Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-06-05

ARMY TERMS EXPLAINED
An army corps IS e0,90e men.
An infantry division is %, 600 men.
A regiment of infantry is $500 men.
A battalion is 900 men.
company is 25O men.
A platoon is 60 men.
A corpOrsfs squad is II men.
A field artillery brigade comprises 800 meE.
field artillery has 1872 men.
4 firing squad IS 20 men.
a supply train has 2s3 men.
machine gun battalion has 296 men.
n engineers regiment has Ices men.
An ambulance company has Sc men.
A field hospital has So men.
a medicine attachment has 10 men.
A major general leads the aeid army and
also each army corps.
A brigadier general heads each infantry
brigade.
A colonel heads each regiment
colonel,
A major heads battalion
captain heads a company.
lieutenant heads platoon.
sergeant is next below q lieutenant.
Byron Moody, son Of Perry Moody. who
lives at ROcktOn enlisted in the navy AZ The
ago, after he rad successfully passed the ex-
animation. re accepted in the service
as second class seaman, and was cent to the
naval station at Great Lakes, where he will
get the training that viii fit him lor his duties
aboard of Uncle Sans big battlesaips.
He hopes to see active service az within
A pathetic cartoon in Sunday paper, en-
titled He is alone" shows several soldiers
happily and smilingly reading letters from
home, while another stands to side
rowfuliy looking at the lonesome distance.
Re had no letter from home. DON'T FAIL
TO WRITE TO THE BOYS.
Mr.. John r. Hail of Liberty who was
over TO attend Decoration day exercises, told
the Censor that his son Elmer Eugene, who
went with the Vernon county selects some
months ago, is at ElPaso, Texas, and
drill sergeant for eOlored troops, having pass
ed examination for promotion. He writes
that he is greatly pleased with the fact that
he is able TO accomplish something for his
country. To his parents, young Hall writes
that the worst thing in the army to discourage
men is the dOleful letters they receive from
home. Far too many of them are of the NOR
bid, graveyard type.
Joseph Hladek has been in Greenwood a
couple of weeks, having been discharged from
the army after serving several months. He
received his discharge because he was an
Austrian citizen and was not yet of age.
But he was informed by the officers that he
would be called after he had become of age,
which viii be within a few months. The
young man vas volunteer, receiving train
to Camp Merritt, New Jersey. When his
comrades were sent to France he was dis
charged and sent hOme.-Hills5OrO Sentry.
Clyde Cox and Earl Sherry arrived in the
city on Monday, having received, the day be-
fore, their discharges for physical disabilities
vice. They feeling disappointed over the
matter. They told the Censor that three
other boys from the west section of the
ty we're also discharged These young men
we're taken from here May IS. They tell
that they had a good time, learned much
and would like to have remained.
More than 100000 members of American
fighting forces are now insured by the United
States government. and approximately ll,OO0
applications are received daily. Application
after joining the service. The average amount
of insurance applied for is $500. the maxi
mum permitted by law being 10000.
Arthur b. Root son of Former Sheriff Mar
tin Root, of NirOqua, enlisted in the Navy at
the recruiting station in Milwaukee We'd
nesday last after he had passed all of the ex-
aminatiOns with flying colOrs. Arthur Root
was accepted in the service as second class
seaman and after few months of intensive
training will be fitted for duty on one of
Uncle Sans big battleships. Mr.. Root is
anxious to see active service st once. Naval
recruiting is now at its greatest height in
Joined the coIors in 1.-THE first line defense
during the past SIX weeks.
Men with trades, especially carpenters and
machinists, wanted at Men with
out trade may enlist and learn one a. gov
eTnment expense.
Mrs. Anna X. Fl. Farr IS recipient OF sew
erai letters from her two in France
Elm,r states thai re is in good henlsh, and
a very busy supply sergeant. Lloyd in q
British musketry school where large classes
of American machine gunnerS are being put
through this finishing course.
Lawrence, OF mar. and Mrs. John Clancy,
arrived home fourteen day furloDgh
He enlisted in the navy a year ago II Mon
tana. He is aboard the battleship North
Dakota. which now lies in Ecw York har-
Dor, and it from that point he came here.
MIR. and Mrs. Clancy have two other sons
with the cOlors, Cyrus and Sidney, the latter
leaving school here last winter TO enlist and
he is in France.
the colonel was mustered our he SET
tied there In the home of his bride and
the last heard of them they had sew
en- children and everybody seemed to