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Vol. 1. ...~ "JANUARY-23,1918. @ ~ No. 16
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Gén. Nicholson Tells All Officers
“They Must “Stand Reveille”
at 6 AM. Daily, =
W7h'nt~ is considered the dgath knell of
military ' functions in gay Baltimore
was sounded when Gen, W, J. Nichol
son informed officers that they must
stand reveille at 6:30 every morning.
No order that has been issued by the
genial commander since he assumed
: _co;hmanq of the Liberty plzlslon telll
with such a heavy thud as the “early
morning call,” and scores of officers
were quick to admit that it meant the
end of their parties in Baltimore and
Washington. o |
Since the cantonment was thrown
open to the selects it has been the cus
tom of the junior officers to take turns
at the reveille stunt, and by doing so
a majority of the men could nttend'th'e{
“gdciety hops” in town and obtain a
few hours’ rest before going into the
fleld with their companies.
= He Means Business. =
The order, though, is but one of many
affecting the division, for Gen. Nichol
son is determined to develop a fighting
organization, even though it becomes
necessary to upset the social calendar.
In his effort to jack up the division and
?ject a “fighting spirit” into the out
t, the commanding officer will play no
favorites, and his action concerning the
“reveille arder” demonstrates that he
méans business. 3
In the Army Gen. Nicholson is regard
ed as a fighting man, and in recent con
ferences with his officers he has not
minced words in his efforts to impress
upon them the necessity of developing
. smap and pep. J
“Snap” of a Salute.
As further evidence that he proposes
to turn out a “snappy outfit,” Gen.
Nic¢holson has informed his officers that
they must exercise greater care when
saluting. While this may be consider
ed 'by laymen as a minor detall, rank
ing Army officers consider that it is
important for an officer to put real pep
inte his salute. 3
| According to ranking -officers, a real
fighting man can be judged by the snap
o? his salute, and Gen. Nicholson is de
termined that every man in hig organ
jization must keep that fact in ‘mind, so
hereafter an officer here must put snap
in his salute and hear in mind that the
same snap must be employed when
saluting a private as when he recog
nizes his commander-in-chief.
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' Study of French Compulsory.
When the men of the 313th Regiment
go over to France there will be no de
lays-as far as making themselves un
derstood to the people there is concern
ed. To make each soldier of the regi
ment have a knowledge of the language
wouyld be an impossible task in a lim
fted time. Col. Sweezey, commander
of the regiment, however, has aguthor
ized six men from each company to at
terid one of the camp French classes.
B
.-~ Instruction in Boxing. :
Instruction in Dboxing by Captf..
O’Donovan of the British army is prov
ing an attraction to officers and enlist
ed men. Classes meet every afternoom
at the Y. M. C. A. bujlding G, from 1 to
4 o'clock. :
Mayor Jackson, assistant division
surgeon, will give a talk next week at
G ‘buildipg on “Serbia.” He was in
Serbia f(?l' seven months and the lec
ture promises to be an interesting one.
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< Lectures on ‘“Apostle Peter.” -
Lieut. Howard Kirk, exchange officer
of the 313th Regiment, gave an inter
esting talk Sunday night at Y. M. C. A.
jlding G, on “Apostle Peter.” The
:ngotmgg was largely attended, includ
ing a number of officers from headquar
ters. i
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Books on Military and Technical
" Subjegts Entertain and Educate
United States Fighters.
Books on technicl. and military sub
jects, poetry, drama, essays, biography,
fiction, magazines of current events, in
t‘ct anything one desires in the way
of reading matter on any topic, can_be
found on the shelves of the library
which'is now open at Camp Meade. The
library is maintained by the American
Library Auoc_i_ntlon. under the super
vision of the commission” of training
camp activities.
Soldiers do not have to stay at the
library to read the books they want.
Books may be taken to the barracks for
a period of two-weeks. A soldier is
‘eéntitled to membership by reason of
his being in the service.
Has 8,000 Volumes.
At present the library has about 8,000
volumes. This number will be in
creased from time to time to complete
the capacity of the library, which will
have lhel\;se enough to take care of
about 30,000 books. .
A. L. Bailey of the public library at
Wilmington, Del., who, now has the
bulldlnf in charge, willi return shortly
to his former duties. H. 8. Leach, ref
erence librarian of Princeton Uni
~versity, who is now assistant to Mr.
