The review., 1916-09-07

some to be made up OF some OF the
huskiest lot OF men through and
DINA brigade. The right answel
would be a hard nut to crack. but the
fact remains that there were practi
caliy no rejections among these men
nor physical unfitness when they step.
ped forward TO be looked over by the
medico examiners. The army wise
ones tell me that there are 2S8 reasons
why an applicant could be found physi.
cally faulty. To stack up" against
the $685. the man nowadays must be
almost superhumap.
During the morning drills Of four
hours, hot and wearing. these men
have not only interested me but have
caused me to group them along with
others Of their mountainous country
sides. For example. there comes
Hickory. Morganton. Connolly Springs,
Valdez, Saluda, Asheville, Murphy,
Hendersonyille, Waynesville, States
Vile, Cressmont, all that belt which,
to exaggerate tride, brooks no mid
die ground: which demands mortality
or manhood, which breathes the
breath that .withers the weak and vel.
comes the man OF wear; which burtes
only to offer from the tender center OF
the weird depths Of it's wild heart COW
erlets OF fern wondrously woven to
hide all traces OF the past unequal
struggle. Then from the chasn1s comes
the almost brutally brave voice of
Western Carolina: Here, world, is
my survival: here are the men who
have outMved my mountains, the crags
that have out1ived my catclysms! Look
upon them, medicine man, and know
that they are goodi This is the hairy
breasted giant country that breathes
deeply OF storm and fog for its all
night sleeping potion, waking with
triumphant outbreath OF Winter CLINT
or summer glory.
Should they be called into action,
their names will have new meaning,
and the North Carolina man will have
a new meaning as their forbears did
when in their parts they stood off
armies in the espousal OF the Union
cause-right or wrong they stood them
off. For they come from the canyons,
of which they know not the meaning
now. cut deep to the heart, and crags
and lodges, made no+ for dare-devils In
from that sting and balm
in the air that makes one take up life
where It was left OF twenty years ago.
Theirs are cascades and colors, new
ly wombed each day. and cork-screw
rags" that. dancing their way around
rocks away down in swirl, go in
and out. and out and out, still rag
ging" and raging. Theirs is such a
country as Satan might have led the
to when he tried to win Him
with the crime-bargain OF the world.
Theirs is more than the Sapphire
Country; Il has its levels and low
lands and New" river awakenings-
that New" River which glistens and
glimmers and glories like a girls
smile In the midst of the cruel iron
Iawed. one-visaged ogres Of the Kama
wah coal fields.
Facing examination with seventy
TWO men and three officers the Will
Company. OF Engineers came
out this evening with only ten men dis
lualified. No word has been received
the Charlotte company
which has been inspected by Major
Hunt and concerning which he has
nent Of the East. The company on In
'peetion was several men short Of min |
mum muster strength.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. C. Bladen, Mrs. Jas. |
Fearing. Miss Bessie Weatherly, after |
Ipending some time at Morehead City, |
to Elizabeth City while Miss |
Hattie Crizer returned to her home in |
ioldsboro.
lance Harreu, private, Wilson com
,any, Second infantry, was mustered |
nj. the service today, he having gone
through all the otehr preliminary |
orms with his company over a month
go In the meantime and before he /
ould be mustered he was attacked
With appendicitis and underwent an
er roll to take care Of his case, differ.
mt from that OF a recruit.
Acceptance Of the resignation of /
captain ]. T. Shaw, Tarboro company,
second Infantry, leaves a vacancy in /
hat company for which recommends
ion has not yet been made.
With tenNe already up and kitchen
onstructed the Wilmington company
f Engineers, under command of Cap
ain Gillett, arrived in camp. The
is located at one end OF the
arade ground across the railroad from i
he Second infantry. The men will
Immediately be put through physical
Examination and then be mustered into T
ervfce. Mr.. Phillip Woolcott of Raj
Ugh, who has been serving as clerk
0 the chief mastering officer, has COM
leted this work and left for Raleigh.
Tr. Woollcott's work here brought
cry favorable comment from officers
ere and the war department as well.
Officers of the company believe that