The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-24

The Hospital Corps passed by. The
General stopped them. "Show this mar
how you operate with those First-Aid
tO-the-Injured packages you carry he
said. One of the meA dropped to the
ground. He was supposed 10 he
wounded in the leg. ont came the
bandages and appliances for stopping
the flow OF blood. In few MINUTES
he was bound up ard ready to be put in
the stretcher to be carried off. PITY
we didn't have such fiXings in the old
days" said the Colonel. MANY
life would have been saved"
The sharp rattle. deepening i::to
roar, of the half dozen field-guns was
heard from the top of bluff in the
distance. The General pointed out
how those guns We're lighter. stronger,
and fully four times as effective as the
field-guns in the Civil War times, shoot.
ing ammunition and scattering bullets
right and left in n way that the old
grape guns could never do. A tralU
of mules with mountan-guns. taken
apart and strapped to their backs. Il.
lustrated the latest development in
campaigning especially in mountainous
territory. "There's paci-train for
you he said, "thc like OF which we
never saw even in later days on the
plains"
At the close of the day squadron Of
cavalry stopped to water the horses
on the way to camp. The Colonols
eyes lighted up as he examined their
equipment. "Ah." lie said. heres one
thing YOU haven't improved upon. YOU
still use the old Mcclellan saddle"
Yes" was the reply nothing better
than that has been found for cavalry.
but You will notice the saddle Is better
finished than formerly. It is stuffed
as II rc"c" was before. and. # YOU
viii lool; close. You will see that It's
endurance is strengthened by the way
oil is worked into it. 1t is fifty per
cent. stronger jh1n the old saddle used
to be. ar | bpcaUse OF that It lasts
lOaSe" and Is "a: more comfortable"
THE so-cALLED BADYING.
Then the Colonel plucked up courage
to tell the Br!gad.er that the general
opinion Of officers of other armies was
that the men in the United States
Army were ''ha biei" TOO much. \ snort
of disapproval. amounting TO half-rage,
was the first answer. Other people
don't see why we make our men as
comfortable as possible in ordinary
routine army work" he said. And then
he told why one finds the American
private soldier with napkins. good beds.
good rations. and even confections,
such as chocolate. provided for him.
THE best ut all times is the creed
of our Army" he said. when the
men are in barracks or camp. why
not make them comfortable They
know that in war it's another story,
Time and again they are likely to 20
half starved. But what's of Importance
is the fact that they know the officers
will be half starved with them. There'll
be no favoritism when the fighting is
on. No food is too good for the Amer
lean private soldier at such times. and
he knows he'll get just as good things
to eat as his superlorS in rank IL he
gets anything. He's willing to give
w HIS HaphiIS ana MS SWeelS, just aS
he is willing to 20 without his clean
linen and creased trousers and well.
brushed coat when time for business
comes around.
"Yes. we do baby the men in the
sense that We care for them all we
can. On the march to Pekin we had
distilled water for them. We made it
sol -.
went along. Our commissary and quar-.
termaster arrangements were the won.
der of the troops of the other nations
in that march. We had 'cm all beat.
That was one result of our desire to
make our iighting-machine as strong
as possible. 'Babying' 'em. they call 1t,
eh? Well. call 1t making strong men
nf 'pm "-Horpnr's WanlIv