Army Recruiting News ~ Nov 1925

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WAR DEPARTMENT Penalty for Private Use, $300RECRUITING PUBLICITY BUREAU, U. S. ARMY

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in COoon: A BULLETIN OF RECRUITING INFORMATION ISSUED BY DIRECTION OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL OF THE ARMYo

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Mounted Engineers Construct Pontoon Bridge and Test its StrengthRPB11-1-259,400


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oA Hop Around OahuBy MARTIN S. D E M U T H

O L D I E R S in the Hawaiian Department enjoy a certain privilege thatis denied to n-.ost civilians. En list men of all organizations are permittedfly as passengers in the Army planeswhich frequently make what is knowns the Coast Patrol Flight along the177 miles of coast-line around the islandof Oahu, the third largest in size in theHaw aiian group. This trip familiarizesthe men with the terrain of the islandon which they are stationed and overwhich they maneuver from time to time.There are civilians who would be willingto pay handsomely for this novel sightseeing opportunity; to soldiers it is entirely free.Luke Field is situated on an island inPear l Harbor not farfrom the city of

Honolulu. Desirous ofmaking the hop around the island, Ireported t o t h eO p er at io n s O f f i c ewhere ar rangementswere made for whatproved to be one ofthe mos t in teres t i rgfeatures of my visit inH aw aii. S e r g e a n tL iv erm ore a c c o m panied me over to theline where the planeswere being wheeledo ut from t h e i rhangars .There was a loudroar of motors beingtuned up as the shipsof various kinds wereprepared for theirdaily work-out. Sergeant Murphy, whow as in charge of theline, identified thedifferent types ofplanes and explainedthe duties of the menworking around us.A huge Martin Bomber soon rolled along. It was piloted by Lieutenant Hogenberger, who invited me to cl;mb in andsit on his left where I would be ableto observe the controls of the plane. Aman occupied the machine-gunner's seatin the tip of the pilot's cock-pit and twoother men were in the after cock-pit.

We "taxied" a short distance acrossthe field and rose into the air. Climbingquickly up an invisible spiral stair-case,we reached an altitude of about twothousand feet. Wh ile we were still above Pearl Harbor, I was able to get anexcellent view of the Luke Field air sta-Page Two

Free Airplane Rides Over "JVahoo"Are Numbered Among the Attraction*

oj Hawaiian Service.tion. Not far below were three of thespeedy scout planes flying in formation. A DeHaviland soared above us.Looking downward . I could clearlysee th e Pearl Harbor Naval Base,which is one of the largest operatedby the U. S. Navy. The huge dry-dock, the towering radio masts , andthe gigantic cranes appeared evenmore impressive than when viewedfrom th e ground.Climbing one thousand feet higher, weflew northwest over a long stretch of

YOU'RE NOW a " V V A H O O 'N OP E LOOKING- AT J HAS A MAP observe the kaleidos-WE'RE GONNA O A H U jrq SUMPIN LIKEFLY TOO HI&H MYTO SEH ANYHULA DANCERS

rice-fields, fields of sugar cane and pineapple plantations that formed beautifuldesigns in brown and green. In ourcock-pit was a contour map of Oahu, onwhich the lieutenant frequently pointedout the points of interest as we approached them. He would sometimesshut off the plane's motors and glidewhile he explained what we had justseen.Oahu has an area of 598 square miles.It is very irregular in shape, about 46miles long and 26 miles wide. Du ring

our flight, we saw the two main rangesof mountains, Waianae on the southwest

side and the longer Koolau on the northeast with a wide elevated tableland between them. We flew inland severalmiles and saw Mt. Kaala, 4030 feet high,in the Waianae Range, SchofieldBar r acks one of t he largest army postsin th e world and the home of theHawaiian Divis ion, was easily discerned . It looked like a small city.

We then went northwest to KaenaPoint where we turned east and heae'edtoward Haleiwa, all-year-round "summer resort" of Oahu, the island of "perpetual springtime". This is a favoritespot for the soldiers of all posts in theHawaiian Department and is the idealplace for week-end excursions and bathing parties. We descended to an altitudeof only a few hundred feet in order toDAWG'S copic array of colorsin the hotel groundsand in the coral gardens , famous for theg!a?s-bottomed boat

t r ips.At Kahuku Point,we rounded t h enor thernmos t tip oft h e i s l a n d . W epassed directly overthe plant of the RadioC o r p o r a t i o n ofA m e r i c a ( F o r m e r l yMarconi) and proceeded along the coasttoward Laie, wherewe circled over oreof th e most magnificent temples of medern times. I wasmuch surprised a tseeing such a structure located in themids t of plantationsfar away from a city.Lieutenant Hagenberger explained thatwe were over a Mormon set t lement , the largest west ofUtah. There ar e almost one thousandMormons gathered there . They arevery industr ious and have developedrich plantations. We swooped downclose to the gently rollirg hills whichhad been terraced for the purposeof cultivatio n. Continu ing along thecoast we viewed the fringes of coral reefsextending from a few rods to a mileor more seaward.

We were flying over a b?y about sevenmiles across, when the lieutenant suddenly shut off the motors and banked(Continued on Page Fifteen)


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The Army Mine Planter ServiceB Y VIRTUE of its many activitiesthe Coast Artillery Corps is oneof the most versatile of all thebranches of the Army. Although it isbest known as the "Big Gun Corps", italso mans the smaller calibre weaponsin defending its mine fields and protecting the shore against landing parties.Its mining activities include the operationof the Mine Planter Service, and it iswith this phase of its work that thisarticle is primarily concerned.As early as 1901 it was realized thatif a harbor were adequately defendedby an efficient system of mines and therequisite guns for the prevention ofcountermining, sweeping, or othermethods of removing them, any enemy,however enterprising, could never forcean entrance with large ships. This conclusion has since been strongly supported by the destruction wrought by thesubmarine mines during the Russo-Japanese W ar and the Wo rld War . Beingunder complete electrical control fromthe shore, a line of mines may be rendered instantly destructive to an enemyor harmless to a passing friendly vessel.In 1903 the re were no facilities forplanting mines at any Army post exceptFort Totten, New York, where a school

Facts about the "Navy" of the CoastArtillery Corps and how it operateT.

of Submarine defense had been established. Improvised mine planters weresent out from this base to various harbor defenses to disseminate knowledgeof submarine mining. Practical instruction in mine laying and training wasgiven in each harbor visited.The boats for this purpose were provided by the Quartermaster Department,and consisted of the steam lighter "Williams", "Hie Dyne", a launch originallybuilt by the Engineer Department, andfive yawls to be used at the Subm arineSchool. Later it was found that the"Williams" was not well suited for minework, while 1 he Dyne was worth onlysuch general repairs as would enableher to be used until another boat of thesame type could be built.Recommendations were therefore madethat these two be replaced by suitableboats, "designed and built for the particular use for which they are wanted".The lighter was to be a twin-screw, seagoing vessel, with living accommodationsfor two officers and twenty enlisted menbesides her ordinary crew; the launchto be of the same general type as "The

Dyne" , In addition to these two boats,it was recommended that at least threemore sea-going lighters of the Williamstype be constructed, to be used in submarine work at various harbor defenses ;two for use on the Atlantic coast andone on the Pacific coast.Four mine planters were constructedin 1904 by the Qua rtermaster Department in accordance with the designs ofthe Torpedo Board, and turned over tothe Coast Artillery "for instruction purposes in subm arine mining." Each ofthese boats had a displacement of 630tons; measured 134.7 feet in length and30.4 feet in width. They were designa ted as the "General Henry Knox", the"General H. J. Hunt", the "ColonelGeorge Armistead", and the "MajorSamuel Ringgold". Wh ile these fourplanters were sufficient for instructionpurposes on the Atlantic coast, a torpedoplanter was most urgently needed forinstruction in Mine Work on the Pacificcoast.

Experimental work done with boatstemporarily hired for this purpose atSan Francisco, California, showed clearly the urgent need of a torpedo planterfor instruction purposes on that coast.(Continued on Page fourteen)

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History of the Engineer CorpsW HEN the advance of the armyis halted by a fordless stream,when an inpenetrable jungleis encountered , when t ranspo r ta t ionof troops and supplies is delayed forlack of railwaysihe call goes forthfor the Engineers . The re are countless other duties that fall within thesphere of engineer operations, for itsactivities are many and varied, and itspersonnel contains experts in nearlyevery line of indastrial endeavor.

The work of the Corps is properlydivisible into civil and military duties.Army Regulations dcrinethese duties to "comprise reconnoi termg and surveyingfor military purposes, including the laying out ofcamps; the preparation ofmilitary maps of the UnitedStates and its possessions,including cooperation withother government and private mapping agencies , andin field operations, of mapsof the theatre of operations;selection of sites and formation of plans and estimatesfor military defenses; construction and repair of fortifications and their accessor ies ; the supervision of thelocation of all buildings inor within one mile of anymilitary fortification; the installation of electric powerplants and electr ic powercables connected with seacoast bat terie s; and furnishing the necessary electricalsupplies connected therewith; planning and superintending of defensive or offensive works of troops inthe field; examination ofroutes of communication forsupplies and for militarymovements ; cons t ruct ion and repair of military roads,railroads, and bridges; military demolitions, executionof river and harbor improvements assigned to it; ands tub other duties as thePresident or Congress mayorder."From this it is readily seen thataside from their strictly military functions, there is a great variety of otherduties which the Corps of Engineersis called upon to perfo rm. From theearliest period of our history, it hasbeen charged with the survey and preparation of plans of our sea-coast de

fenses, and with the supervision oftheir construction . Due to their earlyPage four

training and availability the officersof this corps were called upon formuch of the work of surveying accomplished by the government in thefirs t quarter of the nineteenth century,and the accurate methods now in usein geodetic, topographic and hydrographic surveying, are in great measure due to their skill and the practicesinstituted by them . Nor have theirtalents been employed in the interestsof the War Department alone.

