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 The History of the Field Artillery

E NOUGH cannon to conquer

Hell!" That was the way an
screw operated by man power, and the
arrangement when released would
of Toulouse in 1218. Seville was de­
fended in 1247 by cannon throwing
historian of the 14th century throw a heavy stone a great distance. stones, as was Mibela, Spain when
put it, writing of the ordnance of This was an attempt by mechanical besieged in 1259.
England under Henry VIII. Today, means to strengthen the stroke of the The first cannon of this nature were
four hundred pieces of artillery would arm and increase the weight of the necessarily small. Usually they were
scarcely be adequate as a nation's missile. The ballista and catapulta of bound with scrap-iron. Not all of
armament, but the British in 1515 were the Greeks arc splendid examples of them utilized stones as projectiles,
very proud of their many firing half ­
achievement in ac­ pound arrows. Those
quiring such a num­ used by the British
ber of culverins. fal­ at Rouen in 1388
cons and bombards. were of this descrip­
As with every arm, tion. The powder
artillery has had ages charge was exploded
jf development. From by ignition through
t h e earliest times a touchholc. In range
man has felt the want and accuracy early
of weapons that cannon were so in­
would kill at a dis­ significant that for
tance. The effect of two centuries they
a stone or spear were bested by the
thrown by hand so old missile engines,
often proved insuf­ and were as danger­
ficient that at once a ous to friend as to
desire arose to assist foe. Their chief ad­
the muscles by the vantage was con­
aid of mechanical sidered to be the
force. The sling was terror and confusion
probably the first produced by the noise
contrivance used for of explosion.
hurling missiles. Its The British were
invention is attrib­ the first actually to
uted to the Phoeni­ bring guns into field
cians or the inhabi­ warfare. They a p ­
tants of the Balearic peared at the battle
Isles, who were ex­ of Crecy in 1346,
tremely apt in its much to the dismay
manipulation. The of the enemy, shoot­
sling was used for
ing anything that
many centuries as a
would go into the
military weapon ; its
barrels, even bundles
last appearance was
of arrows. The ord­
in the Huguenot War
nance department of
of 1572.
Edward III consisted
Another n o t a b l e
of 340 men, with but
projectile throwing
12 artillery men,
device was the bow,
showing that ro
probably invented a­ much attention \va;
bout the same time
paid then to what is
as the sling. For
now an indispensable
ages the bow in its
arm of the service.
various forms was
In 1245 the number
considered the most
had been increased
effective weapon in
to 25 "master gun­
warfare. One of its
Major General William J. Snow, Chief of Field Artille ners" and 50 "servi­
most famous and powerful types was
such weapons. tour gunners." The gunner was the
the crossbow, a comparatively modern
The first use of guns or cannon as crew captain ; in action he laid the
invention which was confined almost
a means of hurling projectiles by the piece and did the actual firing.
entirely to Europe.
use of gunpowder is buried in ob­
Although from this time on field
Projectile-throwing machines were scurity. We have knowledge of Chin­
developed after the fashion of a cross­ ese using a form of gunpowder, not artillery grew in favor and importance,
bow mounted upon a small wooden however, for military purposes, but for it was not until the Thirty Years War
carriage which usually was a hollowed pyrotechnics, at a period long before that it displayed a really mobile nature.
trough open on top and upon which the Caucasians. The earliest mention The French had invented the limber
a stone was laid. The thong of the to be found of artillery using powder and the connection between it and
crossbow was drawn by a powerful as a propelling charge was at the siege (Continued on Page Fourteen)

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 $1,000 Prize For Troopers
Members of Troop F Second Cavalry Win Equivalent
NE month's extra pay per man!
O That is the prize for which six
rifle platoons of the Second
Cavalry vigorously contested this year
as an additional feature of the gradua­
tion exercises of the Cavalry School at
Fort Riley, Kansas. The prize totaled
one thousand dollars, presented by a
cavalry reserve officer, and the condi­
tions of the contest were the result of
a preliminary prize essay contest on the
subject in the Cavalry Journal. Partici­
pation was open only to one lieutenant
and one rifle platoon of the six rifle
troops of the regiment.
As with the majority of cavalry con­
tests there was action from the word
"Go 1" At the beginning of the event the
horses were tied on a picket line near
the old target butts, unsaddled and un­
bridled. Contestants were formed east
of this line and each drew a starting
number. Those who drew 1 and 2 raced
to the picket line at the §harp command
of the starter, saddled and bridled the
first two horses and raced to the pistol
range north of the old National Guard
camp. The other contestants followed
at intervals of one minute.
Since the winners of this phase of the
contest were to lead platoons in the
final events, there was keen competition
and many thrills. Upon arrival at the
pistol range the officers remained mount­
ed, procured pistols and ammunition and
stationed themselves at their proper
firing points. Each began firing at his
target, a bottle swinging on a cord at
a distance of twenty-five yards, as soon
as placed, and continued until it was
broken.
From the pistol range along Repub­
lican Flats to a point near the Pump
House a flag marked course with many
jumps had been laid out. As soon as he
had broken his target, each contestant
of Extra Month's Pay
folllowed this course to its end, obtained
a saber and attempted to pierce three
dummy heads one in a standing posi­
tion, one kneeling and one prone. He
then dropped the saber and rode up the
hill to the rifle range, situated on the
rimrock southwest of the stone jump in
Pump House Canyon. There he dis­
mounted, turned over his mount to a
horseholder, and prepared as quickly as
possible for the next event.
Provided with rifle and ammunition
each competing officer located his target,
a dinner plate set on the opposite side
of the canyon at a range of 300 yards,
opened fire and continued until the plate
was shattered.
The succeeding event called for bold
riding over both rough and level ground,
crossing a stream, jumping at speed,
leading, and practical use of the three
principal arms of the cavalry trooper,
the rifle, saber and pistol. The plate
shattered on the canyon range, the con­
testant obtained any available horse,
followed the flag-lined course over Mc-
Comb Hill and down to the flats, rode
around a large bend in the river to the
west side, where he crosssed, remaining
mounted, then dismounted and led his
horse at a walk across a neck of land
to the east side of the bend, re-mounted,
again crossed the river, and raced to
the finish.
Lieutenants Jennings, Conrow, Rein-
berg, Wofford, Todd and Edmonds
qualified in this phase of the contest,
thus winning the opportunity to lead
platoons in the second and final phase.
This phase entailed a test of platoon
leadership. Equipped with full field
allowances of rations and forage, each
platoon was tested separately in an iden­
tical thirty hour problem. The problem
consisted of a reconnaissance of Keats,
Manhattan and Dewey's Ranch where
enemy troops were reported detraining.
In the march, which continued into the
night, the platoon and its leader were
observed and marked on equipment, care
and condition of animals, march dis­
cipline and conduct, security, reconnais­
sance, and avoiding of aerial observa­
tion.
The platoon was confronted with several
combat situations during the march.
First, there was an encounter with an
enemy cavalry platoon, during which it
was marked on orders issued and the
tactics it employed; second, an en­
counter with an enemy infantry company,
in which it was marked on reconnais­
sance, security and decision; and third,
a dismounted attack, during which the
conduct of the attack and fire effect was
noted by umpires and marked on the
record.
As may be presumed, the contest was
close indeed, every man driving himself
to the utmost to "bring home the bacon."
Lieutenant John W. Wofford, 2nd Cav­
alry, was designated as the winner, and
the platoon commanded by him was
from Troop "F", 2nd Cavalry.
According to the provisions of the
contest, Lieutenant Wofford received
$200.00 in plate, while the remaining
$800.00 was divided among the enlisted
men of the winning platoon. This gave
each of the jubilant victors the equiva­
lent of about one month's pay, a prize
well worth working for.
Soldier Saves Japanese Boy
Pvt. Richard E. Dorrough, Coast
Artillery Corps, was commended by
Lieut. Col. S. C. Megill for saving a
Japanese boy from drowning in the
Harbor of Nagasaki, Japan while the
Army transport Thomas was in the
bay.
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 FORT MILLS,
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
LONG time ago there was no land.
There were, from time to time, other
A There were only the sea and the
sky. A bird was flying in the sky.
It grew tired flying; it wanted something
to rest upon. The bird was very cunning.
It set the sea and sky to quarreling. The
sea threw water up at the sky. The sky
turned very dark and angry. Then the
angry sky showered down upon the sea
all the Islands. That is how the Islands
came".
This is but one of the quaint stories
told in the naive simplicity of the na­
tives of the Philippines. The Archi­
pelago is rich in myth and legend, as is
the homeland of every primitive people;
its natural lore enhanced by stories of
the creation, of great conflicts and in­
vasions, delightful tales of events passed
on from generation to generation by
word of mouth. Another will bear re­
peating perhaps, for it deals with those
tiny islands at the entrance of Manila
Bay with which this article is concerned,
and where Fort Mills is situated.
"A king once ruled on Corregidor
Island. His beautiful daughter was
loved by a trusted favorite. The two
ran away together, she mounted on a
caballo, he on a carabao. Before they
had gone far the warriors of the king
overtook them. So angry was the ruler
that he punished even the animals. The
woman he placed on El Fraile; the man
. on Monjo; while the caballo and the
carabao were exiled to nearby islands
which bear their names to this day.
There they remained, each alone; and
from towering Corregidor the king
watched them that they might not es­
cape or join each other. Thus they paid
the penalty of the unfaithful."
All of these islands but Monjo are
fortified today. Fort Mills, on Corregi­
dor, is the lock that holds fast the door
of the Philippines to invasion and con­
quest. For who holds Manila Bay rules
the archipelago a fact proven time
and again.
Some four hundred years ago the first
circumnavigator of the globe, Magellan,
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The Gibraltar oj the Philippines
Commands the Gateway
to Manila
sought to add the Philippines to the
crown of Spain. Before his coming-
long before Manila Bay had been a
battleground where Malay, Chinese and
Filipino had hotly contested for the su­
premacy of the islands. Great fleets of
junks and praus had swept through the
channels to hurl armed men on the
shores; the hordes of sharks that infested
the waters fed many times on the bodies
of warriors ; the rivers ran red with the
life blood of invader and defender, and
still, at intervals, came other fleets of
warriors bristling with bolos and krises
to try their hands at conquest.
Spaniard and Dutchman, Portuguese
and Briton to these came the urge to
possess. In 1600 the Dutch admiral Van
Noort, with two ships, met Antonio de
Morga, with two old Spanish galleons,
in the first Battle of Mariveles. Van
Noort had become very annoying to the
Spanish government at Manila, having
sunk several Spanish and Chinese ships,
and so de Morga, a justice of the su­
preme court, was sent to drive him away.
During the engagement one of the Span­
ish vessels was sunk with great loss of
life. The Spaniards, however, proved
themselves superior fighters, for one of
the Dutch ships fled and escaped, leav­
ing the other in the hands of the enemy,
who subsequently executed the crew at
Cavite.
Nine years later the second Battle of
Mariveles was fought between Admiral
Wittert, commanding the Dutch fleet
and Governor Silva. Wittert first made
an unsuccessful attack upon Iloilo, then
sailed north to Mariveles, where he was
met by Governor Silva with six small
vessels. After six hours of battle all
but one of the Dutch ships were cap­
tured, besides two hundred and fifty
prisoners and a large quantity of mer­
chandise.
attacks and battles, but the Spanish arms
remained triumphant until that memor­
able May morning in 1898 when the A­
merican fleet under Admiral Dewey
steamed through the Boca Grande to
wrest the Philippines from the crimson
and gold of Spain.
According to the story related by
Mariano Bautista, chief light keeper at
the Corregidor Light Station in April,
1898, and who is still employed in that
capacity, the Spanish authorities began
to re-fortify Corregidor in February,
1898, thinking that an attempt at capture
would be made by the Americans. Three
guns were brought from Manila and
mounted at the place now known as Bat­
tery Point. Other guns were emplaced
at strategic points, three guns at Alasasin
Point on the Mariveles shore, three at
the east end of Caballo, three on the
east end of El Fraile, and three more at
Cainipa Point, Cavite. There was also
one small gun on the south shore of the
Barrio and another mounted at what is
now the Mine Dock. A company of
Marine Infantry was stationed at each
place.
On April 23, 1898, the light house
keeper at Corregidor was ordered by the
Spanish authorities to discontinue his
work during the period of war opera­
tions. The beacon was therefor not in
use again until the .month of August
following.
The American fleet met with little re­
sistance on entering the bay. Colonel
Garces, in command of the harbor forti­
fications, had decided that any attempt
at defense would be useless, as he had re­
ceived reports that the Spanish fleet had
been sunk. The garrisons of all the
forts, numbering some five hundred men
all told, had been brought to Corregidor,
where they surrendered to the American
sailors. Such of the guns mounted on
the island that were not thrown into the
sea were rendered useless by being
spiked.
 UNITED STATES ARMY RECRUITING NEWS
Two companies of United States Ma­
rines next came to Corregidor, searched
it for lurking Spaniards, dynamited the
flagpole to prevent its use by the enemy
in signalling other troops, and raised
the stars and stripes in the Barrio. The
marines then left and the island was un­
occupied by military or naval forces un­
til November, when one company arrived
and established a convalescent hospital.
The Coast Defenses of Manila Bay
consist of four forts at the entrance to
the harbor; Fort Mills, on Corregidor
Island ; Fort Hughes on Caballo Island ;
Fort Frank on Carabao Island; and Fort
Drum commonly called the "concrete
battleship" on El Fraile Island. Fort
Wint, on Grande Island in Subic Bay,
also comes under the jurisdiction of the
Coast Defenses of Manila.
The four gun-studded islands at the
mouth of the bay are about thirty miles
from Manila. Corregidor, which is by
far the largest of the group, is an island
of unusual beauty. On three sides it
rises directly out of the sea six hundred
feet to a level plateau, on which is quar­
tered the greater part of the garri­
son of the coast defenses. On the fourth
or eastern side the slope toward the sea
is less abrupt, affording practicable
routes for roads and a street car line
from the water line to the plateau.
Fort Mills, the fortification located on
Native Filipinos impressed wcth Ar.my para
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Corregidor Island, was named in honor
of Brigadier General Samuel M. Mills,
Chief of Artillery, who died September
8, 1907. The construction of the post
was commenced July 14, 1904, and the
first garrison, the 35th Company, Coast
Artillery Corps, arrived May 8, 1908.
The present troops in the Coast De­
fenses include the 59th Coast Artillery,
Regular Army, the 91st and 92nd Coast
Artillery, Philippine Scouts, the 2nd Ob­
servation Squadron, Air Service, and the
usual detachments of the Quartermaster,
Ordnance, Medical, Finance and Signal
Corps. The U. S. Army mine planter,
Colonel George F. E. Harrison, is also
assigned to these defenses and is sta­
tioned at Fort Mills. The 59th and 91st
Coast Artillery man the fixed armament,
while the 92nd is assigned to the 75 and
155 mm. mobile guns.
Athleti.cs are fostered at Fort Mills,
and meets and tournaments are frequent­
ly held between the regiments and be­
tween the batteries of each regiment.
Men who enjoy baseball, tennis, hand
ball, and swimming have an excellent
opportunity to indulge in these sports at
this post. Fort Mills has a splendid
baseball diamond and grandstand, and
the Fort Mills Olympic team, composed
of Philippine Scouts, has been a pen­
nant winner for years, and at present is
Administration
near the top of the list in the Army
Baseball League.
Two excellent tennis and four hand
ball courts for the enlisted men of the
59th Coast Artillery have just been com­
pleted on Topside, the sea-going name
of the island's plateau. Tennnis courts
for the Filipino troops are under con­
struction.
A first class Service Club is main­
tained with a hostess in charge. Dances
are held on Saturday and holiday eve­
nings for American and Filipino troops
alternately. Boxing and wrestling bouts
are held each Saturday evening.
Fort Mills boasts a library of which
any fair sized city would be proud. Lead­
ing magazines and newspapers are at
hand as are hundreds of books devoted
to scientific, religious, historical, fiction,
military and many other subjects. These
are available to every member of the
post, and new books are constantly be­
ing added.
Two moving picture theatres are
maintained on the post. Many of the
latest released films are shown in them
within a week or two after they appear
in the Manila theatres. Hunting passes
are granted in each organization, except
during the target practice season, guns
and ammunition being furnished by the
government.
(Continued on page sixteen)
Building a t F o r t Mills
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 An Old Face Appears Under A New Name
HE evening gun fired August 11th,
T 1925, sounded a requiem for Camp
Alfred Vail. The colors were
lowered. to float no more over that post
of war time inception. There was no
impressive ceremony marking the demise ;
nor did the birth of Fort Monmouth
cause a ripple on the placid pool of mili­
tary affairs. Quietly, unostentatiously,
the old gave place to the new.
The change was wrought by the War
Department order and marks the passing
of a temporary post for one of per­
manence. It is in accordance with an
established custom that the War Depart­
ment designates all army posts of a per­
manent nature as forts. They are named
usually for some person deceased who
has had a public or military career of
marked prominence or for an historic
event of national consequence. In the
case of the original naming of Camp
Alfred Vail as such, there was a slight
deviation from the customary practice.
Alfred Vail was a resident of Morris-
town, New Jersey, and was intimately
associated with Samuel F. B. Morse in
the early development of the telegraph.
As is so often the case in partnerships of
this nature the one individual, whose name
is not constantly brought to public atten-
Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, where the Army maintains the Signal School for Officers and Enlisted Men
Page Six
Fort Monmouth, Erstwhile Camp
Vail, the Home of the Signal
School
tion, is totally eclipsed by the fame and
distinction visited upon the other.
Alfred Vail was a mechanical genius,
but it was not written that his quiet,
efficient work should exalt him to the
same plane of renown as his colleague.
It was in honor of this unwritten pioneer
in the field of telegraphy, that the origi­
nal Signal Corps camp was named. And
after eight years his name once again
sinks to oblivion.
There are many factors taken into con­
sideration by the War Department before
definitely announcing a post as a perma­
nent military establishment. Not the
least of these factors are the work to
be carried on and the physiographical
nature of the location. The Army main­
tains a system of schools for the various
branches of the service, that of the Signal
Corps being located at Fort Monmouth.
In the choosing of a site for the Sig­
nal School and the allied activities of the
Signal Corps, such as design and develop­
ment of radio equipment, other things had
to be considered. The maneuvers of the
Signal Corps in connection with school
work can be carried on over the sur­
rounding country without destruction to
the land or endangering the lives of resi­
dents in the vicinity. Experience has
indicated that it is of great advantage to
have the School and the development sec­
tion of the Signal Corps located in the
metropolitan district where there is being
carried on work of a similiar nature by
large corporations. The present site of
the Signal Corps post has lent itself ad­
mirably to the needs of the service and
all things considered, it is about as ideal
a location as could possibly be secured.
To the residents of Monmouth County,
New Jersey, there can be no doubt but
that the new name of Fort Monmouth
commemorates the famous battle of Mon­
mouth fought June 28, 1778. This battle
took place at Freehold, New Jersey, and
in it were engaged eleven thousand con­
tinental troops under General Washington
and ten thousand British troops under
Sir Henry Clinton. The British had left
Philadelphia on the 18th of June and
were advancing by easy stages to New
York City which was then in their hands.
General Washington and a large con­
tingent of the American Army were cut­
(Coiilimicd on page sixteen)
 15th Field 2nd Division Baseball Champions

