Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-22
Army and Navy News

took part in the first battle of the
Marine. where. after having two horses
shot under him. he was nearly blown
to pieces by boche shell. Eleven
fragments remain In his body, but he
expresses one regret-that he cannot
yet be back with hts troops Speak>
Ing not long since privately. he said,
TT Ia good that the world and that
You Americans in particular have had
a chance to see and realize the real
life and spirit OF the French. You
may have thought US only a gay na-
true to our ideals; and we are glad
and proud to have you as our friends"
An American officer. after two years.
service with the expeditionary force,
said: IF you want to know what the
American soldiers have won. see how
French unit treats an American
body of troops when they meet: The
cheers are not for our allies; 'they
are from body of fighting MEN to
their own kind; and II any one thinks
good fighting Ia. let him go where I
have been and see in action the troops
that supported us in the Marine sa-
II
THE War Department found itself
against hard problem in dis
posing and training the nom English-
speaking drafted men who for the
most part were unfamiliar with tho
reasons why this country had entn.cd
the war. even IL. as in some instances.
they were not in sympathy with the
enemy or IN fiuenced by German prop.
Uganda. There were Italians. Poles,
Russians. Russian Jews I.ithuanians
Ahu greeks. They came In with Ar.
Msnlans' Albanians. Syrians. Cxscho-
2 Hi,, yugo-S1avs. Scandina viaAs,
tnan one In the hundreds Of them could
speak word OF English.
NOT being able to understand mNi.
aa.y DIRECTIONS. the camp officers sSp-
nne physique. from the Engfish-
speaking araftees. and PUT them
en- masse tn a single section Of the
can,onmeht In what have cooms to Dc
c cn e. development sattaltons where,
came salien and dtssatisfisd. Men
VINO were we'll trained soldiers IN
their native lands, where the rational
plan OF universal training obta fned,
E heao a g Icy that they should b
Understand why they were called
from their vocations of money maxi
ing FOR the family were despondsnt,
ana there was no pep" in the bat-
the "nthon amen Two omcers advanced
plan OF segresatin1 according to
tneir nationalities the foreign speak.
ing soldiers who could not UNDER
stand commands. army orders and
regulations in English, and placing
over them. rs far a. possible, offcerS
or tnelr own race who could also un.
derstand our language.
THESE offcers called the men to them
owe by one and had out with each in.
A paciast was made to understand
why he must fight with the others
against wrong Of the Hun In his own
land: Another who did not under.
STAND why he must leave his family
had had explained to him that he. having
been fairly selected by the draft.
must do his share with the others
and that his family would bs taken
care of while he is In the Army. And
90 On they went through all the men
that most OF the unwilling had be-
come no emily because they did not UNI
darstand and because they had been
idle and were behind In their train.
Ing.
Camp Gordon, the infantry replace
ment camp near Atlanta. Ga, was
selseted Al a place for the s1psri-
ment on big scale. Oficers have
classified the men En- glish spsak king
opment battalion composed Of physic.
ally fit men. labor battalion COM
prisinK the really dEsloyal and en.
envy aliens, and . non comba tant
service composed Of the physically un.
Mt fov overseas service. but proficient
In some trade.
The training officers have brought
about feeling Of keen rivalry be-
tween the battalions OF different ma.
tionalities. NO that when they are
brought together in competitive drills
the men are literally Zen thsiy tees"
The "a me feeling extenda to the condi-
ton OF their camps. and all are striving
70 excel IN what gOss into the making
Of . good soldier. The mathoA 10 8
suceass ana the result 10 far reaching.
for these HeR who are williaG to fight
for n country have learned that 1t 10
country worth Sighting for.
Tho Afoe Cauns