Other branches of the government,including the Treasury Depa r tment ,

Major General Harry Taylor, Chief of Engineers

the Navy Department, and the Department of the Interior , have at t imescalled upon them for delicate anddifficult tasks; such as runningbou nda ry lines, surveys for diploma ticpurposes, dock-yard construction, astronomical observation in the intere stof science, the construction of lighthouses, coast surveys, the planningand construction of public buildings,post-offices , and custom-houses, and

the execution of public works suchas the Pan am a Canal. Othe r important public works include the harborof New York, locks of the Sault Ste.Mar ie , the W ashingto n Monum ent ,the Library of Congress and the Lincoln Memorialstriking testimonialsof the service rendered by the Engineer branch since its inception.The his tory of the Corps beganon Ju ne 16, 1775, wh en Co ngre ss provided for "one chief engineer at theGrand Army" with two assis tants ,and for "one chief engineer for thearmy, in a separate department, also with two assistants."Such an arrangement was apparently not satisfactory to theCommander-in-Chief, for inDecember, 1776, we find Congress providing that "GeneralWashington shall be, and he is

hereby, vested with full, ample,and complete powers to raise,officer and equip a corps of engineers, and to establish theirpay ." U nd er this law it i.iprobable that some organization styled a Corps of Engineers was organized underGeneral Washington's direction and established inthe Continental Army.In the meantime, news ofour conflict with Great Britain had traveled abroad, andattracted to our shores numerous foreign officers of adventurous spir it , who casttheir lot with ours. Amongthe early arrivals of 1777,were four officers of theroyal engineer corps of theFrench Army, who werepromptly commissioned inthe eng inee rs. One of them,Louis le Begue du Portailwas commissioned brigadiergeneral, and given rank andprecedence over all otherengineers in the service.The engineers thus beganto be gradually built up andin May, 1778, it was providedthat "three companies be established" in the engineerdepartment; on March 11, 1779, the propriety of definitely providing for a corpsof engineers having become manifest, itwas enacted that "the engineersin the s ervice of the U n i t e dStates shall be formed into a corpsand shall be styled the 'Corps of Engineers ' , and shall take rank and enjoy the same rights , honors , and privi

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UNITED STATES ARMY RECRUITING NEWSUnder this provis ion the Corps ofEngineers was definitely establishedand served with dis tinction during theremainder of the war until disbandedin Novem ber, 1783, and mu stere d outof the service.The Corps was revived eleven yearslater when on May 9, 1794, Congresspassed an act providing for rais ingand organizing a Corps of Artilleristsand Engineers to be incorporated withthe Corps of Artillery in service.The organization of the Corps wasat once begun. I t was s tationed atWest Point, and at the same time amilitary school was organized at thatplace. This school at West P oint wasestablished prim arily to give instruc tion in the higher branches of engineering and in the technical sciences.(The apparatus and books were burnedin 1796 and th e school s uspe nde d until1801, when it was revived under thedirection of Major Jonathan Williams

of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers.)A second regiment of artillerists andengineers was authorized in 179S, andby th e act of M ar ch 16, 1802, the Corpsof Artil leris ts and Engineers was discontinued and formed intotwo branches, a regiment ofartillerists and a Corps of Engineers ; with provision thatthe latter should be stationedat West Point and should consti tute a military academy,and that the chief engineer

should be the superinttendentthereof. This was the originof the present Corps of Engineers and of the presentMil i tary Academy at Wes tPoint.The headquar ters of theEng inee r Depar tmen t wereestablished in New York in1815, but three years laterwere t rans fer red to Washington by executive order.For the next fifty years theorganization of the corps remained substantially the same.Congress provided in 1821 that"the Corps of Engineers andTopographic Engineers shallbe retained in the service as at presentorganized." (I t is proper to note heretha t the re had been in exis tence dur ingthis period a corps of topographic

of Rob ert Ersk ine as geog raphe r tohe Army in 1777. This corps was, however, "arranged to the Engineer Department and made subject to theorders of the Chief Engineer and commanding engineers," and in 1863 wasmerged with the Corps of Engineers.)

By the Act of May 15, 1846, it wasprovided that there be added to theCorps of Engineers, one company ofsappers, miners, and pontonniers, to becalled engineer soldiers, and to be comma nd ed by officers of tha t corps . Th iscompany was organized by Septemberof the same year and was at once dispatched to join Gen. Taylor's command in Mexico, arriving at Brazos,Santiago in October.

This was the famous Company "A" ofthe engineers which made such an enviable record in the Mexican War.The soldiers were later transferred toVera Cruz (via Tampico) and tookpart in the siege of that place.This company took part in all subsequent engagements of this campaign,i n c l u d i n g Puebla, Cerro Gordo. Contreras, Cburubusco, Molino del Rey, Chapultepec, and the final capture ofMexico City. The cap tur e of the cityand its occupation by Scott's army,virtually ended the war, and the engineers are justly proud of the conspicuous part played by their corpsin its successful conclusion.

By the A ct of Au gust 3, 1861, the

An Engineer Surveying Partyengineers were further increased bythree companies , who went throughmuch of the bitterest fighting of theCivil War.The four companies were known as"the engineer battalion", and servedwith distinction at Yorktown, Mechanicsville, Gaines Mills, Malvern Hill,Antietam, Harpers Ferry, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, the Gettysburgcampaign, Wilderness , Spottsylvania,Cold Harbor, and the siege of Petersburg . Dur ing the la t ter campaign the

battalion moved with Headquartersand was present at Lee's surrender,the officers of the command performing staff duty.A fifth company was recruited in Detroit in 1865; and the Act of July 28,1866, merged the existing five companies into a battalion, commanded by enginee r officers. The same act providedthat the chief of the Corps of Engineersshould be known as the "Chief of Enginee rs." It also marked the beginningof the present organization of the Corpsof Engineers.During the period of 1866-1916, sevenadditional companies had been providedfor, the organization at the end of thatperiod comprising three battalions of fourcompanies each; this was expanded toseven regiments of two battalions each,by the National Defense Act of 1916,each battalion consisting of three companies. When we entered the World War,the regular engineers consisted of 256officers and 2,228 enlisted men. On the11th of November, 1918, this number hadbeen expanded so as to include 10 886officers, and 284,983 men, an increase forthe officers of 42 times, and of 128 timesfor the men.HE engineers in France composed about 12 per cent ofthe A. E. F. They were formedinto sapper regiments, for dutywith divisions and corps, andinto units for special purposessuch as forestry regiments, roadregiments, railway regiments,

construction regiments, andservice battalions. They werealso intimately associated in theearly stages of organization withthe Tank Corps, Chemical Warfare Service, and TransportationCorps. Throug hout the war infact, they were closely associatedwith the latter. They organizedall railway personnel in theUnited States, the organizationsbeing transferred to the Transportation Corps upon arrival inFrance . They procured andfurnished all railway materialand equipment. They did practically all railway constructionwork in France, and operatedrailways in the Zone of theArmies.Briefly stated, their duties in theWorld War comprised the following: theimprovement of ports, and the construction of docks and terminal facilities; theconstruction and repair of roads; theconstruction and operation of railroads;the procurement and operation of searchlights and of flash and sound rangingdevices; the fabrication and issue of cam

ouflage material and superintendence ofits use; the construction of bridges, in(CoHtinucd as, Page Fifteen)Page Five


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History of the Defenses of Galveston, Texas(Based on an Article by LIEUT. EUGENE R. GUILD, CAC)S H A D E S of Jean Lafitte!" Somight exclaim a visitor in Galvest6n, Texas, while wanderingabout Forts Crockett, San Jacinto andTravisprovided, of course, he wasfamiliar with the romantic history of theold fortifications, for there is little nowadays to remind the beholder that here

was the rendezvous of buccaneers andpirates before the beautiful city of Galveston came into being. And, if thevisitor were of an imaginative turn ofmind he might envision Lafitte and hiscutthroat crew, pistols and cutlasses attheir belts, tumbling into their boats foran attack upon a rich vessel in the offing.To the buccaneering period belongedGeneral Xavier Mina, he who erected thefirst defensive woi?k in the harbor, anea r thwork on Bolivar Point. He alsobuilt the first fort on Galveston Island,an earthwork on the bayshore finishedin 1816. Mina was a highly adventurousand picturesque personage, so his rule,while brief, contributed much to theglamour that pervades the Gulf ofMexico.With the departure of Mina cameJean Lafitte, the swashbuckling pirate ofthe Louisiana coast. He established theLafitte Commune, which in 1817 builta fort on the site of the present medicalcollege. Thi s fort was a two-storyblock-house, in which was mounted abrass 36-pounder, "Long Tom." Outside was an earthwork mounting a battery of 42-pounders.The blockhouse was red in color, andLafitte, being of French descent, promptly christened it Fort Maison Rouge. Thestorm of 1818 demolished the fort,sweeping the remains into the gulf. Noother defense plans being promulgated,the harbor was bare of fortifications unti l 1830, when the Mexicans establisheda garrison of twenty-six men on the shoreof the bay to protect the custom house.Another fort was built when Texasbecame a republic in 1836; an octagonalstructure placed near the site of thepresent Fort San Jacinto. It was namedFort Travis, mounted several 6 and 12

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System of Fortifications"Cayuga", and was commanded byColonel James Morgan. The garrisonwas withdrawn in 1844.