T HE 15th Field Artillery baseball

hr a Second
inn the | a g a i r Division
n " l e d o f f +ath o "Fort
bam Houston, Texas. Twice in three
ors
Houston, and it is highly probable that
a divisional team will be formed under
Lieutenant Brammell's supervision to
play the champions of other posts and
was manager, won eleven out of twelve
games, thereby winning the Division
Championship
3 " T h i s :. t h e s e c o n d t i m e
years has this team won the champion­ stations. Last year the Second Division w i t h i n the hst thee years that this team
ship, last year losmg out only by a nar­ team easily defeated the invading Fort
row margin. Before 1923 the 12th Field ha won s i m i l a r - ^ ^ K L S S X
nge wi1 1 probablybegiventheiosers
Bliss Champions, and an opportunity for whopper Z it h a h o w Z
riven wav Kef II t 4 S ?S?
rr^ ^ , *" P " ? " * S C a S n ClOSeS
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demonstrated unquestioned leadership in
this line of sport
given way before the team ot the 15th, The following is the letter from the
which is under the tutelage of First 4 The Division Commander
Lieutenant C.e old
H. federa
Brammell, a former Second Division
htinff the Commander
15th Field ArtiiWv congratu­
Artillery. extends to Lieutenant Brammell, to the
catche
trr of th
01 me om Federa League
l League. HEADQUARTERS SECOND DIVISION AND Regimental Commander, and to all the
thJltZ T S com
Pftition between FQRT SAM H0UST0N_ members of the 15th Field Arti]I

LeVue hi ve^r F in le
T°f
Fort S a m
^ ^ n , Texas. Team his hearty congratulations and
trusts ^ t h e hj h s t a n d a r d s w h i c h t h
League th» year. Eleven games out of
a possible twelve were taken bv the S
« b i e c t :
Congratulations on winning of ^ave set h this line of sport will become
winner, thus cinching the championship. Baseball Championship by
The final standing of the league was as 15th Field Artillery Team.
"f th recent
follows: To 1st Lieut. C.H. BRAMMELL, ot the regiment.
Team Wnn Tn.t Prt (Thru the Commanding Offi­ (SIGNED) Paul B. Malone
A U 1 916 BRIGADIER GENERAL, U. S. ARMY,
™ £/ cer, 15th Field Artillery,)
Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Commanding.
1-th K A 10 2 833 The captain of the Sam Houston
^ ^ ^ e I n t e r " Regimental
2i J T "f ^ en Lea ue champions is an interesting personage in
S Baseball Season has closed. A
9th T f J > «° series of games open to teams of all the his own right. A dentist by training,
2 ^ p ^ ^ ^ ^^^ regiments of the division was played and baseball player by instinct, and a soldier
nS 166
Q"~ ;T : '^ Z. n t h e sharpest kind of competition existed
by profession — that is First Lieut­
Ktn C. A. Det 2 10 166 throughout the season. tenant C. H. Brammell, Field Artillery.
Lieutenant Brammell's team was com­ 2. The final rating shows The "Fighting Dentist" as he has been
mended in General Orders by Brigadier that the 15th Field Artillery Team, of dubbed by friends, set out in life to de­
General Paul B. Malone, commanding which 1st Lieutenant C. H. Brammell feat General Toothache and his army of
the Second Division and Fort Sam (Continued on page sixteen)

Bottom Row—Left to Right: Pvt. Caniff, ss; Pvt. Moris, utility; Sgt Holmes, pitcher; 1st Sgt. Michaels, catcher; Col. H. G. Bishop, Regt.
C. O.; 1st Lt. Brammell, manager and coach; 1st Sgt. Davies, pitcher; Cpl. Staricher, 3rd base
Top Row—Left to Right: Pvt. Pickford, outfield; Pvt. Piazza, utility; Pvt. Cunningham, outfield; Cpl. Devault, 2nd base; Sgt. Choquette, 1st
base; Pvt. Stonebeckcr, outfield.
Page Seven
 UNITED STATES ARMY RECRUITING NEWS

causes which canvassers are not supposed to detect

Recruiting Publicity Bureau, Governors Island, N. Y
An Army Information Bulletin containing a resume
of administrative reports, statistical tables, rules,
regulations, and official notices of recruiting for the
guidance of members of the Regular Army, National
Guard and Organized Reserves.
the expense involved is rightly charged to over­
head. But when applicants are rejected at enlisting
stations for causes which should have been dis-
covered at sub-stations, that is useless overhead. It
does not pay either to accept or to enlist applicants
whom we would not want in our own organiza­
tions."

SEPTEMBER 15, 1925 Fourteen Points for Recruiters

By Sgt. SUCCESSFUL
The Bureau as a Stepping Stones
The Recruiting- Publicity Bureau has in the past If you have sold yourself—it will be easy to
sell others.
few months lost the services of two competent
* * *
enlisted men who have given up their military
careers to enter more lucrative fields in civilian To whom should you talk Army? To any­
life. Both of them, staff sergeants, have found one who will listen.
positions awaiting them on the newspapers of New * * *
York City, one as a special writer and the other Where should you talk Army? Everywhere.
as an assistant to the city editor. * * *
The Army is a versatile organization with op­ A successful salesman is a cheerful salesman.
portunities for specialists in many trades. The * * *
Recruiting Publicity Bureau and its branch, the Ripe fruit needs no plucking.
Army Information Service, conduct for all practical * * *
purposes a combined newspaper and magazine The best time for a canvasser to work is in the
enterprise. Writers, printers and artists are needed, early morning, late evening and the .hours in be­
tween.
and competent enlisted men are called upon to fill
* * *
these important positions. The experience gained
in the Bureau has enabled many a man to improve Every man recruited should be the means for
his status upon his return to civil life. The rate of getting his pal.
* * *
turnover has been very rapid, for New York City
firms are ever on the alert for properly trained Publicity aids recruiting but the canvassers close
men. the deal.
* * *
The vacancies created by these staff sergeants
will not be easy to fill but the Recruiting Publicity Don't overdo it.
Bureau is most gratified to feel that it has assisted * * *
in the preparation of these men for their bigger There is only one proof of ability—action—keep
jobs and in the mission of the United States Army. moving.
THE ARMY BUILDS MEN. * * *
Many's the man who has enlisted by hearing a
Does It Pay canvasser's story second-hand.
Major John F. Crutcher, Cavalry, DOL, upon * * *
being relieved from duty as corps area recruiting You are judged on your appearance and taken
officer of the 5th Corps Area made some pertinent at your face value.
remarks in his farewell to the Recruiting Service. * * *
"Recruiting," he said, "is a business. Does it pay A master recruiter may be described as one who
for a business to eliminate lost motion and useless has ability to lead others—In.
overhead? When a recruit is discharged for under­ * * *
age, dependency, and other causes, that is lost mo­ Bear in mind that those whom you enlist may
tion. Every bit of energy expended in getting that later be your "buddies."
man and every dollar spent on his equipment, up­ * * *
keep and transportation are total losses. When Suggestions from all canvassers of the G. R. 5".
applicants are rejected at enlisting stations for are welcome. Sign your names.
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 RECRUITING

NOTES

The United States Army builds Men

35 Honor Men in the Sixth
The recruiting results for August
in the Sixth Corps Area announced
by Lieutenant Colonel H. M. Nelly
indicate that the following thirty-five
canvassers have qualified for the
honor roll:
Cpl. J. Hendrix, Detroit, 29; Cpl.
D. Allison, Detroit, 26; Cpl. J. Yettka,
Detroit, 25; Sgt. J. Housah, Peoria,
the Recruiting Publicity Bureau in re­
23; Sgt. L. Dousa, Milwaukee, 22;
sponse to a request from Colonel Fred
Cpl. D. Wright, Peoria, 21; Pfc. E.
Gunter, St. Louis, 19; Sgt. O. Woolson,
Detroit, 17; Sgt. A. Carter, St. Louis,
\6; Sgt. P. Zernie, Detroit, 14; Sgt.
J. O'Brien, Chicago, 14, Cpl. F. Black,
St. Louis, 13; Pfc. R. Perry, Detroit,
12; Pfc. B. Danielson, Milwaukee, 12;
Sgt. A. Gallman, Chicago, 12; Cpl.
M. Krnaich, Chicago, 12; Sgt. W. Kat­
tner, St. Louis, 12; Pfc. W. Heath,
The standing of recruiting districts
was as follows:
1. Peoria, 10.6 enlistments per canvasser
2. Detroit, 10.4
3. St. Louis, 9.1
4. Chicago, 6.7 " " " in all buses leaving Cincinnati, Ohio.
For Soldiers With Writing
Ability
The Recruiting Publicity Bureau
has a desirable vacancy for a soldier
with newspaper experience and
ability to write Army copy.
Applicants should write to the
Chief of the Bureau, Governor's
Island, New York, stating educa­
tion and experience.
Bus Publicity
The Motor Car Advertising Service
of New York has, through its represen­
tatives, offered to run a free advertising
card for the Army Recruiting Service
The number of passengers carried daily
is well up in the thousands. The cards,
11 by 21 inches, are being prepared by
G. Turner, Comimanding the Cincinnati
Recruiting District.
This form of publicity is the best that
the Army has ben able to obtain in many
years and is due primarily to the patriotic
efforts of Major Charles H. Bauer of the
Officers Reserve Corps who is in charge
of the Motor Car Advertising Service
in New York City.
o

Detroit, 11; Cpl. N. Ottosen, Chicago, 5. Milwaukee, Want Photos of Old Forts

12; Cpl. J. Leuthi, Chicago, 11; Cpl.
B. Gunther, Chicago, 11; Pfc. F. House,
Milwaukee, 11; Pfc. R. Ereleben,
Peoria, 11; Cpl. M. Legnosky, Detroit,
10; Sgt. B. Lett, Chicago, 10; Sgt.
C. Smith, Chicago, 10; Sgt. C. Harris,
Chicago, 10; Cpl. J. Boyer, Peoria, 10;
Cpl. E. Alstead, Peoria; 10; Pfc. C.
Cummings, Peoria, 10; Pfc. H. Schuler,
Peoria, 10; Sgt. V. Norris, St. Louis,
10; Cpl. W. Hanks, St. Louis, 10; Cpl.
S. Josey, St. Louis, 10; Pfc. J. Done­
gan, St. Louis, 10.
6.1
6. Grand Rapids,
5.3
Weimer Excels in Philadelphia
Sergeant Joseph R. Weimer, of the
Philadelphia Office, finding his desk
job rather irksome, was transferred
to street duty and finished in July
with a record of 36.
The day to start reenlisting a man is
the day he takes the oath of enlistment.
Photographs of past activities of the
25th Infantry, and particularly of Forts
Stockton, Clark and Quitman, and the
post of San Antonio, taken during the
period of 1870 to 1881, are wanted by
Captain John H. Nankivell, 25th In­
fantry, Camp Stephen D. Little, No-
gales, Arizona. The pictures are to
be used in the forthcoming History of
the 25th Infantry.
Arguments should be reserved for
courts not canvassers.

STATEMENT OF ENLISTMENTS AND REENLISTMENTS DURING AUGUST, 1925.

(Enlistment Records received through Sept. 5, 1925) ^^^
Dist. USA Panama Philip­
BRANCHES OF SERVICE lst 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th T of in Hawaiian Canal pine
CA CA CA CA CA CA
"' CA
"' CA
"* CA
"*' "Wash.
' China
"' " Dept.""DeptT
~ ~ Dept! Total
~
infantry 129 240 365 216247 185 167 200 152 10 5 15
1931

Cavalry 7 2 2 22 5 81 106 94 39 4
362

Field Artillery 50 92 116 160128 40 31 57 17 1 1 5 1

699

Coast Artillery 82 71 181 30 35 128 11 24 77 1 1 8

649

Air Service 7 80 100 25 16 199 2 94 18 4 5 8

558

Corps of Engineers 30 61 52 31 25 1 12 23 14 18 2
269

Signal Corps 13 37 25 1 42 3 2 6 13 2 "

iI 145

Quartermaster Corps 11 28 54 15 8 11 18 78 37 7 ''l 1 "l

271

Finance Department , 2 2 1 1
6

Medical Department (M. & D.) 16 50 92 22 34 17 29 60 10 5

3
338

Medical Department (Vet. C.). 1 1 2 4 4 3 1

16

Ordnance Department 6 6 71 7 2 "6 "i 7 3 5 ... • • *

"i
» . •
115

Chemical Warfare Service 1 C

ID
2 1 18

DEML 14 40 26 "51 9 36 9 11 14
219

9
TOTAL 366 710 1086 561 594 681 415 656 394 73 17 40 2 5596
Page Nine
 UNITED STATES ARMY RECRUITING NEWS

Skilled Musician Enlists in Army
Clarence J. Gremore, formerly with the
Green Bay Philharmonic Orchestra in
Wisconsin has recently enlisted in the
13th Coast Artillery Band at Fort Bar­
rancas, Florida. Gremore has played with
several Iowa and Wisconsin bands and
recently broadcast from WHBY station
with clarinet and saxophone solos.
o Joseph Bloom, of Portland Harbor with
Cuts Off Finger to Join Army
The Pittsburgh Gazette Times of Aug­
ust 26 tells an interesting story about
William Henry Dorsey, aged 22 who had
a crippled finger and desired to join the
Army. His left hand had been rendered
useless by a finger
•which he had hurt
in an accident sev­
eral years ago. He
told his troubles to
First Corps Honor Roll
Colonel F. B. Watson, Recruiting Of­
ficer of the First Corps Area, has
announced the recruiting results per can­
vasser for his organization for the month
of August, which shows that seven men
won a place on the honor roll. They
were Sgt. Thomas J. Carter of the
Boston district with 14 to his credit, Sgt.
13, Sgt. Charles Teal of Providence with
13, Cpl. Noc Houle of Providence with
12, Sgt. James Buckley of Springfield
with 12, Sgt. John Westfil of Providence
with 12, and Sgt. Harry Most of Boston
with 11, Cpl. Richard O'Donnell just
missed the honor with a total of nine.
Cpl.,
U.S.ARMY
F. Lucey, Cpl, Syra­
SUITING OFFICE
Twenty on Second Corps Honor Roll
The following canvassers of the Second
Corps Area received ten or more enlist­
ments during the month of August, and
have thus qualified for the Honor Roll:
Grover R. Pearson, Cpl., New York
City, SO; Thomas Mott, Cpl. New York-
City, 18; John King, Cpl., Newark, N.
J., 17; Roy J. Moore, Cpl. New York
City, 17; John Monynihan, Cpl., New
York City, 14; Richard Nash, Sgt., New
York City, 14; Frederick Rittel, Pfc,
Newark, N. J., 13; John Sexton, Sgt,
Syracuse, N. Y., 13 ; Harvey G. Gaudill,
Sgt., Syracuse, N. Y., 13; Willard L.
Pankhurst, Sgt., Syracuse, N. Y., 12;
Joseph W. Sanders,
New York
City, 12; Lawrence
cuse, N. Y., 11; Dan­

