The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-01-11
COMMISSIONS IN
army PLENTIFUL
PrIvates VINO Show Right Timber
win Become Officers Under
Pershlng.
MANY uEUTENANTs NEEDED
PromotionaI Scheme Outlined at Head
quarters Which Paves Way for
Rapid Advancement Of Men
From the Ranks. "a


With the American Army In France.
Apparently the humble doughboy is
coming into bis own In this war. A
promotion scheme has just been out
lined at headquarters In conformity
with a recent general order from
Washington which psyes the way for
rapid advancement for men from the
rqnks who display ability for higher
commands.
Arrangements are already made
whereby noncomn stoned office who
look like they are made OF officers
timber Will be sent TO tie army can
didates' school on recommendation
from their superior officers.
II they make good they viii 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 rapid
In the event OF heavy casualties among
the officers.
Many Lleutenants Needed.
In order 10 have sufficient officers
Ia readiness at all times no limit is
placed upon the number Of second lieu
tenants In replacement divisions II be
Ing recommended That they have at
least three times as many as combat
divisions.
Under the new general order dlyl-
slonnl and other unit commanders are
to consider roniy fighting efficiency
units" In recommending temporary up
pointments for promotion to line Off
GERS.
The general order makes II plain
that such recommendation must be
based solely on demonstrated fitness
and ability to command. Divisional
and other unit commanders are In
structed to Investigate carefully all
officers records.
All recommendations must be sub
mltted TO the commander In chief for
approval.
The six Hooverites 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 are living
Too Cold for Pig.
To begin with. this was 10 have been
the story OF how Everett Colby Of New
Jersey, slept with pig. Mr.. Colby
and the other representatives of Her
bert Hoover wanted TO sleep and eat
under exactly the same conditions as
the doughboys. Thereupon the press
officers In charge Of the arrangements
framed II up" on the New Jersey
man.
They happened 10 know that In n
certnin village wherein mllltiamen were
quartercd there were ideal adyan-
tages for roughing IL Ten soldiers
were biileted In a certnin barn owned
by an nd yillager who obstinately re-
fused 10 allow tho Americans to dis
turb pIg. which had been occupy
ting tins SINE hay lot with thsm for
some time.
The press officers arranged to have
one soldier move for tho night to give
Mr.. Colby accommodations next to
the pig. Then the following morning
the correspondents were to interview
tho Jerseyan on bis impression Of the
PIG and the pig ON his impressions Of
his fellow lodger.
But the pigs owner had boon left
out Of the calculation. The night was
cold so the villager moved the pig into
his own quarters, where thsre was fire.
So the world will never know what
Mr.. Colby thought Of the pig and vice
versa.