HOME-READING COURSE FOR
CITIZEN-SOLDIERS
(Issued by tbo War Department and all right* to reprint reserved)
This course of thirty daily 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
)f the United States Army, to which this Course is merely
ntroductory.
WESSON NO. 25
SCIPJJNE AND RESPECT FOR
THE COLORS
'receding lessons: 1. Your Post of
lonor. 2. Making Good as a Sol
ler. 3. Nine Soldierly Qualities.
. Getting Ready for Camp. 6.
'iist Days in Camp. 6. Cleanliness
ii ('amp. 7. Your Health. 8.
larching and Care of Feet. 9.
'our Equipment and Arms. 10.
lecreation in Camp. 11. Playing
he Game. 12. Teamwork in the
irmy. 13. Grouping Men Into
'earns. 14. The Team Leaders.
5. Fighting Arms of the Service.
G. Staff Branches of the Service
—I. 17. Staff Branches of the
ervlce—ll. 18. Army Insignia.
9. The Army System of Training.
0. Close-Order Drill. 21. Ex
snded-Order Drill. 22. Guard
>uty. 23. Getting Ahead in the
rmy. 24. Army Courtesy.
All persons in the military serv
are required to obey strictly anS
execute promptly the lawful or
s of their superiors." (Army Reg
ions, par. 1.)
>iscipline is not merely an obll
lon imposed upon you; it Is a pro
ion to you. Your superiors, from
commanding general down, are
; as much bound to respect the
illations of the army as you are;
i includes respect for the rights
svery soldier.
Military authority will be exer
■d with firmness, kindness and
ice. While maintaining discipline
the thorough and prompt per
nance of military duty, all officers,
dealing with enlisted men, will
r in mind the absolute necessity
so treating them as to preserve
r 3elf-respect. Officers will keep
s close touch as possible with the
i under their command and will
ve to build up such relations of
fidence and sympathy as will in
; the free approach of their men
them for counsel and assistance,
s relationship may be gained and
nlained without relaxation of the
ds of discipline and with great
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WEDNESDAY EVENING,
benefit to the service as a whole."
(Army Regulations, pars. 2 and 3.)
Necessary Rule of Army Life
'? c 'P" n © is the necessary rule of
life in the army and is not in the
least inconsistent with your own
pride and self-respect as a citizen
and a soldier.
The person whom you obey may
be an officer, a noncommissioned of
ficer or even another private who
has been given authority to com
mand you. AVhether you like him or
not, "you must respect his position
and authority, and reflect honor and
credit on yourself and your profes
sion by yielding to all superiors that
complete and unhesitating obedience
which is the pleasure as well as the
duty of every true soldier." (Manual
of Noncommissioned Officers and
Privates, p. 2.)
Remember also that there are cer
tain restrictions upon the relations
of officers and men which are a nec
essary part of army discipline. An
officer, even though in private life he
may be your warm friend and asso
ciate, is expected not to mingle with
you or other men in the ranks on
terms of familiarity. This is a rule
that is often far from agreeable to
the officer; but he has no more power
to change it than you have. The rea
son is clear. An officer can not
mingle with the men under him on
familiar terms without becoming bet
ter acquainted and more friendly
with some than with others. He im
mediately lays himself open to the
suspicion of favoritism—a suspicion
whjch tends strongly to undermine
respect and authority.
Argument has no place in the
army. Even favorable comment on
the conduct or orders of superior
officers is entirely out of place. The
duty of officers and men alike is to
obey promptly. However, intelligent
suggestions properly made are al
ways welcome.
The discipline of the army is just
and impersonal. You will be treated
with fairness. Your rights will be
respected. On your part you must
respect the rights and authority con
ferred upon others.
As you advance In the service you
will be required to exact strict obedi
ence from others. If you become a
commissioned officer It will be your
duty to maintain such relations with
the men under you that you can
always treat them with absolute and
Impersonal Justice.
Saluting the Colors
The American flag carried by a
regiment la known as the "colors."
It Is the symbol of the nation and Is
treated always wtlh the deepest re
spect. Another flap is carried which
Is the symbol of : >the regiment and Is
known as the "regimental colors." It
is protected with a devotion second
only to lhafV felt for the national
flag Itself.
Thousands of brave men in pre
vious wars have.given up their lives
to save the colors of their country
and their regiment from the enemy's
hands. As war. is now conducted it
Is no longer piacttcable, as a rule, to
carry them Into battle and light un
der their folds. But they remain the
chief visible signs of the objectß for
which every soldier is willing to sac
rifice himself. It Is no wonder that
the colors are prized and guarded
with devoted care.
