.HOME-READING COURSE FOR !
CITIZEN-SOLDIERS i
(Issued by the War Department and al! rights to reprint reserved.) j
This course of thirty lessons is offered to the men selected for J
service in the National Army as a practical help in getting started j
in the right way. It is informal in tone and does not attempt to give
I binding rules and directions. These are contained in the various j
| manuals and regulations of the Tinted States Army, to which this j
{ Course is merely introductory. ;
LESSON NO 24
ARMY 101 RTKSY
Y’ou are careful to observe the or
dinary courtesies in your civilian life*
sive to all your friends if you were
in the habit of passing them with a
These customary rules of good
breeding apply in a slightly different
form in the Army. There is the same
great Army machine run more smooth
ly. It is the outward sign that the
right relations exist among officers
and men.
given expression both within the mili
tary camp and outside,
among military men is indispensable
to discipline; respect to superiors will
not be confined to obedience on duty,
but will be extended on all occasions.”
(Army Regulations, par. 1.) The obli
gation to show proper courtesy is
upon men. The commanding general
of the Aimy is required to he cour
teous to you. just as you are requir
ed to he courteous to him.
Importance of Correct Forma
Courtesy among military men is
shown by speaking and acting in a re
spectful manner. It is shown also by
using the correct form of recognition.
This correct form when meeting or ad
dressing commissioned o dicers is
known as the military salute.
“In the old days the fret* men of
Kui ope were all allowed to carry wea
pons, and when they met each would
hold up his right hand to show that
he had no weapon in it and that they
met as friends. Slaves or serfs, how
ever, were not allowed to carry wea
pons, amt slunk past the free men
without making any sign. In this way
the salute came to be the symbol or
sign by which soldiers (free men)
might recognize each other. The low
er classes began to imitate the sol
diers in this respect, although in aj
clumsy, apologetic way. and thence
crept into civil life the custom of rais
ing the hand or nodding as one pass in 1
an acquaintance. The soldiers, how
ever. kept their individual salute, and
purposely mailt* it intricate and diffi
cult to learn in order that it could be
acquired only by the constant train
ing of all real soldiers received.
“To this day armies have preserved
their salute, and when correctly done
it is at once recognized and never mis
taken for that of the civilian. All sol
diet's should be careful to execute the
salute exactly as prescribed. The ci
vilian or the imitation soldier who
tries to imitate the military salute in
variably makes some mistake which
shows that he is not a real soldier; he
gives it in an apologetic manner, he
fails to stand or march at attention,
his coat is unbuttoned or hat on awry,
or he fails to look the person saluted
in the eye. There is a wide difference
in the method of rendering and mean
ing between the civilian salute as used
by friends in passing, or by servants
to their employers, and the military
salute, the symbol and sign of the mil
itary profession.” (Manual for Non
commissioned Officers and Privates,
Proper Way to Salute
In order to give the salute properly
when you are without arms, first as
sume the position of a soldier (as de
scribed in a preceding lesson), or il
you are walking carry yourself at at-1
tention. Look the officer you are to
salute straight in the eye. When he
is a few paces away from you “raise
the right hand smartly till the tip of
the forefinger touches the lower part
of the head dress or forehead above
the right eye. thumb ami lingers ex
tended and joined, palm to the left,
forearm inclined at about 45 degrees,
hand and wrist straight. Continue to
look the officer you are saluting
straight in the eye and keep your
hand in the position of salute until
the officer acknowledges the salute or
until he has passed. Then drop the
hand smartly to the side. The salute
is given with the right hand only.“
(Manual for Non-Commissioned Offi
cers and Privates, sec. fi.) It will he
well for you to practice this move
ment before the looking glass and be
prepared to execute it properly as
soon as you get into uniform. It is
one of the things that will help to
mark you in the early days in camp
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as possessing the bearing of a good
soldier. When you get an opportun
ity, watch closely to see how Regular
Army men salute. Note that your hat
should be on straight, coat complete
ly buttoned up, and hands out of the
pockets.
You will learn the rifle salute after
you have reached the training camp.
In general it is used whenever you
are carrying a rifle, except when on
guard duty, in which case you ordi
narily present arms instead of salut
ing.
The exact conditions under which
| the salutes are given need not be re
peated in detail here. It is enough
for the present to learn you are to
salute all commissioned officers (not
merely those of your own company or
regiment or those with whom you are
acquainted), except when you are in
a military formation or when you are
at drill, work, games, or mess. When
in formation, you do not salute or
come to the position of attention un
less an officer speaks to you.