The Civil War brought on the construction of various other defenses, ranging from small earthworks to more pretentious strongholds. These were soplaced as to protect the city from attackfrom either gulf or bay, and also commanded the channel and the approachof the G. H. & H. Railroad.The earthworks at Eagle Grovemounted two 32-pounders and two 18pounders, placed to protect the railroad.Ninth Street and Fifteenth Streetboasted a one gun fort each, shieldedwith armor-plate. The other fortifications were:Fort Scurry, at Sixth and MarketStreets.Fort Bankhead, 500 yards northeast ofthe present John Sealy Hospital.Fort Magruder, near the gulf shorenot far from the present San Jacinto.This was a series of earthworks mounting seven guns.Fort Sulakowski, at Fort Point,casemated earthworks also armed withseven guns. Brabette mounts replacedthe casemating in 1864.South Battery, on the gulf shore atthe foot of Center (Twenty-first)Street.Obstruction Battery, located on thechannel opposite Hitchcock Reef.Pelican Spit, where earthworksmounting six guns and an eight-inchmortar were thrown up.All of these were but temporary defenses, and did not long outlast the termination of hostilities. It was not until1897 that permanent forts were authorized, when the Wa r Department realizedthe strategic importance of the port ofGalveston.F O R T SA N J A C I N T O

FO R T San Jacinto is situated on the east end of Galveston Island, on a

government reservation of 419 acres,reserved for public purposes by an actof the Republic of Texas dated December 9, 1836, and under joint resolutionof Congress, March 1, 1845, Texas having become a part of the United States.Construction of the fortifications beganin 1898, and continued until 1901. Thefirst garrison was established April 20,1898, when Battery "G", FirstArtillery, arrived under the commandof Captain Clermont L. Best.The new fort was named in honor ofthe Battle of San Jacinto, in which 783stout-hearted Texans under General SamHouston routed Santa Ana and his1,600 Mexicans on the banks of the SanJacinto River, and thus decided the independence of the Lone Star State. Inaccordance with custom the batteries ofthe fixed armament were named aftervaliant soldiers of the United StatesArmy.

The hurricane of 1900 considerablydamaged the batteries, necessitating thetransfer of For t San Jacinto in September of that year to the Engineer Department. Reconstruction was begun in1901 and completed in 1906, though notuntil 1911 did the Coast Artillery Corpsagain assume jurisdiction.The storm of 1915 was a repetition ofits predecessor, but the damage was notso great and was soon repaired.FORT TRAVIS

FORT Travis, like its companion, FortSan Jacinto, guards the channel ent r ance to Galveston Bay. It is situated on Bolivar Peninsula. Construction was begun April 8, 1898, and completed October 25, 1899, on which dateit was turned over to the Coast Artillery. The fort was named for WilliamBarrett Travis, beloved by Texans forhis courageous stand at the Alamo, whenthe army of Santa Ana was batteringand blustering at the gates of Texanliberty.Forts Travis and San Jacinto were notintended to be permanently garrisoned,consequently they are in the hands ofcaretakin g detachme nts. Occasionally,


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UNITED STATES ARMY RfiCRUlTlNG NEWSthrough the target seasons, they aremanned by artillery companies, tut withthe departure of the troops after eachshort period of training, military activityceases again.F O R T C R O C K E T TC D R T Crockett is situated on a gov* ernm ent reservation of 125 acres atthe western extremity of the Galveston seawall. It was commenced in1897 and garrisoned two years later byBattery "G", First Artillery, whichhad likewise been the first occupant ofFort San Jacinto.General Ord er N o. 43, Adju tant Genera l's Office, 1903, provided tha t the fo rtshould be named in honor of DavidCrockett, American pioneer, and memberof Congress from Tennessee, who losthis life March 16. 1836, in the gallantdefense of the Alamo.Battery "G" was relieved a few monthsprior to the hurricane of 1900 by Battery "C", Firs t Artil lery, urd ercommand of Captain William C. Rafferty.Following the disastrous storm FortCrockett was without a garrison for tenyears, but in 1911 it leaped into thelimelight as a mobilization center duringthe borde r troub les. Beginning: in Jan uary of that year, the First, Second andThird Provisional Coast Artillery Regiments, made up of picked men takenfrom coast defenses from Maine to NewOrleans, were organized at the post.Commanding the Second Battalion of 1heFirst Artillery was Major Frrnk W.Coe, now a major general and Chief ofCoast Artill ery. These trocps returnedto their stations in July ard August,1911. leaving the 127th and 128th Compan'es. CAC, as a permanent garrisonat Fort Crockett.The Fifth Infantry Br'prade, commanded by General Fred Funston, andcomposed of the Fou rth, Seventeenth,Nineteenth and Twenty-eighth Irfantryreg'ments and a company of ergineers,arrived at Fort Crockett in 1912. Thebrerade camped on the pprrde grourds,w ;th the exception of the Twenty-eighthInfantry, which had its camp on theflats wect of the post.

In 1914 the brigade was ordered toVera Cruz Mexico, and upon its returnon'-e more encamped at the fort. Theactivities of the coast artillery companies forming the permanent garrison

were divided between routine duty atCrockett and patrol duty along the border until the World War.War with Germany brought fervidindustry to the defenses of Galveston.For the first time in its history FortCrockett put on real military colors.Mobilization of troops from all overthe country was carried on at high pitch.It is estimated that at one time therewere three thousand soldiers encampedin the vicinity.Every inch of available space wascovered with barracks, kitchens and warehouses, and the parade grourds were occupied by two regiments of marinesunder canvas. Heavy artillery troopswere trained to meet the requirementsof the expeditionary forces in France,while others were held in readiness tosail.At frequent intervals replacementtroops were rent to France, and in thelatter part of the war Fort Crockett furnished from 100 to 200 replacementsper month. In addition to traini ng andorganizing units for our forces inEurope, the post kept a sharp lookoutfor German submarines and held itsbatteries in readiness for action at amoment's notice.Auxiliary defenses were established atstrategic points along the Texas coast.Notable among these were fortifications at Freeport and Sabine Pass, commanding the mouths of the Brazos andSabine Rivers. These were armed withsiege guns and searchlights.With the end of the war came a periodof reorganization and relative inactivity.The garrison was reduced to three companies, the 127th, 128th and 183rd companies, CA C. Lessons learned in arti llery warfare in France were incorporated into training regulations and the officers and enlisted men began their training in new coast defense tactics.The news that the post was to be virtually abandoned electrified Galveston inAugust. 1922, when orders were receivedat Crockett directing that the fort beleft in care of a small detachment, thatthe companies be rendered inactive,and the personnel transfe rred to the fieldartillery of the Second Division at CampTr avi s. The people of the city immediately protested the removal of thetroops, considering them essential totheir safety and welfa re. Congressman

Clay S. Briggs took the matter up withthe Secretary of War ar.d in September,much to the relief of the citizens andgarrison alike, the orders were revoked.At this time too, the Sixteenth ArtilleryBattalion, Anti-aircraft, was authorized,and the organization of the unit was effected from the troops of the coast defenses.Today, the fort presents a pleasingand most peaceful appearanceto thecasual eye of the visitor with its greenexpanse of parade ground, flanked bycomfortable looking red-roofed quarters.Its garrison consists of the 9;h Infan tryof the Second Division, less the first andthird battalions and the Service Company.There is an inexplicable air of mysteryand romance still hovering around Galveston and its fortressesultrn-modcrnas is the viciir ty. It is but a short fTghtof the imagination back to the dpyswhen, after firing enough red hot round-

shot to cripple a passing ship, it was thecustom of the hold, bad hucennoers torow out and finish the fight with cutlassand pistol.There are visions of possible futureevents, also.Let the visitor conjure up a hostilefleet approaching the city, supplcrrcntedby Innd forces moving northward fromthe border, and he wouVl see somethingmore than an attractive military post,with troops marching smartly about ona well-kept parade ground.He would see huge gray guns lift theirlong muzzles into the air to spit tons ofprmo-r-piercing steel ?nd high explosive;hidden mortars squatting in their deeppits would rock the ground with theirroarin g. Miles out in the rulf even beyond the horizon, casepdes of wh'tewnter would appear as if by map 'c. Hewould see howitzer regiments rumblingacross the causeway to take up positionsalon


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UNITED STATES ARMY RECRUITING NEWS

Recruiting Publicity Bureau, Governors Island, N. Y.An Army Information Bulletin containing a resumeof administrative reports, statistical tables, rules,regulations, and official notices of recruiting for theguidance of members of the Regular Army, NationalGuard and Organized Reserves.

NO VE MB ER 1, 1925.The Canvasser

The Army with i ts many attractive features presents no more desirable nor responsible an assignment to an enterprising soldier than a detail as acanvasser for the United States Army.It is desirable in the unlimited opportunities thatit offers the individual soldier for self development.Meeting men every day, getting their point of view,discussing with them the Army and its possibilities,the canvasser's mind must be quickened, his judgment must be sharpened and his worldly wisdom increased. No two prospects presen t the same prob lem. W hat may prove an attrac tive feature to onewill discourage another. To gro w so stro ng inhuman understanding as to be able to read theminds and interpret the motives of men of variousinterests , and make them understand what theArmy has to offer requires tact, perseverance,loyalty and devotion to duty. The more one develops the traits necessary for a successful re

cruiter, the better he prepares himself to masterall the intricacies of life both in the military profession and in civilian pursuits.It must also be remembered that the canvasseris a representative of the United States Army,whose commander-in-Chief is the President himself. In a great many of the smaller towns in thiscountry the only touch that its inhabitants havewith the military profession is with the corporalor serge ant on recru iting duty. His position istherefore a responsible one and his opportunityfor service to the Army is unlimited.Loyalty to the Army is fostered by the canvassers themselves in the exemplary life they lead andin the highest embodiment that they typify of theslogan of the Recruiting Service"The ArmyBuilds Men."

The Dignity of the ProfessionReports still come in, from time to time, from theRecruiting Service indicating that misguided civilians still look upon the Army as a haven for refugees from justice.Lie ut. Col. Alfred Ballin, recru itin g officer atFort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio, has recently called

our attention to an incident in Akron, Ohio^ wherePage Bight

a civilian lawyer aided a law breaker in gettinginto the Army by misrepresentation of facts abouthimself. The judge in the case, who was thoroughly familiar with the charges against the culprithad announced that, if after a thorough knowledgeof the facts the Army would be willing to enlistsuch a character that he stood ready to dismissthe case.It is hard to understand why it should be necessary to call the attention of civilians of such highstanding as judges and lawyers to th e true standardof Arm y requ irem ents. These facts have arisen,however, and we should never miss an opportunityof correcting the misrepresentation that exists insome minds. Th e action taken in this particularcase by-the recruiting officers will prove once andfor all to the civilians in the vicinity of that citythat the Army is an honorable profession and itsmembers law abiding citizens of the country.

