Army Recruiting News ~ May-Jun 1925

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Police Cooperation With Recruiting ServiceBy Maj. B. M. BAILEY, FA, Recruiting Officer, 2nd Corps Area

I F every policeman in New York Cityonce every three years caused one goodrecruit to join some regiment in theSecond Corps Area the question of replacements would be solved for all organizations.If every policeman in New York Cityonce a year caused one good man to jointhe Army, there would be no need formaintaining a recruiting service in theSecond Corps Area because all quotasof the Adjutant General as well as theneeds of local organizations would befilled.There are over 13,000 active and 500reserve police in New York City and it isestimated that each daily comes in contact with at least one man temporarily outof employment, who would make a goodsoldier.The Second Corps Area at its bestnormally enlists only about 11,000 recruits annually for assignment in and

outside of the Corps Are a. The normalannual needs for replacements within thecorps area are about 5,000 recruits.The Commissioner of Police of NewYork City, Richard E. Enright, is aColonel, M. P., Reserves, and many ofhis assistants also hold reserve commissions in various branches of the Army.All of these able civil servants are deeplyinterested in the Army and the War Department's needs in peace as well as inwar. None of them ever recommends anundesirable man for service in our National forces, notwithstanding the fact,that there are many such persons whomthe city would be glad to be rid of.Commissioner Enright takes the viewthat an idle man on the streets may eventually become a police problem. He therefore desires that his patrolmen interestthemselves in all agencies that offer employment to the idle. W hat could be morenatural than that the police select from

among the unemployed the most likelyyoung men and recommend that they applyto our Recr uiting Sergea nts for a tourof duty in the Army to tide them over aperiod when there is no great demand forlabor ?These young men eventually return toNew York in far better condition thanwhen they left. Th ey are disciplinedmen with an honorable discharge thatcommands respect from those who employhelp. Th ey have usually acquired skillin a new trad e. Th ey are always in finephysical condition, mentally alert and better citizens. Civil jobs await young menof this type. Th ere is little danger oftheir ever becoming police problems.This is one reason why the SecondCorps Area and the New York PoliceDe part me nt coopefate so closely. We aid

each other in solving city and Armyproblems.

Old Forts as MemorialsCONGRESS, according to the Ne wYork Sun, has authorized the restoration of old Fort Vancouver, nearV a n c o u v e r in W a s h i n g t o n State,as a contribution to the centennial celebration of the founding of this historicstru ctu re in the spring of 1825. Th e oldfort marked the site of the first permanent white settlement in tk-.j x :csent Statesof Washington 'and Oiegon, and it wasfor many years the most important outpost of civilization in the Northw est. Inits restoration the Northwest had shownmuch interest, and this is shared by thepeople of other parts of the country whoare seeking the preservation of other historic structures of pioneer defense.Four years ago, when Congress proposed that many of the old forts alongthe Maine coast should be sold, Maineimmediately began planning their purchase. In the last two years the Statehas bought eight of the old fortificationsand has converted them into public parksand playgrounds. Histo ric and civic associations in New York have been makinga strong effort, which it now appears willbe successful, to save to the city the siteof Revolutionary fortifications on Washington Heights which were constructedunder the supervision of General Washington and Alexander Hamilton, andwhich formed one of the earliest defensesof the city against the British forces.Kentucky has undertaken to restore the

old fort at Harrodsburg, one of the pioneer stockaded strongholds of the DarkPage Two

and Bloody Ground. A bill was introduced last month in the Colorado Legislature for the restoration of the fort atConejos county, one of the white man'sfamous defenses in the eastern foothillsof the Rocky Mountins, which was namedin honor of its builder, Lieutenant Zebu-Ion M. Pike, the discoverer of Pike'sPeak.Lieutenant Pike built this fort, orstockade, in 1807, to serve as a base orsupply station for his expedition while hewas seeking the headwaters of the Arkansas and Red Rivers. Afte r his workhad been finished and he had made thefirst authoritative report on the region heabandoned the fort. The stronghold waslost for years and was only recently discovered. Colorado intends to conve rt thesite of the old defense into a State parkand to erect on it a memorial to Pike.This old fort thus fares much better thanmany other Western posts that figured infrontier life and Indian warfare.Fort Gibson in Oklahoma, which wasestablished early in the last century, ismarked today only by crumbling walls,although it was for many years the mostfamous of We stern posts. General Grantwas an officer at this post, Henry M.Stanley taught the post children andWashington Irving stopped here to writepart of "A Tou r of the Prairies." Zachary Taylor was a commandant of the post

and there Jefferson Davis, while a younglieutenant, met and married General Tay

lor's daugh ter. Fo rt Reno and Fort Arbuckle in the same State, both famous inthe records of Indian warfare, are preserved in name only. Fort Sill, near Law-ton, Oklahoma, has won a new lease oflife by becoming one of the great artilleryposts of the Army.Of the forts that played such an important part in the Indian wars of Kansasand Nebraska there survive only Leaven-worth and Riley. Ha ys, Dodge and Niobrara have passed. Few are left of thenorthern posts which were bases and refuges in the wars with the Sioux and theirallies. The fame of For t Grant, FortApache, Fort Brown, in Texas and theSouthwest, are preserved only in name.Other posts which are more remote frommodern lines of travel have fallen to thefarmer and the rancher. Nobody hascared even to mark their sites and theirruins have in many cases been mercifullyhidden by the lush grass of the prairies.Washington State in restoring Vancouver, Kentucky and Colorado in preserving their early defenses and Mainein saving her old coast fortifications havededicated to the nation spots that will always be of historic interest. There is awealth of national lore in the memoriesof Vancouver and Harrod's Fort, and inthe walls of old Fort St. George at themouth of St. George's River, Fort Knoxon the Penobscot, the blockhouse at FortEdgecomb and the works at Portsmouthand Kittery.


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Recruiting Service Aids National GuardBy Col. H. A. HANTGAN, Infantry, DOL , City Recruiting O fficer. Los Angeles, CaliforniaCAN the Regular Army RecruitingService be of assistance to the National Guard ? Last fall, at a meeting of the adjutants general of the NinthCorps Area this question was discussed.

As a result, the Corps Area RecruitingOfficer issued a letter of instruction whichstated in part as follows :"The National Guard is part of theArmy of the United States, and it is theduty of the Recruiting Service to assist itin obtaining recruitswhenever its officers desire."This wholesome expression respecting theduty of the RecruitingService to assist thework of our comradesin the National Guardpresented new problemsto the recruiting officersof the corps area. First,should the recruiting officers wait for the National Guard officers torequest a s s i s t a n c e ?Second, how could theRecruiting Service really aid the N a t i o n a lGuard in obtaining recruits?To wait for the National Guard to requestassistance meant that itin all probability neverwould request assistance. The N a t i o n a lGuard officers in askingassistance would have tostate just what assistance they required. Inshort, to wait for theNational Guard to askfor help would be a veryeffective way to "passthe buck," a poor sub- Box sign used institute for action on the two of the best inpart of a Regular Armyofficer.The Los Angeles Recruiting Stationdecided, therefore, to reverse the action.It went to the National Guard, not withan offer to give assistance whenever theofficers of the Guard requested such, butwith a plea to permit the Recruiting Service to develop some plan by which theRegular Recruiting Service could helpin obtaining recruits for our brother service, and thereby remove some of the burden from the shoulders of the NationalGuard company commanders.The commanding officer of the National

Guard troops stationed in Los Angeles,Colonel Walter P. Story, 160th Infantry,received me with much courtesy. He

How the "One Army Spirit" isFostered in Los Angeles Through

Cooperation of Two Serviceslistened patiently to my expression ofideas and finally decided to accept ourhelp. He and his officers have effectivelycooperated with us. To date the resultshave been very satisfactory.

tion and favorable comment of the mon:substantial element of the citizenry.Twenty "A" boards were prepared bythe Recru iting Service. These werepainted an attractive green with yellowborder. For posters the "Let's Go"doughboy was used. Print ed strips toshow the name of the regiment, its number and station, and the location of recruiting places were provided by the National Guard. These "A" boards wereplaced a t p r o m i n e n tplaces in the city. TheR e g u l a r R e c r u i t i n gService maintains theseboards and keeps themneat and attractive atall times.Window-cards wereprepared in the multi-graph room of the Re cruiting Station. Thecut, "The Army BuildsAfen," was used as acenter piece. The copyon the cards was furnished by the companycommanders ; each company uses different copy.The National Guard officers d i s t r i b u t e t hecards as they will.The Regular Recruiti n g S e r v i c e h a s n ofunds to meet the expense of this class ofpublicity. The cost,however, is nominal,merely the price of thepaper and ink, and thisthe N a t i o n a l G uardpays. The labor, printing, etc., are done by theR e g u l a r r e c r u i t i n gforce. The NationalGuard officers are en-front of main station in San Francisco. Recruiters in picture are couraged to make liberalthe San Francisco District, Cpl. Dave Refatti and Sgt. Nathan B. use of this service.

