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There have been any number of military burlesques since the inauguration of the comic film, but Dan Russell and his assistants, including Vin Moore and Marjorie Ray, prove that good things bear repetition. To follow in the wake of so many previous attempts along this line and still make a favorable impression is no small feat, but it is accomplished in good style in this offering. The number is laughable throughout. Dan Russell plays General Debility, the scene being laid on the Mexican border. Here a military camp of considerable size is pitched and the time is spent in drilling awkward squads of very unmilitary looking soldiers. The place is infested with Mexican spies, disguised as women. General Debility, after numerous misadventures, puts on female apparel, after which he is made the target for beatings from both sides of the conflict. The war scenes in the second reel are uproarious in places and enough gunpowder is burned to satisfy almost any observer. An aeroplane and "tank" play important parts in the battle episodes; also a war correspondent who writes his story amid bursting shells. The fun is all free from offense. – The Moving Picture World, January 20, 1917