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Soldiers Who Have
No Job To Go To
May Stay In Service
In Tortant Order From the War Department Makes Clear
* That Mo Man Meed Leave the Army Unless He Has
Definite Prospect of Employment
D(ES NOT MEAN TO KEEP A MAN AGAINST HIS WILL,
BUT IS FOR HIS ACCOMODATION IF HE
DESIRES IT.
THE ORDER.
“All commanding officers will take steps to insure
hat every enlisted man in their command understands
horoughly that the War Department does not desire to
ischarge any soldier who cannot secure civil employ
lent. It will be made clear to every soldier that where
1 e would normally be discharged under orders for de
mobilization, he may remain temporarily in the military
f ;rvice at his own written request until such time as he
nn secure employment. The fact that he requests to
j ’main in the army temporarily does not in any way op
erate to compel him to remain in the army for a long pe
rod of time against his will. Any man who would normal
-1 have been discharged if he had not expressed his de
s re in writing to remain in the service, may thereafter be
d scharged from the service at his own request whenever
h thinks he may secure employment. All such men as
a e retained temporarily under the above authority will
b| attached to the most convenient unit and where their
service will be most useful.”
Trenlh and Camp today prints an im
part an-I order issued by the War De
pnrtm -(it which enables enlisted men to
r-mair. iin camp with their usual pay
and vjth allotments for their families
until they have definite prospects of em
idoymvrit.
This order does not compel anyone
who i- : otherwise qualified and designated
for discharge to remain longer in this
man’s army against his will. But it
makes it unnecessary for any man now
in th-, service to join the army of the
unemi liyed. And that is a mighty poor
army tb belong to.
--4’dh“ze -ths* all the ■mvft in- the
mr>s pught to take this new provision
in ihe spirit in which it is intended
bv the government, and do what they
can to help in realizing the purpose
which the order is meant to accomplish.
Thai purpose is to avert for the coun
try. as a whole, the serious troubles and
disorders which result from widespread
unemployment.
The man who secs only his own in
dividual problem is likely to feel eager
to get out and find a job before, as he
fears, ail the good jobs are gone. But,
if lie will stop to think, he will see that
if four million men were to go job-hunt
ing at onct—-and at a time when the
special war-industries are shutting down,
and a complicated shifting of capital is
taking place—a sure result would be the
glutting of the labor market. < xtensive
unemployment, and low wages.
it is to everybody’.-: interest that work
ers shall pass out of th* camps just as
fast as there an- openings for them in
indusrrirs for which they are fitted, bit
no faster.
On considering his own action with
respect to the now order, every man
should keep in mind these five farts:
1. An application for authorization to
remain in < amp urfder the tr ms of this
order is in no sense a request for char
ity, or for privileged treatment. The
order is simply a recognition by the gov
ernment of the fact that, having taken
men from their former employments, it
should furnish wh of them with sub
sistence and shell or and soldier-wages
Pleasantries From The Base
Hospital, Ward 12
BY CLAUDE V/. FREY.
As duly chronicled in last weeks T.
and C , Ward master Matthes has gone.
It looked dark for Ward 12 for a. while
but things have once again taken on a
roseate hue. We have a . few wardmas
ter, Mr Manny Schwartz of New York
town. Tiie inmates were afraid they
would get one of those "hard-boiled” ser
geants, one of those chaps whose fore
head starts straight back from the eye
brows you know th'- kind. But Manny
is a regular human being, soft voiced,
generous, sympathetic and kind-hearted
to a fault But efficient! All th. bone
hatch».rs on the new duty roster will tes
tify to that. (We should get our bandage
changed for this. )
Musings of a Hospital Hound.
A •‘hitch” in the hospital gives one
much time for sober thoughts.
This thing of washing one’s own face
every day is decidedly monotonous. And
I never did lik-- to get up in the mornin .
Here tiiese sordid details are obviated.
/ Arfitb-Oty boy! To have a beautl
■ful woman stop b\ every morning and ask
■how you are feeling. Say, it’s worth- a
■broken bone or two.
