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'8 l'tOM. % -A2 o ”Zz;‘/ T SO\ T A ] e VSR e W -BV i pons S crupn | WIE N PRI AR o e o M BSS WOUSE. - LomGwm. o) PR YMEA. | ————————mmm 1 e e- YW T W W s -a % STt Rop &t 4 ARG TR Gl SLR i Rk R io | SRR LB R S S T S : i‘ ' HA“ 2,' ‘ ”%"!1;;‘\ irgs < T g e 1188 1 Jovernm -n %rea M\lfltlonfl : -, From Him—Dancer a Personal - | . T ® o \Q : T - Friendof Cuba's President. AGodana _ L LD “Agi.‘ William de Leyer was oné of Broadway's best known dancers . and the closer of a $15,000,000-munition contract for the government of Russia & ‘short ‘tithe ago; now he is in the B, _Company, Depot Brigads, with ‘ @ iß.of early advancement. R ,‘;J‘. priunition plant blew up one NG Ay, sald de Leyer, “and the g -Lalndeses Cdgl and Iron Company is : LSed now fegadiidemnity for the . PRIOR. - Fyopped ot of that game b S d ince been dont’nfi‘my \g, my profession.” e sEh L S PHTS lad Is a r-u served fthree years in KihE Albert's cavalry, SWBIch, he sayse®is a- great fighting /SBoree. Ing Sy, he believes the .I*, ‘ b‘ far -ug::lor to U . ¥, especially in re gt gaerthe treatment accorded -the e attributes this, in a meas "S3Bto the fine character of ofhicers %" De_Leyer has been around the world, “LOVE, BORN OF SAGRI: FICE MAKES PATRIOTS” Gen. Gaston Thus Advises 400 Men Just Naturalized N as Citizens. “Love, born of sacrifice,” will make good citizens of the 400 men who be came naturalized before Judge Robert Moss of Annapolis Monday in G ot it the advice of Brig. Gen. Joseph A: Gaston, camp commander, be fol lowed. .. : The general’s speech was so strong, 80 enthusiastic, that Judge Moss, tre mendously impressed, told him that he ought to be a public speaker. The - @eneral, in appreciation, declared that . & soldier these days had to be a : % "ERENCH AND CAMP Bt ik B 0 o, Taipad. " A0 “ i *al. veo plo‘i‘sn,al g‘w mine among the Rus- ! sian mvlo,' vho adare them: In -stay in-Russia de Leyer did not acquire a wm'kltlg~ knowledge of . the language, but he does speak Duteh, - German, Flemish, French, Spanish and English, - Opened the Miramar. He is an intimate friend of Presi dent Menocal of Ou&: and other dis tinguished men in Havana, where he -&;:ut a great deal df time in opening ‘The Miramar,” a famous danein’ res . sort in that city, the enterprise of the owner of the Plasa, New York. In New York -h;&vlfi well known as - the gromoto! of dancing resorts dmr gf"h rly in éonjunction with Clifford sher. - p 'M\r lpoclaltl); of ‘de Leyer is moderh . .dl.n:nc. and he will be seen shortly in l'lfi Y huts in some %’M- most difficult invéntions.~ His friends are urging him to become identified with the intfll%;enco départment of the Army in Washington, where his tal ents, especially as a linguist, may have ‘full development. - = M‘ / < : : best and to enjoy the fruits thereof, - but all governments are meant to protect the rights of each cjitizen. So See that you respect the rights of others. : “Love is born of sacrifice. When you go forth to battle‘for this coun try you will naturally come to think more of it, and when you come to die you will wish to feel that you . will be buried wrapped in the folds f& the flag for which you risked your e.” , Acted on Suggestion. ’ The suggestion of ‘L'IOVe being born of sacrifice” came to the general as he walked to the hut from division headquarters. He