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Authoridies Decide That Army Diet Is Sufficient and that “Sweets” . Are Harmful to Scldiers. Goodies from home are banned here from now on. Visitors who -have been bringing big boxes of food have been adding to the Army diet things that are reganfled as unnecessary and in some cases harmful. Jellies, jams, cakes, can dies, baskets full of. food have been brought here on every visiting day, often in greater abundance than even the tempted appetites of soldiers could cope with. : 4 There have been insanitary ways of tucking away such rare dainties. The soldier has no pantry, neither has he a refrigerator, and, of course, his scant fur ‘ niture does not include a cellarette. There is fear that mice and roaches will coine forth with the warm weather of * sßpring to help dispose of the surplus food. The amount of actual waste has s not been very great, for every soldier has some ‘‘buddie” who would not refuse fudge which sister or mother sent to camp. Against Extra Eating. The medical authorities are dead f’t.lnst the extra dieting. They super se the mess and see that it is ample. Everybody who drops into a mess hall for an occasional meal, even at the risk of getting quarantined, ‘finds huge - enamel pans heaped high with meats, vegetables and every necessary' and wholesome food. Many soldiers have already written home telling folks to cut out the boxes of “mother’'s cooking.”” .Others feel that ‘ way about it, but are afraid of giving of - to those who get pleasure in bring ing or sending goodies to camp. Now the occasional indigestion and dyspepsia from too much sweets on top of heavy meat meals could be dealt with by the Army but the one consideration that no one here wants to ignore is that- feod is scarce in the world today and that win ning the war may depend upon keeping alive the people who are nearest to the fighting area in France, Belgium and England. ] : i Less Wheat Flour Used. There is less wheat flour 'used here now ‘than formerly, other flours being found enjoyable as made into war bread at the camp bakery. The kitchens here have made few of the concessions along other lines that all patriotic families are carry ing out. The idea is that the soldiers must have good wholesome food and plenty of it. No family, except as a mere display of extravagance, would serve meats in the generous portions that are allowed here. The soldiers are get ting plenty of the right foods and from * home were getting often. much that could not be spared. There have been cases of families that had to enter sugar lines to get a pound or more, using this sugar to .- make cakes for the soldiers, when there are always plenty of desserts served here. If food was no factor in winning the war, however, the officers here would not place an embargo on the goodies, because they realize how the sentiment that goes . -along with things‘from home counts for mmere than the edibles themselves. e At Washington Theaters. NATIONAL. ‘“The Country Cousin” {s the offering at the National Theater this week. This is the second engagement of the / play here, with Alexandra Carlisle last fn the role which has been made the medium of their glorification of the middle west girl by Booth Tarkington and Julian Street, authors of the play. “The Country Cousin” is presented by Klaw & Erlanger, and was originally produced under the personal direction ~ of George C. Tyler. The cast has under gone slight changes since the former rruontntion of the comedy in Wash ngton, but the appealing qualities of the clever work have not been sacri ficed. There will be the usual matinees. 3 POLY’S. An Hawaiian entertainment present +- ed after tke manner of Ziegfeld’'s “Fol lies” is the attraction at Poli’'s Theater this weék under the title of ‘“An Hawaiian Follie.” To lend a touch of focal color to this sprightly diversion a band of Hawaiian singers, dancers and instrumentalists has been added to the strength of the Poli Musical Comedy Compédny. The full roster of Poli players is cast in this unusual ‘revue, and Maurice Tuttle has under taken a series of settings that produce the charm of Hawaii. =l . e— 1 : B. F. KEITH'S. } Julian Eltinge, the internationally famous stage and screen star, whose female -impersonations are withouti rallel, is the chief attraction at the 57. F. Keith Theater this week. Mr. ; Eltinge sings a number of lilting songs and wears a series of startling cos tumes. The extra added attraction is the Broadway dancers, Dorothy and Madeline Cameron. Others of import ance on the bill are Robert Emmet Keane, the American Englishman; the Watson Sisters, singers and jesters; Muriel Window, in exclusive songs; George Kelly and company, in “Finders . Keepers”; the Nat Nazarro Traupe, and - the Eddy Duo. | fi/‘N*J:'w‘ ' *r: !‘,.~ "“ s:‘ -‘ - = ”_/ i*y * ; e e o, - : w‘:? m *“L:m“fl;‘ v ‘({ e / y _‘;&_'g a\.