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[er0es and Near-Heroes Of Fighting Foreign Legion

more reason to be excited than had any
other. for he was the direct cause OF
''Papa" Joffre's expected visit.
After lunch the ward was furnished
up by the petite miss" until not a
speck Of dust remained. Flower vases
were borrowed from adjoining wards.
the distinguished visitor were drapsd
with French and American flags. and
the phonograph was made ready with b
record of the "Marseillaise."
At o'clock ia petite MISS" who had
been standing guard in the hall, tip
poed in.
'.They are herer'
The door swung open, admitting q
broad-shouldered figure in faded blue
'Fixe," cried SerRt. Levallois from
his bed in the corner. and every pa
tient stiffened under his covers. strug-
Cling with his tortured nerves to lie at
attention in honor of the general
isime'
"Reposer' said Joffre kindly, and The
wounded men with sighs of relief sii6
back into comfortable positions. their
eyes following the hero of the Marne
who. accompanied by a member Of the
ambulance staff. approached bed No. 2.
and began reading from an official pa
per.
Corp. villiers. Paul of the 146th
Chasseurs, nom mmissioned officer of
Unusual bravery and initiative. re-
. mained at his post in an observation
station under heavy bombardment and
continued to transmit valuable infor-
nation. after having been gravely
wounded.
Cited in the order of the day of the
entire army, and awarded the military
medal and the war cross with palm"
The general stopped over the bed and
pinned the medals on villier's breast.
then he kissed him on both cheeks and
shook his least wounded hand warmly
while he questioned him about his
hurts. his family and his plans for the
future.
Vill.ers. apparently overcome by
emotion. could scarcely answer. Tho
general. smiling at him in fatherly
way, tried to put him at his ease. Then
his eyes noted widening splotch of
red that spread slowly on the hero's
breast
See. doctor, the boy has a hemor-
rhage. Perhaps he is not yet well
enough for so much excitement"
The surgeon approached wondering
1y. He knew that villier's wounds were
were In the hip and arm. Where was
this blood coming from? He unbutton-
tient.
FilIiers. biting his lip. could not sup
press an ejaculation OF pain when the
doctor 1erked open his coat.
The sharp pin of the military medal
had pierced through his flesh and
punctured a vein.
The general poured forth a torrent of
praise and self blame. but Villiers had
regained his voice.
II thank you. my general" he said. az
will treasure the hurt you gave me
more than the medals"
Copyright, 1917, by tn. Bell Syndicate, Ise.p
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wine. and when Smiths head got into
its orbit it knocked him out.
The next morning the regiment was
slated to leave camp for its first taste
of actual fighting, and Smith insisted
on going along despite his bad head
ache.
After the first two miles of march the
poor chap was obliged to distribute
his kit among comrades. He could
scarcely keep the pace even when re-
lieved of its weight. AT the end of an
hour we We're given our usual five
minute rest. We threw ourselves on
our backs and lit our pipes. When the
adjutant's whistle sounded we rushed
back to our ranks before our stacked
rifles, but Smith did not move He was
dead.
An autopsy proved that his skull had
been fractured the day before. and that
only remarkable will power had en-
abled him to last SO long.
Smiths will left 100. 900 francs to the
comfort fund of the Foreign Legion
The old legionaire was never pun
ished.
ryE arrived in the trench one norm
u ing with batch of reinforce
ments
1t had raiued the night before. The
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gency 10 contribute personal service by doiu-
work that will aid the general welfare
The information ACCOMMODATING the
enlistment is carefully analyzed and in
dexed. and IN most cases cross indexed
according TO capacity for varieties OF
war service. For instance, each man
VINO volunteers Is listed on three sepa-
rate cards The first card, white one.
indicates the class to which his pres
emf work belongs; the second. a blua
card, shows what work he has don.
in the past. and the third one, a red
card. tells for what emergency work
his ira ming has fitted him. Each card
contains the information shown on the
other cards. so that it is possible NV
looking at a single square of paper to
find out all the facts about his case
past. present and future
In addition to the bare classification
other information is given, and the
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interests which he considers patriotic.
