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Ofi DUTY IN CHINA
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Regiment Has Been on Job
for Seventeen Year*.
Tientsin.—American m ntieM * ho
came to Tientsin about eighteen
months ajL'tJ 3.200 strong h«ve alt
Sidled away. Now that they are gone,
are Americans and American interests
In Tientsin ami in north China with-
out armed protection? Far from it.
ji aiinltoat or so near Tientsin
and tin; American Legation gun I'd at
l'eklnp—they are on the job." is the
reply many Americans might give to
mi inquiry on the subject.
Afiterican gunboats or cruisers are
rot permanently stationed near Tietl-
1: in. and the legation guard at Peking
1< tlie personal guard of the American
minister. Rut. Americans and their
Interests In Tientsin and in north
China are amply guarded. Two hat-
t dions of the Fifteenth Infantry. I!. s>.
A., sum strone. stay In Tientsin vear
Jn i iul year out. Chinese crises come
>iad no, Chinese governments rise and
fall. Tientsin and Peking Hie captured
r:id held by first one action and then
by another: the American marines r-
v:ve and 'depart—but the Fifteenth in-
fantry is always (in I ho job.
A Pleasant Billet.
The presence of these American s« l-
die-rs in China is sanctioned under the
J' \t r protocol of 1901. the treaty
ftigned by China after the Roxer horde
ItesicL'ed I lie Pckinsr legation quarter
In tlie summer of 1000.
I'rom i;wi until 1012 no American
forces were maintained at Tientsin,
but for nearly seventeen years, or
vijii-e the civil war bepjan. two bat-
talions of the Fifteenth have been sta-
tioned here, the other battalion he-
lir.' in the Philippine islands.
At present the American'army per-
sonnel in Tientsin totals 56 officer*
nnd Sr;0 men. Army transports arrive
ibree times a year with replacements
for officers and men whose tour of
duty here or terms of enlistment are
about to expire.
In general officers remain at Tien-
tsin three years and enlisted men
about the same period. The men for
the ranks are sent our when they are
lg mostly fresh recruits and leave in time
to he discharged in the Unite*! States
- when their four-year terms expire. So
1 pleasant Is army life at the Tientsin
post that there are many re enlist-
ments.
The United States now aligns *
high general officer in TieutsLn iu ad:
dition to the active commander of the
Fifteenth, and at present Brig. tien.
J. C. Castner fills this post. Col.
Isaac Newell Is commander of the Fif-
teenth regiment. General CastBer
eame to Tientsin In May, 1926. and i
will normally be transferred soon. As
yet his successor has ^not been an-
nounced.
Ofie of the cardinal principles of the
Tientsin posj is to cultivate good will
in China, and in order to promote this
policy General Castner about twenty
monfjis. ago Inaugurated a course of
compulsory study of the Chinese lan-
guage. Officers and men alike must
begin to studr Chinese as soon a*
they arrive in Tientsin. It is the gen-
eral's theory, which is supported by
records of the last year and a half,
that chances for misunderstanding be-
tween the soldiers and the Chinese
are greatly reduced If the Americana
have an understanding of the laa-
guage.
Comfortable Quarters.
The forces of the Amerieau army In
-Phlna are comfortably quartered in a
walled compound In the former Ger-
man concession In Tientsin, in build-
ings built• for tlie German forces.
When China joined the allies iu the
World war Germany lost all ker
Boxer protocol and other treaty rights
In this country.
The barracks property is Chinese
owned and is in territory now under
the administration of the Chinese au-
thorities. The activities of the po*t
have so expanded that the original
compound has become too small, and
various departments, such « *t«ble«,
wagon yard. Ice plant, and post ex-
changes, have overflowed to adjacent
land—also Chinese owned and occu-
pied under rental agreement*.
Naturally tlie problem of keeping
J?r,o young men occupied, amused, and
out of trouble i* to. Unlit matter, par-
ticularly in a port < ir> in . the Far
Knsr. whore liqiur is'cheap'aml where
there are relatively few .desirable
white civilian associates to be found
by the men. But this phii>*> ha* been
v., bandied that liifle trouble i er
jvOrienced.
The Fifteenth infantry, during Hear-
ty seventeen years in China. h *
*'n"vvr had to tire a ahot except 1n
ranue |>ra«'iice. I tie rejjiment s ranges
are at Chinv'wantao, a harbor north
east of Tientsin, where a aumtner
camp is maintained. '1 he.*e ranges
have targets. Fvery man of the
command spends n minimum of two
months at the camp, both for insrks-
niau«hlp training and for healthful
chaDge from the humid heat of Ties-
tain. . .—
Roll
Bible
wort,1
Mrs
Mi>s
W. A. C.
The \\ . A. C. met at the home
of Mrs. Berniece Miller June 2nd.