■ And when the kind-faced ladies drop in
Bind inquire "how it happened and
■there”—and you tell ’em how you “fell
tairs and broke a hand and foot”
Ba, I then they cheer you up by saying
bad, you couldn’t been
and hand you a peanut then
worth living.
can you imagine “us guy.s" draw-
a monthly salary just sitting round
having our bones glu» d tog-. th»-r
a man like Captain Ba-'on? Why the
knows more about boms than
andsome” I’on McDonald does about
—than which there is no higner
Compliment. When the captain makes a
■plinr and corrects a strong but mis-
Bfuided bone, so many doctors crowd
Bound to see how it is don. . when it’s
■done properly, that there is but little
■room left for the patient.
slogan for Ward Inc. Captain
'flß'ii's arrival is: "Yuli can come in
but you go out straight. ’’
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llfo’-:-
wh»n h- _■ is <,ir j'.- K
mid soon b w-.!
1: s Kiu- is ; n ,.-
st- ma-h troubles him < b ans
;.£i"<Jßup • of ■ nf < hov. a., i : i a au
gone.
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- until he has a fair chance to return to
- the employment for which he is filed.
> It is clearly the desire of tb-» govevn
r merit, as the agent of the American peo
-3 pie. that the men who have worn ihe
- uniform should ,go hack to civil life, not
the losers by th-dr army service, but the
.» gainers by it. with at. least an equally
I good chance to make th ir way in the
s 'vorld. according to their ability, and
t j b i’rr fitted for doing so.
,• | Contrast the soldier in camp, clothed,
j fed. sheltered, paid, receiving medical i
L - attention, with ainuwrrenr and opportu
nity for education accessible, and the
ex-soldi* r on the < ity ?Levels .hunting
- hopeh-ssiy ?or a j<a».
> 2. The soldier who leaver ramp with
; jury, not only to his f flt , jo- but to the
whole community, by adding to the dis
; tress and confusion which result from
j the congestion of great masses of unem-
> ployed labor in industrial centers.
Contrast the family of the soldier in
cans] receiving allotment as usual, and
- th* family without allotment of the ex
soidiri without a job.
3. It is no reflection upon the charac
, ter or competency of any individual that.
. at the present time ,ln' should be unable
• to find immediate employment. Whether
■ he does find employment or not, depends
. upon temporary conditions in the labor
’ market, for which ho is not responsible.
- 4 This condition of things is only tem
porary. Nearly all exports on the sub
ject are agreed that if the flow of Jabir
■ into industry can only be controlled and
5 regqlated now, the d mand for Jab'.r
i will in all probability exceed the supply
by the summer.
5. The time spent in waiting in camp
i need not be time lost: on the contrary,
i it may be used as to increase greatly
a man's chance of a good jom later. En-
• ter vocational classes, read books bear
’ mg on your trade. Such books are espe
cially reserved in th- ramp libraries and
| can b had in the "Y” huts. The wait
ing-time should b* looked upon as a real
i chance to get ready so ra better job, or
for greater -tf>< i-ncj at the old job—the
. Kind of efficiency that leads to better
< jobs in th- future.
! Martin Russell thinks any splint Is a
■ goo<l splint that leaves an opening where
ne can jab in his old pipe stem pre-
• partory to driving home a handful of Air.
i- Duke s well-known mixture.
; Sarg Tooker can do more stunts in
. <i wheel-chair than Eddie Rickenbacker
- can m a monoplane. And it’s much
Our O. T. C. Supply Company, "Bird”
, has aaquired sufficient strength to sit
1 on the edge of his nest. We expert him
’ f°. tr >.' h,a in a few days. He says
- he s nere for "a long, long time."
Pvt. Nathan Saltz is conservative If
nothing else. He says he has filled out
a lot of papers in the army’s, but some-
• times he draws the line.
Ray Streeter can do more tricks with
• six inches of mop rag than a monkey
1 can with a mile of clothline.