determined at once to use it, and his speech became im portant and productive of thought for that reason. Thé men took the oath in unison. “The Star . Spangled Banner” -was played at the conclusion of the cere mony, which the general regarded as one of the most remarkable events in the hfstory of the ‘camp. S ~ About Ages. s “How old are you?’ asked Secretary Hains, in the “V” Y, to a colored cus tomer, who happendd to stroll in. ~ “About twenty or twenty-four,” was the answer.” . ¢ . . _ s s ‘ 1 YRIL Oy 4 ... :’J & e ‘ 3 8 -A,; b "".,‘.‘ de B * 538th Officers Had This for Retreat . Music and Did Not It was 5:56 o'clock on the afternoon of July 25. The entire 538th Regi _ ment of colbfed engineers had ' marched out upon the parade“ground, headed by their musical organization - -of drums, fifes and a bugle, and, most of all, a tall and majestic looking colored drum major. _ m 4 Everybody Serious. ‘ The usual impressive ceremonies of “Sounding off,” “Passing in rzlow," ‘Retreat” ‘and “Saluting the lors” had taken fl'noo. and now in the clear, . ringing volce of Maj. Churchill came the command: “Officers, }o the center, march!” In their usual /military way the white “officers advanced to the center, but, alas, it seemed at first that qlen was going to be no stirring martial air to float over the breeze as the officers marchéd to meet their commander..” But, wait, the colored “band” will nfio_,t.dluppoint you. 5 What is that. which the breezes gently carry to our.ears? The “band” is playing, and this is the martial air: “Hail, Halil, the Gang’s All Here!"” etc. ‘We have officers of “iron’ will” in our National Army. Not one.of them laughed aloud as they marched u‘f to - face their commander and stood at attention. - : : A Little Choking. But efficers are human, and when “About face” and “Return to your companies” was given and the band again .played’ “Hail, hail,” low gur gling, choking sounds seemed to is- Sue from somewhere within the of ficers’ throats, but, of course, none of them was laughing. . ohs ; 00l A ; WILLARD. “Mother, may I go out to fight?” “Oh, yes, my dnrllng son; - ! Be sure the purse isn't light, Asd don’t go near the Hun.” e BAL’I_’IM'ORE THEA_TERS. ; .. Ford’s—Movies, “To Hell With 2 igi_xg,,xuher." - 2§ “Par‘kway—Douglas Fairbanks, ’j; “Count in Morocco.” 7 Hippodrome—Vaudeville, with “The Courtroom:? Girls.” Garden—Vaudeville -and movies. s ’ | WASHINGTON PROGRAMS el s I ’*“' 22t ‘:‘i’ "’,_" - % dis Fov. . ~,~fl ¥el G pee et s s ] ‘-u‘}* ; % 2 ¢ "7""::’”7_‘_".'s_‘ 7.:. . LSR e<PSTI ST T fi?“” 'w 4 ’"“ V T™N RICHT. It is the um!“am_:'tro@u’w more to Camp Meade. and from Camp ‘fln‘o\ to Baltimore, buf evérybody agrees that it just seems shorter com: ing back. ) e et There is a general discussion here -in “D” block as to who was the bravest man that ever lived. I re spectfully submit: The first man who ever ate an oyster. e Sergt. Cartwright of division head quarters officers’ mess a‘vlmtfi? " rookies that this isn’t an avia ; vision, even if they do have to rise 80 early. - d No! No! Xantippy, they dom’t cem sor radiograms from airplanes. s I doi’l notice any of the mustache cultivators %omnc round-shouldered from the added ‘“attraction.” For faithful seryice we hnv‘e_flm awarded our typewriter a blue rib bon. - : If you think this column or any other part of the paper is not up to snuff, try your hand; the editor will be delighted. ; The latest cum‘f song is entitled “SBend Back, Send Back, Send Back My Allowance to Me.” ; " Now I know why they call ‘e 1~ teens.” Around g{ day, when :’D% twenty-dollar lllams are flodting, they fell' yoli they ‘“can’t” change - them, hence “canteen.” o The most unpopular man in camp. A Boston chef, a la beans. s " Rattling the family skeletom. - Plac !u-mgmnyon"tonai‘o:l.