South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-07
FORMER N. D. MAN
WRITES ARMY TEXT
Lieut.. P. J. FOgaTty Completes
His Book, "A Summary of
BayOnet Training"

"a Summary Of Bayonet Training
IS the title OF a text now IN use in
the army written by Lieut.. Paul j.
Fogarty ara Indiana boy. "a native
OF Michigan City, but for several
years a resident OF South Bend.
Lieut.. FOgarty was graduated at
Notre Dame In f9l and was a MEM
Der of the famous class in journal
ism that went into the army, 100
'per cent strong Although deprived
OF a promised commission as captain
by the sudden ending Of the war,
Lieut.. Fogarty has decided 20 for
sake the newspaper profession for
that OF a soldier. and will remain
ia the regular army. In a letter 90
a former professor at Notre Dame,
the young soldier SAYS he has won
one title that Is not known in the
regular army. The letter follows:
Central Officers Training School,
Camp Pike. Ark.
My dear Professor:
AS Woodrow VII is wont TO say.
May I not express my deepest re-
greet In not being able 10 visit you
during my last pilgrimage TO the
Pad and Pencil Mecca. assure
YOU that it was only after repeated
slirmishes with sad looking broth
ers' who seemed 20 infest the dig
gings at the time, that 7 finally de-
cided that you were a. w o. i.
That sherman was wise far be
yond his years land ears) Is the aC-
Eevo officers. and I consider my
self the king Of near beer war
,iors. Outside of a little brush with
the influenza. the recent greatly ad-
vertised war provided about as
much excitement as would the fly
leaf on "A phone directory
For IS months / have been
preaching the gospel of the bayo
net have convinced several
thousand embryo officers that the
Boche must be carved with a nicely
and 'fnesse' that is fostered by
malice aforethought and nursed by
imagination 'play-stringsl Yea, 4
have begged. bullied curried and
cursed men into invoking the wrath
Of God upon inanimate objects. such
as dummies. parry-sticks. et al. and
now after one short, sweet war
ann rewarded.
THE title Blood and Cuts has
been conferred upon me.
Enclosed YOU will find 'Paul's
cpistle 10 the Infiuenzians' Chap ]
Last verse. This meHowy little
treatise should provide much COM
fort and cheer for you and your
family during the long winter eve
uugs that are 90 come.
AN Inn all my Chagrin over not
being able To put my theories into
practice. is so great that I have de
cided to remain i'm the regular army
i'm hopes that some other 'wop' ma
tion may invoke a long. short and
jab point from me. Guess I have
been eating too much raw meat.)
About a month before the Ger
mans showed their fondness for the
color scheme OF yellow 7 was rec
commended for "a captaincy. Yester-
day I was informed that 7 would
have 10 wait for another war-and
SO I am wishing the kaiser an upper
berth. right next To the furnace
in hell
Since a year ago last October ]
have had charge OF bayonet and
physical drill i'm three camps and in
all due modesty I can say that I
have met with great success. The
enclosed text book is now being use
i'm this camp. Ny formation FOR
-uper-supervised physical drill is
also being carried out here
81 do not know what the regular
army will do with me. but I am
hoping for either am overseas as
signment or an S. A. r. c. order
and l. wouldn't get mad at nobody
if Notre Dame assem BLEED as "A unit
ou Cartier field and took arms
forward raise from the eN-disturbeI
~ third floor back.
with renewed assurances OF my
highest consideration, I am
Sincerely yours.