\{ s RS .." ‘gi"‘ 3 i el P e STEPY . e *-m.%‘\ S=S b e | e T NY e B o eT Ty e B ; . y { i sz . e y I;;*‘s'-;.-,‘,:s; "ffié,fi? 4Ps iy @,., " TRENCH AND CAMP . CAMP. MEADE TROOPS ENJOY Y. ‘M. C. A. ENTERTAINMENT. ” 2000 ooneac o o e o paaes " a ) - oteaon o 0 2 onane S . a0 o ‘ AN A AN DNV -M A 5 X b R s R R R R SR s b R :|3R R e L % 28 4 o \2 R i R _Qfs;..;:izz'fj'::{f: ; % .v:-“-:‘?')“:: * T SRR so Rt ot : ; S g\ g2PR¢ . ) R N 4 E ¥ G RO A T A ; P g CRR m g Ny :j S P " SR B e S TR A . e T 1 2 2 : e- A.~-~‘-.\i.~:<-;1:=:?' 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' | ~ CAMP CULLINGS. ||| The most appropriate name for an Army meal is ‘“mess.” Music with your setting-up exercises gives the pep, and makes an event of it. : . How many men ‘:1 the Quartermas ter's Corps know the meaning of the insignia. The eagle stands for ‘‘our country,” the sword for ‘‘protection,’” the key is for “security” and the wheel is for transportation. The thirteen stars represent the ‘‘thirteen original states.” Brig. Gen. Nicholson, the cantoninent commander, is determined that the camp of the Liberty Division must be a sightly one, and, in accordance with ‘this view, has ordered that all trees in the vicinity of the barrac¢ks and the roads be preserved for shade purposes. Owing to the special training in car penter repair work, Private John M. Sebel, a Philadelphia soldier, of the Ma chine: Gun Company of the 316th In .fantry, was transferred for service with the Ist Repair Regiment, Engineers, at 'the Washington barracks, Washington, D. C. . Private J. Wetheridge, Headquarters Company of the 313th Infantry, was placed on the inactive list in order that he might continue his studies to be a veterinary surgeon. He was a student of a Maryland college when taken into the service via the draft. Members of the 2d Battalion of the 204th Engineers left here several days ‘ago for s€pecial training in construc tion work. They are now earnestly en gaged in practical work for the govern ‘ment in the vicinity of Accotink, Va., ‘where a temporary camp has been es tablished. ; The greatest interest now is in the cavalary. Pershing’s call for prompt organization of new units for this branch may take away many of the most popular officers, especially those of the Baltimore regiments. Many cav alyrmen here are well known to Gen. Pershing if his memory is good. Those who were with him on horseback along the border are angious to go with him in France by the same method. Nothing on the training program about to be carried out as soon as the spring thaw comes is more interesting than the work of the 27th Engineers, a small organization that has been grow ing steadily since its arrival here last November. The organization makes a specialty of sapping and gas defense and includes a breathing machine as a part of its equipment, as distinct from the gas masks worn by the men near the front. The breathing machine makes possible the breathing over and over of the same air, while the mask pro vides for purifying the air. The under ground channels dug by the 27th have been well protected and are in perfect shape for the sapping to be carried on extensively as part of the training of the new men in this unit. - s Officers and men here are speeding_ up with thejr French lessons. Prof. Comba and his staff of volunteer teachers are jubilant at the growing interest in the classes. The moment of decision comes right after evening mess, when every soldier has offered a list of recreation features, lectures, moving pictures, plays with real girls singing and da.nc-} ing, boxing, wrestling and a dozen other entertainment treats. But .the determined soldiers, spurning all’ the temptations, take their French lessons. l'l‘he lessons have advanced to that point where the language no longer' seems strange. The FKFrench wording f signs in the “Y" building seeins nat-] |ural enough, and it no longer is a math ter of comment to hear two soldiers | meet and exchange comments in the l language. i ‘ . \ Rapid progress is being made in tha“ construction of a bridge by Company G, 23d Ilegiment. This bridge will have 'a direct span of about 300 feet and al- Jow for the passage of the avalanche of lice expected when tlie spring thaw oc curs in the upper waters of the Patux-l ent river. There has already been some little excitement over here when a thaw occurred a few weeks ago. It was. nothing compared to what is now ex ! pected after the long cold spell and the snow on the ice. Interest centers in the coming of the laext contingent needed to complete the rst draft. There will be plenty of ac | commodatigns for these men, and for ! the first part of the next draft, if that im’oves along in about the same way as the first draft. There is going on most all the time a shifting of forces from this camp to other