Other Army Coutesie*
Never forget that it is not only re
quired of you as a duty, nut Is also
your right and privilege, to salute all
commissioned officers and to have
your courtesy returned. This state
ment assumes, of course, that you are
in good standing as a soldier. A mili
tary prisoner is not permitted to sa
lute.
It is the custom of the Army in
speaking to an officer to stand at at
tention and use the word “sir.” In all
official conversation refer to other sol
diers by their titles—for example,
“Sergeant Smith” or “Private Jones,”
not merely “Smith” or “Jones*”
“When an officer enters a room
where there are several enlisted men,
the word ‘attention’ is given by some
one who perceives him, when all rise,
uncover, and remain standing at at
tention until the officer leaves the room |
or directs otherwise. Enlisted men atj
meals stop eating and remain seated j
at attention.” (Infantry Drill Regu-j
lations, par. 759.)
Salutes are not exchanged among
non-commissioned officers and enlist
ed men. However, this does not mean
that you are not to treat them with
respect and courtesy. In a general
way show them the same consider
ation that vou would show to men in
corresponding positions in civil life.
U. S. EXPORTS
TIN PLATE
WASHINGTON. I). C., Sept. 22.—
Exports of tin plates, terne plates,
and taggers’ tin reached their high
est record in the fiscal year ended June
30, 1917, with a total of 521,861,390
pounds, valued at $28,404,433, against
516,257,473 pounds valued at $18,703,
773 in 1916, and 105,899,702 pounds
valued at $3,648,806 in 1914, accord
ing to the figures compiled by the bu
reau of foreign and domestic com
merce, department of commerce.
While the increase in 1917 over 1916
was only 5,603,917 pounds, the increase
in value was $9,700,660.
The large exports in the past two
years are remarkable when the fact is
taken into consideration that tin plate
has become a factor in our export
trade only during the last decade. The
fivet record of exports of tin plate was
in the year 1898, when 20,827 pounds
were exported.
Goes to Many Countries
American tinned plate is exported
to seventy-five countries in all parts t
of the world, Canada, our best cus
tomer, took 133 2-3 million pounds in
1917, Argentina 51 2-3 million pounds,
Japan 46^ million pounds, British In
dia 39 4-5 million pounds, Dutch East
Indies and Brazil 31 1-5 million
pounds each, China SOVa million
pounds. Hongkong 22Yj million!
pounds, United Kingdom 1912 million
ponuds, Italy 18 3-5 million pounds,
Straits Settlements V2\ million
pounds, Uruguay 11H million pounds,
France 10 3-5 million pounds, Cuba 9
million pounds, Mexico 51-2 million
pounds, and Russia 4 1-5 million
pounds, with lesser amounts to many
other countries. In addition to these
exports to foreign countries, there
' were shipments to Alaska aggregat
i ing 38,838,357 pounds, and to Hawaii
17,949,296 pounds.
Shipments to Alaska
There were also shipped to Alaska
tin manufacturers, chiefly tin can tod
ies and tops, valued at $3,894,166.
The production of domestic tin plate
commenced in 1891, during the last six
months of which there were produced
2,236,743 pounds. In 1892, the first
full calendar year of the industry, the
production reached 42,119,192 pounds,
and in 1916 it was 2,766,401,000
pounds Of the production in 1916, 2,
552.224.000 pounds were tin plates and I
214.177.000 pounds terne plates.
GEODETIC MEN
GIVE RESULTS
OF WORK
WASHINGTON, I). C., Sept. 28.—^
The department of commerce has
just published a pamphlet entitled,
“Results of Magnetic Observations
Made by the United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey in 1916.“
Five magnetic observatories are
maintained by the survey at Chelten
ham, Md.; Sitka, Alaska; near Hono
lulu, Hawaii; on Vieques Island, P.
and near Tucson, Arizona. Their rec
ords furnish the means of declination
obtained from the field observations.
The tables contain the mean values of
the magnetic elements at each of the
observatories for the calendar year,
1916.
Made in Thirty-three States
Observations on land were made in
the field at 352 stations in thirty-three
states and territories. Numerous old
stations were re-occupied in order to
determine the secular change of the
magnetic elements, and many auxil
iary stations were occupied where pre
vious observations had indicated the
presence of local disturbance.
Only such observations were made
on board ships as were required for
the deviation of the ship’s compasses
for purposes of navigation.
Results of Observations
The results of the observations on
land are given in tabular form arrang
ed by states and territories alphabeti
cally, for declination, dip and horizon
tal intensity, with the geographic po
sition and a separate description is
given of each station occupied.
A comparative table is given of the
declination results at stations former
ly occupied with the results obtained
in 1916.
This information supplied is of spe
cial value and interest to surveyors
and engineers engaged in reproducing
on the ground the lines of old surveys
run with magnetic compass.