'Baliley, -will take charge of the work
here. :
Reading Room Attractive.
The library is located in a section of
the camp, near the Y. M. C. A, audi
torium and the Liberty Theater, that
is convenient to all parts of the can
tonment. The, reading room has more
than 200 chairs. It is equipped with
electric drop lights, and those of studi
ous habits or those who wish to en
tertajn themselves by reading will find
it an attractive plac, to spend the
!evonlngs at camp. e
The best reference books are at the
library, including the New Internation
al Encyclopaedia. .
There are branch libraries in all the
Y. M. C. A. bungalows and the Knights
of Columbus buildings.
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“Mike” Uraine of Washington
Meets “Kid Henry” in Six-Round
Boxing Bout.
“Mike” Uraine, formerly of the
Washington police force, known at
Meade as the “fighting cop,” met Harry
Cyrus, alias “Kid Henry,” the cham
pion middlewenght of the 368th In
fantry, in a six-round boxing bout
l;s_t Friday night at Y. M. C. A. bung
low D-39. Both men were in splendid
trim, and the contest was close from
start to finish. In the first four rounds
Cyrus seemed to outclass his opponent,
but- Uraine came baek strong in the
last two rounds. ¢
Brig. Gen. Nicholson and staff were
present to witness the contests, and
were guests df honor. Col. Jackson and
Col. Mapes of the 368th also were pres
ent. ;
Before the main bout there were sev
eral preliminary bouts, including a
battle royal in which eight men parti
cipated. This event was the most ex
citing on the program. So. closely
matched were the last two who re
mained on the stage that the prize of
1,000 cigarettes was divided between
them. - & 2
On athletic night at the building Col.
Jackson made & short talk to the men
on the value of boxing to the soldier.
An orchestra of ten pieces furnished
music for this occasion. |
Edition for CAMP MEADE Admiral, Md.
Hits Bull's-Eye on Target Ten !‘eet|
Square, Theoretically Demolishing
Machine Gun Emplacement.
A test made of the Stokes trench
mortars resulted in a bull’'s-eye scored
at 150 yards on a target ten feet square.
The shot hit square in the middle of the
iboamlod marker, theoretically demolishing
'a machine gun emplacement. The firing
charge was the same as that to be used in
actual conflict, but the shell itself was
a dummy gnd did not therefore ex
plode. It was of the same weight as
the shell that woyld be used to de
molish steel and concrete. The accu
racy of the shooting was a source of
gratification to those who did the aim
ing and to those who have all along
had faith in this weapon. A second
shot was fired and this fell only a few‘
feet short of the mark, thus lnlurlng‘
the death of any enemy at the polnt‘
indicated by the boards. :
" Have Terrific Force. |
There are two om queer little
weapons of such t fic power. The
two are of three-inch caliber. Others
of 46 and 9 :inch caliber have beon}
used by the English,- but the 3-inch
variety has many distinct merits, al-i
though, of course, not so powerful. The
9-inch mortar is really an artillery
weapon, while the others are for the in
fantry and real trench weapons. |
The test, which attracted much at
tention, proved also that the mortars
are easily handled by a small crew.
The mortar complete may be no mou‘
than about 150 pounds in weight. It is
entirely inoffensive in appearance, r@
sembling a bit of sewer pipe such as
is to be found almost anywhere in the
camp grounds, especially near the
headquarters for the plumbing force.
British Officer in Charge.
The mortar training is now being
given only to a select force of officers,
under the direction of Lieut. Jarvis B.
Cogswell, with the advice of Capt. R.
D. Green, a British army officer, who
has had battle experience with this
latest revival of the old weapon that
many thought had been discarded fors
ever as a part of ordnance equipment
of an army. Tjgp work done by the
little mortar was similar to that done
on a much more impressive scale by
the coast defense batteries. Lieut.
Cogswell and the British expert were
both highly pleased. . |
It was decided to extend this mortar
training. Among the officers and men
who will get this training there will be
First Lieut. J. F. Taylor of the 313th. |
Roger Capp, who was supply sergeant
of Company H, 316th, is the first man
who went to the officers’ training camp
to get a commission. His commission
in the aviation section came today di
rectly from the War Department, thus
taking him out of the school where he
was trying for a commission in the
line, infantry or artillery. He was
anxious for the air service, although,
like many others, eager to make as
much advancement in the regular way
as possible. . - . -
St s e,
French Used in Engineers’ Section.
