Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-01
DRESSMAKER ONCE,
NOW USESbAYONET
PoIygIot Army? Yes-of An
Shapes, Sizes and 0ccu.
pations.
"BIG TRANSITIONS" NOTED
1T JuNTUs D. WOOD.

1T JuNTUs d. WOOD.
Special Correspondence Of The Evens.s
Star and the Chicago Daily News.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. March Every person who
has written ten words about our Ma.
tional Army has commented ON its
polyglot complexion. its sons Of many
nations. its children Of two hsmi.
spheres and other smooth sounAing
phrases. Its mon also have been draws
from all walks Of life. some Of which
are conducive to anything except
lighting.
One night q general stag sfiosr was
inspecting the dark trenches In the
American sector northwest Of TouL
. brush With the enemy. machine guns
still were popping and everybody was
strainin8 his eyes out over no mans
shoot At. The omcer was almost upon
q soldier before the latter turned and
mildly whispered. Halt"
Keep a watch here and don't let any.
body get as close as am before god
might have your ride before you knew
what was happening"
By this time the soldier was speseA.
less. Tho oddoer started to put him ae
his ease: no! that the man was prop
Where did you como fromr' ASKED
the officer.
The Naeional.Army. SIR replied the
soldtar.
make your homo in the United statesrs
continued the colonel
san Francisco. SIR" replied the soldier
know that city we'll. Where die
You liver the onicer queried.
By this time tn man was At his ease
ana launched into a description Of the
surroundings OF Golden Gate avenue
and Kearney street.
And what was your business thsrsr.
asked the native son.
Ladies' dressmaker SIR" replied the
soldier
1t IL big transition from An adept iu
gently sticking pins 80 ~ not to opoii
q fussy 1ady's fitting to . ferocious
mans body. but it had been made n.
q few weeks.
Question Of salutes.
A large part Of a soldiers life n
taken up In saluting. He must salute
every omcer he meets. Usually the
osncer's susceptibility to salutes varies
In inverse geometrical ratio to tina
length Of his commission. A "bawling
out prompt and severe may be expect
Cd ,, II he neglects to salute shave
the Medical Corps. They say in the
Army that Medical Corps oficer may
forget his pills. his bandages and his,
Instruments. but he never forgets HIS
three Ss-sword. spirs and saluteAs
An older Others arm usually aches with
years OF salutin1 and he 10 not looking
FOR them. However. 1t often happens
that a soldier who can recognize @
eyesight that he does not see a lieu.=
tenant when he passes him on the.
cipiine vanish when the soldier is ON
duty. There he Is away from the hur-'
ly-burly Of the street and all is strict
business. Or1cera are fewer and he sa-
clicks his heels together and brings his
rife to attention. holding IL there until
the salute 10 acknowledged. Incident,
ally the salutinE requirement is not all
turn = soldiers salute the latter has,
a right to call his attention to the
oversight and regulations require that.
the oficer retrace his steps and give
the salute.
A we'll meaning soldier. inclined to-
be absent minded about salutfng: was
on guard in front Of regimental head
quarters one day. The oflcer OF the
trim. military appearance. gave him q
personal warning.
Now don't let anybody get past you
without saluting them" said the ofr-
GER.
The soldier paced back and forth. sa-
luting occasionally. Suddenly he no.
ticed that the colonel had walked past.
him. He had not saluted. -
"HeEe. here! Wait q minute! shout.
ed the excited soldier.
The surprised colonel turned around
His thoughts had been on SO many
other things that he had not noticed
the sentry, much less the failure to
salute Nervously the "doughboy
clicked his, heels together, brought the
rife to an exact perpendicular In FROM
Of his nose and completed his idea OF.
his duty by Diminishing the amazed colonel
with:
"Now you may pass. sir!' =
Calling Out the Guard. =
One day q high ranking commanding
ofiicer was inspecting a division train
ing area. The sharpness of his eyer
was q byword in the Army. and the of-=
fcers at one billeting cantonment were
to have everything UP to =
the mark. though satisfied his quick
vision would find something they had
He was to be there at ]
o'clock or later. Everybody was to Z
stand to- from that time until afeer'r