Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-10
INDIVIDUAL TO BE
GAMER THRU WAR
Emerge More Fit Mentally
and Physically, Says
N Frank Murphy. -,
sVEfrr-
VISITS TULSA LON FURLOUGH
Former Newspaper Man De-
clares East Takes Struggle
More Seriously.

nat the great profits Of the war
WIZ be 10 the individual more tbop 70
ne nations is the opinion OF Franz
Murphy' now stationed at Fort Nryer.
va VINO returned to Tulsa last week
On snort leave before sailing
EVERY man now in the service IA
'ortdlh to emerge more tit physically
una mentally. according TO Murphy.
regular living habits, strict mental
u'sclplme and careful regard for au-
thority are some OF the fruits which
no believes will give them an advan-
"ee when they return to civil life
over those who were forced to romain
behind.
Athletics are an important part OF
the dally schedule In an army camp
Each evening after drills and forufa.
uohs IRON one TO two hours are de-
Iplea 10 Football. baseball and other
Sports. Every company, battery.
troop or detachment has its baskot
ban team and among them is keen
competition.
Arising at $50 each morning Is mn
Experience not always pleasant In n
rev man In camp. but he soon be
comes accustomed to the mode OF
wing and arranges his activities SO
that he will have at least eight hours'
aoep. In addition he generally man
afes 10 get In one or two hourg Of
bunk fatigue during the day.
IL Pays tn Get In.
The man "out OF 1t" now Will be
'out OF IT. more than ever after peace
is declared, Murphy believes. To this
man VIII be lost the new viewpoint
mat will most surely result from par
uripation In the shoulder to shoulder
struggle.
The wa%is the biggest thing I'm the
world 1t is the biggest thing that has
ever happened since the world bcRan
'o write It's history on tablets that
hoyr ever endured Now the man who
can serve and doesn't simply admits
z" n'. Wn soul: 1T is not my game
l'S iHa big for me. I'll SIT safely 6n
=. 10 sdclincs and let the other fellows
s play it TO finish" lie simply ad-
wiN 10 his own manhood that he is
opurieut In either courage or strength
ur youth. In the last analysis it's not
even question OF patriotism. 1t Is a
simple. question OF manhood lie
weighs himself and he himself allows
the scales TO dip either for or against
him, The question Is not a debatable
once
To be sure many men are rendering
more valuable service In civilian
clothes than they could In khaki. but
there are far too many young Ameri-
cans who are squaring their conscience
To it their wishes In the matter Of
the war.
Last Has Closeup View.
Coming westward from the eastern
coast. Murphy, like many another.
finds that the attitude OF the east is
distinctly different to that of the mid
die west. This, OF course, Is largely
matter OF geography Because from
the eastern states one generally appre
GATES the fact that the next move for
ward will mean "overl there" where
the real band begins to play the war
seems Just outside the front door.
Further west going TO training
camp might mean dozen moves~be-
fore the final move to the trenches. |
Therefore, the western man can be in
measure excused for his after
awhile attitude toward the cause
which should be served now.
How completely the eastern part of !
the states have placed business in the |
second rank and the nation In the |
lIrst rank can hardly be appreciated |
10y the many men who have their |
main eye on business and profits. Col |
lego and professional men are forget |
ting their ambitions and the goals
WN"'u WhlCn tney nave bcen urlNlnB
with years OF labor and brains and
with simple attitude of someone
must do IT," are entering the rApks, |
many OF them, as privates and lin
other humble capacities.
There will be plenty OF time and
esceIlent opportunities after the war.
fsat is the attitude OF the average
man now In the service. Many Of
lhcm expect TO locate somewhere in
Europe and further American ideas
Introduced by n million red hlooded
defenders OF the rights OF Uncle Sam.