In cases where members of the re-
serve leave uneSSential employment at
our call. the employer can call upon TIE
United States employment service for
assistance in making good the loss from
men who are seeking employment. Ex-
perience shows that employers are
ready to make sacrifices for the gov
ernment and the country and will glad
ly cooperate in meeting any need
where the distribution of the burden is
fair.
The reserve will notify and consult
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of6ce of the public service reserve are
making the atmosphere of its ball
room domicile hum"
A reserve of over 1900 men of all
kinds and capacities. ready at short
notice to be tapped and distributed to
the places needing help, is a colossal
achievement for this organization bare
ly two months old. The systematic en-
follment Of about 1900 men a week by
means of cross-index record makes it
possible to put any department of the
government in contact with any kind
or class of workers it may desire.
Men on the crest of a wave of pa
iriotic enthusiasm swamp the Presi-
dent. the Council of National Defense
their senators or representatives, and
every other branch of the government
with offers of their services for the
period OF the war. Whether their serv-
Lees are required right away or not
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The Kid felt something warm run
ming down his neck. and put up his hand
to feel it. The hand came away wet
and sticky and red. He was wounded.
He felt proud vet worried.
He was examined by Il comrade. 1T
was nothing, an ear-lobe punctured.
But it had been n narrow escape.
For three months the regiment re-
mained in the same sector, retiring to
the rear at stated intervals for a rest
and returning always to the same post.
The three months were as ted :ous as
the first day. No action. No attacking.
No gas No liquid fire No lombard
ment.
The Kid was desgusted. He longed
for his chance to make good. but it
never came.
Winter came on The Kid, never
strong. developed a cough. It got worse
and worse until he could not control it.
His life became more mouotonous than
ever He was not allowed out on pa
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the reserve will be to obviate this evil
We are going about It IN this way:
Each member of the reserve is urged
when notified of an opportunity for
service elsewhere, to consider the inter-
est of his employer, and if possible to
consult him. Inasmuch as it is en-
tirely voluntary with the employe
whether he accepts the new opportunity
or not. the appeal TO him is through
patriotic impulses rather than the self
ish one Of increased wages, the en-
ployer will have an opportunity to ex-
ert every influence to protect his own
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His Certificate.

esm RESIDENT WILSON hates kaisera
u ism as bitterly and he raps Il as
hard as was the case Of Whistler with
the Royal Academy"
The speaker was George Luks, q New
York painter.
IAN American admirer OF Whistler.s1
re went on. ''once wrote to our great man
in care Of the Royal Academy Of London.
The letter had hard task to find
Whistler, but it did find him at last.
and on the envelope Whistler saw that
the Royal Academy people had mxiis
ciously written:
Not known at the Royal Academys
whistler inclosed the envelope t0s8
with the comment:
Behold my certificate Of meritsSs
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trolls any more. for silence is necessary,
and his cough gave him away every
time. During his three months at the
front. the Kid never fred his rifle once
nor saw German.
Day by day he got thinner and thin
ner until at last he was sent to the
rear for treatment.
lie died in the hospital. of pleurisy,
contracted in the trenches.
G 1NcE early morning ward 81 had
~ seethed with suppressed excite
meEt. despite the soothing efforts of the
doctors and nurses. Temperatures as
marked on the charts hung above each
bed We're higher than usual and pulses
beat faster. for this was to be a red
letter day in the history of the ward
The calmest of all the patients was
Paul Nilliers. whose pain-racked body
occupied bed No. .. And Nilliers had
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M - @ m @ &

A rifle barked in the distance. A bull
let struck the parapet behind the trench
and dslodged some dirt, which fell on
the head OF a soldier. who busted his
observation post and looked out toward
the German trench, but saw nothing but
an irregular mound of dirt, which did not
seem inhabited.
Another rife cracked and another bull
let hit the back parapet. He felt a twinge
at his ear.
Get down from there. you darn kid,'
cried rough voice. Are you trying to
get killed."
The Kid stepped down obediently but
without understanding why.
The men grouped around him.
'He is wounded already
Poor kid"
What right has baby like that TO
be in the trenches
Send him home to his mother"
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with employers before sending notifca-
ton to large number of their en-
pioyes. 1t will also be our practice to
distribute our appeals among all the
industries as fairly and equally. as pos
sible. We are planning to establish
representative committees in each los
cality to consider this question.
