The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-09-28
MULT|-M|LL|ONA|RE
MARSHELL FIELD
Is a Sergeant in New Ma
tional Army---Promoted
from Private.

Edward A. Evans, staff correspond
ent of the Tampa Times who is tour
ing the National Army and Militia
Camps, has been at Camp Logan,
Houston, Texas, where he ran upon
Marshall Field, III, of Chicago, heir
to the S350,OOO,OO0 estate Of his
grandfather, Chicago's pioneer mer-
chant.
There was nothing about the
young sergeant to distinguish nm
from the other soldiers near" writes
Mr.. Evans.
"He lay stretched on a camp cot,
his hat shading his face from the sun,
reading diligently in a blue-covered
manual of army drill. And he pro
vided what is to me the best proof
that our army now in training to
fight the battle of democracy is a
really democratic army. ,,
The young sergeant is Marshall
Field, III, grandson of the great Chi
cago merchant, and heir to S35O,OOO,-
900. Photographer Dorman and |
found him in the section of Camp Lo-
gan that is occupied by Battery b,
Second Illinois Field artillery. OF
which he is a member.
"Among members of the same or
ganizatio are former employees OF
Marshall Field & Co., workmen from
the Chicago stockyards, clerks, q cho-
rus man from a Chicago theater and
even a cabaret singer.
"The other artillerymen, | found,
have a wholesome respect for Ser
geant Field as an efficient non-com-
missioned officer. As multi-milllon-
aire, they simply don't think of him.
"He won't let US" one of them eX-
planned. "He doesn't spend more
money, wear better uniforms, eat bet
ter food or have any easier time than
the rest of us. The only difference
seems to be that he studies more
Sergeant Field had this to say when
| asked him why he hadn't entered an
officers training camp:
Il saw so many others trying to
become officers that | thought few
privates would be needed. So ! en-
listed and served two months as a
private before | was made corporal
and later a sergeant"
II enjoyed it, hard work and all.
That's the kind of army Uncle Sam
is getting ready, here in the training
camp of the Illinois national guard
as well as in the many ther camps
and cantonments scattered over the
country.
It's an army in which one man Is
lust exactly as good as another man;
its officers as well as its soldiers are
drawn from all ranks of civilian NE
/ 1--WE realize that we haven't learned
all there is to know about moderr
warfare" one of the reserve othcerS
told me. "We're willing to learn, anc
4 believe it's that very Willingness
that's going to help US succeed.
Camp Logan, eventually to holt
more than 10000 men, is IN dense
forest of southern pines. Today th'
Illinois men are cutting down many
of the trees, laying out streets pltch
ing tents and going through the many
activities of army life. =.
We saw army engineers digging ou
roadway, artillerymen numbering
and repairing saddles, infantrymet
washing their uniforms and other IN
fantrymen cleaning up their compa
ny streets. ,..,.
The soldiers are doing much think
ing about the folk at home y,
I remarked to one Of the camp
NJ, C. A. secretaries upon the mum
her of men who were writing letter
at the desks in his building.
you should have seen them OF
PAYDAY. standing in line, waiting thel
turns to write" he said. "There Wer
less than 1000 men in camp then
and this is only one of six Y. NJ. {. A
buildings, but at this building alon
we sold more than $3.50 worth o
money orders to be sent back home.
80. you see, these boys are no
only doing their duty to their coun
trv. they're continuing to do thel
duty toward their families"
In that section of Camp Logan mos
distant from the city Of Houston W
found one company of negro soldier
from Illinois. They are the only ne
groes now in the camp.
They have been segregated becaus
of the feeling stirred up by the HouS
ton riot, in which negro soldiers {
the regular army took part on Angus
%.
Mai.-Gen. George Bell, jr.. con
mander of the camp, told me there
no danger of further rioting.
But l find it the belief Of many
southern cities where training camI
have been located that negro trOOI
from northern states should not
encamped in the south.
This belief is shared by many n
gro soldiers.
We've shown our patriotism by e.
listing" one of them told nae to-da
1--WE think we should be left to ira
in the north, where we understand Il
people and their ways"