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THE CADET ISSUED BY THE CORPS OF VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE VOL. XI LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1917 NO. 3 SAMMIES PLEDGE TRUE TO AMERICAN IDEALS Atrocities of Germans Will Have No Counterpart in Program of National Army, U. S. COL. CLAUDON ADVISES ON THE LEARNING OF MILITARY FRENCH Head of French Military Mission Outlines the Most Effective Method of Acquiring Knowledge of French Military Terms FDND TO SEND TOBACCO TO UNCLE SAM'S MEN Lexington Ladies Aiding in Nationwide Movement to Make Life at the Front More Pleasant for the Sammies The f o l l o w i n g pledge signed by 98 per cent, of the men in one of the re-cent officers' training camps will probably be presented to all enlisted and drafted men in the various army camps of the United States for signa-ture : " W e undertake to maintain our part of the war free f r om personal hatred, wanton brutaliy or graft, true to the American purposes and ideals. " A w a r e of the temptations inci-dent to camp l i f e and the moral and social wreckage involved, we cove-nant together to live the clean l i fe and to establish the American uniform as the symbol and guarantee of real manhood. If we become officers, we pledge our example and our influence t o make these ideals dominant in the American a r m y ." I f there is anyone who wonders what is the value of Buch a pledge on the part of the American soldiers, he can see it by contrast in the authentic stories of German frightfulness which a r e constantly being brought to the attention of the people in this coun-t r y . One of the most damning bits of evidence against the Germans is t h e book enitled, " T w o War Years in Constantinople," by Dr. Harry Stuermer, former correspondent of the Kolnische Zeitung. A t the opening of hostilities Dr. Stuermer was called to the colors. He was later invalidated from the army and in 1915 was Bent to Turkey. There he saw the depths to which Turkish bestialitv could descend, and he saw it aided and'abetted ty the Germans. In high indignation, he sent a report of what he had seen to Cologne. The report was suppressed by the censor ant* he was dismissed 'by his paper. When he still persist-e d in condemning the government for t h e conditions which existed in Tur key he was recalled to the colors, al though he was declared to be absolute-ly unfit. In some unknown way he escaped to Switzerland, and has now published hii book. Dr.Stuermer reports that a German officer told him that when the Ger-mans in Belgium wished to plunder a house, one of their men slipped a Bel-g i a n gun through the cellar window a t night. The next day the house was searched. If a bidden weapon of any description was found on tbe place, the Germans were ordered to confis-c a t e everything without pity, and b r i n g way the people. He also re-ports that there were "thousands of cases of women and young girls, of the best Belgian and French families asHulted Ly German soldiers, who re-mained unpunished in most c a s e s ." Dr. Stuermer reports that while he was in Turkey, he saw thousands of Armenian men, women and children d r i v en f r om their homes to the interior where they were put to death with In order that the men at the Insti-tute might derive a tangible benefiti f r om the courses in the French lang-uage, offered by the Institute, General Nichols entered into communication with Colonel Claudon, Chief of the French M i l i t a r y Mission of Informa-tion to the United States, regarding the most e f f e c t i v e methods thac could be emnloyed for the speedy acqusition of a working knowledge of the mili-tary terms in use by our ally on the Western Front. In reply Colonel Claudon stated that he did not deem it advisable for men to put themselves entirely at work to learn Buch a branch as the terms " m i l i t a r y spoken French." " T o be s u r e , ' ' he says, 4'because we are soldiers, and because we are in war times, we havp to devote our-selves more especially to the learning of military terms, but it 1B quite as necessary to enlarge Buch a branch and, to g e t acquainted as soon as pos-sible with tbe common colloquial lang-uage; that is to say, with the lang-uage spoken everywhere and by every one in France. Otherwise though having your pockets f u l l up with mili-t a r y terms and expressions you would find yourselves in a wild even in the center of F r a n c e . '' "Consequently the best is to select some good books, interesting and w r i t t en in ' t o n g u e ' as pure aB possi-ble— and t e l l i n g military stories. I should advise you to g e t : — " L e s Me-moires du General Baron Marbot'— v e r y i n t e r e s t i n g , - v e r y thrilling—a splendid account of the most famous episodes during tne Wars of the Revo-lution, and of Napoleon tbe F i r s t ." " E v e r y o n e in Paris knows this Continued on page 4 There is on foot a movement, initi-ated by the women of the United States, to furnish tobacco for the American soldiers at. the front. This is highly commendable and is done with the thought of Keeping our army at the most efficient point, by contrib-uting to their comfort and pleasure. The smallest sacrifice on the part of tne men in barracks will do an unbe-lievable amount of good along this line. We owe the best we have to our boys in khaki, and the means of helping them has been opened by a committee of the Lexington Ladies headed by Mrs. John L. Campbell. " T h e Cadet'* iB in receipt of a notice from Mrs. Campbell which speaks for itself,. It's purpoBe is explained by the f o l l o w i n g extract: " C a n you not