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The Apache sentinel., 1944-09-15

h aid Farewell an d
Gods Speed to most of
them when, training period
over. they departed for ports
in some far-flung enemy be-
seiged island or continent.
Almost daily, letters arrive
at Post Headquarters from
some chaplain, Army officer,
nurse or soldier who received
his training or was stationed for a
while at Fort Huachuca, and who
remembers the Fort as the place of
his military birth, noStalgically, as
one remembers home.
Fort Spawns Fighters
Since assuming command of the
Fort, Colonel Hardy, as head of the
Service Command Unit, has been
host to two combat divisions, the
93rd and the 92nd, elements of both
now earning their battle spurs on
foreign soil. Other units trained at
Huachuca, most of them now serv-
ing overseas, include the 268th and
18th, 29th and 9th Special Service
335th Station Hospitals; the 714th
Medical Sanitation Company; the
other outfits, the 212th, 734th and
78Oth Military Police BattalionS;
the 310the Railhead Company; the
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The Apache sentinel., 1944-09-15

Ihe Army has adopted
plan for the readjustment of
military personnel after the
defeat of Germany and prior
to the defeat of Japan calling
for a partial and orderly de-
mobilization from its present peak
strength.
When the war against Germany
has ended, the military might of
the United States will be shifted
from the European area to the
Pacific area. Military requirements
in the European and American areas
will be drastically curtailed, while
tremendous increases will be essen
tial in the Pacific.
To defeat Japan as quickly as
possible, and permanently, the
United States will have to assemble,
readjust and streamline its military
forces in order to apply the maxi
mum power. Our military require
ments to achieve this end, involving
men, weapons, equipment and Ship
ping, have been set forth by the
Combined Chiefs of Staff. These re-
quirementS are the determining fac
tors of the readjustment and de-
mobilization plan adopted by the
War Department.
Military necessity DEGREES that
sufficient men suited to the type
of warfare being waged in the Pa
cific must remain in the service as
long as they are essential. Certain
units of the Army also, of necessity,
will have to be retained in the va
rious theaters where action has
ceased in order to fulfill such occu-
patton duties as are necessary. Other
elements, no longer needed in the
theater in which they are assigned,
will be transferred to other areas,
reorganized and redesignated to
meet current military requirements
in the theater, or they will be in
activated
Individual Selection Governs
1t was determined that the fairest
method to effect partial demobiliza-
ton would be through the selection
of men as individuals, rather than
by units, with the selection governed
by thoroughly impartial standards.
Soldiers Determine Discharge
Basis
For the standards, the War De-
partment went to the soldiers them
selves. Experts were sent into the
field to obtain a croSS-section of
the sentiments of enlisted men.
Thousands of soldiers, both in this
country and overseas, were inter-
viewed to learn their views on the
kind of selective process they be-
lieved should determine the men to
be returned first to civilian life.
Opinions expressed by the soldiers
themselves became the accepted
principles of the plan.
AS finally worked out, the plan
accepted by the War Department as
best meeting the tests of justice and
impartiality, will allow men who
have been overseas and men with
dependent children to have priority
of separation. Ninety per cent of the
soldiers interviewed said that that
is the way it should be.
AS part of the plan adopted, an
Adjusted Service Rating Card will
be issued to all enlisted personnel
after the defeat of Germany. On
this card will be scored the following
four factors that will determine pri-
ority of separation:
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The Apache sentinel., 1944-09-15

The pictorial supplement which
will be published next week by
The Apache Sentinel viii con-
tain art work by Sgt. Lew Davis,
well known Arizona artist, and
will be captiOned "Huachuca
Cavalcade." 1t will show i'm pic
lures many of the varied activi-
ties carried on at the Fort in
its troop training program.
The Apache sentinel., 1944-09-15
Post Headquarters Stoff Is
Known for Its 'Humon-ness
In Directing Comp Activities
U. S. Signal Corps Photo.
By TVS CECILIA GOLDsBY

" April 1912, his duties Post Commander
he has welcomed officers of many units arriving the Fort
for training purposes his office Post Headquarters and
The Apache sentinel., 1944-09-15
Armys Plan for Disehorgine Soldiers Made Public
W. D. Follows
Soldiers Ideas
On Discharge