WilliamsThe second problem, how the RecruitingService could really assist the NationalGuard to obtain recruits, was solved byfollowing the principles for successfulrecruiting for the Regular Army, namely,publicity and personal contact with prospective recruits.It was decided that publicity for theNational Guard should be twofold incharacter. First, there ought to be thesame sort of publicity as is used for theRegular Army, such as "A" boards, window cards, etc. Second, there would haveto be wide publicity of a character to attract the attention of everybody in theommunity, and to excite the admira-

The value of this kindof publicity is that itkeeps the National Guard constantly advertised. In a city such as Los Angelesthousands of people read the data on the"A" boards and window-cards every day.Thus, instead of hearing something aboutthe National Guard once a year at thetime of the camp of instruction, the peoplebecome familiar with the name and number of the regiment in their community,its location, its work, and its part in thescheme of National Defense. It createsconversation and develops interest in theNational Guard. There is no questionabout the value of such publicity.The problem of creating wide publicity(Continued on Page Eleven)

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Standardization of "A" Board DisplaysBy Mtij. MALCOLM P. ANDRUSS, CAC, DDL, Recruiting Officer, Buffalo, N. Y.IT has been my observation in studyingrecruiting problems that too muchthought cannot be given to the "A"board situation.Thi6 is indeed the day of intensiveadvertising and no matter how much meritthere may be in an article fur sale thedemand therefore will be directly proportional to the amount of effort expendedin attractively presenting it lo the public, either in the press, on the bill boardor in the show case.It has gotten so now that show case andwindow displays have become an integralpart of the retail game and this activityis often a determining factor in the success or failure of a business. "Windowshopping" is a practice common to alland the more alluring the "bait" the greater will be the number of "fish" in the

creel when the day's books are balanced.How often do you go into a shoe storeto make a purchase without first seeingthe style of shoe you want in the window?The same is true, in general, of everyarticle we buy whether it be a hat or abox of candy to take home.Show case and window dressing in recent years has become an art and manyof those engaged in the profession arehigh-salaried artists.Did you ever stop to consider seriouslywhat a wonderful potential advertisingmedium we have in our "A" boards ?Did it ever occur to you that the Federal Government is being granted a mostexceptional concession by the several citygovernments in that we are generally permitted to locate our display boards atrandomgiven unrestricted liberty tocover the "high spots" as it were ? Arewe taking full advantage of the exceptional advertising facilities at our disposal? W hat wouldn't commercial firmsgive for the same privilegeand yethow many of us take it as a matterof course!If you will pardon personal referenceI would like to relate here an incident thatoccurred in Buffalo only last week as illustrative of the public spirited attitude ofthe city officials in regard to street advertising. For some time past I have had myeye on a most strategic "high spot" forthe location of an "A" board in the veryheart of the business district, but hesitatedto take the step without special permissionfrom the "man behind," fearing that suchaction might savor of presumption on mypart. In order to be on the safe side Icalled upon the Mayor and stated my case.Pie handed me his card with the remark:"Major, this card will entitle you to doanything you want in this city except toPut your signs anywhereyou want to." W ith backing such as thisPage Four

Stock Posters Used in Constructionof Original Layouts According

to Model DesignsI may be pardoned for waxing enthusiastic over the treatment accorded.Returning lo the subjectwe have atnur disposal, then, two classes of showrases, one stationary and the other walking. It is with the former that I wanttu deal in this article as the latter isworthy of special thought and consideration.What are we doing to improve theattractiveness of "A" board displays?

Anchor Mounting for "A" BoardDo we believe in their efficacy or do welook upon the work involved as a necessary evil ?It is comparatively an easy matter topaste on some stock posters as a merematter of rote and without giving furtherthought to the activity other than to seeto it that frequent inspections are made toinsure neatness. But in pursuing thiscourse are we taking full advantage of thepossibilities open to us? That is a question that each commander must decidefor himself and it is not my intention tofoist my ideas on anyone. Personally Icourt suggestion and I can consistentlysay that the Recruiting Neivs, as well asother recruiting publications, have beena wonderful help to me in solving manyof the problems with which we are dailyconfronted in this most interestingservice.

It isn't every man who is qualified todesign attractive displays for "A" boards,as it involves an inherent ability for creative art. In this district the displays at

sub-stations have in the main been pitifulattempts and although the commandershave done their best the fact remainsthat in most cases the results have notbeen at all satisfactory . Constant "nagging" is not conducive to morale and recourse to such methods is of doubtfulvalue.The problems had to be met and conquered and with this idea in view muchthought has been devoted during the pastsix months as to just how to proceed.It was finally decided to adopt the following system :(a ) To prepare carefully two classesof "A" board displays, one to be calledstandard and the other special.The standard class was to comprisespecially designed displays for each of thefollowin g: Infantry , Cavalry, Engineers,Signal Corps, Field Artillery, Coast Artillery, Air Service, Panama, Hawaii, andthe Philippines.The special class was to comprise anumber of displays advertising specificorganizations for which we are authorizedto recruit, also such special subjects as/ ravel, Opportunities for Learning aTrade, General Recruiting Information,etc.(b ) To make up a number of completesets of photographs1 from the two classesindicated and to furnish each station witha reference set in album form.(c ) To require each station to modelits displays in accordance with the authorized photographs furnished for the purpose, allowing, of course, reasonable deviations therefrom in order that initiativemight not be curtailed along these lines.By employing this method we not onlyobtain a certain degree of uniformitythroughout the district but at the sametime are assured of a more efficient andeffective adve rtising medium. Whereasmuch thought has been devoted to producing the original displays it is comparatively an easy matter to refer to thestandard photographs and make up whatis wanted directly from them, "a shortcut to knowledge," as it were.It should be understood that the standard displays are in the nature of amosaic, a potpourri so to speak, of anumber of regularly issued posters, handbills, and the like, all of which are normally on hand at each station. This feature, of course, is essential to the propercarrying out of the scheme.In order to give a better idea of thenature of the displays a few illustrationsare shown on the opposite page. Thereare about twenty-five sample photographsin each album although the possibilitiesalong these lines are naturally unlimited.The Buffalo office will be glad indeed to{Continued on Page Fifteen)


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UNITED STATES ARMY

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Some of Major Andruss ' Standard "A" Boards Page Five


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The Coast Artillery CorpsIN 1789 the entire Artillery organiza- Field Artillery Wa s Grouped Withtion of the Army consisted of a single CAC From 1789 to 1907, Whenbattalion of four companies with astrength of 14 officers and 280 men, Branches Were Separatedknown as "The Battalion of Artillery,"and the proportional part of a total mili then existing sixty companies served astary establishment of less than 900 officers light batteries. Pri or to the Civil Wa r,and men of all branches of the service. fory-one companies served in campaignsCongress increased the artillery person- against the Indians, and after the warnel in 1794 to a total of 95 officers and some of the "foot batteries" took part in992 men, 'and in the reorganization which operations against Indians.then took place they became the "Corps In 1886, through the instrumentality ofof Artillerists and Engineers." the Endicott board, the War DepartmentIn 1798 Congress increased this corpsby one regiment of three battalions of four companies, and in thefollowing year changed the corpsand regiment into two regimentsof four battalions of four companies each and a total, strengthof 182 officers and 2,088* men.The Artillery and Engineerswere separated in 1802 and theArtillery reorganized as the "Regiment of Artillerists," with fivebattalions of four companies anda strength of 106 officers and1,520 men.Congress authorized the addition of one regiment of Light Artillery of ten companies in 1808,and in 1812 two regiments of Artillery. Thus for the W ar of1812 the Artillery consisted ofone regiment of Artillerists, oneregiment of Light Artillery andtwo regiments of Artillery, withan authorized strength of 237officers and 6,018 men.In 1814 the "Artillerists" andthe two regiments of Artillerywere combined into a "Corps ofArtillery," leaving the Regimentof Light Artillery as a separateunit. In 1821 all of this Ar tillery and the ordnance personnelwere reorganized into four regiments of nine companies each, andthus continued, with only minorchanges, for over forty years.The 5th Regiment of Artillery Major General Frankwas authorized in 1861, and during the Civil War the total authorized undertook the

of Santiago. Tw o batteries served as infantry at the siege and capture of Manila.Later on four batteries served as infantry during the Philippine Insurrection in 1899.The 6th Artillery served as infantryduring the Philippine Insurrection, andfour batteries of the 3rd Artillery servedas infantry in the China Relief Expedition in 1900, in addition to the light batteries which played their own role on thismemorable trip. At various times companies or batteries of Heavy Artillery(or later Coast Artillery) have served asinfantry in Alaska, Hawaii, andon the Mexican border and onst ri ke d uty d uri ng i n d u s t r i a ltroubles.In 1901 the Artillery was reorganized as a corps consisting of126 companies of Coast Artilleryand 30 batteries of Field Artillery, with authorized strength of663 officers and 18,922 men.The Coast companies were thengrouped under higher commandin accordance with the territorialdepartments of the United Statesand their own stations along theseaboard, while the Field Artillery batteries were grouped inbattalions at the larger inlandposts of the mobile Army and incontact with either Infantry orCav alry. He re was a well defineddivergence between the assumedmissions of the light batteries andof the Heavy Artillery companies,

the former being grouped withunits of Infantry and Cavalrywhile the latter became identifiedwith the seacoast and were considered immobile because theirguns were in fixed defenses andfor attack against nival targetsonly. The reorganization also provided for a chief of Artillery.This was the first provision byCongress for a technical chief ofany combatant arm in the ReguW. Coe, Chief of Coast Artillery lar Army since the beginning ofGovernment under the Constitutask of reorganizing the tion (the Corps of Engineers had not beenstrength was 273 officers and 4,666 men. U. S. coast defenses. In 1898, as a wa r rated as a combatant service up to thatAfter the Civil War the authorized measure, Congress authorized the Sixth tim e). General He nry Knox had beenstrength was reduced, and in 1885 the and Seventh Regiments of Artillery and Chief of Artillery under Washington inArtillery consisted of five regiments, com- tripled the strength of the personnel in the Continental Army and General Henryprising sixty company organizations, with all regiments for the duration of the war. J. Hunt was Chief of Artillery of thea personnel of 280 officers and 2,600 men. The batteries of Light Artillery, however, Army of the Potomac during the CivilDuring the period 1812-1885, the func- still formed part of the regiments of War, but neither of them was of thetions of the Artillery were many and Heavy Artillery, now committed almost Regular establishment.varied. In the W ar of 1812 the four ex- entirely to coast defense, for only two In 1907 the Coast and Field were deisting regiments were actively engaged as types of ar mam ent existed, the light field finitely separated into two distinctartillery or as infantry, the latter role pieces and the heavy guns in the fixed branches of the military service. Bothpredominating. In the Mexican W ar defenses. branches were increased and the Coastfer ty-f ive of the total for ty-e ight com- Dur ing the Spanish-Amer ican Wa r a Artillery Corps was constituted as ofpanies took active par t, again playing the number of the foot ba tteries were or- 170 companies with an authorized person-double role of artil lery and infan try. ganized into Siege Art illery , and two of nel of 708 officers and 19,321 men. ItDu ring the Civil W ar fifty-six of the them participate d as such at the siege thus became a service apart from the

