Baltimore and Richmond NonComs Responsible for Innovations Adopted

triangle at top and bottom by boards sawed to fit in triangle. A hole is bored in the bottom board for the pipe to pass through. Underneath the center of the top board is fastened a bed caster with the roller removed and the roller prongs flattened. This fits into the caster holder in the plug in the top of the pipe.

This makes a triangular sign about five feet high. Care must be exercised in placing the bed caster holder in the wooden peg in the top of the pipe and the bed caster, with roller removed and roller prongs flattened, in the top board binding the triangle, for on this depends the re

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HE illustrations on this page show two new recruiting wrinkles inaugurated in the 3rd Corps Area. One is a revolving triangular sign board, which simply turns another face instead of toppling over when a wind comes its way, and the other is a permanent and neater brassard for canvassers.

The triangular recruiting sign board was designed by Sgt. Frank Coffey, D. E. M. L., R. S., F. F., Baltimore, with the cooperation of the Baltimore Recruiting Officer. The advantages of this departure from the "A" board are that it does not readily fall in a wind storm, but revolves and thus attracts the eye; it does not offer foot rests for loiterers on the street; and it can be readily made at any recruiting office with little expense.

The base of the sign board is made of concrete, and is about 17 inches in diameter and 4 inches deep. It can easily be made by pouring concrete inside a circle formed from a strip of tin 4 inches wide and about 531⁄2 inches long.

While the concrete is soft insert into the base the end of a piece of pipe 12 inches in diameter and 4 feet 8 inches long. Drive this pipe 31⁄2 inches into the center of the soft concrete base so that the pipe will stand upright. After the concrete has hardened drive a wooden plug into the top of the pipe, the wooden plug to extend 1 inch above the top of the pipe, then bore a hole in this wooden plug and fit therein a bed caster holder. Three frames, approximately 35 inches by 24 inches, are made and fastened as a

And He Had Time to Spare The following is an extract of a letter from Tech. Sgt. John J. Ahern, Quartermaster Corps, on recruiting duty in Detroit, Mich:

"Was sick eight days last month. Needed two men for the Honor Roll on the morning of the 30th, and I got them. I found them in a grocery store when I went to get my milk for breakfast at 6:30 a. m., took them in tow, and had them sworn in by noon, making the honor roll for April with half a day to the good."

volving of the sign. The address of the recruiting office is placed in large letters at the top of each frame.

The District Recruiting Officer at Richmond, Virginia, credits Cpl. Alfred W. Croll, 41st Company, C. A. C., Fort Monroe, an allocated recruiter, with the suggestion on the new way of wearing the recruiting brassard. This system, by the way, has not only been adopted as standard in the Richmond District, but has been approved by the Corps Area Recruiting Officer for use throughout the Corps Area.

As in other districts, canvassers in the Richmond area were sometimes prone to appear on streets without brassards, the cause being forgetfulness. Some men would appear with the brassard below the elbow. None would wear it when in uniform and off duty. Due to the daily handling occasioned by attaching ard removing, the brassards soon became soiled and worn.

The brassard, when worn the new approved way, looks neater, and it is cleaned every time a canvasser sends his uniform to the cleaner. It cannot be removed each day from the uniform. The Government should save money, as brassards worn in this manner will last indefinitely.

The brassard is cut to a size 334 inches in width by 6 inches in length, and is sewn on the blouse. It is worn by privates 634 inches from the shoulder seam, and by N. C. O.'s directly under the lower points of the rank chevron.

triangle at top and bottom by boards sawed to fit in triangle. A hole is bored in the bottom board for the pipe to pass through. Underneath the center of the top board is fastened a bed caster with the roller removed and the roller prongs flattened. This fits into the caster holder in the plug in the top of the pipe.

This makes a triangular sign about five feet high. Care must be exercised in placing the bed caster holder in the wooden peg in the top of the pipe and the bed caster, with roller removed and roller prongs flattened, in the top board binding the triangle, for on this depends the re

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HE illustrations on this page show two new recruiting wrinkles inaugurated in the 3rd Corps Area. One is a revolving triangular sign board, which simply turns another face instead of toppling over when a wind comes its way, and the other is a permanent and neater brassard for canvassers.

The triangular recruiting sign board was designed by Sgt. Frank Coffey, D. E. M. L., R. S., F. F., Baltimore, with the cooperation of the Baltimore Recruiting Officer. The advantages of this departure from the "A" board are that it does not readily fall in a wind storm, but revolves and thus attracts the eye; it does not offer foot rests for loiterers on the street; and it can be readily made at any recruiting office with little expense.

The base of the sign board is made of concrete, and is about 17 inches in diameter and 4 inches deep. It can easily be made by pouring concrete inside a circle formed from a strip of tin 4 inches wide and about 531⁄2 inches long.

While the concrete is soft insert into the base the end of a piece of pipe 11⁄2 inches in diameter and 4 feet 8 inches long. Drive this pipe 31⁄2 inches into the center of the soft concrete base so that the pipe will stand upright. After the concrete has hardened drive a wooden plug into the top of the pipe, the wooden plug to extend 1 inch above the top of the pipe, then bore a hole in this wooden plug and fit therein a bed caster holder. Three frames, approximately 35 inches by 24 inches, are made and fastened as a

And He Had Time to Spare The following is an extract of a letter from Tech. Sgt. John J. Ahern, Quartermaster Corps, on recruiting duty in Detroit, Mich:

"Was sick eight days last month. Needed two men for the Honor Roll on the morning of the 30th, and I got them. I found them in a grocery store when I went to get my milk for breakfast at 6:30 a. m., took them in tow, and had them sworn in by noon, making the honor roll for April with half a day to the good."

volving of the sign. The address of the recruiting office is placed in large letters at the top of each frame.

