To The Navy?a
The following statemft,.by ftptain
Kuhlwctter, is lepslntod from
S; the Berlin Lokal-AanetRer:
"Bow Is it that, despite oar sabmarines'
work we hardly ever sink
an American troop transport, or
when we do sink asm always ted
that only the ship is lost, whereas the
troops, whom we really went to destroy,
are always oared?
"American transports travel in
convoys, well protected against attack,
and are very fast. Thns the
submarines have a most dim rait and
dangerous task. This is partiemlariy
true in the rtiaaael, whose the enemy
can choose the stoat favorable
hours of the day and can protect himself
by all sorts of devices, mines,
nets, etc.
"To try to setse the bull by the
horns hero would mean sllsilhg n
powerful enemy front which can be
broken more cheaply in other ways.
1enae is mot qvtte so easy, bat here he
takes adrmUge of the greet eamber
r of available harbors of disembarkation.
"It is mot possible for as to hare
U-boats waiting off every enemy harBl/
bor until the transport but conj?5?%
venJewtly be destroyed. We have not
got so maay submarines. It would
be wasting them and their predons
crews, especially if the ships were
torpedoed the troops themselves
it; would not be destroyed. <
"It is not important for us to
destroy the American troops. Htiidenburg
will take care of that. What
Hp!* we most destroy is tonnage and car i;
goes. Besides, we do not always hear
of every transport we destroy. To
?& make it our only aim to sink American
transports would be sacrificing
|: The Democracy <
JS?S . The finest kind of democracy Is
i that which makes fellows of all who
Pi are engaged in a common undertakV'..
Rndyard Kipling, in his Brushg
Wood Boy, tells the Becret of It when
\W he safe that the chief lesson the boy
&, ; learned through contact With ottyer
V ; hoys in a great school was that there
were certain things no decent fellow
can do.
(jpi- No decent fellow, for instance, will
disregard the rights of his neighbor.
mbP Recognizing the rights of a neighbor
?s*X la the beginnings of government, for
Ia nf mla<i is set ui>.
nSflfe. For the mobility of the army It is
ifijt"'"' necessary that there be government;
without it the army would be a vicI?
' tim of Bolshevikism run riot.
IRf. There are two conceptions of army
. government. One is that which drives
forward. Another is that which
leads them.
gfcThe commander who rules accor
ding to the first theory says, "Go on!"
||||/vand puts his pistol in the hollow of
another man's back. The commandfvXer
who rules according to the socond
k theory says, "Come on!" and calls to
his men to follow.
Such leadership as the second is
V MILITARY ESSAYS
LINING UP ALPHABETICALLY
% Jgg;' There are many cute diver
Isions in tne army, nut none
| quite so distracting as lining up
E&": Alphabetically. This is not a
ft?game, as some might suppose,
like Lotto and Authors, but a
ft* method of making the Astors
and Biltmores extremely happy
and the Youngs and Woods very
discontented. No matter what
r - the occasion, if a soldier has
something coming from pay to
underwear, he lines up alphabet&
lcally. Thus it is that the Anp
Sons are the best looking soldiers
while the Yortons look as
K^'tf they had tramped in all the
St/-way from PIsagua, Chile. There
Rjs no cure for this performance
and it will remain unchanged as
K; long as the army holds together.
i}. But?It has taught the value or
^ patience and will make the purchase
of theater tickets a simple
matter later on. It has also made
ilS, a hero out of a private named
! Zepka, who was four feet six
t*. Inches tall. Just once In his ,
vV, ; military career did they fail to'
line up his company alphabet
ically. That time they did it
* according to height.
C. S.
life PATBIOTIC IjKPKRS
'" -h The lepers at Molokal, one of the
gUmniian Islands, are doing their bit
Viler-Uncle Sam. Tbey have purchased
IS,000 worth of Thrift Stamse:
\n Appreciation
too many U-boats without perceptible
results."
The German mind has been the subject
of much enthusiastic comment in
this country. It was held to be an
efficient mind, as the German was held
to be efficient in everything he did.
But ts this Captain the embodiment <?J
that German mind?
First he says wc hardly ever sink an
American transport. Then, on seconi
thought, he adds that if we do the troop,
are saved.
This leads him to the sober conclu
sion that braving the enemy defence,
would be wasting the submarines ant
their precious crews. His considera
Hon for the precious crews recalls th.
crocodile tears of the Chief Hun as h
exclaimed, "What have I not done U
avert all thisT' !
But still the gallant Captain does no
feci that his explanation is explanator
and he repeats that it would be uscles
to stnk the stops t/ ine troops wer,
saved.
In the next breath he says; "It is no
important for us to destroy the A met
icon troops. Hindenburg will take cor,
of that. What we must destroy is ton
transports are not tonnage
for the Captain concludes with: "T
make it our only aim to sink America,
transports would be sacrificing too man
U-boats without perceptible results."
