The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-06-14
SOLDIERS CORNER

~ will fight for my country. That's
UNIV 7 am wearing this uniform" The
men who we're lying idly on their
h,,nts looked up. The words had come
from n of their number, a young
Sw,;ss who was cleaning a rifle. and
he had spoken, although half to him
self. with a conviction that meant
much. His face q flushed and his
ewes sparkled with the after-klow of
a noble impulse.
He had come to this country ten
wears . at the age of Is. Since then
he had rambled around the country
working at one thing and another, but
he had learned to love America and
Immediately took the necessary steps
of adoption.
When war was declared on Ger
many he joined the county constabu-
larly to learn the rudiments of mill
tary discipline, with the thought of
donning the national uniform as soon
as the crops on the ranch where he
was working had been harvested.
When the last bean was in the sack,
he enlisted.
The mail orderly delivered to him
a letter from his mother in Switzer-
land, She hadn't heard from him for
some time and was anxious to know
whether or not he vas we'll. He laid
his rife aside until he had mailed a
letter to her. He remarked that she
hadn't mentioned the war, it not hav-
ing dawned upon him that her great
est anxiety was for the welfare of
her only son. Just then a comrade,
who was reading the daily paper re-
marked:
"It saws here that Germany will
drag Switzerland into the war when
she attempts the next drive against
Italy. If Switzerland enters the war,
will you go back and fight for your
country"
S%traigtening up to his full heighth,
the young Swiss said: 81 will fight
for my country! That's why l am
wearing its uniform"
There was a ring of challenge and
defiance in his words. He then re-
sumed his work as cody as before, not
waiting for an answer-and there was
none coming.
His words carried a message of de-
fiance to those citizens of German ex-
traction who have prospered in the
land of their adoption and now, in the
hour Of the nations greatest need,
turn to the Vaterland with their as
sistance.
His is a message of defiance to the
members of the l. w. W., the large
majority of whom are of foreign birth,
who are using every means to cripple
the efforts Of the government in its
struggle to protect them from tyran-
ny.
Wins Place in History.
General Carey's "scratch army
has won a place in enduring military
history and it is no small qualification
to the people Of this country to know
that America played a large part in
that "~stop-gap" achievement which
haved the British lines at the mos.
critical period of the great drive.
General Rawlinson of the British
army has written a letter to "the com
manding officer of an American regi.
ment," who took charge of the United
States engineer troops, cooks, order
lies and railway men and aided Brig
adier-General Carey to hold fast the
line from March % to p.
The letter says: "The army com
mander wishes to record officially hi!
appreciation of the excellent worl
your regiment has done in assisting
the British army to resist the enemy!
powerful offensive during the last tel
days. l fully realize it has beer
largely due to your assistance that tn
enemy has been checked and l rely OF
you to assist us still further during
the few days work in the line to g
greatly enhanced by the fact that fol
six weeks previous to taking YOU
place in the front line your men hat
been working at such high pressure
erecting heavy bridges on tn
Somme. My best congratulations AM
warm thanks to all.
Red Cross Statutes.
The Red Cross has adopted tn
United States army saluting system
Orders have been issued that Re-
Cross workers, upon coming into tn
presence of their superior officers il
the Red Cross organization, must sa
lutte. "The requirements of militar
courtesy will be carefully observed,
says the order, which describes tn
American salute as follows:
"The American salute is made b
raising the right hand smartly till tn
tip of the foreinger touches the lowe
part of the head dress, or forefinge
above the right eye, thumb an
fingers extended and Joined, palm t
the left, forearm inclined at aug
forty-fve degrees, hand and wris
straight; at the same time look towar
the person saluted, then drop the arr
smartly by the side.
"Troupes" as Well as Troops.
Soldiers in the military trainin
camps are to be schooled in amateu
dramatics so that when they get I
France, where facilities for anus,
ment are limited, they will be able I
provide their own shows and amus'
ments.
A plan for making amateur dr.:
mates a part of the comprehensive
program of entertainment that II
war department commission on trai,
ing activities has instituted in tt