The Army has adopted a
plan for the readjustment of
military personnel after the
defeat of Germany and prior
to the defeat Of Japan calling
for partial and orderly de-
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properly appreciated the services Of
those District OF Columbia volunteers.
It certainly has not appreciated the
difficulties surmounted in their organi-
zation.
Those volunteers were citizens Of the
Federal District, and therefore had not
at the time, nor have they ever since
had the powerful stimulant OF State
feeling, nor the powerful support of
State government, States pride, q
State press to set forth and make much
of their services. They did their duty
quietly and they did it we'll and faith
fully. Although not mustered into the
service and placed on pay until after
the fatal day when the flag was fired
upon for the first time at Sumter, yet
they rendered great service before that
time in giving confidence to those citi-
zens of the District who were faithful
to the Government, in giving conf
dence to members Of the National Legis-
lature and in giving confidence also to
the President in the knowledge that
there was at least small force at its
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william v. Balm, John J. Behler. George
D. Burch, Thomas 8. Baylie, William B.
Burger, J. w. Beall, w. G. Burgess,
Emanuel Bell, J. P. Caldwell, G. w.
Clark, r. A. Conneu. S. T. Crawford, r.
j. H. Dubant, c. l.. Dow
den, C. T. Elwood, John Espey, E. Eld-
ridge, H. c. Espey, James H. Elwood, z.
T. Eckloff, M. B. Gordon, C. L. Graena-
cher, J. H. c. Hollins, A. g. Hullett, j.
w. Harmer, w. D. Hotchkiss, William
Hewlett, r. b Hartford, William Haynes,
John Hill, H. D. Hite, Michael Hill.
James j. Ingraham, Augustus Jacobs.
H. D. Jennings, Ig. M. Knott ]. L. d.
Lawrence, j. A. Landvoigt, D. w. Land
voigt, John w. Meyer, r. H. Marcellus,
T. 3. Metcaf, william McLane, William
H. Moran, Thomas o. May, william Nc
Donald, ]. H. Mccormick, Frank Miller.
James P. Mexican, J. w. Mattingly, C.
H. Meushaw, Patrick McNamee, F. A.
Manning, Henry McIntire, c. L. Owen.
John A. Perkins, William H. Peters. jr.:
Thomas B. Penicks, r. c. Philpitt, r. P.
Pascoe, j. w. Pyemont, j. H. Roberts,
J. L. Ratcliffe, Richard Roberts. G.
Roseweg, E. Ridgway Thomas F. Stew
art. James Stewart, William Scott r.
Seibert, D. H. Semple, Moses Smith.
Joseph st. Clair, Israel Sommers, T. M.
Triplett, Dennie Toomey, William H.
Taylor. Andrew Tate, Theodore Walms.
ley, James w. White, C. Walton. w. B.
r. Williss, c. F. Weaver, c. E. Walker,
lob rI orI
Williams.
So far as Notifications are concerned,
not until after Fort Sumpter was fired
on, April II, 1861, was any serious effort
made to construct any defenses of this
nature to protect the Capital, and al
though a beginning in this direction was
not made until May 23 of that year, yet
within IL months a series of forts en-
circled the District of Columbia, and
which made q formidable barrier to an
enemy invasion. And it was after view
ing many of these forts and earthworks
around Washington that Julia Ward
Howe was inspired to write her immor-
tai poem, The Battle Hymn OF the Re-
public" which she did in the Willard
Hotel in this city. In the second verse,
as will be seen, she indirectly refers to
these forts and earthworks as follows:
Il have seen Him in the watch-fres
Of . hundred circling camps;
They have builded Him an altar
in the evening dews and damps:
can read His righteous sentence
by the dim and naring lamps,
His day is marching on"
Mrs. Howes version Of how she came
to write this soul-stirring hymn follows:
I'VE were invited one day to attend Q
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but at this time only the names Of those
forming the Government Printing Once
contingent, then q part Of the Interior
Department Regiment. can be given.
They included Companies F and G,
F. being made up of men from the print
ing department, and Company G Of the
bindery hands. The roster of Company
F included: A. ]. Appleby, H. H. B. Ar
mold, c.. T. Allen. E. T. Burnham, j. P.
Boss, G. W. Bowen. j. 8. Brown, A. r..
Bennett, w. M. Belt. william R. Baum.
John Burnside, J. H. Cunningham,
George Cation, j. D. Chedal. r. w. Clax-
ton, A. Cook, L. F. Clements. ]. Charles,
H. A. Christine, J. Crandall, E. Camp
bell, J. H. Crown. Lott Cullinan, F. Chew,
A. l.. Carrier, Madison Davis. S. A. Da-
Wis, H. L. Dawson, Rollin Defrees, c. j.
De Vaughn, w. A. De Caindry, J. A.
Donaldson, E. H. Edmonston, g. g,
Forbes. William D. Fowler, William j.
Frizzell, William Fleming, L. r. Fechtig
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Washington Invalid Conducts Novel Wake Up Service

