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
in the right way. It is informal in tone and does not attempt to give
binding rules and directions. These are contained in the various
manuals and regulations of the l nited States Army, to which this
Course is merely introductory.
LESSON NO. 3
NINE SOLDIERLY QUALITIES
(Preceding Lessons: 1. Vour Post
of Honor; 2. Making Good as a
Soldier.)
The three basic qualities, Loyalty,
Obedience and Physical Fitness, were
treated in the preceding lessons.
There is another group of three sol
dierly qualities that are especially
needed during the periods of training,
marching and waiting between com
bats. They are:
Intelligence,
Cleanliness,
Cheerfulness.
Although these qualities are asso
ciated chiefly with camp life, they are
of course, scarcely less helpful in all
other phases of military service.
Intelligence
Intelligence does not necessarily
mean education, but rather quick ob
servation and willingness to learn.
There is plenty of need for intelli
gence in modern warfare. The Na
tional Army will be forced to absorb
within a few months a training which
would ordinarily extend over a period
of two or three years. Those who in
tend to tit themselves for promotion
should study thoroughly the manuals
and the drill regulations which affect
their duties. In time they should
learn something about map-making
and map-reading, the construction ot
field entrenchments, training and care
of horses, signalling, the handling ot
complex pieces of machinery, and
many other subjects.
Any practical knowledge that you
may now possess will surely be usetul
and helpful to you in the army. Capt.
Ian Hay Beith, of the English army,
points out that in the first British
forces of the present war the pre
vious trade or training of every sol
dier was sooner or later utilized.
Cleanliness
Cleanliness is important every
where, but most of all in the army
where large bodies of men are brought
together. In its true sense, it includes
not only keeping your body clean, but
also your mind and your actions. For
tunately, it is a virtue in which Amer
icans generally rank high. There
should be little difficulty in setting a
satisfactory standard in the new
army. This is a subject more fully
treated later in this course.
Cheerfulness
Cheerfulness is always a prominent
trait of good soldiers. Here again
Americans may be counted upon to
make a splendid showing, even in the
face of any unexpected hardships or
difficulties that may be ahead of us.
There are numerous episodes in Amer
ican military history to justify this
confidence.
In January, 1802, the Union Army
lay in camp at Falmouth, Va. About
a month before had occurred the dis
astrous and bloody defeat of Fred
ericksburg. In the North it was the
darkest hour of the war. Everywhere
outside the army there was depression
and fear. On January 21, the com
manding general ordered the troops
to break camp and move forward. At
the same time “a cold drizzling rain
set in; the ground speedily became
like a sea of glue; everything upon
wheels sunk into the bottomless mud;
it took twenty horses to start a single
caisson; hundreds of them died in har
ness; but still the general persisted.
But the rain persisted also, and it
soon became a simple impossibility
to go forward." After two days of
effort it was necesary to have the men
struggle and flounder “through the
wilderness of mud back to their
camp.”
Picture the situation: Recent defeat
with heavy losses; retreat; a cheer
less mid-winter camp; rain; cold;
mud; discouragement at home; a long
march under the most trying condi
tions ending in a return to the same
camping ground from which the troops
had started. A little grumbling
might reasonably have been expect
ed. But the men of 186.*) were too
good soldiers to draw long faces. The
historian goes on: “The march was
made in high good humor, the sol
diers laughing and joking at their ill
luck with that comic brightness of
Americans in difficult circumstances."
Three Qualities of Battle
Finally, there are the three battle
qualities of the good soldier:
Spirit,
Tenacity,
Self-reliance.
Unless a man has these three qual
ities—even though he possesses all
the other six in good measure—he is
after all only a camp-fire soldier.
Spirit
Spirit—fighting spirit—is far from
being more hatred of the enemy or
blind fury, on the one hand; nor is it
mere passive obedience to orders, on
the other. It means cool, self- con
trolled courage—the kind of courage
which enables a man to shoot as
straight on the battlefield as he does
in target practice. However, it even
goes a step beyond that point. Deci
sive victories cannot be won by mere
ly repulsing the enemy. “Only the
offensive wins.” (Infantry Drill Reg
ulations, paragraph 511.)
Like all the other qualities of a
soldier, spirit can be cultivated. An
untrained army seldom possesses it.
Hut it can be developed. You can and
will develop it until it becomes as
much a part of yourself as any of
your easy-going civilian habits are
now.
Tenacity
Spirit carries a body of soldiers for
ward. Tenacity is the quality that
makes them “stick.” The thorough
soldier is never ready to stop fighting
until his part of the battle is won.
Tenacity was never better expressed
than in words of John Paul Jones.
