While sta tioned at Anchorage the soldier or offi cer may have his fill of hunting and fish ing. During the two year tour everyone who so desires can procure specimens of all the big game, and will be able to fill in the time between his big game hunts {Continued on Page Fifteen)
View Near Anchorage
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Further Hints on How To Be A Soldier
H E N y o u s e e t h a t your QUICKNESS and NATURAL ABILITY are p l a c i n g you AHEAD explain to your comrades your good qualities. At the SAME TIME tell them kindly about their own DEFECTS. Do this IN PUBLIC so that you can not be accused of FAVORITISM. While you are in the hospital send for a BIBLE and look up DANIEL, FIFTH CHAPTER, TWENTIETH VERSE. * * *
A Continuation of the Article by
Brainless Bates in the Recruit ing News ofJanuary 15
FREEZING Hang up patient by his HEELS, telling him to stand "AT EASE." Rub frozen spot with TOMATO SAUCE and open DAMPERS half-way. If pa tient is still cold it may be necessary to PRIME HIM. Use primer CARE FULLY, remembering FEDERAL TAX.
First Aid For All Contingencies The f o l l o w i n g instructions have been carefully prepared by the emi nent m e d i c a l authority, D O C T O R HOWETT L t. Leiderkranz. Ans. — TICKLES. Join another company. Medical Report STAGE FRIGHT 7. What is the capital of If patient is U N C O N The information desired on this sheet is not at all Turkey? Col. M. T. Bean. SCIOUS hang him, FACE necessary. All questions, therefore, should be an Ans.—Thirty cents. UP, over a convenient fence. swered carefully. 8. How can I cure myself See if he is b r e a t h i n g 1. Name
of walking in my sleep. T H R O U G H his EARS. Address
Take off his SHOES and Weary Willie. Ans.—Take State address of your lady friend
THROW THEM AWAY, car fare to bed with you. Do you know any other good addresses?
[f he is still unconscious, GO 9. How is the modern What is the matter with you anyway? THROUGH his POCKETS. trench constructed? Major Why were you born ? That will bring him to. Hans Uppe. Ans. — S o m e * * * What do you think of the Kaiser ? run from right to left. 10. What is the best cure Is that all ? PARALYSIS f o r seasickness? Corp. Search patient for 9. Where were you on, the night of the 31st of Tom Cod. Ans.—We give June, 1492? BOTTLE and test QUAL up. ITY of contents. If bottle 10. Is that the correct answer ? * * * is EMPTY, hold to ear and 11. What is the correct answer ? L I S T E N for D E A T H Equipment Thank you. RATTLE. Rub patient's While the government 12. Do you like molasses on raw oysters ? back, b e g i n n i n g at the furnishes the essentials of 13. Have you ever committed suicide? FRONT and vice versa. Ask military life, experience has 14. Have you kept anything back? him WHERE he got it, taught that the following These answers must be sworn to by a Justice of the writing reply on BACK of articles contribute to one's Peace and the sheet detached and mailed to the your COLLAR. Pull out personal comfort: Bureau of Military Misinformation. If the com patient's TONGUE a few One paper-hanger's out manding general owes you any money, telegraph the i n c h e s , letting it F L Y answers to him collect. fit. BACK. Continue this OP One case of dominoes. ERATION till the WAGON One four-inch hawser. comes. * * * Two typewriters. TOOTH ACHE SNAKE BITE One nice work bench.
Wrap BLANKET around tooth and One Chicago directory.
If patient has been bitten BELOW secure with RUBBER CEMENT to One kitchen range.
THE BELT, remove belt and place roof of mouth. Lay j'our ear to One slot machine.
BELOW BITE. This is IMPORT SOLES of patient's FEET and see if ANT. Remove patient's SHIRT and One manicure set.
you can detect heart-beats. If his look for snake. When found mark One Morris chair.
PUMP is working, ask him to COUNT "EXHIBIT A" and replace CARE Four doz.- prs. suspenders.
UP to TEN slowly, holding his FULLY. Blow in BOTH of patient's Four good Persian rugs.
BREATH. A fiy-paper poultice in ears at the SAME TIME. One tooth brush with Evinrude
back of the KNEES will help in. severe * * * motor attached. cases. One 24-foot ladder. * * * Answers to Correspondents Ojie bass violinHOMESICKNESS 1. Yesterday at target practice I did One vanity box. If patient is UNCONSCIOUS wind not make a single hit. What had I One mahogany bar. his WATCH, returning it carefully to better do? Priv. Dedd Shott. An,s.— One brassiere. YOUR pocket. See if there are indi Fix your bayonet and charge the tar One 1906 Ford. cations of RUST MARKS on the get. One chiffonier. BACK TEETH. When patient is able 2. What shall I do when surrounded One saw horse. to take nourishment, feed him a hot by a superior force? Capt. Dill Pickle. One clothes-dryer. GOULASH through a STRAW. Ans.—Walk sideways rapidly. The Two clothes-pins. Page Four
enemy will then think you a whole regiment and hastily retreat. 3. How can I make my girl remain true when I am away? Sgt. Ima Nutt. Ans.—Get a new girl in every town. 4. How can I enter the German lines? Capt. F. U. Preeze. Ans — This was done very cleverly by Ike Mclke, the Yiddish spy. He disguised himself as a sausage and crept through No Man's Land, making a noise like a pretzel. 5. What shall I do when my ammu nition is exhausted? Henry Fish Cake. Ans.—Cease firing. 6. How can I make myself popular with my men?
The Man the Army Wants
By Master Sergeant M. W. FISCHER, D. E. M. L., R. S.
O the young- man in search of ad every conceivable form of athletics, every venture, who likes the company of conceivable form of entertainment, every his fellow men, who doesn't want conceivable opportunity for self educa to worry about where his next meal is tion, every opportunity to travel to see coming from, how he can pay the doctor the world, to BE A MAN AMONG MEN. or the dentist, should he need one, or The pay increases as you go along, where to get the money to buy a new up to $157.50 a month, according to rank pair of shoes or a suit of clothes—in other and length of service. Retirement comes words, to the young man with a devilafter 30 years' service with pay and may-care spirit, the will to do or die, allowances up to $133.87 a month. You Uncle Sam's have no future Army of real to worry over, he-men, real no fear of old LIFE STORY OF 100 AVERAGE MEN righting men, age, no dread 100 offers its ap of sickness or MEN peal. 36 n o n em A e \v a n t Y p l o y m e n t. the m a n Free medical whose mother and d e n t a l wants to see t r e a t m e n t is her boy made given you and i n t o a real in a d d i t i o n man. We want yuu are p a i d the man who while you are loves to travel, sick. w h u loves AGE 2 5 AGE 35 AGE 45 AGE 55 AGE 65 Thirty days' strange sights furlough is and s t r a n g e yours every countries, who wants to learn to take year, or a total of three months for each care of himself, who wants to fit himself enlistment, to go where you wish, how to buck the world no matter how hard you wish and when you wish, military duties not interfering. Your pay con the bucking is. To such a man the tinues all the time, and in addition you U. S. Army offers the following: are paid the money equivalent of your Pay to start $21 per month with three rations while you are away from your p-ood solid flesh, muscle, and bone-build station. ing meals a day, all the clothes you can A life worth living is the life worth wear fitted to any climate you may be in, while, and the Army offers such a life. and a clean bed in a clean barracks among No drudgery, no worry over the future, clean men with every convenience to no stuffy hall-room, no bucking the keep clean in the shape of baths and world in the mad rush for the almighty showers. dollar, no aging in years before your Every opportunity for recreation in time—not in the good old Army. The the form of baseball, tennis, golf, polo, Army offers you a long life and a happy dancing, moving pictures, swimming, bf.^ii!;','. held games, football, handball— one. 111111111 11111111 ,
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Madison Barracks, New York
Home Station of Second Battalion, Seventh Field
Artillery, Has Seen Over Century
of Army Life
ADISON BARRACKS is located at Sackett's Harbor, New York, ten miles from Lake Ontario. There are few military posts in the coun try as picturesque as Madison aBrracks, or to which is attached such historical significance as centers around this garri son. At the close of the war with Great Britain in 1815, the defenses left at Sack ett's Harbor consisted of a break of logs extending from Horse Island to the site of Madison Barracks; Fort Tomkins, a small earthwork on Navy Point; three block houses, one of which was situated within Fort Tomkins; and Fort Pike, an earthwork and water battery. There were also Fort Volunteer, a long row of log huts built on the shore of Black River Bay by Revolutionary War Veterans, and Cantonment Smith, an eight-sided fort large enough to protect a regiment of men. The builders of Fort Volunteer, a number of Revolutionary veterans who had since returned to their farms, inspired with patriotism, had offered their serv ices, free of charge, for thirty days for any duty they might be able to perform. During the summer of 1815 Major Gen eral Jacob Brown ordered the opening of a military row from Sackett's Harbor to Brownsville, a distance of six miles, At the same time he issued orders for the construction of Madison Barracks near the scene of the Battle of Sackett's Har bor. General Brown apparently issued these orders on his own responsibility, placing his brother, Major Samuel Brown, in general charge of the building. They
were later approved by the War Depart ment. The post was intended primarily for Infantry. By the fall of 1816 the enlisted men's quarters were so far completed that five companies of the 2nd Infantry moved into them from Navy Point. The history of this regiment is inseparable with that of Madison Barracks for the twenty-three years following the War of 1812. This war had a particularly deteriorat ing effect on the morals of both military and civilian population along the northern frontier. Difficulties often arose, gener ally from insignificant causes, which could not be settled save through the "gentle man's code of honor," the duel. Histo rians relate a number of such conflicts which took place among the army officers stationed along the border. To counter balance these irregularities the 2nd In fantry instituted a series of religious services which materially aided the re storation of public order. This regiment became familiarly known in the western country as the "Praying Regiment." Much ado was made over the visit of President Monroe to Madison Barracks on August 4, 1817, while on a tour of the northern frontier with the view of ascer taining what defenses were necessary to strengthen the line. Nineteen guns were fired in his honor, and after passing under nineteen arches on a bridge of evergreen and flowers, upon the last of which was perched a living American eagle, he was met by a number of officers and soldiers of the Revolution, and addressed by his former superior officer. After having
dined with the officers of the Barracks in the mess room, he witnessed the illumi nation of the village by the citizens. The night was passed by the President at the Mansion House, then kept by the notori ous Bill Johnson, who had been a spy in that region on the American side in 1812. On his departure the host handed the President a bill for $150 for the night's lodging. Johnson later became a pirate among the Thousand Islands during the troubles of 1847-1848. From 1816 to 1823 little is known con cerning happenings at Madison Barracks. It is believed, however, that an artillery company under a Captain Hilerman oc cupied Fort Pike between 1816 and 1821. On the departure of the troops remaining as garrison in 1828, under Major N. S. Clark—it appears that troops had been withdrawn from time to time—the belief was entertained that the post would not be used for military purposes for some time. Therefore Captain Alden Part ridge, a teacher of some note, obtained from Secretary of War Peter B. Porter permission to use the place as a military and scientific school. This project was approved by the President and confirmed by Congress, but nothing came of the proposal. The fort was reoccupied in the fall of 1828, and on May 20, 1832, the troops were again withdrawn, this time to form part of the expedition against Black Hawk. When the Black Hawk Indian War terminated two years later the head quarters of the 2nd Infantry was again established at Madison Barracks. From
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time to time for several years thereafter the post was abandoned and reoccupied. The most notable of withdrawals of troops occurred during the Patriot War and the chase by a company of the 2nd Infantry of the notori ous St. Lawrence pirate, Bill Johnson, the form er inn-keeper. Expected trouble with Great Britain about 1840 led to the construction of more buildings at the Barracks, which was now enlarged to fit it for a large command. In that year the organiza tion of the 8th Infantry was c o m p l e t e d , nine companies b e i n g sta tioned at Madison Bar racks for a year. Being ordered to Florida, the 8th Infantry was succeeded by the 2nd Artillery, which was in turn relieved by the 2nd Infantry. In these days of pipe-clayed belts and stiff uncomfortable uniforms, a certain amount of stiffness of deportment and martinet methods of conducting every thing relating to military routine were re garded as essential to a true soldierly bearing. No better example of the severe test of those times can be had than in the scrupulous care that was taken by the 2nd Infantry to keep the parade clear of grass. Every blade was remorselessly hunted out from between the gravel stones of the surface by the prisoners, armed with knives, old bayonets, and shears, till nothing was left but a glaring, barren plain, upon which the footsteps of the men at drill gave out that peculiar gritty "tramp, tramp, tramp" so pleasing to a stiff-necked drill master. President Martin Van Buren was al most killed while visiting Madison Bar racks in 1838. Many distinguished public men had visited the post in that year, attracted to the northern frontier by the threatened troubles with England. In the course of an exhibition to show President Van Buren the proficiency which the men had attained in drill, and to give a roundportions. Many of these men enlisted in the regiment, obtained their bounty and deserted immediately. "Bounty jumping" was encouraged by an organization, oper ating secretly among the malcontents, whose purpose was to impede or cripple the Federal Government in carrying on the war. The people in the neigh borhood of the Bar r a c k s suffered m u c h from the vandalism of s u c h m e n a n d were greatly pleased when the regiment was at last ordered away. By the end of the Civil War the post, through neglect, plundering and the effects of time, was hardly fit for the occupancy of troops. Capt. Elisha Camp, Quartermaster Corps, was therefore sent from Washington with a dozen or more skilled carpenters to put it once more in good repair. Other needed improvements were also placed in affect. A post li brary with two hundred and fifty selected volumes was instituted, and a fire depart ment, consisting of a double-deck, hand suction engine, with room for thirty men to work at a time, a hose cart and six hun dred feet of hose, was supplied. The post was well furnished with ladders, hooks, axes and fire buckets so that any danger by flame could be adequately combatted. Several hundred trees of all kinds were planted. Although many of these subse quently died the remainder greatly im proved the appearance of the post. A grove of Lombardy poplars on the bluff near the Fort Pike earthwork, which have stood like sentinels there since the war with England, can be seen for many miles. In 1879-80 the quarters were rebuilt. General Sherman arrived in 1882. Under his direction and that of General Sheri (Continued on Page Fifteen)
The Old Quarters
ing off to the occasion, the order was given the men to load and fire. The in specting party was standing near the sallyport on a line with the flank of the command, and at the discharge of the pieces, a ramrod from one of the musket* flew like an arrow and stuck into the ground between the President and the commanding officer of the post. Many regiments were organized and sent to the front from Madison Barracks during the Civil War. Among these were the 10th New York Artillery, 94th New York Volunteers, 20th Cavalry and the 186th New York Volunteers. Some of the most famous of American soldiers were, also stationed at Madison Barracks from time to time, Generals Grant and Sherman of Civil War fame, and Gener als Hunt, Worth and Brady of earlier times. With the organization of the 186th New York Volunteers trouble arose. A bounty of $1,000 had been offered for en listments and by this time, 1864, the wave of deserters, stragglers and sulkers from the front lines had grown to large pro
Barracks Row
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A Compliment to the Army
"I shall recommend appointment of an officer of the Army or Marine Corps who can be relied upon to discharge the duties of his office without fear or favor and without regard to politics."—Mayor Curley of Boston, Massachusetts.
The mayor's statement was in answer to a committee of business men who called on him to see what could be done to check the local crime wave. During the past few years the military services have been complimented by numerous requests for the as FEBRUARY 15, 1925 signment of officers on municipal, state and federal duties separated from the Army jurisdiction. The em Rate Companies on Enlisted Strength ployment of Army officers and men on big projects of The maintenance of organizations of the Army at their authorized strength is not, as so many Army vital importance to the civilian community is not at people have come to believe in the past few years, the all new in its conception, for the Army has made pos function solely of the D. E. M. L., but of the organi sible the advancement of our civilization and has stab zation commanders themselves. As the Adjutant Gen ilized and safeguarded that same civilization once it was eral stated in his letter of August 9, 1922, "The duty established. of organization commanders to obtain reenlistments But the truth is that the American people have not within their units without the competition of outside always known about these accomplishments and are solicitation is indisputable. * * * It is desired to only now awakening to the fact that the training given emphasize the importance of securing reenlistments of Army officers and men is such that it fits them peculiarly the greatest possible number of men who are to be for many big jobs demanding ready comprehension, discharged during the current year." technical skill, and quick and accurate decisions based An officer in charge of a recruiting district in the on merit and free from personal or other extraneous middle west condemns company commanders who fume influences. and fret, when their organizations are depleted, about Although the shortage of Army officers for purely "not having men enough to turn out for parade," and military duties renders it impossible to grant these re become worse with selfish complacency, when their per quests, nevertheless this insistent and growing demand sonnel is complete, with some such remark as "Why for their services in civilian capacities is a most whole worry now ?" some and gratifying tribute. o "They will not accept the indisputable postulate," he Will You Help Uncle Sam? writes, "that any company commander can maintain his There is a great waste in the careless addressing of organization strength if he wants to, because said main tenance does not enter into his efficiency rating. The mail matter; the depositing of letters and packages with natural corollary of this is so evident that it should incomplete, inadequate or incorrect addresses, an over not require the emphasis I give it—to wit, give mainte whelming majority of which comes from large patrons nance of organisation strength on efficiency reports of of the mails. Many of the largest and most progressive firms companies equal rating with marksmanship, discipline have long since realized that, while at one time to leave and efficiency." This district commander, one may well believe, has off the street address may have given an air of im the right idea. There are entirely too many organiza portance this condition no longer exists. Accordingly, tion commanders who pass the buck unconditionally to their exact locations are given now on all letterheads, en the Recruiting Service when condemning the quality velopes and advertising. or the quantity of recruits received. If some of them The omission of street addresses alone is costing —not all of them, for it is realized that unfavorable Uncle Sam nearly $2,000,000 a year according to the location, poor quarters, and unpleasant service form a Post Office Department's estimate. combination which even the best company commander As the Army is increasing its use of direct mail con might not be able to offset—would only be as zealous stantly it behooves us to see if we are among the guilty. in obtaining reenlistments as they are in damning the See that Recruiting Service for its failure to provide seasoned 1. Street addresses are always used. veterans in place of raw recruits, the esprit de corps 2. Return street address is on your envelope. of the Army would be on a much higher basis. ^ 3, Changes on your mailing list are promptly made.
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Recruiting Publicity Bureau, Governors Island, N. Y. An Army Information Bulletin containing a resume of administrative reports, statistical tables, rules, regulations, and official notices of recruiting for the guidance of members of the Regular Army, National Guard and Organized Reserves
The United States Army builds Men"
Richmond for Quality Recruits The Richmond Recruiting Bulletin, in its issue of January 20, stresses the value of the Recruiting News as an aid to can vassers in the field, and continues its cam paign for Quality Recruits. We reprint below several of the Bulletin's reminders to canvassers: "Do you know that Recruiting Duty is one of the best details in the Army? "Do you know that if you want to hold your present detail you will have to pro duce Quality Recruits? "Are you placing your Army Pictorials in places where the young men can see them at all times ? "Are you reading the Recruiting Neivs regularly ? "Do you know that the Recruiting Mews is a very valuable aid to the re cruiters in the field?" War Department Additions Capt. A. Pledger Sullivan, formerly recruiting officer in Baltimore and re cently detailed to the A. G. D., has been appointed as assistant to Major I. J. Phillipson, in charge of Regular Army recruiting in the War Depart ment, and Capt. Joseph P. Cromwell, Infantry, has been detailed in a similar capacity in connection with C. M. T. C. procurement. Army Strength The strength of the Army on De cember 31, 1924, was 11,793 Regular officers, 88 Reserve officers on active duty, 156 retired officers on active duty, 1,044 warrant officers, 165 field clerks, Q. M. C, 217 Army field clerks, 118,102 enlisted men (American) and 7,111 Philippine Scouts, 79 retired en listed men on active duty and 1,053 cadets, U. S. M. A. R. O. Enlists Union Aid The Recruiting Officer at New Haven reports cooperation on the part of the local musicians' union. There being a call for qualified musicians, he reported the fact to the union, as all unemployed men of the order report to their union headquarters. Within less than four hours two applicants had already been sent him by the or ganization. A Good Recruiter Hoosier Recruiter Praised During the three months in which he has been on duty in Logansport, Indiana, Sgt. Harry C. Rozcll, a re cruiter in the Indianapolis district has succeeded in making a splendid impression on the press and people of that town, as testified by letter from important citizens sent to the recruit ing officer of the district. He was of special assistance to the American Le gion in aiding that organization in the filling out of bonus application blanks. Sgt. Rozell was formerly a sergeant 1st class. O. M. C. As Lt. Col. R. S. Woodson, district recruiting officer, remarks, "When an enlisted man in any com munity in such a short space of time by his exemplary conduct, military and personal aptitude establishes for him self a position of influence in a civilian
community Sgt. Van der Zee a n d w i n s t h e praise of t h e
Sgt. Dan Van der Zee, Company G, 23rd Infantry, organized recruiter at tached to the Indianapolis recruiting district. He secured IS enlistments during December, 1924, without com ing near the door of the Indianapolis recruiting office, except to bring in his man and without assistance from other recruiters. Sgt. Van der Zee has a splendid war record, having achieved an enviable reputation while serving in France.
press, public officials, and prominent citizens as Sgt. Rozell has done, it is a matter worthy of notice of higher authority." Warning to Recruiters An applicant for enlistment under the name of Clarence Phillips was provision ally accepted for enlistment at Wheeling, West Virginia, on Frebruary 6, 1925, and arrived the same evening at Fort Hayes, Ohio, with another applicant for final disposition. During the night Phillips stole clothing, jewelry and money valued at approximately $100 from his compan ion and made his escape by leaping through a window. Phillips, it is believed, is an uld of fender. His description follows: Age, 23; weight, 140 lbs.; eyes, blue; height, 67 inches; hair, brown; complexion, very ruddy—looks like a heavy drinker; and identifying marks, hair lip. He was at tired in a badly worn blue suit, brown cap, and low cut brown shoes with rubbers. Recruiting officers are requested to look out for this man and to notify the Re cruiting Office at Fort Hayes in case he should apply again for enlistment. o 1000 Inches—Gratis The Indianapolis Recruiting district has secured over 1,000 inches of free publicity in the past three months. Page Nine
Proofreaders Printers Publicity Men
Enlisted men with experience are wanted to fill the above jobs. Write to the Chief, Recruiting Publicity Bureau, Governors Island, N. Y., stating qualifica tions
The Richmond District in 1924
The Richmond, Va., recruiting district contributed its share of recruits to the Army in 1924, according to Sgt. J. F. Maher, publicity man for the district. From January 1 to December 31 a total of 1,909 enlistments was made, an average of 159 enlistments for each of the twelve months. The first seven months of the year net ted the district 1,500 recruits, or a monthly average of 214 accepted applicants. Then, just as the procurement machine of the district had been whipped into shape for a record breaking year, came the order to discontinue original enlistments. Three of the Richmond district can vassers passed the 100 mark. Sgt. Morris Sheckliter, 6th Field Artillery representa tive in charge of the Norfolk sub-station, was high canvasser for the year with a total of 184 accepted applicants, an aver age of 15 applicants a month. Cpl. John M. Duggan, D. E. M. L., R. S., F. F., fol lowed with 124 accepted applicants, and Sgt. Orval D. Amburn, D. E. M. L., R. S,. F. F., was the third of the trio over the hundred mark with 106 accepted applicants. August, September and October were three slow months for Richmond district. Due to the restrictions placed on original enlistments during these months, it was unable to reach the hundred mark in any one month. The tabulated chart herewith shows the various towns and cities in the Richmond district where sub-stations were located. The figures quoted will show that many failed to respond to the Army's appeal for desirable young men to replenish its ranks. Each town was tried out by ex perienced recruiters, and when the locality failed to yield the proper amount of re
cruits it was abandoned as a site for a sub-station. From time to time new sections of the state were mapped out and locations se lected which were tried out to ascertain if they were suitable for permanent sub stations. In this way many good areas were discovered which yielded the neces sary results to warrant their retention permanently.
Poster Cooperation
The ist C. A. "A" Board, Jan. 21, 1925
An officer asks where we get our attractive Recruiting posters for the A signs. Please see that every canvasser is prepared to answer this question and under stands that they are furnished by the Recruiting Publicity Bu reau, Governors Island, New York. To show our full appreciation of the Bureau's work, the A signs should always be at their best, with fresh posters neatly arranged, grounds and pavement carefully policed in every direc tion, and the sign occupying an area which in itself is an adver tisement for the Army.
