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Scouting
Observation
Sniping
A course of training for scouts and
Bnipers is being organ-zed at the present
time under the supervision of the intelli
gent department of the division. Captain
Benjamin C. Tilghman. in charge. The
head Instructor will be Major George
Gray, head of the British contingent In
camp, possessor of the Military Cross, and
the King's Rifle Shot, which means that
for the year in which he gained this title,
he had received the highest grade' as a
marksman in the whole of the British em
pire This course will be given for the
present at least only to the infantry, and
the following officers have been designat
ed to have charge of the instruction in
the infantry regiments each being at
tached to Headquarters Company:
109th—Lieut. Underwood.
110 th —Lieut. Alexander.
111th—Lieut. Van Vleck.
112th—Lieut. Fenno.
We hope in an early edition of Trench
and Camp, to be able to give an interest
ing account'd this work.
• • •
The 8. O. S. section of the 109th
fantry is hard at work completing
trench maps. The trenches are partly
completed by the 109th Inf. and are
being charted by the Intelligence Ser
vice to facilitate the night work of
the regiment. Until this time the
trench digging of the regiment has
been done during daylight, but it is
now planned to finish the work at
night. For this, accurate maps are
essential and to the Intelligence Sec
tion has been assigned the task.
BATTLEwTiFU-BOAT
Hit Nine Times—“ Never Sur
render.’
A detailed account of the four-hour
battle with the German submarine which
attacked the American steamer J. L.
Luckenbach on October 19 is given in
the report made to the Navy Depart
ment by the commander of the armed
guard on that vessel, which, though hit
several times by shells, reached port
safely.
At 7:30 a. m. the after lookout on the
Luckenbach reported a steamer abeam.
The commander of the armed guard
sighted her himself about one point for
ward of the port beam. Upon looking
at the steamer, which appeared very sus
picious, through the glasses, a sail ap
peared on her. Both guns were trained
on the steamer. The armed guard com
mander then went aloft to obtain a bet
ter view. When he was halfway up the
supposed steamed turned out to be a sub
marine and opened fire.
First Shots Fall Short.
The Luckenbach immediately opened
f fire with both guns. The first two or
1 yhree shots fired by the submarine fell
about 2,000 yards short. She was firing
at long range. The Luckenbach’s shots
also fell short. As the submarine ap
peared to be closing in, the captain was
i »ld to put the stern of the Luckenbach
to'her, which he did. Distress signals
were sent out by wireless.
The submarine closed in to about 2,000
yards. Early in the battle one shot from
the submarine landed on the deck for
ward on the port side and exploded in
the gun crew’s quarters, starting a fire
which partially destroyed the quarters
and burned the effects of the gun crews.
The same shot burst the fire main. The
fire main was blocked off and water final
ly got to the fire. Steam was also turned
bn the flames. Shortly after the first
shot landed another shot struck the quar
termaster’s room, without doing much
damage.
A shot landed near the stern and ex
ploded, putting the aftei’ gun out of com
mission.
Fully 225 Shots Fired by U-Boat.
“At least 225 rounds were fired by the
submarine, out of which there were only
true clean hits,” the commander leports.
“Pieces of shall were failing all around
the deck. Two shots landed on the port
side forward, striking the oilers' room
and putting a large hole in the side; one
landed on the port side at the water line,
’hitting the fresh-water tank and destroy
ing most of the fresh water supply- An
other landed in the petty officer's mess
room and exploded, putting the ash ho.st
out cf commission and bursting the steam
pipe, also wounding two men. one mess
boy, and ono fireman. One shot passed
through tho weather screen on the bridge
and landed in the cargo, exploding but
not Stirling a fire. Pieces of shell hit V
Louthbr, one of the armed guard, in three
Continued on page fifteen
REVERIES
DEVEPOLING MEN.
Don’t feel badly if-good men are taken from your organization—get
busy and develop others. Think of the good of the whole.
GERMAN SPIES.
The Enemies' agents disguised in officers' uniforms attempting to
cash checks at Post Exchanges is certainly a practical development of
the German spy system. In case suoh requests are made and the officer
does not identify himself to your satisfaction call phone 11 for advice.
HIGH HEALTH* RECORD.
