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i) BT e Gl #rdme oo iof o P z 4, ', " - " Bhist 7 “mN. G T F":L o il ation’s Grealest Father” E“,”’" 25 % L P —— s By BRIG.-GEN. J. F. KERR : - The world has walked the via dolo __ Toso. From that dificult yet wonder .. fully glorious jourmey have come .. Wmany lessons—many blessings. Not .+ the least among these, insofar as - Americans are comcerned, is the im et dfll:tc:hlod et the o AG institution—the - United States Army. r In pre-war times Americans, intent " upon their immediate tasks their - Immediate problems—and knowing ‘ ~ Opportunity only as it existed in their - immediate surroundings, appreciated - ‘but vaguely the purposes of and the . Obportunities offered by this great ~..and many-sided orgamization. . The great war and its immediate - aftermath has literally foreed upon .. our people a truer understanding, -~ and today there is scarcely an Amer = fean of understanding age who is not -~ familiar with at least one phase of : ::?! Nation’s most representative : y. . _Bituated on one of te beauty spots . "ot our Natienal Capital and serving ' @8 a veritable human magnet; is the - Walter Reed Army Hospital, giving . to mearly 2,000 men the services of . the-most skilled of physicians and ' surgeons. The Walter Reed Hos _~“pital is but one of 57 General Hos _ ritals operated by our Army, each of == which s located among the most - pleasant natural surroundings; each - of_which is employing the most able epecialists; each of which is caring ~ for guotas of Army men varying in nnmbers from 800 to imore than ,-2,000. Yet all these together con . stitute but a single phase of the work - aud purpose of our Army. - “The war intensified and drew at - teution to their great work. . But the Army is not always at ?-;.;?gfir. It 18 mnot an instrument for "~ bringing about war. Rather, it is 'oné¢ for preventing war, for a natfon _#trongly armed is in much less dan . &er of being assaulted or having acts . O aggression perpetrated against it ~ than ome not so. well prepared. Nor - 1= it the policy of the Army to mark . time in days of peace. In the past, .. during such periods, the Army en -28 din work of inestimable impor . tance—the building of the Panama \% : one of th: mm,lll?l t::n hu; * - man ; the rehabi 0 " San mheo after the earthquake " and fire; the pacification of the Re f*-y\ of Cuba. And th}; Afmerlcng .- Afmy of today is preparing for, an ") will be called upon to accomplish, o greater peace-time achieve a\} " $ : T 8 ‘ 7, Among the most important of its : Qé“ “work—a phase already in op ~ weation and training of the individ '“# Army of today has become a Ly “University in Khaki,” S 5 ‘e expert instruction in almost S skilled trades and pro r@*#fih offered the young men of ;" Am idea of the scope of its educa " Jonal plan is wflm the t:ct . st the Motor Transport Corps has %‘*“ schools for the training g 'of chaufleurs, auto-repair men and %o &—-—_——_ - War Departinent Changes Style -of Proposed War Service Medal h- War Department authorizes ;f-:fi,_,vw of the following General ? _' & T '' l I “ww will be awarded to all . on- sttive duty in the Army of the . United States at any time between : April ‘6, 1917, and November 11, 38 8, and whose service was honor " 2 Battle will be awarded -for each um-h: major oper p#. -To be eligible for a battle " ‘der orders in the engagement. s g, Somme, Defensive—Between = 813 t of March and 6th of April, 1918. Lo - Lys—Between ®th of April ,E;fl.dlflh of April, 1918. e Aisne—On the OChemin des © tween 27th of May and sth of Junme, igj . d. Montdidier- Noyon Between ““-9th of June and 15th of June, 1918. ~ 15th of July and 18th of July, 1918. iy oO of st 1918, ~__of Ju 1 -’ g Somme, Offeasive—Between ~ #'% of August and 11th of Novem ., I Olsne-Alsne—Between 18th and lith of November, e- oo T 3 d : - ‘ o7 = G N e .um | . 