Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-07-20
Navy, With Its High Ideals and
Splendid Record. Justifes
Nations Pride.
men NEEDED FOR SERVICE
Uncle Sam Pays All Expenses and
Monthly Wage Is All Velvet
There Is Always Room at the
Top" True of Navy.
BY EDWARD B. CLARK.

can navy. many of them young men
at the bench, at the counter or in
school, today are in Uncle Sans de-
stroyers sailing the waters of the
northern seas, where they are engaged
in the heroic duty of unfolding the
world principle of freedom for all peO-
pies.
The American people always have
shown kindly disposition toward the
man-Of-war and the man-o warsmaD.
There has been an appeal about the
sea which has drawn and held the in
terest of landsmen who never smelt
salt water. Americans always have
taken pride in their navy.
Today Uncle Sam needs men for his
navy and he wishes to get them from
the ranks of those who are charged
with the volunteer spirit of service.
our great fleet is mobiliZed "sOme-
where on the coast" for possible deadly
service with the great fleet of the
enemy. Today, for the navy has al
lowed the fact to become known, many
Of our smaller craft, the bulldog de-
stroyers Of the navy, are hunting the
submarine sharks I'm the waters off
Daunt's Rock. close TO the coast of Ire
land and farther north, where even in
summer the elements at times are al
most as fierce as IMAM. the enemy"
Pay Is Doubled.
Recently the congress of the United
States increased the pay of the sailor
meR so materially that the recruitss
pay Is double what Ii was.
In the navy the young men of the
country. both i'm times of peace and in
times of war, secure liberal Quotations.
Their opportunities for travel and for
sightseeing are greater than those Of
men employed in almost any other call
ing I'm life. Moreover the boys just
entering manhood who enlist in the
navy are given opportunities for in
structiOn which. If they have the ambi-
ton and the mental qualifications, will
enable them to enter the naval acad-
envy at Annapolis on the same terms as
nidshipmen who are nominated by
members of congress. and at that in
stitutiOn to secure an education which
fits them for the commissioned rank
which the government of the United
States will confer upon them.
There are traditions I'm the American
navy which keep high the spirit of en-
deavOr In every man who walks the
deck under the colOrs. from the ad-
mirai to the apprentice seaman. The
boy learns all about John Paul Jones,
and his deeds on the sea for his coun-
try: all about Decatur, cambridge,
Hull. Porter. Farragut and Dewey. As
the secretary Of the navy has said, in
what Is really an appeal to the youth
of the country to enlist under the
navys cOlOrs. the standard is high.
Service Of High Ideals.
"The navy hV been throughout its
entire existence a service of high !
ideals: and its unbroken record of
great and worthy achievement. of duty |
well done. has been due to the high |
standard set for officers and men in the |
beginning and which has been main |
tanned ever since. This standard was |
never higher than II Is today; and any |
young American who thinks of going |
into the navy may feel sure that on |
enlisting. he will enter a service in |
which he may. and should. always feel |
justifiable pride and of which the
uniform Is a badge of honor"
Young men between the ages of sew
enteen and twenty-five. who are not |
skilled in any naval trade, are enlisted !
as apprentice seamen. Immediately |
upon being sworn In ut the recruiting |
stations they are sent at government |
The apprentice seaman. because he Is |
green man and simply undergoing |
training has been paid in the past |
S11.60 month. From this time on,
however. under the recent act OF con-
gress his pay throughout the war and |
until six months after its ending Is to |
be S3260 month.
Now 1t must be remembered that the
sailor whether he he recruit or a !
seasoned man-o'-warsman. is under no
expense Mt all for his livelihood after
ne once joins the navy. He is given
clothing. food. shelter and medical TT
tendance. Out OF his pay all that he
II spend Is such money as he desires
10 pay out for such luxuries and enter
tainments as he seems inclined to in
dulge In.
Increase Soon Comes.
1t must not be supposed that an ap-
prentice seaman continues long TO draw
simply the amount of his first pay. His
first raise comes in the seaman BRAN IN,
and IL he Is in the firerOom he gets an
additional sum.
The navy needs men who are trained
or partly trained In the various trades.
Men who are proficient along certain
lines and who come within certain
limits Of ages are enlisted for specific
purposes in the navy. They are given
pay in accordance with standards set
for the different lines of endeavor
which they must follow. Full informa-
ton concerning enlistments of this
kind can be had at any recruiting Of
fee. The navy today is world in