Pictorial PublicityThe value of photo grap hs as publicity is becomingself evident and is being utilized to its fullest capacity by all the newspapers, magazines and periodicals in the country . The R ecru iting Service shouldever keep that fact in mind and be constantly onthe alert for pictures showing the Army in thevarious phases of its activity.Photographic publicity gets national distributionwhen the written word describing the same eventdoes not. In man y cases it get s space because itis more intere sting than a me re description. Itattracts the attention of almost all readers of newspapers, many of whom would not be attracted toread a story on the same object.The Recruit ing Publicity Bureau, working handin hand with the Army Pictorial Service which ismaintained by the Signal Corps, is in a positionto place and distribute appropriate photographs andall officers and enlisted men interested in recruitingpublicity are requested to keep th at fact in mind.

The September FallFrom all indications the Recruiting Service has

suffered a slump for the month of September.The figures shown on the last page of this issueof the Recruiting News indicate that very fewdistricts showed any increase in production duringthe 30 day period.In every industry and occupation there are seasonal fluctuations in sales. Th e Re cru iting Service therefo re can hardly be an exception to . thegeneral rule. To know th at one is in a slump andattempt to learn its causes, however, is significantof better times ahead and in this respect the members of the Recruiting Service are following soundbusiness policies and taking steps to bring pro

duction back to normal.


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Tenth Field, Winner of Two Baseball Championship!FOR the third consecutive year the Title Won jor Third Time bybaseball team of the Tenth Field Tenth Field A rtilleryArtillery, stationed at Camp Lewis,Washington, has annexed the title of These two defeats did not, however,Pacific Northwest MilitaryChampions.On the 18th of June, byhaving captured eighteenconsecutive games from thebest teams the permanentgarrison could put in thefield, the Tenth F. A."sphere-knockers" becamePost Champions. At a review of all the troops inthe command, a handsomecup was presented to thevictors by Major GeneralWilliam H. Johnston.After defeating the contenders from the EleventhCavalry, Fourth Infantry,Sixth Engineers and various other units during theshort summer schedule, the

Baseball undermine the fighting spirit of theTenth . Whe n the league to decide thevirtue of Pacific Northwest Military Champion-

Tenth F. A. Ball Teamgunners dropped a brace of hard-fought, "ship was initiated on July 22 the Artilheart-breaiking games at the peak of the lerists avenged themselves by takingsummer training period, one to the Re- every game played. In the decisive bat-serve Officers' Training Corps, and the tle of the series against the Seventhother to the Seventh Infantry. Infantry, they won a thrilling contest be

fore a large crowd of frenzied rootersby a score of six to three.Colonel William M. Cruikshank, (NowBrigadier General Cruikshank, commanding the Second Coast Artillery District at Fort Totten, N. Y.) the popularcommander of the Tenth, led the marchof his victorious ball teamand his snappy regimentaround the baseball park atthe conclusion of the game,to the rollicking tune of"And Those Cassons GoRolling Along!"O nce a ga in G e n e r a lJohns ton had the honor ofp u b l i c l y p re se ntin g achampionship cup to theartillery ball teamthesecond time in a single seasona record of which theTenth F. A. gunners arevery proud.

Afterward, when the enthusiastic fans had gonetheir various ways, the victors lined upwith an imposing array of trophies onthe ground before them, while the cameras clicked preparatory to spreadingtheir fame broadcast.

Pensions Awarded Old Indian ScoutsH E task of identifying the IndianScouts who served with the UnitedStates Army in the Apache Warof 1885 and 1886, so that they can bepaid pensions is proving a difficult problem, according to Western Story Magaine. All of these Indians are betweenhe ages of sixty-three and eighty years.hey live on the Pueblo Bonito reserin New M exico. Recently theBureau of Indian Affairs intructed the superintendent of this

The old Indians appeared from every

Difficulty Experienced in IdentifyingAged Navajo Veteranspart of the reservation when the superintendent sent out his summons for thosewho had served with either the infantryor the cavalry, but an immediate entanglement ensued. Out of the entirenumber of survivors who came to theagency's headquarters and announcedthat they were former scouts, only fourwere able to present their discharge papers from the army.Some had thrown their discharge papers away, thinking them useless, whileothers had destroyed theirs. Many had

completely forgotten the names underwhich they had enlisted. An effort isbeing made to check up the records of

the aged Indians in the hope of establishing their identities. Fou r have already been awarded pensions, runningas high as eighteen hundred dollars. Assoon as they received the checks, the oldscouts invested in flocks of sheep.

A few of the Indians have been ableto show wounds, which they stated werereceived in the various fights with theApaches One old tribesman namedJucrito Gonzales, displayed a finger thathad been shot thro ugh . The superintendent of the agency is hoping to traceback the service of the braves who areentitled to these pensions. Most of thescouts who served in the campaign wereNavajos and enlisted at Fort Wingate,New Mexico. ' '


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RECRUITINGN O T E S The United States Army builds Men

Another Pair of Brothers EnlistedMajor Robert L. Weeks, in chargeof the recruiting district at Syracuse,New York, after successfully enlisting four pair of brothers added anothe r to his list this month. Ralphand Merton Cobb of Syracuse are hislatest additions.

Recruiting in the SchoolsMajor Malcolm P. Andruss incharge of the Buffalo Recruiting District is making an intensive drive tointerest the school authorities atBuffalo in the educational advantagesof the Army, stressing particularly theopportunities for appointment to theUnited States Military Academy fromthe ranks. His planof campaign includesletters to the prin

cipals of the high | CONDUCTschools and the dissemination of circulars among thestudents covering ingeneral the coursesof study that areoffered at the various Army schools.Ft. Hayes Leads 5thIn ReenlistmentsE i g h t r e e n l i s t ments out of ninemen discharged wasthe exceptional recordof Ft. Hayes, Oh :o, for the monthof Septem ber 1925, which thereb ygained this post the leadership in theFifth Corps Area for the month.

New Club at Ft. HowardThe proceeds from a basketball game,a dance and the dues of the members ofthe Enlisted Men's club at Ft. Howard,Md., have made it possible to begin workon a Club house and recreation center.It is planned to complete the work bythe beginning of winter.

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Recreation Hall For Ft. HoyleRecreation activities at Ft. Hoyle, Md.have been decidedly improved by the addition of a new building which has beensalvaged from old barracks. This newbuilding will be used as a gymnasium,basketball court, as a boxing pavilion,and dance floor as well as a theatre withroom for 500 people.

Gains 23 Pounds In One YearDonnie L. Spradley enlisted in theArmy a year ago a mere stripling ofa boy. He was so light that he tookthe famous water and banana diet

Military Terms Applied to Civil Lifeto gain the three necessary poundsto qualify for the minimum weightallowed which is 120. He was recen tly discharged, a well-nourished, healthy and strong man whose weightregis tered 140 pounds. The Armyculinary department has not onlymade a staunch friend of Spradley,but also a champion recruiter . Recently he ran the gauntlet of allpossible recruiting arguments with alieutenant, unknown to the recruiter,and successfully encountered every

objection usually put forth by recruitswho are hard to convince of the advantages of Army service. The"Champion Recruiter of the FourthCorps Area" himself has signed upfor another "hitch" with the 6th Cavalry at Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia.Publicity For Michigan RecruiterCorporal James V. Hendricks, onrecruiting duty in Jackson, Michigan,was given a full column story in theCitizen Patriot, which is published inthat city. From the recruiting standpoint, this publicity was particularlysignificant in that the article held upthe character andappearance of themen on recruitingduty and commended the War Departpartment for havingsuch high type menin the Service.

First Corps Area Recruit Depot MovedThe recruit depotof the 1st CorpsA r ea h a s b e e nmoved from FortS t ro n g t o F o r tW a r r e n , B o s t o nHarbo r .St. Louis in 6thCorps AreaM a j o r J . M.Pruyn, Infantry, D.O. L., R e c r u i t i n gOfficer of the 7thCorps Area, has called the attentionof the Recruiting Publicity Bureauto a popular misapprehension thatexists in the minds of a great manymembers of the Recruiting Service asto the st atu s of St. Louis. This city,for recruitirg and all o'.her purposes,is in the 6th Corps Area and not inthe 7th.By crediting St. Louis to the 6thCorns, its resulting average per capitaproduction for August would be 7.97while removing it from the 7th Corp?

gives the latter an average of4.11.


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UNITED STATES ARMY RECRUITING NEWSCMTC Club in Winter TrainingFor the purpose of instruction in armyorganization, infantry drill and militarycourtesy, a new Citizen's Military Training Camp Club was organized recentlyat the 212th Regiment Armory, NewYork City. Fifty citizens were enrolled.Besides a trip to West Point where theywill have the opportunity of watchingthe Army team play in one of the sea-son's football games, the Club hasplanned a program of intensive trainingwhich will keep the members busy overthe winter months.

Model Recruiting Camp at BrocktonTo stimulate recruiting and bringhome to the public the oppo rtunities offered young men in the Army, the FirstCorps Area established a model recruiting camp in the vicinity of the Brockton, Massachusetts Fair. The campdrew a great number of spectators and

was composed of various detachmentsfrom Infantry, Coast Artillery, SignalCorps and Ordnance units of the FirstCorps Area. It was called Camp McCallin honor of the late Samuel W. McCall,Governor of the State of Massachusettsduring the World War.Bandsmen for Fort MclntoshWord has been received from the bandof the 4th Field Artillery, stationed atFort Mclntosh, Texas, that it has vacancies for ten musicians.

