The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-29
"WATER OOzED THRU
MY SOCKS, BUT |
DIDN'T MIND 1T"
star Reporter. Rookie nj Non
Com school. Tells Of First
Guard Duty at L. W.
ArmorN
ny CLARK SQUIRE

soush. ulosh' squ.h. slosh' squah.
Hloshi
The water stopped around in my
shoes and ooEod thru my socks at
every step
nut didn't mind when a
rookie II walking his post In mill
tary manner. keeping always on the
alert and observing everything that
takes place within sight and hear
ing" he doesn't think much about
damp feet
Back and forth I paced In the wet,
II wasn't raining hard just one ~
those tantalizing drlEzirs that aevp
thru TO the very marrow
was doing guard duty for the
first time II was not "ovcr there
nor at Camp lewis II waH right
here AZ home al the university
armory
had taken my post only an hour
before Il seemed 90 Before ! was
finally relieved found that from
20 Z SUNDAY morning was the long
eat two hours ever knew.
Except for tho constant drip drip.
drip OF water from the roof and the
faint rumble Of the shipyards ~ the
lower end OF the city the night was
quite still Not even STRAY street
car could be heard
Watches Light on Saber
Occasionally watched the light
flash on the saber ~ sentry Ne
as he turned under the cluster light
at the end OF his post There was
much 20 think about. but little to do
except walk. walk walk
Presently | heard some one be
hind me
Halt Who goes there ehai.
lenged. an I fancied I saw a German
spy sneakinx up 10 fire the building
There win something about fire in
my general orders
Corporal % the guard"
Ny heart slid back Into my chest
and hrcathcd freely Advance.
Corporal. 20 be recognized
lie advanced ana halted again on
command
" with relief" he added. and
poured out cup % hot coffee
Pass Corporal" said. seizlng
the coffee and a sandwich
oh. BOY That coffee was nectar
for the gods
Hot stuff for scntriea In the army
Not on your iifci But guard duty AZ
tho IT" Saturday nights lan't quite
no rigid as the regular grind. A ~
tie more sociahiiity II added.
The non.commiaalonrd officers
training school for drafted men on
the campus has ,oluutrrrrd 90 guard
the srmory every saturday night
on all other nights the students are
on guard duty
students volunteer TO guard the
armoryf To the old-timsrs 3, sounds
like a good haEing stunt The man
who dared suggest protecting the old
shack from fire more than a year
ago was due for n ducking In fresh
man basin.
Made Uniform bathing Suit
More than one cadet officer accus-
Cd OF being cocky has received the
same treatment given Major Ess
burg five or six years ago wheh
perfectly good uniform was convert.
cd into bathing suit
4 man was supposed 10 get his
driil credits In two years. but u was
like the train schedule. IL was given
in the book. but didn't work out that
way. Every time man cut drill he
had to make Up tho amount Of time
lost IL he had an acceptable excuse
II he didn't. he drilled three times as
long
rs tho time some were ready 10
graduate they owed more hours %
drill than when they came 80 ne
freshmen. Mark 1Iayficld was one
Of the most popular men IN school
He was champion long distance
drilier
But war has changed n lot OF
things And the old armory has
come into It's own.
Men from all walks Of life arc
drilling every spare hour under its
roof They expect to be sent 90
Camp Lewis soon. and they're learn.
! ing all they can now They drili
two hours on "wednesday. Thursday
and Saturday and four on sunday.
Tho company IL IN the command
Of Capt r. J Perry. lie II assisted
by First Lieut.. James Barr. Second
Lieut. ". II Scruggs and Sergt
I fsu.ntru