Bill Klump. the “hop kid.” ex-wagoner
and goldbricker deluxe is < ver r-adv to
lend .i hand or play one either. H< savr,
’ next to Broadway—give him Ward 12.' ‘
i Carl Wendt says good sleep beats poor
food any day,
j Lowbrows may have their “jazz," but
j opera selections for Corp Don Campbell
. of the Motor Transport. The boy h:s
some talent himself.
j No Georgia peaches for “Sarg.” How
ard Reicherdt He is all for the famous
“Suukist” variety—his heart's in Califor
nit though his back’s in a plaster cast.
I "In addition to his other duties," Char-
• ley Crouse now walks in his sleep.
t Pvt. Christ Larson in between chewin’
r and bakin’ found time to have his hair
. cut Sunday. What the cutter lacked in
t skill he made up in enthusiasm.
1 e Vivian Williams has kind of a tired
. feeling. He always gets up first In the
■ loaf 11 S ° h e have more time to
Pvt. Harvey Herron the ward s cham-
Pion noise-maker. His snores ••ang.- iron
a croupy sniffle to the wail of a love
sick catamount.
‘ 1 “Nightly" Fox, "Baldy" Dodge
and A inrent dtclftiello ar ‘ stiil makH"
things ph-asant fa,- the -b n , whh
‘(busted bones • Th. so : t rr a l>lo g.-ntl.-uvn
have our redbrnm-rdation for the Cro : x :
. de Guerr?.
! Os course we have a new v.ardnias- ■
(Contiuned on Lage 4.)
With ti.o Co-cperation of the Augusta Herald, Augusta. Ga
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The battleship Louisiana Is here shown bringing t<> America members of the 59th Coast Artillery, who fought at
St. Mihai and in the Argonne. They wore met down tiro, bay by a steamer bearing relatives of the ni<>n ami their recep
tion in Now York was a big on . (
MOTOR IG. CO.
FEAST OF FUN
RIC
D!0 3Ubb L 0 d
Program Contains Many Varied
Performances Unique and
Entertaining
AFFAIR PLANNED AND
STAGED BY SERGT. TURNER
Pie EaUng Contest Furnishes
Fun—Other News of the
Week
By Private Hiller.
/An onti rraiiiire jn the
Re6feat : on Room of ;he Motor M. G.
Co. on Monday ni”ht, Jen. 27th. which
proved to b- - trot, •- ~jj ;J3 a
pleasant snipr ; c to ir< i of th? men.
The affair w; s yirinn-d and si iged bv
Sergeant Tui or. win. rnus: be thanked
for his efforts to make tics entertain
ment a sucre:-;. An ar.na was formed
in the center of the room which was
used as a boxing ring mid chairs
placed around the rh:-.: chid; wore oc
cupied by the rm n <.f corniwny.
Smokes wer ■ pm • : around to
the mon amt t'm ;> the owning's enter
tainment com.-ne•.-.cod vviti- a 1. st two
round bout b'-t /. n T’.- Turistall and
Asseiin wh ch proved to bra draw.
Both mon w<fast and clever with
their mits arid put the p Pp nn <-j punch
in the grind from the beginning to the
finish.
The next nu: her on the program
was a violin dimt by the Harbour
Twins. These two brothers, or rather
twins, must be praised for their skill
with the violins, which any music
lover will admit who heard thorn.
Next came a wrestiing mab li be
tween Privates Ell oft and Kochan,
troth mon being heavyweights. Koeh.an
won this match, flooring his man two
times out of three.
Following tiiis match Private M. A.
Dunn sang two songs, while Private
Asseiin presided at the piano. Private
Dunn’s singing was appreciated by all.
and T must say he has a very good
voice which many a man would be
proud of.
Then came a wrestling match be
tween Privates Mahloch and Klaus.
This match opened like a. whirlwind.
The two men no more than shook
hands when Mahloch picked up his
man, held him above his head and
pinned him to the floc The second
round took some - hat Imc.i r, but in
the en w.-is wen by Mahloch.
This was followed |.y a pano solo
by Assolir.. or Fr«' achy, as lie is some
times railed. Ev --.body kno ■*: what
nufjic rronc’v c-e: o:;t up. nd a bet
ter p : ‘ino rd. • ii - be found in the
company.
