Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-05
camp MEADE MEN
STIRRED BY KUHN
Warmly Applaud Inspiring
Talk by General on Sub
ject of Spirit
.nEDICATED TO SERVICE"
lately Made officers Impressed
with Responsibility of Exam
nile Over Future Soldiers
Bv a star Correspondent

CAMP MEADE, ADMIRAL, Nd, Sept. D.
In his effort to put a genuine fighting
.nirit in the Seventy-ninth Army DIVISION
h,ch sp,h will be largely made up Of Philadel-
N.,ons Major General Joseph Il. Kuhn
p'n,ander of the division. today broke his
s.nn.clad rule against speech-making and
=. half hour talk to the young officers
outlined his Plan -,. -.
.,nnded like a bombardment on the west
..u front and the clatter of several thous-
s va hammers the "big chief" took the
nr,v snu commissioned officers into his conf
ssnos n nd in a heart to heart talk told them
.hat tho task of developing an efficient
sry,v out of the 10000 drafted men had
been delegated to them
"you must dedicate yourselves to the
.srvices of your country" began the gen
.rai ~ am confident that you will make
sood hut to make good you must be ever
o. ,he alert and devote every minute of
so,r time to the development of the men
After discussing the selective draft act
and extoling the men who have been
Srafted General Kuhn, exhibiting much
Teelng. warned the youthful officers that
thev must practice the doctrine of square
deal as faithfully as they preach 1t.
FIGHTING FOR DEMOCRACY
B.. "I, is a democratic army and fighting
Cor democracy" he added. "and all men
u-h
nIane, The farmer boy must be given
the same status as the lawyer who has
nut aside his profession to fight under the
stars and Stripes. You must treat every
man with the greatest consideration, for
your conduct toward them will have an
important bearing on their success as SOL
diers"
Keneral Kuhn described the difficulties
that the officers will encounter when they
amply the rigid rules Of army discipline.
but If they follow his instructions it will
be happy camp.
General Kuhn addressed the officers from
the steps of his headquarters. a small
building that Is shaded by a Clump of pines.
None of the officers who won their COM
missions after three months of training at
Fort Niagara and other army schools had
an inkling of what was scheduled when
they were ordered from their barracks this
morning.
Forming into companies the officers
marched over the dusty roads to head
quarters In the first group there were
nearly 500, but not until General Kuhn
started to speak did any Of them know the
real purpose of his visit.
OFFICERS APPLAUD
After General Kuhn had finished, the
dapper-looktng officers in olive drab uni
forms forgot their dignity and applauded
their commander.
This mornings talk was the first of many
that will be made to the officers by General
Kuhn and other ranking officers at the
camp in connection with the generals plan
of developing a happy army division.
For weeks he has been busy with this
plan and has made it known to his staff
officers. Today he decided to impart it to
every man in camp with the view OF
impressing upon the commissioned men the
Importance of developing what he consid.
ers the most important element in the life
OF soldier--namey, spirit.
Following the talk. the officers took a
hve-mile hike around the camp for the
purpose Of familiarizlng themselves with
the chain of buildings.