Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 234, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 October 1917 — Thirst For Military Knowledge Delights the Officers. [ARTICLE]

Thirst For Military Knowledge Delights the Officers.

Men of the National Army are developing a spirit that augurs well for the future of the force, informal reports reaching the war department from several cantonments show. The young- soldiers are throwing themselves into the work with a zeal that has aroused the enthusiasm of their officers. Z ■ At Camp Deven, in Massachusetts the officials report many instances where the men come in from eight hours’ of strenuous training still eager for work. Instead of seeking rest in their quarters, the new sob diers turn out into the company streets and continue practicing what 3®fyzzhave just learned. Already great difficulty is being found ininducing men specially fitted by previous training for a particular part of work behind the lines to forego their places with the fighting units. Time after time mechanics have answered such calls with the statement that they wanted to come in with their companies and go into the trenches. . , ■ • <.