The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-02-27
A TIME ARMY:
WHAT 1T is DOING

The war department., with a view to
bringing the new peace time army
into closer touch with the various COM
munities from which it draws it's men,
has localized all the regiments and
has assigned to each a definite ter
ritory for recruiting purposes. The
35th infantry with station at Camp
Lewis, American Lake, Wash, has
been assigned Montana and Idaho
from which to draw its recruits. 1t
is hoped that in a short time most
of the members of this regiment will
be Montana and Idaho men.
The climate at Camp Lewis, during
the greater part of the year, is de-
lightful; and the surrounding coun-
try affords good hunting and fish
ing in season. The camp is we'll equip
ped with service clubs, gymnasium
and athletic fields. The men are per-
mitted to visit Tacoma and Seattle
when off duty.
The infantry is the backbone of the
army. The doughboy, assisted by aux
ilary arms and weapons, wins bat
ties and holds the ground won. A
high degree of training is essential
for the in~fantryman. Among other
things he must be a good marksman
Camp Lewis is equipped with an e X
cellent rifle range and promises to de.
velop many marksmen, sharpshooters
and expert riflemen, all of whom re-
ceive extra pay. Ultimate success in
battle depends upon the efficient use
of the infantry rifle. Although con.
siderable training. is essential to de-
velop a good infantryman, there is
ample time for this training, for sports
and recreation and for educational and
vocational training.
All large army camps and forts are
conducting two general classes OF
schools-educational and vocational
The educational schools have basic
courses for those men who haven't had
an opportunity to finish the common
schools, and advanced courses for men
who have had high school work or its
equivalent. Many subjects are taught
in the vocational schools. Radio-tel-
egraphy, gas engines, automobile and
truck repair are some of the subjects
taught in the Camp Lewis schools
Nearly all the instructors are highly
paid experts.
The in%fantryman can enter any
school at the station of his organiza-
ton. Upon completing any subject
taught in a vocational school, he is
given a diploma so that, upon his re-
turn to civil employment, he can Sc
cure a good position paying a good
salary.
The president is authorized to ap-
point from the army each year to'en-
ter West Point, ninety young men
who in order to be eligible, must have
served one year in the army and be
under twenty-five years of age. DUAL
flied applicants are selected by COM
petitive examination. Here is an tx
%cellent opportunity for a high school
boy between eighteen and twent-one
years of age to enter n of the best
universities in the United States.
All unmarried men between the ages
of eighteen and forty years are ellg-
ible for enlistment in any branch OF
the army. The period of enlistment
is for three years Except that prior
service men may enlist in the field ar
tillery or engineers for one year, and
there is positively no reserve clause
Major A. S. Peake and three non
commissioned officers, all of the 35tf
infantry, are in Glasgow this week IN
the interest of recruiting. Readers OF
this article desiring complete informa-
ton about any branch of the army car
secure same from a member of this
party or from the recruiting office
in the basement of the Coleman hotel
For the Children.
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