Reen list merits for SeptemberCorps Dis- R e- Per-Area charged enlisted centage1st 43 16 37.212nd 202 76 37.623rd 103 53 51.464t h 205 77 37.565th 58 26 44.836th7t h 186 71 38.178th9th 210 75 35.71nSoccer and Volleyball at Camp LewisSoccer and volleyball are finding anumber of adherents at Camp Lewis. TheTenth Field Artillery Soccer League,composed of six teams recently openedthe season with three hotly contestedgames. The Sixth Engineers whosemembers prefer volleyball have ten teamssigned up for its league. Pra ctic e isheld every night and the soldiers arefinding a great deal of amusement inthese sports.

Ex-Officer Enlists in RanksCaptain Clarence R. M?y, commanding Company "F", 169th Infantry, Connecticut National Guard, Hartford,Conn., has resigned his commission toenlist in the Regular Army as a staffsergeant, Detached Enlisted Men's List,Organized Reserves.He will be stationed with the 97thDivision, O. R., at Manchester, NewHampshire.

O H , MA N! A IN 'T IT A RELIEF?

Publicity Equipment for FairThe Buffalo Recruiting district ismaking full use of local fairs for publicity and is sending at least one manto each of the smaller fairs and twomen to the more important ones. Theserecruiting details are equipped withtents and all the paraphernalia requiredby the "Arm y Salesman." The largerdetails carry with them a full equipmentused by the Infantrymen in the field including gas mask and "tin hat." Thevarious pamphlets published by the ArmyRecruiting Publicity Bureau are alsocarried by the recruiters.

Difficult Recruiting ProspectsCanvassers often encounter prospectswho are difficult to convince. Sgt. M artin Krasevic, who is on duty in Toledo,Ohio, reports that in one case he per

sisted for months before he corrpletedhis sale. The prospect was under 21 andthe consent of the parents was required.Krasevic was rebuked, insulted and eventhreatened with arre?t by the mother.The boy wanted to join the army andKrasevic felt that if he could only talk-to her he would win out. H e tried forweeks and finally gained the mother's consent. Krase vic got more genuine satisfaction in enlisting that young man thanhe has in any other prospect whom hehas ever obtained.

ByJ. Matika

AFTER YOU ENTER A BEANERYAND AND TH E MOB FINDS GREAT PLEASURE AN D HAV ING FINALLY OBTAINED A HALFFIND HALF THE TOW N AHEAD OFYOUJ IN BEARING DONWN HEAVILY OH PORTION YOU SKID ON A BAR OF SOAP

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THE ONLY SEAT IN THE HOUSE IS W H EN A RECRUITER SHOWS YOU HOW THREE TIME S A DAY, AS A MA TTE R rBETWEEN A COUPLE OF BOILERMAKERS TO GET PLEHTY OF "H E- MA N" FOOD OF COURSE - O MAN, AlNT ITA RELIEF


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UNITED STATES ARMY RECRUITING NEWSDoughboy Stadium Dedicated

The "Doughboy Stadium" Ft. Benning, Ga., which was dedicated recently,at the Infantry School is in its entiretythe most ambitious athletic project ofthe Arm y. It consists of a group offive steel and concrete struc tures, witha central concrete stadium dedicated tothe Infantry and capable of seating11,000 persons. Rad iating from the central point are an excellent baseball fieldand a full sized basketball court; an officers' club with polo field, golf courseand tennis courts, and a modern theatreseating 1,800.Panama Dis t r ic t SurveyedThe Engineer Corps of the UnitedStates Army is engaged in making asurvey of the Panama Canal Zone witha view of furnishing accurate maps ofthe territory for military as well as civilpurposes. The survey came into existence in 1916, and considerable work hasbeen accomplished. From Janua ry to

June, 1926, three companies of the 11thEngineers will engage in this activityof surveying the Canal Zone from coastto coast and approximately 50 milesnorth and south of the canalSoMiers as FiremenLetters of thanks and appreciationwere received by Col. C. H. Estes ofthe 65th Infantry at San Juan, PortoRico, from the mayor and the chief ofthe Department of Health of the Cityof San Juan for the effective work ofthe garrison in assisting the local firedepartment in putting down several con

flagrations which threatened this municipality within the last few years.Black Panther Makes BowA new publication, the BlackPanlhcr, published for and in theinterest of the Post of Corozal, CanalZone, has made its debut. Th e BlackPanlhcr is starting out in an ambitiousmanner, and carries many special features in addition to a great variety oforganization news. The eight-pagemagazine is neatly printed on good paper and the enlisted men of the garrisonat Corozal are to be congratulated uponthe appearance and content of this newperiodical. oBenning Officers Good MarksmenUpon completing their recent firingon the target range, the Company Officers' Class at Ft. Benning, Ga., established an exceptional scries of scores.303.5 out of a possible 350 was made bythe 177 mem bers of the class. Lastyear's average was 302.11. Ninety-fourofficers qualified as expert riflemen, fifty-two as sharpshooters and the otherthirty-one as marksmen. The results

speak well for the instruction at theschool.Page* Twelve

7th Infantryman Champion SwimmerExcellent baseball teams and star trackmen are rather to be expected in a military organization, but it is not often thatone meets a world champion swimmerserving in his country's army . Priv ateJames Egan, Company C, 7th Infantry,is such a man. Eg an enlisted in thespring and it was not until late summerthat he was "discovered". When he went

to Seattle, Washington in August, andcarried off first place in the NorthwestSwimming and Diving meet, his part asa champion came to light. Egan is amodest fellow, but upon being coaxed,he brought forth two bulging notebooksfull of press notices and a box containingan assortment of medals won during thepast five years in competition up anddown the Pacific coast.

Private James EganBeginning his career in 1920, at theage of 17, Egan held the world's recordin the 100 yard breast stroke in 1922and the Pacific coast record in the 220yard breast strok e in 1923. H e hasbroken too many local records to mention. Priva te Egan, in addition to hisexploits as a competition swimmer hasrolled up a total of 182 lives saved whileworking as a life guard at various resorts along the coast. He is in great demand as an exhibition swimmer.Philippine Scouts Crack RiflemenAn average of 294.5 was recentlyreached by the 3rd Battalion of the 45thInfantry, Philippines Scouts, in its rifletarget practice. The 45th Infan try hasalwa ys been amo ng the best in rifle firing and exceeded its previous records

in battalion and regimental results by anaverage of ten points.

Repair Unit for Field Artillery SchoolReturning to Ft. Sam Houston fromDenver, Colo., where it was engaged inrepairing motor vehicles used in connection with the Summer Training Campat that post, Motor Repair Section 83,commanded by 1st Lt. R. L. Lawrence,will proceed on November 1st to Ft.Sill, Okla., to overhaul the motor transportation at the Field Artillery School.Upon completion of this duty the Repair Section will return to Ft. SamHouston, taking with it all surplusequipment in need of repair beyond thefacilities of the Artillery School.

Army Trains MusiciansThe Army Music School which beganits fifteenth year on October 1, graduatedsix warrant officers in the special bandleade r's cours e. Th e soloist and bandsmens' courses were attended by twelvesoloists and seventy-three bandsmenstudents. Fou r musicians passed theannual competitive examination for en

trance to the regular band leaders'course , which opened O ctober 1, 1925,while six warrant officer band leadershave enrolled in the special band leaders'course, which also commenced at thesame time.Soldiers Beat Sai!ors at BasketballThe Corozal Basketball team on September 17th defeated the U. S. S. Galveston five of the Special ServiceSquadron stationed in the Canal Zone bythe score of 27 to 10.

Ft . Eus t is To Have Musical ComediesLt. T. P. Walsh, recreation officer atFt. Eustis, Va. recently announced thathe had completed arrangements to havegood musical comedies at that post thiswinter. All these shows are Broadwayhits and "bright, new, and snappy, especially the girls." oChilkoot Barracks CommendedThe 7th Infantry unit stationed atChilkoot Rarrarks. Alaska, is hirklinga reservoir to supply the post with water.The fine work done hy this unit ami theneat appearance of its barracks at Chilkoot were suhject of a letter of commend ation directe d to Maj r GeneralRobert H . Allen Chief of Infantry, byMajor General H. Taylor, Chief of Fngineers, who inspected the post recentlyon his Alaskan tour.

CMTC On 3rd USMA ExcursionTwenty-five hundred young men of thePlattsburg CMTC arrived at the U. S.M il ;tary Academy the fourth Snturrlny inOctober to study American manhood atits best. This was the tlrr d annual excursion of the CMTC students, and their

stay was enlivened by the Army-St. Louisfootball game.


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Football at San Dieco Chaplains' Coat of ArmsThe football team of the Ninth Corps A design for a coat of arms was re- Social Customs of 29th Infantrvcently approved by the Secretary of Warto be adopted by the Chaplains' School. To be born with a silver spoon ina, is to meet the Marine team at A torah, the symbol of the old law over one's mouth no longer is the exclusivewhich is a golden cross, the symbol of privilege of the upper ten thousand, forthe new law, is the principal scheme of it is the established custom of the 29ththe design, expressing the interdenomina- Infantry to present such a prize with theSubmarine Divisions. The Ninth tional scope of the chaplain's work. regimental coat of arms to the new bornorps Area team, called the "Army o child of any enlisted man of the 29th.Camp Holabird Boxing School There are many other impressive socialWith the intention of training a suffi- ceremonies at the various momentouso cient number of instructors for the de- periods of the soldiers ' life. At thevelopment of pugilistic talent in the vari- christening of the child of an enlistedF t. Lawton Pistol Champions ous posts in the Third Corps Area a man the regimental colors are availableThe Northwest Regular Army Pistol school for boxe rs w as established a t to make the sacred occasion more im-Team Championship and the splendid Camp Holab ird, Md. on October 1. Each pressive. Whe n an enlisted man is puttrophy presented by Judge Burke of post was invited to send its most prom- on the retired list, a regimental com-Seattle, Washington were won by the ising boxe r to Ho labird to be trained men datory order is issued and publishedpistol team representing Ft. Lawton, at by experienced officers and non-commis- in the command a battalion or regimensioned officers and upon r etur n to his tal parade is held in his honor ar.d thethe Northwest International Pistol Match post he will act as boxin g instru ctor. regimen tal commander congra tulates himheld at Seattle on October 11, 1925, at o at the end of this ceremony at the re-which the best pistol shots of the Pacific Chanute Fie!d Demonstrates Parachute viewing stand, the regimental bandcoast were present. A total of 76 successful jumps were serenades him before his departureo accomplished at the Air Service Tech- from the post, a special dinner is givenBoat Drills on Army Transports nical School at Chanute Field, Rantoul, him and the regiment presents him withRecent instructions provide for boat Illinois since the first of this year. Mass a regimental ring or other appropriateparachute jumping was engaged in re- mem ento. Whe n an enlisted man is sickdrill with actual lowering away of a cently, five men takin g off simultan eous- he is frequently visited at the hospitallife boat at sea on all Army transports. ly from five planes from an altitude of by his company officer, and a man fromA splendid record for life savingestablished when an insane patient wases 3,000 feet and no one was his uhurt. nit seesthe him daily.company Upoand n his deathregimentalcaped from the hospital andleaped into the sea on the lasttrans-Pacific trip of the U. S. A.T. Thom as. An emergency boatwas lowered and the patient rescued and returned to the ward in20 minutes.