Capt. Charles J.
iel A. Murphy, Cpl.,
M a b b u 11 at the
Newark, N. J., 11;
Army Recruiting
Michael J. Kelly, Cpl.
Station at Baltimore
New York City, 11;
but found that his
Henry Bonk, Cpl.,
finger would disqual­ Syracuse, N. Y., 10;
ify him from further
Benjamin H. Silver,
service. He rushed
Cpl., Syracuse, N. Y.,
to Mercy Hospital,
10; Stewart H. Ben­
had his finger ampu­ der, Pfc, Syracuse,
tated and 30 minutes
N. Y., 10; John J.
later enlisted in the
Lyons, Cpl, Camden,
United States Army.
N. J., 10; Russell
Orth, Sgt., Albany,
o
N. Y., 10; Robert
Recruiter Directs

Bostic, Pfc, Albany,

Target Practice

Cpl. Victor Hamil­ N. Y., 10.

ton, in charge of the
o
recruiting district at
An Endurance Walk

Emporia, Kansas, is
As a Recruiting

directing a target
Stunt

practice in that city

Cpl. Harold W.
tor hankers and bank
Edmonds of the re­
clerks. The crime
cruiting station at
wave that has spread
FOUR OF BUFFALO'S HEAVY HITTERS Wilkqs Baiire, Pa.,
over the country has
Left to Right—Sgt.
Harry C. Young, Co. "C" 28th Inf., Cpl. Edwin C. Hayes, DEML, (RS), secured a great deal
prompted many
Sgt. Jesse W. Jackson, DEML, (RS), Sgt. Freeman Hoy, DEML, (RS). ° f P ^ l 1 " ^ p ° n *U­
b a n k i n g organiza­
tions to instruct their employees in Joint Recruiting In Iowa gust 13, 1925 when
the use of weapons in case their banks Corporal Arthur Abernathy stationed he made an endurance walk of 24
arc threatened, and when the Kansas at Sioux City, Iowa, has recently re­ hours around the public square of the
Bankers Association planned such turned from a recruiting trip which he city. The weather was far from au­
training for the clerks in Emporia, took in conjunction with recruiters from spicious but in spite of thunder, light­
Cpl. Hamilton volunteered his services ning and rain he continued his 24 hour
both the Navy and Marines. The rep­
which were promptly accepted. march while thousands of people at the
o resentatives of the three services trav­ square watched the performance and en­
eled together, each trying to sell his own couraged him in his endeavors. He
Army Enlists Bantam Champion
Frederick F. Crisante, who has held service, but all working in complete covered 91.7 miles in the 24 hours and
the bantam weight championship of harmony and accord. A good deal of at the end of the hike had lost Al/2 pounds,
the New England States has been friendly rivalry was aroused but all but otherwise showed no ill effects from
enlisted for the Army at New Haven, 3 services gained from the experience. from his venture. The same day the
Connecticut and has been assigned to The itinerary included Winnebago, Wilkes Barre office forwarded 15 re­
the Seventh Field Artillery, Fort Nebraska, where they watched a ninety cruits to the 34th Infantry.
Ethan Allen. year old Indian dance for a full hour
Crisante is at the present time con­ without stopping, who was as "full of pep
sidered the best bantam weight pro­ at the end of the hour as he was when The time to start reenlisting a man is
fessional in Connecticut. he started". the day He takes the oath of enlistment.
Page Ten
 Publicity Pointers for the Recruiters
By JOSEPH F. MAHER, Slaff Sgt.,
W HEN the Recruiting Service was
undergoing reorganization in
1919, much had to be done in
the way of advertising to convince the
young men of the nation that the army
had reverted to its peace-time status;
that the feverish, turbulent activities of
'17 and '18 were no more. Publicity was
needed, not only new posters for "A"
signs, but a more direct means of driving
home the advantages of service in the
new army.
At first, motion pictures were used in
advertising the army in some of the re­
cruiting districts, but only pictures of
fighting operations were shown. These
had a tendency to discourage many men
from enlisting or reentering the service,
for just then they were tired of war
and its demands. Those who had been
in training camps and cantonments vivid­
ly remembered the conditions that were
necessarily prevalent but which provoked
the thought "never again!"
Having made a study of such condi­
tions in four recruiting districts through­
out the South, I set about finding a
solution for this tangible problem, but
did not arrive at it until detailed in charge
of publicity in the Richmond, Virginia,
district.
In February, 1923, Captain Leland W.
Skaggs arrived to assume command of
the district, and I quickly learned that
he was a firm believer in publicity. After
making several suggestions I was told
to "turn to" and submit every idea I
had in mind that would help increase
production. Some of my suggestions had
:o be altered, some were disapproved, and
some approved as submitted. However,
I was encouraged in this work and spent
many long hours thinking up new and
novel ideas.
The Richmond Recruiting Bulletin
made its appearance in the same month
that Captain Skaggs arrived, and is
still in the field conveying to the mem­
bers of the detachment and the Re­
cruiting Service in general, live in­
formation concerning publicity and the
procurement of desirable recruits. In
addition, an old standby, the multigraph,
was brought into play, and much printed
matter distributed for the use of the
various recruiters.
The turning point in the district's pro­
duction was brought about by removing
the Recruiting Station in Richmond from
an isolated part of the city to its present
location on the main thoroughfare, in
the heart of the theatre section. This
move was instituted as one of the first
steps to increase the procurement of
recruits.
In the days when enlistments were
DEML-RS
authorized only for organizations in the
Third Corps Area, the Richmond dis­
trict with the cooperation of unit com­
manders edited and printed a pamphlet
which gave a brief history of all organi­
zations in the Corps Area, and the op­
portunities and advantages these organi­
zations offered to desirable young men.
This pamphlet was used as a follow-up
for a post card that was printed on the
ever valuable multigraph.
The post card was of the detachable
type and large quanities of them were
distributed to post offices throughout the
state. When a prospect received a card
he detached one-half of it, making an
"x" opposite the branch of service he was
interested in, signed his name and address
THE U. S. ARMY
BUILDS MEN
and mailed it to the central office. This
gave us a good mailing list to work from,
nd the names received were forwarded
to sub-station commanders who quickly
got in touch with the prospective re­
cruit. Many desirable young men were
thus secured.
Another step forward in publicity was
made when the new age law went into
effect. This law docs not permit the en­
listment of applicants between the ages
of 18 and 21 without written consent of
their parents. In many cases such con­
sent was difficult to obtain, and for this
reason we took steps to bring the Army
into the home and give the parents a
clearer conception of the service.
Drafting a letter to all clergymen of
the state, we asked for their opinion of
service in the Army. We received many
replies and permission to incorporate them
into a pamphlet which we called The
Clergy and the Army. Copies mailed to
parents who had objected to the enlist­
ment of their sons overcame their dis­
approval in a majority of instances, and
they gladly gave their consent. The
pamphlet was also instrumental in con­
verting people whose minds had been
poisoned against the service by misguided
propganda.
The recruiting post cards, the Third
Corps Area pamphlet, and the pamphlet
devoted to comment by clergymen were
three of the main factors in our publicity
campaign to bring the Army closer to the
people and to establish a sound under­
standing of the principles of the serv­
ice as well as the opportunities offered to
eligible young men of the state.
We have found during our publicity
activities that to depend on one method
of advertising the Army is certain to
prove of little value. New ideas must
enter into the recruiting campaign to
attract attention, and to get the Army
actively before the public requires irm:li
work, and forethought. Signs and poster.-.
must be changed frequently, an:l to obta'n
best results they should be occasionly
reconstructed on entirely different lines.
Trucks are more than traveling ad­
vertisers, and if the bodies are kept in
first class condition and appearance they
become the center of attraction wherever
they go. The trucks of the Richmond
district are today considered the best in
the Recruiting Service. They have all
been rebodied and equipped with neat
and attractive signs, which all tend o
make them a splendid a Ivcrtising mediu:n.
One well arranged truck is mir:h better
than twenty-five street signs. For small-
town recruiting the t"U"':s never fail In
bring home the bacon in quality packages.
Labor conditions in .a recruiting d i ­
trict is one of the tr.o t important of al
considerations. In this connert'on tlv:
Richmond Recruiting Di trict has a]way.
been a keen observer. We know what the
labor market means to recruiting and
never fail to keep posted on all its aspects.
A list of industries in Virginia was ob­
tained from the State Labor Commission­
er's office, and copies were furnished each
sub-station with instructions to keep a
sharp lookout for lay-offs and shut­
downs.
The office of the State Labor Com­
missioner cooperated by informing us
where and when lay-offs were expected
to take place. Besides the state list each
sub-station commander is furnished w'th
a list of factories and large business
houses in his particular territory, and
pertinent information concerning them.
If an industry in his locality is short­
handed he will urge all rejected appli­
cants to apply there for employment.
On the other hand, if the industry has
plenty of help, it cooperates with the
recruiting station in a like manner, di­
(Continued on Page Fifteen)
Page Eleven
 Through The
# Telescope
Army Planes in "Round-Up"
Twelve planes from the Air Service
will participate in the famous Pendle­
ton "round-up" on September 16-18
which is being staged in Portland and
Pendleton, Oregon. These planes,
which are piloted by Army Officers
are coming from Kelly and Crissy
Fields.
To Raise Regular Arab Army
To raise a regular Arab army of 20,­
000 men under experienced Britrsh
officers in Mesopotamia is contemp­
lated by Great Britain. The Arab army
will be organized and actively com­
manded by Major General A. C. Daly,
but will be subject to the supreme
command of King Faisal of the Irak
kingdom.
Boxing Exhibition at Camp Sparta
Ritchie Mitchell, a prominent boxer
from Milwaukee, brought a group of
his boxer league scrappers to
the Artillery encampment at
Camp Sparta, Wis. and gave
the soldiers a boxing exhibi­
tion. Adjutant General Immel
of the State of Wisconsin plans
to bring him to Camp Douglas
next year to give a course in
boxing instruction. Mitchell
was a boxing instructor during
the war at several Army camps.
o plane assumes, as well as loops, figures of
New British Army Rifle
The British Army, according
to Lord Onslow, Under Secre­
tary for War has planned to
reduce the load of the dough­
boy by a pound. Its new com­
bined rifle and bayonet are to
weight nine pounds instead of
ten.
Playground Boys Visit Fort
Lawton
Fort Lawton, Washington,
entertained 500 boys of the
playgrounds of the City of
Seattle on September 4 and 5
with military demonstrations
and athletic events. The boys
were given Army "chow" and
were enthusiastic about their
reception.
Page Twelve
Forts Boulevard to Circle Washington
For some years a boulevard to encircle
the city of Washington and connect the
forty or more forts and batteries erected
as a part of the defenses of that city
during the Civil War, has been urged.
This plan to establish the boulevard is
now being pushed to completion.
Black Horse Troopers of Third
Fair Favorites
Troop "C" of the 3rd Cavalry, sta­
tioned at Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont,
known as the "Black Horse Troop"
of the Third, has been in great de­
mand for fairs in the eastern part of
the country. It is at the present time
enroute to Pottstown, Pennsylvania,
to participate in an exposition there.
Recently, the troop went to Haver­
hill, Massachusetts, with all its ex­
penses paid. Before that, it went to
Middlebury, Rutland, Manchester and
various other parts of New England.
Things the Army Does Besidtt Fight
Washington, D. C—Another achievement
has been scored by the Army Air Service in the
development of a recording compass which
registers air routes, mileage and time required
to reach a certain destination. The new device
records on a paper chart, by means of pen and
ink, all the various headings which the air­
eight, and other intricate turns. Courses are
shown in degrees, starting with North as zero.
The first successful tests of the compass were
made in flights over Dayton, Ohio, and were
highly satisfactory. Every movement and
change of direction of the test planes were
faithfully recorded, and it is planned to make
a "Blue Book of the Air" for the guidance of
pilots in both the military and commercial
fields.
Dayton, Ohio.—A new mission for aerial
photography sprang into existence when rep­
resentatives of the Department of Agriculture
requested the aid of McCook Field airmen in
obtaining airplane views of Ohio fields. The
purpose is to procure a census of the crops
of the State and statistical information re­
garding the percentage of acreage of different
planted crops. The information is necessary
for the making of crop predictions.
Athletic Field Named for Enlisted Man
Sgt. Arthur Sundt, Company I, 128th
Infantry, of Stoughton, Wisconsin had
an unusual honor paid him when the
Adjutant General of the State of Win­
consin named the new athletic field
in his honor, Sundt Field. The reward
came as a result of his being the
highest point winner in the athletic
tournament which featured the sum­
mer encampment of the Wisconsin
troops. Sundt is a well-known college
athlete and at the present time is
coach of the DeForest High School
athletic teams.
Movies Contribute to Army Funds
The Famous Players L'asky Corpora­
tion has presented the regimental 4.
funds of the 76th Field Artillery, 4th
and 13th Cavalry with a total of $1,736
in the form of a reward for the en­
listed men's services in the prepara­
tion of an historical picture en­
titled "The Pony Express."
These checks, it is under­
stood, are voluntary donations
and in no sense a compensation
for the services rendered. The
76th Field Artillery received
$476; the 4th Cavalry, $420, and
the 13th Cavalry,
o—
Chlorine Gas for Equine 111*
The success that the Army
Medical Corps has had in
breaking up colds among hu­
man beings by the use of chlor­
ine gas has prompted the Vet­
erinary Corps to apply similiar
treatment to sick horses. Tests
are being made in various parts
of the country but no definite
results have as yet been reported.
o
Expert All Around Officer
By qualifying as expert in
three arms—rifle, bayonet and
pistol—1st Lieut. C. C. Martens
set a new record for the New
York National Guard in camp
this year. Lieut. Martens is a
•Distinguished Rifle Marksman,
and is well on the way toward
acquiring the Distinguished
Pistol Expert rating.
 UNITED STATES ARMY RECRUITING NEWS
Courtesies to Visiting Aviators Staff Sergeant Reed Wins Humphreys Signal Corps Perfects Motion Picture
The Chambers of Commerce of Trophy The Army Signal Corps has com­
Muskogee, Oklahoma, Little Rock, Staff Sergeant Edward A. Reed, 1st pleted its work on a new type of mo­
Arkansas and St. Joseph, Missouri, Engineers, who has been declared the tion picture to be used in anti-aircraft
have issued cards in the form of vest winner of the Humphreys Trophy has target practice, which is considered
pocket folders to flyers of the Air been a consistent winner in rifle one of the most remarkable advance­
Service entitling holders to various matches. He represented the Corps ments in the art of cinematography.
privileges and discounts in hotel ac­ of Engineers in 1923 in the national Operated from the ground, the
commodations, cafe service and matches at Camp Perry and also machine is expected to catch the
amusements. served as an alternate on the Army flight of three inch projectiles and
team in the United Service Matches. show the actual burst as the shrapnel
In 1924, he won the individual explodes upon reaching the target of
Gen. Miles' Relics to Indian Museum championship in the Engineer matches 10,000 feet in the air.
The collection of Indian relics of the at Fort DuPont, the W. A. Wood Rapid
late General Nelson A. Miles, former Fire Trophy and was a member of the 1st
chief of staff of the United States Army, Engineers team which won the Best Soldier in The Seventh Field
has been given to the Museum of the championship, and this year he added Sergeant William H. Langland,
American Indian, Heye Foundation, New to his laurels the winning of the Fort Combat Train of the Seventh Field
York City. The relics were gathered Humphreys trophy. Artillery, stationed at Fort Ethan
by General Miles in the course of his Allen, Vermont, has been pronounced
the best Field Artillery soldier in the
Western campaigns against tribes from Regiment, and as a result has been
Montana and the Dakotas to California. awarded the Feigl Medal. A board
The collection includes trophies wrested of officers appointed by the Com­
from the warriors of Sitting Bull, manding Officer of the post made
Geronimo, Natches and other famous this selection from the lists submitted
Indian leaders; scalps of white settlers by each organization commander. The
who fell under the tomahawk of the red candidates were personally examined
men ; the head-dress of a chieftain who and their records verified.
attended a council prepared to assassinate Sergeant Langland has been in the
the general; the rifle of Chief Joseph, Army since 1898. He was appointed
of the Nez Perces ; Geronimo's bow and sergeant in 1902 and has held a con­
tinuous warrant as sergeant since that
quiver, and many other interesting date, a period of 23 years. He has
articles. served in Cuba and the Phillipine
Islands, was a commissioned officer
during the World War, and has completed
Emergency Calls for Flyers eight enlistments with an "excellent"
