~~ HOME-READING COURSE FOR |
CITIZEN-SOLDIERS
(Issued by the War Department and all rights to reprint reserved.) |
This course of thirty lessons is offered to the men selected for »
{ 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 j
binding rules and directions. These are contained in the various j |
manuals and regulations of the I nitcd States Army, to which this j
Course is merely introductory.
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LESSON’ NO. It
PLAYING THE GAME
(Preceding Lessons: 1. Your Post of
Honor. 2. Making Good as a Sol
dier. 3. Nine Qualities of a Sol
dier. 4. Getting Ready for the
Camp. 5. First Days in Camp. 6.
Cleanliness in Camp. 7. Your t
Health. S. Marching and Care of
Feet. 9. Your Equipment and
Arms. 10. Recreation in Camp.
There is a gripping interest about
the soldiers’s life that makes a strong
appeal to vigorous Americans. This
is doubly true in time of war when the
soldier has a serious object in view I
and gives his whole mind to his new!
duties.
You will tind this interest growing
as you advance. New scenes ami as
sociates will bring you a new point
of view. You will be less wrapped
up than you have been in many pure
ly personal questions. You will cut
loose from many of the petty de
tails which tend to smother a man’s
individuality. You will devote more
time to thinking.
The healthy good fellowship of the
camp also can not fail to stimulate
you. Thousands of men drawn from
all walks of life can not be thrown
suddenly together without bringing to
light many qualities previously un
known. You will proboblv become
better acquainted with yourself than
you have ever been before.
In order to get the most out of tins
new life you must devote yourself to
it heart and soul. A good start is
half the battle in making your way in
the Army. Even if you are not now
much interested in military affairs—
if you are entering the service, not
because of personal inclination, but
solely because it is one of your obli
gations as a citizen—you are going
to become keenly interested after you
once get into the swing and spirit
of the Army. This will be true in at
least ninety-nine cases out of every
hundred. Recognize it now and play
the game hard from the very start.
Your Monthly Pay
While the men in the National Army
are serving at the call of duty and not
for money, nevertheless everyone will
be paid more than enough to take
care of all necessary expenses. These
expenses are very slight. Clothing,
food, and transportation are provided
by the Government. In addition, the
private soldier receives $30 per
mer»th while he is in the Cnited States
and $33 per month abroad; first-class
private, $33.00 at home and $36.60
abroad; corporal, $36.00 at home and
$40.20 abroad; sergeant, $38.00 at
home and $44.00 abroad; first ser
geant, $51.00 at home and $60.00 for
service abroad.
A man may allot such portions of
his pay as he desires for the support
of his family or relatives. He may
deposit his savings with any quarter
master in sums of not less than $5
The quartermaster will furnish to each
depositor a book giving record of his
deposits. On the discharge of a sol
dier (but not before) the total
amount of his deposits wil be entered j
•>n his final statement and will be paid
to him on presentation of his deposit
book.
The rate of interest allowance is 4
per cent. This is one convenient meth
od of saving money which many sol
diers will desire to use. It is easier
to save in the Army than it is in civil
life.
Saving money is not only good in
itself but is a sign that you are con
centrating your time and energy on
/our military duties; that you are
playing the game.
The majority of men who join the
National Army are old enough and
iave sufficient good sense and self
ontrol to conduct themselves proper
y, both on duty and off duty, without
advice or supervision. How-!
ever, some suggestions may prove to
be helpful.
~~A~man in uniform is always re
garded. whether he wishes it or not
as a* representative of the army to
which he belongs. See to it that you
conduct yourself in such a way to add
your hit, not only to your own repu
tation. hut to the reputation of the
Army and of the country.
Making I’se of Spare Time
The use that a man makes of his
spare time off duty is a good test of
his character ami of his capacity for
growth. The good soldier is self-re
strained. Don’t spend your time re
peating indecent stories. They add
nothing whatever to your standing,
either with the men to whom you tell
them or with your officers. Avoid
boisterousness-, vulgarity, and profan
ity.
This doesn’t mean at all that you
should keep yourself in the back
ground or that you should fail to he
a good “mixer.” Let your personal
ity stand out. Broaden your influ
ence by every proper method. But
use your influence and personality to
help the men in your own squad and
company carry on their work and pre
pare as quickly as possible for the big
task ahead of you.
Save some of your spare time for
study. The manuals and drill regu
lations "ill grow more and more in
teresting to you as you become more
familiar with your new duties. Mem
orize some of the important passages.
Make yourself an authority on every-1
thing that pertains to company drill.
These are simple rules that will help
any man, whether in or out of the
Army, to make himself liked and re
spected. They are easy rules to ob
service. Follow them, and you will add
greatly to your enjoyment of Army
life and to your chances for promo- 1
tion.
ALASKA SPRUCE
FOR PIANOS
Eastern Manufacturers After Lumber
For Sounding Hoard
Construction
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JUXEAU, Aug. 2S, (By Mail).—
High grade musical instruments, es
pecii’ly fine pianos, are to be nn.de
from Alaska lumber, the so-called
Sitka spruce. Eastern manufacturers
have for some time been negotiating
with the Worthen Lumber Mills com
pany of Juneau for carloads of this
lumber which has proved excellent
from every point of view in the con
struction of pianos.