Bamboo Hose LineForced to land in the wilds of

Things the Arm y Does Besides FightGriffith Park, California.The CaliforniaDistrict Forest Service recently requisitionedan Army plane stationed here to aid in reconnoitering the situation at a forest fire in theSanta Barb ara region. After the location ofthe fire was accomplished, the plane was usedin establishing communications and deliveringthe necessary equipment to the fighters ofthe flames.

commanders each write a letterof condolence to the next of kin,flowers are sent and the companyattends the funeral at the Post ina body, accompanied by the regimental band. If the enlisted manis buried at the post his grave isdecorated every year on Decoration day and photographs of hisgrave and funeral are sent tothe enlisted man's relatives. The29th Infantry is stationed at Ft.Benning, Georgia.Mindoro, Philippine Islands,during a recent maneuver at SanJose, Mindoro, on account of abroken hose connection in thegasoline line of his airplane, theofficer piloting the plane discovered some bamboo wood inthe vicinity, and using it in lieuof hose was enabled to take offand complete the rest of theflight to San Jose.

Vancouver Barracks, Wash.The SeventhInfantry Band is very popular in the surrounding cities, and is a favorite in Portland,Oregon, for concerts and radio programs. Anelaborate program was arranged by the bandat the recent reunion of the 91st Division atPortland, when the playing of a number ofwar time songs appropriately revived the enthusiasm of 1917 and 1918.

Park Field on Sa!ePark Field near Memphis,Tennessee, a war-time aviationstation, is to be sold by the WarDepartment as there is no longerany immediate or prospective

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(Continued from Page Three)to be conas an essential part of a harbora definite part of the fightingas much in fact, as a battery,the crew of a mine planter was reas a manning body for thatin the same sense as the perto fight a battery wasas the manning body for thatOther considerations arosethe number ofbe increased. Toave effective artillery practice, therange sections should be exercised dailyy vessels towing targets at such a rateas could be expected in action;frequent subcaliber target practice attowed targets ; transportation of materieland artillerymen to the batteries andrange finding stations. It was apparentfrom these conclusions that without suchboats, the Coast Artillery would begreatly handicapped. The records ofartillery target practice confirmed this,showing that the highest scores weremade at posts which had the best facilities for vessel tracking.

To provide for the necessity the Quartermaster Department, keeping withinthe limitations of appropriations, constructed during the period 1904 to 19C9,five mine planters of 630 tons displacement each ; one of 830 tons displacement;three of 800 tons each, ?rd fourteenauxiliary mine planters of 225 tons displacement each.Of the ships then constructed thererema'n in the service today: the "GeneralE. O. C. Ord", built at Wilmington,Delaware ; the "General J. M. Schofield" built at Camden, New Jersey;the "Colonel George Armistead", built atPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania , and the"Joseph Henry", built at Newport News,At an early date the Coast Artillerythe problem ofupplying suitable crews to man its ves

in both the engineer and stewarddue to the fact thatof the personnel were notthethe first of their kind.Then too, the men of the crews, beat :-uch times the work of the minewas seriously handicapped. Atof personnel, theto even leave theSo soon as disciplinaryto the crews,the planters were engaged in diffi

or were held at any stat :onin any climate that was disagreeable,

the individual members quickly soughtother work.Various methods of combating thisevil were attempted but a satisfactory substitute was not found, until it was recommended that legislation be enactedproviding that mine planter personnelconstitute a part of the enlisted forceof the Coast Artillery Corps. The determination to develop efficient crews resulted in the establishment of the ArmyMine Planter Service in the Coast Artillery Corps by the Act of Congress approved July 9, 1918.The operation of the planters is of tootechnical a nature to be entered here;suffice it to say that the mine companiesof the Coast Artillery Corps are chargedwith the actual planting of mines andthe defense of the mine fields. To accomplish the former, the ships travelfrom post to post in their several districts ; for the latter, the mine companiesare supplied with artillery of various

Planting the Minescalibres which they man and operate.The wonk of these companies is equallydivided between shore and sea duties.

There are many opportunities for advancement in the Mine Planter Serviceas well as for travel. Enlisted men aregiven preference in the appointment ofwarrant officers who receive the following yearly base pay: Master, $2,220;First Mate, $1,690; Second Mate,$1,308; Chief Engineer, $2,100; andAssistant Engineer, $1,440.Ordinarily the navigation duties of theships' officers are mostly routine and call

for nothing except a general knowledgeof harbor and inland water piloting in

the vicinity of their immediate station.There are occasions however, when theseships are called upon to perform longjourneys, the unexpectedness of whichmakes them more difficult than thoseencountered on inland boats of muchlarger tonnage and greater navigatingradii. Foremost of these journeys is thetrip of the United States Mine Planters"General Henry J. Hunt" and "GeneralHenry Knox", to the Philippine Islandsupon their assignment to the Coast Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays, FortMills, P. I.

Under the command of First Lieut.Maxwell Murray, Coast Artillery Corps,the planter "Hunt" and the planter"Knox", in command of First Lieut.W m. E. Shedd, Jr., Coast ArtilleryCorps, sailed from New York, December 1, 1908. Sailing by way of theSuez, the following calls were made:Funchal, Madeira Is lands; Gibraltar;Tsland of Malta ; Por t Said ;Aden, Southern Arabia; Bombay, BritishIndia; Colombo, Island of Ceylon; andSingapore; arriving at Manila, March25, 1909.

The same year, the Mine Planter"Colonel George Armistead", now onduty in the Harbor Defenses of SanFrancisco, California, and the "MajorSamuel Ringgold", no longer in the service, sailed from New York City forSan Francisco, California, by way of theStraits of Magellan. Captain F. K. Fergusson, Coast Artillery Corps, was incommand of the "Armistead", and the expedition, and First Lieut. C. L. Corbin,Coast Artillery Corps, was in commandof the "Ringgo ld". This expedition leftNew York on November 24, 19C9, making the following calls: San Juan, PortoRico; Bridgetown, Barbadoes; Para,Brazil; Pernamb,uco. Brazil; Rio DeJaneiro. Brazil; Montevideo, Uruguay ;Punta Arenas, Straits of Magellan; Talsahunana, Chile; Callao, Peru; Panama,C. Z. ; San Diego, California, arrivingat destination, San Francisco, California.April 28, 1909.

The officers of this expedition werepresented upon their arrival in Peru tothe President by the American Ministerat Lima. They also visited the militaryschool and the Peruvian warships. Thecourtesies were unique in that they wereperhaps the only such honors ever extended an Army officer in command ofa United States vessel while visiting aforeign harbor.The fact that these four vessels completed their long voyage in good condition and without accident is a strongtestimonial to the efficiency of the ves

sels, their crews, and the officers whocommanded them.


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tJNITED STATES ARMY RECRUITING NEWSA Hop Around Oahu

(Continued from page two)the plane in a wide turn so that we couldconveniently look below without lean.ngou t of the cock-pit. I wondered aboutthe reason for our maneuver until thel ieutenant called my at ten t ion to thepeculiar formation of the shore-line. Itis believed that the bay was formed inthe crater of a prehistoric volcano.From the air, we could see evidence supporting this belief.One of the most popular scenic feat u r e s in the Hawaiian Is lands is Kuuanu Pali that famous twe lve-hu ndredfoot cliff where, in 1795, K a m e h a m e ha's forces put to rout th e Oahuans ,thous ands of w h o m met dea th bybeing forced over th e precipiceto th e rocks below. He re was themost beaut i fu l pano ram a we hadviewed. 1 he mountains of the KoolauRange serve as harmonious side-piecesfor this supreme splurge of Nature. Seein g it from the air gives you a be t t e rapprecia t ion of the form and color. Wecircled three times over the Pali , onceso low that our plane was noticeably buffeted about by strong winds biow.ngthrough th e pass which is of suchgreat importance in the history ofHawaii.

We next flew over the ext inct cra t ers of Punch Bowl, Koko Head, andthe much pos t -card p ic tured DiamondHead, which serves as the principalsite for the guns pro tect ing Honolu lu .Then we made a wide tour overWaikik i Beach and the city itself.You have probably heard many ofyour fr iends talk about th e na tu ra lbeauty of th is neighborhood, but anybody who has looked at it from theair really has reason to "rave" aboutHawai i .Like ornamental patches in a largegarden , For t Ruger , Fo r t D eRussy ,Fo r t Arms t rong , and For t Shaf ter ap peared to have been sketched into thelandscape by a master ar t i s t who wasintent upon effecting a compos i t ionperfectly spaced. I was reminded thatthese army pos ts are well located ina practical way also, because thesoldiers s tationed in Honolulu haveaccess to all the facilities for education and recreation available in anyAmerican c i ty .

