The Parker post., 1917-10-13
They Go Everywhere by Land Or
Sea In Defense Of the
American FLAG.
MOTTO: ALWAYS FAITHFUL ''
The Recruit Entering Ssrv!cs Today 10
Paid $40 a Month and the opportu.
nitles for Advancement Are
Numerous.
Sy EDWARD q, CLARK.

oeliS," Always Faithful" is their
motto In peace and war.
SO it would seem that If good works
coupled with faith. secure O mans sal
vation, there must be some reason as
we'll rs rhyme In the last four lines of
the Marine corps hymn:
II the Army and the Navy
Ever look on Heavens scenes,
They will find the streets are guarded by
The United States Marines.
Recently Uncle Sam has ordered an
increase In the number Of his marines
to a war strength Of 10000 men,
which numerically means 4,O00 more
men than there are in a division of
troops Of the United States army.
There is room in the marines, there
fore, for any stalwart young Ameri-
can between the ages Of eighteen and
thirty-fve who wishes to be a soldier
and sailor In one. to be first In the
dght, and to be able to prove that he
Is always faithful to the ideals Of hu
manity and the ideals of his country.
In the present war the American be-
NSI IS LQdC t0e TWO are cue.
When congress recently increased
the pay Of the army 1t also increased
the pay Of the navy and Of the Ma
rtne corps. The recruit today who en-
ters the Marine corps will receive $50
q month pay, an increase Of S15 over
the pay In the more or less piping
t1mes Of peace. More than this. If he
goes to sea, which unQuestionably will
be his lot. he will receive 20 per cent
additional. and 1t is generally account
ed that in this war time the 20 per
cent increase will be continued while
the marine is on land In a foreign
country holding up his end for the
United States.
What is the marine? This Is one Of
the questions In a little catechism Is
sued by the officials Of the corps. The
answer is that the marine Is @ soldier
OF the sea.
A Tw~-Ftstsa Fighter.
The marine is q soldier and q sailor. |
and yet be !s neither. He IL Q sort OF
O twO-fsted fighting rover. He goes
everywhere by land or by sea to the
last outpost Of civilization and beyond
Il 1t Is necessary for the service Of
protection Of the American flag and of
the upholding of the rights Of American
people.
The Marine corps Ia curious In O way
In Its formation. It has more men In
fts ranks than an army division. and
yet IN a way its organization Is that
Of regiment, although 1t has q ma
1or general cOmmandant and several
brtgadier generals. Then, like the
army, it has it's eoloneis its lieutenant
colonels, Its majors, and It's captains.
The Marine corps. big as 1t Ia. with
It's 10000 men In war time. keeps Pc
culiar organization. because its fight.
ers necessarily are divided into COM
paratively small detachments.
Under the command Of Colonel Doy.
an Of the Marine corps 2,0OO soldiers
Of the sea soon will be in the trenches
IN France. These men, 1t has been !
announced. were added to the preIim-
mary force which 1t Is intended to
send into France because the govern
ment recognized the right of marines
to I've up to the meaning Of their war.
time slogan, "First In the Fight"
Men Needed for Marines.
The United States government wants |
men for Its Marine corps. 1t hopes that |
1t will not be necessary to draw from |
the ranks of the seiective service |
army the men needed to complete the |
complement Of the sOldier-sailor organ
1zation. It wants volunteers. The at !
fractions Of service in the marines are |
many. There are chances, and good |
ones, for the enlisted men to be rec |
commended for student course at An
napolis, there to be educated and |
trained and upon graduation to re, |
ceive q commission either Ia the Ma
r1ne corps or Ia the navy. The law
also provides for the promotion of
nonconmissioned officers to warrant |
rank In the grades Of marine gunners
and quartermaster's clerk. Such off,
GERS receive from s1,126 to $4,000 a
year, and are entitled to the same
privileges Of retirement as warrant
officers In the navy.
There Is a chance for marines to
make money In addition to their pay.
Mess stewards, mess sergeants. mess
men, clerks, and men assigned to avia-
don duty receive amounts varying
from $3.50 to $15 per month In add
ton to their base pay. There are pro-
Visions for increased pay for men who
qualify as expert rifiemen, as marks
men and as sharpshooters.
The Marine corps is the oldest army
service Of the United States, having
been organized before the army and
the navy. Every man who enters it is
given his food, his clothing, his lodg-
Ing, and his medical attendance.
The country needs volunteer ma.
Enes for a service that is First ut
aAs Front and Always Faithful