Up in the section of the 28th Engi
neers the visitor is reminded of France.
lHe sees French signs on every door and
on every barraeks, at the intersection
of company streets, in the kitchens and
other places. These signs tell him:
Alez a droite—*‘turn to the right”; Aux
‘ecuries—“to the stables”; Fermez la
porte—‘“shut the door.” The dishes
put on the tables have French_ names.
The men hold French conversations.
Tell it not at home, some of them are
studying how .to make love in French.
. Uncle Sam now charges three cents
to carry that letter home, but the usual
quota of full mail bags is daily leaving
Camp Meade. It's a safe bet that the
fellow who writes often gets the most
mail, and a good, cheery message from
mother or sweetheart or wife or friend
ig certainly welcome to the man in the
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ARMY NEws |
FOR ARMY MEN
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THEIR HOME FOLKS
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Much Interest Shown in Demonstra-:
tions to Bring Out Strong Péints
of Various Types. -
Much interest <centers \horo in demon
strations of the comparative effective
ness of various types of machine guns.
The development of scientific machine
gunnery has been one of the romances’
of the war, and the series of machine
i gun demonstrations at the division
'school by members of the corps of in-’
‘structors and students is watched with
Rreat interest by army officers here
‘and in Washington. : i
Although no exhaustive test of the
Lewis and Vickers guns has been ma.do." '
the recent demonstration before Gen.’
Nicholson and the field officers of the
79th Division at the ‘machine ' gun
school apparently warrants the infer
ence that where quick work is de
!mndpd. the Lewis gun can be rushed,
forward, emplaced and brought into
action more quickly than the .Vickers,
which, with its tripod, weighs more
than twice as much as the Lewis. In:
the demonstration referred to, the Lew
is gun, owing to its mobilitf, opened:
fire in thirty seconds, while the heavier.
Vickers opened fire in fifty seconds. °
Vickers Heavier Than Lewis. . -
The Lewis, which is the intermediate
type, is used in large numbers by Brit:
ish, and, to some extent, by all the als.
lies. It is essentially an infantry armh
The Vickers, or heavy type gun, W .
has many of the characteristics of 1 2
artillery in that it rarely. 80- “over the" .
top” and is fired from a fixed emp =,
ment, is also widely used. The light.
type—sometimes called an automatic
rifie, though they are all automatic and’
all machine guns—is also widely used.
Although the French use the Lewis
for trench warfare as well as on aero-.
planes, the drift in their army is de~
cidedly toward greater use of auto
matic rifies of the highly portable type,
such as the Chauchat. The Lewis gua:
is also used as a portable weapon much
in the same way, but on account of itg
greater weight and size, as compared
with the extremely light types, not
with equal facility. Fre
Each type of machine gun has its’
limitations and, except by accident, one
does not attempt the work of another,
As a purely infantry weapon the Vick
ers is 50 per cent wasted, hence it is
rarely carried over the top until aftep
the infantry has cleaned out the en-.
emy trenches; and the latter have been
consolidated, then, and only then, it is
emplaced and used to stem any counter
attack.
Lewis Operated by One Man.
The Lewis is a mobile weapon as
| compared with the heavier Vickers, but
.less mobile than the lighter types of
this weapon. The mobility of the Vicke
ers is limited, as it is heavy for even
two men to carry. The Lewis is oper
ated by one man, the Vickers by two
men. The Lewis fires from the ground
~or any sort of natural rest such as the
parapet of a trench or small stone,
while the Vickers is always operated
trortn atn emg:s:ezlnt:n: rfongr?u;r of con
crete to whic 0 b.tl -
tially attached. g
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o’Hara Waiting for Real Fighting. .
Michael O'Hara, who was a patrolman
in Philadelphia, had a new job the other
day clearing up the tables and doing
other odd jobs around the Y. W. C. A,
hostess house. Michael doesn’t say any
thing, but he intimates that he is willing
to do his bit in any way whatsoever, He
seems a trifle anxious to get across the
water to some real fighting. They sa:
gl;’au ludhme :ttthe to:xhe-t dhtrletz
hiladelp ut that he made eve
body respect him. i
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to and from camp. With more compes
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