All of which leads to the iolloxvin
conclusion by the New York "World":
The German Capt. Kuhlwetter,
who, writing tn the Lokal-Anseigcr,
says "more American transports
would be sunk by U-boats if the
matter were not so hazardous" fittingly
characterizes submarine warfare
as at present conducted. Almost
all assassins by land or sea operate
successfully only when they believe
they arc perfectly safe.
Of The Trenches
the leadership of democracy, tha
I makes the nren love their leaders am
| follow them with eagerness.
The officer who will lead his mer
[taking them nowhere except wher
| he would go and sharing all thei
I Hnne-PM in the man who has learne
thoroughly the lesson of Kipling1
Brushwood Boy.
When the engagements are ove
and officers and men lie wounded tc
gether" the officer who has led hi
men will not take advantage of hi
rank and insist upon having his ow
wounds treated first.
Charles M. Whitehair, in th
American Magazine, tells an instanc
that came under the observation c
a Y. M. C. A. secretary. Mr. White
hair says: "One of our secretarie
saw a wounded colonel sitting out i
front of a dressing station one daj
and asked Him why he didn't go i
and have his wounds attended to.
44 'Oh,' he said, 'it isn't my tur
yet'."
No decwit fellow would take ac
vantage of another man because hi
rank would entitle him to prefei
ence. As the record is being writte
it is being shown day by day that on
officers are decent fellows.
Thta la ?Ko Homn/rnru thnf POIIIlfl
NEW SOLDIERS HAVE 120
DAYS IN WHICH TO INSUR1
\
One hundred and twenty days, c
four months, is the time limit a
lowed soldiers who have recentl
joined the colors to take out goveri
ment Insurance.
The wise soldier will take' out
policy for as large an amount as h
can at the earliest possible momen
The sooner he takes out insurant
the sooner he can feel that whatevt
may betide him, the women and chi
dren dependent upon him will I
properly taken care of. In case h
does not come back the money wi
be paid by the government to his d?
pendents. In the event he is total!
disabled the amount of the polk
will be paid to him.
No soldier should let the one hui
dred and twenty day limit elapi
without taking ont insurance. Tt
rates are unusually low for the sul
stantial amounts of insurance. 1
each camp and cantonment there
an officer who will be glad to. furnia
all desired information about goveri
ment insurance for soldiers.
Latest figures announced by tt
Bureau of War Risk Insurance of tt
Treasury Department in Waahingtc
showed that 1,700,000 soldiers, sai
ors and nurses had insured their liv<
for a total of $14,000,000,000. Tt
average amount of the policies wi
$8,600.
8. O. 8.
Napoleon said, "An Army fights c
its belly." Waste of food over be
will BMI shorter ratioaa over the
"The Recri
By PRIVATE B1
Battery F, 305th F. A.,
DON"
FOB SUPPLY (
Never collect garbage in fatigue*
that purpose.
Mules, like rookies, most be coaxe
It Is not necessary to salute an offic
If the Colonel's flivver runs into
number.
The remark, "Smash into it" sho
driven.
Most dritera have a good delivery,
; * FOR INFANTRY
p The trench is not used to peel poti
P If yon don't do your "squads left"
7 Don't feed or annoy the N. C. O's.
Acting privates must not allow a
t or N. a O's.
Don't point your rifle at anyone?c
s Missing a formation does not mal
P Don't start anything yon can't fii
hash or Hon hunting.
FOR AMMUNIT
c Use nothing bat smokeless tobaccc
Don't make light of yoar job.
Don't get hot tempered while carr
9 FOR THE MED
n Don't use pills,
y Don't say Inflrm Mary.
Don't park your cars in the order]
q. Don't spit on the ceiling.
Don't nurse a grudge.
BUSINESS MEN'S FORECAST
Five years' more war, perhaps ten,
was the forecast of American busi- i
ness from all parts of the country <
who recently assembled in Chicago to i
attend the sessions of the Chamber
of Commerce of the United States, i
The business men are planning ac- i
cordingly.
WDIfi
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A Soldier's offerir
i- .
> heart is naturally
ithat
gave him m<
I and greatest enio:
ir duly.
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lle
f
Use the receptacles provided for ^
d, not driven. ^ * ''ra?
er if your horse is running away. y
your wagon, don't forget to get his -J ''jgg&k
nld never be used when Instructing
COMPANIES J
right, you'll be left.
ny familiarity by first-class privates
inlcss it is a sergeant.
Xer?unless you are muweu.
aish. This does not refer to hikes,
ION TRAINS
ying ammunition. ^||8jISC{p
ICAL CORPS vESj-BL
y room. w
MAY U8K "CHAIN SHOT" /?5\J\)V
Because of the difficulty of hitting sjlo-t
airplanes on the wing and because
iirect hits are rare, in proportion to xfift
the number of shots fired, the use of \/\r
"chain shot"?two cannon balls at- Jfe J &
tachcd to either end of a long chain H I
shot from a mortar?is being consid- KgrJAj I
ered by America and her allies. EffiMfnpM
r universal
military
ig to his sweet- 5E=??
the sweetmeat
)st refreshment
rment when on H|~?i
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&r Lasts W*
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