Ordinarily the colors when not in
use are kept in the office of the
colonel or in front of his tent. Dur
ing the day when the weather per
mits they are displayed unfurled. At
night and during rainy weather they
are "cased," which means that they
are furled and protected by an oil
cloth covering.
Officers and men passing an un
cased color always honor It by salut
ing. The manner of salute is the
same as that previously described.
The same rules of respect are ob
served by men not in formation when
the uncased colors are'carried by.
The colors are escorted in parades
or on the march In campaigns by a
color guard, consisting of two ser
geants who are the color bearers and
two experienced privates selected by
the colonel. The regimental color
is always on the left of the national
color.
The National Antlicm
Similar rules of respect apply
whenever the "Star-Spangled Ban
ner" is played. Officers and enlisted
men not in formation stand at atten
tion, facing toward the music (ex
cept at "retreat," when they face
toward the flag). They salute at
the first note of the anthem, retain
ing the position of salute until the
last note.
Every citizen of tne United States,
whether a civilian or a soldier,
should give expression of his loyalty
and devotion to his country by show
ing proper marks of respect for the
colors and for the national anthem.
When in civilian clothes, wearing a
hat or cap, the correct thing to do
is to remove it and hold it in the
right hand opposite the left shoulder
while passing an uncased color or
during the playing of the national
HARRJSBUFtG TELEGRAPH
anthem. If uncovered, stand at at
tention.
The common habit of rising slowly,
standing in u slouching attitude, and
sometimes even carrying on conver
sation, when the national anthem is
played, is an Indication of gross igno
rance or ill breeding. On the other
hand, the man who stands silent and
at attention is not only showing
proper respect and setting an ex
ample which will have its effect on
others, but is also cultivating in him
self the feelings of pride and of
patriotism which should belong to
every citizen of the country.
It goes without saying that dis
respect to the American Hag can not
be tolerated. If any such instances
come to your attention, you should
report them at once to the proper
authorities In order that they may be
dealt with in accordance with the
law.
Seeks to Become First
Girl Page of the House
Washington, Sept. 12.' With am
bitions to become, the first girl page
in the House of Representatives, Ce
celia Martin, a 14-year-old girl, for
merly residing in the Congressional
district represented by M. Clyde
Kelly, of Pennsylvania, but now a
resident here, walked into the office
of Miss Jeanette Rankin, member of
Congress from Montana, in the House
office building.
"I want to see Miss Rankin," stated
Cecelia.
"I am Miss Rankin," said the woman
member. "What can Ido for you?"
"I want to shake hands with you
first," replied Cecelia, with a business
like manner. "Then I want to ask
you if I can get a Job as a page in the
House. You got a job as the first wo
man member and I thought you might
be able to get me a Job as the first
girl page."
Miss Rankin told the girl she did
not know what assistance she could
render her. but that she was heartily
in favor of her appointment and
would do all in her power to obtain
It for her.
Believing that there should be a girl
page as well as the boy pages, in the
body of which he is a member. Mr.
Kelly said:
'•I don't see why we shouldn't have
a girl page in the House and I shall
t ertainly do everything I can to get
her the job."
Bless Quebec Bridge Span;
To Raise It Third Time
Quebec, Sept. 12. The ceremony
of blesslns: the center span of the
Quebec bridge, the third attempt to
raise which will be made this week
was performed yesterday at Silery in
the presence of several hundred spec
tators.
The first attempt was In August,
1907, when the structure collapsed
with a loss of seventy lives. In 1916
a similar mishap resulted In the kill
ing of fourteen. The bridge has cost
up to the present more than $15,000 -
000.
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IN OUR NEW BOOK
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diametrically opposite what it was
when the word first came into com
mon use. Therefore, the man who
uses an old dictionary is likely to
employ the word nowadays in a
wrong sense. He is like the man
who wears a coat of the fashion of
18C0,except that there is some ex
-1 cuse for the latter, while there is
none for the former.
An authorative lexicon is within
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this paper has undertaken to dis
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Offers Her Services to
Local Red Cross Chapter
as Nurse in France
In response to the call for one
hundred women between the ages of
thirty and fifty to undertake canteen
work in France, Mrs. J. S. Sommer
ville, of Robertsdale, Huntingdon
county, has offered her services to the
local chapter of the American Red
Cross Society. Candidates for the
work must be able to provide their
own expenses and should be able to
speak French.
