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EDITORIAL
"OLD GLORY
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"America For Americans"
BRITISH DOGGEDNKSS
Tin meager reports of the fight
las in Palestine contained in the
cable dispatches inadequately de
•cribo the achievements of Gen.
Alleuby's men in that historic land.
Not cnly wer« the British facing
* resolute and resourceful enemy,
bet they had to contend with na
ture itself in maintaining their un
interrupted march on Jerusalem.
Hot winds from the Arabian desert
C*ised aust storms which parched
their throats and blinded them( with,
•aud. The Turks in retreat filled
the **ils with refuse and made the
ftues'icn of obtaining water most
difficult Scotch territorials and
Lctidon cockneys charged guns and
tranches over open ground and 6ent
the Turis helter-skelter from their
strongholds. The annals of the
■wir will contain accounts of no
stlrrine or more brilliant achieve
ments than the troops which fought
in the holy land.
As the British approached Jerusa
lem maty of the natural difficulties
disapl-eartd and they had only the
Turks to contend »'ith. Watercours
es wf-re fonnd for the thirsty horses,
and the r»lny season made life more
bearable. It may be noted that the
latter isrt of the campaign was car
rie-' on with greater rapidity than
the campaign ab^ut Beersheba, Ga
sa and Joppa.
Udo uniisa Oincer, WHO n^u eyei v
three years fighting in France, paid
the following tribute of prais« to
the Londoners.
"These cockneys are the best men
la the wcrld. Their spirits are
■imply wonderful. I don't think an^
division ever went into a big show
■with a higher morale. Discipline
was absolutely perfect, physique
tnd courage alike magnificent. The
cockney makes the perfect soldier "
lu the battle at Huj ten troops
of cavalry were ordered to charge a
i»attery of twelve guns which were
manned bx Austrians and Germans.
Ic describing that charge the cor
respondent of the Loudon Times
Mid:
"Giving full-throated cheers, they
wot straight for the field and hea\j(
pieces. The gunners did their ut
most to Btam the onslaught and
■ct their shell fuses at zero to make
them buret at the mouth of the
guns banged as fast as the Ger
man and Austria^ gunners could
1oa4 them, but every enemy artil
leryma* was sabered by his piece.
The Londoners heard the fire of all
the guru stop dead almost at the
Mme Instant."
Ono of the results of the war will
be & revision, of the jvorld's esti
mate of the cockney. Because of
JUa unfavorable living conditions in
the heart of London, within sound
of Bow Bells, he had deteriorated io
■tature. Uauaiiy the cockney Is
mailer than other Englishmen. How
ever, It to shown again, as it has
bees oa many battle fields, that
the cockney is a figher who in
courage and doggedness is not sur
paased by the Boldiers from any ;
part cf the lighting world.—Seattle
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SOME ARMY TERMS
Light For the Layman Not Post
ed on Military Matters.
HOW ARMY UNITS ARE NAMED.
The Various Designation* From a
Corps to a Squad—In Speaking of a
Company, Troop or Battery the Let
ter Should Always Be Named First.
To the ordinary civilian, who la not
particularly well posted ou military
matters, an interpretation of th« army
terms in general use may prove of in
terest. The following are among those
that are most constantly employed:
A corps is two or more divisions
and is commanded by a major general.
A division is composed of two or
more brigades and is also com ma tided
by a major general.
A brigade, commanded by a briga
dier general, is composed of two or
more regiments and iudei>eudent com
i panies or battalions.
A regiment of infantry consists of
[twelve line companies and three addi
tional companies. It is commanded by
| a colonel, with the following additional
I officers: One lieutenant colonel, three
majors, fifteen captains as company
commanders, three of them also being
members of the colonel's staff as adju
tant, quartermaster and commissary:
two lieutenants to each company, one
lieutenant acting on each of the three
uitijui 9 »iau».
A battalion Is made up of four com
panies and Is commanded b.v a major.
A company of Infantry consists of
about 150 men, divided into two pla
toons; platoons are divided Into squads.
A platoon Is commanded by a lieuten
ant—a commissioned officer; two or
more squads are commanded by a ser
geant; a squad is commanded by a cor
poral and comprises seven men besides
the corporal.
A company °f cavalry is called a
troop, and a battalion of cavalry Is
called a squadron.
A company of artillery Is called a
battery. It is divided into sections,
and there may be different numbers of
guns, accordiug to the kind of artillery.
