Through the Canal in Seven Hours

(Continued from Page Seven) Scattered throughout Gatun Lake were many little islands, alive with tropical growth and sparkling in the sun like so many jewels. These had been the tops of the higher hills that had refused to bow their heads to the flooding of the valley.

Throughout numerous inlets and bays one could see the dead tree tops or trunks of what must have been the largest of their kind, protruding their grotesque forms above the surface as if to mock man for his ruthlessness in their extermination. Many are but mere rotten stumps into which the gentle trade winds have wafted the seed of some parasite or flower which has taken root and grown hopefully. Many orchids were visible in beautiful bloom. Thus does nature eternally seek to repair and rebeautify the ugly wounds that man is continually making on her bosom.

The channel in Gatun Lake is the widest in the Canalfrom 500 to 1,000 feet-and pass each other

so of guests from the Zone got off. They boarded us at Balboa purposely to make the trip through the Canal.

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Now we steamed up for the last leg of our journey-the seven-m'le inlet Limon Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. Presently we heard the distant buzz of a motor and saw some airplanes approaching the ship. They were a beautiful sight as the whole fleet of 12 came on in formation. Straight they flew for the ship and not 100 feet above they dropped greetings and flowers for two of their former comrades whose tour of duty in Panama had expired and were now on our ship going back to the States.

Later these Army planes came back separately and dashed by us at an astounding speed, waving their parting greetings to Major Walsh and Lt. Wainer -no. 50 feet away. All the way to the

C. M. T. C. Applications

Boys in Summer Camp to Feed Well

If the 28,000 young men authorized to attend the Citizens' Military Training Camps this coming summer do not gain from five to ten pounds each, it will not be the fault of the subsistence experts of the Quartermaster Corps of the Army. These officers have been busy for the past month working out food allowances and bills-of-fare for the 28 camps to be held at Army posts and stations throughout the nine corps areas in the United States and Porto Rico. Due regard has been given to the fact that the trainees have not attained their full growth as a rule, and will require more than the usual quantity of calories and vitamines because of the drill and exercise in the

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After about two hours in the lake we approached Gatun dam, which is one of the marvels of the truly marvelous project. One may imagine that to hold in place a lake containing 154 square miles a mighty dam would be necessary. But even then the imagination is not prepared to grasp the vastness of Gatun, which is one and one-half miles long, almost half a mile wide at its base and about 400 feet wide at water level. It is literally a mountain of rock and earth thrown up by the hand of man over the former bed of the Chagres River. Much of the excavation from Culebra cut went into this huge dam, which is now gently sloped and terraced, bearing a most placid look with no trace of the terrible toil and tragedy that must have attended its erection under the tropical sun.

Adjoining the dam are the Gatun locks, comprising three double sets, and the Gatun spillway, which is capable of discharging 181,000 cubic feet of water per second as overflow from the Lake. These locks were exactly the same as the others and, one after another, lowered us the full 85 feet down to the level of the sea. As we made fast in the first lock a score or

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b Number of a considered acceptable.

с Number accepted and so notified.

d Minimum objective.

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f Applications (a) this date, 1923.

Atlantic they kept circling around and coming back, continuing their spectacular send-off in true Army Air Service fashion.

As we passed Colon and Christobal, the Atlantic Panamanian cities, the brightness of the day faded and the sun went behind a cloud. It was just 4:35 p. m., and we had taken a little over seven hours to pass through the Canal-one of the most stupendous liberties that man ever took with Nature. But this little strip of water had saved us over 10,000 miles of journey-a matter of 30 days' time-not to ment on the expense and the hazards of rounding Cape Horn. Little wonder that the traffic in the Canal is increasing so fast that, after only 10 years of operation, experts are already recommending another canal in Nicaragua to relieve the congestion.

open air for thirty days. Congress has appropriated $2,100,000, much of which goes for the most nourishing food money can buy.

Quartermaster Corps officers have prepared the menus most carefully, with a view to furnishing mess officers with a working guide as to what should constitute a balanced ration for growing young men from 17 to 24 years of age. under training conditions. As a result of this food study, the eatables provided for each day contain not only the necessary number of calories for the work involved, but also a sufficient quantity of vitamines and the other accessory food factors necessary to maintain good health and normal growth.

