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Efficient Man of Courtesy Being
Evolved at Local
jfp'.v _ Camp.
fjfffiglh War In America wlU affect all
I ?radea of life, but none more so than
In the ranks or city policemen. ?.
jKLffi new type of police officer, brave,
ilifr' faithful, efficient and courteous?
MP above all, courteous?is being evolved
In the 41st division of the national
?*: guard. He Is the soldier of the military
police, an important branch of
every divisional organisation. Some
day he may return to civil life, and to
the police force in Charlotte or any
other city. In that case, criminals,
& ~ look out! Plain citizens smile!
An army band bearing the insignia,
"M. P." distinguishes them from ordinary
camp sentinels. And motorists
have been impressed with one thing in
| particular, the military police give
orders regarding traffic rules or other
regulations not only with unmistakable
firmness, but with unfailing coura&fe
. - tesy. , '
t "Courtesy first" Is the watcnword of
Major Palmer, commander of the
military police.
L , "You can afford to be courteous,"
{? ? - he tells his men before they are as'
signed to posts. "You have the full
power of the United States behind you.
I x< Give your orders to civilians and sol'
dlers in polite tones; the bullying voice
V. of the old time policeman will not be
. tolerated in this service. And when
you give an order, see that It Is carried
out to the letter. You will have
all the backing you need. Remember
that you are American soldiers
first Of all, and that your duty is to
' serve the public, not to pose as their i
masters- The public of Charlotte.!
I where many of you are stationed to
I aid the civil police, gets its first im- j
r pressions of the national army from ,
' ' your bearing, appearance and man-1
ners."
! . The gentlemanly demeanor of May;.
Jor Palmer's men in no way blunts
the efficiency of this force in keeping J
|i";l peace and good order and in enforci'-'
ing regulations in and out of camp.
In fact, the quiet tone of authority
adopted by the "M. P.'s" has proved
, ( to be more effectual than the voluble
"bawling out" methods favored by
IV civilian traffic "cops" and rookie sentinels.
Already, according to Charlotte
citizens, association with the
military police has raised the morale
of the blue coated guardians of that
* ' city, and the patrolmen, on the .other
hand, have given practical "tips" In
police work to their army co-workers.
Green as Policemen.
Only a small proportion of the "M.
7' P." force are ex-policemen. This unit'
is truly representative of the national
guard and the new men, green equally
to the work of- soldier and policeman,
have been broken into the work
with astonishing rapidity. The duties
of the force are arduous, as long hours
of guard duty are mingled with frequent
drills In all branches of infants-J'
try work.
The military police detail Is. re|flr')
sponsible for good order among vlsitgXg.
ing soldiers. This includes strict observance
of military regulations per:
' tainlng to men whether on or off duty.
A soldier who swaggers into town with
r; one blouse button unfixed or his hat
sc- worn awry, is halted and forced to
correct defects in personal appearance
Sfo*by the first "M. P." who sights the offender.
Saluting officers, a duty irk
some to some newcomers, is requueu
of all soldiers while In town, and the
I; ' military police are on the alert for
Is?# troopers too slovenly or lazy to render
proper honors.
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FORMER SOLDIER, NOW
PASTOR, TALKS TO TROOPS
Thursday evening, October 18, at
Building: 108 the soldiers had the priv-ilege
of hearing again the Rev. George
S& R. Stair. Dr. Stair made a profound
impression upon the men with his sermon
on the theme, "Salvation." .He
'-'t- used illustrations drawn from his rich
experience as a soldier and pastor and
urged the men to ponder upon the
R.'. greatest of all questions. When he
twi' aslced the men who desired to dedicate
their lives to the Lord to rise everyone
arose to their feet as one man.
manj aiwmaiu oigucu tuv ..
as a pledge of reconsecratlon and dodlcatlon.
The men were glad to hear
Dr. Stair once more before his return
; \ to his church in Boston.
WASHINGTON GIRL AND
SERGEANT CROSS MARRIED
Fearful of the result' of expected
orders affecting units of the 41st dlvi
rf' . slon, Sergeant James Arthur Cross,
Si formerly of the third District of Columbia
infantry, now attached to an 4,
other unit, and Miss Lola Sheppard,
also of Washington, were quietly married
here yesterday afternoon by Magv./istrate
J. W. Cobb.
TRENCH
DAKOTANS AT RANGE VS.
