Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 February 1918 — RETURNS SALUTE; NOT ENTITLED TO IT [ARTICLE]

RETURNS SALUTE; NOT ENTITLED TO IT

Camp Mills, L. I.— Recently a noncommissioned officer of a popular contingent here was mistaken by a new recruit on sentry duty, who saluted him. The noncommissioned officer, ignorant that his colonel was near by, returned the salute. Next morning he was ordered to report to the colonel, where he was asked why he returned the salute when he. the “noncom." -knew he was not entitled to it. ' “Sir,” he answered, “I always return everything I am not entitled to.” The colonel dismissed him.