Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-25
ARMY MAN TELLS
GUARD ABOUT THE
SOLDIERS LIFE
Lieutenant Wrightson, in Lecture to
Nebraska Troops, Declares Health.
Depends Largely Upon
Their Habits.
DISEASE DEADLIER THAN BULLET
May Conduct Themselves So That
This Is in Large Part
Avoided.
SOME ASK TO REMAIN AT HOME

(rrom otaH CorreSpondent.) r
Lincoln, June 24.-(SpeciaD-Ap.
plications for discharge from the Ne.
braska guard from men who are al.
ready members are now occupying
much of the time of the governor
Many enlisted men have discovered
important matters which will prevent
them from continuing as soldiers.
Governor Moreheadappears of the
opinion that where a man has fam.
lily which will be seriously inconven.
fenced by his absence or a business
that will possibly go to the dogs II
he is not present to look after it, or il
the recruit has a mother or perhaps
aged parents who depend upon him
solely for their support that an ex.
cuse of that kind is good.
"Cold Feet" Do Not Go.
The soldier who has no other ex.
cuse than the fact that he has de.
yeloped cold feet, does not get very
far with the powers that be in mill.
tary affairs.
However there is no disposition on
the part of the officers of the guard
to make soldier life APPEAR unduly at,
tractive. They are endeavoring to
show the men that they have a seri.
GUS proposition confronting them and
one which calls for strong and manly
action on their part; degree of sell
sacrifice beyond what the avefage
daily life calls for.
In his first lecture to, the Guard
this mroning Lieutenant Wrightsor
OF the regular army was strong ir
his language.
Some Will Not Come Back.
Some of you boys sitting down
there are never going to come back
said the regular army man. "How
many Of you will never see home
again depends in a great measure
with yourselves. Satisfies of the
Spanish-American war show thai
more men died with disease thar
by bullets. How you conduct your,
self in this camp right here will havt
\ a great deal to do with whether yot
ever see home again" ..1
\ The forcible manner in which til,
lieutenant spoke these words brough
4 Stiffness over the crowd of over I
thousand mon which was marked
and they followed his words with the
| closest of attention.
Il am not going to deliver a TEN.
peranee lecture" continued Lieuten.
! ant Wrightson, "but i want to say
that booze and an army campaign dc
not mix l am not saying that yor
should not drink a glass Of wine OF
bottle OF beer, that is up to you
but l do say if you want to make
good soldiers and give your country
the very best service in you, you viii
cut out all indulgence in intoxicants.
What Is a Traitor7
He then told them that the mar
who would endanger the health o,
comrade by practices which woulc
bring disease into the camp was a.
great a traitor to his country as tn,
man who gave financial assistance ol
any other aid to the enemy, He CAV,
them some talk on the importance o.
handling a gun and told them tha1
one of the greatest hindrances tc
efficient work was Understanding
the power of the enemy.
Don't you men get the idea thai
you are going to be able singl.
handed to kill off ten or a doter
Mexicans," said he. Remember
that those fellows have been fighting
and scouting around for years anc
understand the business they are in
Study your gun and be sure it is al
wavs in good condition"