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 United States Army Air Service Posts
Wings
15th Observation (6th Div.)
1st Kelly Field, Texas
47th School Squadron
10th School Group
62nd Service Squadron
16th Observation (7th Div.)
3rd Attack Group (for Administrative
56th Service Squadron
purposes only.)
21st Airship Group
2nd Langley Field, Va.
Headquarters Scott Field, III.
Headquarters
8th Airship Company
2nd Bombardment Group
9th Airship Company
9th Observation Group
12th Airship Company
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
Page Two
46th School Squadron
Chanute Field, 111.
Marshal! Field, Kans.
17th Pursuit (1st Group)
Selfridge Field, Mich.
19th Pursuit (5th Group)
Luke Field, Hawaii
24th Airship Service Company 20th Bombardment (2nd Group)..
21st Photo Section Langley Field, Va,
Division Air Service 22nd Observation (4th Div.)
1st Div Mitchel Field, N. Y.
Maxwell Field, Ala.
5th Observation Squadron 23rd Bombardment (5th Group)...
14th Photo Section Luke Field, Hawaii
2nd Div Ft. Bliss, Texas 24th Pursuit (6th Group)
12th Observation Squadron France Field, Canal Zone
1st Photo Section 25th Bombardment 6th Group)...
3rd Div Crissy Field, Calif. France Field, Canal Zone
27th Pursuit (1st Group)
91st Observation Squadron
Selfridge Field, Mich.
15th Photo Section
28th Bombardment (4th Group)...
4th Div Maxwell Field, Ala.
Camp Nichols, Rizal, P. I.
22nd Observation Squadron
40th School (10th Group)
4th Photo Section
Kelly Field, Texas
5th Div Fairneld, Ohio 41st School (10th Group)
88th Observation Squadron
Kelly Field, Texas
7th Photo Section 42nd School (10th Group)
6th Div Chanute Field, 111. Kelly Field, Texas
16th Observation Squadron 43rd School (10th Group)
5th Photo Section Kelly Field, Texas
7th Div : . . . Marshall Field, Kans. 44th Observation Post Field, Okla.
16th Observation Squadron
46th School (11th Group)
9th Photo Section Brooks Field, Texas
8th Div Boiling Field, D. C 47th School (11th Group)
99th Observation Squadron Brooks Field, Texas
3rd Photo Section 49th Bombardment )2nd Group)..
9th Div Mitchel Field, N. Y. Phillips Field, Md.
1st Observation Squadron 50th Observation (15th Group)
8th Photo Section Langley Field, Va.
Hawaiian Div 56th Service (12th Group)
Wheeler Field, Hawaii Boiling Field, D. C.
4th Observation Squadron 57th Service (1st Group)
Squadrons Selfridge Field, Mich.
1st Observation (9th Div) 58th Service (15th Group)
Mitchel Field, N. Y.
Langley Field, Va.
2nd Observation (4th Group) 59th Service (2nd Group)
Kindley Field, P. I.
Langley Field, Va.
3rd Pursuit (4th Group) 60th Service (3rd Group)
Clark Field, P. I. Kelly Field, Texas
4th Observation (H. Div.) 61st Service (9th Group)
Wheeler Field, Hawaii Mitchel Field, N. Y.
5th Observation (1st Div.) 62nd Service (11th Group)
Mitchel Field, N. Y. Brooks Field, Texas
6th Pursuit (5th Group)
63rd Service (6th Group)
Luke Field, Hawaii
France Field, Canal Zone
7th Observation (6th Group)
France Field, Canal Zone 65th Service (5th Group)
8th Attack (3rd Group) Luke Field, Hawaii
Kelly Field, Texas 66th Service (4th Group)
11th Bombardment (2nd Group)... Camp Nichols, P. I­
Langley Field, Va. (Continued on Page Fifteen)
12th Observation (2nd Div.)
' Ft. Bliss, Texas
Service With Uncle Sam At Anchorage, Alaska
NCHORAGE, ALASKA, is one
A of the most desirable stations in
the entire United States Army.
The city, which is located on the Govern­
numbers that there is little sport in kill­
ing them. The deer of Southeastern
ment Railroad at the head of Cook Inlet,
polar bear of the Bering Sea and Arctic
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
Interesting Extracts From Booklet
Published by Post Exchange at
Alaska, the wolf of the interior and the
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 ice-
supply.
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
View Near Anchorage
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)
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 Further Hints on How To Be A Soldier
W 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.
* * *
First Aid For All Contingencies
The f o l l o w i n g instructions have FULLY,
been carefully prepared by the emi­
nent m e d i c a l authority,
D O C T O R HOWETT
TICKLES.
STAGE FRIGHT
If patient is U N C O N ­
SCIOUS hang him, FACE
UP, over a convenient fence.
See if he is b r e a t h i n g
T H R O U G H his EARS.
Take off his SHOES and
THROW THEM AWAY,
[f he is still unconscious, GO
9. How is the modern
THROUGH his POCKETS.
That will bring him to.
* * *
PARALYSIS
Search patient for
BOTTLE and test QUAL­
ITY of contents. If bottle
is EMPTY, hold to ear and
L I S T E N for D E A T H
RATTLE. Rub patient's
back, b e g i n n i n g at the
FRONT and vice versa. Ask
him WHERE he got it,
writing reply on BACK of
your COLLAR. Pull out
patient's TONGUE a few
i n c h e s , letting it F L Y
BACK. Continue this OP­
ERATION till the WAGON
comes. * * *
TOOTH ACHE
Wrap BLANKET around tooth and
secure with RUBBER CEMENT to
roof of mouth. Lay j'our ear to
SOLES of patient's FEET and see if
you can detect heart-beats. If his
PUMP is working, ask him to COUNT
UP to TEN slowly, holding his
BREATH. A fiy-paper poultice in
back of the KNEES will help in. severe
cases.
* * *
HOMESICKNESS
If patient is UNCONSCIOUS wind
his WATCH, returning it carefully to
YOUR pocket. See if there are indi­
cations of RUST MARKS on the
BACK TEETH. When patient is able
to take nourishment, feed him a hot
GOULASH through a STRAW.
Page Four
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
remembering FEDERAL
TAX.
Medical Report
The information desired on this sheet is not at all
necessary. All questions, therefore, should be an­
swered carefully.
1. Name
8. How can I cure myself
Address
of walking in my sleep.
State address of your lady friend
Do you know any other good addresses?
What is the matter with you anyway?
Why were you born ?
What do you think of the Kaiser ?
Is that all ?
9. Where were you on, the night of the 31st of
June, 1492?
10. Is that the correct answer ?
11. What is the correct answer ?
Thank you.
12. Do you like molasses on raw oysters ?
13. Have you ever committed suicide?
14. Have you kept anything back?
These answers must be sworn to by a Justice of the
Peace and the sheet detached and mailed to the
Bureau of Military Misinformation. If the com­
manding general owes you any money, telegraph the
answers to him collect.
SNAKE BITE
If patient has been bitten BELOW
THE BELT, remove belt and place
BELOW BITE. This is IMPORT­
ANT. Remove patient's SHIRT and
look for snake. When found mark
"EXHIBIT A" and replace CARE­
FULLY. Blow in BOTH of patient's
ears at the SAME TIME.
* * *
Answers to Correspondents
1. Yesterday at target practice I did
not make a single hit. What had I
better do? Priv. Dedd Shott. An,s.—
Fix your bayonet and charge the tar­
get.
2. What shall I do when surrounded
by a superior force? Capt. Dill Pickle.
Ans.—Walk sideways rapidly. The
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?
L t. Leiderkranz. Ans. —
Join another company.
7. What is the capital of
Turkey? Col. M. T. Bean.
Ans.—Thirty cents.
Weary Willie. Ans.—Take
car fare to bed with you.
trench constructed? Major
Hans Uppe. Ans. — S o m e
run from right to left.
10. What is the best cure
f o r seasickness? Corp.
Tom Cod. Ans.—We give
up.
* * *
Equipment
While the government
furnishes the essentials of
military life, experience has
taught that the following
articles contribute to one's
personal comfort:
One paper-hanger's out­
fit.
One case of dominoes.
One four-inch hawser.
Two typewriters.
One nice work bench.
One Chicago directory.
One kitchen range.
One slot machine.
One manicure set.
One Morris chair.
Four doz.- prs. suspenders.
Four good Persian rugs.
One tooth brush with Evinrude
motor attached.
One 24-foot ladder.
Ojie bass violin-
One vanity box.
One mahogany bar.
One brassiere.
One 1906 Ford.
One chiffonier.
One saw horse.
One clothes-dryer.
Two clothes-pins.
 The Man the Army Wants

By Master Sergeant M. W. FISCHER, D. E. M. L., R. S.

T O the young- man in search of ad­

venture, who likes the company of
his fellow men, who doesn't want
to worry about where his next meal is
every conceivable form of athletics, every
conceivable form of entertainment, every
conceivable opportunity for self educa­
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 devil- after 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 LIFE STORY OF 100 AVERAGE MEN no fear of old
righting men, age, no dread
offers its ap­ 100
MEN of sickness or
peal. 36 n o n em
AY e \v a n t 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
the bucking is. To such a man the duties not interfering. Your pay con­
U. S. Army offers the following: tinues all the time, and in addition you
Pay to start $21 per month with three are paid the money equivalent of your
p-ood solid flesh, muscle, and bone-build­ rations while you are away from your
ing meals a day, all the clothes you can station.
wear fitted to any climate you may be in, A life worth living is the life worth
and a clean bed in a clean barracks among while, and the Army offers such a life.
clean men with every convenience to No drudgery, no worry over the future,
keep clean in the shape of baths and no stuffy hall-room, no bucking the
showers. world in the mad rush for the almighty
Every opportunity for recreation in dollar, no aging in years before your
the form of baseball, tennis, golf, polo, time—not in the good old Army. The
dancing, moving pictures, swimming, Army offers you a long life and a happy
bf.^ii!;','. held games, football, handball— one.

