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HOIRT TO THE VENTILA TING FUNNEL, WRAP UP IN TWO BLANKRETS, A SHELTER HALF, A BLICKER AND AN OVERCOAT, AND SNOOZE ALONG UNDER THAT WILD MOON, WITH THE WAVES SLAPPING A CONTIN UOUS LULLABY—YOU'RE SURE TO WAKE UP IN THE MORNING FEELING 80 GOOD THAT IF YOU FELT ANY BRTTER SOMEONE WOULD HAVE T) PUT A COUPLE OF HOOPS AROUND YOU TO HOLD XOU IN, ! And there’s always comsolation in th‘ fact that no matier h::l sick you get, yow are interesting and amusing to those who are not. Alright, bo! S eay Let ‘er go. S In two counts, ' e oy .NO MATTER WHERE YOU SLEEP ON A TROOP SHIP YOU W% ALWAYS BE HUNTING A go COMFORTABLE SPOT THE EXT NIGHT, " After the fourth day Sergeant Jane wrote his father: “Sell the launch and the rowboat bumediately. Il never want to use them again.” : ,Any old kind of g soldier can get sea :-;:, bh:: :‘lo ‘l:bu .al"l” good man to ¢ eccurate ) : l!aveyoibodnhflnenflyet? g :Is case the bost is torpedoed—-" . es.” Q '%u‘-fmthrminlhc:ea——.-." : A.y“‘l. " "“And the band starts playing “The S‘!g;‘, Spangled Banner— " - es.” “Must I stand at attention?” “No, but under those circumstances | think youw'd better tread water” A CHEERY THOUGHT FOR EVERY DAY ON THE HIGH SEAS IS THAT THE ROUGHER THE WEATHER THE BIGGER THE SAV. ING FOR THE MESS FUND, . The captain explained to the men that the earth was composed of mearly five himes as much water as land. And the yellow-eyed private with a fut-wubazy chin remarked: “It may be a little more crowded, bui §f it's 01l the same to you, I'll take mine on shore.” o This same soldier, the third day out, turned away as his more for tunate fellows responded to the mess ieTk i 4 45,753 @ o'clock-for me.” . | Whuchléom&elmztha’:’oh; transport yow're just noiches shy o being tall emough to see the lights om the Statsue of Liberty. You can also some pretty fair ideas of the 0-3:: probiem. Down there they figure space by the square inch. Makes a subway crush look like a soeme in Swum Oenter after 9 at night. , The first thing you drow is-a Section E mfin:ck, a”guynber at @ mess table end an assignment to a raft station. TEN DAYS OUT “WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH CLAUD?" THE SERGEANT ASKED. v “HE'S SUFFERING FROM SHIP FEET,” fl PRIVATE REPLIED. “HE HAS BEEN OUT OF HIS HAMMOCK EXCEPT FOR MEALS SINCE THE nou STARTED.” “If the boat is torpedoed” remarked Royal, “the supply sergeant wrll have some shortage report to make out.” Then's when you lose everything, including your tdent{ty‘. - And, as for as we can learn, there will de no idensity replacements. , This came from the hold: ' “Hark! someone is knocking.” MOpen the hatch. It might be a wrapped legging.” e g—— -7 % ° > o > - s it P> ~=\ I(r\ eeSnsiet evS ST B R i % e e 35 L3se Tt snaltele oeVe e b v, :2 . S TRt = = = e >“ P e" e ' .-:2" "-:‘.r:"-:s;?..‘::'.*' *:; e . 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SCRIBE Nearly every rookie at first finds some difficulty in keeping straight on| all the insignia of rank in the army, but now he has new troubles when he| passes a bunch of recently-arrived sol diers from overseas and sees the in signia of their service abroad and | their standing on the casualty lists. |A majority of current, well-defined | cases of strained eyes are due to the | nervous study bestowed by conscien tious observers upon the insignia worn on the sleeves and shoulders of '| the men just back from France. | It is easy enough for almost any man in the service to spot a lieuten |ant, a captain, a major, a colonel, or a general in the American army. The | bars, maple leaves and stars soon be |come familiar so that ninety-nine of every hundred men in khaki can iden tity an officer’'s rank without stop | ping to think. It is not quite so easy | to estimate the standing of commis | sioned and non-commissioned officers of the French, British, Italian and || Belgian armies one meets in the | streets of almost all big cities or at the various training camps. That uan certainty is pardonable, however. A || great many veteran officers of the ‘| United States army admit quite | frankly that they are frequently puz sled by the changes of insignia adopt ed by some of our smaller allies. ; Every wearer of an American uni form should k{?w the exact meaning of the blue anil gold chevrons worn '|on their sleeves by men who have come back from the scenes of actual fighting in France. The War Depart | ment might not be badly shocked if '{an American soldier admitted his in ability to distinguish between the uniforms worn by a Greek general | and a Serbian sergeant., But it would ’|be a real blow to the powers-that-be if an otherwise respectable and well behaved khaki wearer unblushingly acknowledged that he couldm’t tell a [ | service stripe from a wound chevron. . It is true that wound and service | chevrons are exactly alike, but that .| fact, according to the experts, is no i | excuse for confusion. They coldly )| point out that the honor mark dis played by a man who has shed his blood for his country ALWAYS is | worn on his right arm and the serv ?