Standing among his dead and wound
ed on his sinking ship which was
“leaking like a basket,” he replied to
his adversary’s invitation to surren
der, ‘Sir, I have not yet begun to
fight.” Two hours later the battle
came to a sudden end when the colors
of the enemy’s vessel were hauled
down.
Self-Reliance
Self-reliance is characteristic of the
American, whether he is serving as a
soldier or in some civil occupation.
Much of the same quality is sometimes
referred to as “initiative.” It is a
quality needed more than ever before
in present-day warfare. Major Gen
eral Leonard Wood, in his introduc
tion to the Field Service Regulations
of the United States Army, says:
“Officers and men of all ranks and
grades are given a certain independ
ence in the execution of the tasks to
which they are assigned and are ex
pected to show initiative in meeting
the different situations as they arrive.
Every individual, from the highest
commander to the lowest private, must
always remember that inaction and
neglect of opportunities will warrant
more severe censure than an error in
the choice of the means.”
Making Yourself Stronger
The nine qualities which have just
been reviewed are those which every
one of us would like to have for him
self. They are the essentials of virile
and successful manhood, whether in
the army or out of it. Even the moral
weakling and the slacker in their
hearts admire these qualities.
Doubtless you have developed somt
of them already—perhaps all of them
to a greater or less extent. Many a
man has discovered, when put to the
test, that he possessed these qualities
without having himself realized it.
But under civilian conditions it is not
easy to cultivate all of them.
In the army you will have your op
portunity in a few months of training
to strengthen these qualities in your
self. In so doing you will learn to
control yourself, to take care of your
self under all conditions, to meet
hardship and danger unflinchingly, to
be fearless and self-reliant. At the
end of these few months of training
you will have gained immensely in
vigor and in strength.
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"E" LISTS 6—2042, —2043, —2055
—2062
RESTORATION TO ENTRY OF
LANDS IN NATIONAL FOREST
Notice is hereby given that the
lands described below, embracing
586.58 acres, within the Chugach Na
Alaska Agricultural
In( ustrial Fair
TO BE, HELD AT
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
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tional Forest, Alaska, will be subject
to settlement and entry under the
provisions of the homestead laws of
the United States and the act of June
11, 1906 (34 Stat., 233), at the United
States land office at Juneau, Alaska, on
September 29, 1917. Any settler who
was actually and in good faith claim
ing any of said lands for agricultural
purposes prior to January 1, 1906, and
has not abandoned same, has a pref-1
erence right to make a homestead en
try for the lands actually occupied.
Said lands were listed upon the appli
cations of the persons mentioned be
low, who have a preference right sub
ject to the prior right of any such set
tler, provided such settler or applicant
is qualified to make homestead entry
and the preference right is exercised
prior to September 29, 1917, on which
date the lands will be subject to settle
ment and entry by any qualified per
son. A tract of land described as fol
lows: Beginning at Cor. No. 1, identi
cal with Cor. No. 1 of Walter L. Ixxlge
homestead No. 121, whence P. T. Sta
tion No. 6G2, amended definite loca
tion, Alaska Northern Railway, bears
N. 86 deg. 15 min. E., 152 links; <
tending thence by meanders along
right of way of said railway, 100 feet
from center of track to Cor. No. 2;,
thence W. 28.50 chs. to Cor. No. 3; I
thence N. 6 deg. E., G2 chs. to Cor. No.
4; thence N. 80 deg. 15 min. E., 30.30
chs. to Cor. No. 1, the place of begin
ning, containing 160 acres; application
of Howard L. Long, Seward, Alaska;
List 6—2042. A tract of land de
scribed as follows: Beginning at Cor.
No. 1, whence Cor. No. 1 of Harry
E. Carleton homestead No. 305 bears
S. 73 E., 15.03 chs. to Kenai River,
S. 55 deg. E., 6.10 chs. across riv< •;
extending thence W. 80 chs. to Cor.
No. 2, thence N. 20 chs. to Cor. No.
3; thence E. 80 chs. to Cor. No. 4;
thence S. 20 chs. to Cor. No. 1, the
place of beginning, containing 160
acres; application of Thomas Dunahue.
Roosevelt, Alaska; List 6—2043. A
tract of 161 acres described as follows:
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, whence Cor.
No. 2 of H. E. S. No. 69 bears S. 88
deg. 30 min. E., 51.51 chs.; extending
thence S. 30 deg. 45 min. W., 20.50
chs. to Cor. No. 2; thence N. 59 deg.
15 min. W., 80 chs. to Cor. No. 3;
thence N. 30 deg. 45 min. E., 20.50
chs. to Cor. No. 4; thence S. 59 deg.
