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RULES AND SUGGESTIONS
REGARDING SOLDIER MAIL
Ben an some instructions (or the
proper sending of mail from soldiers
to the home folks and from the latter
to the former.
Every soldier should familiarize
himself with the mailing rules and
send this paper home so that his relatives
may understand them.
To Enlisted Men
Letters written or mailed by soldiers,
sailors and marines of the
United States forces In Europe engaged
in the present war require no
postage 8tamps. Mail is carried and
delivered free.
Such letters must show that they
are from soldiers, sailors or marines
-stationed abroad. In the upper left
hand corner of the envelope must
appear the name of the soldier, sailor
or marine together with the deslgna;
tion of the organization to which he
belongs. For Instance, John Doe.
I Company C, 6th United States Regi:
ment.
Tell the home folks frankly about
your financial arrangements?how
much you are saving and how you
. are saving it?your war risk insur
ance ana Liberty Bonds, lr you nave
them. |
To the I*olk9 at Home
- Fourteen out of every fifteen men I
' In the United States service overseas,!
Sjv, will "come back." This is the experience
of our Allies, according to
official British statistics. It shows,
the importance of "keeping the home
fires burning" for the boys' return,!
and of keeping his spirit up by frequent
letters while he is away.
Thousands of letters and packages to
the boys overseas will go astray because
they are not properly ad-1
dressed. Read the following instructions
carefully and see that your mail
f goeB straight.
raj;/ Mall for men In the American Ex-j
| pedltlonary forces must be addressed
according to the following formula:
From t Ct I
SSifV * Mrs. John Smith. . Stamp
Blank Street
38Tork City
John Smith. Jc.
Company X ? Infantry
American Expeditionary Forces
Under no circumstances should the
| location or station of the unit, or the |
country or destination, be included in
the address.
In order to be sure that your mail
Is correctly addressed and bears
the right postage, tako it to a post
office and ask at the stamp window.
Money orders to go overseas may
be obtained at domestic rates. Apij|2
plications for such money orders
must bear full military official designation
and address.
No letters containing money or
|V> other valuables will be accepted for
registration. No indemnity will be
paid for loss of registered mail.
Note to the Home Folks
Do not get the idea that our boys
are "going over the top" to die.
Ninety-three in each hundred will re
not see you again, good luck and God
bless you" farewell send a man off
5-:r- with a stone where his heart should
be. Keep this Idea out of your letters
and their thoughts. To be victorious
they must be hopeful.
Keep the spirit of the slogan "Pre?
pare to Live" before them. Write
3K * often. Get them thinking about and
preparing for the Job they want when
they return. Encourage their confidence.
Do your part to keep the
>7 home ties from breaking. Urge them
to come home clean and ready for
sPV'. the opportunities that will be waiting.
Thrift promotion is teaching them
;X to be independent financially, fit
physically, trained mentally and close
Pap. to God spiritually. Put these
thoughts into your letters. Let them
know your savings are increasing
their chances of returning and making
their present conditions easier,
(nfnrm vnnmolf nhnnt War Risk In
surance and the other financial matters,
of those close to you in Uncle
Sam's Service.
MAKING IT COSTLY
P;: Two soldiers were discussing life
insurance under the Government's
p*. new plan.
"I took a thousand dollars," said
px' one excitedly.
r "A thousand! You're foolish. Do
what I did, take ten thousand and
they'll think twice before they put
. you in the front. It would cost them
so much if you died," said a comrade.
WHY NOT?
If Trench and Camp Interests or
i:~ . entertains you, why not share your
, pleasure with mother and your other
relatives by sending this paper to
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GOVERNMENT EXPECTS TO
SPEED WAR MACHINE BY
OPERATING RAILROADS
With the railroads now operated
by the Government, under the direction
of Secretary of Treasury McAdoo,
it is expected that the movement
of troops and supplies will be
greatly expedited. Henceforth the
xrmy will have first call on all transportation
facilities and shipments not
ibsolutely necessary to the conduct
of the war will be given second consideration.
It is believed that the
operation of the railroads .by the Government
will greatly accelerate the
speed or me war macmnery inrougnout
the nation.