Tho 28th division leads the country with its health record—you
have helped this record by keeping yourselves in good physical condi
tion, thereby adding to your own individual happiness as well. Let’s
bring our other records up to this top notch.
SHOOT STRAIGHT.
Do you take good care of your rifle and can you shoot straight?
In a recent lecture a French officer stated that his men, forgetting to
use their rifles, had pursued some retreating Boches into the range of
a German machine gun. He further suggested that had they used’ their
rifles they would have gotten more Germans and avoided this accident,
learn to shoot straight!
“A MOTHER HER SONS CAN BE PROUD OF."
In a recent communication to the Commanding General, a mother
wrote in substance as follows: (The letter was called for by the inter
ference of outsiders in the matter of furloughs.)
“Respected Sir:
A letter written to you has just been called to my atten
tion; it was sent entirely without my permiss’on. I beg to
state that I am the mother of Private Joe A. , Tony VV.
and Corporal James J. cf the 109th U. S. In
fantry; both they and myself were perfectly satisfied with
the conditions o l said furloughs without some ono entirely
outside of tho family interfering. I understand that men in
military life cannot come and go just when it suits them
selves. The lads would not enjoy this interceding on their
behalf at all, for they are well satisfied to serve their coun
try no matter what the cost, and I, their mother, am proud
of them. “Respectfully yours,
k CURRENT EVENTS
International Peace Addresses—War Bread Diet—Zone
‘ System For Coal Distribution.
By Frederick B. Heitkamp.
IN THE ADDRESSES of President
Wilson, Premier Lloyd George, Chan
cellor Von Hertling and Count Czernin
we have had an interchange of the
peace proposals of the warring nations
President Wilson tnd Lloyd George,
Without previous consultation or
agreement, simultaneously advocated
certain principles and made certain
demands which are entirely harmoni
ous and’much the same in sentiment.
During the past week Chancellor Von
Hertling and Count Czernin have at
tempted to answer these national ut
terances. The following is the posi
tion which Germany, and hence Aus
tria, has taken with regard to the pro
posals made by President Wilson.
While at first glance it will seem that
a settlement might be possible by in
ternational negotiations at this time
it will be realized how far the world
is in truth separated from the chance
of a peaceful settlement of the war at
hand.
President Wilson set forth his prin
ciples in fourteen clear-cut statements.
These Von Hertling has answered in
order.
1. President Wilson asks for open dip
lomacy, open covenants of peace openly
arrived at. Germany states that she has
always been an exponent of this and
claims that her enemies have been the
advocates of secret compacts.
2. Germany declares herself in favor
of FREEDOM OF THE SEAS; but de
clines to consider any international ar
rangement which might make for the
enforcement of international covenants.
She advocated the abandonment of
strongly fortified naval bases on impor
tant international trade and commerce
routes, i. e.: Gibraltar, Hong Hong,
Malta.
3. Germany favors the removal of eco
nomic. barriers which Interfere with trade
and condemns economic war.
4. It is possible, she declares, that lim
itation of armaments might be agreed
upon, at the termination of the war.
5. On the point of colonial adjustments
Germany does not commit herself.
6. She declines to allow any interfer-
JANUARY 30, 1918.
ence by the allies in the settlement of
the Russian situation, believing that she
can accomplish her aims by the pending
negotiations at Brest-Litbvsk.
7. President Wilson demands complete
evacuation and restoration of Belgium.
While claiming no desire to ANNEX that
little country, Germaziy states that the
Belgian question is one the details of
which are to be settled by negotiations
at “The Peace Conference.”
8. While stating that it is not her pur
pose to retain the occupied portions of
France, she states that they serve as
valuable pawns in her hand. Chancellor
Von Hertling does not admit the sover
eignty. of France over Alsace-Lorraine
and claims that it is rightfully Germany’s
territory and as such the dismemberment
of the empire, in that manner will .never
be countenanced.
9. 10. 11. Readjustment on the Italian
front: opportunity for autonomous devel
opment in Austria-Hungary; the evacua
tion of Rumania, Serbia and Montenegro;
the establishment of international guar
antees of the political and economic, in
dependent, territorial Integrity of the
several Balkan states are questions,
states Von Hertling, which are to be left
to Austria-Hungary, but which in so far
as they affect Germany will be closely
defended.