The Army Air Service in the Canal character discharge on each. He is
Zone is called upon to perform many now the First Sergeant of his organi­
missions not included in the curricu­ Staff Sgt. Reed, Winner of Humphreys zation.
lum of air forces, according to Capt. Trophy The Feigl Medal has been donated
T. S. Voss in the Air Service News by Colonel Fred Feigl, father of Jeff
Letter of August 22. He has been in the Army since reigl, the First Field Artillery officer
In 1923, when heavy rains washed 1917, was in action with the 1st En­ to be killed during the World War.
OU'L the roads, railroads and telephone gineers in all the great engagements Lieutenant Feigl had endeared him­
lines between San Jose and Port in the World War and served in the self to the officers and enlisted men
Limon in Costa Rica isolating the Army of Occupation. of the First Division with whom he
people from the outside world, Army served and the Medal has been de­
planes handled the mail for the Costa Camp Lewis Rifle Champions of clared a fitting memorial to his heroic
Rican Government. Sick people have Northwest service. The Medal was presented
occasionally been rushed in airplanes The 3rd Division team of Camp to Sergeant Langland by Major
to hospitals. Serum has been dropped Lewis, Washington has won a beauti­ General Charles P. Summerall, Com­
from an airplane with instructions how ful silver loving cup as a result of manding General of the 2nd Corps
to administer the antidote to the wife winning the rifle championship of the Area, who led the First Division
of an American who had been bitten Northwest. Seven teams competed in during the World War.
by a poisonous snake in the hills near the contest and included beside the o
Bouqutte on one occasion. Lewis team the following: Two teams Loan Big Guns to Film Company
Recently some sportsman conceived from the Washington National Guard, The recent request of the Metro­
the idea of sending to the Bureau of two teams of civilians from the State, the
Fisheries in the United States for Arlington and the Tacoma Rifle Clubs. Goldwyn,Mayer Company for the loan
some mountain trout eggs to stock of a battery of four huge 155 GPF
the streams in the mountains of Chiri­ Hunting and Fishing At The Field coast defense guns for use in its
qui. In due time the eggs arrived on Artillery School feature picture "The Great Parade",
the Zone but they were just about to The Commandant of the Field has been granted by the War De­
hatch and would die if not released Artillery School, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, partment. The plot of the new film,
in the mountain streams within 24 has recently published the hunting now under production, calls for the
hours. The eggs were transported and fishing regulations for his post. firing of thirty-six rounds of ammuni­
by plane and now there are 2,000,000 The contents indicate that there is tion. The guns and necessary per­
small trout in the mountain streams plenty of game for the officers and sonnel will be supplied by Fort Mc-
waiting for eager anglers. enlisted men on duty at that station. Arthur, California.
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 iJNITEt) STATES ARMY RECRUITING
The History of the Field
Artillery
(Continued from Page Two)
the gun trail was by
means of a rope. The
first gun that was
moved by horse­
power was mounted
on an oblong frame,
the gunner sitting di­
rectly behind the
piece. The forepart of the ob­
long was mounted on two
wheels and the rear end was
supported by the horse, which
was placed inside the frame The
majority of these weapons were
four-pounders, for as yet no way had
been devised to properly transport the
heavier guns.
Field artillery fell into disuse about
1525 with the introduction of musketry,
and so remained until 1631, when Gus­
tavus Adolphus gave it its true position
on the battle field.
It is interesting to note the number
of queer "freak" cannon produced in
the development of artillery. One of
Adolphus' generals improvised a piece
which the Germans laughingly referred
to as the "leather cannon". It consisted
of steel tubes wrapped and held to­
gether with strips and sheets of wet
rawhide, which upon drying tightened
and made a very solid gun. It was
light in weight and was mounted on a
tripod of green saplings. Quite a
number of them were made, and des­
pite scoffing of the Germans did great
execution wherever employed.
Many other guns of like nature ap-
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First Horse Artillery Developed in Early
peaied from time to time, perhaps the
most notable of which was Lyman's
multi-charge gun and the steam gun
of Thomas VVinans, of Baltimore. The
first had a series of pockets along the
bore containing charges of powder,
timed to explode as the projectile
passed. Winans' gun was a battery
weapon of large calibre. The shot fell
from a hopper into the breech and
was projected through the barrel by
the sudden admission behind it of
steam under enormous pressure.
The history of the field artillery of
the United States Army is an interest­
ing and honorable one. In 1776, under
authority of the Provisional Conven­
tion of New York, Alexander Hamil­
ton organized a battery of light artil­
lery. With the successful termination
of the War of Independence the Con­
tinental army was disbanded with the
exception of this one unit, which for
a time was the entire army of the
new republic.
The first Congress found a "Frontier
Corps" in 1780 consisting of
seven hundred infantrymen
and a battalion of four com­
panies of artillery in service.
One of the artillery companies,
then commanded by
Captain Doughty, was
that originally organ­
ized by A l e x a n d e r
Hamilton. Throughout
all of the reorganization
schemes that the army
has undergone this bat­
tery has continued in
H.t.LLOTO.
service. Today, we find
ISth Century
it as "D" Battery of the
Fifth Field Artillery; the oldest unit in
the United States Army, stationed at
Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
From 1794 to 1802 the artillery and
the engineers were one branch of the
service, under the name "Corps of
Artillerists and Engineers". At the
former date there were sixteen com­
panies in the corps; four years later
it was increased by the addition of a
second regiment, but in the following
year the army was again reduced and
it disappeared. In 1802 the Regiment
of Artillerists became a separate or­
ganization of twenty companies. Four
years later the Regiment of Light
Artillery was added. Winfield Scott
was one of the company commanders.
Changes in succeeding years were
many. Two more regiments were
formed to meet exigencies in the War
of 1812; thus the army had the 1st,
2nd and 3rd Regiments of Artillerists
and the Regiment of Light Artillery.
(Continued on page fifteen)
 UNITED STATES ARMY RECRUITING NEWS
The History of the Field Artillery During the war the field artillery of In the fact that the gun is the field
(Continued from Page Fourteen)
At the end of the war the three num­
bered regiments were combined into
the Corps of Artillery, while the light
regiment remained unchanged. In 1821,
however, the Corps of Artillery, the
Ordnance Department and the Light
Artillery were combined into four regi­
ments of nine companies each. As
the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Regiments of
Artillery these organizations contin­
ued until 1901.
The Ordnance was separated from
the artillery in 1832, and in 1838 each
regiment was increased to twelve
companies. Company "K" of the First
was mounted and became the first
permanent light artillery of the army.
The four regiments must have sub­
sequently been converted into coast
artillery, for at the beginning of the
Civil War "the field artillery of the
United States consisted of eight bat­
teries, two from each of the four regi­
ment of artillery (coast) that then ex­
isted in the army." These were, of
cours'e, increased, and in the Army of
the Potomac shortly after the start
of the war there were 92 "light bat­
teries", a total of 12,500 men and 520
guns, the pieces being for the most
part 3-inch rifles and 12-pounder Na­
poleons. The latter did better work
than the rifled guns at short ranges
and were retained for several years.
The first and last shots of the Civil
War were fired by the 1st Artillery.
Fully one hundred general officers on
both sides had served in the old artil­
lery regiments ; the list including such
names as Meade, Stonewall Jackson,
Sherman, and Bragg.
In 1901 the Artillery Corps was
formed and consisted of thirty
batteries of Light Artillery and one
hundred and twenty-six companies of
Coast Artillery. This corps lasted un­
til 1907, when it became evident that
the two types of artillery were entire­
ly different from a tactical standpoint,
and a new division was made. The
field artillery as it exists today came
into being, composed of the 1st, 3rd
and 5th Mountain Artillery; and the
6th Horse.
The National Defense Act of 1916
increased the branch to twenty-one
regiments with a personnel of 879
officers and 18,249 enlisted men. The
organization of the new units was to
be extended over a period of five years,
unless an emergency should arise
which would call for the increase
at once. It arose with the dec­
laration of war against Germany,
at which time there were but nine
regiments of artillery in the army.
the. Regular Army, National Guard
and the National Army were con­
solidated into the field artillery of the
United States .Army, and for the dura­
tion of the emergency a chief of the
branch was authorized. Major General
William J. Snow was the first officer
appointed to this position, and under
the Act of June 4, 1920, which makes
this office a permanent one, he has
been retained as the head of the
branch.
At the signing of the Armistice the
field artillery personnel numbered
22,392 officers and 439,760 enlisted men,
emergency and regular. By the pro­
visions of the law of 1920 the artillery
of the regular establishment was
authorized to number 1,901 officers
and 37,000 enlisted men. Its actual
strength on June 30, 125 was 1,351
officers and 15,851 enlisted men, includ­
ing Philipine Scouts, divided into
twenty regiments, some of whose
battalions were inactive, and two sepa­
rate battalions, and 82nd (Horse), sta­
tioned at Fort Bliss, Texas, and the
83rd, at Fort Benning, Georgia. The
difference between the "horse" and
horse-drawn organizations is merely
that in the former the cannoneers are
mounted instead of riding the gun or
caisson.
The field artillery of the United
States army is about equally divided,
as pertains to method of mobility, be­
tween horse-drawn and motorized
units. Some regiments have both
horses and tractors. The 4th Artillery,
Panama Division, and the 24th, Philip­
pine Scouts, are mountain artillery,
armed wth the 2-95vm gun. Fourteen
regiments use the 75mm field piece,
two the 155mm gun, and the remaining
two are mixed.
Over sixty percent of the enlisted
men in the Field Artillery, must be
trained men. There are at least thirty-
two trades that find employment un­
der the "Red Guidon". This fact is
one of the many reasons for the
general contentment of the field artil­
leryman. He can apply himself to his
chosen trade or he can obtain training
in one that makes a strong appeal to
his personal likes. In all the regiments
schools are conducted, in addition to
the regular training of the soldier, and
they turn out hundreds of specialists
each year. Then, there is the great
Field Artillery School located at Fort
Sill Oklahoma, which has courses for
both officers and enlisted men, who
upon graduation find themselves
qualified to return to their regiments
as instructors, and in the case of the
enlisted men, they are thereby fitted
and eligible for the higher ratings.
artilleryman's weapon can be found
the basis for the Field Artillery spirit;
a most prized heritage of the arm.
o
Publicity Pointers for the
Recruiters
{Continued from Page Two)
recting to it young men who apply for
work which cannot be given them.
In this way both industry and the Army
are benefitted, turn and turn about.
Opportunities for advertising the
army are unlimited in any given district.
But the individual recruiter must be
mentally alert and able to grasp and
make the most of them for the old adage
"Opportunity knocks but once" is not
an idle phrase. If a circus comes to
town the publicity department should be
informed in advance and should have a pro­
gram already prepared to suit the occasion.
Newspapers are a splendid aid to re­
cruiting publicity. They should be read
faithfullly by all canvassers and sub-sta­
tion commanders. Much valuable in­
formation can be found in the news col­
umns, and also in the want-ad sections.
You will find that many young men ad­
vertise for positions. If the recruiter
is on the job, whenever possible such
men will be interviewed and urged to
enlist.
The newspapers should also be
watched for information on the arrival
of carnivals, circuses and fairs. No
matter how small his paper may be,
the editor is usually willing to use items
of a local nature. Watch the Recruit­
ing News for articles on events in your
territory. Clip them and take them to
the city editor, even if they do not per­
tain actually to recruiting. The more
you get the army before the public the
more enlistments and better results will
you have. The cooperation of the
newspapers, however, depends upon the
energy you expend to establish friendly
relations. If you visit the city editor
from time to time, taking care not to
bore or bother him, you will have no
trouble in obtaining space. Items of
real interest are always sought and ap­
preciated, but do not wait for the re­
porter to come around and get them,
or you will not be very successful in
getting the publicity your district re­
quires and should have.
To sum up, good publicity and plenty
of it is.necessary to increase the produc­
tion of any district. But this cannot
be accomplished unless we believe in
publicity as a producer, and change our
methods frequently. A district that is
not carrying on a live-wire publicity
campaign is standing still, and conse­
quently it is failing in its mission.
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An Old Face Appears Under
those of our ancestors who participated
A New Name
in this conflict, but reverence still
{Continued from page six)
ting an oblique path across New Jersey,
or the Jerseys as they were then called,
seeking to engage Clinton's forces at a
point most advantageous to the Colonial
troops.
At about six o'clock in the morning
on June 28th the advance party of Wash­
ington's forces under General Lee en­
gaged the British in battle. In the first
stage of the day's fight the British un­
deniably had the better of it. General
Lee's force was put to an ignominious
rout and Washington arriving on the
scene during the confusion was highly
exasperated. He gave vent to one of his
rare explosions of temper and summarily
relieved General Lee of command. Re­
organizing the demoralized forces a new
line was established and several hours
later Lee was again given command.
Washington then left to reorganize his
remaining regiments as a reserve. With
the new positions taken up the tide turned
in favor of the Americans and by night­
fall the British were hard pressed. Under
cover of darkness Clinton withdrew his
army and in the morning was well out
of reach of further punishment.
We are many generations removed from
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STATES AfeMY kECRUtTiNG NEWS
the officers of a nearby artillery regiment
were put out of action, and that he took
lives in our hearts for those ardent pa­
triots. The general configuration of the
territory over which this battle raged re­
mains much the same today. Farms have
been cultivated, houses erected and high­
ways built, but not so densely has the
march of progress built up the region that
one cannot, by viewing the ground, con­
ceive the situation as it was that day
some one hundred forty-seven years ago.
With the establishment of a Regular
Army post only fourteen miles removed
from this historic battleground it is only
a fitting tribute to the forefathers of
that same army that this post should bear
the name "Monmouth".
15th Field 2nd Division Baseball
Champions
{Continued from page seven)
cavities. Graduating from a dental col­
lege, he went to France as an officer in
the Dental Corps. Had he remained in
that corps he would have been a high
ranking captain today, but the spirit that
earned for him the title "Fighting Den­
tist" prompted him to transfer to a
combatant branch.
It is said that while waiting for some
soldier to get his jaw shot up, most of
ESCORT
OF T H E
COLOR
command of a battery and directed it
for two days before he was relieved. In
July, 1920, he transferred to the Field
Artillery, and has since attended and
graduated from the Field Artillery
School at Camp Knox, Kentucky. At
Fort Sam Houston he has commanded
batteries and acted as coach in various
forms of athletics, with baseball as his
favorite.
Fort Mills, Philippine Islands
{Continued from page five)
To obtain relief from the monotony
of a .continuous summer, both officers
and enlisted men are permitted to visit
Camp John Hay, at Baguio, Mountain Pro­
vinve, on detached service. Thus the
time spent at Baguio does not detract
from an officer's leave, nor is it entered
upon an enlisted man's record as a fur­
lough.
As one of the few Coast Artillery
regiments maintained at its full peace­
time strength, the 59th offers a splendid
opportunity to men who desire to serve
in a complete regiment, and who enjoy
athletics and sports. Fort Mills, the
home of this organization, is ah ideal
spot to soldier, reached after an enticing
sea voyage on which many strange ports
are visited.

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Military Terms Applied to Civil Life
Page Sixteen
 WAR Penalty for PiivatetFse
RECRUITING PUBLICITY BUREAU, U. S. ARMY

GOVERNORS ISLAND, N. v.

OFFICIAL BUSINESS

A BULLETIN OF RECRUITING INFORMATION ISSUED BY DIRECTION OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL OF THE ARMY

OCTOBER 1, 1925

Medical Corps Administers First Aid to The Enlisted Men in Panama.

