[Continued From Page Three] sought his revenge upon the person of the veterinary sergeant, whom he pushed overboard. The sergeant established a world's record for short distance swims, and showed such form in boarding the barge again that the most daring pirate who ever sailed under the Jolly Roger could have taken lessons from him. He regained the deck unscratched.

Once the river was safely crossed, the party made another march of five miles, which brought them to the scene where their labors would begin. There a main camp was established, with corrals and watering places. With this point as a base, the surveying parties worked their way still further into the jungle, mapping

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tion of military value.

Life in camp, according to Sergeant Smith, was not by any means tiresome. Nor yet was it one of unadulterated pleasure. The primitive conditions, plus the enemies of humanity with which the tropical jungles are infested, made it necessary to battle continuously even for existence. While the men were protected against the mosquitoes and other insects, there was the constant danger from poisonous reptiles, not to mention some-times man-eating animals. A nightly vigil was necessary on behalf of the horses and pack mules. The Panama forests are infested with a species of blood-sucking nuisance known as the vampire bat. This pest makes its raids at night. Its method of attack is to bite deep holes in the backs of its prey and suck the blood, often fatally. It was found that the only way to keep the creatures away was to burn lanterns all night.

There was, however, a compensation. It was found in the novelty of the life. In the cases of many, if not all of the party, it was the first time that they had had an opportunity to find expression for the dominant urge to adventure which lurks in the breast of every man, especially the soldier. In summing up the adventure, Sergeant Smith said:

"Looking back on the trip, every man who went knows that he enjoyed it, de

spite the hardships, and would not trade the experiences he gained for all the money in the treasury, if he could not get the trip again. But,"-the sergeant added significantly-"it is not a trip you would care to take too frequently."

Mr. Dempsey to the Uninitiated

(Continued From Page Six) saw the superman play with his opponents can understand fully what I mean to convey.

One after another Dempsey dispensed with the men he met in a gentle way that necessitated neither cold knock outs nor horria tortures. But it was a classic example of splendid psychology in the matter of exhibition. Judging from the ease with which the fighter handled the members of his supporting cast, he possesses as much power as Niagara. Probably four out of every five men who saw him at the Armory believe at this moment that as far as the Dempsey punch is concerned the sky's the limit.

The gentleman also has a paradoxical taste for robes. Probably not a man at the fight noticed it but ask any woman who was there what the champion wore. She will give you an elaborate description of a crushed rose color band on a rainbow-hued robe that fit close to the neck and was most unbecoming. But after all Dempsey can't be a world beater in everything.

F EVIDENCE is wanted that the army offers exceptional opportunities for advancement in every way, and that merit receives its due reward in the military establishment, the record of Master Sergeant William L. Klutz, air service, Crissy Field, Presidio of San Francisco, California, stands as irrefutable testimony to the fact.

Entering the service for the first time in July, 1919, when only nineteen years of age, Sergeant Klutz rose to the highest enlisted grade of the service, that of Master Sergeant, in a little more than five years, his appointment to that rank dating from October 30, 1924.

Sergeant Klutz was a student photographer prior to enlistment. Therefore, when he entered the service, he was assigned to duty with the army school of aerial photography, Langley Field, Hampton, Virginia. Graduating from that school in October, 1919, he was assigned to the Seventh photo station, air service, with which organization he rendered conspicuous service, for which he received two promotions.

Leaving the seventh section in June, 1920, the sergeant joined the fifteenth, with which organization he has served since.

During his six and a half years' service, Sergeant Klutz has not only been ac-. corded rapid promotion, with its at

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tendant increase in pay and allowance,

but he has been given the opportunity to do a great deal of research work in his chosen field. Also he has had an opportunity during the performance of his official duties to cover practically the entire United States in the air. Some idea may be gained of the extent of his travels from the following figures: He has made over 625 flights, been in the air over 550 hours, and covered thus a distance of approximately 49,500 miles. While traveling through the clouds, Sergeant Klutz has made more than 10,000 negatives of various types of terrain over which he has flown. The pictures made from these negatives have been used by the war department to good purpose in numerous instances.

During the brief period of his service, this soldier has flown with some of the most noted aviators of America, among whom have been Captain Lowell H. Smith, commander of the around-theworld flight, Major H. H. Arnold, chief of the information division, office of the chief of air service, and Major George H. Brett, chief of the field service section, Fairfield, Ohio.

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AVE you decided what to do with your summer vacation? If not, here's the answer. Camp with

Uncle Sam!

By J. R. JOHNSTON

a realization of what their flag and country really mean.

There are four courses of training. Each of these contemplates thirty days for four consecutive years. The first, or basic course, provides preliminary instruction in athletics, military drill, marksmanship, and other subjects, laying a foundation for the more advanced courses. The Red, White and Blue courses af

The Government offers you thirty days
in the open air under a systematized
program which will fill you with pep and
ambition and which holds twice the action
and enjoyment your usual vacation would
afford. All expenses are paid, including
railroad fare to and
from camp; food,
athletic equipment,
and lodging. Added
to this, physical
training under ex-
pert instructors de-
signed to build up the
bodies of young men,
military drill, rifle
and pistol marks-
manship, and the
chance to obtain a
commission in the
Officers' Reserve
Corps.