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ADISON BARRACKS is located
M 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
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Madison Barracks, New York
Home Station of Second Battalion, Seventh Field
Artillery, Has Seen Over Century
of Army Life
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
 UNITED STATES ARMY RECRUITING NEWS
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 round-
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
portions. 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)
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 UNITED STATES ARMY RECRUITING NEWS

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
Recruiting Publicity Bureau, Governors Island, N. Y.
Boston, Massachusetts.
An Army Information Bulletin containing a resume
of administrative reports, statistical tables, rules, The mayor's statement was in answer to a committee
regulations, and official notices of recruiting for the
of business men who called on him to see what could
guidance of members of the Regular Army, National
Guard and Organized Reserves be done to check the local crime wave.
During the past few years the military services have
FEBRUARY 15, 1925 been complimented by numerous requests for the as­
signment of officers on municipal, state and federal
Rate Companies on Enlisted Strength duties separated from the Army jurisdiction. The em­
The maintenance of organizations of the Army at ployment of Army officers and men on big projects of
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.
"They will not accept the indisputable postulate," he o
writes, "that any company commander can maintain his Will You Help Uncle Sam?
organization strength if he wants to, because said main­ There is a great waste in the careless addressing of
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.
companies equal rating with marksmanship, discipline Many of the largest and most progressive firms
and efficiency." have long since realized that, while at one time to leave
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
veterans in place of raw recruits, the esprit de corps 1. Street addresses are always used.
of the Army would be on a much higher basis. 2. Return street address is on your envelope.
^ 3, Changes on your mailing list are promptly made.
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 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
Sgt. Van der Zee
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.
WANTED!
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
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. Wood-
son, 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 a n d w i n s t h e praise of t h e
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.
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 UNITED STATES ARMY RECRUITING NEWS

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.
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.
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
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 Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Totals
Norton 71 23 12 15 26 51 33 2 11 5 4 5 258
Richmond . . . . 69 57 45 30 48 64 23 8 18 24 45 60 491
Norfolk 64 44 27 38 30 32 31 2 15 12 30 43 368
Roanoke 57 32 26 28 24 30 23 4 14 11 14 20 283
Danville 23 15 14 12 33 28 12 3 6 9 11 166
Petersburg . . . . 18 7 7 5 6 20 2 5 3 4 14 91
Bristol 16 12 16 16 29 29 15 'i 4 1 139
Harrisonburg . 12 5 17
Crewe 7 2 9
Staunton 6 1 7
Lynchburg . . . 3 11 4 3 3 2 26
Pocohontas . . . 1 1
Winchester .. 3 1 7
Wytheville . . . . 3 3 6
Covington . . . . 2 2
Newport News 3 13 1 8 25
Shenandoah .. 3 1 4
Marion 9 9
TOTALS ... 347 209 162 166 203 274 139 17 70 62 107 153 1,909

Page Ten
 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.
JAMES C. CRAWFORD,
U. S. A., D. E. M. L., R. S.
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,
Capt., Inf., D. 0. L.
Executive Officer, 356th Inf.
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.
o •
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
 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, in which there is no recruiting sub-station friendly and personal relations.

T 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
is selected for a visit by a recruiting Following the century-old custom, the
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.

The Jack of All Trades Notes From a Post Commander

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.
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.
 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 Govern- The 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
to Westerly on January 24 to establish constructing its line from Ashland, Infantry (P. S.) won the tournament
communication with the Navy dirigible Wisconsin to Portland, Oregon. Con- with 173 points.
"Los Angeles." gress passed an act granting certain 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.
greatest period of totality. A large ported for half fare in times of peace. In addition to the sports, exhibitions
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
of Commerce and the radio tractor Pacific contends that the Government mountain battery gave an exhibition
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
tion received from the "Los Angeles," originally agreed upon. Artillery (Anti-Aircraft). The School
which was cruising in sight but for Bakers and Cooks served
at an altitude above the vapor; regular Army chow, hot from
of the earth, was broadcast to Things the Army Does Besides Fight the field kitchen, in mess kits
the assemblage. Besides the as- to distinguished visitors.
sistance rendered by the Regu­ Mitchel Field, L. I., January 24.—Thorough ob­
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
F. Datson, was on active duty Army Air Service. Twenty-five Army airplanes In recognition of the bravery
assisting in directing the great took off from Mitchel Field in plenty of time to displayed by Pvt. Michael J.
influx of visitors. The assistance take up their appointed positions in the sky and Timko, C. W. S., on duty in
rendered by both branches of strung out in a line from New Haven, Connecticut, Hawaii, in the course of a fire
the Service provoked much to Greenport, Long Island, at from 5,000 to 15,000 in New Rochelle, New York,
favorable comment. feet altitude. on the evening of January 11,
o One machine, that piloted by Lieut. Elliott and 1925, Major General C P. Sum-
carrying Major Hensley, field commnder, as pas­
8th Infantry Aids Flood Suf- senger, carried a radio broadcasting outfit, through merall, commanding the 2nd
ferers which Major Hensley acquainted hundreds of thou- Corps Area, has written him a
A detachment of the 8th In- sands of listeners on the ground with the progress letter of praise. "Your action
of the eclipse, as seen from his lofty position. A in entering the burning build­
fantry aided materially in rend- score of machines carried cameras and hundreds of
ering first aid to the citizens ing," the letter reads, "with
exposures were made in the short time during which
of the flooded areas in lower the eclipse of the sun was at totality. utter disregard for your own
Long and upper Mclntosh In addition, observation of the line and direction s a f e t y , t h r o u g h clouds of
Counties, Ga., in the latter part of the shadow of the moon cast on the ground was smoke which partially threat-
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.
precedented rains which caused fighters and carrying to safety
o four children, bespeaks a de-
that region to be inundated. New York, January 26.—The use of Army trucks
in New York, New Jersey and Delaware during gree of courage becoming to a
Lt. S. S. Hamilton, of Fort
the Christmas season saved the postal authorities soldier, which reflects great
Screven, with four men super­
$17,000. Floor space for handling the vast quantity credit upon yourself and the
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
to hundreds of persons who mail carrier was off the streets and on his way
home by 11 a. m. sion is worthy of emulation by
were helpless as a result of the others of the military service."
flood.
Page Thirteen
 UNITED STATES ARMY RECRUITING NEWS
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 being generally offi­
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,
The commanding general of the 8th
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.
c-
Physical 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
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.
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 awe-
inspiring 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
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
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.
 UNITED STATES ARMY RECRUITING NEWS

Madison Barracks, N. Y. Air Service Posts Service With Uncle Sam in An­
(Continued from Page Seven) (Continued from Page Two)
chorage, Alaska
dan, more improvements were made.
Eventually the reservation was enlarged 68th Service (10th Group) (Continued from Page Three)
to 115 acres. The post as it stands to­ Kelly Field, Texas with hunting small animals and fishing.
day was constructed during this period. 70th Service (14th Group) For any person who likes hunting, An­
The 11th and 12th Regiments were sta­ Kelly Field, Texas chorage is his Paradise.
tioned at Madison Barracks for some time 72nd Bombardment (5th Group). ; The winter sports, such as skiing and
and then came the historic Ninth. The Luke Field, Hawaii skating, are particularly enjoyed. It is
high esteem in which the Ninth was he'.c 88th Observation (5th Div.) often possible to have a dog team, their
by the citizenry in the vicinity is shown Fairfield, Ohio owners spending the winter in the States.
in a beautiful stone tower erected on the 90th Attack (3rd Group) The pleasure of "mushing" more than off­
reservation by the Le Roy de Chaument Kelly Field, Texas sets the trouble and expense of keeping
Chapter of the Daughters of the Ameri­ 91st Observation (3rd Div.) the team. In summer, outdoor swimming
can Revolution, in memory of the mem­ Crissy Field, Calif. may be enjoyed, Anchorage having the
bers of the regiment who lost their live • 94th Pursuit (1st Group) only outdoor swimming place in Alaska
in its many campaigns. Self ridge Field, Mich. —Lake Spenard. Baseball and tennis can
95th Pursuit (1st Group) be played practically twenty-four hours' a
When, following the declaration of
state of war between the United State; Selfridge Field, Mich. day in the summer, as there is no dark­
and Germany, the officers' training camp? 96th Bombardment (2nd Group).. ness. The troops furnish teams in the
were opened all over the country, Madi­ Langley Field, Va. City Basketball League and the City
son Barracks was chosen as the site of 99th Observation (8th Div.) Baseball League, both of which have three
Boiling Field, D. C. teams. The soldiers have always won
one of these camps, and in the years 1917-' their share of the games in both leagues.
18 many of our World War officers re­
ceived their commissions there. After There is a good library in the Post
the Armistice Madison Barracks was used Exchange at Anchorage. More than six
for a time as a hospitalization center, Your Letters hundred volumes are available, and the
then as a concentration point for the for­ traveling libraries from Ninth Corps Area
1. Are they clear? Headquarters supply the latest books.
eign brides brought home by returning
members of the A. E. F., and finally as 2. Are they correct? Daily newspapers and a large number
the station of the 63rd and later the 34th 3. Are they complete ? of magazines and periodicals are regular­
Regiments of Infantry. ly received.
4. Are they concise? During the War the troops stationed at
In the Fall of 1922 Madison Barracks 5. Are they courteous?
was chosen as the home station for the Anchorage were a detachment of the
Unless the answer is "yes" to United States Guard, with a detachment
battalion of Field Artillery assigned to
the 2nd Coast Artillery, owing to its each, they do not possess true of the 14th Infantry. In November, 1919,
character Company B, 21st Infantry, was sent to
proximity to the 12,000 acre Pine Plains Anchorage from Fort George Wright,
reservation just across the Black River and Company G, 59th Infantry in 1922,
from Great Bend, New York. On Sep­ when Fort Gibbon was abandoned. In the
tember 26, 1922, the 2nd Battalion of the latter year both companies were' trans­
7th Field Artillery arrived at the post. Airship Companies ferred to the 7th Infantry and in 1923
Battery stables and gun sheds of brick 8th (21st Group) Scott Field, 111. Company B was withdrawn and sent to
and concrete were constructed in 1922. 9th (21st Group) Scott Field, 111. rejoin the regiment at Vancouver Bar­
Just outside the west gate of the post, in 12th (21st Group) Scott Field, 111. racks, Washington.
the town of Sacketts Harbor, are an ex­ 18th Phillips Field, Md. This left Company B, with the neces­
cellent grade school and a high school. 19th (15th Group)...Langley Field, Va. sary detachments of the Finance, Quar­
Ten miles distant by auto bus lines, which 24th Service (21st Group) termaster and Medical Departments, as
run through the post, is the town of Scott Field, 111. the full garrison at Anchorage. This
Watertown, which furnishes shopping and Photo Sections little group of soldiers is envied by many
amusement for the command. Clayton, men in the other posts of the Army for
Alexandria Bay and the famous Thou­ 1st (2nd Div.) Ft. Bliss, Texas
the splendid station they are garrisoning.
sand Islands summer resorts are only an 2nd (2nd Group).. .Langley Field, Va.
hour or two distant, while the Adiron­ 3rd (8th Div.) Boiling Field, D. C. - o
dack Mountains, with their excellent 4th (4th Div.) Maxwell Field, Ala. R. O. Gets Good Break
hunting and fishing are only a short day's 5th (6th Div.) Chanute Field, 111. Talks were made over radio station
automobile journey away. 6th (4th Group).. Camp Nichols, P. I.
W H O, Bankers Life Building, Des
7th (5th Div.) Fairfield, Ohio
The football, basketball, bowling, box­ 8th (9th Div.) Mitchel Field, N. Y. Moines, Iowa, on January 13 and 21
ing, and baseball teams from the post are 9th (7th Div.)...Marshall Field, Kans. by Capt. R. T. Edwards, Q. M. C,
well and favorably known throughout the 11th (5th Group)..Luke Field, Hawaii local recruiting officer, on "Army op­
surrounding territory, while the Spring 12th (6th Group) portunities for young men." The
and Fall horseshows and polo games at­ Fran,ce Field, Canal Zone Western Newspaper Union and the
tract large crowds from all the surround­ 14th (1st Div.)...Mitchel Field, N. Y. Iowa News Service sent the text of his
ing towns. In the cold northern winter, talks out to approximately 200 small
skiing, ski-joring and snow-shoeing furn­ 15th (3rd Div.) Crissy Field, Calif.
ish sport for those hardy enough to brave 20th (15th Group)..Langley Field, Va. town newspapers in Iowa in their
the stormy wind, while those with thinner 21st (21st Group) Scott Field, 111. "boiler plate" service. On January
blood can enjoy themselves in the com­ 22nd (10th Group).'. .Kelly Field, Texas 20 Captain Edwards spoke to the
fortable library or in the Army motion 23rd Post Field, Ft. Sill, Okla. Grant Club of Des Moines on Army
picture theater in famous old Dodge Hall. 24th Ft. Sam Houston, Texas subjects.
Page Ftfteen
 Plattsburg's Taste In Books