tshed as result OF the efficiency Of the
wake-up service, the client reports.
Women are much easier to awaken
than men, Mrs. Adams finds. All my
women customers are light sleepers,"
she said THE phone rings once or
twice and they're awake" She implied
that men are inclined to fogginess, con-
fusion and mumbling when called.
Unexpected things are always bobbine
up in the wake-up business. Not long
ago, Mrs. Adams had an inquiry which
left her puzzled
do you wake people up2" voice on
the telephone asked.
'Yes, we do" Mrs. Adams replied.
Then I'd like you to wake me up,"
said the man.
What is your telephone number?"
Il don't have any," he said. Must
have = phone?"
YES" Mrs. Adams said, you must"
There was brief. disappointed pause.
II thought you had some other way to
wake people up" the caller said, hang
ing up.
A Wartime Need.
Headquarters Of the wake-up service
Is the two-room. hrst- floor apartment
ut 1020 Fourth street NE. which Mrs,
Adams shares with her husband, 4 clerk
at the District incinerator at First and
o streets s. z. The phone and list Of
clients are at her bedside.
Mrs. Adams believes that her wake
up service is performing vital. though
small, part in the war effort. Her hus.
band, too, is pretty much sold on the
idea.
II laughed at 1t at FIRST" he said. II
thought it was just brainstorm. But
It's really working and it's helping her
to get well faster" Mr. Adams said
he Is heavy sleeper and isn't disturbed
by the operation Of the service.
Mrs. Adams, who refers to herself AZ
human alarm clock" Is pleased that
only three customers have discontinued
the service. Two were transferred out
Of Washington and the third, girl
was married several days ago.
'She didn't need me anymore because
her husband has his own alarm clock, !"
Mrs. Adams explained.
As for Mrs. Adams herself. she relies
on \ 4lSS alarm clock she. bought at Z
drugstore two years ago.
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ing order and for holding the bridges
and other outposts; that these were the
troops which recovered possession of
the railway from Washington to An
napolis Junction and made practicable
the reopening of communications.
They also formed the advance guard
of the force which first crossed the
Potomac into Virginia and captured
the City of Alexandra.
Federal Employe Companies
These were the troops which insured
the regular Inauguration on the steps
OF the Capitol of the constitutionally
elected President. I firmly believe that
without them Mr.. Lincoln would never
have been inaugurated. = ="
Almost from the beginning, the clerks
of the various Government departments
formed into companies and had regular
drills. and prepared to help to repel an
Evening star., 1944-01-16
BY John Clagett Proctor.

by JOnn Clagett PrOctor.
Today it is assumed that we are amply
protected from air raids, should the Axis
powers be insane enough to ever at
tempt bombing us. But just what this
protection includes, or consists Of, and
where it is strategically placed, is one Of
those things which might well be called
"a military secret" 1t is generally
known, however, that we do have air.
raid wardens in all parts of the city,
who, If called upon, could no doubt give
a good account of themselves. In addi-
ton, there are many auxiliary Red Cross
nurses available, who have been trained
especially for aiding wounded persons,
and who could be pressed into service
II they were needed, as we'll as other
emergency and defense groups.
OF course, after this war is over we
will know more about the protection
provided for us than we do now, just
as we know more about the provisions
made for the peoples safety and the
security Of the city during the Civil War.
Civil War Defenses
In the War Between the States, before
hostilities actually broke out, the Ma
tons Capital was just as defenseless as
it was in 1914. when it was captured by
the British, and to further complicate
matters. the people here were not all Of
one opinion so far as secession was con-
cerned and the only regular troops near
hundred marines at the Marine Bar
racks, and perhaps a hundred enlisted
men of ordnance at the Washington
Arsenal.
The only armed volunteer organiza-
ton in the District Of Columbia were:
One company of riflemen at Georgetown
tthe Potomac Light Infantry, one
company Of rifiemen in Washington
Cthe National Rifies), a skeleton battal-
ion OF infantry (the Washington Light
Infantry of about $50 men, and another
small organization called the National
Guard Battalion.
Gen. SCOTS Plans
Indeed, as early as December 81, 1860,
the political situation in the District
was so alarming that the commanding
general of the Army, 1t. Gen. Winfield
Scott, resolved to take immediate steps
to strengthen the armed forces in the
city for the purpose of sustaining the
dignity of the Government, preserving
public order and protecting public and
private property and with these objects
in mind he arranged an interview with
Col Charles P. Stone, a graduate Of
West Point, whose knowledge of local
military affairs soon led to his assign
ment on Gen. Scott's staff and to the
position of inspector general of the
District of Columbia Militia.
1t was this officer who assured Gen
Scott that two-thirds of the fighting
stock" of the District would support tn,
Government. In later years, in writins
of this conversation with Gen. Scott
Col Stone relates the substance of the
interview, what took place at Wormley'
Evening star., 1944-01-16
BY Bob Lewis.

