Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-13
cruiting Office and enlisting."

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| NO" replied the Construction Boss,
triae sadly. But if it wasn't for the
wife and the three kids you'd would see
me doing just that little thing"
Say" he continued, some of you
young fellows make me tired. l served
in the Spanish-American war, and It
didn't kill met made me a better
man in every way. Oh, yes know thar
tle Spanish-American war wasn't much
Of a show compared to this one, but
we heard few shots fired, at that"
1T isn't only getting shot that wor-
rie1 ne" said the File Clerk Il don't
want to go around saluting every Of
fcer meet-just as if wasn't as good
as they are! Anyway, what fun will
I have in the army?"
You'll have all kinds of fun-of the
kind Of fun that is good for you" re
turned the Construction Boss. produc-
ing a sack of Durham and proceeding
to roll a cigarette. And as for salut-
ing oficers-that's privilege, not
disgrace"
1T shows that you are members of
the same profession-brothers in arms.
The officer is Just as much bound to re-
turn the salute as you are to give it
And if you don't like being private
you can be an officer-if you are a good
enough man. We need all the officers
we can get-all you have to do is to
prove that you have the stuff"
wei, I don't want any of it." said
the File Clerk. Little old New York
is good enough for"
Yes, little old New York, eight hours
day in an Office, couple of hours in
movie theatre or bum cabaret in
the evening, a trip to Coney Island on
Sunday and all of ten dollars a week
That's fine life for a man, isn't it?
In the army you'll get up in the
morning feeling like a real man. You'll
go through a half-hour of setting-up
exercises to take the kinks out of your
muscles. By the time the bugle goes
for breakfast you'll want it, and you'll
get a real breakfast Then you wili
start in on the work of the day You'll
drill, and you'll drill hard. You'll
know what it means to sweat, and
you'll learn what a good drink water
really is. You'll feel the old sun burn
ing through your flannel shirt and
lyoull like it-like it almost as much
as the shade of the trees along the!
dusty road when you fall out for ten.
minute rest.
Along about ten-thirty you'll start
thinking about dinner-they don't eat
lunch in the army-and you'll think
about it harder and harder until you
get it. After dinner you'll get some
more drill-they give you plenty to
door learn to dig trenches, or throw
bombs, or to read maps, or to signal,
or practice bayonet Nightingale of
them real mems jobs Then you'll get
"a chance to clean up for retreat, which
comes along about sun-down That's
the real classy dress-up affair of the
army day. You'll march out onto the
parade ground and line up in regimen
tai formation. Then the band will
play The Star Spangled Banner and
you will stand at attention while the
flag comes down-and if you are real
American you'll feel a creepy sensation
down your spine and you'll be so darn
proud of your uniform and of your
regiment, and of yourself, that you'll
almost bust the buttons off your shirt!
Then you'll eat again and clean up
your rife, After that you can read. or
write, or sit around and swap stories
or sing. Along about nine O'Clock you'll
begin to get noddy and by the time the
windjammer blows taps youth be-
ready to stretch out on your cot-and