Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-13

both army and navy. and yet. technically. it Is
neither. 1t can cooperate with the navy on
do things by itself that neither the army
nor navy would be allowed to assist it in doing.
Vera Cruz. They were with Scott in the Mexican
war. They did valiant service in the civil war.
They went with Commodore Decatur to Trpoli.
They were with Gen. Chaffee in the Boxer war.
They were first to land in Cuba in 1898 and were
Of great service in bringing that to hur-
ried close They were In the Philippines and the
Panama Canal Zone. A few years ago there wa
revolution in Nicaragua. when the lives and
property of Americans were endangered few
hundred American marines were hurried there,
and after two or three sharp engagements the
revolution was suppressed.
The following clear and concise ex-
PLANTATION. issued from Marine Corps
headquarters, gives a short history of
the service and the duties of marines:
THE United States Marine Corps was
first called into existence by an act of
the Continental Congress of November
10, 1875. and calamity served through
out the revolutionary war. 1t was
disbanded at the close of the war. April
IL. 1882. but was reorganized and per-
manently established July II, 1882.
From that day to this its officers and
men have been Jealous participants in
every expedition and action in which
the navy has engaged, and in many
trying campaigns they have won dis
tinction with their brethren of the
army. 1t is the gallant little corps
that has so ably assisted in fighting
Americas battles in every corner of the
globe for more than century.
The marines serve both at sea and
and equipped very much as are SOL
diers Of the land forces. In their pre-
liminary instruction on shore. at navy
yards and naval stations they are in
structed and drilled in the duties of
infantry soldiers. field artillery and
machine gun companies. In prepara-
ton for their duties as landing parties
from ships oe the navy, for expedi-
advance bases. they are further trained
in aviation. in the use of portable
searchlights, the wireless telegraph,
the Photograph and the various other
methods of signaling, range finding.
the erection. operation and mainte-
nance of telegraph and telephone
lines. the planting of land and sub
marine mines. the handling of tor
pedoes. the erection and demolition of
bridges. the building of roads, knottinz
and splicing of ropes, the handling of
heavy weights, the fitting of gun
gears and the various methods of
Singing and transporting ordnance
and the mounting in suitable shore
positions of guns of three, five and six
inch caliber.
In their service on battleships and
cruisers the marines form part of
the ships complement for battle man
ming the six-inch. fve-inch, three inch
and six-pounder guns of the inter-
mediate and secondary batteries. They
are trained and fully equipped for in
slant service as landing parties for
duty on shore.
Great mobility and facilities for
quick action are required of the
marines. They must be kept in readi-
be prepared for service in any climate
They have seen service in Egypt, AL
giers. TripoH, Mexico, China, Japan,
Korea. Cuba. Porto Rico, Panama,
Sumatra. Hawaii. Samoa. Guam. Alaska
the Philippine Islands and Haiti"
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