R e t u r n i n g to Pear l Harbo r , welooked over For t Kamehameha andfinally landed at Luke Field. We hadbeen in the air less than two hoursbut had seen more of Oahu than ifwe had spent several days in travelby railway or au tomob i l e . Manysoldiers of the Hawai ian Depar tmen thave remarked to me t h a t it wasworth thei r en l is tment in the A r m yto make such a trip as this.

Li SanVeteran in American Service

T H E picture accompanying this* article is of Li San, an honoredemployee of the United States Armyin China. According to The Sentinel,published by the American Forces inChina, Amer ican Barracks , Tients in ,Li San has served on the post longerthan any person in the command.

Born in Tientsin in July, 1861, aboutthe same lime the Civil War broke outin the United Sta tes , Li San hasserved more than th i r ty- three yearswith the American Legat ion and theU. S. Army. S ta r t ing in 1892 he wen tto work for the Legation at Peking ,serving there until 1895, when he wast rans fer red to the office of the Military At tache. In 1900 he ; gain trans-

Li San

ferred, this time to the service of theUnived States Army under GeneralChaffe, and later under General Humphr ies , a former Quar termas ter -General.Af ter th e Boxer trouble, when mostof ihe allied troops had left China forthei r home countr ies , Li S J n wen tback to work for the Mili tary At tacheof the American Legat ion Guard inPeking, where he stayed until 1912, latertransferring to the Quartermaster Corps.As a civilian employee of the Quar termaster Corps this man's serviceshave been of the highest order. Nowover s ixty-four years of age, Li Sinis well known and liked by the greatnumber of officers and men who haveserved with th e American forces inChina.

History of the Engineer Corpi(Continued from Page Five)

eluding steel frame and pontoon bridges;forestry operations, including sawmillsand the delivery of lumber; lighterageconstruction, general construction; andmilitary engineering with combat organizations, as well as combat when necesFsary.ROM the standpoint of the man justentering the service, numerous advantages are offered by the Corps ofEngineers.Military engineering is necessarily anoutdoor proposition. All the benefits ofwholesome work in the open air naturaliyaccrue. The very nature of the worklends interest to every drill. As soon asa man has passed the recruit stagehistraini ng begins. Th is includes such drillsand instruction as will best fit him forwork in war. He is first taught to knowand how to use the rifle, and the bayonet,and he has target work on the range.Engineer drill is then given attention.The variety of this precludes monotony.An Engineer School has been organizedat Fort Humphreys, Va., designed togive special training to selected men inthe duties of non-commissioned officersand enlisted specialists of the Corps ofEngineers. It is contemplated that theunit schools with engineer troops willgive the necessary instruction to qualifyenlisted men in military administration;military art; and, so far as military fieldequipment permits, in civil and militaryengineering.An advanced course is open to suchnon-commissioned officers desiring to takeit as may be recommended by their regimental commanders. The object of thiscourse is to train selected non-commissioned officers in the duties of juniorofficers of the Corps of Engineers. Graduates of this course will be eligible fortemporary commissions in periods ofemergency.The Engineer is proud of his Corps.He is proud of its record and of theplace it has made for itself in ournational development. During the CivilWar, thirty-three officers of the Corpsof Engineers were appointed general officers of the Federal Army; of the generalofficers of the Confederate Army, eighthad previously been officers of this Corps ;in the World War, twenty-five of itsofficers were appointed general officers.The Engineer is professionally a manof action; he takes pride in industry, andjoy in accomplishment. The glory of hispast record is gratifying and inspiring;he looks to the future with clear visionand confidence, in the belief that he willbe able to acqu't himself creditably, andthat he may do his full share in thehistory of the nation's progress.

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Enlistments Made in Recruiting DistrictsSEPTEMBER 1925No . of Enl.Recruiting Districts Officer in Charge Men on Duty1. Ne w Yo rk, N. Y Col. J. T. Dean, Inf., DO L 282. Pit tsbu rgh , Pe nn Col. Win. B. Cowin, Q. M. C , DO L 303. Phi lade lphia , Pe nn Col. F. G. Stritzinger, Jr., Inf., D OL 314. Colu mb us, Oh io Lt. Col. Alfred Ballin, Retired 30

5. San Fran cisco , Cal Major E. H. Pearce, Retired 256. Indian apolis, Ind Lt. Col. R. S. Woodson, Retired 257. Chi cago , 111 Lt. Col. W . B. Graham, Inf., D O L 238. Richm ond, Va Capt. L. W . Skaggs, Inf., DO L 289. D et ro it, Mich Col. C. E. Morton, Retired 1810. Ok laho ma City, Okla Capt. Chas. Lewis, Inf., D OL 1711. Buffalo, N. Y Major M. P. Andruss, CAC, DO L 2812. Syra cuse , N. Y Major R. L. Weeks, Retired 2013. Balti mo re, Md Capt. C. J. Mabutt, QM C, DO L 2714. Ha rrisb urg , Pen n Col. H. S. Wygant, Retired 3115. Cincin nati, Ohio Lt. Col. F. G. Turner, Cav., DO L 1916. New ark, N. J Lt. Col. R. E. Fisher, Cav., DO L 1717. Los An gel es, Cal Col. H . B. Nelson, Retired 1918. Fo rt Sam Ho usto n, Te x Col. B. B. Buck, Retired 1519. No rth Caro lina 1st. Lt. W . S. Bryant, FA 1120. Ft. Le ave nw orth , Ka ns Col. E. L. Butts, Inf., DO L 1621. Dallas, Te xas Capt. E. J. Buckbee, QM C, DO L 1622. Pe or ia , 111 1st Lt . R. C. Ak ins, Inf. D O L 1623. St. Louis , M o. .. . ' Capt. H. H. Reeves, QMC, DO L 1424. Bo ston , Ma ss 1st Lt. Michael F. Cooney, Retired 2025. W ilk cs- Ba rre, Pa 1st Lt. J. J. Gutkowski, Inf., DO L 1526. Pro vide nce, R. I Capt. W . J. Gilbert, CAC, DO L 1827. Des Moines, Iowa Capt. E. T. Edw ards, QM C, DO L 1128. Milw aukee, W ise Capt. Reyburn Engles, QM C, DO L 1629. Ne w Orle ans, La Major E. G. Northington, Retired 1230. Fo rt Bliss, Te xas Lt. Col. A. A. King, Retired 1131. Ne bra ska 1st Lt. E. P. Lukert, Inf., DO L 1432. A tla nta , Ga Col. W . R. Sample, Inf., DO L 1033. W es t Vir gini a Col. B. P. Nicklin, Inf., DO L 1234. Sea ttle, W ash Col. G. W . S. Stevens, Retired 1435. Fo rt Snelling, Minn Col. William Wallace, Retired 1936. Little Rock, Ar k Major H. M. Rimmer, Retired 1037. Springfield, M as s. . . . . . . . Ca pt . T. W. Herren, Cav., DO L 1538. Cam den, N. J Capt. A. L. Barber, QM C, DO L 739. Alban y, N. Y 1st Lt. W . B. Wa lters, CAC, DO L 1340. Po rtla nd Ha rbo r, Me 1st Lt. T. E. Winstead, 5th Inf 1541. H ou sto n, Te xa s 1st Lt. F. S. Mansfield, Inf., D O L 1142. W ash ing ton , D. C Lt. Col. C. S. Fries, Inf., DO L 743. M em phi s, Te nn Capt. J. D. Chambliss, Inf., DO L 744. Fo rt Lo gan , Colo Capt. F. G. Ringland, Cav., DO L 1245. Po rtla nd, Ore gon Lt. Col. C. F. Andrews, Inf., DO L 1346. Knoxville, Te nn Ca pt T. N. Williams, Inf., DO L [' . 647. Fo rt Ogle thorpe, Ga Capt. H. D. Bagnall, Inf., DO L 548. Sa lt La ke City, U ta h Col. F. L. Knudsen, Inf., DO L '. 1349. New H av en , Conn Lt. Col. O. G Nichols, Inf., D O L .' 1450. Nashville, Te nn 1st Lt. L. W. Boyd, Inf .,-D OL ' 751. Gran d Rapid s, Mich Lt. Col. H. M. Fales, Retired 652. Sa van nah , Ga Capt. P. S. Roper, CAC, DO L 753. Jack sonv ille, Fla Capt. C. H. Dayhuff, Cav., DO L 654. Spo kan e, W ash Col. C. C. Ballou, Inf., DO L .... 955. Ft. Riley, Ka ns Capt. T. A. Bryant, Cav., DO L \ U56. Al aba ma Capt. A. D. French, Inf., DO L ' 557. Jack son, Miss Col. J . D. Watson, CAC, DO L '.'.['.'.'. 758. Ft . Ben ning , Ga , Capt. G. E. Kraul, Inf., D OL '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.]'.'.'. 659. Ft. Et ha n Alleji, Vt Capt. D. J. Page, 7th FA ... 3

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Doughboys Vie In Aquatic SportsWIMMING enthusiasts of the 29thInfantry at Fort Benning, Georgia,the home of the Infantry School,had an exciting time recently when theirSecond Battalion watermen nosed out theFirst Battalion by 31-27 and won thecup for the highest score in the regimentalswimming meet.

It was the Second Battalion's day fromstart to finish. In the breast stroke, theytook all three places; in fact, the finalscontained only Second Battalion men.They also "walked away" with the 440yard swim. The relay event was almosta procession.In the greased pole event, after eightmen out of fifteen had walked far enoughout over the water to snatch the flag, thetallow was replaced by slippery automobile grease . On the second trials,all contestants tumbled with a splash

except Harper of Company "A".In the fancy diving, some good formwas displayed, the one-and-a-half dive

Importance of Superior Watermanship Is Recognized AtFort Benningbeing especially well executed by severalof the entrants.