|ice chevron invariably on his left. Nevertheless, thistruth is likely to slip the memory of anyone who has not | specialised on military insignia., It may be fixed in the mind, however, by remembering that a man’s right arm ] |is considered more valuable than his left. Consequently the appropriate ness of putting the wound chevrons on the right sleeve is obvious. Any officer, field elerk or enlisted |man of the United States army who has served six months in a theater of operations during {he present war is entitled to wear_a gold service chev ron on the lower half of the left sleeve of his uniform ccat, and an ad ditional gold chevron for each six months of similar service thereafter. If he serves less than six months, he is permitted to wear a sky-blwe cloth chevron of the same pattern. In the event that a man earns the right to wear the blue chevron and subse quently returns to the “theater of op erations,” he is permitted to substi tute a gold chevron for the blue whenever he completes a total of six months’ service. There is, of course, just one chev ron for the man who has received a wound in action with the enozy. or as a result of an act of the enemy. This gold chevron is exactly like the serviag chevron, except that it is worn on the lower half of the right sleeve of all uniform coats, except fatigue coats, overcoats or waists. The lucky wearer of the gold chevron for a wound is allowed to add a chevron for every wound subsequently re ceived. Not more than omne chevron may be worn for two or more wounds received at the same time. . It is necessary that the wounds shall require the attention of a med ical officer. Trifling injuries that do not require treatment are not sufii cient to earn the gold chevron on the right arm. On the other hapd, ii i= not necessary to shed one’s ‘blood to receive this badge of honor. Anyone disabled by gas and forced to have treatment by a medical officer is eli gible to wear the right-arm chevron. If these few facts are kept in mind by the men in the service they will cease puzzling over the distinguishing marks of the man from overseas. The stripes on the left arm will tell you how long he has served at the front, and the gold chevrons on his right arm will permit you to read in pass ing his record of honors received as a result of active service in the face of the enemy. a5 FROM SOLDIERS' LETTERS “l will do everything to make this most beautiful country of the United States honored and respected by other nations.”—Ferraro, Camp MacAr thur. : “I am heart and soul with my coun try. There is nothing too great for me as long as I can do my share at this critical time.”—Sanowiki, Camp Dix. HOW ACOOMMODATIONS Hereafter all infantry gofng on hikes will be furnished with mounts, as it gets too tiresome walking. Whatdyamean, Shanks Mare? | “Killing Jiujitsu” Taught Now By Experts At Training Campsd Sr——— #Get your man before he gets you. It makes no difference how you get him so long as you put him out of business.’’ This is the working principle of “killing jiujitsu,” which has been ine stituted as part of the military course of instruction by the War Department Commission on Training Camp Active ities. Employed by the Japanese dure ing the Russian war, ‘‘killing jiujitsu” is to be taught every American soldier as soon as the teaching organization is completed and extended to all the cantonments and army. posts. The Commission has assigned a number of esiperts in jiujitsu to several camps, Additional instructors are to be ap pointed soon. “If you are stronger than your opponent, so much the better, if you know jiujitsu,” explained one of the Training Camp Commission’s instruc ltors. *“lf you are weak physically, you may overcome a giant if you know the tricks. 1t is the exercise of surprises. In jiujitsu any sort of blow is considered fair. The whole idea is ‘Go and get your man before he gets you.””’ USING DEHYDRATION The industry of dehydrating vege tables in this country has been made use of by the Quartermaster Corps of the Army for the protection of the American soldiers in France. Gen eral Pershing, to comnserve tonnage . and guarantee against any possible shortage of vegetables, suggested the drying of vegetables as a reserve for his men. His suggestion has been acted upon. Successful dehydration involves much more than merely taking the water out of the fresh vegetables, The processes by which this extrac tion of water can be accemplished without injury are complicated. The advantages of dehydration are-that vegetables so prepared will keep ine definitely, are partially ready-pre pared, are packed conveniently for handling and are so shrunken in bulk that they occupy only a small propor | tion—about one-sixth-—of the ship ping space which the fresh vegetables would require. The Quartermaster Corps has made purchases for the army of dehydrated potatoes, carrots, turnips, celery, onions, cabbage, various greens and purchases of dehydrated soup mixe tures. TS= 27 N ; ] ] - : M\;\ AQ‘ i | xafg,.%" 1k E € J i1 xlmu. a : F i ‘3l ] ! L 3 ' | e L 1| “You Always Had an || Extra Pair of Shoes at || Home.” ; You changed off occasionally || and always had-a dry pair ; handy. Today you need these | | extra shoes more than ever— | § but be sure you get ’ 3 || Rosenwasser’s U. S. ARMY SHOE Made of dependable materials on ]2 Munson Style Last, by men who | | know how to make military shoes. |1 They will go fine with the. shoes ; the Q. M. gave you. t Two Styles |] No. I—A lightweight, well made || marching shoe with waterproof | | outsole. || No. 2—A heavfy marching shoe made waterproof by an extra sole between the insole and . _ the waterproof out | sole. | ifeaiou can't buy them |pgre , camp, write to "/ 4] Dept T. Look for the Name Inside || ROSENWASSER Bros. 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