Noteworthy Articles Newspaper clippings have been com ing in in quantity during the past few weeks. The most interesting were some small features sent by Sgt. John J. Chop, D. E. M. L., R. S., F. F., on duty at Hagerstown, Md., entitled "Hiked 22 Miles to Join Army," "Thinks Army is the Best Place," "Born in Army, He Goes Back," and "Failed Once, Tried Again"—all ar ticles which tell the story in their titles; two features from Cpl. Harry C. Moses, in charge of the sub-station at Elmira, N. Y., entitled "Size Keeps Him Out of Cavalry, Recruit is Sent to Artillery—Cpl. Harry C. Moses En lists Largest Recruit Ever to Sign Up at the Local Station When Dundee Youth Joins Service" and "Elmira Man Joins Army After Quarrel with Sweetheart; Now He Wants to Change His Mind;" and a letter by Sgt. Al bert G. Barksdale, in charge of the sta tion at Bakersfield, California, to the
Bakersfield Calif ornian on the success of
Repeater Surrenders William E. Moore, whose aliases, re peated enlistments and desertions were written up on page 14 of the Recruiting News for June 1, 1924, surrendered on December 17, 1924, at Fort Jay, New York.
a want ad placed by him with the paper, reading "Wanted—Ex-service Men to Apply for Their Government Insurance. See A. G. Barksdale, Re cruiting Sergeant, U. S. Army, Arling ton Building." Cpl. Moses, whose clippings from the Elmira Star Gazette and the Elmira Advertiser are mentioned above, has had that station only since October 3. In October he enlisted six men, five in November, 21 in December, and up to January 8 of this year had enlisted 12 men. He attributes a large part of his success to the newspaper publicity which has been given him and his efforts.
ENLISTMENTS , RICHMOND DISTRICT, IN 1924 Stations Norton Richmond . . . . Norfolk Roanoke Danville Petersburg . . . . Bristol Harrisonburg . Crewe Staunton Lynchburg . . . Pocohontas . . . Winchester .. Wytheville . . . . Covington . . . . Newport News Shenandoah .. Marion Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Totals 23 12 15 26 51 2 11 258 33 5 4 5 71 69 57 45 30 48 64 8 18 491 23 24 45 60 64 44 27 38 30 32 2 15 368 31 12 30 43 57 32 26 28 24 30 4 14 283 23 11 14 20 23 15 14 12 33 28 3 166 12 6 9 11 18 7 7 5 6 20 5 91 2 3 4 14 16 12 16 16 29 29 4 139 15 1 'i 12 5 17 7 2 9 6 1 7 3 11 4 3 3 2 26 1 1 1 7 3 3 3 6 2 2 1 3 8 13 25 1 4 3 9 9 347 209 162 166 203 274 139 17 62 107 153 1,909 70
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Letters to the Editor
4th C. A. Handicaps U. S. Army Recruiting Station Decatur, Alabama Dec. 24, 1924. 1. The fact that the 4th Corps Area and some others are handicapped in re cruiting is mostly because they are seldom authorized to accept applicants for corps areas other than their own. I am quite sure that if recruiters on the East coast in the southern states were allowed to accept applicants for Hawaii, California and the Philippines they would make a much more favorable showing. 2. We all realize that it is the economi cal viewpoint that has lessened our chances to accept men for these places, and also that very few vacancies have existed for some time. But I for one am asked daily if there is a chance to enlist for Hawaii or the Philippines. I was raised in the country myself and it was adventure that interested me in the Army. I feel that all young boys feel the same about such matters, and such has been proven many times. 3. There are many young men on the West coast, however, who would like to come to Florida, sunny Tennessee, or do a stunt at soldiering in New York State or Oklahoma. They have heard and read much about these places and naturally the fact that they could enlist and serve in a strange country is the most interesting drawing card the Recruiting Service could display. 4. Most members of the Recruiting Service of the 4th Corps Area as well as other corps areas on the East side would shout with joy to come into possession of the authority to accept men for the West Coast, Hawaii, and the Philippines. News Helps Reserves Chicago, 111, January 22, 1925. Editor, Recruiting News, Governors Island, N. Y. The Recruiting News has been a wel come visitor for several years, and I take this step to thank you for same. I es pecially enjoyed the almanac you sent us, as it has been a source of historical information. It may interest you to know that your valuable paper was instrumental in secur ing several efficient men who now have been commissioned in the O. R. C. OTTO H. GOLDSTEIN, Col., Q. M. R. C. Food For Talk Recruiting Office, Little Rock, Ark. December 16, 1924. Editor, Recruiting News, My dear Sir: Since my detail on active duty this past summer at this station, I have come in contact for the first time with the Re cruiting News. I find in it many articles in connection with the service and serv ice people that are particularly valuable to me for release to local papers who are glad to give them space, and also in sup plying me with subjects to talk on before civic organizations. I find that I have no trouble in getting individual attention when an audience of civilians is told what the Army is doing now in time of peace— building radio stations, laying cables, pro viding landing fields, flying around the world, fighting fires, improving harbors and rivers, cooperating in Christmas mail, assisting war veterans in securing Victory Medals and bonus, fighting boll weevil, and, last but not least, making men, phy sically, morally, and intellectually, of all those who enter the Army. The picture on the front cover of the Recruiting News of December 1, showing a veteran approaching the desk of a mem ber of a recruiting party to apply for his bonus has served me very well. I was trying to work out some method to ad vertise the bonus drive in connection with the picture show, so I cut out this print, added my office address and the wording, "It is up to you, Buddy" to the printed words already shown, had three slides made, and now it is running in picture shows in this city without cost to myself or the government. The effect of this publicity is evidenced by the increase of applicants for the bonus. I expect to use these slides in the future in towns'where substations are located. Very respectfully yours, H. M. RIMMER, Major, U. S. A., Ret. Welcomes Regulars In N. G. Company A, 111th Infantry, Pa. N. G. Pottstown, Pa. December 29, 1924. I like your magazine. It is full of varied subject matter interestingly writ ten. Each copy, after I have read it, is placed in the magazine rack of our com pany room, and I notice many of the men looking at it. Since 1920, when I reorganized this company, we have lost several of our men by reason of their enlisting in the Regular Army, and Recruiting Nczvs may be the reason. At the same time, we have picked up as many after their dis charge from the Regular Army. I am glad to see men enlist in the Regulars, and am glad to get ex-regulars into my outfit. The Army profits, either way. Congratulating you again upon the standard you are keeping with Recruit ing Neu's, I am, FRED H. KELLEY,
Capt., Ulth
Inf., Pa. <V. (7.
News Articles Reprinted Headquarters 356th Infantry 89th Division, U. S. Army Office of the Executive Officer Security Bldg., Sioux Falls,S. D., January 12, 1925. The Editor, Recruiting News, Governors Island, N. Y. 1. Request that you send me a copy of "Histories of Army Posts." 2. The Recruiting News is certainly an excellent publication, and assists one in keeping in touch with things military all over the country. Copies received here are read by a number of Reserve officers in this locality, and articles ap pearing therein are reprinted in the local newspapers. Congratulations on your ex cellent publication. WARD M. ACKLEY,
P. O. Work For Discharged Men 135 Menahan St., Brooklyn, N. Y. January 7, 1925. Just a line to say how well pleased I am with my copies of the Recruiting News, which are the only means I have of keeping in touch with my military career. I am employed in the Post Office as a clerk. It would be a good turn if you would tell those about to leave the serv ice, that the Post Office is made up of a large number of ex-service men, who desire to have a greater number of their buddies working with them, as their mili tary discipline makes it so much easier for them. Encourage them to file appli cations as clerks or carriers and they can, with their military record, find agreeable employment among us already employed here. I have just finished reading "A Grand Stand Seat on the Border," in the News, and I must say it's a true military story, as I have heard a few myself at Ft. Ringgold and Brown, and it brings back fond memories of bacon and hard tack. JOHN ZIEGLER, Formerly Troop F, 3rd Cav. Station Lists Helpful Army Recruiting Station Watertown, N. Y. January 8, 1925. * * * We find the Recruiting News a great help to us at this sub-station, especially the lists of the various branches of service and the posts where they are stationed. WILLIAM SMITH, Cpl., Recruiting Service. Page Eleven
Capt., Inf., D. 0. L. Executive Officer, 356th Inf.
Getting Them When They Can't Be Got
By 1st Li. LOGAN W. BOYD, Infantry, D. O. L., Recruiting Officer, Nashville, Tennessee
HE Nashville Recruiting District, the headquarters of which is located in Nashville, Tennessee, a busy city of approximately 120,000 people, has for a long period of time successfully filled all quotas allotted to it. However, a re cent examination of the records of the district displayed the fact that an appli cant for enlistment was rarely obtained on Saturday. To overcome this condition of affairs every effort consistent with the dignity of the Service was made in Nashville, but to no avail. Consequently the activities described below were carried out by the recruiting officer, and after a thorough try-out the plan was found to be conveni ent, practicable, inexpensive and highly successful. Within a radius of 30 miles of Nash ville there are a number of towns vary ing in size from 1,000 to 5,000 people. On Monday of each week one of these towns
in which there is no recruiting sub-station friendly and personal relations. Following the century-old custom, the is selected for a visit by a recruiting party on the Saturday next following. people from all over the countryside visit The editor of the newspaper published in the towns on Saturday, thereby affording the selected town is requested to give suf the Nashville party an opportunity of ficient publicity through his columns to meeting more people than could possibly the proposed visit, in order to attract the be met on any other day. attention of desirable men who may wish Among others, the recruiting officers' to obtain information concerning the duties consist of securing a desirable room Army. in which physical examinations can be On the following Saturday morning, at conducted. This is always easily accom such time as will insure their arrival plished. To facilitate matters the re in the town to be canvassed by 8 o'clock, cruiting party is equipped with eye test the recruiting party, consisting of the re . cards, measuring tape and other necessary cruiting officer, one chauffeur and two articles. canvassers, leaves Nashville in a G. M. C. The concerted efforts of four men, truck, in which benches have been con along the lines above indicated, are cal structed for their convenience as well culated to, and really do receive much as for the comfort of accepted applicants. attention, and as we have never failed to On arriving at the destination every ad bring desirable applicants back with us, vertising and publicity facility is imme we unhesitatingly offer this suggestion diately taken advantage of and used, and with the hope that those who try it out the people cultivated in order to establish will be materially benefitted therefrom. Notes From a Post Commander A material increase in reenlistments in the soldier's own organization would correspondingly lessen the necessity for large recruiting parties and the expense incident to their maintenance. As a post commander I found it pos sible personally to influence to a marked degree the reenlistments in my immediate command. When a desirable soldier's term of enlistment was about to expire, discreet inquiry was made as to whether or not he intended to reenlist. If he did not, it was my business to learn "why." If it developed that the company com mander had failed to do everything prac ticable and proper to secure a reenlist ment, he heard from me. In brief, the desirability of securing reenlistments was made so plain, and a lack of proper ef fort to do so became so unpopular, that it came to regarded as a reflection on the organization, and especially on its officers and N. C. O.'s, if a really desirable man failed to reenlist in his old company. Of course the responsibility begins higher up. No company commander can popularize reenlistments for certain sta tions—but he can help. It seems to me that there are not as many reenlistments as there should be. Part of this failure appears to be due to rather too hard riding of the present day hobby for doing every thing "inten sively" and by "drives." However great his merit, the soldier doesn't like these methods. Another cause is, I believe, due to the lack of organized effort on the part of the officers and non-commissioned officers to procure the reenlistment of every desirable man discharged from their, organization.
The Jack of All Trades
Oh, the Doughboy is an artist if you take him by and large, He can shoot an old machine, gun or man a pontoon barge, Building roads and digging trenches are nothing" new to him, While riding polo horses is a thing he does with vim. He can run a tank across country and roll the bones that night, He'll operate artillery and it's easy for him-—quite, He knows about trench mortars and auto rifles, too, While scrapping with a bayonet is also nothing new. If a big shell cuts the wires (as it has been known to do) The Doughboy gets real busy and puts the message through, Or, if for some strange reason, supplies do not arrive, For some way to secure them a plan he will connive. For native versatility and nerve to take a chance, On marriage, demolitions, fight or frolic, or a dance, Engineering, equitation, any other kindred thing, The Doughboy is the fellow who deserves the laurel ring. —Infantry School News. Page Twelve C. M. T. C. Applications Summary of telegraphic reports received for February 10, 1925 : C.A. a b c d e 1st 837 808 298 4,400 19. 2nd 6,500 3rd 33 32 . . . 5,600 .5 4th 5,700 5th 909 909 785 6,000 15.15 6th 786 773 729 5,600 14. 7th 6,700 8th 5,000 9th 4,500 2,565 2,522 1,812 50,000 O3 Explanatory note— a Number of applications received. b Number of a considered accept able. c Number accepted and so notified. d Minimum objective. c Percentage of d obtained.
O'Brien Gets Publicity A picture was carried in the New York Herald-Tribune of January 28 showing Master Sergeant Thomas O'Brien, D. E. M. L., R. S., of the Albany office, accepting his discharge papers from Governor Al Smith. The retirement of Sgt. O'Brien was an nounced in the Recruiting News of January 15, 1925. Sgt. O'Brien has been 'tendered a position as physical instructor at the Manhattan, Hospital, New York City, which he will accept upon his return from a visit to his home in San Diego, California.
Through The , Telescope
Services Link Ground and Air A Land Grant Contest Cooperating with the Westerly, One of the land grant railways, the The P. D. Tournament Rhode Island, Chamber of Commerce, Northern Pacific, is suing the GovernThe Philippine Department military Col. Frank B. Watson, 1st Corps Area ment in a test case to determine the tournament held from December 15 to Recruiting Officer, arranged for a future charges for transportation of December 20, 1924, at Fort McKinley, radio tractor in charge of Captain military forces on its lines. The basis the largest post in the Department, was Lawrence C. Clayton, Signal Corps, to for the suit dates back to Civil War attended by representatives from all be sent from the Army Base in Boston days, when the Northern Pacific was organizations in the Islands. The 45th constructing its line from Ashland, Infantry (P. S.) won the tournament to Westerly on January 24 to establish communication with the Navy dirigible Wisconsin to Portland, Oregon. Con- with 173 points. gress passed an act granting certain "Los Angeles." A number of local records were Seven special trains were run to lands to the road for right of way, broken, and one world's record, that Westerly from all parts of New Eng- exacting in return that in sections of the 220 yard breast stroke. In the land and New York bringing together where the land grants were used for latter contest Yldefonso, of the 57th more than ten. thousand people to ob- railroad roadbed the road should be a Infantry (P. S.), as announced pre serve the total eclipse of the sun, post road and military route, upon viously in, these columns, set a new which was here in the path of the which military forces would be trans- record of 2:50 2/5 in the first trial heat. In addition to the sports, exhibitions greatest period of totality. A large ported for half fare in times of peace. field on a hill adjacent to Westerly The route has been altered consider- of silent drill and monkey drill were was cleared of snow by the Chamber bly since that time, and the Northern given by the Infantry and Cavalry, a mountain battery gave an exhibition of Commerce and the radio tractor Pacific contends that the Government with a loud speaker attachment was should accordingly pay more for the and a sham battle was staged between set up in the center. The informa transportation of its soldiers than was the Air Service and the 60th Coast Artillery (Anti-Aircraft). The School tion received from the "Los Angeles," originally agreed upon. for Bakers and Cooks served which was cruising in sight but regular Army chow, hot from at an altitude above the vapor; the field kitchen, in mess kits of the earth, was broadcast to Things the Army Does Besides Fight to distinguished visitors. the assemblage. Besides the asMitchel Field, L. I., January 24.—Thorough ob sistance rendered by the Regu servation and photographing of the total eclipse lar Army, Battery E, 243rd of the sun which took place this morning was made Bravery Commended Artillery, under Captain John possible by the cooperation given scientists by the In recognition of the bravery F. Datson, was on active duty Army Air Service. Twenty-five Army airplanes displayed by Pvt. Michael J. assisting in directing the great took off from Mitchel Field in plenty of time to Timko, C. W. S., on duty in take up their appointed positions in the sky and influx of visitors. The assistance Hawaii, in the course of a fire strung out in a line from New Haven, Connecticut, rendered by both branches of to Greenport, Long Island, at from 5,000 to 15,000 in New Rochelle, New York, the Service provoked much feet altitude. on the evening of January 11, favorable comment. One machine, that piloted by Lieut. Elliott and 1925, Major General C P. Sumo carrying Major Hensley, field commnder, as pas merall, commanding the 2nd 8th Infantry Aids Flood Sufsenger, carried a radio broadcasting outfit, through Corps Area, has written him a which Major Hensley acquainted hundreds of thouferers sands of listeners on the ground with the progress letter of praise. "Your action A detachment of the 8th Inof the eclipse, as seen from his lofty position. A in entering the burning build fantry aided materially in rendscore of machines carried cameras and hundreds of ing," the letter reads, "with ering first aid to the citizens exposures were made in the short time during which utter disregard for your own of the flooded areas in lower the eclipse of the sun was at totality. s a f e t y , t h r o u g h clouds of In addition, observation of the line and direction Long and upper Mclntosh smoke which partially threatof the shadow of the moon cast on the ground was Counties, Ga., in the latter part made, which, it is believed, will be of inestimable ened the efforts of tried fire of January following the un value in checking up on astronomical data. fighters and carrying to safety precedented rains which caused o four children, bespeaks a dethat region to be inundated. New York, January 26.—The use of Army trucks gree of courage becoming to a in New York, New Jersey and Delaware during Lt. S. S. Hamilton, of Fort soldier, which reflects great the Christmas season saved the postal authorities Screven, with four men super credit upon yourself and the $17,000. Floor space for handling the vast quantity vised and aided in the distribu of parcel post packages in New York City was also Army, which is proud to num tion of food stuffs and articles donated by the Army, reducing congestion to the ber you as one of it. Your of clothing, and brought relief lowest point in years. On Christmas Day the last heroic conduct on this occa mail carrier was off the streets and on his way to hundreds of persons who sion is worthy of emulation by home by 11 a. m. were helpless as a result of the others of the military service." flood. Page Thirteen
Cavalrymen Boast Boots The enlisted men of the Service Troop, 3rd Cavalry, stationed at Fort Myer, Virginia, have recently blos somed out in attractive new boots. At the present time the Service Troop is the only organization in the regiment so to be outfitted, the boots being an experiment sanctioned by (he regi mental commander. They are used only for formations and not for riding, hut it is only a question of time before they will have supplanted the old type of leggins entirely. The men are not required to pur chase the boots, but do so voluntarily. The cost is $8.80 per pair, the manu facturer being "The Associated Stores" at Camp Lewis, Washington. Tlie 3rd Cavalry was the second or ganization in the Army to appear in gold plated buttons. The wearing of the new type leather boots makes it probably the snappiest a p p e a r i n g outfit in the Cavalry today. o Chiefs of Service Col. John T. Axton, Chief of Chaplains, has been recommended by the Secretary of War for reappointment as Chief of Chaplains for a term of four years on the expiration of his present term on March 17, 1925. Major G e n e r a l William J. Snow, Chief of Field Artillery, and Brig. G e n e r a l A m o s A. P'ries, Chief of Chem ical Warfare Service, n a v e likewise b e e n recommended for reappointment for terms of four years. Col. Robert H. Allen, Infantry, has been recommended to be Chief of In fantry, with the rank of major general, for four years commencing March 28, vice Major General C. S. Farnsworth, who retires from active service after more than 40 years' service on March 27. Col. Moses G. Zalinski, Q. M. C, has been recommended to be assistant to the Quartermaster General, with rank of brigadier general, for four years, vice Brig. Gen. John T. Knight, who retires on April 18, 1925 on reach ing the age of 64. cPhysical Defects Costly Of the 1,029 candidates physically ex amined for appointment to the U. S. M. A. at West Point in 1924, 319, or 31 per cent, were rejected on account of physical defects. Page Fourteen Chaplains' Creeds Of the 124 chaplains in the Regular Army on October 2, 1924, 28 were of the Methodist Episcopal faith, 21 Ro man Catholic, 17 Baptist, 13 Presby terian, '-) Congregational, 9 Protestant Episcopal, 8 Disciples of Christ, 7 Luth eran, 2 each of Baptist, Colored, Re formed Church, Universalists, and Uni tarians, and one each of the Evangeli cal, Presbyterian Cumberland, Metho dist Protestant, and Methodist Epis copal, Colored. The distribution by grades was: Colonel, 1 ; Lt. Colonels, 4; Majors, 0; Captains, 87; and 1st Lieu tenants, 26. On the same date there were 957 Re serve Corps chaplains, two of these holding the grade of Lt. Colonel, 42 Majors, 310 Captains, and 603 1st Lieu tenants. This number included, in ad The British Military Moustache The Canadian Military Gazette of January 13 prints an, interesting ex tract from General Sir Nevil Ma cready's "Annals of an Active Life," on the wearing of the military mous tache in the British Army. It appears that for many years prior to the World War the moustache was a ne cessary part of the soldier's equip ment, and was required by regulations. The origin of the military moustache was traced by General Macready to the days of the Croatian Hussars, who evidently considered that a fierce moustache would assist in terrifying their enemies, much in the same way that Chinese soldiers adopted aweinspiring masks as part of their uni form. Recommendations that officers and men be allowed to go c l e a n - s h a v e n were pigeon-holed. Infrac tions of the regula t i o n w e r e frequent and were p u n i s h e d severely, the culprits being generally offi cers of Artillery and Cavalry. It was not until an officer of the new army was court martialed in the early part of the war that •the matter came to the attention of the King of England. This officer brought forth the ingenious excuse that he was an actor by profession and to grow a moustache would disfigure his upper lip and militate against his success when he eventually returned to the stage. The result was an order on October 8, 1916, leaving the wearing of the moustache to the option of the individual soldier, with the exception that the "Charlie Chaplin" type would not be worn. Reenlistments Needed The commanding general of the 8th Corps Area has notified all post com manders in the area that expected monthly losses for the remainder of fiscal year 1925 are estimated at 654 enlisted men, to replace which a re cruiting rate 20 per cent greater than has been obtained in any month since June, 1924, must be maintained. The most valuable and economical method of securing such replacements, he states, is by reenlistments at the time of discharge.
3rd Cavalrymen Wearing New Boots
dition to the creeds named above, the following churches : Christian, Chris tian Science, Church of Christ, Dutch Reformed, Jewish, Reformed in Amer ica, Reformed in U. S., the Salvation Army, and the United Brethren. Appreciates News Robert L. Messimer
Ford Building, Detroit
December 19, 1924. Editor, Recruiting Nezvs, Dear Sir: The Ncn>s has been coming to me for several years and I wish to express to you my very sincere appreciation of being included in your list. I have not only en joyed reading the Neivs but have gained a very great deal of valuable information from its pages. ROBERT L. MESSIMER, Lt. Col, Ord., O. R. C.
Madison Barracks, N. Y.