ARD-RIDING cowboys, quick- the pictures. They are much like civilians Soldier readers favor travel second to

H drawing 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 Mac-
Mullin, the E. and R. officer, commenting
on his report, "and while Grey and Cur-
wood 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
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 muscle-
training and muscle-building only by-
products."
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 two-
fisted 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.

STATEMENT OF ENLISTMENTS AND REENLISTMENTS DURING JANUARY, 1925

Dist. U. S. A.
BRANCHES OF SERVICE ist and 3rd 4 th 5th 6th 7 th 8th 9th of in Hawaiian Panama
C. A. C. A. C. A. C. A. C. A. C. A. C. A. C. A. C.,A. Wash. China Dept. Dept, Total

Infantry 146 430 355 207 240 116 108 70 226 9 1 1,918
• Cavalry 1 40 143 72 10 4 305
Field Artillery ! 47 122 67 237 167 69 22 125 63 13 932
Coast Artillery 92 115 175 12 20 29 2 19 2 475
Air Service 2 22 176 28 91 107 20 59 68 4 586
Corps of Engineers 12 37 5 15 13 11 24 6 10 135
Signal Corps 4 41 1 3 1 1 2 23 3 79
Quartermaster Corps 5 7 41 19 4 6 24 162 8 287
Finance Department 6 1 2 3 1 2 15
Medical Department (M. & D.) .. 16 16 48 40- 13 32 11 56 39 280
Medical Department (Vet. C.) .. . 1 3 2 1 4 19 1 33
Ordnance Department 14 51 15 3 13 12 3 117
Chemical Warfare Service 1 15 6 6 28
D. E. M. L 19 20 16 5 18 36 10 13 150

T O T A L 377 828 957 629 566 399 380 614 487 67 1 18 17 5,340

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RPB—3-1-25—9,000
U. S. Army Quartermaster and Medical Posts
QUARTERMASTER CORPS
No. 22 (H. Div.) MEDICAL DEPARTMENT

