The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-13
What Happened in France
to Some 0redulous
Fighters.
HE CALLS EVERY TIME
A Boob in the Army Is Made
Over Faster Than in Any
Other Organization.


which came to their notice while
taking part in the world war. II
wasn't drill. drill, drill all the time.
Many OF the amusing incidents
which occurred tended to keep the
boys in good humor and incidentally
bolster up any dropping spirits.
Many Of them. prior 30 their entry
into the service, had no inkling OF
the many devious devices, and to
what seemed to them akin to torture
and inquisition methods, In initiating
tho rookie" " There are gumshoe
tricks in every trade, and the boot
always does his share toward max
ing the army merry. OF course, the
boot was the goat In many OF
the following amusing reminis-
censes OF a writer in "A recent issue
of the American Legion Weekly.
THE army without the rockies
would he like n bar without a brass
rail-nothing for the weary custo-
mers to rest on. The bar. OF course,
may pass, but a rook, never. A
rook will call every time. He viii
have kale in his jeans when he first
hits the company street, earned In
civil toll and he'll stand around n
crap or poker game until he works
up nerve enough to put over bet.
IL the home folks are in town he'll
describe his first day in O. ID. to
them that night and hit the old
man up for a few smacks.
once a rook has been cleaned he
gets disconsolate and sits around as
forlorn as doErobber at an Off
GERS party He then falls prey. to
the tired bucks. II may be With
pride that he'll cross the dead line
and scratch on the skippcr's tent,
stating that Corporal Whoosis wants
TO know is the captain in
Sent for Bucket of Steam.
Z "If 1t is warm day within the
wigwam and the flies are holding
their usual convention, the rook
may be sent to the grease wagon
for a bucket OF steam In order to
steam out the flies; or n call may
be sent from the supply tent for
the new men to fall in for the o.
d. issue Of umbrellas or the sum-
mer hat A rook may even clash
with supply department non-com
in try for some O. ID. hose.
Frequently the rocks complain to
the supply sergeant that they are
shy on equipment, such as the o.
d. vest or Sarters. One boy from the
country who had always worn sus-
penders has been known to go over
the toppcr's head and reach the
skipper wit hac omplaint that the
army belt hurt his stomach.
although the rockies OF 1918
thought they were veterans by the
time they bucked open order, a
bird would occasionally be sent from
line OF skirmishers to the colonels
headquarters for a piece of skirmish
line. This same stunt was frequent
ly pulled on the target range. when
an excited rook would rush off for
some firing line. The q. u. range
finder has also been searched for,
as well as the gun silenccr.
Not infrequontly, on his first
guard mount, rook would hurry
forth in his freshly cleaned equip
ment to the generals headquarters
in frantic endeavor to get the key
10 the parade grounds. One lad
'buckinE for orderly, went to the
stable for a mule for guard mount
The rockies first trial in strik'
ing the pup tents was always fraughi
with much trouble. II his tent pegs
were missing, and they usually were
some one would proffer the advice
that the top kick hid a handy sup
ply Of rubber ones, brought along
for an emergency and stored In the
company clerks field desk. The
pup tent sky hook was often lost
and many a rook has sought in vair
for these accessories. During oolc
weather rocks have gone for q
scuttle of coal for the pup tents anC
in rainy weather they have sough
for the folding bitches.
Anxious About Meat Anger.
Mess serPeants were often both
cred by rockies anxious to get theil
issue of toothpicks or a meat auger
Bootleg coffee was considered grea
stuff by the vets and an occasiona
rookie has endeayored to try 1t out
After few days on a busy drill
many a rook has sought the more re
fined and orderly job of NJ. T
A veteran buck in the southern
training camp formed a mule squaC
consisting OF rockies, and they mani
cured the corral and mules for day
while training the mounts. Their du
ties were TO patrol the streets Of th'
town mounted on the fencebuhters
The outlaws OF the largo crowds
that gathered to watch them wa
ter the punishment absorbers so
bered their pent up desires to enforc'
heavens first law. order.
THE non-coms frequently frame,
IuOhht SAIlhlHE ull WdTItls > hItl
giving them commissions OF mucl
dignity. ono evening overseas IN,
skipper and looey OF certain out
III had gone into town, leaving u
'Seir hea6Guarters a dogrobb,r Th'
sergeant went into the tcht aud Ia!
down on the shippers bunk send
ing the gear polisher for one Levin
sky, a rook of the first water.
"Levinsky stood at attention Jus
outside the tent. announcing hi
presLnce by speaking properly II
the third person. From within cam,
tNc rtentorian voice Of the supp osc,
chief. Levinsky was compliments,
much and often and finally hurrie,
away bubbling over with enthusia sn
because he had been appointed
corporal,
"Levnsky took over n squad ant
on line the next morning reported
all present with much gusto, bu
the skip looked him over and re
duced him so far that Levinsk
never thereafter even dreamed o
becoming a private first class.
Fellows going overseas fell for
lot OF stuff. One bunch Of new mel
Joined an outfit in the south, sool
TO embark, when the company clerl
announced one evening right nfte