The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-07
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ARRIVES
Al
Bear ttie Stamp Of HIerciless
Formal Training IN
England.

Englano.
IL csY AeeoeAvep raksse
i BRITIsHHE0ADQUARTH France.
Aug. The .sKeecheena3resy as the
FgFencS peasants call the new grmy,
hS$e 3oined .sTommee Athens the
regular. and the '.Tereetoreeaas. az
the front Tommee begins TO feel Ike
the Oldest inhab stant- BY the way:
he does not lik tosbe called = ellnlIly 8
though the world per lists in - nt 20 q:
which is as object onahla to. MIN p
sJackys is to the Anne 'ican blue Jacket
Drill Tor E0ntaas.
\ The British regular did all the d alt-
in g6or me arst yaasnpnths Of the war
He had his oke at the expense OF the
TerTtG0rSA1s, tTho are about the same
as the American national guaE6. Wnen
they arrived. The Terxfto1tals Thought
that they. were made soldiers when
the war broke OUT but they we're
drilled for months at home before
they were Sent to Ffance ere they
were drilled some nore and set 70
lsne. In the sprtug they had their
turn. and the Canadians, too.
stfii soins Bocaes iefffn tie Terri-
torials ON the regulars In saying to
the new army. Beside the new army
the Terrftorials feeI like g. a. r.
men.
Cts kiRs Of y9Hs We kp pfI i; nat e.
ypu haa lwassnted to. the K4tIneners
Don't charge too fast, Wait for
us to catch up cal the regulars.
well wait on the Kline. 2 answerl
the new army.
Wel ,lnamed is the new army. It has y
brought a new element tntos1ife at the
front. they bear the stamp Of long
route marches oyer Enghsh Io 81, Y, ana q 9
driI1 ground.
4 ON seeing three or four hundred
soldiers bathing in q canal their broad
chests and the fine play Of their
muscles told that they were OF the
first hundfed thonsand which answered.
the call to arms last August.
If the average old=hmer OF the
trenches had to run. I'VE miles against
the average pew army man e, l void g:
man wopld trot past the goal an easy
winner. Sittiny in q dugout under
shell fire is rot exercise. Wi1en men zen
come Out fthe trenches, they went to-
sleep and eat. The tendency Is to;
grow fat.
The veterans are fight 7hardenad and;
tranrh hardeha but not muscle;
hardensd That IS the reason Why
the otaserg saco.,Eage cricket and
the men from .eFy 81 conpal SOY
exercSA to lssep them In condition.
New Men Sing.
The other night when one heard
some soldiers -bfIIeted IN barn sing.
ing one was certain without asking
that they were new army men. Tine
British regular rarely sings In camp
or on the march. Neither elated Or
days WORK. As the New army fojWsH
IN he viii be outnumbered but un-
changed
Those neW army men are singing
God Save the King" before they lay
down in the straw for the night I'M
the land Of France which was all so
new and strange to them and SO COM
to the veterans. Their
fresh young Voices were pleasant to-
Everyone hopes they will keep on
singing. As mere 1ayman did not know
but that they might bring their bands.
AT intervals One asks himself what
IS missing In this Brftfsh army, any
way? Then he answers. music. Of
course.
II band were to START playing in
the trenches there would be a Strapped
bullet through the drum and q higsl
explosive IN the mout Of tie horn in
sort order. Bands may have no place
at the front hut that does not rule
put the Scotch bagpipe. When you
hear The Campbefls Are Coming ar
the head OF q Company MARCHING hack
fro mthe trench es-welI. for want az.
other music. the bagpipe becomes
modernizatfon OF war VII Separate .
Scotch regiment from It's pipes.
The bands were left at home To-
aid recruiting. said the new army
man.