Bakery Companies
Schofield Bks., Hawaii Ambulance Companies

No. 23 P .Div.) (P. S.)..Manila, P. I. No. 1 (1st Div.) Carlisle Bks., Pa.
No. 1 Ft. Sam Houston, Texas
No. 81 Ft. Bliss, Texas No. 2 (1st Div.)
No. 2 Ft. Riley, Kans.
Carlisle Bks., Pa.
No. 83 Ft. Sam Houston, Texas No. 4 (2nd Div.)....Ft. Houston, Tex.
No. 3.Presidio of San Francisco, Calif.
No. 86 Ft. Benning, Ga. No. 5 (2nd Div.)
No. 5 Schofield Bks., Hawaii
No. 88 Ft. Leavenworth, Kans.
No. 6 (P. S.).Ft. Wm. McKinley, P. I.
Ft. Sam Houston, Texas
No. 90.. .H. Q. M. D., Honolulu, Hawaii No. 32 (H. Div.)
No. 10 Corozal, Canal Zone
No. 91. .H. Q. M. D., Honolulu, Hawaii
No. 11 Ft. Hamilton, N. Y.
Schofield Bks., Hawaii
No. 94 '. West Point, N. Y. No. 34 (P. Div.) (P. S.)
Division Trains No. 95 Corozal, Canal Zone Ft. Wm. McKinley, P. I.
1st (1st Div.), Hq Ft. Jay, N. Y. No. 96 Corozal, Canal Zone No. 35 (P. Div.) (P. S.)
Motor Transport Cos. 1 and 2 Motor Transport Companies Ft. Wm. McKinley, P. I.
Motor Repair Section 1 No. 1 (1st Div.) Ft. Jay, N. Y. No. 43 (1st Cav. Div.).Ft. Bliss, Texas
2nd (2nd Div.), Hq No. 2 (1st Div.)
Ft. Sam Houston, Texas Army Supply Base, Brooklyn, N. Y. Hospital Companies
Motor Transport Cos. 5 and 6 No. 5 (2nd Div.) No. 1 (1st Div.) Carlisle Bks., Pa.
Motor Repair Section 3 Ft. Sam Houston, Texas No. 4 (2nd Div.)....Ft. Houston, Tex.
Wagon Cos. 3 and 4 No. 6 (2nd Div.) No. 31 (H. Div.)
3rd (3rd Div.), Hq.Camp Lewis, Wash. Ft. Sam Houston, Texas Schofield Bks., Hawaii
Motor Transport Cos. 9 and 10 No. 9 (3rd Div.) Ft. Mason, Calif. No. 34 (P. Div.) (P. S
Motor Repair Section 5 No. 10, 3rd Div.)..Camp Lewis, Wash. Ft. Wm. McKinley, P. I.
Wagon Co. 6 No. 37 (P. C. Div.) Corozal, Canal Zone Medical Regiments
Hawaiian Div. Train, Hq No. 38 (P. C. Div.).Gatun, Canal Zone
Schofield Bks., Hawaii No. 41 (H. Div.) 1st (1st Div.) Carlisle Bks., Pa.
Motor Transport Cos. 41, 42, 43 and H. Q. M. D., Ft. Armstrong, Hawaii Regimental Headquarters
44
No. 42 (H. Div.) Service Co.
Motor Repair Section 21
H. Q. M. D., Ft. Armstrong, Hawaii Collecting Co. No. 1
Motor Repair Section 22
No. 43 (H. Div.) Ambulance Cos. Nos. 1 and 2
Panama Canal Div. Train, Hq Schofield Bks., Hawaii Hospital Co. No. 1
Corozal, Canal Zone No. 44 (H. Div.) Veterinary Co. No. 1
Motor Transport Cos. 37 and 38 Schofield, Bks., Hawaii 2nd (2nd Div.) Ft. Houston, Tex.
Motor Repair Section 19 No. 45 (P. Div.) (P. S.)..Manila, P. I. Regimental Headquarters
Wagon Cos. 19 and 20 No. 46 (P. Div.) (P. S.)..Manila, P. I. Service Co.
Pack Train No. 16 No. 49 Ft. Bliss, Texas Collecting Co. No. 4
Philippine Div. Train (P. S.), Hq... No. 69 West Point, N. Y. Ambulance Cos. Nos. 4 and 5
Manila, P. I. No. 72 Ft. Leavenworth, Kans. Hospital Co. No. 4
Motor Transport Co. 45 No. 91 Ft. Sill, Okla. Veterinary Co. No. 2
Motor Transport Co. 46 No. 100 Ft. Benning, Ga. 11th (H. Div.)...Schofield Bks., Hawaii
Motor Repair Section 23 Pack Trains Regimental Headquarters
Wagon Cos. 23 and 24 No. 1 (1st Cav. Div.)...Ft. Bliss, Texas Service Co.
1st Cav. Div. Train, Hq..Ft. Bliss, Tex. No. 2 (1st Cav. Div.) Marfa, Texas Collecting Co. No. 31
Wagon Cos. 25 and 26 No. 3 (1st Cav. Div.).. .Ft. Bliss, Texas Ambulance Co. No. 32
Pack Trains 1, 2, 3 and 4 No. 4 (1st Cav. Div.)...Ft. Bliss, Texas Hospital Co. No. 31
2nd Cav. Div. Train
No. 5 (2nd Cav. Div.).Ft. Brown, Texas Veterinary Co. No. 11
Pack Trains 5, 6 and 7
No. 6 (2nd Cav. Div.)..Ft. Clark, Texas 12th (P. Div.) (P. S.)
Motor Cycle Companies No. 7 (2nd Cav. Div.) Ft. Wm. McKinley, P. I.
Ft. Huachuca, Ariz. Regimental Headquarters
No. 2 (2nd Div.)....Ft. Houston, Tex. Service Co.
No. 10 (P. C. Div.) Corozal, C. Z. No. 15 Camp Gaillard, Canal Zone
No. 16 (P. C. Div.) Camp Gaillard, C. Z. Collecting Co. No. 34
No. 11 (H. Div.) No. 34 (P. S.) Camp Stotsenburg, P. I. Ambulance Cos. Nos. 34 and 35
Schofield Bks., Hawaii No. 35 (P. S.).Camp Stotsenburg, P. I. Hospital Co. No. 34
No. 12 (P. Div.) (P. S.) Veterinary Co. No. 12
Ft. Wm. McKinley, P. I. Wagon Companies
No. 3 (2nd Div.) Collecting Companies
Motor Repair Battalions
Ft. Sam Houston, Texas No. 1 (1st Div.) Carlisle Bks., Pa.
1st Camp Holabird, Md. No. 4 (2nd Div.)....Ft. Houston, Tex.
3rd Camp Normoyle, Texas No. 4 (2nd Div.) No. 31 (H. Div.)
4th (less Cos. A and B) Ft. Sam Houston, Texas
Ft. Mason, Calif. No. 6 (3rd Div.)..Camp Lewis, Wash. No. 34 (P. Div.)Schofield (P. S.)
Bks., Hawaii
Co. A Camp Holabird, Md. No. 19 (P. C. Div.)
Ft. Wm. McKinley, P. I.
Co. B Camp Normoyle, Texas Camp Gaillard, Canal Zone
Veterinary Companies
Motor Repair Sections No. 20 (P. C. Div.)
No. 1 (1st Div.) Carlisle Bks, Pa.
No. 1 (1st Div.)...Ft. Hancock, N. J. Camp Gaillard, Canal Zone No. 2 (2nd Div.)....Ft. Houston, Tex.
No. 3, (2nd Div.) Ft. Houston, Tex. No. 23 (P. Div.) (P. S.) No. 11 (H. Div.)
No. 5 (3rd Div.)..Camp Lewis, Wash. Ft. Wm. McKinley, P. I. Schofield Bks., Hawaii
No. 19 (P. C. Div.).Gatun, Canal Zone No. 24 (P. Div.) (P. S.) -No. 12 (P. Div.) (P. S.)
No. 21 (H. Div.) Camp Stotsenburg, P. I Ft. Wm. McKinley, P. I.
Schofield Bks., Hawaii No. 25 (1st Cav. Div.).Ft. Bliss, Texas No. 15 (1st Cav. Div.).Ft. Bliss, Texas
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Sixth Corps Area C. M. T. C. Prospects Bright
T 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
CITIZENS
news item locally.
ILITARY TRAINING
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
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.
to his workers in the field are passed on Paragraph 6 of the pamphlet, it will be
to them as soon as noted. noted, covers a variety of subjects, of
Perhaps the most worthwhile thing that which at least one undoubtedly is known
Capt. Ausmus has evolved in the shape of to any individual who opens the pamphlet
publicity is a little pamphlet called "Talk­ and reads it. The reader may not be able
ing Points on the C. M. T. C," which to talk upon all of the various subjects
comprises in four small pages a list of covered, but must surely know one of
points which e v e r y man t a l k i n g 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 ?
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 ?
For Further Information Apply to:
Any healthy, normal young
C. M. T. C. Officer man of good character. Ages
Hqrs. 6th Corps Area for 1925 camp : Basic Course,
1819 W. Pershing Rd. 17 to 24; Red Course, 17 to
Chicago, Illinois 25; White Course, 18 to 28;
Blue Course, 19 to 31.
What is the cost of attend­
ance?
C. M. T. C. should know. It has filled a Nothing. Expenses for transportation,
crying need in his corps area and has met uniforms, food, medical attention, hous­
with a favorable reception from all the ing and laundry are paid by the Govern­
6th Corps Area enrollment agents, as it ment.
gives them something to stick in their What are the obligations?
pockets when called upon to speak before There is no obligation for the Basic,
a club, school or other gathering of young Red, and White Courses except that
men. One can peruse it in a couple of young men pledge themselves to go to
minutes and refresh his memory com­ camp, receive the training and behave
pletely therewith. themselves.
The real value of the pamphlet will What does the young man get out of the
probably not be appreciated upon first camp ?
reading. The average man used as a Thirty days' training in the out-of­
committeeman usually has at best a limit­ doors, under expert instructors, in:
ed knowledge of the C. M. T. C, since (a) Care of health.
his daily work is along other lines. In (Continued on Page Eleven)
Page Three
 Skiing in the Army
ONORS in this sport go to the
H 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 ski-
jumping 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,
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
D "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
Page Four
By Captain J. E. UHRIG, 3rd Infantry
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
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
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 ski-
runners 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.
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)
 Chilkoot Barracks, Alaska
C HILKOOT BARRACKS, formerly
Fort William H. Seward, was es­
tablished in the Territory of Alaska
in 1903, being erected under the direction
uf the moss diet to which they were ac­
.customed. in their native land; informa­
the miners in the Klondike were not starv­
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
tion was received from Army agents that
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 In-
Infantry 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
ship both on the range and in the field
T 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 horse-
man'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.
F AMILIES, and later tribes, were the
earliest organized communities and the
heads of such groups became the earl­
er covered metal disks employed as body
iest military leaders. Armed with the
protection were gradually giving place
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-
Pagc 5>JS-
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
March 27
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
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."
W 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
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.
I 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
 UNITED STATES ARMY RECRUITING NEWS
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
D 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 load-
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
T 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
machine 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.
UR armies of the future, like the
O army which fought the World War,
will be drawn from the young manhood
of the nation, sixty-six percent of whom
as already stated, must be trained for and
(Continued on Page Eleven)
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 UNITED STATES ARMY RECRUITING NEWS
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
Page Eighi
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.
—o-
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 Training-
Camp 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.
 RECRUITING
NOTES
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 recruit-
ers—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 are shown in the columns of the Re­
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 Sgt. Maguire Retires
The United States Army Messenger, Master Sergeant John Maguire,
an attractive sheet publication put out D. E. M. L., Recruiting Service, was
by the recruiting office in Atlanta, Ga., retired on January 27, 1925, in New
has now made its appearance. Va­ Orleans. He enlisted in Boston in
cancies in the Army, names and assign­ 1898 and served continuously to the
ments of recruits, and other matters of date of his discharge. The first 10
interest to all recruiters in the district years of his service were spent with
are matters treated therein. the 7th, 18th and 14th Infantry Regi­
ments, the next three with the 164th
The Powers That Be Company, C. A. C. From July 14, 1911,
It is not often that cuts of civilians to his last day on active duty he was
with the Recruiting Service.
cruiting News, but the picture below The greater part of Sgt. Maguire's
recruiting duty was in New Orleans,
should be of interest to recruiters in
general. This shows the personnel of La., and Mobile, Ala. During the
the Recruiting Section of the Adju­ World War he was on recruiting duty
tant General's Office, War Department, at Fort Thomas, Kentucky. All of his
which handles all matters pertaining recruiting work was of a clerical na­
to recruitment of the Regular Army ture with the exception of three years
and procurement of candidates for the while in charge of a sub-station at
Citizens' Military Training Camps. Mobile, Alabama, where he made an
These are the people, we strongly enviable record. He and Mrs. Maguire
suspect, who prepare the allotment of will make their home in San Antonio,
$500 when the corps area asks for o
$5,000, and most probably, in the January Reenlistments
course of the day's work, wield the Corps Dis- Reen- Per-
"disapproval" stamp on the field's pet Areas charged listed centage
projects. Indorsements on erroneous *2nd 198 61 30.81
or incomplete enlistment records as *3rd 293 82 28.
well as letters of commendation for *4th 281 109 38.79
duty well performed are all in their *5th 50 30 60.
day's work. These people are the in­ 7th 195 57 29.23
visible agency which represent the me­
chanical steps involved in the potent * Discharges per expiration of term
"by order of the Secretary of War." of service only.
Personnel of Recruiting Section, A. G. O.
 UNITED STATES ARMY RECRUITING NEWS

Recruiting In Iowa Bostonian Heads 1st C. A. 6th C. A. Recruiting

Sergeant Daniel J. Cremens sta­ Sergeant Daniel J. Cremens, sta- A study of the recruiting results in
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
secured next highest honors with nine and Sgt. Palma C. White. term of service accounting for 372 of
recruits. o these. One hundred and fifty-six of
Officers of the 14th Cavalry stationed Pictorials Go Far the latter reenlisted to fill their own
at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, state that Army Pictorial Release No. 21, vacancies. The percentage of reenlist­
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.
time. The Iowa recruiting party is Oklahoma, was published by the Re­ The per capita cost of enlistments
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,­
and by frequent broadcast­ 283.40. The largest items
ing. This and the fact that entering into the cost were
a p p l i c a n t s can now b e $63,993.25 for rail transpor­
picked and chosen, owing to Recruiters:
tation for recruiting parties,
the limited number of men ARMY PICTORIALS
applicants for enlistment,
desired, probably accounts and recruits, $23,244.79 for
for the improved calibre of PICTURES ARE THE BEST FORM OF PUBLI­ pay of e n l i s t e d m e n ,
recruits. CITY. USE THEM! D. E. M. L., R. S., $17,651.55
Sergeant Donald Quinn, We send you a new pictorial every 10 days. for pay of officers, D. O. L.,
formerly of the 18th Field They show the public actual scenes of Army life. and 12,710.95 paid enlisted
Artillery, has, through the A few uses for them are : men as monetary allowances
efforts of Sergeant D. J. in lieu of quarters.
1. On "A" boards—singly or in groups.
Cremens, been reenlisted for 2. In railroad stations, post offices and hotel lobbies. o
this recruiting party and Helping the National Guard
placed in charge of the 3. In barber shops, tobacco stores, Y. M. C. A. or
similar suitable places. Following a lecture given
Mason City office. Quinn by him to the Adjutants
served on this party in 1920 Ask the shopkeeper to use them.

