South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-27

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best recruiting station in the coun-
try, the station with most voluntary
enlistments.
When the war department de-
cided 10 suspend voluntary enlist
ments in December. 1917. Sergt.
Skees was offered and accepted a
commission as a first lieutenant in
the quartermaster departTu ent. He
was sent to Newport News. Va, with
every reason TO believe that he
would embark Immediately for sery-
ice in France. His hopes were not
fulfilled. Instead of being sent
across he was kept at the port of
embarkation for over a year. There
he served as a subsistence officer.
His experience held him in good
stead and he was in line for a cap
taincy when the war ended. He re
signed his commission January last
and was Immediately reassigned TO
recruiting duty. He has one year
more 10 serve before going on the
retired list.
South Bend" says Sergt. Skees.
lis just as good a recruiting city as
ever. We have averaged three or
four recruits a day since reopening
her eand as soon as conditions be
come more settled that number is
bound 10 increase"
Eleven Branches Open.
Eleven district branches of serv-
ice are now open TO men desiring 90
get into the army. according to
Sergt. Skees. Before the war there
were but five branches open 10 en-
listment. The one and three-year
rules are proving popular with the
men, and most of the enlistments of
late have been for three years. Men
enlisting for the longer hitch are
being sent overseas Immediately if
they desire foreign service The ma
iority of local men who enlisted re-
Gently are now on their way TO
France and Russia three or four
have selected service in the Philip
pines and one or two in the canal
zone 1t is interesting to note that
the soldier enlisting these after-the-
war times can select his own field
and his own station striking con-
]
men were moved about as check ers
Whether the recruits who are en-
listing now expect ever TO see an
other war, or are going into the
army in the spirit of adventure and
for the travel army life affords, is
difficult 20 determine. Difficult like
wise is il TO determine the posi-
! bility of more wars. Marshal Foch
/ only a few days ago remarked that
4 there will be more wars, fought on
| the same principles upon which all
wars since the beginning of the
/ world have been fought. He fur
/ her asserted that there will always
[ be armies, regardless of the fire.
quency or infrequency OF future
/ wars.
Facing New Adventures.
Armies are the police forces of
nations. South Bend, judging from
present indications. will continue to
! have a part in the police force OF
\ the United States. What weapons
/ the local youths will use as night
/ sticks should there be future out
reaks. can not be even cOnjectured.
4
/ horse Of Troy TO the modern tank.
Many of the local enlistments late
/ ~ were for the tank service, and
many more were for the air service.
These late recruits from South
! Eend. part OF the $4,000 volunteers
/ The general staff has called for, are
\ going into new adventures, new
/ fields. Just as the recent world war
/ was fought far more scientifically
han our own Civil war. so will the
warfare Of future years be even
/ more advanced At least such Is
/ he theory of such men as Foch,
I Petain. Haig and OF many OF our
I american generals.
The boys who have recently don
ned the khaki are getting into a
lew game. a game that started
hree or four thousand years before
. Christ. And who knows but some
OF these late recruits will bring
forth a new and less barbarous sys-
tenn OF warfare. They may go bach
I 10 ancient times when war was less
/ bloody than modern war.
Air Service Appeals.
OF all the II branches OF the
army now open 20 enlisted men the
/ air service has perhaps the Creates
appeal. Boys and young men who
have read Of the romantic tales OF
! 8ickenbacker. Tobin. Campbell and
\ the two score other American aces
4. look forward 10 aviation as a prom
ising field. u is. Because the army
has thousands OF planes and hun
dreds Of trained reserve and junior
military aviators in its service still
there are wonderful opportunitie:
for the mechanically inclined. The
air service Of the army offers the