All members present hut Mr?,
j Courtney and Mrs. Crump.
call was responded to by
i Mothers. Guests present
j Mrs. Beyer, of Amariilo,
lAudrv, of Billings, Okla
Clark, of Tulsa, Okla., Mrs. C. C. j
I Coultrup. of Neosho. Mo., and
;Mra. Maddox. The following]
| program was given Debate, by j
j Mrs. Teter and Mrs. A1 linger.:
Negative and Mrs. Sampler and
Mrs. Jett, Affirmative. Question
"Resolve that we Receive More
Happines8 from Hope than front
Memory." The affimative proved
to be the winners. Mrs. Kinca.de
gave an interesting paper on
Mothers and a song by Mesdames j
Grace, Coleman and Jett. At a!
late hour our hostess served a j
delicious lunch consisting of salad ,'
sandwiches, strawberry short-cake j
with whip cream and ice tea. j
The afternoon was greatly enjoy- j
ed by all.—Reporter.
Fam<t
Miatiatoe Superstition
Mistletoe was known to the Druids
as "all-heal"; they regarded it as an
antidote to all disease. A finger ring
wtfte of mistletoe was worn In Swed-
en at a defense against illness, until
comparatively recent rimes.
Wa Call That Conscience
HeiBorse—Tiie uneasy feeling that
troar track* weren't covered.—Bridge
yo« fCoBB.) Telegram.
"toll Ought to go and see thai him.
dear. It's wonderful." >
''All. right, I'll go tomorrow niglif.
What is the film?" < ■ "** '
"Welt, it's something or-oHier about
love, and—" • -u '-;
•'Who are the stars?"
"Well, the man is Itichard What's
his-uame. and the heroine is- -.Hr, von
know, the tall blond that was divorced
'jfj-t winter from that-noh, that come
dian. you- know. That i^, maybe he
isn't a coined inn. but you Unow the
one I mean."—Kansas ' iiy -Siar.
Tots Write Shorthand
Althouijh neither can read ,<.r wrii<>
ldnghahd. two children aged tive and
^is. nttending school So Ccnmihy.
ate e\pet t- slror th.md wnt «i>. The el
ijer was tauxin ^liorthand .before re
ceivin^ instruction in longhand. In
twelve lioivrs lie ha< I Iearned rhe sym
boln .ot the r.enunn national sy^jjetn.
and in anot her seven hours took down.
dictation. The other child can write
shorthand faster and more accurately
that most children with four years'
schooling can write longhand.
Lutheran Doctrine
Martin Luther's "l.ittle Catechism"'.
Is the ereednl foundation of the doc-
trines of the Lutheran church, anil
was written by Marl in Luther In lf>2!
It begins with the ten commandments,
and deals with the usual doctrines of
creation, salvation and faith In Jesus
Christ.
"Fip" and "Bit'7
Fip Is a colloquial name in th-1
United States for a five-penny piece.
It has practically passed out of usage.
P.it Is also a colloquial Americanism
.for cents. Usually it occurs in
the, expression "two. bits" for 25 cents
[ arid "four hits" for of' cents.
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Batter
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SATURDAY, JUNE 22nd
27 Head of jjood HighOrade Jersey milk cows, ages runn-
ing from 2 to 6 years old.
1 Registered'Jersey Male, 8 months old, that will be a fine
one to help build up your herd.
2 Jersey heifers.
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Sale to begin at 1 o'clock sharp. Terms are cash, or three
months time on approved security.
1 have been spending the past twenty years in breeding High Grade Jersey Milk Cattle and do claim that 1 am
offering for sale some of the best stock of.this kind fhat has ever been shipped into this part of the country. High
Grade Milk cows on the farm is one of the best paying investments on the farm, if you want to enlarge your
dairy herd or'build it up. don't fail to attend this sale. We will be glad to have you come up to the Imke place at
milking time and watch us milk these fine cows any time before the sale and use your own judgement in judging
these cows. These cows are out of choice herds and are all A-l milker.-.. ^
" I have seen this load of Jersey cows and can truthfully say that in -my opinion they are t he best load ..of Jersey
cattle ever offered for sale in Follett."— ('. H. SPKRRY. Auctioneer."
"We are pleased to handle this sale of dairy cattle for the owners, believing thai they hre t he right kitni 10 huv.
Let's buy more good cows and have an income every day in the year.'' - RILLKTT XAT'L BANK. Clerk.
<iKOit<iK SMITH. Oxvihi
Ctl. C. H. SPERflV, Auctioneer fOUETT HATH BANK, Clnk
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Skaggs, Ethel. Lipscomb Lime Light and Follett Times (Follett, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 20, 1929, newspaper, June 20, 1929; Follett, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth389977/m1/3/: accessed June 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Higgins Public Library.