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UNITED STATES ARMY RECRUITING NEWSmobile Army in all matters tactical andtechnical and retained its administrativerelationship only.In 1916, in the National Defense Act,the Coast Artillery received a 50 per centincrease, which was to be added by fiveequal increments during a period of fouryears. The previous fixed company organization was eliminated and only thetotal corps strength of personnel in eachgrade was defined. How ever, in April,1917, when only the first incrementof increase had been add ed, we werein the Wo rld W ar ; the remainingfour increments were added en masse,and we were confronted with the necessityfor an immediate expansion to tenand later to twenty times our prev i o u s m i l i t a r y s t r e n g t h .In June, 1917, the War Department authorized the formation ofthe first Expeditionary Brigade ofCoast Artillery troops intended tooperate heavj' mobile guns abroad,

and nothing in between these widely separated types.The Coast Artillery and the Field Artillery had been far apart in both technique and espritmedium and heavy mobilecalibers had been lacking as well as anyinclination in either branch of the serviceto push their development.Fortunately during the war, due to theabsence of enemy sea power, the CoastArtillery was able to emerge from itsnarrow role of coast defense and fill thepressing need for heavy mobile guns insupport of our armies on the land. Morethan this, it was shown that not only canCoast Artillery troops operate their seacoast weapons on fixed mounts and theirheavy mobile armament in support of land

CMTC Enrollmentthis brigade arriving at Mailley- 1925 fixed defenses, and it is preparedle-Camp (Aube), France, by the C.A a b c d e / to go into campaign in support ofend of September, which camp 1s t . 2,020 1,833 1,249 4,400 45.9 1,551 field armies just as readily as tobecame the headquarters of the 2nd . 4,354 4,141 1,754 6,500 defend our fortified posts.6.9 2,077American Railway Artillery Re 3rd . 2,584 2,340 1,000 5,600 46.1 1,690 The National Defense Act ofserve. In February , 1918, the 4th . 4,489 3,603 2,110 5,700 78.7 4,201 1916, which had increased thefirst units of this brigade were 5th . 5,165 5,019 2,324 6,000 86.1 2,306 strength of the Coast Artillerydisposed to support certain oper 6t h . 4,274 4,088 2,146 5,600 76.3 2,986 Corps approxim ately 50 per centations of the French 4th Army in 7t h . 1,762 1,700 45 2 6,700 26.3 1,565 and fixed that strength at 1,200Champ agne. From that time on 8t h . 1,700 1,184 798 5,000 34.0 1,765 officers and 30,009 enlisted men,the units of this Artillery Reserve 9t h . 2,883 2,718 916 4,500 64.0 2,126 was intended to provide, when theoperated along the battle line in five annual increments of the in-France until finally, in October 29,231 26,626 12,749 50,000 58.4 20,267 crease were completed, a full

A summary of telegraphic reports for Apri l 30, Artillery and the Artillery of the

and November, 1918, they were Explanatory Note:concentrated in support of theAmerican First and SecondArmies in the vicinity of Verdun.

When the enormous expansionrequired of the Field Artillery tosupply the necessary divisionalguns alone was fully realized, theWar Department assigned to theCoast Artillery the task of supplying all the Army and Anti-Aircraft Artillery for the AEF, whilein the matter of Corps Artillery andTrench Mortars the personnel was drawnfrom both Field and Coast Artillerysources.For the Army Artillery, all of whichwas to be tractor drawn or transported,the sources of armament supply were theFrench 155 mm. GPF guns, the British8-inch and 9.2-inch howitzers and the 5inch and 6-inch guns dismounted from theU. S. Coast Defenses and placed uponprovisional wheeled mounts.The matter of primary importance tothe Coast Artillery Corps after the warwas what types, calibers and proportionalnumbers of heavy mobile Artillery shouldbe retained in the Regular establishmentwhen the new reorganization had becomea fact. Before the war we had only FieldArtillery and a fixed sea coast armament

a. Applications received.b. Number considered acceptable.c. Accepted and so notifiedd. Minimum objective.e. Percentage obtained.Applications received this date, 1924.

forces with the same methods of accuracyand precision of fire, but also that thenewly developed heavy mobile types ofguns themselves can play a double roleand can attack, with equal accuracy, targets on the sea as well as on the land.At the date of the Armistice the manufacture of heavy artillery in the U. S.had just reached quantity production andas a result of completing those contractsto which expensive materials and forgingswere already wholly committed, the WarDepartment is today in possession of aheavy mobile armament such as neverbefore existed in this country and whichnow forms an asset of the greatest valueagainst future National danger.The American Railway Artillery inFrance had used only French materiel,and this was left behind, but the troopsreturned to find a better armament athome, of improved design and undamaged

by the wear and tear of war.The Army Artillery had used Frenchguns and British howitzers, purchasedfrom these countries with all their equipment. A small portion of this armam entwas expended in action, some of it wasreturned to the governments from whichobtained in the final settlement of accounts, but the larger numbers werebrought to this country to form a part ofthe Army Artillery armament since accumulated.Our Army has today in fully developedand efficient form those quotas of mediummobile guns which the Army of 1916wholly lacked. The Coast Artillery hasbecome in reality the Heavy Artillery ofour military establishment and coast defense pure and simple is only apart of its mission. It has extended its scope so as to close entirely the gap that formerly existed between the light or Field

manning detail for all guns andmine defenses in overseas possessions, a full manning detail formine defenses and a half manningdetail for our defenses at home.The Act of Congress of June4, 1920, does not increase thisstrength, in spite of the fact thatthe Coast Artillery now contributes three brigades comprising tenregiments of Heavy Mobile Artillery, to the strength of the mobileArmy. But this matter is of small importance as compared with the actualexistence of the organizations and the armament of the heavy mobile units so longpreviously absent from our regular estab

lishment.Heavy artillery is the most expensivepart of the equipment which our Army requires for successful campaign againsta modern national enemy. It is at thesame time the longest in production, forit cannot be improvised on short noticebut entails a continuing process of development and actual practical tests so thatwhen emergency overtakes us, we mayhave available the best types of theseheavy weapons.But the question of heavy mobile gunswas not the only matter to be developedby the Coast Artillery during the World{Continued on Page Fifteen)

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U N I T E D S T A T E S AR M Y R E C R U I T I N G N E W San organization commander on a recruiting officer'srequest for promotion of an allocated recruiter who hadaveraged 19 recruits per month for several months."This man has never done a day's duty with his regi-

Recruiting Publicity Bureau, Governors Island, N. YAn 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

MAY 15, 1925

"Only A Soldier""I am only a soldier" wrote a man recently toa representative of the press at the end of a newsitem he had sent in. Th at rem ark is often heard incasual conversation, too, and somehow apologetic

expressions of this kind creep into more than onecommunication from the ranks of Uncle Sam'sArmy.It cannot be that the traditions of the Army,or its uniform, are responsible for this attitude, foramong honorable things these hold a prominent andenviable place. What could be more honorableand noble than to be a defender of your flag andcountry, a member of that great body of men whoform the mainstay of law and order ?History is replete with the exploits of men ofthe Army. The Army led civilization westw ard,unfaltering, and protected it after it had secured a firmfoundation. The foremost explorers of the nationwere Army men-Fremont, Kearny, Lewis andClark, Pike, Greely with his Arctic Expedition, andscores of others.Be proud that your country allows you to wear itsuniform. The re is noth ing to be ashamed of inbeing a sold ier; quite the opposite. Don 't be overbearing or lordly, but show a quiet pride. W hen youhear that Army men have accomplished a great feat,that they have again proved themselves as did themembers of the 'Round-the-World Flight, stick outyour chest. "I 'm a soldier! Th ats the army I belong to!"Act like a soldier ; talk like a soldier, and when theoccasion arrives, fight like a soldier.Be a soldier!

Recognizing the Allocated RecruiterThe importance of the recruiter's job is not understood by many company commanders who have alloca

ted recruiters in the field. The 3rd Corp^Area Gazettefor April tells of the following indorsement placed byPage Eight

ment. The re are other men in the regiment of thegrade of private who are probably just as good soldieras this man, and who are doing arduous duty with theirorganizations. It would be decidedly detrimental tomorale to appoint an absentee. Furtherm ore, werethis man made a noa-commissioned officer the regimental quota of men on recruiting duty would be fivenon-commissioned officers out of a regimental strengthof 42, present and absent, which seems excessive."This officer, like many others, did not appreciate thehandicaps and limitations under which the recruitingforce works, nor the benefits he derives from its work.If he were to take into consideration the low reenlistment percentage of his organizationfor reenlistmentson the average vary from 8 per cent to 35 per centhewould realize how important a part his allocated recruiter is playing in giving him the necessary personnelto keep his outfit going.

