El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-20

" HIS is for the s42 of the draft who today en-
tered the military service Of the United States and
tomorrow VIII board train and leave Tor the canton
emit at San Antonio.
You are leaving home to become soldiers. After that
you VIII the Atlantic to fight In the first war the
United States ever waged Europe Rich and poor,
Of whatever standing in civilian life you all stand
equal footing hence1orh, and all sharing the same
pleasures and the pers nearly your disribu
ton later among the various branches Of the service viii
permit.
the world has known and you to fight under the
banners Of civilization to help the triumph Of the greatest
for which fought and died-the Of
world liberty ana world Jusce Tor the overthrow OF lhe
most menacng deSpotlsm that ever threatened mankind
with its myriad evils The very vastness Of the event
and the magnitude Of the principles involved enough
to inspire the heart Of every one OF you feeling Of
exataton and Of power with the thought that you
to have part II and that your descendants through
the generations to come will look back with reverence to
their distinguished ancestor who bore the part Of brave
soldier IN this greatest Of all
You going into life when you enter the can
Torment and don the uniform At first It viii
very strange life The things which have most concerned
you heretofore food clothing housing and advancement
social business life viii concern you longer The
essentials Of living VIII be set before you without thought
or provision your part Your physical requirements
viii be provided for absolutely
On the other hand you viii find yourselves with a new
set Of duties strange claims Of all kinds your
study. You viii be bound about by rigid discipline which
Is certain to be iksome at times but without which
army would fall to pieces IN the camp and be annhated
N val II ever yen doubt the wisdom of army discipline
remember what has befaen the Russian army since the
revolution caused the overthrow of discipline and
misgiyings VIII at vanish.
It is not hard to be a good soldier in action If
Of the proper stuff TO begin with and has had thorough
training Enthusiasm for cause love of excitement and
most Of all discipline, viii carry troops through any hard
ships the battlefield
It is in the training camp that the best in soldier
must be developed and the worst eliminated Training
soon becomes hard work and monotonous the novelty
off And there not the stimulation Of excitement
HOmesickness and discomfort begin their work Then
man needs to keep grip himself to be what he should
be, cheerful haTdworng, willing and efficient soldier
Of the United States.
Make up your mind right that you going to be
good soldier Whether not you feel you have sue
ceeded civilian, decide that you going to succeed
IN the army Everything the past is past You are now
getting deal Of the cards Win lose It IS I'D TO
you You cannot lose you make up your TO do the
very best you and then do it. And you play the part
Of man, whether you out Of this whole bodied
manned dead, your whole life has been grand success
because Of the share you have had this struggle Of
titanic forces, Right versus Wrong.
The small things count, you viii find from vour
rst day IN camp. Be neat, fasdious IN your per
sonal appearance If you have TO dig trench crawl