Air Service Posts
(Continued from Page Seven) (Continued from Page Two) dan, more improvements were made. 68th Service (10th Group) Eventually the reservation was enlarged Kelly Field, Texas to 115 acres. The post as it stands to 70th Service (14th Group) day was constructed during this period. Kelly Field, Texas The 11th and 12th Regiments were sta tioned at Madison Barracks for some time 72nd Bombardment (5th Group). ; Luke Field, Hawaii and then came the historic Ninth. The 88th Observation (5th Div.) high esteem in which the Ninth was he'.c Fairfield, Ohio by the citizenry in the vicinity is shown 90th Attack (3rd Group) in a beautiful stone tower erected on the Kelly Field, Texas reservation by the Le Roy de Chaument Chapter of the Daughters of the Ameri 91st Observation (3rd Div.) Crissy Field, Calif. can Revolution, in memory of the mem 94th Pursuit (1st Group) bers of the regiment who lost their live • Self ridge Field, Mich. in its many campaigns. 95th Pursuit (1st Group) When, following the declaration of Selfridge Field, Mich. state of war between the United State; and Germany, the officers' training camp? 96th Bombardment (2nd Group).. Langley Field, Va. were opened all over the country, Madi 99th Observation (8th Div.) son Barracks was chosen as the site of Boiling Field, D. C. one of these camps, and in the years 1917-' 18 many of our World War officers re ceived their commissions there. After the Armistice Madison Barracks was used Your Letters for a time as a hospitalization center, then as a concentration point for the for 1. Are they clear? eign brides brought home by returning 2. Are they correct? members of the A. E. F., and finally as 3. Are they complete ? the station of the 63rd and later the 34th Regiments of Infantry. 4. Are they concise? In the Fall of 1922 Madison Barracks 5. Are they courteous? was chosen as the home station for the Unless the answer is "yes" to battalion of Field Artillery assigned to each, they do not possess true the 2nd Coast Artillery, owing to its character proximity to the 12,000 acre Pine Plains reservation just across the Black River from Great Bend, New York. On Sep tember 26, 1922, the 2nd Battalion of the 7th Field Artillery arrived at the post. Airship Companies Battery stables and gun sheds of brick 8th (21st Group) Scott Field, 111. and concrete were constructed in 1922. 9th (21st Group) Scott Field, 111. Just outside the west gate of the post, in 12th (21st Group) Scott Field, 111. the town of Sacketts Harbor, are an ex 18th Phillips Field, Md. cellent grade school and a high school. 19th (15th Group)...Langley Field, Va. Ten miles distant by auto bus lines, which 24th Service (21st Group) run through the post, is the town of Scott Field, 111. Watertown, which furnishes shopping and Photo Sections amusement for the command. Clayton, Ft. Bliss, Texas Alexandria Bay and the famous Thou 1st (2nd Div.) 2nd (2nd Group).. .Langley Field, Va. sand Islands summer resorts are only an Boiling Field, D. C. hour or two distant, while the Adiron 3rd (8th Div.) Maxwell Field, Ala. dack Mountains, with their excellent 4th (4th Div.) Chanute Field, 111. hunting and fishing are only a short day's 5th (6th Div.) 6th (4th Group).. Camp Nichols, P. I. automobile journey away. 7th (5th Div.) Fairfield, Ohio The football, basketball, bowling, box 8th (9th Div.) Mitchel Field, N. Y. ing, and baseball teams from the post are 9th (7th Div.)...Marshall Field, Kans. well and favorably known throughout the 11th (5th Group)..Luke Field, Hawaii surrounding territory, while the Spring 12th (6th Group) and Fall horseshows and polo games at Fran,ce Field, Canal Zone tract large crowds from all the surround 14th (1st Div.)...Mitchel Field, N. Y. ing towns. In the cold northern winter, Crissy Field, Calif. skiing, ski-joring and snow-shoeing furn 15th (3rd Div.) ish sport for those hardy enough to brave 20th (15th Group)..Langley Field, Va. Scott Field, 111. the stormy wind, while those with thinner 21st (21st Group) blood can enjoy themselves in the com 22nd (10th Group).'. .Kelly Field, Texas fortable library or in the Army motion 23rd Post Field, Ft. Sill, Okla. picture theater in famous old Dodge Hall. 24th Ft. Sam Houston, Texas
Service With Uncle Sam in An chorage, Alaska
(Continued from Page Three) with hunting small animals and fishing. For any person who likes hunting, An chorage is his Paradise. The winter sports, such as skiing and skating, are particularly enjoyed. It is often possible to have a dog team, their owners spending the winter in the States. The pleasure of "mushing" more than off sets the trouble and expense of keeping the team. In summer, outdoor swimming may be enjoyed, Anchorage having the only outdoor swimming place in Alaska —Lake Spenard. Baseball and tennis can be played practically twenty-four hours' a day in the summer, as there is no dark ness. The troops furnish teams in the City Basketball League and the City Baseball League, both of which have three teams. The soldiers have always won their share of the games in both leagues. There is a good library in the Post Exchange at Anchorage. More than six hundred volumes are available, and the traveling libraries from Ninth Corps Area Headquarters supply the latest books. Daily newspapers and a large number of magazines and periodicals are regular ly received. During the War the troops stationed at Anchorage were a detachment of the United States Guard, with a detachment of the 14th Infantry. In November, 1919, Company B, 21st Infantry, was sent to Anchorage from Fort George Wright, and Company G, 59th Infantry in 1922, when Fort Gibbon was abandoned. In the latter year both companies were' trans ferred to the 7th Infantry and in 1923 Company B was withdrawn and sent to rejoin the regiment at Vancouver Bar racks, Washington. This left Company B, with the neces sary detachments of the Finance, Quar termaster and Medical Departments, as the full garrison at Anchorage. This little group of soldiers is envied by many men in the other posts of the Army for the splendid station they are garrisoning. o R. O. Gets Good Break Talks were made over radio station W H O, Bankers Life Building, Des Moines, Iowa, on January 13 and 21 by Capt. R. T. Edwards, Q. M. C, local recruiting officer, on "Army op portunities for young men." The Western Newspaper Union and the Iowa News Service sent the text of his talks out to approximately 200 small town newspapers in Iowa in their "boiler plate" service. On January 20 Captain Edwards spoke to the Grant Club of Des Moines on Army subjects. Page Ftfteen
Plattsburg's Taste In Books
ARD-RIDING cowboys, quickdrawing gunmen, and other dia monds in the rough as portrayed in the Zane Grey type of Western story; the icy fastness of the far North with dashing and heroic Royal Northwest Mounted Policemen rescuing half-frozen maidens in the nick of time—although, heaven knows, their power of endurance seems limitless—from the perils of man and climate, and vividly pictured by such writers as James Oliver Curwood, still holds first place in the affections of the Army's readers of fiction. Such is the contention of the Education and Recre ation officer at Plattsburg Barracks, New York, in his annual post library report, for F. Y. 1924. "They never seem to get too much of that sort of thing," said Captain MacMullin, the E. and R. officer, commenting on his report, "and while Grey and Curwood are the most popular, Bower and others who take the West or the far North as settings for their stories are also eagerly sought after. That the wild and wooly aspects of Western life are things of the past does not seem to detract in the least from the interest. These readers demand certain characters and situations in a Western story and if they are present the book is enjoyed and char acterized as 'swell' or 'a peach.' Owen Wister's 'The Virginian,' probably the best Western story ever written, is not particularly popular because, I imagine, it is too realistic—not enough pep and ginger in it to tempt the appetites of adventure-loving soldiers whose taste in such things have been formed by the strong diet afforded by the melodramas in
the pictures. They are much like civilians in preferring stories of things as they would like to have them to things as they are." Detective stories and mystery yarns produced by such best sellers as Sax Rohmer, J. S. Fletcher, Arthur B. Reeve, and other graduates of the Sherlock Holmes school have many devoted read ers. The great prototype too, and his faithful Watson are not neglected by the younger generation of readers. They reflect the almost universal prelilection for crime-detection and crook stories that have made that class of- fiction fruit ful in record runs and sales. The post library is undoubtedly the most used feature of the educational and recreational activities at Plattsburg Bar racks, probably because it combines learn ing and play and inculcates the former without the reader's being aware that he is improving his mind or adding to his store of knowledge. "Many a man," said Captain MacMul lin, "has unconsciously absorbed a knowl edge of French history from Dumas or Hugo, of English history from Scott, Stevenson and Stanley Weyman, and of our own from Cooper, Churchill, Ford and Chambers who never would be con tent to pore over the pages of a mere history book or laboriously dig out facts and dates. It is like physical training in that respect; formal calisthenics are apt to be a task and a bore, but give a man a game to play and he will get twice as much exercise and enjoy the process be cause the game is the thing and muscletraining and muscle-building only byproducts."
Soldier readers favor travel second to fiction. Next in popularity are technical texts other than military, the latter being looked upon by the ambitious as a means to promotion or part of the soldier's job. The classics of English literature, works of Scott, Shakespeare, Dickens and Thackeray, make little appeal to modern soldier readers, nor is there a waiting list for Wells, Bennett or Galsworthy. The average reader of today, both soldier and civilian, demands action. Not even the frank discussion of sex relations can lure the soldier from the book where the at tractiveness of the heroine is taken for granted and she is merely the activating motive for hair-raising escapes and twofisted fights. The Plattsburg post library has re cently instituted a new feature, the paid loan plan, which has proved very popular. This was begun by means of an advance from the post exchange funds, and so prosperous has it become that the library has been able to purchase several of the newer publications out of surplus revenue. Private Max Chower has been the post librarian for the past three years, and has had splendid cooperation from head quarters. The year just over has shown a consid erable increase in the number of the li brary's patrons. Out of the total per sonnel of 850, Plattsburg Barracks can boast of an average monthly circulation of 1,500 books of fiction and 150 of non fiction. The reading room is in almost constant use, where the better class of magazines and newspapers are provided for readers who are ambitious to keep abreast of the times.
Dist. U. S. A. of in Hawaiian Panama Wash. China Dept. Dept, Total
ist C. A.
and C. A.
3rd C. A.
4 th
5th C. A.
6th C. A.
7 th
8th C. A.
9th C.,A.
Infantry • Cavalry Field Artillery ! Coast Artillery Air Service Corps of Engineers Signal Corps Quartermaster Corps Finance Department Medical Department (M. & D.) .. Medical Department (Vet. C.) .. . Ordnance Department Chemical Warfare Service
146 47 92 2 12 4 5 6 16
430 1 122 115 22 37 41
355 67 175 176 5 1 41 48 51 15 16 957
1 16 1 14 1 20 828
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207 240 40 237 167 12 20 91 28 15 3 19 4 2 3 4013 3 2 15 3 6 5 18 629 566
116 69 29 107 13 1 6 32 1 13
108 143 22 20 11 1 24 11 4
70 72 125 2 59 24 2 162 1 56 19 12 10 614
36 399 380
226 10 63 19 68 6 23 8 2 39 1 3 6 13 487
9 4 13 2 4 10 3
1,918 305 932 475 586 135 79 287 15 280 33 117 28 150
18 17 5,340
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U. S. Army Quartermaster and Medical Posts
Bakery Companies
No. 1 Ft. Sam Houston, Texas
No. 2 Ft. Riley, Kans.
No. 3.Presidio of San Francisco, Calif.
No. 5 Schofield Bks., Hawaii
No. 6 (P. S.).Ft. Wm. McKinley, P. I.
No. 10 Corozal, Canal Zone
No. 11 Ft. Hamilton, N. Y.
Division Trains 1st (1st Div.), Hq Ft. Jay, N. Y. Motor Transport Cos. 1 and 2 Motor Repair Section 1 2nd (2nd Div.), Hq Ft. Sam Houston, Texas Motor Transport Cos. 5 and 6 Motor Repair Section 3 Wagon Cos. 3 and 4 3rd (3rd Div.), Hq.Camp Lewis, Wash. Motor Transport Cos. 9 and 10 Motor Repair Section 5 Wagon Co. 6 Hawaiian Div. Train, Hq Schofield Bks., Hawaii Motor Transport Cos. 41, 42, 43 and 44
Motor Repair Section 21
Motor Repair Section 22
Panama Canal Div. Train, Hq Corozal, Canal Zone Motor Transport Cos. 37 and 38 Motor Repair Section 19 Wagon Cos. 19 and 20 Pack Train No. 16 Philippine Div. Train (P. S.), Hq... Manila, P. I. Motor Transport Co. 45 Motor Transport Co. 46 Motor Repair Section 23 Wagon Cos. 23 and 24 1st Cav. Div. Train, Hq..Ft. Bliss, Tex. Wagon Cos. 25 and 26 Pack Trains 1, 2, 3 and 4 2nd Cav. Div. Train
Pack Trains 5, 6 and 7
Motor Cycle Companies No. 2 (2nd Div.)....Ft. Houston, Tex. No. 10 (P. C. Div.) Corozal, C. Z. No. 11 (H. Div.) Schofield Bks., Hawaii No. 12 (P. Div.) (P. S.) Ft. Wm. McKinley, P. I. Motor Repair Battalions 1st Camp Holabird, Md. 3rd Camp Normoyle, Texas 4th (less Cos. A and B) Ft. Mason, Calif. Co. A Camp Holabird, Md. Co. B Camp Normoyle, Texas Motor Repair Sections No. 1 (1st Div.)...Ft. Hancock, N. J. No. 3, (2nd Div.) Ft. Houston, Tex. No. 5 (3rd Div.)..Camp Lewis, Wash. No. 19 (P. C. Div.).Gatun, Canal Zone No. 21 (H. Div.) Schofield Bks., Hawaii Page Two MEDICAL DEPARTMENT
Schofield Bks., Hawaii Ambulance Companies
No. 23 P .Div.) (P. S.)..Manila, P. I. No. 1 (1st Div.) Carlisle Bks., Pa. No. 81 Ft. Bliss, Texas No. 2 (1st Div.) Carlisle Bks., Pa. No. 83 Ft. Sam Houston, Texas No. 4 (2nd Div.)....Ft. Houston, Tex. No. 86 Ft. Benning, Ga. No. 5 (2nd Div.) No. 88 Ft. Leavenworth, Kans. Ft. Sam Houston, Texas No. 90.. .H. Q. M. D., Honolulu, Hawaii No. 32 (H. Div.) No. 91. .H. Q. M. D., Honolulu, Hawaii Schofield Bks., Hawaii No. 94 '. West Point, N. Y. No. 34 (P. Div.) (P. S.) No. 95 Corozal, Canal Zone Ft. Wm. McKinley, P. I. No. 96 Corozal, Canal Zone No. 35 (P. Div.) (P. S.) Motor Transport Companies Ft. Wm. McKinley, P. I. No. 1 (1st Div.) Ft. Jay, N. Y. No. 43 (1st Cav. Div.).Ft. Bliss, Texas No. 2 (1st Div.) Hospital Companies Army Supply Base, Brooklyn, N. Y. No. 1 (1st Div.) Carlisle Bks., Pa. No. 5 (2nd Div.) Ft. Sam Houston, Texas No. 4 (2nd Div.)....Ft. Houston, Tex. No. 31 (H. Div.) No. 6 (2nd Div.) Schofield Bks., Hawaii Ft. Sam Houston, Texas No. 9 (3rd Div.) Ft. Mason, Calif. No. 34 (P. Div.) (P. S Ft. Wm. McKinley, P. I. No. 10, 3rd Div.)..Camp Lewis, Wash. No. 37 (P. C. Div.) Corozal, Canal Zone Medical Regiments No. 38 (P. C. Div.).Gatun, Canal Zone 1st (1st Div.) Carlisle Bks., Pa. No. 41 (H. Div.) Regimental Headquarters H. Q. M. D., Ft. Armstrong, Hawaii Service Co. No. 42 (H. Div.) Collecting Co. No. 1 H. Q. M. D., Ft. Armstrong, Hawaii Ambulance Cos. Nos. 1 and 2 No. 43 (H. Div.) Hospital Co. No. 1 Schofield Bks., Hawaii Veterinary Co. No. 1 No. 44 (H. Div.) Ft. Houston, Tex. Schofield, Bks., Hawaii 2nd (2nd Div.) Regimental Headquarters No. 45 (P. Div.) (P. S.)..Manila, P. I. Service Co. No. 46 (P. Div.) (P. S.)..Manila, P. I. Collecting Co. No. 4 No. 49 Ft. Bliss, Texas Ambulance Cos. Nos. 4 and 5 No. 69 West Point, N. Y. Hospital Co. No. 4 No. 72 Ft. Leavenworth, Kans. Veterinary Co. No. 2 No. 91 Ft. Sill, Okla. No. 100 Ft. Benning, Ga. 11th (H. Div.)...Schofield Bks., Hawaii Regimental Headquarters Pack Trains Service Co. No. 1 (1st Cav. Div.)...Ft. Bliss, Texas Collecting Co. No. 31 No. 2 (1st Cav. Div.) Marfa, Texas Ambulance Co. No. 32 No. 3 (1st Cav. Div.).. .Ft. Bliss, Texas Hospital Co. No. 31 No. 4 (1st Cav. Div.)...Ft. Bliss, Texas Veterinary Co. No. 11 No. 5 (2nd Cav. Div.).Ft. Brown, Texas No. 6 (2nd Cav. Div.)..Ft. Clark, Texas 12th (P. Div.) (P. S.) Ft. Wm. McKinley, P. I. No. 7 (2nd Cav. Div.) Regimental Headquarters Ft. Huachuca, Ariz. Service Co. No. 15 Camp Gaillard, Canal Zone Collecting Co. No. 34 No. 16 (P. C. Div.) Camp Gaillard, C. Z. Ambulance Cos. Nos. 34 and 35 No. 34 (P. S.) Camp Stotsenburg, P. I. Hospital Co. No. 34 No. 35 (P. S.).Camp Stotsenburg, P. I. Veterinary Co. No. 12 Wagon Companies Collecting Companies No. 3 (2nd Div.) No. 1 (1st Div.) Carlisle Bks., Pa. Ft. Sam Houston, Texas No. 4 (2nd Div.)....Ft. Houston, Tex. No. 4 (2nd Div.) No. 31 (H. Div.) Ft. Sam Houston, Texas No. 6 (3rd Div.)..Camp Lewis, Wash. No. 34 (P. Div.)Schofield Bks., Hawaii (P. S.) No. 19 (P. C. Div.) Ft. Wm. McKinley, P. I. Camp Gaillard, Canal Zone Veterinary Companies No. 20 (P. C. Div.) No. 1 (1st Div.) Carlisle Bks, Pa. Camp Gaillard, Canal Zone No. 2 (2nd Div.)....Ft. Houston, Tex. No. 23 (P. Div.) (P. S.) No. 11 (H. Div.) Ft. Wm. McKinley, P. I. Schofield Bks., Hawaii -No. 12 (P. Div.) (P. S.) No. 24 (P. Div.) (P. S.) Ft. Wm. McKinley, P. I. Camp Stotsenburg, P. I No. 25 (1st Cav. Div.).Ft. Bliss, Texas No. 15 (1st Cav. Div.).Ft. Bliss, Texas No. 26 (1st Cav. Div.).Ft. Bliss, Texas No. 22 (H. Div.)
Sixth Corps Area C. M. T. C. Prospects Bright
H E C. M. T. C. officer of the 6th Corps Area, Captain Delbert Aus raus, Coast Artillery Corps, in augurated his active procurement cam paign on February 15. His organization had succeeded in securing as county, state, town and ward committeemen a great number of newspaper editors, and by fur nishing them with press releases was sure of getting a good local publicity break. In addition, it had searched through the lists of Reserve officers in the corps area for contributors to magazines, periodicals, club bulletins and newspapers, and placed each of them on the mailing list for press releases, thus en larging the possibilities for publicity. Each 10 days Capt. Ausmus furnishes to the local commit teemen a list of the boys who have been accepted for the C. M. T. Camp. These names
in turn are furnished to the
local papers for small news
items conveying the fact that
"John Doe of Peoria County,
Michigan, has been accepted to
attend the C. M. T. Camp
at Camp Custer, Michigan, on
July 23, 19-25." Attached to
the latter list is a note explain ing just who the boy is—his
relationship to local person ages,, his high school record,
and anything else connected
with him that will tie up the
news item locally.
Capt. Ausmus, like many other officers confronted with the job of procuring applicants for the C. M. T. Camps, has found that a surprisingly large number of people have never heard of the C. M. T. C, in spite of all the publicity mat ter, newspaper articles, talks, lectures, and motion pictures and news weeklies on the sub ject. It has been his experi ence that the only way to make the C. M. T. C. univer sally known is to keep it constantly before the public, is possible, through the medium of the Associated Press. As a general thing the intelligent reading public, while it may skip column after column of sen sational reading matter, does read As sociated Press dispatches and releases. But even one Associated Press dispatch does not make the impression that is last ing. Reiteration is needed. A copy of the United States Army Al manac has been placed in the hands of each corps area committeeman by Capt. Ausmus. -Suggestions appearing in the Recruiting News which may be of value
Vim, Vigor and Vitality Charac terize Initial Steps For Pro curement of Candidates
to his workers in the field are passed on to them as soon as noted. Perhaps the most worthwhile thing that Capt. Ausmus has evolved in the shape of publicity is a little pamphlet called "Talk ing Points on the C. M. T. C," which comprises in four small pages a list of points which e v e r y man t a l k i n g
For Further Information Apply to: C. M. T. C. Officer Hqrs. 6th Corps Area 1819 W. Pershing Rd. Chicago, Illinois
C. M. T. C. should know. It has filled a crying need in his corps area and has met with a favorable reception from all the 6th Corps Area enrollment agents, as it gives them something to stick in their pockets when called upon to speak before a club, school or other gathering of young men. One can peruse it in a couple of minutes and refresh his memory com pletely therewith. The real value of the pamphlet will probably not be appreciated upon first reading. The average man used as a committeeman usually has at best a limit ed knowledge of the C. M. T. C, since his daily work is along other lines. In
the majority of cases when called upon to talk on the subject before a crowd of young men he is hard put to cover the subject in a creditable way—and it was to furnish this link in the chain that the pamphlet was first written. Paragraph 6 of the pamphlet, it will be noted, covers a variety of subjects, of which at least one undoubtedly is known to any individual who opens the pamphlet and reads it. The reader may not be able to talk upon all of the various subjects covered, but must surely know one of them. Perhaps he is a doctor and under stands care of health, maybe he is an athlete and under stands the good that is to be derived from athletics; per haps he knows neither of these but understands radio; and so on ad infinitum. It is but necessary for him, then, to mention in passing the various things that are done at the C. M. T. C. and to center his talk on the one subject with which he is familiar enough to talk intelligently. The cover page of the pam phlet is shown herewith. The contents, a_simple series of seven questions with their an swers, are shown below: What does C. M. T. C. mean? C. M. T. C. means Citizens' Military Training Camps. What is the purpose of these camps ? To train our young Ameri can manhood to be better citi zens through mental, physical, moral and military training under expert instructors. Who may attend ? Any healthy, normal young man of good character. Ages for 1925 camp : Basic Course, 17 to 24; Red Course, 17 to 25; White Course, 18 to 28; Blue Course, 19 to 31. What is the cost of attend ance? Nothing. Expenses for transportation, uniforms, food, medical attention, hous ing and laundry are paid by the Govern ment. What are the obligations? There is no obligation for the Basic, Red, and White Courses except that young men pledge themselves to go to camp, receive the training and behave themselves. What does the young man get out of the camp ? Thirty days' training in the out-of doors, under expert instructors, in: (a) Care of health. (Continued on Page Eleven) Page Three
Skiing in the Army
By Captain J. E. UHRIG, 3rd Infantry
ONORS in this sport go to the Scandinavian races. The Norwe gian excels in jumping, the Finn excels in cross-country work. To rise to championship calibre the skier must, necessarily, be bred to the art, and grow to the knack of balance in the bird-like leap from childhood. Skiing in the 3rd Infantry at Fort Snelling is a means to conditioning the men physically and furnishing a diversion during a season when outdoor activities are limited by snows and inclement weath er. Trudging in the snows without a runner or plodding along laboriously on snowshoes is not at all inviting, but the gliding on skis, whether on the level or down a slope, is a fascinating movement and a healthy exercise. The extent of our participation in ski meets has been limited to the tournaments held in adjacent cities and to four or five soldier entries. In the Northwestern Ski Association's tourna ment which terminated February 8, we had four entries in Classes "A" and "B" but none of our candidates were so placed in the list of winners as to warrant the trip to Canton, South Dakota, to test their skill with the champions of the country. There are four or five men in the regi ment who are sufficiently adept in skijumping to compare favorably with the group that composes the entries for cham pionship tests and who would in their per formances bring no discredit to the Army. The organizations of the 3rd Infantry have sufficient skis to equip the entire personnel. The Machine-Gun Companies and the Howitzer Platoon, in addition,
have toboggans on which to transport their respective gun equipment. This equipment, with the escort wagon body sleds which are used daily in the work about the post during the winter when the ground is covered with snow, places the entire outfit on runners. Our training programme prescribes two hours a week of training in cross country skiing and for the execution of a few simple movements which, together with the fundamental instruction in skiing, are described in the training guides on the subject. In the main our rules are adopted from the Norwegian regulations. The ski used is eight feet long and four inches wide, made of well seasoned ash or hickory wood. The tight binding allows a fairly free vertical movement of the foot, but so limits the lateral movement as to be nearly rigid and permits control of the ski by the operator. Form counts in performance as in any other sport and our regulations endeavor to start a novice properly. The initial step is to teach the movement "on the level," then followed with the "kick turn," which is equal to an "about face." After the novice is taught to climb hills by zigzagging or sidestepping and has fair control of his balance and skis, the thrill of the game, "hill running," can be taken up. Ability to "brake" i. e., turn the ski so that the inner edge is pressed to the snow and outward, slowing the speed of the movement, and becoming adept at making slight changes in directions to avoid obstacles soon follow. The French military forces copy their movements and technique from the Nor
wegians and urge the use of the ski by their troops stationed in the Vosges and the Alps. There has been some discus sion in the foreign armies regarding the size of a ski unit and its utility. There can be no doubt that ski detachments are an advantage as they can move rapidly across country over snow-covered areas similar to cavalry on the plains. Balck in his publication on Tactics states that the proper sphere of ski-runners is patrol duty and suggests the substitution of skirunners for cavalry in winter campaigns. "Ski-runners can perform the same duty which cavalry can perform on the plains; they can occupy points in advance which are important to use, dispute crossings with the enemy, and hold him at bay. Ski detachments alone are able to reconnoiter the condition of roads and test the carry ing power of snow in advance of a com mand, and they alone can furnish the con necting links in an extended outpost posi tion, because they are able to move off the roads. During halts they furnish guards ; in action they easily turn the enemy's flanks, reconnoiter his weak points as well as the position of his reserves, and after the fight they maintain contact with him as patrols." Primarily, our instruction tends to de velop the ski-runner, and the handling of the soldier's accountrement when he is on skis. In the event of hostilities where in ski-runners could be utilized, America would find sufficient agile operators in Northern Michigan, Minnesota and the Dakotas to form the necessary ski de tachments.