In figuring out the cost of ration on these menus, an allowance of fresh fruit and cereal for breakfast has been added, and a salad for dinner, made of some raw vegetable like sliced tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, lettuce or cabbage slaw, or a combination of these. Besides, there is a p'nt of fresh milk or buttermilk each day, for each person.

How these young soldiers-to-be will fare may be best understood from the menus for one day. Here is a sample:

Breakfast-Cantaloupe or berries, corn flakes or oatmeal, fried bacon and scrambled eggs, hot biscuits, coffee, sugar and milk.

Dinner-Fresh vegetable soup, chicken a la creole, fresh string beans, creamed new potatoes, young onions, sliced cucumbers, bread, jelly roll, and lemonade.

Supper-Beefsteak and onions, baked potatoes, hot rolls, jam, iced tea and milk.

Through The
Telescope

Seattle Sheet Pushes C. M. T. C. En-
rollments

The mimeographed sheet Tillwego, which is published weekly by the Seattle C. M. T. C. Headquarters, for distribution to applicants, is a great little booster for the movement. Its arguments are well chosen, as, for instance, "One man said he couldn't afford to go to camp, as he had to get a job. Asked whether he had one or not he said, 'No, but I expect to get one.' The chances are that, the first month out of school, he will not earn enough to pay his people for his board or the wear or tear of his clothes or have enough spending money to take him to the movies. The boy that goes to camp, however, pays nothing for his board-that's worth at least $30. He pays nothing for his room -that's worth at least $20 more. He wears out no clothes, except those provided by the Government-that should save him at least $15. He is given a good trip-that's worth $10. Besides all this he is given a training under experts which is worth, if he had to buy it at its full value, at least $100. He also receives the best of care and free medical attention if he is sick, athletics to his heart's content, and all free shows and entertainments he can crowd into his evenings. The question is: Can he afford to miss this opportunity?"

Every new development relative to the coming summer at Camp Lewis is covered in detail in Tillwego, so that prospective candidates, and parents of prospect ve candidates, are kept thoroughly acquainted with the plans for the camp.

Army Methods Used to Feed

Mob

Few people who have seen the film play "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" realize that it was made possible only through the helpful suggestions made by the U. S. Army. One of the scenes in the play depicts 3,000 persons in the act of storming the Cathedral of Notre Dame. The problem of handling the feeding of this army proved such a new and puzzling one that it was necessary to consult Quartermaster Corps experts and follow the Army system.

Troops in Alaska Emulate Izaak Walton

The fishing season is on in full blast for the American troops in Alaska, according to the Chilkoot Post of May 2. Several phenomenal catches of trout had already been brought in at the time of issue of the paper, and the first halibut of the season was about due. The amateur fishermen of Chilkoot Barracks are planning to trawl for king salmon this year.

"Dere Mable" Features Paper The New York National Guardsman, Numbers 1 and 2 of which have just reached this office, is one of the best edited papers on our exchange list. It is the official publication of the State organization, and is furnished to every National Guardsman free of cost.

General C. W. Berry, Adjutant General of the State of New York, contributes a page editorial to each issue, and, needless to say, what he says is worth reading. Among the other worthwhile contributors is Captain Edward Streeter, whose "Dere Mable" letters will be a regular feature of the magazine. The cartoons on the "Keep Smiling" page are distinctly worth while.

Stenographers and Typists Needed

The temporary appointment of several hundred stenographer-typists and typists in the Departmental Service at Washington has been made necessary due to the passage of the bonus law. Examinations of men and women for these positions will be held each Tuesday, until further notice, in approximately 600 cities throughout the country. It is expected that the positions, which will pay from $1,320 to $1,500 a year for stenographer-typists and from $1,140 to $1,320 a year for typists will continue for from six to nine months.

Permanent positions in the Departmental Service will also be filled from these examinations, as there is practically always a shortage of eligibles qualified in both stenography and typewriting. Full information and application blanks may be obtained from the U. S. Civil Service Commission, Washington, D. C., or the secretary of the local board of Civil Service Examiners at the post office or custom house in any city.