The
vaj, a Hirer - , match be- I
.wren Co. k S? . ’ Private Fi'd :
V-ortf-m-or. ■ a.- a somewhat ■
?orni<:,l aff-vr. P cter are old!
lands at the gnm r ■'■’ ■ • ,-e been ini
:he ring before. IPM • ' ••ight there
vith that srri’ and pr'ink - that lie si
lotc'j for, and .•o-' couldn’t help but)
augh at r em l of his home-made •
iturits. This bout Turned out tn be a!
iraw, 1 oth men showing .-.kill with |
:be mits.
This bout was fni T vp ] by two vio- |
in duets by th- H u bour Twins, while '
/renchy presided at the piano. Nus ’
said.
The next number was a pie-eat’ng ■
mutest,. which proved to be the most I
mmical affair of them all. Six pri- I
zates —Nooha, Trainer. Koyen, Asseiin, I
Mahloch and littl? Benny Alperin—vol- '
mteered m allow their meat choppers |
o down the s : x juicy chocolate pies’
hat were placed before them on !
•hairs. E. < h rian had his hands tied I
>eh nd h:s back and had tn get on his !
cnees before hi - > c and e-:t the entire |
•io. the ir m completing the task first •
o recei'. < pfizo. Sergeant Turner j
;ave the signal thar started the six I
nor. eating tl.Gr pies, and 1 doubt if:
my man ever i n n more comical;
iffair. The snectatO’. : . emmed to go j
(Continued from page Tv»o}
FEBRUARY 5, 1919.
Y.M.C. A. TO CONTINUE
i THE SUPERVISION OF
POST EXCHANGES
• Naw of super-
Ji vision of thejpost exchange or army
I '-.ntoon in France, co-operating with
ihe Quartermaster Department of the
' A. E. F., orders of Bulletin No.
I issued by p neral Pershing’s chief
| “f staff, is ann<>i need by the National
War Work Goimcib
II Lt is stated tii A... despite some criti-
- r..v> on the y?v’. ■ r crDin- sojiLuiEa.
the Y. M. Q. A. will continue thus to
serve the men overseas, in accordance
with the policy and desire of the com
mander-in-chief of the American forces
in France and our Army of Occupa-
' tion in Germany.
"It has been the policy of the army
and navy Y. M. C. A. to give free serv
, ice educational, entertainment, ae
! ligfous, recreational—and not primarily
food supplies,” said Dr. John R. Mott,
! general .secretary of the National War
Work Council. "This policy has, from
the beginning, commanded the ap
proval if the army authorities. It is
not true that the Y. M. C. A. profited
» by the operation of the canteen over
■ cas. During one month in the latter
i i part of 1918 the army Y. AT. C. A. dls
i ! trihuted free to soldiers in front lines
. j more than $75,000 worth of supplies.”
■ ' December, 1918, shipments of sup
| plies for the use of American troops
I overseas were announced yesterday as
I having amounted to $2,778,208.92' in
; value, for free distribution and sale by
: the Y. M. C. A.
"More than 36 per cent of these sup
plies are for free use by the soldiers
i and sailors,” said William Sloane,
chairman of the "Y” War Work Coun
cil. "This proportion is somewhat in
excess of that which prevailed before
the signing of the armistice; due pri
marily to the enlarged program of the
Y. M. C. A. for the period of occupa
tion and demobilization.
Among December supplies for free
d stribution and now equipment, arc in
cluded: $274,171.48 for books; $99,-
506.95 for moving pictures; $419,254.80
for athletic goods, one-third of the en
tire previous eighteen months invest
ment in athletic equipment amounting
to $1,248,854.74; and smaller amounts
for stationery, etc. Tobacco supplies
last month cost. $495,365.54, one item
being for 54,473,000 cigarettes.
Mr. A. G. Morse
Delivers Instructive
Talks To Soldiers
Mr. A. G. Morse of New York, under
th< auspices of the National War Work
Council, delivered some timely lec.tiu-ps
during last week in all the various "Y”
huts throughout camp. To hundreds of
soldiers Mr. Morse brought words of in
spiration and common sense. With a
phasing delivery and a frank way of talk
ing Mr. Morse delivered his addresses in
the manner that "takes” with the soldier.