The Value of Military Training
By Staff Sgt. RAY H. DUNCAN, D. E. M. L., JV. G., Raleigh, N. C. R FRANK CRANE said that "Every reasonable human being is opposed to the present system under which the governments of the world func tion insofar as that system renders rival armies and navies a necessity. But for all that the system of training and educa tion used by the modern Army and Navy is not equaled by the machinery of educa tion used by any other institution in the world." During ten years' service in the Army, I have come in contact with every sort of man on earth, high and low, rich and poor, educated and uneducated. After observ ing the effect of military training on all these in time of peace and war, I am con vinced that every young man should re ceive at least two years of his education under strict military conditions, for the
development of discipline and will power if for no other reasons. Psychologists agree that there is very little chance of escape from the environ ment of the first twenty years of human life. Nothing was ever truer than the old adage, "As the twig is bent the branch will grow." Modern perfection of rapid transit and communication coupled with the present low ebb of the efficiency of parents has a dangerously demoralizing effect on the youth of the present age. This is recognized by the leading educa tors of the country, and many of them say that no brakes against this condition can be applied in educational institutions not having military training in the curri culum. Only under military conditions can proper discipline among students be enforced,. and it is certain that mental
discipline in the individual is the only thing which will withstand the undesirable influences of modern civil'zaton. As "rest and inertia" is the law of all matter, and the most terrible disease of humanity is the love of ease, it naturally follows that the greatest obstacle to' living a really useful life, which is the only possible way of ever attaining happiness, is the development of the power of will to such an extent that one can always do the things that should be done. Most of life's failures and consequent suffering is due to the fact that the force of will is neither developed nor trained by con scious intelligent effort. The criminal de fect of the modern public school' is that the will, like Topsy, is "left to grow up." (Continued on Page Twelve)
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Chilkoot Barracks, Alaska
HILKOOT BARRACKS, formerly Fort William H. Seward, was es tablished in the Territory of Alaska in 1903, being erected under the direction of Colonel Wilds P. Richardson, U. S. Army. Prior to 1903 the troops in South eastern Alaska had been stationed at Dyea and Skagway. Two companies of the 14th Infantry had been sent from the States in 1898, during the feverish excitement of the Klondike gold rush, when it was thought that an expedition must be sent out to relieve the starving miners in the gold fields. Congress had voted an appropria tion of $200,000 for the purpose. Lieuten ant D. B. Devore was sent to Norway by the Secretary of War with instructions to purchase 500 reindeer, and procure sleds and drivers for transporting the supplies of the expedition. The best pack train in the States was sent to Haines Mission to aid along the work. The rein deer were landed at Pyramid Harbor, at that time the port of call for steamers from the States and the beginning of the Dalton Trail to the "inside," and were ferried across the Chilkoot River to the east bank. They were then driven across the peninsula, through what is now the military reservation, to Haines Mission, where they were groomed for the expedi tion. At this time three things happened that had an important bearing on the situ ation ; the reindeer began to die from lack
uf the moss diet to which they were ac .customed. in their native land; informa tion was received from Army agents that the miners in the Klondike were not starv ing ; the Spanish-American War broke out and the relief plans were submerged as public interest was diverted to the theatre of war. In 1899 the two companies of the 14th Infantry, which had been stationed at Dyea, an important city at the head of the Lynn Canal and the disembarking place for Chilkoot Pass, were withdrawn. One -company of the 24th Infantry, col ored, under command of Captain Hovey, succeeded them. This unit was later re moved to Skagway, save for a detach ment which was maintained at Wrangel. The 24th was relieved in 1902 by a battery ef Artillery under Captain Summerall. This battery, however, remained in Alas ka only a few months, being relieved by two companies of the 8th Infantry. In the summer of 1904 a full regiment of Infantry arrived in the territory, re lieving all other troops. Regimental head quarters and one battalion of this organi zation, the 3rd Infantry, were stationed at the newly completed post of Fort William H. Seward. The remaining com panies of the regiment were scattered among five other posts, Forts Davis, at Nome, Liscum, at Valdez, and Egbert, Gibbons and St. Michael on the Yukon. These troops carried on the work of con struction of the telegraph lines, improv
ing this means of communication from its first crude state; giving aid to injured or destitute persons; and improving and adding to the comforts of the posts. The 10th Infantry relieved the Third in 1906, and was in turn relieved by the 22nd Infantry in 1908. Two years later the 16th Infantry arrived and was re placed by the 30th Infantry in 1912. The need of troops on the Mexican border be came so great in 1914 that the force in Alaska was reduced to one battalion of the 14th Infantry. During the World War detachments of the United States Guards were stationed at all garrisoned posts. Several companies of the 21st In fantry were sent to the territory in 1919. These were transferred to the 59th InInfantry in 1921 and to the 7th Infantry in 1922. Upon the completion of the Government Railroad in 1922 the garrisons were with drawn from Forts Gibbons, St. Michael and Liscum, and were concentrated at Chilkoot Barracks and Anchorage. Forts Egbert and Davis had been abandoned some time before. In 1923 Company B was returned to the headquarters of the regiment at Vancouver Barracks, Wash ington, leaving Company G alone at An chorage, and E and F at Chilkoot Bar racks. Chilkoot Barracks today is a thoroughly modern post. The original cost of all its buildjngs has been estimated at over (Continued on Page Tzvelve)
The History of the Infantry
By Colonel JOHN H. HUGHES, Infantry, Office Chief of Infantry
HERE has always existed an aston ishing lack of knowledge as to the importance of Infantry and its dominating influence upon the battlefield. Notwithstanding the mass of literature which has been written concerning the World War, it is probably known to but few that of every 100 men to be called to the colors in the next great war, ap proximately 66 must be trained for and serve in the Infantry. This fact should profoundly influence the mental attitude of every parent in the United States with regard to the training of the young men of the country to meet the miliary obliga tions which may be imposed upon them. Since that day on which a rifleman standing beyond the reach of the horseman's lance sent a bullet crashing through the armour of the helme.ted knight, In fantry has been supreme on the field of battle. Let us then turn back the pages of history and briefly review the evolu tion of this branch of service which for centuries has been the decisive factor in the fate of nations. Since the dawn of time men have en gaged in battle. With the exception of a .brief period during the age of knight errantry, the backbone of all armies has been the Infantry. The earliest warrior settled "international difficulties" with a rock lashed to the end of a stick, both of which he fashioned with rude skill by the labor of his bare hands. His highly trained and disciplined brother of this century sometimes fails to use the wea pon which kills at two or three miles, and in true primordial style, hurls rocks or clubs his rifle. AMILIES, and later tribes, were the earliest organized communities and the heads of such groups became the earl iest military leaders. Armed with the club, the spear, and later the sword, and the bow and arrow, this primeval Infan try sought by superior leadership, per sonal prowess and skill, to close upon the enemy and crush him in hand-to-hand conflict. Victory came to the force which could throw against its adversary the greatest number of men trained to per sonal combat and capable of acting in close co-operation with their comrades. This simple principle remains un changed throughout the ages. Victory is possible only as a result of successful attack by the Infantry. How truly this principle has come down through the ages is illustrated by "the General Principles Governing the Training of Units of the American Forces," as published by Gen eral Fershing. Among the principles pro pounded -<rt Lhcse all-significant sen tence" 'All instruction must contem plate the assumption of a vigorous offen-
Save for Brief Period During Dark
Ages, Infantry Has Always
Been Queen of Battles
sive. This purpose will be emphasized in every phase of training until it becomes a settled habit of thought." The Macedonian phalanx is the first Infantry unit of which we have accurate information. The phalanx contained 16 ranks on a 64 man front, or 1,024 men. This roughly corresponds to our batta lion of four companies of two hundred and sixty men each. The arms were the sword, spear or pike, and the bow and arrow. Body armor, including shields, was worn, but armor was not yet strong enough to exercise a controlling influence on tactics. Success was dependent almost exclusively upon shock and personal skill
Maj. Gen. C. S. Farnsworth, Chief of Infantry.
He will retire, after 42 years' service, on
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in the resulting melee. Mounted troops in large numbers were employed, espe ially by the Persians, but Alexander's army was composed primarily of Infantry on which he depended for his decisive attack. Then the pike was the decisive weapon on the field of battle. Today the pike is replaced by a bayonet, which, at the end of the Infantry rifle, is the final arbiter in every battle. In recognition of this principle General Pershing on October 21, 1917; sent the following cable-gram to the War Depart ment enunciating the American doctrine of combat: "Recommend that instruc tion of divisions in the United States he conducted with a view to developing the soldiers physically and in knowledge of sanitation, inculcating high standards of discipline, producing superior marksman
ship both on the range and in the field firing exercises in large bodies. Close adherence is urged to the central idea that the essential principles of war have not changed, that the rifle and bayonet are still the supreme weapons of the In fantry soldier and that the ultimate suc cess of the Army depends upon their proper use in open warfare." EAPONS determine tactical forma tion. All Infantry weapons of an cient times being limited to those wielded or propelled by the individual, decisive results could be secured by massing in dividuals in narrow and deep formations against the point of attack. The shock of masses is now replaced principally by fire, but the attack of great masses is as necessary as it was in the days of Alex ander and Caesar. So it was that massed formations of Infantry units with steadily diminishing density survived from the days of the Macedonian phalanx to the battles of Liege and Namur where the German hosts in the World War were flung in dense formation against the Belgian line and were stopped by modern firearms just long enough to permit the Allied com mand to organize its resistance and arrest the hostile advance along the line of the Marne. When Rome appeared to become the military master of the world, out of ex perience and study was evolved the fa mous Roman Legion. In the early days of the republic, while the armament of the Legion was essentially the same as that of the Grecian Phalanx, mobility was vastly improved. Great changes, however, were occurring in the weapons then in existence. Heavy cloth and leath er covered metal disks employed as body protection were gradually giving place to metal plates, leg pieces, shields and helmets, and the sword had assumed an importance in the hands of the Roman never realized by his predecessor, the Greek. Movable towers, war chariots and elephants had played a role of more or less importance, and the catapult and battering ram had performed some of the functions now assigned to modern ar tillery ; but the Infantry had always been the arm on which ultimate victory or de feat depended. N the chaos which succeeded the fall of the Roman Empire, military organiza tion disappeared for a time and was grad ually replaced by the haphazard systems evolved during the period of feudalism. The knight in armor became the su preme man of battle; the infantryman, frequently armed only with a club or a spear, without uniform or adequate or ganization, became an easy victim of the
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charge in mass of the armored and hel mited horseman. The dash, splendor and glory of mounted service attracted to its ranks the noble and aristocratic leaders of the day and placed in disrepute the humble foot soldier and his leader, and the psychologic effect of this period with its romantic traditions and associations has never been completely eradicated from modern armies. With the advent of the English archer and the development of the cross-bow in the continental armies, the supremacy of the mounted man began to diminish ; and the discovery of gun powder where by the infantryman standing beyond the reach of the horseman's lance could bring down the charging horse or knock his rider from the saddle, restored the In fantry to its former position of suprem acy which it holds to this day. Artillery in the modern sense began to add its fire power to the Infantry weapon. Vital and far reaching changes in formations at once became necessary to advance successfully against the fire of the new weapons, yet leaders clung tena ciously to the old formations. URING the wars of Frederick the Great, the musket had an effective range of only 100 yards. Yet, even with that short range, fire began to take its place as the great battle factor and to relegate shock action to the secondary role in which it is found today. Notwith standing his cumbersome piece, the infan tryman is said to have been able to fire six shots per minute—as high a rate as we find expedient today with our maga zine rifle. During the Napoleonic era, the musket attained an effective range of little more than 200 yards, yet it was Napoleon who said, "Fire is everything; the rest but a small matter." Skirmishers, in the shape of light troops, have always had a place on the battlefield, and an extensive use of them against savages was made by the early settlers in the United States. But the first great use of skirmishers in civilized warfare as the important element in fire preparation for the assault is found in the French armies of Napoleon. In the early Napoleonic wars the French swarms of skirmishers, taking full advantage of the ground to avoid losses, warmly engaged the opposing infantry at effective ranges. Small columns, usually battalions in columns of companies, fol lowed the skirmishers just beyond the effective range of the enemy's rifles. When the enemy lines had been sufficient ly shaken by the skirmishers' fire, these columns of attack marched through their skirmishers and assaulted with the bay onet. Every change since Napoleonic times has been the result of improvement in weapons and each change has sought to preserve the power and mobility of In fantry and to reduce its losses while in no way reducing its obligation to close with the enemy and defeat him in personal combat. During the Civil War the rifle attained a range of one thousand yards and gradu ally replaced the smooth bore musket. The line of skirmishers became the habit ual formation for attack and the art of hastily entrenching was developed to a degree only exceeded in the World War, where the greater depth of the zone beaten by artillery fire demanded a corre spondingly greater depth of the en trenched area to escape destructive losses. In the war of 1866 between Prussia and Austria, Prussia was armed with a breech loader, Austria with the old muzzle loadmachine guns firing thousands of tons of projectiles and drenching the defenders' area with poison gas. Only when the de fenders' nerves had been shaken and his trenches beaten down did the Infantry "go over the top" to plough through his defenses to the limit of the barrage. Then followed the surprise attack in which there was no artillery preparation and the tank, a new Infantry weapon, was principally relied upon to break the barbed wire entanglement and open ways for the advance of Infantry to the open spaces beyond. The campaign termin ated in the open or semi-open warfare for which the doctrine enunciated by its Commander-in-Chief had eminently pre pared the American Army. While the fundamental principles governing the con duct of war had not changed, yet new weapons and new formations had become necessary under the conditions of service which the war had developed. The old forms of attack and defense were gone forever. Infantry can no longer advance in heavy skirmish lines. Their place has been taken by thin waves of light columns which successively beat upon and inundate the enemy's defensive zone and roll on ward till his artillery is captured and his defensive organization is completely shat tered. Conversely, the defensive zone has become a highly organized system of trenches extending several miles in depth and requiring the most complex organiza tion for the cooperation of its defenders. F O R the proper performance of its task, there is needed a personnel high ly trained in physique, mental attitude and in many arts and sciences. This need found a response immediately after the armistice in the organization of voca tional and educational schools for the training of our enlisted personnel. In every division of the A. E. F., numbering about 28,000 men, 10,895 occupational spe cialists were necessary for successful combat. It becomes apparent therefore that occupational training must form an essential part of the standard system of military education of American Armies. It would seem equally obvious that the object of such training should not only be to produce a well balanced and efficient Army capable of fulfilling successfully all its military obligations, but also to re turn to civil pursuits a man better quali fied to take an active and intelligent part in the future welfare of the country. He must return in step with the pulse and throb of industry, better physically, ment ally and morally, a better artisan, a better citizen. armies of future, like the OUR drawn from the the World War, army which fought will be the young manhood of the nation, sixty-six percent of whom as already stated, must be trained for and (Continued on Page Eleven) Page Seven
Col. R. H. Allen, who will succeed General Farnsworth as Chief of Infantry on March 28
er. In the one decisive battle of that war Prussia attacked with its first line com panies in close column of platoons (com pany column), covered by skirmish lines. The Austrians in similar close formations attempted to oppose the terrible Prussian fire by advancing without firing to assault with the bayonet; that is, the Austrians attempted to defeat a combination of fire action and shock action by shock alone. HE Franco-Prussian war introduced the advance rushes, portions of the Infantry line rushing forward supported by the fire of the rest. Again and again German leaders resorted to massed forma tions and were taught by sacrificial losses that such formations cannot exist on the modern battlefield and that Infantry may advance to the assault only after attaining "superiority of fire" which it must main tain till the action is over. Out of this principle grew the tremen dous concentrations of artillery during the World War when the "fire prepara tion" delivered by swarms of skirmishers in Napoleonic days was replaced by days and weeks of preparation by artillery and
Recruiting Publicity Bureau, Governors Island, N. Y. An Army Information Bulletin containing a resume of administrative reports, statistical tables, rules, regulations, and official notices of recruiting for the guidance of members of the Regular Army, National Guard and Organized Reserves MARCH 1, 1925
Between You and Me Your response to our questionnaire sent out to de termine whether you wished to continue receiving the Recruiting News, and to verify the addresses on our mailing list, has been most gratifying. We have been deluged with welcome replies, as many as 900 cards having been returned to us in a single day. To all of you who were so prompt to reply and so enthusiastic in our praise we return our heartfelt thanks. Your com ments brought a sterling tribute to the value of the News and a glow to the hearts of "y e editors," whose greatest desire is to produce a live and interesting maga zine in a rather limited field. But we must ask your indulgence. Among the thou sands of cards there is a large percentage of requests for more copies of the Nezvs, Army Almanac, Histories of Army Posts and changes of addresses, etc. All of these have been carefully noted and are being attended to.as rapidly as possible. But the task is a large one so if we haven't reached yours yet be assured we will soon. Our Part in the C. M. T. C. Campaign The Recruiting Publicity Bureau is bending every energy toward making this year's campaign for ap plicants for summer training at the Citizens' Military Training Camps the most successful yet staged. Upon receiving official notification that we had been desig nated by The Adjutant General as a general C. M. T. C. publicity center, we immediately communicated wit1! the C. M. T. C. officers of the nine corps areas, setting forth our general policy and asking for suggestions as to how we might best supplement the work of the individual corps area representative. The response has been heartening. We know now that our plans and methods are well understood and as time goes on we hope to render useful publicity service to all interested in C. M. T. C. procurement. Closely affiliated as we are with the big national news associations, we confidently expect to disseminate widely
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the aims and purposes of the War Department in this important activity. We have inaugurated a system o1 letters addressed to corps area C. M. T. C. officers, relating in detail just what from our experience we be lieve to be the best means of reaching the reading pub lic. From time to time we shall make suggestions and continue to carry the latest news and helpful points in the Recruiting News. We have a trained staff of publicity men who are eager in their endeavors in behalf of enrollment for the camps and willing to do everything possible to ac complish the mission that has been set for us. Our experience has taught us, however, that the man on the scene usually has a keener grasp of his own problem, and it is to aid him in the solution of it that we want to assign ourselves. No suggestion will be considered too trifling for consideration—none too difficult for n to tackle. The day to start reenlisting a man is the day he takes the oath of enlistment. Scholarships for C. M. T. C. Boys The 7th Corps Area, like the 4th Corps Area, has secured one of the finest incentives for membership in the 1925 C. M. T. C. that has so far been noted— a number of scholarships to prominent schools to be competed for by students in the corps area train ing1 camps. Competition for the scholarships will be open to all students attending a Citizens' Military TrainingCamp in the 7th Corps Area, providing the student has the necessary qualifications for entrance into the institution concerned, and provided he has not pre viously attended an essentially military school. Full information concerning the conditions governing the competition will be announced immediately after the opening of the camps. The schools donating- the scholarships, together with the value of each scholarship, are: College of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota, one, value from $60 to $110. Kemper Military School, Boonville, Missouri, one, value $700. Missouri Military Academy, Mexico, Missouri, two, value $300 each. Shattuck School, Faribault, Minnesota, one, value $300. Wentworth Military Academy, Lexington, Mis souri, one, value $700. The quality of the candidates at the camps in the 7th Corps Area, it is safe to predict, will as a con sequence of such an inducement be of high calibre.
The United States Army builds Men"
A Nashville Venture A recruiting sheet known as The Volunteer has now been started for weekly issue in the interest of recruit ing in the Nashville District. It con tains a summary of happenings in the district of general interest to recruiters—new orders, new quotas, person nel changes, enlistment records, etc. Lieut. Logan W. Boyd, Recruiting Officer, hopes to note the result of the new venture in increased production. o Another R. O. in Print An interesting feature article ap pears in The Boxing Blade of January 24, written by Capt. Charles J. Mab butt, Army Recruiting Officer at Balti more, Maryland. His is the eleventh of a series of stories by promoters, managers, boxers an,d others telling of funny happenings in the ring and out of it in connection with the boxing game. Capt. Mabbutt has had a varied ex perience in the boxing game. During the World War he helped coach the A. E. F. boxers who participated in the International Matches against boxers from Allied armies. He also accompanied the United States boxing team to the Olympic Games in Paris last summer when the American team won the World's Amateur Boxing Championship. Atlanta's Dope Sheet The United States Army Messenger, an attractive sheet publication put out by the recruiting office in Atlanta, Ga., has now made its appearance. Va cancies in the Army, names and assign ments of recruits, and other matters of interest to all recruiters in the district are matters treated therein. The Powers That Be It is not often that cuts of civilians are shown in the columns of the Re cruiting News, but the picture below should be of interest to recruiters in general. This shows the personnel of the Recruiting Section of the Adju tant General's Office, War Department, which handles all matters pertaining to recruitment of the Regular Army and procurement of candidates for the Citizens' Military Training Camps. These are the people, we strongly suspect, who prepare the allotment of $500 when the corps area asks for $5,000, and most probably, in the course of the day's work, wield the "disapproval" stamp on the field's pet projects. Indorsements on erroneous or incomplete enlistment records as well as letters of commendation for duty well performed are all in their day's work. These people are the in visible agency which represent the me chanical steps involved in the potent "by order of the Secretary of War." Sgt. Maguire Retires Master Sergeant John Maguire, D. E. M. L., Recruiting Service, was retired on January 27, 1925, in New Orleans. He enlisted in Boston in 1898 and served continuously to the date of his discharge. The first 10 years of his service were spent with the 7th, 18th and 14th Infantry Regi ments, the next three with the 164th Company, C. A. C. From July 14, 1911, to his last day on active duty he was with the Recruiting Service. The greater part of Sgt. Maguire's recruiting duty was in New Orleans, La., and Mobile, Ala. During the World War he was on recruiting duty at Fort Thomas, Kentucky. All of his recruiting work was of a clerical na ture with the exception of three years while in charge of a sub-station at Mobile, Alabama, where he made an enviable record. He and Mrs. Maguire will make their home in San Antonio, o
Corps Areas *2nd *3rd *4th *5th 7th January Reenlistments DisReenPercharged listed centage 198 61 30.81 293 82 28. 281 109 38.79 50 30 60. 195 57 29.23
* Discharges per expiration of term of service only.
Personnel of Recruiting Section, A. G. O.
