Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-09-03 | Page 6 | Miscellany

Miscellonv The Ten Rules. The ten eominaiulments of the allien1 armies are hHntf learned by heart and obeyed lo tlie. letler. They are the rules thfit Vor-h lms lfilii down for Ids soldiers. Jo believes, and his men believe, that obedience to them meatiM victory. Here thoy are: Keep your eyes and ears i-endy and your mouth in the safely notch, for' it Ik your sold ierly duty lo see a ud hoar elearly ; bu)', a rule, you should be beard mainly main-ly In the sentry challenges or the charging charg-ing cheer. Obey orders first, and If still alive kick afterward, if you have hoen wronged. Keep your arms and equipment elean and in good order; treat your animals kindly and fairly and your motor or ol her machine as t hough it belonged to you and wan the only one in the world. Do not waste your ammunition, your gas, your food., your time or your op-porlunity. op-porlunity. Never try to fire an empty gun nor fire at an empty trench, but when you .shoot, shoot to kill, and forget not that at close quarters a bayonet beats a bullet. Tell the truth squarely; face the music, and take your punishment like a man: ' pity and shield the children in your cap-I cap-I ture1 territory, for you were once a help-' help-' less child. Bear in mind that the enemy ts your enemy and the enemy of humanity until he is killed or captured; then he is your dead brother or your fellow soldier, beaten or ashamed, whom you should no further humiliate. 1 o your best to keep your head clear and cool, your body clean and comfortable, and your feet in good condition, for you think with you r head, fight with "your body and march with your feet. P.e of good cheer and hUh courage: shirk neither work nor danger; suffer in Hileric, and cheer the comrade at your side with a smile. Dread defeat, hut not wounds; fear dis- honor, but not death, and die itsrne, and what over the task, remember the motto I of the division, '"It Shall Be Done." I Washington Times.