GENERAL FOCH'S DECALOGUE

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 42, 13 November 1918, Page 3

GENERAL FOCH'S DECALOGUE

The following are tho "Ten Commandments" of General i'ocli, Generalissimo of tlte Entente forces, for the conduct of the soldiers of the Allies:—

Keep your eyes and ems ready and. your mouth in the safety notch, for it is your soldierly duty to see end hear clearly, but, as a rale, you should lie heard mainly in the sentry challenges or the charging cheer. Obey orders first, and, if still alive, kick afterwards if you have been wronged. Keep your arms and equipment clean, and in good order; treat your animals kindly and fairly and your motor or oilier machine a,s though it .belonged to vou and was the only 0110 in the world. Do not waste ammunition, your gas, your food, your time, nor your opportunity. Never try to lire an empty gun nor fire at an empty trench, but w.lien you shoot, shoot to kill, and forget not that at close quarters a bayonet beats a bullet. Tell the truth squarely, face the music, and take your pilnisliment like a man; for a good soldier won't lie, he desn't sulk and is no squealer. 8.0 merciful to tho women of your foe and shame them not, for you are a man; pity and shield tho children in your captured lerritory, for you were onco a he'nlpss child. Bear in mind that the enemy is your enemy and the enemy of humanity until he is'killed or captured; then he is your dead brotl*« or your fellow-soldier beaten or ashamed, whom you should 110 further humiliate. Do your best to keen your head clear and cool, your body clean and comfortable, and your feet in good condition, for you Ihink with your head, light with your body, and march with vour feet. H" of enod cheer and liie-li courage; shirk neither work nor dangc; suffer in silence and cheer the comrade ; at your «i<le with a smile. Inroad defeat, but not wounds; fear dishonour, but not death, and dii game, ■ and whatever the task, remembe" (lie "to) to of the division, "It Shall Be Done."