JAPAN FINDS
MANY USES
FORTIN CANS
WASHINGTON, I). C., Sept. 21.—
In connection with an article that ap
peared in a recent issue of a well
known American weekly, concerning a
large quantity of empty kerosene tins
discarded as of no value at Harbor
Island, Seattle, Wash., it is interest
ing to note that the price of these 5
gallon tins has recently doubled in
Taiwan (formerly about 10 cents
apiece, now about 20 cents), says a
report from M. D. KiryassofT, United
States consul at Taihoku, Taiwan,
Formosa.
“As elsewhere in the Orient, the
kerosene tin is put to a great many
uses by the natives of Taiwan,” con
tinues the consul. “For example, the
tin shops purchase them for making
all kinds of household utensils—lamps,
cookstoves, pots, pans, sprinklers,
small pumps (for pumping oil out of
full tins), and innumerable other ar
ticles. The kerosene tin is used as a
biscuit display box by removing one
face and substituting glass; a new top
is affixed and it becomes a rice con
tainer; it is cut diagonally into two
parts to make dust pans. Without
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ADMIRAL WATSON.Sept. 24
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The Admiral Watson, sailing from Seattle, Sept. 24, goes to Kodiek.
Through Tickets to Fastern Points at Reduced Rates.
For full information on sailings from Seattle to San Francisco, ad
uress Wayne Blue, Agent, Seward, Alaska.
alteration tins are used as camphor
oil, lime, alcohol, and molasses con
tainer^ Their principal use is as wat
er buckets and indeed it is hard to
think how the native could do without |
them as such. Tins are sometimes
used to shingle roofs and sides of
houses. The kerosene tin is perhaps j
the most useful single article which
the Orient receives from the Occident !
“In 1916 the Taiwan government,
monopoly bureau purchased 4,0000 of
these 5-gallon tins for camphor oil.
When it is realized that the camphor
oil exported in 1916 to Japan amount
ed to over 795,000 gallons and that
most of this oil was packed in tins of
this kind, some idea of the number
used in this one industry may he had.
When camphor oil is exported to Jap
an the dealers and not the monopoly
bureau must supply the tins.
“This report is not written with the
idea that the waste tins in the United
States could be profitably exported to
the Orient, as, of course, the freight
rate is prohibitive, if, however, there
could be devised some cheap method
of taking these tins apart so they
could be sent flat, it might prov-e prof-1
itable.” j
• A
GOATS NOT
EASILY TAKEN
That the work of transplanting
goats, wild, elusive and wary, from
one section of Alaska to another, is
fraught with considerable difficulty, is!
now realized by three venturesome
Alaskans, Kay C. Gossett, ‘‘Babe”
Samples and L. T. Mclnnes, who ar
rived in Douglas the other day after
spending some time at Brady glacier,
near Cape Spencer, in their efforts toj
capture wild goats which they intend
ed taking to Admiralty island with the
view of populating the latter with a
goat family, according to the Juneau
Empire.
ThenrotiVnUtr ~'#***~ ~e
planting goats *s all right, but prac
tically it is something else entirely.
As goats have no particular yeurning
to be transplanted, they decline to be*
captured alive and the result is that
some ways and means not yet devised
must be incubated before Admiralty
island becomes the home of these free
dom-loving mountain climbers.
At various times the Grosaet party
thought they as good as had their
hands on a number of goats in that
they had them cornered on points
from which they had no opportunity
for escaping. But the would-be cap
tors had not reckoned on the despera
tion of goat disposition. Rather than
be captured they deliberately and
determinedly committed suicide by
leaping off precipices hundreds of feet
high and converting themselves from
shapely quadrupeds into mince meat
smeared over the rocks below. Nor
was the suicidal practice confined
alone to goats, as the party found that
the kids only a few weeks old pre
ferred death by leaping into space
from high precipices to being touched
by the hands of men.
Infested with Hoof Rot
Another thing was discovered, ac
cording to Mr. Gossett, and that is
that the mountain goats are all in
fested with hoof rot which is due pre
sumably, from the practically continu
ous wet weather. All the goats found
after committing suicide were noticed
to have the disease.
Mr. Gossett, who is well posted on
the game of the country, lately visit
ed the Taku country, where moose
abound and where he says, one Indian
in a few days killed fourteen moose
which he shot down for the mere fun
of slaughter—a veritable game hog—
leaving the carcasses where they fell.
There is a small appropriation, $1,
500 of public money for the purpose
of goat cultivation on Admiralty Isl
and and it was the hope of securing
a porcior. of that money that Gossett,
Samples a'nd Mclnnes were seeking to
capture goats near Cape Spencer, tut
now they are convinced that it is a