It is easy enough to understand the viewpoint ofthe company commander, who is constantly harassedby calls for men to go on this detail or that, and who isconfronted with the job of completing his organizationtraining in the best possible manner. But at the sametime he must realize that good work done by his menaway from the company is just as deserving of commendation and recognition as is work performed in hisorderly room or in his kitchen.

The Enlightened Middle WestThe 5th Corps Area is especially blessed in theunderstanding of the educational value of the Citizens' Military Training Camps on the part of thelocal educationa l aut ho ritie s. The Sta te Board ofEducation for the Commonwealth of Kentucky onApril 17 unan imou sly passed a decree that highschool students with an approved record at a CMTCfor four weeks should be entitled to one-quarterunit in military training, such credit to be countedtoward grad uation from a high school. The StateBoards of Education for Indiana and West Virginiahad already recognized the value of such trainingby granting a similar credit to all high school students who are graduates from one of the campcours es. Should the Sta te Board of Edu cation for

the State of Ohio extend a like recognition, the 5thCorps Area would be unanimous.


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t t The United States Army builds Men"Rain or Shine the SameAll records for enlistments in theNashville, Tennessee, Recruiting District, since its organization in August,

1924, we re surpassed in April . Theprogressive success of the district, under command of 1st Lieut. Logan W.Boyd, Inf., DOL, Recruiting Officer, isdue in grea t part to the enthu siasticand energetic work of the personnel.Regardless of office hours the men donot hesitate to suffer inconvenience t .obtain enlis tments . The following instance, which is not unusual for thepersonnel, is cited:Recently four applicants were recruited by Pfc. Jeff W. Sutton, 15thTank Bn., allocated canvasser, one ofwhom had prior service but had failedto bring his last discharge certificate.The applicants were anxious to enlis tand leave the date they were recruitedHowever, they refused to enlist andwait until the following day when theprior service man could obtain his dischar ge paper. At the t ime a severerain and windstorm was in progress ,making the use of the district truckprohibitive, as a portion of the routeto be traversed was almost impassabledue to bad roads.Without hesitation Cpl. Thomas G.Glover, chief clerk of the district, volunteered the use of his personal smalltouring car, and in company with Private Sutton set out immediately withthe prior service man to secure the

discharge certificate of the latter, 25miles distan t. After a harrow ing experience in the rain storm, not to mention the damage done to Cpl. Glover's

WANTED!Printer and Lock-up

BY JUNE 1A Good Makeup Man fort h e News With GeneralKnowledge of Job Work

Must be Enlisted Manof Excellent CharacterA Good rating assured the manwho can make goodAddress all communications careRecruiting Publicity Bureau,Governors Island, N. Y.

car, the treasured paper was obtained.Lieut. Boyd, who had remained in hisoffice awaiting the return of the men,then enlisted the prior service manand his three companions, dispatchingthem the same night to their organization. Thu s four men we re securedwho, in all probability, might not haveenlisted unless prompt action had beentaken.

ST AT E ME NT OF E NL I ST ME NT S AND RE E NL I ST ME NT S

West Coast ReenlistmentsOf the 425 men disch arged in the9th Corps Area during March, 85 werereenlisted, giving a reenlistment ratingof 20 per cen t. One of the very goodrecords in the corps area was that ofVancouver Barracks, Washington,where 42 men were discharged and 118reenlisted, giving a reenlistment rating of 42.85.Departing Recrui/er Gets Write-upOn the occasion of his departurefrom duty as head of the Army Recruiting station in San Bernardino,California, after more than five years,Sgt. Robert Surber was given a splendid write-up in the San BernardinoEvening Telegram of May 7. Du ringhis tour of duty in San BernardinoSgt. Surber enlisted 650 men.

The April Infantry JournalEnough copies of the April, 1925,issue of the Infantry Journal have beensent all corps area recruiting officers toallow the distribution of one to eachmain recruiting office and sub-station.This number of the doughboy monthlyis devoted to Panama, and the recruiter who studies the magazine thoroughly will derive an adequate knowledgeof Army service in the Canal Zone.It should be kept as a reference bookin preparation for any future "drive"for recruits for Panama.

DURING APRIL, 1925Dist. U. S. A.

BRANCHES OF SERVICEInfantryCavalryField ArtilleryCoast ArtilleryAir ServiceCorps of EngineersSignal CorpsQuartermaster CorpsFinance DepartmentMedical Departm ent (M . & D.)Medical Department (Ve t. C.) .Ordnance DepartmentChemical Warfare ServiceD. E. M. LTOTAL

1stC. A.andC. A. 3rdC. A. 4thC. A. 5thC. A. 6thC. A. 7thC. A. 8thC. A. 9thC. A. ofWash. in Hawaiian PanamaChina Dept. Dept. Total

121165545131141611015

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20 8264717345464613911151

181191571349431304964291419

27 2411812491622117"\2

17511099317391010101910

1161733447145141151449

1077117641510324"ii

22

148164121512131224715026

12

17934424438211635131I512

17811451328192213

7 8 1,539. 3734 7946 5374 4731 2132 1522 27361 259342 8919177308 658 821 603 484 338 361 756 459 95 15 40 4,938-

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UNITED STATES ARMY RECRUITING NEWSDischarged Men As Eligibles

C o l . F . B . W a t s o n , R e c r u i t i n g O f fi ce rof the 1s t Corps Area, eve ry 10 dayss ends h i s rec ru i t e r s a l i ^ t o f the men ,w i t h a d d r e s s e s , d i s c h a r g e d f r o m th eA r m y b y r e a s o n o f e x p i r a t i o n o f t e r mof service in t hat pe r iod , who l ive int h e 1 s t C o r p s A r e a . T h i s s h o u l d p r o v eto be a valuable l is t of e l igibles for ree n l i s t m e n t a n d is f u r n i s h e d r e c r u i t e r sw i t h t h a t i d e a .

New Hoosier SheetThe Indianapolis Recruiting Distr icthas plunged into the publishing fieldwith a genuine splash, for the firslnumber of the Hoosier Recruiter is oneof which any organization would be proud.The mimeographing isexcellently done, andthe job is bound in anattractive heavy yellow cover stock. Th ec o n t e n t s are wellchosen and are attractively spaced and arranged.Corps Area LeadersSgt . Henry Sonnenberg , DEMI, led the2nd Corps Area recruiters in April with55 enlis tments .Sgt. Fra nk R aines,DEML, on duty in

Evansville, Indiana,with 21 enlistm ents forApril headed the 22men on the 5th CorpsArea honor roll forthe month .S g t . P a 1 m a C.W h i t e , DE ML , onduty at Boston, Mass.,led the 1st Corps Arearecruiters during Aprilwith 10 recr uits.

W. D. Orders Affecting RecruifingCapt. Harry H. Dunn, Cavalry, relieved from recruiting duty at Philadelphia, Pa., and assigned to 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Bliss. Texas.Firs l Lieut. William R. I lamby, Cavalry, relieved from 8th Cavalry, FortBliss, Texas, and ordered to Philadelphia for assignment to duty in connection with recruiting.Major Wilber A. Blainc, retired, toactive duty in connection with recruiting at Ashcvjllc, North Carolina.First Lieut. William R. Ha inb y, Cavalry, relieved from recruiting duty atI 'ort Hamilton, New York, and assigned to 4th Cavalry, Fort Meade.

Recruiting display and booth at Victory Theatre, Tampa, Florida, in connection with I v o r y s o a p , a n dshowing of "Class mat es." Mr. John B. Carroll, manag er of the thea tre, furnished the b e l i e v e s t ha t frombooth without cost to the Government, and after the run of the picture w as over three to s ix monthsgave the booth to the Recruiting Office. S gt. Smith and Cpl. Dudley of the Tampa

Forest Preserves on PostsNational forests have been established by executive order on the military reservations at Fort Benning,Georgia, Camp McClellan, Alabama,and Camp Jackson, South Carolina.In addition, the President has signedan executive order establishing national forests on the military reservationsat Pine Plains , New York, Camp Up-ton, New York, Camp Dix, New Jersey,Tobyhanna Ar t i l lery Range, Pennsylvania, Camp Meade, Maryland andFor ts Humphreys , Eus t is and Lee,Virginia.Joint investigation by the War andAgricultural Departments with a viewto selecting more national forests onmilitary reservations is continuing.

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office are shown in the picture.A. S. School CoursesA comprehensive schedule in pam

phlet form, of the courses and requirements for enlisted men at the AirService Technical School, ChanuteField, Illinois, has lately been received.It has been distributed by the schoolto organizat ion comm anders andothers concerned. oMarine Corps CutThe Major General Commandant ofthe Marine Corps announced on April(> that the s trength of the MarineCorps for 1 lie next fiscal year would be18,000 ins tea d of 19,500. 'R ed uc ti on ofstrength is being made by restr ictingrecruiting and by rais ing the s tandardfor men accepted.