HARRIS AND KRUEGER
TIED IN HORIZONTAL
BAR COMPETITION
Winners has had to give way to first
place as his record was beaten. Krueger
I was the first man to roach the 14 mark,
• bu» Harris tied him the following day.
: Th ? • men should be great rivals at this
, and wo all hope that it may bo settled in
: tho n» ar future. These men will have
• to roach a higher record as the men from
j r ’ompa ny I are always ready to hold
i records.
j Wlnbcrg and Welch are Co. T men, and
i fhev nro tied for second plac ? with a score
} or thirteen.
This is only one behind the kad< rs so
I a big chrine-- will come next week. Ech
i Ih » z has dropp' d to third p!a* e and in
| another we--k will be out of tho race un
,l* ss something happens. S.-liriob- r and
j Pb'-r.’nard art,- fighting over the last place.
• N ith' r : hows any great si;-ns of making
. f plae -. but who knows S’h phard
’ still har the edge on B. S. Schrieb r, but
It is onlj - one point.
Lieut, Hudson To
Deliver Lectures
; Lieutenant I B. Hudson, who wks
|in camp about two weeks ago and
| gave a series of interesting and in-:
; ? uctive talks throughout the "Y ’
j Huts, arrived yesterday to deliver an- '
; o'h°r series of lectures. Lieutenant'
. Hudson will fill a busy schedule in ali
■the "Y” units for the next two weeks.
I His addresses are inspiring, plain.
| straightforward, and full of common
| sense. Every soldter should him.
; MACHINE GUN
SCHOOL WINS
; TRACK MEET
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I In a very exciting track meet that was
held on the main parade grounds the Ma-
- chine Gun School proved an easy win-
L her.
• Ncwbolt df tW A-TaGiine Gun School was
the star, as ho won the 100-yard dash
and broad jump. His time for the hun
dred was Ihe best that tho men of this
s camp have, soon, making the run in 12.2
- seconds.
Thomas from the school should not be
V overlooked as he gave a great exhibition
-of running and scored eight points for
_ his team.
The men from ihe 90th infantry’ won
y second place will give them all a run with
• a little practice.
■' In the high jump these men won places
i and the 220-yard dash won second and
- third. The second group was not repre
s seated by many men, but Eckberg showed
] up very well winning second place in thfe
_ shot put and broad jump.
The training battalion did not show up
very well as the athletes are all out to
the range. It was lucky for the Machine
s Gun School as these mon always proved
themselves good athletes. It is hoped
- that these men will be able to enter the
■? next meet.
Those meets are a great success and it
, Is the wish of everyone that Captain
, Ashmore mget with Riddick and Ross of
r the Y. AT. C. A. and carry on these events
regularly.
Score in full:
4 100-yard Dash. —H. D. Newbolt, AT. G.
, S., first; J. F. Thomas, M. G. S.. second;
- i Einhorn, Co. 8., 90th inf., -third. Time,
1 12 1-5 seconds.
> Broad Jump.—H. Df Ncwbolt, M. G. S.»
first; Pve. Eckberg, Hdq. Co., Gr. 2, sec
ond; Pvt. West, 90th inf, third. Distance,
J 17 feet 7 1-2.
High Jump.—Staehle, 90th inf., first;
Austin. 90th inf., second; Hoffman, 90th
; inf., third. .Distance, 4 feet 8 inches.
Shot Put.—Cariberg, M. G. S., first; !
- Eckberg, Hdq. Co., Gr. 2, second; Crump,
) Tr. Bn., third. Distance, 42 feet 6 inches.
Tug of War.—Machine Gun School,
first; Training Battalion, second.
Three-Legged Race. —Klaus and Ash-
> land. Al. G. S.. first; Howard and West,
5 90th inf., second; Gunderson and Graham,
5 M. G. s., third.
i Time, 20 seconds.
220-yard Dish.—Thomas, M. G. S., first;
Einhofh. 90th inf., second; Jones, 90th inf.
third. Time. 29 seconds.