Chief of Armies Pours Concrete for Infantry Job

General John J. Pershing initiated actual constructive work on the Memorial Stadium of the Infantry School at Fort Benning on May 22nd when he started the concrete mixer and personally poured the first wheelbarrel load of concrete into the forms, according to the Infantry School News of May 23.

5th C. A. C. M. T. C. Officer Introduces Novelty

The C. M. T. C. Officer of the 5th Corps Area has sent each applicant who has submitted an application for this year's camp a copy of the art gravure section of the Cincinnati Enquirer of May 18, one page of which contains photographs depicting the activities of the candidates at Camp Knox last year, and a red, white and blue lapel ribbon for the applicant to wear, so as to let his friends know that he is one of those chosen by the Government for a month's training in character building, citizenship, and physical development.

"Hank" Gowdy's Name Given To Ball Field

The baseball field which will be a part of the Infantry School Recreation Centre at Fort Benning, will be named Gowdy Field, in honor of "Hank" Gowdy, catcher of the New York Giants, the first big league ball player to announce that he was going to enter the service following America's declaration of war in 1917. At the time he was first string catcher of the Boston Braves. He enlisted in the 4th Infantry, Ohio National Guard which later became the 166th Infan

try, 42nd Division. He was shortly afterward made color sergeant of the regiment and held this rank throughout the war, serving in four offensive operations and in various defensive

sectors.

It is proposed to name the other portions of the Recreation Centre after prominent sportsmen who served in the Infantry during the World War. These individuals need not have given their lives, for it is the contention of the Infantry that a memorial is as fitting for a good man before he is dead as afterward.

Russian Bourgeois on Permanent

K. P. in Red Army Russian Soviet authorities, according to the Canadian Military Gazette of May 27, have reversed the usual Continental order of service in their Army. The sons of doctors, lawyers, professors, scientists, merchants and store keepers must serve 18 months as servants to the Regular soldier, and only the sons of workers, peasants and Communists will be permitted to handle weapons. The younger intelligentsia will be mobilized in the work detachment companies which are attached to each regiment for cooking, digging trenches, etc.

Oregonians Shun Hoof and Mouth Danger

The Oregon National Guard troops, which had been scheduled to train during the summer of 1924 at Del Monte, Monterey, and Fort Barry, California, have been diverted to Fort Casey, and Camp Lewis, Washington, due to the spread of the hoof and mouth disease in California.

Port Newark Terminal Still Unsold After two unsuccessful attempts to sell the $11,000,000 Port Newark Terminal, near Newark, New Jersey, the Secretary of War has authorized the Quartermaster General to lease, at public bidding, the entire plant, with all Government owned land, equipment and improvements. At present this facility is vacant.

1. Recruiting.-1. The Corps Area Commander takes great pleasure and pride in announcing that every organization in his jurisdiction is now at full authorized enlisted strength.

2. Full credit for this accomplishment is given to Colonel Joseph P. O'Neil, Infantry, Corps Area Recruiting Officer and the personnel of the recruiting system organized by him throughout the Corps Area and conducted as one of the activities of his headquarters.

3. The Corps Area Commander hopes that the efforts of the Corps Area Recruiting force to keep units at full strength will be supplemented by those of all organization commanders. The most effective manner in which organization commanders can accomplish this and at the same time demonstrate their appreciation of our recruiting efforts, the results of which are unparalleled in any other corps area, is to so conduct their duties as to eliminate so far as practicable those causes of discontent that are so frequently evidenced in the record of desertions, discharges by purchase and failures to reenlist. By command of Maj. Gen. MUIR: FRANK S. COCHEU, Colonel, General Staff Corps, Chief of Staff.

OFFICIAL:

R. C. LANGDON,
Adjutant.

Normoyle Pool A Model The swimming pool at Camp Normoyle, Texas, has been chosen by the mayor of San Antonio as a pattern after which all the municipal pools in San Antonio will be fashioned.

The camp pool is, thanks to the Utilities painters, a thing of beauty. The bottom and sides of the pool have been painted blue, and constitute a background against which the clear artesian waters present a most alluring spectacle. The iron railing around the pool and the ladders leading from the water are painted a brilliant red. The pool is drained and cleaned four times each week.