contribute to this fund?, Deny yourself a dime's worth of candy every now and then, and drop the dime in the box at tbe Post Exchange. " I f each cadet would g i v e five cents a month it would help BO much tow-ards making l i f e worth l i v i n g to our boys in the trenches. " Signed, Mrs. JNO. L Y L E CAMPBELL, Lexington, Va. Colonel T . O . S m i t h of Birmingham, A l a . who was cadet adjutant in the class of '72, and Mr. W. S. Mabry of San Antonio, TexaB, and first captain of the clasB of '71, were visitors to the Institute during the latter part of the week. Mr. Mabry bad a brother who graduated in the class of '74, who was f r a long time prominent in the National Guard of Texas. Sometimes when matter triumphs over mind it hasn't much to krag of. Alumni, Attention Send in Your Subscription — FOR — The Cadet Get the Full Volume $1.50 per Year. Pay in Advance BARRACKS ELECTION ON OCT. 10TH Close Race Expected for Some Places-Other Can-didates Certain of Success In order to »stablish beyond doubt, the claims of certain men in barracks as to personal ability, and otherwise, and to settle uncertainties, The Cadet w i l l conduct an election on Oct. 10, f o r the places enumerated on the bal-lot printed below. The polling place will be in K9, the back room of Suite C2, and men can poll their votes at any time during release f r om quarters during the day. The men should take especial care to caBt their votes honestly and with due considertion »s to the relative merits of the several candidates. Give the matter careful thought, cut out the ballot, rill it out and de-posit it in the box in the rear room of C2, sometime on Welnesday, Oct 10. B A L L O T For The most popular man in barracks : The most handsome The one thinking he is the most hand-some The most efficient The most military. The brightest The one thinking he is the brightest The King of Biscuit Cutters The greatest Parlor Snake Tbe Supreme Dodo. The Biggest Dog. Your f a v o r i t e cigarette. Your favorite author. Your favorite magazine. Your f a v o r i t e diversion... Signed Class.. Peru gives Germany eight days in which to explain satisfactorily the sinking by U boat of tbe Peruvian bark Lorton. The demand sent through the Peruvian minister at Ber-l in is an ultimatum, threatening a diplomatic break if satisfaction is not forthcoming within the specified period.
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Repository | Virginia Military Institute Archives |
Collection | VMI Cadet Newspaper |
Title | VMI Cadet. October 8, 1917 |
Issue Date | 1917-10-08 |
Volume/Number | Volume 11, number 3 |
Publisher | Virginia Military Institute |
Publication History | The Cadet (originally the Keydet), VMI's student newspaper, began weekly publication in the fall of 1907. Not published 1943-44, 1944-45, 1945-46 |
Frequency | Weekly during academic year, except during examinations and vacations |
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Virginia Military Institute -- Publications. Virginia Military Institute -- Cadet life. College student newspapers and periodicals -- Virginia -- Lexington. |
Digital Subcollection | World War I |
Digital Publisher | Virginia Military Institute Archives |
VMI Archives Records Group | Publications |
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Issue Date | 1917-10-08 |
Full Text Search | THE CADET ISSUED BY THE CORPS OF VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE VOL. XI LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1917 NO. 3 SAMMIES PLEDGE TRUE TO AMERICAN IDEALS Atrocities of Germans Will Have No Counterpart in Program of National Army, U. S. COL. CLAUDON ADVISES ON THE LEARNING OF MILITARY FRENCH Head of French Military Mission Outlines the Most Effective Method of Acquiring Knowledge of French Military Terms FDND TO SEND TOBACCO TO UNCLE SAM'S MEN Lexington Ladies Aiding in Nationwide Movement to Make Life at the Front More Pleasant for the Sammies The f o l l o w i n g pledge signed by 98 per cent, of the men in one of the re-cent officers' training camps will probably be presented to all enlisted and drafted men in the various army camps of the United States for signa-ture : " W e undertake to maintain our part of the war free f r om personal hatred, wanton brutaliy or graft, true to the American purposes and ideals. " A w a r e of the temptations inci-dent to camp l i f e and the moral and social wreckage involved, we cove-nant together to live the clean l i fe and to establish the American uniform as the symbol and guarantee of real manhood. If we become officers, we pledge our example and our influence t o make these ideals dominant in the American a r m y ." I f there is anyone who wonders what is the value of Buch a pledge on the part of the American soldiers, he can see it by contrast in the authentic stories of German frightfulness which a r e constantly being brought to the attention of the people in this coun-t r y . One of the most damning bits of evidence against the Germans is t h e book enitled, " T w o War Years in Constantinople," by Dr. Harry Stuermer, former correspondent of the Kolnische Zeitung. A t the opening of hostilities Dr. Stuermer was called to the colors. He was later invalidated from the army and in 1915 was Bent to Turkey. There he saw the depths to which Turkish bestialitv could descend, and he saw it aided and'abetted ty the Germans. In high indignation, he sent a report of what he had seen to Cologne. The report was suppressed by the censor ant* he was dismissed 'by his paper. When he still persist-e d in condemning the government for t h e conditions which existed in Tur key he was recalled to the