12. Germany leaves the question of the
assurance of secure sovereignty of the
Ottoman Empire and the opening of the
Dardanelles as a free passage to com
merce-of all nations under international
guarantees, to Turkey—but will watch
closely her own interests.
14. With regard to the making of Po
land an independent state, Germany de
clares that "she is on the road to’ that
goal."
15. Germany shows an apparent will
ingness to discuss an international alli
ance which will in the future attempt to
avert war.
Count Czernin. speaking for Austria,
expresses a more hopeful point of view,
stating that he considers President
Wilson’s propositions an approach to
the Austria-Hungary point of view;
but as the ally of Germany he says
that Austria-Hungary would fight to
the end with her and would not con
clude a separate peace.
Continued on page fourteen
WORLD JUSTICE
HUMANE DEALING
WORLD BROTHERHOOD
President Writes Significant
Letter.
The President's Letter.
The president's letter in full follows: 1
“The White House,
"Washington, Jan. 16, 1918.
“My Dear Howard:
“Thank you for your letter of the 12th.
"I do not know what reply to make to
the first question your letter propounds.
Certainly I never had anything in mind
In regard to co-bperatlon among neutrals
which would be particularly advantageous
to the United States. My thought was
only to unite the opinion of the world
so far as I could In protesting against the
flagrant violations of right and of Inter
national justice which had been com
mitted. At no stage of this distressing
war have I ever entertained the slight
est idea of making any combination for
the special benefit of the United States.
My thought has been merely the estab
lishment of international justice and hu
m'ane dealing, and the safeguarding of
universal interests.
“With regards to the question whether
war on the part of the United States has
served to strengthen the common bond
between the democracies of the Western
Hemisphere, I will say that I think it
has.
"I think that thoughtful men in all the
democracies in that hemisphere are be- I
ginning to see the real purpose and char
acter of the United States. She Is offer
ing in every proposal that she makes to
give the most sacred pledges on her own
part that she will in no case be the ag
gressor against either the political in
dependbnee or the territorial intergity of
any other state or nation, at tho same
time she is proposing and insisting On
similar pledges from all the nations of
the world who have its peace at heart
and are willing to associate themselves
for the maintenance of that peace. The
very strength of her appeal in this direc
tion comes from the fact that she Is will
ing to bind herself and give pledges for
the utmost solemnity for her own good
faith and disinterestedness. If this is
understood there could be no question of
fear or suspicion.
“I am very riiuch Interested to learn
of your proposed return to Latin-Amer
ica and I wish you bon voyagp with tho
greatest heartiness.
“Cordially and sincerely yours,
“WOODROW WILSON.”
DANIELFURGErBERWICKS
BE DRY
Williamsport, Pa.—The battle of the
dry forces to keep Barwick and West
Berwick dry again for another year,
was featured today by the presenta
tion of License Court here of- letter
from Secretary of the Navy Daniels
urging no licenses be granted in either
Berwick or West Berwick in order to
maintain a flve-mile dry zone about
the plant of the American Car and
Foundry C< mpany, now employing
5,000 men or war work.
Officials of the company also voic
ed their opposition to the licensed sa
loons. Decisions are expected this
week, with the attitude of President
Judge Herman unknown and with E.
H. Sloan, the new associate judge a
"dry" judge.
AUGUSTAGIRLS WED
PENNSYLVANIA MEN
Fifteen out of every hundred Penn
sylvania soldiers at Camp Hancock
marrying here are taking Augusta
girls for their wives, according to the
records In the office of the.ordinary of
Richmond County.
Two hundred and twelve soldiers at
the camp have married here since the
Pennsylvania division mobilized in
September. Twenty-five have mar
ried Augusta girls.
Each month since the soldiers have
been here the number of marriages
have increased. So far this month,
forty-one of the Pennsylvanians have
become Benedicts, six of them taking
Augusta girls for wives, or approx
imately 15 per cent.
One of the most interesting mar
riages in connection with Camp Han
cock, to be solemnized here, is that of
George L. Courtois, a. member of the
French Training Mission, and Miss
Isabelle A. Mlchous. Both are from
Paris.
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