2, )s Rl ' e X et ey P 4 7 PS W o b b PR N i R A SN T =i S e '.’,-y : 1?\ Y| 5 ':! i' : { . §-A W7 o —:/—: £ £ . . 3 il SNO o L : !gl (O i, L\ = BA M ; ; =) B NT2 3} S b S ”s’, T tillage !PR - Lly | 1 ' ” - i ' g i B WS R| B P | - N s .ol 8B © SIS eR Y Re T so L O | g Werh peT VUL B SN Set I &St SRR L eM S e S 0 R S S VLS T AR\ BRI e B L T eiPt Re S SE BT RBVR R o RAR WL eGSR N sgTR R G S AR T i eR R R Rt e L *_ - L s O . | TR 5 ':_‘ ;. s g e e TRENCH AND CAMP e=.3. € & g o if-2= 2 ; £ 3 > e s Y W HE NTS " .Ty auto-mechanics; that the schools op erated by the Air Service are thor oughly training men in more than forty skilled trades; that the Enlist ed Specialists’ School of the Coast Artillery Corps is instructing men in all branches of electrical engineering —telephones, cables, dynamos, mo tors, etc.; that the Army School for Cooks -and Bakers is teaching mren their particular trades; that the In- Ifantry. the Cavalry, the Field Artil lery, the Corps of Engineers, the Sig nal Corps, the Ordnance Corps and the Quartermaster Corps all offer courses in highly specialized occu pations. In fact, there is scarcely a gle line of endeavor that is not represented in the curriculum of the Army’'s educational program. And by offering such education and such training the Army accomplishes two great ends. 1t develops Army men collectively into a gigantic and efficient organization capable of han dling the important peace problems with which it will be intrusted, and it prepares the individual man for greater individual usefulness and greater individual reward, whether the man remains in the service of the Army or returns to clvil life. In so doing the Army does nol forget or overlook the individual There is no tuition charged by the “University in Khaki.” Instead, its policy is, “Earn While You Learn,” and to those who emroil comes not only good pay: but travel, recreation, clothing, comfortable quarters, wholesome food and expert medical and dental attendance. This interest in the individual is shown in other respects. Promotions in the ranks, with accompanying higher pay, come swiftly to thé am bitious; opportunity to enter W Point as cadets comes to ninety men each year, while to additional num bers comes the opportunity of gain ing commissioned ratings by direct promotion from the ranks. And, after thirty years of service, the Army" be stows upon the individual for the re mainder of his life three-fourths of the pay of the grade held by him up on retirement, plus $9.50 per month for clothing and rations, plus $6.25 per month for quarters, light and heat, plus the privilege of purchasing his supplies at cost from Army supply depots. Everyone is familiar with the pkrase—"The Greatest Mother in the Woarld.” It is the very apt charac terization of the American Red Cross, and no one denies that it truly typi files the .ml humanitarian aim of that wo ul organization. There is a vastly similar phrase now com ing into use. This pkrase fs—*‘The Nation’s Greatest Father.” It is be ing employed to éharacterize the aim of the United States Army—THE NEW UNITED STATES ARMY—in ts relation to the individual soldier, and just as truly as the aim of the Red Cross is symbolized by its ex pression, “The Greatest Mother. in the World,” so is the purpose of our Army made clear in the newer slo gn—_-“'rhe Nation’s Greatest Fa “.’l - i. Ypres-Lys—Between 10th of! A and 11th of November, 1918. ' . St, Mihicl—Between 12th of Septomber snd 16th of September., | 19 ' k. W&—mm! of September and lith of Novem-| bell':“l& . e Vittori-Veneto—Between 24 of October and 4th of November., 3, Clasps will be awarded to each officer and emlisted man who served overseas and is not emtitled to a bat tle clasp under paragraph 3, as fol ows: a. France—TFor service in France between April 6,. 