1t should be understood that the re-
serve IS not an employment agency and
that its business is not to find emnIoy-
ment for industrial workers, but to fiiad
places for them where they will be OF
greatest service to the nation"
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certain trade can be utilized before
others are Induced to join il. This ought
to simplify the problem of labor ad-
justment after the war.
From the point OF view of the en-
ployer. certain difficult problems are in
Nolved. The great evil in a lack of or
ganiZatiou to meet war emergency de-
mands on labor lies in the disturbance
of industry, which arises from an un-
fair distribution of the burden of sup
plying war industries from other
industries which possess no war
values. one OF the main efforts of
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unique. concise way In which all of it
Is registered speaks for the efficiency
OF the reserves system. Each man III
the files is given ratiue-trst. second
third or fourth class. The cards Of
frst-class men have their upper cor
Ters clipped. that when one runs
through the index the best men are ap-
parent AT 4 glance.
E.Aact!'Ede IS tAe word that best de-
scribes the way the information is m
d"Sed. The man mainly responsible for
the system il / W. i!tCh!Icld. who, = 8
chairman OF The committee on WA Hoh-
ilizatioa Of the Massachusetts lusti-
tute of Technology Alumni has placed
several hundreds of rnen of high tech
Mica ability with the various depart
ments. Mr.. l.i;chtie!d desires specific
lufornla l!on ahout each worker, so that
when d call comes for 4 particular kind
OF munitioa worker it VIII he possible
to tell from a mans s card whether be
fits or not
4 certificate OF cnTo!lIns MT IL given
each volunteer as an official s-cEnu"l-
edgement from the government that he
is doing his duty. 4 little bronZed lapel
Dntton IS also given.
Nothing Is implied by the enrolment
except sincere purpose to respond I"
government service Wheh Il place is
found Even when particulaf> call
does come. there is 70 obligation to
accept III fact, each member retains ms
freedom of initiative in accepting or re
iecting any form OF service offered. o1
course the reserve expects its members
not TO allow any selfish personal con
sideration to stand as barrier be-
tween them and their country's need.
No conscription of labor or form OF
cofnpulsion is contemplated While the
need for men is growing beyond all
proportion. the government feels that
il can meet the demands by appeal
to patriotism Democracy'S call, this
government believes, will be a strong
enough incentive to labor to cause 1t 10
volunteer in great enough force to sue
cessfully prosecute the war.
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extended for neetine calls fo, mo, rer
iSterei with the various colleges.
80 laf; an the volunteers have been
-, t~,;j, 80, ,,,,l.''1'a.ii+s, q" ~ -!
number is flexible. and win increase as
The scope Of the work is enlarged.
~ - - VI ",SGi'l Ii' u dt.oh ai.u
LATEST dtyrlo1.r,ant ,vhLrh - t1 enrcu
through state agencies, The Wasting
''H "AItt w. -" "Ht.i.! ''H or a StIalief
- s,,,',,5t~- e. r,,lfs-nTat,t ~; t
dHct5I hy this means. Ultimately. the
~ aSh-hEtoA heaoluaFterS VIII function!
or,,s ms i"i Tue re-
Ia Penn-yivaI!is. q drive is now baip.
made Tor Industrial reserEists, ana the
~ ~ 80 - s,'te VII serve
raLixatipne lrnder the P.nns,I,.,,,t.,
state ccatlr,it;oe on nu6iic eafatv 80
tnroue-h the good Office of tho ct.[,e
ro.InriI Of National pefeusr this h-.,,,,,
has been .-uc-asstuily formed viii
stat. director and am organized forS,
x
The reserve realizes that many lahor
,,,,,Ia,,. ~, .rf,irc a,d bae
atie"aS
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In furtherance of this appeal To the
patriotic volunteer spirit of the nation,
the reserve is getting in touch with
trained men through many unrelated
agencies which have been uniting their
members into one movement for the de-
velopment of the nations human re-
sources. 1t has available for use in
Washington the registration of 5000
members of the American Institute of
Architects, which includes architects
and draughtsmen. The aid of the inter-
collegiate intelligence bureau has been
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BY II. w. SHUFELDT.

Major. Medical Corps. L. s. Army trctiredl.
