Judge — November 25, 1922 — page 15: what you’re looking at

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The Infantry \ by Chet Ob! the infantry, the infantry With dirt beh ‘The infantry, the infantry They licked up all the beers (Old Army ¥ CCORDING to a run from the cook of a company who secured his inf from the top sod a machin slion, an army rganization intained to pres s long as ssible and completely ruin it when essary. It composed of large mation Drawn by Locan B. Gut, Ist Lt. Inf, Ore “When Johnny came marching home.” groups of men banded together with two common purp to stand inspection ° the bugler. It represents a general rters, but its maximum respects paid to its mess sergeants. The rmy are the setting- are The average army is divided into three classes, Fs, non-commissioned officers and buck privates, the members of each sect having about as much use for each other as a one-armed man has fora set of cuff links. Most of the officers spend their time issuing orders through military channels and conducting courts- ; the non-coms en rosters and counting the little ca- dences, one by one; and the private soldier gets his fun out of saluting industriously and wondering, when he does double- time, why they call it a standing army. | Drawn by Scr. Roorxt BaeNNan, U.S. A. First Sergeant—What were you ar- rested for last night? Acting-Private—I got a bit top- heavy and fell in an ash can, and the M.P.’s got me for impersonating an officer. Shafer se distinguishing lines and become grand brotherhood when a pair of galloping dominoes. is thrown upon the blanket. No army is stronger than its best crap shooter. All three classes o1 f Army life are numerous resting. Much can be said in favor of all of them. But all have the one drawback—they start with reveille, Nothing, in tl excites quite so much suspicion comment as areveille, It comes as a shock to every enlisted man the first day after he has signed up and he or quite recovers from the nauseating impression. If re- veille could be moved up a few hours or eliminated er a muc oD v the Arm) ne Lenjoy better patronage. uty d other departments of milita odious enough, but reveille toughest. It will probably neve shake off the stigma that has branded it since the day of the first rookie. According to the top soak of the machine gun battalion, it is quite prob- able that the fashion of maintaining armies will be continued for several years, The 1 has been in vogue for quite a few nturics and appears to have some merit. Just at present the need of an army is not very’ pressing, but the top Drawn by Crt. FRANCIS Pueurs, 68th Co. C.A.C. In the pale moonlight. soak figures that one can never tell what the future hath in store at reduced prices. He advises all civilians to keep up on the study of guard mount, policing company streets, ating beans and other important features of military duty as the need of a. trained armed force might arise any time. He asserts, however, that no hopes should be enter- tained for a change in the present system of holding the reveille ceremony in the mornir And that, te te, the general staff has not recommended the hiring of harelipped buglers. Ob! the infantry, the infantry i HE soldier had imbibed a little too freely and in a singing mood, He stood staring at that stunning cover of Jupce, done by Orson Lowell, showing the beautiful lady's arm and shoulders ahove the top of the tub. “Come on, fellows,” he said to a small erested, “le’s sing the Star 1 Banner and make her stand Nerau RL, Buttarp. 13 MEY. BUCKS AVIVA HEARD ANY- YEAWS THE LATEST DOME IS THAT WE GET IT EARLY NEXT YEAQI? CONVENTION IN 1950, Drawn by Cri. D. 1. Rrapy, Recruiting P.B., Governors Island, N.Y. Better late than never. Ae Corporal—The commanding officer, sir. “Pretty f Thazentin field Barrac Drawn by Crt. Francis P Night maneuvering is contagious. roy RETIRED colonel ised by his doctor t give up whisky it would sh “Think so?” asked the colonel. “Lam sure of it, colonel, If you will stop drinking Tam sure it will prolong y AS. Come to think of it, T belie right about that, doctor,” said the colonel. “Twent twenty-four hours without a drink six months a I never put in such a had been ad- at if he did not rten his life. ‘ou are Drawn by Frank X. Doan, U.S.M.A., °23. Father (after reading of another cut in the Army)—Sonny, it's time for you to learn to walk ... and if you step off with your left foot, I'll wring your neck,