Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-07-19
FACTS ABOUT THE ARMY
Items of Interest Carefully Culled
and Condensed.
MEN. WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS

All About the Rank saA File add the
Regulates That 0svsra Them-How
Men Are Examinsd For kniisemsst-Ths
BALBOA saA Its Uss n War.
The regular army ID made up Of "a
regiments Of cavalry. % Of infan.
try and Of artillery.
Gun cotton, as the afest and most
effective explosive for the purpose, 10
the material used In planting submarine
mineA
Il 10 Q severe examination, physical
and moral. that the candidate for en-
listment In the regular army has to
pass. In times Of peace about one can.
didate in 90 is accepted.
Il IL . good card for new recruit to
begin his term Of service with little TO
say. Officers and privates dislike SOL
diers who talk too much. particularly
laxative recruits.
A noncomm issioned officer 10 required
to perform no labor with bis hands be-
yond keeping his kit clean.
The president IL by virtue Of bis office
commander In chief Of the army and
navy.
Major general, next TO commander In
chief always the president). IL the
highest rank in the army. The title
lieutenant general. which ended with
General Sheridan. will perhaps be- re.
vived.
There are 10, 600, 900 men Of fighting
age in the United States.
To enlist in the army the applicant
must be between 81 and 80 years old,
of good character and habits, sblebcd.
led. free from disease, not less than
feet 4 inches tall. and between 1873 and
1870 pounds in weight.
Recruits measuring above feet 10
inches in height or weighing above 1873
pounds are not accepted In the cavalry
service.
Fat men do not make a. efficient sol.
diers as thin men.
Married men and foreigners are not
accepted rs recruits In times Of peace.
The pay Of u private Is 1918 a month.
While many first battles have been
fought upon the sen, there are few great
conflicts in history that have not been
ended by land forces.
On their caps infAntrymen wear cross
ed rifles, artillerymen crossed cannon,
cayalrymen crossed sabers, engineers q
castle, signal corps men crossed flags.
The facings Of the infantry uniforms
are white. Of the artillery red. Of the
cavalry yellow, Of the signal corps or
ange and Of the medical department,
green.
Eyes Of the army" 10 the term ap,
piled 10 the signal corps.
The signal corps Of the regular army
consists Of ten officers, including CHIEF
Greedy and so sergeants Each company
Of regular soldiers must have at least
four men proficient in signaling who
may be detailed for the work at any
time
Troops who In recent years have
fought Indians In the far west are usu'
ally experienced In photographic service.
This method Of signaling. by flashing
Of mirrors, was much used In the lates
Apache campaign.
War balloons are now fitted with tele-
scopic cameras, by which Photographic
Of vast area Of country can be obtain
ed. The anchor cable contains telephone
wires by which the men aloft may COM
municate with the commander on land.
The best Of coffee is served to Uncle
Sans soldiers, and it IL assumed that
each man will drink y pint three times
q day.
The regular infantry arm Is the Krag
Jorgensen six shot repeating rifle. With
| il Is used the sword bayonet.
Smokeless powder and 80 caliber bul'
lets are used In the army magazine rife.
An advantage in the regulation sword
baycnet Is that when detached from the
rifle il can be used as an AK. knife or
| machete.
The Missouri mule continues to BE-
the draft and pack animal Of the army.
All army horses are bred and raised
in the west. The government buys
them unbroken, and each horse is train
ed by the cavalryman to whom it II
assigned.
The weapons Of regular cavalryman
are carbine, revolver and saber.
There are four regiments Of colored
troops in the regular army, two Of cav
airy and two Of infantry. They are COM
manded by white officers