General of the National

and was considered a good They will create interest in his window or store.
Guard in the 9th Corps
recruiter. If you give him a frame it will help. If you want
Area, Col. F. J. Koester,
Sergeant Edward P. Ka­ more frames write us. Corps Area Recruiting Offi­
dow, of the 9th Field Artil­ By changing pictorials regularly you establish fine cer, issued a memorandum
lery, has been transferred to contacts for your recruiting station. to all city recruiting officers
the D. E. M. L. Recruiting PICTURES ARE THE BEST FORM OF PUBLI­ of the 9th Corps ,Area, di­
CITY.
USE THEM! recting that the Regular
Service, with station in Des
Moines. He has had prior Recruiting Publicity Bureau
Army recruiting agents as­
experience in recruiting and Governors Island, N. Y.
sist the National Guard in
made good. obtaining recruits whenever
such action was desired.
received by Master Sergeant James The memorandum states
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 of the expenditure of Regular Army recruit­
New York City district for January White Detachment who is now work­ ing funds, but that the National Guard
was $21.95, not deducting the cost of
a fresh supply of street car tickets ing in Punjab, India. should be permitted to place a repre­
($675), none of which had yet been "After seeing a world's photo serial sentative, with a desk, in each Regular
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
to all soldiers. bunch."
the day he takes the oath of enlistment.
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 UNITED STATES ARMY RECRUITING NEWS
Sixth Corps C. M. T. C. Prospects
Bright
(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 since January 1 been issuing daily
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.
LOVE mj GLORY
Recruiting Exhibit at Buffalo, New York
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
"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.
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 UNITED STATES ARMY RECRUITING NEWS
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
the Eighth Corps Area on January 28
secret of concentration is interest in the
thing at hand. A man who fails in his
mission and cannot see his fault will never
Schenectady General Reserve Depot,
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.
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
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
QUESTIONS
S/ANSWERS
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 right-
hand 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."
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
and assigned to command of the'
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."
 Through The

, Telescope
Cost of Canadian Forces Army Cook Prize-Winner
The stength and cost of maintenance Pvt. Willard B. Van Horn, cook in Sgt. Beckwith Dies
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
purposes." Army Athletics On Amateur Basis Sgt. Beckwith, "To have entered the
The Royal Canadian Dragoons con­ The preliminary approval of the service as a private, and have reached
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
attendance for the year was Things the Army Does Besides Fight
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
permanent and non-permanent identified byfingerprintrecords a man who recently result of this and other causes,
militia in addition to the regu­ wandered into Modesto, California, suffering from declined from 2,500,000 to 2,­
lar studies for the cadets. joss of memory. 215,000, a figure that includes a
Unable to secure identification through local or
For cadet (R. O. T. C), serv­ state authorities, the Modesto Herald appealed to little more than three-quarters
ices $450,000 was spent in 1923­ the Associated Press, of which it is a member. A of a million children.
24, which was the largest copy of the man's fingerprints was rushed across
amount during the past ten the continent by air mail and without the usual Collins a Soldier
years. Xhe estimates for cadet formalities and delays of proceeding through mili­ Floyd Collins, whose tragic
tary channels, was presented by the Associated
work for 1925 have been re­ Press direct to the War Department Bureau of imprisonment and death 60 feet
duced to $400,000. The total Identification. under ground at Cave City, Ky.,
number of enrolled cadets was Just 25 minutes later, out of the multitude of aroused so much comment dur­
110,120 for the year ending last carefully indexed and classified prints kept by the ing the past few weeks, was
bureau, officials produced a set which without any well known among the soldiers
March. Four hundred and other clew established the identification. They
eleven teachers obtained cadet were those of Paul W. Martin, who disappeared at Forts Mott, DuPont and
instructor's certificates. On­ at Camp Fremont, California, on September 24, Delaware. Collins had spent
tario and Quebec head the 1918, where he was serving as a member of the three years in the 45th Com­
provinces with 34,000 and 50,000 13th Infantry. pany, Coast Artillery, at Fort
enrolled, respectively. Dupont, having enlisted in 1909.
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 UNITED STATES ARMY RECRUITING NEWS

Engineer Basketball Team Dreadnaught of Sky to Guard English Army Broadcasters

The picture on this page shows the Coast Radio broadcasting station AT9, the
Engineer School basketball squad. While the "Los Angeles" and the air publicity medium of the 5th Field
This team plays under the name of "Shenandoah," the new air leviathans Artillery at Fort Bragg, North Caro­
Fort Humphreys in the District of of the United States, have been amaz­ lina, has been a valuable advertisement
Washington League and in games with ing the world with their successful per­ for the Army for the past several
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
are: Back row, Ewart, Fitzthomas; gincd airplane in the world, has been ers throughout the United States, Lt.
middle row, Rea, McBride, Bramblett, tested in England. James Y. LeGette, radio officer of the
Reid, Williams, Vearh ; and front row, A successful flight of this huge ma­ regiment, writes a letter of acknowl­
Duke, Lieut. Qaterbos (athletic offi­ chine was recently completed at Hull, edgement and submits a copy of the
cer), Temple, Schaeffer, and Croft. England. The engine is a great 16­ next program to be broadcast, together
o cylinder Napier developing 1,000 horse­ with the handsome booklet "Facts
Transport Service Reduced power. The plane, which is known as About Fort Bragg, North Carolina,"
The trans-Pacific Army transport the Cubaroo Blackburn-Napier, is in­ which was reviewed some months ago
service has now been reduced to one tended for coast defense, and is ca­ in these columns. The booklet itself is
a splendid publicity agent and coupled
ship, the "Thomas." A new policy pable of carrying and launching from
governing the granting of leaves of the air a 1,000-pound naval torpedo. with the radio broadcasting it forms a
combination hard to beat.
absence to officers on foreign service Large armor-piercing bombs are to be
for the purpose of re­ The wave length of
turning to the U. S. the station—a 500 watt
has accordingly been one — is 435 meters.
a n n o u n c e d by the The program is broad­
War Department. No cast e v e r y Thursday
officer of the Regular evening at 6 o'clock,
Army on duty in the Eastern time on a Sig­
Panama Canal De­ nal Corps R97 set.
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
modation on Govern­ planned to broadcast
ment transport be not at least three nights a
available. Officers on week.
duty in the Philippine o
Department and in Camp Lewis Buildings
China will be granted Repaired
leave to return to the Basketball Squad, the Engineer School, Fort Humphreys, Virginia
To effect repairs to
U. S. only in very exceptional cases,
and if unable to obtain Government carried, as well as machine-guns for the temporary buildings which were
transportation at the expiration of repelling air attacks. The total length built in 1917 and which are now shelt­
their leave they will be placed on tem­ of the plane is 54 feet, height 20 feet, ering the troops at Camp Lewis,
porary duty in the U. S. until Govern­ and its wing span is 88 feet. Washington, $20,000 has been made
ment transportation becomes avail­ o immediately available.
able. The D. C. C. M. T. C. Club
The C. M. T. C. club spirit in Wash­ o
o ington, D. C, is thriving. The last National Forests Planned
General Noble Retires meeting of the district club was on Establishing of national forests on
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
cer under General Gorgas during the All men who had ever attended a sum­
mer training camp, who contemplated Forestry Service of the Department of
construction of the Panama Canal Agriculture.
was retired from the Army on Febru­ attending, or who were interested in Major Augustin M. Prentiss, General
ary 8 after 25 years' service. any way were guests. The program for
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
Clarke Marine Coach R. P. Harbold on military hygiene.
>r
visited Fort D. A. Russell, Wyoming,
"Nig Clarke, formerly catcher with
the Cleveland Club, who was retired From and including March 1, 1925, where one of the forests will be es­
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

S "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
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.
puttees, also known as wrap leggins and ports had come in that Geronimo was and had seen our force. It would never
other atrocious appelations, saved seven somewhere in the vicinity with his whole do to let him reach the Apache chief with
companies from extermination." tribe, but there was no telling just exactly such news, and yet I couldn't shoot him.
As usual of an evening, when Knobby where he was. So one day me and Bill The shot would have brought them devils
began to inflict one of his spasmodic peeps Harrison were sent out on a scouting as fast as the scout's alarm.
into the past upon all who would listen, party with a few Indians. It wasn't long "I don't believe I ever did faster think­
the men who had served with the old before we came to the worst country I've ing in my life. There I was about twenty
reprobate long enough to have a little ever been in. Mostly all canyons, it was, feet above the little trail the Indian was
sense, remembered it was their night to enough to hide an army in. We couldn't coming on and no way to put him out of
go to a movie or something. These men hope to explore all of them for lurking the messenger business. Happening to
rose, with many disgusted looks or re­ redskins, not in one patrol, so we scat­ glanced down at my legs
marks and left the recreation room. tered, each man going his own way. We I was struck with a bril­
Knowlks didn't seem to mind these dem­ had to be speedly, too, for our little army liant idea. I had my wrap
onstrations so long as there was a recruit was coming fast on our heels. leggins off in a jiffy, tied
or newly transferred • soldier who un­ "I chose a small canyon to search right them together and fash­
fortunately was not aware of Knobby's ahead, keeping on the rim so I could see ioned a slip-noose on one
penchant for fabulous story telling, to the surrounding country as much as pos­ end. The rest was easy.
listen to his tale. When that brave galloped
It happened that a recruit had arrived under me I roped him like
that very day, and as the wind was whist­ ,1 you've saw a cowboy rope
ling coldly through the long rows of bar­ a steer, and jerked him
racks he elected to draw closer to the off his pony clean as a
roaring fire and listen with at least af­ whistle. I bound him
fected interest to the old warrior's story. with them same leggins
"Way back in Apache days
and took him back to the
it was," began Knowlks, light­ General, who I found just
ing his battered old briar and
starting up that canyon!
puffing contentedly. "I was a
"The next day General
young buck in them days—on
Crook sent the prisoner
back to Geronimo with a
my first enlistment, and when
message for the chief tell­
old Geronimo went on his
ing him to come in and
rampage the troop of cavalry
surrender and he'd get a
I w a s w i t h w a s
square deal. The old devil knew General
ordered out to paci­ Crook and that he'd get him dead or alive
fy him and his tribe
in the end, so he came in peaceably with
of murdering devils.
all his tribe. But I hate to think what
" Y o u s e e , the would have happened if I hadn't thought
trouble had original- ^ of them leggins."
ly started with the
'Indian Agent Ring' A deep silence enshrouded the recrea­
which w a n t e d the ropes a steer." tion room, a silence broken only by the
Apaches' land, but chilly whistling of the wind outside.
this time it was over sible. Suddenly I saw a trail leading up "What army did you say you were in?"
a policeman trying to the side of the canyon along a ledge. It asked the recruit finally.
corral a young brave of the Chiricahua had been recently traveled and I guessed Knowlks squinted at him suspiciously.
Apache for a minor offense. This young Geronimo was not far away. And sure "Why the United States Army, of
fellow had run into a bunch of his people. enough, when I rode around a little hill course! Why?"
The policeman took a pot-shot at him not a mile farther on there was the hostile The recruit looked at him innocently
but killed a squaw instead. Naturally Indian camp in full bloom. and settled his hat firmly on his head in
them Indians got someways peeved over "I ducked out of sight real quick, you
preparation for a dash for safety.
such proceedings and took the policeman's can be sure, and started back with the "I thought it might have been the army
head away from him to play football with. news to our men. I had to be fast for of Zulu or Pago Pago or like that. Who
After'which the whole tribe breaks camp they were pushing on as rapidly as pos­ ever saw a cavalryman wearing wrap
and moseys over into Sonora, figuring sible and if they blundered onto that camp leggins? Tell me that! Besides, wrap
they'd be safe there. unawares they'd most like last about one
leggins didn't come into use until the
"General Crook had managed to bust round. World War!"
up the 'Indian Ring' and had made peace "But back where I'd seen the trail in the
Knowlks lunged at him but stumbled
with all but the Chiricahua Apaches. canyon I heard a noise ahead of me. It over a chair and sat down heavily on the
These he followed into Mexico with sounded like a galloping horse and I dis­ floor.
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 "Galloping goldfish!" he wailed plain­
assemble, though some friendly Indian I heard the noise plainer and finally could tively. "Danged recruits know too much
scouts joined us later. see an Indian on a little pony tearing to­ these days 1"
Page Fifteen
 Cash Bonus Payments Due March 1
ARCH 1, 1925, is another milestone
M 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
Major General R. C. Davis, The date and who is entitled to a cash payment.
of Adjusted Compensation
The short period in each case is the length
Adjutant General, Reports Status of time required for an application auto­
matically to pass through the chain of
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,
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
8th 3,400 5,000
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
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.
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 Pittsburgh Recruiter Makes European Tour
HIS being a tale of a gallop about As Told by Sergeant James Smith, ceeded to Germany to look over the

