The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-01-16

tion TO pack up and be of at a mo-
ment's notice. 1t means that In "a hours or less
after a call comes they will have all foodstufs
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
q From dawn to setting sun;
We have fought in every cline and place
Where could take gun.
In the SHOWS of far-of Northern lands
And in sunny tropc scenes,
You will find us always on the job.
The United States Marines" ~~'~
There has been only one year since 1900 when
the marines we're 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 officer, fell during the international
relief expedition to protect the foreign legations
at Pekn during tho Boxer rebellion in 1900 In
the following year two were killed in the Samar
campaign in the Philippines. Five were killed in
Nicaragus In October, 1912, while fighting against
revoutonists 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.
soon General Chamorro then minister OF
foreign AFFAIRS In Nicaragua, minister from
that country 10 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 find marines landing in China to
assist sailors and marines from other countries
In relieving the besieged legations at Pekin. In
IL days this accomplished In 1901 they land
ed In Samar, of the Philippines; also were
called TO Panama and Colon. They were I'm Pana
ma again I'm the three following years.
In November, 1903 a comDany 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 confer.
ence with its famous King Mepelik In the same
year another company went to Seoul, Corea TO
protect the American legation during an insurrec-
tion.
Santo Domingo and Panama needed marines In
1905. In the following year II In Cuba and
Panama that they served in Pansma on account
OF disturbed conditions incident TO the holding OF
election, In Cuba part OF the Army OF
Cuban Pacihcation," which succeeded in pacify-
ing the ncipient Cuban revolution OF 1906 re-
naming In the field and occupying Cuba for about
two ars.-fn this case the marines were first
IN the field and the only troops engaged in the
disarmament OF the insurgent forces
Panama at election time in June. 1908 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 saw service In the ssmo
country. On account OF the revou-
tion which resulted In the founding OF the Chinese
republic. marines were sent there in 1911 10 en-
large the legation guard. Last year they fought
IN Nicaragua. and this year they went 10 Santo
Domingo, although they were not compelled 20 go
ashore In the latter country. their presence a
gunboat in the harbor being sufficient for the
needs OF the occasion.
In 1907, the one year since 1900 when the
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 Ja-
msica-
Opportunity for foreign travel Is one OF the
Inducements held out TO prospective recruits In
he service. From onehslf to threefourths OF q
marines enlistment it is pointed out, may be