6th C. A. Recruiting Bostonian Heads 1st C. A. Recruiting In Iowa A study of the recruiting results in Sergeant Daniel J. Cremens, staSergeant Daniel J. Cremens sta tioned in Des Moines, Iowa, and Cor Sgt. Thomas J. Carter, D. E. M. L., the 6th Corps Area for the six months poral Lee C. Greenup, stationed in R. S., on duty in Boston, Mass., dur ending December 31, 1924, shows that Waterloo, Iowa, tied for first place in ing the month of January. Other 1,756 men were enlisted out of a total the Iowa Recruiting Sub-district for 1st Corps Area recruiters to enlist of 3,564 applicants, the ratio of enlist the month of January, 1925, each se 10 or more men were Cpl. Raymond R. ments to applications being a little curing ten recruits. Corporal August Speaks, Sgt. Thomas M. Gardner, Sgt. less than 1 to 2. Discharges for all Miller, stationed in Davenport, Iowa, Tames A. Buckley, Sgt. Fay M. Rector, causes numbered 836, expiration of term of service accounting for 372 of secured next highest honors with nine and Sgt. Palma C. White. these. One hundred and fifty-six of o recruits. the latter reenlisted to fill their own Pictorials Go Far Officers of the 14th Cavalry stationed Army Pictorial Release No. 21, vacancies. The percentage of reenlist at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, state that the recruits now being received by that showing the non-commissioned stag ments for the corps area for the half regiment are of* very high grade and officers of the White Detachment at year was thus a trifle less than 42 the best they have seen for a long the Field Artillery School, Fort Sill, per cent. The per capita cost of enlistments time. The Iowa recruiting party is Oklahoma, was published by the Re getting a good deal of publicity from cruiting Publicity Bureau last April. during the period was $92.98, the total the newspapers throughout the state A letter relative thereto was recently cost of recruiting having been $163, 283.40. The largest items and by frequent broadcast entering into the cost were ing. This and the fact that $63,993.25 for rail transpor a p p l i c a n t s can now b e Recruiters:
tation for recruiting parties, picked and chosen, owing to applicants for enlistment, the limited number of men ARMY PICTORIALS
and recruits, $23,244.79 for desired, probably accounts for the improved calibre of pay of e n l i s t e d m e n , PICTURES ARE THE BEST FORM OF PUBLI recruits. D. E. M. L., R. S., $17,651.55 CITY. USE THEM! for pay of officers, D. O. L., We send you a new pictorial every 10 days. Sergeant Donald Quinn, and 12,710.95 paid enlisted formerly of the 18th Field They show the public actual scenes of Army life. men as monetary allowances Artillery, has, through the A few uses for them are : in lieu of quarters. efforts of Sergeant D. J. 1. On "A" boards—singly or in groups. o Cremens, been reenlisted for 2. In railroad stations, post offices and hotel lobbies. this recruiting party and Helping the National Guard 3. In barber shops, tobacco stores, Y. M. C. A. or placed in charge of the Following a lecture given similar suitable places. Mason City office. Quinn by him to the Adjutants Ask the shopkeeper to use them.
served on this party in 1920 General of the National They will create interest in his window or store.
and was considered a good Guard in the 9th Corps If you give him a frame it will help. If you want
recruiter. Area, Col. F. J. Koester, more frames write us. Sergeant Edward P. Ka Corps Area Recruiting Offi By changing pictorials regularly you establish fine dow, of the 9th Field Artil cer, issued a memorandum contacts for your recruiting station. lery, has been transferred to to all city recruiting officers PICTURES ARE THE BEST FORM OF PUBLI of the 9th Corps ,Area, di the D. E. M. L. Recruiting CITY.
USE THEM! recting that the Regular Service, with station in Des Recruiting Publicity Bureau
Army recruiting agents as Moines. He has had prior Governors Island, N. Y.
sist the National Guard in experience in recruiting and obtaining recruits whenever made good. such action was desired. The memorandum states received by Master Sergeant James Low Per Capita G. McQuillan, at the Field Artillery that such assistance must be without The per capita cost of recruits in the School, from a former member expenditure of Regular Army recruit New York City district for January White Detachment who is now of the ing funds, but that the National Guard work was $21.95, not deducting the cost of should be permitted to place a repre a fresh supply of street car tickets ing in Punjab, India. "After seeing a world's photo serial sentative, with a desk, in each Regular ($675), none of which had yet been used on February 1. The actual aver and news poster ; in Port Said, Egypt," Army recruiting office. National Guard age cost was thus only about $19.55. the letter runs, 'of a few of the old recruits are to be given their prelim boys at Fort Sill, yourself, Boggs, and inary physical examinations by Regu Pop Smith, representing quite a num lar Army personnel before being ex Tank Pamphlet O. K. ber of years continuous service, I amined by their surgeon, thus elimin An excellent booklet written con want to congratulate all of you. cerning the life of soldiers at the Tank "I have been in India since the war ating considerable expense. In the School at Fort Meade, Maryland, has on a very good job, $500 per month National. Guard recruiting season the recently reached us. Not only does and expenses. But to see all of you in Guardsmen may use Regular Army A the 12-page pamphlet contain a mass uniform makes me a little homesick. signs, and Regular Army canvassers of information on the trades and sub I still hold my reserve commission— on the streets will assist National jects to be learned by the enlisted per that of major—in the grade I held at Guard prospects by directing them to sonnel at the school, but it also deals the end of the war. I probably will the Guard recruiting representative. with rates of pay, grades and pay at be home in 1926 and in all probability retirement, and other points of interest will stop at Fort Sill to see the old The day to start reenlisting a man is bunch." to all soldiers. the day he takes the oath of enlistment.
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(Continued from Page Three) (b) How to swim. (c) How to ride a horse. (d) Radio. (e) Citizenship. (f) Hygiene. (g) Marksmanship, (h) Athletics. (i) How to work. (j) How to play. (k) Team-work and the spirit of com munity. How are parents concerned? (a) In the knowledge that their sons •are in the hands of experts in the train ing of young men and that they will be well cared for during the camp. (b) In the knowledge that their sons will be required to pass a critical physical examination and that they will be in formed by competent Army medical offi cers of any minor defects that may be removed or overcome by proper attention to instructions furnished. (c) In the knowledge that there need be no expense to the parents for this month's training. (d) In the knowledge that their sons will live in an atmosphere permeated with the spirit of service to country, whereby the principles of truth, honor and good sportsmanship are instilled and taught by precept and example—and in the knowl edge that character building is the main objective of these camps, and that the young men attending them are taught without harshness and unconsciously led into habits of obedience, promptitude, neatness and cleanliness of mind and body. o Some Flying A total of 3,292,357 man miles were flown by aviators at Brooks Field, Texas, in 1924. This mileage was ac complished during 59,383 man hours. The greatest activity of any one month was evidenced in October, when 453,960 man miles were made.
An Army-Movie Ad
The Recruiting Officer at Buffalo, New York, Major Malcolm P. Andruss, staged the recruiting display shown be low. The feature picture "Love and Glory," a French war picture, was being shown at a local theater in the early part of this year. On the request of the man agement, which had afforded Major An druss splendid cooperation in connection with the showing of War Department films and bonus notices, this combination recruiting and advertising stunt, advan tageous to both the Army and the picture house, was arranged. The location chosen for the exhibit, the space in front of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument in Lafayette Square, the very heart of the city, was ideal. A bugler, who sounded calls every half-hour during each afternoon, was furnished through the courtesy of the Commanding Officer, Fort Porter.
History of the Infantry
(Continued from Page Seven) serve in the Infantry. The Infantry is the arm, therefore, which'above all others, demands the closest attention. With ref erence to it, the following are the out standing lessons of the World War re peating and insistently emphasizing all past experience since the introduction of the musket and its successor, the rifle: It is the Infantry and the Infantry only that can win an attack or make a successful defense. The offensive power of an Army is measured solely by the willingness and capacity of its Infantry to attack. ft is the Infantry which gives an army its character no matter what the training, esprit and composition of the other arms may be. Good Infantry with mediocre support may win battles but poor Infantry will be checked, demoralized and finally stopped by its terrible losses even though supported by the best artillery and other arms that genius can produce. Such In fantry can win only against poorer In fantry or demoralized Infantry that will not fight. The destructive effect of modern fire arms, the wide dispersion of men on the field to escape death, the necessity for maintaining cohesion, order, discipline and intercommunication in a break through five to ten miles, make leadership of In fantry units the most difficult and import ant of all tasks on-the battlefield. o 8th C. A. "Recruiting Notes" Major George C. Charlton, Recruit ing Officer of the 8th Corps Area, has since January 1 been issuing daily "Recruiting Notes," with a view of keeping all personnel on recruiting duty within the corps area in touch with all that happens daily in regard to enlistments, vacancies, publicity, and personnel. This daily sheet, he has found, has proven quite successful.
LOVE mj GLORY
Recruiting Exhibit at Buffalo, New York
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The Value of Military Training
(Continued from Page Four) It has been truly said that "of all work done that produces results nine-tenths must be drudgery." Of all things taught in the military service the thing stressed most is the necessity of work! No effort is spared in support of the cause. The seemingly impossible is quite often de manded. This brings forth such effort on the part of the individual and the team, that the supposed impossible is accom plished. No excuse is taken for failure to carry out an allotted mission. Good work requires much thought, and concentrated thinking is the secret of genius. It is commonly known that the secret of concentration is interest in the thing at hand. A man who fails in his mission and cannot see his fault will never improve, and since military discipline knocks men about with such ruthless jocularity one is made to see his faults, whether or no, and soon sees the foolish ness of not being interested. Military training gives the student suf ficient power of will to do the things that should be done, to become interested in the things he knows he should be in terested in, better than any other educa tional system in the world can do. Mili tary training causes the student to be patient. It endows him- with determined persistance of purpose. It gives one a dynamic but abiding will which can al ways accomplish more than the static or explosive will. The person who has the true spirit of the soldier has got the grip of a bulldog—and when he once gets his teeth set nothing on earth can shake him off.
Our Grand Rapids Recruiters The recruiting party at Grand Rapids, Michigan, was the subject of an article which appeared in the Grand Rapids press. "Colonel H. M. Fales," the article runs, "besides being recruit ing officer in charge of the 5th Re cruiting District of the 6th Corps Area, is also Professor of Military Science and Tactics of the Grand Rapids high schools, and has charge of three high schools with about 350 students of the junior unit of the R. O. T. C. His sub stations are Lansing, Battle Creek and
Changes in Recruiting Personnel Major Richard P. Rifenberick, Jr., U. S. A., Ret., is relieved from further duty in connection with recruiting at Fort Logan, Colorado, and from active duty effective March 31, 1925. Major Dwight D. Eisenhower, In fantry, D. O. L., has been assigned as Recruiting Officer, Fort Logan, Colo rado, and Assistant Recruiting Officer of the Colorado District, with station at Fort Logan, Colorado. Lt. Col. Julian A. Benjamin, Cavalry, D. O. L., Recruiting Officer, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, was relieved from duty in connection with recruiting in the Eighth Corps Area on January 28 and assigned to command of the' Schenectady General Reserve Depot, Schenectady, N. Y. Captain Howard T. Clark, U. S. A., Ret., was relieved from recruiting duty at Denver, Colo., and from active duty, effective January 15, 1925. Captain Leo F. Crane, F. A., D. O. L., has reported at Oklahoma City, Okla., as Recruiting Officer of that district, relieving 1st Lieut. Robert O. Wright, Cavalry, D. O. L. Captain James L. Garza, Infantry, D. O. L., is assigned to duty as Recruit ing Officer, Fort Sam Houston Dis trict, and Post Recruiting Officer, 2nd Division and Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Aiding Civilian Enterprise In order to help along civilian aero nautics, the Army Air Service has de cided to refuse to lend its planes and personnel to civilian enterprises when ever it is believed that civilian aircraft companies are in a position to do the work required and where the doing of it by military aircraft would clearly be a violation of the policy of non-compe tition by military authorities with ci vilian concerns. Commanding officers of all air service activities have been instructed that, when requests are re ceived from individuals for the furnish ing of aircraft for civilian undertakings which would clearly come within the scope of the above, their action on the same will be guided by this policy of the Chief of Air Service. The policy as outlined was disclosed in a letter from the Chief of Air Serv ice to the Curtiss Exhibition Company, which had requested General Patrick to turn down all demands on the part of newspapers and film companies to send pictures and films of the inaugu ration ceremonies back to their head quarters. As Mr. C. S. Jones, of the Curtiss Exhibition Company, writes, "as soon as the newspapers and films companies learn that the Government will not furnish such service they will come to the commercially operated companies for it."
Chilkoot Barracks, Alaska
(Continued from Page Five) $450,000. The quarters available are: Two field officers', twelve other officers', two warrant officers' or field clerks', nine non-commissioned officers', six sergeants' or civilian quarters, post hospital with twelve beds, and barracks for four In fantry companies and detachments. All officers' quarters, the hospital, guardhouse, post exchange, quartermaster office and company barracks arc heated by steam, all others by stove. A modern lighting plant was installed and wired in 1923. As at Anchorage, small game abounds in plenty in the vicinity and the soldier is afforded many fine opportunities to hunt. Big game can be found further back from the coast, and week-end parties can be organized for the hunting of the brown bear, black bear—the latter being much prized for its thick, glossy fur—and other members of the big game family. Fishing, too, is a sport much indulged in, and as for duck hunting—well, Chilkoot Barracks is the duck-hunter's paradise. Page ..Twelve
Are Field Clerks Q. M. Corps, ap pointed prior to April 5, 1917, and later commissioned in the National Army or Reserve Corps, entitled to adjusted com pensation ? W. R. RAMSE\\ Field Clerk, Q. M. Corps. Answer:—Yes. You are entitled to ad justed compensation for the entire period, April .6. 1917 to July 1, 1919, provided, 1. That you were not separated from the service between those dates, and 2. That you were not commissioned in the National Army or Reserve Corps in a grade higher than captain. If your war-time commission was a field grade, you are entitled to compensation only up to the date of such commission. Muskegon. With a recruiting party of only six, he has enlisted 371 recruits during the past year. "Sgt. Adolph H. Johnson, who has been with Col. Fales on recruiting duty for the past seven years, is his righthand man. The other members of the party are Sgt. M. C. Petree, Cpls. C. B. Groty, and M. J. Kendall, and Pfcs. Harry Sneff and H. P. Brown, all ex cellent recruiters. Tech. Sgt. Thomas Feeney, D. E. M. L., R. O. T. C, is his assistant on school work."
Through The
, Telescope
Cost of Canadian Forces Army Cook Prize-Winner The stength and cost of maintenance Sgt. Beckwith Dies Pvt. Willard B. Van Horn, cook in of the Canadian permanent force, the officers' mess at Governors Island, Master Sergeant Frank L. Beckwith, states the Canadian Military Gazette of New York, was originally not a cross D. E. M. L., Recruiting Service, who February 10, are shown in a recent re word puzzle addict. Two of his K. P.'s was to have been retired from the port of the Department of National were, however, so Van Horn, in order service at the expiration of 30 years on Defense. Many regiments are carrying to get the work done in his kitchen, January 29, 1925, died at Walter Reed on with barely more than half their had to turn to and help guess the miss General Hospital on February 5. Sgt. authorized strength. The total strength ing words so that his helpers could Beckwith was on canvassing duty in of the permanent force, known as the write "finis" across each day's puzzle the New Haven District until October permanent active militia, is 413 officers Like the tyro in golf, he became an 4, 1924, when he went on furlough, and 3,185 men. The enrollment is enthusiastic cross-word puzzler and on Sgt. Beckwith entered the service as limited by statute to 437 officers and February 7 was awarded $100 as his private in 1898, and reached the grade 6,008 men, from which "it would appear share of the prize offered by one of the of Master Sergeant while on recruit that the policy of the department is to New York papers. ing duty. Col. F. B. Watson, Infantry, keep up an almost complete comple recruiting officer of the 1st Corps Area, ment of officers for training school stated in his letter of January 29 to Army Athletics On Amateur Basis purposes." Sgt. Beckwith, "To have entered the The preliminary approval of the service as a private, and have reached The Royal Canadian Dragoons con sists of 17 officers and 242 men, and the Amateur Athletic Union has been the grade of master sergeant in the net expenditure for the regiment was granted to a plan submitted by Army D. E. M. L., R. S., while a canvasser $64,814 during the fiscal year ending Athletic authorities to place Army ath on duty, is an invaluable achievement last March. Lord Strathcona's Horse letics throughout the country on an —particularly so when to it is added maintained 16 officers and 123 men at a amateur basis in conformance with your commissioned service in the grade cost of $64,317. The Royal Canadian A. A. U. regulations and eliminate cash of 2nd Lieutenant during the war." Artillery kept 56 officers and 617 men prizes for soldier events. This an at a cost of $203,970. The costs of the nouncement was made on January 26 War Widows Wed Quickly three infantry regiments were: Royal by Murray Hulbert, President of the Approximately i6 per cent of the Canadian Regiment, 404 of all ranks, A. A. U., after conferences with Lt. total number of war widows in Great $104,531 ; Princess Patricia's Canadian Col. Thomas J. Johnson, G. S., in Britain have remarried, according to Light Infantry, 269 of all ranks, $93, charge of War Department Operations the Canadian Military Gazette of Febru 391; Royal 22nd Regiment, 189 of all and Training Division. ary 10. The report of the Ministry of ranks, $43,396. Pensions for the year ending The Royal Military College March 31 last shows that this at Kingston cost Canada $338, percentage of awards made to 082 in the last fiscal year. The widows had ceased at the end Things the Army Does Besides Fight attendance for the year was of the twelve months on ac 165. The college carried on Washington, D. C, Feb. 11.—On less than a count of remarriage. The num staff courses for officers of the half hour's notice the War Department today ber of beneficiaries has, as the identified byfingerprintrecords a man who recently permanent and non-permanent result of this and other causes, wandered into Modesto, California, suffering from militia in addition to the regu declined from 2,500,000 to 2, joss of memory. lar studies for the cadets. 215,000, a figure that includes a Unable to secure identification through local or For cadet (R. O. T. C), serv little more than three-quarters state authorities, the Modesto Herald appealed to of a million children. ices $450,000 was spent in 1923 the Associated Press, of which it is a member. A copy of the man's fingerprints was rushed across 24, which was the largest the continent by air mail and without the usual Collins a Soldier amount during the past ten formalities and delays of proceeding through mili Floyd Collins, whose tragic years. Xhe estimates for cadet tary channels, was presented by the Associated imprisonment and death 60 feet work for 1925 have been re Press direct to the War Department Bureau of under ground at Cave City, Ky., duced to $400,000. The total Identification. Just 25 minutes later, out of the multitude of aroused so much comment dur number of enrolled cadets was carefully indexed and classified prints kept by the ing the past few weeks, was 110,120 for the year ending last bureau, officials produced a set which without any well known among the soldiers March. Four hundred and other clew established the identification. They at Forts Mott, DuPont and eleven teachers obtained cadet were those of Paul W. Martin, who disappeared Delaware. Collins had spent at Camp Fremont, California, on September 24, instructor's certificates. On three years in the 45th Com 1918, where he was serving as a member of the tario and Quebec head the 13th Infantry. pany, Coast Artillery, at Fort provinces with 34,000 and 50,000 Dupont, having enlisted in 1909. enrolled, respectively. Page Thirteen
Army Broadcasters Dreadnaught of Sky to Guard English Engineer Basketball Team Coast Radio broadcasting station AT9, the The picture on this page shows the While the "Los Angeles" and the air publicity medium of the 5th Field Engineer School basketball squad. "Shenandoah," the new air leviathans Artillery at Fort Bragg, North Caro This team plays under the name of lina, has been a valuable advertisement of the United States, have been amaz Fort Humphreys in the District of for the Army for the past several ing the world with their successful per Washington League and in games with the teams of Washington and vicinity. formances, a superdreadnaught of the months. Upon receipt of a verifica The team members from left to right, air, said to be the largest single-en tion card from any of the radio listen ers throughout the United States, Lt. are: Back row, Ewart, Fitzthomas; gincd airplane in the world, has been James Y. LeGette, radio officer of the middle row, Rea, McBride, Bramblett, tested in England. A successful flight of this huge ma regiment, writes a letter of acknowl Reid, Williams, Vearh ; and front row, Duke, Lieut. Qaterbos (athletic offi chine was recently completed at Hull, edgement and submits a copy of the England. The engine is a great 16 next program to be broadcast, together cer), Temple, Schaeffer, and Croft. cylinder Napier developing 1,000 horse with the handsome booklet "Facts o power. The plane, which is known as About Fort Bragg, North Carolina," Transport Service Reduced the Cubaroo Blackburn-Napier, is in which was reviewed some months ago The trans-Pacific Army transport in these columns. The booklet itself is service has now been reduced to one tended for coast defense, and is ca a splendid publicity agent and coupled ship, the "Thomas." A new policy pable of carrying and launching from the air a 1,000-pound naval torpedo. with the radio broadcasting it forms a governing the granting of leaves of Large armor-piercing bombs are to be combination hard to beat. absence to officers on foreign service The wave length of for the purpose of re the station—a 500 watt turning to the U. S. one — is 435 meters. has accordingly been The program is broad a n n o u n c e d by the cast e v e r y Thursday War Department. No evening at 6 o'clock, officer of the Regular Eastern time on a Sig Army on duty in the nal Corps R97 set. Panama Canal De partment or the Ha Fort Benjamin Har waiian Department rison, Indiana, will be will be granted leave the next Army station for the purpose of re on the air. It will be turning to the U. S. known a s W F B Y , unless he agrees in with a wave length of writing to return to 258 meters, and the his proper station by sending set will in commercial transpor clude a 100 watt G. E. tation at his own ex transmitter. It is pense should accom planned to broadcast modation on Govern at least three nights a ment transport be not week. available. Officers on o duty in the Philippine Department and in Camp Lewis Buildings China will be granted Repaired Basketball Squad, the Engineer School, Fort Humphreys, Virginia leave to return to the To effect repairs to U. S. only in very exceptional cases, carried, as well as machine-guns for the temporary buildings which were and if unable to obtain Government repelling air attacks. The total length built in 1917 and which are now shelt transportation at the expiration of their leave they will be placed on tem of the plane is 54 feet, height 20 feet, ering the troops at Camp Lewis, Washington, $20,000 has been made porary duty in the U. S. until Govern and its wing span is 88 feet. o ment transportation becomes avail immediately available. The D. C. C. M. T. C. Club able. o The C. M. T. C. club spirit in Wash National Forests Planned o ington, D. C, is thriving. The last Establishing of national forests on meeting of the district club was on General Noble Retires military reservations in the Ninth Major General Robert E. Noble, who Friday, February 13, at the local head Corps Area is being planned by the won distinction as Chief Sanitary Offi quarters of the Organized Reserves. General Staff of the Army and the All men who had ever attended a sum cer under General Gorgas during the Forestry Service of the Department of mer training camp, who contemplated construction of the Panama Canal Agriculture. was retired from the Army on Febru attending, or who were interested in Major Augustin M. Prentiss, General any way were guests. The program for ary 8 after 25 years' service. the meeting included a lecture by Maj. Staff, and representatives of the De o partment o f Agriculture r e c e n t l y R. P. Harbold on military hygiene. Clarke Marine Coach visited Fort D. A. Russell, Wyoming, >r "Nig Clarke, formerly catcher with From and including March 1, 1925, where one of the forests will be es the Cleveland Club, who was retired tablished. After completion of their from professional baseball after 25 all enlistments and reenlistments in work at Fort Russell, the committee years in the game, has been signed up the Marine Corps will be for a period was to proceed to Camp Lewis, Wash as coach of the Marine baseball team of four years, according to The ington, where another national forest at Quantico for the coming season. Leatherneck of February 7. will be located. Page Fourteen
Flirting With Geronimo
By "JAYBIRD"
PEAKING of narrow escapes," spoke "The Mexican military leaders were up "Knobby" Knowlks, the wrinkled glad to give us gangway and we pressed and scarred old Indian fighter. "I on into the Sierra Madres, than which no remember once when a pair of spiral more wild or broken country exists. Re puttees, also known as wrap leggins and ports had come in that Geronimo was other atrocious appelations, saved seven somewhere in the vicinity with his whole tribe, but there was no telling just exactly companies from extermination." As usual of an evening, when Knobby where he was. So one day me and Bill began to inflict one of his spasmodic peeps Harrison were sent out on a scouting into the past upon all who would listen, party with a few Indians. It wasn't long the men who had served with the old before we came to the worst country I've reprobate long enough to have a little ever been in. Mostly all canyons, it was, sense, remembered it was their night to enough to hide an army in. We couldn't hope to explore all of them for lurking go to a movie or something. These men rose, with many disgusted looks or re redskins, not in one patrol, so we scat marks and left the recreation room. tered, each man going his own way. We Knowlks didn't seem to mind these dem had to be speedly, too, for our little army was coming fast on our heels. onstrations so long as there was a recruit "I chose a small canyon to search right or newly transferred • soldier who un fortunately was not aware of Knobby's ahead, keeping on the rim so I could see penchant for fabulous story telling, to the surrounding country as much as pos listen to his tale. It happened that a recruit had arrived that very day, and as the wind was whist ling coldly through the long rows of bar racks he elected to draw closer to the roaring fire and listen with at least af fected interest to the old warrior's story. "Way back in Apache days
it was," began Knowlks, light ing his battered old briar and
puffing contentedly. "I was a
young buck in them days—on
my first enlistment, and when
old Geronimo went on his
rampage the troop of cavalry
I w a s w i t h w a s
ordered out to paci fy him and his tribe
of murdering devils.