Relay.—Machine Gun School, first; 90th
inf., second.
Officials. — Lt. TI. F. Peto, ciergs of
course; Capt. Ashmore, referee; Capt.
! Martin, starter; Lt. Van Andrews, broad
. jump; Lt. Raclcot, shot put; Sect. Rid
. dick, high jump; Secs. Prechtel and Vite,
( (Y) Judges.
St. John Methodist
Church Has Done
Good Work In Camp
tr The pastor of St. John Methodist
church and the chorus choir have been
. doing service in behalf of the soldiers
from the beginning of Camp Hancock.
A number o /times a band from Camp
Hancock has rendered music at St. John.
• They were always entertained, with a so
cial following the service, and refresh
ments. The Epworth League, too, has
done its part, and still invites the sol
diers on Monday evenings to its meet
ings.
Air Jenkins has spoken at many of
ihe ‘‘Y’ buildings and in a large num
b r of services at the hospital. On last
Sunday afternoon he and the St. John
choir led the service at the Red Cross
building. There were about two hun
dred and fifty men and nurses present
to participate in this service. The mu
, 1 sic was much enjoyed by the audience,
Mr. George 11. Paul h ading in the sing
ing. At the conclusion of the sermon
about fifty men came up asking for
prayer and expressing a determination
to lead better lives.
On Thursday evening of thjs week, Mr.
Jenkins and the chorus will be at "Y"
232. to which they have devoted much of
iheir efforts for the last year, Mrs. W.
Edward Clark being chairman of the
I commiitee that has worked in the inter
est of the rn< n at this "Y.” Mr. Jenkins
, 1 will si- ik on Thursday evening and the
J St. Jolin chorus will lead the music.
i O; of the pleasant features of the
J mo. tine last Sunday afternoon was the
1 soeia'. mingling of th<- men al the Red
Cross building with the representatives
. from St. John church. Opportunit}' will
be afforded for a similar pleasure at
“Y” 222 on Thursday evening.
Under the Auspices of tho Army Y. M. C. A.
RESTRICTION ON
FORMER SOLDIERS
AS TO UNIFORMS
War Department Orders That
Uniforms Worn By Discharged
Enlisted Men Shall Be of “Is
sued” materials Only
MERCHANTS WARNED NOT
TO SELL UNOFFICIAL
UNIFORMS
A Bill Before Congress to Au
thorize Enlisted Men to Keep
Uniform They Wear Home
By Sgt. G.~k7 Henken.
War Department orders that, uniforms
worn by discharged enlisted men shall be
of '•lssued” materials only. Merchants
warned.
Augusta clothing merchants and the
dealers and tailors within Camp Hancock
who have been selling serge, whip-cord
and gaberdine uniforms to enlisted sol
diers, are warned, in a War Department
order just received, to discontinue the'
practice upon pain of exclusion from army
camps.
The order requires commanding offi
cers to prevent any person soliciting
orders from soldiers or delivering uni
forms to soldiers about to be discharged;
and discharged soldiers will not bo per
mitted to wear uniforms made by civilian
or other tailors.
Army customs and regulations pro
scribe that enlisted men shall wear no
other outer clothing and insignia than
such as is issued to them by the Quar
termaster. There is issued to the enlisted
man an overseas cap or campaign hat,
ha I cord, woolen and cotton olive drab
shirts, woolen and cotton coat with col
lar ornaments, woolen and cotton breech
es laced at the calf, web waist belt, laced
canvas leggins, either field or russet
farching shoes, and a woolen overcoat, if
he wears any other kind of outer clothing
he is “out of uniform” and is subject to
detention by the Military Police, with
verious embarrassing possibilities before
him. Army officers say that a man’s
discharge does not remove him from re
sponsibility for infractions of military law
committed either before or after his sep
aration from the service.
