A. I would just as lief depend on them, I think, as regular soldiers.
Q. You would depend on them just as soon?
A. Or a little sooner, I think.
Q. In what business were those men before they went out with you, as a general thing?
A. Most of them were mechanics.
Q. And some clerks?
A. Some.
Q. Professional men?
A. Very few.
Q. Men accustomed to manual labor?