Making a single $198 alarm clock
clang in 26 District area homes is the
wartime trick turned by an invalid
Washington woman.
Having plenty of time to think" while
confined to bed after an operation, Mrs.
Herbert L. Adams dreamed up an idea
that today is giving her a new interest
in life and an income besides.
Subscribers to her pioneer telephone
"wake-up service" fall into four cate
gories:
/. Harried victims of the wartime
shortage of alarm clocks who can't ind
a clock for sale no matter how diligently
they search.
2. Citizenry owning temperamental
alarms which forget to peal out, thus
making everybody unhappy at the ONCE.
especially the boss.
3. Heavy sleepers who require degree
of pandemonium to wake them up that
is far beyond the powers Of the ordinary
alarm.
L. Aristocratic souls who just can't
be bothered to set an alarm each night.
None Late for Work.
So far as Mrs. Adams knows, none Of
her rs customers has been late for work
since subscribing to the service. This
is due partly to the dogged persistence
Of Mrs. Adams. Arousing one customer
not long ago required a full half hour,
but Mrs. Adams never thought Of giving
up, she said.
At present Mrs. Adams places her first
telephone call at 4:30 am. and others
at intervals until am. She then is
finished for the day until 10:30 PM,
when her first night call Is due. A num-
ber of her customers wonder how she
manages to be awake at 4:30 am. and
make night calls, too.
Don't you ever sleep?" a few have
asked her.
Mrs. Adams complaint, however, is
that she doesn't have enough work to
keep her busy.
24-Hour-a.Day Service.
II easily could handle another so or
IS calls at any time Of the day or night"
she said. II give 24-hour -a-day service,
you know"
Mrs. Adams explains this seeming
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women, 16 are men. One client lives in
Silver Spring, Md, and each time he
is walked the call costs Mrs. Adams an
extra five cents. She never has men
toned this to the subscriber, preferring
to absorb the cost as overhead
Most Of the subscribers are employed.
One signed up for the service after
having been late frequently due to the
erratic behavior Of cantankerous
alarm clock. 'T'm just about ready to
be court-martialed, so you'll have to help
me- the new client told Mrs. Adams.
Danger Of 4 court martial has now van.
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Hotel, then on I street between Twelfth
and Sixteenth street, as follows:
Gen Scott said: 'Gosport Navy Yard
has been burned!' I replied, quietly:
Yes, general!' The bridge at Point of
Rocks was burned some days since!
replied: Yes, general He continued:
The bridges over Gunpowder Greek be-
yond Baltimore have been burned! I
still replied: Yes, general He added:
They are closing their coils around us,
sir!' Still replied, in the same tone:
Yes, general Now said the general,
how long can we hold out here?' re-
Piled Ten days, general, and within
that time the North will come down to
u.s.
"How will they come? The route
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nished the guns and ammunition. The
first public appearance Of these COM
panies was made on Washington's
Birthday, February ~, 1861.
AS . further safeguard to the Capt.
tails protection, and at the suggestion
Of Edward c. Darlington, afterward
United States district attorney, mill
tary company was formed here in each
Of the seven wards into which the city
was then divided.
In q story written by Col. Stone in
1888, that officer, who was then briga-
dier general Of volunteers. pays = just
tribute to the District soldiers Of the
Civil War, saying:
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limitless capacity for work by revealing
that she needs only four hours sleep in
each "a.
Being in bed this way, don't use ur-
much energy" she said, adding, be
sides, I always was sort Of night owl
The wake-up service was started Oc
tober 10 last year, when Mrs. Adam
put an ad in newspapers saying: "Ir
your alarm clock won't work, will"
Next day she had her first customer.
He is still subscriber and has no COM
plants.
Ten Of Mrs. Adams customers are
Evening star., 1944-01-16

