The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1920-07-14

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had learned to use the machine.
FurIouohs Were Rare.
enlistment was for five years, and
furloughs were rare. Once in the
service there was no honorable way
out for five years except by favor or
disability. Pay was $13 a month and
found
"lf n soldier Of that day, 1889,
could have been confronted with the
changes that were in prospect In the
military service he would have as
little credited it as the Minute Men
Of Lexington could have comprehend
ed a lecture on airplanes ana subma-
rines, wireless telegraph or moving
pictures"
Discussing the advantages of the
new peacetime army, General Har-
bord writes:
I'm 1920 the recruit is met at the
train, generally by an officer and
taken to his barracks, where the new
conditions that surround him are
courteously explained to him. He Is
provided with a neat uniform that
fits him, shoes not unlike those In
civil life, and every effort is made to
induce cOntentment, comfort and hap
pincss. The American soldier ration
has become the most liberal In the
world-vegetub'es. milk, butter, eggs,
the best meats in the world rcfriger-
ated by processes that were undrealn-
ed Of thirty years ago. Libraries are
at his convenience. Service hostess
houses are open to him. where ladies
devoted to his welfare and benefit
cater to his "contentment and supply
the home element. ~Gymnasiums.
swimming pools, skating Kinks, dances,
service clubs are a feature Of practi-
cally every post.
"The pay is much more than double
what it was in those days. The num-
her of chnplains has greatly increased.
Church services are accessible to ev-
cry soldier. Morale, educational and
recreational officers are now we'll
known titles In II military parlance.
"If the young soldier errs and COM
mits disciplinary faults, discipline
must be maintained as long as armies
exist, but his rights are we'll guaran-
teed to him. He is entitled to cnun-
sci: his trial must he prompt; the
outside limits Of his punishment are
carefully prescribed by the president,
and the course Of military justice is
neither slow 10 cumbersome. Its on
", fnn1f IN " n rrininn &c th0t 1fkO
all .Anglo-Saxon judicial procedure, it
IS organized too much for the protec-
tion Of the malefactor.
Taught by Best Instructors.
1.-THE term of enlistment is one or
three years. Discharges by favor are
shown. In the event Of death, war
risk insurance and allotments guard
the future of those dear to the SOL
der. He car allot portions Of his pay
with the paymaster and the govern
ment will pay him i per cent interest
on his meney until the slime he leaves
the service.
zone Of the latest features Of SOL
dier life is the new system Of educa.
ton. The uainlng\divldes generally
into two classesSducational and vo.
cational. Educational is further d.
vlded into basis and advanced courses
A certain percentage Of illiterates en-
list in Dull service; men of foreign
p%alentage OF men Of remote country
districts are required to attend school
until they are able to pass exalnina-
tons. The advanced course consists
of higher work suitable .to those who
already have had some schooling and
ranges from the requirements of an
eight grade course Through advanced
high aschool to college work. The
teachers are experienced civilian In
%structors, officers and soldiers being
employed only when specially fitted
for such work.
"The vocational training means the
opportunity to learn a trade while
serving the government rs a soldier
Here, as in educational work, the best
instructors In their respective lines
are employed, and officers and soldiers
employed as teachers only when spe
cially qualified. There never has beer
such an opportunity offered before by
an! government on the earth. IT
sounds too good to be true, but it is
q fact.
with all these opportunities &c
till the time-honored advantages tina
ways perta1ned to the soldie,
NHOOr life. regular hab
N-@ao Onnnrtnnitie.