Indiana U. Honors Civil War Hero

While every school boy in the United States knows Sergeant Woodfill was the outstanding hero of the World War, very few persons living today remember the acknowledged hero of the Civil War, General Lucien Greathouse. General Sher

man, in an official report, said, "Where all have been so brave, it seems invidious to mention one name, but we must speak of Col. Lucien Greathouse. He is the bravest of the brave."

General Greathouse lost his life storming a southern stronghold near Atlanta on July 22, 1864. He is said never to have given his men a command to "charge," but ordered "follow me," the words now used as the slogan of the Infantry. A shrine to the memory of General Greathouse is being placed in the $1,000,000 Men's Union building at Indiana University.

Canadian Boys Would Enter
C. M. T. C.

Brigadier General C. H. Martin, A. C. of S., G-2, recently received letters from five boys in Big Valley, Alberta, Canada, asking for full information on the C. M. T. C., they having read an article by "Babe" Ruth relative to the summer's camps. "I notice that all expenses are to be paid for one month. Will you please send me complete information on this, as I am thinking seriously of going? I may spend my vacation there if the camp is suitable," seems to be the tenor of all five letters.

In reply General Martin had to inform the boys that unless they were citizens of the United States they could not be enrolled for training. Since they had not mentioned what their citizenship was, however, he inclosed application blanks and other information for their use in the event that they were real U. S. citizens.

174th Infantry Venture a Good One

Among our new exchanges is the Grenadier, the monthly publication of the 174th Infantry, N. Y. N. G., an interesting, well printed compendium of regimental news. Every article in the magazine, without exception, applies to the 174th Infantry, so that the paper will undoubtedly be of real assistance in preserving the morale of the regiment and in putting across the 12-month-each-year enlistment campaign advocated in its columns. The Buffalo business houses have rallied splendidly to the support of the paper.

Adjutant General Heads Bonus

Organization

Major General Robert C. Davis, Adjutant General of the Army, has taken personal charge of the newly organized Adjusted Compensation Branch of the Adjutant General's Department. He has established an office in the building at 6th and B Streets, Washington, where he will keep regular office hours in performing this duty in addition to his work as The Adjutant General of the Army.

In making provision for the World War Adjusted Compensation Act, the records and activities of the World War Division of the Adjutant General's office have been discontinued by incorporation in the new Adjusted Compensation Branch. The three officers and 215 clerks of the old World War Division, who handled a daily average business of about 2,000 communications, have been transferred to the Adjusted Compensation Branch. In addition to General Davis and these three officers, five other officers have already been assigned to duty with the new branch. Seven officers and 2,517 clerks remain to be added to the force which will be required to administer the World War Adjusted Compensation Act in the War Department.

The present commissioned personnel of the new branch is as follows:

Major General Robert C. Davis, The Adjutant General.

Niang-Niang

The city of Tientsin, the home of the greater part of the troops comprising the American Forces in China, was en fete on April 19 and 21 on the occasion of the ceremony of Niang-Niang, the Heavenly Mother, to whom the Chinese women fervently pray that they may be blessed with male children, and not females.

This was the most gorgeous and barbaric piece of pageantry in Tientsin in more than 20 years, the celebration having been banned shortly after the Boxer Re

NOTICE TO RECRUITERS

ARMY TRAINING

DEVELOPS

SYSTEM

HEALTH

LOYALTY

COURAGE

Major John N. Smith, Jr., Adjutant General.

jutant General.

Captain David A. Watt, Adjutant General.

Captain Eugene M. Landrum, Adjutant General.

Captain Kenneth B. Bush, Infantry.

Captain Harold A. Barnes, Quartermaster Corps.

There are approximately 10,000 filing cases in the old World War Division of The Adjutant General's Office, in the "E" Building at 6th and B Streets. These filing cases contain personnel, organization, medical and miscellaneous records. In order to make place for the increase in personnel to handle the Adjusted Compensation Act, approximately 6,000 filing cases containing records most likely not to be frequently needed will be removed from this building.

