Beaver County News | 1922-07-21 | Page 9 | In Last Line of Defense

IN LAST LINE OF DEFENSE Recruit's Answer Offers an Explanation Explana-tion of Why Some Army Drill-masters Drill-masters Go Insane. The -sergeant major was reaching the end of his patience in his examination examina-tion of the recruits' squad. "For the last time," he yelled, going almost purple in the face, "I ask you the simple question : 'What Is a fortification?' forti-fication?' " Shoulders dropped and with faces void of Intelligence as a vacuum of air, the recruits stood fat as a man. No one answered. Rushing up to the most intelligent-looking intelligent-looking man, the irate N. C. O. bawled : "Tell me, my man, what Is a fortification?" fortifica-tion?" The answer came like a cork out of a bottle: "Two twentifications, sir 1" London Answers.