Finds Education In ArmyHaving become interested in themilita ry service w hile a stud ent at thePillsbury Military Academy, RobertGa rdner , 18 ye ar old son of a dentalphysician on the staff of the MayoClinic at Rochester, Minnesota, decidedto enlist in the Air Serv ice. He did so,with his father's consent, and was as

signed to the Air Service TechnicalSchool at Ch anu te Field, Illinois. Theyoung man enlisted for three years.He has qualified for a course in airphotography, and until the next classforms will be engaged in clerical workwhich will acquaint him with parts ofhcavier-than-air craft now in use inthe A i r S e r v i c e .His father, havingvisited him recently atRantoul, found theboy apparently quitecontented, and realizestha t a l t h o u g h h eshould have liked tohave his son completehis education in highschool and college,Robert is on the roadto a splendid education in his three yearsin the Air Service.

oFlag Washing EasyMajor I. J. Phillip-son, AGD, has received word from acorps area recruitingofficer that the latterhas a way of washingrecruiting flags without the colors running.He simply washesthem in clear lukew arm w a t e r w i t h

are added to the lifeof the flags thereby.oLebanon VictoriousWith a carton of cigarettes as theprize, the recruiting sub-stations atLock Haven and Lebanon, Pa., s tageda contest in April. Both of the stationsare one man posts . Th e Lebanon station, with Pfc. H. M. Carpenter incharge, won over the Lock Haven substation, consis ting of Pfc. Edward F.Ryan, by 8 enlis tments to 3.o

President's Cup for ServicesPresident Coolidge announced onApril 10 tha t the Pre side nt's Cup,aw arde d Oc tober 18, 1924, will hereaf terbe contested for annually by footballteams representing the Army, theNavy and the Marine Corps.


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UNITED STATES ARMY RECRUITING NEWSRecruiting Service Aids NationalGuard

(Continued from Page Three)to attract the attention of the substantialbusiness men and other prominent peopleof the community required no littlethought. Publicity of this character, tobe of value, had to excite admiration forthe Guard, and had to produce favorablecomment.

Los Angeles,- California, is a great city.It does everything in a big way. ItsChamber of Commerce is perhaps themost up-to-date body of its kind in theworld today. The people of this city areaccostomed to see big things accomplished.Hence, any publicity feature to be of anyvalue at all would have to be somethingbeyond the ordinary . Fir st LieutenantDudley H. Woodin, Infantry, DOL, Assistant Recruiting Officer, was assignedthe task of preparing a plan for a publicity feature that would be worth while.Based on the idea- of having the 160thInfantry adopted as "Los Angeles' Own,"his plan included an invitation to all theprominent men of the city to be presentat the formal adoption of the regimentby the May or of Los Angeles. The planwas accepted by the Mayor and by theregimental commander. Lieutenant Wood-in was given the duty of placing the planinto execution.During the week preceding the eventthe leading papers of Los Angeles dailycontributed publicity to call the attentionof the people to the coming ceremony.At 8 :00 p. m. on M arch 17, in the presence of over 25,000 people, the Mayor ofLos Angeles, surrounded by city officialsand other prominent men, formally accepted the 160th Infantry as "Los Angeles' Own."Pershing Square, the scene of the event,was brilliantly lighted by search-lightsfrom the Coast Defense, Fort MacArthur,and by the kleig lights from WarnerBrothers' Moving Picture Studio. Theregiment paraded through the principalstreets of the business section of the city.then formed in front of the grandstandand- was presented by the regimental com

mander to the Mayor, who then inspectedthe regiment. Colonel F . J. Koester, Cavalry, who represented the Corps AreaCommander at the ceremony, presentedthe, 160th with a new set of colors. Acelebrated vocalist sang "The Star Spangled Banner.".'kupert Hughes, famous author andphotoplaywright, delivered the principaladdress of the evening. This splendidcitizen and soldier, a major in the Officers' Reserve Corps, is perhaps the bestloved photoplaywright in the UnitedState s. W ith his willing consent the

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Moving PictureCorporation made it possible for us to

have his cooperation in completing a beautiful ceremony. Th e music for the evening was furnished by the bands of the160th Infantry and 3rd Regiment, Coast-Artillery.All the Los Angeles papers carried afull account of the ceremony, giving themaximum publicity to the regiment. Theresult of all this publicity has been toplace the 160th Infantry prominently before the citizens of the community. Thecity has become interested in its welfare.The Chamber of Commerce feels thatsince this regiment is distinctly a LosAngeles organization it must have activesupport.Personal contact with prospective recruits of the regiment will be obtainedby the Regular recruiting sergeants' assisting in the work of actual recruiting.The plan is to have a tent placed inPershing Square where there will be adisplay of arms and equipment to attrac t the eyes of the civilian. The N ational Guard will detail the necessaryclerks to prepare enlistment applications.Regular recruiting sergeants will canvassthe prospects who will come to view themilita ry display. At present the regiment is full and recruits are not sought.The personnel of the Los Angeles Recruiting Station believe that from the cooperation of the Regular Recruiting Service and National Guard in this work therewill be evolved a permanent scheme bywhich the Regular Recruiting Servicewill become a valuable help to the National Guard.That the "One Army Spirit" prevailsas a result of this cooperation is shown bythe following extract from the regimental commander's letter to the City Recruiting Officer:"I cannot refrain from remarking thatthe idea of the official adoption as a ceremony was your own, and full credit isaccorded you."However, it might also be truthfullysaid that this is only one of the items ofinterest you have in the 160th Infantry,and in behalf of the officers and men ofthe 160th Infantry, I wish to express ourgrateful appreciation of your valued assistance in many way s. You have been ofgreat value to the regiment."It will be of interest to all friends ofthe National Guard to add that on April22, this splendid regiment was to put ona big show under the management of Captain H . G. Brown, 160th Infantry . Thetitle of the show was "Movie Land Review." All the famous movie stars wereto take part under the direction of William Desmond, noted director and actor.Some idea of its bigness can be understood from the prices of seatsbox andloge seats, $100 each; orchestra seats,$10 each. But this is the way things aredone in Los Angeles,

Equipment for Reserve OfficersReady-made uniforms and accoutrements for the equipment of officers ofthe Officers' Reserve Corps may be obtained by purchase from QuartermasterGeneral Sales Stores at the followingpoints :Army Base, Boston 9, Mass.; ChicagoQuartermaster Intermediate Depot, 1819W est Per shing Road, Chicago, 111.; Governors Island, N. Y.; Philadelphia Quartermaster Intermediate Depot, 21st Streetand Oregon Ave., Philadelphia, Pa.; Ft.Benning, Ga.; Ft. Bragg, North Carolina ;Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas; Ft. Riley, Kansas ; 8th Corps Area General Depot, Ft.Sam Houston, Texas; Ft. Sill, Oklahoma ; Presidio of San Francisco, California ; Washington General IntermediateDepot, 21st and C Streets, Washington,D. C. (no uniforms carried in stock) ;Corozal, C. Z.; Honolulu and Schofield

Barracks, Hawaii; and Manila, P. I.Reserve Officers desiring to make purchases are required to identify themselves,whether ordering in person or by mail.This may be done by furnishing a copy ofthe official orders received, an extractfrom commission or letter of appointment,or personal introduction.Where practicable, a Reserve officershould visit the most conveniently locatedsales store in person. W here such visitis not practicable, he should corresponddirectly with the officer in charge of theQuartermaster General Sales Store located in his vicinity, stating the articlesdesired and the amounts of these articlespreviously purchased, and certifying thatthe articles ordered are required for hispersonal use when called into active Federal service. H e should also request definite information concerning the price,additional certificate required, and anyother information pertaining to his order.If he already has this information available, he may, of course, submit his orderdirect, including a money order or draftto cover the cost of same and give thenecessary shipping instructions, authorizing shipment by express or freight collect.Should a Reserve officer prefer a specialmeasurement uniform in place of a readymade uniform, it will be necessary forhim to write to the Officer in Charge,Quartermaster General Sales Store, Philadelphia Quartermaster Intermediate Depot, requesting special measurementblanks (QMC Form 164), samples ofuniform cloth, prices, etc. If practicable,he may visit tailoring establishments forthe manufacture of custom-made uniformsat the 8th Corps Area General Depot andHeadquarters, District of Washington,Washington, D. C.

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UNITED STATES ARMY RECRUITING NEWS

The College Student and the CMTCBy Major CHARLES D. DALY, FAT HERE is a great fact with respectto the young manhood of our nation that should be known to all.It is that during the World War, when

the youth of the nation between the agesand 30 were summoned to the colors,it was found that one out of every threeof these young men, the flower of the nation's manhood, was incapacitated .forbearing arms in the defense of hiscountry by reason of defective physique.This favorable interest need not be basedcators, who guide us and whom we follow,pause for reflection. It is clear that everypossible agency for changing such a condition should be encouraged. One of themost valuable of these agencies is thesummer Citizens' Military TrainingCamp, and this by reason of the splendidphysical training and development obtained by the young men who attend them.The college student may profit especially by these camps.They furnish him one agency throughwhich he may set an example of the practical carrying out of the duties of citizenship.

From a more material point of viewthe profit from this service is almostequally great. The participant returnsbrown of skin and lusty of physique.Under competent supervision he lives fora few short weeks that greatest of outdoor activitiesthe life of a soldier.