Mrs. Sommerville is the wife of
J. S. Sommerville, of the firm of
Sommerville & Co., prominent coal
operators in Clearfield and Hunting
don counties. Mrs. Sommerville is
talented in many directions, and has
taken a prominent part in move
ments to benefit miners and their
families, since her husband was ap-
I pointed superintendent of (iifge min
! ing operations and located' at Rob
ertsdale, a little town in the bitumi
nous coal field.
Dead Bank President
Defaulted Great Sums
Washington, Sept. 12. The office
of Comptroller of the Currency has
announced that the late president of
the Chemical National Bank of New
York, J. B. Martlndale, who died in
July, was a defaulter to the amount
of $300,000 or more.
The defalcation ran over a period
of sixteen years, while Martlndale
was vice-president and president of
the bunk. The discovery of the crime
was made at the end of June, when
Martindale was in the hospital. He
had usually been present at the end
of each month, manifestly for the pur
pose of attending to the balancing of
the deposit account from which he
had systematically taken funds, and
on his first absence Vice-President
Twitchell found that a practice exist
ed, by Martlndale's orders to the tel
ler, to bring to him the statements
of the account.
SPKCIAL, SERVICES
Beginning to-night special services
will be held at the Mount Pleasant
church. The Rev. K. W. Moyer, of
Yocumtown, will have charge of the
opening meeting.
To-morrow night the Rev. H. S.
Hershey, of Harrisburg, will make
the address. A special program has
been arranged for Saturday evening
and the Rev. B. !>. C. Baer, of Mechan
icsburg, will deliver the address. Sun
day evening the ordinances will be
observed. C. G. Miller and C. S. Meek,
members of the Board of Church Ex
tension, will visit Lisburn at 6:3 ft Sun
day evening, returning later to Mount
Pleasant.
CHARTER FOR HGROBH' FUND
New York, Sept. 12. The first step
toward organizing the French Heroes'
Lafayette Memorial Fund, of which
Colonel Roosevelt is a founder, was
taken yesterday when an application
for its incorporation was filed In the
Supreme Court.
SEPTEMBER 12, 1917.
Tech to Have Orchestra
of Twenty-five Pieces
Technical High school will be
represented this year by an orches
i tra of over twenty-five pieces. In ad
dition to the fifteen students who
are left from last year, nine more re
ported at the opening exercises this
morning. The following new players'
have repprted: Clarinets, Joseph
Goldstine and Charles Stiles; flute,
Bertram Saltzer; violins, John Russ,
Henry Shope, Lyaii Fink, Herman
Goldstine, Lester Jerauld and Nolan
Zlegler. A new bass violin player is
being sought as Hay Wentzler, a
former member of this year's senior
class has moved to Philadelphia.
A football manager will be elected
within ten days by the athletic asso
ciation. SeveraF members of the
senior class are in the field for the
honor, and all students of the school
who poin the A. A. are eligible for
the candidacy and to vote.
Section T of the senior class has
reported an enrollment of sixteen
out of sixteen for membership in the
athletic association.
Members of the faculty have been
appointed by the principal to be ad
visers to each of 'the sections of the
school. Each teacher will have
charge of one section that will be
responsible to him throughout the
year.
University of
Pennsylvania
Wharton School
of Finance and Commerce
OFFERS EVENING COURSES
to men and women in Harrisburg
Accounting and Commercial Law
Real Estate and Insurance
Advertising and Selling
Finance and Banking
Registration at Chamber of Commerce evenings,
except Saturday, 7 to 9 o'clock to September 28.
Classes begin October 1.
"We'll Go Right Through
That German Line," Says
U. S. Officer From Wai
An Atlantic Port, Sept. 12. Seven
United States Army officers, promoted
to majors or lieutenant colonels, re
turned here yesterday on a French
steamship from the American train
ing camp in France, to take com
mands in the National Army and
teach new men modern methods ol
warfare.
"We will go right through that Gcr.
man line," said a lieutenant colonel
in answer to a question as to the con
dition of the troops In the American
expeditionary force. "The morale ol
the American troops is wonderful,
the officer declared, and every man
from the youngest recruit up to th
veterans who had seen service in tin
Philippines and Mexico, was anxious
for the day to arrive when he could
take his place on the front.
300 Girls to Launder For
Soldiers at Camp Meade
Camp Meade, Md„ Sept. 12. When
the selected men arrive at Camp
Meade they will find 300 girls there
on hand to do the laundry work. They
will be the only girls working in the
cantonment and they will go to the
camp in the morning and return in
the evening by special train.
The laundry will turn out 350,000
pounds of work-n week. The enlisted
men will pay $1.(0 a month for their
work.
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