FIND TIME FOR SPORT?
Athletics "Boom" Out in Woods
Near Catawba River When
Men Are Taking "Time Off"
From Firing.
Athletics are booming on the rifle
range Just at present. During "time
off," there is a constant rush on the
sporting goods, which the "Y" furnishes
to the men.
Playground baseball, football, boxing,
and medicine ball are all popular
with playground ball having a
slight edge on the others. Nearly every
day there are from two to five
time in progress. The men seem to
enjoy it even more than straight basehall,
which is doubtless due to the
fact that it can be played on a 35
or 40 foot diamond and without
gloves. The popularity of playground
ball seems to be universal, for the
Canadian soldier boys are playing the
game in nearly total exclusion of any
others. It is up to the American boys
to get "hep" to the finer points of the
game, for when they reach the other
side, an opportunity will be afforded
for competition with their Canadian
cousins.
Medicine ball Is also enjoying a run
of popularity with the 164th boys.
It is great for "warming up," as well
as the pleasure and exercise derived
frbm the "doctor" ball.
Boxing is as popular as ever, for it
always has an appeal for red-blooded
men, of the type th^t make up Uncle
Sam's fighting machine.
Football also has a large following,
and even the previously uninitiated
are becoming acquainted with the intricacies
of the "spiral" pass, and the
proper method of catching the ball.
formal games on the range, due principally
to the lack of space and the
extreme roughness of the ground, but
the men are nevertheless making the
best of their limited space, in the
playing of informal games,
i Physical Director G. H. Taylor has
also introduced "spud" and numerous
other suitable games, to the men,
which they take up with great enthusiasm.
On Wednesday afternoon
"spud" was played from 2 o'clock until
"the cows came home," and the
men would have been playing still,
were it not for the necessity of supplying
the cravings of the inner man
?which in common phraseology
means "mess."
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STRAY SHOTS FROM N
THE RIFLE RANGE
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The 164th North Dakota Infantry
| has been out on the Catawba river
i range for the past week, and have
j been undergoing some intensive trainine.
as lust one more sten in the Dro
cess of making Uncle Sam's boys fit
for the big show, "over there."
The country about the range, besides
its fine facilities for rifle practice,
also affords ideal conditions for
cross-country hiking. The men seem
I to thoroughly enjoy their daily
| "hikes-" through the country, for at
this time of the year the grandeur of
the landscape is at its height.
The trees dre beginning to take on
the rare colorings associated with autumn,?the
cotton was never whiter?
the notes of the woodland warblers
never sweeter. Altogether the scenery
could hardly be prettier, as some
of the boys freely admit.
Some of the men are suffering from
slight colds, which Is not unusual
when men are undergoing such a big
change in climatic conditions. From
Dakota to Carolina is quite a jump,
but cheer up boys?it might be worse
and it hasn't rained yet.
Wood-chopping' is at present the
"great American pastime" on the
range, and keeps many of the man
on the jump during their leisure
hours. The tough old North Carolina
pine is sure giving the boys a good
perior strength and skill every time.
When the rifle range in In use, there
certainly Is lots of "pep" In the
"ozone." The staccato reports of the
firing sounds as if the carpet-beaters'
union had gone back to work again,
at the old rate of "time and a half
for overtime."
The "Y" tent 1s sure a popular
place these days. If constant patronage
counts for anything. Here the
boys get nearly every convenience
that they have had down in camp,
but they sure do miss the old "stunt
nights," and the "movies."
The "Y" on the range is quite an
Institution, although, as one of the
boys put it?"it's small?but it's
nirty."
The men are here supplied with par
per, envelopes, pens, ink, reading material,
checkers, money orders, stamps,
etc.
In the tent there are two writing
tables, which have a waiting list,
nearly as long as the list of volunteers
from North Dakota, which is a considerable
list.
No one seemed surprised to see the
"Y" men on the Job at the range. It
is taken for granted that where the
soldier boys go, the "Y" goes also.* As
a matter of fact you can't lose the
"Y"?not even when you get "over
there."
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