The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-01-17

a., he reached his Natlohal army
N u,onment Uncle Sam Immediately be-
o - mt more energy into him. He
e ,,s outdoors 16 hours Il day, and
VIZ .c,entifc physical training to tune
rv muscle in his body and make
W .vsiIable for endurance and hard
II War is the most energetic ac-
w of mankind. They will fill the
". ~ n,other full of the energy of the
.s,ots and give him the enjoyment
oronerly trained muscles that comes
no acrobat. They will do this and
.S.a multiply him by 100000, and the
-a total OF him will be 100000 Ameri-
:. hovs with more energy and better
,...s n how to use it than have ever
~, nossessed by an equal number.
This energy Is being generated TO
ar, the Germans. But before 1t can
= .nnlied on the western front there
I problem even more serious than
s,stns Germans TO be solved. I'm
-. YOU give that much energy an am
i. outlet II is going to wreck some
,slug If 1t cannot find anything else
: wreck II will wreck itself.
Ibout year ago in little town on
no Mexican border there were 5000
IA brothers In our National Guard
rmp near a town which had not even
mol room, much less a moving pic
,urp theater. The one organized out
!, for energy there was well
.ouIpped, efficiently run redllght dis
Nh Many Of those 5000 soldiers
aa the logical thing-prOceeded to |
rreck themselves. They were so sue
,essful that the war department hur-
ssdly sent trained social workers to |
az whsS could be done to stop the
damage. and one of these social work
m who Is now In charge In the train !
ur camp activities Of the National !
army resolved as he stood in the DESC
hte streets of Douglas, AriZ., that If he
ever got O chance to provide healthful
mdets for soldiers energy he would
Certainly do the best job that he knew
how. Today this man, Raymond B.
Fosdlck, has charge of the training
amp activities of our new National
amy and what sort Of job he is do
wyou may Judge for yourselves.
A..
The kid brother knows that when
h goes to camp Uncle Sam will have
prded for him q uniform, a rifle,
yhs to live and sleep, and proper in
H7cion in the soldiers discipline and
tuheS He has probably seen some
lures Of the food that he Is to eat,
he millions of pounds of beef, and
hans and jam; the trainloads Of po-
sioes and onions and cabbage. He
wiling to do this patriotic service
No soldier. Yet he may also feel
ut his period of soldiery, whether it
NJ one year or five, may be so much
tine dropped out of his life, spent in
inrt Of Jail far from the people and
be iSngs that he likes. If he has
haf6 anything at all about training
amp activities 1t is probably about
ng that part Of it which relates to
booze and vice. So much has bsen said
ncut safeguarding his morals hat he
nay have good reason to think that he
ssuing to have pretty dull, sissified
MT Of time.
suppose the kid brother comes from
sne country town where good shows
ne seldom seen. If he got chance
see real Broadway success under
ae management of a man like Marc
ME be would not let 1t get by. Well,
ms going to place where there will
ga meater under the management
marc Klaw, and will have a chance
wee Some Of the real Broadway sue
'eS Booze and vice have received
leetner too much publicity in con-
ssuon with the soldiers training, Mr..
ucx says-they are negative actIv-
~ 10 his job and also the least i'm .
want and most embarrassing. DESPITE
.peat public curiosity in this phase l
ne work there has been little
1euiv IN making the surround
aean. The army has enlist !
ul police officials in every train
amp territory, and these terri ,
~ 40 aA'e been cleaned up, and vice
- 0oose are giving little trouble, and T
N. ABOUT all there is to say of |
Show Every Night. |
- a..lse work is much more inter- l
~ ins Is divided into work in
A. us camp and outside In adjoining l
~ INC towns. Each cantonment g
mi. ~ own theater, seating $500 G
~ ana In these theaters every 6
t mare win be shows given by pro- i
: r 80 actors and actresses travelling v
g. r circuits. far above the ay.
* uss'rical amusements available s
~ I cent Of the boys in their
n ~ .. Two weeks every month b
a. !, sven up to legitimate drama. Z
III .p sss, and musical shows, cur a
o. 49, sses from the big towns. t
Rrur,s ~. VIII be given up to moving p
sst !. .nd vaudeville, and the fourth b
II sun concerts, and anna G
au,,,sss ~ = u our leading actors and
rs s,,s nave volunteered their sery. S
sa9 ps,,. pay, while those taking S
h vm = unable to give their sery- C
ns s, sseeive nominal salaries. b
Me- h,ss ''ainment is not to be free b
bud ths. mat up in Canada and C
~ spDrs, .ne soldiers, like everybody t
h,s ate best what they nav for y