This new’ War Department order ex
tends the time a discharged soldier may
retain his Issued unform. The present
law authorizes a discharged soldier, or
officer! to wear his uniform three months
after his discharge from the service. The
officer may wear his uniform thereafter
only upon occasion:- of ceremony. The en
lis’ed man is given thirty days more,
after the of the three-rnontlia
period, in which to return his uniform
to the government-
An act Is now before congress, which,
if passed. will authorize enlisted men
to keep the uniform which they are per
mitted to wear home, and to wear that
particular uniform, only, provided some
distinctive mark or insignia, to be is
sued by the War Department, shall be
worn.
Confidential Notes Os
Headquarters Co. Emteedee
By Reg. Sgt. Maj. Harry R. Hertzel.
I don't want to talk about myself,
fellows, but —It is getting near the end
of my connection with "this man s
army” (I hope so) and I have been
writing "I. W. W.s”—"l Wonder Why”
"Izeft Overs from Bridal Dinner” —
"Headquarters Happy Happenings”—
"Notes of Headquarters Co., M. T. D.”
■—"Jesting Jottings” "Headquarters
Happy Happenings Emteedee"—and
other notes about Headquarters Com
pany, Main Training Depot—been
writing these since September—anony
mously. And 1 ain’t got weary yet.
I have sat in the tent with company
mates while they have been read and
discussed, listened to the comment on
them, how rotten they were, how good
they were, and (Vas glad to be present
at the times so that I could know what
appealed to you fellows and how you
felt about the. things said of you. It
made me glad to see the fellows look
for them as soon as they received their
issue of "Trench and Camp” each
week, and to hear them say, "L wonder
who put that in about me?” I have
heard Colonel Wickham comment up
on the company notes and have heard
his merry laughter, hfive heard one of
our lieutenants with his “Ha, ha, ha,
Colonel,” heard our former company
commander and personnel adjutant
laugh at certain notes of incidents
published that they were familiar with,
and it made me feel good to learn that
my efforts seemed to be appreciated.
Therefore, I am going to thank all
my former army mates, those who
have been lucky enough to receive their
discharge (and most of you will get
copies of this' and those who are left
in camp, am going to thank you both
for your uncomplimentary remarks
about the notes, for your remarks have
helped me to better the notes, and am
alsy thanking you for your pleasant
complimentary remarks. You have
often wondered who the author of the
notes was and have put the blame on
another fellow, but the author was
Harry R. Hertzel, the kid himself. I
may have said things about you that
you did not relish their leaking out
among the other members of the com
pany, but it was done in a spirit of
fun and to create good fellowship, and
1 know no ill feeling resulted.
Let's talk about some of the other
fellows now
One of last week’s members of the
Royal Order of S. O. L.'s is going to
leave us today. Brother Battalion Ser
geant Major Philip Friedman—he of
the buttermil. fame —is going to leave
us today to go to good old New York
town, and here we stick. We will al
ways associate the name of Mr. Philip
M. Friedman with the memory course,
heating of socks at the Sibley stove
before going to his bunk at night, look
ing for letters from the "best little
gir l In the world,” Belle, Martin’s farm,
goldbricking in the sun, hat, butter,
hen. etc. We hate to lose vou, Phi),
for old lady 31 will be gone also, but
we are glad to see that you a.e lucky
enough io geth ome. We don’t envy
you. Best of luck to you.
And then we have Rom.ld (Pete)
Barnum, who has nothing else to do
but sit around the tent, sweep it up,
jliWw
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No. 18.
■Liam
WELLSttPPLIEO
WITH FJRM BOOKS
Attention Called to the Excel
lent Variety of Books on the
Important Subject of Agricul
ture
MANY BOOKsHfOR
PRACTICAL STUDY, j
Soldiers Who Will Soon Be
Progressive Farmers Invited
to Use Their Spart Time InJ
Studying J
Attention of all men who are thinking )
of going back to the old farm or who are j
planning to start a new one when they 4
are .discharged. Is called to the fact that I
the Camp Library has a good supply of*3
books which will interest you.
Bailey’s Principles of Agriculture is a J
good book from which to learn' the
of the science which make a successful*4
farmer, Warren’s Farm Management ap- |
peals especially to the business man Lt j.
going into farming. Books like Soils by;'
Lyon, Van Slyke’s Fertilizers and crops,.y
Plumb’s Types and breeds of farm ani-< 1
mals, and Feeds and feeding by Henry*-’
are practical for study.
