The Washington times., 1910-04-22
Military Reservation In Tur-
mol When He Refuses to
Turn Down Collar.
GETS FOUR MONTHS
FOR PEEVISHNESS
Meanwhile All Again Is Serene As
the Big Guns Guard New
York HarbOT.

Fort Totten. New York. has again
settled down 20 the humdrum business
OF protecting the metropolis, Recruit
John ZoIdesy is in the cooler for four
months.
An Of which would naturally give the
inference that there has been time
when Fort Totten was a bit hurrieu TO
saw the least, and Recruit John Zoloesy
was not so closely confined. This in
ference would be correct It was ard
he was
The usth Company Of Coast Artillery
fs q gallant band Of maChinists, en6l-
aeers. oilers. and electricians. all OF
whom know how 10 point and snool
great guns ia a manner that makes
various foreign potentateS think t"lce
before they complete their plans los
taking New York. And the L4lh con-
uanv Of Coast Artillery IS the ou-ll'
v-i+9 which Recruit John Zoldesy MADE
his debut in the military service, q os'-'
that was something Of a Splash
- Tr+-, Zo7desv- while not neces-
sarf5v a rough person, had dlIncullS III
= --zi--s-fr,e- his emotions with the
-o,,+fra prescribed by the regulations
- in an evu moment fell afoul OF
80 ,,7ra which rendered him unpopular
Win the powers that were-and Sun
in control Of things All OF which
ueeved Recruit Zoldesy.
Peevishness Not an OhenSe-
There is not the least thing IN the
regulations TO prevent a man from DeiilE
neevish. not a paragraph OF sentence
or a vvord-that Is nothing except liie
sfx+v-zecond article Of war however
Recruit ZoIdesy vas not satisfied win
sfnpIv- having his feelings hurt he
broode5 over il and in a moment OF
extreme anger turned his snlfl collal
III under the collar Of his blouse
That is when Fort Totten became what
The poets and all the high priced iteraJ
7-,r7Id can aEoE. From the post com
-rarder 10 the latest lance corporal, tc
saw nothing Of the privates and second
7fa-7+era7ts. everyone on the reservation
v-az nut out. But Recruit John ZoidesS
-a75 no heed His dauder was up ana
nv heck he didn't care what ne dlQ, s
he didn't He'd been done dirt h'
had
50 shocked and Erieved were the mem
hers of the 1f4rh Company OF Coas~ Ar
-fUerv that none Of them could pTln-
themselves TO Can the offensive LoideSE
attention 70 the disgrace ne was hrlnE
fnE on the most honorable artillerl
It was Sergeant Edward :. Disseuge
OF the FIE1rE -SeCoEn company WIZ
hraced himself for the ordeal and order
cd ZoIdesy steTnly 10 turn his shir
collar down in accordance with regula
rions made and provided
The Sergeant Quivered-
All Fort Torte1 was looking All For
Totem pecued through its fingers 70 Sc,
What would happen II saw the brav,
sergeant CULVER as though struck and
t-ruirle on his EeeI-aIl Coast ArJiIlerz
se-ccerts turn on their heel-waIk hur
rie6Iz 10 his quarters
ZoIdesy had not struck him Their,
are some lengths TO which even h'
7-CulI nor &c bur. 20 quote the thiu
specification Of The charges Sergean
Tfsseu=er Med Immediately He did re
DI- IN an iuS0IcUL and 5usUhOTdinaIg
manner, IA not drilling now and
don't have 10 put Il down or words q
that effect
-ZoIdesy-wOUld not put IL down,
which everyone knows was rank iuSuB
ordination even II there had not beel
those words To that effect.
That settled T. The Old OVerwOr<eS
SINtT-~ecoEl article CT war was invoke,
and Ike the willing. versatile. indefa
rlCa bic yorker IL Is. found paragraph
To- cover the OffenSe- Under its proT j
70 ore. "a cCFrTt-Tl75FtllE and though I'D
pleaded not guilty 20 the three Specifica
lions he was soaked four months IL
The cooler
That's where he Is now and Fort tot
ten rs limited IN the first par graph
has resumed its oIi-riUe task o. guard
InC the approaches 10 New York.