Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-07-04

Maj. Gen. Charles @. Morton, who
has received his promotion with Nor
risou and Sibert, had a nickname at
the academy, which was dropped as
soon as his young irresponsible class
mates graduated. Morton was known
as "Beak," for, with the usual way of
youth, which is not always kindly. al
though probably meaning so TO be,
Morton was given the name because he
had, and doubtless still has, a big
nose.
Morton a Hard Student.
For years Charles G. Morton has
been more or less of a marked man in
the army because of his constant and
hard study Of army problems. All Of
ficers study, but some of them are, as
one might say, approximations. Out of
Morton's study have come results and
one of them Is his promotion to the
command of a division and unquestion-
ably his chance to fight in France for
his country as a division commander.
OF the IS colonies who were pro
NOTED to be brigadier generals two
We're classmates of mine at the acad-
emy-David c. Shanks and Samuel d.
Sturgis Shanks Is q Yirginian. He
is an outstanding molntaineer. I can
see his face and his tow head today as
they appeared on the day of his report
Ing at the Military academy in the
year 1880. ShankS is one of the army's
favorltes. He was popular as a cadet
! and there is every evidence of his pop
ularity in the army.
Brig. Gen. Samuel ID. Sturgls Is
son of General Sturgis of Civil war
fame. who, after the war, commanded
the Seventh cavalry. One Of Samuel
Sturgis' brothers was killed under Gus
ter in July 1876. In the fight with the
Sioux. Sturgis is an artilleryman,
young-looking and a man of extraOr-
binary vigor
5undy and Hale.
Omar Bundy of the class Of 'S3.
who has just been made a brIgadier
general. distinguished himself in the
Philippines. particularly in the fight at
the Crater. BuHdy is "far from tall"
being Ct stocky and yet wiry con-
struction. If the cadets in his day had
been as familiar as they should have
been. perhaps, with certain lines of
poetic endeavor Bundy might have ac-
quired some other nickname than the
one which was given him, but the
Of Of no
annexed surname. and so Bundy was
dubbed Bile" and today he is still
Bile" Notwithstanding the fact he IS
a brlgadier general
Harry c. Hale, now brigadier gen
eral, has the brightest pair OF eyes that
the army possesses. Hale's eyes. If
sparkle means anything in the way of
piercing quality, can look through the
mask of battery. 10 was Hale who
did such commanding work in the
drive after Big FOot's band prior 70
the Wounded Knee fight in South Ia
kota. Ia other ways than this Hale's
career has been most distinguished.
He is physically 1.-the and mentally
alert He was a good fellow as a
cadet when knew him well. and can
find NO one in Washington to say that
he has changed In the least in this
from the days of boyhood.
Want $1,000 Volunteers.
Things occasionally ~ wrong with
the calculations Of the experts. There
was no war department man but
thought that as soon as registration
day was over the rush 10 enlist in the
regular service would be So great that
weeks time only would be necessary
to secure the young americans needed
for the regular establ ment
About G00O0 are needed to bring the
regulars to war strength II is known
that the officials hold no strong hope
that all the men needed can be Sc
cured by July 10, but there will be con
tentment If, in existing circumstances,
10000 meu can be enlisted for the in
fantry and 1000 for the artillery with
in the limits of the time fixed. Army
officers and many civilians with them
all over the country, with the approval
NJ Washington are driving TO secure
recruits for the regular army.
Things have gone counter 10 expec-
taton. Recruiting fell off after regis
trttion duy and in one way the army
officer think the falling off signifies
something worth while The first
thought in the matter was that re-
cruits would rush 90 the regular army
because they desired to avoid being
known as conscripts. The heart de-
sire of the war department has been
TO take from conscription everything
suggestive of compulsory service.
Every effort has been made to let the
youug men know that they would be
held in as high honor under the selec-
tive plan as always has been the case
under the volunteering system.
No Disgrace in Consumption.
Army officers believe now that young
America has given over the idea that
the new national army is to be looked
on as IA conscript army after the man
ner In which drafted men of the past
were viewed by the general public. If
the decrease In the numbers of men
applying for service In the regular
army is due to the fact that no longer
is CONSUMPTION regarded as once 1t
was. the army officials will be not only
satisfied but grateful.
Recruiting for the regular army, II
is believed here. was quickened ut the
first by the belief of the applicants