American Legion of Foreign Legion commander speaks on peace times
In Sidi Bel Abbes Algeria on November 21 Colonel Rollet, head of the French Foreign Legion, says American and English volunteers are the worst soldiers in peacetime but bravest in battle. He defends the Legion as not a penitentiary, notes discipline issues with alcohol, and stresses openness to courageous men while rejecting criminals.
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Sidi-Bel-Abbes
Algeria
Legion
Rollet
French Foreign Legion
Rance
America
Piffie
Reet
Africa
The French Foreign Legion Officers and Training Methods
Capitul guides its officers describe the Legion as led by brave, disciplined officers who enforce blind obedience. Recruits train five months at Sidi Bel Abbes in desert and guerrilla warfare with no whips, understanding orderly succession from captain to private. The Legion comprises four infantry regiments in Morocco Fez Marrakech Meknes, a cavalry regiment, three foot infantry battalions in Tonkin, and a camel cavalry company in Syria.
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Morocco
Fez
Marrakech
Meknes
Tonkin
Syria
Bravery of Officers and Desertion in the Legion
Colonel Rollet discusses the recruit life in the Legion noting hard service and desertions common across armies. He explains age misreporting, parental release rules for under eighteen, and the lack of sympathy for deserters from Americans or others as the legion endures routine life far from civilization.
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Rollet
Ministry of War
Legion
Yale Undergraduates Ride Bicycles Amid Vehicle Ban
At Yale University New Haven undergraduates adapt to a ban on owning automobiles or motorcycles by using bicycles for daily transport. The policy prompts a campus-wide shift to pedal power as students navigate campus and city life without cars.
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Old Eli New Haven
Conn
Yale
Rat Dies From Nicotine Of Two Cigarettes
A Kansas anti cigarette league demonstration shows a rat dying two minutes after nicotine from two cigarettes is placed in its mouth. C O Miller of Los Angeles condemns tobacco while Professor Lucifer G. Butts administers the dose. The meeting adopts resolutions urging revision of Kansas cigarette sales laws.
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United Press
Topeka
Kas
Church of God
Kansas Anticigarette League
C. O. Miller
Los Angeles
Lucifer G. Butts
Presto
Kansas
Law Proposal Aims Cigarette Sale Prohibition
The speaker will propose enactment of a law prohibiting the sale of cigarettes at the next session of the legislature. This measure targets public health concerns and aims to restrict access for consumers.
Vocational Workers Meet Here Saturday
The Panhandle Vocational Workers Association holds its regular monthly meeting at the Chamber of Commerce offices at Fifth and Polk Streets listed for 12 o'clock Saturday. President W. M. Vourley of Silverton and Secretary George P. Grout of Panhandle have called the gathering, with chamber guests invited to a noon luncheon.
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Panhandle Vocational Workers’ Association
Chamber of Commerce
Fifth and
Polk Streets
W. M. Vourley
Silverton
George P. Grout
Panhandle
Amarillo Boy Scout Council Meeting Planned
The Amarillo Boy Scout Council will hold a 4 o'clock meeting on Tuesday afternoon November 26 at the American State Bank to discuss council matters.
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Boy Scout Council
Amarillo
American State Bank
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