FOo all those interested in the lit
erature of medicine and sur
gerry it is wel known fact
q that, early in the civil war.
steps were promptly inaugucated -
not only collect all possible materia'
sent in from the operating tents on
the fields OF battle. from the great
army of hospitals which had come into
existence, but also from various other
sources anything and everything which
would in any way illustrate the two
most important departments of the art
of healing, in so far as they referred
TO military practice. The then surgeon
general of the Army and various other
far-seeing officers of the medical de-
partment of that branch of the govern
ment We're the ones principally respon-
sihle for the prompt action that was
taken in this matter. Through these
several channels it was arranged that
All the material thus preserved should
come to Washington and there be prop
"rly taken care Of until such time as
il could be duly assorted, placed on
exhibition and otherwise made avail
able for tn" use Of the physicians and
surgeons OF the world.
In the main this material consisted
OF medical and surgical specimens, col
lected at post-mortems made upon
officers and men of our armies in the
field, of parts removed at operations
upon the same. of missiles and weapons
of ohense and defense, of contrivaaces
for the transportation and care of the
wounded-iudeed. of ANYTHING and
everything that would in any way
illustrate military medicine and sur
sery along the lines indicated,
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makes no difference. they are accepted
and their patriotism is given a boost
Instead Of a CRY form letter from the
government. telling them that they
cannot he given a place at the time
which letter is likely to have damp
ening influence on future volunteering,
they are asked to enroll IN the re-
serve and await their opportunity.
An outpourins of patriotic fervor from
all ranks Of citizens is utilized by this
plan. The individuals offer to serve his
country is treated as a thing of great
value. and the country reaps the benefit.
v hen the name, address and descrip-
tiou OF training, experience and ca
pacity for service are noted for thou
sands. and eventually hundreds of thou
sands. of men. the reserve will possess
an index Of industrial patriots, who viii
be available to every department, in
stead of only one.
Doubled activity on the part of all ma
tious viii be necessary for a ccessful
termination of the war. Labor, there
fore. will be called to stupendous task.
There viii be no place for ineficiency
Of confusion. The cry VIII be for men.
and more men. and these must not come
forward in an uno-Eanized manner to
perform their duty. The reserve is pre-
pairing now for these contingencies.
*
!ss days 20 by and volunteers for the
manifold ranks ot industry offer their
services where they Will do most good. it
viii be Il source Of comfort to the gov
ernmeut 10 know that an industrial
army. trained ard classified. is ready to
act when the call comes.
This essential problem OF meeting the
requirements Of the government and the
Industries whose work is indispensab BILE
TO the conduct of the war as undertaken
=
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61YPEwRITEHs click sharply
where hitherto dreamy strains
of waltzes fingered, the spick
tailored waist and the business
suit have replaced the satin and the
swallow-tail. no more are Washington
bathrooms resounding to the laughs of
peace-time gayety. The Office desk and
filing cabinet have replaced the musi-
clans platform. and the slippery BALI
room floor lends speed to the move
ments of Office boys
Each day In Washington sees the
conversion of another haunt of "the
light fantastic" into an Office of war
Bathrooms make excellent war quar-
ters. for they are usually well-ventl-
lated. spacious and light
When the ministry OF munitions Of
Great Britain was established and
housed in private residence at 5
Whitehall Gardens, London. Americans
little thought that the war would sim
iiarly usurp their houses. but the fact
is accomplished and, one by- one. Wash
ington ballEQoHs are being turned over
TO the serv6e of the country. In one
of the newest of these mighty war
task is afoot. the mobilization Of the
non-military man power Of this nation
by the United States public service re
serve under the direction of the De-
partment of Labor.
This is the thought Underlying the
creation of this reserve: To-day the
man behind the gun does not neces-
sarily mean the man who directly ad-
1usts projectile and fires it; on the
other hand, the expression is apt to
refer to the man who, in the munition
factory. or other branch OF industrial
service. makes possible the oIIine of all
the hidden screws, cogs and belts which
help to turn the wheel of life and its
fywheei-the wheel OF war. Preside mt
Wilson. along this same line. has said
that this war is one of whole nations
rot OF armies alone. and that our ma
ZION would volunteer en- mass"
With the twofold purpose of making
readily availabl the skilled. unskilIed
and professional volunteer services Of
American manhood for the Industrial
prosecution of the war and of encour-
aging this same manhood to volunteer
its service to form an invincibie man
behind the gun, the workers at the
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Is IL populdi ldfidtS tiiti-
ascribes heroism to all soldiers
who can show scars to substan-
q tiate their war experiences, and
that correspondingly, undertakes the
man who comes scatheless from the
fray.
