The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-06

whom | saw in this furthest advanced
section Of the army. the regulars mum
her about twenty-five per cent, and the
other three quarters are Volunteers who
came IN on the declaration of war. The
regulars. with their experience are well
scattered among the newcomers. 80 as
10 give foundation on which To build
morale. The police sergeant. with three
lnd teeth In his front upper jaw. which
come out ln a chilly smile. is apother
old timer. II II his duty 20 make the
iikr of prisoners uncomfortable with
hard work Otherwise the boys would
hroab tho rules and stay out nfte.
hours lie was speaking OF the lumber
shortage and the difficulty of getting
any pine boards for tne nuts.
I'm between hrc and hot water my.
self" he said
When the War Came 10 Texas.
4 Texas wan ,stroilod into the hut
where WAS spending tho night and
lbegan tnlking about his home ana dis
tiict. He lives thirty miles from Tex
arkana. and his hands were hungel up
fium his army work as mule skinner"
Ito told how the circulation of the lo.
cat newspapers jumped "a, soon as war
was declared.
THE people thought they might as
well know about ia as not" be *
planned.
the kaiser won't do" was his sum
mary OF Texas public opinion. aud he
explained why has state felt that way.
ITS busting international law made
our folks see the war-it was shooting
the steamers
| 1 sat near group of soldiers in "A
hut They had come in for a cake OF
chocolate ana smoke The talk ran
~ 20 the nc~ a-ne Ike ot the last six
months
"Td give 'em hundred dollars to
send ne back" said one
"a don't want to 20 back till | see
someihinr." replied the man across the
table
Its nicer % he over where you can
savyy, where sou can be with your own
people put in a third man over here
you have 20 make all kinds Of move.
ments To make them cough up"
81 came into the army to work" as.
serted boy it makes a man out Of
you"
II makes "a growler out Of most" re.
piled an older man.
! We'll. you've got to take it just as
/ il comes" advised the philosopher OF
the group. I'm getting all the money
/ need. Go back to the States and
you'll not he satisfied IN take anoth-
er good taste Of the army I've got a
brother. getting on six years in the
Twelfth cavalry says its the incest
life he ever lived"
! The American turn is in their speech
all the time-not only the charming
southern slur and the New England
! tWang. but the little surprise in the
wording Itself. ! was sitting next to a
Louisville Ky. man, and cannon driv-
sr came into the shack. The Southerner
greeted him
I'm as glad 70 see you as I'd be to
see my wife. And haven't got any
wife"
\ few minutes later "A man yelled
Where's Bob
y voice from the next shack an
swered:
Here"
Can't you hear him breathing"
asked the southerner.
The Youth Of New Country.
These are all men whom / have met
In our new army | give their exact
.alk as it fen and the facts about their
ife history. This is America In the
autumn Of 1917 in the persons Of her
young volunteers These men have
come across willingly. even gladly, with
4 touch of adventure in their impulse
and more than a touch OF heroism They
are young with the youth Of a new
country. Curiosity is their mental atti-
tude. They want TO see great things.
20 play part at a moment Of history.
Few of this advance army will ever see
home again. for they will be first and
longest in the trenches but there is
no foretaste of death in their jaunty
attitude their humorous talk. the vi.
tality that survives drill and punish.
Ing hikes ana turns 10 nine innings OF
baseball for recreation. They are Tex
as. Iowa and Minnesota They are
youth
The Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion is being challenged to the biggest
Job of its life ont here. Can it catch |
Up this drifting. humorous crowd of |
them feel at home The old methods |
and the old men won't 90 at all The |
secretary with the professional glad |
hand and general smile and watchful |
eve would last about a week. The |
Bible classes and prayer groups are all |
right enough for small selected groups |
of the men. but the great mass Of these |
brave. lonesome. warm-hearted BOYS are |
shy Of "uplift"
The core Of the work out here is 10 |
give the men one place IN each camp /
of the war zone where they can feel /
as free as in their own home towns. as .
free TO write letters, play pool. sing /
songs, zee Charley Chaplin on the |
screen. II is up % the American peo.
ple TO give their army these things
TO give money freely 70 the "Y" huts.
and to send experienced men, business
men, men with glee club voices and |
good stories, TO help in the work. Above
all. the hut secretary must have a
great human liking in his makeup, lik- 1
ing for all kinds of men. The men feel |
il in a minute and respond to IL. but
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