colors, al though he was declared to be absolute-ly unfit. In some unknown way he escaped to Switzerland, and has now published hii book. Dr.Stuermer reports that a German officer told him that when the Ger-mans in Belgium wished to plunder a house, one of their men slipped a Bel-g i a n gun through the cellar window a t night. The next day the house was searched. If a bidden weapon of any description was found on tbe place, the Germans were ordered to confis-c a t e everything without pity, and b r i n g way the people. He also re-ports that there were "thousands of cases of women and young girls, of the best Belgian and French families asHulted Ly German soldiers, who re-mained unpunished in most c a s e s ." Dr. Stuermer reports that while he was in Turkey, he saw thousands of Armenian men, women and children d r i v en f r om their homes to the interior where they were put to death with In order that the men at the Insti-tute might derive a tangible benefiti f r om the courses in the French lang-uage, offered by the Institute, General Nichols entered into communication with Colonel Claudon, Chief of the French M i l i t a r y Mission of Informa-tion to the United States, regarding the most e f f e c t i v e methods thac could be emnloyed for the speedy acqusition of a working knowledge of the mili-tary terms in use by our ally on the Western Front. In reply Colonel Claudon stated that he did not deem it advisable for men to put themselves entirely at work to learn Buch a branch as the terms " m i l i t a r y spoken French." " T o be s u r e , ' ' he says, 4'because we are soldiers, and because we are in war times, we havp to devote our-selves more especially to the learning of military terms, but it 1B quite as necessary to enlarge Buch a branch and, to g e t acquainted as soon as pos-sible with tbe common colloquial lang-uage; that is to say, with the lang-uage spoken everywhere and by every one in France. Otherwise though having your pockets f u l l up with mili-t a r y terms and expressions you would find yourselves in a wild even in the center of F r a n c e . '' "Consequently the best is to select some good books, interesting and w r i t t en in ' t o n g u e ' as pure aB possi-ble— and t e l l i n g military stories. I should advise you to g e t : — " L e s Me-moires du General Baron Marbot'— v e r y i n t e r e s t i n g , - v e r y thrilling—a splendid account of the most famous episodes during tne Wars of the Revo-lution, and of Napoleon tbe F i r s t ." " E v e r y o n e in Paris knows this Continued on page 4 There is on foot a movement, initi-ated by the women of the United States, to furnish tobacco for the American soldiers at. the front. This is highly commendable and is done with the thought of Keeping our army at the most efficient point, by contrib-uting to their comfort and pleasure. The smallest sacrifice on the part of tne men in barracks will do an unbe-lievable amount of good along this line. We owe the best we have to our boys in khaki, and the means of helping them has been opened by a committee of the Lexington Ladies headed by Mrs. John L. Campbell. " T h e Cadet'* iB in receipt of a notice from Mrs. Campbell which speaks for itself,. It's purpoBe is explained by the f o l l o w i n g extract: " C a n you not contribute to this fund?, Deny yourself a dime's worth of candy every now and then, and drop the dime in the box at tbe Post Exchange. " I f each cadet would g i v e five cents a month it would help BO much tow-ards making l i f e worth l i v i n g to our boys in the trenches. " Signed, Mrs. JNO. L Y L E CAMPBELL, Lexington, Va. Colonel T . O . S m i t h of Birmingham, A l a . who was cadet adjutant in the class of '72, and Mr. W. S. Mabry of San Antonio, TexaB, and first captain of the clasB of '71, were visitors to the Institute during the latter part of the week. Mr. Mabry bad a brother who graduated in the class of '74, who was f r a long time prominent in the National Guard of Texas. Sometimes when matter triumphs over mind it hasn't much to krag of. Alumni, Attention Send in Your Subscription — FOR — The Cadet Get the Full Volume $1.50 per Year. Pay in Advance BARRACKS ELECTION ON OCT. 10TH Close Race Expected for Some Places-Other Can-didates Certain of Success In order to »stablish beyond doubt, the claims of certain men in barracks as to personal ability, and otherwise, and to settle uncertainties, The Cadet w i l l conduct an election on Oct. 10, f o r the places enumerated on the bal-lot printed below. The polling place will be in K9, the back room of Suite C2, and men can poll their votes at any time during release f r om quarters during the day. The men should take especial care to caBt their votes honestly and with due considertion »s to the relative merits of the several candidates. Give the matter careful thought, cut out the ballot, rill it out and de-posit it in the box in the rear room of C2, sometime on Welnesday, Oct 10. B A L L O T For The most popular man in barracks : The most handsome The one thinking he is the most hand-some The most efficient The most military. The brightest The one thinking he is the brightest The King of Biscuit Cutters The greatest Parlor Snake Tbe Supreme Dodo. The Biggest Dog. Your f a v o r i t e cigarette. Your favorite author. Your favorite magazine. Your f a v o r i t e diversion... Signed Class.. Peru gives Germany eight days in which to explain satisfactorily the sinking by U boat of tbe Peruvian bark Lorton. The demand sent through the Peruvian minister at Ber-l in is an ultimatum, threatening a diplomatic break if satisfaction is not forthcoming within the specified period. |