Private Michael Juba, of Company"G", was the outstanding hero of thecontest, when he won the 50-yard breaststroke and the 440-yard free style, scoringa total of ten points and the award ofthe individual point prize. Pri vat e Juba'sperformance in the meet was all themore remarkable because he had to swimhis heats in the breast stroke and thenline up immediately for the start of thequarter-mile.The Commanding Officer of the 29thInfantry, Colonel James B. Gowen, haslaid great emphasis in his training program upon the importance of swimmingto the fighting man and the entire personnel of that organization has been undergoing systematic instruction in thiswork.

Aquatic sports have taken an importantplace in the training of a soldier and theability to swim has often proven itselfan invaluable asset in combat.In the Infantry Journal, August, 1925,a forceful article on the subject of Military Watermanship, by Captain Colby,

pointed out several remarkable instancesin history, including our own engagementsin the Philippines and in France, where.swimming was necessary in reconnaissancework and in crossing deep but relativelynarrow waterways which were obstaclesto the progress and mobility of militarycommands.Lovers of aquatic sports at Fort Benning are pa rticularly fortunate as theyget nearly six months use of their outdoor pool every year. Wh en Fall frostsare striking the leaves from the trees incolder sections of the country, "thewater's fine" at Fort Benning wherethe soldiers still have several weeks ofsummer weather ahead of them.

Swimming Pool at Fort Benning, GeorgiaID Circle: Pvt. Michael Juba, awarded Individual Point Prize in 29th Infantry Swimming Meet.

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Fort Cummings, New MexicoBOTANY Bay, some wag hadnamed it, from no complimentarysense of humor, and so it became known throughout the Army;a place of veritable exile and desolation, cut off for months at a time fromthe rest of the world; the soldiers inthe little garrison expecting each sunrise to be the last they would witness.Cochise, Geronimo, Victoriathesechiefs and their ferocious bands ofpainted Apaches were a constant andvivid menace, and no one knew whenthe lonely post would be suddenly, unexpectedly assaulted and its occupants massacred. Indeed, it was foryears in a stage of perpetual siege;and the soldier who found himselfordered to duty there considered thatno worse fate could have befallen him.Such was Old Fort Cummings, NewMexico, in the turbulent Sixties.New Mexico in 1862 was a seeth ingcauldron of sedition, threatening atany moment to embrace the cause ofthe Confederacy. And, assuming thiswas not enough trouble at one time,the Miembre Apaches elected to takethe warpath, proceeding to pillage andburn as was their custom. So GeneralJames Henry Carleton with a forceof California troops marched overlandfrom the coast to hold New Mexicofor the Union. By the time he arrived, however, the Confederates under H. H. Sibley had been defeatedand driven into Texas.At the mouth of Cook's Canyon,f i f t y-t h r e emiles west ofthe Rio Grande,the Californiavolunteers began erectingF o r t C u m mings on October 2, 1862.Here a battlebetween Confederate and Union troops had already taken place, and the bones ofthe slain lay bleaching in the sun until 1867, when t hey were gath ered andburied in the post cemetery.

By J. R. JOHNSTONHere too, the Apaches had oftenwaylaid travelers and slaughteredthem, and the primary purpose ofFort Cummings was to protect theButterfield Trail, the well used highway from Fort Selden to California.Cummings was constructed ofadobe, a favorite building material in

the Southwest. A high wall completely surrounded it, with a sally port onthe southern side. The immediatevicinity of the post was a paradisefor those who enjoyed hun ting. Antelopes were usually to be seen anywhere. They were hunted with greyhounds, the dogs turning the animalsand bringing them within range ofthe soldiers' guns. Buffalo too wereplentiful, as were predatory animals,mountain lion, wolf and coyote.In the earlier days of the post'sexistence the Indians frequently layhidden in the grass or brush surrounding it, shooting at anyone whopoked his head out of the sally-portor over the wall. As an instance oftheir by no means uncommon tactics,the following extract of an article inthe Fort Bayard M ountain Breezeis enlighten ing. The article relatesthe trip of a dispatch bearer with anescort of three troopers from FortCummings to Bayard, prefaced by afew descriptive lines of the latterpost."In the center was the usual paradeground with the staff of Old Glory,and a brass Napoleon six foot gun on

each side of it, pointing toward themain approach. It had happened thatearly in the morning, before guardmount, a considerable body ofApaches, in war paint, dashed into the

post firing right and left at every onein sight, and even at the doors ofthe buildings as they passed. Thenwheeling, yelling and firing, they hadridden away. They were well mounted and although the gun squad hadrushed to load the cannon, before thegun strings could be placed for firingthey were out of range, their defiantyells dying in the distance."The next day we took with us another packet and a good supply ofammunition for our Sharps carbinesand our navy six shooters. We madea cautious and rapid trip to theMiembres, and started early in themorning after our arrival for our return to Fort Cummings. The canyon(Cook's) was passed safely, though allthe way from Bayard Indian signalswere increasing."We found the old post more vigilant than ever, the sentries doubledfront and rear. Late r, when themorning or evening gun no longersaluted Old Glory at reveille or retreat we learned that we were reducedto three rounds per man for ammunition. We realized tha t we were in asituation more or less desperate, forthe husbanding of every drachm ofpowder suggested preparation for apossible 'last stand'."A favorite saying of frontier scoutswas"When you see an Apache signbe keerful; 'n when you don't see narysign be more keerful," and the garrison of Fort Cummings found the ad

vice valuableindeed. TheApaches weresaid to be themost warlikeand ferociousof all westerntribes; and itis claimed thatfor every warrior they lost,twenty-five white men were killed.The submission of the Miembrebranch of the nation and its establishment on the Ojo Caliente Reser(Continued on page seven)Page Thrte


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By PETER B. KYNEFOR a few months after his enlistment, Private Snook had tried plain,everyday soldiering at fifteen dollarsand sixty cents a month, and no glory, hebeing merely a regular on foreign service. At fighting Snook was as good asthe bestat least his intentions wereabove reproach, although his shootingwas execrable. At soldiering, however,he was a hopeless fizzle, in consequenceof which, following the inevitable trendof all hopeless military misfits, Snookeventually found himself in position todo the greatest possible amount of damage. He became a company cook, witha sergeant's pay.

As a soldier, Snook had never had achance. H e was a little man, and relegated to comparative obscurity far downthe left flank of his company, when hissoul fairly panted to be up on the rightflank with the "Big Fou rs." Tha t isone of the disadvantages that accrue toa short man from the "Little Fours,''a color sergeantnot even a color guard.Another disadvantage is that a short man,having short legs, is apt to lose stepwith the tall fellows in front, and thenirascible noncoms rasp out at him, "Hayfoot! Strawfoot!" and a little wisp of aboy lieutenant will rush at him with theapparent intention of sticking him throughthe stomach with his sword and yell out:"W hat's the matter with you? Can'tyou keep step ? Catch step there ! Hep !Hep! Hep!" Perhaps he will demand tobe informed why the offender ever leftthe old homestead, and the latter maynot hit him for this, under pain of death,or such punishment as a court-martialmay inflict.

Snook was such a soldier. Even in acompany of his equals in the matter ofleg length, Snook could never, by anypossibility, have kept step. He was bornwithout a sense of proportion . To him athousand yards was point-blank range.If placed on guard at No. 1 Post, hewould suddenly shout: "Turn out thegua rd! Brigadier General!" Then, bythe time the guard had been routed out,formed, and ready to present arms, inwould walk a bandmaster in dress unifor m! If the band had played Chopin'sPage Four

"Funeral March" at a Lunetta concertand "Th e Banks of the Wab ash F arAway" at a funeral, Snook would haveenjoyed it, but he would have consideredit unusual.Snook never laughedyet he did notappear to be unhappy. H e was a stolid,stogy little man, and unpleasant to lookat. It was a matter of general belief thatSnook's brain was a pint of bean soup,that his spinal cord had no ramifications, and that he was impervious topain. It was said that Snook would neverbe killed in action unless blown to atomsby a shell.In his very first action he was hit inthe thigh by a forty-five-seventy Rem ington slug. He ran two hundred yard s,with evident enjoyment of the bayonetexercise at the end of the course, andwhile frisking the body of a Filipinomajor for possible loot, a mildly interestedcomrade informed him that he had beenhit. At least, blood wa s welling out ofhis leg."Scra tch," said Snook. He was barelyinterested.He removed his trousers, sat down ona rice paddy, and began feeling aroundfor the bullet. He located it on the inside of his thigh, about half an inchunder the skin. So he took a razorfrom his haversack, made an incision,flipped out the bullet, and, after carefully-wrapping it in a little piece of paper,he placed it in his pocket for a keepsake. Then he bound up his leg with his

own first-aid bandage, and gave it as hisopinion that about one more crack atAguinaldo would end the war.No, the God of Battles had not intended Snook for a soldier. Snook wasdirty, and he couldn't keep step, and hecouldn't learn his "General Orders fora Sentry on Pos t." At drill, upon thecommand, "Squads Right About March!"Snook would always be depended upon todo a "Squads Left About," with the result that he would get caught between thewhirling flanks of two sets of fours andstand there, absolutely lost and lookingas if his feet hurt him.

In civil life Snook had been an excellent deck hand, on a Sacramento Riversteam er. At the opening of the SpanishWar he was out of a job, so he joinedthe regular army because a recruitingsergeant told him he was a splendidfigure of a man, and designed by naturefor a soldier.Soldiering wasn't half bad whuVSnooks' skeleton company was beingwhipped into shape at Camp Merritt before taking transport for Manila, forSnook had a deal of company in the

awk ward squad. But when the awkward squad dwindled down to PrivateSnook, "soldiering became a burden."The noncoms hated Snook, for all oftheir spare time was taken up drillinghim.The first sergeant would say: "CorporalSchullz, take that dummy Snook out anddrill the manual of arms into his thickhead." Then Corporal Schultz wouldsigh and say very bitterly: "Doggone it,I ain't the only noncom in this company.

I took Snook out for two hours yesterday. I can't teach the beggar anything."Then there would be some undignified re

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