- A Sergt. Major David Campbell is get ttuf way. from cigarettes, - Bigl as x‘mfi cigarette holder. - * e The new boys generally graduate from the rookie class in-about ;i:d‘ hours, .. - o R T—z - S “Close up there! shouted ‘ffi ; .u‘?o‘i>toj squad 6.!‘ ro.otl%‘ Lo ; 't -said a word, hoss,” camé from -o%e of them.” ..~ .. FR WELL I'LL BE DOG GONB! - . Dse.(the camp toghier)=-Tom B fellows, it's sort of Hard on a- or dog—this army lifc. - Unless yo 'y _ ever béen a dog you caw't apprecinte av, hard it 1s to pick out your mas tér -when -there's 8¢ many of him in Jy) ‘.'m" - % *:%l:‘ _(l'-‘ i_:~; :\;'.; ‘g‘ ?‘--“ 4 l*u" - “Every Man His Own Valet” =- - 2 .%m""fu;. Dreaht UL it F / ve Tl o i - ~7 - . 3 } P - o ,Ig‘ “: Watching ‘the "awkward squad ‘proves that les Chaplin isu’¢ the onl?y one wjtl%t funny walk.” | - Matches wwmt?’ mreobqn‘ atches—Loop canteen; 8 torhs cents; D block canteen, 1 cent each. % ol Piedmonts—B cahteen, 11 cents; D block canteen, 10 cents. ;s Foch is some knitter, too. Witness that po_cket. ‘ S Two recruits on their first pass. & few weeks ago proceeded to D of too much of the conversation pe. After tanking up well but not m ly they became separated. Latep they met. One was sprawled #f nw the pavement snoring mtuga Y. i ey, raise up,” ""’"9%‘ M. 01% ‘wobbling about him; otter “.p § mb‘:;.' con;e. hie, gtomo on.hl‘e:_:m, “e say, ean’t you he iflit up? asked the floored one, - i : After wobbling around his pal a fow moments, the soldier startéd to curl up beside him; saying: = ‘T can’t—hie—do it, did man, b ; hic—to show you my heart’s in the right place I'm going to lie ; with you. By nr The jokes passed at-the uuuz week surély are too mnh o be’ dm_t_ufl. but now and then ean’t be said. : s R ffi Columbue discovered America,: but it remained for the Xkaiser to diss cover her prowess. % P B It we hadn’t gotfen into this fi it might have been “The hand 5 rocks the world is withered.” w 5 d Germany can’t find a substitute for the “sub.” 5 o T X g:f" A darky was ncentg{ rejectellda’' account of mental deficiéncy and re-’ marked: ‘“Well, they do say, ‘lgno rance is bliss!"” V 4 : ',Rg Now we know where the artists g t the models for their work for the magazine. covérs. Those girls all come to Camp Meade on Sunday.. Privates William R. Wallace and John A. Fleming, taking a about the woods yesterday, ecame across a fig tree.- Private Fleming. when told that it was a fig tree he wa.a oba;rvllng, ni:':l bh . lfl g “Gee, always ought ° ves were larger than thas;!" . '? o PERL st ; :‘T,“: Orderly Henderson met with an ags cident. He broke a dollar., b -4,“31“; capuciiiein . K ‘“Well, they had to go to the h language to get a suitable e w e for. it,” remarked a rooklo.‘x’ e “What?” asked his bunk mate. -~ “Fatigue,” was the bMse answer. Lost—My tempe—r-._ Finder pl? et 3 : turn to barracks 1-11-44. ~J, IS _We observed a copy of Sergt. Arthas Ao Bl o e e CVURCR- SNSRI SOEBE - N SAR SS S ST %fl“