The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-03
War Special Today


Tother day a second lieutenant
from an officers training camp ar
rived at cantonmeut som ewhare In
the United States. His Importance
seethed and squirmed for recognition
Hts chest was poked out and his
shoulders squared hack II is step was
sprightly as he pointed his nose to-
ward headquarters to report. On the
way he. met one of the drafted quota
from Green county. The private fail
ed TO salute his superior Where
upon the second lieutenant clustered
in his outraged dignity: {.
Why didn't you salute me2
4 didn't know you were an. Of
acer."
Il am. And what is more, do you
know that you are liable TO punish
ment for the breech %
but / didn't recognize you, sir"
That's all very well and good. ]
command you to come TO attention
and salute me $50 times."
The private started out on the mar
athon When he Was al stop 147,
major walked up and inquired about
the details of the exhibition. The sec
end lieutenant explained,
Then the major came to bat. He
addressed his Junior officer:
Are you aware of the fact that
an ofhcer must return every sdlute
given him Pc
Il hadn't thought Of tt"
The major then directed the pri-
waite To give the three remaining sa-
lutes Al the end Of the performance
he quietly instructed the hearty young
officer TO return the grinning private
salute for salute.
a Camp Lee corporal was driiling
an awkard squad.
Company. Attention. company.
lift up your left leg and hold it
straight out In front Of you,
One of the squad held up his right
leg by mistake. THIS brought his
righthand companions left leg and
his own right leg close together. The
officer. seeing this, exclaimed an
grily:
And who is that blooming galoot
over there holding up botn legs"
DO You Know Him.
Absolute knowledge have / none,
But nv aunt's washerwoman's sis
ter's son
Heard a policeman on his beat
Say to a laborer on the street,
That ne had a letter, just last week,
Written In the finest Greek,
From Il Chinese Coolie in Tturbuctoo,
Who said the ntggers in Cuba knew
OF II coiored man In a Texas town
Who got IL straight from n circus
clown,
That man IN Klondtke heard the
news,
From a gang of South American Jews,
About somebody IN Borneo,
Who heard man who claimed to
know,
OF a small society female rake.
Whose mother -in-law will undertake
kxN L. TzfE
sisters niece.
Has stated in printed piece,
That che has son VINO has friend,
who knows when the war Is gong
to end.
4 newly arrived rookie got his uni
form exchanged by mistake with some
one and could not locate It He went
to his officer in command and tolo
him of tho trouble.
t'Why, that uniform seems TO ut.
Why don't YOU let the matter drop?'
ttrut. sir, I would like to have mine
back If possible, ="
why Ia It so Important?
well, STR. 1t is this way / mad
quart hip pockets put in mine ana
these wouldn't hold ~
Tie got thirty days In the hobsegow.
Al yaphank one of the walters at
the officers mess tent was an erst-
while Bowery hangout. It was MS
habit to play poker on the sly re-
sya-sIess Of his corporars warnings,
One morning after he had return
cd from a two days furlough he dozed
off during a lutl in his duties between
the regular meal and the dessert. an
officer IN wishing TO order DESSERT
gave him little punch and asked:
What have you for
s~rhree kings and pair of -
But the officer had pie and ice
cream. "