1017, and Novem ber 11, 1918, b. Italy—For service in Italy be tween April 6, 1917, and November 11, 1918, : c. Siberia—For any service in Si beria. d. Russias—For any service im European Russia. £ e. England—For service in Eng land -between April 6, 1917, and Neo vember 11, 1918. : 4. A bromze star, 8/16 fnch i+ diameter, will be placed om the sor- | ice ribbom for each battle clz:: awarded. When an officer or en:is:- ed man has been cited im orders i-: sued from the headquarters of a force commanded by a general officer for gallantry in action, not justifying the award of a medal of honor, dis timguished service cross or distin guished service medal, he will wear a star for each such citation. 5. Pending the procurement and On France In 1500 Years Here is some interesting history quoted from the New York Tr&’nne: One hundred years before rist 300,000 Germans invaded Frauece, murdering, burning, pillaging as they went. At Aixen-Provence they were stopped and defeated. They sued for peace and swore they would never do it again. R 4‘ Sixty years afterward 240,000 Ger mans invaded the Jura district of France. Six years later 400,000 Ger-l mans invaded the terrltor‘hbetwm‘ the Meuse and.the Oise. ey were beaten. They swore they would never do it agan. ! Sixty years before Christ the Ger mans invaded the left bank of the Rhine. Two hundred and thirty years after Christ the Germans in vaded- France. They were beaten. They swore: they would never do it again. 2 i : Twenty years later another inva sion, another defeat, another solemn pledge. - In 274 A. D., the Rhine basin was invaded by the Germans. In 275 northeastern France. In 301 Langres was invaded. The | invaders were beaten and they swore ““Never again.” % issue. of the Victory Medal, organiza tion commrianders are authorizedl to permit those serving umder them to wear the service l’lbgfl.l-l stars to which they are emtitlied as shown by their neonil‘;{ B & o i B § o ar. Y A RrON O MARCH, General, Chief of Staff, Ofiicial: Ly P. C. Harris, The Adjutant General. ‘!%,,/ 2y e EL/;’&:’; T‘ | s " - A lul & o e 2 ’ 4,"& EsBY (- : ) (;"y“ ‘(‘f‘ sLT e | -~ Following SGT AT vkt A ‘*f} e | the Troors: 15 ‘bs | A “reserve” of comfort and refresh ment that Is heartily appreciated | B where things are doing. | It soothes. sustains and helps when '* drinking water is bad or scarce. -Carry it always with vou. ok o The Flavor Lasis! -~ *Pfter . e’\/’&‘y‘% Every 7 LSV i Meal” QUGEITES o “ G iN }M: 3\%"\“/ e i é)\fé‘/*{ ST g - B §O, A o \\ v e \\ ,)/b:/;.'/'/f' g 5 , PN T ML AR S : o "N, Sy 1 In 351 they reconguered the left bank of the Rhine. | In 354 they devastated Lyons, in 1860 Besancon. | In 364 they invaded and plundered | Belgium. . _ Here is the chonology of the subse '|quent invasions: 372, 400, 400, 410, 413, 800, 853, 978, 1134, 1214, 1513, ; 1567, 1569, 1576, 1587, 1636, 1675, {1707, 1708, 1744, 1792, 1798, 1814, 11815, 1870, 1914, { Thirty-three invasions in a little over fifteen hundred years. An aver {age of one invasion for every fifty years. Whenever they were success | ful they celebrated with unspeakable | atrocities, Whenever they were | beaten they swore they would never tldo it again. 1 This is certainly a fearful record. | We have taken time to verify some of the dates and it looks like a clear {case. Not only is this compact his | tory true, but it is not all the story. This refers only to France. Theé same |indictment can be brought against | Germany with regard to Anustria, Italy and other smaller nations like | Denmark. Indeed, the German boys |and girls are taught in the German schools that Germany has won her {great place by fighting and that the {only nation that can live is the fight {ing nation. { If the good of the rest of humanity | was truly considered, there would be no question about what ought to be done with Germany. But what ror or combinations of nations is in human enough’ to perform the opera tion? No nation save Germany is in shape to do it. 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