Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-23
PHILIPPINE SOLDIER
LIKES BIG GUNS
Camp Meade Draftee Was at
Manila When Dewey
Took Town.
Camp Meade. Admiral. Md, Aug %

Camp Meade. Admiral Md, Aug %
Time between wars seems short TO
Louis M. Octubrc Speaking OF the
Spanlsh-Amerlcan war, he said: 1T
seemed like yesterday" IL seemed like
yesterday to Ootuhre because he was
right in the midst of the most thrilling
moment of that war lie was Swear
boy in Manila when the boom of Dewey =
guns sounded the doom of Spanish ri c
in the Philippines Sad, hungry days
followed when rice and everything
else was scarce, but soon the new era set
IN and Octubre grew up with the one
great desire to come to the land that sent
Dewey and his ships 10 the Far East.
Octubrc went to Baltimore 10 study medi-
cine Mt the Maryland University, but later
decided that he would rather work in n
munltion plant and thus help 10 make
shells TO fire at the Germans. The draft
has Just brought him to Meade, along with
other Baltimore men. More by chance
than by design he has been placed in the
artillery, and he is happy indeed. Since
the day he heard Dewey big guns boom
ing over his head he has had a desire to
fire some bIg guns himself
No people who boast generations of
American ancestry could be more eager To
StiAt tiA uaAipii IMAM tlif itlIitiltr Nio
have come here from Washington and
elsewhere Army standards might not
let them in as volunteers because all are
very small and very light in weight, but
the draft gets them and they manage to
pass the tests here.
CHANCE FOR CONSERVATIVES
Soldiers suffering from tuberculosis
NAV remain III the service and enjoy the
benefit nf the army course of treatment
here and in special hospitals. or may ac-
ccpt > discharge from the service If they
waive all claims against the government.
\ number Of men, black and white. are
taking tho army course of treatment
drawing full pay according to the rank
they hold and getting without charge
attention that would bC very expensive
The regular army would not accept a
consumptlvc but the draft brings into
the service men who have the disease but
do not show II before the local board
or upon entrance examination here
Those who have infected sputum are
promptly rejected.
FEET TOO RIG FOR SERVICE
Big Tom" Mccormick, the Washing
ton Terminal policeman, who is q feet
& inches tall and blg all around has
dropped out of the line here because his
Sl4 shocs will not stand the strain any
longer His feet are too big for the army
shoes. and so he had palr made at his
own expense in Baltimore He has been
here only a month and the shoes are
mere fragments. The officers told Nc
Cormick he would not have to march
until army shoes big enough for his feet
had been built Mccormick said the
Baltimore shoe manufacturers have serv-
cd notice on him that their SIS price will
not apply to him hereafter
There is only one pair Of feet in camp
to be compared with those of Mccormick
4 negro from West Virginia has those
feet. He has never worn pair OF shoes
He told the supply sergeant that he would
he willing to go without shoes winter and
summer Asked about splinters. he re-
piled that he had no dread on that score.
He also said he did not expect to allow
cold feet to interfere with his military
career.
Many transfers are being made anon