Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 220, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 September 1918 — Esprit de Corps Works Wonders. [ARTICLE]

Esprit de Corps Works Wonders.

Esprit de corps makes every Frenchsoldier feel proud to belong to his unit for he proclaims that his unit is the best of all In the French armies and that all meq of this unit are a fine lot That esprit de corps will make them perform wonderful achievements in order to outdo neighboring units. But the exaltation of the morale is really the work of the officers; they are in close touch with the men and have their confidence. They will point out to them the reasons why they fight; they will tell them why they must be confident of success; they will give them some indications as to how the next battle will be fought and the reasons why a success is expected—namely, the great superiority in guns, in ammunition, in infantry and in morale that we shall have in thft particular sector. Then, as the training goes on, the men will feel and realize their superiority over the enemy.

Another sentiment which must be inculcated into every fighter is a strong hate for -the Boche, a strong desire to meet him, to fight him and to beat him.