T the globe, it might be well to ex­

pose the "hows" and "whys." It is
probably the general opinion that a ser­
Co. B, 13 th Engineers, to Corpo­
ral C. W. Fowler, R. S.
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
geant of the American Army, especially
one exposed to the increased living costs took distance to Verdun, dismounted from surprising thing unearthed in Coblenz
of a city, would find it almost impossible our bus and looked over the site now was the great number of retired Ameri­
to bank a majority of his earnings. How­ famous as the Verdun Sector. Some of can soldiers now living and conducting
ever, to disprove this mistaken theory, the scars of warfare are still visible businesses there. Upon talking with some
it was personally found possible to save but they wouldn't be noticed at this time of them I found them all contented and
a thousand dollars while on duty for one unless the guide took the trouble to finding life there very much to their lik­
year as an allocated recruiter at Union- point out each bit of evidence that a con­ ing.
town, Pennsylvania, a sub-station of the flict had been carried on there. Tiring of Coblenz I set out for a two-
Pittsburgh District—and this without de­ day stay at Cologne. That city reminds
Then on to-Rheims, Chateau-Thierry one very much indeed of the appearance
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 of Coblenz during the occupation of the
tistical tone, but rather to dispel any the latter, by the way, thanks to the American Forces in Germany. Cologne
erroneous impressions held by civilians. Graves Registration Service, are glorious is now headquarters of the British Army
The "whys" came about through a de­ monuments to our dead. Finishing with in Germany and of course has a decidedly
sire to revisit certain European plots of this interesting trip we returned to Paris military atmosphere with troops visible at
ground on which1 at times in the past I somewhat tired but realizing that the every corner.
had been forced to execute highly intri­ From Cologne to Berlin—at last a real­
cate steps while dodging shells of various ization of that war-time slogan, "On to
calibre of German origin. This coupled Berlin." The arrival, however, did not
with occasional readings of ads of the Are Your Letters Equipped With hold the same thrill it would have carried
U. S. Shipping Board Lines dealing with Four-Wheel Brakes? had it taken place in 1918. There I took
economical trips to Europe, gave me an part in various sightseeing excursions
intense feeling that the thousand could It is dangerously easy to "Skid" including one through the interior of the
not be put to more interesting use than into the habit of writing long, Kaiser Wilhelm Schloss (the palace of
to go over and check up on the existence rambling tiresome letters. the ex-emperor).
of certain establishments which figured Boil Them Down The most noticeable feature of Ger­
in afterhours troop life in France dur­ many is the courteous and obliging treat­
The Beginning of a Letter Is the ment given Americans by the German
ing the World War. The more I dwelt
on scenes of that great struggle the more Place to Make the Reader Real­ citizenry as a whole.
essential the trip became. ize That You Are Thinking Now to Warsaw and Cracow, Poland,
Then the necessary preparations. First of His Interests and How to see the evidences of the disturbances
a four month's furlough was obtained; You Can Serve Him. between the Poles and the Bolshevists.
next, a passport with its misleading photo­ High prices and a general lack of indus­
graph, etc. Then on November 24, 1924, try at these cities prevented the visits
I set out from Pittsburgh for New from being as interesting as they could
York to embark on my wondrous journey. second visit was worthwhile, and far have been during a more prosperous
At New York I went directly to the more attractive when made in 1924 as a period.
agents of the U. S. Shipping Board Lines tourist than as a trooper in '17 and '18. From Cracow to Prague, Cheko-Slo­
and secured passage for Europe on the In Paris we broke ranks for another vakia. Prague proved to be a very beau­
S. S. "Leviathan," which, by the way, rest period, and on the following day tiful city and well worth visiting. Pros­
for the sum of $280 included passage over began the journey about the French capi­ perous, energetic businesses were in evi­
and back, two weeks in Paris and tours tal. This was exceedingly interesting, dence everywhere with consequent reason­
of adjacent battlefields. of course. Nothing was omitted, from able living costs.
The journey over was uneventful ex­ the Palais at Versailles to the Folies Quitting Prague I journeyed on to
cept that it might be worthwhile to men­ Bergeres on the Rue Richer. All in all Vienna. The civic beauty of Vienna
tion that owing to the excellent accom­ the tour included about thirty points of was amazing. At every turn was a build­
modations and the amusements the ship interest. ing worthy of making its architect an
afforded, the trip was at all times plea­ My connection with the Shipping Board immortal. Its streets are spacious and
sant. party of veterans ended Christmas Eve immaculately clean, and wide boulevards,
On December 12 we arrived at Cher­ with an excellent banquet at the Cafe exquisitely bordered with foliage, were
bourg. After the customs inspection we De La Paix. The banquet began early numerous.
went on to Paris and all that that city and the wee sma' hours did not see its An amazing experience common to most
means. climax. The affair was a huge success Americans traveling in Austria for the
At Paris the officials conducting the with the possible exception that all during first time was afforded me when upon
tour quartered other veterans and my­ the session the deafening roar of explod­ arrival I walked from the station to a
self at the Hotel De Marechaux, a first- ing champagne bottles savored too much taxi stand, hired a cab and drove to a
class hostelry. After we had had a good of battle to place a veteran at ease. hotel. Upon my leaving the cab, the driver
rest that night and the following day, After seeing the veterans off on their calmly told me the fare was 50,000 kronen.
the tour conductor announced we were return journey, I set out for Belgium. Immediately I had visions of bankruptcy
to be off on a three-day automobile tour Arriving at Brussels I undertook a self- and began to wonder how I could get
of the battlefields where American troops conducted tour of Belgian battlefields, back to the States if I paid that driver hi?
had built themselves a substantial reputa­ which included, among others, "Wipers" 50,000 kronen. After further inquiiy
tation as first-class scrappers. First we and neighboring towns. From here I pro­ (Continued on Page Eleven)
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 Direct Mail Publicity

By Major A. G. Ruim, Chief, Recruiting Publicity Bureau.

A NYTHING that can be sold can be Anything That Can Be Sold—Re­

sold by mail. That has been re­
peatedly proven. That this also
applies to our Army selling problems
sults Have Shown Us—Can

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 .
is being demonstrated right now by a
Be Sold By Mail

spoken to by some member of the party

few groups who see the possibilities. But and is, as far as can be ascertained, elig­
I venture that few in the service have its customers. In some successful busi­ ible for enlistment. With his weekly re­
given this valuable form of publicity nesses this important item of public repu­ port each canvasser turns in the names he
much consideration, for at first thought tation or good will has been worked up to has collected during the week. The photo­
its application to the Army does not an asset worth several millions of dol­ graph on this page illustrates a single
readily appear. We all know the tre­ lars. No matter what the business is, month's mail which filled two and one-
mendous success of mail order houses however, these fundamentals always ap­ half standard mail bags.
and other firms which depend largely on ply (if successful for any length of time) Another splendid example of the fol­
the mails for their sales, but only those so if we are going to view our Army sales low-up by direct mail is the system used
who have investigated know the exten­ problem sensibly we must admit that it at Fort H. G. Wright, New York, where
sive use of direct mail by the large cor­ has a true analogy in business, particu­ the percentage of reenlistments has been
porations, banks, insurance companies, larly the larger public utilities, from remarkably high. It follows:
and public utilities who see in it a most which we can learn much in this respect. (a) If a soldier is determined not to
p o w e r f u l means of reenlist his expected ad­
building up the back­ dress after discharge is
ground of good will so secured and he is re­
essential to the success quested to leave a for­
of their business. warding address in case
That may be all right he should move.
for business, you say, ( b ) Non-commis­
but—how can it apply sioned officers of the ex­
to the Army? Our soldier's old company
problem is so different— write to him to keep in
but is it? Our Army touch with his welfare
publicity has two gen­ and progress in civil
eral purposes : (1) To life. They also advise
procure suitable per­ him of happenings in
sonnel for all branches his old company.
of the service (Re­ (c) Companies main­
cruiting). (2) To con­ tain a card index of all
vince the entire popula­ qualified men with com­
t i o n of t h e United plete information which
States that the Army is will form the basis for
a valuable institution in writing these periodical
time of peace and de­ letters to the ex-soldier,
serves adequate sup­ in order to induce him
port (GoodWill). to reenlist.
The latter is the back­ The opportunities for
ground or institutional the use of direct mail in
publicity, the effective­ Army recruiting are
ness of which will de­ Atlanta's Mail to Prospects Each Month
l i m i t e d only by t h e
termine the success of hours in a day and the
the former; for it is the means of over­ What has this to do with direct mail? company commander's or recruiter's ini­
coming our sales resistance and stimu­ lust this: that business of all kinds is tiative. The use of this medium should
lating a demand for our service which increasing its use of direct mail by leaps not be confined to the Regular Army by
will be reflected in increased applicants and bounds which stagger the imagination, any means. It is equally applicable to
for enlistment, etc. It is so important whereas we, with a similar problem, un­ the National Guard, Organized Reserves
that it would be classed first except for limited opportunities and no postage to and CMTC. A few suggestions follow:
the fact that it is more intangible, more pay, are doing next to nothing. However, 1. Series of follow-up letters to re­
indirect in its effects and thus less readily there are a few pioneers in this form of cently discharged soldiers to induce re­
appreciated by the layman than our publicity and one of them is the Atlanta, enlistment.
straight recruiting publicity which is Georgia, recruiting headquarters. Once 2. Carefully worded letters and recruit­
directly aimed and easily recognized. ing sales literature to selected lists of
each month Lt. James F. Morrison, FA, prospects for original enlistments.
Now in business we have the same DOL, has sent a letter to the prospects 3. Parents' notification card to be sent
thing: demand must be created for the on his mailing list, accompanied by a home by recruiting officer when applicant
company's merchandise or service. Vari­ statement of present vacancies, a pay is accepted.
ous advertising media may be used to ac­ table, a list of the general requirements 4. Parents' notification card to be sent
complish this purpose and the sales re­ for enlistment, and one or two leaflets home by company commander when sol­
sults will depend largely on the reputa­ of information concerning the various dier joins, is promoted or in any way dis­
tion of the firm, the quality of its prod­ regiments for which he is accepting appli­ tinguishes himself.
ucts or service and the way it treats cants. (Continued on Page Eleven)
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 A Sample Talk for CMTC Canvassers

