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TRENCH AND CAMP
Published weekly at the National Cantonments
for the soldiers oI the United States, under the
suspices of the National War Work Council of
the Y. M, O. A, of the United Btates, with the
co-operation of the leading mnewspapers of the
United States, named as the Adpv.uory Board,
listed on page 4,
CAMP MEADE EDITION
Published every Thursday at Camp Meade,
Md., by the Ann‘vY. M, O. A, wl'.g the co
'l’)’..[f..tlon of The Washington Star, Wn}zlngton,
'EDWIN K. G0NTRUM..................Edit0r
Business Office at Y, M. C.. A. Administration
Building, at Admiral and Portland roads.
News and correspondence received at all Y. M.
+ ©. A, buildings on E:mp Meade reservations when
properly addressed. i
it SAETE A7, P 1S GmnEe
with the approval of the U. 8. Government." |
THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1918,
SEEKING AND FINDING.
Just as surely as effect follows
" cause, just that surely does dis
covery follow search. This law
is as absolute as the law of grav
ity. What goes up must come
down, and what you seek you
must find. But never doubt the
ultimate success of your search
or you will surely lose. -
If you let your mind give way
to the devil of fear you will have
little left ‘to fight with for the
things you want in life.. Put it
down in your think book that
,you are going to win from life
the things you want. Make it
. . your business to want things that
will last. Remember tomorrow.
' “Ah, take the cash and let the
credit go.” o g
~ -That philosophy of old Omar,
i the tentmaker, 1s tempting at
- times. But it-is dangerous, too.
Many a man is a mental, physical
- and financial pauper at an age
~ that ought to be his prime. He
. - did not consider tomorrow in his
. youth. He did not seek the
things that would last. .
There .is . nothing so worth'
ile seeking in this busy world
x human service. And nothing|
returns so sure and so great re
wards as this. Whether you are
in the Army, in the shop or in the
office, give your best and the best
will come back to you. It never
fails. .
Are you looking for promo
tion? Then do your best in the
things you are given to do today
in the detail you have before you
in this moment. The average
- man does not consider things just
well enough. Consider that, and
do them a little better. Man sel
dom does his best—perhaps
never.
Do you want friends? You
will find more friendship in your
own squad than you - ever
dreamed if you honestly look for
it. Do you want contentment?
You will find it within your own
mind. No other thing on-earth
can point the way to it for you
but yourself. R
The Army is the best school
in. the world for the man to get
at the root of things that con
cern himself. Things that
seemed necessary in civil life
prove a farce when you are liv
ing in the field.- Make the most
of your days in the Army. Find
out what are the things you need
for your happiness. Find how
you can best serve man when
you return to your work in civil
life. What can you do best to
serve? That thing should be
your work. But when you truly
find It, it is § shame to call it
work. Because it is also. your
happiness.
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ATHLETIC PROGRAM. .
Arrangements are being made
by the Y. M. C. A. for an athletic
program whose activities will in
clude every section of the camp.
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soldiers enjoy as recreation, and
that is outdoor sports, base ball
bemi the especial attraction at
this time of the year, Base ball
and kindred sports, such as ten
‘nis, develop a man as in no other
way for the rigorous training of
military life,
it e S SAT S
Trench and Camp Copies Wanted.
A number of rc?uests have
come from libraries for complete
files of Trench and Camp.. We
have been able to supply these
copies, with the exception of the
first issue, October 11, and the
issue of January 9. If any one
‘has these issues, with no further
use for them, the editor would
appreciate it if the copies are
mailed as soon as possible to
Trench and Camp, Y. M. C. A
administration building.
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' WILL SERVE IN TANKS.
Thirteen Candidates ~ Surrender
Their Chances to' Win Commission.
Maj. Noble J. Wiley has been named
as commandant of the ofllc/:ers' training
school, to succeed Col. L." C. Mcl‘augh-;
lin, now on duty in the qmce of the in
spector general in Washington.
Led by two officers of the school, the
following thirteen candidates have
given up their chances of winning com
missions in order to serve in tanks with
the engineers: Clarence T. Slaughter,
David E. Brown, Thomas H. King, John
C. Crain, Hugh McKane, Raleigh J. Cos
grove, James Thomas, Edward J.