RPB—10.1-25—9,200
 The History of the Medical Corps

select their own assistants, or mates as and is supposed to have lost his life at sea

T HE value of the Army as a health

building agency has become pro­
verbial. Its success is in no small
measure due to the preventive steps that
they were then called; but the incompe­
tency of this method to secure an efficient
medical service was soon manifest, and
shortly afterwards while on his way to
the West Indies.
Church's successor, Dr. John Morgan,
are being taken to safeguard the health and the Provincial Congress of Massachusetts labored earnestly to keep the army sup­
life of the American soldier. It is the Bay took the matter in hand, requiring plied with stores for its sick; but the
Army Medical Corps which is charged with each candidate for a position in the Medi­ difficulty of his task may be appreciated
this tremendous responsibility and it has cal Department of the Army to be sub- when it is observed that he was compelled
matched its s k i l l to appeal to the
against the Satanic "public" for assist­
scourges that have ance.
befallen armies in In September, 1775,
the past and dom­ a congressional com­
inated them. Its con­ mittee was appointed
quest of yellow fever to "devise ways and
in the tropics, its means for supplying
victory over typhoid the army with medi­
and its successful at­ cines" ; but it did
tack against all dis­ little to overcome the
ease has made the difficulty. Ultimately,
American soldier a it was realized that
paragon of health. a director—general
The A m e r i c a n
with the army could
army doctor con­ not satisfactorily
cerns h i m s e l f
perform the duties
primarily with pre­ of a purveyor in the
vention rather than
larger cities, and
the cure after incep­ therefore a Phila­
tion ; not that the
delphia druggist wis
latter is at all neg­ designated to receive
lected but every ef­ and deliver all medi­
fort is made to kill
cines for the army.
the disease at its
One hospital was
source. Sanitary con­ established at Cam­
ditions, vaccinations
bridge, another at
and inoculations are
Ticonderoga for
regulated by the
General Schuyler's
medical authorities.
command, and a
The doctor h a s
third at Williams-
reached a position of
burg, Virginia. The
great honor in the
position of surgeon
Army as well as in
at this time was one
the civilian world,
of much work and
but the climb has at
many troubles, for
times been rather
typhus, small—pox,
difficult.
typhoid and dysent­
The Medical Corps ery were rife among
of the United States the troops. The army
Army is as old as the at Cambridge i n
nation itself, f o r September, 1775, con­
when the patriot sisted of 19,365 men,
shouldered his rifle of whom 2,817 were
and sallied forth to sick; and in Decem­
Surgeon General Merritte W. Ireland ber of the same year
see what was happen­
ing on the road to Lexington, the doc­ jected to a close examination by quali­ the number taken sick weekly was from
tor hastily replenished his saddlebags and fied medical men. 675 to 1,500, one-third of whom had to
went out to help such of his neighbors The first "director-general" of the be sent to the small-pox hospitals.
as might require his professional assist­ Medical Department was Dr. Benjamin Perhaps the greatest individual cause
ance. Soon, when the patriots became or­ Church. Shortly after his appointment of the suffering during the first years of
ganized into companies and regiments the Dr. Church was found guilty of traffick­ the War of Independence was a woeful
doctor stayed with them, having been pro­ ing with the enemy, a letter in code giving lack of medical supplies. The condition
vided with an official status to warrani full information of the strength and posi­ of the northern army in this connection
him in doing so. tion of the Continental troops. The case was attracting widespread attention in
This authority came at first from the was referred to Congress for punish­ 1776. Letters from the troops were filled
colonels of the regiments, and the sur­ ment. After several months confinement with complaints. There was not in the
geons so appointed were authorized to Church was released because of ill health (Continued on page fourteen)
Page Two
 Motion Pictures In the Army
W HEREVER the soldier goes, be
it the Panama jungles, isolated
regions of our own country or the
far off Philippines, the "movies" go with
him. That is the proud boast of the
United States Army Motion Picture Ser­
vice, and not at all an idle one. Even
the forces in China do not lack such en­
tertainment, nor in Hawaii, though these
two and the Philippines are not on the
circuit of the Motion Picture Service.
The garrison of Fort Mills, Corregidor,
P. I., has been singularly well provided
for as pertains to "movie" programs. It
is said that an officer who was formerly
stationed there donated the sum of $5,000
so that motion pictures should always be
obtainable. Even the concrete battleship
that is Fort Drum, at the island of El
Fraile, has its nightly program—provid­
ing, of course, that the screen on the
open deck is not carried away by the mis­
chievous typhoon; and the other islands
comprising the coast defenses of Manila
and Subic Bays are not forgotten. In­
cidently the two theatres on Corregidor
are never called "movie theatres" ; they
are known as "cines"—an abbreviation of
cinematograph—, a name that has sur­
vived all attempts to change it, for thus
are they known to the Orient.
Any available building is used for
movie shows where none has been set
War Department Theatre at Ft. Sam Houston, Texas
aside or built for the purpose. In sum­
mer, and in the Citizen's Military Train­
ing Camps outdoor theatres are main­
tained. Permanent posts, however, have
their own War Department theatres, and
the larger have two or three. That at
Fort Sam Houston, Texas, is a splendid
example of the theatres the Army pro­
vides for the entertainment of its soldiers.
The United States Army Motion Pic­
ture Service came into being January 2,
1921, with ten branch offices serving ap­
proximately 200 posts and stations.
Shortly thereafter the Regular Army was
reduced from 260,000 officers and men
to its present strength of approximately
118,000. It thereby became possible and
necessary to reduce the number of branch
offices to five, which were located in New
York, Washington, Kansas City, Dallas
and Seattle. On October 1, 1921, the ser­
vice was extended to the eleven posts in
the Panama Canal Department, a branch
office being established at Cristobal. To­
day, the Army Motion Picture Service,
through its six branch offices, is serving
120 theatres at 105 posts in the United
States and Panama.
The Army Motion Picture Service is
operated by The Adjutant General of the
Army, with the assistance of a civilian
staff of thirty-seven employees. Its ob­
ject is to assist In varyrng military rou­
tine by maintaining first class service at
army posts. The best pictures obtainable
are booked and are shown through the
entire circuit, in Panama as well as in
the States.
The Service is operated on a self-sup­
porting basis. The profits realized at the
larger stations are used to maintain the
service at smaller posts which could not
otherwise successfully finance the show­
ing of high grade pictures of recent date.
Approximately 400 separate programs are
booked each week, about 1,600 a month
and 20,000 a year. Over a quarter of a
million dollars is spent annually on film
rental. Unlike the vast majority of ci­
vilian theatres whose programs are
changed once, twice, or three times a
week, this Service plays each program
but one night. In this respect, as a chain
of theatres, the Service is unique. The
prices charged at War Department
theatres are very reasonable, usually much
under civilian prices. The standard ad­
mission is fifteen cents, but on special oc­
casions where an unusual program has
been arranged, the admission is twenty-
five cents. On a few posts the Y. M. C.
A. operates movie shows which are free.
With two motor driven machines in­
stalled in each theatre, there are some
240 projectors to keep in good repair.
(Continued on page fifteen)
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 Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
F ORT Leavenworth, that great educa­
tional center of the Army, where
most of the officers must undergo
their training to become eligible for duty
with the General Staff, has a long history
dating back to the days of Indian troubles
and the conquest of the West.
Nearly a hundred years ago the Indians
on the plains were carrying on a deter­
mined warfare with the white traders
who had invaded their country on the way
to New Mexico and California. Long
caravans of pack mules and wagons were
forging westward over the Santa Fe
Trail, bound for the settlements of what
was then northern Mexico with merchan­
dise and manufactured articles to ex­
change for gold and silver and valuable
furs. The Indians resented the intrusion;
then too, the plunder to be obtained from
the trains was far too great a temptation to
be withstood. So they lay in wait for
the traders and travelers, murdering and
pillaging all who were too weak to drive
them away, and it was not long before
loud calls for protection began pouring
into the War Department.
Accordingly, Colonel Henry Leaven-
worth, Third United States Infantry, sta­
tioned at Jefferson Barracks, was ordered
to ascend the Missouri River, select a
site and establish a military post within
ten miles of the mouth of the Little
Platte. With a detachment of his regi­
ment Colonel Leavenworth started up the
Missouri on April 17, 1827, later preced­
ing his men to explore the country. The
site of the new post was finally decided
upon; the highest point of an undulating
barracks and' quarters of officers, the
prairie on the west bank of the river.
men were passing and repassing or loung­
With the arrival in keel-boats of the four
ing among the trees, although not many
companies comprising the command, a
weeks afterward it presented a different
camp of tents and bark huts was quickly
scene, for here men congregated from all
thrown up on the site of the present
Sumner Place. A crude stone wall was
Sante Fe."
likewise erected—on the south side of the
camp—as a protection against possible
Indian attack.
background of plains, Indians and the
Colonel Leavenworth was admirably
crudities of the frontier, for this outpost
fitted to establish a post such as Fort
of civilization became the outfitting place
Leavenworth was to become. He had
for the Army of the West, commanded
been in charge of Indian affairs in the
by General Kearney who was soon to
Northwest and had established Fort
march on his memorable expedition, over
Page Four
By J. R. JOHNSTON
Snelling in Minnesota. With him on this
expedition were Captain Belknap, father
of the Secretary of War; Lieuten­
ant Heintzelman, later to become a gener­
al officer; and several women and children
belonging to families of officers and en­
listed men. An eight year old boy with
the command was Henry J. Hunt, known
to history as the famous artillery general
of the Civil War.
The new post, known then and for
several years afterward as Cantonment
Leavenworth, was at first extremely un­
healthy. Not long after its establishment
a large number of the troops were pros­
trated by malaria fever, so in May, 1829,
the garrison was withdrawn to Jefferson
Barracks, returning via steamboat in­
stead of the uncomfortable keel-boats.
Indian troubles, however, soon called for
attention and the post was reoccupied the
next year by a battalion of the Sixth In­
fantry, whose orders were to spend the
summer months on the plains watching
the Indians, and return to Leavenworth
when winter set in and the danger from
fevers had passed.
The soldiers were soon called upon to
escort the caravans of the traders through
hostile territory to the New Mexico line,
where a similar escort was furnished by
the Spanish Governor at Sante Fe. In
many cases the United States troops went
into camp to await the return of the cara­
van several months later, and such de­
tachments often suffered from shortage
of supplies and frequent skirmishes with
the Indians, so that they were glad to
get back to the frontier forts for a rest
and a change of duty.
With the passing years Fort Leaven-
worth became the scene of many councils
held between surrounding Indian tribes
and the commissioners appointed by the
Government to conduct their affairs.
These councils were picturesque gather­
ings indeed, and were an attraction which
never failed to bring a crowd of interest­
ed spectators from miles around. A his­
torian describes the one held in 1833:
"The first day, summoned by cannon,
the Indians gathered in the grove in front
of the officers' quarters, each group
marching into the council bearing the
peculiar ornaments of the tribe; first the
Delawares, the most civilized of all the
tribes, gay with silver ornaments and
ribbons, quite at ease and even tolerant;
then the Shawnees, their bodies covered
with gaudy paint, followed by the Potta­
wattomies and the Kickapoos; next the
Otoes, with faces absolutely expression­
less ; and last the Pawnees, their faces
fierce, their hair matted and tangled,
their bodies smeared with ochre and their
chests bared. The second day the Kan­
sas Indians arrived, wrapped in great
white blankets and carrying rifles. There
was much parleying on the third day, but
an agreement was finally reached. The
treaty was signed on the fourth day and
the council was over."
In 1834 the first regiment of cavalry
to be organized in the regular army—the
First U. S. Dragoons—was sent from
Fort Gibson to Leavenworth. Each year
expeditions were sent out, sometimes
numbering a half dozen, to escort cara­
vans across the plains and to make a
show of force to overawe the Indians.
In '39 an expedition of considerable im­
portance, comprising ten companies of
dragoons, was sent out under Colonel
Stephen Kearney to quiet the Cherokees.
In the middle '40s travel over the Ore­
gon Trail, one branch of which passed
near the post, assumed great proportions.
Francis Parkman, the historian, visiting
the post in 1846, recorded the following
description:
"Fort Leavenworth is in fact no fort,
being without defensive works except
two block houses. No rumors of war
have as yet disturbed its tranquillity. In
the square grassy area surrounded by
the frontier for the expedition against
The War with Mexico brought Fort
Leavenworth for the first time from its
 UNITED STATES ARMY RECRUITING NEWS
1800 miles of unbroken roads, to crush
the enemy in the mountains of New
Mexico. Before the end of 1847 no less
than six different expeditions had left
Fort Leavenworth to participate in the
Mexican War. •
Within the next few years the escorts
sent out to protect the whites were very
busy. This duty was particularly a hard­
ship because the soldiers were not fur­
nished with gloves, leggings or like
articles, nor could they be purchased.
The men were compelled to manufacture
these out of scraps of clothing or old
canvas. In '51 when the troops went into
winter quarters, a close estimate placed
the average ground covered by each
trooper in that year at over 2,100 miles.
With the organization of the Terri­
tory nf Kansas three years later, Fort
Leavenworth was chosen as the temporary
capital and Governor Reeder opened his
offices there on October 7th. In 1855, the
addition of another regiment of cavalry
to the garrison called for construction of
more quarters on the post. Up to this
time the building of the post had been
done by the troops, but now civilian labor
was procured. Three sets of double
quarters for the officers, frame barracks
for six troops, and ten new stables were
built to accommodate the new arrivals.
Trouble with the Mormons in Utah
in 1857—when Brigham Young refused
f' D/sc/p/zhar-u ticsrracks Guard. Detschme
to recognize the authority of the United
States Government—resulted in the dis­
patching of a large body of troops to that
country from Leavenworth. Several
other contingents of soldiers were simi­
larly sent out during the next three years ;
the operations against the Mormons be­
ing at first commanded by General Har­
ney, and later by General Albert Sidney
Johnston, the officer who was to become
a famous Confederate general.
With the outbreak of the Civil War in
1861, General Harney immediately tele­
graphed Washington for reinforcements
to protect Fort Leavenworth and its ar­
senal. The additional troops were sent
but were delayed on the way, and three
companies of militia from the town of
Leavenworth—the Union Guards, the
Leavenworth Light Infantry and the
Shield Guards—served at the post. In
1864 the fort was alarmed by reports
that Sterling Price, a Confederate gener­
al, was on his way to attack it. All the
regulars were on the plains at the time,
chasing hostile Indians. The Governor
of Kansas issued a call for all able-bodied
men to protect the Territory. General T.
A. Davis was placed in command of the
defenses of Fort Leavenworth and Major
F. Hunt in command of the defenses of
the city. A long line of earthworks
was thrown up south of the town, while
others were constructed on the hills in
Headquarters
the western section of the post and cannon
emplaced there in readiness for the attack
which, however, did not materialize.
The establishment of the military prison
was authorized in 1837, and the next year
the old quartermaster buildings were turned
over for such use. Eight years later
came an important change for Leaven-
worth, for General W. T. Sherman, then
commanding the Army of the United
States, directed that measures be insti­
tuted for the establishment of a School
of Application for infantry and cavalry
officers similar to the one for the artil­
lery at Fort Monroe, Virginia. Through
many changes and developments has
evolved the Command and Staff School
of the army.
In two years Fort Leavenworth will
celebrate its one hundredth anniversary.
The famous old post is still serving the
nation, just as it did when the Sante Fe
and Oregon Trails were in their glory,
when protecting escorts were continually
sent out to pave the way for the settle­
ment of the West. Today, its duties are
far less dangerous, for there are no hos­
tile Indians to fight. Yet it is one of the
most prominent of army posts, containing
as it does the Command and Staff School,
the Chaplains' School and the main
branch of the United States Disciplinary
Barracks.
Command <3nd Statf School.
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 Knobby's First Recruit
W HY all the grief, lad? Sob out
your sorrows on my manly
breast," spoke up Knobby
Knowlks, the old-timer.
The young recruiter shook his head
sadly.
"They're riding me, Knobby," he con­
fided huskily. "Riding me up one side
and down the other, raking my flanks
with both spurs and dusting me with a
quirt, figuring me for a species of bronc
I reckon. All just because recruits are
scarcer than hen's teeth. I've worked
hard, too. They can't be had, that's all."
"Shucks," said Knowlks, leaning back
against the wall. "Don't let a little thing
like that discourage you. We all have
our troubles at first.
Did I ever tell you
how I got my first
recruit ? Back in
1903 it was. Well,
it was like this."
* • • don't come back
"Knobby," s a i d
the orderly from
headquarters, butt­
ing in where me
and Bill Harrison
was having a pow­
wow on the price
of ice in Iceland,
"The Colonel wants
to see you."
"G'wan," I tells
him. "You're kid-
din'. The Colonel
ain't found nothin'
I've lost."
"Well, I don't
care whether you
come or not. As
long as I've de­
livered the message
they can't knock me
in the neck region.
Howsomever, the Captain is over there
and they're both mad as hornets, so un­