J. C. Franzoni, William Franklin, r.
Gillen, E. N. Grey, A. Gordon, John
Graham, George Gordon, G. w. Hall, j..
Hurley, Charles B. Hough, J. M. r.
Hough, r. O. Hall, James Hinchey, L. A.
Iardella, William L. Jones, j. ]. Judge.
J. @. Judge, Joseph johnson, J. 8.
Jones, Basil Jackson, o. c. Ketcham, r.
Kelly, William B. Kelly, John Larcombe,
E. Laporte, M. T. Lincoln, g. A. r. Nc
Neir, w. w. Maloney, c. D. Mcpherson
8. McElwee, E. MacMurray, J. Melvin,
8. McGonegal, E. Malone, M. Murphy.
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disposition, ready to respond at any
moment to his call.
"It should also be remembered Of
them that the first troops mustered
into the service were Is companies Of
these volunteers. and that during the
dark days when Washington was cut
of from communication with the North,
when railway bridges were burned and
tracks torn up, when the Potomac was
blockaded, these troops were the only
reliance of the Government for guard
ing the public departments, for preserv-
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Gen. E. C. Darlington, who
suggested the city's home
guard, raised a company and
commanded it. He 1Das United
States District attorney, 1863
1870.
through Baltimore is cut off,
They will come by all routes. They
will come between the capes of Virginia,
up through Chesapeake Bay. and by the
Potomac. They will come. If necessary,
from Pennsylvania through Maryland
directly to us and they will come
through Baltimore and Annapolis
Local Military Companies
Col. Stone lost no time in preparing
for the inevitable, and before the end
of six weeks Is companies of militia
aggregating about 1000 men, were in
uniform at the expense of the citizens
though naturally the Government fur
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for the citys protection.
Thomas F. Maher, John Metcaf, James
McKenney, Thomas McNamara, Patrick
McNamee, H. Mortimer, s. A. Mackey.
T. Malone, c. w. Murray, Thomas j.
Mulloy, william E. Knott. F. c. Pittman,
r. A. Porter A. M Parsons. c. w. Rob-
inson, Jesse Rose, Thomas M. Raser.
Oliver H. Reed, william Robinson, A.
Rodgers, E. M. Spedden, c. w. Schell,
F. B. Stitt, F. U. Stitt, w. C. Shay. c..
Sheer, ]. K. Shoemaker, j. M. A. Spotts-
wood, D. A. Sample. C. B. Smith. John
Scholneld, J. S. Tomlinson Robert Tay-
lor, NJ. r. Woodward, F. J. Waters,
Joseph wilkes, George Wadsworth, H
Walker, NJ Watkins, Charles Wall, B.
c. Wright, D. Wiber, J. G. c. Whaley
and John Whitaker.
Attached to Company G were: William
H. Bailey. J. T. Blakeney, John E. Bailey.
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invasion should one be attempted In
1858, when . Confederate scouting party
crossed the Potomac about miles above
Georgetown, the military organization
Of the quartermaster's department was
called out for patrol duty, and the year
before this, when raid was feared, all
the Government employees were called to
arms, Just as they were in 1854, when
Gen. Early threatened Warrington.
Undoubtedly list of all Of those who
served as home guards during that
period would make interesting reading,
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-15
Novy Climbs 10 Lead Tie

Climbing from third place to first
in two games. the Holtvile Navy
Flyers blasted the second league
leading team out cf a first place
complacency wednesday night when
they defeated the Marine Flyers 3D.
at Imperial. b..
The Marine Flyers who had not
lost a game and held firm posi-
ton on the top rmg Of the city
softball ladder now share first place
honors with the Navy team. 1t
was Aguirre's batting that put the
Navy one run out in front because
it was his three hits that scored
runners.
Elias, pitching for the Marines
was credited with the less when
he had walked two men with none
out in the seventh. Sgt. Carl
SchWenn. relieving him, gave up a
single to fill the bases. The next
two men went down when Aguirre
stepped into one anG dropped a lily
ball safe in LETT field scoring Glib
son.
In the first inning Aguirre's hit
into left field was miSiuQged and
Louthan scored. The Navy led with
the one run until the fourth when
Elias of the Marines, who tailed
the only two hits for his team.
stretched his single to a double,
stole third and came home Cn a
wild throw to third. In the fifth
the Navy came back when Aguiwc
again drove in a man from third
on single. III me sixth SchWe.n
walked was sacrificed to second
and scored on Elias hit to lie the
score.
Aguirre's third hit finished the
game for the Marines when they
failed to score i'll their half Of the
seventh inning.