The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-10-18
Marine OUTFIT
HASN[WBU
Specialists Of Army Spill Tradl-
ton and Win Admiration
Of Leathernecks

If you re looking for trouble, walk
up to the first Marine you meet and
cast a reflection on the-Engineers.
You win get it n plenty.
The Ieatherneek is not a fellow who
lust buddies up with any Old gink,
either. But he's strong for them
gineers.
The Marine has fought all over the
world, in all sorts of outlandish places,
alongside of all kinds of outfits; some
good some indifferent and some just
plumb bad.
In all his many expeditions he has
formed, up to recently, but one mutual
side kick alliance. That was with the
ROYAL Welsh, before Pekin. The old
time Marine win ten you heartily TINT
the Royal Welsh is some outfit. OF
course the Leatherneek approved the
work of the sailors 'of the Navy at
Vera Cruz, of ne Army at Mexico
City, fifty years ago-the Marines
fought with the other branches of the
service Mt both places Also he speaks
favOrably of the lighting qualities Of
some OF the troops of our Allies, with
whom he has come in contact, as. for
insta antP, the Blue Devils. who gave
him his instruction in the new trench
stuff.
But rp to few weeks ago, he really
| had but ore pal. ontSidc his own out
fit, and that was the Royal Welsh.
Needless to 90 into details of those
, dave before Pe'sin. when the Marines
and the Roval Welsh shared awful
har 'shins-it's history.
Not Keen For Specialists
But now the Marine has another
buddy in Engineers. The LeatR
ernerk could never understand why it
was necessary to have specialists IN an
armv. such % signal corps men, oear,
terr'astrr rOrrs men engineers, etc.
Wkrn the FarincS takp some place
! like saw. Haiti they lay down their
rif''S machine guns or artillery, just
! wh" ever they happen to he manning
! Mt 'he time and sart in 10 erect tee
, 'rnnh and telephone lnes build bridge
and run rnil~oahs They don't need
anv sn"' ialift. tll Of them can dt
any Of me many Jobs nee eSsnry in Il
Sue' lev tlv eeicient manner.
! SO when they were told at Chateau
Thi"rrv that the Frrineers would suu
Hor' them and dig them in when they
h"h "e""NPd 'hcir objective. il is nos
H." 'hHt thPv rHsPutNd e. lust q triAe
'Nev h d ALWAYS been in the habit OF
irV thipqs for themselves, you see
- tbev didnt gee anv nsc Of having
"r""L OF sreciaIists with picks unc
l els around
"'Ner the Ieathornn"ks went over tn,
A. a r. L 4
ing. TtPv drove the e. emv back be-
rNnd the objective, and looked aroun,
tor the Engineers
"he Engineers hadn't followed them
n" "y hnd come over with the Marines
wv " were right alongside, using thei
''"inGGelds with sn"h effectiveness
'""t the Marines couldn't distinguish
- from " -" "r'n men.
T;pelling the Marines
"he Engineers then threw down thei
'"as ard tnrneh 10 with a wffi-an,
e" IN. But whenever things got hot
h" Engineers refused to stav out o
- fur. Thev Just persisted in shift
''' TO 'Hir rifles---sO 'he Marines wen
/" sDehing' 'em. They relieved eRc
"''rr at fghtin" and digging
Heck, said Mp"inC, " those guy
"'"'t M more s"erialStS than we ar,
They fight as welIA as we do. and we di
as well as they.'
Nnd the--ErRincers certainly do er
i,' scrnnrin" NOV" with the MnrirnI
0'he second timr thew went Ovc". II
r. ~i"eerU v'crp TO await rorkr'
" hich would hr 'heir eve. to follow
y" NrrirPS reached their Objecti>
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