Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-17

states, Is leCililcdly OH llltCLiNS o"es
end therefore must register after ne
has reached draft age and upon notice
by the President. Upon stating in his
qGastionnaire that lie is already in
the military service Of the United
States, he will be placed automatical-
" by his local draft board in class
5-B, as provided by the Selective Ser
vice regulations. The draft board will
not call him for induction so long as
ne remains member Of the Students
Army Training Corps.
Opportunity will be given for the
enlisted student, who so elects, to
transfer from army TO navy, and vice
versa, and 10 be assigned to active
service in one of the various corps o.
the AMY upon recommendation OF the
college president and the proper mill
tary authority.
Regular uniforms, including hats,
shoes and overcoats, will be furnished
sll members of the Students Army
Training Corps BY tie government.
Should Congress lower the age Of
liability to Immediate military service,
zen of the new ages NOT ALREADY
ENLISTED may find difficulty in en-
tering the service otherwise thar
through the draft boards. In view OF
this possibility, all men expecting to
enlist at all in the Students Army
Training Corps will 90 well to enter
promptly"
Mrs Parsons read the news item
carefully three times AS she was
finishing it for the third time her
husband came in One giance told hlng
that each had read the important
news.
"But, my dear" Mrs. Parsons
smiled sadly. "thc lnoirey-thln@s cost
so much that we have little to spare.
"Chaer UP, mother" her husband an
sy,ered, 4 saw Mr.. Leighton. dc
asked me if ] wanted to let Robert do
his duty and go to college so as to III
himself to serve hi4 country in the
future. OF course, said Eyes and
he said: Then I'll gladly let him work
in our Office part time; you know w
have branch office near tic un'vers-
itv-hc'll make enough to pay his va
through if you'll help him just as
much as you do now
When Robert was told of the plans
for his future. he reDelled-it was the
natural thing for rcd-blooded Amerl-
can bow to do. He wanted to 11ght'
.John's in the army. isn't he? want
to kill Huns"
After time, however, nc saw that
BE- served Uncle Sam better as mem
her Of the Students Army Training
Corps than as private in France.
Then big thought occurred TO MIR
. "hs a college sudden. he would pc =
colder lust IS rorch as if nc were
fighting as hard ! fight as his broth
. g. in France, for Jchn and nc would
both be doing the work that most
hclped their country. Besides, ever
# he enlisted in the regular army nc
could not expect to see actual fighting
-,uch sooner than through the 5. A
~ p * :ts
And So il was that Robert saw HI:
: duty, AND DID II.
Dick the youngest, felt very blue
" Fer once he forgot to tease his motn'
, e. and for whole week got into ne
Z mischief.
: "Mother," said NJ. Parsons IN
worried tone. Something's up. Dict
! is TOO good; something is wrong VIII
4 tie lad"
: there was, and a day or so later
very rcbellious Dick stood mantuli'
5 5crore his father and said:
Gather, am going to work; | cal
5 ,t.s lob in the Hillside Mill and "ori
y en- war supplies. | .'Al.-t nc slaci,er
: pvc got to 20 and I'm going.
IS go. Dick, that's the trouble, Is It!
n Eyes, father"
i Well, Dick, if It's best for %on t
: 20. I'll not stand IL the way ho
C rsonlisc me you wont 60 anything 10
p week,or 50 that | can look into it:
# Dicl; promised, ant; it was = ION
week of waiting for him. Before IT,
/ week was out, however, Mr.. Parson
asked Dick to 20 To- . walk with hin
n Father and son set CT together a.!