| Show Draftees Put Through Paces Faces Get Ready to Go Over the Top Gain Efficiency In Training i 1 I I men of A- A A l 1 cl class LS physical examination passed awaiting call drill each l night ight except D DRAFT Saturday and Sunday nights on Oil field preparing for service Upper picture shows company of four four v-four ha having haung calisthenics or 01 setting up up exercises Lower Louer the tile la latest test squad who WilO have been drilling two 1 da das s. s I 4 t rn 1 S 4 k r c Pat a 4 tt 4 v f d 49 S. S w L 2 d 4 1 p 41 a 44 Aff b k J 6 S T 5 j jk Jv 5 if f f t t M J V 4 t. E-t. I S 'S J JI ta I I S 'S x A Awa wa x y k w 4 r I M it i- i 2 r T. T I L i F n Warriors for Democracy Get et Fit in Exercises Exercises Exercises Exer Exer- at Auerbach's Field I LITTLE ways from th the city's A shopping center In a broad braad lot laL hack back of at the buildings s a crowd of ar men are arc m marking time on the road road to old Berlin step Berlin step stepping ping pin out every night from 60 to 80 except Saturdays aid alid Sundays to lo the smart hopping hop of ar drill sergeants ser- ser from froni Fort Dou Douglas las They're rated A I by uy Uncle Sam arc are these half hair hundred v willing sol aol diers fliers of af tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow-or or these as asIt asIt asit it happens happens and and In their erect bearing their ca eagerness erness to learn they show they have already caught the spirit of tho the new neVo arm army army- the tue spirit of oC intelligent service plus pius I per pep and anti some of the old aId Ii 1776 This Is a 1 serious business said I H H. A A. A lc redemption deputy deput in the county treasurers treasurer's office who I with J J. J 0 O. a clerk In the same tamo office Js is s conducting the volunteer vol yol- ol inteer drill of af preparation for or I ice Jee SERIOUS BUSINESS That's ThaL's Just what the men make o of I it It-a It a serious business Theres There's no monkey drill about it The men are there here to learn learn as much as the they can In the short time available so o they ma may be better prepared to serve erve their country and serve It quickly When lien the men who sho have this drill go to their camps the they will be bo preceded by their records and In a number of or cases thc these c efficiency records have hae helped to win chevrons chevron for drafted men at Camp Lewis or other camps In Iii short order Theres a dozen men in the thc ranks tonight who are fit to be made noncommissioned non non- commissioned officers said Mr Mc- Mc He lie should speak Lively on an that point a aa as he lie served in the Spanish-American Spanish war war war- war-r. war Mr rr and also and mana managed the citizens citizens' training camp at Fort Douglas in 1916 Tho drills have been In progress on field generously opened to the civilian sold soldiers b bv by Geor George e Au Auerbach Auer- Auer r- r hach bach since April II 23 3 The field I Is be- be n Stair stroll street t and Second East street and Third and Fourth South streets About seventy 0 of the men who have havo had this preliminary In Instruction Instruction instruction In- In have been Inducted Into service I ROLL IS CALLED Each drill night the lie roll is 18 called and other military procedure scrupulously I aus followed I If a a. man is absent that tha t fact act Is noted on an the thc roll Then under the direction of af three sergeants ser ser- cants from D company campany of or the tho Twentieth Twentieth Twentieth Infant Infantry at Fort Douglas Doug the themen themen themen men are put through up setting ex exercises exercises ex- ex after which they are arc assem bled In squads and drill about with squads left heft right turn and other movements The men take a lively interest in the practice and all show a 3 remarkable remarkable remarkable remark remark- able proficiency The spectators spectator's find the sight of af a a. company compan of or civilians drilling like practiced soldiers rather odd and entertaining Husky truck drivers swing alon along in the regulation gait alt at the side Bide of dignified clerks and a 3 few mon men in public life aman among them a high state stale official arc are found in this preparatory mill to the big adventure Amon Among the spectators last nl night ht was a man bowed with years cars who appeared to be bo yearning to get set Into line lino and get set ready to go over He l' l was wa F. F A A. Sackett Vest West Broadway Broad Broad- wa way and ho he said he wished ho he could state his military identification as A I physical examination passed awaiting call although he lie was proud enough of af the one ane he had had had- company A Fifth Minnesota volun ter teer infantry first brigade second division Sixteenth arm army corps At the sergeants sergeant's command Resl Rest the men go 0 right on drilling one atle of ar their number acting as instructor Tho The awkward squad quad consisting of ar el eight ht men show how quickly the man of af Intelligence enco picks up military bearIng bear bear- tug Ing and movement They've Thc only been drilling two Iwo da days but they are ure two d days d's s 's ahead o of other draft men of oC their belt class and they feel eel that thai in a race a two days days' start starL often orten helps help a lot hot l |