In his proclamation on the subject
President Wilson said the railroads
would be taken over "to the end that
such systems of transportation be
utilized for the transfer and transportation
of troops, war materials
and equipment to the exclusion so far
as may be necessary of all other traffic
thereon, and that so far as such
exclusive use be not necessary or desirable,
such systems of transportation
be operated and utilized in the
performance of such other services
as the national interest may require
and of the usual and ordinary business
and duties of common carriers."
GEN. ROSECRANS' PLAN
Anent the question of shoulder!
marks for a second lieutenant, now
settled by the adoption of a gold bar
on each shoulder. Col. John C. Stiles
recalls the plan of General Rosecrans,
who, In July, *63, ordered that second
lieutenants should wear a single bar
"As this bar la not very weighty,
there will be no danger of a starboard
list to the wearer as was the case in
the old U. S. Navy, where, I believe, a
first lieutenant was only allowed to]
wear one epaulette when. In full,
dress."
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BAKER DOES NOT FAVOR
UNIVERSAL TRAINING
Qacrntarv nf W?r Knkpr in his an
nual report, makes it plain that he
does not favor universal military
training as a national policy.
"The department has ..at sought
and does not now seek legislation on
the subject," he says, "chiefly for the
reason that the formation of a permanent
military policy will inevitably
be afTected by the arrangement consequence
upon the termination of the
present war. Civilized men must
hope that the future has In store a
relief from the burden of armament
and the destruction and waste of war.
a?When a permanent military
policy, therefore, comes to be
adopted, it will doubtless be con
ceived in a spirit which will be adequate
to preserve against any possible
attack those vital principles of
liberty upon which democratic institutions
are based, and yet be so restrained
as in no event to foster the
growth of mere militarist ambitions
or to excite the apprehension of nations
with whom it is our first desire
to live in harmonious and just accord."
Notwithstanding the expression of
these views by Secretary Baker, however,
a large number of congressmen
and senators favor universal military
training and have announced their
intention of trying to have a bill providing
for it passed at the present
session.
HE KNEW
Instruction was being given as to
targets, and the officer said to a gunner,
"You see that sapling on the hill- ^
side?" "No, sir," Bald the man, after
a careful look; "I don't see no sapling."
"What! " said the officer, "you
see no sapling! Why. there's only
one, right in front of you!" The man
looked again, and reported as before.
"Look here," said the officer, "do
you know what a sapling is?" "Oh,
yes, sir," replied the gunner, "a
young pig."?London Chronicle.
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ENLISTED MEN BEGIN
COURSE OF TRAINING UWM
FOR SHOULDER STRAPS WRMm
About 15,000 non-commissioned
officers and privates in the camps and <9
cantonments throughout the country ^
are on their mettle today as never jH
before, having been designated to J^k
take the course of training to be Kg
officers. All of them may not win the
honor of being placed on the list of
eligiblcs for commissions, but each --i?
man who takes the course will be inestimably
benefited.
The War Department is desirous or
seeing all tho men pass the flnal tests
and placed 011 the eligible list and the *?,
instructors will do everything in their
power to develop the non-commis- V
sioned officers and privates into of- VfuL In
fleers during the three monthV train 'ff
ing period ending April 5. There will yv I!
bo great need of officers when the . yJ!
American Army starts its big push W.
"Over There," and practically every jSpyK
man who finishes the course will get Fn/g\ A
a commission sooner or later. 1 JJy^
The men designated to take the U
course of training were selected with
absolute impartiality and with the
single thought as to their fitness. The
1.7 per cent of men designated are ^SSSSP
supposed to represent the cream of jf
the intelligence in the enlisted personnel
in the National Guard and National
Army. The same rules which yXT
governed the selection of these men
will determine the make up of the /J
eligibility list. A
Conduct, leadership, ability to X
learn quickly, ability to instruct"
others, general suitability, military fa /TrS
appearance, etc., will be the tests by yfCff/
which the men in training will be X// ^
judged. 9// M
While taking the course the men 7 Y |fl
will be carried on detached service v ||
and will receive the pay and allow- II i
ance of the grade in which they were 7
before being designated. wKjl .
MAIL IT TO THEM
Mail this paper home when you ggggSS
finish reading it. The folks back *** '
home want to read it