The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-08-01
And the Caissons
Go Rolling Along

20 NOlllng Along
Have you heard the song of the
field artillery? With it's Battery
right" and "Limbers front and
rear?" If you have you will know
why artillery men don't care about
transferring into other branches of
the army. The artillery man plays
the game as an individual.
and the caissons go rolling along
Keep them rolling!
The caissons go rolling along"
What is the field artillery like?
That's a natural question for man
TO ask when he is figuring on joining
the army and wants to settle on the
branch of service to go into. The
army is like anything else-youIl
like your work better, and conse-
quently do better and get along
faster, if you're doing what you are
best fitted for. Before you can de-
eide about that you have got to know
something about the job you are go
ing to tackle. What's the field ar
tillery like? Here's the answer.
=, The job of the field artillery is to
support the infantry. Before an at
tack the field artillery clears the way
for the infantry. 1t cleans up the
machine gun nests; cuts the wire en-
tanglements, smashes the enemy's
strong points, knocks out the enemy
artillery and keeps the enemy infan-
try under cover.
The big difference between the
field artillery and the other arms of
the service is in the variety of work.
battery of field artillery is like a
football team. Different men play
own job to do and each job dovetails
into another. The success of the
battery depends on every man doing
his work we'll and on getting team
work. Every man who ever played
football or baseball or any other
game that demands teamwork knows
that that kind of game calls for
intelligence-you've got to use your
head. For those who want to i'm
prove their education as well as
their physical condition, and for
those who like a life Or pep, now is
the time to take advantage. Call at
the army recruiting station, Poca-
tello, Idaho, and get lined up for
the field artillery, U. s. army.
Educational Chances
According to reportssjust recently
received from the war department
the coast artillery enlisted special
lists school which has been estab-
lished at Fort Monroe, Va, will open
September 1, and will be large
enough to accommodate about 1000 |
students, who are to be appointed to |
the school from among those making |
the highest rating in the entrance
examination. The courses in the de-
partment of enlisted specialists.
which are artillery, clerical, electrical
and radio, and which are forty-eight |
week courses, are available for en-
listed men who can qualify for same,
and whose conduct has been such as
to indicate that they have the
character and reliability essential to
the grade for which these courses
would fit them.
Men failing to pass the first ex-
animation for entrance to the school
are priliveged to take part in the
next and preparatory courses for en-
trance examinations can be taken in
any coast artillery post. M
In view of the number of vacancies
which now exist in the coast artil-
ery corps, almost immediate APP
pointment to the grades Of master
gunner, sergeant major, junior
grade, electrician sergeant second
class, and radio sergeant is insured
upon graduation.
In addition to the four courses
mentioned there is the nautical
course which prepares enlisted men
'or appointment as warrant officers,
(second mate and assistant engineer)
army mine planter service, and the
motor transportation course, which
prepares men for duty as chauffeurs,
truck and tractor
rivers, auto mechanics and repair
men.
The grade of warrant officer is
new and late addition
n the coast artillery corps. Their
luties are aboard army mine planters
II other smaller craft; their pay
anges from 1912 to $500 per year;
heir uniforms are furnished by the !,
government; their travel, baggage,
uarters, fuel and light allowances I
re the same as are prescribed for 7
econd lieutenant in the army, and !
esides the privilege Of purchasing
ubsistence stores from post COM
warrant officers are en-
tiled to free medical and dental at l;