Select Sitka spruce, owing to its
lightness, its width, the absence of
knots, the grain and the good sound
ing-board qualities it possesses, is
considered to have no superior for
piano construction. A big demand has
been created for it on account of a
shortage of the Eastern spruce, great
quantities of which have been consum
ed in the manufacture of paper.
While spruce lumber is plentiful
throughout the Territory, the special
grade required for piano manufacture
does not abound in such goodly quan
tities as the general run of spruce.
From Boston has come orders for
many thousands of feet of the lum
ber. The local mill company will en
deavor to make shipment. Only re
cently a shipment of 50,000 feet of this
spruce went to Eastern concerns to be
used in the construction of air planes.
Thousands of feet have been shipped
out for airship construction during the
past year. ,
The Seward General
Hospital
desires to acquaint the general hospital inter
ests of this country with the facilities of this
institution for giving the latest devised methods
of nursing care to persons requiring medical or
surgical treatment. Special attention given to
patients requiring gynecological treatments.
Hydrothcrapeutic treatments carefully follow
ed. This building, just complete, electric light
ed, steam heated, hot and cold water. Physi
cians placing patients in our care will receive
. every eihical attention. Prompt readiness for
accidents, obstretrics and emergencies, day or .
night. For further particulars address,
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SELLING SERB
GIRLS TO TURKS
FOR HAREMS
Trade In Young Women Assumes
Immense Proportions, Says Serb
Premier
LONDON, August 12. (Correspond
ence of The Associated Press).—Ten
thousand Serbian girls from ten to
fourteen years old have been kidnap
ped and deported from Serbia to the
harems of Constantinople, to Bulga
ria and Asia Minor, says advices re
ceived by M. Pasitch, the Serbian pre
mier, who is now in London.
“These deportations,” said M. Pa
sitch, “have been going on since Feb
ruary, 1016, but the number was very
limited until a few weeks ago. Now
it has been systematized under Bul
garian controllers, and it is impossible
to predict how far it will go.
“Fight thousand girls have been
sent to Constantinople, and two thou
sand more to Bulgaria and Asia Mi
nor. Prisoners whom we have taken
on the Saloniki front tell us that the
traffic in our girlhood has grown to
be a by-word in Bulgaria ard Tur
key.
“The girls are kidnapped and tak
en away secretly, particularly from
the smaller villages, until at present
dozens of small towns have been
quite denuded of the young female
population.
“I do not think that the Turks arc
the actual instigators of this gross
violation of the rules of civilized war
fare. All our information indicates
that the Bulgarians are the prime
movers and the Turks only incidents
beneficiaries of the traffic.
“The girls are too young to be of
any use for laboring purposes, besides,
neither Turkey nor Bulgaria is seri
ouhlv handicapped for labor, and in
Turkey the use of young women for
outdoor work is practically unknown.
“It is very difficult for us to do
anything to help these unfortunate
victims. Our affairs in Constantino
ple and Sofia are now in the hands
of the Dutch government, and we have
made the most earnest possible pro
tests through that government. But
you know how difficult it is to get
any action from Turkey. We have
suggested, for instance, that some
scheme of repatriation be put into
effect immediately, that the girls
should be sent back to some place be
yond the war zone. But I fear it is
too late to save them, and that we
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JAPANESE IN
HAWAII HAVE
GUARD UNIT
Under Authorization of Provost Mar
shal General They Join
National Army
HONOLULU, T. M., Aug. 15, (By
Mail).—The National Guard of Ha
waii is to include a company of Jap
anese, probably the only company of
the kind in the United States. It will
be organized to morrow night, with
Captain William G. Allen in command.
Immediately upon receipt here of
the order of Provost Marshal General
Crowder that aliens not eligible for
naturalization might join the national
army and the national guard, local
Japanese began the work of organiz
j ing a company. Such a company was
authorized by Brigadier-General Sam
uel I. Johnson, head of the national
guard of the Territory. There was a
rush of Japanese eager to join the
first Japanese military unit under the
American flag.
It was remarked at the time of the
registration under the selective draft
on July 31, that while more than 50
per cent of the white men of the Ter
ritory who registered claimed exemp
tion, the Japanese almost without ex
ception waived any such claim.
Plans are being considered among
Japanese for the organization of a
complete regiment of Japanese, which
they hope may be sent to the front in
Europe.
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HIGH COST OF LIVING
ALSO HITS JAPANESE
TOKIO, August 14, (By Mail).—
The steady rise in the price of ne
cessities of life in Japan is calling
forth protests from many quarters,
especially from the ranks of salaried
workers. In many cases private em
ployees have raised wages to meet the
new conditions and the government is
considering some measures of advanc
ing salaries. The giving of bonuses
already has begun.
The demand for high-priced labor in
the commercial and manufacturing
branches is causing many young men
and women to resign from the gov
ernment service and the result has
been that both telegraph and telephone
departments have suffered.
can only wait in patience until peace
comes.”
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A. Mclver, licensed undertaker.
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