15 E., 80 chs. to Cor. No. 1, the place
of beginning, except a strip 25 links
on each side of a line beginning at a
point on S. E. boundary S. 30 (leg. 45
min. W., 458 links from Cor. No. 1
and running thence N. 65 deg. 15 min.
W., 8.36 chs.; N. 74 deg. 45 min. W.,
10.61 chs.; N. 86 deg. 15 min. W., 6.06
chs.; N. 53 deg. 45 min. W., 4.55 chs.;
N. 86 deg. W., 10.58 chs.; N. 38 deg.
15 min. W., 15.15 chs.; N. 72 (leg. 15
min. W., 7.55 chs.; N. 67 deg. 15 min.
W., 7.55 chs.; N. 73 deg. 15 min. W.,
8.79 chs.; N. 43 deg. 15 min. W., 4.58
chs. to a point on N. W. boundary S
30 deg. 45 min. W., 433 links from Cor.
No. 4, embracing an area of 4.19 acres,
the net area hereby restored being
159.81 acres; application of Henry
Couillard (Mile 29), Seward, Alaska;
Kist 6—2055. A tract of land described
as follows: Beginning at Cor. No. 1,
whence Cor. No. 1 of W. L. Lodge
homestead No. 121 bears S. 11 deg. 30
min. E., 20.25 chs.; extending thence E.
14.37 chs. to Cor. No. 2; thence S. 78.90
chs. to Cor. No. 3; thence W., 16.15
chs. to Cor. No. 4, whence Station 1,—
823 A. N. Ry. bears S. 56 deg. W., 192
links; thence meandering right of way
of Alaska Northern Railway, 100 feet
from center of tract, to Cor. No. 1, the
place of beginning, containing 106.77
acres; application of Albert R. Kil
gore, Mile 18, A. N. Ry., Seward,
Alaska; List 6—2062. July 7, 1917. C.
M. Bruce, Assistant Commissioner of
the General Land Office.
Aug. 14-22-28; Sept. 4, 1917.
Serial 01686, Sur. 181
In the United States Land Office, Ju
neau, Alaska, May 24, 1011.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT
NOTICE is hereby given that An
drew Grosvold, as assignee of Deborah
A. Luthy, being entitled to the bene
fits of Section 2306 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States and the
amendments thereto, has applied to
make entry of the lands embraced in
United States Non-mineral survey No.
184 situate on Northerly shore of Bird
Island, Shumigan Island Group, Dis
trict of Alaska, more particularly de
scribed as follows, to-wit:
Beg. Cor. No. 1 on beach at ordi
nary high tide Pacific Ocean, cor. not
set, wit. cor. bears South 1.59 chs.,
from which wit. cor. top of Twin Rocks
bears North 22 deg. 05 min. W.; U.
S. L. M. Sur. 184 bears N. 69 deg. 17
min W. 3.61 chs.; thence from true cor.
No. 1 South 9.17 chs. to cor. No. 2,
thence West 12.91 chs. to cor. No. 3;
thence North 14.44 chs. to cor. No. 4,
cor. not set, wit. cor. bears South
1.62 chs.; thence from true cor. No.
' 4 meandering beach Pacific Ocean at
ordinary high tide (1) S. 51 deg. 38
min. E. 3.28 chs.; (2) S. 68 deg. 46
min. E. 4.16 chs. (3) S. 74 deg. 49
min. E. 6.72 chs. to cor. No. 1 place
of beginning. Area 14.46 acres. Var
iation at all corners 20 deg. 00 min.
East. Latitude 54 deg. 49 min. 56 sec.
! N. Longitude 159 deg. 44 min. 00 sec.
I W.
As additional to original nomesteaa
entry of Deborah A. Luthy, widow of
Godfrey Luthy, No. 5199 and 5973 en
tered at Boonville, Mo„ which said
scrip is filed in Juneau Serial 01654.
Any and all persons claiming ad
versely any portion of the above de
scribed tract of land are required to
file with the Register and Receiver
of the United States Land Office at
Juneau, Alaska, their adverse claim
thereto under oath, during the period
of publication, or withing thirty days
thereafter, or they will be barred by
the provisions of the Statute.
ANDREW GROSVOLD,
By NEWARK L. BURTON,
Attorney in Fact.
First publication June 25, 1917.
Last publication Sept. 5, 1917.
, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the
foregoing Notice be published for the
stautory period in the Gateway, a
newspaper of general circulation,
! printed at Seward, Alaska, the near
! est newspaper to said above described
I claim or survey.
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