Among soldiers, however, wounds are
estimated at their true value, as incl
dents, accidents or the result of care
Iessness. If man is wounded through
his own recklessness, he not only de-
serves no praise, but should be pun
ished.
II projectile hits him while in the
discharge of his duty. it is an incident
in the days work and reflects no credit
on him.
If he is hurt accidentally while load
ing wagon or cutting down tree or
manufacturing explosives or doing any
one of a million chores. which are just
necessary to the carrying on of the
war as is the actual fighting. he is en-
titled to the same consideration as If he
had received his wounds while battling
with an enemy aeroplane.
We love TO picture heroes as stalwart
athletes. who perform. single-handed.
marvels of strength and bravery. Is Il
fair to forget those who. poorly endow-
ed by nature. are barely able to hold up
tDeT enQ. DuI VINO. III trutf tb co 81
must unendingly draw on their reserve
of will power and self-sacritice?
I'm FEL-but. for discrction's sake.
~ had better call him Smith in this
story-was an American who. possessed
of an Independent fortune, divided his
leisure between big game hunting and
expert taxideruny
Smith owned a chateau iu Belgium.
which was a museum of skins, trsks
and antlers, and his greenhouses har.
propriately placed amid tropical ferns
and palms.
The unannounced German invasion of
Belgium surprised Smith in the act of
mounting a tiger-hunt scene. all the
material for which-tiger. elephant, etc
were trophies of his marksma nShip.
He was severely polite to the German
officers GuarteTed upon him. but his
hospitality did not save him from their
greed. When they left they took with
them his most cherished PossesSjouS-
some time stopped the charge of rhi-
noceros or elephant or the bound If
lion and leopard; his collection OF tro-
phfes of the chase, representing years
of travel and danger. and among tho
animals with which the Germans got
away was his Angora goat.
Smith, awakened cut Of his collectors
day dream by the loss of his trophies
turned his thoughts TO more useful
things, and set about relieving the suf-
fering of the peasantry who were sub
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At Nrst this valuable material was
duly stored in any building i'll Wash
!n~tou that cou'd be obtained to ac-
commodate il. bat so rapid was its ac-
emulation ard SO formidable was it in
amount that. after various housings,
il finally came to be placed OF exhibi-
ton in the old ITords Theater on 10th
street in this city. where it remained
for MAN. years and long after the
war.
During all this time there also came
10 this Army Medical Museum. as ii WAS
eventually called. all the field reports
of tn" Army surgeons at the front, and
likewise til" special histories of Speci-
mems and other materials forwarded. AT
different periods in the history of all
this various medical officers of rank
were appointed by the surgeon general
10 take charge of this museum. and in
G.ia time a large body of workers. hav-
ing divers duties to perform in connec-
ton with what this great collection in
a few years came to be, were also made
n part Of the force required to care for
il and to put it in shape for practical
use In way, too, it was connected
with the pension bureau. the whole
forming it's due part of the surgeon
generals Office of the Army.
Later classification of cases came
into play. a taXonomy of material.
wedding out of the non-essential cases
and histories and placing in order for
publication with hundreds of llustra-
tions of all the rest This required a
long time and many hands and minds
TO accomplish. but the final outcome
was superb series of Quarto volumes
and other treatises, which constitute
the most formidable. as well as the
most useful, contribution. as a whole, to
military medicine and surgery that the
world has ever known.
AS wears PASS the old Fords Theater
building, known far and wide as the
Army Medical Museum, came TO he al
together too small TO contain the grow
ing collection. as it was abundantly
added to from many sources long after
the civil war had ended. Then, too. the
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By GERALD BRANDON.

E@HERE is a popular faIlacy that
ascribes heroism to all soldiers
who can show scars to substan
q fiate their war experiences and