TWO MORE MONTHS
UNTIL VACATION
TIME, AND

More than one hundred and twenty thousand youths between the ages of 17 and 24 have already taken advantage of the Government's offer. College and high-school students, trade and professional men, and office workers have filled the Citizens' Military Training Camps to capacity in each of the five years they have been in exist

ence.

This year the War Department plans to train a greater number than ever before. and from experience gained in conducting the camps in former years intends to make the 1926 encampments more attractive, if possible, than those preceding.

The purpose of the

Citizens' Military Training Camps is to bring together young men of high types from all parts of the country on a common basis of equality and under the most favorable conditions of outdoor life; to promote and stimulate patriotism, citizenship and Americanism; and, through expert physical direction, athletic instruction and military training, to benefit the young men individually and bring them to

Graduation from the Blue or course confers upon the successful stude eligibility to take the examination appointment as a second lieutenant in Officers' Reserve Corps.

The Citizens' Military Training Camp offer to the youth of America the be possible opportunity to mingle with oth young men of their age, and to rub shou ders with them while undergoing militzy

ford the student the opportunity to specialize in the various arms of the service. Every applicant is permitted to select the branch in which he is to be trained. There is the Cavalry, where the young men are taught how to ride; the Signal Corps, in which radio, telegraphy and other forms of communication are taught; the Infantry, Engineers, Field and Coast Artillery.

Graduates of the camps have not the slightest doubt as to the value of the training received. They have returned to their homes in better physical condition. and contact with their fellows has rendered them more tolerant, and more confident of their own ability.

This has made them of greater value to their employers and to their country, which, after all, is the ultimate of the Citizens' Military Training Camps.

try.

To take the honors as the high team of The Area the hockey team of Fort Snellng played two fast and furious games with the crack aggregation of the Seventeenth InfanThe first setto was closely and wickedly fought, the check-up after the battle showing Snelling the victors by the close score of 4 to 1. The second time, however, that the Snelling Ice Cutters tangled with the Doughboys they took a clear, decisive victory, crushing the invaders on Snelling's nome rink to the tune of 12 to 0.

The climax of their hockey season occurred when they won a closely fought battle over the Fire and Marine team of St. Paul, which held the city championship. In the contest the St. Paul champs were forced to bow their heads before the onslaught of the Olive Drab Warriors from Snelling, the final score showing the soldiers triumphant by the narrow

By TENEYCK VAN DEUSEN

Lead Seventh Corps Troops in Hockey and Basket-Ball

commendable record. In the series battle, to settle the championship, the Fort Snelling quintet clearly proved to the satisfaction of the Corps Area in general that the title belonged to them and to them alone. This was done by the simple process of defeating all comers. The team work shown by the Fort Snelling five was well-nigh perfect, their floor work in particular being well executed and clever. Lieutenant Ray

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defeated with a score of 22 to 19. They soon recovered their confidence, however, after this defeat and went on the floor to battle with the crack team of the Minneapolis Police Force full of confidence and "pep." It was soon justified for thev tore into the Cops from the first whistle, keeping the ball on the move and giving the Police Team little or no chance to try for the hoop, the final score showed the soldiers winners with a score of 31 to 10.

The spirit that such sportsmanship as the Fort Snelling teams have shown

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throughout their athletic career generates a feeling between the civilian population

and the personnel of a military post that is friendly to an extreme. The army is brought home to the civilian and he begins to appreciate the fact that the service is not alone a war time institution but is something very integral, something definitely interwoven with life of a community. He goes to see his own favorite team play, he sees the army teams in action against it, he sees the sportsmanship of the service men whether winning or losing and he is drawn into admiration of the soldier as an athlete and a sportsman. What is more natural than that he should begin to take an interest in the soldier as a man, a man who is doing something for him? He sees the organization on parade, he sees it doing things for the community every day and he takes a personal pride in the fact that his community boasts such an organization.

edge of one point, the score being 5 to 4.

Other aggregations the Army men faced included such crack teams as the University of Minnesota, St. Thomas College, McAlester College, and Logan Park, Minneapolis. In addition to these games, contests had been arranged with the North Dakota Agricultural College and Virginia College, Virginia, Minnesota, but an early thaw prevented the soldiers from meeting them.

mond C. Lane, the coach, developed a system of offense that worried the enemy considerably. Neat basket work characterized their offense while their defence was the proverbial "stone wall." The team showed up well on long shots from scrimmage, most of their points being annexed in this manner.

In the same way that their brethren of the hockey team had sought civilian worlds to conquer, the five from Snelling romped on the St. Paul Knights of Columbus with a score of 49 to 15, and then The basketball team made an equally lost to the same team in St. Paul, being

Credit should be given to the men from Fort Snelling not alone for their capabilities in athletics of various sorts but for the work they are doing in bringing the army to the civilian population of Minneapolis, St. Paul and other cities in the vicinity of the post.

Throughout the Army the athletic spirit has always been prominent. Fort Snelling is an admirable example.