Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-07-16

tary schools.
Fighting Head of the Army.
Chief Of Staff General Hugh L. Scott
has passed his whole army career get
ting experience on how to fight and
handle fighters.
When graduated from West Point in
1870 Scott was assigned to the cavalry
as an officer. He campaigned against
the Blackfeet, the Sioux and several
tribes of the northwest. He fought the
Indians SO well they admired him, and
when he talked peace to them they
were glad to listen. How this man,
trained to war, became the greatest
peacemaker the frontier has ever
known came about through his wish to
learn. When placed On the frontier
Scott wanted to learn something, so
be learned Indian languages. A half
dozen tribes adopted him, and they
would not fight him.
Scott was a major when the war with
Spain began. He served in Cuba
through the war and became adjutant
to Major General Wood when military
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Scott was detailed to the Sulu islands,
where he was military governor. There
he continued his peaceful methods and
became known as father of all the
Moros. From the Sulus Scott was
made chancellor Of West Point. When
the troubles broke out on the Mexican
frontier Scott was placed on the Dor
der patrol.
Recently Scott was made major
general and chief of staff. One of his
first duties as chief of staff was to go
to the Mexican border and arrange for
the Mexicans to shoot at each other In
stead of shooting across the border
line and killing American citizens in
Arizona.
Medical Corps Ready.
General William c. Gorgas, surgeon
general of the United States army, said
recently:
1--WE have a medical corps large
enough to treat 100000 men in the
field If wal should break out tomor-
row.. and we could put this medical
force of the army into action at once
in case of hostilities. We have sup
plies enough to treat four times the
number of men in our army at present.
In addition to the 500 physicians that
are at present connected with the
troops, there are 1900 more in the re-
serve medical corps, which the United
States could employ Immediately. AS
far as the medical side of war is con-
cerned, we are prepared. Furthermore,
let me add that the medical branch of
the army is by far better prepared for
war, If hostilities should be started i'm
mediately, than any other department
of the army.
There is room for improvement.
We are constantly working toward
that end, but l sincerely believe that
If 100000 men should be placed in the
field tomorrow the medical corps, both
regular and reserve, could handle the
situation easily, effectively and sue
c~essfully."
The Regular Army.
General Staff of the Army-Major
General Hugh L. Scott, chief Of the
staff; Brigadier General Tasker H.
Bliss, assistant chief of the staff; Brig
adler General Albert l. Mills, chief Of
division of militia affairs; Brigadier
General Erasmus NJ. Weaver, chief of
coast artillery.
Colonels-Edwin F. Glenn, infantry;
Charles G. Treat, field artillery; Eben
Swift, cavalry; Chase w. Kennedy, in
fantry.
Lieutenant Colonels-Ernest Kinds,
field artillery; William II. Johnston
infantry; George II. Cameron, cavalry;
William f. Martin, infantry; Benjamin
A. Poore, infantry.
Majors-Frank E. Harris, coast ar
hllery; George B. Duncan, infantry;
Edward N. Jones, Jr., infantry; Will
liam D. Conner, corps of engineers;
Robert e. l.. Mitchie, cavalry; Monroe
Mcfarland, Twenty-ninth infantry;
Harry r. Lee, infantry; Charles Craw-
ford, infantry; William S. Graves, In
fantry; Arthur S. Conklin, coast artil-
lery; William H. Hay, cavalry; An
drew Moses, coast artillery.
Captains-Howard l. L6ubach, in