ERMIT me to express to you my 1st Corps Area Issues Release Giv­ foundation for the advanced training
P deep appreciation of the privilege
which has been accorded me to
speak to you on the subject of the Citi-
ing Essential Points of Summer
Camps In Speech Form
of subsequent years. The Red, White
and Blue courses, in the second, third
and fourth years, respectively afford
the student an opportunity to special-
zen's Military Training Camps. These
camps have been provided for by Con- ize in the various arms of the service.
Preliminary Physical Examination Every applicant is permitted to select
gress under the terms of the National
Defense Act of June, 1920, which pro­ The War Department requires pre- the arm in which he is to be trained.
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, tele-
possibilities 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
movement. the course of training which is to be choose the Artillery, Engineers, or In-
These camps offer to young men of given him. fantry, according to their individual
America the best possible opportunity To protect students against diseases, preferences.
to mingle with other young men and the War Department takes every pre- Upon satisfactory completion of the
to 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.
young men t h r o u g h o u t the Reception at Camp
United States took advantage I know of no better way to
of this wonderful opportunity, The benefit to be derived from the typhoid describe the camp than to run
The Citizens' Military Train- fever inoculation is little appreciated through­ hastily through the day's
ing Camps for 1925 will be held out the United States. Its value zvill be real- routine. Upon reporting at
for all New England at Camp camp with proper credentials,
Devens, Massachusetts, Port- ised -when it is known that during the Spanish- each student is assigned to a
land Harbor, Maine, and Fort American War, before such inoculation was company and sent to report
Ethan Allen, Vermont, from discovered, 282 out of every 2,000 soldiers in to his commanding officer.
August 1 to 31, and at Fort the army had the disease, whereas during the He then goes in company
Adams, Rhode Island and Fort World War, when every soldier had to take the with others to take his physi-
Terry, New York, from July 1 inoculation, only one man in 2,000 had typhoid cal examination. This is most
to 31. All who attend camp for fever for each year of the war. Had this thorough. He is turned over
the first time and who have not disease been as common as during the Span- to a team of medical officer
had any previous military in- ish-American War, there would have been examiners and, passing from
struction are required to take more than 500,000 cases instead of approxi­ one to the other, is in turn
the Basic course. This course measured for height and
will be given at each camp. mately 2,000 which actually occurred. chest development, is weighed
The Why and the Who and given a thorough test to
The object of these camps see that all of his joints are
is to bring together young men of high be derived from the typhoid fever in- in working order.
type from all sections of the country oculation is little appreciated through- He passes on through the examining
on a common basis of equality and out the United States. Its value will room having his eyesight, hearing,
under the most favorable conditions of be realized when it is known that dur- teeth, heart and lungs, in fact, his
outdoor life; to stimulate and promote ing the Spanish American War, before entire body thoroughly examined. If
citizenship, patriotism, and American- such inoculation was discovered, 282 any defects are discovered a very
ism; and through expert physical out of every 2,000 soldiers in the army careful examination is given by tpe­
direction, athletic coaching, and mili- had the disease, whereas during the cialists and subsequently a treatment
tary training, to benefit the young men World War, when every soldier had is outlined which should assist mate-
individually, and bring them to a to take the inoculation, only one man rially in curing the defects discovered.
greater realization of their obligations in 2,000 had typhoid fever for each After the physical examination the
to their country. year of the war. Had this disease student returns to his organization
The camps are open to all young been as common as during the Span- and is measured for clothing. He is
men between the ages of seventeen ish-American War, there would have then completely outfitted in the cloth-
and thirty-one, of good moral char- been more than five hundred thousand ing room—this takes only about one
acter, intelligent, and in good physi- instead of approximately two thousand minute per man. Returning to his
cal condition. They must be citizens which actually occurred. company, he is issued the balance of
of the United States or have made Description of Course his equipment and given the rest of
application at least for first papers of These camps offer four courses of the day to get settled in his barracks
naturalization—you will note that I instruction. The first or Basic course and acquainted with his surroundings.
say the applicants must be of good provides preliminary training, includ- Barracks and Mess
moral character. They must be ing physical development, athletics, At Camp Devens the students are
vouched for by some clergyman, school military drill, rifle marksmanship, and quartered in the wards of what was
teacher or other well known person in training in other subjects, a knowl­
their community. edge of which is necessary to lay the the Base Hospital, about fifty men per
{Continued on Page Twelve")

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 Polo Fields and Army Players
I 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
Players
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 well-
rotted 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.
• • •
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 first-
class 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, Mc-
Ginley 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,
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 The Military Value of Railroads
HE influence of means of transpor­
with a patriotic fervor to resist what
T 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.
Page Six
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 Marl-
borough 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
Transportation a la A. E. F.
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}
 Army Veterinary School For Enlisted Men
INSTRUCTION 111 AM ATOMY
AND PHYSIOLOGY OF HORSE
D 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
By Copt. JOHN H. KINTNER, V. C.
BBIOW;
SlfSPECTlOU
OF
IN TH
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
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)
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 UNITED STATES ARMY RECRUITING NEWS
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
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 curement can well outline a plan at this time for
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 hang-
Page Eight
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
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."
 RECRUITING

NOTES

The United States Army builds Men9

A Recruiting Self-Examination (g) Do I study my canvassers? Do Nashville January Record Good

The following questions have been I know their faults? Do I know
suggested by the commanding officer when they are under the weather
of the Richmond Recruiting District and when they are feeling in good
as an aid to introspection on the part spirits? Do I try to praise them
of his canvassers in preparing for when they do good work? When
bigger and better recruiting: they are falling down do I get them
(a) Do I want the Richmond Dis- off to one side and try to find the
trict to win? trouble? :
(b) If the Richmond District wins, (h) Do I know when a canvasser
what do we gain? (More recruits for is feeling blue, down-hearted and out
the Army, also the satisfaction of of luck, that a kind word, a pat on
never losing the objective set out for the back and a gentle hint that "It
us). is a long lane that has no turning"
(c) Have I instilled in my canvas- will help him considerably?
ers the spirit to win, the spirit to (i) I am closer to the canvasser
keep the Richmond District always than the recruiting officer. To me
on top of the Corps Area production the canvasser turns when he finds
sheet? The fighting spirit? himself in a snarl. The same applies
(d) Have I studied closely the dif- to me and the Recruiting Officer.
ferent cities, towns and villages in my
counties? Do I know what time of CMTC Enrollments
the year certain counties will pro- Reports received to March
duce more than others? Have I left C.A App. rec. Min. obj.
anything undone that would produce 1st .. . . . 1,080 4,400
more recruits? 2nd .. . . . 784 6.500
(e) Do I give the newspapers stories 3rd .. . . . 313 5.600
of interest, such as the enlistment of 4th .. ...1,573 5,700
two or more brothers? Stories of 5th .. ...1,602 6,000
the Philippines, Hawaii, and Panama? 6th .. ...1,867 5,600
These you will find in back isues of 7th .. . . . 62 6,700
the Recruiting News.
8th .. . . . 606 5,000
(f) Do I study the Recruiting News, 9th .. . . . 369 4,500
and where I see items that would help
my district, .do I put them into efect? 8,256 50,000
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 can-
vassers at the main station and one in
charge of a sub-station in middle Ten-
nessee. 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
10: secured six enlistments, obtained while
Pet. visiting nearby towns in the district
24.5 while posting publicity. The January
12. record is even more remarkable when
5.6 it is considered that the Nashville Dis-
27.6 trict had no quota after the 17th of
26.7 January and practically all enlistments
33.3 were obtained during the first half of
.92
the month.
12.1 o
8.2
The day to start reenlisting a man is
16.5 the day he takes the oath of enlistment.

STATEMENT OF ENLISTMENTS AND REENLISTMENTS DURING FEBRUARY, 1925

Dist. U.S.A.
BRANCHES OF SERVICE ist and 3rd 4th sth 6th 7th 8th 9th of in Hawaiian Panama
C. A. C. A. C. A. C. A. C. A. C. A. C. A. C. A. C A. Wash. China Dept. Dept. Total

Infantry 115 224 247 155 180 23266 35 94 13 3 4 1,368

Cavalry 1 28 67 18 954 139 97 4 . 417
Field Artillery 41 "89 100 97 39 3025 19 71 7 1 1 520
Coast Artillery 72 114 156 18 73 10 6 1 2 4 456
Air Service 41 111 188 1031015 139 10 42 8 5 5 677
Corps of Engineers 15 52 27 161618 19 13 21 15 ? 214
Signal Corps 5 44 21 1 5 2 14 20 7 1 1 . 121
Quartermaster Corps 12 27 41 111418 9 7 82 5 6 232
Finance Department 1 2 2 3 3 11
Medical Department (M. & D.) 17 50 79 18 1316 50 27 7 1 1 286
Medical Department (Vet. C.). 4 5 1 2 12
Ordnance Department 7 18 34 25 3 2 100
"hemical Warfare Service 1 1 12 2 25
- M. L 10 31 43 18 11 18 7 145
338 763 978 406 517 294 284 . 511 385 70 13 25 4,584
\

