Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-02

y yellow-coated men who dwell
at great military posts, and
forts and garrisons of the nation. and
at sound of a war-bugle shoulder
arms and march in wonderful even
squads out to fields of battle where
formed in firing lines. they meet and
dispense, with splendid. courage, perils
of danger and death.
Thrilling. isn't it? But there's an
other kind, too-an army of low-voiced,
soft footed soldiers, who, from the West
Points of Training SCHOOLS, and the
Recruiting Camps of Hospitals, march
out. unheralded of drum or bugle, into
the dim alleys of disease and pain
potent, and patient and brave as list
ed men.
DO you ever think of them like this?
Soldiers! why who but soldiers could
face those silent fields of suffering,
where patience and endurance and even
love must go hand in hand with warrior
courage? out from their garrisons they
go yearly-a million strong -privates all
of them without epaulct or stripe or
glitterinS medal to blazon laurels of
heroism for faithful service. and no
award OF SlbIHt If'IUdHot save III AlI'
heartfelt word OF some sufferer eased
from pain, or comforted in the last
throes of mortal life. Their revelle is
the cry of agony from torn couch;
their drum taps the ''Alls Well of
the physician who keeps a generals
watch on all conditions.
They have strong foes 10 meet, too
arrogant with much victory and skilled
in treachery, with secret surprises that
know no code of human honor; maneu-
Vers OF relapse, Reinforcement of I'M
seen recruits ambuscades of contag1on
threatening both them and their
cause. They have no trenches. either.
in which TO take shelter; the foes they
front must he met face 10 face and
hand To hand, and white nag from
their side means dishonoable truce and
oftimes massacre.
SILENT VOLUNTEERS
Soldiers? Well, enlist in that regi-
ment of silent volunteers yourself ana
see II the old war ballads of Marion
Men, and the other brave dare-deVilS
OF history or romance do not pale INTO
prose matched with a nights Watch IN
dim wards with patients hard peset by
disease and pain-and with perhaps
that big general Death marshaling nis
forces oif sure victory in the SIN
rooms shade.
They know it-those slim. soft-voiced
bnsts But all YOU hear Of IT Is line
in next days papers somethihs H"'
this
| struggle with
And Then the battles go on az before,
with little note OF sympathy on acclaim
for those who help to bear the Seise'
| W. hear of them-oh, yes -Wneh
| ,,,r, comes, and IN great body iho-e
| fair. lrail volunteers move on 10 lehi-
| I'd cities where the stricken soldiers
/ dwell, there Is always llne 9r so III
! the newspapers telling they are mere ,
! h,t thon. who has time 10 more man
Glance nj the tame paragraph Amen
nnove and below are headlines tnr'h-
inc Nou with praise of the real war;
nm An tbev are soldlers--thoso wo-
mon and they have had soldiers
training too before they go 10 ihe
front--drils and maneuNers' an
guard-practise aud all the rest /,
heein with, there are references enc
arniicatinns and terms of service, and
| graduating thrnes ana "plphn
iuat as your man warrior must have
when ne tfainf for the regular army
no you remember In our last Wat nov
many tender volunteers hhd 70 p'
turned away because theN had 70
had the requisite training Thonsa No'
Of embryo Florence Nighungaiee ahV
rIara Hartons passed TO oblivion I'M
der the stern dlcmm Of professions,
requirement and lesser herolnaS Esl
orr we're nipped in the bud by It's stei'
test
COME FROM RANK AM FILE.
But everywhere around uH--ye'
here IA our home hospitals, scores o
volunteers art drilling toi ~ W.
each Years class sending us slSille'