EDUCATION CHARACTER LEADERSHIP

SELF CONTROL

RESPONSIBILITY

THE ESSENTIALS OF

SUCCESS IN LIFE

bellion. Long before the procession commenced, the streets, particularly in the vicinity of the East and West Gates, were packed with Chinese, pushing, shouting and perspiring, but still in good humor, and among them, small groups of khakiclad American soldiers wearing the insignia of the 15th Infantry on their collars. The more fortunate members of the group hung from telephone poles or, if able to afford it, lounged under matsheds sipping tea and inhaling clouds of dust coming from the feet of the common mob below.

Chembos flung their batons carelessly and effectively to and fro, the streets becoming somewhat clearer as a result thereof. Then the procession made its appearance, winding its gorgeous way through the packed streets, and pausing any number of times enroute to the Drum Tower and then to the West Gate. Its destination was the Temple of a Thousand Blessings, where Niang-Niang was dated to spend the night.

Only a few followers were lucky enough to see the entire performance, but the 15th Infantrymen comprised the greater part of the non-Chinese element. Rarely had a more wonderful or more unnecessary show been seen in Tientsin. Thousands and thousands of spectators surged to present their respects to the great woman in question carried erect and majestic in her royal chair. In their eagerness they occasionally knocked down and trampled some plump child who had strayed away from his mother while she was devoutly praying for more like him. Niang-Niang should certainly take a vacation, according to The Sentinel, the 15th Infantry publication, until more room is available for her offspring.

No one could do justice in describing the costumes, decorations and the numerous appendages without which no Chinese procession is complete. The whole affair can best be summed up by the words "marvelous" and "barbaric." There were the Immortals, impersonated by both men and women, little ladies on stilts, small boys with cymbals, lofty banners of satin and silk, innumerable pieces of furniture, pots of flowers, decrepit coolies scuttling along out of breath and filling the burners with incense, scabby beggars, tottering along with gigantic poles, loud cries of "how" from the spectators, and the occasional swish of the chembo's cane.

For the description of the pageant on the second day, nothing can be said but "ditto.".

Capt. L. W. Skaggs, Inf., D. O. L.

Capt. A. P. Sullivan, Inf., D. O. L.
Major E. H. Pearce, Ret.

Col. C. E. Morton, Ret.
Lt. Col. R. S. Woodson, Ret.

Lt. Col. F. G. Turner, Cav., D. O. L.
Col. F. J. Koester, Cav., D. O. L.
1st Lt. Michael F. Cooney, Ret.
Major E. O. Halbert, C. A. C., D. O. L.
1st Lt. L. M. Wightman, Cav., D. O. L.
Capt. J. L. Garza, Inf., D. O. L.
Capt. Thomas Thomas, 5th Inf.
Major R. L. Weeks, Ret.

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Omaha, Nebr.

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Portland, Ore.

35. New Orleans, La. 36.

Milwaukee, Wis.

37. Albany, N. Y.

38. Fort Logan, Colo. Seattle, Wash.

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40. Atlanta, Ga. 41. Camden, N. J.

42. Memphis, Tenn. 43. Houston, Texas 44. Knoxville, Tenn.

45. Salt Lake City, Utah 46. Fort Des Moines, Iowa 47. Little Rock, Ark. 48. Washington, D. C. 49. Fort Riley, Kans. 50. Grand Rapids, Mich. 51. Spokane, Wash. Camp Lewis, Wash.

53. Jacksonville, Fla.

1st Lt. James F. Mor son, F. A., D. O. L.

1st Lt. Anton Zeman, Q. M. C., D. O. L. 1st Lt. J. R. Tighe, Q. M. C., D. O. L. 1st Lt. F. S. Mansfield, Inf., D. O. L. Capt. T. N. Williams, Inf, D. O. L. Lt. Col. W. H. Brooks, Ret.

Lt. Col. Ode C. Nichols, Inf., D. O. L.
Capt. T. W. Herren, Cav., D. O. L.
Capt. H. D. Bagnall, Inf., D. O. L.
Capt. I. S. Curtis, Inf., D. O. L.
Major T. J. Cecil, C. A. C., D. O. L.
Major G. V. Heidt, Inf., D. O. L.
Col. John V. Stark, Inf., D. O. L.
Capt. D. Swanton, Inf., D. O. L.
Major E. W. Mun.ford, Ret.
Col. G. W. S. Stevens, Ret.

63. Boise, Idaho

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