To these students who either throughpersonal predilection or by reason of othercompelling motives desire to ground themselves in the essentials of military service, life in the summer camp is of thegreatest value. Here leadership and discipline are taught. If a man returnswith but the one asset of the psychological appreciation of that greatest of-military commands, "Follow Me," he is wellrepaid for his days at the Army camp.In addition, however, he may be the successful competitor in that stimulating activity and man-size job of driving an Artillery pair or leading a Cavalry patrol.In any case, if he is a member of anROTC unit his value and availability asnon-commissioned or officer personnel isgreatly increased.The college athletic coach should look

JUDGE'S SAID Tey) HARRA5SINGU/OODA GIVEN HIM A


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Through T h e, TelescopeUses Bank Ad Space Flannel Shirt ChangedThe War Department has approved a Women Support CMTCMajor Robert L. Seitner, QMC, Res., new type of flannel shirt which con- The Daughters of the American Re-CMTC Chairman for Saginaw County , tains many points tending to improve volution have launched a nation-wideMichigan, has secured valuable adver its app eara nce . It is of coat style, the movement in the interest of thetisi ng for the 1925 cam ps t hro ug h front plait has been reduced in width CM TC. Ea ch of the 160,000 me mb ersbanks. Ma ny financial insti tutions from two inches to 1% inch and ex- has been notified by her chapter headcontract for their newspaper advertis lends to the bottom of the shirt, the of her patriotic obligation to secure ating on a yearly basis , the same amount number of buttons in the front has least one application for this year'sof space being available for them in been increased to five, the collar, which camp.each issue of the paper. Major Seitner is a standing rolling one, is provided The Women's Conference on Nahas succeeded in inducing several of with two buttons at the front, the tional Defense as Peace Insurance, at

the local banks to give the CMTC the cuffs have been changed from 3 inches their convention recently held atuse of their advertising space in occa- to 3% inches, with corners rounded, Washington, D. C, with 17 women'ssional issues during the few weeks and finished with two buttons, and the patriotic clubs attending, passed thepreceding camp, the advertisement in- elbow patch has been ( eliminated. It following resolution:may be made e ither of 12 oz. serge "We recommend the Citizens ' Mililuding s imply the s tatement "Thisnotice published by courtesy of or of olive drab shirting flannel. tary Training Camps to the Americanpeople, believing the disciplineBlank Nat ional Bank." and training received in theseIn addition, Major Seitner is camps to be of the greatestencouraging enro l lment compe- Things the Army Does Besides Fight benefit to the boys of the nation, and urge that these campstition by offering prizes total- Washington, D. C, May 1, 1925.President be enlarged so as to enable ating $50, contributed by a local Coolidge's economy program has found an activeally in radio which, Army Signal Corps officers say, least 100,000 boys to a tte nd eachbank and two leading citizens, saves the Government about $100,000 annually in year. * * *"to the three boys who between communication charges. O .May 1 and the ope ning of camp The Army handles the message business of many California's Sponsor Honoredsign up the greatest number of the departments inland just as the Navy takes Two tablets were unveiled atof applicants for camp attend- care of Government coastwise and off-shore traffic, Fort Mason,- San Francisco,ance. Saginaw Cou nty long and the Signal Corps has built up what its officers California, on April 16 in m em ago reached its original quota, term "the most complete and perfected radio network in the world." ory of Col. R. B. Mason, USA,but Major Seitner is continuing after whom the post is named.The message centre of the War Department,located in the Munitions Building, is the nerve Col. Mason was military andis enrollment campaign on thetheory that Saginaw County focus of the radio system. Tw elve stations link the civil governor of California inboys may be used to fill the various corps area headquarters with Washington, 1848, and presided over the con-files left blank by Illinois and and within each of the corps units there are radio vention which prepared andIndiana boys f rom tornado- stations for inter-area work, comprising sixty forwarded the petition of theswept terr itory who must re- stations in all. There are twenty-one Alaskan sta people of California to becometions and seventeen distributed throughout the insumain home during the summer a s tate in the Union. Thelar possessions and Panama. Army transpo rts alsoreconstruction period. are equipped with radio. s tones upon which the bronzetablets are affixed were broughtThe Signal Corps is using this Government busi-QMC Celebration ness to train its personnel, the equipment and over from Chin a in 1851, theThe Quar termas ter Corps is traffic being controlled from Washington. ship which carried them sink-pla nn ing a big cele brat ion in At Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and Salt Lake ing in San Francisco Bay"~behonor of its 150th anniversary City, Utah, are installed ten-kilowatt tube trans- fore they could be unloaded.mitters to relay trans-continental messages. Fromon June 16. They were only recently sal-Washingon to New York and also to Baltimore vaged.the corps maintains leased telegraph wires, but theFew Refuse Bonus rest of the system is an all-radio one. oC. of C. Gives CupOver 1,321,000 beneficiaries Installation and operation are done entirely bySignal Corps personnel. In conjunction with its The Chamber of Commerce,of the Bonus Act have yet to radio system the Signal Corps maintains a weather San Leandro, California, hasapply for their adjusted com forecasting service for Army airplanes. Capt. offered a cup for the companypen satio n. To dat e only 180 E. F. French is in charge of the radio net, under of the California Nationalveterans have given notice that Col. N. F. McClure, Signal Corps officer in chargethey will refuse either cash of communication facilities.The Arew York Even- Guard which makes the highina World. est record in the annual targetpaym ent or ad jus ted compen practice.sation certif icates .Page Thirteen


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UNITED STATES ARMY RECRUITING NEWSAviation WashoutsA statistical report covering the disposition of all students who enteredthe Primary Flying School at BrooksField, Texas, between December 1,1920, an d M arc h 15, 1925, has rec en tlybeen com pleted. Out of the officerswho rep orte d for trainin g, 66 per centgraduated, while of the cadets only43 per cent finished the co urse. Thiswould indicate that Army routine offsets age, for the officers average amuch higher age than the cadets, yetit is generally conceded, according tothe Brooks Field Pilot Book of April29, that a young man learns to flymuch more easily than an old man.One student out of every hundredwas killed in an airplane accident during the course of the primary training.In this respect there is no difference inthe rate between officers and cadets.Academic failures of cadets are 21 percent against one-half of one per cent

for st ud en t officers, and 2 per ce nt ofthe cadets are eliminated for deficiencyin both flying and academic work.In the disposition chart for Regularofficers, statistics show that 2nd lieutenants have the easiest time learningto fly, majors next, 1st lieutenantsnext, then colonels and captains last.Statistics for officers above the gradeof lieutenant cannot be fairly compared, however, due to the fact that alarge percentage of officers are ofjunior grades.Dope on Edgewood ArsenalA most interesting pamphlet onEdgewood Arsenal has been issued bythe United States Chemical WarfareAssociation as a supplement to itsBulletin No. 8 of April 1. Not only isthe Chemical Warfare Service itselfwell described, but excellent photographs portray the arsenal as a wholeand the interior of the various plants,such as the chlorpicrin, mustard gas,brombenzylcyanide, ch loracetophenone, chlorine, phosgene, shell filling,and gas mask units. The wo rking s ofthis little known but important cog

in the nation's defense system are explained in detail in such a way as tomake the booklet a most handy onefor canvassers.Where the Animals GoThe Quartermaster Corps up to dateduring the current fiscal year has purchased approximately 5,000 animals .Of these 1,879 have been issued to theCavalry, 1,218 to the Field Artillery,261 to the Infa ntry , and th e b alanceare in remount depots being maderead y for issue. Ap prox ima tely 900

of the latter will be given the 8th CorpsArea within a short t ime.Page Fourteen

Railway CMTC Adver t is ingThe New York Central RailroadCompany is carrying in i ts currenttime tables a full page advertisementfor the 1925 CM T Camps, rep rod uction of which appears on this page.The Rock Island lines have sent toeach t icket agent the War Depar tmentCMTC posters and f ive postal cardsregard ing the camps. Ticket agen ts

The CMTC RouteYfrtiiifi m,ir>, t-.ixymi uning io f>e Cituvns' Military Training Camp in Ju'y or August?The New York Ccnlial Lints will teko you tuevery ctunp east of the Misv.s*i;.pi and north ofthe Ohio.Agt-s17 to 31.BranchesInfimtry, Cavalry, FieV! and CooslArtillery, Evsgi?iew9 atul Signal Corps-Write to llw CMTC Officer indicated below forififormsii'j;!:

. For Massa chusetts, Maine. CoruitcticuV, Nt-wHampr.btic, V ermont an d Rhode lsjrtiui, r.iddress:CMTC Officer. Boston, Mass.For New York Ntw Jf-rsey and Delaware, aci-J t t s s : CMT C Officer, Gw wno rs Island, New York.Fr Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and theDistrict of Columbia, address: CMTC Officer,Standard Oii Building. Baltimore, Mci.F.r Ohio. Indiatia, Kentucky and West Virginia,address: CMTC Officer, Fort Hayes, Columbus,Ohio.For Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin, address:CMTC Officer. 18J9 West Pershing Road, Chicago,111.Thirty days in the outdoor*. All necessaryexpenses paid by thv War Department. Indorsc-d by PtesideJnt CooJidge and the nation'sforemost leaders.

The N. Y. C. CMTC Adhave been requested to display postersprominently and to dis tr ibute thecards to persons requesting them whomight be interested in attending thecamps .In the Baltimore and Ohio Railroadtime tab les is carrie d a bold face bo xgiving the essential data on the CMTCand the methods by which young mencan avail themselves of attendancethereat. The addresses of the CMTCofficers in the 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6thCorps Areas are carried in the box.o

The day to start reenlisting a man isthe day he takes the oath of enlistment.