The crop you raise, will depend largeJ
ly upon tho location. Corp crop by Mont*»4
gomery. Productive orcharding by Sears, :
Washburn’s Dairying ail suggest possi
bilities.
Even if a man has only a . mail plot of i
land, books like Corbett’s Gsntan farming I
and Productive Poultry ibandry by ,
Lewis, will help you wit dvice as to»*
how to get more out of t mall pkit>
than you have hitherto.
There are also books on simplifying.|
farm work, on farm machinery, irxctors.T
irrigation, marketing, cattle, bee-keeping, j
fruit and flower growing and other spec- 14
iai subjects that may interest you.
The main Library and the libraries '
in the Y’s and K. of C. buildings are to
receive regular! ythe following agricul
tural periodicals: Country Genlrymaa,
Breeder’s Gazette, Orange Judd
Progressive Farmer, Hoard’s Dairyman,]
Market Growers’ Journal oth«p-$. j
Don’t forget to drop into the Library]
and look over our collection. If you r ’on,’ts
eve what y U u- w. • .. - ir. ' ’> --
haven’t it we wiu try and get for’
you. |
Not only farmers but everyone cakl upon,
us, we have books on every subject and
are only too glad to help in everyway. A
moving picture operator found books in
his line and a tinsmith in his, we prob
ably have something that touches yours.
The oldbibllcal phrase, “Seek and ye shall
find” applies to the Camp Library. I
keep the fire burning, road books, and
play solitaire. We expect, to lose
“Pete” in a short time, but we know
that some of us will meet him again
when he has that big Mr. on the.front 1
of his name. We will never forget the
poems and articles that Ronald has
written for Trench and Camp, particu
larly our favorite, “The Song That the-
Machine Gun Sings,” and then th»
others as good—“ The Eagle,” "Within-!
the Law." "Movies,” "Cui Lumen
Ademptum,” “What Next,” and iast :
but not least that beautiful poem
titled “Margery.” The only trouble
with “Pete’’ is that you have to
him to write the articles and poems,
and we are sure that if he wrote more
often he would be known as a brilliant
young poet. Go to it. Pete. If you:
get home before us, more power to you.
And then we have Reg. Supply Sgt
James (Shorty) Banks, a gentleman
of the South, claiming Chester, S. C*
as his honle. The kid has had many
disappointments in “this man’s army”
and. has been the chief S. O. L. that we
have ever known. He should have been
discharged a long time ago, wearing
an officers’ uniform and with the cov
eted bar upon his shoulder. It was his
hard luck that prevented his winning
the bar, at two different times. Then
a little hard luck j revented him from
being discharged with the other South
ern men that were in this company,
several weeks ago, but we are sure that
his luck will change when he re-estab
lishes himself in civil life, and We vWsl
him a lot of luck and success.
don’t forget Miss Emmie; be sure f
play Humoresque for Jimmie again,
we know what memories that so
brings back to him.
As I said last week, we have much
to be thankful for, to Cooks Eime’
Berg and Ira Busby, and, besides, w
have enjoyed their companionship.
We know we have been hard on ycw :
at times, Elmer, when you cooked <
our mess, but we would not be sol
diers if we did not grumble about the 1
“Chow,” and we know that you under- fi
stand. We never had a chance to V.ic’ 1
about your cooking, Ira, as you n I;
cooked in our mess hall, but we I |
that you are a pretty good cook,
way, you know why. We hope
you are discharged in a few da
we know or at least can imagin*
you feel when you have to wait a
for the little paper called Hon
Charge. Have patience and it \
come.
We can’t forget Gust. A. Ks
our top soak, as we have st
heard much of him ever since
been in the company. We > fl
little scraps with you, too, C,
never amounted to anythin
can say that you have been
low and are glad that we v
company. We know that it
you to preserve discipline i;
pany and also that when
anything to be done, you f
that it was done. We are '■■■'— —"
we do not live around Sioux
so that, we could see more ■ -n
perhaps some day we shall i
If you are in our home tov? J|
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