Ripley County democrat., 1918-01-04
COMMISSIONS IN
ARMY plentiful:
privates VINO Show Right Timber
viii EeCome Officers Under
Pershing.
MANY llEUTEn.!s.A,:E's NEEDED
PresnotIonal Scheme Outlined at Head.
quarters Which Paves Way Tor
Rapid Advancement Of Men
From the Ranks.

With the American Army in France.
Apparently the humble doughboy is
coming into his own In this war. A
promotion scheme has just been out
lined at headquarters In conformity
with a recent general order from
Washington which paves the way for
rapid advancement for men from the
ranks who display ability for higher
commands. 8sIH
Arrangements are already made
whereby noncommissloned officers who
look like they are made of officers
timber will be sent to the army cam
didates' school on recommendation
from their superior officers. =
If they make good they will be as
signed to vacancies as second lieuten-
ants In replacement divisions advanc-
Ing later to combat divisions where
promotion may be expected TO be rnpld
In the event Of heavy casualties among
the officers.
Many LleuteNants Needed.
| In order to have sufficient officers
| IN readiness ut all times no limit Is
placed upon the number Of second lieu
tenants In replacement divisions, V be-
ing recommended that they have at
least three times as many as combat
divisions.
| Under the new general order divi.
sionai and other unit commanders are
/ to consider sonly fighting efficiency
units in recommending temporary up
| pointments for promotion to line Off
/ GERS.
4 The general order mixes 1t plain
that such recommendations must be
bnsed solely on demonstrated fitness
and ability to command. Divisional
and other unit commanders are in
structed 10 investigate carefully all
officers records.
All recommendations must be sub
+ niitted to the commander in chief for
approval. 4
The six H0overites who are visit
Ing the American camp awoke the
other morning at reveille. after SPEND
Ing the night In hay lofts and bar
racks. somewhat better acquainted with
conditions under which the American
soldiers IRE living.
Too Cold for Pig.
To begin with. this was to have been
the story Of how Everett Colby Of New
Jersey. slept with a plg. Mr.. Colby
and the other representatives Of Her
bert Hoover wanted to sleep and eat
under exactly the same conditions as
1.-THE doughboys. Thereupon the press
officers In charge of the arrangements
I.framed 1t up" on the New Jersey
man.
n They happened to know that In a
certain village wherein nliiitiaman were
4 onnrtered there were ideni advan-
lItages for roughing 1t Ten soldiers
were billeted In certain barn owned
1 by an old villager who obstinately re-
fused to allow the Americans 20 dis
turb his PIG, which Ind been occupy
Ing the same hay loft with them for
some time.
The press officers arranged to have
one soldier move for the night to give
aIr. Colby accommodations next to
The pig. Then The following morning
the correspondents were 20 interview
the Jerseyan On his impression Of the
pig and the pig On bis impressions Of
his fellow lodger.
But the pigs owner had been left
out OF the calculation. The night was
cold 20 ihe villager moved The pig into
his own quarters. where there was fire.
So the world Will never know what
Nr. Colby thought 81 fhe pig and yice