The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-12-26
LIEUT.. MAURICE E. CRAIG
is A POPULAR OFFICER
The Work of Herb Craig's Son Causes
Innumerable Surprises and Is
Suggested as Hero of Story.

A number of old timers remember
Herb Craig, an old time cowboy of
this section, resident of the old town
of Hardesty for several years and
former employee on Jack Hardesty's
S Half-circle ranch, says the Guymon
Herald. The subject of the following
sketch is Herb Craig's son and many
old timers will rejoice in the fact
that Herbs boy has made good. The
item is slipped from "Trench and
Camp" an army paper:
"From Cowboy to Lieutenant" or
stepping Stones to the Great War"
might be the title of the life story of
one of the most popular officer in
Camp Upton. His work with Devel-
opment Battalion No. 6 has been
fraught with innumerable surprises,
and daily it was learned how versa
tile is the hero of our story.
When Lieut.. Maurice E. Craig came
to US he was assigned to the important
task of taking care of the person.
mel work of the battalion. So we'll
did he succeed that in short time he
was made Personnel Adjutant. His
cheerful personality caused the
clerks under him to look upon their
tasks in different manner and actu-
ally to enjoy all the work. The lib
eral and democratic qualities of the
officer were the reason for his rapid
rise in the estimation of all his fell
lows.
And then one day it was discovered
that the reason for his liberality was
the fact that he was born in the town
Of Liberal, Kansas. And few days
later when some perfect tipping had
to be done for the Personnel Adjutant
in hurry, and he did it himself, it
was learned that Lieut.. Craig was the
best typist in the vicinity, beating
Jack Reid, the regular, all hollow.
And when the bookkeeping problem
arose, it was seen that the lieutenant
was master in that field too. Then
they went out riding one day, and
when no one wished to ride Red Dick,
the terror of the equestrians, Lieut..
Craig took the steed and made him
toe the mark and bend to the will of
The master. No one was surprised
any longer, for so many things had
been done and well done by the Off
Ger that the ability of the man was an
established fact by now.
These statements may seem sur
prising, but it was learned that Lieut.
Craig, having been raised in Liberal,
received, nevertheless, liberal edu-
cation. The Kansas tornado has been
in the army for two years now, hav-
ing served in the regulars, the goth
and 42nd Infantries. He has made
good as horseman, soldier, sharp
shooter and student of the long for
eign names on the roster of the bat
talon. The favorite sport of the
lieutenant, however, is making out
payrolls, for, being of an altruistic
nature, he has been on the job to see
that his men are promptly paid In
addition to this, baseball has proved
one of the points of contact with the
other men of his unit.
His education at the Liberal High
School and at the Kansas and Wes-
leyan Business College has stood him
in good stead, for it has aided him
cosiderably in getting ahead.
After graduation from the Fourth
Officers Training Camp at Camp Lee,
Va, our hero became wrapped up in
successful matrimonial affair
And therefore, it is a pleasure to
be able to tell about the success of
one of our best officers, the cowboy,
stenographer, bookkeeper, soldier
the man with the signature, Maurice
E. Craig.