Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-01-25

with It's grim reality, is being brought,
day by day, nearer to our hearth
stones. The news of the deaths
Of the brave lads we have known
b . new and poignant token Of
what war participation will mean
70 the country,-to as, and every ad-
ditionsl tragedy should bring closer to
% the other gallant boys who are en-
listed in our country's behalf,--in the
service Of . nation which battles to
save the world.
r When one thinks of the cost in
money, material and blosd, the figures
aes staggering, and th4 sum of indi-
vidual losses can neyer, never be
counted, and yet We n9ast pay to the
utesrmost fsrthing, co. THAT no other
patious, nor the 0erplans themselves
sonln. osn svl agine success is
poslh,s IN 81 pse.
: : ! ! !
- Yes,
ID}u
ned Hit her large canton,
mon>s q - her civilian soldiers
IN triinil roslise that. They are q
splendid 81 Ming force and credit to
The country, and no other army in the
world has sver been so thoroughly
trained or equipped so quickly.
One Of the largest and most inter-
eetIng OF the cahtonments is at Camp
Lee, in Virginia, within the shadow Of
the crater where the immortal Lee
Rave the world its first lesson in mine
sapping operations: in this crater
where the bones of Northern and
Southern soldiers lie buried whore
they fell. Not since the struggle Of
the States have fifty thousand soldiers
been stationed in Virginia at one time.
Whers these men are now housed
IN warm, comfortable buildings, their
sturdy forefathers slept on the same
site, fifty-tvo years ago, with nothing
but the sky as a blanket for cover.
The camp is> in the shape of a great
horse shoe, covering 5000 acres with
the "White House" or Generals head
quarters in the center. From there one
can see the great smoke stacks of the
Dupont plant on the East and on the
West OF Petersburg.
Many OF the men in this camp are
learning the rudiments of the military
game ct the hands Of an officer who
saw 80 months service with the For
eign Legion in the French army, Major
Charles Sweeny, of the 18th Infantry.
He isas typical American and received
his training at West Point. He was in
Paris when the peace of the world
was broken by the Hohenzoolerns.
Enlisting rs second-class soldier, his
promotion was rapid, and to-day he
enjoys the distinction of being the only
American to hold the rank of Captain
In the French army, being the proud
possessor of the Gross of the Legion
OF Honor" and the "Croix de Guerre."
1t is this spirit that he is imparting to
bis men, willingness to tackle any
thing that will rid the world of Teuton
domination, and it is this spirit too
that the war has impaired to the wo-
men, giving them the will and cour-
age to do mans work, adapting them
selves to any conditions,-in the con-
quering might of the spirit; there
By up.setting theories that have pre-
vailed since Time began for the race.
Among many treasured memories is
one of visit to another large canton
ment in New Jersey, where the ex-
treme beauty of the scene seemed
more like fairy lore than the grim
reality of wars demands. IN its glor-
ious setting of ice bound trees the
camp lAy, under it's mantel.o snow,
like q phantom city: all color gone
from hill and sky, save the bright red
glow of the sentinels' fires, which TO
% seemed burning as sacred fires,
lighted in glad response to our coun-
try's call. Then our eyes grow moist |
ct the sound of those thousands of lads |
who on the morrow would be swept |
slong in the swift current OF life
That 70 rushing on, In ito uew.found