West Coast Man ScoresThe possibilities for promotion andassignment to attractive details are aspresent in the other two componentsof our Army as in the Regulars, as isillustrated in the person of a captainof the Reserves who has recently beenordered to take a two months ' courseat the Quartermaster School at Philadelphia. Less than tw o years ago he

was a private in the California National Guard, being at the same time astudent in the correspondence coursefor Quartermaster Reserve officers.Upon successful completion of hiscourse he was given an opportunityto take the examination for commission in the Reserve Corps, emerging inthe grad e of captain. His wo rk sincehas been of such high caliber that hehas been selected out of over 900 Reserve officers in the 9th Corps Area asthe one representative at the Quartermaster Corps school.oFunctions of Post SchoolTh e Adju tan t Ge neral's office is pre paring estimates of funds required forpost schools for enlisted men for thefiscal ye ar 1927. Th e esti ma tes arebeing prepared on the basis of an annual ex pen ditu re of $4.80 per stude ntenrolled during the fiscal year, 1924.The scope of instruction in the postschools for enlisted men, according tothe desire of the War Department,shall embrace grammar school subjects and, principally, instruction designed to qualify enlisted men to perform the duties of the various specialists authorized by the tables of organization. One -third of the enlis tedmen receiving instruction in postschools at the present time are pursuing grammar school subjects , the remaining two-thirds receiving speciali s t s ' instruction.The employment of civilians in connection with post schools for the fiscalyear 1927 will not be a utho rize d.. oNew Planes for ASAt least 325 new airplanes will be

available for issue to Air Service organiza tions in the near future. Ofthese 250 are m etal fuselage job s and75 are D ouglas corp s observ ationplanes. Tw enty -five of the metal fuselage jobs will be constructed for photography and ten will be equipped withsupercha rgers . The Douglas p lanesare to be of conventional observationtype far surpassing the war-builtDH4's in speed and maneuverabili ty,having a speed of about 150 m. p. h.By minor changes in the nose, theycan be equipped with either a Libertyor Packard 1A-1500, 500 h. p. engine.The fuselage of this job is also of steeltubing cons truct ion .
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UNITED STATES ARMY RECRUITING NEWSThe Coast Artillery Corps

(Continued from Page Seven)W ar. Pri or to 1917 we had made nopractical progress in the line of antiaircra ft defense. Th e subject had beendiscussed and the need partly visualizedbut no more. The refore along with thematter of heavy mobile guns the problem of Anti-Aircraft Artillery and methods of fire was assigned to the CoastArti llery Corps. The service of antiaircraft weapons even with the AlliedArmies in France in 1917 was still in theexperimental stagelight field guns hadbeen modified and placed upon varioustypes of mounts permitting all round fireand high angles of elevation, but the needfor improvement was still great, particularly in the matter of telescopic sights andaccurate mechanisms for bracking and offsetting on the targe t. One must realizethat shooting at aircraft is exactly similarto shooting birds on the wing, with theadded disadvantage of greatly increasedand only roughly determined ranges andthe complication of time-fused ammunition.Thus the Anti-Aircraft Artillery organized and sent to France from CoastArtillery sources was destined to strugglefor accomplishment in what was to thema wholly new field. The developments upto that time had shown that the adapted75 mm . or 3-inch rifles wer e of insufficientpower to meet all the demands and a heavier and more powerful gun must be designed.

The first hasty American effort produced a crude so-called semi-fixed mountto carry the ordinary 75 mm. field piece,with recuperator modified to take care ofrecoil at high angles, equipped only withopen sights and very poor means forcorrec tions and offsets. The se guns andmounts were however only a stop gap andthey were hurried overseas to guard themost important points in rear of our linesfrom the Main Regulating station up tothe forward ammunition and supplydumps. Prac tical tests and a close viewof the problems involved soon showed ourofficers what was required to improve thedesign and construction of both gun andmount and what the accessories should befor rapid and accurate shooting. Pr oduction at home was promptly startedalong the right lines and many satisfactory anti-aircraft guns, though not of anylarger caliber than 3-inch, finally arrivedin France before the end of hostilities.Although the need for an anti-aircraftgun of heavier caliber than 3-inch hadbeen recognized before we started operation? in France, the Allies themselves hadnot yet produced one and were still experimenting so that in this matter we wereon practically new ground. Our 4.7-inchrifle was found to fill the requirements asto weight oT projectile muzzle, velocity

and bursting charge, it was already designed, and therefore the production of asatisfactory mount, giving all round fireand elevation up to 80 degrees, was thetask at hand. This the Ordnance Department has accomplished with satisfactoryresults, and although time was not available to produce this gun and mount beforethe war ended the effort has resulted ingiving us a reserve of this heavier weaponin addition to the many hundreds of mobile 3-inch guns and mounts producedduring hostilities.The future of aerial warfare and ofanti-aircraft weapons cannot be safelyforetold; we are only at the beginning ofit, but it is evident beyond any doubtthat we must in the future provide an ableanti-aircraft defense for all large centersof population along or near our coastsand for all important fleet bases in orde:to prevent enemy observation and, so faras possible, enemy bombardm ent from ^heair and to avoid the necessity of tying ourown air forces to the defense of any givenpoint. This is exactly the same situationas exists in the matter of gun defense ofimportant coast points against enemy naval attack, namely, that we must not tie ourfleet to the defense of its own bases butdefend that base from the shore and leavethe fleet free to operate offensively againstthe enemy wherever he may be found.One has only to think of the many important centers along our Atlantic Coastto realize how extensive the necessaryanti-aircraft defense of only a part of thi->country may have to be in future war.oStandardization of "A" BoardDisplays(Continued from Page Four)be of service to any headquarters interested in the movement for "better 'A' boardsand more of them" in so far as furnishingphotographs on file is concerned.As stated above, in the opinion of thewriter the value of "A" board displayscannot be overestima ted. It is a factthat catchy pictures cause the passerby tostop and "have a look." Thi s is wherethe canvasser begins to function and is

the opening gun in a "battle" that maylead to an enlistment. Th e illustratedsupplements of newspapers frequentlycontain military pictures of interest andit is always worth while to gather in asmany as possible for "A" board use.Pamphlet boxes attached to the boardsalso have their place in the order of thingsand their effectiveness should not be overlooked.Before closing this article it is feltthat a word or two in regard to "A"board anchors might not be out of place.We have all experienced the difficultiesencountered in keeping the boards inplace, and the time, labor and expenseinvolved are at times considerable on a

windy day. The accompanying illustration shows the method employed in thisdistrict to insure stability of the frames.The concrete block weighs about seventy-five pounds. Cemented in the top is asubstantial screw eye to which one endof a piece of stout wire is attached, theother end of the wire being secured to asmall piece of angle iron fitting snuglyover the junction of the two frame sections at the top. The wire is providedwith a turn buckle to insure the propertension. The arrangement insures a rigidframe in practically any wind storm andits construction is simple.The Third Corps Area Mantlemen

As was the case last year, the "mantleman" method is in vogue again thisyear in the 3rd Corps Area scheme ofCMTC procurement .The idea underlying this method isthat officers of the Army of the UnitedStates, conscious of the fact that indue course of time they must pass onfrom the active stage of duty in theircountry's defense, should designatepossible successors worthy to taketheir places. Upon these latter the"mantles" of military obligation are tofall when age, infirmity or death shalleventually require the officers to passalong to others the patriotic burdenof carryi ng on in their places. The ins ti tution of the CMTC training coursesprovid es a prac tical m ean s of fulfillingthe patriotic ambition, in that completion of its Blue course confers immediate eligibility for a commission in theOfficers' Reserve Corps of the Army."Mantleman" applications are considered as a distinct and preferentialclass in the 3rd Corps Area and givenpreference so long as vacancies actually exist. In the case of approve dapplications of boys whom Army officers now desire to designate as their"mantlemen," the CMTC officer ofthe corps area is to be notified at once,so that the boys' papers may bestamped accord ingly. A survey of applications submitted last year showedthat the basis of individual selectionof the 3rd Corps Area "mantlemen"was in the following order: first, ason; second, a younger brother; third,a nephew or relative of the same surname ; fourth, any relative by blood ormarriage; fifth, the son of a dearfriend; and sixth, any well qualifiedboy of outs tanding character , promiseand ability. o

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Proposed Sailings of V. S. Army Transport(Subject to Change)

OR the convenience of recruiters who are interested in getting their overseas or coast recruits to the transports in propertime, the following table of sailings of U. S. Army transports for the rest of 1925 is published herewith. It is understoodthat the sailings are subject to change. Such changes will be noted from time to time in these columns.

The featuring of the sailing date of the next transport to any of our foreign or "other coast" ports has always proven aof the Army recruiting stations which have played it up on their "A" boards.