less you've got pressing business you'd
better take the time to pacify them."
"I heard the top sayin' somethin' to the
Captain about you this mornin'," says
Bill. "I didn't quite get what he was
sayin' but from his manner he wasn't
recommendin' you for no Medal of
Honor."
Now none of this made me feel as I
would if someone had just handed me a
million dollars. You see, I'd served under
the Colonel for a long time and knew
him pretty well. He couldn't bear to
have anyone outdo him in anything, es­
pecially a subordinate, though he was as
square as they make them. The Captain
was much the same way too, so I knew
that whatever either one of them gave
Six
by "JAYBIRD"
me the other would double it. All in all,
I was in for a tough time.
I reminded Bill that in case anything
happened to remember I favored red
roses. He shook my hand and murmured
"Good by, old pal," and squaring my
shoulders I followed the orderly.
After knocking on the Colonel's door
I got the word to come in, which I did,
snapping to attention—head erect, arms
hanging naturally at the sides, thumbs
along the seams of the trousers—the ex­
act position of a soldier, except my knees,
which I couldn't get straight without
stiffness on account of them being a little
wobbly.
About fifteen minutes of this and I
"Just dropped in with a recruit, Colonel."
musters enough courage to look about
and see when the storm was going to
start. But neither of the officers was
looking at me, and from the dreamy set
to their eyes I guessed they hadn't been
able to think up anything real mean and
were feeling right sorrowful. So I came to
"at ease" but the movement attracts their
attention.
"Come in, Corporal," says the Captain.
Being only a buck and already in I
glanced around to see who he was talking
to. But there was no one behind me.
"I made you a corporal," he states.
"Sergeant," elucidates the Colonel,
"You've been selected for a dangerous
duty. I made him a sergeant," he tells
the Captain.
"First Sergeant Knowlks is entirely
capable of performing the duty," retorts
the Captain, looking triumphant at him.
"I think the Sergeant-major is too,"
grins the Colonel, and .the Captain let
it go at that, him being only a captain.
It satisfied me, too, but I sure meant to
cut that orderly loose from the ground
for scaring me so.
"Well, Knowlks," continues the Colonel,
after the Captain had had time to get
over his defeat, "The General has been
giving me merry hallelujah because we
haven't been getting many recruits lately.
He knows as well as I do that Lynch­
ville is a rotten place to send a recruiter,
what with Joe Scroggins making life
miserable to every one he sights. How­
ever, its got to be done, and I guess it's
your turn. So you
go out and see if
you can't round up
a few upstanding
specimens of the
genus homo. And
without one, either."
Well, that was
worse than even
the orderly had led
me to believe. Our
regiment was sta­
tioned at a little
h a m l e t called
Lynchville, in the
mountains. Sort of
a mining country
it was, and Joe
Scroggins was the
big wind, controlled
the civil authorities,
which was Jake
Brown, and like
that. Furthermore,
under orders from
the mine owners,
he carried on a per­
petual feud with
anyone who even looked like he wanted
to entice a workman away from the
place, the mines being awful short handed.
Once we got him out of the way it
would be all to the velvet, for there was
any number of men who were eager to
sign up, but they were all scared of him
for he was a big brute of a man, and as
handy with his fists as the guns he car­
ried. Bill Harrison had tried his hand
a week or so before; went into Lynchville
with a nice new uniform on, and Joe
lay under a sidewalk and shot three but­
tons off his blouse before he could drop
to the ground. All of which didn't imbue
my soul with no great amount of calm­
ness and serenity, but when the Colonel
says "Go!", why we went, that's all.
I dropped into the store in Lynchville
just as it was getting dark, to buy some
 UNITED STATES ARMY RECRUITING NEWS
tobacco. While I was talking to a young
miner about Scroggins another miner came
in and asked for a box of 30-30 shells.
"Can't do it, John," says the store­
keeper. "I've got only one box left and
Joe Scroggins just called up and told me
he was all out of 'em and to save what I
had left until he came down after them.
They ain't no more in town, either, but
I've got a shipment comin' day after to­
morrow."
"Well, if Joe wants them, I guess I
can wait."
That set me thinking. I still had ten
dollars from pay-day in my pocket so I
says: "I'll give you $5 for that box of
shells."
"Nope, can't do it."
"Give you ten, then."
"Partner," he whispers, "If I sold you
them shells, Joe Scroggins would sure
make me hard to catch. I just can't do
it."
"Aw—w," I pleads. "You can tell him
you was wrong. You only thought you
had them left. It ain't often you can get
ten iron men for one box of shells."
"That's so," he agrees. "All right, I'll
do it, but don't you let him know."
After I'd pulled the bullets out I
scattered the powder on the ground and
threw the cases over a fence. And just
then comes Joe Scroggins down the street
with his rifle in his hand. When he saw
my uniform he drew a bead on my chest
but his gun only clicked.
"Yeah, you big mudneck!" I hollered.
"You ain't got no shells!"
He run into the store to get the box
he thought was there and run right out
American Officers With the Japanese Army in the Field
By a reciprocal arrangement with
the Japanese Government, the United
States Army has placed two officers
with the Japanese Army in the field
for a six-month tour. These officers,
Major W. C. Crane, Field Artillery,
again with blood and thunder in his eye.
"There ain't no shells in town," he
yells, "And you won't be long, either."
"There's all kinds of them out at the
post," I yells back. "Come on out and I'll
give you all you want."
He makes a dive to annihilate me,
which seeing he weighed 75 pounds more
than I did I guess he could have done.
But I was quite a sprinter in those days
and managed to keep out of his reach. I
led him toward the post, pecking him with
rocks whenever he got tired or turned to go
back. Between that and calling him all
the names I could think of I got him
so mad he couldn't see straight. I didn't
know just what I'd do with him after I
got him in the post, but he had to be got
to the Colonel, for the idea had struck
me of him being my first recruit.
Just as we came up to headquarters he
made a wild dive and I leaped for a lad­
der and climbed up only in time. My
heart was in my mouth, I can tell you,
for if he had caught me they'd have had
to use a net to gather the pieces. He
came right after me, seeing red, and
though it was pretty dark we covered
that roof like it was a racetrack. I saw
I'd made a mistake, for he chased me
to the end of the building and as it was
twenty feet to the ground I was trapped.
There was a big grin on his face as he
poised himself for the leap that would
knock me for a row of fence posts but
he landed on a weak spot in the roof and
we both crashed through. I landed on a
desk before two very surprised officers,
with plaster and laths raining all about
me.
and Lieutenant Warren J. Clear, In­
fantry, are very busy studying Japan­
ese war problems and drills. They
both speak the Japanese language.
The photographs below show Lieu­
tenant General Kensuke Nagasaka,
"Just dropped in with a recruit,
Colonel," I says, getting groggily to my
feet. Scroggins had hit his head and was
lying still.
"Great Guns," gasps the Colonel. "It's
Joe Scroggins!"
"So it is," blurted the Captain.
"Yessir," says I, and whispered to him
hurriedly.
Scroggins stirred and sat up. He
opened his eyes to find the Captain stand­
ing over him and counting as he swung
his arm up and down. He stared dumbly
as the officer said "Ten !" and held up my
right arm.
"Now then, you big boloney," I says
to him, "You've lost out. A miner told
me that you'd boasted that if any man
was good enough to bring you to a re­
cruiting officer you'd quit your job and
sign up. Well, the Captain there is the
recruiting officer for this regiment. Are
you going to come clean?"
"You little runt," he grinned. "Knocked
me out did you."
"I can't claim that honor truthful,"
I says, "But you're here ain't you, and I
brung you." "You did, all right, and you
win. I won't back out, either. Say, what
outfit do you belong to anyway? Where
do I sign ?"
We never had no more trouble getting
recruits in Lynchville, for now that Joe
was a soldier he was enthusiastic and we
signed up every miner who wanted to.
* * *
"So you see, lad, it don't pay to get dis­
couraged just because you have a little
trouble at first. Use your head and you
can bring the toughest prospect in."
commanding the Second Division,
(left), Lieutenant Clear with Japan­
ese officers standing behind him, and
(right) Lieutenant Clear standing
with non-commissioned officers and
privates of the Japanese Army.
Page -Seven
 UNITED STATES ARMY RECRUITING NEWS
Recruiting Publicity Bureau, Governors Island, N. Y.
An Army Information Bulletin containing a resume
of administrative reports, statistical tables, rules,
regulations, and official notices of recruiting for the
guidance of members of the Regular Army, National
Guard and Organized Reserves.
OCTOBER 1, 1925
Units of Measure
Major General Robert C. Davis, Adjutant General
of the Army, has, in the Hoosier Recruiter of September
1, outlined what he considers the units of measure
of the success of a recruiting district. He compli­
ments the Indianapolis District for its successful
accomplishments and says in part:
"At the present time, due to the pressing- demand
for economy in public expenditures, the dollar is
being accepted more and more as the standard of
comparison in Army administration. During the
Fiscal Year 1925, the monthly pay and monetary
allowances of enlisted men on recruiting duty aver­
aged $115 per individual. The average production
per enlisted recruiter was 3.7 recruits per month.
Actually, it costs slightly more than $31 per enlist­
ment for the pay and allowances of enlisted men
engaged in recruiting. Whether this figure estab­
lished a creditable standard is a matter of deep con­
cern to the entire Recruiting Service. Obviously,
it could be bettered either by completing the same
number of enlistments with a less expensive en­
listed force or by decreasing the number of enlist­
ments required through securing a higher quality
of recruits. When you consider that of the men
enlisted for three years in 1922, only one-half com­
pleted their term of service, our loss through
causes other than expiration of term of service
are apparent. Higher efficiency in the individual
recruiter is the first step' toward betterment."
o of eliminating- additional publicity along these lines
More Pointers For Recruiters
By THE RICHMOND RECRUITER
Study the results in other districts—See page 11
of this issue.
* * * military establishment who are interested are
Cobwebs and rust have destroyed many an
efficient tool.
* * *
Many men join the army for a better job, not
just to find employment. * * • * Aug-ust, found on another page of this issue of the
Satisfied customers are the greatest assets of a
business house.
* * *
There are fertile fields outside the city limits.
* * *
Your truck is an excellent medium of advertising.
Page Eight
Canvassing + Advertising = 100 Per cent
An examination of a number of recruits stationed
at Fort Slocum was recently made by an officer in
the Recruiting Service. He was greatly surprised
with the results, for he found that the largest
proportion of these men had been influenced to join
the service through posters, pictorials and various
other publicity ideas that had been put forth by the
Recruiting Service. Few of them would admit that
they had been- influenced in any degree by the
personnel of the General Recruiting Service.
This opens up a very serious question for the
consideration of the Recruiting Service. There are
undoubtedly some officers and enlisted men who
believe that publicity in itself would bring men into
the service. There are others possibly who discount
it entirely and maintain that the only way to bring
a man into the Army is by direct approach and the
ever presence of competent canvassers.
In the Recruiting Service we need both. No
business house with an article to sell would dispense
with advertising. None would do away with its
salesmen. They are both necessary. To speak in
military phrases, publicity is the Artillery which
lays the barrage, while the Infantry—the canvass­
ers—takes the ground and holds it. The prospect i?
put into a responsive frame of mind by constant
repetition of each phrase, as "The Army Builds
Men", "Earn, Learn and Travel" and others which
have become as much a counterpart of Army
advertising as certain slogans and pictorials have
become with commercial firms.
In other words, advertising prepares the mind
for the acceptance of the final article, which in our
case is an enlistment in the Army. Both canvassers
and publicity are necessary adjuncts to the final
result; neither in itself would be successful save
in exceptional instances.
o
Recruiting Posters
The Recruiting Publicity Bureau has been
directed by the Adjutant General of the Army to
produce posters of a standard type for all the
branches of the Service. This is not with a view
or the production of supplemental posters but rather
to develop a basic standard poster which will apply
to all recruiting offices and districts.
All recruiting officers, in fact, all members of the
invited to submit suggestions for these standard
posters to the Recruiting Publicity Bureau.
Per Capita Production
The records for enlistments for the month of
Recruiting News, are arranged in a somewhat
different manner than usual. Instead of arranging
stations by their total production, they are listed on
basis of the per capita output of each canvasser. It is,
believed that in general and in the long, run this
method will form a partial basis of comparison
between the districts.
 "Ding How"—19th Infantry Mascot
T HE greatest grief perhaps that
could befall a soldier would be tu
deprive him of his smoking tobac­
co. Next to that would be to deprive him
of his mascots. Not that any particulir
movement is on to do these things, even
in this age of "verbotens", but it is stated
here for the purpose of placing the mascot
in his proper rating in the estimate of
most soldiers. And anyhow, who would
Want to remove little "Ding How" from
the heart of the men of the Nineteenth
Infantry, stationed at Schofield Barracks,
Hawaii, the regimental mascot who is
loved by every soldier in that fighting unit.
"Ding How" isn't his name, but who
cares anything about that ? He is known
to every soldier by that name and he al­
ways smiles when he is addressed by it
and so it happens that very few among
the enlisted men have ever learned his
real name.
The little 6—year—old chap is the son
of the Korean launclryman who conducts
a wash—house for the third battalion.
As yet, he has no school experience but
there are two subjects, it is said, he can
qualify to teach most of his elders. One
is the art of soldierly snap and appear­
ance, and the other honesty and integrity.
If things go well, then its "Ding How"
with the little Korean boy. A business
deal is completed with the same expres­
sion. So its "Ding How" this and "Ding
How" that, and as a consequence, it can
easily be seen how the lad came to be
called "Ding How" by the soldiers of
the Nineteenth.
No soldier bucking for orderly would
consider himself safe unless "Ding How''
Why the Richmond District Wins
In the 3rd Corps Area Gazette of
August, Captain Leland W. Skaggs
analyzes the success of the Richmond
Recruiting District whose accomplish­
ments have frequently been referred to
in the columns of the Recruiting News.
The primary requisites for success,
he maintains, are a plan or many plans,
and. a solution for these plans; ideas and
a way of putting them into action ; can­
vassers, and good ones; justice to your
canvassers; constant contact either in
person or by memorandum with the
men; encouragement when they are
really working and having hard luck in
rejections and rewards for their good
work; and finally, plenty of guts.
The Richmond canvassers treat them
all alike, rich or poor when it comes to
accepting prospective applicants for the
gave him the "once over". Those who
trust to "Ding How" for the charge of
(lie tailor-mades and best cotton O. D'.s
for Gu ird Mount know the value of his
.service.
His contracts for service are all verbal
and his word is his bond, and he sees to
ii that every soldier-customer observes
the same rule. If the bargain is for a
silver dollar or a nickel's worth ot candy,
mi other compensation will do. It must
be a real silver eagle dollar or a bag of
"Ding-How"
Army. The Richmond canvasser is
proud of the Army and the fact that he
is about six feet of it in height and about
180 pounds of it in muscle and brain.
Work is another feature of the Dis­
trict. Canvassers are out from 5.30 a.
m. to 10 or 11 p. m. The Richmond Dis­
trict is a firm believer in "A half minute
lost can never be regained."
No quota is set for this district by
the corps area recruiting office. The
canvassers, however, have a motto "200
or more quality applicants every month."
When things go wrong the recruiter
smiles and works harder.
The Richmond District canvassers are
encouraged to make suggestions to the
Recruiting Officer and when they are
good they are immediately adopted.
candy. A dollar bill or a nickel coin will
not do. And, "Ding How" has a wonder­
ful memory. He never forgets his bar­
gains.
The soldiers tell a story that "Ding
How" found his father in the wash-house
one day very much under the influence of
the far-famed Hawaiian "Okc". It was
right after the first of the month when
the laundry treasury purse was full of
money—the earnings of much washing
of soldier clothes during the preceding
thirty days. The laundry chief had been
lulled to sleep.
The sight was not pleasing to "Ding
How", but he did not cry or commence
to berate his sire. It was a practical idea
that came into his little head. Quietly he
took the heavy purse from his father's
pocket and went out over the fence of
the reservation into the pineapple field
nearby, and there, in a spot known only
to little "Ding How", he buried the purse.
When the father awoke he thought he
had been robbed and "carried on" at a
great rate. The Military Police were
notified and much investigating was done.
Realizing that his father was still on his
"spree", and, figuring perhaps that the
scare would do the old man no great
barm, "Ding How" looked on quietly
while the excitement reigned supreme.
Two days later he took his father into
the pineapple field, and much to the joy
of the old laundryman, he dug up and re­
turned the missing purse. The father
could not thank his son enough but the
only words that fell from the lips of the
little Korean were: "Ding How", which,
translated into English may mean: "All's
Well that Ends Well".
Finally there is a feeling among the
canvassers in the Richmond District
that they belong at the head of the pro­
duction sheets. They feel that they are
capable of placing and keeping them­
selves there and when any district has
men who give such loyal cooperation,
have the old fighting spirit, and will not
acknowledge defeat, they are bound to
Army Baby Wins Prize
Donald A. Ludwig, 19 months old
son of Sergeant and Mrs. A. J. Lud­
wig, won first prize in a recent baby
contest in Hutchinson, Kansas. He
.was pronounced by the judges 99.5 per
cent physically perfect. Sergeant
Ludwig is in charge of the Recruiting
Station in Hutchinson.
Page Nine
 RECRUITING

