Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-19

0oxUr4 o. Ln0 new Uu1Lou
~ army now being recruited By
Iorernment was the theme Of .
<iyen BY Sergeant =. G. Field
p Rock Island recruiting sta
at Some Of the schools Of the
Sergeant Field has been visit
fhe schools In the endeav0r to
r6ot school children in the es-
qoutest now being conducted BY
n Sam. -
here are three kinds Of arm
d said Sergeant Field. Inert, de-
nctivs and constructive. We
had armies OF all these classes.
pFe-war army was Of the first
-, the army Just demobilized
OF necessity, destructive OF
and. property, but the army
6Ele Sam Is now endeavoring to
IL II constructive in its pur-
ICES.
eJt ID . medium for Americana
tlion. It makes good citizens. 1t
skes men assets to the commun-
In character, training and
bysique. 1t lives up to the pur-
BEES announced by the posters re-
eutly gotten out in the, interests
army recruiting. which say, The
nited States army builds men,"
Sergeant Field pointed out the
Marriages to young men offered
the army, In which they can re-
live expert training In any trade
hey choose, receive pay while
and at the same time reap
Nc benefit Of the chance for travel.
n physical upbuilding and for
'n0wledge acquired.
"The offering to young rlen made
y the army" said Sergeant Field.
EIp . denial Of the old saying that
opportunity knocks but once. For
be young man who wakes up to
md that he has neglected the
opportunity Of his youth, 1t brings
new chance"
Sergeant Field pointed out to the
khildren of the lower grades that
hey had an equal opportunity with
|he older pupils to win a prize in
he essay contest on THE BENEFITS
X an Enlistment in the United
ptates Army"
He showed that the qualities on
Fhich the essays are to be Judged
-originality, expression and sin
Eerity-are as easily obtainable
Ind as common traits to little ones
- to older boys and girls.
The judges have been carefully
Instructed to pass on essays sub
tnitted. taking into consideration
the age Of the writer, he said.
Camp Grant Band Coming.
The coming Of the Camp Grant
krmy band to the tri-cities to slim
Mate recruiting will be an event
q next week, although the date is
hot yet definitely set. The band II
Composed Of about thirty-five
oieces. Colonel Newbell, CamI
Hrant artillery commander, will
accompany the musicians and will
kpeak in the city.
Il The Air Service.
h The following comes from the re.
|fruiting publicity bureau Of thu
army in New York city. 1t deals
5Fith an important branch Of thu
tervice. which it explains for tn,
benefit Of young people taking par
ia the essay contest:
1.-THE air service is important TO
many reasons, but one OF the big
[gest reasons is that the aeroplane
that sail through the air above tn
battle lines are the eyes Of tn
army. Just that.
without aeroplanes. how woul
y be possible to look down on tn
9nemy and see what he is doing
What troops he is bringing into tn
1attie? Or what trenches is h
digging? Or what cannon he ha
Hidden in woods, and clumps Q
|kees and behind old houses?
1.-THE aeroplane sees all thes
@ings In a jiffy and in many case
4kes pictures Of them and carrie
4ese pictures back to the general
- enable them to know how to dea
Nth the hidden enemy. Ten min
4tes after an aviator has found on
there the enemy's guns are hidinl
our own guns cut loose, and-good
I've enemy's guns. They're wor