Dougherty, Guy W. Smith, Royden M.
Ziegler; Hugh J. Follette, Robert T.
Williamson and A. E. Schnapp. |
The two officers of the school who
have gone as tankers are Lieut. Her
hert W. Warden, jr.,, from the 312th
Field Artillery, and Robert ’Wlttlngham
of the 314th Regiment. Lo
—-—-—-.—-——
The following poem was handed to a Y.
M. C. A. secretdry by the writer, Bugler
Archie K. Price of headquarters troop.
Price is a Baltimore boy. A
; GAMBLING.
(Dilamonds. )"
Refore we reach manhood often we hear
Of follies and plcasures to give us all cheer,
But cards are the ones nine out of ten crave.
I will tell how they lead one on toward the grave.
Diamonds are first with bright red galore,
But the diamonds on cards we will think of no
re, !
Just tmk of the one at the most pleasant time
We bu{“ for the girl—it has a rare, brilliant
shine,
And when on her finger, a joy of our life,
We gamble in diamonds for the girl as our wife.
(Hearts.)
It'll be followed by hearts in the most pleasant
way;
As you walk on the streets the neighbors will
say,
““They are to be married,’”’ two hearts just like
one,
And they march to the altar, a sad lot of fun.
She’'s usually crying, with a smile on her face,
Only the guicker to hurry the pace;
And into the cab they get, showered with rice,
For the wedding is finished, and all very nice;
You're off on your honeymoon in a real joyous
way,
And ldgnmblo of hearts you have played on that
ay.
(Clubs.) l
The honeymoon's over and a new home we make;
For a while it is fine, but to clubs we will take,
We play l\poker or pitch or some gamble we'll]
seek; ;
Nine tl:t(:os out of ten at the races we'll stick.
It rolls on to drinking, you’ll stay out at night
Till' you lese your good job and look like a slgfixt. |
Your money's all gone, you're as poor as a mouse
And y(l)u can’'t pass a check through the c-lnrlng]
iouse; ~
But you will nced coin and you'll steal from a
friend;
Good-bye to the clubs, for this is your end.
(Spades.) ‘
Last and least you're as low as ean be,
A spade in your hand you can readily see.
Your suit’s all siriped and not a ful dress:
You'd llkte in your mind to be back with lhe!
It's to;:‘:l.te, old top: it's your own fault, that's
'Cnuse.n;u can't blame any one for the way you
did fall.
Now take this wise tip from a guy that well
knows— -
You can't he a spendthrift and wear honest
clothes;
It's the downfall of all and doesn't take very long
When we gamble in cards, wine, women and song.
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Promotions Announced.
The following promotions and assign
ments of oflicers here was announced
by Maj. Gen. Joseph E. Kuhn:
First Lieut. Harvey Leon Haverstick
to be captain and asigned to the 304th
Engineers.
First Lieut. William Calder, jr., to be
captain and assigned to the 312th Field
Artillery.
Second Lieut. Jay Roscoe Rhoads to
be first lieutenant and assigned to 312th
Field Artillery. l
Ordnance Sergt. Joseph Pratt, en
listed, Ordnance Corps, has been re
lieved of further duty here and sent to
Columbia University for duty as as
sistant instructor with the Ordnance
Training Schoel at that place.
Maj. Robert L. Meador, 316th Infan
try, has been detailed on special duty
at the Officers’ Training School here.
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“Did you ever see- a mess sergeant
embarrassed ?”’
“Only once.”
“What caused it?”
“The commanding general decided to
take mess with the men.”
EARTHWORM BUZZ IN TRENCHES.
ENTERTAINMENT FOR SOLDIERS
When the boys are in the trenches
“over there,” according te Charles
Kellogg, the famous naturalist and
traveler who epent a week at Camp
Meade, entertaining the soldiers, they
will at least have something to amuse
them during the lull of battle. If they
keep qulet long enough, he says, they
will be able to hear the chorus of
the earthworms. The effect produced
by the “buzz” of the worms is very
pretty, but one must be in the ‘“right
frame of mind to enjoy this kind of
music.” ¢
In order to hear the worms, the nat
uralist explained, one must’ go out
into a fleld—or any vacant lot, for that
matter—stand perfectly still and wait
patiently., Sometimes it will be an
hour and sometimes more before the
worms begin the “entertainment.” They
are timid, and under no circumstances
INCIDENTS THAT BREAK CAMP
- LIFE MONOTONY AT MEADE
Battery A boys of the 311th F. A. had
a pretty good one on Private Sulitka
the other day, when immediately after
buying a fine paiy of leather leggins, he
lent them to a fellow private who said
'he was going home on a visit and
sald he wanted to look ‘“quite nifty.”
