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I do not think that the Americansthemselves would claim that their♦men are natural soldiers. The habitof independence is too deeply inbred !'to maketothem. But they are undoubtedly!fighters—‘“virile, combative, stubbornhard,” as one of their compatriotshimself a member of the French For- jeign Legion, writing from the trenches. called them. They are quick toi'arn anything—particularly to learnanything mechanical. They rapidlyassimilate the technical side of war- tfare; discipline and the basic sIv qualities thev will acquire on seivice, if not before.As is to be expected, Sammy has lt;1splendid command of his own terse. *peculiar language. He excels above« iall things in repartee. Some eandi--for promotion were recentlybeing submitted to an oral examination. The examiners had run out ofserious military Questions and askedone man what he would do if he were»walking across the parade ground .pndsuddenly saw a German battleship bearing down upon him. “Ishould instantly submerge.” he replied. Another candidate, a heavy
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Brandon Daily Sun
Brandon, Manitoba, CA
Thu, Jun 20, 1918
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