Arizona republican., 1917-06-06
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 MONEY AT THE
 PRES|D|O CAMP
Republican A. p. leased Wire1

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. June D. The principal topic of discussion at the moment among the embryonic of ficers at the Presidio military reserva- tion here who are taking an intensive course preparing them for commissions in the new United States army is the acute stringency in the money market. May 3l was payday and all the forms attending the distribution of the pay roll strictly were adhered to, including the muster and roll-cal. The only in cidental lacking to complete the 'cere- mony was the money. As yet, con- gress has made no provision to distri- bute the $100 monthly to each man which it was understood would be paid | during the training course.
 | The situation has been accepted phi 1 losophically and even the diatribes of the few chronic numbers have been turned into subjects of humor. Here I've just gotten over being bent by aching bones. and now I'm | broke remarked one of the men but it's long casualty list. The entire outfit is wiped out financially"
 Ocular evidence of the condition of affairs is apparent by the almost en- tire elimination. of the more expensive 1 Egyptian and Turkish cigarettes which
 
 and the substitution of the little book of brown tissue papers and the small i bag of tobacco. Some of the men who never before have attempted to roll | their own cigarettes are having a ser l ious time of it.
 Il haven't had a comfortable smoke 1 in week." complained a tall thin man either 1 get too much tobacco in the thing and the resultant cigarette is con structed along the general lines of a sofa cushion, or else I get in too little and it falls out and when the match IS applied the paper flares up to the inn | minent peril of the end of my nose Men, >who have long rolled their cigar cites and are expert in the handling oi the .'makings' are in brisk demand as instructors in the art among the duf- fers at the business.
 Nelghboring tobacco shops confirmed these conditions by stating that the sale of expensive cigarettes had faller off while the demand for the ''makings' showed a heavy gain.
 One of the specialties taken up of late has been instruction in the use Of the bayonet Some years ago it was be- lieved that this weapon had seen it: last days in view of the long rang, guns which have come into vogue. I'm european war is said to have entirely disposed of this as fallacy. Scarcely a day passes but what mention is made in the official headquarters reports O the European belligerent armies o some ction, in which tn enemy was pu to rout or forced to surrender at thu bayonet.
 Major, William $. Valentine durIn! the course of a lecture to the men 0 the Seventh company on the uses the bayonet and the manner of hand ling it impressed on his hearers tn fact that an enemy neck or stomacl presented the most admirable target for the bayonet for the reason tha there were no bones to interfere witt the successful passage of the blade int the anatomy There are too man. bones in the head and chest, he saic and it would be difficult matter t withdraw a bayonet once it beeam imbedded between couple of ribs.
 However" continued the major, 'i your bayonet happens to get stuck, an you can't twist it out fire a charg from your rifle after it. sTbis will al I ways loosen the bayonet."
 A mild hammered young man sittin in the rear of the room rose to inquir if the Germans were being instructe in the same tricks.
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