New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-09

pc $. C.. Sept. S,--ou' O. the tango
49,, inehoatc plans and programmes
-, toward solving the world nc
q, =, sroblem has been achieved by
g. yors Fciogal1od GuaTdSmen IL
=" y. ,esk they have been here spa
,--- has been made sa'e Tor d'-
80. This khak'-deiuSed o'm"'-
y Aeholding aghast the spectacle O.
yerk's most noted ooullon leSH-
ro'o players and Liberty Bona
-, doing duty with negro cham
Nv 49,, ~oes 20 town and other
prs ." ''', ..-,,,.o4 .r,,,. hun
sa falling ''''"
..3r standards mas "'N'"y' '''"' "'''
80 M, one hundred proof deNoc'aC!
que -. ,7 war time.
d1-se'''' ...,,o~o.;,.,l,, email
although Only '''.'
- ~ trCo0s have arrived, the
'.-',. =. ,~,ssrts the appearance OF
lEn l'S''' VI t.. ..s, Of
Military camp "'" '"N
10y PARTIES Is at It's height II re-
~. q city overrun by a Joyous, We
'n'''' ord almost evacuated By
2rioc' "''N' -. H.. L;-r,..
q, citizen noI"'a''''''
E9r.ine pssNa'.s' '"' '''
t'ias' VA -v. ,..,,-.,.,dir,.-
g;ap.cS Oh
80, those laid down III genera! oI2eI''
r,- example, a top sergeant Of 'H'
a!Qsarters troop, who took hono''
o Harvard ''-o'e "s 80. 80,
"a, peTsr,ung over 'He '"SN
...-;,- a broken automobile spring on
\. "a 20 town this morning. Three
- Of lr,~s who are here awaiting
..,.---s-5s decided they would relieve
=, roro;o7y by forming into Indian
- ,r1 r.s>irE and requesting .he
.-,,,,sa,o5 sergeant. The latter voUtI
=, me un,rac:ablc spring into place;
ISsp the rcseIvists would pass and
.ys,t O salute. which WoH!d fe4u''1
.ss sergeant 90 let 20 OF the sPlIA5 >
-bree times they casually amD.td oy,
VI, on the fourth trip the eNaSperatec
yrgesrt stood 20 attention. salutad
- i7ou.red: Would you mind step
,-, round the corner? ! licked you
--r,y IN college and now I'd enjoy
-.s'.~- the tar cut Of the three of you
..-stbS-"
After the reserv'sts had helped repair
ne automobile they arranged with Jhe
argsant for college reunion Dinner
% soon as he coHid get leave from
ann.
,--J--,..I. r,..,,,,o
louhs 'a"''' 'i'' "''
r,sHy -ls mos. striking example OF
..- 80 I.vslr;rs. ,ffec+ Of the service
I. Co-7crirs Vanderbilt. ir.. the nine
..s1.rsg-.o,5 son of the commander of
~ 525 Erriree~e. lie has been "rid-
Ssrn ireyorahlv bv his fellow members
AZ the beaFouartsrs troop. who began
h. vo-sers-F e he ever would be able
:, g., Lis uniform on without the as
,,,.s,.. NJ ! vsrat hint who now regard
I;r, 81, 9 cva4;- m fLa +rooD.
Civ 80 - ,o .ouno Vanderbilt de-
49, ~ er-is- in ONE branch o. the
.s-ri,s Ills mother strongly opposed
n. ,-oisc- EY+ when Her cntreaties
f,,,s5 ~ nov hin, .Ns brought all pos
s.5rs Influence tn hear 20 get him
s7~-.;ssio- Colonel Vanderbilt re-
yrss3 N sssi.. I'm amy way. bur vo!un-
.sa-s5 tla a55ress ri IN; neares. re-
srrit;re osTrr Mrs. Vanderbilt ap-
,sslsf IN lr.ior General 0'Rva0 20 in
srss. birseIf TLa General c0urteouelv
-spIie5 thar his onIv interest would be
% SEQ -ls. f vour,- Vanderbilt enlisted
IN the New York Guard he should not
,s assigned 20 mis- fathers command.
&c said there we're vacancies in the
,sa5ousrters troop. and Vanderbilt,
.rslIr obtaining his mothers consent,
enlisted A. nrfvate. lie still holds
.,s.rsrk
His ANNOYANCE training. mode Of
..oggh, md general maka-up were the
.ssps.r Of his officers from the start.
Tall, thin and wi'lowv. sound but soft,
s.Anc but icnora~t. sensitive to criti-
.isn and panied by the very tone of
.onmand. the Young recruits first
weeks in uniform were q nightmare TO
himself and his fellows. lie worked
.ig put seemed unSD.e 10 recon- lon.
raining, which taxed even the strength
q the seasoned trooper.
Captain Davis Dunbar. in command
q the troop, decided TO use stern
measures ! with the backward recruit
Ealing upon him 20 step out from the
'alks one day. the captain let go
,oAey Of ccnlemnatory criticism.
long NaHderbilt's legs we're pro-
to1lced crooked, his arms fabby and
feeble as a girls. his shoulders too
round, his chest too fiat, his chin too
low and his general demeanor that Of
something akin 10 a scarecIow. Moth
~ was said about the boys eyes. but
hey were watering long before the
.aptain had finished.
Vanderbilt, I'm not doing this. to
lurt your feelings" he concluded.
You are going TO make a good soldier.
But you mus forget Fifth Avenue and
hat you're a Vanderbilt, You are just
priyate-the worst private I've ever
zen. bvt you'll rnske GOOD despite the
handicap YOUR name and training put
non you"