places for special units or for the completion of fighting units soon to go over. About 2,50 C men have volunteered to go to a southern camp, hoping that this will mean an early start for France. Since the War Department has let drop the word Lor-‘ raine, the talk now is of going to Lor raine. The many war maps here in camp, official, semi-official and unom-‘ cial, and probably wrong, are being marked off and assigned to this divi sion. It might surprise the officials to see how readily the.men have marked off lines to be occupied. . | o | The first of the officers to go into the cavalry service have now left camp, causing some regret among their fel low officers and the men under them. Capt. Richard J. Hughes of Compnny I, 313th Infantry, was one of the most populir commanders in the camp, hav ing visited Baltimore with "his men on the occasion of-the Lyric mass meet- ! §lg and having given up his own Christ- | mas plans to eat dinner with the men in| their mess hall on that day. He was| an expert horseman and a very sdccess- | ful instructor in riding. He and Lieuts. Oscar G. Beckert and Hal- K. Seal of the same regiment have .gone to a southern cavalry camp. Announcement was made of an im-’ portant movement from this camp, in volving 1,400 men, to Charlotte, N. C., and 216 to Leon Springs, Tex. At the latter place there is being formed an | artillery brigade, and the men were! picked from the artillery brigade here{ for that service. To carry out the: movement of 1,400 nearly all units were : ¢alled on to supply rnen.” Men who had non-commissioned- rank - were not sent, except when .they wished to go as pri-: vates, taking a chance on getting their | sttipes back in new organizations. ee,st e, e taoee s I wish.lL was a big M. P. Holding up the cars. Then all the girls would smile at me, " Or go-behind the bars. Make Wooden Guns for Drill. One of the interesting activities of the infantry school-of -arms these win ter days is the manuyfacture of ma ' chine guns-and trench mortars from lwood. These “weapons” will not, of course, shoot, but they will serve in !many‘ wayg for drilling and instruc tfon. - 42 e The men ‘who specialize in handling these guns have to be taught how to make ‘every move in just a certain way, A bit of lumber serves the purpose well enough up to the time of firing. Cypress and vellow pine are being used. ‘ . ~ f thirty-five or forty car penters from the ranks of the Army does L. wuoK, under the direction of an ex pert patternmaker, £ The nchool has kept up its work with the Stokes trench mortar. Some fine shooting has resulted from the con stant drilling and target practice. What Ils heing given now is a normal course of instruction to men who will later in lstr‘uct others. : \ e ——r————————— I . Infentry School of Arms Scores. The important work carried on by the Infantry School of Arms, the real post graduate course of training, is attract llng wide attention among military men. The tests of the Lewis™and Vickers guns and of the Stokes trench mortars carried on last week are only the first lot such demonstrations. This school has enrolled officers and men who will later go back to their organizations to impart to others what they have learn led. The great abundance of surplus officers makes possible the full day |courses instead of short period lec tures, and makes possible also the ex periments and demonstrations such as have been made with machine guns and trench mortars. There wil_be more such exhibitions of firing. s i st e s “Hewitts” Spread Joy in Camp. ‘“There come the -Hewitts.” ; Up at the base hospital that announce |ment brings a smile to patients in lwards 1 and and 8. For these visitors usually leave something for every sol dier in the way of books, magasgines, flowers and candy. Sergt. Ashley C. Hewitt of the 23d Engineers is recovering at the hospital ifrom pneumonia, and his mother and two sisters come to see him every week from their home in New York city. The ‘boys will certainly miss the visits of the “Hewitts,” as they call them, when 'Sergt. Hewitt leaves. ; i i s 6 | Gen. Ballou Inspects. Maj. Gen. C. C. Ballou, commander of the 92d Division, the colored organiza tion, is at camp inspecting the two regiments of his command. He was well pleased with the showing made by them and will remain here for several days to continue his inspection and to confer with the officers with regard to the next steps to be taken in training. He has made a tour of the camps where his men are located and everywhere has found the progress encouraging. Trou bles at one time anticipated have not occurred. 5 * ANNOUNCEMENT. Vaudeville at Y. M. C. A. auditorium next week om Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. Page 5 . .‘.* o 2 ‘r}*(‘*’i* T M il '! !,‘ "i N Il "\E u '/' I'\* , f!!\‘ y L ! 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