Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-01-15
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END a detachment of marines!"

"A END a detachment of marines!"
ectASIId 1t may be a call from almost any
HW#%&H part of the world, a summons to turn
HWNSB out for almost any kind of military
hNAfSMM duty.
NT%NSsAE Whether it be to take part in a
A\aJE<1& Boxer uprising in China or in Mica
IN W raguan revolution to guard the polls
during election in Panama or t.
guard the American consulate at Valparaiso Chile,
it is the American marine the first aid" MAJ of
the country's armed service, who rushes tc the
front. @#
And PUSHES" is the word. For speed is fac ele-
ment which above all others is drilled, hasnmered
and pounded night and day into the constitution
of the marine. On the principle that assre caught
in its eagly stages will be readily esitinguished,
the, Unit EamStates marine corps is, organized to
RESPOND - i1all at moments notice AID
aother tns ,aze. In act. t1aiF ufrfs
Eyes, SIR thank yoursacondagration
kin and withdraHs Of Montezuma to the shores of
He reacnethe way the song starts which they
SO trouble known in every part of the world.
4haSt2She halls of Montezuma?" Yes the marines
have seen service in Mexico. 1t was back in the
days of 1S47 when they present at the storm
ing of Chaputepec, the strong castle on the fort1-
fed hill Mexico City, where the ancient Aztec
rulers held sway.
ITO the shores of Tripoli?" Yes, it back in
1903 that American marines marched across the
desert of northern Africa for 600 miles, and after
United States for the first time in the history OF
the country on a fortress of the Old World.
China, Japan, Corea. Egypt, Algiers, Irlpoll'
Chile Mexico, Cuba Sumatra, Formosa, Hawaii,
Santo Domingo, Porto Rico Nicaragua-no, this
is more than mere geographical list of countries,
II ia a roster of some of the countries in which
the American marines have been called on for
service And they sing:
From the He'll Hole of Cavite
To the Ditch at Panama,
You will find them very needy
OF Marines-that's what we are:
We're the watch dog Of pile of COAL
Or we dig a magazine,
Though our joblots they are manifold,
Who would not be Mariner"
Ubiqutous they are in field of action Manifold
are their duties. Amphibious creatures also they
are fighting by land or sea. They are called
"soldiers of the sea" Ready for fun or frolc,"
thew serve on war vessels and land, both in times
of peace and war
When fighting on the battleships or cruisers to
which they assigned they man the six-inch,
6ye-inch and threeinch guns, and the six-pounders
of the intermediate and secondary batteries. They
are trained and fully equipped for instant service
as landing parties. When they land they take
with them if needed ship guns Of three, five and
sixinch caliber Part of their training is to mount
these pieces in suitable shore positions They are
taught the various methods of singing and trans
porting ordnance.
Ashore in foreign countries they fight or per-
form peaceful duties, according to need And
when there is any fighting to be done, they are
eenerally the men who start It, They open the
way for bigger fighting, If such should be neces
sary They are the forerunners of both the army
and navy. They are the hurry up, clean EN- up
mick and eat em alive boys. Except in case of
big and important lighting, the marines usually
finish the job alone AS the marine corps all told
comprises only 10000 and 334 officers, it could
not fight war but for the dozens of smaller calls
for military aid 1t is all sufficient If either the
army or navy or both are to come into action
later on 1t is usually the marines who have taken
the first step against the enemy