NOTES

The United States Army builds Men"

Albany Recruiters Stage
The Regular Army Man Reenlistments for August
Demonstration
Corps Dis- Re- Per-
A military exhibition staged at the Col­ There are many, many kinds of men
Area charged enlisted centage
umbia County Fair, was held at Chatham, The whole wide world o'er,
1st 13 7 53.84
N. Y., from September 7th to 11th, by Some true as God can make them,
2nd 102 52 50.91
troops from the Albany Recruiting Dis­ And some rotten to the core;
3rd 91 66 72.52
trict, 26th Infantry, West Point Engin­ But there is one of whom I sing
4th ..
eer Detachment, First Tank Company of And beat him if you can,
5th 59 27 45.76
Miller Field, together with an aeroplane He's the man to place your money on
6th ...
from Mitchel Field. THE REGULAR ARMY MAN.
7th 152 59 38.81
First Lieutenant William B. Walters, 8th ..
CAC, Recruiting officer of the Albany 9th ..
District, was in charge, assisted by First Big hearted, brave and fearless,
o
Lieut. E. W. Kelly and Second Lieut. He's faithful and he's true,
New R. O. For New Jersey
R. D. Baker of the 26th Infantry, and He may have some small vices,
Colonel William R. Taylor, at present
Second Lieutenant J. G. M. Hilton, MT But has all the virtues too,
in charge of recruiting in the northern
Res. The daily program consisted of a His life is open as the day
New Jersey District, with headquarters
sham battle at 2:30 p. m., formal guard For all the world to scan;
in Newark, has been detailed as senior
mounting at 4 :00 p. m., and another sham The greatest friend, the truest pal,
instructor of cavalry with the Wyoming
battle at 8:00 p. m. On Monday, Sep­ THE REGULAR ARMY MAN.
National Guard.
tember 7, Senator James W. Wadsworth, Colonel Ronald E. Fisher, Cavalry, has
chairman of the Military Affairs Com­ been designated by the War Depart­
mittee of Congress, was met by a guard He does not look for favors,
ment as the recruiting officer for
of honor from the special company of Nor in his duties lag,
this district. Colonel Fisher entered
the 26th Infantry and escorted to the He'll sacrifice his life blood
the service during the Spanish-American
grand stand. For his country and his flag;
War, enlisting as a private in Company
Much favorable publicity was gained No thought of self deters him,
"M", Fifth Maryland Infantry. At the
by the manner in which the demonstration He shuns dishonor's ban,
close of the war he enlisted in the First
was carried out and the soldiery bearing He's straight and white and for the
U. S. Cavalry, and since 1901 has con­
of the participants. The unsolicited right— tinued as a commissioned officer in that
editorial approval of the Chatham THE REGULAR ARMY MAN. branch.
Courier was a particularly valuable at­ o
tribute. Recruiting for Local Units
He is upright, clean and honest,
As an experiment to increase en­
CMTC Poster Contest And this his one great creed,
listments for vacancies in the various
The American Legion Auxiliary has To share his all when called on,
corps areas, the week of September
just launched a national poster contest With a buddie if in need.
6 was set aside for local recruiting.
among art students for the purpose of And in defense of homeland
Radios were sent to eight of the nine
securing appropriate CMTC posters and The foremost in the van,
corps areas to make no enlistments
tiding over CMTC publicity during the To take the line and hold it,
outside their own territory, but to
inactive months. The rules of the contest IS THE REGULAR ARMY MAN.
make special efforts to fill their own
may be obtained from the state depart­ vacancies. The Fifth Corps Area was
ments of the Legion Auxiliary. For the not so instructed because it was up
benefit of those interested, the pamphlet His uniform is honor's badge,
to practically full strength. The re­
"Wake To Glory" contains many ideas His work whate'er you will,
sults of the experiment follow:
for suitable posters. These pamphlets His duty is to dig or build,
Vacancies
are available upon application to the of­ Or wreck or mend or kill;
Enlistments existing in
fice of The Adjutant General, Washing­ His head is up, his eye is clear,
Corps made Corps Areas
ton, D. C. His face a healthy tan,
Area during week Sept. 12
,o The man on whom I'll stake my life—
First 54 418
Two New R. O.'s THE REGULAR ARMY MAN.
Second 101 495
Captain J. H. Ball, F. A. has been Third 148 237
detailed on recruiting duty at Cleve­ Sgt. Frank McPartland, Fourth 94 270
land, Ohio-and Captain Gus S. Kop­ Co. "I", 5th Inf. Sixth 96 508
ple, QMC, has received a similar • o Seventh 75 391
assignment to Fort Hayes, Columbus, The day to start reenlisting a man is Eighth 141 591
Ohio. the day he takes the oath of enlistment. Ninth 78 653
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 Enlistments Made in Recruiting Districts

AUGUST, 1925
No. of Enl.

No . of Enl.No. of per enl. man

RECRUITING DISTRICT OFFICER IN CHARGE Men on duty Enl. on duty

•1. Detroit, Mich Col c E Mortoll) Ret 16 167 10.44

*2. Knoxville, Tenn Capt. T. M. Williams, Inf., DOL 6 58 9.67

•3. Peoria
> IU 1st Lt. R. C. Akins, Inf., DOL 11 106 9.64

*4. Memphis, Tenn Capt. J. D. Chambliss, Inf., DOL 5 48 9.6

*5. Indianapolis, Ind Lt. Col. R. S. Woodson, Ret 22 184 8.36

*6. St. Louis, Mo Capt. H. H. Reeves, QMC, DOL 12 100 ­ •-- 8.33­
*7. Atlanta, Ga. : Col. W. R. Sample, Inf.. DOL 9 72 8.

8. Wilkes-Barre, Pa 1st Lt. J. J. Gutkowski, Inf., DOL 16 125 7.81

9. Cincinnati, Ohio Lt. Col. F. G. Turner, Cav.. DOL 19 138 7.26

10. Fort Bliss, Tex Lt. Col. A. A. King, Ret 11 79 7.18

11. Little Rock, Ark Maj. H. M. Rimmer, Ret 10 71 7.1

12. Dallas, Tex Capt. E. J. Buckbee, QMC, DOL 15 105 7.

13. Pittsburgh, Pa Col. Win. B. Cowin, QMC, DOL 30 209 6.97

14. Philadelphia, Pa Col. F. G. Stritzinger, Jr., Inf., DOL 29 198 6.83

15. New York, N. Y Col. J. T. Dean, Inf., DOL 31 211 6.81

16. Oklahoma City, Okla Capt. Charles Lewis, Inf., DOL 19 128 6.74

17. Richmond, Va Capt. L. W. Skaggs, Inf., DOL 28 187 6.68

18. Chicago, 111 Lt. Col. W. B. Graham, Inf., DOL 21 140 6.67

19. West Virginia Col. B. P. Nicklin, Inf., DOL 13 83 6.38

20. North Carolina 1st Lt. W. S. Bryant, FA 12 75 6.25

21. Los Angeles, Cal Col. H. B. Nelson, Ret 18 112 6.22

r
22. Milwaukee, Wise Capt. J. V. Stark, Inf., DOL 10 6i 6.1

23. Washington, D. C Lt. Col. C. S. Fries, Inf., DOL 7 40 5.71

24. Baltimore, Md Capt. C. J. Mabbutt, QMC, DOL 25 141 5.64

25. Nashville, Tenn 1st Lt. L. W. Boyd, Inf., DOL 8 45 5.63

26. Syracuse, N. Y Maj. R. L. Weeks, Ret 20 110 5.5

27. Columbus, Ohio Lt. Col. Alfred Ballin, Ret 32 175 5.47

28. New Orleans, La Maj. G. V. Heidt, Inf., DOL 13 71 5.46

29. Ft. Leavenworth, Kans Col. E. L. Butts, Inf., DOL 16 86 5.38

30. Grand Rapids, Mich Lt. Col. H. M. Fales, Ret 6 32 5.33

31. Newark, N. J Lt. Col. W. R. Taylor, Cav., DOL 19 98 5.16

32. Ft. Sam Houston, Tex Col. B. B. Buck, Ret 15 75 5.

33. Des Moines, Iowa , Capt. E. T. Edwards, QMC, DOL 11 54 4.91

34. Boston, Mass 1st Lt. M. F. Cooney, Ret 19 92 4.84

35. Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga Capt. H. D. Bagnall, Inf., DOL 5 24 4.8

36. Harrisburg, Pa Col. H. S. Wygant, Ret 32 150 4.69

37. Providence, R. I Capt. W. J. Gilbert, CAC, DOL 20 92 4.6

38. Colorado Capt. F. G. Ringland, Cav., DOL 12 53 4.42

39. San Francisco, Cal Maj. E. H. Pearce, Ret 25 110 4.4

40. Jacksonville, Fla Capt. C. H. Dayhuff, Cav. DOL 7 30 4.29

41. Nebraska Maj. J. M. Pruyn, Inf., DOL. (Actg.) 14 55 3.93

42. Houston, Tex 1st Lt. F. S. Mansfield, Inf., DOL 10 39 3.9

43. Savannah, Ga Capt. P. S. Roper, CAC, DOL 7 27 3.86

44. Albany, N. Y 1st Lt. W. B. Walters, CAC, DOL 15 56 3.73

45. Seattle, Wash Col. G. W. S. Stevens, Ret 14 52 3.71

46. Buffalo, N. Y Maj. M. P. Andruss, CAC, DOL 31 109 3.52

47. 15 51 3.4

Portland Harbor, Me 1st Lt. T. E. Winstead, 5th Inf

48. 14 47 3.36

New Haven, Conn Lt. Col. O. C. Nichols, Inf., DOL

49. 13 39 3.

Springfield, Mass Capt. T. W. Herren, Cav., DOL

50. 10 30 3.

Camden, N. J Capt. A. L. Barber, QMC, DOL

51. 5 14 2.8

Alabama Capt. A. D. French, Inf., DOL

52. 19 53 2.79

Ft. Snelling, Minn Col. Wm. Wallace, Ret 2.33

53. Ft. Benning, Ga Col. D. G. Berry, Inf., 6 14

54. 3 7 2.33

Ft. Ethan Allen, Vt 2nd Lt. J. F. Williams, 7th FA 2.31

55. Salt Lake City, Utah Col. F. L. Knudson, Inf, DOL 13 30

56. 7 16 2.29

Jackson, Miss Col. J. D. Watson, CAC, DOL 2.

57. Portland, Ore Lt. Col. C. F. Andrews, Inf., DOL 14 28

58. Ft. Riley, Kans ". Capt. T. A. Bryant, Cav., DOL 14 26 1.86

59. Spokane, Wash. Col. C. C. Ballon, Inf., DOL 9 9 1.

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 Through The
_ Telescope
Medical School for Soldiers
Twenty three enlisted men of the
Medical Corps have been assigned lo
the army medical school at Washing-
ton, D. C, for a course of instruction
beginning September 15. Of this num-
ber ten are taking laboratory work,
while the others are taking a course
of instruction in X-ray photography.
The former course is usually of eight
weeks duration, the latter three
months.
In the laboratory work the students
have an opportunity of acquiring a
practical knowledge of bacteriology
and chemistry, which will fit them for
such work in the army hospitals. The
X-ray course includes a basic study
of physics and electricity and pre-
pares the soldier for the position of
X-rav technician.
measure.
Sermons in Stone at Devens
was a well known athlete in his
Chaplains and students of the Citi-
zens Military Training Camp erected
a permanent altar in Chapel Grove
from simple gray stones that they had
gathered together. The new struc-
ture replaces a temporary wooden
altar, and is considered an appropriate
setting for the religious services of all
denominations. Men of all creeds
united in setting up the altar.
o battery and will include in its
Aerial Agriculture in Carolina
Crop distribution in the vicinity
of Piedmont and coastal sections
of North Carolina is now being-
shown agriculturists of that re-
gion and its leading tendencies
pointed out on 103 vertical
photographs which were made
from the clouds by the Air Ser-
vice forces of Langley Field, Va.
Lt. Geo. C. McDonald and S. Sgt.
Chestnut performed this mission
at the request of the Department
of Agriculture of North Carolina.
School For Flying Cadets
The War Department has re-
cently announced the appointment
of twenty-four enlisted men of
the Air Service as flying cadets.
These men have reported to
Brooks Field, San Antonio, for a
course of instruction at the Air
Service Primary Flying School.
Vagc Twelve
Passing of The Old Guard
Three members of Company "A",
12th Infantry, Fort Howard, Mary-
land, who have served together for
more than eighteen years were all
retired within a month of each other
following thirty years active duty in
the United States Army. The three
enlisted men were given a banquet at
which the entire personnel of Com-
panies "A" and "B" together with
their regimental officers were present
to honor the "Old Timers".
The three men who have completed
their thirty years are Staff Sergeants
William Dahlenburg, Gilbert M. Cox,
and Samuel Polikoff. Dahlenburg is
a veteran of the Philippine and
Chinese campaigns and was wounded
in action with the Moros in 1901. Cox
earlier army career, was a prominent
baseball player, and at one time the
lightweight boxing champion. Poli­
koff, the last of the trio, was also a
well-known athlete and at one time
was the heavyweight champion of the
Army.
Things the Army Does Besides Fight
New York, N. Y.— Owing to the appalling
loss by hold-ups of jewelry stores, Win. H. McGee
& Company, Inc., of New York, leading American
underwriters of jewelry risks, recently sought the
aid of the U. S. Army Chemical Warfare Service
in developing a device which would automatically
rout bandits who attempted to ply their trade. The
device consists of equipment that will release a new
form of tear gas. It is operated by foot control,
since the usual command of a bandit is "hands up".
Instantaneously with the release of the foot trip,
several of which are hidden behind the counters
of the store, the entire premises are saturated with
the tear gas, non-injurious to eyes or respiratory
organs, but positively and instantly blinding every-
one in the room for a period of from five to twelve
minutes. Operation of the gas container also causes
the ringing of gongs in the street, calling police
on patrol. Captain Adrian St. John, CWS, sta­
tioned at Governors' Island, has successfully demon-
strated the use of this new weapon of defense.
The army continues to show its value as an aid
lo American citizens in times of peace.
More Telephone Operators Than
Soldiers and Sailors
The Bell Telephone News of Sep­
tember 1925 remarks that there are
three times as many persons employed
in the telephone industry in the
United States as there are enlisted
men in the entire United States
army. There are more than twice
as many telephone operators in this
country as there are officers and men
in the whole United States Navy.
Some 350,000 persons are now direct-
ly employed in the telephone indus-
try, not counting the thousands of
other workers who are engaged in
manufacturing telephone equipment
and supplies. They far outnumber the
army and navy put together with the
marine corps thrown in for good
New Batteries For The First Field
The War Department has recently
added two new batteries to the First
Field Artillery — "G" and "H". At
the same time the two combat trains
of this regiment have been made in-
active. Battery "G" has been assigned
to the 1st Battalion whose batteries
are all motorized. Battery "H"
will be the military police
roster the men of the regi-
ments on this duty. All guard
duty at Fort Sill where the
1st Field Artillery is stationed
is performed by members of
Battery "H", thus enabling the
enlisted men of the other or-
ganizations to give up most
of their time in the prepara­
tion for their arduous duties
in connection with the instruc-
tion of the Field Artillery
School.
The Soldier and the "Cop"
The eight Far-Western States
which make up the Ninth Corps,
containing 848,602 square miles
of territory are garrisoned by 12,­
619 troops of the Regular Army.
Yet, New York City—in size the
merest dot in such a vast expanse
—has mote than tftat in her
Police Department.
 UNITED STATES ARMY RECRUITING NEWS