NEW YORKPORTO RICOPANAMALeave Leave Arrive Leave Leave ArriveNew York San Juan Cristobal Cristobal San Juan New YorkMihiel 6/11 6/16 6/19 6/22 6/25 6/29Mihiel 8/6 8/11 8/14 8/17 8/20 8/26 'Mihiel " 10/1 10/6 10/9 10/12 10/15 10/19Mihiel 11/24 11/29 12/2 12/5 " 12/8 12/12

NEW YORKSAN FRANCISCOLeave Arrive Leave ArriveNezv York Panama Panama San Francisco Connectionsu Thierry 5/28 6/3 6/3 6/13 (Thomas 6/17) (Chateau Thierry 6/16)Thierry 8/11 8/17 8/18 8/28 (Thomas 9/3 ) (Chateau Thierry 9/2 )9/28 9/29 10/9 (Cambrai 10/14)

Thierry 10/28 11/3 11/4 11/14 (Thomas 11/20) (Chateau Thierry 11/19)12/10 12/11 12/21 (Cambrai 12/29)

SAN FRANCISCONEW YORKLeave A rrive Leave ArriveSan Francisco Connections Panama Panama New York

7/7 (Chateau Thierry 7/2) 7/17 7/18 7/248/19 (Thomas 8/15) (Cambrai 8/14) 8/29 8/30 9/5Thierry 9/23 (Chateau Thierry 9/18) 10/3 10/4 10/1011/4 (Thomas 10/31) (Cambrai 10/30) 11/14 11/14 11/20Thierry 12/11 (Chateau Thierry 12/4) 12/21 12/22 12/28

SAN FRANCISCOHONOLULULeave Arrive Leave ArriveSan Francisco Honolulu Honolulu San Franciscorai 5/14 5/20 5/23 5/29Thierry 6/16 6/22 6/26 7/2

brai 7/29 8/4 8/8 8/14Thierry 9/2 9/8 9/12 9/18mbrai 10/14 10/20 10/24 10/30Thierry 11/19 11/25 11/28 12/4

brai 12/29 1/4 1/8 1/14

SAN FRANCISCOHONOLULUGUAMMAN ILALeave Arrive Leave Arrive Arrive Leave - Leave Leave ArriveSan Fran. Hono. Hono. Guam Manila Manila Chinwangtao Nagasaki San Francisco3/31 4/1 4/13 4/18 4/24 5/1 5/4 5/226/24 6/25 7/8 7/13 7/18 7/25 7/28 8/159/10 9/11 9/23 9/28 10/3 10/10 10/13 10/3111/27 11/28 12/10 12/15 12/21 12/26 1/13


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The U. S. Army Builds MenBy a MASTER SERGEANT, DEML, RSIN a few days, after eighteen years'service and at forty-three years ofage, I am leaving the Arm y. I am

leaving the Army because the training theArmy has given me has fitted me to accept a proposition too inviting to be refused. This is not said with ego nor ina vain boasting bombastic voice, but because I believe it to be true and want tolet the rest of the world know just whatthe Army will do for a man.The fact that it took eighteen years isno reflection on the Arm y. Rath er itshows what a big job the Army had to do.Eighteen years ago I was a rolling stone,gathering no moss, flitting from job tojob, always going but never getting anywhe re. Today, at forty-th ree, I am stepping out to take a position with a guaranteed minimum salary of $5,000 a year andwith possibilities unlimited. Th at $5,000a year can be multiplied many timesitis up to meand the Army has given methe initiative, the ability and the knowledge that I can and will "make good."Today I am a trained man, a trainedexecutive, trained to assume responsibilities, to carry out orders and policies ofmy superiors, to take the initiative whenever it need be taken, and, best of all, inspite of all the talk we hear about discipline, about obeying orders and askingno questions, the Army has taught menot to be a "yes man." "Initia tive" is indemand in the Army.For the past five years it has been mygood fortune to be under the immediatecommand of officers who have all thequalities necessary for success, namely,executive ability, pleasing personality, ahighly developed sense of fair dealing,honesty, and the sanctity of the spokenword"and I learned how to do thingsfrom them."The Army slogan, "The U. S. Armybuilds MEN," is the truest and best descriptive advertising slogan in use today.The Army does just what the slogan saysit builds ME N. Morally, mentally,physically, even financially builds themgreater than they ever could have beenbuilt anywhere else, strengthening themor eliminating weak points they may havelaying a foundation by forming a character of honesty, truthfulness and morality,

rearing a structure of good, healthy,sound bone and sinew on the foundation,and putting on a roof containing a trainedbrain, trained to think, to reason logically,trained to judge men, to classify them, tomake allowances for human frailties andto distinguish the frailties from puredevilment. Then it puts on the paint.The outside coat consists of poise andpersonality, the inside coat of self-confidence, discipline and assertiveness.That is what the Army has done forme. Knowing the kind of man I wasbefore I was rebuilt, I believe the Armyand its officers are responsible for whatI am today. And I owe the Arm y and mysuperior officers a debt of gratitude andtake this means of thanking it and them.I have found few officers who "talk inbunches." They are not trained that way,and so when they talk it is usually to saysomething, and when they say somethingit is usually wo rth listening to. W atchhow they do things. They are trained tobe efficient, and when they do somethingit is, as a rule, done in the m os t efficientmanner, so it is usually worth watching.When you are told to do somethingthere is a reason why it should be done.If you can not askand ordinarily youcan notreason it out anyw ay. You willbe surprised to find out why you are doing things that seem so unnecessary toyou now. You will be surp rised to findout how necessary, how important tothe proper functioning of the Army someof these things are.Every large organization has a certainamou nt of detail wo rk. Eve ry executivemust know what the detail work is andwhy. The only difference between theexecutive and the man doing the detailwork is that the executive knows why itis being done.You can be an executive . It is all upto you. No man can be made into something he does not want to be but theArmy can and will make you into anything you want to be. I t is the grea testinstitution in the country today offeringthe best train ing facilities extant. It isthe greatest constructor of men that canbe found, and in every sense presents abona-fide statement in its slogan "TheU. S. Army builds MEN."


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Army Library Service In PanamaBy SCHAKLOTTIE STEWART, Department Librarian, in The Library JournalDOES anyone ever question whatever became of the books that wereso liberally given under the warimpetus when nothing we owned or everexpected to own was too good for the men

in the service? Years after the Armistice, not a day passes but in every armypost some of these books are used. Tobe sure, a vast number are worn out anddiscarded, but to the original gift of theAmerican Library Association and welfare organizations operating in Europeand at home has been added a little newtechnical literature, a little non-fiction ofa general sort and some fiction, new aswell as standard. There has been a steadyuse of the service, though the characterof the demand has changed from year toyear as the army has gradually changedback to a peace army footing. It is areal war time addition to the peace timearmy.

A Scattered, Varied ClienteleThe library service in Panamaa project which may have a greater interestdue to the geographical locationhas beendeveloping along clearly defined lines forthe past five years and results are beginning to show. By the method of centralization of all activities at Departmentheadquarters it has been possible to standardize the work so that with an officialvisit once a month to each of the posts andstations, the work done can be easilychecked. Furthermore the Departmentlibrary has stood as a training school forenlisted men who have the direct care ofthe collections at the various posts. Threeseparate schools have been conducted inthe past, and now there is at all times aman in training to fill any post libraryvacancy that may unexpectedly occur.The reading public is almost entirely enlisted men, young fellows from sixteenyears up, with a most varied educationalbackground, but also there are the offi-

Doughboy Literature in the CanalZone Suffers Strenuous Handlingby Bookworms of Both Varieties

cers, the ladies of the posts and the children, so that a variety of demand on library facilities makes the supplying ofreading matter not one of routine, butrather a question of quick judgment andresourcefulness.The population is scattered over a territory ten miles wide by fifty miles long,and there is no method of communication save by rail, or boat with some of themore distant posts. There is, however,adequate free telephone service and allposts can be communicated with dailyfrom Headquarters building. The climatic conditions all tend to make for lessand less reading and the distance fromcenters of civilization leaves one so farbehind that contact is lost in matters ofworld interest. However, against that isthe intriguing local history, filled as it iswith thrilling deeds of bandits and buccaneers, which creates a demand all its own.Branches Serve 10,000 Troops

On Quarry Heights side of Ancon Hill,overlooking the beautiful Bay of Panamathe Pacific entrance to the Canalwithits fortified islands, is located the Headquarters building. From here a systemof twelve branch libraries is operated.Each branch has its stations at outlyingposts where men on isolated detail formany months are served, never quite adequately, but commensurately with the restof the service.Because of the various branches of theservice, the needs are widely different.Though their collections are mostly fiction and almost identical with the collections of fiction available in the storeroom, the needs of each particular gar

rison are covered insofar as funds havebeen available and by the use of the collections at Head quarters. From eight toten thousand troops are garrisoned in theZone and are served from the Departmentlibrary. Readers are served by a branchlibrary at each post with headquarters atQuarry Heights.Twelve branch libraries are located atthe individual posts and are under thecare of a specially detailed officer whohas the library as a part of his regularduties connected with the education andrecreation of troops, but the actual deskwork is done by an enlisted man who isrelieved of certain other duties in orderto give time to the work. To a large extent the interest the men on the poststake in their libraries is in direct proportion to that shown by the men in charge,both officer and librarian. Aside fromthis local influence, there are also thedemands of the particular branch of theservice, and magazines directly bearingon the work of the individual branch aresupplied. Besides the service magazines,a rather full subscription list is maintained for all post libraries and formsthe chief attraction for the man with anidle hour on a rainy afternoon.Traveling Libraries PopularThe system of traveling libraries instituted almost three years ago is still working and working hard. The Zone isdivided into three circuits of four postlibraries each. The paper work has beenreduced to a minimum, and books areused by different groups of readers everytwo months. At all posts the advent ofa new traveling library is looked forwardto and the cards are rapidly filled up.Packages always contain several nonfiction volumes and many of the old standbys in bright new bindings. The newbinding is the bait to catch someone who{Continued on Page Eleven)

In camp, Darien Indian County, Republic of Panama. Books are a luxury here.Page Three


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The March of the Mounted RiflemenG EN ER A L: The order which Ihave here annexed will show theduty assigned me by you; and incompliance with it I took my departurefrom Washington City on the 25th dayof April for Fort Leavenworth, Missouri,where the Rifle Regiment had been directed to assemble, to make such preparations as a march like the one contemplatedmight call for.I arrived at St. Louis on the 8th dayof May, and finding that the cholera wasprevailing to a very alarming extent, lefton the 10th

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