The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-13

it is as regulation as orange
 "Surest thing you know"
 But he isn't. At least, he u goers have been dumped becaqs
 Those who have made good are good, and can help the fello ant as catfish. They do not wa back to the training camps.
 One man I know had the e shoulders. He wanted to give l as a major. He wanted to "stay It is a hard job that has been hand 1 ed to Gen. Pershing. He not only has to guide the immense business of put ' ting an army on it's feet in strange : country, 5000 sea miles from home, 1 but he has to find the men who can 1 help him.
 It is as though Judge Gary had to i turn from the broader interests of the steel trust every few minutes to find out why Kansas Mulligan messed up his last batch of iron pigs at Smoke town.
 Just as Gary would, Gen. Persh- ing works the men when he finds i them. once a man has made good his i reward is in making better for longer { hours each day and more days in the i week.
 No one complains. The worthwhile [ sort did not come over here for a va cation.
 Recent military events have jam i med it home to-every one that Amer 1 ica must make good in a big way and ! in a hurry. One does not hear that talk of a. 'ebloodleSs war; over here any more.
 They Must Mako Good
 When a man fails to make goot and Gen. Pershing finds it out th' ultimate punishment is what he gets pronto. He has no time to fool witi his men or to give them another chance Every man starts for a nev avager whenever he goes to bat.
 The other day a certain officer fail Ted to properly guard certain proper ties with which he was entrusted.
 "A spy could get at that stuff ant blow it to perdition," he was told.
 'sThat will all be attended to in du time, said the off1cer.
 I've seen that officers picture. H certainly is "a .soldierly looking soldie when he faces camera-stern, yo know, and hard faced and grim. Bu he doesn't hold the pose when he get away from e.camera, because fe7 days afterward some one at headquaI terS heard about it.
 Find out whether that stuff is be ing properly guarded now" some on ordered
 The stuff was mot The due time had not arrived. The officer respon sible tried to pass the buck, but was too late. He is now at home.
 Another man was brought over her by Gen. Pershing himself. He did nc make good. He went home. Batche of them go home every little whil But the percentage of pep in thos that stay is perceptibly increased Where Some Regulars Fail
 Some of ths hardest falls have bee those taken by Regular Army officer To be fair to the Regular Army, son of those making good in the fine way also graduated from West Poin It has been solely a matter of person N education.
 The man who has kept~up with h profession is making good. The ma who has been content to live the she tered life in en army post is not
 From one view point the Reguli is seriously handicapped by compar son with the officer who was draw from the civilian ranks eight mont ago.
 Most Regular Army colonels-mal Regular Army colonels-have not h; E. one-half the responsibility that is D cn the shoulders of a department he; in an average dry goods store.
 The officer who is content not display too much initiative and ways to obey orders~can get along any army in the world He avoi mistakes by obeying the blue prin
 A department head in a dry goo store must punch ahead all the tin He must be right a sufficient perce tage of the time to pay the store profit If his mistake is big one loses his job. If his percentage is enough his salary is boosted.
 He mixes with other people all I time. Too many officers mix oI with officers.
 The first thing you must learn not to bother your superiors with ST gestions," Regular Army officer t an officer of the Reserve Army other day.
 The reserve officer had a job hand-unloading railroad ties, " say, because that was not the job. ] regular wanted to be kind to
 young fellow.
 '-Just 80 along and obey orders { take it, easy" he said. That's the V to get along in the army"
 The reserve officer once held in a4large factory. His language is pious and direct. He forgot all ab the shoulder-strap differences told the regular officer what
 thought of him and dared him make a fuss about it, and deman more help at once
 "Or I'll make you hard to cate said the reserve officer. T got,
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