The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-28
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fRWtHlS ana sun DINERS to the ndtOnaI army. Wherever they 60 you
S on t%t: your ~ last chip that they go seriously, with the knowledge that they do
Just as Oklahoma out,ripcd every other state in percentage Of her boys
wealth. ~amS viii " .bo. q" Fl, % n us 'rI pr H.. o. ,n os nne ,, n""d 90 OF , tm, young you E, o ,~ %,
p''hic, from over there next year
ce"iul fmen-the basic elements Of success in the training camps car be put
From the FIRST day ii , ,ccm, the c" mn AM" arc, a sa pIeS" Tee t q, 20 ,b,, tmv would
S1s at IN , g% j. hs The instracling officer, are watching closely for signs Of
TASK Er'" on a man and by the time a camp is two weeks old probably 90
Then the depression and fatigue Of double duty disappear. The nabby
the ira Twins, the work IN the open ~" 6a, " ta5s for SI an in indytduai aimo,
"'% Al the ' end pc Of 'T 6s G TO ms mo "%N NV" "Hh y Eng +. and rm nra IT,. afraid thew will GET
I com ~ and by the end Of the second month each man is scared to death
not .s a9"'' ,% %3'% I%s, '1 months IS a At, man 1o, or a T "S%'" n5 in GN'' %oo,i City ,y, who 5S,< asi
n %Iinsy % To " wo}ry "' , I% o% .,, y"@" S w@ ,,M F%' f %9o nM went t a%N for era A l"5k , @m.
back Win a vision brown like Indians hard as steel nails and "1%io' to 60"
.a i was mostly work at the camps, blu, there wcrc many amusing incidents
,n Lionsoant y narrated the wit Of a Mu,kos,c 1r,hman who 'oon fen
Slow -w're5oes he went ahead and purchased a fine officer, trunk, regulation
Civ, I ns o S' a2, ' sn,%.. him IL. up E .% told h.l s" he "n h, ..s bette, r. resign ca,,n r ,dr%,S
%Joae, assume command Jone, had to get out and put the company
through 9, ITS is Paos, %i , the officer s,corca him.
proficient Student is aff Sc o% with %r s5 @ K Emcc a"t the cf FIRST t" |me he 'E s gy "T s sf
authority imagine the Mu,Roqccan " '' VI" '"
n,I Irn i. S" sS.l he , wa, %s5",% i, f 5s,G @%'l De, like Il , an ssnt -. s,n doing h is
S GoN ,dt at the the ranks Of waiting men, gun, at rest lie opened his mouth, but
docs anybody in this company want to buy a brand new trunk"
whn, one j; $ told to Do the fr [mc concerns a chap who stumbled during
The lad in question had failed to snap his blade on securely and when he made
the nnge the bayonet flew of and Snarcd past the head Of the insructng
officer who saved himself a nasty wound by a neat dodge
III you want to go to France, you'd better 60 as a private; 60 to head
quarters and resign, was all the captain said And bayonct drill was resumed
law One ?" ,h"sy .o msahsa sneruh walked in on hi, company camm#9dcr the frs.
else said N A cordial manner:
Say guy, where do flop tonight"
You flop in the guard house" the captain informed him, "and tomorrow
yp may have learned how to address an Officer
Ma, Gen Leonard Woods letter, through the commanding officer, to the
men who won commissions is a fine thing Tor civilians as well as army men
Here II is verbatim:
PLEASE express to the young gentlemen completing their course my sincere
appreciation OF the good work they have done and my best wishes for their
future success, and say to them Tor me that their real work now commences
III training men for the present great war They must always remember that
while discipline must be strict and the performance Of duty ryidly insisted
upon, all this can be accomplished without destroying the sell respect of the
soldier, and that the performance OF official duty should always be marked by
self control and courtesy Nothing is gained and much is lost if these are not
always maintained The Seh-reSpcct of the soldier is vital to his success
Destroy this and you have a nan with a poor spirit and consequently a poor
soldier, and al army which will never go through to the end The most
cordial and friendly relations between officers and men can exist without any
loss OF official status or control on the part OF the officer In developing the
armies OF the republic this must always be borne in mind. They muSt strive
build mp that feeling OF confidence and intcrdcpcndcncc between officers
and men which must be present it the army is to have the real spirt which
will carry 1t m to victory and final success, and they should ALWAYS remember
that their condition, appearance and performance oi duty is noted by every
IN their command and as they perform their duty and conduct themselves
IN the affairs OF lie 30 will those under them in live great majority of cases
shape their conduct II they want the highest degree of efficiency they must
themselves be in the highest degree efficient They must place upon every
who comes under their command the impress of duty and loyalty.
LEONARD WOOL, Major General U. S Army"
w, NJ I.