Enlisted Men for West Point 16th Infantry Team Captains Movie Training for Soldiers
The 16th Infantry has the best all Motion picture studios are affording
Enlisted men of the Regular Army around athletic record in the Second members of numerous commands ex­
between the ages of 19 and 22 who have perience before the camera that is the
Corps Area. Each team of this regiment
served as such therein not less than envy of many aspiring film actors. Fol­
one year, are eligible to compete for has managed to reach the finals in every lowing such screen triumphs as "America"
appointment to the United States Mili­ contest entered. The track team led all and "Janice Meredith," a great vogue
tary Academy at West Point, accord­ other Regular Army posts in the Second has sprung up for Army themes among
ing to a recent announcement from the Corps Area at the recent Track and Field the picture producers. Regular Army
War Department. The requirements Meet at Pershing Field, Jersey City, N. personnel has been frequently called upon
apply to the date of admission—July 1, J. Interest in the command for athletics to carry off the realistic effects with the
1926—and as they are statutory they is demonstrated by the number of men proper spirit and minimum of stage direc­
cannot be waived nor modified in any who try out for the various teams. tion.
case. Prior enlisted service in the Army One hundred and twelve men tried Among the latest regiments to vie with
may be considered in deter­ "Doug" Fairbanks, Tom Mix,
mining an applicant's eligibili­ and so forth are the Fourth
ty. and Thirteenth regiments of
The preliminary examina­ Cavalry and the 76th Field
tion will be held in December, Artillery, stationed at Fort D.
1925, and the regular entrance A. Russell, Wyo., members
examination in March, 1926. of which appeared in "The
Unit commanders have been Pony Express." Chariot dri­
directed to inform eligible men vers, riders of plunging steeds,
in their respective commands and leading characters in tur­
as to the opportunity pre­ bulent mob scenes which give
sented. added thrills to "The Ten
Before admission to the Commandments", are largely
preliminary examination and the product of troopers of the
again before final designation Eleventh Cavalry, at the
to the War Department each Presidio of Monterey, Calif.
applicant must be carefully
interviewed with respect to his Rough Sketches as Posters
antecedent history, ideals, am­ 1st Sergeant Frank Krebs,
bitions, and general attitude DEML, RS, on duty at the
toward the military service. U. S. Army Recruiting Sta­
The point is stressed that upon tion at Oklahoma City, Okla­
admission to the Military homa, has been using ordinary
Academy he is discharged as white cardboard paper and a
an enlisted man and under his crayon to attract attention
Cadet oath assumes, among from passersby. He makes
other high obligations, one to simple sketches showing, for
instance, the points to which
serve for a period of eight a recruit may be sent upon
years unless sooner discharged joining the Army at Oklahoma
by competent authority. No LEFT TO RIGHT (Rear)—Cpl. J. Harris, Capt. Baseball; Cpl. L. City.
applicant who does n o t Wills, Capt. Basketball; Lieut. J. V. Grombach, Athletic Officer
and Coach; Sgt. C. E. Bell, Manager; Pvt. H. Aldridge, Capt. Sgt. Krebs has been putting
honestly and sincerely intend Boxing out 20 to 30 of these in a day
to make the Army his profes­ in addition to his regular duties
Front Row—Sgt. J. W. Bantan, Capt. Track; Pvt. C. McGovern,
sion should be encouraged to Capt. Football as chief clerk in the district.
enter the competition. He utilizes current events, in­
At the entrance examina- out for the boxing team alone. terprets them with an Army twist and
tion held in March, 1925, 16 of the The picture shows Lieutenant J. V. keeps the recruiting district in the eyes
S3 enlisted candidates, nearly one- Grombach, athletic coach of the 16th of the public.
fifth, were rejected by the medical Infantry, and his team captains. . o •
examining boards. The physical ^ re- o New General Officers
quirements for admission to the Military Soldiers Save Women and Children Announcement has been made of the
Academy are, necessarily, much higher Four soldiers of the Sixteenth In- promotion of two colonels to be brigadier
than for enlisted service, and the policy fantry were recently cited and com­
generals. Brig. Gen. Benj. A. Poore, is
of the War Department is strictly to mended by Major General C. P. Sum-
appointed major general vice Maj. Gen.
adhere to the regulations prescribing those merall, commanding the Second Corps G e o r g e B D u n c a n i w n 0 will retire for age
Area for their
requirements. > heroism in rescuing ^ ^ j ^ . a n d Bfjg G e n FQX C o n .
Upon application therefor through three aged women and several small n e f js a p p o i n t e d m a j o r general vice Maj.
military channels, furloughs for a period children from a burning tenement m Q e n W illiam H. Johnston, who will
not exceeding three months for the pur- Trenton, New Jersey. retire for age Oct. 19, 1925.
e 'of preparing for the examination Those cited were Staff Sergeant C o L Michael J. Lenihan. Inf., and Col.
P
? v hP aranted enlisted candidates desig- Claude Ensign, Privates Raymond Lucius R. Holbrook, F. A., will be ap­
^ " L for the regular examination on Stivelv, William L. Dale, and Philip pointed Brig. Generals to fill the vacancies
nated for the regular Monte created by the retirements and promotions.
March 2, 1926.
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 UNITED STATES ARMY RECRUiTING NEWS
History of the Medical Corps
(Continued from page two)
entire army enough lint to dress the
wounds of fifty men, not a dose of cin­
chona, although malarial fevers were of
frequent occurrence, nor any bedding, not
even straw,-for the sick, who lay on the
bare boards of the hospital floor.
The country expected something to be
done to remedy this deplorable state of
affairs. Director—General Morgan had
done all in his power apparently to relieve
the necessities of this army. All his sur­
plus stores had been sent to it, but there
was some delay in their arrival, in fact
they were lost on the way for some time.
Regimental surgeons held the hospital
responsible for this destitution, claiming
that everything was kept in the hospitals
for an emergency that might not occur,
while men were dying by the hundred
with their regiments.
At this time there unfortunately arose
a dispute as to rank between Dr. Stringer,
the medical director of the northern army,
and the director—general. The latter in
sending some supplies at Stringer's re­
quest had also sent several surgeons and
the appointment of these was regarded by
Stringer as an infringement of his rights.
While in New York to hurrry supplies
to the army, the latter took the oppor­
tunity of going to Philadelphia and
presenting his case before Congress. As
a result, both Morgan and Stringer were
dismissed from further service. The
injustice to the director—general was
later atoned for, in part, and he was re­
instated but he retired to private life,
dying soon afterward.
In 1777, the Army Medical Committee
of Congress reported a bill for the es­
tablishment of a Medical Department,
which had been drawn up by Doctors
William Shippen and John Cochran.
Shippen was appointed director—general
but there was little improvement in the
Medical establishment. It was only at
the very time negotiations for peace were
instituted that the Department began to
work smoothly, and peace put an end to
further progress for some time after­
ward.
Threatened war with France in 1798
brought renewed activity along medical
lines, which was dissipated when the war
clouds vanished. The War of 1812
necessitated an increased Medical De­
partment which was, of course, again
reduced with the termination of hostili­
ties. In 1818, the Department received
the appointment of the first permanent
chief in its history, when Surgeon-
General Joseph Lovell was promoted to
the new position. The Army was indeed
fortunate in having so able a man as Dr.
Lovell appointed to head the Medical
Department. No great contingency oc-
Page Fourteen
curred during his administration, but he
maintained the Corps at a high state of
efficiency, so that when cholera appeared
among the troops during the Black Hawk
campaign, nothing was lacking for the
care, comfort and professional treatment
of the sick and wounded.
The history of the Medical Corps is
filled with notable achievements by its
surgeons, many of whom were pioneers
in the study of medicine, foremost in
discoveries to alleviate suffering and pre­
vent great loss due to disease and wounds.
In 1822, Surgeon William Beaumont
began what proved to be a most important
contribution to the physiology of diges­
tion. As a result of his study (extending
over some eight years) of Alexis St.
Martin, a French Canadian, who had the
misfortune to have a permanent opening
in his stomach due to gunshot, Beaumont
published in 1833 his famous "Experi­
ments and observations on the gastric
juice and the physiology of digestion"
one of the great classics in physiology.
He was the first to describe the move­
ments of the stomach, the secretion of
its juices, and the effect of various fruits.
His work is the foundation for all modern
dietetics.
Assistant Surgeon Thomas Thatcher
(1754—1844) wrote the first American
work on •medical biography, which makes
him in a sense the first American medical
historian. His remarkable "Military
Journal during the American Revolution­
ary War" is an authoritative source of
historical information, describing among
other things the treason of Arnold, and
capture of Andre, giving perhaps the best
contemporary appreciation of the charac­
ter of Washington.
Surgeon Jonathan Letterman (1824—
1872) brought order out of chaos by his
wonderful reorganization of the medical
service in the field. He devised a new
ambulance system for evacuation of
wounded from the field, planned the
present system of supplying the Army
with medicines and material, and inaugur­
ated the great system of field hospitals
for immediate relief of the wounded and
their return to the firing line. The sys­
tem devised by Letterman became the
basis of that used by all armies.
Surgeon Joseph J. Woodward, (1833—
1884) an expert pathologist, was the
founder of the science of photomicro­
graphy or the photographic enlargement
of pictures of microscopic objects.
Surgeon John S. Billings, (1838—1913)
founded the Army Medical Library, now
the largest medical library in the world,
containing more than 802,000 volumes
and pamphlets, subscribing to more than
1900 scientific journals. Billings was also
the designer of the Johns Hopkins Hos­
pital and other modern hospitals. After
his retirement from the service he planned
and organized the New York Public Li­
brary. His History of Surgery is the
best in the English language.
Surgeon General George Miller Stern-
berg (1838—1915) published the first
manual and text book of bacteriology.
He also published important treatises on
immunity (1895), disinfection (1900) and
infection (1903). Under his administra­
tion Major Walter Reed did his work
on yellow fever and the sanitary regenera­
tion of Havana was accomplished by
Major William C. Gorgas shortly there­
after. General Sternberg founded the
Army Medical School and supervised the
organization of the medical service in our
new tropical possessions. He established
the Regular Army Nurse Corps (women).
Major Charles Stuart Tripler, (1806—
18C6) devised the methods of the physical
examination for the Army which was the
foundation upon which present methods
of physical examinations are based.
Major Walter Reed, (1851—1902) in
accordance with the liberal policies of
General Sternberg, was sent to pursue
advanced studies under Dr. Welch at the
Johns Hopkins University and while there
made an important investigation of the
lymphoid nodules of the liver in typhoid
fever. In 1900 he was detailed as the
head of a board which included James
Carroll, Aristides Agramonte, and Jesse
W. Lazear to study yellow fever in Cuba.
These scientific workers disproved the
old idea that this disease is spread by
contagion from clothing or bedding, by
actually sleeping for a long period in a
room partially filled with such material.
They also proved for the first time what
Knott and Finlay had assumed, that is,
that yellow fever was transmitted by the
bite of the mosquito, Stegomyia fasciata.
To prove this a number of non-immune
persons voluntarily subjected themselves
to the bite of mosquitoes, which had fed
upon known yellow fever patients: Twen­
ty-two cases of experimental yellow fever
were produced. Carroll was the first
to submit to mosquito inoculation and sus­
tained an attack of yellow fever, from
which he recovered. Lazear was less
fortunate and died of the disease.
Captain Bailey K. Ashford discovered
that hookworm was prevalent to an
alarming extent in the Island, treated more
than three hundred thousand persons and
reduced the mortality from that disease
ninety per cent, thereby changing entire­
ly the industrial conditions of the Island.
Wiiiiam Crawford Gorgas (1*54—
1920) later Surgeon General, put Reed's
hypothesis to practical use and so eradi­
cated yellow fever from Havana in 1901.
It is not saying too much to attribute
the possibility of building Panama Canal
to Gorgas and his associates. In 1904
Colonel Gorgas became Chief Sanitary
Officer of the Panama Canal and in 1907
 tMTED 3f Atfefc ARMY kECfetJtTt^G
a member of the Canal Commission. The
French in 1880 had failed to build the
Canal on account of the mortality result­
ing principally from malaria, yellow fever
and dysentery. The climate was consid­
ered deadly and the whole region had a
most sinister reputation. The "Forty—
niners" crossing the Isthmus had died in
great numbers. Fevers and dysentery
during the period of the construction
of the Panama Railroad had taken an
enormous toll from the forces employed.
It has been stated that each cross tie
represented a life sacrificed in the con­
struction of the railroad.
Acting on the recommendations of
Gorgas a. sanitary water supply and satis­
factory sewage disposal in the Canal
Zone were provided. The mosquito was
attacked both in its larval and adult stages
and in general the application of modern
sanitary methods made Panama one of
the healthiest and most attractive places
in the tropical world. "I do not believe"
said Colonel Gorgas "that posterity will
consider the commercial and physical
success of the Canal the greatest good
it has conferred upon mankind and hope
that as time passes our descendants will
see that the greatest good the construc­
tion of the Canal has brought was the
opportunity it gave for demonstrating
that the white man could live and work
in the Tropics and maintain his health at
as high a point as he can doing the same
work in the Temperate Zone. That this
has been demonstrated no one can justly
gainsay". General Gorgas, also gave
valuable assistance in improving the sani­
tary conditions of the mining industry of
South Africa. After his retirement in
1918; as Director of the Yellow Fever
Section of the International Health
Board, he was in charge of the anti-yel­
low fever campaign in the Central and
South Americas until his death.
Through the Civil and S'panish—Ameri­
can Wars the Medical Corps developed
in a marvelous and unprecedented man­
ner. It remained for the World War,
however, to establish the Department on
the highest pinnacle of efficiency and im­
portance that it had ever attained. The
very magnitude of the conflict caused the
efforts of all branches of the army to ap­
pear puny in comparison.. At the out­
break of the War the Medical Depart­
ment consisted of 833 medical officers;
86 dental officers; 62 veterinary officers;
no sanitary officers at all; 181 contract
surgeons; 403 nurses, and but 6,619 en­
listed men.
Near the close of the war the corps
had .grown so that the officers alone ex­
ceeded in numbers the entire Regular
Army of a few years previous. There
were 30,591 medical officers, 4,620 dental,
2,184 veterinary and 2,922 sanitary offi­
cers ; 939 contracts surgeons; 21,480 Motion Pictures In the Army
nurses, and 264,181 enlisted men.
The Medical Corps overseas numbered (Continued from page three)
166,229. Patients treated during the war A force of six expert projection engineers
numbered 2,166,290. Of the two million are constantly on the road visiting the
men who served in France, one million theatres for the purpose of repairing and
came into the hands of the Medical De­ adjusting the machines, thus assuring the
partment ; roughly 775,000 through dis­ maintenance of good projection. A shop
ease and 225,000 through injury. More is situated at Fort Sam Houston, Texas,
than ninety percent of the sick were re­ to which machines are sent for overhaul­
turned to duty and only six percent were ing when in such condition that they can­
invalided home. not be repaired properly at the theatre.
In the American Army on the Western The Service has a Theatre Equipment
Front 13,691 men died from wounds, Engineer, and he, together with
34,249 were killed in action, and 23,937 the Projection Engineer assigned to
died of disease. This was the first time each branch, constitute the engineering
in our history that deaths from wounds staff. These men are constantly engaged
exceeded those from disease in war. The in making experiments looking to the im­
total mortality of the army from April, provement and simplification of the pro­
1917, to December, 1919, is 112,855. Of jection equipment.
this number, 54,105 died from battle All Army theatres are run by Army
casualties and accidents and 58,075 from personnel. The theatre is under the direct
disease. The increase in the deaths due charge of the Post Recreation Officer.
to disease was caused by the devastating The theatre staff, as a rule, consists of a
epidemic of Spanish Influenza which cashier, doorman, operator and pianist.
swept through the training camps in this In some of the large posts the Recrea­
country. Had the disease death rate in tion Officer is assisted by a competent
France been that of the Civil War we non-commissioned officer with the title
should have had 149,000 deaths instead of manager and, when the attendance
of 23,937 from this cause alone. In warrants it, orchestras of from three to
France, of 225,000 wounded, 13,691 men ten pieces are employed. All enlisted men
died. From the same number of wounded having duties in connection with the
in the Civil War, 32,600 died; so that Army theatres do this work in addition
some 18,000 lives were saved in France to their other duties and are paid an aver­
by good surgery. Add to this the 126,000 age wage of one dollar per showing. A
saved by good sanitation and medical large number of these enlisted men have
skill, and we have 144,000 saved, lives displayed remarkable aptitude for the
that in '61—'65 would without doubt have work incident to the proper exploitation
been lost. and presentation of motion pictures.
The Medical Department is today con­ All post theatres operating at a profit
tinuing its experimentation in an earnest share definitely in that profit. At the end
endeavor to still further safeguard the of the month a check for twenty per cent
lives of the nation's soldiers. of each post's, profit is mailed to the com­
manding officer to be spent for recreation
Analysis of CMTC Attendance 1925 activities. Any profit remaining after the
The Citizens' Military Training Camps, losses at the losing theatres have been
now in their fifth year, broke all records paid is returned in the form of an im­
for attendance and for the number of proved service or spent directly on the
improvement of theatre facilities.
camps conducted throughout the country,
according to War Department reports. Not only does the Army Motion Pic­
ture Service provide the Regulars with
The enrollment reached a total of thirty-
four thousand youths between the ages entertainment, but it furnishes the Citi­
of 17 and 24 years, though fifty-seven zens' Military Training Camps with both
thousand applications were received. equipment and films. In selecting pic­
The Seventh Corps Area leads all others tures to be shown at summer camps, the
in number of enrollments, but nearly five Service is particularly careful in booking
hundred of its candidates were trained those which are especially attractive to
elsewhere. The actual enrollment on the the student body, cooperating fully with
fifth day of camp was: 1st C. A., 3,035; the Army in making life at camp enjoy­
2nd C. A., 44659; 3rd C. A., 3,936; 4th able through the entertainments.
C. A., 3,697; 5th C. A., 3,801; 6th C. A., Attendance at War Department thea­
3,567; 7th C. A., 4,720; 8th C. A., 3,326; tres during the last fiscal year totalled
and 9th C. A., 2,940. The actual number nearly 4,800,000. This figure in itself
trained in six corps areas was: 1st, demonstrates the popularity of the pro­
3,173; 2nd, 4,521; 3rd, 3,952; 4th, 3,681 grams provided by the U. S. Army Mo­
6th, 4,054; 7th, 4,233. tion Picture Service.
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