" Y o u s e e , the trouble had original- ^ ly started with the 'Indian Agent Ring' which w a n t e d the ropes a steer." Apaches' land, but sible. Suddenly I saw a trail leading up this time it was over the side of the canyon along a ledge. It a policeman trying to corral a young brave of the Chiricahua had been recently traveled and I guessed Apache for a minor offense. This young Geronimo was not far away. And sure fellow had run into a bunch of his people. enough, when I rode around a little hill The policeman took a pot-shot at him not a mile farther on there was the hostile but killed a squaw instead. Naturally Indian camp in full bloom. "I ducked out of sight real quick, you them Indians got someways peeved over such proceedings and took the policeman's can be sure, and started back with the head away from him to play football with. news to our men. I had to be fast for After'which the whole tribe breaks camp they were pushing on as rapidly as pos and moseys over into Sonora, figuring sible and if they blundered onto that camp unawares they'd most like last about one they'd be safe there. "General Crook had managed to bust round. "But back where I'd seen the trail in the up the 'Indian Ring' and had made peace with all but the Chiricahua Apaches. canyon I heard a noise ahead of me. It These he followed into Mexico with sounded like a galloping horse and I dis seven skeleton troops of the Third and mounted behind a big rock to see who Sixth Cavalry regiments, all he could was coming. Sure enough, pretty, soon assemble, though some friendly Indian I heard the noise plainer and finally could see an Indian on a little pony tearing to scouts joined us later.
ward Geronimo's camp on the dead run. What's more, he was coming from the direction I knew our men were! "Right away I figures he was a scou. and had seen our force. It would never do to let him reach the Apache chief with such news, and yet I couldn't shoot him. The shot would have brought them devils as fast as the scout's alarm. "I don't believe I ever did faster think ing in my life. There I was about twenty feet above the little trail the Indian was coming on and no way to put him out of the messenger business. Happening to glanced down at my legs I was struck with a bril liant idea. I had my wrap leggins off in a jiffy, tied them together and fash ioned a slip-noose on one end. The rest was easy. When that brave galloped under me I roped him like you've saw a cowboy rope a steer, and jerked him off his pony clean as a whistle. I bound him with them same leggins and took him back to the General, who I found just starting up that canyon! "The next day General Crook sent the prisoner back to Geronimo with a message for the chief tell ing him to come in and surrender and he'd get a square deal. The old devil knew General Crook and that he'd get him dead or alive in the end, so he came in peaceably with all his tribe. But I hate to think what would have happened if I hadn't thought of them leggins." A deep silence enshrouded the recrea tion room, a silence broken only by the chilly whistling of the wind outside. "What army did you say you were in?" asked the recruit finally. Knowlks squinted at him suspiciously. "Why the United States Army, of course! Why?" The recruit looked at him innocently and settled his hat firmly on his head in preparation for a dash for safety. "I thought it might have been the army of Zulu or Pago Pago or like that. Who ever saw a cavalryman wearing wrap leggins? Tell me that! Besides, wrap leggins didn't come into use until the World War!" Knowlks lunged at him but stumbled over a chair and sat down heavily on the floor. "Galloping goldfish!" he wailed plain tively. "Danged recruits know too much these days 1" Page Fifteen
Cash Bonus Payments Due March 1
ARCH 1, 1925, is another milestone along the highway of the adminis tration of the World War Ad justed Compensation Act. On that date cash payments become due to those veter ans whose adjusted service credit amounts to fifty dollars or less, and dependents of deceased veterans, including their widows, children, mothers and fathers, become en titled to the first installment in cash of the amounts due them. Under the law the dependent is entitled to the amount of the adjusted service credit of the de ceased veteran, payable in ten quarterly installments, beginning on March 1, 1925. To date the War Department has re ceived approximately 2,400,000 applica tions for adjusted compensation. Up to this time it has been necessary to return some 500,000 applications to veterans for correction—very nearly all returned were for the inclusion of signatures or the clear imprint of at least one finger. Four hun dred thousand of these have been received back from veterans, leaving approxi mately one hundred thousand in their hands, which has been the normal number out for correction at all times since the inauguration of the work, the constant turnover being about that figure. Of the 2,400,000 applications received it has been necessary to disallow only 27,000. The relatively small number of disallowance cases is accounted for by the fact that the act itself is very clearly worded, there by causing very little trouble in explain ing the essentials in the instruction sheets furnished veterans for their guidance. By thus limiting the number of applications received from individuals not entitled to the benefits conferred by the act, a con sequent saving in the cost of administra tion has been effected. In considering the vast number of ap plications received one asks, "Are many of our veterans residing in foreign coun tries?" or "Where are the millions who answered the country's call in 1917 and 1918 now located?" The information gained from the addresses of applicants for adjusted compensation shows that our demobilization after the war was indeed a thorough one. Our veterans are scat tered all over the globe—from the most populated to the most remote corners of the earth. Considering only the receipts during the past two months, seventy-four countries were represented exclusive of the continental United States, Porto Rico, Guam, the Philippine Islands, Hawaiian Territory, Alaska and Samoa, and this list does not include all the countries from which applications have been received. If it were possible to record the history of the travels and experiences of these veterans both during the war and after ward, such a story would rival the best tale of adventure and travel. A casual Page Sixteen
a cash payment. Major General R. C. Davis, The date and who is entitled tocase is the length The short period in each Adjutant General, Reports Status of time required for an application auto matically to pass through the chain of of Adjusted Compensation adjudication. Under the provisions of the glance at the list of countries represented will indicate the scope and diversity of the War Department's distribution of ap plication banks, for each one of these vet erans applied on an application blank is sued by the Government. Beginning with the first one received on the twenty-fourth of June, the number of applications received daily from vet erans increased by thousands and then by tens of thousands so that during the pe riod of organization and the procurement and training of the required clerical force, law, the rights and benefits conferred in the case of adjusted service certificates for those applying prior to that date be came due on January 1, 1925, while cash payments are to begin on March 1, 1925. The 1st of March will find both these goals crossed, the Department having certified to the United States Veterans' Bureau for the extension of the benefits conferred by the law, all valid applica tions received from veterans prior to the 24th of February—over 2,200,000. The valid applications received since the latter date are being processed through the va rious records necessary to determine the adjusted service credit of each one; while the invalid, incorrect, and incomplete ap plications, or those involving investigation, received prior to that date, are in the process of being disallowed, in the hands of veterans for correction, or in the pro cess of adjudication. The peak of the work of the Depart ment was reached about the middle of October when approximately 32,000 ap plications were handled daily, with a con sequent maximum force. Since that time, continual decrease in the number of em ployees has been effected through resig nations, transfers, and separations so that the clerical force has been kept at all times in direct "ratio to the amount of work before the Department. It will be seen from a consideration of the total number of applications received that nearly two-thirds of the veterans en titled to adjusted compensation filed their applications within the first eight months after the passage of the act. It is esti mated that so far as the War Department is concerned there are approximately one million five hundred thousand veterans en titled to compensation who have not as yet expressed their intention of either applying or not applying for the exten sion of the benefits of the act. It is ex pected that as soon as payments by check are dispatched by the United States Vet erans' Bureau, and veterans at large or their dependents, in case of deceased vet erans, have visible evidence of the bene fits conferred by the act, the remainder of those entitled to compensation will ap ply promptly. From the foregoing statements it will be seen that the Department is current in its work and from now on applications as received will be handled automatically and a certificate to the United States Veterans' Bureau will follow within a few days after the receipt of an individual's claim.
C. M. T. C. Minimum Quotas The Act of Congress making appropriations for the Army, F. Y. 1926, approved February 12, 1925, contains an appropria tion of $2,0807,471 for the Citi zens' Military Training Camps. Therefore the following mini mum quotas to be trained and applications to be obtained in each corps area are announced: Corps To be Applications Area trained to be obtained 1st 3,000 4,400 2nd 4,700 6,500 3rd 3,900 5,600 4th 4,000 5,700 5th 4,200 6,000 6th 3,900 5,600 7th 4,900 6,700 5,000 8th 3,400 9th 3,000 4,500 35,000 50,000
a veritable mountain of applications was received, daily augmented by current re ceipts. With this huge volume of work before it, the Department began its task of determining the service of each indi vidual, computing the amount of adjusted service credit due and preparing a certi ficate of this in each case for transmission to the United States Veterans' Bureau. The task was begun the first part of August with two goals in view, that of transmitting to the United States Vet erans' Bureau by January 1, 1925, a cer tificate of the amount of adjusted service credit due in the case of each veteran who was entitled to an adjusted service certi ficate, and of transmitting by March 1, 1925, a certificate of the amount due in the case of each veteran or dependent who applied within a short period prior to that
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Our Commander-In-Chief
Pittsburgh Recruiter Makes European Tour
HIS being a tale of a gallop about As Told by Sergeant James Smith, the globe, it might be well to ex Co. B, 13 th Engineers, to Corpo pose the "hows" and "whys." It is probably the general opinion that a ser ral C. W. Fowler, R. S. geant of the American Army, especially one exposed to the increased living costs took distance to Verdun, dismounted from of a city, would find it almost impossible our bus and looked over the site now to bank a majority of his earnings. How famous as the Verdun Sector. Some of ever, to disprove this mistaken theory, the scars of warfare are still visible it was personally found possible to save but they wouldn't be noticed at this time a thousand dollars while on duty for one unless the guide took the trouble to year as an allocated recruiter at Union- point out each bit of evidence that a con town, Pennsylvania, a sub-station of the flict had been carried on there. Pittsburgh District—and this without de Then on to-Rheims, Chateau-Thierry scending to miserly habits. This state and down the line, covering all the prin ment, of course, is not made in an ego cipal battlefields and cemeteries, of which tistical tone, but rather to dispel any the latter, by the way, thanks to the erroneous impressions held by civilians. Graves Registration Service, are glorious The "whys" came about through a de monuments to our dead. Finishing with sire to revisit certain European plots of this interesting trip we returned to Paris ground on which1 at times in the past I somewhat tired but realizing that the had been forced to execute highly intri cate steps while dodging shells of various calibre of German origin. This coupled with occasional readings of ads of the Are Your Letters Equipped With U. S. Shipping Board Lines dealing with Four-Wheel Brakes? economical trips to Europe, gave me an It is dangerously easy to "Skid" intense feeling that the thousand could into the habit of writing long, not be put to more interesting use than to go over and check up on the existence rambling tiresome letters. of certain establishments which figured Boil Them Down in afterhours troop life in France dur The Beginning of a Letter Is the ing the World War. The more I dwelt Place to Make the Reader Real on scenes of that great struggle the more ize That You Are Thinking essential the trip became. Then the necessary preparations. First of His Interests and How a four month's furlough was obtained; You Can Serve Him. next, a passport with its misleading photo graph, etc. Then on November 24, 1924, I set out from Pittsburgh for New York to embark on my wondrous journey. second visit was worthwhile, and far At New York I went directly to the more attractive when made in 1924 as a agents of the U. S. Shipping Board Lines tourist than as a trooper in '17 and '18. and secured passage for Europe on the In Paris we broke ranks for another S. S. "Leviathan," which, by the way, rest period, and on the following day for the sum of $280 included passage over began the journey about the French capi and back, two weeks in Paris and tours tal. This was exceedingly interesting, of adjacent battlefields. of course. Nothing was omitted, from The journey over was uneventful ex the Palais at Versailles to the Folies cept that it might be worthwhile to men Bergeres on the Rue Richer. All in all tion that owing to the excellent accom the tour included about thirty points of modations and the amusements the ship interest. afforded, the trip was at all times plea My connection with the Shipping Board sant. party of veterans ended Christmas Eve On December 12 we arrived at Cher with an excellent banquet at the Cafe bourg. After the customs inspection we De La Paix. The banquet began early went on to Paris and all that that city and the wee sma' hours did not see its means. climax. The affair was a huge success At Paris the officials conducting the with the possible exception that all during tour quartered other veterans and my the session the deafening roar of explod self at the Hotel De Marechaux, a first- ing champagne bottles savored too much class hostelry. After we had had a good of battle to place a veteran at ease. rest that night and the following day, After seeing the veterans off on their the tour conductor announced we were return journey, I set out for Belgium. to be off on a three-day automobile tour Arriving at Brussels I undertook a selfof the battlefields where American troops conducted tour of Belgian battlefields, had built themselves a substantial reputa which included, among others, "Wipers" tation as first-class scrappers. First we and neighboring towns. From here I pro Page Two
ceeded to Germany to look over the familiar landmarks of Coblenz. I found that the Coblenzer Hof was still thriv ing and doing excellent business in the re tailing of schnapps and lager. The most surprising thing unearthed in Coblenz was the great number of retired Ameri can soldiers now living and conducting businesses there. Upon talking with some of them I found them all contented and finding life there very much to their lik ing. Tiring of Coblenz I set out for a twoday stay at Cologne. That city reminds one very much indeed of the appearance of Coblenz during the occupation of the American Forces in Germany. Cologne is now headquarters of the British Army in Germany and of course has a decidedly military atmosphere with troops visible at every corner. From Cologne to Berlin—at last a real ization of that war-time slogan, "On to Berlin." The arrival, however, did not hold the same thrill it would have carried had it taken place in 1918. There I took part in various sightseeing excursions including one through the interior of the Kaiser Wilhelm Schloss (the palace of the ex-emperor). The most noticeable feature of Ger many is the courteous and obliging treat ment given Americans by the German citizenry as a whole. Now to Warsaw and Cracow, Poland, to see the evidences of the disturbances between the Poles and the Bolshevists. High prices and a general lack of indus try at these cities prevented the visits from being as interesting as they could have been during a more prosperous period. From Cracow to Prague, Cheko-Slo vakia. Prague proved to be a very beau tiful city and well worth visiting. Pros perous, energetic businesses were in evi dence everywhere with consequent reason able living costs. Quitting Prague I journeyed on to Vienna. The civic beauty of Vienna was amazing. At every turn was a build ing worthy of making its architect an immortal. Its streets are spacious and immaculately clean, and wide boulevards, exquisitely bordered with foliage, were numerous. An amazing experience common to most Americans traveling in Austria for the first time was afforded me when upon arrival I walked from the station to a taxi stand, hired a cab and drove to a hotel. Upon my leaving the cab, the driver calmly told me the fare was 50,000 kronen. Immediately I had visions of bankruptcy and began to wonder how I could get back to the States if I paid that driver hi? 50,000 kronen. After further inquiiy (Continued on Page Eleven)
Direct Mail Publicity
By Major A. G. Ruim, Chief, Recruiting Publicity NYTHING that can be sold can be Anything That Can Be Sold—Re sold by mail. That has been re sults Have Shown Us—Can
peatedly proven. That this also applies to our Army selling problems Be Sold By Mail
is being demonstrated right now by a few groups who see the possibilities. But I venture that few in the service have its customers. In some successful busi given this valuable form of publicity nesses this important item of public repu much consideration, for at first thought tation or good will has been worked up to its application to the Army does not an asset worth several millions of dol readily appear. We all know the tre lars. No matter what the business is, mendous success of mail order houses however, these fundamentals always ap and other firms which depend largely on ply (if successful for any length of time) the mails for their sales, but only those so if we are going to view our Army sales who have investigated know the exten problem sensibly we must admit that it sive use of direct mail by the large cor has a true analogy in business, particu porations, banks, insurance companies, larly the larger public utilities, from and public utilities who see in it a most which we can learn much in this respect. p o w e r f u l means of building up the back ground of good will so essential to the success of their business. That may be all right for business, you say, but—how can it apply to the Army? Our problem is so different— but is it? Our Army publicity has two gen eral purposes : (1) To procure suitable per sonnel for all branches of the service (Re cruiting). (2) To con vince the entire popula t i o n of t h e United States that the Army is a valuable institution in time of peace and de serves adequate sup port (GoodWill). The latter is the back ground or institutional publicity, the effective ness of which will de Atlanta's Mail to Prospects Each Month termine the success of What has this to do with direct mail? the former; for it is the means of over coming our sales resistance and stimu lust this: that business of all kinds is lating a demand for our service which increasing its use of direct mail by leaps will be reflected in increased applicants and bounds which stagger the imagination, for enlistment, etc. It is so important whereas we, with a similar problem, un that it would be classed first except for limited opportunities and no postage to the fact that it is more intangible, more pay, are doing next to nothing. However, indirect in its effects and thus less readily there are a few pioneers in this form of appreciated by the layman than our publicity and one of them is the Atlanta, straight recruiting publicity which is Georgia, recruiting headquarters. Once directly aimed and easily recognized. each month Lt. James F. Morrison, FA, Now in business we have the same DOL, has sent a letter to the prospects thing: demand must be created for the on his mailing list, accompanied by a company's merchandise or service. Vari statement of present vacancies, a pay ous advertising media may be used to ac table, a list of the general requirements for enlistment, and one or two leaflets complish this purpose and the sales re sults will depend largely on the reputa of information concerning the various tion of the firm, the quality of its prod regiments for which he is accepting appli ucts or service and the way it treats cants.
Bureau. This mailing system was inaugurated in December, 1923, and at the present time there are nearly 4,500 names on the list, each being a prospect who has been . spoken to by some member of the party and is, as far as can be ascertained, elig ible for enlistment. With his weekly re port each canvasser turns in the names he has collected during the week. The photo graph on this page illustrates a single month's mail which filled two and onehalf standard mail bags. Another splendid example of the fol low-up by direct mail is the system used at Fort H. G. Wright, New York, where the percentage of reenlistments has been remarkably high. It follows: (a) If a soldier is determined not to reenlist his expected ad dress after discharge is secured and he is re quested to leave a for warding address in case he should move. ( b ) Non-commis sioned officers of the ex soldier's old company write to him to keep in touch with his welfare and progress in civil life. They also advise him of happenings in his old company. (c) Companies main tain a card index of all qualified men with com plete information which will form the basis for writing these periodical letters to the ex-soldier, in order to induce him to reenlist. The opportunities for the use of direct mail in Army recruiting are l i m i t e d only by t h e hours in a day and the company commander's or recruiter's ini tiative. The use of this medium should not be confined to the Regular Army by any means. It is equally applicable to the National Guard, Organized Reserves and CMTC. A few suggestions follow: 1. Series of follow-up letters to re cently discharged soldiers to induce re enlistment. 2. Carefully worded letters and recruit ing sales literature to selected lists of prospects for original enlistments. 3. Parents' notification card to be sent home by recruiting officer when applicant is accepted. 4. Parents' notification card to be sent home by company commander when sol dier joins, is promoted or in any way dis tinguishes himself. (Continued on Page Eleven) Page Three
A Sample Talk for CMTC Canvassers
ERMIT me to express to you my 1st Corps Area Issues Release Giv foundation for the advanced training of subsequent years. The Red, White deep appreciation of the privilege ing Essential Points of Summer and Blue courses, in the second, third which has been accorded me to and fourth years, respectively afford speak to you on the subject of the CitiCamps In Speech Form the student an opportunity to specialzen's Military Training Camps. These ize in the various arms of the service. camps have been provided for by ConPreliminary Physical Examination Every applicant is permitted to select gress under the terms of the National The War Department requires pre- the arm in which he is to be trained. Defense Act of June, 1920, which pro vided the first and only real military liminary physical examination for all Some take Cavalry instruction and policy that our country has ever had. students who are to attend the camps learn to ride a horse. Others elect There is no movement on foot in the before they can be finally accepted. the Signal Corps, and learn a great United States today fraught with greater This examination is necessary in order deal about radio, telegraphy, telepossibilities for good, so far as the young that the authorities may know, before phony, and other methods of com men of our country are concerned, than the boy is ordered to camp, whether munication used not only in the Army is this Citizens' Military Training Camps he is physically able to stand up under but also in civilian life." Still others the course of training which is to be choose the Artillery, Engineers, or Inmovement. fantry, according to their individual given him. These camps offer to young men of To protect students against diseases, preferences. America the best possible opportunity Upon satisfactory completion of the to mingle with other young men and the War Department takes every preto rub shoulders with them while under- caution. Applicants are required to be Blue course a student is eligible to going military drill .or participating in vaccinated to protect them from small- take an examination for appointment athletics in a way which they will never pox, and they must be inoculated as a Second Lieutenant in the Officers' be able to do elsewhere. Last year 34,082 against typhoid fever. The benefit to Reserve Corps. Reception at Camp young men t h r o u g h o u t the I know of no better way to United States took advantage describe the camp than to run of this wonderful opportunity, The benefit to be derived from the typhoid hastily through the day's The Citizens' Military Trainfever inoculation is little appreciated through routine. Upon reporting at ing Camps for 1925 will be held out the United States. Its value zvill be realcamp with proper credentials, for all New England at Camp ised -when it is known that during the Spanisheach student is assigned to a Devens, Massachusetts, PortAmerican War, before such inoculation was company and sent to report land Harbor, Maine, and Fort discovered, 282 out of every 2,000 soldiers in to his commanding officer. Ethan Allen, Vermont, from the army had the disease, whereas during the He then goes in company August 1 to 31, and at Fort with others to take his physiWorld War, when every soldier had to take the Adams, Rhode Island and Fort cal examination. This is most Terry, New York, from July 1 inoculation, only one man in 2,000 had typhoid thorough. He is turned over to 31. All who attend camp for fever for each year of the war. Had this to a team of medical officer the first time and who have not disease been as common as during the Spanexaminers and, passing from had any previous military inish-American War, there would have been one to the other, is in turn struction are required to take more than 500,000 cases instead of approxi measured for height and the Basic course. This course mately 2,000 which actually occurred. chest development, is weighed will be given at each camp. and given a thorough test to The Why and the Who
The object of these camps is to bring together young men of high type from all sections of the country on a common basis of equality and under the most favorable conditions of outdoor life; to stimulate and promote citizenship, patriotism, and Americanism; and through expert physical direction, athletic coaching, and military training, to benefit the young men individually, and bring them to a greater realization of their obligations to their country. The camps are open to all young men between the ages of seventeen and thirty-one, of good moral character, intelligent, and in good physical condition. They must be citizens of the United States or have made application at least for first papers of naturalization—you will note that I say the applicants must be of good moral character. They must be vouched for by some clergyman, school teacher or other well known person in their community.
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be derived from the typhoid fever inoculation is little appreciated throughout the United States. Its value will be realized when it is known that during the Spanish American War, before such inoculation was discovered, 282 out of every 2,000 soldiers in the army had the disease, whereas during the World War, when every soldier had to take the inoculation, only one man in 2,000 had typhoid fever for each year of the war. Had this disease been as common as during the Spanish-American War, there would have been more than five hundred thousand instead of approximately two thousand which actually occurred.
Description of Course
These camps offer four courses of instruction. The first or Basic course provides preliminary training, including physical development, athletics, military drill, rifle marksmanship, and training in other subjects, a knowl edge of which is necessary to lay the
see that all of his joints are in working order. He passes on through the examining room having his eyesight, hearing, teeth, heart and lungs, in fact, his entire body thoroughly examined. If any defects are discovered a very careful examination is given by tpe cialists and subsequently a treatment is outlined which should assist materially in curing the defects discovered. After the physical examination the student returns to his organization and is measured for clothing. He is then completely outfitted in the clothing room—this takes only about one minute per man. Returning to his company, he is issued the balance of his equipment and given the rest of the day to get settled in his barracks and acquainted with his surroundings.
Barracks and Mess
At Camp Devens the students are quartered in the wards of what was the Base Hospital, about fifty men per
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Polo Fields and Army Players
T has been my belief for the last ten or fifteen years that poor fields have done more to hold Army polo back than any one thing, says Colonel W. H. Neill, U. S. A., in a recent number of The Remount. That something is wrong is self-evident, for all one has to do is to look over the handicap list and see the dearth of high-grade men. The fact that scores are carrying the same low rating they did six or eight years ago makes the fact evident that there is some thing most radically wrong with the progress of Army players. Where does the fault lie? Probably it is due to many causes, but the most pal pable one is that of fields. You see many civilian players develop in two or three years beyond the average Army player of six or eight years' ex perience. It is not a question of the civ ilian being a better individual or more adaptable, or of ponies. It is fields! Take our highest handicapped Army players, look over their history and you will find they have had experience on good fields. Good ponies follow good fields. A slow, bumpy field not only destroys team work and good form in stick work, but also ponies in the making. The constant hauling up and ''yanking" around sours many a pony. Horsemen are not developed; a beginner soon learns and becomes habituated to "cranking" his pony; horses get ruined joints and mouths. Sweet, fast-going ponies have no chance. A player never learns to handle a well-bred, courageous-going pony. Many a pony that would be sweet in a fast, open game on' a good field, would be out of hand in a slow constantly twisting game. Good players and good horses are de veloped only on good fields. Not a player has gotten a high handicap without ex perience on good fields. Fields: Seldom do military posts set out to make really first-class fields. I doubt if there is a post in the country where they have even experimental beds of grasses, in an endeavor to find out the best turf for the particular climate and soil. The first consideration in building a field is enough space. Second: The amount of grading nec essary. Third: The soil. Fourth: The water supply. Fifth: The climate. Sixth: The turf. Seventh: The field should be in a place where the public passes it, and naturally stops to watch the play. This last re quirement is quite important if "bans" are to be developed and admissions are expected tp be sold for the tournaments.
