Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-12
OLDER AND ADLER MEN CALLED.

Finally conception has taken place
that this war is big business and big
men are wanted 10 win it. The congress
has decreed that men under thirty one
years of age are best fitted physically
for soldiers but older heads, trained
heads. men of proved executive capac-
ity and demonstrated sagacity in bust
ness and professions are now wanted
for generals. The ablest men Germany
has are leading troops against US. 1t is
not 10 be expected that We can
against her with our men all boys.
Men in the thirties and for.:es are now
called for leaders to enter an officers
| training camp and then take charge OF
the new armies.
A most eloquent appeal has been
published in Minnesota by BrigadieI
General Sage 1t is equally as applica-
Bile to Iowa and to every state which
has not yet supplied TO the officers
camp its quota of men already trained
| TO command and trained to succeed in
the battles of peace. He pleads:
This is an open letter to men only
to real men-men OF Minnesota-mid-
dle-ased men between 81 and so years
of age.
This is your call to the colors
Uncle Sam summons you noW-noi
NJ
| %. but the strong, matured, clear
headed business men Of Minnesota he
summons you to service in positions Of
responsibility, where your experience
your knowledge of business, your abii-
lty to handle men. will be of big serv.
ice to your country.
| He doesn't draft you: he doesn't make
you go-he simply sounds the call. Il
you can't hear it, If you are slightly
deaf in one ear of your soul, and dom
near well out Of the other, then stay
safely at home while bigger men, bet
ter men, do the fighting for you.
| Hundreds of thousands OF young mer
are responding Fundamentally to theil
call Of selective service: many thous.
ands of men, slightly older, are in train
| ing at the officers camps for theil
work as first and second lieutenants.
Now Uncle Sam calls on thousand!
more. slightly older, TO volunteer fol
| the more responsible positions as cap
| tains, majors and lieutenant coionels
| For these places he must have mer
who have proved their ability in every.
day life, men Of executive ability, mel
of Judgment men who decide quickly
and wisely, men trained by experience
to take orders and to give them, mer
| who do things.
He must have men like you-the 3u'
nior partner in a successful business
| the responsible executive in large
| concern, the manager in a wholesale
house, the superintendent of a depart
men, the foreman, the son OF Is whit
stepped into fathers shoes few year
ago. ...
II you respond to this call you vii
be sent to the new training camp a
Fort Riley for three months. Whil'
there you will get the finest physica
training you ever had-also your food
clothing and 500 month. If you max
good at Fort Riley you will get com
mission as one Of the higher officers Il
the big. new army Of freedom with OPP
lportunity to climb still higher by val
liant deeds.
This is your call to service.
| For two years now you have bee
talking about Prussian autocracy. vor
Trying about the perils Of democracy
lover the reports OF outraged wome
land bayoneted babies in Belgium. Yo
gave a few dollars TO help some Frenc
orphan whose father died in tn
trenches. You hung out a flag an
icheered Justify when President Wilso
gave the word that released the might
forces OF America for the great conflic
Of the ages.
Anybody can do these things.
takes real men to lead an army.
4 You can stay at nome anu Hiana5
} your business as usual IL you war
to- You can find plenty Of excuses I
satisfy your relatives and friends. Ca
tyou satisfy your own conscience? Ca
you find reason, fifteen or twent
Iyears from now. that will satisfy you
boy, when he asks what you did in tn
great war; You have wife and Chi
idren? So had the men Of Belgium An
France.
Can you be HAPPY. safe VIII &c.
family, when you think Of what
happening right now 70 other wivf
and children. to the fair yoaaS girls {
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