The District Recruiting Officer at Richmond, Virginia, credits Cpl. Alfred W Croll, 41st Company, C. A. C., Fort Monroe, an allocated recruiter, with the suggestion on the new way of wearing the recruiting brassard. This system, by the way, has not only been adopted as standard in the Richmond District, but has been approved by the Corps Area Recruiting Officer for use throughout the Corps Area.

As in other districts, canvassers in the Richmond area were sometimes prone to appear on streets without brassards, the cause being forgetfulness. Some men would appear with the brassard below the elbow. None would wear it when in uniform and off duty. Due to the daily handling occasioned by attaching ard removing, the brassards soon became soiled and worn.

The brassard, when worn the new approved way, looks neater, and it is cleaned every time a canvasser sends his uniform to the cleaner. It cannot be removed each day from the uniform. The Government should save money, as brassards worn in this manner will last indefinitely.

The brassard is cut to a size 334 inches in width by 6 inches in length, and is sewn on the blouse. It is worn by privates 634 inches from the shoulder seam, and by N. C. O.'s directly under the lower points of the rank chevron.

and mouth disease in California and the enforcement of quarantine regulations against the disease by Arizona and Nevada, it is interesting to note how our "little brown brothers" in the Philippines stamped out anthrax recently by utilizing the services of Regular Army troops.

The dreaded cattle disease made its appearance among the carabao and, due to many violations of quarantine regulations, became epizootic in five provinces of Luzon. During the latter part of October and up to November 21, 1923, approximately 8,000 carabao had died and the disease was still spreading.

The carabao is the work animal of the native farmer, costing from $75.00 to $150.00, and is indispensable to the raising of food crops in the Philippines. The loss of many carabao means famine to the Filipinos.

Anthrax manifested itself at the period of the year when the rice crop was ripening and extended over into the sugar harvest. To have lost both crops would have been more of a calamity than a corresponding loss of wheat or corn in the United States, since rice is the principal food of eight millions of Filipinos. Furthermore, the stock on hand, always low, had just been reduced by large withdrawals to relieve the Japanese earthquake sufferers.

Sugar cane also must be cut and harvested when ripe or it sours in the field. Manifestly, prompt steps had to be taken by the Insular Government to avert this threatening disaster through the speedy stamping out of an epizootic that in previous years had required months and years to eradicate.

The provincial and municipal authorities soon realized their inability to cope with the situation without governmental aid. Appeal was made to the Philippine legislature for funds and to the Army for troops.

The legislature appropriated $60,000 and Major General George W. Read, commanding general, furnished the necessary troops to enforce the quarantine regulations drawn up by the Division of Animal Industry of the Department of Agriculture.

The 45th Infantry-one of the two Infantry regiments of the United States Army composed entirely of Filipino

Troops Succeeded by Protes-
tations of Gratitude

enlisted men-was detailed for the duty; and, later, five companies of Filipino Scout troops were added until the total force employed by the A. Q. E. F. (Anthrax Quarantine Enforcement Forces) amounted to 40 officers and 1,000 enlisted men, scattered over about 1,500 square miles of the infected territory.

The enlisted men were formed into groups of one non-commissioned officer and three privates designated as barrio (village) groups or road groups according to the nature of their duty.

Soldiers Taking Census of Animals

The effect of the strict quarantine was soon apparent. During the first ten days in which the A. Q. E. F. functioned the number of new cases was reduced by half. The reduction of new cases continued and by January 31 all troops were relieved and returned to their stations.

But the ease with which the story can be told is not indicative of the difficulties encountered, but rather of the intelligence, tact and devotion to duty displayed by all ranks.

Barrio groups first made a complete census of all carabao and other cattle in their respective areas and thereafter made a physical check twice daily to see that the quarantine regulations were obeyed to the letter. Situations often arose which demanded tact, decision and even ingenuity not often falling to the lot of a private soldier.

For example, the regulations required

and under no circumstances should they be permitted to graze at large. One soldier, making an inspection late at night, discovered carabao grazing untethered. Since there was nothing to indicate the ownership of the herd the resourceful sold er carefully clipped a tuft of hair from the tail of each carabao, wrapped the clippings separately and put them in his pocket. The following morning he made a check-up of animals in the corrals and was presently able to confront the lawbreaker with the incriminating evidence.

Another soldier chanced to be sent for duty to his home barrio where lived his family and relations. It happened that his own father was the first individual

arrested by him and turned over to the municipal fiscal for trial.

The road groups were posted at strategic points to prevent the unauthorized movement of cattle, pigs, dogs, and even chickens. Senor "Juan de la Cruz," proceeding gayly on Sunday morning to the cock-pit, confident of making a "killing," was rudely awakened when stopped by the sentries and informed that his rooster could not pass. Loud were his cries and awful was his wrath, but it availed him nothing. This was at the beginning. Later, after he had had the regulations read and explained to him, when he saw that they were enforced without partiality and that the results were beneficient, his indignation weakened as he realized that the Army was sincerely endeavoring to protect his interests.

The sanitation measures adopted by the troops elicited as much ridicule from the natives as the stringent discipline did resentment. In the mosquito-ridden and cholera-infested country headnets had to be worn at nights, and all water for drinking purposes boiled. As a result of these precautions, out of 70,000 mandays only 220 were lost by sickness and these were practically confined to two

men.

The defiance of quarantine regulations by the more ignorant rural element necessitated the arrest of 2,136 violators, of whom 302 were imprisoned for short periods, 816 fined, and the remainder let off with warnings. After an arrest had (Continued on Page Twelve)