Three batteries of artillery make a
battalion.
The word "company," "troop" or
"battery" should not be used before the
letter, as "Company B." It would be
the same as to say "Street Jackson."
The letter comes first. Just as the nu
meral comes before the word regiment
—"Second regiment." not "Regiment
Second."
Troops are either "federals" (regular*
or nafional guard. Every male citizen
of the United States between the ages
of eighteen and forty-five is a member
of the militia. Never use the word
when referring to organized bodies of
troops.
There are no such things as "militia
officials" or "army otii' iats" lu military
parlance. They are national guard and
army officers.
A skirmish, engagement, brush, fight
or encounter i« not a battle.
A battle is an engagement for the
possession of a certain point and is
general in its character. I.arge bodies
of troops are engaged—more than a
brigade; otherwise the fight is an en
gagement. a skirmish or an encounter.
Never say "Captain Jones and his
soldiers of Company A." Say "A com
pany commanded by Captalii Jones did
so and so."
Any Irregular body of troops less
than a company or troops is called a
detachment utile s It is a platoon or
s.iuad or a section of artillery. Never
say "Lieutenant Jones and a number
of men" from such and such an or
ganization. Pay "A detachment from
A company, commanded by Lieutenant |
Jones."
Ammunition is spoken of in terms of
rounds. "Fifty rounds" means fifty
cartridges—fifty shots.
Never say muskets. There are not
any. Artillery carry pistols and not
revolvers.
Troops generally m»ve in columns.
The usual column Is four men abreast,
two ranks comprising a squad, with
the corporal as the man on the left lu
the rear ra::k. They go into the firing
line lu "extended order." sometimes
referred to as a skirmish line. Troops
ire sent into battle or engagement as
the tiring lino, the support and the re
serve. The tactical unit in line of bat
tle or engagement is the battalion.
A picket consists of several men. gen- j
orally a squad. One of a picket is a
sentinel or sentry. In front and on the
fianks of all troops in camp are out
posts—pickets. All troops doing guard
duty, picket duty, outpost duty, etc.,
ate commanded by "lite officers of the
day." so designated for a period Of
twenty-fOur hours, as are the troops on
guard duty.
Washing the Dishes.
A convenient device in the form of a
good sized depression in the center or
end of a kitchen sink does away with
the necessity el' drawing and emptying
water for a separate pan. Ry'the ad
dition of a double set of sieves the
dishes may be washed and drained
without being touched by the hands.
Hungry Ants.
To have his mall eaten up by white I
ants Is sometimes the lot of the resl- |
dent of Siani. owing to negligent or j
criminal postal officials. A t'ew months |
ago a whole bag of mail was lost in i
an outlying district, and the letters
were afterward found in the Jangle
partly eaten.
Fame has only the span of a day,
they say. But to live in the hearts of
the people—that is worth something.—
Quida.
GETTING THE FEET WET.
The Part the Sidewalk Plays In Colds
and Grip Epidemics.
That a close relationship exists be
tween sidewalks ami grip epidemics
Is asserted iu Good Health by Martin
Xevins. Grin and colds, s:;ys Mr. Nev
lns. are germ diseases. Germs are
floating about us in the air. We
breathe them in by the thousand. "But
they are cowardly t'eilows. Once thPy
get Inside a healthy bo«ly they retreat."
He goes on:
"It is oul.v when one thins '-r anoth
er disturbs our health equilibrium that
the 'bugs' manage to p:iin a foothold
In our system. It tn:»y be injudicious
eating, it may be lack of fresh i:ir, but
most frequently it Is some kind of ex
posure—getting the feet wi t- that lays
the fortress open to them.
"It is not at all hard to get your feet
wet. And that is where the sidewalk
comes In. The ordinary sidewalk is a
right hand assistant when you want a
cold foot bath. It is built tint, without
any sloi>e to drain it.
"The condition is aggravated if there
occurs a natural depression In the side
walk. The water runs Into it and
stauds until it is dried or is frozen.
The natural result Is a harvest of grin
epidemics and any number of eolds,
bronchitis and lung troubles. And tu
berculosis, too—tills disease can often
be traced to sidewalks, since It usually
starts with some simple luiij; affect ion.
"We must stop building Mat side
walks and make them convex Instead,
so they will drain easily, and elevate
them slightly above the level of the
ground."
MRS. FREDERICK FUNSTON
Mrs. Fuusto". ..'.Czvj cf the lute
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