Sulitka was a good fellow, but the trouble
fs that the borrower is still away onh
that visit.
~ Sulitka uses special -deliveries on his
letters to his wife, and some of his
friends were teasing him about it. When
he admitted that he had been married
only six months, a wise one told him
that accounted for his pains. A But ans
other said he had been in the habit “of
writing a letter a day to his wife ever
since he became a draftee, and that he
had been a benedict ten years. So there!
One of the Princeton’aviation students
is John P. Gr?nwell, formerly of Bat
tery E, 310th F. A, who has just been
transferred to the air service. Out of
more than 100 graduates of Georgetown
University, of whom Greenwell was one,
there are not meore than thirteen who
have not entered the Arnmry or Navy.
' Greenwell was popular here, and came
‘from St. Marys county, Maryland, where
‘his family is well known in politics.
} Private Bernard Hughes of Boston is
the new fleld clerk of the Army artil
lery being assembled here for service
'with Gen. Pershing. He had quite an
experience in Washington recently,
‘where he had been in the employ of a
certain officer in the War Department
as stenographer.
He was given the job as fleld clerk,
a nice “fat” one, and, having obtained
his uniform and totally ignorant of
insignia, was walking down Pennsyl
vania avenue. He was suddenly halted
by an officer, who, placing his hand
upon his shoulder, said:
‘“What do you mean by not saluting
me ,?nd what right have you to be
wedring leather leggins?”’
Hughes is emall but spunky, so he
replied:
“What the deuce have you to do with
e
Then the officer explained that if he
had taken the trouble to look he might
have seen that he was approaching a
major general; that he ought to be
courteous at least, even if he had not
been in the Army long, as Hughes ex
plained.
. But the officer, who was Maj. Gen.
}Chamberlain, inspector of the whole
United States Army, relented and ad
vised the young man to report to his
commanding officer and, upon the gen
eral’s advice, to ask for a copy of the
infantry drill regulations. The general
said he admitted he had been a little
harsh, but Hughes went away knowing
what a salute meant.
Bob Smith, clarinetist of the 311th
Band, is one of the steadiest readers in
this part of camp. He obtains more
books within a week at “O” Y than
any other person. These are the three
books, perhaps indicative of his taste,
which he chose recently: “Happy Val-
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QUARANTINED MEN PLAY.
Companies B and C Enjoy Soccer and
- Base Ball Games.
Although under quarantine, Com
panies B and C are enjoying an Intel_-est-‘
ing series of soccer and base ball
games. In soccer Company C won all
games. In the base Pall games played
Saturday afternoon between representa
tive teams Company C won by the score
of 10—2. - &
Buck Johnson, the popular pianist, is
missed at the barracks of Company B,
especially since the quarantine went
into effect. Johnson has been trans
ferred to another camp.
At Company C Hooker and Hand
shumaker making things lively for the
men by their instrumental playing.
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See Who’s Here.
Ske—"“The man I marry must be bold,
but not audacious; handsome as Apol
lo, yet industrious as Vulcan; wise as
Solomon, but meek as Moses—a man
all women would court, yet devoted to
only the one woman.”
He—'"How lucky we met!”"—Judge.
will they sing when there is the least
blg‘ot noise. :
r. Kellogg has a very sensitive
ear—so sensitive, in fact, that no mat
ter where he is he can always hear
the faintest sound of woodland in
habitants. Several years ago, he said,
he was walking down one of .the
busiest streets in New York city. with
a friend when he suddenly stopped
the friend and told- him he heard a
cricket. It was winter time when in
sects, like crickets, are supposed to
be safely housed under some stone
or in some hollow tree, waliting for
the warm days of summer. Standing
still for a minute in the street, Mr.
