Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-02-06

tion to pack up and be off at a
ment's notice. 1t means that in "a hours or less
after call they will have all foodstuffs,
personal equipment, guns, ammunition, tents hos
ptal supplies and everything else that may be
needed, either in cold country, aboard
ship and be ready to sail for part Of the world
And off they go singing:
Our flags unfurled to every breeze
From dawn to setting sun;
We have fought in every cline and place
Where we could take gun.
In the SHOWS of far-off Northern lands
And in sunny tropic scenes,
You will find us always on the job,
The United States Marines"
There has been only one year since 1900 when
the marines were not called on for duty
foreign shore. And during that period only 26
of them have been killed. Nineteen of these one
of them officer, fell during the international
relief expedition to protect the foreign legations
at Pekin during the Boxer rebellion in 1900. In
the following year two killed in the Samar
campaign in the Philippines. Five were killed in
Nicaragua in October 1912, while fighting against
revoutonists The president of Nicaragua, men,
bers of his cabinet and other prominent citizens
Of the Central American republic attended the
funeral services of the four marines killed in the
fight at Barrancas HILL near Masaya In addition
General Chamorro then minister Of
foreign affairs in Nicaragua, minister from
that country to the United States, learned Of the
deaths of the Marines he called American
Minister Weitzel and expressed his sympathy and
that of his government.
In 1900 we find marines landing in China to
assist sailors and marines from other countries
in relieving the besieged legations at Pekn. In
IL days this was accomplished. In 1901 they land
ed in Samar, one of the Philippines; also were
called to Panama and Colon. They In Papa-
ma again In the three following years.
In November, 1908, company of marines had
the novel experience of riding camels the
deserts of Africa, they accompanied repre-
sentative of the American state department into
the heart Of Abyssinia to its capital for confer
ence with its famous King Menelik In the same
year another company went to Seoul. Corea to
protect the American legation during insurrec-
ton.
Santo Domingo and Panama needed marines in
1906. In the following year 1t In Cuba and
Panama that they served in Panama on account
of disturbed conditions incident to the holding OF
an election, In Cuba part of the Army of
Cuban Paclfcation," which succeeded in pacify-
ing the ncipent Cuban revolution of 1906, re-
naming In the field and occupying Cuba for about
two years. In this case the marines first
In the field and the only troops engaged in the
disarmament Of the insurgent forces.
Panama ct election time in June, l9OS saw the
marines again police at the polls, Threatened
destruction of American property in Nicaragua
sent the marines there in December 1909. and in
the following year they service IN the same
revolutionary country On account OF the revou-
tion which resulted in the founding OF tho Chinese
republic. marines were sent there in let to en-
large the legation guard Last year they fought
in Nicaragua, and this year they went TO Santo
Domingo, although they were not compelled to 60
ashore in the latter country, their presc
gunboat in the harbor being sufficient for the
needs of the occasion,
In 1907. the one year since 1900 when the ma
rines not called on for foreign military serv-
ice they aided In the humanitarian work OF help
Ing the earthquake sufferers of the island of ia
maica.
Opportunity for foreign trave, Is one OF the
inducements told out to prospective recruits In
the service. From one-balf to three iourths of a
marines enlistment. II 10 pointed out. may be