The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-11-03

ana unquestionably there o,n
he loyalty TO the person vn
sentS the fact, so long =. reD
possible. 1t is the old army o1s
IDEA again Of standing by tho
handing general In the field =. e CO
miral on the bridge. he
There IS evident not onIr
ital but throughout the co,.. e ~
ardent desire on the part ~ .
OF the people 10 be just as LOYAL a't - % =
soldiers and Sailors who are n a.
gerous work for the flag os w W. "a
or try to be to the civilian o,,n' Ell
under our constitution. cow,
them. The war department sna
navy department in WashIn,.a"
This condition instantly. Tho. 'e'
a thousand channels Of comre-N
ton between the great departmaD," !.
government and the masses q, ,,Ss
pie and,a change Of sentiment oneN
or another on the part Of the cor''
instantly is detected in headona..
In Washington.
The chiefs Of the army s,n
themselves freely as being nlo.sop@
perhaps a little hit surprised a.
extraordinary enthusiasm OF mo-.
the American people for the mor.,
ship of the new National army ,ha
lected service men drawn IN tho
ors through the draft system.
There was n sort Of fear
circles that the men who did no, -.
unteer but who entered throurh ~
process of drawing, would not sna =.
place in the hearts of the Amo,,..-
people that the volunteers always h,..
found. The truth Is that TO-DAY -
officials seem TO think that there /.
if possible, little warmer feelIn, =
ward the young fellows from c,v,l M.
who have been plunged into nhso,r,.
ly new conditions Of living. then tA...
is for either the National Guardsn.s
or the regulars. This may be only =
the seeming instead Of In reality ~,
that the new National army has -.
gagged the affections of the peool.
army men say there can be no dou>t
Third Officers Training camu
Enlisted men Of the regular an,
and the National Guard and seler4,v.
service men Of the National army n.
to be given an opportunity this wiutr
to earn commissions by undergoing NJ
struction at another officers training
camp, which the government has -.
cided to establish early I'm January.
1t was not many years ago int
some bigh-ranking army officers M.
commended that the course at West
Point be extended one year, becauss
they held that four years instructiu.
even at school as rigid In its diSs.
pine and teaching as the militavy
academy, was not enough in which 10
train an officer for the army.
II may be that as a result Of tS>
experience Of this war the minds a
some of the army officers viii be
changed concerning the time necessary
to make men fit for commissions. OF
course ii is recognized that the neces-
sites Of the case have made II urgent
that officers should be trained quickly,
but from the reports which come 10
The war department from all over the
ii appears that the young men
who have been commissioned after
-hree months at school in the field are
more than fairly fit to e.
arcise Junior commands.
Already the commanding general Of
each regular army, National Guard
md National army division has told
he enlisted men of his command that
he school for officers is to be opened
md that every noncommissioned Off
'er and private can apply for admis-
don. 1t is estimated that 10 per cent
If the enlisted strength OF the various
organizations will be selected for ex.
animation for entrance to the camps
md that from this 10 per cent little
ess than 2 per cent will he chosen for
lctual service at the schools Of In
Only the Best to Be Taken.
1t Is not believed. however. that
ully 10 per cent of all the organin-
ions will apply for permission to IN
lertake the training. Ii the entire
lumber should apply and should be
uccessful in the course. the army
robably would be overtopped with Of.
GERS. Therefore 1t Is that only 2 per
ent, comprising the most likely per
entage of the 10 per cent. will be per.
litted to enter the camps.
The understanding is that ut the
camps the course will be con.
ucted along semicompetitivei lines.
lot all the men who enter. of course,
an graduate. but they will lose moth
lg by the educational experience, for
hose who do not get commissions
will be given noncommis-
oned rank with the increase of pay
'hich such rank commands.
Out of the colleges and military
,hools Of the country $500 young men
re TO be taken into the officers train
lg camps. They will drill and study
de by side with the men from the
inks Of the three services. Ii is ND
nrently the intention of Uncle Sam
have enough men to officer an army
uch larger than that which at the
resent day is under orders.
The parents and the friends of many
,ung men who have been selected for
'rvice and have entered the National
my feared that promotion would be