Poor Fields Greatest Hindrance to
Development of Good
The location of the field having been decided on, principally by the water sup ply, and the natural public drawing loca tion, the first question will be laying out the field; next the grading thereof. After the grading comes the soil. Is it pebbly; is it adobe, or clay, does it bake hard; is it lacking in grass-growing elements; how deep does it freeze; has it drainage; etc., etc. If after examining the soil it is found to be a non-growing grass dirt, then either an entire surface loam of the nec essary thickness will have to be put on, or else certain elements will have to be brought in and mixed, by harrowing, spik ing, etc. If the field is barren a nurse crop of some sort may be necessary. Notice to Recruiters A limited number of combination picture supports and hangers is available at the Recruiting Pub licity Bureau for issue to recruiting officers. These can be pasted to the back of picture frames and card board posters, and are suitable either for hanging or supporting pictures in a standing position. For fields already constructed and where change of locality is impossible, or not desirable, much can be done in many cases by leveling small hummocks and bumps, re-laying the sod, or getting new sod in strips ; by filling in little hollows or depressions, perhaps first removing and preserving the old sod. For clayey, slippery and hard baking fields a quarter or half-inch of fine sand is wonderful. It can be mixed with wellrotted manure and spiked in. It not only adds to the security of ponies' footing, but is excellent for most all grasses. German creeping bent is becoming a very popular grass for strong turfs. The roots must be obtained, and the grass cultivated in a nursery, the nursery bed being the source of supply. In many posts the manure goes to waste. The old manure from the dump has usually lost much of its strength. Green manure is not very valuable as a fertilizer. A vat should be built where the manure can be rotted. There should be a sump where the liquid can flow to, and be sprayed again over the man ure. Good drag harrows can be made from old horseshoes by joining them together. Spikers can be built on to rollers, or
else a cement roller can be made, and the spikes set in the cement. Where the grass is scanty and weak, new seed should be hand sown and the turfs of sod kicked up, set back in place. If one will stop to analyze the very, very slow progress of Army players, their poor polo riding, their lack of team work, their mediocre stick work, their rank horses, it can nearly all be laid to poor fields as a primary cause.
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Recently during a game at Miami, Major L. A. Beard of the Army Polo team, had his right thumb broken. For tunately, this accident occurred toward the end of the team practice and Major Beard will be ready to carry on when the team arrives in England. Most encouraging reports, are received concerning the splendid progress being made by the team. McGinley and Rodes are playing first-class polo; their handi caps will probably be raised to 5 and 6 goals respectively before leaving the United States. A battle royal is on be tween Wilson and Gerhardt for No. 1 and a decision will not be made until the team's further practice in England; Wil son will carry 5 goals and Gerhardt 4. At present there are three No. l's on the team. As Craig is not up to Wilson or Gerhardt it will be necessary to replace him by J. A. Smith, this arrangement giving a substitute forward and a sub stitute back. Major Beard reports great enthusiasm on the part of everyone as to the team's prospects; it is rounding into a smooth working machine. A fund of $15,000 has been raised by enthusiastic supporters of Army Polo, and a number of firstclass ponies will be purchased which will add great strength to the team. He writes: "The recent activities have been directed toward mallet work and parti cipation in low goal events. Craig, McGinley and Rodes, with a Mr. Young, made up the team that won easily against a team which had Harry East and Earl Hopping playing on it; the score was 16 to 5. McGinley shot 7 goals out of eleven attempts, the other four missing by inches. Rodes, indifferently mounted, was the star; he uses his head, hand and heart more than any player I know of and if his name was Milburn he would be famous." The civilian players at Miami forward ed recommendations to the U. S. Polo Association to the effect that the team's handicap be as follows: Gerhardt, 4; Wilson, 5; McGinley, 5; Rodes, 6; and Beard, 7, thus making the team's total 22 or 23 goals. j The team will sail for England-"on March 8, Page Five
The Military Value of Railroads
HE influence of means of transpor tation upon our national mobiliza tion for an emergency, and upon our conduct of operations after an emer gency arises, is so large that it may be said to be one of the controlling factors in national preparedness. In making ready to take advantage of the national system of transportation, the personnel of the Army well realize the fact that civil ian experts of your caliber know much more about transportation than anyone in the War Department could reasonably be expected to know. On the other hand, it is evidently im possible for you gentlemen to give the study to the use of transportation for purely military purposes which can be most appropriately given by the officers of the General Staff. In order, there fore, to take advantage of the joint knowledge of military students and of the professional leaders pf American transportation, it is absolutely necessary that meetings like the present one take place. Such meetings are naturally pos sible only with the good-will of the great civilian experts. * * * The subject of transportation is a very vital one to the national defense. Na tional defense depends upon armed force —actual or potential—and armed force depends for its effectiveness upon being there first with the most men. Fire and movement are the things that win battles. Rifle fire and artillery fire strike the enemy down. Movement enables the soldier to take the ground he has won.
Secretary Weeks, Addressing Rail
Transportation Officials, Cites
Need of Cooperation
Movement enables the soldier to come face to face with his enemy. Movemenl enables the service of supply to bring up the clothes the soldier wears, the food the soldier eats, and the projectiles the soldier shoots. Movement is thus an in dispensable element of war. It was by rapid movement that Marlborough struck across the face of Europe and crushed the hostile coalition at Blen heim. It was by rapid movement that Napoleon separately attacked the Sardin ians and the Austrians and won his bril liant first Italian campaign. During our American Civil War it was the superior rail communication, no less than the greater manpower and greater industrial strength of the North, that enabled the Union forces to secure an eventual vic tory. During the Franco-Prussian war it was by an adroit use of the newly de veloped rail systems that the armies of Bismarck struck so rapidly and effective ly into the territory of the French armies, even though these last were, as their commander said, ready down to the last button on the last gaiter of the last soldier. No braver troops ever faced a foe than those of the Second Empire. They were armed with a new rifle that out-ranged the rifle of their enemy. They fought
with a patriotic fervor to resist what seemed to them a deliberate invasion of French soil to snatch French territory. Nevertheless, the forces of France went down to defeat. They were overcome in spite of their undoubted valor. They were conquered in spite of the undoubted personal efficiency of the troops. They were vanquished because their enemy took greater advantage of modern means of transportation and communication. Their enemy waged war on a modern basis, and employed modern means. And one of the most striking and effective of the mod ern means he used was the railroad. In America we are sometimes inclined to overlook the military value of our rail ways. Our wars since 1865 have been overseas wars. In 1898, it was a question of taking volunteers to Tampa and then moving them to Cuba by transport. In 1916, it was a question of moving regu lars and guardsmen to the Mexican Bor der and maintaining a patrol. Even our punitive expedition into Mexico depended on truck and wagon transport, for Gen eral Pershing was. told not to use the Mexican Government railways. In 1917 and 1918 our major transport effort was in taking our troops overseas through the perils of submarine-infested ocean courses. Yet, even though our railways were not of great direct tactical import ance in these wars of ours, we had oc casion enough to discover how essential they were in the movement of large bod ies of men. We learned how a break (Continned on Page Fifteen}
Transportation a la A. E. F.
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Army Veterinary School For Enlisted Men
By Copt. JOHN H. KINTNER, V. C. BBIOW;
URING the World War the Veterinary Service estab lished a school at Chicago, Illinois, for the purpose of in structing officers and enlisted men in the production, selection, inspection and handling of meats, meat food and dairy products. This school functioned at Chicago, ivhere it trained a large number of officers and enlisted men, until September, 1923, when it was moved to Washington, D. C, and became affiliated with the Army Medical Center at the Walter Reed Hospital Reservation. The courses offered during the war were short and intensive, with a concentration of effort on the practical application of the principles of meat inspection. The magnitude of this inspection service during a war is re flected in the fact that during the period from April 1, 1917, to March 31, 1919, the Veterinary Service inspected over one and one-half billion pounds of meat and meat food products having a money value of over five hundred million dollars. During the period immediately subse quent to the war the school was reor ganized and the courses extended with the idea of providing a highly trained per sonnel for the building of a comprehen sive and efficient inspection service for all food products of animal origin, in case of an emergency. The course for en listed men was, therefore, increased to cover a period of five months, from Sep tember 1 until February 10. The class for enlisted specialists is composed of enlisted men in the minimum grade of clinical technician, 4th Class, from various stations who are recom ied by their detachment commanders •» the course. These men are
designed to give the students a thorough education in the produc tion, selection, inspection and handling of meats, meat food and dairy products. The Veterinary Corps is responsible for the in spection of these products and much of the actual inspection work is caried out by enlisted spe cialists under the general supervi sion of a veterinary officer. At some of the smaller Army posts where the services of a vetei inary officer are not available, en listed men who are graduates of this school perform all of the vet erinary duties, including the meat inspection work. They are thor oughly fitted for the responsibility at the school. Much of the time spent in the Department of Meat and Dairy Hygiene is devoted to practical instruc tion at the various abattoirs in Washing ton and its vicinity. Graduates of the school are admirably equipped for positions in meat inspection service in civil life. The position as lay inspector and assistant lay inspector in the meat inspection service of the Bu reau of Animal Industry, United States Department of Agriculture, with a salary of fifteen hundred dollars to twenty-four hundred dollars per year, is one that is efficiently filled by the graduate. Starting with the sanitary inspection of establishments and the antemortem inspection of the food-producing animals, the students are taken step by step through the various procedures in slaugh ter, post-mortem examination, final in spection, chilling, storage and marketing of fresh meats. The manufacturing, pro cessing, shipping and inspecting of cured and canned meats, rendered products, (Continued on Page Fifteen) Page Seven
selected by their respective commanding officers from those who are qualified by basic education and those who show an inclination to grasp the facilities offered in the service for educational advance ment. The class, therefore, that reports to the school is composed of high type enlisted men who are eager to pursue the course. The course offered for enlisted men at the Army Veterinary School is interest ing, well-balanced and unparalleled in its sphere. For administrative purposes the course is divided into the following de partments : 1. The Department of Meat and Dairy Hygiene. 2. The Department of Administration. 3. The Department of Sanitation. 4. The Department of Enlisted Train ing. The Department of Meat and Dairy Hygiene—-This is the major department of the course and consumes approximately fifty per cent of the entire time. It is
Recruiting Publicity Bureau, Governors Island, N. Y An Army Information Bulletin containing a resume of administrative reports, statistical tables, rules, regulations, and official notices of recruiting for the guidance of members of the Regular Army, National Guard and Organized Reserves MARCH IS, 1925
ing in the air. The white letters may be cleaned with a soapy nailbrush. Very little expense or labor is involved in laund ering a recruiting flag. The superintendent of an Army laundry has informed us that a flag sent to him under Government frank can be laundered without the necessity of resort to procurement au thority or other paper work. The foregoing applies equally to recruiting bras sards. Your Follow-Up Plan The figures showing the number of applicants en rolling for the 1925 CMT Camps are as gratifying as they are to be expected, now that the youth of America is realizing the true value of the camps. It is not at all improbable, in fact, that the enroll ment machine will have completed its labors long before the date of opening of the camps. The more likely this situation may be, the more sure it is that a well planned follow-up system must be placed in effect in order to keep interested all the young men who enrolled early in the year. In the enthusiasm of the moment, when talking to a canvasser who knows how to drive his points home, and who tells the boy of the eventful month which the Government is offering him free of charge, the CMTC is one thing; just before the close of school and the opening of camp, when the talk of the canvasser has grown cold and the allure ments of a summer of leisurely loafing are coming more to the front, it is quite another thing—that is unless the boy has in the meantime been reminded of the worthwhile features which only the CMTC can give him. Officers in charge of CMTC pro curement can well outline a plan at this time for keeping in touch with the youngsters, and avoid a possible slump in the number of candidates actually arriving at the camps. If Your Business Is Not Worth Advertising— The idea that any concern can afford not to advertise is essentially wrong, and has been disproved by expe rience, says the London Express. There is not a busi ness in this country except that of- the governor of a prison, that could not be doubled in volume by skillful advertisement. Even cemeteries have been known to advertise and prosper by it. The trend of the modern age in commercial affairs might be summed up in the dictum: "If your business is not worth advertise it,for sale."
Have You a "Civilian Staff?" Army officers are noted for their versatility and their readiness to start unhesitatingly any task which may be assigned them. This trait is an es sential feature of their profession. In the present Army, however, many missions are given in which the assistance of a civilian expert would be of material value. Frequently a consider ably higher degree of success or finesse could be obtained if advantage were taken of the experience of a man whose life work is the solving of such problems. In the Recruiting Service this applies particularly to advertising and publicity. Many experts in these two professions are Reserve officers who would gladly advise as to the best business methods of obtaining the interest or support of either the gen eral public or some particular part of it. The Army officer is indeed versatile but the duties he is called upon to perform are so numerous and varied that he is hardly making the best of his opportunities if he does not enlist the aid of ex perts among his civilian friends. o Keep Your Recruiting Flag Dean We have been pleased recently to learn that there has been a noticeable improvement in the appear ance of recruiting "A" signs throughout the coun try. In this connection the recruiting flag should not be overlooked. Like its advertising associate, the "A" sign, the recruiting flag has an important place in the gen eral recruiting scheme. A soiled or torn flag is bound to create an unfavorable impression upon the passerby who may have no other way of knowing the constant aim of the Army to keep all property in a spick and span condition. The recruiting flag may, however, be easily laundered. It needs only to be saturated and washed in soapy, lukewarm water, rinsed thoroughly, and then dried by hangPage Eight
The United States Army builds Men9
A Recruiting Self-Examination The following questions have been suggested by the commanding officer of the Richmond Recruiting District as an aid to introspection on the part of his canvassers in preparing for bigger and better recruiting: (a) Do I want the Richmond District to win? (b) If the Richmond District wins, what do we gain? (More recruits for the Army, also the satisfaction of never losing the objective set out for us). (c) Have I instilled in my canvasers the spirit to win, the spirit to keep the Richmond District always on top of the Corps Area production sheet? The fighting spirit? (d) Have I studied closely the different cities, towns and villages in my counties? Do I know what time of the year certain counties will produce more than others? Have I left anything undone that would produce more recruits? (e) Do I give the newspapers stories of interest, such as the enlistment of two or more brothers? Stories of the Philippines, Hawaii, and Panama? These you will find in back isues of the Recruiting News. (f) Do I study the Recruiting News, and where I see items that would help my district, .do I put them into efect? (g) Do I study my canvassers? Do I know their faults? Do I know when they are under the weather and when they are feeling in good spirits? Do I try to praise them when they do good work? When they are falling down do I get them off to one side and try to find the trouble? : (h) Do I know when a canvasser is feeling blue, down-hearted and out of luck, that a kind word, a pat on the back and a gentle hint that "It is a long lane that has no turning" will help him considerably? (i) I am closer to the canvasser than the recruiting officer. To me the canvasser turns when he finds himself in a snarl. The same applies to me and the Recruiting Officer.
CMTC Enrollments Nashville January Record Good
Reports received to March
App. rec. 1st .. . . . 1,080
Min. obj.
4,400 6.500 5.600 5,700 6,000 5,600 6,700 5,000 4,500 50,000
2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
.. . . . 784 .. . . . 313 .. ...1,573 .. ...1,602 .. ...1,867 .. . . . 62 .. . . . 606 .. . . . 369
5.6 27.6 26.7 33.3
The Nashville, Tennessee, Recruiting District, through a system of intensive newspaper and poster publicity and personal canvassing, obtained during the month of January the largest num ber of enlistments ever secured in that district, except during the big recruit ing drive of 1919-1920. During Janu ary the district had on duty two canvassers at the main station and one in charge of a sub-station in middle Tennessee. Enlistments were obtained as follows : Staff Sergeant Harrison 12 Corporal Vaughan 12 Private First Class Hale 10 Private Sutton, Tank Corps (chauffeur) 6 As will be noted, in addition to his duties as chauffeur, Private Sutton secured six enlistments, obtained while visiting nearby towns in the district while posting publicity. The January record is even more remarkable when it is considered that the Nashville District had no quota after the 17th of January and practically all enlistments were obtained during the first half of the month. o
The day to start reenlisting a man is the day he takes the oath of enlistment.
Dist. U.S.A. 9th of in Hawaiian Panama C A. Wash. China Dept. Dept. Total
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and C. A.
3rd C. A.
4th C. A.
sth C. A.
6th C. A.
7th C. A.
8th C. A.
Infantry Cavalry Field Artillery Coast Artillery Air Service Corps of Engineers Signal Corps Quartermaster Corps Finance Department Medical Department (M. & D.) Medical Department (Vet. C.). Ordnance Department "hemical Warfare Service - M. L \
115 1 41 72 41 15 5 12 1 17 7 1 10 338
232 9 30 "89 10 114 10 15 103 111 13 18 16 52 20 1 2 44 7 11 18 27 3 2 27 50 16 50 18 1 4 5 3 25 34 18 2 12 1 18 43 18 11 31 763 978 406 517 294 284 . 511 385 224 247 28 100 156 188 27 21 41 2 79 155 67 97 18 10 16 5 14 3 13 180 18 39 73 139 19 14 9 66 54 25 35 139 19 94 97 71 6 42 21 7 82
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1 8 15 1
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2 7 70
1,368 417 1 520 4 456 5 677 ? 214 121 6 232 11 1 286 12 2 100 25 145
4 25 4,584
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Another Nimrod, D. O. L., R. S. Major W. V. Carter, whose picture appeared on page 14 of the Recruiting News of January 15 in hunting costume, with an effective array of fallen game as part of the scenery, is not the only officer known in recruiting circles to he adept in hunting. The picture shown on this page is that of Captain J. D. Chambliss, \ssistant RecruitingOfficer at New Orleans, La., and the results of one morning's hunt. The country south of New Orleans, according to Captain Chambliss, is the greatest duck hunting country in the world. Should any Army officers he interested in visiting that section on hunting leave during the open season, he will make arrangements for them should they desire. A non resident license costs $15 and entitles the hunter to ship his bag home. The State Conservation Commission main tains a club on its grounds at the mouth of the Mississippi River where one can take a two day hunt and get the limit each day at a total cost of $35, which includes the expense of guides, board, railroad fare, etc. o A National Guard Inno vation A " silent " recruiting
campaign recently staged
by Troop F, 112th Cavalry,
stationed at Tyler, Texas,
produced exceptional re sults, according to the
Tyler Daily Courier-Times of January 14. No publici ty at all was given the campaign through the local paper or any other means out side of the troop itself. The members of the troop were re quested to bring to the armory each night, between the hours of 7 and 7 :45, any man between the ages of 18 and 45 who was interested in the Cavalry branch of the National Guard. Lt. Royal G. Phillips, recruiting officer for the troop, lectured the prospective recruits upon the work of the Nation al Guard, the good times of the Cav alrymen, the drills and, incidentally, the hard work necessary to make a good trroper, Ten new recruits, a record for Ty!er in the last eight years for such a short period of time, were signed up in the four nights of ihf campaign. Troop F's strength is now three officers and 65 men. Publicity That Pays Private First Class Edward F. Ryan, in charge of the recruiting station at Lock Haven, Pa., has sold the Army to the Rcnovo Daily Herald, published at Renovo, Pa. He has been sent a letter of congratulation by Colonel H. S. Wygant, Retired, recruiting officer for the Harrisburg District of the 3rd Corps Area, because of the fine pub licity and the large amount of space he had secured in that paper. In the issue of February 17, ior instance, he made a dean sweep—he landed at least one Army story on every page of the newspaper, every article hav ing a distinct recruiting appeal. o Would Reward Recruiting The Washington Times, according to the Brooks Field Pilot Book of February 18, has offered an elegant saber to the Air Service Reserve officer who signs up the most candidates to attend the coming CMT Camps. As the Pilot Changes In R. O's. Lieutenant Colonel Claude S. Frie*, Infantry, now on duty in Washington, D. C, has been ordered to report to the Commanding General, Distiict of Washington, for duty at that head quarters in connection with recruiting in addition to his other duties. Captain James H. Washburn, 2nd Cavalry, is relieved from assignment to that regiment and duty at Fort Riley, Kansas, and ordered to take station at Indianapolis, Indiana, tor duty in connection with recruiting. o . Atlanta Accepts Pittsburgh's Dare Corporal Walter V. Hornsby, chauf feur for the Atlanta, Ga., Recruiting District, has accepted the challenge is sued by Corp. Erowensky in the arti cle "Pittsburghs' Pet Signs," on Page 10 of the Recruiting News of February 1. Lieutenant James F. Morrison, Re cruiting Officer of the District, writes : "The boast of Corporal Erow ensky is highly commend able and undoubtedly he can back it up, but it so happens that the Atlanta District believes that he may be open to competi tion. Therefore his chal lenge is taken up by Cor poral Walter V. Hornsby, of this party, our truck driver, and we are willing to submit our entry in any contest which may be approved by higher au thority." Lieutenant Morrison re quests that the following points be considered in the contest: (a) Mechanical condition of chassis and engine. (b) Condition of body and equip ment, (c) Equipment and how aranged. (d) Advertising display in amount, condition, and symetrical arrange ment. (e) Mileage and tires used. (f) Gas and oil consumed as com pared with mileage. (g) Condition of paint and uphol stering. (h) Amount of publicity obtained from other than Army publications and organizations. (i) Cost of upkeep. The First Corps Area Campaign The CMT Camp campaign for the 1st Corps Area was opened on the evening of February 27 by Col. Pier pont L. Stackpole, civilian aide to *1 Secretary of War, in a speech cast from a Boston statior
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Captain J. D. Chambliss and His Bag
Book states, "This is a novel recruiting stunt which could well be'followed in Regular Army Recruiting Stations. A new uniform would institute a much broader attempt to get the recruits than merely pointing out that it is a canvasser's duty to go get them." o Another Family Enlistment Lieut. Col. F. G. Turner, Cavalry, DOL, recruiting officer of the Cin cinnati district, recently enlisted a trio of brothers from Dayton, Ohio. Chal mers Coopoek, having been honorably discharged from the Army on January 9, 1925, reenlisted on January 23, and brought with him his brother Ben. Three days later the third brother, Harry, joined the colors, his mother having given the necessary permission for the enlistment of him and his brother Ben, both of whom were minors, after having seen what the Army had done for Chalmers. All The day to start reenlisting a man is three were enlisted for the Air Serv the day he takes the oath of enlistment. ice Technical School at Chanute Field. Page Ten
Pittsburgh Recruiter Makes European Tour
(Continued from Page Two) I learned that at the rate of exchange the fare would be only about seventy-five cents. Reliei is no word to use in describ ing my feelings. Many times during my stay in Vienna my pockets proved very inadequate in carrying sufficient money to settle my bills, when even a shoeshine called for 5,000 kronen. Another interesting feature of Vienna was the quality of orchestral music heard in Viennese theatres. The average thea tres there often have orchestras which would be comparable in size and profes sional quality with some of the larger American touring symphony organiza tions. After Vienna the next stop was Zurich, Switzerland. While the city of Zurich itself did not prove impressive, the scen ery along the route, especially while pass ing through the Swiss Alps, was indeed beautiful. From the observation platform of the railroad car, the Alpine peaks, covered with glistening snow, towered magnificiently above us on either side. Everywhere along the way groups of peo ple skiing and bob-sledding down seem ingly perilous inclines were to be seen. Leaving Zurich I began the journey to Calais, Southampton, and New York. ArTiving at Southampton I boarded the S. S. "George Washington," now famous as the ship chosen by the late President Wilson to carry him on his important journeys to Europe immediately after the War. The accommodations of the "George Washington" were without a flaw. But as to the tablefare, I cannot offer myself as a judge. To speak plainly, I was not myself at all times and consequently dust ' must have collected on my seat in the dining salon. Now for the best, most important and enjoyable feature of the entire trip. This came about when at 11:15 a. m., on Feb ruary 5, 1925, the far-famed Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World hove into view. The thrill given by a view of that famous statue when on a ship headed in its direction is indescribable. At last New York, New York. Here I must acknowledge that the pleasantness of the journey was made pos sible by the fine treatment and assistance given me by agents of the United States Shipping Board Lines. Now I have gladly returned to the Pittsburgh District. I feel wonderfully enriched. Further, no one could have a greater ambition to take up the reins iin and make an enviable record as a •°r in this district.
