The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-05-15
PLAYING GAME
lNTELLIGENTLY
Men Realizing That Each Individual
Unit Of the Army Should Be A.
Strong As Possible.
STORY OF DIscRAcED OFFICER
Discharged From Service for Drunk
enness, Man With Wife at Home
Hesitates to Return.

(Mr. Evans is connected with the
work of establishing "Y" huts for the
use Of American officers. This gives
him an excellent opportunity to give
our readers accurate and reliable in
formation on the vital events transpir.
ing in France.-Editor.)
(By Harry G.. Evans)
SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE, April
Is, 191S-lnto our officers club today,
direct from the front line trench, came
five as fine lads as America has sent
to France-Lieutenants Reason, Can
field, Shott, Parsons and Rowman.
They were seeking a bath and beds
and sorely were they in need of both.
They are already veterans of the war,
as evidenced by the service badge on
the left sleeve of their coats. They
have been six months in the service
in France. So splendidly have these
chaps deported themselves, so closely
have they applied themselves to the
study OF military tactics, so gallantly
did they command their men in the
front line trench, that they have been
selected by the general staff at army
short season to confer with, advise
have not yet left America.
Before g1tting Unto the thailling
stories these young chaps brought us
from the immediate front, let me con-
trast their return home with the re-
turn of another small group Of Off
GERS who go by the same boat-this
for the benefit Of the officers and men
who have not yet left America.
Playing CANE lnteliigently.
These five lieutenants are but
fraction of large number who re-
turn home on the same mission. They
are from the common walks of life,
not gifted above other men, unless it
be the gift of gripping and holding
themselves in the line of duty and
against destructural appetites and pas
siCns. They have simply played the
game intelligently. They recognized
the fact that each individual unit Of
the army should be strong-and they
became strong. They did not lose
their individuality Or their, strength
in the association with thousands of
comrades. There's the mistake so
many soldiers make. They think the
only thing that counts is the crowd,
the thousands; that the individual is
nothing. A strapping, we'll set up pri
vate was arraigned before his CON-
nlanding officer charged with being
drunk. The captain addressed him:
Private Jones. this is the second
time. Sorry, very sorry. In all other
ways you are doing we'll. Why Is it?
What's the trouble Perhaps you
haven't found out how much liquor
you can hold, or whether you can
hold any and be good soldier. That's
it."
The private nodded assent.
Well, find out. It's one of the
first things a young man ought to
learn. Want to go to the front, don't
yOu?"
Yes, sir, certainly"
"Well, we all want to go, but we
can't go till every man is efficient.
you want to be the man who kept
he rest of us from going
"No, sir. sure do not"
'All right, then. Whenever you
want to drink just say to yourself,
If do I'll keep the regiment back
Individual Counts.
That lad learned that the individ.
ual counts. In a day or two, as soon
as the ship yonder in the> harbor is
our five lieutenants who
have made good. will sail for home,