Uncle Sam's Boys with Pershing's Troops Dick Prescott at Grips with the Boche

eant Kelly, hearing an angry voic

n, men who had been drafted to the National Army and sent to th

tones of Corporal Barrow, as he g

poor mutt-heads!" rasped the corporal.

put it on, and stepped out into the corridor,

ed out Corporal Bar

llows think you'll

But Barrow, a young man of twenty-two, who had received his chevrons afte

ment!" the young non-com went on. "Your p

minute or two, Corpo

ed placidly. "I've

Kelly, who, placing a hand on the young man's shoulder, walked him some distance away. S

it to be in a regiment of Regulars? Do you know your left foot from your right? You know as much about the manual of arms as I do abo

Barrow soon forgot to be indig

ded, thickly, his lower j

ked Sergeant Kelly, his own strong jaw thrust ou

nded the corporal, wit

being spoken to li

dropped back int

t squad like hearing you talk to

ch numbskulls!"

on them all the time," Sergeant Kelly continued. "Could I make

w you co

ng else will answer. Talk to the men right along as I heard you doing, and they won't have a particle of respect for you. That being the case, you cannot teach them anything that it will be worth their while to know.

" Barrow answered,

edley is the most patient drill-master in the company. Sha

, Serg

it necessary," smiled Kelly. Then his hand, still resting on the

me you want to know," was Kelly's l

one of the things a new soldier is likely to do badly at

y singled out the soldier

d horizontally when it touches your hat-brim. Hold it the way I am doing. Don't be in a hurry to let hand fall, either. When saluting an officer, keep the hand at the hat-brim until he has returned the salute

hat the squad has drill enough in the salute, for a man is never a really good soldier until he can render a salu

e salute of each rookie as he passed, the young company

Prescott said, as he turned away. "

precise salute as he received hi

l in! Mark time, mar

p, hip! Squad h

had paused an instant to glance back.

d, Sergeant," Dick announced. "The men are doing first-rate for n

replied, without

ecruit, Sergeant. If you ever see a non-com in this compa

s,

in hearing of the squad unles

t Kelly promised,

ompany to full str

ing in on the 4.10 train this afternoon is exp

companies of the Ninety-ninth appeared to promise t

ure to have the clothing requisitions for them all in shape

s,

-serg

s,

sfer to this regiment when I was ordered t

k you

t. He now stood at salute a

d to A company, were marched to barracks after ten. No man in the detachment h

he measurements of the new men on paper and his clothing requisit

irst call to reveille s

sh-room at the rear of barracks. Then back again, the final touches being administered. Outside a bugle blew, calling the men to first formation. Then

t stepped briskly in

t the end of each squad room. At 8.25 turn the company out with barracks bags and dismiss after the bags have been placed. At 8.40 turn out the compa

th a quiver. "Of course you

ent is mov

of embarkation, Sergeant. We'

e the office door, for instantly, so it see

s have

going

ow

, as he stepped into the corridor. "This is Georgia, an