National Guard Membership
Membership in the National Guard, ac cording to Col. Harry A. Eaton, Chief of Staff, 7th Corps Area, writing in the Arkansas Guardsman, should be consid ered from three points of view. It af fords to the individual an opportunity to improve himself. It fosters a sense of responsibility, encourages attention to de tail, assists in acquiring habits of system, thoroughness and promptness, and brings out latent qualities of leadership—quali ties essential to the highest success in all
Direct Mail Publicity
(Continued from Page Three) 5. Mailing home of Christmas menus, greeting cards or anything else that will create good will among the home folks and show them that their sons are in much more humane hands than they were wont to believe. 6. Greeting cards and other direct mail contact to former CMTC students or prospects, carrying a suggestion that you hope to see them at the next camp. 7. A similar series of letters to main tain contact and the interest of Reserve officers. 8. And, by all means, keeping the local and home press advised of all the interest ing things your outfit is doing—with particular emphasis on the names of local boys. The foregoing is far from complete but it covers sufficient ground for the responsible officer to build up a wealth of good will and interest in the Army in gen eral and his organization in particular. If followed throughout the Army our procurement problem would be1 solved. If the U. S. Army were a large cor poration, the publicity would be organized and experts would decide what. media could be used most advantageously to break down sales resistance and popular ize our service. Perhaps we would use large 24-sheet poster advertising, or news paper advertising, or direct mail, or some of the other various forms of reaching the public. The chances are it would be a carefully worked out combination of them all, with one form predominating in one locality and a different medium in another. We are not, however, a large corpora tion and unfortunately our publicity ef forts are not yet thoroughly organized. So the progress made is largely a matter of the individual's initiative in making the best use of the means at hand. But we all know that we can spend no money for paid advertising space of any kind whether it be billboard, newspapers, mag azines or car cards. That narrows our media considerably. Yet we must have publicity or our work—particularly re cruiting of all kinds—will be a failure. It certainly must be obvious that the forms of publicity which remain available to us must be worked to the limit to overcome this handicap. And among them none deserves more attention than direct mail—a young stalwart whose broad shoulders are able and willing to carry our selling message to the American people. o • The day to start reenlisting a man is the day he takes the oath of enlistment. Page Eleven
Sand Cave Workman Enlists
In Army
Nashville Tenncssean, February 23, 1925
Inspired by the trim uniforms and the glistening buttons of the U. S. Army guards who were sta tioned at Sand Cave, Ky., during those weeks when his valiant ef forts were being added to those of others to rescue Floyd Collins from his tomb in the cave, Thomas J. Peltola, a rescuer, came to Nash ville Friday morning and enlisted in the U. S. Cavalry. He left this morning for Fort Oglethorpe, where he will join the Sixth Cav alry stationed there. Peltola worked at Sand Cave for a week before the rescuers finally reached Collins' body. He described the cave scenes and the work very realistically, and from his talk to the recruiting officer was inspired with a sense of adven ture by the work. He came from Detroit, Michigan, and volunteered his services. Upon the completion of the work incident to sealing the unfortunate Collins in his naturalgrave, he decided he would enlist in the Army and take advantage of the opportunities for adventure and change of environment. Peltola is of Finnish origin. walks of life. The field training period offers a chance • to live out in the open under conditions that give bodily improve ment. It affords an opportunity to serve the state by making it able at all times to en force its laws without necessity for large expenditures to pay a civil constabulary needed only in time of an emergency. It enables the citizen to discharge effectively his share of responsibility for the safety of his state. It affords an opportunity to serve the nation in time of need through supplying a trained force to supplement that of the Federal Government, thus avoiding huge expenditures and the withdrawal of a large number of men from fields of pro duction in normal peace times.
A Sample Talk For CMTC Can vassers
(Continued from Page Four)
building. These barracks are equipped with hot and cold water, modern plumbing, and practically all the com forts of home. Each student is given an iron bunk, mattress, pillow and mos quito bar with the necessary blankets and bed linen. He is required to make his own bed and keep his portion of the barracks in order. And when meal time comes there isn't any doubt about the boy's being hungry. This situation has been an ticipated. He marches to the mess hall together with the other members of his company and for the first few days he eats several times as much at each meal as ever before. The food is clean, wholesome and carefully prepared. And there is plenty of milk, ice cream and other things to round out every meal. The Government allows considerably more than twice as much per day for each student to cover the cost of food as it does for a soldier, of the Regular Army, it being fully realized that young men in this stage of their de velopment require a much more care fully chosen diet than do older men. The allowance is sufficient to provide an excellent and. well-balanced menu.
The Day's Instruction
The first two days in camp are set aside for preliminary work incident to getting settled. Reveille comes about 6:30 in the morning. The student arises after nine hours of refreshing and undisturbed sleep. (Every care is exercised to see that nothing inter feres with his hours of rest.) Break fast comes at 7:15. At 8:30 the drills begin and for half an hour there are calisthenic exercises which develop the muscles and coordinate the move ments. Then follow a couple of hours of drill and by that time all are ready for dinner. After dinner for not more than an hour there is instruction in citizen ship and personal hygiene. This in struction teaches his duty to himself, his home, the community in which he lives, and finally to his country. Athletics After citizenship instruction—'and this does not come every afternoon— the student is free to participate in athletics. There is opportunity for him to play baseball, tennis, etc., or to prepare to take part in the athletic meet which toward the close of camp will determine the rating of his com pany or battalion among all those in the camp. And the swimming which is offered at Camp Devens is about as fine as is
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to be found anywhere in the United States. Those who cannot swim have an opportunity to learn under the most competent instructors. Those who can swim have a chance to participate in courses in life saving and in aquatic competitions to almost any degree they desire. The greatest importance is attached to teaching all to swim. The camp authorities believe that every boy who attends should be made to qualify in swimming during the month he is under their charge. Prizes Prizes for proficiency in military drill, athletics, marksmanship and va rious other activities participated in by students are awarded to the win ners at the close of the camp. The final review of the entire student body is made the occasion for the presen tation of these coveted honors. This ceremony is witnessed by crowds in which are many notables from points throughout New England. On Gov ernors' Day last summer all six of the New England governors visited the camp and reviewed the students. Medals were presented to the best student in each Basic company, a spe cial medal was presented to the best student from each of the New England states, and in a final competition among the winners of the state medals selection was made of the best stu dent from New England.
Recreation and Religious Life. ;
tact with them in many instances un der the test of battle where a man's real worth is best appreciated. At tendance at church is entirely volun tary, but everyone is encouraged to attend. On Saturday afternoon and Sunday the student is free to do as he pleases. The parents, families and friends of students are welcome in camp at all times, but particularly so on Saturday afternoons and Sundays.
The Training Troops
At the camp in Portland Harbor the famous Fifth Infantry which trained the CMTC at Camp Devens last year will be the associate or parent organi zation. At Camp Devens this year the 13th Infantry (Boston's Own) will be the associate organization. At Fort Ethan Allen, Vt., one of the most beautiful Army posts, parts of the 3rd Cavalry and the 7th Field Artillery will be the associate organizations. The training will be conducted by the officers of the regiment assisted by other Regular and Reserve officers de tailed for this purpose. These students, although attached to the regiment for instruction, will be quartered and messed apart from it. They will, how ever, become thoroughly inbued with the fine esprit of the organizations.
The training at these camps is close ly patterned after that given at West Point. The motto of the Military
Academy is "Duty, Honor, Country,"
After supper, as a rule, the student is free to amuse himself as he elects. The Hostess House provided at the camp affords ample opportunity for music, letter writing, reading or sit ting in a corner and talking things over with comrades of former camps or with college chums who may have accompanied you to camp. Camp Devens is provided with a Liberty Theatre which was built dur ing the War and which has accom modations for as many members of the garrison as may desire to attend. The films which are shown are furn ished by the Army Motion Picture Service and are excellent. Band concerts form a very import ant part of the entertainment which is furnished for the students. Special concerts are held every evening and on Sundays. Every opportunity is given to stu dents to attend such church services as they may have been accustomed to attend at home. Chaplains of the various faiths are present at all times, ready to minister to the needs of stu dents either in or out of church, and a fine lot of earnest war-time Chap lains they are—real men who know men through long experience; in con
These are the principles which the officers in command of the camp try to instill into every young man who attends. Upon admission every stu dent is required to take an oath that he will bear true faith and allegiance to the United States of America and that he will abide by the rules and regulations of the camp to the best of his ability. The Government pays the student's way to and from the camp, even going so far,/if necessary, as to send him a ticket to enable him to get there. It clothes him, feeds him, houses him, does his laundry work for him and sends him back home at the end of the month with a broader and better con ception of what the United States is, and a very much keener understanding of this great democratic country in which he lives.
Plans for 1925 Camp
The plans of the corps area authori ties this year provide for the enroll ment of approximately 3,000 young men of New England between the ages of 17 and 31. Of these 500 will be at Portland Harbor, 500 at FEthan Allen, 600 at Forts Adams Terry and the balance at '' Devens.
Through The
# Telescope
Brooklyn CMTC Drills Elimination Race May 1 The CMTC P r o v i s i o n a l ComPlaying Up the Athletes The National Elimination Balloon pany which has been in existence for race to determine the selection of Major William L. Culberson, Inthe past three years and has been three teams to represent the United fantry, CMTC officer of the 3rd holding weekly drills at the 13th Regi- States in the Gordon-Bennett race will Corps Area, has hit upon a good ment (CAC) Armory in Brooklyn, be held at St. Joseph, Missouri, on or point in stressing athletics for the New York, gave an exhibition drill, about May 1. The Secretary of War summer camps. A great many propreceded by a basketball game and minent Army athletes are to be emfollowed by a dance, before 500 spec- has authorized the Army Air Service ployed as instructors in the camps, to enter two teams, neither of which tators and guests on the evening of has as yet been selected. The Army and he is playing up this as a feature February 24. balloons will come from the Lighter- in his local publicity, believing that Over 100 men, including former and Than-Air school at Scott Field, Illinois. it will be a great help in procurement prospective candidates at CMT both from the standpoint of newsThe Army has won the National Bal- paper mention and the favorable atCamps, are in the company. About six squads, as a rule, turn up each loon race twice during the past three tention it will receive in localities Saturday afternoon for the regular years, largely as a result of accurate where athletic applicants are known. two-hour drill. The officers of the study of meteorological conditions rind In the 3rd Corps Area, for instance, company are graduates of CMT careful planning of the details of the such prominent athletes as Captain Camps who have since been commis- flight. Charles J. Mabbutt, Army boxing sioned in the Organized Reserve coach of the Olympic games in Paris Corps, one of them being Second Making Publicity in 1924, and Lieutenants Breidster, Lieutenant Paul Revere, a descendformer captain of the West Point Jackson, Miss., ant in the fifth generation of the February 13, 1925. football team, Dodd, Timberlake, Vic original of that name. Noyes, and Devens will be among the Chief, Recruiting Publicity Bureau. o Will it be possible to furnish me with instructing personnel. England's Army o • 125 copies of the Almanac for distribuThe total strength of the British reg- tion to the newspapers in my territory? First Aerial Funeral ular army, commissioned and enlisted, I have so distributed the Almanacs alThe first aerial funeral in the hison September 30, 1924, according to the ready received and they have been made tory of air navigation was held at annual report for the fiscal year, the subject of much favorable comment. Crissy Field, California, a couple of which ended on that date, was 215,- I have asked editors to make free use of weeks ago when the ashes of William 343, with territorial reserve forces, the contents of the Almanac and quota- H Pearce, retired supervisor of the in addition, numbering 447,089. The tions therefrom are appearing quite often. Shoshone National Forest, were scatnumber of enlistments and re-enlistDANIEL BECKER, tered in the air from an Army air ments during the year was 30,000, or Capt., Cav., DOL plain. A formation flight of five air 878 less than for the previous planes formed the aerial proyear. Emigration to the cocession from Crissy Field, the lonies is said to have proved ashes being emptied from the Things the Army Does Besides Fight a most serious counter-attracurn when the machine trans Mitchel Field, L. I., Feb. 24.—Following a vain tion to army life. porting them was over the attempt made some weeks ago to cure the Golden Gate. o deafness of Joseph Kling, an applicant for the
Inducements in Cash Army whose auricular defect prevented his admis-
Heated Sentry Boxes sion, he and Herbert R. Olstead, a New JerCash prizes totaling $175 sey State Trooper who has been deaf for three A new era in comfort for have been offered by Lieuten years, were taken into the air today in an ensoldiers on guard has been at ant Colonel Joseph Bondy, deavor to cure their deafness. Both of the tained. The Guard DetachORC, of Syracuse, N. Y., to men were given several tail spins and spirals ment on duty at the tomb of the three boys enrolling the from an altitude of 16,000 feet. Upon landing President and Mrs. Harding, greatest number of candidates Olstead stated, "I can almost make out words. at Marion, Ohio, was lately During the stunts my ear-drums quivered and for the 1925 CMT Camps given a pleasant surprise upon seemed to work at a mile a minute." in the Second Corps Area. Any Another tyro flyer was Arnold Gamsu, 14 finding that its sentry boxes young man living in the states years old, of Brooklyn, who has been deaf and had been wired and electric comprised in the corps area practically dumb since he was three years old. At heaters installed therein. Maj. who has attended or has signithe completion of his flight he sputtered almost Baldinger, of the Harding Me fied his intention to attend a intelligibly, then made it clear by signs that he had morial Association, at whose CMTC is eligible to enter heard the noise of the engine. The whirring of suggestion this was done, has the engine was the first sound he was conscious of the contest Oie hundred dolhaving heard in his life. taken an interest in the guard, lars will b< ;i en for Is-, ola^e, as is evidenced by his action. $50 r °nd. i •<•' $25 for Jra. Page Thirteen
UNITED STATfes ARMY RECRUITING NEWS
The Last of the A. £ . F. Master Sergeant John J. Loftus, QMC, late of the Graves Registration Service, returned to the United States on February 20. He had been on the other side ever since July 26, 1917. Sgt. Loftus was actually and offi cially the last of the AEF. He was met at the pier, upon landing from the "President Harding," by his mo ther and a number of old buddies from Governors Island. Old Timer Dons Cits Master Sergeant James H. Fowler, DEML, senior NCO of the ROTC unit at New York University, New York City, since September 1, 1920, was retired from active service on February 27, after more than 30 years' computed service. He has served almost contin uously since April 25, 1898, when he entered the Army in Com pany H, 3rd Tennes see Volunteer Infan try. Organizations in which he served since that time are the 23rd and 17th Infantry Regiments, the Gen eral Service Infantry (Recruiting Service), and the 100th, the 13th and the 8th Com panies, CAC. Dur ing the World War he held a commission as Second Lieutenant, CAC. Personnel of Army
The players selected for the United States Army polo team which will sail for England on March 28, are Major A. H. W7ilson, Capt. Charles H. Gerhardt. and Capt. R. E. Craig, all Cavalry, No. 1; 1st Lt. E. McGinley, FA, No. 2; Capt. P. P. Rhodes, FA, No. 3, and Major L. A. Beard, QMC, captain and back. The team will play the British Army team at Hurlingham. o A Desirable Alien The Recruiting Officer in New York City recently received a letter from a young man in Ahus, Sweden, who de sired to enlist in Uncle Sam's Army. He wrote, "I am a Swede, and have just completed 323 days of Military service at Carlskrona in the Coast De fense Artillery Regiment. During that time I received good training as leader in Artillery, Infantry—theoretical and practical—and in signaling, etc." Page Fourteen CMTC Ads. in Movie Theaters The CMTC officer of the Fourth Corps Area, Lt. Col. L. O. Mathews, has sent out to all chiefs of staff and executive officers of the Organized Reserves, all professors of military science and tactics, and the command ing officers of all Army stations in the corps area, a number of radio mats, each carrying a CMTC message, to be used in moving picture theaters. The story typewritten on each mat is as follows: Citizens' Military Training Camps
For Young Men Between 17 and 24
Open July 2nd for 30 Days
Work and Play
At Uncle Sam's Expense
You Do Not Enlist
Playing Postman Two towns in Michigan, located on extreme points in that part of the State known as the Thumb, were snow-bound in January and had done without mail for some 10 days. Ac cordingly Selfridge Field, at Mount Clemens, was requested to send a plane to carry mail to Bad Axe and Harbor Beach, the two towns in question. A DeHaviland plane equipped with skis was sent to Port Huron and landed on the St. Claire River. The plane was loaded with 400 pounds of mail, which was dropped at the towns mentioned, the airmen, Lt. J. T. Johnson and Sgt. Dwyer, of the 57th Service Squad ron, returning to Selfridge Field. o "Unworthy" Societies Thirteen veteran organizations are listed by the Department of Justice as "unworthy" and are under investiga tion, it was revealed by V i n c e n t W. Hughes, agent of that department, testifying on February 23 be fore a House com mittee. He did not mention the names o"' the organizations. One Recruit, One Button The Flash, the ex cellent mimeographed sheet published by Company A, 71st In fantry, New York National Guard, con tains the information that every man in the company who brings in a recruit will be given a lapel button of the regimental coat of arms. The suggestion is a good one for both the Mational Guard and Regular Army outfits. P. O. Thanks Norfolk Station The recruiting personnel at Norfolk, Virginia, gave the local post office the loan of its recruiting truck for use during the Christmas period. Mr. C. L. Wright, postmaster, in a letter of thanks dated December 30, states, "I do not hesitate to state that without the assistance of the trucks loaned us by the Government activities located in tihis city, it would have been impos sible for us to move the unprecedented volume of mail that was han,dled at this office. I cannot express my thanks too generously for your kind and hearty cooperation, but for which the successful handling of the mails coring the Christmas period could -"">• have been accomplished."
Master Sergeant J. J. Loftus Greeting Friends
Costs You Nothing CMTC, Red Rock Building, Atlanta, Georgia. Moving picture theater owners have been asked by Col. Mathews to run the mats free of charge for a week, then skip a week alternately, until the camps open. Write: N. Y. Recruiting Officer Changed Col. Charles C. Ballou, Infantry, will be relieved from assignment as re cruiting officer, New York City, and will sail on the transport scheduled to leave New York about April 23, 1925, for San Francisco. California, from which place he will proceed to Spo kane, Washington, to take up his duties in connection with recruiting at that place. Col. James T. Dean, 11th Infantry, will succeed Col. Ballou in New York.
UNITED sfATES ARMY RECRUITING NEWS
Army Veterinary School for En listed Men
(Continued from- Page Seven) such as lard, lard substitute and margar ins, sausage and miscellaneous meat prod ucts are next considered. Detailed in struction is given in the inspection of poultry, eggs, fish and sea foods. The production and inspection of dairy products are studied, starting at the point of production—the dairy farm—and taken step by step to the finished products— milk, cream, condensed milk, powdered and malted milk, butter and cheese. The many dairies, pasteurizing plants, ice cream plants and other plants manufac turing dairy products in and around Washington afford excellent opportunities for carrying out this class of instruction. The Department of Administration.— Under this department the organization and administration of the Army in gen eral are taken up in order to familiarize each student with the general purpose and function of the other branches of the service, thereby broadening his general military education. Military paper work is considered in this department and em phasis placed on the paper work em ployed in connection with the Veterinary Service. Special administration of the Veterin ary Service is taken up in detail, in cluding the Army Regulations relating to the Veterinary Corps and the pro posed general plans of action of the Vet erinary Service during an emergency. The Department of Sanitation.—Con siderable time is devoted to lectures and practical demonstrations in this depart ment. The anatomy and physiology of the horse are taken up, giving the students a good idea of the structure and function of the various parts of the animal. Under materia medica, therapeutics and phar macy the more common drugs and medi cines that are employed in combatting equine diseases are discussed, and the students are required to prepare and dis pense the various medicines commonly employed in veterinary practice. The care, treatment and handling of sick and wounded animals is taken up by lectures and practical demonstrations. The stu dent also receives practical instruction, from a professional view point, in diag nosis of the common equine ailments and the treatments applicable thereto. Veterinary forage inspection is con sidered in this department. Due to the importance of this subject to the Vet erinary Service, the students are trained to a high degree of efficiency in the in spection of hays and grains. The average student usually attains sufficient knowl edge in the classification and grading of hays and grains as to render him an efficient forage inspector, not only for the A m y service, but for positions in civil
life with a fitting monetary remuneration. The Department of Enlisted Training. —Approximately forty hours during the course are devoted to this department, which includes instruction in training, regulations, ceremonies, equipment, equi tation, and miscellaneous subjects. o
The Military Value of Railroads
(Continued from Page Six) down at some interior rail center might affect the rcenforcement and supply of troops many miles away. If our armed forces should be com pelled at some future date to defend the continental territory of the United States the railways of the United States would assume prime importance. You know as well as I that it will not be possible for the railroads and the Army to co-operate effectively immedi ately upon the occurrence of such an un fortunate emergency unless they spend some time together preparing and develop ing plans for such co-operation. That is why we have asked you to be here. You are here to lend the benefit of your ex pert advice so that our defense plans shall be in conformity with the actual capacities of our transportation lines. You are here to learn what our defense plans might require you to do. You are here to ad just your ideas of war-time endeavor and the War Department ideas, until the two fit closely together into a workable unit. We Apologize WAR DEPARTMENT Office of the Chief of Infantry Washington March 3, 1925. The Editor, U. S. Army Recruiting News, New York City. My dear Sir : In the March issue of the Recruiting Ncivs, I am credited with writing the article appearing on page 6, entitled "The History of the Infantry." This article was not written by me and I am not therefore entitled to any credit whatever. The manuscript was sent to you from the Office Chief of In fantrj' without disclosing the name of the author, and the indorsement transmitting it to you was signed by me. The published article was an extract prepared in this office of an article written, as nearly as I can ascertain, by Brigadier General Paul B. Malone, U. S. A, in 1920. In justice to all concerned, I trust that you will publish this correction. Sincerely yours, JOHN H. HUGHES, Colonel, Inf., Executive, Office Chief of Infantry. Good to the Last Pica United States Casualty Company 80 Maiden Lane, New York January 14, 1925. Editor, Recruiting News, Many thanks for the Recruiting News. A fine magazine. Good to the last pica. DAN P. SULLIVAN, Claim Attorney. Page Fifteen
THAT The regular army recruiting sta tion was established in Muskogee in 1910 and has been in continuous operation since, with the exception of two years, 1921-22? THAT It is located in the Harris building, Second and Okmulgee? THAT Sergeant Benjamin H. P e t e r s , U. S. A., assisted by Corporal T. E. Frye, are in charge of the local sta tion? THAT It is rated as the second most effi cient recruiting station in the state? THAT An average of 27 men a month are accepted for enlistments in the var ious branches of the Army; 90 per cent of whom were residents of Muskogee or adjacent towns? THAT Eighty per cent of the post-war en listments have high school training and enter the Army to better them selves? THAT The United States Army Recruiting Service, with its 900 men on active duty in the nation, is one of the largest sales organizaitons in the world?
Muskogee Daily News, Muskogee, Okla. February n , 1925
. Proof of Appreciation The Disabled American Veterans of the World War Iowa City, Iowa, March 2, 1925. Chief, Recruiting Publicity Bureau: Your letter, with the desired informa tion and the Almanac and Histories of Army Posts at hand, and you may rest assured that they are enjoyed to the full. Just to prove that they are O. K. we lost two members by their reenlistment.
Reserve (active duty)
** ***
Emerg ency (recon struc tion)
2 2 3 15 2 1 1 33 1
Regu lar * BRANCH Infantry 3,689 Cavalry 1,046 Field Artillery 1,350 Coast Artillery Corps 992 Air Service 922 Corps of Engineers 488 Signal Corps 205 Quartermaster Corps 730 Finance Dept 122 Medical Dept 1,278 Ordnance Dept 291 Chemical Warfare Service. . . . 82 Detached List *** Adjutant General's Dept 97 Inspector General's Dept *** Judge Advocate General's Dept . 94 Chaplains 123 General Officers 66 General Staff Corps *** Bureau of Insular Affairs 1 Military Storekeeper 1 Professors, U. S. M. A 7 Philippine Scouts 101 Staff Specialists Militia Bureau Military Intelligence TOTAL Retired on active duty Warrant Officers Field Clerks, Q. M. C Army Field Clerks Cadets, U. S. M. A 11,776 158 981 164 217 1,043
American 43,051 8,929 13,868 11,844 8,749 4,858 2,246 7,914
699 997
635 998 720 898 370 199 730 109
7 2 3 15 3 1 1 33
328 148 472 8 394 49
249 73
6,524 2,307
94 37 81 123 66 220f 1 1 2 1 1
5,706 ....
3 1
118,784 79
Branch in which commissioned. Including those assigned to active duty by War Department Orders only. No officers commissioned in this branch. **** Branch in which serving. f Including 55 officers on duty with G. S., and not detailed.
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