Kellogg located the direction of the
chirp. Dashing down the street, he
turned dnto an alley, which was the
rear entrance of a bakery. Down into
the basement of the bakery went Mr.
Kellogg, and there, under some bags
on a window sill near one of the ovens,
was the cricket. Incidentally, the
cricket is preserved as a memento by
Mr. Kellogg's friend.
ley,” by John Fox, jr.; “Broken Hald,”
by Barclay, and ‘“White Fire,” by Ox
enham. bsy :
Private Minehan, who claims the
Rockies as his home, but now cavorts
with the 28th Engineers, is one Irish
man who gives the English due credit
for the great retreat at Mons. ;
“It wl{l; go down in history,” he said,
"as one of the greatest achlevements.”
Minehan is a fast friend of Bud Fisher, ‘
the cartoonist, and says Bud has many
admirers in the far west. -
When the 310th Field Artillery staged
its first mounted ceremony of retreat
Wednesday afternoon on the freshly
| cleaned grounds of the 23d Engineers’
dump everybody was delighted with
the showing of the batteries. ' .
But it was Col. Landers’ hgrse which. -
furnished the real thrill after all. The,
animal, following the excitement of
the drill, trotted off at a fast pace and
then brdke into a series of bounds in
front of the “O” Y, which brought hgm .
several times to the perpendicular po-: ;
sition. The . colonel’'s horsemanship.
was severely taxed. . Tt
- Incldentally, it might be added that ~
the colonel is having the 810th learn
by heart the words of the famous Ha
wailan song, “Aloha,” so the regiment’
can sing it in France as a body. The,
colonel ‘was the first to introduce the
air to the French this winter, and he'
sald it was a big hit. T
' La Bar of the 310th F. A,, who is from
Wayne county, Pa.. is something of a
|w|t. When he was advised jokingly by
a “Y” secretary at “O” to put a lot of.
I “X's” as kisses at the end of his letter
to his girl, he replied:
| “I think it would be kinder dry, don't
' you? But it would have one advan
tage, anyway—it would be noiseless and’
[would not disturb the old folks.” - Sign
ihim for the next vaudeville show. -
| Lieut. Jones of the 28th Engineers is.
‘now in position to receive callers oc
casionally, at least. He can get about
and see the camp and even take five
!minutes extra for his meals or be a
little lazy about his shaving period and
tsuch home comforts. The reason is
that he has just received a detachment
of six assistants in the medical depart
ment. Formerly the work devolved
upon him entirely. He is a Tennes
sean, though, and can stand a few hard
knccks. Fine fellow, too.
Private Bower of the new arrivals in
the headquarters troop, Army Artillery,
wants to be able to kill “his ten Ger
mans each morning before bhreakfast,”
'so the story goes. Bower used to go to
Corneli. but back in his younger-days
he tried his father's pipe, with bad re
sults." Verified, too.
Among the 311th F. A. men now at
Camp Merritt, ready for early service
at the French front, are Privates Rob-"
inson, Houser, Jones, Lawler, Gibbons,
Cowling and Spade. ”
Those from Battery B who recently .
completed the trip are: Savage, Wheat
ley, Buggy. Sassack and J. V. McClain.
Bon voyage!
M
l OFFENSIVE BEGINS HERE.
Attack German Dummies and Cap
~ture Trenches, Says Capt. Pringle.
1 “Going over the top” on the obstacle
field of the 316th Infantry is being done
with a fineness by the boys of that
regiment, according to Capt. J. Pringle,
a \reteran of the present war who
‘fought under the British banner. He.
complimented Col. Oscar B. Charles on
the work of his men because they took
it seriously and earnestly.
“The real offensive of the National \
Army must begin on this side of the At-"
lantic, attacking dummy Germans and’
capturing trenches against supposed
enemies,” said Capt. Pingle.
' The British officer has been nineteen
years in the service, having served on
the staff of former Lord Kitchener in
Africa. He went to Belgium during the
early part of the war with the Cameron
Highlanders to assist in the retreat of
the Belgian army. He was also en
gaged in the first battle of Ypres. 5
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“How did you pay your bills?” asked
the second lieutenant.
“With difficulty and regret,” answere
ed the first lieutenant.