For months past, rumors of military misdoings had been piling up around Selfridge Field, Mich. Griping and gossip centered on ugly stories of unsoldierly behavior, favoritism, trading in promotions and bombproof jobs. Then came the most fantastic rumor of all: that the commander of the field, a full colonel, had been arrested for shooting a Negro private.
After 25 hours of dismayed silence, Army authorities issued a tight-lipped statement. That rumor, at any rate, was no fantasy. Private William McRae, a chauffeur, had indeed been shot and seriously wounded; Colonel William T....
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