Lower coast gazette., 1914-01-17
Advance base," work has now be-
come an important, probably the
most important, part of their serv-
ices. This means constant prepare

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ices. This means constant prepare
ton to pack up and be off at a mo-
ment's notice. 1t means that in "a hours or less
after a call comes they will have all foodstu1s.
personal equipment, guns, ammunition, tents, hos
pital supplies and everything else that may be
needed, either in cold or warm country, aboard
ship and be ready to sail for any part of the world.
And off they go singing:
"Our flags unfurled to every breeze
From dawn to setting sum-
We have fought in every cline and place
Where we could take a gun.
In the SHOWS of farof Northern lands Z
And in sunny tropic scenes.
You will find us always on the job.
The United States Marines"
There has been only enc year since 1900 when
the marines were not called on for duty on some
foreign shore. And during that period only 26
of them have been killed. Nineteen Of these, one
Of them an 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 were killed in the Samar
campaign in the Philippines. Five were killed In
Nicaragua in October, 1912, while fighting against
revolutionists. The president of Nicaragua. mem
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.
as soor as General Chamorro. then minister of
foreign affairs in Nicaragua, now minister from
that country to the United States, learned Of the
deaths Of the marines, he called on 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 Pekin. In
II days this was accomplished. In 1901 they land
ed in samar, one Of the Philippines; also were
called to Panama and Colon. They were In Pana-
ma again in the three following years.
In November, 1908, a company Of marines had
the novel experience Of riding camels across the
deserts Of Africa, as they accompanied a repre-
sentative Of the American state department into
the heart Of Abyssinia to its capital for q confer
ence with its famous King Menelik. In the same
year another company went to Seoul, Corea, to
protect the American legation during an %insurrec-
tton.
Santo Domingo and Panama needed marines IN
1905. In the following year 1t was IN Cuba and
Panama that they served in Panama on account
of disturbed conditions incident to the holding OF
an election, in Cuba as part OF the Army OF
Cuban Pacidcation," which succeeded in pacfy-
ing Lu0 luClpIcul SuUdn -ACNOAuNOA Va ~
naming in the field and occupying Cuba for about
two years, In this case the marines were nrst
in the field and the only troops engaged IN. the
disarmament of the i~nsurgent forces.
Panama at election time in June, 1908. saw the
marines again as police at the polls. Threatened
destruction Of American property In Nicaragua
sent the marines there in December. 1909, and IN
the following year they saw service in the same
revolutionary country. On account OF the revolu-
ton which resulted in the founding OF the Chinese
republic, marines were sent there In 1911 to en-
large the legation guard. Last year they fought
in Nicaragua, and this year they went to Santo
Domingo, although they we're not compelled to 30.
ashore in the latter country, their presence on q
gunboat in the harbor being sufficient for the
needs of the occasion.
In 1907, the one year since 1900 when the ma
rines were 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 travel is one OF the
inducements held out to prospective recruits IN
the service. From one-half to three-fourths OF q
marine's enlistment, it IL pointed out. may De