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 UNITED STATES ARMY RECRUITING NEWS
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 Recruiting-
Officer 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 lenge is taken up by Cor­
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, than merely pointing out that it is
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 DOL, recruiting officer of the Cin­
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.
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
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
v :•­
driver, and we are willing
to submit our entry in
any contest which may be
approved by higher au­
Lieutenant Morrison re­
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
a canvasser's duty to go get them."
o ment.
Another Family Enlistment
Lieut. Col. F. G. Turner, Cavalry,
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
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
poral Walter V. Hornsby,
of this party, our truck
thority."
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
(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
 UNITED STATES ARMY RECRUITING NEWS
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
officers.
tres there often have orchestras which
8. And, by all means, keeping the local
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. Ar-
Tiving 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
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 natural-
grave, 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.
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
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.
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 UNITED STATES ARMY RECRUITING NEWS
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
Page Trvclve
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. ; Academy is "Duty,
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
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.
Conclusion
The training at these camps is close­
ly patterned after that given at West
Point. The motto of the Military
Honor, Country,"
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 F-
Ethan 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 Com- The National Elimination Balloon Playing Up the Athletes
pany which has been in existence for race to determine the selection of Major William L. Culberson, In-
the 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 pro-
preceded by a basketball game and minent Army athletes are to be em-
followed by a dance, before 500 spec- has authorized the Army Air Service ployed as instructors in the camps,
tators and guests on the evening of to enter two teams, neither of which
February 24. has as yet been selected. The Army and he is playing up this as a feature
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 news-
Camps, are in the company. About The Army has won the National Bal- paper mention and the favorable at-
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 descend- Jackson, Miss., former captain of the West Point
ant in the fifth generation of the February 13, 1925. football team, Dodd, Timberlake, Vic
original of that name. Chief, Recruiting Publicity Bureau. Noyes, and Devens will be among the
o Will it be possible to furnish me with instructing personnel.
England's Army 125 copies of the Almanac for distribu- o •
The 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 al- The first aerial funeral in the his-
on 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 scat-
number of enlistments and re-enlist- DANIEL 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 pro-
year. Emigration to the co- cession from Crissy Field, the
lonies is said to have proved Things the Army Does Besides Fight ashes being emptied from the
a most serious counter-attrac- urn when the machine trans­
tion to army life. Mitchel Field, L. I., Feb. 24.—Following a vain porting them was over the
attempt made some weeks ago to cure the
o deafness of Joseph Kling, an applicant for the
Golden Gate.
Inducements in Cash Army whose auricular defect prevented his admis-

Cash prizes totaling $175
have been offered by Lieuten­
ant Colonel Joseph Bondy,
ORC, of Syracuse, N. Y., to
the three boys enrolling the
greatest number of candidates
for the 1925 CMT Camps
in the Second Corps Area. Any
young man living in the states
comprised in the corps area
who has attended or has signi-
fied his intention to attend a
CMTC is eligible to enter
the contest Oie hundred dol-
lars will b< ;i en for Is-, ola^e,
$50 r °nd. i •<•' $25 for Jra.
sion, he and Herbert R. Olstead, a New Jer- Heated Sentry Boxes
sey State Trooper who has been deaf for three A new era in comfort for
years, were taken into the air today in an en- soldiers on guard has been at­
deavor to cure their deafness. Both of the tained. The Guard Detach-
men were given several tail spins and spirals
from an altitude of 16,000 feet. Upon landing ment on duty at the tomb of
Olstead stated, "I can almost make out words. President and Mrs. Harding,
During the stunts my ear-drums quivered and at Marion, Ohio, was lately
seemed to work at a mile a minute." given a pleasant surprise upon
Another tyro flyer was Arnold Gamsu, 14 finding that its sentry boxes
years old, of Brooklyn, who has been deaf and had been wired and electric
practically dumb since he was three years old. At heaters installed therein. Maj.
the completion of his flight he sputtered almost
intelligibly, then made it clear by signs that he had Baldinger, of the Harding Me­
heard the noise of the engine. The whirring of morial Association, at whose
the engine was the first sound he was conscious of suggestion this was done, has
having heard in his life. taken an interest in the guard,
as is evidenced by his action.
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 UNITED STATfes ARMY RECRUITING NEWS
The Last of the A. £ . F. CMTC Ads. in Movie Theaters Playing Postman
Master Sergeant John J. Loftus, The CMTC officer of the Fourth Two towns in Michigan, located on
QMC, late of the Graves Registration Corps Area, Lt. Col. L. O. Mathews, extreme points in that part of the
Service, returned to the United has sent out to all chiefs of staff and State known as the Thumb, were
States on February 20. He had been executive officers of the Organized snow-bound in January and had done
on the other side ever since July 26, Reserves, all professors of military without mail for some 10 days. Ac­
1917. science and tactics, and the command­ cordingly Selfridge Field, at Mount
Sgt. Loftus was actually and offi­ ing officers of all Army stations in Clemens, was requested to send a plane
cially the last of the AEF. He was the corps area, a number of radio to carry mail to Bad Axe and Harbor
met at the pier, upon landing from mats, each carrying a CMTC message, Beach, the two towns in question. A
the "President Harding," by his mo­ to be used in moving picture theaters. DeHaviland plane equipped with skis
ther and a number of old buddies The story typewritten on each mat is was sent to Port Huron and landed on
from Governors Island. as follows: the St. Claire River. The plane was
Citizens' Military Training Camps
loaded with 400 pounds of mail, which
Old Timer Dons Cits For Young Men Between 17 and 24
was dropped at the towns mentioned,
Master Sergeant James H. Fowler, Years
the airmen, Lt. J. T. Johnson and
DEML, senior NCO of the Open July 2nd for 30 Days
Sgt. Dwyer, of the 57th Service Squad­
ROTC unit at New York University, Drill—Shoot—Ride—Swim
ron, returning to Selfridge Field.
New York City, since September 1, Baseball—Tennis
o
1920, was retired from active service Work and Play
"Unworthy" Societies
on February 27, after more than 30 At Uncle Sam's Expense
Thirteen veteran organizations are
years' computed service. He has You Do Not Enlist
listed by the Department of Justice
served almost contin­ as "unworthy" and
uously since April 25, are under investiga­
1898, when he entered tion, it was revealed
the Army in Com­ by V i n c e n t W.
pany H, 3rd Tennes­ Hughes, agent of that
see Volunteer Infan­ department, testifying
try. Organizations in on February 23 be­
which he served since fore a House com­
that time are the 23rd mittee. He did not
and 17th Infantry mention the names o"'
Regiments, the Gen­ the organizations.
eral Service Infantry
(Recruiting Service), One Recruit, One
and the 100th, the Button
13th and the 8th Com­ The Flash, the ex­
panies, CAC. Dur­ cellent mimeographed
ing the World War sheet published by
he held a commission Company A, 71st In­
as Second Lieutenant, fantry, New York
CAC. National Guard, con­
tains the information
Personnel of Army
that every man in the
Team
company who brings
The players selected in a recruit will be
Master Sergeant J. J. Loftus Greeting Friends
for the United States given a lapel button
Army polo team which will sail for Costs You Nothing of the regimental coat of arms. The
England on March 28, are Major A. Write: CMTC, suggestion is a good one for both the
H. W7ilson, Capt. Charles H. Gerhardt. Red Rock Building, Mational Guard and Regular Army
and Capt. R. E. Craig, all Cavalry, No. Atlanta, Georgia. outfits.
1; 1st Lt. E. McGinley, FA, No. 2; Moving picture theater owners have
Capt. P. P. Rhodes, FA, No. 3, and been asked by Col. Mathews to run P. O. Thanks Norfolk Station
Major L. A. Beard, QMC, captain the mats free of charge for a week, The recruiting personnel at Norfolk,
and back. The team will play the then skip a week alternately, until Virginia, gave the local post office the
British Army team at Hurlingham. the camps open. loan of its recruiting truck for use
o during the Christmas period. Mr. C. L.
N. Y. Recruiting Officer Changed Wright, postmaster, in a letter of
A Desirable Alien
Col. Charles C. Ballou, Infantry, will thanks dated December 30, states, "I
The Recruiting Officer in New York do not hesitate to state that without
be relieved from assignment as re­
City recently received a letter from a the assistance of the trucks loaned us
cruiting officer, New York City, and
young man in Ahus, Sweden, who de­ by the Government activities located
will sail on the transport scheduled to
sired to enlist in Uncle Sam's Army. leave New York about April 23, 1925, in tihis city, it would have been impos­
He wrote, "I am a Swede, and have for San Francisco. California, from sible for us to move the unprecedented
just completed 323 days of Military volume of mail that was han,dled at
which place he will proceed to Spo­ this office. I cannot express my thanks
service at Carlskrona in the Coast De­ kane, Washington, to take up his
fense Artillery Regiment. During that too generously for your kind and
duties in connection with recruiting hearty cooperation, but for which the
time I received good training as leader at that place. Col. James T. Dean, successful handling of the mails coring
in Artillery, Infantry—theoretical and 11th Infantry, will succeed Col. Ballou the Christmas period could -"">• have
practical—and in signaling, etc." in New York. been accomplished."
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 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 pelled at some future date to defend the
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.
S. J. HALLECK.
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
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.
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 STRENGTH OF THE U. S. ARMY JANUARY 31, 1925

OFFICERS
ENLISTED MEN

Reserve Emerg­
(active ency
Regu­ duty) (recon­
lar ** struc­ Phil.

BRANCH * *** tion) American Scouts

Infantry 3,689 2,426 7 2 43,051 2,399

Cavalry 1,046 635 2 2 8,929 699
Field Artillery 1,350 998 3 3 13,868 997
Coast Artillery Corps 992 720 11,844 1,586
Air Service 922 898 15 15 1 8,749
Corps of Engineers 488 370 3 2 4,858 328
Signal Corps 205 199 2,246 148
Quartermaster Corps 730 730 1 1 7,914 472
Finance Dept 122 109 1 1 396 8
Medical Dept 1,278 1,188 33 33 6,524 394
Ordnance Dept 291 249 2,307 49
Chemical Warfare Service. . . . 82 73 393
Detached List *** 2,549 5,706
Adjutant General's Dept 97 94 1 1 ....
Inspector General's Dept *** 37 1
Judge Advocate General's Dept . 94 81 2 1
Chaplains 123 123
General Officers 66 66
General Staff Corps *** 220f 8
Bureau of Insular Affairs 1 3
Military Storekeeper 1 1
Professors, U. S. M. A 7 7
Philippine Scouts 101
Staff Specialists
Militia Bureau
Military Intelligence

TOTAL 11,776 11,776 72 118,784 7,080

Retired on active duty 158 79
Warrant Officers 981
Field Clerks, Q. M. C 164
Army Field Clerks 217
Cadets, U. S. M. A 1,043

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.